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London, England, 1832-02-29 00:00:00

AND OTHERS.

Mr. JERVIS addressed the Jury. This action, which the
Marquis of Downshire had been under the necessity of bring-
ing, was one of trespass—a trespass committed by the defend-
ants for the purpose of asserting a right which they, on the part
of the public, claimed to have over the property in question.—
The trespass was committed on the sth of October in the last
year. It had been committed advisedly by the three defend-
ants, under notice given to the Marquis's agents. The Mar-
quis of Downshire was well known to the Jury, as a nobleman
resident in their neighbourhood during the greater part of the
year. His park and mansion were at Easthampstead. The
defendant, Mr. William Makepeace, was an attorney and soli-
citor. His present residence was at Warfield, in this county.
The other defendants, Messrs. William anti Joseph Parfett, were
the sons of a respectable brewer at Eversley. Those three par-
ties went on the sth of October last to Easthampstead, for the
purpose of committing the trespass in question. Mr. Make-
peace went, accompanied by a great number of people, and
amongst others he took with him some labouring men to cut
down certain mounds and till up certain ditches, in the place in
question. These mounds and ditches had been made for the
purpose of obstructing the right of way which the defendants
on the part of the public claimed. It had been found on the
former trial, that there was no right of public way, and there-
fore the Noble Marquis had made mounds and cut ditches across
the place in question. The Learned Counsel proceeded to de-
scribe the manner in which the trespass was committed, and
concluded by expressing his confidence that the verdict would
be in favour of his Noble client, who did not require more than
nominal damages, although his privacy had been invaded, and
he had sustained injury and vexation to a very considerable
extent.
After evidence had been adduced for the Noble plaintiff, and
Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW had been heard for the defendants,
the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
The Learned JUDGE asked them what their opinion was as
to the right of way, to which they replied that they were of
opinion that there was no right of way.

The English Opera Company will commence
their performances this season at the Olympic instead of
the Adelvhi.

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1832

In the House of Lords last night, after Lord
PLUNKETT had moved for various returns re-
specting the appointments to Secretaryships
made by Irish Chancellors, and Lord KING
assertionc
had put forth some pertinent observations on
the nature of the tenure by which tithes are held,
which seemed to give the Bishop of LONDON
no little uneasiness, the Earl of RODEN pre-
sented numerous petitions from places in Ire-
land, complaining in energetic terms of the new
system of public education introduced by Go-
vernment into the sister country. Lord PLUN-
KETT strenuously defended the conduct of
Ministers on this occasion, but his subject
would have carried him through, even had he not
brought his great acknowledged powers of reason-
ingo to
community
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portion
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that the Ultra-Biblicals are wholly
without argument or excuse in their strictures
on this new system of education introduced by
Government into Ireland. Their cause, indeed,
has not a leg to stand upon. They give out

hat the Bible is henceforth to be an interdicted

(or all but interdicted) book in the sister coun-
try ! Yet, what is the fact ? Why neither more
nor less than that its circulation is to be en-
couraged among Protestants more, if pos7
sible, than ever, but that in order to en-
gender a conciliatory disposition, there should
be no longer separate schools for Catholic
and Protestant, but both should be educated
together, and so meet, as it were, on common
ground. " Children," said the Noble and
Learned Lord, " during school-hours, would
be instructed in selections from the Scriptures,
ccnveying moral lessons to their mind 7, such as
were calculated to make them good men and
good citizens. These selections were to be
learned in the schools during the hours
of common instruction. Besides, two days
in the week should be appointed, on which,
from an early period in the day, the Protestant
and Catholic children should retire apart, to re-
ceive separately religious and scriptural instruc-
tions from their respective pastors." Can any
great national system of education have a more
enlightened and conciliatory tendency than this :
one more exactly in accordance with the wants
and spirit of the age ? Assuredly not, and
it is this very recommendation that is its
great blemish in the eyes of the bigotted
Ascendancy-men. It strikes at the root of
their supremacy ; it is the bow of promise
hung out, it is true, in a.stormy atmosphere, hut
typifying serener times for Ireland ; hence the
clamour of those who have grown grey under the
old system of persecution and intolerance,
that
and who cannot, or who will not, allow that any
chpossiblyange can
havethe
for
so better.
many The
ages civil
andl
be fo
distracted Ireland, bid fair under the new
system of education to be brought to a
close--what then was to be expected, hut
that such a system should meet with des-
an
religious l i
des-
perate opposition from those who, to promote

their own vile interests—for after all the
question, though it profess to be a religious,
is in reality a political one—would gladly con-
tinue, ad kfinituni, the senseless feuds and
schisms that have hitherto disgraced the sister
country.

he proposal for giving additional Members
to certain of the metropolitan districts was hotly
debated in the House of Commons last night.
The Opposition mustered all their forces on the
occasion, and resisted the proposition chiefly on
the ground that it gave too much power to the
democracy. Mr. MAcAuLAY ably supported
Ministers, who carried the question by 316
to 236, being a majority of 80 ! This
result could not but have been anticipated
—even independently of the numerical strength
of the Ministerial phalanx in the House—for
the Opposition, though they exhibited abundant
sophistry, had not a single sound argument to sup-
port them. They could advance nothing against
the one plain, conclusive fact, that if population,
wealth, or intelligence, entitled a certain distric.4
or districts to the privilege of returning Members
to Parliament, the metropolis had already made
out its claim to the honour of having additional
representatives. The Charles-street gang, not-
withstanding, had high expectations of the result
of this debate; they had intrigued so
shrewdly and, as they thought, securely, that no
doubt could be entertained of their success.
They will now, we suppose, take a lesson from
their leaders in the House of Lords, and become
frantic. Desperate they have long been.

The French Papers of Monday, anti the Even-
ing Papers dated Tuesday, have been received,
but they contain scarcely any news of interest to
the English reader.
The Moniteur announces the appointment of

the Count de RAYNEVAL as Ambassador
from the Court of France to the King
of SPAIN. It was reported that CASI-
MIR PERIER intended to reconcile the dif-
ferences at present existing between the Cham-
bers by transplanting a good many Depu-
ties to the Peers. The following are among the
names mentioned :—Messrs. JARS, RAMBU-
TEA U, ROYER COLLARD, ODIER, DELES-
SERT, LOBEAU, ETIENNE, HUMANN, LA-
FITTE, LAMARQUE, LAFAYETTE, DUPONT
DE L'EURE, CLAUSEL, BIGNON, and SAL-
VERTE. _

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We are glad to perceive that the London and
Birmingham Railway Bill was read a second
time last night, notwithstanding the many selfish
interests leagued against it. We advocate the pass-
ing of this measure solely on the grounds of public
utility and general commercial advantage. The
simple fact of the wonderful success of the
Liverpool and Manchester rail-road is, we think,
decisive in its favour. Our only regret in the
present instance is, that the conductors of this
undertaking have limited their plan to two lines
instead of four. It must surely be manifest that,
if an improvement of this nature be wanted, it
should be done on a scale commensurate with
the end in view—worthy of the national cha-
racter for enterprise, and so complete as to ob-
viate the necessity of any other to supply its
deficiency. Undertakings of this gigantic cha-
racter should not be attempted by halves. A
rail-road from London to Birmingham is not
like a turnpike-road from one town to another,
but a great channel of communication from the
heart of the kingdom to the most populous
towns, the largest commercial districts, and
the great hives of industry throughout the
northern parts of the Empire. Even in a poli-
tical point of view, we look on a proper railway
from London to the North as of the first
necessity. Why then should the projectors
of this stupendous concern hesitate in making
it at once worthy of national support ?