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London, England, 1835-09-10 00:00:00

—Lyndhurst buoyant in legal dexterity and political are entitled to object to :the name of another person
tergiversation—Newcastle stammering unintelligible ar- being there. We are neither anxious to under-rate
rogance—Kenyon blubbering, Orange rhapsodies—the nor solicitous to over-rate the evils, above alluded to—
sinecurist Ellenborough (how long is he to have his we only trust that the electors of England are now
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'.- sinecure ?) talking low Toryism—and the sagacious sufficiently alive to the value and nature of their elec-
Devon, more of a clerk still than a Lord." Again, tive franchise to take even some little trouble to pre-
" Yours is, in plain truth, an exceedingly foolish serve it. We will only further add, that perceiving
coterie. Insanity has seized you all. Why, only the above evils, and the consequent extra expense
look at what 3su have been doing. First, take the which will be incurred in the ensuing revision, we
simple facts, and see whether the maniacs in Bedlam cannot but lament, as we have before done, that the
could act as wildly, as absurdly, as ridiculously as you Bill for the amendment of the Registration of Voters
and your majority of Lords have done"—with much has been so strangely, and we deem unnecessarily, de-
more of the same sort of stuff meant for political layed till the next session.—Morning Herald.
writing ! Last year—and if we recollect right, much The Session of Parliament closes this day. It is,
about the same period of the year—Mr. O'Connell perhaps, the longest on record since the revolution of
was employed in saluting his Whig friends from his 1688. We wish its utility, and the amount of public
" lettered retirement" in Derrynane Abbey with business transacted, had been equal to its length. It is
. equally complimentary epistles. Need we remind the unhappily the reverse. What has been done during
public of his describing • the Whig Lord Lieutenant, its seven months' existence ? What great measures
• the Marquis of Wellesley, as " dozing in the dotage of national amelioration have been passed ? Not one
of Viceregal dignity," of his telling .Lord Brougham worthy of the name, with the single exception of the
that "he . had stuck a fool's cap on his Chancellor's 'Municipal Corporation Reform Bill—and mangled
wig," and that no man in any given number of and marred as it has been, it is a question whether
speeches could match him for talking nonsense and ab- it should be considered an exception. All other
surdity ? Need we recall the recollection of the English grievances are unredressed, and the wrongs
" utter inefficiency" Of Viscount Melbourne as a Mi- of Ireland remain untouched. To what cause is
nister, and his placing on the breast of Lord Duncan- this obstruction to useful and necessary legislation
non a placard inscribed with the words " character gone to be ascribed ? Not to any indisposition on the
for ever !" It is true that since these things were said of part of the Ministers to bring forward those mea-
the men whom he also described in a mass as the sures which the voice of the country, and the claims
" base, bloody, and brutal Whigs," they ha:se been all of justice and sound policy equally demand—not
,again unsaid by this " ancient Pistol," who swallows to any want of response to the wishes of the
his own " prave words" with astonishing facility. It people on the part of the Commons—not, we may
is not long since he not only took the fool's cap off add, to any prejudices of the King ; for, however much
Lord Brougham's head, but actually replaced it with he may be in this respect misrepresented by the To-
'" a halo." If he could have restored the Chancellor's ries, he will never interpose any obstacle to the passing
wig to its former position, it is possible that the' Noble of any measure which has received the sanction of the
and Learned Lord would have preferred its substantial other branches of the Legislature. The sole cause of
warmth to the lustre of any moonshine halo with which obstruction to all useful and salutary measures rests
the poetic fancy of the Irish orator could encircle his with the Lords. 'ls proof wanted ? Look, then, we
brows. In another year, perhaps, he may restore say, at what they have done in the way of rejection, as
Wellington his laurels, and, personified as Erin with well as mutilation, during the last three weeks. The
her harp, may join Mr. Thomas Moore in singing that great question, therefore, with the people of England,
ode which the latter wrote for the national air of between this and the meeting of next Session of Par-
" Patrick's Day," and in which there are the following liament must be—What is to be done to prevent a re-
lines : petition of that course which the Lords have pursued
" For tho' heroes I've number'd, unblest was their lot, this Session, and by which the fondest hopes of the
And unhallow'd they sleep in the cross-ways of fame,
But, oh ! there is not people have been insultingly frustrated ? The question
One dishonouring blot is one which involves the gravest consequences, and,
On the wreath that encircles my Wellington's name." •we doubt not, it will Meet-with that calm, yet full and
We have, perhaps, taken more notice of this polished fearless consideration which its importance demands.
epistle of the Agitator than it deserves, yet there arc To-morrow we shall revert to this subject at greater
one or two of his alleged facts—more especially his length—doubting not, though we pretend not to have
denial of being convicted of a misdemeanour—not the any official knowledge on the subject, the Speech to
libel for which Barrett suffered—but the indictment for be delivered this day will re-echo, on the one hand,
violating some law with regard to political meetings, the regret which we feel at the little which has been
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upon which, if we had room, we should have made a done,
and, on the other, express a hope that more will
few obser
onnevations. We really h d aan impression that, be done in the•course of the next Session.—Morning
Mr. O'Cll had pleaded guilty to an indictment Advertiser.
charging him with a misdemeanour, and that the law
on which The Lords have overshot the mark. In rejecting
that indictment was founded having expired
s the Irish Church Reform Bill, as proposed by the
before judgment the conviction fell to the ground. But, Commons, they have left the Protestant Clergy of upon the strength of our memory only, we will not Ire-
poseop-
Mr. O'Connell's positive denial, notwithstanding land iissa state little short of utter destitution. To talk,
the case of Counsellor Hudson, which as Lord Wharncliffe did, of "protecting the Irish
proved that,
Clergy, and vindicating the law at all risks," is absurd
even as a historian of legal events, the Learned Gen-
—as absurd as any of the monstrous absurdities with
tleman's own memory is not always as strong as his
which lordly inanity has lately deluged the public. To
imagination is vivid.—Morning Herald.
levy tithes in Ireland under the existing system is an
- We perceive that great and very general complaint is impossibility. Already have 28,000/. been expended
made, and we believe not without good cause, on ac- to collect 12,000/. of tithe. Can such a vindication of
count of the number of frivolous and vexatious objet- the law be continued ? To make another crusade, not
tions which have been made during the last month to alone against the people of Ireland, but against a prin-
the qualifications of hundreds of electors throughout ciple sanctioned by the Representatives of the whole
England. The complaint is very general, we under- British people, would be at once to supersede passive
stand. We ourselves have received, amongst others, resistance, and arouse an open insurrection. Before
several communications, both from the counties cf civil war be proclaimed in Ireland, it would he well
Middlesex and West Somerset, each the arena, it will to reflect upon its probable, nay, its inevitable re-
be recolleeted, of a severe contest on the occasion of sult. • Leaving justice and humanity out of the ques-
the last election, stating the system to have been car- tion we' know, too well the insensibility of certain
ried on to a very great extent throughout both districts. parties to appeal to either ; but in regard to the pre-:
We are bound, however, in fairness, to state that the servation.of the integrity of the British empire, let it
charge (and one, we consider, involving much disgrace be considered if some fifty or a hundred thousand sol-
to the persons concerned) is applicable to nearly all diers be sufficient to subdue a people presenting mil-
parties. Om'. Correspondents, and some portion of lions armed in oppbsition to oppression. It is not
our contemporaries, somewhat unfairly impute the 'alone the physical, but the moral might of Ireland,
whole blame, and lay the whole cause
.of the mischief that is ready to array itself against the unrighteous ag-
complained of to the Reforin Act---we say somewhat gression of a dominant priesthood. "Do you wish to
-unfairly, as the provisions of the Act will be found destroy my influence ?" says O'Connell, in a letter to
-upon a fair perusal to be not so unfitted for their in- his Grace of Wellington.—" My influence, my power,
tended purpose as has been suggested ; and it must be is to be annihilated by
one mode, and by one mode
borne in mind that the mere fact of its provisions being alone-by doing justice to Ireland. Do what you
abused for party purposes is but very slight evidence please, to this, complexion you must come. There
. of inherent defects, as scarcely any law can be so is no other method of obviating irregular influence and
framed as wholly to prevent wilful and malicious per- power—justice to Ireland—full, complete justice
sons perverting it for the purposes of vexation or op- to Ireland. This is the remedy—this is the only
pression. But it may be urged that in such cases the way to destroy
_My power. You may try any other
.party .injured has some remedy against the person in- , method you please, but you will not, you cannot
juring -him ; and doubtless here also the law supplies
succeed. We fear 'not your swaggering sword—we
a remedy, if the party can show satisfactorily to a .Jury care not. for your exaggerated report of the number
iliSI the objector has maliciously, and without proba- of Orangemen ; they are not altogether one hun-'
ble cause, put him to the expense and trouble of pro- dred thousand, including the over old and the over
vino, . his qualification. . This remedy, we may admit, young, the halt, the blind, the lame. Suppose them,
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may generally be worse than the disease ; but still the however, one hundred thousand fighting men ; there
case contemplated does not afford an example, as sug- are Six millions five hundred thousand Catholics ; there
gested by one of our Correspondents, of there being an could be, and if absolutely necessary there would be, one
injury inflicted without the law of England supplying million offighting men in the field—aye, in the field :
a retiledy. The subject, however, we admit, is one —men, a million of men, who would be delighted to
which calls for some notice, and is deserving of the get leave to fight. But this is a subject I hate to
fullest consideration. This, we think, we may state it dwell on ; I mention it merely to show how futile and
has received from the Registration Committee, which foolish any reliance on the physical force of the
has been sitting in deliberation several months during Orangemen must be, now more especially that the
the last Session, but which, we regret to state, have conspiracy—the treasonable conspiracy—amongst so
not got further at present than a report upon their in- many of the underlings of that body, to alter the sue-
tended Bill. The subject, we say, calls for considera- cession, and to supersede the Princess Victoria, has,
tion, as the evil is not so easily prevented as some in spite of the concealment of the official menial, ex-
persons appear to suppose—for, upon examination of ploded; and that the Most Noble Grand himself has
the real state of things, it will be evident to every one, borne his blushing honours and grey whiskers to the
that inasmuch as the opportunity of being placed upon meeting of crowned despots at Kalisch." Let the
the register is open to every one, whether he has a real Tories take advice from an enemy—let the Lords, if
qualification, or not, in order to guard against fraud, they can, reply to the following, in a manner to satisfy
there should be afforded every facility of testing the the nation :
right of persons either to be put on or continued upon You and your Lords (writes Mr. O'Connell) actually agreed
the register of voters. The remedy proposed by the to reduce the Protestant clergy from every 1001. to 721. 155.,
Registration Committee is the empowering the Revis- that is, a loss of 27/. ss. upon every 100/. of legal income.
This plan you and your Lords not only agreed to this year,
ing Barristers to award costs to the amount of 10/.
against any person who shall be roved to their sates- but urged on the Government to complete it. It is true that
P you, by another piece of folly—l mean the rejection of the
faction to have made an objection without good proba- appropriation clauses—rendered it impossible for the Govern-
ble cause. This power, if discreetly exercised, will, we ment to comply.
But let it not be lost sight of that you and your Apsley
think, supply as good a remedy for the evil as can be
suggested ;and would, we should think, effectual) House coterie, being a majority of the House of Lords, this
Y put year agreed tp the reduction of tithe income in Ireland
an end to the system, which, it is said, has been so 271. ss. per cent.—that is, to 72/. 15s. for every hundred
frequently adopted this year, but which we hope can- pounds.
not be true to the extent reported—viz., of making ob- But what did you and these.
.same Lords do last. year ? Wby,
you rejected a Bill not containing any obnoxious appropria-
jections in the expectation that the parties objected to tion clause, and giving the Protestant clergy in Ireland 771. los.
may consent to lose their votes sooner than expend per cent. I!!
either their time or money in substantiating their va- Let this be but understood. Last year the Irish Protest-
lidity. Still, on the other hand, it must he observed, ant cleTfy could have got
you and your Lords prevented it,
and
771. lOs. per cent, secured, payable
that should , the power of awarding costs be at all
at thtehrerweasouut e B Treasury;
but thatill.
rashly put in force, the risk of making an objection, This year you and your Lords offered and pressed that a
unless.the objector has such a certainty of the badness Bill should pasS giving but 721. 15s. per cent. to that clergy,
of the vote, as in nine cases out of ten cannot be ar- instead of the 771. 10s., which they might have had, if you had
rived - at, would be so great, that many unqua- permitted them, last year.
lifted •
And after this you fall back on your piety, and insist, for-
sooth, that the Irish Protestant clergy 'are not to be robbed !
to obtain a franchise to which they would have no title. Why, who is robbing them ? Is it not' you and your " war
In making the above remarks we are by no means battalion?'
Last year they could have had perfectly secured to them
ignorant of the vexation and trouble caused by per-
-771. los. per cent. You refused and rejected it.
sons being called upon to prove their qualifications.
This year you offered to take 721. 15s. per cent., but at the
To a certain extent the evil must be unavoidable, but same time destroyed the Bill which was to secure it.
is much more, we think, than counterbalanced by the Was there ever folly, absurdity—should I not add wicked-
system Of' registration, which has reduced elections ness—equal to this?
from fifteen days to two, to say nothing of the Can there be a stronger proof than the foregoing
numerous benefits flowing from that reduction. offered in evidence of the tendency which the invete-
The evil, however, complained of is not of so se- rate and insensate opposition of the Peers has to in-
rious a description as has been represented by some crease the dangers of existing institutions ? But why
of our contemporaries. For instance, there is no ne- should we appeal to the Lords ? They are the dumb
cessity for the party objected to personally to attend animals in Noah's ark. They hear, but they under-
before the Revising Barristers, or to produce his title- stand not—they speak, but they know not what they
deeds ;, for a person objected to may appear by his say. The hour "of redemption" is, however, at
agent, or any person on his behalf, and in nine eases hand, and that hour will seal not only the fate of the
out- of ten, particularly if the objection be unfounded, Church of Ireland, but of the House of Lords also.—
this will be amply sufficient ; and according to the Morning Advertiser.
practice hitherto adopted, we understand, in the Re-
vising Courts, the production of title-deeds is never
required, unless some very strong case has been raised
against the validity of the vote—possession, or receipt
of rent being taken as sufficient prima fade evidence
of the seisin or title of the claimant, and similarly
strong evidenco.in other cases. Nor, again, can a vote
be objected to- " by any irresponsible person"—the
only person, besides the overseers, entitled to object to
ocsunty voters, are such " as are upon the register for
the time,being of voters for the county, or those who
shall have claimed to be inserted in any list of voters
:for the -current -year"--while in cities and berourghs
those persons only who are actually on the voters' list

Anne Rooney, the wretch who attempted to swear
away the lives of three Protestants, by charging them with
the murder of the Irish Priest Walsh, has been committed by
the magistrates of Bagenalstown, to take her trial for wilfu
perjury, at the next Assizes.
Three notorious poachers have this week been com-
mitted to our county gaol from the neighbourhood of Thame
Park, by C. B. Hamilton, Esq. They were apprehended by
Seymour, the active constable of that division, who conveyed
them to gaol in a post-chaise. Whilst stopping on the road
to refresh the horses, one of them, named Thos. Price (alias
Blucher), swallowed no less than 15 sixpences ; and Thomas
Robinson three sixpences and a half-sovereign ! John Robin-
son's swallow was too narrow to permit his following their ex-
ample. Blucher swallowed eight in less than two minutes,
without whetting his whistle.— Oxford Journal.