The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 844.

There is no other way of calling it. They called it a
presumption of law. I will not waste so much of my
breath as to describe it in so roundabout a manner. It
was a lie, and I will call it so. It was known to be a lie,
and yet the judgment so founded was sought to be sup •
ported by Lord Lyndhurst and that indescribable wretch
Brougham—(Groans)—on this footing, that the lie was
supposed to be true, and that we were to be punished
against the fact, and in contradiction of the record itself;
for the sentence was set forth in the record, " for the of-
fences aforesaid." That, of course, included all the
offences charged, and, of course, the two bad counts
among the rest ; so that the record told the truth, but
Lords Brougham and Lyndhurst said it told a lie ;
but then, blessed be Heaven ! there were found
three men honest enough to speak the truth, and
therefore it is that I call upon you to rejoice, be-
cause judgment has been given in our favour oa
the merits, and the technicalities were on the other
side.—(" Hear," and cheers.) They attempted to con-
found truth with a fiction of law or a lie • but truth and
justice, and the record were with us, and we can make
them a compliment of the lie for their portion.—
(Cheers.) And now I urn going to make an atonement
to a class of public men whom I have often assailed, and
who, certainly, in some things deserved to be assailed—
namely, the Whigs. But, after all, how infinitely supe-
rior are they to the Tory party. The principle of Tory-
ism-is double. It takes away as much of public right
from each individual as it can, and it amalgamates all
together fur the benefit of the aristocracy ; but where
Toryism is most terrific, is in its anxiety to do the great
injustice of putting partisans on the bench of justice.
The opinion forced upon us from history is., that in 99
cases out of 100, the most prejudiced men had been
made judges by the Tory party, and though in England,
during the last 30 or 40 years, we have seen but little of
party spirit approaching the bench, we all know that in
this country the spirit of Toryism remained in full life.—
(Hear, hear.) I ask you, if the support that I gave the
Whigs could have been effective for one year more, whe-
ther a very different state of things would not now be
observable on the bench in this country ? Should we
not have Chief Baron Brady at this moment the Chief
Justice of the Queen's Bench, with Mr. Pigot the Chief
Baron, and Mr. Moore and Mr. Monaghan in the room
of Jacks ni and Lefroy ?—(Hear.) Now, I ask any man
who might be inclined to blame me for having supported
the Whigs, whether he thinks, if Chief Baron Brady had
been the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, would we
have ever heard of this prosecution ?—(Loud cries of
" Hear, hear.") I am satisfied that we never should
have heard of this prosecution if we had had Mr.
Monaghan, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Hatchell sitting on the
bench, instead of the Littons, the Lefroys, and the
Jackson!, with the present Chief Baron of the
Exchequer occupying the station; now filled by Chief
Justice Pcnnefather.—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") You have
this distinction, that the Whigs gave good judges ;
whereas the Tories were anxious to give partisan
judges in former times.—(Hear, hear.) I was for this
reason anxious to support the Whigs, but I never gave
them a rote inconsistent with my public principle. I
defy the Tory press of England to point out one single
instance in which I gave a vote inconsistent with public
principle. All I did was to attend at my place in the
House to assist in creating a majority by my vote in
cases not inconsistent with public principle, and 1 now
fonder my gratitude to them for the judges that have
been appointed by them. They made Lord Cottenham
Lord Chancellor.—(Loud cheers.) I was going to say
that there never was so good a judge, but I never can
forget, in his cold grave, my lamented friend, the in-
comparable Sir Michael O'Loghlen. But a better judge
than Lord Cottenham never existed. He was like Brady
in this, that he possessed the same fulness of judicial
quality, though he might not have had the power of
Plunket as an advocate. B it, oh, how superior has
eithei one or other of them been to him us judges!!—
(Hear.) Next to him I place the Lord Chief Justice of
the Queen's:Bench in England—Lord Denman.—(Great
cheering for some minutes.) There have been many
great men from time to time on the English bench, but
who among them has shown himself what Denman
has ? He talked of this trial by jury, and said if a
similar course were continued, that trial by jury in Ire-
land would become a mockery, a delusion, and a snare.
—(Hear,
_hear, and cheers.) Take that, Mr. Attorney-
General Smith. Read that, Mr. Chief Justice Penne-
father. Write that on a slip of paper, and use it as a
mark in your Prayer-book, Mr. Justice Crampton.—
(Hear and laughter.) The Chief Justice of the Queen's
Bench in England pronounced a repetition of the course
sanctioned by you to be a delusion, a mockery, and a
snare.—(Hear.) We are come to great times—we are
come to times when, if a similar course to that taken
to insure a verdict against us be again acted upon,
it must be regarded as " a mockery, a delusion, and a
snare."—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) And, oh, how I
thank the Chief Justice of England for the words! Next
to him is a nobleman who has been at the head of his
profession for years. Lord Campbell told mo that on
his visit to Ireland as Lord Chancellor, be had not been
more than a week in this country before his heart be-
came thoroughly Irish, and thank Heaven his shrewd
Scotch head remains to guhle it, and his recent conduct
does honour to both by the manliness with which he
trampled under foot the attempt at argument which was
made by the opposing party.—(Cheers.) Wo owe a
debt of gratitude to the Whigs for such appointments,
and it will be hard to get me to abuse them again.—
(Laughter.) We owe them that debt for the principle
by Which they have been actuated in their selection of
judges, and if they had selected bad judges they
would find me assailing them as readily as I
now tender them my praise.—(Hear, hear.) Lord
Denman had been labouring for many years as a bar-
rister in the Queen's Bench, and if the Tories had con-
tinued in power, he never would have been a judge to
the present hour.—(Hear.) Lord Cottenham would
never have been a judge, and Lord Campbell would
never have been elevated to the bench. It is owing to
the exclusion of the Tories for a time from power
that we have acquired the glory, the honour, and I will
add, the security of the administration of justice, arising
from having such distinguished personages on the bench.
I confess we should he also grateful to another quarter
to which lam anxious that justice should he done ; for,
though I attribute our delivery to Providence, still it
should be remembered that Providence acts in all its
decrees by means of agents, and therefore I do not con-
sider that I speak inconsistently with the gratitude
which I have expressed to Heaven for our deliverence,
when I acknowledge that we are deeply indebted to the
exertions of the Morning Chronicle.—( Hear, hear.) For
this, again, we have to thank the Whigs, as it is the great
organ of their party, following honest principles with
consistency and powerful ability.—(Hear.) Never in
the entire history of England has there occurred
such another instance of a public journal exposing
with such clearness, with such talent, with such energy,
and with such perseverance, and I will add, with such
effect and utility, any public injustice, as that afforded
by the Morning Chronicle, in the manner in which it
showed forth to the world the defects of the judg-
ment in the State trial, and the various iniquities by
which every step of the prosecution had been marked.
I am glad to have this opportunity of paying a just tri-
bute of gratitude and respect to the conductors of th it
excellent journal. While the Tory press of England
laboured to distort everything that could be made of use
to injure the cause of the traversers, and to throw an
Unjust and unfavourable colouring over their case, the
Morning Chronicle, day after day, persevered in bring-
ing forward arguments and facts that served to place
their cause in a proper and favourable light before the
public, and in publishing statements and suggestions
valuable for their defence. Even if we had been de-
feated in our application for justice, it would have been
some atonement and gratification to us, to think that we
had so valuable and able an advocate ; and now, in the
hour of our triumph, the Morning Chronicle ought not
to be forgotten, but ought to receive as it so well merits,
our loudest and most animated cheers.—(" Hear, hear,"
and loud cheers.) I have but one remark more to make,
and that relates to an excellent friend of mine, who, I
think, has been spoken of a little too hard. I allude to
my beloved friend, Richard Sheil.—(Pear.) I confess
I was angry at his asking a request fur me from Peel
that looked liked requiring a favour, and he ought to
have known me better than to think I could possibly re-
ceive anything having the appearance of a boon from
such hands. No, I would rather have rotted in the
gaol than owe my liberation to the pretended clemency
of Peel.—(Cheers.) From this spot I told you. before
entering the prison, that there should be no compromise
or shrinking, and there has been none.—(llenowed
cheering.) The entire of us would perish in gaol rather
than receive as a favour the slightest concession from
the present Ministers.—(Cheers.) My friend Richard
Sheil was wrong in that, but he is one of those men
who can afford to be once wrong in their lives. His
country owes him a deep debt of gratitude. He orna-
mented and made interesting by his eloquence the
struggle for emancipation. When I was going on with
my dull speeches, wearying the public mind with my
tiresome repetitions, Richard Sheil burst upon the public
view with the brilliancy of some sudden and refulgent
star, by the corruscations of his genius, and the majestic
!ebullitions of his powerful mind.—(Loud cheers.)
•Put in the very speech for which he is blamed, Mr.
Shell elicited from Sir R. Peel a statement which must
4th: assertion him
in
the minds of every honest man, namely,
sertion that we had had a fair trial. That asser
tion is, as I shall show you presently, worth much, and
from this spot I thank Mr. Shell fur having drawn it
forth. (Hear,
that, too,
uponthe hear.) Well, as we have succeeded, and
_merits of our case, by the prayer? !
and merits of faithful Christians—as we have boasted of
our success, not as anything ofes
our own, but as an act
of that Power who regulatesse nations—let us next see
how we are to conduct ourselves on the present occasi-n.
It is of the utmost importance that we should act dis-
creetly—it is absolutely necessary that we should act
firmly. We ought to act in the full spirit of conciliation
—(Hear, hoar.) We ought to endeavour to succeed
in.
augmenting our numbers by every becoming means.'
We ought to struggle with renewed energy for the re-
peal
cause by such means, and that struggle should
either end in our graves or in having an Irish Parlia-
ment once more in College-green.— (Loud cheers.) We
what has passed, and we are
ought to be encouraged by
encouraged.—(Cheers.) The anti-Irish party—l will
not call them the Orange party any longer—should look
with hope on our efforts, and no longer absent them
stives from our ranks. They should look with forget-
fulness on by-gone views, and unite with us now for the
good of our common country.—(Hear, hear.) But, how
shall we act in future ? Conciliation should he our first
duty, and I think the beat way of our insuring it is by
a-king those who absent themselves from us, to look to
the manner in which we have acted up to this period.
Have we in this struggle injured a single human being?
Has a single assault been committed ? Has the least
violence been done to any person ? Nai Mieaculone
to :peak it, millions hare met and assembled together,
and yet not even an accident has occurred. Such is the
spirit of forbearance towards each other that has been
exhibited by the Irish people, that that moral miracle
has been witnessed, of countless multitudes meetine-
together without ese single act of violence, without a single
accident occurring to man, woman, or child,—(Cheers.)
. _

I now turn to my Protestant fellow-countrymen, those , thepower of the law, and we will see whether we cannot
among them who have not yet had the spirit of man- ! get a second managing body for the people—not a
liness evinced by the gentlemen near me to unite with House of Lords, indeed, but a body possessing more
their Catholic countrymen for their common interests. power, as representing the whole Irish people.—(Loud
And I ask them, are they timid or doubtful of our inte- cheers.) Three hundred wealthy Irish gentlemen woukl
grity after all that has hitherto been done by us to show ! make such a body as would bring about the repeal of tile
them our real feelings. Oh, if we were strong enough to union with the greatest ease.—(Cheers.) I am not a
shout, ought we not to be strong enough to do some person of overweening confidence in my own judgment,
violence, or rather, what but the re-animating spirit of ! but I have so matured this plan in my own mind,
affection and conciliation towards each other could have whilst in prison, that I rely strongly on it, although
brought them together without some violence taking prepared to abandon it on the instant, if found to be
place ? Nay, more, were we not in the midst of our at all dangerous or impracticable—(Cheers)—whilst it
strength, with more power than any monarch in Europe , must he embraced, if found calculated to bring back
possesses in his hands ?—(Tremendous cheering.) How our Parliament to College-green.—(Loud cheers.) I
did I acquire that power ? I acquired it by the core- ! have addressed you at great length, but I owed you
victims that rested on the minds of every man, woman, I for three months' rent. (Much cheering and laughter.)
and child who obeyed me, that I would not abuse it. I am now like an honest man, paying my debts.—(Re-
I acquired that power because I coincided in opinion , nerved laughter.) And now I come to my third plan,
with them, and guarded against the contingency of ; and it is one to which lam greatly attached. I want to
any crime whatsoever.—(Hear, hear.) My Lord procure impeachment's of the judges of the Court of
! Mayor, I never could attain that power without the ' Queen's Bench and of her Majesty's Attorney-General
assistance of the Catholic clergy, and they would not in this country, on these grounds—(Great applause for
have given that assistance to me if they had not some nsomentst—on these grounds, I repeat, which I
known the use which I would make of it. Oh, my shall set before you, as briefly as I can, consistently
Protestant fellow-countrymen, listen to this—they with clearness. The first ground is that of the mon-
I knew that I was the first apostle of that political sect ster indictment which was preferred against me—
that proclaims the possibility of effecting all great thirty-six yards of an indictment.—(Cheers and
changes by moral means alone, and that there is no human laughter.) Lord Denman has well described it as a
revolution worth the shedding of a single drop of document calculated to prevent a man from defending.
human blood to obtain.—(Hear, hear.) No, human blood himself. Such an indictment no poor man could escape
is not a cement to the public station, it possesses rather from. We were backed by the repeal rent—(Cheers)
a crumbling than a binding property, and it brings down —but if such an indictment were preferred against a
to the ground any public edifice in the erection of which poor man, where could he get a brief of it for his coun-
it has been expended.—(Hear.) We proceeded without sel? Why it would cost him ten times more money
crime ; we shuddered at the shedding of a single drop than ever he saw to do so.—(Cheers.) My excellent
of hurnon blood. The Catholic clergy saw these were friend Richard O'Gorman (the dissentient grand juror)
our principles, and that there was no danger to the ought to be a proud man this day. He alone was right
laws, either of God or man, being violated by those as to this unjust indictment, and had the manliness and
who united with us. Protestants of Ireland, what honesty to maintain his opinions in open court. He said,
objection can you have to our principles ? and why "We have spent five days over this bill, and not one of
not seek to carry them out ? But have I not to us can understand it." To be sure they did not care
boast of this, that even yesterday my revered friend much for that.—(Groans.) They found it a true bill.
the Most Rev. Dr. Murray, the Catholic Archbishop of I am much obliged to them.—(Cheers and laughter.)
Dublin (and lam almost ashamed of using so familiar a Now, this is no idle act of the Attorney-
term in speaking of him), at the head of the clergy, stood General. Sugden planned it—Peel has adopted
before the altar offering up his hands together to the it.—(Groans and hisses.) Impeachment, I say, then is
God of all, in grateful recollection and thanksgiving for our wily remedy.—(Loud cheers.) No man is safe from
the triumphant assertion of the mercy that the Al- such a monster indictment. What ought the Court to
mighty had vouchsafed towards us? If we had acted die- have done with it ? I say an honest court should have
loyally, immorally, or illegally, is not Dr. Murray loyal quashed it again and again, if necessary, and have said
enough to refuse to sanction our acts ? Is there, con- to the Attorney-General in the words of Lord Denman,
fessedly, a more loyal man in the nation than he is, and " Pick out your counts, and do not suffocate them be-
is not his entire life a continued instance of his loyalty neath the number of your accusations."—(Cheers.) The
and wortla ? Oh, I feel a pleasure beyond expression, judges of the Court of Queen's Bench did not refuse to
that, yesterday, we had his testimony in our favour.— receive it ; nay, more, they countenanced it ; and, pro-
(Hear.) Yes, when the moment came, in which the cceding as they commenced, refused us copies of the
' conspiracy was hatched in the purlieus of the Castle— witnesses' names, the caption of the indictment, and other
when the Attorney-General used the foul language that privileges which we should have received as a matter of
had fallen from him, of calling us foul conspirators— course in England.—(Groans.) By their conduct they
when we were bringing in argument after argument for made this monster indictment a babe of their own luck,
our defence—though, after all, what can argument do and I say there is no use whatever in the doctrine of im-
under such circumstances as we were placed in ?—how peachments if we have not the jddges of the Queen's
was the heart of your leader—shall I call myself so ? Bench brought before a proper tribunal to answer for
(Great cheers)—oppressed with anxiety for your future their conduct.—(Cheers.) I assert this, and I shall be
conduct, and how grateful that heart can now be for obe- able to prove it by competent witnesses, that the Lord
dience and confidence that it can never merit ! At that Chief Justice—(Groans)—had the air of a counsel for
moment, at that time when your leader was torn from the prosecution throughout the trials, and might have
amongst you, his beloved son was also most scandalously been taken for such but for the place ho occupied. It
included in the same charge. Would it not have been may be said lam rash in taking this up. Ah !I do not
punishment enough for my beloved John to see me im- fear their prisons.—(Tremendous cheering.) I am a
prisoned, without being himself sentenced to captivity ? freeborn British subject, standing in this place defending
Oh, malignant vinegar-cruet on two legs—(Loud cheers my rights, and Ido accuse those men of injustice.—
and laughter,—it was John O'Connell's opposition to (Renewed applause.) lam here to call upon the people
you at Youghal—his defeat of you at Youghal—his op- of England to aid me in impeaching those men.—
position to you before the Committee, and his overthrow (Cheers.) I have to complain too of their manner to-
of you there, that caused him to he placed in the indict- wards me. Mr. Justice Crampton—(A laugh)—used to
tnent !—(Hear, hear.) I saw that he had reasonable squeeze up his face at me, as if to strike me with terror
grounds for his animosity to me. I had impeached at his lion aspect.—(Roars of laegliter.) Now, I ask
his father, and I succeeded in one stage of that impeach- you all, did it ever occur at my trial before this, that
merit, and I respect his filial piety—(Great I..ughter) the Chief Justice borrowed the Attorney-General's brief
that made him persecute me ; but the very spirit that to make out his case and charge from?—(Cries of " No,"
would animate such enmity should make him leave out and groans.) You saw him do so.—(Loud cries of "We
my son.—(Hear.) But, could there be anything more did,"- and groaning.) Now, Ido say that this is a fact
—for thes.) aulthcaolrlity upono f thethe LordiigliCshhi peopleef Justice.—to, join
unstatesmanlike than the conduct of the Government which must and shall be heard.—(Cheers.) I care not—
throughout ? They knew their danger, and they crowded nutljoud
I
troops over here ; but they doubted that they were, even (
then, sufficient to keep the country, so they boxed the with me and Ireland, and drag him before a proper tri.
troops up in barracks, and put loopholes in the wals, burial, and ascertain whether such conduct as this is to
.n—(Cheers.)
every one of which appeared to possess a tongue telling be tolerated.—(Loud cheers.) My next ground of
aargga one
-sided im-
them that they were not able to keep the country, and peachment
that they required something to keep themselves. But
just. In the House of Lords, in the House of Commons,
could anythtng be more foolish than the expressions
that fell from the Minister on the occasion ? Think no one could be found hardy enough to defend it.—
you that they had no effect on the old diplomatist Louis (Cheers.) It was impeached by all, and admitted to be
Philippe ? or that if they had not been used, and if the indecent. I want to know, does it not deserve impeach-
weakness of England with regard to Ireland were not i merit ?—(Cheers.) Who is safe from such a charge ?
known in France, that Tangiers would not have re- We have no remedy against the injustice of such a charge,
mained untouched—that Mogadore would not still be for it was not upon the record, and so we were deprived
uninjured—and that the plains of Ouchda would not be of the advantage of its influencing my appeal.—(Cheers.)
untainted with Moorish blood ?—(llcar, hear.) But There is no other redress or remedy for this wrong but
what could be snore peaceable than our conduct through- impeachment. The next ground I have against them is,
out ? When an occasional outrage was committed that they admitted newspapers as evidence of facts against
against us we did not prosecute ; we behaved kindly to me, and brought in my friend Barrett's paper, and theNu-
those who were opposed to us ; and have I not these lion, allowing them to be used for the purposes of the pro-
facts and the conduct of the people throughout all secution. They allowed them as evidences of facts, as if
Ireland to appeal to in support of my calls for concilia- witness got into the jury-box and swore, "We heard
tion and union ?—(Cheers.) Oh ! the people have O'Connell say so and so." Judge Perrin—though cer-
conducted themselves admirably.—(Hear, hear.) Every tainly, poor man, he was asleep during great part of the
confidence can now be plemed in their peaceful trial—(Great laughter)—did, however, vindicate his
determination. We can repose on their good con- character on this point, and refused to sanction this
duct, and they have most completely shown fitness fur evident illegality.--(Cheers.) I will not go into all the
self-government.—(Cheers.) More particularly have wearisome details of the packing of the jury, for it is now
they done so in giving up the only vice which prevailed universally admitted that it was fraudulently packed. I
in Ireland. They have thrown themselves into the tem- shall be able to prove, I tell you, that not only were pro-
perauce movement, and
.the blissful result of abstaining per neines omitted, but names which ought to have been
from intoxicating liquors is now known to millions.— omited left on.—(Cheers.) That will be one of say facts.
(Hear, hear.) 0 I here is a people, Protestant brethren, I want to know, too, if the doctrine is to be sanctioned
tit to govern themselves and worthy of your support and that Anti-Repeaters only are fit for the jury-box ? If
confidence.—(Cheers.) I hare conclusive evidence that so, they will soon have to make short work of it, and try
ye are beginning to feel so. Look, here is Mr. Grey all their cases wick the same jury, for there will not be
Porter's pamphlet : the work of a high Protestant gen- more than twelve Anti-Repealers in the whole country
tleman—high sheriff of a Protestant county.—(Cheers.) shortly.—(Cheers, and laughter.) They'll have to pack
What does this book say ? I will give you three sen. their twelve men into a box like the Wizard of the North,
tepees The union of 1801, the 41st of George 111., and carry them about Ireland.—(Laughter.) It was
cap. 47 (all on one side), does, and always will, draw alleged that fraud had been committed ; and what was
away from Ireland her men of skill, genius, capital, then the duty of the Court—their sacred duty ?
and rank—all who raise its strength and distinguish a (Cheers.) To discountenance such proceedings and
nation." "A federal (the only fair) union between Great such a jury, and to put off the trial over and over again.
Britain and Ireland inevitable, and most desirable for One of the articles of impeachment shall be this fact :
both islands."—(Loud cheers.) These are the principles Perrin did well here.—(Cheers.) But, here, I have
on which this gentleman sets out. The first shows the something for you. I know a man who was offered
evils of the union, the second advocates its repeal.— to have his fortune made if he would give some par-
(Cheers.) I want to know will Sugden, that cursed, con- ticular information.—(Sensation.) The information
tumelious little English dog—(Cheers and laughter)— did not exist, and therefore ho could not give it •
will that currish„ contumelious little gentleman, but, I shall bo able to prove that the expres-
I ask, venture to supersede Mr. Grey Porter ? sion, " Your fortune shall be made," was used
(Cheers.) I call him a cur, becau ehe barked at us when on the occasion in question, and that by a witness of
lie dared not bite.—(Cheers.) He has not the courage the first credit and respectability.—(Cheers.) Again I
to supersede Mr. Porter. He won't venture to act say that if that jury had been left to itself, it never could
towards a gentleman of that high station as he has done I have returned such a verdict. I say it emphatically that
towards some poor county magistrates.—(hear, hear.) ! some one helped them in making up this verdict.—
I admire this pamphlet ; for, though mistaken in some ' (Cheers and groans.) Ido not wish now to detain you
of its facts, it contains the genuine principle of nation- in this place, but I may remind you that judges, if not
ality—that spirit which I wish to pervade the people, accessible to bribes, are not superior to favour. Well,
and which seeks Ireland for the Irish.—(Cheers.) I the Lord Chief Justice's nephew has got a place in the
invite that gentleman to join us,and I tell him that he will iCastle of Dublin.—(Loud cheering.) Young Penne_
get that leading place among us which his talent, rank, father has been placed, and it is said Lord Heytesbury is
and patriotism deserve. Nay, more, I uhdertske to dis- to do more for him. Now I say that there should be no
solve the Association if he does not approve of our con- ! suspicon in such a matter, and that the Chief' Justice
duct, or can detect us committing one single act affect- ought to have seen his nephew provided for in some
ing our loyalty or allegiance.—(Cheers.) From this , other way.—(Cheers.) He should have taken cars that
place I call upon him to join us. Perhaps he may hear ! no inference—and here I declare I believe that inference,
me yet, and though he may think the present time too : however natural, to be untrue—should be drawn from
soon, I think the day will come.—(Loud—(Loud cheers.) This, ;the judgment of the judge, and the promotion of the
then, is the time for conciliation. By it you may gain . nephew.—(Loud cheering.) Ido only protest against
such men as Mr Porter ; and is he not worth concilia- ! the example set by a public man, and the insecurity of
ting ?—(Cheers.) What would I not do to persuade ! public opinion in a public officer, consequent upon
him ? Would I not give a portion of my heart's blood such conduct.—(Cheers.) There is also some story
to gait him over ? I say, that the man is not honest !of a relation of Mr. Justice Crampton's having been
who does not wish to see Grey Porter at the head of this provided for, but it is not sufficiently authenticated for
national struggle.—(Cheers.) As for myself, Ido not me to dwell upon it. Well, to proceed now—l have
want to he a leader ; I am willing to work in the team, ! been three months in gaol.—(Cheers and laughter.)
and I will cheerfully resign to Grey Porter the reins and ! I want to know, do they think I am to submit pa-
guidance of the whole.—(Loud cheers.) The question ; tiently to this ? lam not acting from any feeling of
for us now to consider is,—what are we to do ? The ' resentment or revenge. I spent an exceedingly plea-
principle of conciliation is admitted, but we are not the sant three months—(Cheers)—pleasanter because
less ardently to persevere in working for the repeal.— after the first fortnight I was secure from those ap-
(Cheers.) In answering the question more fully three preheusions of an outbreak which had disturbed my rest
different subjects arise to my mind. The first relates to fer five months previously—(Cheers)—during which
the meeting at Clontarf:—(Cheers for some minutes.) time I never slept quietly.—(Renewed cheers.) Ido not
That meeting was called legally. It was illegally sup- complain of my imprisonment—pleasanter companions no
pressed.—(Cheers.) We are bound to adhere to prig- man ever had. We had, too, the blessing and the
ciples, and it is now to be considered whether that rule honour of the sweet companionship of our fellow-cap-
extends so far, or whether it has been sufficiently yindi- tives' wives— the talent and power of facetious entertain-
cated without calling the meeting. For some time I ment. No set of naen ever lived in more social harmony.
did think that it was absolutely necessary to call it to Well, lam not vexed for this, but lam determined on
vindicate a great principle, hat on reflecting deeply on atonement.—(Cheers.) I defy Vinegar Smith to wipe
what has occurred in the louse of Lords, and the via- away his injustice. I defy England to do us justice here,
dication of its legality put on eternal record by Denman or compensate for the harassing of our families and our
—(Cheers)—Cottenham—(Cheers)—and Campbell— and their hours and days and weeks of suspense. Will
(Cheers)—l began to doubt that it was necessary. It they do nothing to remedy these things ? Are these
might create ill-feeling, and be construed into a wish to things nothing, which have now admittedly been done
insult, and it might alienate friends. What I mean to contrary to law and justice ? Who did so ? It was the
do is, upon this day week to propose that it be referred act of the Irish Government that imprisoned us, and
to a select committee whether or not it is necessary to Crampton had his mother wit about him, and put it to
hold the Clontarf meeting.—(Cheers.) Ido not wish to the Attorney-General to let us stand out till the result
prejudice their decision, but I must say that my opinion of the writ of error was known. Now, I charge the At-
is against the calling of that meeting. The next point I torney-General for not consenting to this proposition.
wish to lay before you is with reference to a plan which I charge him and the Government with the crime,
I frequently proposed last year. I mean the collection with the sin of refusing to accede to it, and thereby
of the Preservative Society for Ireland, consisting of a running the chance of punishing innocent men.
l body of 300 gentlemen sitting in Dublin.—(Great ap- In their conduct was a most plain, palpable want of
plause.) This point is surrounded by legal difficulties, honest intention.—(Loud cheers.) How did the At-
! and must be approached with serious considerations, torney-General know but that the judgment would be re-
which we were last year prevented fl om applying to it versed, as it has been ?—(Cheers.) He did not care
by the proclamation and subsequent proceedings. My for that. He punished us upon the chance of its not
plan, which I have deeply considered, is shortly this— being so.—(Groans.) During the trial he was its con-
that 300 gentlemen from the various counties in Ire- stant consultation with Government. I do not know
land should meet on a certain day in Dublin—(Cheers) that poor what's his name—the shin-of-beef Lord-
-and that their title to meet should be the handing- had much hand in it, but his Government is responsible
in of 100/. each—that they should hare a treasurer for the evil. When Mr. Moore proposed to let the
of their own, and have the working of their own names be put upon the list by consent, which Mr.
funds.—(Cheers.) I do not intend that they shall Justice Burton said might readily be done, the At-
initiate anything, but that they shall control every- torney-General had not a word to say for himself, but
thing, and that the Repeal Association shall be corn- ; he would not do it.—(Groans.) Now, I want to know,
pletely governed by them, and not venture upon any act will not England join me in impeaching these men ?
without their previous sanction.—(Cheers.) A body of i They have had us three months in gaol ; we are pro-
this kind would comprise so many of the wealthy and I nounced innocent, and they might have avoided that
influential of Ireland, that it would be an effectual check crime if they would.—(Cheers and groans.) From this
to any rash revolutionary outbreak, and would be a spot I call on England to join me. I mean to propose
steady drag upon the wheel of the movement. It would that a Select Committee be formed, of which I shall
be of that bearing on society and high station that it cheerfully make one, to go through all the principal
could enter into treaty with Government.—(Cheers.) j towns of England about two months before the meeting
It
eould arrange its own plans with Ministers, and stipu- lof Parliament, to obtain an answer to this appeal. 'We
Ite terms.—(Greet cheering.) No handover-head work, will say, " Here is injustice clone. A packed jury, an
but ,steady, deliberate agreement.—(Cheers.) And unjust judgment, a sentence inflicted before its right is
he re let me say that I quite agree in making the expo- ascertained, and innocent men imprisoned. English-
riment of a federal Parliament. I want any Parliament ! men, I will test you ; I will see whether you will join
which will protect Ireland, and ask for no
more. If we , me, one and all.' If not, I will come back, and say to I
arrive at the period of repeal without some body of this ! my countrymen, " Look no more to the pretences of
description, Government may dictate a plan to you, per- i John Bull; look alone to your Parliament in College-
justice,
haps, which may fall short of though it may satisfy green."—(Hear, and cheers.) If they did not approve
some of you. They can never do so with this Preser- of this, I will go at any rate. Curiosity to see the lion
vative Society of three hundred.—(Cheers.) The terms E who had been caned fur three months would bring many ;
of any treaty must be well considered—financial as well together, and collect crowds around me; and I look for-
as political—and it seems to me that we shall here have ! ward to suceess. But here, I ask you, are the Ministers
the workmen to build up the palace of justice to Ireland. ,to escape?—('Groans and yells ) Is Sir J. Graham to
I will this clay week—(Cheere-) move for a Select ! escape?—(leeid cries of " No, no," and groaning and
Committee to consider the possibility- of such an assem- h. issing.) Ile who had the unparalleled impudence in ,
blage, and to prepare cases to have laid before the most the absence of two Members of the House to call them
eminent lawyers of England and Ireland.—(Cheers.) i convicted conspirators.—(A voice, "He's a liar." Cheer-
We will take care not to bring a single individual within j ing.) Why, you seem to be as uncivil as Pie James him-
,

self.—(Laughter.) I do not called hint that, but I do
term him a foul-mouthed letter-breaker.—(Shouts of ap-
plause and laughter.) I come to what Sheil did in the
House. He produced Sir R. Peel's declaration before ,
his face. He had that paper before his eyes, and vet he
had the power of farce, the audacity, the intensity of
falsehood to say, according to the newspaper reports, that
he had a fair trial.—(Several voices—" He's a liar.")
To be sure he is.—(Great cheering, and loud laughter.)
There's a British Minister for you—the Premier of the
first country in the world.—(Groans arid laughter.) With
a packed jury, a one sided Chief Justice, the exclusion '
of jurors and evidence of justice, he ventured to any we
had a fair trial. Oh, a very fair trial, sweet Sir Robert!
Ah, my good man, you were wrong to call him a liar.
He thinks what we got was a very fair trial for an Irish
Catholic.—(Cheering and groans.) That foul falsehood,
however, identified him with the whole of the proceed-
ings here, and the union is but a mockery indeed, if the
English people do not join us in hurling Peel from office,
and driving him from power as a Ministerial leader in
Parliament.—(Cheers.) I have done. I want to consider
the affair of the Clontarf meeting.—(Cries of " Have
it.") I want to consider the assembling of the Preser-
vative Society. I see, I know I can rely upon the people.
—(Cheers.) There will be no revolt, no riot, no tumult,
or violence. They would not be the shrewd people that
they are, if they did not perceive the advantages they
have already derived from the same course at the time
of the emancipation and other agitations.—(Cheers.) I
tell you, repeal is irresistible, if you continue peaceable.
—(Cheers.) Oh, how my heart throbs wit t when
I see the O'Briens, the Butlers, the Hute &Mt ms. the
Mocklers, the Porters rallying round old Ireland.—(Great
cheering.) What a day will we have round King
William in College-green.---(Great laughter.) What a
triumph we had on Friday, when the news of tardy
justice done at last was spread through the country.
Oh, it is a proud feeling, a noble hope, an endearing
anticipation for us to look forward to the day when we
shall have old Ireland free and a nation again—(Tremen-
dous cheering)—to have her commerce spring to life,
her agriculture crowned with riches, to make her merry
maids and brave men more merry and cheerful and
happy. Old Ireland for ever—hurrah for the repeal !
[The Hon. Gentleman resumed his scat amid ap-
plause nearly as protracted and quite as enthusiastic as
that which greeted his opening address.]
Several sums of money having been handed in by Mr.
O'Connell and Mr. D. O'Connell, jun.,
Mr. J. O'CONNELL came forward, and after handing in
some subscriptions, proceeded to address the Association
amidst great applause. He stated that he regarded the
glorious triumph that they had just achieved as but the
harhinger of the still more glorious triumph of repeal.
He fully concurred in what his father had stated of the
pleasure and comfort they had experienced during their
confinement, and wished to take that opportunity of re-
turning thanks to Mr. Butler for the present which he
had sent them, of some fine Kilkenny venison. He was
delighted that the Attorney. General had included him
in the indictment, for what higher honour could a young
man, or any man, desire than the honour of suffering
for old Ireland—(Loud cheers)—but ho had more—he
had the deepest and the sweetest pleasure that a son
could have, of sharing and of endeavouring to mitigate
the captivity of a beloved parent.—(Cheers.) They had
also given him the further pleasure of sharing the cap-
tivity of the fearless, devoted, and true. hearted men
who were in prison with them ; and he would tell the
people of Ireland to cherish these men in their heart of
hearts, fur he had an opportunity of knowing how de•
serving they were of every honour that could be con-
ferred upon them. After referring to the decision in the
House of Lords, and promising to redouble his efforts
with renewed energy in the cause of Ireland in future,
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman resumed his seat amidst
loud applause.
Mr. T. STEELE, who was loudly cheered, said that
he had never enjoyed such a high honour as on the pre-
sent occasion, and that the greatest glory of his exist-
ence was being included in the martvrs for Ireland. The
people had heard his last words at their parting, and by
no act of theirs had violated the awful tranquillity of
the country—that tranquillity which had struck horror
into the hearts of their enemies.—(Cheers.) Having
passed some high eulogiums upon the perfection of the
repeal organisation under the guidance of Mr. O'Con-
nell, which he compared to that of the steam-engine in
the hands of Watt, Mr. Steele proceeded to refer to cir-
cumstances connected with the State trials, more parti-
cularly to his protest against being put on his trial by
the Attorney-General, on the ground that he would re-
ceive no justice from that gentleman, and referred to
the result as verifying his predictions. He concluded,
amid loud applause, by expatiating on the necessity of
repeal.
Mr. S. 0 BRIEN, in handing in 421. from the county
of Limerick, said, that he was anxious to congratulate
them upon their liberation from their imprisonment, for
their proud position as vindicators of Ireland, for their
noble and manly bearing.—(Cheers.) He tendered his
gratitude to them.—(Cheers.) Was he at liberty to
tender the gratitude of that meeting also ?—(Loud cries
of "You are, you ate," and cheers.) He regretted that
the scene of Ireland's vindication was not Ireland herself,
and that it had been reserved to English judges to do
justice to Irishmen. To Lord Denman alone were they
indebted, and to him they were indebted through an ac-
cident for the liberation of the friends of Ireland.—
(Cheers.) He did deeply regret that their liberation
had not been effected by an Irish jury ; but the worst
features of their provincialism had prevailed over the
spirit of justice. It was a subject of sincere regret to
him that the character of the Irish bench kad been so
seriously impeached.—(Cheers.) He had hoped to have
found judges upon the bench in Ireland who would not
have had to go to school to their brothers in England
for the merest instruction in the first principles of law
and equity.—(Cheers.) As to the proposed impeach-
ments, he would not venture to say more than that he
believed the parties threatened most richly deserved
them.—(Cheers.) But the imprisonment, the sin of the
premature imprisonment rested with the English Go-
vernment, for it was distinctly suggested to the Attor-
ney-General by Mr. Justice Crampton, that the impri-
sonment of the travervrs should not take place until the
result of the writ of error were known.—(Cheers.) It
was a most fortunate thing that that result had been suc-
cessful, for he would not answer for the conduct of the
Irish people if they had beheld their leader imprisoned
throughout the long winter, whilst -a foreign war was
impending.—(Cheers.) They were now, however, tri-
umphant, and he implored them to be as calm and dig-
nified now as they should be in the hour of their danger
bold and defiant.—(Cheers.) Let them persevere in
their course, and assist their great leat:leader in his soon-
to-be-successful struggles for thefiberty and happiness of
fatherland.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. BARRETT (rising in obedience to a call from va-
, that though he was
he would not refuse
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nvwhich the courtesy of
his fellow-countrymen had called for. He was delighted
that he had had an opportunity of sharing the martyr•
dom of the father of his country. He proceeded to ex-
patiate upon the iniquity of the State trials and the in-
nocence of himself and hisquoadam brother prisoners.
They had, he said, administered justice as they would
have read Hebrew—they commenced at the end.—(Loud
cheers.) They first inflicted the punishment dictated
by injustice, and then they proceeded to investigate that
injustice.—(Cheers.) Could Irishmen be insensible to
the wrongs of their country ? Did they not see their
brethren aliens and exiles, their name a mockery, and a
subject of gibes and insult ? They must unite. Let
them do so, and they would triumph. Let them hesi-
tate, and they would fall.—(Cheers.)
Dr. GRAY then came forward amid loud applause, and
having tendered an apology for addressinproceeded togthe meeting
similar to that given by the last speaker,
say that there was a difference of opinion between some
of the conspirators. His friend Mr. Steele had said that
he had had no redress. Was not that redress ? Was
not that hour redress enough ?—(Tremendous applause.)
They had sought for redress, for inquiry from England.
They had been refused.—(Loud cheers.) Like that un-
righteous city, wherein 50 good men were sought for in
vain, wherein 40, 30, 20, 10, aye, even 5, were looked
for fruitlessly, and Sodom was destroyed—(Loud cheers)
—so had it been with England. Well was it that there
were three men of probity and of honour—all praise to
them—who declared that a packed, fraudulent jury was
not an instrument of justice.—(Great applause.)
Mr. O'CoNNELL came forward, in answer to loud
cries for Mr. Duffy, and assured the meeting that that
gentleman had been obliged to retire from illness. The
lion. Gentleman proceeded to hand in numerous contri-
butions to the repeal rent.
Mr. Scorn brought in 20/. from Edinburgh, which
was, he stated, altogether contributed by Scotchmen.
Mr. N. BOYLAN, ex-justice of the peace, handed in 201.
from the county of Meath.—(Great cheering.)
Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice that he would move, on
the next day of meeting that Messrs. Hutchinson and
Butler should be added to the general Parliamentary
Committee.
Mr. O'CoNNELL formally entered his notice of motion
for a Committee to inquire into the expediency of hold-
ing the Clontarf meeting, and to inquire into the mate-
rials requisite for the impeachment of the parties he had I
named connected with the recent state trials. •
Several sums of money having been handed in, some
letters read, and a few speeches made, amid great noise
and confusion,
Mr. O'CoNNELL announced the rent for the week to
be 5751. 6s. 6d. —(Loud cheers.)
The usual vote of thanks having been passed to the
Chairman,l the meeting, which was very turbulent after
Mr. O'Connell's speech was over, then adjourned.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY REGIS-
TRATION.
(FROM ♦ CORRESPONDENT.)
The Liberal party, it would appear from the fol-
lowing statement, are active in the field, and have
again an advantage over the Tories, although we are
sorry to say the old Whig party, have rendered but
little aid. The Honourable Member, Mr. Byng, has
apparently for the last three years forsaken the sup-
port of the registration of the county. To some ex-
tent it is said the Anti-Corn-law League have ren-
dered service. We do not know if this circumstance
has given offence, seeing that Mr. Byng took the
chair at the Hammersmith Anti-Corn-law meeting,
and afterwards voted with the monopolists on Mr.
Villiers's motion.

Reformers. Tories...
Bedford district
*Brentford do.
Enfield do.
Edgware do.. .......... ..... 15
"Uxbridge do l3
*Hampstead do 0 ...... .... . 4
Hammersmith do 2B
King's-cross do ... 6B
Westminster do
Mile-end do 62
Bethnal-green do
City of London do 364

637 514
4 The overseers have objected in these parishes.

In the county list in the City of London two
Judges, the Solicitor and Attorney-Generals, and
eighty-five barristers and attorneys, who voted for
the Tories, are objected to, they having claimed in
the wrong parish. No doubt much noise and declama-
tion will be made to induce the Revising Barrister to
retain their names.

[When Mr. Byng's age and his s^rvices to the
county are taken into consideration, great allowances
should be made.—En. Sun.]

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man, of respectable appearance and good
address, who gave the name of Edward -Williams as
his at the station-house, was brought before Alderman
Gib'is, charged under the following circumstances.
The defendant appeared to be very near-sighted, and
a native of the sister kingdom.
The shopman of Mr. Hughes, optician, of Fen-
church-street, detailed, at great length, the circum-
stances of a visit
.paid to the shop by the defendant,
who asked the prices of several eye-glasses, and at
length went away without purchasing any, but stating
that he would call again, for the purpose of getting
something done to a pair of spectacles. Immediately
after the defendant left the shop, the shopman missed
a gold eye-glass, of the value of 2/. 155., the first the
defendant had examined, and to which he had objected
that the price was too high. The defendant and the
shopman, it is necessary to state, were, during the
prisoner's visit, the only persons in the shop, and the
defendant had, before he proceeded to look at the
articles exhibited to him, laid his handkerchief and
gloves on the counter, close to the spot where the eye-
glass in question had been deposited. The shopman at
once ran out and overtook the defendant in the neigh-
bourhood, there being at the time two persons near to,
but not in apparent communication with, him. Upen
being spoken to by the shopman, the defendant asked
whether he had left anything behind him. "No,"
repliedmthe -shopman, " but I have lost something,"
and desired the defendant to return with him to the
shop. Not the least objection was made, and, after a
little while, a policeman was sent for, and directed to
take the defendant into custody.
The defendant said it was true, as the shopman
said, that he had looked at some eye-glasses, and as he
did not choose to lay out more than thirty shillings on
an eye-glass, he had objected to all he had examined
as too high; and not wishing to give any more trou
ble to the young man, he put on his spectacles, took
up his gloves and handkerchief, and walked leisurely
away. He had gone a very little way indeed, when
the shopman came up to him, and asked him to re
turn. Upon being informed that an eye-glass was
missed, he insisted that a policeman should be sent.
for, and that he (defendant) should be searched. The
search was accordingly made, but nothing was found
upon him but his own money.
It was further stated that the sum of 21. 10s. in
gold was found upon the defendant, that he refused to
give his address and a respectable reference to Mr.
Hughes, although that gentleman said, that if he per-
formed that very necessary ceremony, he should not
be detained longer; but that he said if Mr. Hughes
o
him
policeman pleased, they might either of them
accompanyto his residence, which was a great
r way
off.
f
Alderman GIBBS (to the prisoner)—Can you refer
the
me to anybody who knows anything about vou ? The
defendant—l have respectable friends, but Ido not
know what construction they might put upon this
matter.

_
Alderman GIBBS—Who, and what are you ? The
Defendant—l came from Dublin about two years
and three months ago. I have two relations, the one
at Islington, the other at Gravesend.

Alderman Ginns—Have you any objection to write
upon paper the address of your friend at Islington, and
hand it to me ? Defendant—l do not wish my
friend to know of so disagreeable an incident.
Alderman Gums—Then you refuse to give me any
reference ? The defendant—l do not wish to do so.
What proof of guilt is there in any part of my con-
duct. I walked leisurely out of the shop, and when
the man came to me I instantly returned with him,
and insiited upon being searched by a policeman. I
was wholly unaccompanied—and the shopman and I
were the only persons in the shop, and I do not at all
recollect seeing the eye-glass he has deecribed as lost.
Alderman Ginus—ln all cases of doubt character
is calculated to settle the doubt. Now the absence of
all references upon your part where there is so much
ground for suspicion, makes the probabilities against
you. Before I can part with you I must have some
reference. The impression your conduct has made is
unfavourable.

The defendant—l cannot think of letting my friends
know anything of such a circumstance. The defen-
dant here repeated the circumstan,..es, which he
pressed as evidence of his complete innocence.
The shopman—.Mr. Hughes distinctly sail, if the
gentleman gave him a respectable reference he would
let him go.
The defendant—As neither Mr. Hughes nor the
policeman would consent to go with me, I did not
like to give a reference, for I did not know what
people might be inclined to call it.
Alderman Gil:ins—By refusing to give a reference
you oblige me to remand you till Thursday next.
The defendant—l hope you do not mean to detain
me. There is no proof whatever against me.
Alderman Gtnna said there was quite evidence
enough to justify the person accused, who should
have the opportunity of combnunicating with the
policeman on the subject of the reference, which was,
in such a case, considered so necessary.
The defendant was then remanded.
CLERKENWELL.
Margaret Anne Stephens, an elderly female,
dressed hi thread-bare black garments, and wearing
a widow's cap, was charged with the novel offence of
attempting to obtain money from a police-inspector,
through the means of a begging letter. The prisoner
was accompanied by her two little children, about
the ages of six and twelve years.
The inspector stated that on the previous night,
between six and seven o'clock, the prisoner and her

REJOICINGS IN CORK.
(From the Southern Reporter.)
Under any circumstances that have arisen to call
forth popular enthusiasm in Ireland, we have never
witnessed so intense and earnest an expression of pub-
lic feeling as this city presented, from the hour at
which the news of the decision of the 1-louse of Lords
arrived yesterday, to a late hour last night. Within
a few minutes after the intelligence was received by
the coach—having been specially marked on the way-
bill in Dublin, by Mr. Charles Bianconi, and its ac-
curacy confirmed by the signature of that patriotic
gentleman—it was promulgated through every street,
lane, and alley ; and anxious thousands of every sex
and age instantly abar.doned their usual occupations,
and thronged into Patrick-street, towards the Cham-
ber of Commerce, and the newspaper offices, for the
purpose of satisfying themselves that the account was
true. A requisition was, at a moment's notice, drawn
up, and signed by all the influential and respectable
citizens, requesting the mayor to convene tr• meeting
on an early day, for the purpose of voting a congratu-
latory
.address to Mr. O'Connell and fellow-patriots
on their triumphant release from an unjust incarcera-
tion. It was also resolved that the Chamber (pf Com-
merce should be illuminated to celebrate the glorious
event. Soon after nightfall thousands of people began
to parade the principal streets, carrying lighted tar-

barrels, and proceeded, in one case, by over sixty two children knocked at the door of his private resi-
women with lighted flambeaux, which they waved in 'dense, in Pcarl-crescent, Bagnigge Wells-road, and
the air, the effect of which was singularly picturesque. sent to him a letter supplicating relief, end thanking
Severe\ temperance bands accompanied them, playing she was one of those impostors who subsiat on this
national and popular airs, and as they pas,,ed each species of fraudulent representation, he took her to the
house or public edifice which was illuminated they police station. Ile handed in the letter, which set
gave several hearty rounds of cheers. The Chamber forth the distress of the applicant, but in simple un-
of Commerce was effectively lighted up, and was I exaggerated language, and written in a legibly man-
filled during the evening with the members and ner by a female hand.
others exchanging cordial congratulations on the Mr. Coigne; asked if any money was found on her?—
event which was thus hastily celebrated. The inspector replied in the negative. Nothing was
After describing the illuminations the report pro- found on her but a number of duplicates.
ceeds The inspector further stated, that not wishing to
Until a very late hour the dense crowds continued confine children of sach tender years in a police
to parade the streets, and though shouts of triumph station, he sent a police-constable with them to
and acclamation rent the air, we have the happiness Clerkenwell workhouse, but the officials there refused
of recording that no outrage or insult to the person, to receive them. lie sent the same constable with
property, or sentiments, religious or political, of any them to St. Pancras workhouse, but there, too, they
of our fellow-citizens occurred. %Veil did the people were refused admission. In compassion he took them
exhibit on that exciting occasion the effect of that to his own home. (The inspector behavea in the
moral training which their leaders and friends have kindest manner towards the children, who were in a
shown them the value of. In exhibiting the intensity most deplorable condition, their garments having been
of their veneration for their illustrious patron and literally covered with vermin. The inspector's wife
friend, they carefully—scrupulously—abstained from had them properly cleaned, and gave them nourishing
the slightest indications which could ba censured by food, so that the poor little creatures appeared in court
the partisans of any political doctrine. This was as in a much better condition than they otherwise would
it should be, and as it henceforth ever will be. We have done.)
have received accounts this morning from several The prisoner, who seemed very timid and nervous
parts of the country, all of which acquaint us with when called upon for her defence, stated that her
the extacy of the people on the receipt of the intelli- husband, who had been clerk to Mr. Alexander, a
gence which restores to liberty the Liberator of mil-. merchant, residing at the \Vest-end, died about IS
lions of his countrymen. A respectable correspon- months ago. She supported herself and children for
dent writing this morning from Mallow says : some time ofter his death by the sale of furniture and
"On last night Fiddane, Knockaro, Mallow, and by pawing her clothes, and at length turned to
the entire of the country, as far as the eye could needlework ; she earned something by stay-making,
reach, was brilliantly illuminated. Joy beamed in but it was inadequate to supply them with the neces-
every countenance for O'Connell's triumph. A meet- caries of life, and her health failing her about three
ing is to be held this day in Mallow to appoint a months ago, she was reduced to the greatest dis-
number of persons to keep order and prevent the tress. She did not like to go into the workhouse,
least annoyance during the illuminations this even- because she would be separated from her children,
ing—extensive preparations are making for the occa- and was at length driven, as a last resource, to solicit
sion in that town." aid in the manner in which the inspector found her.
In Bandon the populace carried lighted tar-barrels Inspector Barton said he believed what the woman
through the principal streets, and by the most enthu- stated. The Mendicity officers had no knowledge
siastie popular demonstrations evinced their partici- whatever of her. There were between thirty and
pation in the general feeling of joy and gladness. The forty duplicates found in her possession, and none of
hills all about Cove and for miles in that direction to- them were for more than one shilling, most of them
wards Youghal and along the coast were illumined for fourpence, a-pocket- handkerchief or a shawl, and
with bonfires, and the people thronged round them those of later dates for articles still more requisite in
in joyous excitement. female attire.
Mr. CosinE discharged her, and directed the officer
to accompany herself and children to the overseer of
Islington, that they might be relieved.

SJDCUP PETTY SESSIONS.

(Before Lord SYDNEY, 11. S. BERENS, Esq., and
J. CHAPMAN, Esq.)
Yesterday, two lads, named Matthew Butler
and William Sharp, were brought up in cus-
tody, charged upon the police-sheet with unlawfully
assuming the appearance of ghosts, for the purpose of
frightening passengers upon the public highway, at
the parish of Crayford.
Mr. Latter, the clerk to the bench, having read the
charge from the police-sheet, the Noble Chairman in-
quired under what Act of Parliament it was made ?

Mr. Latter replied that he supposed the present
complaint was made under the Police Act, which
made it an offence to do any act calculated to create a
breach of the peace upon a public highway, but the
offence was also an indictable one at common law.

The BENCH said they were aware of that, but the
charge in its present shape was one of a novel cha-
racter.

Inspector explained the circumstances under
which it arose, and said that for a considerable period
the inhabitants of Dartford, Crayford, and the
neighbourhood, especially the female portion of them,
had been very much alarmed and annoyed by the
pranks of some mischievous individual who chose to
personate a ghost. It was his custom to station him-
self in the lanes leading to the two villages, and when
any person approached him, he suddenly distended a
sort of white dress he wore, and emitted a sort of
flame, and in several cases had caused the greatest
alarm, many persons being at present actually seri-
ously injured in their health from the sudden fright
they had received. In consequence of these proceed-
ings, he gave directions which led to the apprehension
of the defendants.

Hayman Smith, a police-constable, stationed at
Crayford, deposed that on Saturday evening he went
in plain clothes to a place called the Old-lane, near
Crayford, for the purpose of looking out for the
ghost, and about eight o'clock, just as it was
getting dark, he saw the defendants coming to•
wards him. One of them said, " Tke coast is clear
—look sharp," and they then both jumped over
the bank into a field, and he saw them pull their
shirts out over their trousers, which they tied round
their waists underneath them, and they then com-
menced a series of gambols upon the bank, when,
being satisfied of their object, he pounced upon them,
and took them into custody. After he had secured
them, they told him that they did not mean any
harm, and that they merely intended to frighten the
girls.
An inhabitant of Crayford here addressed the bench,
and in confirmation of the statement made by the
inspector, said that the proceedings of the Crayford
ghost had, last winter, caused the utmost alarm in
the neighbourhood, and there appeared to be good
grounds for believing that they would be renewed
during the ensuing winter.
_

Lord SYDNEY —asked the defendants what answer
they had to make to the charge, or what
excuse they could give for their misconduct ?
The defendants assured the bench that they had no
idea of doing any harm, but the fact was they heard
that the " real ghost" was expected to show himself,
and they had acted in the manner described by the
constable merely. for a joke.
The BENCH said they had done very wrong, and
although the charge, in its present shape, could not
be sustained, yet they had subjected themselves to be
indicted for misdemeanour, and to receive heavy
punishment. They would now be discharged, but
they were cautioned to be careful, and not to per-
sonate ghosts for the future.

fatioT's HosruAL.—The monthly meeting of the
Governors was held on Thursday—the Lord Provost in
the chair. A letter was read from Mr. Crosbie, teacher
of the school in Bothwick's-close, High-street, resigning
the appointment. It was resolved to advertise for can-
didates. The Property Committee reporte 1 the result
of their negotiations with the Edinburgh, Leith, and
Granton Railn•ay for the disposal of the ground required
by that Company for the Leith Branch Railway. The
Governors approved of the Committee's refusal of the
offer made, and re-committed the matter with instruc-
tions to dispose of the ground on the same terms as had
been agreed upon in the case of the Cemetery Company.
—Edinburgh Pacer.

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ALLEGED ROBBERY OF 8,900/. FROM THE BANK
OF ENGLAND.—Considerable sensation has been created
in mercantile circles in the City, by the circulation of a
report that a clerk in one of the departments of the
Bank of England has absconded with 8,9001. in sove-
reigns. Our information has been obtained from a re-
spectable source, and we believe the following particulars,
meagre though they be, may be relied on:—On Wed •
nesday last, the clerk in question asked and obtained
leave of absence for three days ; he ought to have re•
turned to the Bank yesterday ; but he has not yet made
his appearance, nor has any intelligence been heard of
him. Inquiries having been set on foot relative to some
transactions in his department, the signature to a power
of attorney to draw 8,9001. has been discovered to be a
forgery. The forged document was presented on Wed-
nesday afternoon by a person having the appearance of
a land steward ; he was paid in notes, but the whole of
these were subsequently changed for sovereigns, which
being placed in strong wooden boxes, were carried to a
carriage at the Bank entrance, in which they were de-
posited, and the apparent "land steward" having en-
tered, it immediately drove off, The name of the clerk,
believed to be implicated in this serious and daring affair,
has been handed to us, but in the meantime we decline
to give it publicity. The gold weighed about four cwt.—
Shipping Gazette.
OTAHEITE.—The following is an extract from a
private letter, dated " Otaheite, April 24, 1844," ad
dressed by Mr. Alexander Salmon, resident at Otaheite,
to Mr. John Salmon,B6, Piccadilly, London .—" My dear
Father,—l now regret to inform you that there has been
an engagement between the French troops and the
natives, in which the former have lost lti killed and
about 50 wounded ; and the latter from 180 to 200
killed, and a great many wounded. You may fancy we
are not very easy here; in fact, we have all our arms
cleaned up, and keep watch every night."
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT STRATFORD.—AbOIIt half-
past two o'clock yesterday morning a tire was discovered
making considerable progress in the lower part of the
Rose and Crown public-house, near Stratford turnpike.
The 'police, with the utmost difficulty, aroused the family
and lodgers, who escaped with only their night clothes.
The engine of the parish was soon taken to the spot,
but the flames had spread their fury so rapidly that its
use was trifling. Shortly afterwards the powerful ones
belonging to the London Establi:hment and West of
England Companies arrived, and were ably worked by
the firemen and others pusent, i tit in vain, as nearly all
the stock, furniture, &c., were consumed. The loss is
estimated at 11001.
THE QUEEN DOWAG7,II.—We are happy to state
that tier Atajesty the Queen Dowager arrived safly at
Witloy Court, Worcestershire, on Monday evening,
tween five and six o'clock, where she was warmly
greeted by all the most influential inhabitants of the
surrounding neighbourhood.