The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-28 00:00:00

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bPNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
ert Grogan, an apprentice on board the Soho steam-
from Antwerp, was charged with having in his pos-
-"ston slbs. of tobacco.
4:he defendant was observed in Tooley-street by a Thames
`'.loe.oflicer, and being suspected, was stopped, when on
rchnig him slbs. of compressed tobacco, and also a quan-
!,tY of Dutch butter, were found in his possession. It was
Lated that smuggling to a very great extent was carried on
zroin the Dutch coast. -it The defendant, when asked to give an account of his hay-
itnuggled tobacco, said that he had nothing to say.
20s. r• COTIINGUAX said that he should fine the defendant
liana,"4"l which he immediately pulled out a W. note, and
stn ‘ung it to the officer, said, " There, take the penalty, I
Z,Prepared to pay it." The Magistrate said that it was
Is'ne evident the defendant was au " old band" at the bILSi-
L. 7 arid that if brought there again the full penalty would
'm Inflicted.
CURT •
OUS CASE OF SWINDLING

-A. stranger in the garb of a female, about three weeks
lytg%witlked into the bar of the Dog and Duck Inn, C0ae,31417.
ae,31417. Her cheerful conversation, insinuating manner,
4,1 clever address, so won upon the landlady (Mrs.
Ve), that instead of proceeding by the Banbur tooach,
ieh she particularly wished, she was induced con-
naue all night, being unprepared with clothing to en-
"unte'
bos r the inclemency of the season. The worthy
t tess becoming more and more charmed with the in-
iteresting stranger several days elapsed in the mutual
4,4llanges of affection and confidence, when her friend
th;:ar,Ked that it might appear strange to Mrs. Hales
lb: Sae offered no money. " The fact is," says she, " I
a remittance of 600 L I expect to receive at the Bir-
/ gilani Branch Bank of England, but how to get there
pat° not know, Would you have the kindness to accom-
derlinle in your gig? I have always consulted you
dei,-,71131 stay here, and intend to make you my confi-
Mrs. Hales readily complied, and with her
(Tnynd proceeded to Birmingham the following morning.
arriving at the bank inquiry was made for the ma-
haa-L. of whom the stranger wished to know if 6001.
711 paid to the account of Miss Watts, to which a
Wr "Ye was given. Great surprise was manifested by Miss
',4s, and the manager was requested to fill up a cheque
tit'ir,. Hales to receive the amount, provided she did
eb,'Preseut it herself. On their way home Miss Watts
arared much concerned at her disappointment, and
tzggested to Mrs. Hales that, as her present exigencies
hquired a little more ready money, she would place the
(1;11,14,1e in Mrs. Hales's hands for a loan of 60L, and
11,4°' give. her 40/. for the accommodation. This bait
deZttsily swallowed by Mrs. Hales, who forthwith pro-
pre-,7,, fifty-five sovereigns and a 51. note. Mrs. Hales,
116,.1,7 in the company of Miss Watts, and Miss Watts,
41,1'1'3' delighted with Mrs. Hales, spent several agree-
tf 7,(118, during which she once paid a visit to the seat
lior-" 1' Craven at Coombe Abbey, with Mrs. Hales's
kr;e-,,and gig. On being informed by the housekeeper,
lvelobillSoll, that her Ladyship was not at home, Miss
ttt4 refused to leave her card or name, saying she was
1.44.n0wn to her Ladyship, and expected soon to be
Itaf 4ontague. On Monday, the sth, a request was
1114;11, made for the horse and gig to convey her to
1,11 et Harborough, where Miss Watts had an aunt,
tfth°B,..he had learnt was not likely to live. No objection,
Si• g se, was offered, and Miss Watts, anticipating the
Iftiks°l. mourning, borrowed the habiliments of Mrs.
verY generously offered for her convenience, to-
-4riv„,,l. With a' valuable watch. Thus equipped, she
had at Ilarborough, and alighted opposite to Mrs.
tae hi.; observing she was afraid her aunt was dead, as
the• st„inds were down. The man was desired to go to
'ci -ans Hotel, and wait for her. Miss W. walked
hard to the Union inn, where she took some brandy
htlrW.ttter, with a biscuit, and after staying about two
,Ita ;' Went to the Swans to inform John that her aunt
144.,,1i•erkY ill, and wished her to return few days at Har-
urie -g" ; he must therefore without her, and
the 4,,,the gig for her en Tuesday, the 13th, discharging
41a0,-,7,1*115e of John and the horse, with a promise,
Laid 10s• for his journeys, and 4s. for what he had
the road. On the return of John, Mr. and Mrs.
'rl4l(l""atne somewhat concerned respecting their fair
'tll and on the following morning dispatched John
tare "ftilaoliceman to Market Harborough to take proper
11,111 lee-,, Miss Watts. This, however, was found to be
ikee-84trY, as the clever and interesting visitor had
• f.eare of herself previous rocuring a seat in the em-
`l3l., London the p evening, where she is no
the d,c4Joying the fruits of her tour. We might add,
with the and under garments obtained of Mrs. Hales,
,41.05 e ie2vatch, are considered worth 15L to 301., while
j.jllee L'e't behind are estimated at 2s. 6d. We have
tociolluta:informed, that instead of proceeding to
'nu Watts took a seat for Oxford by the Ox•
telt from Northampton.—Banburtj Guardian.
1)1,

4 FROG[ WRONG MyßDiclNE.—Yesterday af-
'4:(lt 7"n itl G I
li 'r• . . ills, Deput Coroner for Middlesex, held
1111 'est. at the Hammersmith workhouse of the Kensin..
11';‘'lleltn' °ll the body of Henry Hawkins, an infantme child,_ee
,4vii :"Ls 01d, who died in consequence of wrong di
_einn
iltler'', bee 1(1,
sent it by one of the medical officers of the uni_o. -
'Mil lengthened examination, the jury returned the tg ~rdiet :......" Died from disease of his lungs. and b.u.ine,
I,liith at the cause of the said disease was a certam mediml.s-
-gent„,,aB administered to the said Henry Hawkins by i
0t,,,4 ; and the jury in addition, requested the Deputy
!(' le;`'' would -3- ' aution the tnedical gentlemen
The
):111,:ilityeor'Irlos:_sr inevrabeel-11' cg
the medicine in future.
.h°lle4 tt_e , acting onl° the recommendation of the jury,
ittiLnt t...;sa‘_ as to theirfuturem conduct in such matters.
THE SOUTH-WESTERN
Ile!, 1'Way....4 ACCIDENT 0
40,11tY c r,„ 4 Inquest washeld yesterday before Mr. Payne,
• ''° died°—"er for London, upon the body of John Weller,
,t)' b ,Ln St. 4:ho 'll s Hospital,
p from injuries received
4444 418--" th °eked downmas Thomas'sbysoa railway train at Wimbledon
1-`s With nistant. The evidence adduced disclosed no
4ainted WhiCh the public has notthaelirrevaet
ebte_en made ac-
i ~ That the
ii`l,c'tessece and the jury returned r
1,.'11g 4 h„was accidentally killed, .at the same time expres-
future be taken to pre-
~, 4th.-re that more care l'rould j'ident
the
of a similar seta . 0
~ t);!;•°Poras :DRAPERS' .A.SSOCIATI
.N.—A meeting
'NC aseciation was held yesterday evening at the Eastern
tt. itation, in the Com rcial-road, upon which occasidii
v., large one, was
vl*S. C. Hall occupi d7leh chair. The room, which is a
4_,-idience being eroewdtedetoexcess, a great proportion of
com Posed of ladies. The object of th
therrnw was to show the necessity of the tradespeople losing
It'll's- °Ps at a mach earlier liour than had been their
gIll• A series of resolutions, with a view of accomplish-
4(ei, r. tis desirable end, were proposed and seconded by the
%...1% Reed, the Rev. G. Smith, the Rev. S. Davis, Mr.
the „lti, and other influential persons, all of whom advocated
tilt Zuse in most energetic speeches. Every speaker urgedt
tilt
benefits in a moral, religious and intellectual pom
'l''llatiicielti ati°ll which could not but' result to those young
.illier ;,' Women who were at present compelled to attend
wela..eri'hshoPs or close rooms for twelve, sixteen, and even
-tki...-`°llrS a day, by an emancipation fr.om. the lengthened
p"i'Y they
11 14E had been in the habit of existing under.
1.4. y ko AT OXFORD.—Two LIVES LOST.—Ye_ste_rre-
. ii.k.„• 'll°g (Tuesday), between two and three o'clock, t;
tit ' -s'vered issuing from a house in Great Ebbe's-lane,
thkr°,l4,,thhe thickest populated parts of Oxford, inhabited by a
"tiee-`2lya.. high.ly respectable . member of the Jewish per-
-1,7 tloth,'° carried on the business of a dealer in old and
Atli' 'c're th„t'; and such was the rapidity of the flames that
4% C. 44gines could be made useful, the house was one
4°4- llute:
,and we regret to add,a that Mr. Jacob and his
herre 41 ate!, about 15 years of age, were burnt to death
ii 1.1, 3' assistance could be rendered them. Mrs. Jacob.and
icl43, ° Yelingest daughters, with the assistance of the neigh-
kin taco gent
window unhurt. It
1N,,,-Posed from the one-pair of stairs
ttu.:, whit that Mr. Jacob was anxious to secure a sum of
11/4117ff.cr that was at the top of the house, and that he went
?era IN Ili: turpose ; but on account of he rapidity of the
.*,,,,1),, ,„,,,F ance of returning was gone; and when his
4 elf. „e, "Meh were dreadfully burnt, were discovered about
tii a, 81,C o'cl k this •
qt, soli . clock morning, his treasure, which he had.
6,k'e Nor e4ous about, was found under him. The remains
they botto girl were discovered at one o'clock to-day, at at the
(k,tlrlit floorin of the cellar, where she must have. fallenstaneewlhieasn
44.1,4 deep g, gave way. The melancholy circumstance t 4 id
aqt°olll over that part of the city where Mr. Jacob
iehl r where he was highly respected. It
.is very much
tit tiiit:k-retted that the City Water-works, which cost the
I,4lislat •t,tB. 8° great an yearly outlay, are not rendered more
l'er.),"'llt te.;,°Q., 4e of fire, for in this instance, had there been a
1ean,1406.07,0f Water when the engines arrived, we should
lie of Of ~717 not now have the painful duty of recording the
e,,zieli L°.,fello‘w
-beings. It is- but just to observe that the
Ile'
worked with their wonted zeal, and
4' 11(11. -"tullY kept th , fire from spreading to the right an
the
°lluisrlegbilonsek The fire originated in the lower part
rids 014,8 , at how it is not known.
Ivy .401prif
t'liq , aight .1., , FEB. 26.—SVERE GALES.— On
,trIA-4orti ,1,.-iile Port was visited with a most severe gale. of
l Viol "le north-west, which continued blowing_ with
1.4. t• ktier se until the morning, accompanied with heavy
)jil'tle ' aud ,- damage has been done to they shipping (
I ,•PlariPile-t havoc created among newl-sown crops and
''‘ttl:l°len.,`:Lions hi the neighbourhood of Cumberland Fort.
1k1%,,,(14Y, but the gale somewhat abated towards night on
t gY a. b,‘ °n Sunda the atmosphere presented a most
i'.,kict.,.„,•e'
wkiliclVoen`iinft_ll(lthe.sytorm increased. on the turn of the
h tr,,i, ter, w, Lieu with most alarming vehemence until
Otp„ 4 with fen the surge washed over
.the ramparts of
a treat''t ivil, 'earful rapidity. Several ships put into the
li.‘4il clielt-rtt_eir canvass to.rn to ribands,.an_ d apparently
414 ad, ayra• Several were stranded on different parts of
4otl':1140-ezoli-o's °tn.e unfortunate schooner, the Ratcliffe,
.14-4 heia, Slater, laden with cork and wine, from
into by a strange brig, and
114011171:tb'--%1: tilldel:1411(1cliell;ged thae master, was
complete wrck. The crew, eight in
were fortunately rescued from
r, rot, t Colf:ir_ 03' a Dutch ga lliot,.and brought safely into
'• Deal III: uck en Sunday evening, much exhausted.
/krtitry islID oP ALL THINGS AT HAND."—A Mr.
h4l444tetuart• Present reaping a plentiful harvest in Stock-
-1,4(1e' , er -,P„q on the above subject in the Temperance-
-1.'4): toclt ado,4li::Nale •; a charge -of One penny each. being
act''fi %II -'')"- The various prophecies contained in
~r:IY:::
enaaule:tarateeinthenetssu,bjects upon which the lecturer
at''.4l;Tolli 14110 hdi3, hjs, doctrine,- and incontrovertibly proves,
that the world will as. su.redly
;.,i. t,iie'leakloll the 19th of March, or in the beginning of
ttit tz th Whether or not the lecturer himself believes
rce-4, '.bars We are
are not prepared to say ; but, at all events,
0'44413 as to;`,Jus enough to secure what cash he can ; re-
d). , he
~., lether or not he has use for it before the end
4 liieull reds delivered three lectures on the subject on Spn-
I, e'orie ,31, Lo enter into any discussion on the subject
\.,,,, 01,10 the,, e_ ter . ~/ad tvity -,-,. .4'4 'eleafteld Courier.
Ap‘ll3,lrdillbe:r I.l4ndi---culed, on the 12th instant, at Tyne-
la,' litiq Old wow° aged 108 years, Ruth Evans. This ex-
,oklite'. y eves.an retained all her faculties to the last,
~, ,Itill„ 1-, tiro t suffered
a day's illness. She had one
ith li, end ve grand children, thirty-eight great grand
abed the e ten great 9ox great grand children, all now living,
kli A1,„Yeer5......„, of her (laughter, who died a month ago,
eelit:ltiAGu
l'ilarmarthen Journal.
17,:,•il000lif••koot,„ 111911 LIFE.—The alliance between
~, ,(t.poiPlible a,„,,m,2eYle, of Garboldisham Hall, Norfolk, and
elNei, cY, p,„„ -"`4lalla Louisa Foley, daughter of the late
cei ,at st ~•.' soieni • 40' Nlt • Georges !used yesterday morning, at nine
lkiiiii(?rwi• tlhPrferrnedbCliurch., Hanover-square. The cere-
ke, 14111 Fit` the Prey the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop
kid, ....iN,.(3,4,,,5en5e of the Duchess of Bedford, Lord
Mall. „,Niss rar, Atiss Geraldine, and Mr. Frederick Fitz-
'Llost d• 1 e' Bce•
1)., tt t lah )01i,%1
,011 11? ?set fi -- mnt ..4t:l rEto '''' 10 the panes I- Was made on Monday
1t`4,4,-4 ti , eld. Th es of Mr. J. H. Nunn, of Nether
cvit, „'4,!)reniise; one Person appointed by Mr. Nunn to
1.! p4„tl;iiietel 4 Irian stuftrig round the stockyards about ten
7 wjagg Nor 3: Towle his ng close to a wheat-stack, but he
Ni i,,,' st4o inng,llr.i4ele 4,Ps• Upon searching on the
moan
tttiltileife. Ititeiresi.nundd on the spot where the man
"%lieu -- a box, so that there is no
3 Virit of the party,, ..E Herald.

BIGHLANDS OF IETHIOPIA. 3 Vol..
• Longman, London, 1844.
114jor Harris, the author of these volumes, antici-
pating probably—though he has certainly no occa-
sion to be apprehensive—that occasional marks of
haste and slovenliness may be detected in them by
the microscopic eye of criticism, observes, by way of
apology, in his introduction, that they were written
in the heart of Abyssinia, amidst manifold interrup-
tions and disadvantages, adding that " their chief re-
commendation must be sought in the fact of their em-
bodying a detail of efforts zealously directed, under
the auspices of a liberal Government, towards the
establishment of a more intimate connexion with a
Christian people, who know even less of the world
than the world knows of them." In justice to the
gallant author, we must say that his volumes possess
many other recommendations in addition to that which
he has assigned to them. They give us minute and
graphic sketches of countries very little known ; are
exceedingly picturesque and vigorous in their deli-
neation of the manners and customs of the various
/Ethiopian tribes; and are characterised by
all the bonhommie 'and cordial good-humour
of a British soldier who makes light of difficulties,
and maintains his self-possession and serenity of
temper in the most trying crisis. Major Harris set
out from Bombay for Ankober, the capital of the
King of Shoa, in Southern Abyssinia, in the spring
of 1841, and, after a prosperous voyage, reached
Aden, situated near the Straits ofßab-el-mandeb,which
was once a port of great consequence, and regarded
as the Gibraltar of the East. Here he met with
several choice specimens of the Somauli tribe who, it
seems, are as expert knaves as even the Bedouins of
the desert. " A Somauli thief," he tells us, "is per-
haps the cunningest rogue in the universe. He has
been known to cut away a pile of tobacco so as to
leave to the merchant who reposed thereon nought
but the effigy of his own figure ; and, after entering
through the roof of a house, he has taken his exit
through the door with chests of treasure, from the
top of which the sleeping proprietor has been first
hoisted with his bed, by a tackle lowered through
the aperture, and so left hanging till the
morning !" Exploits like these might put to
shame the best instructed conveyancer in the
metropolis; and even the "Artful Dodger," of whose
dexterity as a prig his venerable preceptor Fagin
was so deservedly proud, would cut but a sorry figure
by the side of a Somauli artist. From Aden, our
author stretched acrosss the Arabian Gulf for the
town of Tajurra, which, together with the adjacent
district, is under the government of a monarch who
is styled the Sultan of the Sea-port. By this poten-
tate he was received with infinite respect ; but he
was a poor, miserable, cunning fellow, who possessed
scarcely any influence, and was far more ready to re-
ceive, than to give, presents—a peculiarity by no
means confined to African sovereigns. Quitting
Tajurra, Major Harris, with his party, set out for
the interior of Abyssinia; their journey was beset
with difficulty and danger, and when they reached
the sterile, parched neighbourhood of the Great Salt
Lake, their sufferings from excessive thirst became
perfectly intolerable. Here is an impressive descrip-
tion of a night spent among the burning sands :
" The horrors of that dismal night set the efforts of
description at defiance. An unlimited supply of water
in prospect, at the distance of only sixteen miles. had for
the brief moment buoyed up the drooping spirit which
tenanted each way-worn frame ; and when an ex-
hausted mule was unable to totter further, his rider
contrived manfully to breast the steep hill on foot. But
owing to the long fasting and privation endured by all,
the limbs of the weaker soon refused the task, and the
first two miles, they dropped fast in the rear. Fanned
by the fiery blast of the midnight sirocco, the cry for
water, uttered feebly and with difficulty, by numbers of
parched throats, now became incessant; and the supply
of that precious element brought for the whole party
falling short of one gallon and a half, it was not long to
be answered. A tiny sip of diluted vinegar for a mo-
ment assuaging the burning thirst which raged in the
vitals, and consumed some of the more downhearted,
again raised their drooping souls ; but its effects were
transient, and, after struggling a few steps, over-
whelmed, they sank again, with husky voice, declaring
their days to be numbered, and their resolution to rise
up •no more. Dogs incontinently expired upon the
read ; horses and mules that once fay down, being un.
able from exhaustion to rally, were reluctantly aban-
doned to their fate ; whilst the lion-hearted soldier, who
had braved death at the cannon's mouth, subdued and
unmanned by thirst, finally abandoning his resolution,
lay gasping by the way-side, and, heedless of the ex-
hortation of his officers, hailed approaching dissolution
with delight, as bringing the termination of tortures
which were not to be endured.
" Whilst many of the escort and followers were thus
unavoidably left stretched with open mouths along the
road, in a state of utter insensibility, and apparently
yielding up the ghost, others, pressing on to arrive at
water, became bewildered in the intricate mazes of the
wide wilderness, and recovered it with the utmost diffi-
culty. As another day dawned, and the round red sun
again rose in wrath over the Lake of Salt, towards the
hateful shores of which the tortuous path was fast end-
ing, the courage of all who had hitherto borne up
against fatigue and anxiety began to flag. A dimness
came before the drowsy eyes, giddiness seized the brain,
and the prospect ever held out by the guides, of quench-
ing thirst immediately in advance, seeming like the tan-
talising delusions of a dream, had well nigh lost its ma-
gical effect ; when, as the spirits of the most sanguine
fainted within them, a wild Bedouin was perceived, like
a delivering angel from above, hurrying forward with a
large skin filled with muddy water. This most well-
timed supply, obtained from Mohammad Ali from the
small pool at Hanlefanta, of which, with the promised
guard of his own tribe, by whom he had been met, he
had taken forcible possession in defiance of the impotent
threats of the ruthless red man,' was sent to the rear.
It admitted of a sufficient quantity being poured over
the face and down the parched throat, to revive every
prostrate and perishing sufferer ; and, at a late hour,
ghastly, haggard, and exhausted, like men who had es-
caped from the jaws of death, the whole hadcontrived to
straggle into camp, which, but for the foresight and firm •
ness of the son of Ali Abi, few individuals indeed of the
whole party would have reached alive."
Arrived at Ankober, the capital of the kingdom of
Shoa, Major Harris experienced a kindly reception
from the Monarch, chiefly in consequence of the
various presents he brought him; and, on one occa-
sion, was an eye-witness of that very scene which
Bruce described with such minuteness in his tra-
vels, and for which he was generally derided as a
romancer. The scene in question was a bull-feast
which took place in the royal meadows, and which
our author thus depicts :—" Crowds swarmed round
each sturdy animal, and impetuously rushing in,
seized horns and legs and tail. A violent struggle to
escape followed the assault, but the stronger still re-
tained their grasp of the victim, and finally prevailed.
With a long groan the bull was thrown kicking to the
earth. Twenty crooked knives flashed at once from the
scabbard, and the hungry butchers remained seated on
the quivering carcase until the last bubbling jet had
welled from the widely severed throat. Rapidly from
that moment advanced the work of demolition. The hide
was opened in fifty places, and collop after collop of
warm flesh and muscle, sliced and scooped from the
bone, was borne off in triumph. Groupes of fasting
savages might now be seen in different directions,
greedily munching and bolting the raw repast, and
pounds were with all held of light account. Entrails
and offal did not escape." We close our brief and
hurried notices of these volumes by observing that
they abound in incidents and descriptions of the most
exciting character ; and that the chapter entitled
" Unexplored Countries to the South," wherein the
author speaks of the Dakos, " a pigmy and perfectly
wild race, not exceeded four feet in height," is a more
curious one than is to be found in any modern vo-
lume of' travels.

THE ARTIZAN.
Siniphin and Marshall. London, 1844.

In this goOdly quarto we have the first volume of
a monthly journal of the operative arts, which, it
seems, is brought out under the immediate super-
intendence of the Artizan Club. The articles, as
might be guessed from the title of the work, are
mostly of a practical character, and, so far as we are
able to form a judgment on a cursory inspection of
them, appear to be written with ability. The ex-
planatory embellishments are numerous, and tolerably
well executed.

MONSTER MISERY OF IRELAND.
Bentley. London, 1844.
As the work of a practical man, who has had thirty
years experience of his subject, in his capacity of
English agent to estates in the south as well as in the
north of Ireland, this volume is well worth an atten-
tive and thoughtful perusal. It is penned in a calm,
moderate spirit, and contains a treatise on the relation
of landlord and tenant, together with suggestions for
legislative measures, and the management of landed
property.

HISTORY OF CHINA. Part XIII.
Dean, London, 1844
•
_ -

This Part contains a clever account of some of the
earlier provinces of the Mogul Empire, together with
two illustrations, the best of which is the last effort
of Tippoo Saib at the memorable siege of Seringapa-
tam. The authoress of this skilful history is Miss
Julia Corner, who has arranged her facts through-
out with judgment.

The ,half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the
General Steam Navigation Company was held yesterday, at
the office of that corporation, 69, Lombard-street. It was
numerously attended. The chair was taken by John Wilkin,
Esq. (in the absence, from illness, of Wolverley Attwood,
Esq., the Chairman of the company), at two o'clock pre-
cisely, when the Report of the Directors, and the accounts of
the year, were read. From these it appeared that, notwith-
standing the continued depression in trade, the Company's
operations for the past year bad been attended with success,
and that the general condition of the Company's affairs was
highly satisfactory. The customary dividend and bonus were
declared; after which the cordial thanks of the Proprietors
were voted to the Chairman and Directors for their continued
exertions in the promotion of the Company's interests.
Both Houses of Parliament stand adjourned till to-
morrow.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Carlisle, Feb. 26.'
Mr. Baron Rolfe sat on the Civil side, and Mr. Justice
Coltman on the Criminal. The Court was engaged a great
part of the day with the trial of the case of " Dixon v.
Dixon," in which the matter in dispute was a very small
strip of land lying between two contiguous estates, and of
very little value. The evidence as to the disputed titles was,
as usual in such cases, very long and very uninteresting.
Th.e cause will probably occupy the greater part of to-
morrow.

On the Criminal aide there are 22 cases and 26 prisoners.
Of these three stand charged wi!h rape, one with child
murder, one with cutting and wounding, two with man-
slaughter, and one with sheep-stealing. The other offences
are of a trifling kind, chiefly petty thefts, of a class more
usually disposed of at sessions. Some cases of the latter
kind occupied the Court the greater part of the day.

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

DUBLIN, FEB. 26.—The usual weekly meeting of the Re-
peal Association was held this day at the Conciliation Hall.
JoHN O'CoNNELL, Esq., M.P., took the Chair. The Hon.
Gentleman, on taking the Chair, observed that deep as were
his feelings of thankfulness to the meeting for the reception
which they had given him that day, there was a feeling still
stronger, still more engrossing, in his breast—a feeling of
gratitude, deep and unfeigned gratitude, to the English
people for the generous sympathy extended to him and the
other Irish Members on their appearance in the House of
Commons.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He acknowledged
he was unprepared for such a reception, and his
father was also unprepared for such a manifestation of
genuine English feeling. Until he entered the House of
Commons, he was totally unaware of the extent of indigna-
tion which the proceedings of the Government had
generated in the hearts of the English people. The
organs of the Tory party had endeavoured, by raking
up ancient prejudice, to create ill-will and dissension
between the two countries; but the national generosity
and love of fair play, which were among the noblest
characteristics of the English people, were strikingly
displayed on the occasion, and the effort signally failed. The
Hon. Gentleman then gave a feeling account of the enthu-
siastic reception given to his father at the meeting of the
Anti-Corn-law League, and assured the meeting he had then
the honour of addressing, that it delighted him chiefly be-
cause be regarded it as a foretaste of the affectionate sym-
pathy which had subsisted between the two countries—when
justice bad been done to Ireland, when Ireland should have
her Parliament again, and be in a position to prove her sin-
cere attachment to the best interests of the empire.—(Cheers.)
The Hon. Gentleman then took a rapid review of the late
debate, in the course of which he observed that the only per-
son who had.reason to complain of the course it took was the
Chief Justice, whose name was entirely omitted by those
whom the Government supporters praised for liberality, in-
tegrity, and fairness. What was meant by the omission was
not for him to say, nor would it, perhaps, be quite
safe for him to say what he thought. From the result of
the debate he could hold out no hope to the people of Ire-
land. Indeed, it had only confirmed film in his belief that
they had no hope of obtaining justice at the hands of
the Imperial Parliament, and that on themselves and
their own exertions the people of Ireland must rely.
The Hon. Gentleman proceeded at considerable length to de-
monstrate the necessity of local Government, and concluded
by again thanking the meeting for the enthusiastic reception
they had given him.
The Secretary then read the minutes of last day's proceed-
ings and correspondence of the week, among which was the
following letter from Mr. O'Connell
" London, Feb. 24, 1844.
"My dear Ray,—l am not a little proud at being able to
congratulate the Association on one circumstance of no small

magnitude—l mean the generous sympathy exhibited by the
English people towards the friends, and for the sufferings of
the Irish. I have constant manifestations of this kindly and
generous spirit, but the meeting at Covent-garden, on Wed-
nesday, produced a scene never exceeded, and I do believe
never equalled in any. country. This is a spirit to be che-
rished, as well as admired for its noble generosity. I am sure
the Association will reciprocate these most laudable and
honourable feelings, and that the Irish nation will show that
Irish gratitude will at least equal English generosity. We
must cultivate these kindly sentiments at both sides.
" The melancholy reflection, however, follows, that it is
quite useless ; for the wise and the good in Great Britain
desire, as they do, cordially and sincerely, that justice
should be done to Ireland. Alas, power has passed from the
wise and the good, and is vested in the selfish and the
bigoted. The monopolists and the bigots have got pos-
session of Parliamentary power—class legislation provails.
The spirit of reform is extinct, or lives in little more than
isolated individuals. The unhappy genius of Chartism is
still sufficiently strong to delude some of the operative
classes—of those to whom increased reform would give in-
creased power to alleviate their hard condition, and improve
the social state.

" Under these circumstances, every reasonable and just
Irishman must see that there is nothing for Ireland save in
and by the restoration of our own Parliament. There is not
the least reason fur any kind of despondency; on the con-
trary, it appears to me to be as clear as the noon-day sun,
that the repeal must succeed, if the Irish people observe two
essential conditions of success.

"The first is, the strict observance of the peace—the total
absence of riot, tumult, outbreak, or force. In short, to con-

tinue peaceable under every circumstance, and in every event.
" Secondly,—To continue perseveringly and unremittingly
the Repeal agitation, to continue that agitation in strictly
legal channels, and in no other. To abandon and avoid any
course that may be declared—however wrongfully—illegal,
and to continue to model every public body into such a shape
as shall set every prosecution at defiance. In short, to con-
tinue constitutional and legal agitation, so long as one shred
of the Constitution remains.

" Peaca and perseverance is our motto. Perseverance and
peace are the Shibboleth to our success. Before peace and
perseverance present difficulties will vanish, and by them
Ireland will be restored to national dignity
~and prosperity.

"Ever vours—fait-hfully,
" J. M. Ray, Esq." "bANIEL O'CONNELL."
Several sums of money were then handed in, among whicl
was 2001. from New Brunswick ; 13/. from Waterbury
America ; 221. from Watertown, America ; and 71. frog
Ariel, America.

Mr. O'Down then moved that the letters enclosing the
American remittances should be inserted on the American
book, after which,

Ml'. SMITH OliniEN, M.P., rose, and addressed the meet-
ing at considerable length. He commenced by observing
that the collective wisdom of the empire had solemnly de-
cided, by a large majority, against taking the grievances of
Ireland into consideration. It was clearly shown that the
Imperial Parliament required, not information as to the state
of Ireland, but the spirit to. right the wrongs of the country.
Should they therefore despair ?—(Cries of " No, no.") No !
they had learned the secret by which the regeneration of
Ireland could be accomplished, and that was by relying on
themselves, and on themselves alone.—(Hear, and cheers.)
Mr. STEELE next addressed the meeting, and contended
that it was the duty of the Irish people to reciprocate the
kindly feeling manifested towards them by the people of
England, and concluded by giving notice of his intention to
bring the subject of the Protestant oath before the Associa-
tion at the next day qmeqlng.

Mr. Pigot, Mr. Shell, and several other Irish Members, ar•
rived at Kingstown this morning, from London.

NATIONAL COMPLETE SUF-
FRAGE UNION.

The Council of the National Complete Suffrage Union held
the quarterly meeting in the Public-office, Birmingham, on
Monday last. The Court-room was crowded by a most at-
tentive and respectable audience. Joseph Sturge, Esq., Pre-
sident, in the chair.
As it was arranged that the deputation appointed to wait
on the Members for the borough in London, and present
them with memorials from the electors and non-electors of
Birmingham, requesting them to support Mr. Crawford's
proposal and the petition to Parliament on the same subject,
should be present,
Mr. STURGE read a letter from Mr. Scholefield on that

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subject. Mr. Scholefield stated that he had presented .the
petition and read the principal part of it to the House, and
that they would not be surprised to hear that " it was re-
ceived with the indifference usually manifested on such occa-
sions ;" with regard to the Supply movement, Mr. Schole-
field said, " I shall never shrink from recording my vote at
every fitting opportunity against the granting supplies whilst
our heavy national grievances remain unredressed."—(Ap-
plause.) Mr. Sturge then said—Perhaps the best way in
which he could show the advantage of the'Supply movement
as a means, of forcing discussion within the House of Com-
..

mons, would be to- contrast the difficulties with which
Win. Sharman Crawford had to contend in his endeavours to
introduce the subject of complete suffrage last year, with the
case and freedom with which he had been enabled to intro-
duce it already during the present session.—(Hear.) Last
year, after labouring three or four months to bring on two
substantive motions, and, after all, getting but a very tame
discussion on them, this year two amendments on the supply
principle of action had been discussed, and on both occasions
interesting and important speeches had been made.—(Hear,
hear.) They had every reason to be encouraged by the re-
ception which had been given to the amendments affirming
the principle that the redress of grievances should preeede the
voting of supplies. 31 Members of the House voted for the
first, and 24 for the second amendment, and the earnestness
and sincerity which evidently characterised the debate were
very remarkable. The numbers who voted for the principle
were small, but when he told them that Mr. Sharman Craw-
ford, on the morning of the day when Parliament was open-
ed, did not know of one man who was prepared at all risks
to support his proposed amendment on the address, they
would be surprised to find that so many had voted with him
that night.— (Great applause.) A few were prepared
to go with him on the first motion of supply, but even
those few had doubts as to the policy on moving at once on
the address in answer to the Speech from the Throne. By
the firmness. and decision of the friends of the movement who

had met in London to encourage Mr. Crawford and his friends
to persevere, the course was taken which led to the impor-
tant results he had just stated, and if the people continued
to support the movement with the' same spirit in which it
had been begun, he did not doubt but it would be found in-
strumental in the accomplishing of their political freedom.—
(Applause.) They had now three things to consider in re-
gard to this movement. First, was the principle just ?
Second, was the present the time to apply it ? -Third, had
they the power to do so ? With regard to the first, he held
that nothing could be more just than that if a man was to be
taxed, his grievances should be redressed before his money
was taken.—(Applause.) To shew that this was the proper
time to apply it, he would just give a statement of the
amount of money that had been paid to one man—the Duke
of Wellington. Mr. Sturge then read a statement showing
that upwards of two millions sterling had been given to the
Duke of Wellington. The statement was received with strong
marks of disapprobation.
Mr. WasoN, the Secretary of the Union, read the
quarterly Report, which gave a very encouraging account
of the progress of the Supply movement.—lt was unanimously
adopted,
A coloured Man made a very interesting speech in broken
English. He did not understand Parliamentary affairs, he
said, but he knew that Britain had much to account for in
calling herself a Christian nation, while the Parliament, in
the name of Christianity, robbed the people, and when the
people complained of being robbed, put Christian men like
Mr. O'Neil in gaol.—(Hear, hear, and applause.) He wasglad to see that Mr. Sturge had other views of Christianity,
and as he had been the friend of the black man, so was he
the friend of the white man, and this was all right, for God
had said all men were brothers.—(Cheers.)
Mr. WlLsox addressed the meeting on the general ques-
tion. He said, we believe that the House of Commons does
not represent the people ; that its actions are oppressive and
despotic ; that it is voting away the people's money for any-
thing and everything but the people's benefit ; that it is
ruling by physical instead of moral force ; that by each suc-
ceeding act it plunges the country into difficulties and debt.
We not only believe all this to be true, but we prove it—we
place the facts in evidence before the world, and challenge
contradiction.—(Hear.) We show, too, that to our petitions,
remonstrances, and complaints, Parliament has turned a deaf
ear ;that by its tactics and manoeuvres it has rendered nugatory
all our efforts even to obtain an inquiry into the grievances
of which the people have complained. We offer to prove all
this and more, and in the strength of our case we rest the