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London, England, 1826-09-19 00:00:00

to. whirl} Die; (lid not .make any nhjestion :whatever.
3. In the year 1825, the permanent Committee of the
Diet was expressly informed of the marriage Of the daugh-
ter of Prince. Charles, and that the usual tax would be
levied, to which no objection was made.

NUREBIBURG, SEPT. 9.

Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Anne (a
P►incess of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld,) arrived here yesterday
on her way from Switzerland to Coburg.
VIENNA, SEPT. ti.—iVletalliques, 91i ; Bank Shares,
1083 i.

Our Readers will be much shocked at the details.
given in a preceding column, of an investigation
which has taken place at Manchester, in cOnseqiiipce
of a report that two human beings, a brother and
sister, had died of starvation. The result proved, that
the death of theSe unfortunate persons was occasioned
by an epidemic disease, but which bad its origin in the
want of a sufficient quantity of food, and was rendered
more virulent by the filth and bad air of a cellar in
which, with other persons, they dwelt. It appears'
that these persons did not apply for parish relief until
14 days bad elapsed after their arrival in Manchester,
from an unsuccessful journey into Lincolnshire, to
obtain work ; and that the relief, scanty and insuffi-
cient in its nature, Caine too late to preserve the lives
of two out of the wretched party which were huddled
together. The details of their horrible state are too
sickening to be repeated here, but are well calculated.
to awaken the sympathy and the concern of all, that
such a state of things as is described should exist
in England. Why, it will be asked, did these Un-
fortunate persons forbear to, apply . for parish
re-
? The answer is given in the details we have
published. They feared being sent back to Ire-
land ! preferring the chance of being assisted by
eleemosynary relief in Manchester, or even of dying
there by starvation, to the fatigues of the journey to
their native place in Ireland, and the certainty on their
return to it, of being left destitute of the means of
subsistence.

Does not this one circumstance, we would ask, argue
forcibly against the continuance of a different system
-for the relief of the poor in England land in Ireland ?
and does it not prove in a powerful degree the necessity
of extending to Ireland the principles of the English
Poor Laws, which prevent the possibility of a human
creature being actually starved to death in this coun-
try, except in-a case like the present, where the dread
of that which was considered a still greater punishment,
stared the unhappy sufferers in the face ?
We have frequently advocated the establishment of
a system of Poor Laws in Ireland, founded on the
principles laid down in the Statute of 43d Elizabeth :
and we are daily convinced, more and more strongly,
that in the adoption of such a measure, the state of
Ireland, and the happiness of its inhabitants, would re-
ceive a greater amelioration than in any other plan,
which could be suggested.

The hero of Wimbonie Petty Sessions will shortly
eclipse his renowned prototype of BARATARIA nt
the excellence of his wisdom, and the sober demeanour
of his judicial conduct. HENRY BA Nic Rs, Esq. may
write very learnedly on constitutional histories abroad,
but he acts very unconstitutionally at home. If we
recollect rightly, it was this constitutional sage who
prophesied the most woful consequences to result from
the spread of knowledge among the lower orders, and
the increasing intelligence of the age. He was no doubt
apprehensive that too many critics might arise—
those thorns in a poor author's side—and copying
the example of the Dorset apple boys, might
pluck away the mellow fruits of his reputation. Poor
man it is really hopeful to behold such convincing
proofs of his candid ability to act, and we may say
judge, impartially—for he well knows that
" Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss,"
and yet with unaccountable consistency he will not
allow. another scribe to practice in his Court—no other
pen must flourish there for the benefit of the present
age, or the admiration of posterity, but his own grey
goose quill ! Admirable historian ! He could not
give the world a better proof of his cool, im-
partial ability to do justice to both sides of a clues-
than the masterpiece of Friday last, when lie
actually ran away from hearing one side ! Pretty sam-
ple of moderation in a sedate Senator and accorn-
Palled Justice ! The very apple boys must have
danced applause at such an exhibition of Magisterial
gravity run wild—but

" Let them cant about decorum
Who have characters to lose."
It would appear by the report that the worthy,
Chairman having once utteted a prohibition, it must
remain as irreversible as the laws of the Medes and
Persians. Xt Wks idle for the reporter to hope to
instruct a man who had devoured the' sages of antiquity,
and all, till he might be said to realise in his
own person the

at Oreat historian eminently read,
With stores of learne►l lumber in his head !"

for he had read all and heard all that could be said upon
the, subject. Excellent reader, and most upright judge ;
but what a modest Speaker! why he was afraid to hear
the echo of his own voice in the chair of justice. He

fame might was Afraid that a report of his judicial migo
down to posterity, and bear away the palm from his his-
toriCal research. Truly we are at a loss to comprehend
0* meaning ofpll this exclusive right in Mr. BAN K ES,
tO sib in judgment upon his fellow-subjects, and to ex-
`press so much alarm at a fair report or the proceedings
going forth to the public. If he act honestly, he can
nave no cause for apprehension, and to sup-
pose that he could act otherwise is absurd, if we
consider his long-tried patriotism and exalted libe-
rality, The upshot of the business was, that as the
Reporter insisted upon his right of doing what he
,conceived to be his duty, the. Chairman neglected
nia) and abruptly left the Court—and most of the cases
as_ they were. This sublime proof of firmness and mo-
deration—is worthy of being recorded in the last
edition his decline and fall of the Dorset Bench."