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OREGON.
(From the Boston Atlas, of Nov. 22.)
The forbearance of the W hig press, in reference to
Oregon, has encouraged certain editors, who are dis•
posed "to go for the whole," to assert that a majority
of the people are in favour of that desperate course.
This forbearance has been commendable, ' inastntichiMlfe
indicates a willingness to let Government make the be.t
of its negotiation. But when circumstances show that
advantage is taken of this well-meant disposition, and
that a misconstruction of public sentiment may lead to
measures fatal to the public peace, it becomes proper to
break silence, and to speak loud, as the least of two
evils, although the enemy must overhear. If it were really
true that a majority of the people are in favour of persever-
ing, at all hazards, in the extent of our claim to Oregon, it
might still be pertinent to inquire, what porticn of such
majority possesses the information which qualifies it
to decide upon the merits of a most grave and complicated
question of international law, which has occupied, for
forty years, the research of great jurists and statesmen,
with different results. Is it disrespectful to assert that'
the number of five hundred persons is a liberal estimate,
of those who have in fact investigated the documentary
evidence on this subject ? And is it less liberal to pre-
-, and at some that five thousand exceeds the number of those
_...y, and Saturday ;
....0, Manche der, on Mondays, who are competent and disposed to form an opinion for
~ themselves, upon a thorough investigation of the title
_ e • _TM- 'lt seems, then, to be impossible that any number of
AIM ERICAN NEWS. persons, considerable in reference to a majority of the
people, in the United States, are judges of the merits of
the claim, or can be ready, from their sober conviction,
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA• to embark in " war to the knife," to maintain the say-so
The British and North American royal mail of President Polk. If they push things to this extreme,
steam-ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, arrived in the it must be upon advice of counsel, and not from their
Mersey at half-past five o'clock on Tuesday morning, own conscientious persuasion of the justice of our claim.
having on board Lord Metcalfe, who leaves his go- On such advice then, and such alone, it is to be feared that
vernment on account of ill-health. Bishop Hughes, many of our enlightened representatives are ready to
of New York, is also a passenger. Lord Cathcart is act, and will act. But it fortunately happens that,
Governor of Canada till another is appointed. The while the great body of the people are. and must re-
Britannia left Boston on the 2d instant, and Halifax main, ignorant of the merits of our claim, every man
of common understanding, is capable of estimating its
on the 4th. She met the Cambria when a few miles value—in which estimation, honour may be included—
from Boston, and brings 75 passengers. and of making his trial balance, with honour and the
The news by this steamer, especially the corn- value of the subject in controversy, on one side, and
mercial items, is interesting, though the public and war on the other. But honour may be carried out,
the press appeared to be rather at a standstill blank.
till the receipt of the message of Mr. Polk. The Let us see, then, whether certain facts and probabi-
general impression appeared to be that, though cities
sufficient to guide the judgment, an decide the
the President might perhaps reiterate his former course of every dispassionate friend to hind ountry, are
strong assertions, that his party in Congress not of public notoriety ? And first, everybody knows
would take no action in the matter, but that the question.
neither
the United States and
that the affair would be negotiated in Washington. tion of
fßts:ittlaeintoisland.theirtbmerorteo nbe or
rkssrdt,hclanasavagetalenst,
The Union, published at Washington, and recog- or in the joint peaceable possession' of both parties.
nised as the " organ," comes out in the strongest Consequently, no consideration of national honour is
terms for the "whole of Oregon or none ;" but involved in the nature of the claim. It belongs to a dif-
little attention lied been excited by its remarks, as ferent category. Honour has no more to do with it than
it is known as one of the " alarmist" papers. The in a dispute between John Doe and Richard Roe, tenants
negotiation, it was understood, is going on at Wash- in common of Black-acre or White-acre. As honour is
ingtcn, not in London. Congress was to meet on not at all, so interest is in a very limited degree, the
Monday, the Ist of December, when the President " subject of the story." In the immediate view, the
will at once deliver his oration, which will probably value of Oregon, as land, is considerably minus nil. It
be brought to London by the Ashburton, which was , will be a drain to population, which we want,b and aug-
meneonoto.tihi eaqoudantotistyaorfe.lanlcol in mrarkeet,at which we wofe
ohoamve
to sail from New York on the 6th instant, or the
Europe packet-ship of the Ist, which might possibly mercial and otherpcontingenacieps,oistpmav be—though that
lay over two days for the news. Mr. Polk would is doubtful—as valuable as a part of New Holland
recommend a reduction cf the tariff to a revenue would have been, if, perchance, we. had acquired the
standard, but whether Congress will pass such a same sort of title to it. One country is, indeed, about
measure is somewhat doubtful. six thousand leagues distant, and the other not much
Accounts from Mexico are of the most pacific more than four thousand—by sea. But, for all the pur-
character, the southern republic thinking it best poses of final and ultimate jurisdiction, the ocean bar-
policy to spare at once their dollars and their terri- t ier would be as effectual in one case as the other. South
not less likely to remain a member, than Oregon. No-
their both of which would, in case of hostilities with Wales, if annexed to our glorious Republic, would be
thing_ can be more attractive to the taste of the " young"
Vest, than the splendid galaxy of patriots and states-
their neighbours, be lost to them. The Mexican
men, who generally form the group of a Washington
Government now desires to have a boundary defined,
Cabinet—and the congregated wisdom, purity, and to acknowledge Texas as one of the United States,
and to continue on the best terms possible with the
pa-
sister republic. ~ triotism, which adorns the halls of Congress. Still, in
0. upve
rtnhme
evn Unclest torelinquish
The last advices from the " army of occupation process of time, the charm would not resist the barrier
in Texas represent the existence of a great anxiety of the Rocky Mountains ; and the " village Hampdens"
he obu
been
de
nh erica-
claim
to return hem e, there being Do fighting in prospect, wosueldcosnedtdlyuLp coot; tbitsuleiulmndsdeelnviett,balefttehraUtnocffleerSsl'hmaNs,
not much to eat, and no pay forthcoming. An im-
mediate rectal was looked for.
Accounts from Havannah estimate the sugar crop P
Ipaid
t erdoluyn made,y f by. ouri building
to, and cede a portion of the debateable'
at 700,000 boxes. The crop of tobacco is also said to is, these offers,
There
also, good reason to presume that t
be unprecedentedly large and fine. Business matters
Possibly, some modifications not derogatory with,
or injurious
were very thriving. to the United States, would be accepted.
On the arrival of the Britannia, on the 20th, con- Third—Each party has refused to cede its claim to
firming the previous accounts of a short crop of the entire territory. Hence, it plainly and inevitably
grain and potatoes throughout the United Kingdom, results, that the only alternatives are—first, a Compro
the greatest excitement commenced in the corn mar- mite on the basis of continuing the joint possesion, or
kets at New York, and up throughout the interior of otherwise ; second, Arbitration ;
third, War.
New York State to Buffalo. Flour rose to 7 dolls. Now, to suppose that a majority of the American
25c., about 275. 6d. per barrel, but has since fallen hap they
are
plungereadyfor
_the
tlaastudof these alternatives—or
to 6 dolls. 88c., at which holders are very firm, that . will
wilds, ontl
theln
into and
sauptepronratttit war for these
waiting advices by the Cambria. The quantity of Siberian
omffnensively rejected, would be to imaesinaeretbfienally
wheat, and flour sent from Buffalo is unprecedented;
of
and
a nation run mad. Instances of such delirious infactuasae
and the list of vessels and their freights, from New tion in popular governments have sometimes occurred,
York to Liverpool, from the 24th to 30th of Novem- It is, then, the duty of every man and community,
ber, show that a considerable part of the increase is within their respective spheres, to resist the
destined for England. The wheat crop of the United first symptoms of this tendency—although there
States is about 12.5 millions of bushels, the largest is little doubt that the delirium would be of
ever known ; the crop of 1842, which was the largest short duration, and find its cure in the excess
till this year, was 103 millions. The canals from of suffering brought upon the nation. The ea.
Buffalo to Albany were open on the 29th of Novem- 1 lamities of a British war are fearfully inappreci-
ber, and were expected to remain open perhaps a able. The means of annoyance possessed by Great ißri-
wee's longer. In the meantime, the departures of i taiu are multiplied, ten-told, by
the agency of steam-
boats from Buffalo for Albany, all laden with flour, ' power ; and ours, of defence, are relatively impaired, in
the same ratio. Every harbour, river, creek, and inlet,
averaged sixty a day ! These were at the last ac- ,
w
ould Le accessible to their various craft. Our whole
counts 250,000 barrels of flour at Albany alone, . - seaboard would be lighted up by sum,: sive fires—and
waiting shipments to New York or Boston.
our commerce nearly annihilated. Su eh a war would
The news from Liverpool by the steamer caused a I be terminated only by the exhaustion of our resources,
fall in cotton, at New York, of a quarter of a cent. i and the abandonment of its object ; and the country
per lb.; but since that time the market has been would be driven back, in its career of prosperity,

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DUBLIN, DEC. 15.—The weekly meeting of the asso-
ciation was held this day, Alderman O'Brien in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN having expressed his gratitude to the
meeting for placing him in the position he occupied on
such an important occasion as the present, observed that
he scarcely ever remembered a period when a greater
anxiety pervaded the public mind to learn what would be
the policy adopted, and what the course pursued by their
illustrious Liberator in the present crisis. Whatever
that course might be, he (the Chairman) felt confident it
would meet with the universal approbation of the Irish
people.
Mr. O'CoNNEI.L, having read a letter from the Right
Rev. Dr. Brake, Bishop of Dromore, observed that the
time had come for every man to double his subscription.
—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He (Mr. O'Connell) and his
family were accustomed to pay 11. each p.a. month ; hence-
forth that sum should be doubled. •He was impatient to
speak to them on the present posture of affairs. They
were too important to be postponed; but first he should
allude to his late visit to Waterford, and he was happy to
say that his mission had been crowned with the most
complete success, and the repealers of that town were
determined to struggle, in perfect unity, for the object
for which they were contending. Sir Winston Barren
had trifled with them too long. Neither he nor his col-
league; Mr. Wyse, were members of the confederation,
and they would therefore be relieved, at the next elec-
tion, from the trouble of representing the constituency of
Waterford. The electors of that town had two gentle-
men, who were identified with them in sentiment, ready
to stand at the next election—he alluded to the present
mayor, Sir Benjamin Morris, and the late mayor, Mr.
Meagher.

THE MINISTRY.
Now (continued Mr. O'Connell) I come to the business
of the day.—(Cheers.) Hurrah for repeal !—(Loud

cheers.) No compromise !—(" Never, never.") NO sur-
render I—(" Never, never.") No postponement !—(Loud
ies of " Never.") Come weal, come woe, they would
struggle for repeal.—(Cheers.) These were not his

sentiments alone—they were the sentiments of one.of
the most distinguished patriots that Ireland ever pro,
dueed—WilliamSmithO'Brien:—(Chters.) He would'

read a letter which he had received from that patriotic
gentleman on tie present crisis. The Hon. Gentleman
then read the .I;_ijoattlg letler4rion
_Air- 0' Brien.:-7

Lea1111"11 V''lC, .1J CC. IJ, 10%J.
"My dear Sir—As it will not be in my power to at-
tend the meeting of the Repeal Association on Monday
next, I Write, instead of speaking, a few brief words to

the Ropealers of Ireland upon our political prospects. -
" Assuming that the intelligence of a change of
Ministry which has reached me to-day is correct, I fore-
see that no pains will be spared by the Whig leaders to
induce us to waive our agitation for the repeal of the
union, and to engage in a struggle for party ascendancy.
They will endeavour to effect by corruption that which
their adversaries failed to accomplish by intimidation.
" Deeply indeed should I regret that I ever espoused
the cause of repeal if I could believe that these machi-
nations would be successful. Indescribable will be the
scorn with which the people of Ireland will be named,
not only iq our own time but throughout all future ages,
if the pledges which we have recorded before Heaven
and before man should so soon be forgotten.
" Never, in the day of danger—never, in the hour of
hope—never to desist—never to pause from our high and
hallowed labours until we shall have obtained a Parlia-
ment for
is irrevocably
native land—is the vow to which the
Irish nation irrevocably pledged.
" net pledge shall be lo.pt—that vow shall be ful-
filled.

not hesitate to say, without abandoning or compromising
his opinions on repeal, that he should be prepared to
' vote for every motion in support of Cobden and Bright,
and on this question to give his steadfast adhesion to
Lord John Russell, who had the manliness to proclaim
his conviction that the corn-laws were a calamity which
ought not to be allowed to continue longer on the statute-
bcok.—(Loud cheers.) Why should they not be for the
abolition ? It was said, to be sure, that the corn-laws
were good to some classes, and that they had the effect of
raising the wages of the labourer.—(No, no.) In Ire-
land, which is exclusively an agricultural country, I ask
what has been their effect ? have they raised the wages of
the labourer ?—(No, no.) On the contrary, in this most
agricultural country in Europe, wages are lower than
anywhere else. No reason can therefore be advanced
on that head; and lie might mention that a nobleman of
high rank had become a perfect convert on the subject,
being convinced that there never could be a steady rental
till the corn-laws were abolished.— (Cheers.) What
was the effect of those laws ? They gave a fictitious
value to land; they induced the farmer to offer for land
more than it was worth ; in two or three years the
capital was all sunk ; the absent( e landlord got more
rent; the tenant pays mere than he ought; the landlord
squanders his resources in foreign countries, and the
tenant starves at home.—(Hear, hear.) He asked any
Irishman who now might hesitate, how he could go
to any Government and ask t , have money ad-
vanced for labour ? How could he pledge the
security of railroads if lie refused to give his
voice for making provisions cheap?—(Hear.) He (Mr.
O'Connell) would therefore proclaim as a decided
nervy to Ireland any man who would not now rally with
Cobden and Bright, triumph at the success of the League,
glory at putting down the oligarchical Administration
of England, and rejoice at the utter defeat of the mono-.
•,olists of food, who would refuse the pnfortunate widow
the opportunity of getting another slice of bread, and
place the famishing artisan in the position of having his
children crying to him for bread, and not having it in his
power to offer them even a atone.--7(flear, hear.) It was
cruerand hard-hearted' thing that the man who calcu-
lated on wealth, station, and luxury for himself, makes
that calculation upon the misery of others, and supports
and extends these thingc by a perpetuation of the
wretchedness of the poor. In Ireland they were for
honesty ; in Ireland they were for the poor ; in Ireland
they were for free, fair, and perfect justice.—(Cheers.)
Ireland had the merit of carrying out the Christian prin-
ciple, for they would clothe the naked, feed the hungry,
and throw open the prison doors. It was their duty
to act so, for no man's life or property was secure
if the famine and pestilence spread as they were
preading. He was, therefore, for supporting the new
Administration in getting rid of the corn-laws.—(Hear,
hear.) Was he for giving up the vessel ? No such
thing. Was he for supporting the Administration on
any other measures ? That would depend on the nature
of the measures proposed.—(Cheers.) He could tell
them what he wanted from them. He would require
that they should immediately pass an Act to hold the
committees upon Irish railroads in Dublin and not in
London. He was not in their secrets ; but he knew from
others that there would be no difficulty on the part of
the new Administration to allow us to have all the com-
mittees on Irish railways held in Dublin. That would
be a gift at once of half a million to be spent in Ireland.
which, if the late Government remained in power, would
be spent in London. He had other demands on the new
Administration, and if they conceded them, they
should have the support of the Irish people.—
(Cheers.) He required that the dismissed magistrates
should be restored to their commissions ; he made
that demand on the part of the dismissed Orange
magistrates, as well as on behalf of his friends. It was
rumoured hat they proposed sending Lord Fortescue
here as a Viceroy, but he was entirely opposed to
that appointment, as his Lordship had endeavoured to
re-nationalize the youth of Ireland, by declaring that no
person who was friendly to a repeal of the union should
be promoted to any place of emolument under the Crown.
He did not think the Government would have the hardi•
hood to send that nobleman here. It was of the utmost
importance that the people should at once be set to work,
and to effect that desirable end he would require the
Government ao advance sums to the different railway
companies equal to the present paid-up capital, not as a
gift hut as a. loan ; the interest to be one per cent. for
the three first years, and four per cent afterwards, the
railways to be mortgaged for the amount advanced.
It were most desirable if such an arrangement could be
effected. He would also require that Ireland should be
placed on a perfect equality with England as regarded
the franchise and corporations, and that they should
have a just proportion of representatives—he would not
take less than one hundred and fifty. In conclusion, he
moved that a committee be appointed to watch over the
progress of registration throughout the country.
Mr. Caleb Powell, M.P., Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P.,
and other gentlemen having addressed the meeting, the
rent for the week was announced to be 2071. 19s. 11d.
The meeting then adjourned.

3irms-rEni AL CR BIS.
(From the Times.)
Notwithstanding the confident impression on the
minds of his partisans—that Lord John Russell has de-
termined to form a Ministry, it remains a matter of
curious speculation in what manlier he will be able to
carry out this design—which section of his followers he
will exclude—as it is tolerably clear that his Cabinet
cannot include all the elements of which his party con-
sists. This makes the formation of a Ministry a diffi-
cult and delicate task to him. The example of the last
few days shows how easy and how ruinous is the de-
struction or desertion of a party by its chief. The labour
of years may be undone in an hour ; but the destructive
process sweeps in its train the character and influence of
the leader by whom it is executed. Lord John Russell
is bound to his party by stronger ties than those which
united the Conservatives and the ex-Premier. He is
bound to his little army not only by community of
danger and of fortune, by the success of former,
and the reverses of atter days, but also by old
associations of family and friendship. He, will, there-
fore, tend their interests with a more kindly care and
a more protecting solicitude than Sir Robert exhibited to-
wards those whom he led in evil, and abandoned in
prosperous fortune. The Whig leader will be cautious
not to commit his followers to a dilemma whence they
cannot extricate themselves, except at the cost of their
honour or their stability. But it is not easy to see how
he can fashion a Cabinet in the present position of affairs
without compromising his own integrity or theirs. His
recent letter to the electors of London now turns out to
have been less well-timed than it was at first considered.
Instead of tripping up his rival it has entangled himself.
He has committed himself to a course which was easy
for him as leader of the Opposition, but is very diffi-
cult for him as a Minister. On the benches of the former,
and certain of a minority to support him, he might talk
loudly and vote boldly for the total and unconditional re
peal of the corn-laws. But as head of the Queen's Go-
vernment he is beset with difficulties whichever way he
turns. It will suggest itself to any one who bears in mind the
opinions of his probable colleagues, that some of the
most influential and distinguished among them would
display the most positive repugnance to a scheme so
sweeping and immediate in its operation as that which
he has recommended. It is beyond the reach of imagi-
nation to dream of making the corn-laws an open subject
in the Cabinet. lie would, therefore, in the first in-
stance, meet the strongest opposition from many among
his own friends, if he attempted to form a Ministry upon
the basis of instant and unconditional repeal, and would
be compelled to resign all hope of their support, or to
adapt his plans to theirs. In the latter case he would
forfeit his word ; in the former, his power ; in both
cases he would inflict a serious injury on his party ; in
neither would he further the cause of which he has
become the tardy, but not the least redoubtable
champion. But suppose that Lord John Russell,
after one whole week's deliberation, declines to un-
dertake the arduous embarrassments of forming a
Cabinet, on whom will that most delicate task devolve ?
In accordance with established forms, her Majesty
would probably send for some other leader of an anti-
Peelite party. Perhaps, for the chiefs of the Protec-
tionists. Well, then, suppose Lord Stanley or the Duke
of Richmond intrusted with the composition of a Cabinet.
Would they accept the trust ? They are both bold men,
and they would be strong in the House of Lords ; they
would have a party formidable in rumbers, atleast in the
Commons ; but that a Protectionist Ministry should, if
by any miracle formed, continue in existence six con-
secutive weeks, we hold to be a vision of the most
Utopian description. Meanwhile, what becomes of the
hero of the Peeliad ? Imagine for a moment that he
retires into the shades of Tamworth and Opposition ;
that he is succeeded in office by the Whigs ; that they
introduce a—but not a sweeping—Corn Bill. What course
will he take? He will support them in any moderate mea-
sure, not without some sly insinuations at their weakness
and his own generosity, with many long and oracular
sentences about the abstract principles of free trade
and the universal duties of moderation. But if they go
beyond this—if they propose a sweeping measure of in-
stant and unconditional operation—we believe that on
such a contingency he would rise in his place once more
as the " farmer's friend," deprecate intemperate [baste,
reproach the " un-English and unfair preeipitation with
which Hon. Gentlemen on the other side are hurrying
on a momentous decision," and amid the cheers of !the
Commons and the gratitude of the country gentlemen,
quietly step into office once again—to follow his own
plans, and, it might be, to lead his late followers as be-
fore. But if, on the other hand, he made way for a
Protectionist Ministry—a Ministry ready, one and
all, to bleed (for the sliding-scale—what would be
his cue ? First of all, we believe that he would en-
joy the fun of the thing immensely ; hug himself over
ducal difficulties, and chuckle over Ministerial blunders.
By degrees, tired of placid contemplation, he would
seek to gratify his humour by some of those
grave performances in irony for which he is so cele-
brated. He would set his honourable friends right so
very often that people would fancy they were always in
the wrong ; he would condole with them on their
failures in a strain of such vehement earnestness that
they would wish him in Heaven all the time ; he would
unmask so many of their blunders in his plausible
efforts to defend them, that they would willingly ex-
change his dangerous friendship for open hostility ; and
then, perchance, if they did keep their seats a month
together on the Treasury benches—but we conceive it
superfluous to argue on such an hypothesis. To us he
still seems to have very good cards in his hands. What-

" Our leaders give the word—REPEAL AND NO
COMPROMISE. Our electors, whilst they realise our
triumphant expectations, will repeat the cry—REPEAL
AND NO COMPROMISE. The shout will thrill
through every Irish heart., and every, every patriot
tongue will re-echo—REP
EAL AND NO COMPRO-
MISE.—BeIieve me, very truly yours,'
" WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN."
He (Mr. O'Connell) would not pause to move the inser-
tion of that letter on the minutes—its sentiments would
be found written on the heart of every Irishman. " Wil-
liam Smith O'Brien and no compromise" would in future
be the rallying cry of every man animated by the love
of Ireland, and compassion and sorrow for the miseries
of her population.—(Cheers.) But while they sought
the repeal without delay or postponement, it was neces-
sary to look into the state of the people of this country.
Famihe was staring them in the face, and pestilence
was following in its wake. The potato disease was
making frightful ravages, and had reached a height
that should cause the greatest apprehension. Pesti-
lence, the first results of famine, was already com-
mencing in Ireland—in Waterford, Limerick, Drog-
heda, and in various districts of the south, fever was
raging violently.
It was their duty to rally the people,
and endeavour to raise them from the miserable condi-
tion into which they were sunk. Whilst in Waterford
he ascertained that the wages of agricultural labourers
in that county were one shilling and sixpence a week,
with some miserable diet. That state of things should
be changed. The present, or rather the late Govern-
ment, had been humbugging the Irish people with their
promises of relief, and their commissions were issued
merely for the purposes of delay. Well, then, the Ad-
ministration was broken up. Was it by the superior
eloquence of their opponents that that matter was
achieved ? No. What was it, then, that dispersed
them ? He (Mr. O'Connell) might be considered super-
stitious—but he did not care what might be thought of
the declaration—he was firmly persuaded that
the dispersion of the Peel Administration was the
act of a benevolent Providence, and he bowed his
head before his Creator in thanksgiving for
the blessing.—(Cheers.) Yes; they consulted to the last
—they could agree upon a Coercion Bill, and he dared
say they could agree upon a
for " projected massacre," but
and
military
resting massacres
in an more ;
might the British bayonet
they had no occasion
remain
scab-
bard, they had more potent weapons to use in the work
of death—they had the weapons of famine and pestilence
to conquer, to kill, and to destroy. But he rejoiced to
say that the Ministry who tolerated the massacre of
famine and starvation was scattered to the winds, and
its members were as powerless as drivelling infants.—
(Cheers.) Yes, he rejoiced at their dispersion; but what
should he say of the incoming Ministry?......(llear, hear.)
He would say this— let them give the Irish people food—
let them abolish the corn laws.—(Cheers.) On that
question he would join the people of England—he would
make common cause with them—he would insist with
the English people upon cheap food—he would raise hia
voice fur the opening the ports, and join in the cry for
the abolition of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) He would sup-
port the incoming Ministry with all the zeal and
earnestness in his power in that cry—and he did not
care whether he should be Whig or Tory, the man that
fed the people should hare his vote. He proclaimed from
that *re t that he entirely agreed with Lord John Rus-
sell on the subject of the corn-laws. Indeed, he believed
that he and Sir Robert Peel also agreed on :it. He was
entirely with Lord John Russell, and he felt it to be his
duty, is.s well as the duty of every other Irish Member,
to attend in London from day to day, and vote on every
occasion in support of cheap bread and food for the
people.—(Cheers.) How could any man in his con-
science refuse to vote against that measure, the direct
effect of which was to spread poverty and destitution,
and strew the land with the corses of its victims?—
(Hear.) How could any Irishman refuse to vote for the
abolition of that law, when tne result of such abolition
would be to make food cheap, and give the means of
subsistence to so many of their famishing and poverty-
stricken countrymen.—( Hear and cheers.) He cared not
whether the slaughter be by the bayonet or by starvation;
but that man was an enemy to the human race, to Chris-
; sianity, who at such a time and under such cireum-
stances, could refuse his vote and his exertions in get-
, dug rid of such an abominable law.—(Cheers.) He did

.

Yesterday a meeting of the Shareholders of this Com-
pany was held at their office, 1, Royal Exchange-build-
ings, to consider the present position of the Company,
and the steps necessary to be taken in consequence thereof.
Mr. Prole was unanimously called to the chair.
The usual formalities having been gone through,
The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the- meeting. He
said the Committee of Management had thought-that it
was expedient, seeing they were not in a position to go
to Parliament this session, to call a meeting together.
and explain to the shareholders exactly how they stood.
An address issued by the Managing Committee to
the shareholders would be read, which would
give an explanation of the way the engineer had
acted, and the reasons why the plans and sections
had not been deposited in time. It would
be for them, after that was done, to decide what steps it
would be necessary to take with Mr. Giles, the engineer.
That gentleman had not only failed in getting ready the
plans of the present Company, but he had also failed
with many other companies who had engaged him. The
Secretary would now read the address in question.
The SECRETARY then read the document alluded
to by the Chairman, which in substance set forth
that, up to the Bth of November, the Com-
mittee of Management felt confident that the
plans, secticns, and references would be ready for deposit
with the Clerks of the Peace and at the Board of Trade.
They had been led to this conclusion on the strongest
and repeated assurances, both verbal and written, of their
engineer, 151 r. Giles. On the 20th of November it was,
however, found that the deposit of the plans, &c., could
not N made. The Committee discovered that they had
been deceived ; learning from the most able engineers
who were called in to advise, that no exertion, with the
most competent staff, could enable the deposits to be
made by the time required. It was then agreed to give
up the prosecution of the scheme this year, and to
endeavour to get the shareholders who had not paid up
their deposits to advance on each share the sum of 25.,
so as to pay off all liabilities.
Mr. MOORE, one of the Managing Committ7e, then
gave the following statement of the Company's--Nee :
ofT kthenaunmagbeemr
enoft sharesreserinvogri,finorallythestat.ed
w membersa:s
i:f; °°
the
Of these upwards of 134,000 were issued, the Committee
Provisional Committee 7,000; and for th'e local
agents 1,000, making a total of - '143,00 ; thus
, leaving 7,000 more for parties along the line, or for
appropriation in case of any amalgattaaltia that might
be found advisable. At first it was consTarAntat a
greater number of shares should be reserved, as it was
held desirable to have a local committee at Manchester,
with five or six members of the Committee of Manage •
ment at the principal points along the line—especially
at Macclesfield and Southampton, and for these it was
held necessary to reserve some shares. This view, how-
ever, was not carried-out, and the allotment of 134,000
shares was made. The money received on shares
stood thus :—Two guineas each, the full deposit,
had been paid on 4,490 shares, yielding 9,4291.
There had been received 10s. each on 1,515 shares,
producing 7571. lOs ; and after it had been de-
cided not to go on, there had been received, at 2s.
per s! are, on 5,280 shares, the sum of 529/.—making
in all, 10,7051. 10s. Mr. Moore then went at length into
the history of the Company. He stated that the
letters of allotment were issued on the Ist of
November, just about the time the sudden
change took place in the railway market.
It was intimated in the letters that the allottees would
have till the 7th of November to pay up their deposits.
In the interim the Committee of Management received
several applications to allow more time, and, in conse-
quence, it was thought prudent to issue circulars,
giving parties the option of paying 10s. per share then;
I the. remaining 11. 12s. to be paid up on the 15th of
January, or to pay the two guineas in full. It was then
fully believed that the Bill would go to Parliament the
present session. Up till the 20th of November it was
firnsly considered by the Managing Committee that
they would be ready with all the plans and
sections. The circular, giving the option referred to,
was issued on the Bth of November, and at that
time Mr. Giles was pressed on to state whether he would
' be ready in time, and was offered, in case he could
not manage himself, to be found any assistance he
might require. In answer to this the most so-
' lemn pledge was given that all would be ready,
' and that no assistance was necessary. On the
' 20th of November intimation was first received from
' the local agents that Mr. Giles could not be ready in
' time. About the same time Mr. Giles applied for
' 2,0001. to go on with. After some hesitation about the
step, he was paid 1,0001., making in all 3,7001., which
he had received. Mr. Giles, seeing their dissatisfac-
. .

YORK, Dac. 16. _
STOCK EXCHANGIL—The sales are:-
Y*:.A:k and North Mid-
land Extension, 25%--Newcastle "Lid Berwick, 101 '—North
British, New Carlisle Bran,'• -
Grand Union, 1/. c ,r 8 —London and or , 3/q
Grand Buxton, Matlock, and
k 3%
Midland, 33A,
GLASGOW, DEC. 15.
StcsCX EXCHANGE.—The sales are—British and Irish
Union, 60s.—Caledonian Extension, 50—Caledonian and
Ayrshire Junction, 35&—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire
Junction, 45-I.—Dundee and Forfar Junction, 60s.—East
Indian Railway, 17s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 66/.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 425. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmar-
nock, and Ardrossan, 53.1.—Perth and Inverness, 375. 6d.--
Renfrew and Ayr, 248.—,Scottish Central, 13L—South Mid-
land, 3).i. - . - •
STATE OF, TRADE.
The decided improvement which sprung up in the
market on the announcement of an intention to repeal
the corn:-lavVisaggiireen entirely lost since the resigns,
tion of Sir Robert Peel's Administration became known;
and, yesterday, the glocm was somewhat increased by
two failures; one at Liverpool and one in London, Is hien
will fall rather heavily on parties in this town. It is under-
stood that the Liverpool failure will prove of cons'der-
able magnitude. Notwithstanding these untoward cir-
cumstances, there is no change in prices; and, as consi-
derable purchases both of goods and yarn were made
last week, the spinneri and manufccturers have been so
far relieved from stocks as to be generally disinclined to
press sales, or even to accept contracts at the existing
low prices.

. .
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, DEC. 15.
—We have had a better demand fur flannels to-day, but
no change in prices. The wool market hus undergone a
little variation fur the last week. The transactions are
limited, and prices the same as on the preceding Monday.
—Manchester. Guardian.

tion, offered either to go on, if the money he wanted
was advanced, or else to stop where he was and hand
over to the Company all the plans and sections, as far as
they were prepared, asserting that they could be easily
completed in time. The Managing Committee thought
it best to adopt the latter alternative, having had enough
of Mr. Giles, and they received the plans and sections as
offered. These, however, when examined, were found for all
practical purposes no better than so much weste paper ;
and it was at once decided to abandon all intention of
a Parliamentary application. Having made this state-
ment, he could now show how the account stood on the
other side. He had stated that they had received
10,7001. The following were the liabilities of the Com-
pany :
Paid for various matters connected with tho

progress of the Company £4,300
Paid Mr. Giles
Bills due and remaining to be discharged
Sundry other expenses not yet ascertained, say 1,000

Total liabilities..

£17,000

The Earl of Shrewsbury, who has been passing the
season at Rome, has left that city for Sicily, with the inten-
tion of sojourning there during the winter.
His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada,
Lord Metcalfe, has arrived at Liverpool, by the Britannia
steamer, from Halifax.

Showing a deficiency of £6,300
Now, as it would be most unreasonable that those who had
paid the two guineas' deposit should have to bear all that
loss, and as it was at least desirable to pay them a guinea
back, that would take off 4,7141. 10s., leaving but 6,0001,
and show an actual deficiency of 11,000/. If the whole of
the applicants for shares were to pay up 20s. on each
share, the debts would be easily paid off, and 2L returned
on each share to those who had paid two guineas, but to
get them to do so was the question.
After a lengthened discussion, it was resolved, on the
motion of Mr. PAYNE, seconded by Mr. WESTON, that
circulars should be sent to all the Provisional Directors,
and all applicants who had not paid any deposit on
their shares, calling on them to pay 2s. per share, in
exchange for which their letters of allotment would be
returned, and they would be absolved from all legal
responsibility ; but that in case they failed to pay, their
names would be advertised in the newspapers, as a
warning to future companies, and as an act of justice to
the present.
During the discussion referred to, it came out that
only five of the Provisional Directors had paid any do-
posit, out of seventy-five in the whole; and that seven of
the Managing Committee had each subscribed out of
their own pockets a sum of 2104
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Managing
Committee, for their general conduct, the meeting was
adjourned, with an understanding that another should
ascertained.
be called as soon as the effect of the new application n as

WILL OF THE LATE EARL GREY, K.G., P.C.-- •
His Lordship has devised his real estate to his son Henry,
the present Earl, late Lord Viscount liowick, subject to an-
nuities, viz., to his wife, the Countess, 4,000/. a-year, and to
his daughter, Lady Georgiana, 2001. a-year, to be increased
to 1,0001. on the death of her mother; to his daughter, Lady
Caroline Barrington, 2001. a-year, to assist her in educating
her children. His Lordship, under the respective marriage
settlements of his sons, Charles, John, and Francis, secured
to each of them and their wives an annuity of 200/., and by
his will gives to each of his other sons a like annuity.
Leaves to the Countess for life any house in London he may
die possessed of, together with the furniture, and that she
may also select plate, the same at her decease to go to the
present Earl or the possessor of the estate, and may select
books, musical instruments, pictures, and other articles of
furniture or ornament for herself and daughter Georgiana.
To his land agent, Mr. R. Robson, he gives a year's salary,
and to all his servants a year's wages. The residue he leaves
to the present Earl. A sum of 8,0004 secured by the Countess
for younger children under marriage settlement, and to be left
as his Lordship might by will direct, is to be divided as fol-
lows:—To Lady Battue, Lady Barrington, and Lady Wood,
who each received marriage portions, and to Lady Georgians,
2001. each, as marks of his affection, the remaining sum, 7,2004,
among his seven younger sons, equally. The NTH' is dated
Jan., 1842, and was proved in Durham by the present Earl on
the 18th ult. The personal estate in that diocese was sworn
under 30,0001. The will was proved in London on the 12th
inst. by his Lordship, the sole executor. The personalty
within the province of Canterbury was sworn under 14,0001.
being in addition to the above, and exclusive of the real
estate. His Lordship died on the 17th July last, at the age
of 82. Post.

HONOURABLE CONDUCT OF A TRADESMAN.—The
creditors of Mr. Effingham Wilson, jun., the publisher, as-
sembled at the Chapter Coffee-house, Paternoster-row, on
Tuesday, in consequence of a circular from him, and each re-
ceived 176. 74d. in the pound, making, with the dividend
already received upon the estate, 20s. in the pound. Mr.
Effingham Wilson came into property to the amount of about
1,4001., and he-generously devoted 1,3504 to pay his creditors
in full.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT
WESTERN RAILWAY.—WEST DRAYTON, TUESDAY.—This
afternoon J. Charseley, Esq., the coroner for Buckingham-
shire, held an inquest at the Swan Inn, at Iver, on the body
of J. Green, a labourer, who was killed by a special train
yesterday morning, near West Drayton Station, the par-
ticulars of which appeared in The Sun of yesterday. After
the examination of several witnesses, the jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death, with a deodand Of one shilling
on the engine."
BATHS AND WASHHOUSES FOR THE LABOURING
CLAsaEs.—A public dinner was given on Tuesday evening, at
the London Tavern, in celebration of the laying of the first
Cochrane,
o ct lsi
hundredvl
Gd.
the
The Right Honourable
other gentlemen of importance
Lord Mayor occupied the chair.
After the dinner, which, with excellent viands provided by
Messrs. Bathe and Breach, had been duly discussed, " Non
stone of the first of the institutions for providing cheap baths
upwards
commercial
o I.roane
Esq.,oand washhouses for the labouring poor. There were present,
Peter Borthwick, Esq., M P., Archdeacon Hale, C. Hanbury,
Esq., C.Turner, Esq., G. F. Young, Esq., Joseph Somes, Esq.,
H. Hankey, Esq., J. D. Powlies, Esq., E. Brewster, Esq., B.
H."e StonehousesenqEGsqr.i9ffiNth, Gould,
nobis" was sung by the vocalists present, Messrs. G. Genge,
C. Kenny, Farquharson Smith, and J. King (comic), _under
the direction of Mr. G. F. Taylor. The usual loyal and
patriotic toasts were proposed by the chairman, and most en-
thusiastically responded to. The Lord Mayor then proposed
"Prosperity to the Baths and Washhouses for the Labour-
n
ing Classes." lie said that he hoped to be present at the
Es q Esq.,
ands
iq 9
the Charles
laying of the foundation stones of many more institutions of
the kind, and that he should also be present at many future
anniversaries of the institution of which he had that day laid

Nothing could be better devised than Nicoll's Re-
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gentleman
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nineteenth century, if that is rightly
gctrt ahaai forming,skilelltiweender eagoymsd out
-vi
edeeidottl oiweftrnltoteoihwbxc :she utrdcii ostisseteeequally
only conspicuous for an unpretending
and graceful bearer, the wearer feeling so much at ease.
Certainly as an over-coat it is patronised highly, and is also
a general public favourite, being so peculiarly English, and
avoiding all foreign extravagance of style. It must be ac-
knowledged as a vast improvement ever the old great coat,
associated in our remembrance with an uncomfortable sensa-
tion of tight buttonings, which, from its very clumsiness,
defeated its object, the warmth of the person, as interfering
with the proper circulation of the blood. The principal hues
are black, blue, brown, and olive • also the clerical mixture
called Oxford, and can be had Of the patentees, or only of
the most respectable clothiers out of London. Every winter
paletot is three guineas, and is stampted in the lining with
the words, "Registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. H. J. and D.
Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London.

the foundation atone.—(Cheers.) He thenProc;.eaetiioad-
vert in very favourable terms to the merits and advantages
of all institutions of the kind, and concluded by expressing a
wish that they would not be allowed to fall to the ground
from want of funds. The toast was then drank in a most
enthusiastic manner with three times three. Several
other toasts followed in succession, including "The
City of London," " The Lord Mayor," " The English and
Foreign Press," &c. &c. A large collection was made during
the evening. The total of it amounted to more than 1,0001.,
the several subscriptions being verylarge and very numerous.
The festive meeting was not broken up till a very late hour.
Mr. Toole officiated, as usual, as toastmaster.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT THE BLACKIYALL
RAlLWAY.—Tuesday, about eleven o'clock in the forenoon,
a young man named Francis Burnand, in the service of the
Blackwell Railway Company as guard, at the Limehouse
station, met with the following accident:—The poor fellow,
who is but 22 years of age, and only three weeks married,
bad just returned from breakfast to assume his duties at the
removed
station. Having got on the wrong side for his carriage, be
was about to cross the line, when seeing a carriage coming
in he became undecided, hesitated for a moment, and then
attempted to retreat. In doing so, he fell, and the flange of
Littotle the o
r
the wheel passed over his legs, crushing the left thigh in the
rail, and grinding the bone and flesh to a jelly. The other
no hope dills recovery is entertained.
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marl WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning 27 minutes after 4 Evening .. 44 minutes after 4.