The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-06 00:00:00

ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE RIOTS.

(From the Manchester Mercury of yesterday.)

It is with the utmost regret we announce that the riot-
ous proceedings which have been going on during the last
week in some of the neighbouring towns (and of ichieh
some particulars will be found below), have now extended
to Manchester ; and that we bad yesterday a recurrence of
that system of mischief and devastation which existed in
the ye ir 1826,—with even more ruinous consequences
than any which, on that occasion, were experienced in
this town or its immediate neighbourhood. The venge-
ance of the rioters, however, has not now, as in 1826,
been directed against power-looms, but against certain
establishments for hand-wearing ; and, we understand,
the hostility of them originated in the following circum-

2. tances :

About a fortnight ago, several persons engaged in the
manufacture of shirtings by hand, amongst whom were
Mr. Thomas Harbottle, in Pollard-street, Mr. Twisse,
Mather-street, and Mr. Guest, in Union-street, A ncoats,
reduced the price for weaving shirtings, by taking off a
bounty of threepence paid on each piece beyond a certaiu
number which each weaver producod in a week. When
this reduction was announced, we believe the majority of
the halals in those establishments left their employment ;
but after remaining out until the latter end of last week,
gene►ally returned to their work. On ascertaining that
they had done so, Messrs. J. and T. Parker, who are en-
gaged in the same line of business, but who had not pre-
viously concurred in making the reduction, gave notice to
their hands (on Saturday) that they should reduce their
prices also—the reduction to take effect from yesterday.
In consequence of this announcement, all the shirting
weavers employed at their factory, in Dyche-street, Angel-
street, left their employment on Saturday evening, and
did not again return to it.

These reductions created great dissatisfaction amongst
the shirting-weavers ; and, on Saturday evening, as we
are informed, threatening language was used in various
assemblages of weavers which took place in the streets in
the neighbourhood of New Cross. On Sunday morning
a more formal meeting of the discontented weavers was
held in the fields between Oldham-road and St. George's.
road ; and, we believe, it was agreed that delegates should
be sent to Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale, Blackburn, and to
some other towns in the neighbourhood, to invite the
weavers there to resist by force any reduction of their
wages. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, another
meeting was held in the same place, and was attended by
four or five hundred persons. At this meeting, we are
informed, the most violent and inflammatory language was
used towards the parties who had been concerned in making
the reduction we have described. One speaker also ex-
horted those who were hungry and thirsty, to go to any
place where there was meat and drink, and help them-
selves, telling them that the law of nature perfectly jus-
tified such a proceeding.
After remaining assembled rather more than an hour,
the meeting broke up; and the persons who composed it
proceeded towards the factory of Mr. Twisse, in Mather-
street ; where, after pouring a volley of stones into the
windows, they forced their way into the building, and be-
gan to tear the cloth and warps out of the looms, and
greatly damaged the looms themselves. From this factory
they proceeded to that of Mr. Harbottle, in Pollard-street ;
where also they commenced their operations by smashing
the windows ; then, forcing their way into the building,
they destroyed nearly all the hand-looms, throwing part
of them, with the cloth and warps, into the canal. It is
perhaps, not unworthy of notice, that Mr. Harbottle's fac-
tory contained a number of power-looms as well as hand-
looms, and the former were left untouched, whilst the
latter were destroyed. We understand, however, that the
mob destroyed a number of carding-engines, which had
no connection with the looms against which their hostility
appeared to be directed. From Mr. Harbottle's factory,
they went to that of Mr. Guest, in Union-street ; where
they proceeded, as in the two former instances, breaking
the windows of the building, destroying the looms, and
dragging out all the cloth and warps which they could
find, throwing part of them in the canal, and strewing the
remainder about the streets.

Up to this point their progress bad been wholly unin-
terrupted ; not a single soldier or peace-officer having en-
countered them in their progress. In the morning, we
believe, some information of the meeting which was held
had been conveyed to the police-office ; but, being of a
vague and loose character, no particular attention was paid
to it. A little before twelve o'clock, howeVer, intelligence
was received of the attack on Mr. Twisse's factory ; and
Mr. Lavender, with about ten police-men, armed with
cutlasses, proceeded to the place. On their arrival there,
they found that the mob had finished their work of devas-
tation in that quarter, and were gone away. After some
iniquiries, it was ascertained that Mr. Guest's factory was
at that time the object of attack; and the police accord-
ingly hastened thither, and arrived just when the mob had
finished the destruction of the looms on the ground floor of
the building. The moment the police made their appear-
ance, the mob, thinking, probably, that they were followed
by a stronger force, gave way, and fled in all directions ;
but, finding how small .the party was, they mustered cou-
rage to return and attack the officers with stones, which
were showered on the party in great profusion. A
charge upon them withcutlasses, however, again drove them
away ; and Mr. Lavender with his party proceeded
by way of Oldham Road, to the New Cross, the mob
following them at a short distance, and occasionally pelt-
ing them with stones. On arriving at the New Cross, a
general attack was made upon them ; and here, a man
who was seen to throw a stone, was followed into the
crowd and seized by one of the officers. The moment this
was (observed by the rioters, they redoubled their efforts
against the officers, no doubt intending to rescue the pri-
soner. The police-officers, not having any means of re-
senting the missiles which were showered upon them, re-
treated down Oldham-street, carrying with them their pri•

saner, and frequently turning upon the mob, who inva-
riably fled at their approach, but returned to the charge
with vollies of stones, as soon as their backs were turned. •
In this manner the officers made their -way to the bottom
of Oldham-street, where the attack upon them was so
fierce that they were compelled to take refuge with their •
prisoner in the Albion Hotel. Mr. Lavender, who brought
up the rear of the party, after having been several times
struck with stones, had a very narrow escape as he was
entering the door. A large stone, thrown with very great
face. struck the hind part of his hat, and completely cut
out the crown ; then striking against one of the door-posts,
indented it to the depth of nearly half an inch. If the'
•tone had hit Mr. Lavender on the back of the head, the
blow would most probably have been fatal. Several of the
police. men were struck with stones; but, with the excep-
•ion of Mos,, one of the beadles, who was severely cut
under the left eye, none of them sustained any material

injury.
Mr. Lavender, finding that the civil power was wholly
unable to cope with the rioters, sent to the New Bailey
to request the attendance of a magistrate, and applied for
the assistance of the military. From some cause, how-
ever, with which we are at present unacquainted, a long
time elapsed before that assistance was afforded, and dur-
ing more ttari an hour, the rioters had complete and un-
disturbed possession of that part of the town where the
great proportion of the factories are situated,—a power
which they used in the manner that see shall proceed to
describe.
Whilst one part of the mob pursued fire police-officerg
down Oldham-street, another party proceeded to the factory
of Messrs. John and Thomas Parker, in Dyche-street,
where they arrived a few minutes before one o'clock. At
that time, the few work-people who had not turned otie,,
were gone to their dinners; and the only persons on the
premises were the two Messrs. Parker, the watchman,
and, we believe, two other individuals. When the mob
arrived in front of the factory, Coley poured a volley of
stones through the windows of the upper roams ; the
lower windows being all protected by shutters, which
were closed at the time. After spending a short time in
breaking the upper windows, two or three men broke open
the shutter of one of the lower windows with an axe;
then smashed in the window, through which several per-
sons entered the premises, and immediately began to throw
out some large yarn-beams, with iron flanges at the ends.
These were used as battering-rains to force the entrance
gate, which speedily cave way, and the lower room wee,
in a short time, filled with the rioters, who commenced On
work of destruction as in the factories which they had
viously visited, breaking the looms, and strewing the cloth.
and materials about the streets. With this sort of mischief
they were not contented, but proceeded to set the building
on fire in several places. During the whole of this time
Messrs. Parker and their servants were powerless specta-
tors of the wreck of their property. They bad, we be-
lieve, some fire-arms; but, not thinking any resistance
would be effectual against so large a number of persons,
they abstained from making any use of them. They,
however, remained in the factory until the progress of the
flames drove them out.
Information of the attack on this factory was conveyed
to the Albion Hotel, about half-past one o'clock ; but it
was, we believe, after two before the arrival of a number
of military, which the Magistrates (Mr. Foster and Me.
Greaves), thought adequate to the pi:rnose of encountet,
ing the rioters. At length about twenty of the Ist Thee
goon Guards, with a recruiting party of rn.,:te/
undo
the command of Captain Coryton, were assembLml, and
with Mr. Lavender and a few police-officers, proceeae7.l
towards the factory. Before they set out there had been
some rumours that the place had been set on fire ; and,
when the party reached Swan-street, the in. elligence was
confirmed. They immediately pushed on to the spot with
all possible expedition, and arrived just when the flames had
spread through the whole of the room on the ground floor,
and had manifestly gone too far to be subdued. The floors
and beams being entirely of wood, the progress of the fire
was extremely rapid ; and in less than an hour, the whole
interior of the factory, with about 400 looms, a large
stock of calicoes, warps, weft, and cotton, were entirely
destroyed,—not even a book being saved from the count-
ing-house. Owing to the intense heat of this conflagra-
tion, a number of houses in the neighbourhood were set
on fire, and were more or less damaged; but by the exer-
tions of the inhabitants, and a slight change in the wind,
they were all saved from destruction. At the time when
the military and police arrived on the spot, a large number
of people were standing around the factory, most of whom
fled at their approach ; but, of course, it was impossible
to say which were the rioters. One or two were, how-
ever, taken into custody, though we do not knew on what
grounds they were apprehended.
About nine o'clock in the evening, a large body of
thieves, taking advantage of the disturbed state of the
town, assembled in the neighbourhood of New-cross, and
plundered every respectable-looking person who came near
them. A body of police and military, who repaired to
the spot, however, soon put a stop to these outrages, and
succeeded in apprehending two or three of those who had
been most active in committing them. _ _

Up to a very late hour last night. strong parties of mi-
litary patrolled the streets in the neighbourhood where the
lawless proceedings of the day had taken place ; but we
believe nothing occurred worthy of notice.

The living of Hornsey is now vacant by the
death of the Rev. CHARLES SHEPPARD.

Mrs. R. HOLDEN gave a ball and supper
on Monday evening last, at her house, Upper Grosvenor-.
street, to 250 persons of distinction. Dancing commenced
a little before eleven o'clock with great spirit, and conti,
nued without intermission until a late hour in the morning,
to the music of LXToLFF• and ADAM'S band, who did for
the first time introduce their Parisian instruments with
great effect, to the delight of the whole company.
THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF BROWN-
LOW'S BALL AND SUPPER.--011 Monday night, the Earl
and Countess of BROWNLOW gave, at their mansion in
Charles-street, Berkeley-square, their second dress ball and
supper, which their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of CUM-
BERLAND and GLoucr.smt honoured with their presence.
Above six hundred of the most distinguished people in
town were invited to meet their Royal Highness. At
eleven o'clock dancing commenced, and was kept up until
after four yesterday morning.

We are happy to state that Miss SMITHSON
has arrived in London, and is sufficiently convalescent to
commence her engagement at Covent garden. She per-
formed one night for h. r benefit at Amsterdam since her
severe indisposition, on which occasion the house was
crowded in every part. The orchestra was railed in for
the accommodation of visitors; and the attendance was
both more numerous and fashionable, than has for some
years been witnessed, even at the Dutch performances—a
flattering compliment, paid alike to our drama and to the
actress, who has rendered it so popular all over the continent.

A BSEN TEEs.—Of the Dukes, Marquises,
Earls, Viscounts, and Lords, who were present at the
Levee lately held at St. James's, on Wednesday, there were
no fewer than fifty-three who are the holder s of great es-
tates in Ireland. Many of these Noble Absentees draw their
entire revenues from this impoverished country.—Dublin.
Morning Register.

By letters received at this office to-day from
London, we learn that there is every probability that Mr.
O'CoNtixtt will take his seat in the House of Commons
on Thursday evening next. It is certain, we understand,
that he will not be opposed by the Government. Upon
the Whigs he may, of course, calculate to a man. There
may be some formal gentleman who will treat the House
with essays on Parliamentary law; but the public, or we
are strangely mistaken, need be under no apprehension on
this account. —Dublin Evening Post.

The children of Stirlingshire, it appears, have
made a game of the late mode of murdering in Edinburgh
for dissection. They call it Burking. On Tuesday se'n-
night it nearly led to fatal consequences in Kincardine.
A mother went out to procure water, leaving in the house
only a boy about four or five years of age, and a young
child in the cradle. When she returned, she was just in
time to save the life of her little unoffending innocent, for,
in two minutes longer, it would have been strangled by his
own brother.— Glasgow Chronicle.

LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. The
Twenty-third Anniversary of this valuable Institution was
held on Monday last, at Freemasons' Hall, and attended,
as heretofore, by an overflowing audience, composed of
the first rank and worth. The chair was taken at twelve
o'clock by the Right Hon. Lord BEELEY, one of the Vice-
Presidents ; and the platform was occupied by a number
of the Nobility, Gentry, and Clergy ; amongst whom we
noticed the following distinguished personages :—The
Viscounts LORTON, VALENTIA, and MouNTsANnFonn ;
Sir H. VENNEY, Bart. ; Hon. FREDERIC CALTHORPE,
M.P., lion. C. J. SHORE, BOIL JAMES KING, and the
venerable and venerated WILLIAM WILBEr.FoacE, Esq.,
who entered the room at a later period, and was received
with the moat enthusiastic cheers. Amongst the Clergy
also we observed the Reverend CHARLES SIMEON, Fellow
of King's College, Cambridge; the Rev. Dr. SINGER,
Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin ; Hon. and Reverends
GERARD and Baptist NOEL, J. W. CUNNINGHAM, F.
LYTE, Of Brixhani, &c.

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T 1 -'7.r's • s.' sas been remarked by some of our throwing shuttles. When the market therefore
I.74eoitletaTOtiriesi,ahat Lord Anglesea's recurrence to flags—when the demand ceases—the human ma-
tais own administration of the Government of Tres chinery is stepped of course, the hands are dis-
and, and to the circumstances of his recall, might missed, that the pockets of the master manufacturers
have displayed a more stirring interest before the may suffer in the least possible proportion. We see
in like manner that when the 40s. market in Ireland
passing of the Catholic Bill than at present. But,
even with that abatement, few subjects have been at is shut up by Act of Parliament—when the demand
any time brought forward in Parliament, the details for such voters ceases from their incapacity to con-
of which were listened to with more eager attest-
tribute any more to the direct manufacture of county
members, and to the round-about manipulation of i
tion by those to whom they were addressed. Themembers,
noble and gallant Marquis appears to have felt the peers or placemen—why, just as it happens in the I
aituaiian of Lord-Lieutenant one of which the ap- cotton-spinning counties, when a better sort of
parent character was more independent than its real engine chances to be rendered applicable—
duties have rendered it since the Union. We know Otte of 100shorse power, instead of a five-
nothing more irksome or galling to a man of high horse powes, the extra hands that worked the
apisit, than the discovery that he is reputed to hold more numerous old ones are laid aside. So in Ire-
functions which he is in fact unable to exercise' land the 40s. machinery is cashiered, the 10/. engine
'and that he is but the vehicle of that power of supersedes it, and the miserable, half-starved, ragged,
which others imagine him to be the depositary. worn-down occupiers of bog and sty, are kicked off
With the name of Chief Governor of Ireland, the premises, that the 10/. voter may have space
the Lord-Lieutenant, sinre the Union, has been enough out of which to register his freehold. Bar-
little more than an executive officer under the daily barons! an English gentleman will exclaim; and
guidance of the Secretary for the Home Depart- barbarous it is,. The system—the foundations of it
snent here. Lord Anglesea, strong in his con- --are laid in ruthless barbarity. The Irish land•
victims that there was but one course of policy lord and tenant are prescriptively tyrant and slave.
for Ireland, gave way to feelings of natural uaeasi- Do not let us rail at the actors on such a scene : we
when he perceived, or rather thought that trots shall not amend them by it. They cannot by law
he perceived, the King's Ministers to he actuated be deprived of the power to persecute, because by
by views not bearing any close affinity to his law they cannot be deprived of their estates; nor
Lordship's ; and the warmth of his expressions can they by any force of opinion he corrected, since
was the strongest proof of the clearness and they arc too numerous for shame or humiliation.
energy with which he discerned acid enforced the But they can be wrought upon to real if unintended
true principles of an Irish Administration. With good, by that same motive which previously ren-
d
',respect to the real causes of the Noble Marquis's dered them, to a certain point, incapable of attempt-
i
recall, they perhaps may be traced in part to the rug it. They can be led by over-ruling interest to
'perplexity of the British Government, the ground's do that which is merciful to their people. If a law
of which are set forth in the Duke of Wellington's be made which compels the man of property to con-
letter of the 19th of November ; and it is alike tribute towards the maintenance of the aged, the
honourable to his Grace, and consolatory for Ire- sick, and infant orphans, who now fall heavily as
land, that the fear of rousing the Royal apprehen- burdens upon the poor themselves, these men of
ssions, and thereby rendering a great Personage more property will find that it hoots them nothing to
inexorably adverse to the Duke's entreaties that his create paupers with selfish objects, but, on the
trary, that comfort and abundance all around them
con-
Majesty would grant his concurrence to emancipa-
.
von, was the chief motive which operated on the can alone exempt their own purse from the re-action
Prime Minister in his declared disapproval of some of beggary upon its authors.—Times.
t.i. Lord Anglesea'a measures. But though the After some discussion respecting the expediency
Note Marquis's letter to Dr. Curtis could not have of introducing the East Retford question at so late
been the cause of that Noble Lord's dismissal, it is a period of the Session, Mr. Tennyson entered on
asserted to have been a circumstance by which the his motion. We were much pleased with the oh-
a, node of that dismissal was considerably affected. nervation of Mr. G. Wilbraham, "that in propos.-
The Duke of Wellington, in fact, has not affirmed tion as some of the great manufacturing towns have
that the letter to the Catholic Prelate produced the increased in wealth, education, and population, in
Lord Lieutenant's recall. His Grace says only, that the same degree had a body of gentlemen, calling
M idiotic that letter, Lord Anglesea's -Government themselves particularly the Representatives of the
would not have been abruptly or unceremoniously Landed Interest, been anxious to shut the door in
terminated, but that his Lordship would have had the face of those who claimed to be admitted • thus
Isis successor appointed in a manner the most agree. was sanctioned the evil principle of uniting the
aisle to himself,thsl at a time most convenient to the great Aristocracy with the lower class of the corn-
Government. With respect to the Duke's in- munity, to the utter exclusion of the middling or-
tention of tarrying the question of emancipa- ders, and he might now say the more enlightened
lion, and the time when that intention was part of the population.' The great evil in the Le-
t-srst conceived by him, we now think it might gislature of this country unquestionably is, that
have been made out from the letter dated Sep- property is not adequately protected. How small
temper 28 (notwithstanding the expression that his a proportion of the property, for instance, is
Grace " doubted whether carrying the question possessed by the House of Peels, compared with
would pacify Ireland"), that emancipation would be the whole property of the country ! One man
attempted if the King could be brought over; and embarks capital in farming; another in some
this circumstance shews the frank and ingenuous manufacture carried on in towns; they are all parts
temper in which the Duke then wrote. But on of one whole, and all equally entitled to protection.
the other side, nothing can be more triumphantly But the allowing Birmingham, and Manchester, and
satisfactory than the manner in which the Marquis Leeds, and two or three other great towns to be
explains all the circumstances which appear to have represented, would go but a small way towards re-
subsequently engendered dissatisfaction at his Con- medying the evil; because that evil is, that the
duct. It is undoubted, also, that the Marquis of property of the country is placed at the mercy of
Anglesea (no one can dispute the word of such a men, many of whom are little better than titled
man) had the King's full permission—not to intro- mendicants, and benefit by misgovernment. What
duce a stronger expression—to make what use he avails it that Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester
pleased of the correspondence in his vindication, are represented, if so many places, of which the in-
though the Duke of Wellington seemed not to have habitants have no property but their votes, are also
been acquainted with the fact. The extreme deli- represented so as to render the votes of the former
easy of this part of the subject, however, restrains nugatory ? What destroyed the Government of
our desire of saying more upon it ; and we yield to France, before the Revolution, was the exclusion
this restraint the more readily, as the business is, from authority of those who had the greatest part
vess hope, now disposed of.—Times. of the property of the country in their hands. Mr.
Tennyson's motion for leave to bring in a Bill to
We vote a paragraph from an Irish Paper called
transfer the franchise to Birmingham was negatived.
the Mir them Whig, which is calculated to produce
A subsequent motion of Mr. N. Culvert, for leave to
vet?: strong impressions on the minds of all who read
it-; and on those who read it without much know-
bring in a Bill, with a view to transfer the franchise
to the adjoining hundreds, gave rise to motions of
ledge of the subject, or without reasoning dispass
adjournment; and the result was, the postpone-
sionately upon the premises before them, impressions,
ment of the discussion on this motion to a future
well founded indeed, but somewhat exaggerated,
against the proprietors of Irish estates. While the day.—Morning Chronicle.
Disfranchisement Bill was under the consideration of The Marquis of Anglesea, agreeably to notice,
Parliament, we foretold in distinct terms what is now
entered on Monday on his explanation of the circutn-
stances which led to his recall from the Government
communicated as a positive occurrence in the pars-
of Ireland. Much of the interest which the explana-
graphs of the Northern Whig„—namely, that when
40s. freeholders should cease to answer the end for tions would have possessed before the agitation of
which they had been created, they would as a mattes
the recent measure is now lost ; but still the docu-
of Course be dismissed from their tenements, and mesas read last night, and the explanations given,
thrown utterly destitute upon the world. We urged iv 11 amply repay perusal. There can be no question
this consequence of the Disfranchisement Bill, as an that the Noble Marquis conciliated, in a very extra-
mass of the
all-powerful mcrive for instituting some precautionary
ordinary degree, the affections of the
measure, whereby the poor tenants ejected from their population, and that he was actuated by an ardent
holdings might be saved from absolute destruction love of conciliation and a disposition to be impartial.
g
But impartiality was new in Ireland; and when in any
or society from the effects of , their exasperation and
despair. That " notices to quit" should be served country there are a favoured and a proscribed caste, he
upon tenants who fail to make the landlord the
who first does justice to the latter is accused of partia-
return which was stipulated by lease, or by unques-
liry. The Duke of Wellington thought the course pur-
tionable understanding, as the condition on which sued by the Noble :Marquis had a tendency to defeat
the were to continue on his ro erty is what the object he had in view—namely, to obtain the con-
y
happens every day, and in pp , Lancashire and York- sent of the King to Emancipation. The allowing Mr.
O'Gorman Mahon and Mr. Steele to remain In the '
shine, as well as in Downshire, or Cork, or Limerick.
Commission, the visit to Lord Cloncurry, &c., had
It is vain to reprobate individual landlords for a
severity which belongs to their class. It is useless givengreat uneasinessto the King; and his Grace was
riot only anxious to disarm the apprehensions of his
to censure the class itself for faults which grow out
Majesty, but to guard against exciting the jealousy
of its position. The laws, nearly immemorial, which
of England. Lord Anglesea expressed himself hurt
had been made for Ireland, were such as could not
at the unusual manner in which the event of his
fail to destroy all sympathy between the gentleman
and the peasant. The spirit of Irish legislation, and, recal took place, and at "the offensive manner of his
dismissal." Something is no doubt due to irritated
we are bound to say, of that legislation which was
feelings. At the same time it must be allowed that
forced for ages by English policy upon Ireland, went
to constitute every gentleman's house a garrison,
the answer of the Duke to the Motion with
and every poor mars a secret foe, eager on most oc-
his Lordship concluded is unanswerable— which
It must
casinos to besiege him in it. Power was given the
be obvious that this House has no business to inter-
lord of the soil to scourge those in whom he beheld fere with the dismissal of his Majesty's Servants,
i!t in where the pu
his natural enemies, and whom neither law nor usage exce
to injury andcases inconvenience,blic ma
or iny be subjected
cases where
inculcated it upon him as a duty, or an honour, or a
Parliament may feel it necessary to interfere for
substantial interest, to conciliate or protect. Thus
the discharge of those who have been supposed
it happened that none of those kindly and domestic
feelings which have grown up in-England, arid have guilty of abuses in their official situations. Then I
think the power of Parliament may be beneficially
not yet quite withered between the landlord and
tenant in this country, ever took wholesome root employed; but I believe it is a fact, that except in
s
in Ireland, or impaired or sensibly modified that such cases the Parliament ought not to interfere,
rapacious—we might say overreaching—spirit, in and that it never can do so without great injury to
the puc service." A assae was dby the
which the Irish landlord held up his unoccupied
Marquisbli, from a letter of theg q
Duke ofuote Wellington
acres to rne highest bidder; and the hungry and
to him, which will no doubt be the subject of re-
reckless peasant offered, not the rent which he
mark. To show that his Lordship could not have
would be able to pay, but that by the excess
of which over all competitors he might sue- anticipated the intentions of the Duke respecting
ceed in bribing the short sighted cupidity of Emancipation, he observed, " The Noble Duke has
the " gentleman" to let him into immediate also quoted a letter, in which he supposes that he
told me what his sentiments on the Catholic ques-
possession. The system of the small tenant was to
wring as much produce as saight be feasible out of tion were; all I can say on that subject is, that I
have read that letter with attention, and have not
the ground by wretched culture, and at no expense,
running away when the exhaustion was completed. been able to discover any declaration by which I
The landlord, who in his sphere might be said to might learn what his sentiments were—certainly,
riot that they were favourable to the Catholic
live as much from hand to mouth as the pauper
tenant, looked at him merely as a sort of promissory Question.—(Hear, hear.)—The Noble Duke's ex-
ession i th w as, ' there are
note for the rent ; and about his welfare, physical
p t rhink that thisat letter
measure will pacify Ireland ;those butwho I
or social, never condescended to throw away one
moment's reflection. The Elective Franchise Bill have always doubted it.'" We are inclined to in-
fer from this—not that he did not see the necessity
of 1793 came to add another influence, and that an
evil one, to the pre-existing vices of this agricultu-
of Emancipation, but that other measures were also
ral relationship. A new price was demanded fcr necessary to effect the pacification of Ireland.—
ground which had never paid any ; and the mi- Morning Chronicle.
serable peasants were induced, by the temptation of In the House of Commons, on Monday, a strong
a patch of bog or mountain—to which was annexed feeling was expressed by a number of Members,
the title, with the incumbrance, of a " freehold" against the conduct pursued with regard to some of
—to feel themselves favoured by a settlement the claimants under the Convention with France.
upon it at a rent of more than its natural value, The case of Mr. Simcox, brought forward by Mr.
tinder the extra bond of perjuring themselves, Littleton, cannot be got over. This gentleman had
whenever required to do so for their landlord's I been led by the Commissioners to wait the issue of
interest, at the county election. Now, in such a , the case of Boyd, similar to his own; and when
state of things, it was out of the question to look for I Boyd's was determined, they turned round on him,
any reciprocal or endearing attachment; for the and told him he had suffered the time for appeal to
bargain was sealed by misery on one side, and ambi- lgo by, the money was wanted for other pur-
tions selfishness on the other. The tenant was ; poses. The House seemed to think, that as
merely a voting tool. He was avowedly nothing long as there were funds, they ought to be applied
else. His vote was to be part of his rent, and the in liquidation of just claims, and that the
magi part, too, in the landlord's estimation. So claimants ought not .to suffer injustice, because
the weavers and spinners of Manchester are less re- ;the Commissioners misconducted themselves.—