Star.
London, England, 1831-01-28 00:00:00

SNIFF OF THB JOURNAL&

Tistics.—A correspondent in tie Times asserts that O'Connell in-
tends agitation in Lancashire. If Mr. O'Connell,says the Times, and
English towns or villages, we
suppose that there will be no difficulty in with him or them in
the summary way which the law hen prescri for ofences of that
nature.

Ttuts.—From the charge of the Learned Jodie we are confirmed in
the conjecture yesterday given, that Air. O'Connell had in his wend
speeches and letters lately published, dwelt with pro essional and charm,
tensile ingenuity on that branch of the aeeuaatioef
against him which
mu merely subordinate, and least distinct in the description of it, while
the really prominent and grave offence was over by him as If
it had no existence. It appears that the actual) meeting in
direct violation of the statute stands foremost in the bill of Indictment,
and that the conspiring to " evade" the proclamation about which we
hare head so much, is called, in direct terms, by Judge Jebb, a con.
spiracy so commit a breach of the law, by meeting under false names and
devises, but really for the same ends es those prohibited by law, and
intending likewise' that the meditated meetings should be composed
of the same persona as had been placed under legal ban by the Lord
Lieutenant.

Hasia.z.—lt now appears that the Irish Oovernamot do not In.
tend to confine themselves, as was at first represented, In their legal pro.
coding. against Mr. O'Connell and his fellow agleam, to the charge
of " conspiring, by shift and devise, to evade the Lord Lieutenant's
proclamation," but have also charged than with " having assembled and
constituted a meeting or amnesties prohibited by the Lord Lieu.
tenant's proclanation." This latter is as accused= which, in a legal
point of view, we can understand. Though we Immo the policy
of inning each prodminatisos, because the Act of Parliament
which authorises them is of a despotic character, and the calling it into
action must make the people of Ireland feel that they do sot share the
halos which the Constitution guarantees to their British fellow.
subjects, yet we admit that Government, having otter adopted the course
of issuing those proclamations, are Wend to see them respected, other.
wise they would stultify themselves, by netting up an authority only to
be knocked down, and by showing the inclination to adopt erbitvery
measures, without the courage to enforce them. If, theretoe the pock.
mations which prohibited certain meetings have been disobeyed, they
could not, foe consistency sake, avoid prosecuting those who were
guilty of such disobedience; sad, if meetings coning within the de.
scription of those prohibited by the proclamations have been held, a
clear ground was laid for the penal proceediap which have followed.
This constitutes a defined and tangible offence, and le very different
from anything implied by the vague and shadowy charge of " con-
spiring to evade the Lord Lieutenant's proalemations." If the latter
accusation were the only one on which Mr. O'Connell was to take his
trial, we still adhere to the opinion—tor which we have given our rea-
sons—that it was not likely to be borne out either by the wads of the
stehtle,or swathed under an indictment for conspiracy at mason tam. If
a penal statute be so drawn up that it can be evaded, every man who,
by his own ingenuity. or by acting on the advice of ethos, can evade
it, has right to do so, for the very term evasion implies the avoidance
of any thing that can be construed into a violation et the law do did
the Clergy of old evade the Slshilee lef ilierhitshey by inventing the
doctrine of sues, long leases, and other contrivances. Were
those who so combined to evade the law indictable fee
conspiracy ? No Crown lawyer in Bashed ever thought they
were—and therefore it became necessary for the Legislature to paw
new enactments, to meet those cunning shills and crafty devices,
which were calculated to elude the spine of the law while they vie.
Wed not he letter. There is no precedent of as indictment tor evadiag
a law, or for • conspiracy to evade it—otherwise croaks sommert44
traosactions of open and daily occurrence, by which a particular
royision of the Stamp Acts is evaded, would larder the parties in.
dictable ; but the only constitutional trod* of counteracting, new der.
rice to evade a particular law, is by passing a Supplemental Act of
Parliament.

Cwaoutcts.,4ll Jurists have agreed, that if two shipwrecked men
are seated on one plank, which will not safely bold them both, the
stronger may (we say he will) push off the weaker. This theory of
Jurists, our land-owners, fainters, and agricultural labourers, are seducing
to practice, in shoving overboard their late shipmates, the Vicar. Rector,
and extensive tithe coonectione. Asesenebody moat be drowned, the
Irish milers, says the Hibernian story. in imminent danger in an open
and overloaded boat, after rising from their devotions, agreed nem eon.
that a chaplain of the ampony, net being able to row, and wnsiesser,
by hie own account. the beet prepared few gmarity, should be marigold
to the common good ; and accordingly he wee committed to the bosom
of the ocean. With this commentary on the principle of self-preserva-
tion—the unalterable rule of human action—we resume our critical
notice of the crusade preaching in the country against tithes,
sod which can only terminate in a holy war between the laity
and the proprietors of the revenues of the church establishment--
If in Ireland events are fast hastening to destruction, the Pro-
testant Established Church " guaranteed at the Unica," we have lay
preachers in England haranguing every parish againettbe system of Eag.
Itch Titbits. indeed we do not knew where to take up our sanative of
Tuesday fortnight. The Country Papers teem with reports of Assola-
lions of errand Juries against the pressure of local taxation, melts
against Church rates, euperadded to poor and county levies ; deitermi.
nation of rate payees not IA sanction the expense of t for even.
mg services ; Parsons lowering their tithe 10,15, and *per cent. under
the illuminating inguenee of " Swing i" what parishes man, 00 Pto-
scribe the Clergy and petition 'Oast this odious, end over-
whelming impost I gm* is the deremposisket it sashay asw
going forwards—meh the dfeet, long foreseen andI he landowners landowners and fannies are practically learning {lee ritilimilds of
Puhtical Economy s and low prices, high rents, and • resuisted am-
"( 1, have revealed to them that the clergy belong as dm dames as.
tinguishog as ifoprodremitse Lallowers. They have plied up, in the
num of their enquiries Into the cacao of agrienhassi anew (and
v•mt of them may be from Mr. Coblent's iminsas Ihdeolestisel
ll:stories), that tin support K the peer was a Hen on thedebe I
andthat the clergy have silently and igij Strived by
Procne of time to get rid of the burtiten and shulle it
toe laymen. Home the seem men, who, a lbw yam since,
" es willingly peered in the parish dwelt as dub sheep wee
iTessil up In night fettle. halloo an ageism • hind and pad priesthood
11a ivbhc intimate, the fames gotten tai if the Weise. if the N.

COAL Falai A NGE--TH LS DAY.
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Cad es meshes was set geeet. The Gel Edam's was well weeded
by
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IRILAND.

DUBLIN, JAIL $.
COURT OF lINOI3 EOM

THE IMO MIAMI' &WM 09C0111111111.16, De. AND OTITIS&
All the moles hiding t. the Own were Brady as oreirdod yeses&
day as es Ms* t but owing to the essellot sewm et the
pass, seder the esenntsod of Mr. Tenell. Chief trs et
Arresiun sy Ors, adatimies leas milt obtained by ell who had
braises i Gout.
Shady after the Lsrd Chief hake bad takes his seat. Owego
Ebro, AMU. one et the shert.hesd wile= bets& modal! flow
Lodes to semi the peseeedines at plight Huh in Dublin tor the
Ilowesseisol, theithst with Peace often lirothy sad Hsliand, woe
new old oust to the grand fury, to when the Ms et Wigwam had
been piths* seat up.
About one o'clock grist interest woe mild is Coo by the appear-
SIM of the stand jury is &sir box. The isemes, Alamos
wry. address& the Csset and eald—My Lords. myself sad=
i=vende to have 'spieled to se why. has soma esume Mid lathe
t. the posiontiess issued. as well se the sisedsgs, mall bid
as be the pad* of Andrew's, asierlisemdths thet Meese%
Hotel. at shish toms of the meetings woe MK le maim It. Asilsow's
parbih P
The Lord Mg Jusde• 3 It is quits imelsrial is what poi&
The Joy deo mini. eed ee these eels& aims. leo Dust. The
foram hood 41re. *Willie is the Clerk et the Owe, mil dm Ireoi•
est addety was within Is sway owastesasest

The Chdt et the Crews 111;la pwewded Is mil doe Mllti whith
were vie, vshodeous, awl reed tree Ms sod dds yea say
for tad fellows
Yes.

The ared Joey thereupon retired. mad
The Attorney-General row My Leeds, I now wish site pordes who
are bound in recognisaneee to be allied upon to appear.

M. P. Costello, the ilotleitne to Mr. &Connell, and the other gentle.
men. addressed the Court. and meld that the parties had been in attend.
enee all day. but were not at that moistest in Court.

Attorney4ensral—l shall have no 012111114111 to their appearing in
person tomorrow, but I most have their appearance entered u of to-day.

Mr. Costello: They'll appear by their agent.
Attorney-Generals That won't do. I shall be satisfied by the ■p.
pearanee of any person competent to answer for those gentlemen, but I'll
require their appearance to be entered as of to.day.
Mr. Costello said, that in such an important ease he could not, in
the absence of his counsel, or those more immediately interested, take
upon him to decide.

Attorney-Oeneral z Then, call the trimmers to appear upon their re-
cognizance.

The Clerk of the Crown ; Crie►, call Daniel Moose% Eoq. to
come into Court, and appear apes his recognisance.
Mr. Costello then prayed their Lordships would allow him half an
hour, for the purpose of consulting with the parties or their counsel, as
to what he should do.

Attorney-General—l hare no objection, my Lords.
The Lord Chief Justice—Well, go en with the we which you were
arguing, fur. Perrin ; and, in the meantime, you, Sir, (to Mr. Costello)
can consult your counsel.

In about tea minutes afterwards, Mr. Costello returned into Court
with Mr. Holmes, and stated, that he appmed for Mr. O'Connell, and
the other gentlemen against whom the h& were *mad, and node/took
that their appearance should be entered as of that day (yesterday).

ATTACHMENT AOAINST THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL.

The Attorney. General then addreueed the mart. and said—Ny
Lords.% the ease of the King against Daniel O'Connell, and ethers, •
I ans. ea behalf of the Crown, te apply for a conditional order far as I
attaehmeat against Patrick Lavelle, for a contempt of this coon. The
ailitheit, ea which I mess, states the fact of his being the registered
prepense of a newspaper published in this ebb entitled the /remodel's
JournaL On Tuohy, the ISM of January, the tannin were ar.
mesa. sea held ea bailee appear to court this teem, and Ws of Indict. t
taws* bees boss lama ageism the several pram who bad entered
hie sesopiress. On Saturday, the 22d of Jurssey, them was a
pshllantine in the Proemon'sJournal, which was a ivies aniempt of
the anther* of this mum I shall rend it. my lads s k te be
a knee. dyed Dahl O'Cleanall, and addressed is his ey es. It
tommemes with some peony. I may divide the Ismer, sad be matter,
sober chess Medan beak lades to this pressendaa. Pleat, the
gnat is
na Maw sad edify rice soaves and omens of these at whose
these pessesabp have hem imaitatad. laesslfy, Is overawe ;
and eentema this osnet draining' of its *hid hr =t and,
so paladics the pills soled ani is embomme neysilndep the malts
Odeon% by elides up the innelinpotaltalky of on kamet and bioni-
Minty eardeilag die potties if ihe igees with whelt they am elinrepot
The Atteeney•Oemeal pessended owl hr. O'Omates Ikeni
the Pronners's Jeternair of the lei Jan. The keen was adthesed
e"
To my Conesiinewle," aid der Slot Jen. Hal. The Auseney.fle.
anal prosmill ohm* wpm the liellowies passages The dump ,
spina see he ihe silly waning is split into two pans. They are, as
usual Me aimed chews, anandiseary emb othen lies far
havlailkobeyea the panimmiens. There is a charge fee yips an
whit& an angst the man who hes she high amour of being the chosen re. .
preemmave of year musty. The emend kin havhig evaded the same
prosismatiens. Now if I disobeyed eke poestammions it is char that I did ,
has evade than ; and if I may evaded the pidin.l6.l4 it is equally atlf
that I did set Mosby them." Hers, soy Leeds, this publkadas
takes up a palm that has mend m a test far the newspapers for the
last week, assmang that 1 bad the absurdity to sharp hr. O'Connell •
with henry evaded the law, bat white is erelhady a inietnnotrunien
the warrant. " The essend answer is that 111110 if I had disobeyed
aoriszn: all of the prodeasliMlN I should ass have been guilty of say
unless I same titian the toms of she act called the Algeria' act I
which:observe, it kw poseended or Aged ohm I have dens" The, my
lords, being the fact an width the amides of the grand jury was to W di.
rated, and on which they mesh Ihe bills. if they believed the wit-
mores. "I weak seen I,SISL an Is. that one o• the legal
advisers of the Crown fetaetMd out a in the work of a modern
banister, mid withal* examhkg 'leader advisee, new the palpable
manner in which this barrister coatradiets himself, they have instituted
the proem upon no better noilimity, with the hope of re-
Hein mesh mf `lass than the Semehember Law." I should my, my
Lords, for myself, that I am not the barrios alluded to, see can I my
to whom it alludes. "This ie not the plea is gems passages of law, but
I mesa resist qtles iveire the Menact of Lied Coke's "pinkly as given
in a week of the It authority, ralkd • Cosnya's Digest. Here is '
the pansage—• Theking cams create an Wean by pr ; and
therefore no• hag will be punishable alter a proclamation which was am
se before.' I Deed net ea more to show that it cannot be punishable as as
Isaacs to disobey ten. I theref,ore laugh to mom tie charge
mir an of
iistoybeloyileg a redmist4l,
• jaar I could deft the !lowa
occosists.miar: lay Lords, l strata athinsTit Impartible that any-wbumeet. "Ling
guilty of writhe; swabs commentary. could have any other object ut,
, view than this—tees to prejudice the dissemination of this man, but to
Ihave it believed by she 'ohne., and from whom the July ens to be takes,
that the sheep was utterly illegal, and therefore not nailed to any eon
of attendee. " Tbe act which enables a Lord Lieutenant to ass avbi-
, nary, sad lathed impede power ever all meetings, is In its sum surf-
' ficienay severe and suScieutly unesnotitudeual mot to have it exteaded
one ins by coasinactisa. It is really meet museums to talk of es.
' sandhog he Wass by any emiseriscaon, sad I treat that tbe day will
shortly arrive when the real advisers of shin pressoutiss. and of the pro.
donations, will meet she puoiament they es justly merit. Is the quaint
leagasge and hanky of UM Coke, it is said • Mat all indictment can.
elude contra legeso et coneuetudinem, or issue loges et statute. But
sear was sem any indictment to conchae— mow
soadosinu." Now, with respect to the extension lat:k
must with the writer, that " Is is set to he mewled one iota by eon.
swami*.; I how ea hal that is a law conferring power at winks
with tie pr oohs anabolism, Jamaica only by the cirameetamss
et its original cremiew. wannased by the aandpatisa of a moessity
which has shoe arisen, and oaly lobe put boo szestation when the &liven.
dve obligation of these whim pecalies duty it is to presses the henna.
dens of the osamiy, sad the social seder of the community readers in
adoption indkpmembla. Is is. sty lords, seasewhat too bold and daring.
that whoa peresadans am instituted, when his Majesty's law adhere
am epos the plant of erabrekdag the Marge to the legal nibunak, so at-
tempt is poises the malls skid, and that of any jury that may p hew
chat boa, by endeavouring to make them believe that the persons by
who theme pmessdings are directed were actuated by the harem and
moot amp motives; and that the Pole able* el the payees who issued
the was Is Imam far those persons against whom pro.
have bees taken, pnalsburent, whether they be guilt or
net or this set apes therm of the ProPrieler..rd Priswg " she
' Innvemaa's Jearstal, sty app sidles la for a .o
ff
order fee an
anaelemem, fee ikon seneempt of ibis Court. It anshorities are ee-
risil am cats peepsuk my Lords,* as se, although I might dud
lLk in Sea number henna in point if enormity, or at libel so
grew or ea well eakelmei *pima the my sour et of justice;
ter-
ally end; moodier imams le not is be head emenigst the tinkled
mem in the book.
Caw—Take • essaitional order. Mr. Atteasey:
Chat of the Csown—De yea seek the asieshment aphid the pro.
prism mg rimy?
airseenry.ftemed—Only apneas Penick Limits, she peopeleser.
Ma tkeselhe appal fee a espy al the infeemationsos whelp the
Aersesey-Ossinel ceneenied.dfortshe Iteglster.
LOIDALTHOSP z.—Vie bars the bast authority for statbig
that Lent /Wimps has sent a letter se the Members of the Oppesitisa,
as mil as so as sappsnon el tlorsamoo, swift that mantas of the
pewit Inepeotanse woe min besegix Steward by the Orenusams tau
sidiastay en the meek' of Partialness We behave dm veto ia
be Circulate Mans w helead.—Zussmay

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Facts, Orbha,
( To is oesstiesmi

The reepectaWe
for the preeest,
We haire f.
and likely ,
forward the

and successive

to Ull that

aiodersts kind.—

Yesterday .
Lewes was bald

of petitioning both Houses of Parliament
House of Commons. Mr. Adam, the
sided, and was supported by his colleague,
on the right. T. It. Kemp, Esq. was the only member, of
Parliament present, and none of the magistrates, clergy, or
gentry attended the meeting. The assemblage was, how-
ever, numerous, consisting chiefly of the tradesmen and the
working classes. Several resolutions and the petition were
proposed for adoption, by Mr. Brown, who addressed the
meeting at considerable length in favour of short parliaments,
universal suffrage, and election by ballot, which theories
formed the burden of the resolutions and petitions. Mr. Kemp
also addressed the meeting in approbation of the prayer of
the petition, and avowed himself an advocate for ballot. Ho
said that, although he had been many years in parliament, he
had never belonged to any party, and consequently had never
been consulted by any party previously to the introduction of
any measure into the house; but on this occasion, he was
proud to state that he had received a note from Lord Althorp,
requesting hie attendance on the 3d, when a measure of re-
form would be submitted for consideration, and when he
(Lord Althorp) hoped to have his support. 'This announce-
ment was received with cheers. The resolutions were adopted,
and the petition agreed to without a dissentient voice ; and
after thanks had been given to the chairman, the meeting
broke up.—Brighton Gazette.
A petition for Parliamentary reform is about to be forward-
ed from Bath. It has already received upwards of 3,000
signatures.—Bahl Chron.

County meetings are now holding all over Scotland in
favour of Parliamentary reform. In the eastern counties, in
addition to the noblemen, freeholders, justices of the peace,
and commissioners of supply, the !writers are included in the
requisitions.—Glasyow (Arms.
A meeting of the inhabitants of Kinross, Milnathort, and
the surrounding country, wu held at the former town on
Thursday last, when a set of resolutions in favour of Parlia-
mentary reform, and particularly referring to the peculiar
representation of Kinross-shire, was unanimously adopted.
We also observe that the long-promised meeting on the same
account has been held at Wick.—Edisiburgla Advertiser.
The inhabitants of Dunbar and Markinch, have petitioned
for Parliamentary reform.
A general meeting of the inhabitants of the county of
Caithness was to be held at Wick on Wednesday, when the
question and details of Parliamentary reform were to be tally
discussed, and resolutions and petitions to both Houses of the
Legislature agreed to. The friends of reform were to din*
together in the evening in Murray's Hotel.

••• • • . • . .
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
•
his, sad Piddle Itseetiess connected with this great Na-
shua' Qtrelor.
111011thessed s Mrs hshiessie WWI Parliennent.,
poi:table • • •is of the County of Fife have,
•
leak beau by the convener, Gen. Balfour.
e heard that the plan suggested by Lord Brougham,
to be acted upon by the Government, is to bring
• measure of reform, net at once, but in separate
sive bills. If this idea be sited upon, it is stated
the first proposition of Ministers will be of a very
kind.—Brighton Gazette.
ay a naming of the inhabitants and residents of
held at the County-ball, Lewes, for the purpose
log both Houses of Parliament for a reform in the
Commons. Mr. Adam, the senior constable, pre-
was supported by hie colleague, Mr. G. Grantham.
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