Star.
London, England, 1831-06-03 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1831.

Such a franchise as this would be a great benefit to the
people—it would induce many, very many landlords to mAte
leases, 21 years, leaving the tenant an orizinal profit fo ct
-
least enabling him by iris own industry *ow to realise(' roar
of 101. a year. landlonls do not like ma'am!, leases for
liver—there is often an uncertainty whether the life be
or dead—the life dues in gener.d lust longer than is convent.
cnt to the landlord. 1 hive known a single !IL prevent the
landlord having the battik of any revcrsionary hottest for
near DO years, although he might have been • full grown
man when his life was inserted in the lease.

Landlords would, by my plan, be stimulated So make
leases fur a certain term of twenty.one years. The fran-
chise would encourage them to do it. 'llse practice of tr.
'fancy at will, from which so many erns arise in Ireland,
would cease, or cat least would be greatly checka--eind a
stimulus would he given to the industry of the tenants.
In leases for lives the tenant is often car;hi.onstrares—
the life drops tine:pettedly is almost all instates The
lowans has not the advantage of barmAtetng for a renewal,
whilst his tenure is still continuing. This would not be so
in a lease for twenty-ono years l the tenant, knowing the
certain approach of the end of his teem, would keep bar.
gaining with his landlord for a renewal—the three or four
last years of the lease would afford an opportunity for mak-
ing a new bargain, and thus iuduce that specie- of fixity in
the occupation of lands, which is so much wanting in this
country. anti the absence of which I know to be the cause
of much of the Wititeboy disturbances in Ireland.
1 nave entered into these particulars with the hope that
some of the Ministry, really interested in the welfare of Ire-
land, may reconsider this subject. sod give to our counties a
substantial and highly beneficial increase of voters, by sub-
stituting a clear profit of 101. sayear as the qualification to
vote, for a tenure of 21 years, to the present unwise notion
of givirr. the franchise to tumuli for 21 years, who assume
a rent of WI. alcar.
Such is the Ministerial proposal, to give the franchise in-
tended to be given, namely—to persons balding for 21 years,
and assuming a tent of 501. a.year, whether they have Wrip
profit or not.
The objections to this proposal are obvious.
First—lt is giving a right to vote to a man, not heves!'
be has any proiit or property, but because he is subject to a
burthen. A man Who ruins himself, and is reduced to
beggary by paying arty pounds a year for a farm not really
worth twenty pounds, Is thus made a voter, whilst Isle
neighbour, who, perhaps, pays but 101. a.year rent for a si-
milar term, and has a profit of 1001. a-year has no vote.
Now, this Is r monstrous absurdity, sad yet It is to be ilto
law unless we, honest Web. prevent it.
Second—The tenant at 501. a scar, without any profit, or
indeed with a less profit than 101. a.year, is the mere slave
of his landlord; be may discharge one gale to enable him
to vote, but the power of the landlord Is necessarily com-
plete over such a person, and he must vote u his landlord
pleases.
Third—This species of ['awhile is the best in the world
for manufacturing raters, it will be so easy to make leases
of single houses and gardens at 501. a-year. and to put the
tenant in possession' when the land may nut be worth 51. a.
year. That this is dune Gotta fade (as the bill calls it) may
easily be fabricated. The manufacture of rotes in Conne-
mara would, under such a clause, go on without stint or
Huth, anti receipts for theta rents would only create an ex-
pense to the amount of the stamp.
Fourth —This frail( like would, at the best, enercase th.•
number of voters but little—it would not bring down the
right of voting to the people. There are indeed f:w who
really pay 501, a-year for a chards interest that hare Dot a
freehold riAht elsewhere.

The otilist of the inform measure might ti be to Identify
the people with the constitution. That object is to be at-
tained in Fngland and Scotland to a great degree, whilst, in
unhappy Ireland. a totally deficient principle is nilopted, and
every erort is made to exclude the people and to create an
oligarchy in e new form. How foolish it is in the framers
of this measure. es it relates to Ireland, to imagine that
they can with impunity treat Ireland with supercilious con.
tempt and ig ominy, Mist they are exalting Bogland, and
shelving themselves bountiful and generous benefactors to
Scotland.
How much more wise it would be to act with generosity
to Ireland !! But our governors will never con&scend to
study the Irish people until it becomes too Lite.
Illy lard cuntpl.tilit puts the injustice to Ireland in a still
stronger point of vLw, because I can show that instead of
any increase in the number of voters in Irish counties, this
reform bill will considerably diminish the number of electors
in very m.tny of oar counties.
The county electors in Eugland will be greatly increased.
The county elee,ors in Scotland will be enormously in-
creased. The county electors in Ireland will be considerably
diminished.

Such hal been the measure of justice, as at all times,
meted out by the •e managers" of Ireland to the Irish par-
plc. lint they deceive themselves much if they imagine
that tho teformers who have proved their strength and
their numbers will submit to this mixture of insult and in-
jury towards Ireland.
I am right when I call it a mixture of insult and lajuty,
beams.; the number of Irish county eltetoes is already too
small. It is miserably. ludicrously too small.
In 'tippet:try, for example, with a population considera-
bly over three handfed thousand inhabitants, the number of
voters capable of being. polled does not exceed twelve hun-
dred. These are to be reduced by this rtform bill—because
several of these voters, perhaps near two hundred, reside in
Clonmel and in (30,hel—all these will b. disfranchised as far
I as relates to the county election., by the reform bill, as at
present framed.
In my county—Kerry—the population is over two hun-
dred thousand ; the number of voters apable.•f heing polled
lode, if at all, exceeds seven hundred. Of these more
than one hundred, residents of Tralce, will bz disfranchised,
as relates to the wanly elections, by the reform bill, as U
now alamds.

I can scarcely repress the indignation I feel against the
framers or the Irish reform bill, at thus, I will Nay, pre-
suming to think that the Irish peopl.: would PUbnlit to be
nutted in Ibis manner. that is, to tee the county francbise
extended, improved, augmented, in Ragland and Sco:land,
whilst it was to Ite curtailed and rendered still mom oligar-
chical than before in the Irish counties.

It cannot bc—l hopc I may add, it shall not be. The
port of the admi.istration which mica the destinies of Ire-
land, will, I hop; and, indeed, believe, be roused from their
prexcnt dreams, and will agree to act as Eddy, as justly, as
gznornusly. by Ireland as their collensites do act by England
and ticothand, tha is, they will considaably and practicably
extend the franclaisc: to many, instead of milting it still more
eat lusivc than it ix at
illy fourth complain! ha, that great unfairness and injut
tic.. is ex‘encled tow.ard- Ireland, in rant increasing the mn-
Wm or her rep oxentatives more than one-fourth—that is, to
at leact one launched wad thir,y members.
Instead of giving in. this proper and very moderate in-
crcsce, we hay.: only the paltry number of live of rod us in
addition to our one hundred.

Now, let it be recollected, that it was just ibe 1111M1011111:11%.
tion of all thz iniqtoii its poetised a the Union„ to limit the
Irish rcptcooniativcs to one hundred, whilst England bad
512—that is, the Irish proportion was not um-fifth.
But be tin; h:st tavola:4.i an: us, the propolioion of Eng-
land and Wulcs dit; not, as I recollect, canoed tort's,: man.
00.1 whilst that of Ire/witl amounted to seven tualions.—cnri.
ding 'viand io at least 1 half the number of withers Eng-
land had. That is, Ireland should have had at least one Hun-
dred and fifty additional members, that Is, two handcar and
filly instead of one
To uff a us now only fire ae.ditional numbers, was nuly
to show nothing byymid dlscespect--fire Ensnarers In adtii.
lion!! Why, they gar: as molly to Scotian& Yes; they I
gave to Scotland. chose portaladoa appatred. by tbs awes
of 1121, to be only 2,900,000, five additional—and they gave
to Ireland, r. hkh appeared by the same census, to contain
6,900,000 inhabitants, just Ave new mambas! ! !--tbit: is,
In other woods, they rated each Scoteblian is equividetit to
bree Irishmen! ! I

PRICE SEVENPENCE.

To the representation of Scotland, consisting of forty-five,
they added five. To that of Ireland, amounting to 100, they
added preci‘ely five—that is again, 45 Scotch were as im-
portant as 100 Wait gentlemen.
But this is not cnougn ; the obtaining of even these five
new members could not be attributed to any sense of justice.
It was, alas, to bt: traced to pneonal influence, in four cases
out of the five—and the fifth might have sprung from a still
mote un- Irish mot

One was to be given io Waterford—Sir John Newport re-
mind* ill of she probable cause.
One was to be isivco to Limerick—Mr. Spring Rice may
account for the mfr.
Onc was to be given to Galway—There is certainly some
remanbraneer or other who possibly may recollect why
Galway was thus favoured.
One. was to be given to the College in Dublin—perhaps it
would Nero been bet.er to uke stray the ars:, rather then
girt a evend. Bnt a di-creet SrdW,m.Gentral, on Ms fair
road to the bench—for they sonsetimes make Chief Justices
of Solieter.Gt meds i—ntay. perhaps, have discovered the
con‘.:..icnce of having two +sling% to a College bow.
I till make a pret.cut of thz second member to Belfast—if
there be not a party there to deserve favour, there is no use
in anti.lrishism at all.

bly Nth complaint shall be brief—it consists of the con. I
treat between the advantages to be derived by the English
comities from the reform bill, with the tn,el refusal to ex-
tend such advantages to the Irish counties.
This contrast will d. mons lila` once again the unfairness
and injustice tvith which Ireland is !noted.
Every co: my in England having more than one hundred.'
thousand inhaitants, gas an additional county member.
There are in Ireland twenty-eight counties having more than
one hundred thousand inhabitants. lr these counties were
in England, they ttould get twenty eight new members--
being in Ireland, they do not get one.
Here then is a positive and distinct wrong done to Ireland,
to the extent of twenty-eight members. What Is the ex.
cure ? None, but that we are Irish, and, like the eels,
accustomed to be skinned alive.

Again, every comity In England having more than
150,000 inhabitants gets an addition of two members. There
are, at least, eijliteen counties in Ireland having mote than
150.000 inhabitants. If these counties were In England,
they would get thirty-six new members—being in Ireland
they get no. one.
Here, then, is another positive and distinct wrong to the ex-
tent of thirty-six county members, founded simply on this,
that we aro Irish, and are therefore not to be treated as well u
the English are.
My sixth complaint shall be also shnrt. It is this—the
towns in England having more than 10,000 inhabitants get
members ; but, with the exception of the four towns I have
mentioned, our towns get no members.
I complain that Kilkenny, with a population of more than
30,000 inhabitants, probably *lO,OOO, Including all its sub..
urb,, dix.i not get nu additional member.
Kilkoiny sent four members to the national parliament
before the Union. It is not ercn by virtue of the reform to
get a second member. Oh, partiality !!!
I complain that Strabane and its vicinity in the north,
doze not g...t a member under this reform bill.
I complain that Carrick.on.Suir and its vicinity in the
south, does not get a member.
I cornilain that Cavan and its vicinity does not get a
number.

I complain that Tnam and its vicinity does not get a
member.

I am quite ready to Atm that If these towns were in Eng-
land, they would get at least one member each.
But our towns are treated like our counties, with con-
temptuous injustice. Mark just this—ev-ry county in Eng-
land having more than 1.5,000 inhabitants gets, as I have al-
ready said, en addition of two members.
Down has more than SOO,OOO inhabitants—it gets an ad-
dition. Tipperary has more than 300,000 inhabitants—lt
gets no addition. Cork county has more than 600,000 in•
habitants—it gets no addition • and after this, knaves and
fools may possibly combine against me, land raise a stupid cry
of the Union !—the Union ! Why let them cry till they ate
hoarse—ln what I Vary does legislation of this land resem-
ble the legislation of conntriea r.ally ouittd—r;Ally and net
nominally identified with each other P Let tis.:in then talk
to me as much as they please of the union—l ask for proofs
of the existence of any thing but a jealous, partial, and ,
unjust domination in the provisions of the reform bill in-
tended fee Ireland.
lily szvEnnt and last complaint relates to the city of
Dublin.
Edinburgh is, by the reform, to double its representa-
tion ; London and its vicinage is to double its repiesents-
tion_; Dublin and its vicinage is to get no addition.
Edinburgh, has now o.te--it gets two ; nay, its atijseert,
Leith, sets another; in fact, I may say Edinburgh trebles
As representation.
Dublin, with its vicinage, gall no addition, though its per.
puiation is considerably more than that of Edinburgh—
nearly twice as many—and this is called. I suppose, justice
and fair play.
' London, with ha vicinage, now returns eight members;
they arc to return sixteen. I njoic.: at it—hut, how soon
does my joy cease when I turn to Dublii and its vicinage,
and sec that they continue at two ! ! !
But the population in Dublin and its vicinage is, I am
convinced, more than one-third of that of the London
population, with its vicinage— at all events, it is much
bore than oa.--fourth. Why, then, do not we get four mem-
bentbers, itt least, for Dublin ?
' Alas, the reason is obvious. We arc Irish, mere Irish—
What other reason can be given ? None—ceruinly
mute.

Here then are my seven complaints on behalf of Inland
—I make them that they may he /caressed. The thing
is not yet done—the additional insult to Ireland is not
yet effectuated. There is the locus penitenthe till re-
maining.
Here are my seven complaints:
First—The franchise in towns and cities is too high.—
It should be continued at five pounds, Dot raised unjustly
to ten pounds.
&tetrad—Our county franchise Is not extended as shot of
Engioul is. Th./ have 40s. ftgcluolders—we should have
th.us. They ;not ten pound copytiolders—we should get ten
pound leasehold.ra for years.
Third—Our county vows are to be substantially dimi.
nisiml by the ileto.lll Bill—that la, by the exeltruiun of .he
towns that return ntembas. Thus, • ItUst the English re.
form greatly increases the counir votes. in England, the
Irish reform sill grea:ly diminish the county voters in
Iraisnd.

Fouith—lrelontl does not get in adequate increase it re.
pre-entatives. On the contrary, eke is treated in this respect
with disgusting unfairness.
eountic., be*idca an increase of voters,
' get. on the scale of their respective per.taiinn, an Inercas„,
of members. In Lod has her county voters diminishes', and
her county rept:sent:nivel; not augmented.
Sixth—As our counties ore treated with this injustice,
so are our cities. The towns in England get representata.
tires on the stale of population. That advantage is denied
to the towns in liciand.
Seven.h—The CHINC of the city of Dublin presents a view
of dic most gross partiality. Edinburgh, In fuel, tteldes her
representation. London gets eight new members. Dublin
does not get one—not one.
Ju-tice, I exclaim—justice for Ireland. Real jestko--no
mockery—no delusion. Above all, no itypoaidcal pretences.
Justice for Ireland is my motto.
Let u., then, people of Ireland, respze fully and linaly
demand a illbt peldCipitiol2 in the bemtitei of aie jprOlt mem,
sure of Reform. Let us itudstreepeetfully, but firmly, that
there shall be no invidious 'distinctions—tie wslchtd ban.
k. dogs after exploded monoplieli—uo vile atfernp,s to ire.
ate a new servitude. Let us atutiousli 'beta the progress
of the lteftwm 13111—incressa at all erred the liberties of
the people of England and'ileotland, and a►xiously straggle
I for our own. • _ _

- - -- - -
May the Great Disposer of human events when the hearts

of our rulen towards the people at Ireland. May be banish
from their minds idle fears aid vain Jealousies, and May they
discover this truth.--that it is time at length to aet, with
Justice and generosity to the Irish laden. There never yet
was a people so sensitive of justice—no responsive to genero-
sity. DANIEL OTONNOLL

THE TURF.

ASCOT HEATH RACEBo—TRITEIDAY.
The Derby at Epsom, and the Gold Cup at Ascot, have
invariably proved so attractive, as to obtain for Thursday the
reputation of being the grand day; at the former place, the
great sporting race maintains its celebrity, while at the letter
the Cup no longer boasts of any peculiar interest.
His Majesty was accom aniedltl his carriage by Lorl
Albemarle, Sir A. Barnard, and Prince Leopold. In h.r
Majesty's carriage were the Queen. her silver, the Duchess
of haze Weimar, and sons, and Prince George of Cam-
bridge. The King was attired in a suit of plain black, and the
Queen in a lilac drtu, sable boa, and light straw bonnet.- -
Besides their Majesties, the Royal party was competed of
her Serene Highness the Duchess of Sara Weimar, and her
sons, Prince George of Cumberiand, and his Royal Hie.
nese Prince Leopold.
The suite consisted of the Duke of Dorset, Duke of
Richmond, Madame D'Oate, Lord Albemarle, Rea Mon-
ster, Lord F. Flisciarence, Earl and Countess Grey, end
the Ladies Gray, AF
Their Majesties seemed to enter icto the spirit of the
ene, which certainly wet of the most gorgeous and int.
posing description. The only drawbacks were the intense
it.at of tire sun, the dusty state of the course, and the in.
e.ntvenicnce resulting from the Immense concourse of people
collected on the Heath. The Royal party remitintd in the
Stand till after tln Plate Race, and thin departed, amidst
tremendous aulematioos. Many of the Nobility left at the
MW due.

*itch, 200 boys. each, h. ft. fht. 71b. each. New Mile.
Lord Verulant's Velar's reed. from the Mike of Rudand's
Clan mar.

Th 3 Windsor Forest Stakes of 50 UM,. etch, for 3 yrs old
fillies, Sat. 41b. The winner of the o.ks, &c. to carry
Mb. extra. The Old Mile. 7 subs.
I Lord Ex.ter's Marmots .. .. walked over.
I The Royal Stakes of 100 sore. each, h. ft. for 3yn old
colt., Bst. 71b. The Old M. 16. 7 subs.
Lord Rx?ter's literous, by Salton ...
Duke of Portland's Amphictyon
..
.. 2
Duke of Rittunond's Locliinvar ... .. 3
The Gt.dd Cup, rase 100 son. by subscription of 20 roes.
each, fur horses bona jid• the property, at ti o time of
starting, of a member of the Jockey Club, of at: Upper
or Lower Rooms at Newmailtet, or of Move 'Clubs in
London, whose members may he aclint:tcd iuto the above
Clubs without ballot ; 3 yrs, fist 101 b ; 4 yn, B.t 211' ;
5 yrs, est 12112 ; 6 yrs and aged. Oat Sib. Mares *Mosel
31b. About two mile. and s half, 5 subs.
Sir M. Wood's C.:tus, 4 yrs ... ... .. 1
Lord Exzt.:r's Augustus, 4 yrs ... ... 2

Sweepstakes of 30 %or% each, 20 ft, for 2 yrs old colts, 8-t
blb; and finial, Est 21b. The winner of a sweepstake
before the day of itialuiug to carry extra. T. Y. C.
10 subs.
Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, out of Visa Cintley - I
Colonel Petra eh. e. by Sedlamite, out of Zora - 2
A Plate of 601.3 yrs. fist. 410. 4 yrs. Bst. 71b. 5 yrs. fist. Ilio.
6 yrs. and aged, 9st. 51b. Mares allowed 31b. Whiners
extra. Mile and' a half.
Lord Worcester's Carthage, aged . . .1
Sir O. Heathcote's Caatatrice, 4 yrs. : - 2

3 to 1 en Carthage, oho non by a length easy.
Match, 100 soya. Two miles. Mr. Oardner's Leander, 3
yrs. fist. beat Mr. Dockeray's AIM, 5 yrs. ilst. 91b. No
betting,
Match, 50 son. New Mile. 11r. Wtik's Dolly, Spicer, 5
yrs. B.t. Ill& beat Captain Anderson s Jonatnan 4 yrs.
ilst. 41b. 6WI on Lolly.

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