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London, England, 1831-01-05 00:00:00

HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, JAN. 3.

WINCHESTER, JAW. I.—Tbe Social Assizes terminated on Thur.
day evening, fu more severely for therigour than was ever eontem-
plated by themselves or the public. Six unfortunate men are to ex-
piate their offences by their blood, numbers see to be banished,
some for ever, and some for terms of years, and the remainder of
those convicted axe doomed to various periods of imprisonment and
hard labour. A great number were discharged on their own recog-
nisance., and others without being put on their trial. Many of
them were tried several times on different indictments, for offences
committed on the same day, in the same society, and under
the isms euitesnent. The public feeling is decidedly against the
winks& swam at life denounced in the comes above alluded to, and a
pcdules is are is aurae of signature, praying the six men now ender
sensor of death may be reprieved, and transported for life. The while
tither Ursa the utmost contrition for their conduct ; and the ex-
ample wstrN safely be equally effective, r regards the only legitimate
object of all punishment, and for less revolting, If their sentences were
commuted to perpetual banishment, instead of offering them up, a
bloody sacrifice to laws scarcely known, and 11l understood, for offences
committed under circumstances of unheard-of excitement ; in the majo-
rity of cases' without deliberation, motive, or 'name, and in total igno-
rance of the dreadful consequences, immediate or remote, of the sets
committed. The poetise will, no doubt, be numerously signed. and it
is to be hoped that his Majesty's servants will lend a favourable ear to
such an appeal from the sympathy and humanity of the public for whom
they dictate.
The new Ministry are endeavouring to silt to the bottom the cause
of the late disturbances In this and the neighbouring counties, and for
this pupae they have sent W. E. Talents, Esq• to attend the route of
the Special Commission, to ascertain how the various individuals tried
had been employed, at what wages, and if in actual distress. To obtain
this information more accurately, the magistrates of the counties who
may have cotnetitted any of the rioters to prison, have been called on
by the Clerk of the Peace, Mr. Woodham, to give what particular*
they can of the parties they have committed.

CHELTENHAM JOURNAL, JAN. 3.

• Gloucester Quarter Sessions commence tO.MOITOW, and observe there
are not bus than 100 Flamm for trial, the pester part of whom are
upon charge of machine-breaking or rioting.
The hiembas of its Mechanics' leadtedes held their second Anni-
versary dinner, In the Town HalL bit Joseph Lock, in the chair, ae.
Icompanied by the Mayor, Dr. Kidd, Dr. Ogle, the Vice-Preddenta,
z. &e.

Scotland and Ireland put to the blush the gentry of England, few of
whom appear at Reform Meetings ; and London and Middlesex are be.
low the most corrupt of the Scotch Burghs in this duty.
At Dingwall, the 24th day of December, at a meeting of the Provost,
Magistrate- end Council of the royal Burgh of Dingwall, the follow.
ing Kesolutioos were proposed try the Peovest, and agreed to by the
Cuundl :
That the representatien Ise roigagurghs in Scotland is defective,
and incongruous in the
That the magistrates Vella annells of royal burgh., being self.
sleeted, the burgesses has no voice hs their oominatlon.
That those self-demi onlbeelties, M each burgh, have alone the
power of voting. by tor a marcher of Pediment.
That these Or mei have mat bomb empseatises be.
come) stifle int way the thee disks at the majority of the inhabit-
ants, however. nusowess, intelligent, aid reepectabler—that they are
prejudicial to the Worsen of royal buggies, and sight to be abellthed.
Tbat all these beenninithre in royal- burghs, who peewee the wealth
and constitute the mgesnials and intelligent pen ef such ammanaltiee,
ought to have a dime hien= in the &Wen el their sepossentative is
the HOW, of Comm ; end that to them dee eight of voting ter their
member of Mimeo might to be hemelinth exesaisd.
That, in like ram, the *Am Of their magistrates end lowa
councillors in mpg Might, might an kart to be restricted by the self.
elective and clam meson I but theta be equally extended to all, who
shell have the suldmil en then by the legislature, et electing Ite
future their
That such owe =sat tiln‘ g will secure to royal burghs
the serving et she met 1~1 wad respectable among the inhabit.
eats as their forsasOnmes ad sown onuseinors.
That it will lawn the tempswien to bribery and
render their tellenr.cithems be gam& more alive to corfgerrettall:o7::.
able duties of the magismacy en those alone worthy to be entrusted
with them.
That thereby the advancement and pew r ty of royal burghs will be
permanently pestooted.
At a public weeding of the burgesses, householder% and inhabitants
of Elgin, called in virtue of a requisition subscribed by upwards of 50
respectable inhabitants of tbs burgh, for the purpose of petitioning
Parliament for a reform in the repeesentatka of Scotland, William Ro.
balms, Esq. of Auchinroath, Presto.
The following resolutions were moved by Isaac Forsyth, 114 q.
seconded by Captain Duff, ft N. and unanimously adopted by the
meeting, vb.—
That the system of Parliamentary Representation in the counties
and burghs of Scotland is extremely limited and partial in its operation,
and Is calculated wonder the representatives irresponsible and the
people indiffrrent to the best interests of the country.
That the elective franchise ought to be extended was to 'minds a
full propeeden of the property and intelligence of Scotland, and the
reform in the burghs be such as to put an end to the system of

eelf-eleetion.
That this meeting hail with the highest satisfactiso the announce.
mart made by his Majesty's Ministers, that reform is to be by them in-
troduced he the approval of the legislature, and rely arm the concur.
rem of the Members of both Houses in aiding Government to carry
through a measure supported by the almost unanimous volm of the
Pa*.
That Ns Meting is desirous of convejleg to his Majesty's govern-
ment their decided opinion on the necessity of Timm, and now resolve
that petitkes should to forthwith prepared for both Hamm of Podia.
went praying for such an alteration in the representation of the
counties and burghs of Scotland as may in their wisdom wpm to
be most sweat. _
Our ebloril countryman, the Lord Advocate has, as will be
seen from our Paper this week, advanced in goad amen into the
crowded mina of political bustle and contention. He has °feted him-
self a asiliises tar the representation of the Forfar burghs, vacant by
the valsodos of Mr. Wortley, instead of snugly ensconcing himself in
mesas one st these Calash boroughs which, under a nominal rept.
sentatim, Government generally hold In rtferstis foe their friends and
supporters. His prospects of success are already flattering, and t
in some memos over.reached by Mr. Shaw, who has a voice potential
in the Town Council of Caper, Mr. Jeffrey bids fair to be lord of the
ascendant. Path and Saint Andrew's have come forward with
their unanimous sufiVages ; Dundee is also declared to be mina..•
and there wants oily the voice of Cupar to swell that of the nation in
favour of the popular candidata
MA RRIZD-.—At Kinseylion, David Munro. Esq. of Allan, to Kin,
only daughter of William Bonnet, Req. Kinmylits.—At Port-Glasgow,
William Muir, Req. merchant, °moral, to Martha, youngest daugh-
ter of :Mr. James litawset.—Buceleuch Place, Edinburgb,llfr. Ales.
Livingston, merchant, Edinburgh, to Helen, eldest daughter of John
Murray, Esq. Contentibus.
DIED —At Nlgg. Wolin Ross, Esq. of Nigg..—At
Baena* 19th ult. Archibald Macintyre, bard to the Laird of
Cluny Macpherson.

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