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London, England, 1831-08-18 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1831.

THB ARMY.
=EXT. IX THI 1

VIM CAVALRY AND INP`ANTILT.
We are enabled to state authoritively, that the subject of
the cavalry mantinvres has been above two years under the
consideration of the proper authorities, and a Board is now
sitting with a view to examine the subject.
The President, an td leer of excellent judgment and gnat
experience in the deld, has been deservedly raised to the
highest honours for his services in the Peninsula.
He is assisted by general oaken of well earned ceisiseity,
and the junior members leave been distinguished at various
times, And in their respective ranks, during the whole of the
Penianslir war.
The duty now imposed upon this Board is meet
;pig
ton, mid wit aotimiromuoildeviliZtillo.s4
is every likelihood of the cavoliy. ome-
tawedf a of sound old practioil manometer vol.
to purposes of the field akoid.
• *** *•'"•' ma Dint 0* *at lirriarrat.
ammo of drill, as eetabliabed by the pawn
T • is about to undergo considerable .
T damp is understood that the dank march by threes, in de-
ployments, &c. I. to be done away with. and file marching
substituted.

With respect to the formation of fours for the purpose of
deployments, ane,iag'znaulimprammweferable.
DUBLIN ACCOUNT OF THE IRISH MEMBERS

AT LORD GREY'S.

The following Irish members attended by his
lordship's direction at Lord Grey's on Thursday
night :
Lord Killeen, the O'Conor Don, Sir J. M.
Doyle, Messrs. O'Connell, H. Lambert, J. Lam-
bert, Shell, Wyse, Leader, Ruthven, Bodkin,
Blakney, Grattan, Callaghan, Musgrave, Chap-
man, O'Femil, A. Dawson, Mullins, Power.
Lord Killeen stated they came with an amica-
ble spirit—that be as an individual could entertain
no other feeling, and that the sentiment was not
confined to himself. It was the opinion of the
Irish members who are in the habit of suppoitiag
government that as yet the measures necessary for
the prosperity of Ireland had not been adopted.
There were various points to which he could call
his lordship's attention, but the more immediate
and pressing question was the yeomanry. They
were convinced that the arming of this force had
led to the worst results. He (Lord Killeen) would
not say that it ought to be immediately disbanded,
—but it ought to be gradually reduced in such a
way as his lordship might deem most compatible.
He might advert to other causes of complaint.
Education, the omission to consider the question
of poor laws, the jury system—but for the present
he would by the direction of those who accompa-
nied him limit himself to an entreaty that his
lordship would take the state of the yeomanry into
consideration. He again begged his lordship to
believe that the Irish members had no feeling of
hostility, but merely came to discharge the duty
which they owed to their country.
Lord Grey said that it gave him great satisfac-
to learn that the Irish members did not entertain
any feelings of hostility to government, but owned
that he had read with surprise a document signed
by several of them, which was couched in angry
phraseology. He thought that his whole life
ought to Lave given him a claim to the confidence
of Ireland. The government, he was aware,
might be damaged by a coalition of the Irish
members, and they might succeed in inducing
him to resign, but he never could be induced to
adopt a course which he considered at variance
with the public interests. lie thought the charge,
that this was a government of promise was un-
merited. They had been in office only nine
months. Thee were pressed by the reform ques-
tion. But surely it was unjust to say that nothing
had been done for Ireland. The reform bill was
in itself a great benefit to Ireland. The govern-
ment had availed itself of every opportunity to do
whatever could be done. The duty on coals had
been abolished—the drawback on English calicoes
had been repealed—a bill for public works had
been introduced—a grand jury bill was in prepara-
tion. As to the poor laws the subject was of great
ditiiculty, but under consideration. The vestry
law was surrounded with complicated considera-
tions, and nothing he feared could be ..done till
next session. With respect to the yeomanry, he
should not advert to the disagreeable circumstan-
ces which rendered it expedient to resort to this
force, but lie declared that be did not see that it
Was possible immediately to disband them. New
regulations were in the course of preparation for
their better discipline, and in order to remove the
evils complained of, he trusted that these regula-
tions would be found effective.
Mr. O'Cou N ELL said that the members had
agreed to touch upon nothing but the yeomanry.
He implored his lordship to recollect that there was'
something in the constitution of that force which
rendered it incompatible with public tranquillity.
The peasant saw the low Protestant raised into an
insulting ascendancy—armed-and accoutred, every
inferior of the privileged religion thought himself,
entitled to trample upon the people. This was an
evil that extended to every village. The con-
sequences of continuing such a force might be
must awful.

Mr. VALKK stated that nothing inimical was
intended by those who signed this document ;
they considered it more fair to give a notice that a
failure of relief to lrelaml might cause them to
oppose this government, instead of.going into an
opposition without such notice. That •lor himself
ha had a high respect for his lordship. but he had
a much higher one, and an affection, for his coun-
try, and he would support no government which
should continue to neglect Ireland ; he, however,
trusted such event would not occur.

The following is the letter of the irieh members
to Lord Grey, of which his lordship complained as
being couched in angry phraseology :
,k My Loan—We the undendgaed Idsh memb-n. being
anxious to give our,support to yowr lordship's government,
third' that•l e MOO ItSpectrill court. we can pur,ue at the I
'resent juncture is to state to yotti.tordahip the groundi eMr
which we fear we may be coMpelled hereafter to separate
maxi; et from your loadship'e ithpporwei. In common with
,a large body of our fellow.coon.symen we have looked for-
ward to tLe moment alai a liber.tl government, headed by

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yourlsedebl lowa s laws and • fair an* ie.
porde* aim fifes Ireland. when the
'Peril= a the 11.01.10oll_rath " .
Iltsm *sir rimless and privileges. sittMl be ollnillied 'lO es
gra posildpidon in mimbdioselng ibo albite or dub cam-
weettigiliotelenst aint
feaslenL rieit
weeny
bens triiit to
I We resist Is my no have bees dieefrifwvi
sad the ibsook Aeons that hare been 'ailrziesole
blond, dllbrbitibont the mounts, of *bib %
kao klif
ssssssissfedorizoysttent oftWvraift
tlt anutel3
Ilbernlky and sues` We *mild dm, year limbellys at,
lotion to pwilains bold out se. Ireland •by Ay.
lankle pt most year In lerit llomorr:bf=
tipsy anethelowarsielerof legialathe tttotr *tent to
Antdury. mem stink of Art fate peslld'Nis ',view
inustinbstinso either Thesor
mei* duo rogiembilly recallyou to
Slob IMltjaitit of grievance ani'diettentont so
bet doted and min mednue to mittilo kiwi. 1
WV* to comvainkatien oe ham &bum dowse our
lessibments and to year kredshlp, and If we should be com-
pelled by • sense of the duty we ome totter country,iand br
vphse of public opinion is kola* to withdraw our sop.
rob Sim the present gosammil, will be with-deep m-
ien aormilly. but from a fuse tosoltdoo dist *moms or
OMNI pospd is leading rapilltopaillemo Shoollatitims,
elle ME past, and to weaken* passion Wm.the she two countries.

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A MILITIA CAPTAIN.

A captain of militia, in one of the up-river towns
was in the habit of swearing "by forty." He
bad, like many other officers who commanded slab
companies, a troublesome set of fellows to deal
with.

One training day, when the soldiers behaved as
usual, very disorderly, he drew his sword, and fu-
riously brandishing it in the air, exclaimed, " Fel-
low sogers, I swear by forty, if you don't behave
better, I'll put every devil of you under 'rest !"
I wish you would give as a led(' rest," said
half a dozen voices, " for we're e'en e-most tired
to death."
" Order ! order ! fellow sager. I" roared the
Captain, with meth* tremendous 4lottrisifilf the
sword. The word was no sooner spoken, than
they all came to an order, bringing down the
breaches of their guns with all violence, each upon
his neighbour's toes, which threw the ranks into
greater disorder than before.
" Dress ! dress I" bawled the Captain.
" We are dressed, most on us," replied a
yt
fellow, who was •barefuet--lind. had on a tingles
hat. : 4
" Now, by forty," said the Captain " that's one
tenni lie; you went above half dressed, if that's'
what you mean—but I mean something
mean, you should dress in the
.military sense of the
w
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" How's that, Captain:l" cried half a damn
voices.
" How's that, you fqole you," exclaimed the
Captain, " by forty, have you been so long under
my training and don't knesellt• meaning of drees!,
Form a straight line ! I say—fbnn a straight lips.",
.1 he soldiers made sundry ineffectual efforts to
get into a straight line, and the Captain began to
despair of ever straightening them, when his mi.-
litary genius (that which ever most distinguishes a
great commander in emergencies) suddenly sup
gested to him the novel expedient of backing his
men up against a neighbouring fence, which for.
tunately bappened to beiftraiht,
" TentiOn ! tallow sager',". said lie in a Sten-
torian voice, " Advance backwards! Music,
quick step !"
The soldiers made •irrOielt retrograde move-
ment, and came with their beike plump against,
the fence.

I " There !by forty," said the Captain, " now
see if you can't keep straight." But be had scarce
ly performed this successful manoeuvre, and was
about to resume his manual exercise, when the
clouds began to threaten rain ; and the soldiers,
squinting at the aspect of the Heavens, com.
menced deserting their ranks, and moving in all
baste towards a neighbouring tavern.
" Halt! halt I" roared the Captain—" halt !
I say, fellow aodgers ; where the devil are you
going to ?"
" We're goin' to get out of the rain."

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" Out of the raini you cowards ! Halt I I say,
or I'll stick the first man I can catch."

" I'll take care you sha'nt catch me," shouted
one, as he took to his heels. In less thane minute
the whole company had dmerted ; and the Captain,
whose motions were much retarded by his regi-
mentals, had little chance of sticking them, for the
very sufficient reason that he could not overtake
them.
" By forty !" said he, after standiug for two or
three minutes iu speechless astoniebnient, " JI
this don't beat all the military movements I ever
beard of. Just as I'd got them into a straight
line by a new manceuvre—to desert ma thus !
But, there's no use in keeping the field all alone ;
I may au well go to the tavern too." So saying,'
he sheathed his sword, and followed his soldiers.—
New York Constellation.

A report was current yesterday afternoon that
the life of the Emperor of Russia had been attempted at St.
Petersburg. The rumour waa ptoMulgated on the authority
of a letter from Croncadt, of two' days latcr date than the
last accounts received from thence. The following is an
extractof the letter ,—s4 Eroastadt, Aug 2 —lt has been
currently reported here that the Emperor has Leen shot at by
one of his own Generals, and, not hitting, the General
drew his sword, and wounded the Emperor." Although
the idatemeot was act confirmed, much credit was given to
it. No later accounts than those received yetteeday hive:
been obtained to-day from the Russian capital. .
An affair of honour took place at Gibraltar,'
while the Britannia was lying there, between an
officer of that garrison and a titled military young.officer, and we are infornuld that the seconds on,
the occasion permitted them tostand at only four
paces distant, and even at this close quarter to tees-
for first fire. .Providentially the first pistol mimed,
tire, when the opponent immediately discharged
fife in the air: . • ,

PRVE SEVENPENCg.

FRENCH FINANCES.
Horne Bowrlng has just presented to Parliament
" A Report on the Public Accounts of France.'•which
he has been deputed to make be the Lewd., Commit.
signers of his Majesty's Revenue. Dr. Bowring states, on
the authority of N. LaStte, that " the plant rystecti. was
scarcely ausceptittle of melioration • that he found the ma-
chinery complete, and its working both easy and --
It had provided erfect security against all malversation, of
which no instance had occurred since it was brought into
and had, in fact, equally facilitated the bemires,
cuff the general. and each of the subordinate departments, by
the introduction of well-devised forma, emanating from one
central point, and al/ harmonising with one another, and
with their common source." , • . ,
Gould Cbodirel, the midisterlef boom Gado lekedea
Is o fuel of Mardi. 18110. stake, that
lad seitheirthe atildliTAiliersnaur employee 1
'ileamvereeelemint,'soaltadillimed e.pieriyievire sf
. spiliwu thief/ disjointed gum lima
vita kfermy
herniae, and ode which
• km ansrathaterthem day es day—which •pikeed its
on the lest of every sitnatip, to t belionds of
the competent audorkies—end at the end of every year
oared itsannual return to the sommission dies compem (the
accounts' committee,) and through them to des Ighlolve
aathorities and the public." in the mambo er poems
employed in collecting the direct tares alma, the sedum.
don wan four thennand ; and in the man ent of
the national debt, the government, by=Litt.
Into its own bands, saved manually 4 steding.l
This system of improvement in the amens Beat of thei
Pesach Imams conneemed is 18118. nthd *no howgbt to
perfection by a miss ttf welleemeses, matiosad them 1814
up to NW ; and vet, with all this ementlee Weeseesay,
with an agriculture and a commesse. gamin gaily. hi
polo& of prothand peace, Fame tem di essimition grs-
daally acceiwthated a debt a se 188 millions stet.
Nag I sad otmedieg by 40 lie Mt which lagleed
matemeei henna the revdmies of ism sae tbs segleirom
or Gen, kis MIL no palm oncont of the French -
debt in July 183111, we an est banned of, but in 1818 it
was 184 milli& sterling ; and in 1780, sue debt vu only
148 millions. A-striking prod et the growing mischief of
this curse of modern gorereamme.
But this is not the esmidostise that claims our attention,
so much as the contrast In ILO yank:aim between the
French Government sal cuss, which has been proved, by Sir
James Odom, to hem lies in the constant practice of
procuring votes of mow of ewe account, and spending the
money an amthee—er, whet is vulgarly called, raising
mosey on false ; whilst of the French accounts It
Is reported, " Not a fact can be concealed from investiga-
don, nor be contused under an obscure or dishonest covering."

LAST DUBLIN ELECTION.
At the lam election there were four candidates for the re.
=lirof tbe city of Dublin—the Lord Mayor, (flir
luisirty), and Mr. Perrin, reformers; and Mr. haw,
I omit Met Moore, anti4stfonners. The former were returned,
a petition was presented against that return; and on the Ist
init. and fallowing days, a committee of the House of Com.
mons was employed is examining into its merits; when
we venture to my, that a MC was made out, against the
Irish government, which, in the language of Mr. Har.
rims, one of the counsel for the petitioners, is "so mon-
ition, that h would be be tilt to find its parallel." It
appears, that heron Tayll, private secretary to the Lord
Lieutenant, Captain Hart, Comptroller to the Household,
*ad Ms. It'Causland, beetha-la.law to Lord Plunkett, were
most %nse, m the part of the pimento/re, in support of the
atiti-reTesin caodidates, mid pansuasions sod threats wke.
anode use of to gain their and,.
Mr. Long, coachntaker to the Lord Llsutenent, preyed,
that Carats Hart had waited upon hies. and told bias be
411111 e at the request of the Lord Lieutenant to require his
vote for the reform candidates. Mr. Long replied, that
being interested fee the succeu of Mr. Shaw, be could not
veto at required; ms which Captain Hart told bins. if be
did not the Lord Lieutenant had decided on discharging

Mohan his employment. .111 r. Long voted far MN; tusa
donnas/ wos dismissed.
Ihr lobo keg was celled to 'hew' that the Marquis of
=had been misrepresented byCarain Hart ; and the
aim stated, that the Marquis had made $ came-
-1 hiliiiim of the extent to which he had authorised him to go.
Me hml Aro the memorsadum to produce ; but to the beet of
his Isedieutioo it ran thus:—“ Lord Anglesey begs to coin.
ltamieme to every permit employed by bim, his wish. that
they vete for Messrs. Perrin sad Harty, as villas those in
the pay of his Majesty's government. The former are re-
gimented—the latter are espected."
Aldermen Tyndall proved, that Baron Tuyll called upon.
Was an his rots. The Alderman said, that hir. Shaw was
limit's, and that Sir R. Shaw had bess his earliest
. t sad he mimed his wish to remain master. The
. asked to ask permission of the Lord Lieutenant for
Male mob caster; and he voted he Mesta. Harty and
ihinl% hem= be was afraid he would INS his eituatiois as
lass megistrate.
Air, hathiart, a police magistrate, had a similar
'mien made to him by Baron Tuyll. He replied, it wapiti
W holosesiag to his feelings to vote spine Masers. Show
Ski Mao* as they were his friend', alai was supposed
thao=ion, who elected him to his sitosisn. The
idol' that he was paid by tire greseurerat s
and is whose' then promised to votes reqsiond. •
John Basso& was dismissed from his eitomisk 111 ale of
the eerie:ante a hie Majesty's Battle axe Omrsi, he can.
Taming for Mosses. Shaw sod Moore. Me wasaNmgma d
, itainstated, on toadies of destroying. ho letter el
Ilitsm Colonel Kimphill.
Mr. Charles Oulu% hawser of the coat snows, pond
that that burly bad boss timpond with by Mimeo Smith
and Dailey, on Wallet the Ca.. at ; sat that he had
been waited on. by BarcaToylh erhatdd ltim the coal-meters
(who are admits esospeaectischt illsotd losses) could not
expect the Goeutiommt to *ow hem if they did not sup-
port the Uomeiampt i =tans, if be wished to be of per.
eke 10 his ands, :Mr A. a 110 g (who is also claiming
compensation for being deprival of his patent for supplying
the Irish Government with stationery), he would himself
vote, and induce the coal•tncters to vete, for the Government
candidates.

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This was the principal part d the evidence relative to
the interference of government (except that Capt. Hart
shelled a list of all the tradesmen of the Castle to Mr.
Long, upon whom he was to call with. similar message
to that delivered to him 0 and several ainvesses were than
examined to prove, that gross bribery had been practised by
the sitting members or their agents. The aims proved to
have been given for votes varied from 2L to 7L

The increase of Temperance Societies in every
part of the kingdom is moat gratifying. We hear
of them and of their excellent effects on health
and morals every where—at Manchester, Bristol,
Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, &c. &c.

MUSICAL V •L.—The approaching musi-
cal Festival in Dublin has been projected for the
beat of purpoees— still it will afford ouly temporary
relief. The arrangements are judicious, the prow
gramme is very attractive, and when we add that.
the proceeds of this grand concentration of mai-.
cal• talent are to be devoted to the benefit of the
.)lendicity Association, and Sick and Indigent
Room-keepers' Society, we feel assured that huth
patronage and attendance must .eaceed spy
,thing of the 'kind ever got up in Ireland. We have
moon to believe that the splendid musical abilities
of 'Sir George Smart and: t•igtior Pagoinlyi API he
Arena into the scale of charity on this occasion,
at very little less cost than their necessary canna-
'rut and personal expensi-:•'•: - •