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'".A.MtkiViALITART OUTRAGES AT ARMAGH.
eriiirrsta ftB highly coloured statement is given in a Northern
Paper of a commotion in Armagh, on the 4th instant (last Motiday
week), between a party of the 87th Regiment, quartered in that city,
and certain Peelers, Orangemen, gaiters and turnkeys. It k even
said that the City Guard charged :ae gaoler with fixed bayonets, and
ioaicted upon him a severe wound in the neck. We were surprised,
we confesa, that we did not hear of this outrage, until eight days after
its alleged occurrence. Acconlinelv we made inquiries amongst our
Orange and Liberal friends of the Not th, and though many of them are
in the constant habit of receiving almost daily communications from
Armagh, their letters ar • altogether silent on the subject. It is pose
sible there might be sor.e (Int %ken brawl, which has been exaggerated
iato a serious riot, hut we net, fly disbelieve the story, manifestly made
out for the purpose, we are afraid, of maligning the character of a regi-
ment, one of the brareet, certainly, in his Majesty's service, and one
whose discipline ion credit to the men, to their excellent and judicious
Colonel, and to the officers of the corps. With respect to another cir-
cumstance, related in the following extract, we believe there is some
truth in it ; and we really regret that it should be found necessary to
change the custo ti which prevailed in England with respect to the mu.
sic. We believe. however, that the representations of Colonel Blair
were perfectly conect. Of this, at all events, we have not the slightest
doubt, that the Connntight Rangers always will be distinguished In
peace by as pita.etilioux a discipline, as in war they have been by their
heroic iiravery.—Enening Post.
It is currently reported, on yesterday and the day previous, that re
serious mutiny had broken out in the 87th Regiment, which has been
for a few weeks stationed iii this town. We have made all due inquiry,
end the following is, we believe, a correct statement of the circumstances
which occurred in the barrack-yard on Sunday morning, and which
gave rise to the rumour above-mentioned :
On the officer, whose duty it was to march the Catholics to Chapel,'
giving the order to that effect, the party, refusing to obey the command,
stood fast, and a few voices from the ranks cried out " Music " On
observing which, the officer immediately reported the circumstance to
the commanding officer (Lieut.-Col. Blair), who came on the parade
and gave himself the necessary order for the men to form !bur deep,
preparatory to marching off. They again hesitated obeying the com-
mand, on which Colonel Blair assembled the whole of the officers,
formed the regiment into square, and inquired whether any man had
any complaint to prefer P—There was no answer until the question was
reiterated three or four times, when a soldier stept forward and said that
the men were dissatisfied in consequence of the music not being per-
mitted to accompany the party to chapel, as in England. The Colonel
replied, that the music was discontinued by his order for various res.
eons, and that he and his officers held themselves responsible for the
consequences. He stated some of his reasons—one of which was, that
....sere was not a sufficient number of drums and fifes at head-quarters to
form an efficient band ; and another that he understood the inhabitants
of Newry, and the North of Ireland generally, disliked the performance
of military airs during the hours appropriated to Divine Service. The
Colonel added, that if the men lead come forward in a soldier-like man-
ner, and made known their wishes to him, he should have endeavoured
to comply with them, as he was inclined to grant every indulgence cone
sistent with his duty. He, however, was determined that the hitherto
orderly character of the regiment should not be compromised by their
dangerous and disreputable method of redressing their imaginary griev-
ance', and he informed their that he would bring to a court-martial on
the spot any man who continued disobedient. (It is reported, indeed,
tnet the Colonel went so far as to order the whole apparatus of a drum-
head court-martial to be paraded in the centre of the corps.) These
romps and vigorous measures had the desired effect. On the Colonel's
,!peating the command to march, the men obeyed in silence, and marched
ir to their place of worship.—Netery Telegraph.

TO T.lll IRISH NIEUBERS OF THE UNITED PARLIA-
31RNT (IF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

AT LORDS AND GENTLEMEN.The situation you have obtained,
t} Guth proud, is painful—your selection evinces the good opinion of
your ceuntrynten—it imposes duties as arduous and discouraging as
were ever undertaken by responsible representatives. You have to
plead the cause of your country before an unwilling audience—a pathetic,
i not hostile—ignorant, if not prejudiced. In the very act of electing,
you, the people of Ireland have proved their lively sense of the intliffer-
ente and neglect with which they have ever been treated in the English
F;aliantent ; and you are called upon to raise your voices to a tone
s-.lnewhat louder titan entreaty—to a tone that will command attention,
Lowever ungraciously it may be yielded. The liberty of this address,
e.Nnin:; from a peer, may seem anomalous and unconstitutional ; but it
is known that the peers of Ireland, having sold their birthright, are as
is dead body, anti cal only be re-animated thmugh the process of cor-
ruption and the trump of a private secretary whose selections have been
hhheito unfortunate, if we may judge from the conduct of our repre-
sentatives in the Upper 'louse. An humble member of the peerage,
but one who never for a moment faltered in Identifying himself with
the people ; one, %Ito knows them, anti who is known to them, addresses
you at a moment as interesting and important, as has occurred in the
history of our ill-fated country.

Mr. O'Connell, in a late address to the people of Ireland.
mentions nie and John David Latouche, as desirous of tranquil.
lity. I feel it a compliment to be joined with Join. David Latouche
we did desire tranquillity, and we do desire it. We joined a society
for the purpose of improving our country, by attention to her agricul.
tura; her manufactures, her canals, roads, harbours, and, above all, for
procuring permanent and remunerative employment for the people. In
di:cussing these subjects, it was determined to avoid 'all matter of a
controversial nature. Some of the labours of that society are before the
public t they deserved a better fate than that awarded them by his late
Majecty's ministers. That foe, and the inattention to our represents.
eon., were, I believe, the causes which induced Mr. O'Connell (for I
had no communication on the subjecewith him,) to wish for a modifica-
tion of the society, and a departure from the rule excluding political
discussion. I, on this occasion, joined with Lord Downshire„ Mr.
Latouche, and others. The society was induced to reject Mr. O'Con-
nell's propositions. In justice to Mr. O'Connell I feel bound to de-
clare, that his views were right. Our tame, milt-and-water represen-
tations, were not attended to, our deliberations were, in s few weeks
afterwards, put an end to, by the appearance of a proclamation, (issued,
I do believe, against another society,) which put any meeting of Irish-
men so much in the power of police magistrates, that it was deemed
prudent to discontinue the meeting of the " Society for the Improve.
mont of Ireland."

It is true, I ant desirous, most desirous, of tranquillity; so arc all
men of common sense, if they can secure or obtain it without a sacrifice
of duty. I feel anxious to let the great measure of emancipation pro-
duce its benefits uninterrupted and unalloyed. I saw party spirit gra-
dually subsiding, generally replaced by mutual kindness and good feel-
ing. We had a local government wishing to act on humane and con.
dilatory principles ; upright and able judges—a growing respect for the
laws—a deference to public opinion, which, however desirable, I bad
never before known in Ireland. These changes, the state of the King,
of whose good will to Ireland I entertained no doubt, the financial dif-
ficulties and general embarrassment of the government. Induced me to
lave to time, to the working of events, and to the good sense of Minis-
te.ra, the further beneficial measures of which I, for a moment, ceased to
fed the necessity. My confidence in Princes and public men had Its
usual reward. A committee was appointed to paralyse the efforts of
eisalpus members. This legislative committee held out a prospect
of slow inquiry and remote benefit the tardiness of beneficial measures
was to be compensated by an immediate and excessive increase of tax.
alien, as injudicious for the benefit of the State, as It was revolting to
the wants and wishes of the people. This increase of taxation on Ire.
land, proposed at a moment when England. was lightened of millions,
beicaus:, the beer duty pressed bard upon the comforts and necessities of
the poorer classes in England; end at a period, when the population of
Ireland wsi in a state of the most abject distress—in many districts bor.
Bering on starvation. I repeat, that such a period was selected to add
to our already overwhelming burdens, and to aggravate thi feelings of
disgust at such measures. We had a flippant declaration front the
Prime Minister, that "starvation was periodical in Ireland ; was a
matter of such usual course, that no measures for its relief were in con-
temptation." Thee was much of ignorant cold-heartedneas in the ob.
servation ; but, thank Goa. it was not altogether supported by the fact.
I have seldom been out of Ireland for the last thirty years, and misery
so general as wail felt last summer has not been known within my taco!.
I.etion. It is true, that on two former occasions great dearth, and con..
sequent suffering, was felt in Ireland ; but on either occasions, it was
not so general as in this year. Allowing, but not agreeing, with the
Duke of Wellington's statement, if, in a country so extensive and fer.
tile as Ireland, famine can be annually felt by the bulk of the people,
that distress must be caused by the mismanagement of the Govern.
meat—and it is the first duty of the Government to prevent or to re.
Here it.

DIY LOADS AND GENTLINIEN—In the preceding observations, I
have stated facts regarding Ireland ; and have made out a case requir-
ing your immediate attention, and prompt measures of melioration on
the part of the legislature. Without giving up my own opinions, as to
the best remedies for the many well.grounded causes of complaint af.
',Taft our country. or presuming to dictate to others, I sail', in a sub-
sequpit Jester, take leave to state the " palliatives" I think, under pre.
sent cireusustatices, most worthy of your scrims and present attention.
In the meantime, I have the honour to remain,
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Your faithful and humble servant,

CLt oNCURitY.

MAUL' H OF PATRIOTISII.—Jeremish Harvey, a led
done aloe jfltitli of age, was indicted at the Itrtiorder's Court, in
Debits* tin Tweeds/ for stealing a eilk handkerchief, the property of
Ea wept Itoohte .Tweeds)),
prisoner was amerced to Met years' trans. I
pt.rtatles, 1 young wight did not seem to be at all 'Acted upon
Iu sting the sesiumbe, and on being removed from the bee. be damned'
wilt, *eagerly hut*, " Hurrah for Orsttoo—ooo cheer MOM"

CILIRGE

(Abridged from the Leeds Irateiligeneer.)

On Friday last, an occurrence took place in Leeds which excited an
extraordinary sensation, and has ever since supplied the gossips with
abundant matter for tattle and speculation On that day, Mr. Stanley,
a most respectable wool-merchant and broker, was apprehended on a
charge of bigamy.
Mr. Stanley came to Leeds in the early part of 1826, and was almost
a stranger here. lie commenced business as a wool-merchant and
broker, and opened an office and warehouse in Greek-street, Park-row.
Hit business went on prosperously, and gradually increased up to 1829.
In the beginning of that year he became acquainted with Miss Daniel,
an amiable and accomplished young lady, who then filled the situation
of governess to Mr. William (lon's children. Having married, he
fixed his abode in ao elegant house, No. 13, Camp-road, Leeds, but
better known as Critnbles House, the residence of the late Abraham
Parkinson, Esq. In consequence of this alliance his commercial con-
nections increased. lie apparently lived In a very genteel style, keep-
ing up a considerable domestic establishment, horses, man servant in
livery, &c.
Thug Rowed the course of his affairs till the eventful Friday last.
On the evening preceding that (lay, a bustling, good-looking female,
attended by her son, aged 22 years, arrived here from Camberwell,
near London. She broughti a letter to a respectable resident ; and ini-
mediately inteodudigl herself as the wife of Mr. Stanley, whom she
married in 1806. She stated, also, that she had borne him eleven chil-
dren, six of whom are living, and the eldest of whom accompanied her.
In support of these and other allegations, she produced a regular mar-
riage certificate.
Having made the necessary depositions, and obtained a war.
rant of Mr. Gott, that instrument was put into the hands of
Mr. Sowry, the constable, about noon on Friday, and Mr. Stanley
was taken into custody in his own warehouse, in less than an
hour after, and conveyed before Mr. Gott in that gentleman's
compting-house. Here he was confronted with his wife and son. He
put a bold face upon the matter. He did not deny that he knew her;
nor did he deny his son (who, by the way, bears an uncommonly strong
resemblance to his father); but he declased that he had never legally
married her. His accuser alleged that his name was not John, as he
called himself, and under which he married Miss Daniel, but Joseph.
This, too, he stoutly denied. As, however, Mr. Stanley had not the
means of meeting the charge, he was told by Mr. Gott that he must be
detained in custody till documentary and other testimony could be ad.
duced to elucidate the question. To this hard necessity he submitted
with a tolerably good grace : but knowing Mr. Gott, he begged per.
mission to go, under the constable's care, to deliver some wool which
he had sold to Mt. Willans. Mr. Gott assented. The wool was de.
livered, and the officer subsequently conveyed him, also by permission,
to his (Mr. Stanley's) own residence, where he busied himself
for an hour or two In lookinglover and arranging his books and
Papers.
About six in the evening, Mr. Gott and Mr. Barr, the deputy town.
clerk, repaired to Crimbles house, for the purpose of taking the usual
informations in such cases.

➢liss Daniel--as we must call the second wife—was confined to her
apartment by a severe scald in her legs and feet.
The examination took place in a front room, in which Miss Daniel
sat ; Mrs. Stanley and her son were in a back room adjoining. The
constable remained without. During the inquiry, Mr. Stanley re-
peatedly went from the front to the back room, to speak to his teal wife,
and made many endeavours to mitigate her anger, and her stem demand
of justice. All at once he was missed ! It is supposed that he went
out at the back door, got over a wall, leapt into a plantation, and thence
effected a safe retreat.

He has not since been retaken, nor is there any clue to the place of
his retreat. His first act, after his escape, was a singular one, and in-
dicates a good heart and an honest principle. He hastened to the coun.
try-house of a gentleman, of whose property he had from 1,0001. to
1,2001. worth in his possession. He briefly explained that circumstances
had arisen which rendered a retreat prudent; and he put into the gen-
tleman's hands documents relating to the transactions between them,
and instructed him how he might regain his own. Having per.
formed this honourable and considerate action, he continued his flight,
by what means the chroniclers have not recorded ; but on Saturday
morning, at a considerable distance from Leeds (a.v appears from
the document,) he executed a regular deed of assignment of all his
property, in favour of his second wife's father, Mr. Daniel (who is, or
wu then, at Bath,) to whom he owed a moderate sum of money which
had been advanced to him by way of loan. Under this instrument,
the household furniture and other effects were speedily announced for
sale.

Mr. Stanley's private affairs were in good order. He scarcely owed
• pound in Leeds, or any where else, so far as it is at present known.
All his furniture, which is elegant, has been paid for. In short, It
appears from his books that his fair profits of business amounted to
little less than one thousand pounds a.year.—Lteds lateWitmer.