Star.
London, England, 1831-01-18 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE ✓ODURNAL&

Citionicia.--The Lord Chancellse took his seat in the Court o
yesterday, unaccompanied by the blasters in Ordinary. and
fri:aza not perceive that the public business suffered any detriment
by the absence of these learned gentlemen. If they eauld give
any informed= to Leed Eldon en such occasions, as our worthy
contemporary (The Morning Peet) insinuates, it must have
been conveyed by signs, for they neva did more than inter.
change bows with his Lordship, and retire, after staying a few
minutes in Court. The Mx Clerk, it is tree, staid longer; bat be
preserved the same pendent silence. In former days the Masten sat
as Assessors to the Lord Chaneellor, and the Si: Clerk read the evi-
dence; but the practice has long since ceased, and these oaken now
" come ea shodowsso depart." • very gdifying piece of mummery,
which, besides bringing them to Westminister for nothing, gives them
an excuse of going to their respective offices an hour or two later than
the usual time.

Meas.—lt will be seen 7rc='.""letter of Count Sebastian!, Mi-
nister for Foreign affairs, that the too communicative faculty of the
Belgic Envoy, to which we yesterday adverted, has given great offence
st Paris. His accuracy is as much questioned as his delicacy, and the
French Minister has resolved honefoeward only to communicate with
him by letter, in which expression will be more strictly weighed on the
one side, and misapprehension more easily guarded against on the
other. It wonky be ungenerous, and perhaps unjust, to examine
with scrupulous severity the proceedings of young men, wales&
to serve their country, but serving it in a situation to whist
their preview education and habits had IDOL fitted them, without cape-
timer of life at knowledge of the would, and unacquainted even with the
forms of the business entrusted to their management. Their sense of
duty stimulates them, not only to do every thing they can, but to tell
every thing they know, to promote the objects of their missies I and
' being able always to distinguish between a confidential and an oill.
.7, they make their colleagues at home confidants of fang.
private conversation, which was never intended to be heard
the corners of the room in which it took place. These col.
with so inadvertence or indiscretion still more glaring, connu-
, gossip to the National Cowes', and thus a Foreign Minis.
...• cabinet Is opened to all Europe.
itoinCLZ.—The Irish have7ays acted on the principle, that in
to obtain anything from the government of this country, they must
themselves of a moment of emberrasement. They are Imposed
the belief that no ministry of this country is sufficiently strong to
• the aristocracy to concede any vital measure, except under dr-
- which create
.apprehension. This is evidently the tact of
agitator at this time. They suppose that the English
have so much on their bands at home, that the
will place them in a dilemma from which profit
be derived. We really do not believe that the repeal et the
Ai is the object actually aimed at by most of the semen t bat,
by presenting the Government of this country with tie alternative
'1 or the destruction of the established church, they may obtain
That the Irish Catholics have deeply at heart the annthila.
establishment may easily be believed. They know, too, that
secret of the opposition to emancipation was the suspicion of the
that that object once carried, the next fight would be fee else
There is not a Priest in Ireland who has not again and again
,ver in his mind how the church can be attacked with mess ad.
There is not a Priest in Ireland who will ever rest till that
- effected. The period is confessedly critical. Still we do not
;e that conciliation is impossible. If we wish to preserve the ankle
in not have the Priests in hostility to the Government

teswit.—A Morning Paps, am, is iu " desperate fidelity" to
ate Administration, menses* advocated the "'filthier/ hei
01 Sir Robert Peel last tarp., sow takes credit to itself, while
what has been does wader the Special Cawniasione. of
" thefirst to plead far knity and humanity to the misled
frantic offenders." The modesty of this assertion le wily to
by its truth. We babe been now for some year ap in
" through evil report and through good report," a at
amelioration of the Criminal Uwe. flow who have

the same canoe, after fighting against h, are =tidal to
Milo a late acknowledgment and retraction of steer de.
JI it is too ninth for them to expect, that in consequatos
their recent defection, and that, too, a partial moo boos the
of barbarism, they should receive the same of ma fat
at- me as those who. under the most adverse led
enlightened jurisprudence until it gathered power and pow
Clarity. We are not satisfied that some at the mitnionla dr
to death should have been rescued from destruction—irs would
red the blood of aU, and thereby have pined foe the Clomonment
,ipb in consonance with their former peinciploa, and which might
them hereafter a source of pure and conecisstioss pleasure. The
vu common and a common mercy would have hem hailed by
ry with satisfaction. It would have rendered the laws maws
4, the Mono& more popular, and would have inersseed the
influence, and consequently strengthened the power of the re.
•h!, t.dvisets of the Gown,

BERKSHIRR WORM AVIRTING.

Yesterdsy, in pursuance of a Requisition, John Walter.
Esq. of Bearwood, the high sheriff of the county of Berke,
convened a meetingof his bailiwick at the Town-hall, Read-
ing, the use of which, for the purposes of the reqiiisitionists,
bad been granted by the Mayor of the Borough. The object
of the meeting, as expressed in the requisition, was for
taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning the Le-
gislature on the present defective state of the representation
' of the people, and on the numerous mischiefs and grievances
resulting therefrom ; and also for the purpose of obtaining
a rational, practical, and effective reform in the election of
fit persons to serve in the Commons House of Parliament.
The hour appointed for the commencetnent of business was
twelve, but the chair was not taken for some time after.
The High Sherif was accompanied into the Hall by the Part of
Radnor, both the county Members, R. Palmer and Charles Hondas,
Laqrs. C. F. Palmer and Charles itusaell, Members for the Borough,
Philip Pusey, Req. 11. P. Col. Blagrave, J. B. Moult, Kol.
Esq. Hallett, Bog. George Mitford, Ksq. James
Wheble, Esq. and a number of other respectable individuals, whose
names we did not learn. There were about 600 persons in the body of
the Hall.

The Hunt Sweat Tr said that, in compliance with a respectable re-
quisition, he had convened them for the purpose of addressing Parlia-
ment on the subject of Reform. It was not for him to give any opinion
on the subject before them; his duty was that of an arbiter, and to obtain
for every one a fair am impartial hearing.
On the motion of Mr. HALLETT (who has on several occasions con-
tested the county,) seconded by Mr. 111 zr roan, the High Sheriff was
called to the chair, and read the requisition.
Mr. HALLETT said, after the tragical scow lately witnessed in
that and other counties, he should not rake up former grievances to
excite the public mind. His task should rather be to soothe that
excitation. He likened the state of the country to that of a ship
caroled by mismanagement amid shoals and quick-sands—there was
neither time for the crew to fall out, or inquire how It had got there,
but rather how beet to get her out. (Hear, hear.) He was not in
the habit of complimenting Ministers, but be thought the present
Government entitled to thanks for their pledges of reform, economy,
and peace. (Hear.) The petition he meant to papa did not. he
thought, proceed too far in complimenting them, neither would it I
hamper them. It called for a rational, a and an diciest I
ream. Some had tailed them a set of ideal theorists, and said they •
sought to di.turb the institution of the country. Bari Grey bad de-
clared his opposition to any wild and fanciful rehrin—to meet this,
they introduced the word " 'missal." Sir. (now Lord) Brougham.
heal, at a dinner given him in Leeds, sated that he had to propose a
plan of practical reform: he should wish to see his Lordship's practical
;Aim, and he hoped now that he had got into Chancery, his plan would
nut remain there. (A laugh.) They called for an efficient reform —any
reform which did not do away with the tragic in sests,which Mr. Grey's
petition of 17113, declared could be proved to exist, he would not call ef-
ficient. Rai Grey had stated in the House of Lords, that he had not
made up his mita on the ballot, but it was evident be would oppose uni-
versal suffrage. On the principle that half a loaf was better than none,
he would take what he could get. Alluding to Lord Camden's ale-
bated declaration, that taxation and representation wore, or should be,
inseparable, he said the present House of Commons represented the peo.
pie somewhat in the way as if a robber took his matey front him on
Hounslow Hach, and spent It as his repteseritative. (A loud laugh.)
The ballot was, be tboulgitt, quite consistent with the clause in the
Bill of Rights, which said that " Elections should be free,"—if any
restraint were put on the voter, how could he be said to be beet—
(Hear.) When he (Mr. H.) stood fur this county, a voter, a shoe-
maker in a certain parish, refused to vote for him, for he should law the
custom of the pariah workhouse—the ballot would remedy all this._
(Chews.) The Learned Gentleman then pointed out the mode by which
voting by ballot might be ractieed. As to taxation they should begin
fearlessly and at once. He would, if Chancellor of the Exchequer—
(" we whit you wan")—take of twenty millions of taxes at ease—
(Cheers.) He would suspend taxes is that 111111SEIN for one year ; this
would give pinny of emphyrosot. and leave the labs erne no leisure to
burs sachem break aatbfa To meet these deities they might go to the
enimhelanses of the oatmeal debt for the WS minims swain in their
ante, and also of the amount to the twit of the Acessateet-Gensal of
the Court of Chancery. He nessminded a tax OD all taugible property,
and Gould not me why if the Ts* et PIMP and of an of them had um-
ney la our funds, beestne then only it was secure, tlisi should not pay
sonasabg to the state for that socurity.—(Applauss. He coacluded
lessybrbstsitthe width alluded to the dlstrne the country, and
Is theism in the state of the representaise, prayed for a
reform la pethusent ; but left the details so the throne ilasit. and de-
clared the esnillimes it the weft that ministate would de all la their
power se sedan risk sonsindiss with a pay. that the house
would oil don is the et- a rational, penelleal, and al-
dose reform. It was teal with lend then.
Mr. Emote (a Catholic freehdder) amended the Ileasdae. He
ME the present meeting with unalgsed eathlectioa, and angratalated
the county that eight years since. at Abindles, wins Weems, were
not seated in the Cabinet of Legs, 'herbs& many share ease hese.
(Cheers.) Since then many suereseive adinhateseisas bad when and
With respect to the last, be then* the Brat the Duke
11111141714 E had effected would not " be Weiss' whit Ms bense." but
live after him. He (Mr. Kanto) could net heist that it warming to
the freeness of the Noble Duke he that day steed-bole then i Arne man
—hat still be fell deservedly, because he &shred Nisei skis
memos dreams. If, 40 years ago, when Mr. Pitt
subfuse, be had sanseded, they would bare ben spared Oahe—
they would an have seen loans of money se all the pampa nations of
Ilkarope, iant pawn growing out of marshes, perhaps sewn be inhabit-
ed. Noe OW Hebb Lord, whom be respected muck, pined in a sins.
ties to retest 100110111. of the public money, for he (Lad Camila)
should not have been plats 4 in a condition to ace nab a mammal-
mous atm" oar a foreign prince receive WINK of the public
money. (Applause.) If he thought the proposed plan of esteem would
encroach on any of the ancient landmarks or the Constitution, be would
approach the subject with fear and trembling; but he had se such
dread. He would not restore the monarch's power to sommen places to
send members to Parliament, for it had been much abused; but be would
have Parliament itself, which had the power, mash: that right so large
and populous towns. (Applause.) He spoke disinterestedly as an agri-
aalturist, when he condemned the system which left the three great
manufacturing interests of the country—the cotton, iron, and silk—
actually unrepresented In Parliament. (Applause.) He animadverted
on the present system of county elections, in which the man with the
hugest purse, mil who kept the amen in a state et continued intoxica.
Lion for Afton days, had the best chance of mama (Hear, haw.)
After describing the circumstances under which the Septennial Bill had
been pawed. aid stating that they had long ceased to exist, be declared
his opinion in favour of a return to triennial Parliaments; but fuel,
the system of bribery and corruption &mid be done away with. else it
would saly bring triennial ruin on candidata. He was not yet avowal
to support the ballot, but if he could be coeval:4d that it would make
elections mem ftee,be should give it his sanction (applasee). He thought
same such whoa as the petition prayed foe, the only preandve of
ruin. Following up the simile of tht gentleman who bad preceded
hint, he ass& the ship of the Constitution should be thoroughly ex-
amined, sod mined with sound British oak; but be hoped she would
not be landied anew without skilful rulers, lest she became a wreck
on the wane (cheers}
Mr. HALLsrr had made ono anission,he had praised the Ministers;
be should also have remembered that they had sow at brad-quarter a
King who was friendly to the mom they adveatted (cheers) ass who
would allow no backstage haunts. se person behind the thrice
greater than the throne itself. (Applseor,)
Mr. BOWLES said. Oft of the greatest IMO of this county bed said
that •• inuovation should keep pace with time." Did. he asked, the
House of Commune really represent the people? (fries of " No, no.")
He then went into details el the system of Members, classing
them into four or five divisions or juntas, se in where a galli.
potocracy (laughter) returned dee Math= ; Newark. where a Noble-
man returned his soudoess I Member.
where meoey was the ink-
awing power, and ethos, as Old ficarenes whose welting was
while Illaneheeter and other rich sod populous plans woo=l4l-
- at all. He inemascog Storey, six of the membstre for
which wen freely elected, while
_esbees in reality repromassd
Lord Isoadale, Ind Nostra, Lod Meethrielt, sad Mr. Russell. He
dam complimented Lord liaise he his sipsoinaca among them, al.
personally Steeled in the essilanner olds system. (chess.)
The gager thee aniatesd the objectless eaten by the opponents of
Beftlth. The slam, it WAS said, "worked well." He abroad bow
the estalater get the beenghnurger's votes—his family was provided
fee, and the pesede poll all. Me hoped the present =Misters would meet
the sogpset they de seed Ass the whole country. He ealy regretted
Rains had not con twoenough se avert the present awe of Inland,
and the recent tali& seem in their own country.
Mr. °manure thee& the petition did not proceed far enough.
He woe an prepared to go the length &plena. es mach condemn as
others in Ministers. He knew that Whigs est of oike often were very
like Tories when in. He esodenuad the Admiaistraden for straiislag,
what be called already see snore laws, and St 'sly for ink, berbaseue,
and feudal times, and banging lass up by the nth. (Teentendess m-
ote
Oran drowsed the sonehisies of the seneneel This was net the dine
for these who spathe so latch in hewn of a of she animal
se code be the th to at (shwa such laws. If
hoped
as nde the
cams, thus with a rod of kn. they bad better get back Judge Jahn
(a, xlhides aed applause.) To she want of Mess they wad a
ft gamblers, • sides of bloody and aspens** wars,
a debt weighing the eureka, of the country. se as almost to
prevent the possiMliti of sesormy. Light was taxed, and nadir,
and soap, sad boosh—ter to this he aileseed as much se to may other.
(Applause.) With all Eagland's nesurces is mine, ends, oasis,
inthistry and intellect, her energisewars blighted by the want of a fair
sad full representation of the potpie le Parliament. T. the some west
they owed the andeuence of a criminal code diegradag the antatry,

land put to shame by the example of France--(applauee)se.to it they
owed the present &Kress of the emany.—tbe buvuieg of mocks, the
destruction of machinery, and 'erosive Speeiel Commiseigns met to
the country to hang the postmen. (Limed applause.) Be sdaid by
reading the draft of a polities, contsiniog his plan of whim. stating
that his object was not to destroy the unanimity of the weeds& bat feel
the pulse of the county, end me hpw der they were new disposed to go.
(Applauee.)
The petition was couched in very strong Isom% and entered at
much length into the merits of the gam of toting by ballot. It was
Ter,' well received by a majority of the Mesling.
The Rarl of RAinroa agreed with mai if the last malsgsaa's
speech, hut he ANN sedeamor to convisse the Instimg that
to nisysq;
'.ot adopt blamig& nHs had laandassi, a whd, 111
important autism illeult mahjset, the of ash. He
rki its
hoped the tignag would not answ disk as that suiebrisere
lead away their wiles. His lissibly was bac It=
in any set sf andirs, be din Ili bi is be int
then,. Titg nib which lately tildniad rilitamagny odd gni horned
to them. They hued tits earaimsy in a mato of midis, nailed is restore
Ito trancia nal, a hay. . He bon tgatra which
*::sasigulfal ad-
ministration of Judges of thelaw as k whisk ash win
only, it wan that they were sworn to athinstir. hey bad ant
six months ohms Madder= the Caws as big Mt>jscris assnia, be hal
stated his regret nil dimities.* that the Ali sat nil.
ciently strongly dagerlin tin atm af the mmatry's dhaessa—hg ming re.
gretted that the present paints sues tot maidenly mai he blest but
he would support it, when be glaglisgsd is Milledis of the Miners
who nod not only to propose whin they hand AM, but she what thsy
thought thettnelvm likely to any withLimisne& Vial at=
ing at too much, they might loin dl. liar le age
the petitions. They all Want dimos—albsen 'dam If whd they
got was not such, they could AIM SW gods Masi It. ( Appian.) Tbs
interests of the mildews were to satisfy the mph, he au thin impsaial
their character foe esasismany mad their shame support In ilk ORM
—He ( Lord R.) was a them. Sisal istseinsr, wed OS dill snidest
he went further, for he was en ahreads he Avail Piwilmniellless(ilmel
and a laugh),--that was the true mint nisi* of the anthatise,
annual, or rather sessional Parliaments. He was be Universal i 1
too.—(Cheen, and a laugh.) He \with, rotten boroughs weleirdire
swept sway altogether.—(Loud chew.) But when he saw the Milieu!.
ties of the minister he waived all these, content to get tout he could,
and convinced he should hereafter get more. —( Applawn.) For tie
sake of unanimity he put it to Mr. Gilchrist not to persevere in his pro-
! posed petition.
! Mr. MONCIE and Mr. Melton also put it to that gentleman not to
I press his petition. The latter gentleman contrasted the two petitions—
the former was the suoviter in mode; it entered the House with a
minuet step and graceful bow, telling the Speaker. in the moat gentle.
manly manner, that they were all a corrupt set, and must quit ; while
the other in a more boisterous war, came, as they had lately seen in
their neighbourhood, burst in the dim with a sledge-hammer. and de-
molished at awe the obnoxious machine.—(Hear and a laugh.)
Mr. GILCHRIST consented to withdraw his petition, and explained.
He had coolidence. to a certain degree, in Ministers, and was fully pre.
pared to give them a fair trial.—( Hear.)
Mr. ETSTOX.—That is all they ask.
The original petition was then put and carried unanimously. and. on
a motion of the meeting, signed in its behalf by the Sherif. a MO.
lotion then passed, calling on the county Members to present it and
support its payer.
Mr. DUNDAS and Mr. PALMS' both pledgd themselves to do so •
the latter gentleman not so unequivocally as his colleague, which
gave rise to some disapprobation. and an explanation on that geode.'
man's part in reply to Mr. Rigby.
Mr. RUDD raid that he was not in the hall when Mr. Rigby took the
young member (Mr. R. Palmer) for the:county to task, or he should
have interfered. He thought that the yonng member premised so im-
prove, for he had come round upon the Catholic question. and might
come round upon others. As to Mr. Dundee., however, be had no hope
of that gentleman. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. Dundee bad reply.
anted the county for many years, but he had always begun dumb dog
(laughter) ; and they wanted some one who would spook, to pees the
opinions of the county epee the house. Mr. Dundee (continued the
hoe. gentleman) once put the word " Reform" upon his chair at an elet•
Sion; but in a few months after he said to me, " You reformers"—
" You reformers," mid I; 4. why. anti you a reformer ?" " No,"
said he, "not one of your kind of reformers." (Hear, and laughter.)
hie. C. Du lIDAIS mid that be had presented petitions to the
house upon Reform, and that he had always is *elm upon
the subject in supporting the prayer of those petitions. The fact was,
however. that his good friend, Mr. Budd, was a radical reformer, and
he (Mr. Dundee) certainty was not. Mr. Budd knew this very well,
and this was what Mr. Budd esinpislned if. With raped to vote by
bait, he would stew sow. list may man should hereafter accuse him
d peadmigiespdas se the subject, that although he had beard a good
dud sheet dee balm, be bed it yet treads up his mind upon it. lie
wild. however, give it the best masidsration in his power, and be as.
sand thaw in whom the subject was brought behove the House of
Oiennsins, hi would vote upon it meseding to his cosecience.
Mr. Mow= mid, that sow that use resolution respecting the vote
by ballot had been carded by aedagratisa, be had next is Frame te,
them another vets, whit be hod as doubt would be received in the
lams way Ties votelbs should ripen was a vote of thanks in Jobs
Walter,"Feq. the High 1111m114 her the nallans with which be waded
to the desire of the and ter the wry able mod impartial
manse in which be =r boss to preside at this meeting.
Med as the High lOW, himself in the ditcherp of
tbe fides of hit Wilco, yet, on we measles, bed the county es much
reiwimse be oliliged to him as ow the He must be allowed to
=punt a bspe else other high rhssli wand take a lesson from his
Mad, Sir. Walter, and pay to the whin of she county the ante at.
tootiso, fur which they bad se mash ram to express their sanely.
ledltts se the mama High fide
renonsa was then put. and amid by acclamation.
The Henn Runtime then returned thanks. He said that this vote
was highly gratifyiag to him as a test of their approbation, and as an
assurance that be hod fulfilled the pledge which lie bad gives the
meoectsiz; at starting, that he would, as far as is him lay, conduct it,
pr ings with strict impartiality. The peddle having now been
tarried, be might be remitted to say. that he balmily wished it sue-
ass, both with a view of promoting the general benefit of the country,
and from a feeling of respect to the numerous aid respectable meeting
by which it hod been carried. Allow hire to say, that ahbough he was
inclined to ezescise great vigilance as to the character and cooduct of
public men, be believed that there never *ma time whets the petitions
of the people, if properly expressed, and claiming reasonable sad too.
derma objects, were lo likely to meet with attention. He cordially
thanked Melody the honour which they had just bestowed upset him.
0e the conclusion of this speech. a ay of three cheers for the High
Sherif was set up. They were given with great enthusiasm. These
cheers were then given fee the Lari of Reduce; and three more for Mr.
Fyshe Palmer.
The meeting then broke up at 6 o'clock.

STATE OP IRELAND.
STRELE7Mer—)VONNELL

Some of the Dublin papers dip their pens in gall, and their
paragraphs, copied in London, distort every fact and dibcolour
every transaction. Thus, Mr. O'Connell is called " mis-
creant," &c. &c. for not bailing Mr. Steele; but in Free-
man's Journal, an old and well-conducted paper, we find
the following statement :
Ma. Svaava.—The Mail gives a long and in almost
every particular, an untrue account of what occurred yester-
day in Mr. Steele's sue, which is reported in another Co-
lumn. It is not true that Mr. Steele could procure no
bail fer a long time. Bail was tendered at once but
one of the proposed sureties felt a reluctance to qualify in
double the amount of the bail required. If known
in time, that this high-misled gentleman had been ar-
rested by order of the " fostering" Lord Anglesey,
we know 100 gentlemen who would cheerfully become his
suretiss, is ten times the amount of the recognisance re-
quired. With regard to the slanderous and malicious ca-
lumny upon Mr. O'Connell, it is so fully refuted by Mr.
Steele, that we will not take the trouble of giving it a con-
tradiction. Indeed, Mr. Steele's refutation of such a slan-
derous assertion, coming under the circumstances from the
quarter in question, we look upon as a work of superero-
gation

TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN'S JOI/RNAL.

Friday Evening, January 14. 1831.

BIT =AI 8114—Ths statement is the Zwenism MIK of O*C• n.
adrs Amite, shown MO my want of regard, whss antler arrest this day,
is totally false, and originated probably in the mistake, whether wilful
I eg otherwise, of the policeman who went to his house with my letter.
I wrote to Mandl, that Ma personally cassias to me might create
eichmasnt through tits city, sad draw a crowd to the Ake; and he,
acting ups my .1 L—, dimmed his semis to my, that my letter
should be istmedistsly attssid tot and he accordingly sent down his
dirt it, ow friend, Mr. *twice O'Conaell, as speedily as it was pm.
oak, sad he immediately vest to got me sormiss.
The Mendip O'Comarli has for me is me damn, sad, bow, too
atestissats, to admit the psmittility of his besting ins with any
optimism t be has aeon dose so but directly the mew.
I have the homer to be. my dear Sir, your's mast stay and sincerely,
THOMAS STURM
We are ais parties, sod really we are surprised at the heat

which exists. We, hovercr. blame the O'Connell party
for describing the English f" isle ;IA opirressors of Irehnd.
They are too liberal to he a 5.,:.; ing in any oppre,4tions, and
with their connivance none r ,•41d ever be ineictel. Tin.y
'consider the prosperity of Irelaaa as identified with th.t• (.f
the Empire, and if the Union is a proven divide int sg,.
Ireland, the people of England wolibi never oppose arm-
selves to its repeal.

DISPERSION OF A COM ITTRP. THR POLICE
MAGISTR ATE !
(Prom &Second Edition of the ICtrAly Reyister of Friday.)
At ten s'alsok thismorning, the Committee of thirty-ore. appoi-ted
to make amplatises he the great meeting, to petition Par!iante,•t tor a
repeal of doe Dabs, assembled together, at Hayet.'s Tavern, in DA w.on.
street, to broaklist. There were, in addition to the commit/re, ,everal
other gendsimo
breakfast tickets atiodmtee, o were admitted upon payhe fur
tbeir .

Mr. O'Cooddl oat at the cod of .he room. A few minutes h,c're
11 o'clock he rose so oddrees the meeting, and to confer with the
Sada= 11116111111 plena upon the moat proper time, the mo..‘ fit.
dug Ow, and tliiesiggce which persona should be obliged to pay for
allot solso to the . These points having been settled.
lie. &Commis. then said he should wish to explain to tIIMP presest
the ppoowweta width were given by the Act of Parlisnient, authcristux the
Jut down a soci!,;ty by proclamation. He told them
that no toddy mid be made (tint, st it was so at common 14w) i 11..•-
rimiadl it was proclaimed ; and that even PUCII a society so fro-
wn not illegal, until two Magistrates had read a eer.zsi,. fur
Thad by the Act, or any person at their direction, and that even
what tint farm was read the society did not come under the Act of P.a.
llondat, =till b minutes had elapsed from the time of the reading 1.: the
Thum ponollbed in the Act of Parliament. Mr. O'Connell was. afrer
dds , proceeding to con:ment upon conduct of the Mar.
gala Antony what
Milsrman Tta;ley, lie. J. C. Graves (two of the Magistrees of the
Head Police-office, accompanied by Mr. Farrell (chief constable). en.
toned the room.

Aide?WWl DA RILEY Paid— I hope I do not disturb you, Mr.
O'Connell.

Mr. OT02( NELL—Not a. all. Alderman Darley ; I was only explain.
ing the Act of Parrantent.
Mr. Grave:a—We don't come here to discuss it.
Mr. O'( nxxxi.c.—l was n,at addressing myself to you. sir. but to
Alderman Daley, sho always conducts himself likes gentleman. _
Alderman Dsithalr..-Mr. O'Connell. you must be aware that I CATO
here in consequence of the Proclamation, and, ass Magistrate, to direct
that the present meeting shall disperse.
Mr. Creoxxxst..—Vou must kit 'sr, Alderman Dirley.' hat there
is a certain term prescribed in the Act of Parliament. \'a require
now that that form ,shrill be t.dh red to. We r-fuse to dis under
that Act, till the Act itself has been folio aril by thy klagistr . If
pt.i,
you do not choose to adher: to that form. and lay your hand up ut any
man here, he shall homed at:ly leave the room ; but you must loci or:
for the cons •quences.
Alderman Dwaszr —Very well. Mr. O'Connell, I shall read the
form prescribcd by the Act of Parliatnect. (Toe Alderman here pulled
out a piece of Asper, which he sasabnot r schng)—
Mr. O'Connata.—Aldetman Porky. before you reed that parer,
requiring the present miring fa disperse, I beg Co tell you, steel I
think it my duty to apprise you, that this meeting is not con.
netted, nor does any one in h biding to any association, assembly,
or society, nor is it cornered with any body whatever r.et:-
domed in the proclamation. These things 1 fed it necessary
to inform you, and you will now proceed at your peril. I ksy
this with every personal raper for you. who I koow are perfuming
that which you consider your duty. as being orderd to p.sfurtit h 1.,
the present Administration. I teal it my duty so tell you this Ido
this es a free-born British subject, availin • myself of all the r msrte:le,.
of a freeman. having every respect for the law, but at the san.e time
determined to avail myself of, and take every advantage of it. Again,
then, I tell you. Alderman Darley, and caution you, that the present
assembly des not belong, nor is it connected with any society mention-
ed in the Proclamation.

Alderman Danser..—l shalt now read for nu the form required by
the Act, and do that which I am directed under the Proclamation. (The
Alderman here and the prescribed form.)
Mr. Oterwet.s pulled out his watch, and said, It Is now ten mi-
nute after eleven.

Mr. GRAVES —By my watch it is eight minutes.
Mr. O'Cowittr.t. bete addr.iwed himself to the weds*, and said_
Gentlemen, this proceeding is totalb, illegal, but the gestletato who
have entne here, and who have dispersed this meeting, are acting as stipen-
diary magistrates under the order of superiors The proceeding is at vari-
ance with British Hlwrty, but it halthe appearance of the law, and
Dow call upon you to obey even that which has the appearance of
I law, sad I tom that a reformed Parliament will yet punish ',awe. who
have thus caused the dispersion of • meeting, aesembled to do 1014
width Is moat constitutional. and b bt.conlos &Web subject. to pa-
ft rwarding petitions to PaalLment. ((Itters.) Now, gentlemer,
I we will all disperse.
The mee ing then dispersed, :giving three cheers for the repeal of the
Urine.
Thies have bees varfoos accounts hem it. country, that represent the
Collet:Cons tio the Tribune Sunday as failures. No account has beets
es yet olitially published, b t it is generally thought the aggrega e
will not exceed 10,0001. What a misetahle falling off! No pal-ce
will be purchased this year for the Royal Family of Iv.ragh.
THE KING'S COURT.

BRIGHTON, JAN. 17.
Their MAJESTIES, after Divine Service yesterday, took
an siring in a carriage and four, preceded by out-riders, and
continued on the drive for nes ly two hours. Their MAJas-
vlrs drove through Hoo, and returned to the P.tiace y
Brunswick-terrace and the Wett Cliff at four o'slock.

Prince George of Cambridge, accompanied by his tutor,
the Rev. Mr. Hervey, walked iu town.
Prince Leopold, with Sir Henry Seaton, was on the West-
ern Esplanade. The Royal suite were generally upon the
promenade.
Their MAJ errs Es' dinner Fifty was confined to the Royal
Household, with Prince Leopold and Prince George.
The evening party was quite select.
The Marchioness of Wellesley and Mists Caton left their
names at the Palace. There were several call* in the course
of the afternoon.

Prince Talleyrand and suite left for town, at twelve o'clock
on Saturday night, after dining with their NUJ ESTI LS.

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not being able always to dir
ial interview, they make th
lit talk or private conversat
prod the corners of the
leagues, with an inadvertent
icate the gossip to the Nat:
cia private cabinet is opera
Cuamficts.—The Iris!
rdcr to obtain anything fro
rail themselves of a 11101111
ith the belief that no min.
',pose the aristocracy to c
instances which create a
•e Irish agitators at thi
linistry have so much
'ration will plate the
47 be derived. We r
mon is the object actual
At by p tins the 00f1
repeal the the attraction
e latter. That the Irish
to of the establishment at
r real secret of the oppeah
ofies, that that object one
.urch. There is not a P
med over in his mind how
tage. There is Dot a I
jest it effected. The per
Here that conciliation is ii
r must not hare the Prim
HIRALAm—A Morning
e Lite Administration, sti
ill of Sir Robert Peel lasi
'lnoTioll of what has beet
sing been " the first to p
it almost frantic offenders
equalled by its truth. i
'routing, through evil
I had effective amelioratia
rely joined the saint taw
hatrver praise a late ad
fir, but it is too much
their recent defection,
lours of barbarism, theys
r exertions as those who,
march of enlightened jur
o popularity. We are n
Al to death should have
'oared the blood of.H,
in consonance wi
them hereafter a ware
t was common, and a I
aluntry with satisfaction
iired, the Montt& me
influence, and consett
,dvisets of the