Star.
London, England, 1831-03-21 00:00:00

FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, MARCH 16.

Brechin

Sum
Fortes

At a numerous nod highly respectable meeting of the Barony of
Eglish, convened by the Rev. I). O'Donoglioe, P. P. at the urgent re-
quest of the parishioners, Colonel Thought in tit; chair the following
resolutions passed with acclamation :—That we do petition both houses
of Parliament for a repeal of that pernicious anti destructive measure,
the Legislative Union. That the cry of disloyalty, and wish for
separation, raised by the enemies of Ireland, is only • re-
petition of the stale and threadhara practice of the plunderers
of this country for many ages; against a pees le distinguished for their
loyalty in the worst of times, and that we feel it would be giving conse-
quence to their slanders, were we at present to make a profession of our
loyalty, of which no honest man could ever doubt. That the Catholic
aristocracy of Ireland, generally speaking, are a time-serving, dege-
nerate race, unworthy of our confidence, and that we do, In most cases,
strongly recommend freeholders to give their support at elections to in-
dependent, patriotic Protestant candidates, who know the value of
liberty, and dare maintain it. That our grateful thanks are due,
and hereby given to Daniel O'Connell, Esquire, for his honest,
incorruptible, and unwearied exertions for the good of his country.
Resolved—That proclamations, prosecutions, anti even the me.
naces of spilling our blued, held out by our rulers in their paternal
tenderness, will not remedy the evils which afflict this country, nor de-
ter us from petitioning for a redress of those grievances. That the
tithe system, the vestry bill, the subletting act, and absenteeism; the
monstrous progeny of the Union, are the ruin of our country. That we
will not subsevibc for any apostate paper, hired to advocate the misrule
of our country. That our grateful thanks be given to the Freeman,
15104, and Register. for their spirited, and able advocacy of the people's
rights. That if the good people of England will not take our beef and
mutton, our butter and flour, we must be under the disagreeable neces-
sity of eating them ourselves.
Mr. R. W. Mahon, the brother of the patriotic and talented ex-
member for Clare, has determined on contesting with the boroughmon-
gen of Drornoland, the seat vacated by O'Oormon Mahon. -Hie ad.
dress will be seen elsewhere. It is an able document, and the princi.
pies on which Mr. Mahon starts, exclusive of the great claims which
his brother's conduct invests him with, entitle him to the conlidence of
the electors of Clare. We trust they will on this occasion maintain
their high political character, and establish the full independence of
their great and celebrated county. O'Gorman Mahon was put to such

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MIMMMtes expenditure by the vexatious proceedings of his:opponeots,
that be sonnet be reasonably expected to contribute extensively towards
the expanse of the approaching contest. It therefore behoves the
Mends of Irish independence to rally round Mr. Mahon, and secure
his return free of expense.
The Marquis of Anglesey himself, or we are much misinformed,—
means, in the course of a short time, to pay a visit to the West. He
will investigate closely, and be will endeavour to see justice done to the
tenant and to the 6ndlord.
DIED.—Mr. Edward M'Ardle, Castle Blayney.
DUMFRIES COURIER, M.tacu 15.
The whole country is in motion ; east' west, south, and north—
from Dunbar to Dublin, Cornwall to the Grades, nothing is thought
or talked of save the all-engrossing question of Reform.
On Monday, the adjourned meeting of the Edinburgh Political
union, for the purpose of electing office.bearees, was held in the War
take Rooms. The following gentlemen were unanimously elected
office-bearers till next general meeting in November. George Brodie,
Esq. advocate, Chairman. Mr. Alexander Craig, and James Ay-
tam, Esq. advocate, Vice-Chairmen. J. R. Suoddart, Esq. W.S.
Treasurer. William Weir, Esq. advocate, and Mr. William Tait,
bookseller, Joint Secretaries.
In Badenoch and Locbaber, the late, or second snow storm was se-
verer than has been experienced in that country for the last ten years.
It commenced on Thursday senuight and continued till the Wednesday
following. In some places the sheep had to be fed, the roads in the
upper districts were blocked up, and had not the storm proved of short
duration and the wind low, the most serious consequences would have
taken place.
MA RR lED.—Mr. John Aitken, builder, to Isabella Murray, re-
lict of the late Mr. John Milligan.—At Clarencefield, Mr. J. Smith,
surgeon, Ruthwell, to Miss Helen Boyd.—Mr. John Little, Locker.
bic. to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. John Abaco.
DIED.—At Edinburgh, 78, Mr. Win. Punlie, who practisedwith
marked approbation and success as a surgeon and ticcoucbeur in the
burgh of t4anquhar, for the long period of 62 years. From his own
private register it appeared he had been present, in a medical capacity,
at the birth of upwards of 4000 children I—Mrs. Anne Jane Wadden,
wife of Wm. Dalrymple, Esq. solicitor, Supreme Courts.—At the
Manse of 14tkmiehnel, the Rev. John Win. Small.
GLASGOW FREE PRESS, MARCH 16.
The petition from Glasgow against the Steam Boat Tax, was sent off
to London yesterday morning, to be presented by Mr. Hume, who has
taken a very great interest in opposing this obnoxious measure. The
petition, in the course of little more than two days, received the signa-
tures of upwards of ten thousand persons, and could it have been pro-
perly detained a few days longer, it would have been one of the most
numerously signed petitions that ever left this city.
It fionis a striking proof of the impolicy of this tax, that at this very
moment, while government are proposing it, they are enquiring as to
the terms on which Steam Vessels can be had to convey troops to
Ireland in case of emergency, and that several vessels are actually under
offer for this purpose !
It is painful to have to state, but it would be vain to think of con-
cealing the fact, that a clergyman of Edinburgh is at present in custody
on a variety of charges of stealing books from auction-rooms and book-
sellers' slops. Tice individual in question is Mr. 11‘Caig, minister of
the Gaelic Chapel, whose name has been so much of late before the
public, connected with alleged breathes of morality of a totally dif-
ferent description. A valuable quarto bible, which was stolen, a
night or two since, from an auction room in Hunter's-square, was
traced to Mr. lifiCaig's possession ; in consequence of which the
police searched his lodgings, and brought off about 100 volumes, valued
at about 301. which Nave been identified by various booksellers in town
as their property. Mr. Ill‘Calg was placed at the bar of the Polk*
Court yeAtenlay on twelve different charges of the above description.
Population of the different Burghs end Towns in Scotland, proposed
to be included in the new Reform measure, and the number of
Houses in each assessed at .810 and upwards, and the total in each
district of Burghs.
Places.
Peterhead
Bervie
Arbroath
Montrose

Ayr and Suburbs
Irvine
Rotlimy
Campbelton
Inverary
Dumfries

Sanquhar
Annan
Locinnaben
Kirkcudbright
Dynan
Kirkaldy
Kinghorn
DumtisLind
Kirkwall
Wick
Dingwall
Dornoch

Tain
Falkitk and Parish
Selkirk
Peebles
Linlithgow
Lanark
Wigton
Stntnraer
New Galloway
Whithont
Elgin
Cullen
Banff

Invent?),
Kintore
Forfar
Perth
Cups,
St. Andrew's
Fortran
Inverness

Renfrew
Rutherglen
Dumbarton

Haddington
Dunbar
North Berwick
Lauda

No. of 101. rents
Population. and upwarda.
4783 100
1092 7
5817
138
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6906-27936

7455
70D7
4107
6445
: 1137-26151
11002

1367
4481
2651
2595*-22144
6529

4482

Jedbnrgh
Inverkeithing
Dunfermline
Queensferry
Cuhose

ii;o7
21'36-15500

2212
6713

2431
830

297
105
124
65
27-618
417

2861-14447
11636
2728
2701
4692
7085-28742
2042
2463
1104

'32
123

2381-7970
6308
1462
3865

735
312-11662
6897
19068
6892
4899-35766
1671
12264

3228
3640-2008/
12700
2646
409 L
34817-22978

6265
5279
1694
1848

5251-19817
2512
13681
690
1434