The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-14 00:00:00

SR ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT

:'.E.---MEETING AT BELFAST.—The sittings
rued on Monday, when papers were read on a
subjects in the various sections ; but the ma-

,e papers ma(

hir a othel prey
lt en
~era a,.

tits, routes to In

ons'u°44 those which were discussed
again met on Tuesday, when paper
ote...rofessor Tennent on the Koh-i-noor,
tu, Esq. on the prevention of forgery, and by Sir
hi) tewstdiamond. C •
er on the Captain Synge also read a
ITeek" the more rapid communication with India, and
the °v. Dr. Hume on the origin and characteristics of
l'ltte;ish dialect. Several interesting papers were like-
kto lttbead in the statistical section. The association closed
"•tsill
Keeton' Wednesday, and adjourned to Hull, where
neat September.
‘,4l4lcrous MURDER IN THE COUNTY OF LONGFORD.
sLIn theehre,w days past an inquest was held at Cornadrung,
on of body of a young man named Edward Gormly, the
a tenant of Captain Shirley Ball, a gentleman who
th. 411 active part in promoting Mr. Harman's success
E election. It appeared that the father of the
ISlor,, 41, who is a Roman Catholic, had expressed his in-
of voting for Mr. Harman, and in consequence of
b; tiOnciations of the Romish priests he and his father
tilph`rleurred the vengeance of their partizans. When
(6,111 t from the fair of Arvagh, on the 9th of August,
t141.4'1, 137) was overtaken by a ruffian, who was accorn-
thnclea"Y tour other fellows, and . after having been
11,7 the as a " Harman " and having several abusive
etiotlaPplied to him, One of the villains felled him to
•"trti 'tkd by a blow on the head with a " skull cracker."
1, 1' afterwards he was carried home a corpse.
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The different
were read
S.muel

NANT
to aciv • G tsr, c E.—The " conference" of
tea "qte. of tenant-right commenced on Wednesday
Ita 00n i
even fo 4 the City Assembly House, Dublin, which
et r
of this —e Purpose by the Lord Mayor. The ob-
o . Teet.
- %twin to,st
..ing is p"
to take steps to_ bring the tenant
efer"('e to elicetually before the legislature, both with
1113P°nents I,.b° Measure that may be proposed by the
ietesUre fortT
" floatSharman Crawford's bill, and in order to
Dortmbly ,at bill the largest possible support." The
utouse was crowded from an early hour, a large
ZPi, tne attendance consisting of Roman Catholic
tlat,-suYterian clergymen from various parts of the
et-L with several landowners, merchants, farmers,
4a4 s'iz'm
hearses. The conference continued for more
to,and the reports of the speeches, &c.,
tele D a great length. The most remarkable feature
Oat t,.r°ceedings is a resolution whic was passed, to the
itoives eat the tenant-right members "h should hold them-
klil'ertissPeorrectlY independent of, and in opposition to, all
t 4 eab.nts which do not make it a part of their policy_
0 le "mesasiuestion to give to the tenantry of Ireland
'afti" ure of justice provided for by Sharman
rd's bill:" )1,;.111Te -

4414; AT GRANGEGORMAN-LANE PENITENTIARY,
sr rap AT
half-past two o'clock on Thursday, the
tettetl toe of the Grangegorman Penitentiary was dis-
i44' herae ,?e on fire. The governor, who was on the
ti sect, Tately collected all the officers of the prison,
vein '4other available assistance as could be procured,
Ilitttt, g ;the Police and engines of the several insurance
kg, Yte,:,thott delay. Notwithstanding the exertions
!ill:thell?lade, a considerable portion of the prison was
14R VI lolured, but the property saved was consider-
tk,p ra.,,e. convicts, 300 in number, exerted themselves
451,11%,` Praiseworthy manner, and it is owing to their
~qt},t,/ ~,14 a great measure, that so large an amount of
Nabi,ii,aa preserved, and the fire confined to the wing
Itittltattkli th"elo,te w.here it originated. The Lord Lieutenant,
Ltet t.ti 1,,, under Secretary, Mr. Wynne, considerately.
:I,lq (. 2iuer to discharge all persons whose commitals
kitkatal)eat or 48 hours. The loss sustained is supposed
N°tt th7oo. Notwithstanding the confusion cense-
i:tt; tilde calamity, not a single person effected an
%It,: ',hp
_I. though their exertions to extinguish the fire
va'erg,,eat:. no accident to life or limb occuried. to
l'hlaver the /00 or-800 prisoners at present undergoing
t'ati;: qkal Periods of confinement.
Ittee it
~A 7 ItIDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1853:—The
k NO this undertaking, in connexion with the
IN
owhiert Society, have just issued the regulations
ati: the their proceedings will be carried on. The
el L fv), tic'oYal Dublin. Society has been fixed. upon. as
i,,0-,..414,,6 exhibition. The projected building, which
`44aleet;ued for the exhibi;ors free from rent, while
t,a front'?os of all nations will be admitted, will pre-
Qiejeat„.“3 Merrion-square of 300 feet, the main or
Yttkille, 'a of the elevation consisting of a semicircular
Istepi, hail which forms the eastern termination of the
kitAtlth, tt•ro This will be a noble apartment of 425 feet
10 1; flof 0 ' 100 feet in height, covered by a semicylin-
kNi'le (Pm trellis ribs, in one span of 100 feet. On
vy, 41e h.,,,the centre hall, and running parallel to it for
rirli!jelegih, are two halls 50 feet wide, with domed
t,reo. 1" to that which covers the main nave of the
‘4:l`th‘vi,te n addition to these are four compartments of
iki,tti ese a'Plneing the whole length of the building.
yeri,a opa'a sPacious galleries. Light is admitted from
11,S %enitpbroken body. There.vvill also be external
kk!stri'l The three entrances in the front, facing Merrion-
-4k,,1,kk, gia.._ materials of the building will be iron, tiro-
plits'',le ar'l, the latter being only used for light. The
lk,a Cath:a of ground floor will be 147,704 feet. Of
k„ lit ! the I,Filinot be less than 87,000 feet. The general
1411:reti 'ovision of the exhibition will be similar, as
*ltitlizhricaehle. to that adopted at the suggestion of his
1100' 4;4 nce Albert for the Exhibition of 1851,
10144 erld flats, Machinery, Manufactures, Fine Arts.
Net titl the o,till?r articles for exhibition must be de-
-41411 risit'llding, free of any charge to the committee,
,4 e ,lea ~i,°E. the exhibitor. The reception of goods
Vitbvci,,,,,;` e_ornmence on the Ist of March, and none
,10,t;p1t-t7;llltter the 31st of March, 1853.
Vivil p IZav 8 OF PRIESTLY DENUNCIATION.--In
11 h rilff% je. the particulars of the barbarous murder
tat:calvater"lng man in the county of Longford, for
StL 1)11AV, against the orders of the clerial despots of
lit4a It do
,iti no again not appear that there was any other
,140,t1,,t hmat,htto. He was neither a landlord nor an
ltit'itp al had helm' taken a farm from which a former
S.t,N.,wea possessed. The sole cause of his assas-
N 11,1 to hie°l3prised in the brief emphatic words
i let4!,ree" ,7! by one of his savage assailants, " You
),!OtilY pice'n It is not
Patnalleged that poor Gormly had
Ott:t...4°P, wholt.ttY
tiNi at °f. vor is
a Roman Catholic, had expressed his
Ati,‘lil :rise 1, Ing for Mr. Harman ;" and for this
it:ll4"ta ,riesta':e and his family were denounced by the
dtt0,1).,/t be •,..YVhat a fearful thing this altar denun-
qtit Ns' ariciti, It it produce such fruit ! What are the
tht p'its epso.advan,ges of the elective franchise to
tent, its cosign desirable when weighed against the
I,ltiattlteep of;.ls,c.ientious exercise ? An elector declares
ktiNli. an and voting for the man of his choice—be is
El, geld Droa enouneed ; he disregards the denun-
IN at% and kirds on his way to the polling booth—he
kl4jleltt he is g.IPPed ,•_ he escapes from his captors,
Ott ,adi the refin I Or, if be be so fortunate as to
kl,‘atha.a,;,, l'husvll of the assassins, his son is slain in
p,,t.e lat ilhe ww. 1, befel Edward Gormly. Surely there
illtat Nat: the ILO Protecting the holders of the elective
tot hs, 41., he 4,lonest exercise of their privilege ; surely
li.liN ..4 ft- 'The mea-

oue of escape from' the bin 'of the
Fte4r;Zl the, blugeon of the murderer If.no.t—
-e,ll. OR -COrd •
4,- of his , his vote only by endangering his life,
Ltkit-rn tile '4lllllY—if worse evils are to be appre-
141Y, is ,J)Tatt9tice of secret voting, what are they ?
I,n,' a., 7rt in, however, if the determination of
44:e litro,° vote for Mr. Harman had not been
"1444"e2 Probability is that his son would not
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