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flight, and was wounded successively by four shots, when
he sank under his wounds. Upon being captured, he de-
clared that having a medal, had he thought it possible the
bullets could have touched him he would have surrendered

at once.—l
understand that be is since dead.
Upon a like principle—or want of principle—the land-
•trum and soldiers were invited to bring their arms to the
churches to be blessed ; for which fees of five or ten
francs were charged. Whole piles of arms received bene-
diction in this manner, and were then declared to be sure

of hitting

A. SCENE IN THE CO)

lONS,

In the House of Commons on Tuesday, during a debate
on the Irish Coercion Bill, Mr. WALTER rose, but had

spoken two sentences t

as interrupted by
who reminded the

MORGAN JOHN O'CONNEL

and seconded
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buffooner

The SPEAKER informed Mr. J. O'Connell that he was
mself out of order in applying the term " buffoonery "

to the observations of M
Mr. J. O'CONNELL bc
the chair, and retracted his offensive expression
Mr. WALTER said, that the proverb which he had just
quoted was derived from high authority—that of an Irish
bishop, well conversant with the habits of Irishmen,
Bishop Berkeley, of Cloyne. If lie might judge from the
speeches of that evening, the grievances and distresses of
Ireland were quite new matter to that house; and yet there
was not one gentleman present who had not heard them
discussed a hundred times over. That was not the time
for a discussion of those subjects. We were assembled at
present to protect the lives of our fellow-subjects ; and we

.d at once to the authority of

ht to be placed upon
nd assassination until we had ascertained the
causes of them, and had redressed the grievances of Ire-
land ! What would Irish members have said if we had
refused to grant any relief to their country until we had
inquired into, and ascertained, the causes of the failure of
of the potato crop ? He called on those who said that
there ought to be no delay in administering to their dis-
tress, and whose constant cry was, " Give, give," to be
consistent in the course which they had pursued. He
agreed with his hon. colleague, that for the repression of
ordinary crimes the ordinary law of the land was sufficient.
He thought they should deal with those who commit such
crimes as Dr. Johnson proposed to deal with madmen—
knock them down first, and reason with them after-
wards. (A laugh.) He would say, in the words of King
Richard 11.,

were to be told that no cl
murder

We must supplant those rough ru

g-headed kerns,

[ere no venom else,
,ge to live." (Cheers.)

But only they, bath privi

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Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL commented on the
pert and flippant speech of the last speaker, which, he
said, bore a striking resemblance to the clever but bitter
.rtiptp. of a Ipariinv journal. which was in the habit of

throwing oil of vitriol on the irritated feelings of Ireland.
That speech, however smart,
_was not at all relevant to

the subject of the debate. He hoped that Mr. Fagan
would persist in his motion, unless the house showed an
inclination to listen to the speeches of Irish members.
Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON moved, as an amendment
upon the motion of adjournment, that Mr. Fagan be asked
to continue his address. Having had some experience
in the house thirteen years ago, he bore his willing testi-
mony to the increased patience with which it now listened
to every member who addressed it on the affairs of Ire-
land. He asked the house to continue its generosity a
few moments longer; for perhaps Mr. Fagan would not
trouble it long. He hoped that the house would allow
the debate to terminate with the same feeling in which it

Sir G. GREY interposed to the same effect. He was
sure that if Mr. Fagan confined himself within proper
limits the house would be glad to hear him.
Mr. Jones O'CoNTNELL said that he had been sixteen
years a member of the house, and in no Parliament had
be seen such a wish to crush discussion on Irish questions
as in the present. lie had never been in any Parlia-
ment in which there was so much intolerance directed
against Ireland.

PAPIER MACHE MANUFACTURE

(From the Birmingham Herald.)
We recently visited the Papier Mache manufactory of
Messrs. Jennens and Bettridge in this town. In furniture
we had an opportunity of testing the appearance of the
paper chairs, as compared with those made of wood ; and
also of ascertaining, by comparison, the progress made in

manufacture. That paper has an advantage over wood we
have already remarked, but we were scarcely prepared to
find such manifest improvement in the design of the paper
furniture at present made, as compared with that first pro-
duced. At first, makers appeared to doubt the capability
of the material, and were consequently cautious in their
effirts ; but at the present time the power of the material
is so well developed that no fear is entertained as to its
capability, and therefore, no design is too difficult for pro-
duction. We were shown some chairs which are in every
respeet.equal both in appearance and in firmness to the
old Buhrfarniture ; and others which are faithful copies
from the richest specimens of old carved English oak.—
One of these latter has been copied from an example in
Aston Manor House, the seat of James Watt, Esq., near
this town, and presents an appearance of firmness and
solidity equal in every way to its old prototype, whilst in
the delicacy of finish the wood is, of course, far surpassed.
Some chairs are slight and elegant, others massive and
imposing, but all possessing, from the character of their
material, a lightness of which other furniture is destitute.
One chair is worthy of particular notice. It is Moorish in
design, and the ground colour is white, which is picked out
with blue, pink, green, and gold. The back is delicately
perfoiated, and the ornament is in very good taste. On
the whole, the forms given to the chairs are good, and
great attention has evidently been paid to the importance
of securing a well-formed outline. A charming and valu-
able feature in the paper furniture is the truth and variety
of the various Perforations, which are of all descriptions,
and in many cases most elaborate. Perhaps if the painted
ornaments were freed from some of their gilding, and the
high and glaring colours frequently employed were a little
toned down, a better effect would be gained.
In tables, of various kinds, considerable taste has been
exhibited, both as regards shape and ornament. Mitch
has been gained in decoration by the introduction of pearl,
as an adjunct to the pencil, and by this means many effects
are acquired which could not be otherwise produced. In
one case, that of a small round table, a group of shells and
coral, resting on sea-weed, is very effectively represented
in pearl. The centre group► is contained within a delicate
gilded ring, and the whole is bordered by an arrangement
of shells, again in pearl. The pillar of the table is good in
design, the stem moulding being that of the lotus leaf.—
The colour is rather gaudy, otherwise the general effect of
the article is very good. Other tables are ornamented by
'Adam scenes, epics of laulicapes and genre paintinp,

and classical subjects. Among the latter is a very notice-
able specimen, the subject of which is the story of Europa.
"he figures are spiritedly rendered, and the execution is
dby the highest finish. We must here advert
an omission which we feel convinced Messrs. Jennens
Bettridge will readily correct. In copying scenes
om the painted or engraved works of artists, the name of
lie artist copied is omitted. Now this should not be :
here is no doubt that an artist is benefitted by having
'<.s of his work used in decoration, but in no case should

aracterise

this appropriation be made without acknowledgment. It
would be no trouble to copy the name of the artist as well
as his work, and at the same tijne the adoption of such a
course would merely be an act 6f justice. To return to our
notice. A large centre table (which was last year exhibited
during the session of the London Society of Arts) is re-
markable for the beauty of its ornament, consisting of a
group of flowers, such as poppies, lilies, roses, camellias,
convolvoli, and honeysuckles, nicely grouped, and painted
with great breadth and effect. Much taste is also dis
played in the borderings. Many views, which w
nised as being from Prout, Sh

recog-
Ateau,

Jan Both, and others, had a pleasing effect when painted
on tables; and we may justly admire the feeling which
dictates the production of works of this description.

provd

re efrEc-

introduced, and the forms have been much im-
. The old cramped outline has given place to a

graceful curve, while the ornament has
racter from gaudiness to chasteness of eft
are many features in the decorations of ti
would willingly see avoided
much gold may be dispe
give place to tints mo

much- to praise.

nsed witt

übdued

Design has made a for

e articles we

re is, however,

complain are the exceptions to the rule

Two cheval

creens are of a high character: one containing a view of
Salisbury Cathedral is remarkable for the clearness of the
drawing, and the management of the pictorial effect; the
other, a view of the Hall of Judgment, at the Alhambra,
is a rich specimen of colour. We do not recollect the
artist from whom it is copied, but the copy is evidently
faithful, and the colour is exquisitely managed. The
frame of the screen is a copy of the entrance-gate to the
palace of the Alhambra, the tracery in the original being
-4 in the screen by perforations of a most elaborate
The drawing of the stand is correct, with the
exception of the feet, which appear to be slightly too de-
pressed. The colcur of the frame, though brilliant, is not
sufficiently subdued for our taste. The colours are crim-
son and white, picked out with green and blue. , 'n
from David Roberts, R.A., Clarkson Stanfield, R.A and
other artists, are also nicely copied ii,---- -

represente
character.

is rema

screen, nearly seven feet I

Scenes

can be manufactured in paper
pots are noticeable as possess'
A pleasing branch of paper manufacture is that of vases,
and in this department we saw many articles of great
beauty. On the whole, the forms of the vases are good,
and the ornament is, as we have always urged it should be,
subdue& The principal ornaments for vases were flowers,
of which we saw many specimens. The whole of them
were naturally and effectively painted. One or two copies
of Etruscan vases were remarkably fine and correct, both
in form and colour. We may mention that

A few cabinets and tea-

vases are

made from four inches in height up to forty inches.
In work-boxes, desks, inkstands, and tea-caddies, great
variety of form is apparent, and, in many cases, there is a
good deal of vigorous design. _ Still there is also a straining

after effect, which sometimes leads to a distortion of fortii
in the attempt to produce a novelty. Many of the desks
ani work-boxes are ornamented in a very splendid style,
and on the whole there appears to have been a considerable
effort at consistent design. Not only, however, are the
designs improved, but Messrs. Jennens and Bettridge aim
at making their workmen good also, by teaching them to
draw, and imbuing their minds with the principles of art.

METEOROLOGY

THE STORM PREDICTED

At the meeting of the Polytechnic Society, last week,
Mr. SALT, the secretary, said, knowing that Mr. Dwyer,
who was present, took great interest in meteorological
subjects, he begged to ask his opinion of a very great de-
pression which he had observed in his barometer, in which

the quicksilver had sunk to the very lowest point

MY. DWYE said he had observed a barOmeter which.
although at a low point before, had fallen considerably on

Sunday, and on that day. That evening he had remarked
that the height of the mercury was 28 3-10ths, a very low
degree, and invariably accompanied by a storm. If the

storm was not in our locality, there could be no doubt
that it was raging at no great distance. Whenever the
barometer was low, without bad weather here, we were
sure to hear of storms in the Atlantic. Local causes

ght prevent a strong current from visiting any particu-

The CHAIRMAN said, Col. Reed's theory was
torm goes in a spiral form—in the centre leaves a v
.num, and in conseouence of that vacuum the barometer

that a

falls very considerably

lower part of it was often retarded on the earth's surface,
while the upper part of it careered through the air. Now
the barometer showed the depth of a column of air, and
this was the chief use of that instrument at sea ; for when
captains found the barometer low, they prepared for
a hurricane ; and according to the present prevailing
theory, as the first gusts of wind blow upon them, they
can tell upon what side of the ocean the hurricane is
raging. There was an account, a few weeks ago, in the
Illustrated London News, of a typhoon in the Chinese
seas, and the writer says,—" You will be amused to hear
we are stopping of a storm passing by." There was a
little hand-book of storms, which might be the means of
saving much life and property were it more generally
known. He himself conceived it quite possible for a ship
in the tropics to get out of a storm. The air, when it met
with resistance, sometimes went on with increased force;
and it was a singular fact that many of the hurricanes
commence where the trade winds cease. If heavy rains
fall, an amount of vapour was extracted from the air, a
vacuum was produced, and there must, consequently, be a
set of air towards that vacuum. Perhaps condensation
was the cause of the original set of the air • then there was
the sun's reflection over a large portion of earth—and
many things to bear in mind. But he thought it was a
subject worthy the attention of governments. If they
took it in hand, it was possible, from the various lighthouses
over Europe, and from vessels' logs, to ascertain, at a
certain moment in the day, the direction of the wind over
a whole hemisphere. Were this done, we might ascertain
causes producing hurricanes which are not felt till weeks
afterwards. _ _

Mr. SPENCER expressed his approval of Mr. nesphy's
theory. When a cloud formed rapidly, it was certain
that the barometer would fall. A typhoon extends a very
short way. He recollected reading a paper five or six years
ago, at another society, when the late Mr. Turner said, on
one occasion he came from New York to Liverpool.
Another vessel intended to sail at the same time as the
one in which he was, but was detained till the next day.
He enjoyed a fine passage ; but the other vessel had en-

itered heavy storms, Wand did not arrive till two or
f weeks after, almost in a state of wreck. She had

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come with them to the west coast of Ireland, then parted

and was in the centre of a storm. At first they saw astern
of them a great cloud, and were then enveloped in it all
the way till she got here. It was pretty generally known
amongst captains that, to put the vessel's head to the
point, whence the wind was blowing hardest, was the
readiest way to get out of it.

An interesting dic•cussion followed, in which the correct-
ness of Mr. Hesphy's views were generally admitted. Mr.
Dwyer thought, however, he was too local and limited in
his observations. There were many facts which his theory
could not account for.

etntral tsrellanv.
The Times states that no fewer than 1,200 of the London
police were at one time laid up of influenza.
There is no truth in the statement of cholera having
made its appearance in London.
The performances at Covent-garden, on Tuesday, for
Shakspeare's house, realised £BOO.
Mr. D. Salomons was, on Monday, elected Alderman
of the Ward of Cordwainers, London.
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The Macclesfield Chronicle has been bequeathed a le-
gacy of £lOO, by the late E. D. Davenport, Esq.
Mr. Murphy, the celebrated weather prophet, died very
suddenly on Wednesday.

The bank with the lowest fixed issue is a joint-stock
bank—the Helston Banking Company—whose authorised
imit of notes is to-the extent of £1503 only.
At Buckenham, in Norfolk, the seat of the honourable
F. Baring, a party of eight sportsmen shot in one day,

1 0
besides hares and rabits, 930 pheasant and 90 partridges.
Mr. John Cook, has sold the Snigsend Estate, about six
miles from Gloucester, to Mr. Fergus O'Connor. The
quantity is about 250 acres, and the price £l2OOO.
HAY HARVEST IN DECEMBER.—On Friday last, we
observed a man cutting grass with a scythe in a field near
the railway station in this town.—Bradford Observer.
On Tuesday night last, the Princess's Theatre, London,
was closed, in consequence of nearly the whole of the per-
formers being laid up with the influenza.
A " Beef Association " has been established at Mont-
rose. They advertise " boiling pieces "at 41. per pound,
and " steaks " at sd.
Oranges are arriving in London in great abundance.
On one day last week no less than ten vessels arrived there
from Oporto, &c., entirely laden with that fruit to the
amount of several thousand packages.
SMALL ECONOMY.—At a meeting of the finance com-
mittee of the Ruthin Town Council last week, the salary
of the Town Clerk was reduced £5, and that of the Trea-
surer £1 per annum.
The assets of Messrs. Coots and Hillard of London,
American merchants, are £35,462, to meet £72,057 of
liabilities. It is not expected the estate will pay 10s. in
the pound. _ _ _ _
—. .

The small country bank of Messrs. Gibson and Start
of St. Albans, has stopped payment. Its fixed issue was
less than any other private bank in the kingdom. It had
only £l5OO of notes in circulation.
A plantation on the estate of Carnousie, in Banffshire,
was lately wilfully fired by some unknown person, and
fine young trees, covering nearly two acres, were destroyed
before the progress of the flames could be stopped.
A GOOD Smx.—Notwithstanding the distress which
has so long existed in this borough, there :are only six
leases from this neighbourhood for trial at the present
assizes, being about half the usual number. —Halifax
Guardian.

GAs.—M a meeting in Southwark last week, one of the
speakers said that nearly all the principal towns in York-
shire were supplied with gas at 3s. 31d. per thousand
cubic feet, and that in the large manufacturing towns the
price did not exceed 4s. to 4s. 6d.
A soldier has lost his life at Glasgow in a singular way
He had gone to sleep on a " common stair ;" in his sleep
he slipped through the rails of the bannisters, and, falling,
was caught by the chin, when his feet were within two
foot of tho around, and was thus suffocated,