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..ne council is silent. The council has not se-
conded their memorial, and the commissioners imme-

it, but 11

diately avail themselves of this seeming division in the
town, and proceed to put the law in force.

It is a gre

.t error, we admit, on the part of our Con-

servative members of parliament, that they have not
shewn themselves more attentive to the feelings of the
people out of doors on this question ; but the odium

the thing 'on, and of attempting to give the

of driving

claration to this effect, and we can make no exception
of consequences deducible therefrom on his account.
Passing through Richmond in February, he was greeted
by a large multitude, whom he addressed. In the
course of his speech he touched on the subject of sla-
very, and said that the report that he was an Abolition-
The difisions which took place in the Commons on
ist could only have come from an enemy. He then
Friday leave us without hope as to the final result of
made a full communication of his sentiments in the the bill ; but many important improvements may be
following strong—nay, glowing language :—[We quote made in it, and from all that has accrued, we should
from the New York Morning Herald of the 25th Fe-
think that the terrible rigours o 2 the system will be in
bruary.] some degree mitigated or restrained. But do we owe
"How could a Virginian, who sees in every thing around anything to the Whigs on this account ? Oh, nothing
him, the reminiscences of his youth, be an Abolitionist? in the world. It was all comfortable and smooth in
How could a Virginian, born and bred on the lower James their eyes before. Their commissioners are all " second
River, and in a house noted for some memorable incidents Daniels come to judgment,"—and in the system itself,
in our revolutionary struggle, be an Abolitionist ? How could
which treats pauperism as the worst of crimes, they
a Virginian, whose sires received many distinguished t
can see no fault. All they wish is to renew it for ever,
of confidence and esteem of the hands of this virtuous old
Commonwealth, be an Abolitionist ? How could a Virginian and saddle themselves in perpetuity on the country
be so irreverent to the sacred ashes of his honored ancestors, along with it
as to be an Abolitionist? Could such a Virginian be called
an Abolitionist by another Virginian, and the other a true
hearted Virginian, and sound to the core ? The thing was
impossible. The bosom could not be free from taint that
harbored such a suspicion. He said he had not given pledges

I Somerset house conclave a new ten years lease of their

supreme authority, must rest with the "Whig adminis-

tration

The inquiry into the proceedings of the commission-

ers as to the appointment of a returning officer for
the Union of Clonmel has produced a nice show-up of
their mode of conducting business. The whole of that

affair may be summed up in this—

—that the commis-

and promises before the election, because such a precedent
was calculated to produce mischief, and to confer the Presi-
dency upon men of nromises instead of men of performances.
But now that he was no more a candidate for the suffrages of
the people, and could not be affected by their votes, he had
no hesitation in declaring, what had ever been his feelings,

sioners selected, as a proper returning officer for that
union, a person who had been discharged as an insol-
vent, but who was the nephew of a popish bishop, and

partisan, in preference to a gentleman
every w•ay eligible and qualified for the office; and

violent politic

his steadfast devotion to the rights and interests of his native

then having done this trick, the, Particulars of which

State."

We might moralise at much length on this remark-
able speech, for certainly it affords rich matter both for
speculation and instruction. It forcibly reminds us,
in the first place, how dangerous it is to take the opi-
nions of the many, as a rule of right,—as that which
is in its own nature abominable, and is, in one coun-
try, justly abhorred, may, in another, be deemed even
honourable, virtuous, and praiseworthy. In 'Virginia,

they were anxious to conceal, they stuck neither at
falsehood nor falsification, nor any other ingenious.
device that seemed likely to mystify the deed. " Their
records," the Duke of Wellington observed, "were
kept in such a manner ,that it was impossible to trace
any act of the commissioners. The clause of the act
of parliament was little obeyed in Ireland, and he feared
as little in England. They were in the hands of this
board that possessed unlimited authority to do what

we perceive, that even to suspect a NIT. orthy citizen of
being unfavourable to slavery, a man must, according
to General Harrison, have become not free from taint
himself, and that to ba a " true-hearted Virginian—
sound to the core"—one must be a resolute, uncom-

they pleased, and who kept no regular record of their
transactions." And yet this is the hoard, it will be
remembered, whose authority our Town.:council and
the Whig party are so desirous of introducing into the
parish. Mark this, burgesses of Liverpool, we beseech

promising defender of slavery

The'Virginian general then ascends the presidential
chair, pledged by the " reverence he bears the ashes

Sir Robert Peel, who has done much to stay the
tyranny of these shrouded invisibles, by reducing the
coming term of their power, did not fail, in the debates
of Friday, to bestow upon them some salutary admo•
nition. In one of their official papers, it seems, they
took upon them to declare, that one principal object
of a compulsory provision for the relief of the destitute
poor is the prevention of alms giving." I On this Sir
Robert Peel observed .

" Why he heard the noble lord (J. Russell) himself state,
that the Poor Law would completely fail in effect if the afflu-
ent withheld their alms. That was perfectly true ; and he

should abominate the Poor Law if he thought it relieved the
rich from the duty of almsgiving. (Cheers.) He was per-
fectly certain the Poor Law would fail if the affluent, relying

upon its provisions alone, however improved the system of

administration might be, felt the moral obligation on them to
attend to the wants of their poorer neighbours was thereby
extinguished. It was no such thing. In pohlt of fact, the
relief of the poor must mainly depend on the rich and afflu-

cat; and therefore it was unwise in the commissioners to
issue a public notice announcing that ' a principal object of
a compUlsory provision for the relief of destitution was the
prevention of almsgiving.' One object might be the preven-
tion of mendicancy or vagrancy, certainly not of almsgiving.
It was a complete desecration of the precepts of the Divine
law—' Give alms to the poor,' Turn not your face from the
poor man.' (Hear, hear.) He only mentioned this as an
illustration of the great advantage and wisdom of weighing
the expressionS which might be used, so as not to get up an
impression of unnecessary hardship. (Hear, hear.) Indeed,
he did think with respect to the public documents put forth
by the commissioners, independently of the use of particular
expressions, their general tone and character might be im-
proved, consistently with the maintenance of the principles
of the law." (Cheers from both sides of the house.)

This is, indeed, excellent, and what we should expect
from the right honourable baronet; and it will, doubt-
less, do good. At the same time, we do fear that the
tyranny of these commissioners, and their mere crea-
tures, the guardians, will be felt where these Christian
sentiments, and the applause which they won, will have
little operation. However, it is well that so much has
appeared to shew who are, and who are not, the friends
of 'die poor.

LONGEVITY.—The following remarkable instances of lon-
gevity have been furnished us by a correspondent at Lich-
field :—Roger Brook died Oct. 8, 1568, abed 133. Mrs.
Cleen, near the Winter Pool, died Jan. 23, 1772, aged 138
years of age: she lived in one house 103 years, and walked
five miles, to pay her rent, only three weeks before her
death—(tell the wise doctor of Lichfield the pool was in a
good state then.) Thomas Damms, of Lighton, in Cheshire,
died in 1648, aged 154. William Edwards, of Carren, near
Cardiff, died in 1668, aged 168. Henry Fairbrother, of Wi-
gan, Lancashire, died May 10, 1770. aged 138. Squire Mac-
finley, of Tipperary, died June 15, 1773, aged 126. Thomas
Newman, of Brislington, died in 1542, aged 143. Frederick
Harper, of Fishall, Cumberland, died Feb. 8, 1792, aged 120.
Mr. T. Robertson, of Hope-hall, near Edinburgh, died July
8, 1793, aged 137. Jane Scrimshaw, died in Rosemary-lane
Workhouse, Dec. 6, 1711, aged 126 ; but the workhouses
then were not like the whig bastiles now.
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A SPLENDID RELISH.-1A BOLTON CANNIBAL.—An in-
stance has been related to us this week, and for the truth of
which we can vouch, of a dog of a bull breed having been
hung for displeasing its master, a rope maker, and afterwards
interred, in a most blasphemous manner, in a field. Having
remained two days in the ground it was dug up, and skinned,
and having been cut into pieces, was sent to a beer shop in
the neighbourhod and ordered to be stewed. The landlady,
an excellent cook, prepared it in the evening, and seasoned it
well. About eight o'clock a fishmonger was passing with his
cart, and the rope maker called him into the house. " Wirt
have a bit of this hash ?" enquired the roper, 1:tor our Jce
and me has been up street an we'll joined at eighteen pen-
north of mutton." Jean replied, " I'd rather not, because
your Joe might not like it." But, however, a large basin
full of the soup, containing a full portion of the meat was
served up, and forthwith he coonnenced eating, declaring he
never " est nowt better in his life, the rope maker also swal-
lowing large spoonfuls from another dish. In a few minutes
Jem's father entered, and he was supplied with " a Incas.;,
Having filled themselves to the brim, they declared they
could not manage the remainder of the meat, " well take it
home with you," was the kind recommendation. Both did
as desired, and three ladies boiled some potatoes and made
an excellent supper. The old mat!, on his way home, was so
swollen that he had to unbutton his waistcoat, and was' heard
to declare " ell ;
but if I'd meat as I ought to have, I should
get fat I know." On the
.following day the dreadful truth
was revealed, and the bare idea of it threw them into a sickly
state, and with faces extended several inches beyond their
usual length, unusual ,loses of medicine were swallowed, and,
having recovered from the effects of it, resumed their usual
cheerfulness. They attended at the court on Thursday, to
obtain redress, but were informed there was no Act of Par-
liament which would meet the case,--Bolton Chronicle.