The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-08 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

and intimidated both sellers an
of the local paper, " The cro bnvers, so, in the words
remained with Condron."
The same paper gives the r
who are trying, with :anaesof several other landlords
._l4O hid of the police, to collect some
of their rents. Tt4 Dinuin Mail gives several letters from
gentlemen n-..attog out this excuse on the part
re of the te-
try r • •
heir ran ..pr repudiating obligation to pay nt. One
Irjartvtac.‘ Partitulttrised sufficiently shows that the anti-rent
rnovem, nt does not owe its origin to the present existence
of famine or distress. The repudiator on that occasion
owed sixteen pounds, and had a crop, of one kind alone,
worth fifty pounds. It is plain, then, that with him the
failure of his potatoes was but a pretence ; his real motive
was the establishment of an anti-rent precedent. How
this terrible danger is to be met, it is not for us to deter-
mine ; but we solemnly call upon the government to re-
member the heavy responsibility that lies upon them in
this matter. Upon the firmness of the executive now,
will depend the preservation of social order and right of
property, and the avoidance of a bloody civil strife.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—A treasury minute has just
been issued " to facilitate the employment of the poor in
the distressed districts in Ireland." It embodies revised
instructions to the Board of Works. Instead of tickets
issued by the relief committees, entitling the holders to
employment in public works, the committees are to fur-
nish the authorised officer with lists of persons requiring
relief, specifying the case. Another feature of the bill is,
that the money is given by loan, only to be repaid
according to the :poor rate assessment—and, therefore,
considerable latitude will be allowed as to the nature of
of the works to be undertaken. In all places where the
ordinary operations of the provision trade cannot be ex-
pected to extend, the commissariat measures of the late
government will be continued, but in all other cases there
will be no interference with mercantile enterprise. No
part of the stock of meat remaining in store in the dif-
ferent depots is to be sold, "merely for the sake of dis-
posing of it." The ports on the north, east, and south
coasts, from Londonderry to Cork, and those parts of the
interior which are generally supplied by them, are to be
left to such enterprise. So cautious, however, are their
lordships of the Treasury, lest their dole should be drawn
upon prematurely, that they have taken care to announce
thst "the depot will not be opened while food can be ob-
tained from the dealer at reasonable prices, and that even
when the depots are opened, the meal will, if possible, be
sold at such prices as will allow of the private trader
selling at the price with a reasonable profit." No person
is to be employed on any relief works who can obtain
employment on other public works, or in farming or other
private operations in the neighbourhood. The wages
given to persons employed on relief works are, in every
case to be, at least 2d. a day less than the average rate of
wages in the district; and the persons employed on the
relief works will, to the utmost possible extent, be paid in
proportion to the work actually done by them.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The usual weekly meeting of
the members of this body was held on Monday. It was
badly attended, both as regards numbers and orators.
Mr. O'Connell appeared in his cocked hat and corporate
robes. He rose and handed in some money, and in doing
so said, tbat as he was in time for visiting the castle, he
would address the meeting at once. He had to go up with
an address from the corporation to that patriotic It ish
nobleman, the Earl of Besborough, who was tolerably
familiar with the accents of the Irish brogue, and who
would not object to hear his brogue in the Castle of Dub-
lin. He was sure that Lord Besborough would be always
found ready to listen to the complaints of the people—to
carry out the new law of landlord and tenant, which he
was happy to say was sufficiently extensive—too much so
for the pleasure of the landlords ; because it was a law by
which the rich should pay to keep the poor in employment,
and by which the people would have an opportunity of
earning wages, and supporting themselves; for the Irish
people only required the means of supporting themselves
and their families, and wanted charity from no man. He
was now about alluding to the infidel Colleges Bill. They
had all heard from the Freeman's Journal that the cardi-
nals of Rome bad condemned that measure, and that there
was little doubt but that it would be condemned by his
Holiness the Pope. What a triumph was that for the
people of Ireland, to say that the measure they condemned
was disapproved of by the heads of their church. He
would warn the Government against attempting to carry
out such an infidel measure, or to threaten the Irish
people. It was a measure opposed by all parties. He
would upon that day week propose the adoption of a pe-
tition to the Queen, setting out their views on this subject, I
and informing the Government, that if they wanted the
support of the Irish people, they must do justice to Ire-
land, and not give them a mixed education, for he abhorred
a mixed education, because it always led to infidelity or
indifference, as in the case of the Prussian Government,
which adopted that system. Having referred to those two
matters, there was another matter of great importance he
(Mr. O'Connell) wished to refer to. Several parties had
spoken of their anxiety to bring about a reconciliation in
that hall between the old and young Ireland parties. Now,
no one was more anxious for a reconciliation than be was,
and particularly with Mr. W. S. O'Brien ; but in effecting
such a re-union he would not consent to sacrifice the prin-
ciples which involved the interests of the association, or
involved any principles that might consign them to the
tender mercies of an Attorney-General. If Mr. O'Brien,
or any of the others adopted their principles fully, they
would receive him or them with open arms; and if they
did not come it was not his (Mr. O'Connell's) fault. The
learned gentleman then proceeded to prove that the young
Ireland party were all guilty of treason, by reference to
the publications of the Nation newspaper; referred to
Blackstone's Commentaries in proof of his definition of
the law, and proceeded to say that, as counsel for Ireland,
he could not permit a few young men to make the entire
association liable to death on the scaffold. At four
O'Connell announced the-week's rent to
be XlO4 Is. 6d.

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THE C URT 4- FASHIONABLE WORLD,

HER MAJESTY'S MARINE tXCORSION.—Her
jesty, Prince Albert, the royal children, and suite, having
left Osborne House at half-past seven o'clock on Wed-
nesday morning, and embarked in the state barge from
Mead's Creek, got on board the Victoria and Albert
yacht at ten minutes before eight, and immediately put to
sea. The royal yacht was accompanied by the Fairy, in
charge of Lieutenant Crozier ; Black Eagle, Mr. Cook ;
and the Garland, Mr. Smithet. The Lightning Admi-
ralty steam yacht went early with despatches for her Ma-
jesty, and then returned to Portsmouth to report to the
Board that her Majesty bad departed, On the yacht
passing through Cowes Roads, with the royal standard
flying, the crews of the vessels of the Yacht Club cheered
her Majesty, and royal salutes fell from the batteries of
Fort Monkton and Cowes Castle. The weather was in
every respect most propitious for her Majesty's excursion.
The wind was from the north, and the morning clear,
warm, and bright. At half-past eight a.m. the yachts
were out of sight from Portsmouth._ Her Ma jesty and
Prince Albert, in their yacht steamer, accompanied by the
Garland, Fairy, and Black Eagle, in the order mentioned,
passed Hurst Castle, (where King Charles was confined
previous to his execution) a little before nine a.m. They
came down the Solent at a rapid pace, the sun bright, and
the water smooth and silvery, the wind blowing fresh
from the east. Hardly had the guns saluting her Ma-
jesty ceased sounding at Cowes, when the Royal Steamer
had passed Hordle House, the residence and property of
Dr. W. F. Chambers, her Majesty's physician, near six-
teen miles from Cowes. Soon after nine o'clock the
steamers passed the Needle Rocks, the Garland gaining
on the royal yacht, the Black Eagle in the rear, and after
a delightful trip, tire squadron reached Jersey the same
evening.

INTERESTING SIGHT.—When her Majesty, during her
recent marine excursion, honoured the good foliks of
Guernsey with a visit, the greatest preparations were re-
sorted to, that the short notice of the intended honour
enabled them to make, and every demonstration of loyalty
was manifested. But decidedly the most beautiful part
of the spectacle was a party of about seventy young ladies,
belonging to the first families of the island, who, mostly
clothed in elegant white dresses, and carrying in their
hands baskets of beautiful flowers, were stationed imme-
diately adjoining the landing-place, and presented a pic-
ture which it would be impossible to surpass. Her Ma-
jesty was assisted from the barge by Miss De Havilland
and Miss De Sausmarez, immediately on which the ladies
before mentioned commenced singing the National An-
them, accompanied by the band of the 27th depot; the
ladies at the same time strewing flowers at her Majesty's
feet. Her Majesty, then leaning on the Prince's arm,
and followed by her attendants, the Lieutenant-Governor
and suite, walked up to the top of the slip, where two of
the royal carriages were stationed.
RURAL FETE AT OSBORNE-HOUSE.---011 Saturday
afternoon week, her Majesty gave an entertainment iu the
true old spirit of English hospitality, to all the labourers and
workmen, with their wives and families, on the estate of
Osborne.—A large tent was erected in the park, in front
of the house, ornamented with flags, and the band of the
74th regiment played. At three o'clock, 270 persons sat
down to a substantial dinner, and after hiving well en-
joyed themselves, amusements in all variety were carried
on till half-past seven o'clock. The music played merrily
to the dancing, and country dances succeeded each other
rapidly. A match was played at cricket, for which her
Majesty gave a prize, boys and men ran in sacks, and
prizes were also awarded for running matches, hopping
matches, hurdle-race, quoits, " Catch the man with the
bell," and other sports which afforded equal enjoyment
to those who took part in them, and to those who were
spectators. Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the
juvenile members of the Royal family were present thro'-
out, and seemed thoroughly to enter into the games and
to enjoy the power of affording so much innocent satis-
faction to so many of their dependants. Her Majesty
gave the fete to celebrate the birthday of his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort.
Hugh Lupus, eldest son of the Marquis of London-
derry, will attain his majority on the 13th October next.
Public rejoicings are to take place at Chester, and through-
out the other extensive estates to which the noble earl is
heir.