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agi_ .ted ? Would a separation from England give him
bore i Why, then, should he desire separation ?
ity.

PIEPARATIONS TO ENFORCE THE LAWS.—We are much
amused at the extreme surprise affected by some of the
Irish journals at the prevalence of reports, that Govern-
ment deems the state of Ireland to be such as to imply
the Propriety of adopting every sort of precaution that
may be necessary to enforce a due obedience to author-
, ity and to law. It may- appear to them the most natural
and the most innocent thing in the world to talk of cut-
ting down woods to form pike handles for volunteers, to
transform the said volunteers into national guards; to
summon a national convention, and denounce as traitors
to the country all who refuse to attend the summons ; to
impede legal process; to murder an obnoxious clergy-
Man or farmer now and then upon principle, with many
other ttifling deviations from the strict line of social or-
-1 der; but we can assure them that in England these little
escapades are regarded as indications which render a pre-
valence of, and even a belief in, these reports extremely.
IlatUral. Were Mr. O'Connell nominally as well as vir-
tually to assume the dictatorship of the Gfreen Island, we
doubt not that the same sort of innocent amazement at
any small demur on the part of the King's Government
Would be manifested. But that the conduct adopted by
Carolina should suggest any thing like an argument
against agitation for a repeal of the Union, seems to
these unconscious scribes more unaccountable than all
the rest; that is to say, a glaring instance of the intrin-
sie frailness of the federal tie is not to form an argument
against a return to a similar mode of connexion with a
country in which it was once terminated, because at.
tended by the most unhappy divisions, and even rebel-
lion itself. We are not, however, disposed at this time
of day to canvass the political and necessarily mixed mo-
tives that led to the union, which would seduce us into
too wide a field ; but we may be allowed so far to advert
to the pleaded reasons for it as to do away with the sur-
prise of our Irish contemporaries at the proceedings in
Carolina, producing certain associations in English
kinds in relation to the kindred case of Ireland. But the
instances are dissimilar, it seems, on another ground—
our Irish repealers are not declaring for separation, like
the Carolina people. True ; and neither when they
Wanted Catholic emancipation did they talk of repeal.
Mr. O'Connell plainly avows the policy of agitating for
one thing at a time, and it may be deemed premature to
talk of separation until the volunteers are transformed
into the national guard. Be this as it may, our Irish
brother journalists must no longer be surprised at the
supposition on the part of simple Englishmen, that Go-
vernment may deem a little prudent preparation for a due
Maintenance of authority essential to a regulation of the
Ultimate views of patriots who, although they may not
disclose all which they intend to effect, say quite enough
to stimulate every dignified and rational executive into
tie assumption of a position which can enforce the obe-
Qience which is due to it. As to the rest, we neither
know nor affect to know the exact intentions of Govern-
roent as respects the repression of agitation and disorder
in Ireland. But this much we will maintain, that to sup-
Pose that the existing state of party and faction there will
riot call for early parliamentary attention—and that with
a direct view to repression—would be to libel both the
Government and the parliament. Nor in the utterance
of this opinion must we, be supposed to deny the fact, that
Ministers are called upon to enter with sincerity and
earnestness into a thorough investigation of real Irish
grievances, especially as respects the church, the ad-
ininistration of justice, and the melancholy condition of
the numerous peasantry. But because all this has be-
come an imperative duty, the due maintenance of au-
thority by the government, by whom all this ought to be
Performed, is doubly necessary ; especially as we more
than suspect, that in the estimation of certain partisans
nothing would be more fatal and perplexing than the
quiet attainment of so much pod as would defeat their
own interested objects and mischievous party views.—
Globe.

FOE,7:,'FfsI7.,T n4171E7.14 EGENCE.

FRANCE.

In the French Chamber of Deputies, on the 14th, there was
a discussion of considerable interest relative to an important
clause in the new departmental law, which is to regulate the
raode of election, and the number of deputies which each ar-
rondissement is to send to the general Council. The Minister
of the interior contended, that the wealth, population, and real
importance of the several districts, should be taken as the crite-
rion by which the number of members they should be entitled
to elect ought to be regulated. On the other hand, M. Glais
I3izoin, Las Cases, Charlemagne, and others, thought that each
Canton should have the privilege of returning a member with-
out reference to its population and property. The chamber
was almost equally divided ou this point. There were two
divisions, but the result of both was doubtful. A ballot was
then demanded; when there appeared—for M. Glais Bizoin's
proposition, 168; against it, 164. The Ministers and their
staunch friends of the centres were thus beaten, by a majority
of 4. This decision goes to prove the independence of the
chambers, notwithstanding in most points the Ministry coin-
roand a very great majority.
The Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill for the repeal of
the Ultra loyalist law of 1816, which prescribed the observance
of the anniversary of the execution of Louis the Sixteenth as a
close holyday. This bill was sent up to the Peers; who
amended it, after their fashion, by dividing it into the follow-
jug articles—
!. The 21st Jarmo!), shall continue to be a day of national
ourning,
2. The law of the 19th January 1816 is repealed.
This amendment was intended, as the reporter of the coru-
raittee informed the House of Peers, to " keep the remembrance
of that melancholy event alive in the minds of the population
of the country." But the Chamber of Deputies have rejected
this amendment, by an immense majority-232 to 43. It was
expected that, at their next meeting, the Chamber of Peers
trould reject the bill altogether, unless the government inter-
Posed, and made it a cabinet question,—which was improbable.
, It is worthy of remark, that out of the 63 new Peers created
before the opening of the session by the Ministers, only 2(1
voted with them on this division.

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The French papers bring us an account of a collision be-
tween the Chambers, which will end, we suppose, in the triumph
chr the democratical faction. The House of Peers did not dare
to reject the bill for desecrating the anniversary of the execu-
tion, of Louis XVI., but they ventured to resolve that it should
,t considered as a day of general mourning. This was carried
11 a majority of %to 65. Immedi rely on the resolution
being. communicated to the Deputies, they, on the motion of
Mauguin, voted without any debate, by a majority of 232
1‘) 43, that the bill, as originally sent up to the Peers, should
oe., returned for their instant acceptance. It was supposed in
earis that the Upper House would have sufficient firmness to
reject it again, but they must submit at last. The French peers
will soon be as insignificant, as a legislative body, as the
Iteform Bill has rendered the peers of England. Perhaps our
hew House of Commons may vote for the abolition of all
tokens of respect for the martyrdom of Charles 1., on the eve
°f whichwthey are so appropriately summoned to hold their
first meeting. If they do, the Lords will be obliged to yield as
they will in France. A reduction of the French army to the
amount of 100,000 men is announced ; we doubt it.—London
kitandard, Friday, Jan. 18.

HOLLAND.
~The following are the articles of the proposed treaty between
Holland and the five powers, as published in the Handelsblad,
with Belgian strictures :
" 1. The free navigation of the Scheldt, at a very moderate
rate of tonnage : this is plausible, but it is asked—what right
has Holland to refuse ingress and egress to a Belgian sea-port,
as is Antwerp, where the tide rises many feet, and tho water is
salts which is the national definition of a sea-port ?
" 2. The navigation of the Meuse and Rhine on payment of the
dues of the Convention of Mentz : this is.vague, for the canals
Which lead from one river to the other are not mentioned, as in
the treaty of the 21 articles, which states internal waters.'
"•3. Belgium to pav from the Ist of January, 183; 8,400.000
11"inss as interest of her share of the debt. Belgium has no
abjection, when the treaty is signed on both sides to pay her
shares.

MARRIAGE IN lIIGII LIFE.—A private letter: from Timis
speaks of the approaching nuptials of Lord Rivers and the Hob
iss Gower, eldest daughter of Lord Granville, the British
Ambassador to the French Court.

THE DUCHESS OF BEDFORD.-Accounts were received in
London on Sunday, from Baron's Court, Ireland, stating that
it had been the intention of the family to quit the mansion on
the 12th inst. When they were packing up, the Duchess of
Bedford was seized with spasms in the head and stomach. Me-
dical aid was at hand, and strong antidotes were resorted
which had relieved the patient, but she still remained very it.
The Marquis of Abercorn was absent, attending the annual
ploughing match at Strabane. This unfortunate event, it is
supposed, will prevent the family from returning to England
until February. Indication of inflammation have appeared,
and leeches have been plentifully applied.

ELOPEMENT.—A great deal of amusing " gossip" has been
afforded the gentry of the London-road and its neighbourhood,
' in consequence of the daughter of a respectable retired trades-
man residing there, having eloped, at an early hour on
Saturday morning, with a Lieut. D—, of the Hon. East India
Company's Service. The young lady Was not missed until
breakfast, nearly two hours after her departure. However,
chase was given by the friends with all speed imaginable in the
direction of town, but without effect; no clue whatever coni.d
be had of the fair fugitive and her gallant. his lady has
long been known by the name of " The Brighton Beauty."-
-Brighton Paper.
SALFORD SESSIONS.-The cases of "the King v. Doherty,"
for libel, and "the King v. Grundy and others," for conspiracy,
at Bury, have been removed by certiorari into the Court Zrf
King's Bench, and will most probably be tried at the nett
Lancaster assizes.
•

POACHING AFFAlR.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morn-
ing of the 3d instant, a desperate affray took place at Piper-
wood, in the parish of Harworth, between the keepers and
watchers of the game preserves belonging to the Duke of New-
castle, and Thomas Cooper, slater; Joseph Mountain, brick-
layer ; Joseph Bullas, labourer ; and William Coulthard,
biicklayer, all of Doncaster. The poachers, it appears, were
all provided with fire-arms, and at the onset they set the keep-
ers at defiance ; the latter, however, resolved upon taking them
at all hazards. One of the poachers' pieces was discharged
without effect, and after a desperate resistance, in which some
blood was shed, and the stocks of two of the guns were com-.
pletely shattered, the keepers succeeded in capturing the four
persons above-named ; a fifth contrived to make his escape..
The prisoners were taken before James Lee, Esq., at East
itetfort, who committed them for trial at the next Nottingham
assizes. The fifth person alluded to bas since been apprehend-
ed, and proves to be John Bell, jun., of Retford, who, being
proved not to have fire-arms, has been committed to Southwest
House of Correction for six months' hard labour.—Linceiu
Mercury.

ELECTION OF SCOTS PEERS.—(From the Edinburgh Arirertiser,
Monday Jan 14.) Yesterday the election of the sixteen Peers
to represent the Scottish Nobility in the ensuing Parliament
took place in the Palace of Holyrood. The election, as usus.l,
took place in the Picture Gallery.
The votes having heen counted, the following were returned
as duly elected.:—

Xo. of rotes.
Marquis of Tweeddale,
Earl of Morton, 53
Earl of Home, 43
Earl of Elgin,
Earl of Airly,
Earl of Leven,
Earl of Selkirk,
Earl of Orkney,

No. qf rciey,
Viscount Arbuthnot,
Viscount Strathalian, . . 4.1
Lord Forbes,
Lord Gray,
Lord Saltoun, '52
Lord Sinclair,
Lord Elphinstanc , 3l
Lord Colville,
r the following Peers:—

.... 40
.... 43

Votes were also given ti
No. of Votes.
Marquis of Queensberry, 36
Earl of Rothec 3l
Earl .of Buchan, 22
Earl of Carnwath, 3l

Lord Cranston,
Lord Napier,
Lord Reav,
Lord Eliliank,

NO. of i'otes.

UNNATURAL CRUELTY OF PARENTS.—JohnI.IIIter and his
wife, who keep a cheesemonger's shop, No. 8, Maiden-lane,
were brought before Sir F. Roe, at the Bow-street Office, on
Monday last, upon a charge of cruelly maltreating their daugh,
ter, a young woman of twenty. It appeared that another
daughter was the favourite, and that the complainant was obli-
ged to do all the hard work of the house ; for which she re-
ceived_ 'no thanks, scarcely any meat or clothing, and abun-
dance of blows. Her mother was iu the habit of " swishing"
her with a cane, the marks of which were visible on her neck
and shoulders. Her bed was nothing but sacking with a piece
of green baize for covering. At length the pour creature ran.
away, and was found concealed in the back yard of the next
house. The father and mother attempted to justify their con-
duct, by alleging that she was obstinate and thievish, and that
they were obliged to confine her to the house to prevent her
stealing in the streets, &c. The Magistrates ordered the young
woman to be sent to the workhouse of St. Paul's, Covent Gar-
den, and to be watched and taken care of. In case no evi-
dence of the evil propensities imputed to her was discovered,
the father, who was ordered to find bail for his appearance,
would be proceeded against by indictment or otherwise. In
the evening, a mob assembled round Hunter's house, Maiden-
lane, and plaistered the walls with mud; they likewise mal-
treated 'Hunter's son, who took shelter at the Station-house.

FEMALE PREAi';HER—ANNIVERSARY SERMON.—On Sunday
last, the anniversary sermon of the opening of the chapel of the
Wesleyan Protestant Methodists, in Chadwick's Orchard, was
preached by. Miss Ann Brady, of Derby. In consequence of the
great popularity of the preacher, and. the extreme novelty of
hearing a female hold forth, the chapel was crowded in the
morning; but in the evening it was crammed almost to suffoca-
tion, and hundreds weutaway, being unable to gain admittance,
She is a little boisterous in her delivery, but she has words at
command, and appears to have studied effect in her method of
preaching, which seemed to excite very considerable interest
in the minds of the congregation, if a conclusion can be drawn
from the almost breathless silence with --Lich she was heard.
We -understand she, as well as her sister, who also is a preacher,
are expected to preach here in the course of a few weeks. Thar
collection after the sermons amounted to fourteen pounds.—
Preston Pilot.

LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—It is ourpainful duty to record an
accident, which has this week involved the family of Thomas
Duffield, Esq., M. P., of Marcham Park. in the greatest afflie-
tion. Mr. George uffield, who was within two months of at-
taining his majority, was,shooting at Garford, attended by the
keepers, when, as it appears by the evidence on the inquest,
whilst re-loading one of the barrels of a double-barreled gun,.
which he had just discharged at a hare, the other went off, and.
lodged the whole charge in his right •temple. He was almost
instantly a corpse, leaving the remembrance of a most amiable
and affectionate disposition as the only earthly solace to his
afflicted parents, family, and friends.

PLAYS AND PLAYERS.—Liston has shaken off his indisposi-
tion, and reappeared on Monday night at the Olympic, with
revived health and spirits. lie was welcomed by a crowded-
house with hearty congratulations, which were doubtless bene-
ficial to him as a stimulating draught. Who knows but the
reports of the. press may have tended to dissipate the cloud of
melancholy that hung over him, as the firing of guns at sea •
disperses the brooding vapours that produce water-spouts ?
Nell Gwynne, Alasaniello, and the pantomime of Puss in Boots,
continue to draw crowded audiences to Covent Garden.—Laport
intends, it is said, to produce at Goveut Garden the ballet of
Kenilworth, which was so attractive at the Opera the season
before last. The spectacle of this ballet, both as regards scenery
and dresses, was splendid and picturesque in the highest de-
gree. We hope its revival will be more brilliant and perfect.
than that of Itlasaniello, which has lost much of its "original'
brightness."—A. new comic piece called The NCITOUR Man, by'
Mr. Bernard, whose last. production was The Conquering Game,
now performing at the Olympic, is announced for Wetnestlay:
at Drury-lane. Farrell is to personate "the nervous man."—
The workmen have commenced operations in clearing the
ground for laying the foundation of the new English Opera-
house. It is said it will be complete by July.—The dullness of
the winter months at St..Petersburgh has been relieved by a
series of subscrition concerts, given in that city by Madame•
Caradori, and which have been attended by all the chief nobi-
lity, ministers, foreign ambassadors, and their families. On the
30th ult. Madame Caradori had the honour of singing in the,
presence of their imperial majesties at the Anitchcoff palace,
upon which occasion her exertions were rewarded by the most
flattering commendations from .the Emperor and Empress, and
by the present of a splendid sevigny, in diamonds. After a trip
of a fortnight's duration to Moscow, Madame Caradori returns
to St. Petersburgh, and from thence proceeds to England for.
the approaching seasen.—The officers of the garrison of Dublin
have in contentplation the production of a private Italian ,
Opera, to be supported by subscriptions; for this purpose they
are in treaty with Mr. Cal Craft, the lessee of the Adelphi
theatre, for that elegant little house, to commence operations.-
in. Signor Sapio has already been despatched to London to
secure the services of some of the Italian corps de inosivte. •
Signor D'Alberti, who has lately been singing at the Theatre.
Royal, -has been engaged.'—Mr. Laport is making active as-;
rangements for the opening of the Opera-house. Mr. 'Seguin
went to Paris last week to make fresh engagements. end as
Laporte 's presetit success at Covent-garden theatre is calei•-
kited to stimulate him to new enterprise, a brilliant opera sei,-
son is expected. The applications • for boxes use already very
numerous.