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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

practical detail of public business happens to be at pre- of his seven children, and 255. from his quarter of a hun-
sent vested. dred of grandchildren. (Cheers and laughter.)
' We, therefore, confidently advise you to observe the The Hon. and Learned GENTLEMAN then came for-
strictest order, to avoid all pretext for riot, tumult, or ward to address the meeting, and was received with great
breach of the peace, to adhere firmly to your principles, cheering. lie said be had never addressed a public meet-
but, at the same time, not to interfere with the opinions ing with a greater feeling of responsibility—with a more
of any others. triumphant conviction of the propriety of the conduct of

"It is our duty as well as our interest to conciliate the people, and of the iniquity.of their enemies. (Cheers.)
everybody, to injure nobody, firmly to repudiate all con- It was true he had passed a most hideous day yesterday,
flexion between the reveal question and any distinction of because for hours he could not raise his confidenCe in the
creed or religion. What we seek is not for the benefit of • people to such a pitch as not to apprehend that mischief
a sect or persuasion, but is intended equally for all. might occur at Clontarf, and a massacre of the people
•• Strong in these principles; dutiful in our allegiance ensue as the inevitable result of any disturbance. (Hear,
to the crown; ardent in our love of fatherland ; convinced hear.) He would say it was not the fault of the govern..
that our Parliament can be restored by no other means ment that a massacre did not take place, and if be were to
than those of peaceable and legal exertion, we most go to the scaffold for it, he would not hesitate to assert that

anxiously advise, we most earnestly implore yon, not to if the government wanted to entrap the people, they just
be seduced into any species of tumult, riot, or violence by adopted the course calculated to effect their purpose. (Hear)
any event that may occur. Had it not been for his interposition a massacre would

"Under the present circumstances nothing can justify have occurred. He now called on the people to obey
any breach of the peace. Whatever may occur, be no every thing having the shape or appearance of legality—
parties to any ♦iolence whatever, and be assured that we if they wished for safety to themselves and tor a repeal
thus point out the route to certain and not remote resto- of the union. If they follow this course they must in-
ration of the Irish Parliament. evitably obtain repeal—by keeping themselves out of the
" Signed by order, power of theirenemies, who would never venture to throw
"DANIEL O'CONNELL, off the mask and raise the dagger against them—(hear
Chairman of the Committee. and cheers.) If they did so, it would, of course, be a

" Coen Exchange-rooms. Oct. 16, 1843." different case altogether; but he wanted to carry'repeal
Although hitherto the most complete tranquility pre without shedding a drop of blood—without crime or
violence of any kind—in such a way as that he could meet
veils, the government have made extensive military
preparations in the event of any sudden emergency. The his Redeemer without having anything criminal
34th regiment, from Weedon, arrived here on Sunday ;
to answer for, in that struggle for the liberty of his coun•
the 24th, from Glasgow, on Wednesday ; and the 65th,
try-,-(cheers.) It had been said that if be was arrested
from Bolton, yesterday. The latter corps immediately there might be a struggle. They could say nothing that
on landing marched to Maynooth, eleven miles from town, more grieved him, for it led to the inference that they did
not believe him to be sincere, when he told them to keep
en route to Mullingar and other detached stations, and
the 70th are daily expected But little alarm is felt in the peace. He now•told them to obey the law even if be
Dublin ; and even in the provinces not near so much as were to perish in consequence of that obedience. The
might be expected, although (notwithstanding the ex- course of the government with respect to the Chanted'
aggerated accounts of the numbers of the troops at present meeting was, he repeated, calculated to cause the slaughter
serving in Ireland) the entire force amounts, including of iimocent people. They were in possession of the fact
artillery and marines, to about 21,200 men; however, for three weeks, yet did not announce their attention of
there are also about 9000 constabulary whose services putting it down till the last moment. Only for the activity
would be available, used. and his being in town, the friends of the people
Sufficient time has not elapsed to enable a correct could not have cautioned them from attending, and the
opinion to be formed of the feelines of the great body of result might have been fearful. For six months the go.
the people in the rural districts of Ireland. The Corpora- vernment had permitted, nay, he might say, countenanced
tions, however, of Limerick, and„Cork, and Sligo have these meetings ; they knew the names of those who took
already taken the matter up, and in the first-mentioned Part in them, yet there were no prosecutions—no hint
city rescinded the -standing order, requiring previous even of their being illegal—no caution given—in fact, on
notice, to pass the following resolutions, a copy of which the contrary, there was a continual acquiescence and ac-
we subjoin : • • knowledament of their legality on the part of the govern-
On Monday an adjourned meeting of the Limerick ment. Up to Friday last such was the state of things,
Towa Council adopted the folhiwing resolution : when suddenly the government thought proper to inter-
" That we consider the proceedings adopted within the Pere with the last of their meetings, and one. too, above
all others, characterised by decent tranquillity, for' the
last year by O'Connell for procuring the repeal "f the
legislative union, and the meetings held in various parts requisition by which it was convened was signed exclii-
sively by Catholic clergymen. (Hear, hear.) Why did
of the country for that purpose, were strictly legal and lively
and did not call for or warrant the inter- they not publish the proclamation in the Gazelle of Fri-
vention of the executive ; and while we disclaim on the day ? The association might then have had time to pre-
part of the people the least intention of violating the laws, vent the people from atteading. ' It was late on'Saturday
or endangering the public peace, we solemnly protest before it was issued ; and if he had not sent messengers
against any infraction of their legal right to meet to peti- to the various parts of the country, whence the people
tion parliament, upon the assumption that the public peace were expected to attend, there was no doubt that three or
would be disturbed—an assumption disproved by the cape-
four hundred thousand persons from the surrounding
riene.e of similar meetings, and by the alacrity with which counties would have assembled at Clontarf on yesterday ;
the meeting to have been holden at Clontarf was abandoned, and, if they had done so, it would be next to a miracle if
and we hereby declare our deliberate intention to continue some riot were not committed or fomented. (Hear, bear.)
our support to O'Connell in the same constitutional Any of the low Dublin Orangemen could have gone there
course which characterised the repeal movement under his and done it. (Hear, hear, hear.) He asserted that a set
able guidance."
of men who could act so, were unworthy of being entrust-
The motion was carried and the council adjourned. ed with the government of Dalkey Island. (Laughter.)
That this resolution was not the unanimous sense of the He then took out a copy of the proclamation, and com-
corporation appears from the following protest published mented on it in a sneering and contemptuous tone, clause
shortly af'er : by clause. One clause referred to placards calling on
" We, the undersigned members of the corporation of people to march in military order. Of thelle placards the
the city of Limerick, being absent from the meeting of the Association knew nothing : they were anonymous. The
council held this day, no intimation having been given of charge that their meetings tended to bring the govern-
any political motion, feel ourselves called upon to protest went and constitution into contempt, he utterly repu-
against the resolutions passed, and to express our grati- diated. Ile wished only to revive the constitution, and
tude to our beloved sovereign and her ministers for the this charge (to use the term of a friend when a man spoke
measures taken to restore confidence and security to tier nonsense), mere " fudgeography." (Great laughter.) lie
loyal subjects in this distracted country. denounced the addressing of the proclamation " to all
"Michael Purnell, D.L. city of Limerick, and alder- magistrates, officers," &c., as illegal in language, and of
man ; Henry Watson, Henry Maunsell, Edwaad Bernard, ferociaus authority, and quite different from the proclam-
John Boyle, jun., William Piercy. ation issued in Wales, in which a complete catalogue of the
`i Limerice, 9th October, 1843." crime was set forth, and ended with enjoining all " magis-
In the Cork corporation the following notice of motion trates, sheriff's, under-sheriffs, and all other civil authori-
for Thursday next has been given by one of the aldermen. ties whatsoever to be aiding in the suppression of these
"To address her Majesty, praying li Tto dismiss from outrages." In Irelanl there had been no such outrages,
her councils the several individuals whose names are af- and the persons who issued the Irish proclamation should
fixed to a proclamation issued late on Saturday evening be impeached for the abominable latitude as to the per-
last, purporting to prevent a meeting publicly called at sons to whom it was addressed. If they put such a procla-
Clontarf for the Sunday following, for the constitutional mation into the Corn-Exchange Rooms, he would
purpose of petitioning parliament." be the first to go into it, notwithstanding. If they
Mr. O'Connell has given notice of intention to bring sent police or soldiers to arrest them, they would
forward, at the meeting of the Corporation of this city on submit at once. The crime would be the govern-
_ . .

Tuesday next, the followmg resolution :—" To submit to
their consideration the insult offered to the Lord Mayor,
and to the Corporation. and the danger arising to the
citizens at large, by means of the issuing of an Illegal pro-
clamation, and by the total disregard of the Lord Mayor's
undoubted power and willingness to keep the peace within
this city." In this resolution, however, there is a pal-
pable falsehood, as although formerly the jurisdiction of
the Lord Mayor of Dublin extended to a great distance
round the city on both sides, north and south, that juris-
diction 1)-•• been confined, by the Municipal Corporation

tnent's—:he legal vindication should be theirs—(cheers.)
Mr. O'Connell then announced that he intended to have
simultaneous meetings on two occasions, but he would
not then fix the days. They would take place before the
meeting of parliament, and would be for the'adoption and
signature of petitions to parliament. He concluded by
impres,ing on the meeting the necessity of an implicit
obedience to the laws, but at the same time never desist.
ing from legally struggling for repeal, and proposed a
resolution to that effect.

Captain SEAVER, of Newry, seconded it, and it was
adopted.
Mr. O'Connell announced the amount of the week's
rent to be .£1.105 3s. Id.

.... .
Reform 3 :I, within very narrow limits, and does not ex-
tend to the position intended to have been taken up by
the Repeaters at Clontarf; t ierefore the authority of the
Lord Mayor would not have bren sufficient to afford any
protection at the scene itself, or to have moved the troops
a single inch beyond the present limits of the borouzh,
no matter what scenes of violence might have been enact-

Major NICHOLSON, who said it was the proclamation
brought him there, was the second chairman, and the
meeting seperated after giving three cheers for Mr. O'Con-
nell.

ed at the point of meeting.
A meeting of the inhabitants of the Custom-house
Ward has been held at the Carpenters'-hall, in Glouces-
ter-street, at which resolutions were adopted expressive
of confidence in O'Connell, and the same course is in-
tended to be taken in several of the other wards, but at
all the meetings which have been held since the Govern-
ment have shown determined to act is devoid of all the
blustering which uniformly characterized their previous
proceedings

The above we have abbreviated from the Dublin Even-
ing Mail of yesterday. In addition to the circumstantial
account given, our Contemporary states that the moment
the paper was going to press, his question of " What will
Mr. O'Connell do next." has been answered by no less a

personage than Mr. O'Connell himself; for his reporter
who has just returned from Calvert's theatre, brought
an account that the Liberator had entered into a solemn
undertaking
" TO PROSECUTE AT LAW EVERY MAN
WHO SET HIS HAND TO THE PROCLAMATION
PROHIBITING THE CLONTABF MEETING."
Farce after Tragedy is fair and quite in O'Connell's
view ; but he may shortly find other more serious matter
to occupy himself with.

SUNDAY EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK

The city has continued in the same state of undisturbed
tranquillity as heretofore, the only difference perceptible
to the most experienced eye is, that there are very few of

although the garrison has not been so strong for years.
And that the most intense anxiety for news seems to per-
vade all classes, from the very lowest upwards; doubts
now take the place of boasting, even amongst the Roman
Catholic party I heard it rumoured that Dan would not
attend the usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Association
to-morrow this, however, I do not credit, nor do I give
it as more than one of the thousand rumours of the clay.
Two meetings were held to-day, one in Henry-street,
of the inhabitants of the Post-office Ward, to express con-
tinued confidence in O'Connell, Mr. John O'Connell at-
tended, as did also Dr. Gray ; the other meeting com-
posed of inhabitants of the Linen-hall Ward, was held in
the Fruit Market, and the object was the same, in both
cases the proceedings have terminated perfect 'y quietly.
Should anything of moment occur to-morrow, you shall
hear from me by one or both mails.

On Tuesday, in Dublin, nothing worthy of observation
occurred, beyond the very general circulation of a rumour
that government, far from having any idea of doing things
by halves were about to follow up their first blow by a
vigorous prosecution of the leading repealers, and it was
asserted that informations against several parties had al-
ready been sworn. The tone in the entire party in that
locality was represented as very materially lowered, and
there were very evident symptoms of an inclination to
back out of their late position.

The Repeal Association met on Wednesday for the
avowed purpose of " taking into consideration a reply to
the aro-slavery manifesto of the repealers of the State of
Ohio; and also an address to the people of Ireland, to
allay the irritation caused by the recent proclamation."
The proceedings were of a very tame character, wanting
in all that braggadocia which has characterised them in
former times. A great portion of Mr. O'Connell's sweet
breath was expended in defending his late remarks on the
character of Louis Philippe and his offer of an Irish bri-
gade, in case of a successful counter revolution in France,
to defend the throne of Henry V. He next addressed the
meeting on the subject of the late proclamation. He had
to move that it be referred to the committee to prepare the
frame of an address to the Irish people, and to have it
printed and circulated, exhorting them to persevere in
their agitation for repeal; but cautioning them against
any excitement in the present crisis, or, indeed, at
(hear, hear.) He was encouraged to adopt this course by
an address to him from the corporation of Limerick,
which he bad received that morning. Having read this
document Mr. O'Connell continued to say that his object
now was to soothe irritation—to calm down the public
mind, and to keep the repeal cause steadily progressing
by adhering to those principles so often inculcated by him,
Prohibitory of physical force of any kind—(hear, hear.)
The rule now was not only to yield to authority but to
the semblance of authority. So long as the executive
clothed itself with the appearance of legal authority, so
long he (Mr. O'Connell) claimed from the people of Ire-
land submission to the law, and a total abstinence from
violence or outrage—(hear.) He was pleased to find that
from every part of the country letters were fast coming up,
stating that the people were universally determined to fol-
low the advice he had given, and that there was no danger
whatever of an outbreak. But it would be necessary to
repeat that advice, and to adopt every means in their
power of reminding the people of their duty. He had
himself intended to draw up an address to the people on
this subject, but he thought it better to make the address
in the shape of a speech to-day, atd refer it to the
committee to draw up the documen with deliberation.
After describing the mode in which the proclamation had
been got up and issued, Mr. O'Connell proceeded to state
his opinion, that it was a military proceedure, dictated by
Lord Lyndhurst and the Duke of Wellington, on which
the rest of the cabinet had not been consulted; and as-
serted that it was intended to have bean read, as a kind
of riot act, at the meeting, allowing them only a quarter
of an hour to disperse before bringing the troops upon
them. (!) He proceeded then to lay down his plan of fu-
ture operations, which may shortly be described as con-
sisting in the getting up of petitions from every parish in
Ireland, as a mode of amusing his dupes until the present
excitement shall have ceased ; and then he would com-
mence his proposed simultaneous meetings. The whole
proceedings were of a most tame and craven nature, the
only feature worthy of notice being the transfer of the re-
spot,sibility of having uttered tbe seditious placard, calling
for the mounted repealers to proceed to the meeting at
Clontarf in military order, from the shoulders of O'Con-
nell and the Council to those of a Mr. F. Morgan, de-
scribed as one of the solicitors of the Dublin Corporation !
The meeting was adjourned to Monday next.

MEETING OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION,

YESTERDAY WEEK

There will be a general illumination in Cork, this day
(Tuesday), the anniversary of the birth of the distin-
guished Apostle of Temperance.
!The firm of Messrs. Gould and M'Namara, owing to
the combination existing amongst the journeymen coop-
ers, was compelled to send 200 firkins of butter on Fri-
day to Liverpool, to be trimmed and coopered.—Cork
Constitution.

On Monday week a baker in Dublin played a large
placard in his window, with the following announcement,:
" Notice!!! The five hundred thousand penny bun• pre-
pared for the great Clontarf meeting of yesterday are uow
on sale at a half-penny a piece ! We may thank the go-
vernment for this loss. But an action will be brought
for the recovery. And may-be they won't be able to
pay ?"

Mr. Brunel, the celebrated engineer, with other gentle-
men, are at present in town, on an inspection of the coast,
with a view to make a packet station in the most eligible
position, for the purpose of landing English mails destined
for the south and east of Ireland. It is also contemplated
to reclaim the vast submerged lands which now lie useless
wastes, within our harbours and lakes.—Wexford Inde-
pendent.
THE YEOMANRY.—The Secretary of State has written
to the Lord-Lieutenants of Counties in the Northern
District of England, directing the Yeomanry Corps to
hold themselves in readiness to assemble at a short notice,
on the requisition of Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Arbuth-
not, the General Commandant of the Northern District of
England. We suppose that this order has been given
merely to provide for any contingency that may arise in
case further troops should be required in Irelan.d.

IRtbH SQUADRON.—The ships of war which at present
compose the Irish Squadron are the Volage, 26, Capt. Sir
W. Dickson, Bart., stationed at Cove, bearing the flag of
Rear Admiral Bowles, C. 8.; the Meteor steamer. Lieu-
tenanant-Commander George Butler; the Lynx, 3, brig-
antine, Lieutenant-Commander John Thomas Nott, sta-
tioned at Tarbert, on the river Shannon ; the Rhadaman-
thus steamer, Master Com. Thomas Laen, in attendance
on the Squadron, and the Snipe Cutter, Lieutenant
George Raymond. The experimental squadron, which
comprises the Caledonia, 120, under the command of
Captain Alexander Milne, the Camperdown, 104, Cap-
tain Francis Brace; the Penelope. 22, Steam-ship,
,Cap•
tain William Jones, and the St. Vincent, 120, Flag Ship,
under the command of Capt. R. F. Rowley, and bearing
the flag of Admiral Sir C. Rowley, G.C.8., are at present
on a cruise, and are shortly expected in this Harbour.
The Lucifer, steamer, Captain W. F. Beechey, and the
Comet, steamer, Com. George A. Frazer, have been en-
gaged for some time in surveying the Irish coast.

EXTRAORDINARY Ru MOU R. —The Dublin Evening
Mail of Wednesday contains the following paragraph :
" An impression is very generally abroad—and exclusively
amongst Mr. O'Connell's own followers—that the Procla-
mation put forward by the Lord Lieutenant and Council,
was issued at the special request of Mr. O'Connell him-
self ; and that he was furnished with a manuscript copy,
and before the original bad been in type, with a view of
having his own ready to promulgate simultaneously with
that from the Castle. We do not undertake to vouch for
the truth of this assertion ; but we can assure our readers
that it is extensively circulated as a rumour; and it is
reasonable to suppose that to it is to be ascribed the ne-
cessity of Mr. Mark Callaghan proposing, at the Abbey-
street meeting, on Monday, a ` vote of confidence in
O'Connell,' with the addition, ' that the people were re•
solved to adopt any measure that their great leader might
think fit to propose for the safety and peace of the empire.'
It is not usual, apropos to nothing, to move votes of con-
fidence, unless confidence be shaken."—[Whether this
rumour be correct or not, this much we confidently be-
lieve, viz., that there is not a man in Ireland who rejoiced
more in the course taken by government than Daniel
O'Connell. It gave him a chance of escaping a halter,
which no effort of his own could have brought about.—
ED. L. S.]

WALES

STATE OF SOUTH WALES

A daring outrage was committed on the night of the
6th instant, in the neighbourhood of Carmarthen. On
Saturday last, two men named Evans, master and ser-
vant, were apprehended on the information of a farmer
named Thomas, belonging to a parish twelve miles from
Carmarthen, charged with haying, on the night of the
30th September, together with others, with blackened
faces, created a disturbance, assaulted the said Thomas,
and obtained from him 40s. on false pretences. On the
same night (the 6th instant) Thomas, after giving the
information, was afraid of going home till late, and con•
cealed himself behind a hedge. About one o'clock he
heard a blowing of horns, and presently saw his house on
fire. It appears that the house was surrounded by a mob
of ab ,ut 300 persons, most of them mounted and blowing
horns, hooting and firing guns. They then set fire to the
premises, and remained around, preventing any attempt
to save them. until the whole was consumed. The furni-
ture of the house, and forty cheeses, were destroyed. The
mob then dispersed. The reason assigned for the outrage
is, that Thomas bad informed against two of the Rebecca-
ites the day before.

The Calvinistic Methodists of Pembrokeshire (a nume-
rous sects have, at their quarterly meeting, strongly de-
nounced the outrages going on, and strictly enjoined the
members of their society to mark and denounce any indi-
vidual found to partake in them.
The Chaplain of the Union Workhouse at Carmarthen,
having expressed an opinion that " the popular feeling is
decidedly hostile to the New Paor Law, and views with
disgust and abhorrence the salaries paid to its various
officers," the Poor Law Commissioners have addressed
to this gentleman a letter, expressing an opinion, that if
such are his views, he had better not " be identified with
the details of its daily administration." Mr. Rowlands
has addressed a letter in reply to the clerk of the Union
Workhouse,.inwlach he says', that the unpopularity of

the Union Workhouses cannot be denier
upon thousands have petitioned the Quc

that thousands

wants by other means than bastiles. He adds, that were
it not for the workhouse there being garrisoned by soldiers,
" one stone would not long stand upon another."
Two men were apprehended on the 7th for destroying a
gate near Llandovery.
On the 9th inst. a large meeting was held at Llechryd,

a fine village near
and particularly to take measures for the remova
weir that was peculiarly obnoxious to the inhabitants.
The village is beautifully situated on the banks of the
river Tivy, across which the obnoxious weir is placed.
The weir is said to prevent fish ascending the river from
the sea, to the great injury of the poor cottagers who re-
side on its banks, most of whom keep what are called
" coracles," or small wicker boats, for fishing. With
the aid of nets, these poor men are often enabled to sup-
poet their families by occasionally taking salmon which
get over the weir during the freshes which come down the
river. The weir having from this cause become highly
obnoxious, has recently been destroyed by a large party
of men calling themselves Rebeccaites, and again re-
erected. At the meeting there were present many of the
gentry of the country, and Mr. E. 1. Williams was called
to the chair. He proposed that, as the weir was legally
constructed, they should legally get it removed. If £4OO
could be collected, he would undertake to subscribe £lOO
himself (hear); but on this footing—that they should wait
until the next spring, the fishing season now being almost
over. On that condition he would use every exertion in
his power to obtain the required subscriptions. (Hear,
hear.)—This announcement was received with great ap-
plause. The meeting finally agreed to a petition to the
Queen for the redress of the grievance stated, and others.

ardigan, to consider local grievances,

In Carmarthen numerous arrests had been made within
the last day or two, in consequence, as it is said, of 3 hon
Yscvpwrfawr having turned Queen's evidence and impli-
cated various parties.

A meeting of the inhabitants of the several parishes
round Llangadock was held on the 10th on a hilt side
near that place. There were about 1000 persons present,
farmers and farm-labourers, many of the former substan-
tial men. Mr. Morgans, baptist minister of Tallyryn,
was called to the chair, and stated that the meeting was
for the purpose of petitioning for an inquiry into existing
grievances, and of resolving to repress nightly outrages.
He alluded to those burdens on the people which have
been often described as oppressive to them—tolls, tithes,
rents, and the new poor-law, which he designated as a
harsh and oppressive measure. Mr. Lewis, a farmer,
spoke with great animation against the new poor-law, and
the salaries paid to the union officers. The rural police
was wholly unnecessary, and would impose fresh burdens
on the people. The county rate had been most lavishly
and improperly expended without control. He concluded
by moving that a petition expressive of loyalty and attach-
ment to the Queen. and embodying resolutions similar to
those agreed upon at former meetings, to discourage
nightly outrages, should be adopted. The Queen's pro-
clamation was read, and the meeting was called upon to
discourage all nightly and other outrages. He said that
the poor-rates, tithes, and other charges, were much too
high; but was in favour of the new poor-law. A speaker
said that the proclamation went to teach the people, in
the hope of reward, to become false swearers. Are.ther
speaker said the proclamation amounted, in plain lan-
guage, to this—How are we to catch 'Becca? It would
be well at the same time to ask who she was. Some said
she was the mother of all farmers; but the truth was, that
poverty was 'Becca (great cheering), and what kept her
up was grievances. She was here one day, and elsewhere
another. The grievances complained of were named in
the petition. Every one would wish to catch 'Becca, and
get rid of her. (Cheers.) The way to get rid of her was
to get plenty. of food, in order to give enough to her. The
toll-bars that were oppressive ought to be taken away.
He admired the constitution of England, and thought
there was not a better man in the country than the Prime
Minister, but they would be enabled to judge of him bet-
ter after the meoting of that day. The Bible said, " He
that bath ears to hear, let him hear. If Sir R. Peel
wanted peace, let him listen to what they said. The
Chairman then put the petition to the meeting, and it was
unanimously agreed to, and the meeting separated.
The active reporter of the Times, under the date of
Thursday last, states, that in consequence of the COtlet3-
sions made in various parts by the gentry and others, in
respect to tithes and other burthens, the happiest results
have followed, and that the country is gradually becoming
more settled. The proprietor and the lessee of the
Lle thryd

hove notice

expresses

ness to abolish it at a to

a willing

Coupled with the manner in which some of the gentry then

was immediately followed by expressions of satisfact
and content by the people. _ _

)ourhood of

were still however held, and the blowing of horns was
heard amongst the hills. Fifty of the metropolitan police
had arrived in the town, and it was suppased would prove
more efficient than any hitherto employed. The writer of
these reports attributes much of the discontent to the op-

DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR MERTHYR, IN
SOUTH WALES.—The Cardiff AdverlisPr of Saturday
states that this day se'nnight, as Mr. Gaccon, cashier of
the Aberdare Iron Company, whose works are in the vici-
nity, was returning on horse• back from the bank in Mer-
thyr with £2OOO in cash, to pay wages, he was stopp d on
the mountain at noon-day between that town and Aber-

dare, by three men, and robbed of the whole amount,
which was in a portrneanteau. One of them held a pistol
to his ,ide, and they all escaped in the first instance. An
alarm was, however, given with all possible celerity, and
the numerous workmen at the iron works, as well as the
inhal 'taut-

.s, immediately turned out, and after considerable
search on the mountain discovered the three offenders hid
in a hedge—and what was not less gratifying found the
treasure concealed in various parts in the vicinity. The
prisoners were examined before the magistrates at Mer-
thyr, and were all committed for trial at the sessions, at
Cardiff.

The same paper (in very large type) says that " The Spe-
cial Commission for trying the persons charged with of-
fences on the Borders of Cartnarthenshire, is to be held
at Cardiff on the 21st instant, before the eminent judges
Parke, Gurney, and Cresswell."

is
extren.ely &the •It to prognosticate. With apparent THE IRON MARKET.—The iron trade, in this neigh-
quiet around for a few days, one is continually startled by ' bourhood at least, maintains its advanced position ; and
the reports of some fresh oterage or other. I am, how- 'to u,e the words of our informant (an eminent ironmaster)
ever, inclined to think, from the changed aspect of things ' is considered to be "in a healthy state." There is no
here, from the peoplt having begun to state their cow- likelihood, we are i;if ormed, of any decrease of price, nor
plaints in public meetings by day, that the fearful state of ;is an advance considered probable. Wolverhampton
excitement which has prevailed in Stiuth Wales is subsi. paper.
ding, and that it will find a harmless vent in speechifying
_ .

THE LATE FATAL DUEL.—The Commander-in-Chief
instead of in mischief." has directed Lieut. Munro's immediate return to his re-
On the 12th another turnpike gate in Brecon was broken
giment. It is generally supposed that Lieutenant Munro
down, and the toll-house destroyed A reward of £5O will not surrender at all to take his trial for the murder
was offered for the discovery of the guilty parties. of Colonel Fawcett; but that his second, Lieutenant
Grant, will give himself up at the next sessions of the
SPECIAL COMMISSION.—A special commission, to be Criminal Court.
held at Cardiff, in Glarrnorgansliire, has been issued for THE WEATHER.—Wet, cold, and tempestuous weather
the trial of the Welsh rioters. The judges named in the has prevailed during most of the week, and the fineness
commission are Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Gurney, of the season appears to have entirely gone, and the dark
and Mr. Justice Cresswell, and the day fixed for the and stormy days of autumn to have succeeded. On Wed-
first sitting of the commission is Saturday, the 21st inst. nesday it thundered and lightened. Yesterday there was
The Right Hon. Thomas Frankland Lewis, the Hon. hail, rain, frost, and snow. At present there appears nes
Robert Henry Clive, and William Cripps, Esq., have signs of improvement.—Preslon Chronicle.
been appointed her Majesty's Commissioners for enquir- SUlClDE.—Yesterday, at ball-past two o'clock, p.m.,
ing into the present state of the turnpike laws in South John Caunce, a tailor, from Clifton, deliberately walked
Wales, and also into the circumstances which have led to into the Ribble in the presence of his wife at Ashton, and
the recent acts of outrage in that country. G. K. Rick- was drowned. He had conic to Preston for medical ad..
ards, Esq., is to be the Secretary to the said Commission. vice, and was in a low state of spirits. The body was got
CONSECRATION OF LLANFYNYDD CHURCH. FLINT- out in about half an hour afterwards, but life was extinct.
SHIRE.—This church is erected on a site generously given —lbid.
by T. Brook Yates, Esq., by subscriptiou, principally of
CHARITY SERMONS.—On Sunday week, two sermons
the Earl of Derby, Sir Stephen R. Glynne, the Dean and were preached in the National School, Symonstone, near' Chapter of Winchester, and W ilson Jones, Esq., aided Padiham,—that in the afternootrhy the Rev. J. Groom,
by grants from the Incorporated Society, and the St. 8.A., curate of Padiham, and that in the eveaing by the
Asaph Diocesan Society. The church contains 427 sit- Rev. Walter Allnut, 8.A., curate of Haber
in Eaves ;
tings, of which 323 are to be tree. The ceremony of con- after each of which a collection was ade in aid of the
secretion was performed by the Bishop of St. Asaph in school, amounting to £ll 135., being the largest sum the presence of a large congregation, among whom were ever collected there for a similar purpose.
many of the first families in that part of the principality.
The Rev. E. S. Thurlow, the sinecure rector of Hope. Mr. Macgregor of the Board of Trade, who is at
has most liberally endowed the new church with £BO per present in this city, had a meeting on Wednesday with a
annum out of the rectorial tithes. number of our leading merchants and hankers. Although
, the communications with Mr. Macgreg,r are not of an
LLANLLECHYDD CHURCH.—The old church of the official character, it is generally believed that his visit is
parish of Llanllechydd, in the county of Carnarvon, being intended as a means of feeling the pulse of the com-
;
in a dilapidated state, and utterly inadequate to the spiri-
I mercial community regardith
be in contemplation.—Glasgow Mail. certain changes supposed to
tual wants of the people, it is proposed to erect a new 1
church, near the site of the present building, at a cost of I
about £l2OO. This praiseworthy undertaking has origi-
nated in the pious zeal of the Very Rev. the Dean of
Bangor (the rector of the parish), who is always ready to
promote every-good work for the extension of the church ;
and when we consider that the object of this charitable
project is to make due provision for the ministrations of
religion among a scattered population of 5.000, we hope
the laudable design will be brought to a speedy and suc-
cessful issue. Many of the neighbouring gentry have
subscribed.

The SEASON.—We haie striking signs of the approach
of winter here. At the Laund, near Cockerbam, (the
residence of J. Clarke, Esq.,) some woodcocks were seen
last week, and this week, Mr. Atkinson, gunsmith, brought
a fine one to our office. It was shot near the town. A
large flock of wild gee-e nave also flown over the town.
The snow is on the hills, and for two days past the wind
has blown sharply from N.E. The frost on Thursday
night was keen.—Carlisle paper.

LANCASTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual
meeting of this society was held on Tuesday last,.on which
occas'on there was a very good show of cattle, &c. The
company assembled in the field was very large, and in-
cluded all the leading agriculturists of the neighbourhood.
The usual dinner did not take place, no person in autho-
rity having given the necessary directions—so that the
business of the day would finish rather flatly. .

ALARMING FlaE.—On Friday night last the inhabi-
tants of Rathinell Moor, near Settle, were into a state of
consternation in consequence of a barn in that locality
being observed to be on fire. The whole of the hay con-
tained in the building was destroyed, and the walls level-
.

led to the ground by the devouring element. No cause
whatever can he assigned as to the origin of the fire, and.
it is supposed to be ilie act of an incendiary.
SINGULAR DFATH.—A short time since Mr. R. Rich,
farmer, of Ridley Court, accidentally scratched one of
his fingers (supposed by a thorn) ; inflamniation took
place and spread over his frame ; it was followed by mor-
tification, which shortly terminated in death. The de-
ceased,.Who was 56 years of age, was much respected and
lamented by his family and numerous friends. He was
many years the confidential bailiff to Mr. Nicholas Ray,
of Franks, in this couny for his estate at Ridley.-21laid-
stone Journal.

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—A
correspondent informs us of the shipwreck of the Mary

Anne, of Arbroath, about six miles from Islay, on Wed-
nesday night last, with the loss of all hands on board,
except a young seaman, named John Purvis. She sailed
last from N wcastle, for StrangFord Lough, on Tuesday
week, with a cargo of 95 tons of wheat. Besides the
sCi
‘atpet,f; Cain, wfihvoes es nani
imo
res
—woa
ns
eDoaty i dt h Cargill,ema
b oyh.er
Tcirieew
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Anne foundered off the Runs of Islay.—Londonderry
Sentinel.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET.-Our raw sugar market
has been rather less animated this week, still the sales
Amount to 600 hogsheads West Inda, at prices fully equal
to the former quotations; fine 66s to 675., good bright
625. to 655., middling 595. to 61,., strong pan qualities
58s. to 615., low brown 565. to 575. Scarcely anything
done i• I Bengals or Mauritius. For rums there is rather
more demand, and about 50 puncheons have been disposed
of since our last at the previous quotations. Average
price of Sugar, Oct. 10, is 335. ota

per cwt

THE TIDES AT LElTH.—Another singular phenome-
non of the tide took place at Leith on Friday evening,
the 6th current. At eighteen minutes past seven, being
low water, the tide, in the course of ten minutes, rose to
the height of eighteen inches, where it remained for
nearly fifteen minutes, it then receded about six inches,
where it continued to stand for twenty minutes, and then
suddenly rushed in (and with great rapidity), and in half
nu hour rose to the height of three feet. During the
spring tides at Leith, if they recede a great way, they
have bad ebbs at Burntisland, and vice versa.—Edin
burgh Evening Post.
PAISLEY AND ARDROSSAN CA NAI

The swift passage
boats on this canal, which have done so much to decom-
pose all the previously existing hydrodynamical theories,
without as yet giving anything in their place, are now
removed to another sphere of action, or rather traction ;
a change occasioned by a compact between the hitherto
competing canal and railway modes of conveyance. Two
of the five were recently shipped at the Bromic.law, Glas-

The breaki

sioned the sale of 60toise