The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-14 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN'.

meantime the deluded multitude, probably pinched with
hunger, and overwhelmed with shame, are err ry where
returning to their employments, to reap the bitter fruits
of disappointment, and chew the cud on the unrealised
blessedness of a " provisional government." In some
respects, therefore, the late risings need not be regretted,
since they must tend, in a great measure, to dissipate
those fears which the disaffected have long delighted in
inspiring, as well as alienate from them many well-
meaning individuals, who, feeling for their misfortunes
and terrible privations, were probably too slow in be-
lieving that they entertained any serious designs of over-
turning the Government of the country. But, that such
was actually the intention of a numerous body of the
lower orders, is no longer, we think, a matter of doubt ;
and it is certainly exceedingly fortunate that the weak-
ness of the disturbers has become most apparent at the very
moment when they were maturing their strength, and
fancied themselves in a situation to cope with any force
that might be brought against them. In fact, when we
consider that out of the 60,000 men that are said to have
struck work on the present occasion, not more than 250
were found with arum; in their hands, we will have a
very good idea of the system of intimidation which has
been hitherto contrived to carry on, and may safely
apply to them a phrase used by the celebrated John
Knox, namely, that " their strength is bat weakness If
rightly considered."

There is one painful consideration connected with the
disaffection of the Glasgow rioters, and that is, the couns
t; nuance which their repeated risings gives to the opinion
of those, who assert that the habits and principles of the
lower orders in this country have lately undergone a
total change, and at present exhibit few traces of that
moral superiority upon which we bad perhaps rather too
fondly prided ourselves. But the crowded and motley
society of a great city, has, in all ages, been as um.
favourable to the growth of morals, as a contaminated
atmosphere is to the preservation of health ; and it is
scarcely fair, we think, to take as a specimen of the
whole people of Scotland, the inhabitants of a district
which has long been a prey to all the miseries resulting
from a declining trade, and a superabundant population.
We have indeed heard of reforming ploughmen, as well
as reforming weavers ; but the number of the former,
we trust, is extremely small, and, at all events, hears
not the most distant proportion to the loyal and well-
affected part of our agricultural population. It is
hard, we think, and manifestly unfair, to identify tote,
feeliugs and characters of the whole people of Scot.'
land with a class of men, whose winds hare long been
soured by the most searching distress, and whose hatred
of the Government has, in a great measure, originated
in the pressure of the times. But if the w s imagine
that their late rebellions and disgraceful conduct will in
any degree terol to lighten their safferings, they have
erred more eggregionsly than ever men erred before.
Even if the whole of the lower orders were their friends
—which is very far from being the case—the middling
and higher classes of society, with the army at their
command, could crush them at a moment's warning;
and the late trial of their strength, or rather of their
weakness, is if itself sufficient to convince them, that
their future plottings caa only end in ruin and disgrace.
—(Dsonfrics, April Il.)
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IRISH RLRCTIQNS.

PITT OF LIMIRICI.-.401./RTRRNTII DAT-A PRIL 7.

At an early hour the rourt-Hoax was crowed to ex-
cess, as it was anticipated the Election would have ter-
minated this day. At three o'clock the Sheriffs made
the first Proclamation ; at four the second; and at live
annonneed the state of the Pull thus:—
For the Hon. Major Vereker.. 706

For Thomas Spring Rice.
Majority for Major Vereker —417
When the Sheriffs declared Major the Hun. John
Prendergast Vereker duly elected, which was received
with loud plaudits by his friends.
The Hon. Major Vereker then came forward and ad-
dressed the Electors from the Uallery in a brief and ener-
getic speech.
After the lion. Major Vereker had concluded, Thos.
S. Rice, Esq. addressed the Electors at considerable
length
There will be no chairing—the expense attendant oa
so unnecessary an exhibition will be better applied to
charitable funds.
UALWAY.-RIOHTII 6.11T-APRIL S. _

For Mr. Prendergast
Por Mr. Blake kkt
Ttla LATZ DROUUSIM
The extraordinary contest which ended a few days
bark in the return of Mr. Metcalfe, is about to produce
still more extraordinary consetpienres. Our testier'
will recollect, that, after Mr. Irallice's resignation,
the Catholic Freholders pat hint in nomination with-
out his consent. and, it appears, against his will. Un-
aided by say Counsel, by env legal agent, with Out
funds, except what they collected among themselves, on
'he spur of the occasion, and even opposed by many of
the Lientlemen in Mr. Waling..s interest, into, at his
instance, voted against him, to evince his disapproba-
tion of what he thought, at the moment. an ingssii-
cious .Ippoeition. Thole TaeLT independent fellows
carried on a poll for four days against the whole weight
of the Corporation, and, what was more formidable
still to ordinary virtue, the weight of a long purse in the
hand of a candidate who was at once t tow ususan,anAlder-
man, a man of address, a lawyer, and supported by an
host of counsel, agents, active friends. and most zealous
partisans. We are now informed, on authority which
we cannot doubt, that those electors have resolved to
petition against the return of Mr. 3letcalfe, on the
ground of open, shameless, and profligate bribery, and of
gross partiality and illegal conduct on the part of the
Returning Officers ; and what is certainly most extra-
ordinary, those people, most of whom are in the lower
rank of life, chiefly working manufacturers, have al-
ready collected for the purposes of this petition a sum
of above 5001.! It is avowed that they have proofs of
bribery so palpable as must, in too days before a Com-
mittee, disqualify Mr. Metcalfe and seat Mr. Wallace,
should he think proper to accept the seat; and that,
should he decline it from any punctilio, they will, on
another election, set up some other candidate.—(DeUin
Evening Post.)

Mu..—Friday, the Bth inst., at an early hour,
a meeting took place near the Lough, between the
Hon. C. H. Hutchinson, one of our City Repre-
sentatives, and P. W. Callaghan, Eaq. • the former
attended by Sir Wm. A. Chatterton, Bart., as his
second, and the latter by D. R. Moylan. Esq. On
the first fire Mr. Hutchinson was slightly wounded
in one of the lingers of the left hand, which has
been sane amputated; but we understand be is
going on favourably.—(Cork Morning

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