North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-04-10

: The Belgian government was maxim
} preparations fof war. Notice had bee
. published from The War Office that n
Igovrrnment was ready Ia make large pv
ehascs 81 hofscs and this notice was u
seed in consequence Of the refusal Of III
Pfussiau government to allow the export
alton Of horses. 5000 having been eXpeeic
BY tbe Belgian government from the kjpg
loom.
! Both France and Prussia are addinl
strength 20 their respective aunies Of Oh
seryatjon on the frontier Of Belgium.
The wife and daughter ofGeneral Skzy
neck, are abont to leave Bohemia and re-
side 10 London.
LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.
HousE OF CoMMoss, Feb. I4.-Mr.
0'Connell presented petition from 10000
inhabitants Of Dublin, for real union OF
Ireland with England, or none at all.
They asked for an equality OF representa-
ton. and that the majority should not be
compelled to support the church of the
minority. He gave notice that on the 2sih
be should bring in a bill upon the subject.
Mr.. Leader presented a petition from
two lawyers Of Monifal, complaing that
they had Bonn deprived of their liberty I'M
lawfully.
The petitioners stated, that on the 4th
of November last, they were lorcibly torn
from their families and conveyed to prison
by certain persons acting as the agents of
her Majcsty's government, without war
rant or any accusation being made against
them, and, as they believed, under the |
order Of the present Governor Of Canada, |
Sir John Colborne that there appeared
TO be carte blanche given to denounce
any person in the colony as traitor, and
thus there was an opportunity for serious
attacks being made on the liberty Of the
subject that they, the petitioners, were
detained IN prison until the 18th Of Dec.
when the jallor ordered them to go ont
hat they had written to Sir j. Colborne
The reasons OF their detention,
md that they might be allowed a proper
rial, but that 10 these demands no answer !
iad been returned 4; that certain commits I
loners, however, had been appointed to :
Examine into their case, and the commits ,
toner's themselves had acknowledged that !
hey were detained in prison without any
ccusaton, and they believed that that ,
vas known 10 the Executive at the time a
ut they feared that in consequence of the q
cts and ordinances that mad been made, .
he petitioners were deprived Of the right +,
I trial. They, therefore, came to this
ouse TO ask that justice which they could
OF obtain in their own country. The b
on. member gave notice that he should &c
MI the attention of the house to the petit L
on on the 28lh of Feb. II
The petitioners are supposed TO be
lessrs. Laiontaine and Mondeel. I 7
Lord John Russell was strongly urged e
declare what course ministers intended
pursue on the subject ofthe Corn Laws :
lvng formerly intimated that he should l.
so on that day. But his Lordship o.
ould not. Il
In answer to Sir R. Peel, Lord Palmer
On SAID the papers relating to the affairs al
India should be placed before the house Il,
the next day. Lord John Russell in b,
mated that great caution would be ex- II
,Ised in producing the papers on this III
beet, as it was one Of much difficulty =
d deicacy-and Sir r. Peel said he was :
I'd to hear it.
Up to 18th. 214 petitions had been pre-
lted to the British Parliament for the
zeal of the Corn Laws, containing an
Bregate of 969,S57 names.
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