The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-11-28
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONI
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Is DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Tho British Royal Mail Steamer Caledonia. r..
E. G. Lott, arrived Boston port at O'Clock ye,.,l
morning, from Liverpool, via Halifax, having M,
her passage in is days and is hours. The Gaia
MIA brings full files of London and Liverpool poDsn
the 4lh inst inclusive.
business still continued in fair state Mona.
abundant as heretofore.
The most striking item of English news, is thea
feat OF the ministerial candidate for tho Hou~
Commons, in London-and the election of the p.
Trade Candidate. An election was holden on T.
Esd Oct to choose a member in the place Of
Mathew Wood, deceased. The candidates v,
Mr T. Barring, an ultra administration Peelie and
Paltison, brought forward by the Anti.Corn l.,
League. The contest was most excited one lite
minated in the election Of Mr. Pattson The slru,,,
was conducted almost entirely upon the CorI,,
question. The official vote was as follows;
For Mr. Patlison, 65g
For Alr Barring, 63s7
Majority for Mr. Pntiison, l65
Mr. Patiison is represented as being very odn
~ man--not comparable, in point of intellect OF ar
ing, with his opponent The whole influence ora
Anti-Com Law League was brought to his suppc,
Mr. Barring joined issue with him, upon this poir,-
and the election seems entirely to have taken ls
turn. Although this election had excited greo, ,.,,
prise, yet it was not believed that Sir Robert Pea
would change the course of his administration.
his strong majority in Parliament gives him powcs
ride over all opposition.
IRELAND.
Reports gain ground in Dublin that SirIRobenPe,
contempOtes some comprehensive policy in respcao
Irish grievances.
The Reporters have endeavorcd to get up cOu,
ter prosecution against Mr. Frederic Bond Hughes, b,
Government short hnnd-writer, for perjury. A lon,
discussion ensued on the legality of the procedure
which ended in the Magistrates defnilively relusa,
tc take tho informations.
Repeal meetings have been held in different wa,l,
Of Dublin, and resolutions passed in support of o.
Council. At one of these, in the Post Office WaR
on Saturday, he gave explanation respecting wh!
he had said on the previous Monday, about Fcdenl
Parliament
at had been most errOneously supposed by some
persons that he had changed his mind on the subsc,
Of Repeal 1t was scarcely necessary for him to SAY
that any such impression totally erroneous. He
had mercy repeated on Monday what he had Often b,
fore, and long since stated on the subject of move
Inent then in contemplation respecting the attainment,
oil Federal Parliament. But then, as well asoD
Monday last, he fully retained his own opinion h,
nothing short of Repeal could or ought to satisiy
people ofIreland,& that nothing else would al6dsn
efficient remedy for the manifold grievances of the
country. lie still Il mIy attached to the prnc.
pic of independent legislation; but having reason to
believe that movement for Federal Parliament
would rally considerable and influential party he
rad expressed himself ready make the experiment
because he felt conscious that The result would be
till deeper conviction that in Repeal alone the true
'emedy would be found. lie had been promised the
support ola very powerful party in England, and he
lad reason also 10 calculate upon the adhesiOnOra
very influential party in Ireland by the post Otto
morrow he would prOba bly, know to what extent the
English party he alluded to would be prepared to co.
operate with him. But he believed he might then
tae that the Irish party upon whose aid and co Cp.
GRAFTON he had been led TO calculate were neither
nor so influential as he had imagined Most
es; to his English friends he was douby GRATEFUL but
while entertaining and expressing these opinions, he
was bound TO declare, that he was still of opinion that
i was only in an Irish House Of Commons, and
an Irish House of Lords, that tho wrongs OF ireland
could be redressed and the rights of ireland main.
ained''
AT meeting in ST. Audeon's Ward, on Sundayhs
made the following odd declaration:
"GIve me six months of perfect peace, and I'll
give you my head on a block, if at the end ortaI
lime you have not Parliament in College Green!"
Mr. o'Conne's retreat from the bargain by which
ne was to descend from Repeal to Federalism, con
of aid from Federasts and the advocates
Of complete Suffrage in ngland, Emuy derive some
Illustration from such passages as this extracted from
The Nation, indicating dissatisfaction among his most
ardent Supporters
"With the Cancellation Hall, on Monday, will open
new and vigorous agitation. That day, it is under
stood, will witness some remarkable accessiOns 10
our ranks; and 1t may be gathered from the proceed
ngs Of the last meeting, that Mr. O'Conne will cOun
lenance movement among those new allies fora