Liberty advocate., 1843-08-12


free toll and liberty" They thus pr
ceeded, yelling and hooting in tho mo-
terrific manner. con their reachin
me workhouse they broke open the gate
OF the court in front, and having game
an entrance into The house, they INN,
dlately demolished the furniture. an
threw the beds and bedding out of III
windows. Whilst they ywere thus pursl
ing their work of destruction a troop {
Dragons arrived at full gallop in so ex
hausted state that two OF the troopers
horses fell dead from the excessive "a
ugue. One the lioters seized the hea
ol one of the soldiers horses, and wa
cut down by him. This excited fresl
Jury in the mob, and the yells became
tremendous. The soldiers, however
galloPed through the town to the work
house, and having entered the court
succeeded in taking all those within pris
oners, about $50 in number, during which
time they were pelted with stones and
other missiles. The riot act being read
and cry being raised that the soldiers
were going to charge, the mob fled in ev
cry direction, leaving more than sixty
horses, besides the above prisoners, in
the hands Of the caplors.
SCoTLAND.-The Free Churches are
being erected all over the country
Some OF the landlords refuse to give land
to build them on, but there are others
who give it cheer(ully In The House Of
Lords, on the 26th June, Lord Aberdeen
brought forward his Church Of Scotland
Benefce Bill, when Lord Campbell said he
intended to move that the right of OBJ
Iectlng and assigning reasons against the
ofpresbyteries should be restrc.
ted to matters of a spiritual and ecclesi
lstical nature. He should move also a
oroviso, that if the judgment OF the pres.
Dytery or any other ecclesiastical judica-
ure, should proceed on any grounds or
easons other than those of a spiritual or
ecclesiastical nature, the redress now
by application to the civil
ourts, should be reserved to all persons
'ho we're prejudiced by the judgment.
On the 29th June, meeting Of the
riends and adherents Of the Non-Intru-
ion party, or now rather Of the Free
'resbyterian Church of Scotland, took
lace in Exeter Hall, London. The large
all was almost filled, aod the @rs,afur
ortion Of the assembly were, as is gen.
rally the case in Exeter Hall meetings
ldies. The Marquis Of Breadalbane pre-
ded.
Insulting the american Minister er.-An e.
ent has occurred at Oxford University
hich can hardly fail TO attract some at
'ntion in the United States. Our able
nd popular representative at the Court
ST. James, Mr.. Everett, was subjected,
a number of y Jung, aristocratic ruff
ans, undergraduates and other small fry,
the theatre Of that university, 10 a gross
sult, when the heads of the college,
ere about to confer upon him the de.
rec Of Doctor of Laws. The hoo;ings
I'D uproar had their origin in no higher
otive than this--that Mr.. Everett was
n Unitarian, and had been preacher
he heads Of the college made all the re-
lration in their power TO the insulted
elings OF the American minister, by the
resentation of an address expressive OF
eir disapproba,ion Of the occurrence.
Anti-Slduery ConUentiOn.--One of the
ost solemn antics performed by the tri-
lored crew-white, yellow and black
no formed this lnta, was resolution
,ainst the annexation Of Texas to this
MON! The Texans are now cut adrif (
om US forever, sure. But we will give !
summary of the proceeding as we find
in one Of the papers. On the Goth
me, among a variety Of other matters, d
e discussions turned mainly on the sub c
i OF Texas. Mr.. Stacy said that
putation had an interview with Lord I
oerdeen Oh Monday; and the Earl /
omised that no legitimate means should ii
spared TO bring about the great object
abolishing slavery in the Republic of IS
'xas, adding that no underhand or sin n
er policy would be fadopted; but that d
British government were determined c
proceed by the fair and open inter {
ange Of diplomatic intercourse with
'xas, or its accredited representatives.. Il
Mr.. l.. Tappan, Of New York, said a
It Mr.. John Quincy Adams had assured v
n that he would resist the annexation, o
IN all the power that God had given; 1; C
he is now at very advanced age, Il
,hty-four. A resolution against the a
nexation was carried unanimously,-- Of
rhMorpeth moved resolution express n
sympathy for the venerable ]. @.
ans, which was also carried nemine II
Sentients. h;
CHINA.-The news from China extends Of
the 28th Of March. Her Majesty's p
amer Vixen, with the Secretary of 70
CATION on board had arrived on the 10th. pc
ne delay in the ratification OF the
atty was anticipated in consequence of all
death Of EIepoo. The IPlenipotentia- Su
had been dissuaded from proceeding be