New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-12
v,m,,,,r Letters from Europe. No. s.
co~ro,roodence Of the Tribune.

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LIVERPOOL, Jan. l3, lsti.
p.ctiop of Roman Catholics IN the i5i r. 81 sh
ke,tc,.oA s,s,e aIs-Effect-Trsatment of Cob
den-ditto Of O'Connell-R peal IN Eng
| land-T exas-Te importance, &c. &c
! DEAR Sri am en- route for Dublin, where
/ expect to remain during the State Trlais pro-
vided that, they do not, as is anticipated Dy
come, continue to the "Crack of Doom. Inc
Government has already taken step winch Is
calculated TO cause deep feeling ofexasperatlon
amongst all Repeacrs, and to produce, instanta-
neousIy, a sympathy in the bosoms OF loera'
Englishmcn, for O'Conncll and his co-patrlots
Not a single Roman Catholic has been permitted
to remain on the panel. Here then we see the
strong, ruthless and unprincipled hand OF the
Government, displayed at once-a hand red with
the gore of ages, and perhaps destined to receive
| a still blooder hue before many months. That q
| general Revolution Will convu!se Ireland in the
event of O'Conncll's Imprisonment, do not anti.
cipate but that enaeutes may occur ls highly pro-
bable How unequal is British Rule IN its acton
upon different persons and things. Right III Inc
heart of England have beheld the leaders OF
league holding large MISUNDERSTANDING ire
mendous masses-and receiving money from
them for the purpose Of obtaining the abolition o.
a law which is oppressive upon the middle ano
lower classes The Corn Law League hits 1t:
terrible mace-the shadow is already falling
upon the dignitaries of Downing street-yet, nc
bayonets glitter around the meetlngs-none o.
their leaders are indicted-Cobden, Bright q 20
traverse and agitate the fast anchored Isle from
centre to circumlcrence-Oh no they arc Eng.
lshmen. But in Ireland, the holding o large
,neetings-the harangues of leaders and the col
lection Of money for the purpose of gaining the
peaceable abolition of law-ah, this is all sedl.
tion-this is intimidation of the GoEcrnment-
and the leaders are indicted, seized and tried
This is glorious British Justice The Repea
business does not cause as much sensation II
England as one on your side of the water woule
probably suppose. The higher classes of course
care nothing about it, SO long as they can enjoy
their monopolies undsturbed, they care but ll'tl'
about union or dsunion. The middle class art
looking after their pounds shilngs and pence
and the lower classes who must sweat and blcet
for their masters, can only think of their own ne
cessities and wrongs. | do not mean TO say, tha
Irish affairs are not topic of discourse, Du
: merely that they are viewed with but little rea
5 solicitation.
fThat portion of the Presidents message which
relates to Texas, commands the most attention
from the English Press and public In Cotton
Circular lust issued, the idea is advanced that
England should induce Texas to abolish slavery
when the One STAR would be swept to some
purpose by the Downing street telescope. In
such case, says the Circular, Great Britain would
be Independent ofthe slave Cotton growing states
That England will intrigue for such a consum-
nation is probable.
| TEMPERANCE has made some progress and at
fected some good here, but the English are still
dreadfully addicted to the demons of the grape
and STILL At no period were the Americans such
huge drinkers as these people Of England. Hun
dreds of thousands sit night after night IN Zap
Rooms, discussing the merits of Brandy, Ale and
Tobacco. Owing to the scientific mode OF swal-
lowing liquor and their phlegmahc temperaments,
the English rarely exhibit the eXcltlment of ntox-
ication They swill, and swi and swlll, adding
quietly to their fat and bestiality.
Mrs. GiImores trial commenced in Edinburgh
yesterday.
! The Marquis of Salisbury has renounced Free
masonry-owing, it is said, to his rejection as
Grand Master.
The scientific world is busy with new
Comet.
2,336,409 loaves of bread, says statist, are
consumed weekly in London.
Drs Burns and Cunningham have just started
| for America to collect funds for the Free Church
of Scotland.
Professor Johnson, by request Of the Duke OF
Northumberland, is delivering lectures to his
Grace's tenantry on the Chemistry of Soils-an
enlightened movement
shall write you next from the capital of the
Emerald Isle. Yours, truly w. w.