Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-10

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hardy, The Aus,rians 1hd a, all poin
as they advanced, and .Redetski retire
with view of throwing himself into VI
roma, having il is said, failed 10 accom-
plish passage through Tyrol.
A sauguinary engagement had take
place under the walls Of Verona. On
account slales that the Piedmonies wer
victorious. and had captured 5000 prison
ers, whilst, h0wevern the prepopderanc
of belief was that The Ausrians were victo
rious, and that the Piedmontes lose wa
5000 men. More correct intelligence hal
since arrived, by which we find that nc
decisive battle had been fought, but thai
the armies must speedily come to an en-
gagement on the banks Of ihe Mineio. Up
on the issue of this impending battle hin
ges The peace or war Of Europe, as should
the Italians be beaten, France. il was eE-
expected could not, if she would, remain
neutral. -
In Germany the distress seems to be
ON the increase, on uccount OF the failure
Of several emineot banking houses, which,
creating great distress among the opera.
tives, render The security Of the various
poteutales Of Germany highly precarious.
THE CHARTIsT PETITION.
Report from The Select Committee upon
Petitions.
The Committee upon Public Petitions
ia con6rmity with Inc instructions OF the
house on the 26,h Of November last. in all
csses to Sc, forth the number Of signatures.
TO each petiton; and also having regard to
the power at the same time delegated TO
them, to report their opinion and observas
tions thereupon to;the house, have agreed
TO The following. !.
SPECIAL REPORT.
Tha, onthe 10Th day Of April, inst. a
petition for universal suffrage, &c. Of the
inhabitants of the British lies and subjects
ofthe British Crown, was presented to
the House. =.
Your Committee strongly feel the val
ue ofthe right Of petition; consider The sex:
ercise of il one Of The most important priv
|:ileges of the subjects:of the realm, and
feel the necessity of. preserving The exer-
| else ofsuch privilege from abuse; and also
l.hayins a due regard to The The importance
of ayery numerous signed petitioa. for;
!hraiisY tue snb nbjecEof the prsasn
Fl leei boun enresails
That51 me hYdtt OF signatures flhlsres
|.lias1been. in their opinion a very gross
abusesof that privilege. !.
The honorable member for Nottingham
stated on preseniinssthe petition in qdes-
rionio The House, that 5,706. 900 signa-
lures were attached 10 il.
Upon nosl careful examination Of The
number OF signatures in the committee
room, ia which examination thirteen law.
stationer's clerks were engaged for up-
ward OF seventeen hours, with the person
ordinarily employed in counting The sig.
natures appended TO petitions. under the
superia,eIdence OF The clerk ofyour com:
mittee.
Til, number Of signatures has been
ascerlained to be 1875, 496.
1t is further evidentto your committee,
that on numerous consecutive sheets, the
signatures are III one and The same hand
writing.
Your committee have also observed the
names OF distinguished individuals attached
10 the petition, who cannot be supposed
to have coucured in .ifs prayer, and as
Iillle 10 have subscribed il.
Among such Others, tho nau,s Of her
Majesty, 10 one place. as Victoria Rex,
April. the Fifst, the Duke Wellington,
X. G. Sir Robert Peel. &c. . :.
In addition to This species of abuse, your
committee llaye observed another. equal
ly 10 derogation Of lhe just value Of peti-
tioL. namely: 80. !,
The insertion OF names which are obvi-
ously altogether fictitious, such az No
Cheese "PrSnose." FLAT Nose," &c.
There are other words and phrases
which, although written in the form of
signatures, and included. in the number
reported, your COMMITTEES will mol hazard
offending ihe House. aud the dignity and
decency of tho proceeding by reporting,
alhous sh it may be added thai; they arc
obviously signatures belonging 10 no hu=
man being.
OLe BELLEs.-We see it stated that
the widow of the celebrated DR.. Rush is
sill living al the the age of90 in Phila-
delphia. She is the mother Of the Hon.
Richard Rush, Minister to France. and
Doctors James aud William Rusd-lhe
first of whom is the author Of one Of The
most profound and original ,rea,ises ever
published on abe voice. The widow Of
Lewis Morris, we believe, sill resides in
in the vicinity Of New York; Mrs. Madi-
son is 10 Washington; Mrs. Bradford. Wis
dow ofahs 6rs. and greatest Attorney Ge-
neral in The United States, is in Burling.
ton, N. j.; aud Mrs. Hamilton, dapgh.
Ter Of the brave and accomplished Gene,
raj Schuyler, sans peur ct sans 1eproche,
and wife Of the inrnortal statesman. who,
with Washington and Marshall. constitu
ted the most glorious trinity Of. human
beings that ever acted in concert, we saw
few days siuce>in Broadway. Here are
five oflhe, bellies who gsaced the levees o
the first President! What an interesting