The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-08


signs of anything of the kind.
Shortly before two o'clouk the police began
to emerge from their inactivity. A troop oil
the:horse patrol proceeded to the bridge, and SET
about the task of clearing it. Sta,ioning them
selves at the foot Of the bridge, on the Surry
side, they succeeded in driving the British pub
lie somewhat iguominiously, inch by inch.
and step by step, completely to the other
end.
At the corner of Bridge street there were
several additional bodies of the force to receive
them, SO that the majority had no resource but
to escape up Parliament street, the road to the
house being efficiently guarded. A considera-
Bile number, hover, continued to occupy Bridge
street. They consisted principally of idlers
and bad characters, having no political object
in view, and employed for the most part in the
indulgence Of varisus little popular pleasantries
at the expense OF the policeand the special con.
stables, the latter being especially victimized
in this manner. Thus the time passed ava,
until the presentation of the petition, which
took place shortly before o'clock. The de-
monstration was not very strong or alarming
in its appearance. 1t consisted simply of two
hackney cabs, containing three members of the
deputation and the petition ITSELF The latter,
which consisted of several very ponderous
piles Of paper, was conveyed by instalments
into the house, and delivered over to the prop
er authorities. The deputation returned i'm
mediately on foot, and was loudly cheered on
its way.
The great event being brought to close the
crowd began gradually to disperse and in al
comparatively short space of time the thor
oughfares were clear. A portion of the po-
the spot and in the immediate neighbor-
hood.
The monster petition has been subjected tol
a scrutiny by order Of the House of Commons,
and its dimensions are grievously curlailed
BY the ordeal. See the following report of the |
committee to which it was referred. The |
committee on public petitions, &C., SC, |
have agreed to the following special re-
port:
The hon. member from Nottingham stated
on presenting the petition in question to the |
house, that 5,705 900 signatures were attached
TO IT. Upon more careful examination of
The number of signatures in the committee |
room, in which examination thirteen law-sta-
TONERS clerks were engaged for upwards Of sew
enteen hours, with the person ordinarily en-
ployed IN counting the signatures appended tol
petitions, under the superintendence OF the |
clerk of your committee, the number of sigma
lures had been ascertained to be ,975 1876 (hear
hear, and loud laughter.) II is further evident
TO your committee, that on numerous consecu.
tive sheets the signatures are in one and the
same handwriting.
"Your committee have also observed the
Games of distinguished individuals attached to|
The petition who cannot be supposed TO have
conquered in ITS prayer, and as little to have
subscribed it; among such occur the names of
her Majesty in one place as Victoria Rex April
l, the Duke of Wellington, X. g., Sir Robert
Peel, &c.
Gin addition to this species of abuse, your
committee have observed another equally in
derogation of the just value of petitions, name
y, the insertion Of names which are obviously
altogether fictions-such as NO cheese Pug
nose, and Flat nose,' &c. (Roars Of
laughter.)
"There are other words and phrases which,
though written in the form Of signatures, and
included In the number reported, your commits
tee will not hazard offending the house, and
the dignity and decency of their own proceed
ings, by reporting; though 1t may be added
that they are obviously signatures belonging
to no human being"
The reading of this report was followed by a
scene between Mr.. F. O'Connor and Mr.. Grips,
a member of the committee. Matters went to |
such pass between them that Mr.. O'Connorl
was arrested by the sergent alarms, under the |
parting hint-to NJ. Cripps that he might con-
slider himself challenged,) but on his being
brought before the house in custody, mutual
explanations and apologies were made and the
affair dropped.
Destitption IN the West and South-There are MEL
anchoy details of the suerngs of the poor in the pa
pers received from Mayo, Galway, and Limerick
this day. Several deaths from actual starvation are
reported, while health from diseases, supernduced by
unwholesome and insufficient food, of constant
occurrence The poor-houses in some parts are rep
resented to be mere charnel houses, full of diseases
and deaths constantly occurring
Poor people requiring relief are, according to the
rules, obliged to those rghful buildings where
they tolerably of taking the iever which ra
ger in them. Those discharged carry the infection
with them, and so pollute whole districts. The fol
lowing particulars really revolving. The Mayo
Constitution, let it be observed, is moderate con-
sentative Journal and here is its picture of the cond
ton of the poor of that country:
1.-THE poor are dying in hundreds-the dead are
huddled into shallow pits. unshrouded and uncofin
ed-the diseased are allowed to die without an effort
being made to heal their maladies-and thousands
iamising wreches sinking into the Of death
from absolute starvation
PLUMBER OF FooD.-Such being the state of the poor
in the county of Mayo, it is DOT to be wondered at
that the plumber Of food has again become general
offence. Sheep and lambs are killed and the flesh
carried away. The Constitution gives the following
On the lstins'.. tn carts laden with meal, from
Dalina to Foxford, We're attacked at village called
Onloge, by about loo persons, principally women
and, having assaulted the carriers, they succeeded in
carrying off the entire of the loads, amounting to
three tons weight
ION the Sd inst, seven carts with Indian meal for
the relief of the poor, proceeding from swinford
very distressed district the borders of the county
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