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      _, l ecbconla _iiM , lJm _ai-aatratiomof hispronenea _* . 5 »* _*^*? _^ ° _Terf _slielit materials . _e _^ _ff one or two instances of reaction in our his = lBrJ be drew ihe conclusion that it was the principle M _-fee nation . That , in fact , instead of progressing , as _^ have all boen comfortably hnggingoureelves in the _jgjjefwcweredoing , _wearemerependulams _, the _mogjt _^ e reachoneextreme of our oscillatory boundary _ve swing back again . The instances he gave in _gjpport of this were certainly at first startling . It is _}^ e tuatwe de _thKineiaKiug , proclaini ed acommon-* ealth , ind returned to monarchy again ; but it is not

      therefore true tbat in all great essentials of _sociejjjian advancement , wehave been in fact only _penduhjgsrsfiv alwaysgettinghack to the point from whence _weslsted . Lord Jobs Russell , in his reply , ably _esmbatted this specious and showy sophism . For £ _gv generations we have been gradually carried _onward through successive stages of society , never to _jeturn to them . _Savageism has given place to feudalism , feudalism to commercialism , and commer cialism , in _ifa turn , will bcsupplanted by association

      beyond vhich , in the distance , we see communism . The power of the one , or the few , over the many , has been gradually diminishing , and we have been steadily approaching the realisation of the great feet in social and political morals—the _Soverbigsit ot the _People . It is our creed , and it is a hopeful ess , that the day is coming when this fact will be universally recognised and established as the only true and enduring basis for all national institutions , the only guarantee for social happiness and prosperity .

      The Sugar question ont of the way , the session will be hurried to its close as soon as possible . "Work is substituted for talk . Bills upon all manner of subject are passed , and will pass with marvellous rapidity _; merely to catalogue them would exhaust a " Review . " Tiiis week , so far as it has gone at the time we write , has shown clear indications of the approach , ofthe Bid . Lord Jons will retire "with _theprejtfp ; e of having settled the Sugar question , in the same session a Pee * l settled the Com question , to consider with _vrhsi measures he wiU meet Parliament nest veae .

      We tell bim be mnst reconsider Ms statement in _answer to Mr , Dqkcombe on tbe Ten Hours question , the Charter , and the Irish Church , or his stay in _office will be short . The people have resolved that -modern legislation shall not forget tbem , nor , among Its performances for the benefit of the Trading -classes , perpetually be sterile to the industrial class , who constitute the life blood of the community

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      BABssLKT . - "The _* _JOommittee of Power Loom weavers in Barnsley on "behalf of the waol « trade , return their best thanks to the following trades in Sheffield who have so liberally responded to their caH , viz ., the Fife-grinders , Saw-grinders , Scissor-forgers , Tame-knifehafters , File-hardners , Fender-grinders , and various other trades who have premised their support . ThroEgh the great kindness and fiberality ofthe Sheffield trades , the turnout is likely tobe brought to _s speedy and successful termination , for whose timely assistance we gratefully subscribe ourselves For the Committee , Owen Wright , President . John Shepherd , Treasurer . John Ward , Secretary . _~& B . —Mr-Wm- Stork , RedLionInn . Smithfield , Sheffield ,-is appointed treascrer for the Barnsley _Jewerl _^ om'Committee , and will be happy to receive subscriptions , either from the trades or individuals .

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      Per Hr. Ccokstob. Section So. 1. Shams. ...

      PER HR . _CCOKSTOB . SECTION So . 1 . shams . £ _« . a Korfbampion , per W . _Siunday .. . „ 3 0 0 eeoi _^ ie 3 _tiIls , perR . ireechaia .. . „ 2 0 0 Bacup , per J . Mawson .. _„ „ „ 4 0 0 Tavist <> cfe ,-per R . Hole .. „ „ ., O 10 0 CheItenliain , perT . 3 BIett „ .. .. 5 7 6 _Norwich , per 3 . Hurry .. ... _„ _ 2 0 0 _Nottingham , per J . Sweet .. .. _ , 1 12 2 SBtton-in-As * jfieId , per C . Jfealdn .. ,. O 13 3 _limehonse , _perE . . Ford .. — .. 090 < Hty of London , per E . Xobbs .. .. .. 402 Northampton , per TV . Munday .. .. ' __ 2 17 O Tdgnmonth .. .. .. o 12 O Leicester , per 2 . JU _* J ! 1 _ _ _ „ i ! 8 10 Sheffield , per G . CarilU .. .. __ , 11 6 3 Bristol , per 3 . Newman „ .. .. 10 t ( Bradford , per J . Alderson .. _„ . „ 5 0 0 _Dodhurst Brow „ „ „ . „ q 11 q _Coum-, per R . Key .. ., „ . „ 3 3 6 Manchester , per J . Mnrray .. .. ... 9 13 0 _Ketrcastle-oii-Tyne , per M . Jude „ ___ 1 13 0 £ 71 1 2 _SECTIOX No . 2 . muxes , Xvnn , _per"VT . Bunton .. .. .. . _*« 015 2 Bacup , per J . Mawson .. .. .. 100 Tavistock , per R . Hale .. M 0 5 0 Cheltenham , per T . Ulett _~ .. 018 6 _"Nottingham , per J . Sweet „ ., „ 8 1110 Chepstow .. ., .. .. .. 210 < 3 _SuUou-in-Ashneld , per C . Meakin .. .. 0 4 8 Edinburgh , per J . Cumming „ „ ... 5 0 0 Iimehonse _, perE . Ford .. .. ,. 464 Gtv of London , per E . " _Soibbs- .. .. 110 8 _"Surihampton , per "W . _iluodav .. .. 130

      Teignmouth .. .. .. .. .. 017 2 Leicester , per Z . Astill .. _ „ 1 5 8 Sheffield , per G . Cavill __ .. .. 3 10 6 Sottingnain , S * o . 2 , per 3 . "Kail .. .. 1 4 lo Lynu . per 3 . Scott .. — .. .. 0 5 6 Bunbcry per J . Hone ... .. .. 115 8 Bristol , per J . Xeivman -. .. .. € 19 C _Bradford , per J . Alderson .. .. ., $ 00 Clayton " ffestperE . Evans - .. .. " 21010 Dodhurst Brow „ ... .. .. 146 Ely .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 _Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. M HO 8 0 Cripplegate , per J . E . Carwnaght .. .. -117 8 _Sibn-irnoek , per John Dici __ _« _ 1114 0 -3 E 09 19 7 i 5 . B . The sum acknoivled _^ _ed-rrom Salford inst week _should have been £ 20 not £ 18 PER GENERAL SECRETARY . _SECTIOJT No . 1 . _SHAfise . £ s . d . _ g . . _Bnfe-nheafi- - 2 o 0 Xaeclesnelu - 9 0 0 Lambeth _ - 4 6 2 Somers Town . liM 0 "Rarhael _Ronrzl - 0 0 6 Somers Town _Jaeses Smith - 0 0 3 omitted last week 2 _« 0 _Jaaes Moras , _Ihal _. _jwr G . _Bar-}>« v Mills- - 0 10 0 rete - - . 0 50 6 _Hijfrfood - -14 c 9 _J

      £ U I -SI SECTION No . 2 . Wmmmmmm Tins . Beckwith , James * KaII - - 1 6 Sou & ampton - o 5 10 John Heffernan - 0 2 _< G Charles Henry George Srooks - o 10 " o Biddleeomhe " - o 10 0 James More . - 0 2 _-H , W . It . Walker , "William IF . Mun- i . Watfonl - -014 day . - - 0 2 _* James Woodward FrederickYork - 0 0 < 5 _i Watford - - S 1 4 v ** _auamCane - 0 5 0 ' * John East , do . 014 Charles _Beutley - 0 1 _4-Jacob Lawton , do- $ 14 George Barton - 0 10 0 : Joseph Flourers , James Fottenion -054 _"Walfurd - - 0 1 4 Hull , per G . Bar"fiavid "Wilson , do- 0 1 4 rett . _ . 260 "B _* . Smith , Hors- TV . Jacksen , Beadley - - - 0 S 0 ford - _ _ 1 9 8 John _lYillianig - 0 S 0 Coventry , per 5 V _ JohaHanks , jun- 0 14 llow - _ 1 2 10 0 Joshua Nobbs -10 6 { XI lo 10 TOTAL LWD FC . VD . _Mr . O'Connor , Section No , I ... 7 i 1 2 31 r . Wheeler „ „ ... 34 4 8 i \ £ 105 5 101 Sir . O'Connor , Section No . 2 ,., 69 19 7 i - »* - _Winter , „ „ „ . n 13 Iv * " - _^ 1 15 51 NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . - _ . PEB MK . O ' COSSOB . _^ nghton , per W . Flower 0 10 0 » . . FOB KB . FKOST . _* _£ st .. LperJ . Xewmaii 3 12 _^? _"ihurgh , perJ . JIDonald « 2 3 _Rehouse , perE . Ford „ .. .. 0 0 _C

      0 _i _^ . MB . BICHAM ) S . Stafford , per H . Harris 0 5 0 FOB EXECUTIVE . PER GEKEB & L SECBETA 1 T . Norwich - - 0 6 2 FOB COSVESTION . limehouse , per E . Ford „ .. _. *> 0 0 Sonrich- - - 0 18 0 _Xorfolk , per Uriah Woodroot - -020 r . S . —Several sums ofmoney have been receired at the _™ " , Si ) , Dean-street , Soho , but , owing to the absence of * _- . Wheeler from London , it was thought best to delay Mcir _acknowleilgment till his return . Tuvsus XlAsrixWiiriLElt , _Secretary .

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      THE WAR IN THE _REPEAL CAMP _.-O'CON _« _SLL ANDSMIT H O'BRIEN : -

      Dublin _Jjit y 9 * 7 The members of the Repeal Association assembled in Conciliation Hall , at one o ' clock this day . Mr . W . S . O'Brien , -seconded by Mr . Maher . M . P . _J moved that the Lord Mayor of Dublin ( Mr . Keshin ) , do take the chair . Mr . John O'Connell , M . P ., and Mr . Daniel , jun ., Mr . Grattan , and several other members , both of the Young and the Old Ireland party , appeared on the oratorical platform . Mr . Ray read the following letter from Mr . O'Connell ;— London , July 21 . My dear Bay , —I have much to write , bnt Uttle time to write in . Tbe truth is my spitit is tad , and my heart is heavy at the miserable dissensions introduced into the association , at a period precisely when unanimity was most necessary , and most likely to be useful .

      The advocacy of physical force doctrines renders itimpossible for those who stand upon the constitution of tbe association itself to co-operate with those who will not adhere to that constitution . This is a subject that does not admit of any species of compromise . Tlie basis of the association Is declaredly , peaceable exertions alone . The same principle has been repeatedly and repeatedly reiterated , and has been _latterly reasserted and confirmed , distinctly and emphatically , by the association . Here we take our stand—peaceable exertions and no Otter , no compromise , no equivocation , peaceable exertions and nene others . let it , however , be borne in mind that theBe peaceable doctrines leave untouched the right of defence against illegal attacks or unconstitutional violence . These peaceable doclrines , however , involve every other case , except resistance to , and defence against , unconstitutional violence .

      Itis , unhappily , become the more essential to assert onr principles , as the association is sought to be involved in proceedings of a most seditious nature , stated in the Nation newspaper to bave been perpetrated in and by tbe writers for tbat publication . It wonld appear tbat all the traversers in the late indictment are by those writers involved in similar guilt with their own . It must , however , be recollected that while they accuse all they convict only one , namely , the proprietor cf the paper . His accusation , as far as himself is concerned , is conclusive of guilty ; bnt as to the other traversers , I for one , and I am snre tbey will ail agree with me , proclaim the accn . sation to be totall y false , and we indignantly and contemptuonsly reject the assertions of our _maligner .

      I will not , however , allow the matter to rest here . As soon as 1 return to Dublin I will give a regular notice of referring the subject to tbe committee and to report thereon to the association . " Itis not possible to submit to the charges made against us—charges which are distinctly contradicted by onr solemn affidavit on the motion for the new trial . I believe aU the traversers swore a similar affidavit , I mean also to publish an address to the people of Ireland on tbe conduct of tbe physical force advocates , who continue , in despite of our solemn resolutions , members of onr body . I will be able to point out in detail the infinite mischief which the physical force advocates inflict on tbe body of the Repealers of Ireland .

      To leave this melancholy topic , I am glad to be able to say , that , without positively knowing the fact , the Repeal question will be left so far an open question as not to exclude Repealers from such promotionin the various prof es . _eions as their _intrroj-ic merits ought to command . _Hotv often bave we desired to have the Repeal an open question , and every hoaest « nd weU thinking man wiU feel grateful to those who will -make it so _. There is another fact ofa pleasing nature—if tbe rumour respecting it be accurate—I myself believe it to be accurate , though of course I cannot state positively . It is this , thatthe lord Chancellor Brady has determined to reinstate tbe Repeal Magistrates ; that will be giving the people tbe protection of from sixty to seventy gentlemen , who , as Magistrates , enjoy the public confidence . This is another title to gratitude .

      There are various measures in progress for Ireland , among the rest a Tenant Compensation -Act , which I have reason to believe , is * calculated in a great degree to be satisfactory totbe Irish tenantry ; but-ftrcre are many obstacles and difficulties in the way of working out those useful measures—leaving after all , fully strengthened , the conviction , that it is an Irish parliament alone that can work out the 'prosperity of the Irish people . It is an Irish Parliament alone , that can have sufficient knowledge and sufBeieBtlyperseveriDg inclination 1 . 0 insure the prosperity and freedom of Old Ireland . No -country under Heaven requires-so vitally the protection of a domestic _Parliamtmfcasireland does ; and without refusing gratitude for kindnesses intended _. I reiterate my decided conviction , that we should not relax for one tour ocr exertions for the

      repeal . Hurrah , then , for the "Repeal . Believe -me' -to be , Terytruly yours , Te IE . Ray , Esq , ' _Basiel O'Connell . Mr . O'Brien moved that -this letter be entered on the minutes , although he said there were some points in _ifrto which he could not aecede . He was sorry to learo that his speech , at a -late meeting at Kilrusii _, had in a few particulars -given displeasure to Mr . O'Gcnnell . Now , he would-not be answerable for alt _that-the newspaper reports attributed to him ; but as to rLe sentiments generally attributed to him he certainly adhered to them . He never intended to say any thing disrespectful to any-member of tbe

      O'ConneUrfamily , and he did _not-conceive that he bad done so . He did not hesitate to say thathe did not concur in all the sentiments lately expressed in this llall-by Mc O'Connell ; and he-most add , that if a course of cowkct such as had been lately adopted in this Association was persevered in , he would withdraw until another course was _taken-up . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) 'In the £ rst place , he dissented from the doctrine of passive obedience whicb bad been promulgated . ( Hear , hear . ) lie held , on the contrary , the positive right of resistance on the subject . ( Hear , hear . ) It was upon the-recognition of such a right her Majesty held -her Crown , and it was by such means that liberty had b .-en established in Americaandnumerous other countries . ( Hear , hear . ) However _.-heJield that under _thepreseat

      circumstances of Ireland , recourse to physical force would be folly and wickedness . The hon . gentleman then-went at great length into a disquisition of the theories propounded to the . public in the _Nation newspaper _, and defended thera . He concluded on tbis _head-i _** saying , that il-the proprietor or writers _« of that . naper were to be excluded from this association , be alio would teel bound to withdraw , lie mentioned Mr . Meagher of _Waterforfi ,- particularly , as a gentleman who , he thought , next after any member of Mr . O'Connell ' s family or particular friends , ought to be put ft-rward as a representative of the Irish people . With _regard to the Whigs , he repudiated the principle of co-operating or being united with them , _as they were certainly not . Repealers . He was

      _-delighted to hear that all the Repeal magistrates were io be restored . They talked of a sew Franchise Bill for Ireland : ; * but itwas not gives _« s yet - , ami he thought there _= was no time for such a purpose as the present . The Whigs talked of a reclamation of the-waste lauds-. ; -it would be an excellent measure - but it was still onl y in perspective . A time of great distress—of greater than any yet experienced—was probably _approaching . The Whigs ought , therefore , to be prompt in taking the neces- ; sary precautions against sueth = a contingency . With _regard to the Irish church , _hfiifixpected nothing from Lord John . Russell towards removing tbat grievance . He had the same to say touching a tax upon the absentees , compensation to tenant ** , and other matters .

      He must call upon the Repealers , then , to keep ; themselvesdndependent of every "English party . lie was going ever to England to _^ procure cheap sugar for the _Irisbypeopfe . As the Irish farmer had lost the protection of his labour , he -did not ace why it should be any longer retainedfor . the West Indian sugar dealer . Again , he _protestetLagainst Repealers taking office under the Whigs , unless that Repeal was to be bona fide an open questicsi . In that case he would be glad if Mr . O'Connell had it seat in the Cabinet ; but if office was to silence Repealers on the . great subject of Repeal , then be must deprecate thc principle of their accepting it . ( blear , hear . ) He next alluded to ; the Dungarvan election , and expressed bis regret tbat the borough bad not been

      contested by a Repealer . As to the alleged expense _o £ such a proceeding , lie denied that _ilisre could be any expence worth speaking of , where the people ware patriotic , virtoous and true . ( ELear , hear . ) He-thought that instead of £ 5000 being necessary for each a purpose , £ 500 would be more than could be _requisite . In fine , thc hon . gentleman expressed his deep sorrow at being obliged to express his dissent _fr-cm certain proceedings wliich had lately occurred in the _association . He lamented the differences tliat had grown up _amongst them , but he hoped it was fi « i yet too late to redeem their grand confederacy , sad restore their unanimity . Let them one and all proclaim and tell tliego vernment thai nothing bnt repeal ean satisfy the Irish people . Of the eause itself he wosld never despair , ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . John O'Cossell was SGrry to entertain decidedly differeat views from Mr . O'Brien . lie refuted altogether any insinuation that his father bis

      would be influenced by mercenary motives in support of the Whigs , or preference for individuals to represent tlieir cause in Parliament For his part , neither he nor his father would support the Whigs on the sugar question , because they believed it was an encouragement to slavery . Mr . O'Brien , however _, was about to support them in this instance , much ae he was _oppesed to the principle of Repealers identifying themselves with them . He next spoke of Mr . Pigot ? s incessant labour at this moment in preparing Bills for the benefit of Ireland , and the advantages already derived to Ireland from the accession of the Whigs . He defended the policy of repealers accepting offices under Government when they eould obtain them ; at the same time he protested that for himself he would take nothing from tiiem . ( Hear , hear . ) lie next adverted io the Dungarvan and Dundalk elections , and defended the course which had been taken with regard to both bv the Repeal Association .

      ( _Fromtite Times . ) After Ihad despatched my report in time to cateh tu early mail yesterday , the proceedings , as mig ht

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      _fc * _je-K « _n anticipated by the tone of the speeches ttelif ePed by ~ the respective leaders bf the two antagonist parties in the association , were of a short , sharp , and decisive character . There were no visible symptoms of an intention by either Mr . Smith O'Brien or Mr . John 0 Cpnnell to descend from the position which eachhad assumed _i the former persisting to the last in his intention of standing or falling by Young Ireland and the Nation ; the latter , backed by a vast majority on the " committee , " announcing his resolve to push the matter to a crisis '

      , and with this end _myiew the meeting was adjourned to this day , when it is expected that the arguments in favour of physical force ( under certain circumstances ) versus moral force will be brought to a conclusion ; and on the issue depends the _continuauce of Mr . O'Brien as a member of the repeal confederacy . In the mean time , and in order to render intelligible the occurrences of to-day , it will be necessary to give a brief resume of what took place up to the adjournment yesterday evening . After Mr . John O'Connell had concluded his speech in reply to Mr . Smith 'Brien , _ ,

      Mr . Grattan , M . P ., and Mr . J . Reilly , town councillor , rose together to address the meeting , but the former gave place to the latter . Mr . Reilly , after apologizing for taking _precedence of Mr . Grattan , said he would not have done so if it were not on account of personal allusions having been made to himself . ( Hisses and groans . j The Lord Mayor . —I trust that the first person who hisses will he pointed out to me , and I will exercise my authority as a magistrate , and have him turned out . ( "Hear , " and cheers . ) Mr . Reilly then proceeded , amid considerable uproar , to refer to Mr . Smith O'Brien ' s Kilrushora . tion , remarking that when he ( Mr . O'Brien ) stated tbat Mr , O'Connell and his family had separate

      interests with the people of Ireland , which was a meaning which might be drawn from the speech alleged to have been made by him—Mr . O'Brien thought Mr . Reilly misunderstood him . What he said was , that he was qnite unable to say what were the exact words he used , but he did say that he did not intend to use any expressions disparaging to Mr , O'Connell or his family , * and that if his expressions gave offence to any human being , he would retract them at once . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Reilly then proceeded to resume his remarks , when he was interrupted with loud cries of "drop it , " and " enough , enough . " Those who interrupted him ostensibly came there to cheer the Young Ireland party . ( Hisses . ) Although they think they are helping them , tbey are really injuring them by their conduct . ( Great uproar . ) The Young Ireland party were , in his opinion , doing an immensity to sap the confidence ef the people of Ireland . ( Hear ,

      hear , ) They sneered and gibed at Mr . O'Connell , and held up to the ridicule ofthe people . If they only thought for a moment , they would find that their conduct was not sincere , and they would no _longer pursue It . ( " Hear , hear , " and cheers . ) Mr . O'Brien explained . —He did not mean to insinuate that Mr . O'Connell was looking for places for his family ; but the tendency of a paragraph in his letter would be extremely mischievous to the repeal cause ; and if the Repealers of Ireland were to look to the Whigs for place , the probability was , that they would run the risk of becoming Whigs . Mr . J . O'Connell said that what he meant was , that the hon . gentleman might be misunderstood as making certain insinuations ; and as to the paragraph in the letter of his father , which referred to the fact that a man ' s being a Repealer was no reason why he should be deprived of office , did the hon . gentleman mean to recemmend tha Ebrington prohibition of Repealers $

      Mr . Patrick Costelloe appeared at the back of tbe platform , and showed an intention to address the meeting . A Voice on _$ he platform—Is tbis matt a member ? Mr . Costelloe . —I state I am not a member . ( Cries of "Put him out . " ) _TheLord Mayor . —If Mr . Castelloe is notamember , no man inside or outside this hall has done more for Ireland than he has . Mr , Castelloe . —I was just going to say—Mr , -J , ' -ON _/ onnell . —I rise to order . I regret having to oppose ibis , but there is a strict rule against any one speaking here who is not a member , and at this time in particular it would be bad to break through oar rules . I should feel regret at being obliged to enforce the rule against any _person opposed to me in sentiment , and I had rather do so even now when I address myself to an active and zealous friend of Ireland .

      Me . O'Brien . —If any intervention of mine can prevail , I would petition the meeting to allow thc rule to be infringed in tbis instance . ( Hear . ) Mr . Costelloe . —Mr . O'Brien has interposed for me , and I have only two words . ( Great confusion . ) M . J . O'Connell . —I cannot suffer you to proceed . Mr . Ray then said thathe was about to read a letter of Mr . C . G . Duffy , which had already been in--serted in the Nation , and which the committee had allowed to be read on that day , wlien Mr . J * O'Connell rose , and said that be had asked Mr . O'Brien ' s opinion , and he thought it better to adjourn the meeting until the following day . There _> wcre several gentlemen present anxious to record their opinions at tbat important crisis . Men's minds , too , were naturally heated by the argument , and he thought it better to adjourn .

      Mr . O'Brien thought it better to adjourn until the following day . The question next for consideration was nearly the same as that which they had _^ _discussed tbat day . It was better that there should be a final conclusion of those painful -dissensions . If there were to be but the alternative that one or other party should _withdraw , he must say In limine—for ; he would not send in his formal resignation until he were expelled—that so far from allowing Mr . O'Con-i nell or his son to _withdraw , he would feel it his dutyj to abstain from further attendance . He would look on , and in his place in Parliament , and by speaking ] and writing he would advocate the repeal ; but he ; would not go to that "hall to create dissensions . Hewould now move that the meeting should adjourn ' until 12 o ' clock nestday . He then expressed a hope : that by the following day * the , past would be forgotten , _, and that all parties should be at 'liberty to maintain ' their respective opinions .

      Mr . J . O'Connell stated his intention of performing a melancholy duty on the . morrow , when it should be finall y determined whether they could or could not work together on the -basis laid down by his : father . _. i Mr . Steele expressed liis determination , if the rules to -which he had pledged himself , framed by Mr . O'Connell , were not-carried out-to-morrow , he would ; quit the _association-immediately . j The rent for the week -was tiien announced as £ 109 . 4 _s . 8 d . ( Cheers . ) _, Mr Costelloe then attempted -te say a word , but : was prevented by Mr . -J . O'Connell . On the motion ef Mr . S . O'Brien , Mr . B . O'Con- ! nell , jun ., was called to the chair , and a vote of thanks passed to the tod Mayor , Mr . Costelloe ( leaviing the hall . )—I must start ) out of town now , 2 am so tired of listening to all this nonsense .

      The association then adjourned until 12 o clock nextday . Tubsdat , July 28 ' ' The weekly meeting was resumed to-day at one . o ' clock for the purpose of enabling the members of the two conflicting repeal parties "" the Old and Young Irelanders , "todiscusst" | p question of physical force , and to see , il possible , " if there was any real difference existing amongst them . " The hall was crowded at an early hour , although -particular pains were taken to exclude . all who were not members .

      • Every person entering the building < was obliged to produce his card of enrolment , and thoso who were ¦ indisputably members , and who forget them , were kept out ; even the oiidinary admission key of ls . would not effect an entrance . At the hour above mentioned Messrs . J . O'Connell , M . P ., W . Smith O'Brien , M . P .. J . A . O'JSeile . Mitchell , Meagher , C . Gavin Duffy ( _A-ate _' im ) , Smith , D . O'Connell , jun ., and Captain Broderick , entered the meeting and were loudly cheered . On ithe motion of Mr . O'Connell , seconded by Mr . Steele , the chair was taken by the Right ilon . the Lord Mayor .

      His Lordship , after faking his seat , said -he would not occupy the time ofthe meeting , as it was merely an adjournment from the previous day ; and . be hoped that every gentleman would be heard fairly , aiul meet with no-interruption . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Maguire , a repeal warden , here addressed the chair , andeomplained tbat there was a person near him , a Doctor Cannon , endeavouring to foment disorder ia the meeting ; and as he was not a member , he wished to have him made to conduct himself * or put out . ( Cheers , and great confusion . )

      The Lord Mayor—Where is he ? Put bim out . ( Lord cheers , and disorder . ) Captain Brodrick—I rise to order . No gentleman , not a member of the association , has any business hero . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Meagher—I claim for Dr . Cannon the privilege extended to Mr . Costolloe yesterday ; he was not a member , and he was allowed to remain . ( Cheers ) Dr . Cannon is not making any disturbance . ( Loud cheers . ) A Voice—ne is ; he is a Young Irelander . Put him out . ( Cheers , and cries of " Put him out , " and "Don ' t stir him . " ) Captain _Brodrick—I will object to any one addressing the chair who is not a member . Mr . Costelloe was nota member , and was not allowed tospeak , ( Cheers . ) Mr . Meagher—Dr . Cannon don't want to speak . ( Cheers . )

      Mr . O'Brien—I fully agree with Captain Brodrick , and 1 even go so far as to say , that I think that any gentleman , not a member , should not exhibit either applause or dissent . ( Hear , hear . ) The matter then- dropped , and Mr . Ray proceeded to read the minutes ofthe meeting on the previous day , and then read the letter from Mr . C . Gavin Duffy , ofthe Nation newspaper , alluded to at the conclusion ofthe meeting yesterday . The letter occupied nearly three columns of the Nation , and was taken by the Old Ireland party to accuse the traversers , in the late state prosecutions , _*» advocates of p hysical

      The War In The Repeal Camp.-O'Con «Sll A...

      force { but Mr . Duffy _. _Hn a postscript , which thesecre * _^ _n _^ _n r le _¦**»*& any suchaS . sation , or intended to advocate , in the article in _tUMt _£ F ? , t ,, en r 0 Be _^ address the taeeting . the Saffa Z > ! tir _* _" _* _^ beeanse he feared _« f _i „ n , m _„« r _* V _^ liberations . would effect a sepa-SS ° _toS 68 t _& oae who had _hitherto worked so mnL 1 er C _*? hat fear was still upon his mind ; ( Hear , hear . ) He owned that his ties with them were weakened when he saw a man deliberately persevering m a course which persons of more experience told mm was most dangerous to the country , and must prove ruinous to himself , if not checked . _(«* Hear , " and cheers . ) Had he ( Mr . J . O'Connell !

      a chance of prevailing with him , he would have reasoned with him privately , but he had not ; he knew that others had warned and besought him , and now found themselves compelled , by the irresistible claims of duty te country , to speak out in bold terms their utter repudiation of the doctrines he professed , ( hear , hear , ) and their disapprobation of the conduct he had lately pursued . ( "Hear , " and Cheers . ) He did not object to the letter of a person not a member of the association being read there as a part of their business , as it would be against the rules of their body , ( hear , hear , ) but in matters ' where personal grievance was felt , he did not think he would be generous if he resisted the reading of that letter , ( cheers , ) but this much he felt calledon to resist

      , and that was to the letter being placed on their minutes . He trusted the motion , however , would not be made , ( Hear , hear . ) He now arrived at the letter itself , to the first part of which he had nothing to say ; the rest of it he would be obliged to speak upon at length . ( Hear , hear . ) He would take it paragraph by paragraph . With regard to the first paragraph , he denied utterly " ¦ that Ireland sprang into an attitude of defiance and resistance in the year 1843 . " She did not spring into an attitude of defiance . She rose calmly and determinedly , with the united voices of the people—and not united violence—to remonstrate with England , and . to show how unanimous they were on the question of repeal .

      ( Cheers . ) flow what did Mr . Duffy mean by this phrase— "England , Frauce aad America , to them these monster meetings had a meaning beyond the vulgar gatherings of faction . " Were those most mighty meetings , those majestic and sublime assemblages—meetings of persons striving for their rights , liable to be driven off their land by the landowners of soil , suffering under a mass of tyranny , to be designated " vulgar gatherings of faction ? " ( Hisses . ) Those people strained their ears to listen to the doctrines then taught them—doctrines of bold nationality , but guarded by him under whose guidance they were led , and which were not the doctrines of physical force . ( " Hear" and cheers . )

      ( From the Morning Chronicle . )

      SECCESSION OF MR . SMITH O'BRIEN , M . P . _extraokdinart proceedings . Dublin , Tuesday Evening , Half-past Six O'Clock . —It was quite clear , both from the speech of Mr . John O'Connell , yesterday , and the line of policy which it was generally understood the "Young Ireland"party would pursue , that a rupture in the association was inevitable . Those who thought so have not been disappointed , though the result may have exceeded their anticipations . On the conclusion of Mr . John O'Connell ' s speech this d ay , which was chiefly confined to a condemnation of the _iVafron newspaper for its advocacy of the principles of physical force , and an exposition of his father ' s policy with reference thereto , Mr . MiTcnELL , ( generally believed to be the editor of _the-JVaiiow , ) undertook the defence of that journal , and was followed by

      Mr . _Mkigher . who proceeded to explain the grounds'on which he differed with Mr . O'Connellas to . the morality of using physical force for the achievement of national objects ; He could not concur in the opinion propounded by Mr . O'Connell , that no political amelioration was worth tho shedding of one drop of blood ; on tlie contrary , he held that there were many benefits of a national character which were well worth the expenditure of much bloodshed . The young gentleman was proceeding to illustrate his argument by historical reference ofa revolutionary nature , when Mr . John _O'Goknbu . rose to order . He averred that the line of argument pursued by Mr . Meagher was totally unjustifiable , and might be productive of the very worst consequences to the " association and to the country at large .

      Considerable uproar ensued . Mr , Smith O'Brien protested tbat he could see nothing in the speech of Mr . Meagher that was at all objectionable , and put it to the meeting whether they would render themselves liable to the imputation of being enemies of free discussion , by refusing to hear bis friend . Great confusion in all parts of the meeting at this moment . Mr . John O'Connell asserted that Mr . Meagher _, by advocating principles of physical force , and thereby acting contrary to the fundamental rules of the Association , and to the resolutions recently adopted , virtually ceased to be a member of the body . Unless the Association agreed with him in h-k-viewof the matter , he _^ Mr . J . O'Connell ) would no'longer continue to be a member of it , and then they might adopt whatever rules or principles riiey -wished .

      A scene ofthe utmost confusion and excitement now prevailed , in the midst of which Mr . Smith O'Brien , accompanied by all tho members of the " Young Ireland " party in the meeting left the hall , intimating that they had ceased to be members of the repeal confederation . After a short lapse -of lime , and when tranquillity was somewhat restored , Mr . John O'Connell ( who appeared to feel deeply the situation in which he was placed ) expressed his heartfelt sorrow at the course which Mr . Smith O'Brien and his friends had thought proper to pursue . Nothing in his mind could be more calamitous to the cause of Ireland than the secession of

      so many high-minded and talented individuals ; but in acting as be toad done , he was merely fulfilling the dictates -of his conscience , and what he conceived to be his duty te his country . In moving the adjournment of the Association to Monday next , he observed , that he might undertake to promise that on "that day his father would be present , who should endeavour , as far as in bim lay . to heal the wound which had just then been inflicted on Ireland .

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      Mr. John Newby, Thornley.—Our Charge For...

      Mr . John Newby , Thornley . —Our charge for the advertisement will be 5 s . dor . one insertion , provided it dees not exceed the length you have specified . If repeated 4 s . each insertion ,. ( To Miners . —After the 1 st of August , 184 G , all corres . . pondence for the _"Siner's Association , muet be addressed , post paid , to Mr . John Hall , No . SI , _Oxfordstreet , Preston , Lancashire _, ¦ ff . J . is informed that Hr . John Arnott , _ofMidulesexplace , Somers Town , _.-supplies the " Northern Star , " "The Small Farms , ' : and all other democratic w arks _iregularly . _< fi .- » Ti _MitiTiA . _Association The several Sub Secretaries and others , who have written to the Secretary arc informed , that he will call a meeting of the managers , the

      _^ immediafely after Convention ; when theirqnestion . will doubtless receive n $ rattcal solution . J . iCor , QDHO _0 N . —No room this week . _A-ttaWERS to _Sevebai _CoRBBsroNDENTS are unavoidably _jioatponed . _Veoshan Patriots' Fcnd , & c . —Ilaring to leave London to attend the Convention , I beg to apprise MeBsrs . Shaw and Skelton , that either of them can have the 10 _s . _- . 3 d . from Brighton , by applying at the _Slar Office , where I have left the money . _G- . Julian Harney . Lettem fob Mb . Harney . —Private Letters intended for Mr . Harney may be addressed until Tuesday next to the care of Mr . Brook , 21 , Kirkgate , Leeds . After that _4 o the Star offiee as- usual . Letters intended for insertion in the Slar mu 6 t be addressed to " the Editor , " at the Oflice .

      Caution »» Rmlwav Travblliuis From Scotland. —A Striking Instance Of Tlie Absurdity Ofthe Existing

      Caution »» Rmlwav _Travblliuis from Scotland . —A striking instance of tlie absurdity ofthe existing

      Countervailing Duties Upon Spirits Enter...

      countervailing duties upon spirits entering England from Scotland , and tlie annoyance caused by them to _travelrsrs _. many of whom are ignorant of their existence , occurred on Monday morning , when the ape * cial train , conveying the pleasure parties from Edinburgh arrived at Berwick terminus . A lady and gentleman , on alighting from one of the carriages , brought out a email basket with them , when tbey were accosted by one ofthe Excise officers belonging

      to Berwick , who seized and searched it . A small bottle , containing abont a pint of whiskey , was found in it , which he seized , when thc gentleman _remonstvated with him , saying it was only a _Btnall portion he had brought with him for his own refreshment , and he was not aware there was anything improper in so doing . The officer , however , was inexorable , and seized also thc basket , but this he returned on receiving tlie gentleman ' s name . This case , wc trust , will operate as a caution to travellers , and may prevent many from being subjected to a similar annovance . —Berwick I Varder .

      Bankrupts.

      BANKRUPTS .

      [From The Gazette Of Friday, July 31.) I...

      [ From the Gazette of Friday , July 31 . ) Isaac Bird , _Iliiri-oiv-on-tlie-IIill , grocer—Joseph James Such , Uoliugbroke-row _, Walworth , auctioneer — "Jona . than _Wrajfg _, Meliun-place _, " _tVestimiister-bi'idjje-voail , ironmerchant— John Palmer , Worthiugton , Sussex , painter-William Elliott , Petworth , Sussex , corn-merchant—Benjamin Clark * Kingston-upon-Thames , ale and porter merchunt-Ediiiuiid Burke Kilpin , Rjdc , Isle ot" Wight , jewcller—Atkinson "Wilkin , Ciuubcrwell _, Surrey , merehant—Joseph Curne , jun ., Falmouth , grocer—Daniel White , Baptist-mills , Bristol , potter—Saul Samuel and Walter Samuel , Birmingham , woollen drapers—Thomas "Wilson , Sheffield , grocer-Jamc 6 Jamicson _, York , stock and share broker—John Heaton Park , Yorkshire , clothier—Richard Gill , Richmond , Yorkshire , grocer—Thomas Ingram Rayne r , _Bivstai , apothecary .

      Another Attempt To Assassinate The King ...

      ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING OF THE FRENCH . Wednesday , July 29 . At seven o ' clock this evening , when the King and the Royal Family had entered the balcony of the Palace of the Tuileries overlooking the garden , to hear the concert given in the open air below , a pistol shot was fired at his Majesty by a man in the crowd below , who is Baid to have been in the uniform of the National Guard . " The charmed life" of the King was again proof against the bullet of the assassin . His Majesty was not touched . The miscreant was immediately arrested . M . Guizot had left Paris at five o ' clock , on his return to _Lisieux . At that moment all was quiet , and the people m tbe full enjoyment ofthe fete . As it was too late to work the telegraph ( and I believe the truth IS that all the employes were enjoying the entertainments ) an express has been sent to recall lum to Paris , but as he travels fast , he will hardly be overtaken before his arrival at Rouen .

      A Cabinet Council is in the meanwhile summoned . Not only was there no demonstration _insupoort of the assassin , but not one person out of 10 , 000 of those in the gardens when the attempt was made was aware that such an incident had occurred . Paris is as tranquil as amidst the entertainments , fire-works , and illuminations on an immense scale it could possibly be expected to be . No disposition but to enjoy the liberal entertainm ? nts so liberally provided is in the slightest degree perceptible , y -.. . The assassin is a young lad of from 16 to 20 , and was apparently tipsy . It was with a percussion pistol , that he made the attempt . He was arrested by one of the musicians . The "KJng . has left fbr Neuilly . A telegraphic despatch received at Calais states that two shots were fired , and that the assassin , upon being arrested , confessed his crime .

      The Epoque gives the following anecdote : — " The assassin , who resided at No . 8 , in the Rue de Limoges , in the Marais , declared , in his first interrogatory , that he was not actuated by any motive of political or private vengeance . The desire of putting an end to a miserable life , and to be talked of , was , he said , his only motive . He declared , besides , that he had for a month past entertained the _desi « n that he executed yesterday , and that , on the 30 th ult ., when he was on guard over the colours , he was only prevented from accomplishing it by the consideration of the dishonour that might fall on the company of the National Guard to which he belonged . "

      America

      AMERICA

      The Britannia, Which Left New York On Th...

      The Britannia , which left New York on the 15 th , arrived at Liverpool yesterday afternoon , at halfpast 4 o ' clock . As regards the news from the United States , this arrival does not add much to our previous information . We find that the Tariff Bill had not passed the senate , but was still under discussion , and it was thought it would not be adopted by that body without material alterations . Neither had tbe Sub-Treasury nor the Warehousing passed , _, 'though the latter was on tbe eve of doing so . There is nothing of any great importance from the seat of war in Mexico , lt appears certain that the Mexican troops were at Monterey , which place they were fortifying ; General Paredes is stated to be there at the head of eight thousand picked troops .

      Preparations were making in the American camp for a forward movement , which wa ? expected to be- begun about the 7 th ult . Respecting the condition of affairs in the city of Mexico , it was rumoured that Herrera is now President , and was also on the march towards the frontier . It was added that , towards the means for prosecuting tha war with the United States some rich Mexican citizens had subscribed the sum of two milions of dollars , and that the churches had also been very liberal of their loans . An attack had been made at Tampico by the U . S . ship St . Mary , on the 13 th of June , but it was limited to the exchange of a few shots and shells . An attempt to cut out the Mexican gun-boats failed , as is alleged by the writer ofthe account for want of sufficient force .

      Cfcarttst Ftnteuig-Etue*

      _Cfcarttst _ftnteuig-etue *

      Ma/U^O^A;'A\A^Mhaajiaa7ta/Wv'aiw\'^T/Wl/...

      _MA _/ _U _^ _O _^ A ; 'A _\ A _^ _MhAAJiAA _7 tA / _WV'AiW \ ' _^ t / Wl _/\ _AMVVV ( _WVItf _^ VWVWWl / _UWi / BRIGHTON . A special general meeting of the Chartists of this locality was held at the Artichoke Inn , on Wednes . day evening , the 29 th , Mr . Williams in the chair . On the proposition of Mr . Flower , seconded by Mr . Giles , the sum of 10 s . was voted to assist in defraying the expenses of the Convention .

      GREENWICH AND DEPTFORD . A public meeting took place on Tuesday , July 28 th , at Mr . Paris ' s Room , Cold Bath , for the election of a Delegate to the ensuing Convention . Mr . Walter Friar was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Morgan in a neat speech moved : — * * 'Chat Dr . P . M'Dowall , do represent this locality in the ensuing Convention . Seconded by Mr . Robertson . Carried nem . con . Walter Friar , Chairman . Samuel Brewerton , Sub _» Secretary .

      SOMERS TOWN . This locality met on Sunday evening last at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New Road , Mr . Child in the chair . On the motion of Messrs . Page aud Cockain , five shillings was voted from the fund of the locality to the veteran Richards . Mr . Rogers subscribed 6 ( 1 ., making 10 s . 6-1 . from this locality for his assistance . We say to every locality" Go and do likewise . "

      MARYLEBONE . On Monday , the 26 th ultimo , Mr . David Ross delivered a lecture on " The Land , the national inheritance of the people ; " Mr . Dunning in the Chair . The Lecturer gave a lucid and comprehensive sketch of his subject , from the days ofthe early Britons down to the present time , shewing the manner in which the people have been robbed of their most precious rights—the right to the soil , reduced to a state of worse than Egyptian bondage , till Mr . O'Connor oame to conduct us to the " Promised Land . " The Lecturer then took up the suggestions ofthe

      Executive regarding elections , and contended that the best means for carrying out these _suggestions would be by entering into a penny subscription throughout the country , the sum to be so collected to form an " Emergency Fund , " wherewith to contest every place where there was a probability of success . The idea was at once received and Acted upon , and every porson in the room immediately subscribed his penny . At the close , an animated discussion took place , in which Messrs . Dunning , Pattendon , Packer , Morris , G . W . Wheeler and Mr . Ross took part . The secretary announced that he had enrolled four new members with five shares .

      Hurrah for the Land and the Charter

      TOWER HAMLETS . Tub Cokvbntion . —At a _meetins of the members of the _Whittincton and Cat Locality , National Charter Association , on Sunday evening , July 26 , 1810 , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — That we , the members of the Whittington and Cat Locality , Tower Hamlets , consider Mr . Thomas Cooper to ba a deadly foe to the freedom and happplntss ofhis country , and an _unparnlelled mischief maker , and unworthy io sit In the ensuing Convention ; and we hope the district that elected him , will annull that election , aud throw liim bank at once into oblivion . That the above resolution be sent to the Northern Slav requesting its insertion . P . Lefbveb , Sub-Sec .

      CITY OF LONDON . [ Wc last week refused to insert the report sent to us of the disgraceful proceedings at this locality , determined to publish nothing more until our city friends had returned to their senses , they seem , however , to be already " on the mend , " judging by the following resolution—the most sensible bit of work they have done for a long time past . —Ed . N . S . _* l At a public meeting at Turnagain-lane , on Sunday evening , July 26 , Mr . Wilson in the chair , Mr . Dwane moved the following resolution— " Resolved

      tliat the letter published iu the Aorthern Star of Saturday , July 20 , under the signature of Thomas Cooper , our delegate , meets our unqualified disapprobation , and in accordance with democratic principles , we invite the said Thomas Cooper to our locality on Sunday evening next , in public meeting , to prove to us the wisdom of such policy , or else resign his trust . " Seconded by Mr . John Wright . Upon which a discussion took place , and Messrs . Dwane . Overton , Nobbs and Athcrs . took part , after which it was put to the meeting and carried unanimously . The meeting then separated . E . Nobbs , Hon . Secretary .

      Ax a Meeting of the persons composing tlie 'Turgatory of Suicides" Book Club , held nt the Hall , Turnagain-lane , on Sunday evening , May 31 st , 184 (] , the following resolution was carried unanimously : — Thnt all persons not having paid sufficiently to entitle them to the "Purgatory of Suicides" shall be allowed to take Paine _' s Works , Publishing at 3 s « d , and all money remaining in hand after the last Sunday in June , should be paid into the Yeteran Patriots' Fund , Henkt _PaoBEnr _, Secretary . _JosErn Du « n , Treasurer . Received , in accordance with the above resolution , the sum of £ 12 s . 9 d . John Sseiton , Treasurer . July 29 th , 1840 .

      Extraordinary Case Of.Embezzle-. •-¦ > :...

      EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF . EMBEZZLE-. - ¦ > : ¦¦¦ .. ¦ ¦¦ _: ¦¦ _-: •¦ ¦ _-.-, -MENT . " ¦ - _¦^ - ¦ ¦ ¦" -: * ~ - _~*'^

      A very surprising case of embezzlement was brought before the Borough Court , on Monday last , as haying been committed upon Messrs . James Vance and Co ., merchants , late of Mosley-streetand Spring gardens , Manchester , but whose principal establishment appears to be in Dublin . No suspicion whatever appears to have been entertained of anv fradulent transactions until last slock taking , when dehciences were discovered to a very serious amount . Circumstances drew suspicion upon a clerk in the employ ot the firm , named Martin Bernard Rhategan , and on Friday last he was apprehended in Dublin , by Sub-Inspector Moran , of the Manchester detective force , in whose custody he arrived in Manchester on Monday morning . Hr . Thomas Vance ,

      one of the partners , attended at the Borough Court , from whose evidence , it appeared that theprisoner was in the habit of receiving large remittances from _, the Dublin house , for the purpose of paying off accounts owing by the firm ; and the following wag said to be one of a great many similar cases . An amountof £ 6 2 s . 6 d . was paid to Mr . J . C . Milne , of York-Btreet , less 2 s . Id . discount , on account of the firm , and the amount was duly entered in the prisoner ' s cash book ; but subsequently it was . evident that alterations had been made . The figures 13 had been inserted before the 6 , making the sum appear , instead of £ 6 9 s .. 6 d ., £ 120 9 s . 6 d . The figure 1 , too , had been inserted , both in the pounds an . 1 sbillingBcolumn , for tbe discount , which , instead of 2 s . Id ., was _thusrenresentedaa £ 1 12 s . Id . The

      prisoner usually balanced his accounts at the end of the month , but he had been in the habit of obtaining bis remittances at , a larger amount than he actually required before the balance was struck . He was usually _iurnished with remittances from Dublin ; but he received money also from America and elsewhere on account of the firm . Mr . Vance stated also that another person in Dublin had the entire management of tho concern , to whom the prisoner was clerk , and , as the firm supposed , under him . It was the duty of this person to have corrected Rhategan ' s accounts , and he ( Mr . Vance ) had no , doubt the enter ! es were made correctly in the first instance , and altered subsequently , as it suited the wants of the prisoner . Mr . Beswick , chief superintendent , said there were a vast number of cases , but there had not been time to go fully into them . There was a charge of stealing a quantity of handkerchiefs . —The

      oiheer Moran suid that the prisoner , on being apprehended , said he had been the dupe of another , and that , the handkerchiefs had been duly entered to him . —Mr . Maude wished to have one case fully gone into first ; , * at present it appeared to be all guess work ; the party before him was apparently deficient in his account . __ There certainly did not appear" tobe sufficient evidence to support a charge of felony , since it was _alleged that the money had been received by the prisoner previously to Ihe alterations being made . —Mr . Law , solicitor , who appeared for _tbepiisoner , did not object to a remand , and it was decided that the case should be heard again on Friday . It is said that the partner who usually attended to this branch of tbe business has been ill for some time past , and that it is during his illness that the above transactions have taken place . The an . ount of deficiency is said to be above 46 , 000 , —Manchester Guardian .

      Thf Colosseum, Regent's Park. -

      THF COLOSSEUM , REGENT'S PARK . -

      We Spent Several Hours On Tuesday Evenin...

      We spent several hours on Tuesday eveningat this delightful place of popular amusement , and , we may add , of popular instruction , and feel bound to record our special admiration ofall its arrangements . Re sorts of this kind are much needed in our vast metropolis , where , from the want of suitable places of rational recreation , so many people are driven to the gaming-house and the tavern , or consigned to the purlieus of the theatres . Indeed , establishments I ike the Colosseum may be regarded as so many ad * juncts to national education , in as far as they tend to elevate the public mind , by bringing before it objects of art and interest , and raising associations of the beautifub Want of space forbids our dwelling at length on the vaired objects of interest presented to our view , but wc cannot omit alluding to the gorgeous effects

      created by the interposition ot mirrors in the aviary and conservatories , where a profusion of lamps of the most exquisitive design , the elaborate arcades and graceful fountains , seem multiplied to infinity , By the way , if copies had been taken here for the foun _« tains erected by government on some of our public sites , we should not hare to regret such tasteless exhibitions as those which deface Trafalgar-square and Kensington-gardens . The aviaries contains very choice collection of birds , from the gay Kingbird , to the grave O wis in the Grecian ruin . — " Montblanc and the cataract" are admirably executed , the artist having contrived to throw a misty light over the scene , that much assists the illusion , and the minute pine-trees on the distant rocks , waving in tbe wind , the flowing of the ( real ) water , the spray of the waterfalls , the moving of the reeds in the current , perfect the deception . We should have liked , however , to have heard the Kuh-reihn from among themoutains _.

      The Hall of " Sculpture , " and the "Stalactite " Caverns challenge our praise in their turn—the latter , indeed , are a most artistic imitation uf nature ; the Crystalline glories , and lights and shades in the distant shafts , being admirably rendered . But the crowning feature of the whole is , to our mind , the " Night View of London , " than which , it is impossible to picture any thing of the kind moro magnificent . It is brought palpably before the eye , defying the strictest scrutiny ; with the river rippling in the moonlight , and imaging the almost countless lamps , the streets thronged with people , the shops brilliant with light ; while afar the eye ranges over the misty hills

      of Kent and Surrey in the south , to the green woods of Hampstead and Ilighgate in the north . . As we are gazing , the clocks chime from tower to tower , the moon is overcast , sheet-lightning illumes the scene , the thunder rolls , the rain is heard to gush , and a pomp of light fleecy clouuds passes along the sky in quickly varying splendours ; the storm soars away over Kent , the stars twinkle , forth again , and a rich quiet moonlight once more bathes the scene . We are glad to find that a reduction has taken place in the price ot admission , as it is an exhibition altogether too good to restrict within tho narrow limits of the wealthy circles .

      We had almost forgotten to mention , tbat there is at present in full flower , a most magnificent specimen ofthe "Mexican Aloe , " itis of a species hitherto unknown in Europe ,- is a native of the country between Mexico and Texas , and although a voyager for no less than Y _. 000 miles from the locality of its early growth , is to be seen in full perfection . Its height is about 30 feet , and its summit is crowned with myriads of blossoms in full bloom . The novelty has been the theme of universal admiration on the part of those most competent to form an opi ion on its merits .

      Partial Destruction Ov The Hippodrome Ai...

      Partial _Destruction ov the Hippodrome ai-Paris . —A terrible fire broke out atthe Hippodrome obout three o ' clock on Monday morning , and reduced to ashes a portion of that building . The guardian 1 perceiving that considerable smoke issued lrom the side ofthe stabling , immediately gave the alarm , and ' the most prompt assistance was immediately organized . The Prefect of Police , the Mayer of Passy _, the firemen of the neighbouring places , with tbe in . habitants , hastened to the spot ; but every etfort waa unavailing to save the building , and part of it was totally destroyed . The fire unfortunately broke out in the most valuable part ofthe edifice , where were situate the stables , the hay and corn lofts , as well as the dressing-rooms . The halters of the horses were immediately cut , and the frightened stud were seen to gallop in every direction , some towards Paris , others toward the wood of Boulogne . The sight was

      a most extraordinary one , and those who _witne-sed above a hundred horses , with their manes erect and their nostrils dilated , flying in aU directions , might have imagined the witnessed a early Barberi chase . The cries of tho monkeys were truly frightful , and some difficultyoccurred in saving thenu-. Every one endeavoured to catch them , and a large ape in particular was caught with considerable trouble , the animal preventing every ono approaching him by throwing stones , chairs ,-every tiling in his reach at the persons who attempted to seize hold of him . The loss is estimated at more than 100 , 000 francs , and takes place when thc Hippodrome was in full prosperit y , and

      when the directors had obtained permission to perform during thc fetes of July . The cause of the fire was at present unknown , but the inquiry which has been already instituted has furnished some particulars . A corporal on duty at ( he Triumphal Arch declares that he saw a rocket in the air in the directions of the _i-tablcs ofthe Hippodrome several minutoj before the fire Fortunately for the proprietors and the public , all is not lost , and thanks to the activity of the managers , as well as the public sympathy , the portion destroyed will soon be rebuilt , and tins favourite place of public amusement in a few weeks be agaia opened to its numerous patrons .

      Mr . J . Calhoun ok the Conduct op thk Britikh Government and _Prkss . _-Wc are indebted to a friend for permission to publish the folio-ring strongami gratifying expression of opinion as to the conduct of the British government and the British press during the recent Oregon _ncsjociations and discussions . It was uttered by M . John C . Calhoun one of tlie most distinguished of American statesmen , in the presence of the writer ofa letter which is now before us * . — " The British government ( he said ) has exhibited the greatest wisdom , judgment , nnd magnanimity : had there been the feast false step on the other side—had the speeches in Parliament , or £ h « articles in the public journals , been of an exasperating character , we could not then have arranged matters ou this side as we have done . ' No _^ _yj'uneB could have displayed more integrity _^ l _^ rp » C _nftrev forbearance , and more sagacity , tha _^ _Wd _^ _AberjJeifr , and Sir Robert Peel . '" P _to _*^ " K" _^ . < -. ' % M l _^ : ' _- -3 * A-JSjSSv - _r . ' _-l- ' " - _*»' _.-.-o _»&*¦ . ¦ _¦;•?•' _^ " * l ( lis , -. _'¦ ' _r-

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 1, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_01081846/page/5/