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      XKEJj&JTD . THE ££ IBBEREEN DEMONSTRATION , j ( "From ike Corl Examiner . ) i Sejbbeeeek , Tht 5 bsda 7 Night . —Thedemonstra- ' tion . made in favour -etihe regeneration t > I Ireland , as j ¦ well as . ihaTeception given to "the liberator , in this ' secluded ana far distant portion of onr island , have -well-nigh edipssa , 3 n zsaL , in devotion , in true Irish enthusiasm * anything of the "fe ™^ -we have -witnessed ] since the commencement of the "present -glorious movement . ^ It is alto ^ fher impossible to formanyibnjgapprosch Ing to a correct estimate of the numbers assembled on ' this CttasiDiL , or to speak in -too high praise of their : order , < lecorain , Tegnlariry , asd discipline . Not only ¦ were the roafis coveted for miles far as the eye could xearh . bnt thousands occupied the heights and passed through the fields , Tpafripg the -welkin rintr -with their acclamations , snd pouring blessings on the father ot his country ,, who returned tfctir greetings "with sfiectionate ¦ wa rmth , exclaiming , * ' Biptal , * — " Old Ireland" *—and looting as buoyant , as cheerful , and ss -well as he && iirenty years ago . Sncba procession was uerer before ¦ witnessed in the Cafbsrlea , perhaps we may ssy , in the South , or in any other part of Ireland- The population too of -this district is far more numerous than in the jnost fertile districts , where the criping avarice vi tbe landlord class has thinned the rauksof the people ; and ¦ when it is known that " vast numbers cane a dista » cs of thirty and forty sales , Tre believe see are viilun the limits-when ire say that between 500 , 000 and € 00 , 000 peop l e -were present , cr about three- fourths of this great county . On the myriads w « -= t , shouting , cheering , and greeting the liberator . Having passed throBgh the tcsrn , the l-rocvsaon proceeded by Marsh-road to the place of -meeting- the h . 31 « i Curragh ., one of the beautiful ranges of high land frith which the twwn is encoTnpiKScd , asd from -which tL « j * r is a view as bold , is liiagnlScdit , and sublime as any 02 "which the eye of the pw . tw could desire to rest . The " LibETatorV" appearance on the platfonn was iaikd "siih tresa ^ sdons cheering by ths congregated myrisdE .

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      On ths motion cf the Rev . D . Doke , parish priest of Cjleragh , seconded by the R ^ v . J . xvlcab-v . parish priest , TJcien-aalL , Ms . Daaitri M'CiOttiy , cf Lou ^ bine lodge , "was called by acclamation to tbt chair . Mr . J . B . Laio ? . c-ane forward to pn > pose the first tcspIeSit ! , and was received with lesu ew ! lc-ng-onti-Ensd cheering . He said , thank God , my fruaws , ft ? I thank it ; God that I am a Repealer . jLood cnetriiig ) I t * vTvi ; my God that my native mountains of Kerrj , si

      file foot of ene of which the liberator of Ma conntry rests—I thank my trod , 1 say , that they So not this cay look down -apon -me a -non-Repealer , or that which is as had- « ne "who is so in his hears ., bnt has n » i the manly courage to avow it i Vehement cheers . ) Tts . I call on Xh * t sacred name , in the first place , to thank Him that 1 am a Repealer , and I call upon yon to thtck Him also ; for lately in the House of Commons a tile traoncer , in reference to those of the religion -which I profess , hesitated Eot » proclaim that -we axe » nation of atrocious perjurers . { Cries of Oh ! " and

      groans . } A voice—He lies , iLoad chsers . ) 2 Jx . S . Laxos . —Th-mV God 1 am here as a Repealer Itelore an assembly of -ai least 4 D 0 . ODO Irishmen ; and to Mm irho had the insolecca to accuse the Catholics of Ireland of psrjnrj , 1 say to him , and before yon , ha Des . lYebement cheering . ? He lies damnably—he Bee— -he lies insolently— tad I -with to God I -was in the House of Commons to tell him to his teeih " yon lie . " ^ Prolonged eheering-i I am not like O'Connor

      I > or ± —I sm not like the gentleman -who is satisfied that hs should hecalltd 3 pajurer , provided it be done in a gentlemanly way , iHesr , hear . ) I say , then , 2 > efore this « nonnons mass—3 aay before the Protestants as Trell as Catholics , fer that there are many Protestants here 1 haw the honour of knowing , and they -arill bear me eat in -what 1 say—I say , then , before you all , Sir James Graham , " yon lie . " tYehe-¦ fmnrt cheering . ) How many hundreds of thousands dt < 1 see here ? A Toica—More than half a million—( cheering . )

      2 d 35 . & Lsxob . —^ Onr irst dnty then , in accordance " srith the zesahiSan trhiiih I . hold in my hand , is to express loyalty to onr most gracious , onr most belored , our most adored Sovereign—the Queen—( tremendous cheering . ) And I teQ Sir James Graham that he is a donbla perjurer to that-Queen who seeks to affix the stigma of perjury on a nation that embraces the most moral and the most loyal portion of her subjects—( con ; tinued cheering . ) Aroy then "frith Sir James Graham ! "What u the first leeling yon hare expressed here ?

      T » n , 4 t ) 0 , ODD men , giTe the lie to Sir James Grahamynri next yon -express your loyalty to onr Gracious Queen— -imore cheering . } One hearty cheer for the Queen—^« = T > fhn < Ti ^ Hn cheering , -which continued fox some time . ) 1 -would ask Sir Robert Peel—I -would fr « ar Sir James Graham , 1 -wonVd ask Lord Brougham , if that be a disloyal cheer ? It comes from the hearts cf 400 , 000 men ; aiid yon glre it an the sincerity of yoni s&c& > D £ te £ e-rction , after having first giTen thB lie to jom tsoSnesr—^ fefceers . ) What'brought yon here ? A Voice—The R ^ Dezl—iloud applansa )

      3 Ir . S . LiiOE . —Ton "want sonsething . What is that ? The Repeal . What induces yon to iee £ it ? Ton are the most miserable , the most wretched , I aiTthe noblest people on God ' s earth , and yen axe dissatisfied that you should longer remain miserable- Yon . aie the most miserable , howeTer , and the most injured , 2 nd yon -would "be the most deiased , only y » ur own noble atataug-ymiat »» ttiai —\< te * rin ^ . > 3 ai . Coppejges , in seconding the resolution , said that it had been spoken to with with so mcch talent , energy , and truth , that he -would not detain thrzn by any ohserrstions , knowing their anxiety-to hear the liberator—Oond cheerz . )

      Mr . iTCiKTHl Do-ffXEtG came forward to propose ths next resolution , and was received with loud cheers . He said they had been charged with an intention to proToke a xebeQion in Ireland . He was surprised to hesrsoms ProTgstantB aay ao ; whilst he was aware that many of them , as that meeting testified , entertained so such atrocious idea . ( Cheer * . J Good God 3 lad sot they as many endearments in fifs as those who charged them with this crime ? Had they not wives and children ? ( Lend cheers . ) Had they not erery inducement that their opponents had to desire the bteisings of peace ? ( Cheering . ) . What reason , what moti-re , what object could they ha-re in looking for rebellion 1 Was it to encounter Her Majesty ^ troops * Was it to abandon the last plank , whilst they had las we understood ) the ship of the constitntionforEaffrr ?

      Mr . E . B . Rochs , 5 LP ., then came forward amid lend and enthusiastic applause . He said—Men of the C&rberies * we are threatened by our opponents There has been , at least the papers bring an account to the effect—there has been , I say , something like a declaration of war against the Irish people . I hope they are not mad enough to go to war against the tranquil people of Ireland . A Torce—Lst them if they dare . iLond cheers . ) Sir . RoCH £ —Tes ! 1 ssj if they dare attack the people , the people are prepared . ( Vehement applause . )

      We wai not attack teem : we will he " honest and true" to our csuse , c e Trill it ^ p within the bounds and limits of the conmtBiion . Bnt again I aay , if ihey dare to in-rade the constitutional rights of the Irish people , we -iHll be prvpsrtd to meet them . { Tremendous cheer » i > 5 . ) And l-jl me tell their leaders the men who Ci . i * to accuse tht- representatiTcs in Parliament who ha-rfi subscribed tre Catholic oaths , and I am one of them

      2 flr- Roche—Tb * j lie no doabt . But wfcy accuse us ? Only thai by tacefcing us to gi-re ttie people precipitate advics they may be able to nnbridle tbeb tyranny against the p « -cpl «—mhement cheers ) . We are not pejurers ; it is a lie to assert it— 'continncd cheering ) . But we are I trusty honeat and tu-ttrmined Irishmen—tprnloEged applause ) . Tfcey say , now , that there is an end to all concessions to the Irish people . And why is this assertion made ? B -cause they say , that if they give conctssiuna . which means po-wer , the Protestant Church is lia ^ U ; to be attacked in this

      eonntiy . i > a you kcow v » rtf I say in remni to that —snail blame to yon fcr thit same—ilaughter and cheers ) . When endeaTcaTir' ? to obtain liberties for the peoBte , it is also their c- ^ na to turn " round and say '' the Cfc = rch is in danger ; - and 1 tell them , beyond q ^ esSon 01 dmbt , for their c » t . ort and aitisfaction , that in this country "the Ciro-xc EstablisbiHEiit is in danaer—mieiaent chttrss . W *> rrr too deiihsrste , too united , and too dttennxned any Jopyer to Eubmit to an ^ ub 2 , m cryirig and = o ^^ csg . And tl * -y may bluster as Ihry like an England , * nt this I say , that tnpy sha ! l not sneceed in maiatainiru ; that -monstei in Tins coun try . I never before had the happuwvs of addresses mnltitnda th ?

      so nnmErons a as s-1 nerer esw Con . grc ^ ated snch a mass of physical fore ?—1 never behehi sneh dctcrminaTion , with at the rame time a scnWrcy of zood feelirig and good fcunour left : but I trii the leaders ef En ^ anfi to hesitate before they try the good temper of this country— flond cries of hear bearithere mnst be an end to this , as in this wotld there is an end to ereiy thing—there is an end too to the patience and forbearance bT a long-tried , a . loc- ' -op pressed , fcnt a hoping people—and I tell thon > iwdoT jJoSwithstaraiing- the patience sd « 1 good BBmcnx . f -the Irish people , t ? s cannot » y how loag , it zhej cc » aci them , we * adl be abls to restrain the pcor > ie-V > ud and Iong < ontinued-cheerins 5 .

      32 ie ** Iaberator * ' then * aa » e lorward , and adtL-i could surpass the enthusiasm with which he was recti ^ ed—chesriollowed cheer for seTeral minutes , and the land struck up several spirited airs , and the whole ¦ ceaewaBoueof afiecBon , delight , and jnbilee . The Sou . and learned «* f » iH * nt « ii ^ nTnmOTifn ^ ^ Ib address-to fhs assembled thousands in the natiTe Gaelic , which they seemed most happy to hear from the lips of the sum ifcey ment to behold , and whom they had never , ai we before stated , seen till this day . Having spoken some sentences in Irish , he preceded to observe that it Tna impoaablB for tbs E- ^ liah isB ^ nagre , ot eves if he possessed t&e knowledge of his friend Father Horjran of the Irish—aie heartfelt , the heart-binding Irish—it was impossible for iasa to express the erulfetion he felt * tseeing ro nrusj hundred of thousands of his eountry fiten and csastitueEts about hiro . Yes , he was proud of the high asd koncarsbie distiaction of being their repra&aisrf-re ; ssd if w-s deterEus ^ d to do Ms doty

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      by those who conferred the honour upon him ; bnt it was said that he ought to be attending his duty in Parliament , and not goins through the ; country —( Loud laughter . ) Thos 9 who said so -were not their friends , nor were they Ws-tHear , hear . ) What business W he in Parliament ? Was it not Ja packed Parliament , and above all packed againrt Ireland ?—( Hear , hear . ) Many a time It devolved upon him to plead the cause of the prisoner whom he knew to be innocent , and his blood curdled when ie reflected that a packed jury might find a yerdict against an innocent man ; but be never met a jury so packed against a prisoner as the present Parliament was packed againBt W « countryjhear , and cheers ) . In the first place , Peel assured them that he was the farmers' friend . Peel said that their prices should be preserved . H ^ told them at the time that Peel was not the friend of , the farmer ; and h « now asked them , Bince Peel came into office , did they get the same price that they obtained far their produce two years ago?—( lond cries : of "No ") . The landlords confided in Peel ' s promises , and they now found themselves the greatest suffeiers by the policy which he adopted—( hear , bear ) . That wns one way , Peel succeeded . The next was by excitiDg hatred 1 against the people of Ireland . His newspapers called the IrlBh a felon nation—and their priests they called " EurpEced ruffians . " s A Voice— OhJ the villains ! ' Mr . O"CO > "SEli—They did , the -villains—that was ' thr proper name for them . Yes , they excited bigotry ' in England and hatred against Ireland ; and that was ' . another means by which they packed the present Parliament The fact was , he did not think the fellows worthy of his attendance—( loud and continued cheerjd £ )— and therefore he rtmained at . home ; he spoke to the Irish pesple , and the heart of Ireland was up the soul of Ireland was roused—the sons of Ireland vr « e mating in their congregated thousands , and the enpmiss of Ireiand -were blanching from very fear . . Vehement cfceer ~ j . Yes ; bnt they were come to new times in the contuat . HUherto Peel' : and Wellington threatened them with civil war . Hestt their threats

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      at dt-fiance—( loud applause ) . He said that the people 01 Ireland vsonld violate 1 . 0 law—would not infringeon the peace—would not put themselves in the power i . f the shorten magistrates . He had all Ireland peace abls ; tut not less fixed and determined because of Icing pvaceiibie—dond applause ) . The n % st thing was to break the magistratea . It was no great loss to him not to be a magistrate—{ lond cheers and laughter ) . Bnt since that they had adopted another course , and he came to the conclusion that there vras no chance for Ireland except from Ireland herself . ' In the House of Connuons on Thursday night , Sir James Graham nude 3 speecfe on the Arms Bill . He thanked Sir James Graham for that speech . He deeply thanked bini . And in the first place Sir James Graham called the Catholics perjurers ! A voice—Oh the villain !

      2 &r . O'Coxsell—Yes , that was the name his mother ' s son ought to bear . There vsas no other more applicable to him . ilorwjh gon e ' eara—jloud laughter and cheers . ) He { Sir Jamti Graham ) said that the Catholics took an cath not to disturb the church as settled by law established . Why the Protestant Church as settled by law , when h- iMr . O"Conne ) l ) first t * ok that oath , was 3 different thing from what it was now . When he took that oath first , the Church established by few in Ireland had eighteen bishops and four archbishops ; and the Tt otestants themselves cut them down to eight bishops and two archbishops . That was a definition of the Church aB settled by law ; and they said that he was bound by the first oath he took . There could be nothing more ridiculous or absurd ( cheers . ) At that fiice , too , there were church-rates all oya Ireland ; they were collected every Easter , and the people well remembered them—( hear , hear ) . There stood the man who aboKthed thsjin—( vehtment cheering } . Yes I he

      took away , £ 72 , 000 a year which were levied off the Catholic people of Ireland tor building Protestant churches , and he -was now told that to the first oaths he bad taken he should adhere ( cries of " Oh . " ) As he before stated , nothing could be more ridicnlous or absurd . Then with respect to tithes , it should be known that there were no tithes by law nov /; they were converted into rent charge ; and from that one-fourth had been struck—( hear , hear . ) The law settled their church , and settled it again , and would continue to settle it ; and what he proposed was that every parson should be paid by the Protestant "who required hi 3 Bjinutry—( loud cheers ) . Well then , the next thing that Sir Jsmes Gniham , in his speech on Thnrsday night , said , was that 4 ' in 1829 Emancipation was conceded . * ' Conceded ! He believed : there wereno thanks due for that— { hear and cheers ) . Who was it that obtained emancipation ? : A V'dce—O"ConneIl—( tremendous cheering ) .

      Sir . O'Coskell—O ! he was at the head ; but he could net have obtained it if the people were not after hire—( cheers . ) O . ' they gave it to be sure , but they durst not refuse it " for a reason they had "—( "hear , " and eheersi . Acd there were not then a tenth of t £ e people with him who new joined him in the movement for RepeaJ —( continued cheering ) . O J- all Ireland was nov Etandicg together in determination to obtain her rights —< hear , hear , " and cheering ) . Sir J . Graham having made the announcement , that there was to be us farther concession for Ireland , I ask the Whigs and others what use it is for them to be liberal unless they join us for the Rtpeal of the Union?—( tremendous cheers ) . 1 thank him for that announcement , for he could not do n > y work better if he had been paid for it —( hear ) . Ah ! Sir J . Graham , I am much obliged to yon . A voice—Bad luck to him . '

      Mr . O'CoswiH-i . — I hn-ro not wished him so although he has done my work , but I acquit him of all intention to serve us—( hear , h » ar ) . You have no hope for Ireland but from Irishmen , and you have brought me to proclaim , that unless through yourselves you have-n . o means of carrying ont anything of good for Ireland—Mr . M'Carthy was then moved from the chair , and Mr . J O'Connell called thereto , and the thanks of the meeting were passed to their late Chairman , when the meeting separated , after having given three cheers for the Queen , O'Connell , and Repeal ,

      THE BANQUET . The Temperance Ball of the town was ' elegantly fitted up for the important occasion of entertaining the Liberator . About 450 sat down to dinner . The chair was occnpied by Maurice Power , M . D . Mr . D . WXiPLY , secretary , read letters of apology , during the progress of which he was frequently interrupted by lond bursts of chetrirjg , particularly while the letters of the Most Rev . Dr . M'Hale and Rieht Rev . Dr . Higgins were being read . At the conclusion , the Chairman gave " The Queen , Gud bless her . " ( Drunk with every demonstration cf fervour and loyalty- )

      The Chaiiuiaj > again roBe and said—That the people , and the people alone , are the true : source ot coniUtutionaJI power , is a principle which is now universally admitted—( hear ) . There was a time when the annunciation of this truth would have secured for toe man « -ho should have the boldness to assert it , a baiter or a prison—( hear , hear ) . But happily for us , we Vive in times when the dmne right of kings to govern is net set up even by kings themselves—( hear , hear ) . I thcrtfore , GfiiUtMnrn , give yon , " The people , the ? ruu source of ail legitimate power" —( drunk with enthusiastic cheering ! .

      Mr . S . Laxob . having been called on to respond to this toast , was nceived with bursts of applause . 2 he Learned Giait . eman alluded to articles which had appeared In The Times of January , which accused the landlords of Ireland of being the fruitful source of ail the misery that afflicted the country , and of the agrarian outrages which distracted society . Those articles had made him a R .= pea ! er . Who was it : that opposed O ' Conntli at the election in 1 S-11 ? Was-it a Conservative ? Was it a Li > eiul ? Kot one of those . Tho Conservatives hated Mr . O Council ; the Liberals complimented him with their abtae . One man alone came forward to oppose him . and that man Was John Shnx Lslor . ( Hear , hear . ; Air . OConnell ofiSred him £ 300 towards his election if he wuulci stand en Repeal principles . Hf sent for him . and said , ¦ " Ha thought hixii in honest honourable Irithman tgreat cheering)—a man possessing wnie capacity—ene who wonld be useful £ a the House of Ccmmoi > s ; that he did not want to pnt in

      a relative ; snA that he would give £ 30 D towards his election " No , Sir . " said I , ' I am against Repeal and 1 cannot do it . " What was the resnlt ? 1 who had my ambition , my honourable ambition before me , who was solicited by many , but bejond all by tbt man to whom I would be inclined to pay tbe most abject submission { cheers , ) would not enter Parliament upon the terms of sacrificim : my honestly conceived opinicm-. Why did I refuse ? Bnauie I , lite others , still clnnj ? to the hope that England would do justice to Ireland ichfere ) , and that we -sronld y * J g . iin from an English L-gUlaiure a perfect identification of intert-ais ; and on the hestings I opposed Air . O'Cocnell . Did he e \ vr turn at k ? ? fevei . iCheers . ) He has turned on many reptiSes trhom he tce-w to trade in yoliucs ; c- ^ t did he e \ er utter a tylUble against nse ? X « .-v « r . ( Cheersi What am 3 no **? — I am a dedutd . t-nij-hat : . c and determined Repealer , i" Hear , hear , " and gr * aichp « ing . )

      TheCnAiBMi>— I now , gentlemen , corns to the toast of the = Vrsin 5—( Loud cheers . ) It is thai of " O Council and the Repeal of the Union . '' This toast was drunk with the most enthusiastic and tremendons cheering -we « Ttr heard . The ladies xvse in the gallery and continued to wave their handkerchiefs for full ten nnjautes , while the fi-ntltmen cheered until th » very roof rang again to their shouts of applanee . After sometime Mr . O'Conskll rose , and the scene * as renewed with indincribable enthusiasm . When order had been restored the learned Gentleman proceeded to address the company as follow * . My esteemed and Kev . Friend , Father Horgan , in . that beautiful grace which he

      spoke in the proper language flrrt , and then radly translated into English afterward * , g « e « n Irish une that I confess delighted me —( hear . ) It meant in tneTnigar Saxon tongue , Ireland will be herself again , ' —O £ ud cheers . ) That is the opinion of my life and exntionjj-thear ) . 3 ^ t to 3 ^ jj , ^^ t ^^ T *?^ " *^^ ° bject **" "y **»« # " I confea . I do not go as far » my excellent friend MrJShea lalor wo ^ Lhlf ? - "rt . ** ***! to dieforilreland . I SSfi ^ ^ ^ ter-icheeringj-fo ,: one living Bepealerw worth a churchyard full of dead ones Z lh « r , laughter , and cheem . But if I understand TlgPt Mr . SHSi Lalok , -sith warmth— » Kone can ivefor Ireland but those who wouia die for her -

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      Mr . O'CpNNELL—I deny the universality of the maxim—icheersj—but I think he is deserving to live for Ireland who can die for her on a necessary ocasion —( cheering ) . That I am sure was the Intention of my friend , thongb he did sot exactly express himself bo ; but I do not mistake him—( bearj , I know he -wished to express himBelf so—to live as long as the constitution is secured to us by our enemies , and to die ¦ when they tdare attempt to violate it—^( gTeat cheering ) . But these ^ my friendSi are merely hypothetical and suppositions caseB , that nevei will arise —( bear , hear )—and I tell you the reason—it is the physical power that we saw this day—( loud cheers )—and the readiness to

      defend Ireland , although they -will attack no person—( hear , and Cheers ) . We are rather to © many now Tor them to . cat our throats—( laughter , and hear , heari . They never will attempt it , believe me . Let me state that while the county of Coik , and I have been accused of repeating the thing , but I will repeat it until every starling -with a split tODgue in the county sbuil repeat it after me—( cheers , arid . laughter )—take then Cork county and Wales—( hear , hear ) . Cork has a population of 750 000 , and the population of WateB ia but 60 , 000 more , ytt Wales has twenty-nine representatives—(" Oh , oh ")—while Cork has but two!—( renewed crit-a of Oh , oh ! " )—Every Welchmau is worth Hi of you .

      A voice— "By G—d , they arn't" —( laughter and eheera ) . Mr . O'Cosseli—I do not think one of them would beat 14 £ of you . Same voice— "O , the d—1 a bit , or half a one of ua "—( renewed laughter and cheering ) . Mr . O'CONJfELL—I do not think they'd try you ; but I think one of you , with a good stick would beat fourteen and a half cf them . ( Hear , hear , and immense cheerinr . ) Sir J . Graham has told y . ju th : » 4 com . ee 8 ion has gone to its utmost limit . Groans . ) Yes , he , the un-Borthy representative of the Queen , proclaims ! submission and despair to tbe people t-f Ireland , ai ' d jou are to despair and submit . Cries of never , never , and great cheering :. ) Will yon not ? Renewed cries of ' 110 , no , " and increased cheering . ) Oh , no ; and thuiiqh a \\ Ir * l * nd submitted there would be one man found 'h : it

      would not iio so . ( The Learned Gentlenmn htre struck hit hands on his bieast "with great energy—the cheerint ; that followed was most intPi'Sb and protracted ) I beij your pardon for the kind of boast that is impMed fcy my action —( no , do , )—but there is not a single man of you upon whose soul the brand of cowardice is bo set &a to say he would despair . All yon -want is organization —( heat , )—rail that is -wanted throughout Ireland is organizition . ( Hear and cheers . )—But mark me , in that same spetch of Sir J . Graham's , of Frii ' . ay night Uts * , — mind , I am not speaking of a speech delivered in the House of Commons ; I nru speaking of a repotted speech in The Times and Morning Chronicle newspapers '—( laughter )—and in The Times I find that Sir Jauiea was not content vrith oor submission and despair , but went farther to preve why you should despair , for he proclaimed you all perjurers .

      A stentorian voice . — "He hes . " ( Hear , and most tremendous cheering , tbat lasted several minutes . ) Sir . O'CG . nNELL . —I wish he was within ear-shot of you . ( Lau ^ mer aud cheering ) It Wus the Minister of the Crown that t'id it—tgrodns . )—be who hail the majority in the House of Commons , whero tha passages cf his speech , in -which he proclaimed you perjurers , Were received -with beastly eheera . ) tLoud groans and hisses . ) A Voice . — ' O theSsxon dogs } " ( Renewed groaning ) Mr . O'GONKELL—Yes , but are they not your lawmakers?—( hear , and * no 8 t tremendous groaning . ) I call » d their cheering on a former occasion " beastly and indecent bellowing "— / hear ) , —and whoever bellowed

      at the stain ' sought to be put upon you was a beast—( hear , and loud groaning ) . I wish we had them here man to man—( hear , and cheers ) , we would teach them to screech another tune—( cheers ); ay , they would cry for mercy ; and we would be mtrcif nl to the beastsihear , and cheering ) . Is tbe Government fairly represonted , think yon , by the speeches of Sir J . Graham reported in the newspapers?—( yea , yes . ) Are they then so strong that we should despair of succeeding apainst them ?—( no , no . ) What is the state of the Minister ' s affairs ?—( hear . ) Tbe finances are ruined ; and the Minister was obliged to impose an income-tax on the English people , and good luck to them ; and by next session he will have to double that tax—and more

      good lncfc to them—( laughter and cheering ) . In every other particular the revenue has diminished , while the debt of the nation has increased —( hear ) . Look at the manufacturing districts ; there was , to be euro , a newspaper spurt about the prosperity of the manufacturing districts , but it is all gone—( hear ) . The iron trade is completely gone , for that which sold at £ 11 per ton a short time since is now selling at £ 3 —( hear ) . And , more than that , one concern in England failed tbe other day for £ 400 , 000 ! This is the strength of England—( hear , hear ) . And mind how her enemies watch her —( hear ) . At the moment that Sir James Graham was proclaiming his hostility to Ireland , that artful tyrant , Louis Philippe , was stimulating the Spanish people to assail the Government of

      Esparterothe villain T Espartero , the church-robbinp villain ; Espartero , the bishop-persecuting villain—( cheering ) . Louis Philippe took advantage of tbe insurrection ; the army was ordered out , and the officers were quick in obeying ; but the soundest and best part of every army , the sergeants —( hear , heart , —met , and proclaimed their determination not to assail the people —( hear , bear ); —they went ; to their officers , and humbly supplicated them not to assail the people—( hear , aud loud cheers ) Loui 3 Philippe took care to have an army to protect the Spanish people ; and could England attack them !—( No , no . ) They are Bending vessels into the Cove of Cork , which place is beginning to look quite gay aud fashionable {( Hear , hear . ) Yen could get naval lieutenants there now as cheap as cockles —( laughter

      );—some of the ' young ladies do not , or will not , look on any officer holding lower rank than au admiral . ( Great laughter and cheers . ) This fleet , I suppose , was sent to Cove for the purpose of intercepting tbe great meeting at Skibbereen—( laughter )—but there is some talk of their going to Spain . ( Hear , hear . ) I would wish to know if they will takeany of the army with themthese poor fellows who have nothing to do but to prod holes with their bayonets in the Barrack walls ? ( Great laughter and cheering . ) But what will they do for the second army which Ireland would give them if she were conciliated ?; ( Hear , and cheers . ) O , SlrJ . Graham , you are a wiseacre ; and Louis Philippe and Espartero know that . ( Hear , hear , laughter and eheera . ) But recollect , these men who threaten us dare not raise an arm

      against the people while they are peaceable . If they did , what Would be the value of the 3 ^ per cents , or of the three ' per cents . ? ( Hear , hear . ) They fell from 97 to S 2 ; the 3 Iornitig CJironide said it was owing to tbe state of affairs in Spain , iu connection with the Repeal movement in Ireland . ( Loud cheers . ) If they wen- to assail Ireland , the right arm of England in war , —( hear , /—and OI dire were the sufferings of this faithfnl conntry at the hands of Eegland , —( hear , ) and 1 hope 1 am not superstitious when I eay it is something like a retributive curse that is now withering England for her oppressions of this faithful and moral country . —( hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) Snch is the state of Ireland , that 1 if you were to break out in rebellion , at'ack tbe soldiery , plunder them of their ammunition

      —it we were to provoke her by commencing the attack on the constituted authorities—if we were guilty of < utrae . es on the persons of those who differ in opinion frtirn ua , I do not say but England would be ready at any sacrifice to deluge the country in Wood , aa we ¦ would dest'rve if we were guilty of snch folly—( bearv , bnt keep within the bounds of the law , obey tbe wishes of thosa who have your interests deep at heart—( hear ) , —set with thnse who bane led you to many bloodless victories—( cheers . )—signify your adhesion by tbat language that John Bull knows well—( hear , and laughter ); —many of them kcow the Chinese language , many of them know the cta&sics , algebra , < bc ., but there is one lapjaase or wcience universally understood by them , that is the lan ^ ua ^ e of the cbink of the shilling— ( hear ,

      bear , and loud chrers ) John Bull understands the lanruace of the pocket well—( bear , hear . ) Last week when bV read of tbe £ 3000 repeal rent he understood it—show him that Uetermiriation—show him your adhesion in that way—ihuar ) . —give me 3 OOfl . OOO of K ^ r-caicir ? and havo me to do the rest—( great cheering ) , 1 know the position uf England . She has an artful entiu . ) in Louis PbiJ-. ppe , -who fenoWB th&t ho could not cwnent th « claim , of hia family to the throne of France better than by giving tbt Frt neb people a victory over the -victors cf Waterloo , by making the English crouch , and crouch she must if &he allows Ireland to remain dissati&neu—( bear , hear , and cfceersi . Let it be procUimtrd t » all Europa the outrages that have been committeii on Ireland—( hear , htar , hear ) , — the daring

      insolence <; her Minister , who , as though like the tyrant kin « of old , he could siay the very tide—•• thua for shalt ihou ^ o and no faither ; " buV even the command of that ran larch wns not wore futile than was that of Sir J . Graham , when he rhought the tide of patriotism vtulu cvasa to fl -w at his command , and not float triuinf hantly tfcf ark cf li ^ vrty into its haven of rist . T .-ir cr } of iibtity is r . br . > ad on the wild winds of heaven— icImvmj—ths oil of freedom to stand Bhouldci to &houUles . to respect the laws of the Almighty God , an ^ l thost- aiso ' f oppressive manihear , hear )—kt us be submiisi ^ e to the laws as long as they remain the laws—dinar , and fries of " We will , we wilT'i-rCountenanced by our pastors , who ever battled with yon -wbaa copscious that your conduct was

      consonant with-the rules of piety and justice , otherwire they would not be with y *» n—( hear , and cheers . ) tbe security that we—shall I call myself a leader , and why would I not ?—( hear , and vigorous cheering )—the security that-we have is euarded by temperance and ltd on by the councils of our anointed pastors—no crime , no conspiracy , no breach of the law , no c Since against God will be committed ; and , Ol it is delightful to think bow piety and temperance Bhall run in the stream , and sanctify each other , until the bright current spreads its vivifying -waters all over the land , and her children shall be animated by tbe refreshing draughts , and shall with the all vivifying waters drink in prosperity , happiness , and liberty . The Leaxnel Gentleman then resumed his seat amid the most deafening peals of applause , -which lasted several minutes .

      Mr . Shea Lalob . rose and isaid , tbat he knew it was ont of order for , a person to rise for the purpose of giving an explanation , bnt there was oae tiling ia his speech so misrepresented that hu would take the liberty then of being an exception to the general rule—( hear , hear , ' . He was distressed at heari ! g the inteipttration pnt l-y the Lil-erator on part of his speech , and he could not conceive by what possibility it was that he

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      ¦ was represented as saying anything whieh was inconsistent with their present movement—( loud ones-of "No , no ' ) . It had been his moat anxious desire always to inculcate order and peace , and as he joined the movement from what he considered a duty , he would retire from it froiA that day forth , unless be saw some security that thoae who spoke calmly , although strongly , should not be misrepresented— (" No , rio , " and sensation ) . There was no policeman would maintain tbe law * i » ore Btreriaously than he would ; and in saying sohe could not conceive how he had inculcated

      , anything contrary to tha spirit of the Constitution . Mr . OCONNELL replied , that he was always the friend of law and justice ; but there was a single sentence which fell from his friend \ Ir . Shea Lalor of which , from the affection be bore him , he would consider himself guilty of a dereliction of duty if he did n « t give an exp lanation—ibear , beat ) . He was certain those were the sentiments which were on Mr . Lalor's minrt , and he merely explained it . However , it might have been better explained in Mr . Lalor ' B own words —( tremendous eheera ) .

      Mr . Lalok- — When I select a dictionary , Mr . OConneU . I certainly -will select you in preference to Doctor Johnson -, but I do not think I made the mistake -which you attribute to me . ^ -, ( Cries of " Sit down . " ) Mr . O'Connell . —Why , the mistake was all on my Mr . EAtoB—I rather think it was , aud lam glad the matter is added . ... Mr . O'Connell—Every thing is easily settled betwetm us . Tbt- ' CHAtRMAN said be then came to a tonst which was oii ]> M-c-und to the toast of the evtninsc ; it was the health of tueir county represeutntive , Mr . E . B . RocheiGri-at chetrinci

      Mr . KoCHfi r ¦ amidst the inott rnpturouB bursts of ar-p ! ause , » " ¦' , when siloiicc w-as . at length obtained , he H . ii ( l—I am os fully convinced ;¦« any ninn of thu power of •' constitutional agUatiin . I also fee ! sure that the people and their leaders * wi ' . l not step fet on ? mpnitnt beyond the limit of tbt ; constitute n ; vn . 1 shall remain in it so long ns it is Irft . to us , anil vvbf" tuners break tbfouch every right whkh we hold justly dear and sacred , thun we shall be prepared to take our course accord imily . . Mr . W . Lalob—That is my course too .

      Mr liocH £ —We feave ' a country to live for , but we have also ; i country to die foi—\ cheers )—but we won ' t dio fur her until they won * allow us to live for her—( laughter and cheering ) . I don't believe they will it tempt to drive us to that desperate alternative—( hear , hear ) . We have ample power within our own hands to guard the livos of the peoplf , and finally to acconipiis / i their independence—( choeris )—we will be peaceful aud loyal , and not only advise , hut practise entire and unqualified obedience to the laws . If they attempt to pass any coercive measures in Parliament for Ireland . I am resolved to go to my place in tbat

      Parliament , where , by way of parenthesis . I buva not as yet shown my face—( laughter , and cries of " You are tloii : (? more goud at homu" )—I will go there , and , following the leadership of my revered colleague , I am prepared to go to the division-lobby of the House every nitjht of every week till Christmas—\ cheorBi . We -will adopt every constitutional means to prevent 1 ur country from being enslaved ; and our homes desolated ; and when th « -y infringe on rights ao ( r ' ear and feelings so sacred , then it will be time to take our course— leaders ) . My mind is fuHy made up as to that course , but now is not tbe time to state it—( cheers ) .

      It being now after twelve o ' clock , the "Liberator " said that it was better to dispense with the remaining toasts . The company immediately separated , and thun ended another " great day for Ireland . "

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      CAUSE OF THE " REBECCA" RIOTS . The Ti 7 iies of Monday has the following from its own Correspondent , in explanation of tho ' Rebecca" doings in Wales . It will be seen that the writer argues the conclusion that there is some " reason" for " Ilebecca " acting as she has done . He says : — "The main cause of the mischief is the general poverty of the farmers . They have become thereby discontented at every tax and burde . i they have been called on tty pay . If to this cause , —increasing poverty , and consequent discontent , be added an unjust imposition , you have the crowning climax , however trivial it may appear in itself , which bas fanned this discontent into a flame . This unjust imposition is the-very gross

      abuse of the turnpike tolls in thlB county . This may appear a ridiculous cause of discontent to most readers ; but : when I have explained the facts , there will appear some reason in Rebecca ' s warfare . I must first state that the tolls of the highways of this county are farmed out 'to contractors , tbe highest bidder becoming tbe farme ' r of them , as I believe ia usually the case with tbe collection of turnpike tolls . The chief tillage of this county is lime ; and a great number of limekilns are erected in different places , often with bye-roads to them ; and it ia tbe enstom of the farmers to buy their own stone ; and often their own coal , and carry them to these kilna to be burned ints lime , and then convey away the lime to their lands . Often the farmers ot a district

      were enabled to get to * these kilns without going through any turnpike ; upon which tbe toll contractors complained to the trustees that they could not continue to pay the full amount of their contract price of the tolls unless toll-bars were erected on these byeroads . These applications have been listened to , rind there | are scarcely two miles of bye-road or high road : without a turnpike . The consequence is , that where heretofore the farmer paid is . for a load of stone which he had taken to the quarry with bis team , he is now compelled to pay 1 b . in addition fot turnpikes , another shilling on his coal , and , again , has toll demanded on bringing away his lime . This , therefore , has become a very serious tax upon the farmer , and bas greatly enhanced the . cost of the tillage for hia

      land . Again , it has become tbe custom if a bridge had to be built , a road to be made less circuitous , or a hill to be cut down , to erect a turnpike to defray tbe cost of the improvement . These new and additional turnpikes have beau continued and tolls exacted long : after the cost of the bridge or other improvement has been over and over again defrayed . In other places parishes are compelled to repair the roads at their own coat , and the farmers who have contributed to this cost , eontend that it is unjust that they should be called upon to pay tall as well . From these several causes , incredible as it may appear , I have been informed by several persons likely to be acquainted with the fact , that , taking the whole county of

      Carmarthen , on an average , there are not three miles of road [ without a toll bar . From Pontardulais-bridge , the boundary of the county , to this town , a distance of only [ nineteen miles , I myself counted no less than eleven toll-bars , or rather ten and the cU an- swept foundation where one stood last week . The farmers of the county , a most peaceable , quiet , and orderly population , were roused to such a pitch of indignation by this abuse , tbat at length , under a leader more daring than the rest , who assumed the name of ' Rebtcca ; ' several of these newly set up gates were pulled down . It is remarkable , and proves that it is their sense of justice only which is outraged , that none of the old established gates originally plaoed ou the road have been meddled with .

      " Emboldened by success , organization and confederation commenced , and neither checked by the strong arm of , the law , nor appeased by a timely remedy of the abuse , and having the silent sanction aud approval of the mass of the population , these at first insignificant acts of lawless violence have assumed an importance , and have led to results which may end in serious disaffection amongst a population the most inoffensive and peaceful in her Majesty's dominions . " ? The beginning of strife is as the letting out of

      water ; ' there is no telling what mischief it may effect . All parties , with whom I have conversed on the subject , unite in condemning the apathy of the Government in not using means at once to put an effectual stop to these disturbances . In those cases , too , where there has be ' en a show of resistance to these outrages , and policemen and special constables have been arrayed they hive not been determinedly and properly headed ; and on : looking at the numbers they have hail to cope with , appeal to have remembered the couplet , — ' He who in fights will interpose ,

      ' Will sometimes get a bloody nose ;' and esteeming discretion the better part of valour ' have quietly looked on , peeped round corners , and have even , it is eaid , been ' compelled' to do 'RebeecaV own work . " Mingled with these causes of discontent are others , great in themselves , which only wanted some 8 uch commencement as Rsbecca's' warfare to unite all into one somewhat alarming focus . The most prominent , of these is diagust at the operation of the New Poor Law . The farmers and inhabitants of the rurai districts complain that they are feeavily rated to pay the expenses of building a large Union Workhouse—of officers' salary—and of supporting the paupers of distant town populations , none-of which , they contend , they ought to be liable to ; and before the New Poor L&w their rates for supporting their own paupers were much li&hter .

      " Then again tho great tithes are generally severed from tb < j support of the church , and go to lay impropxie tors whftet the small or vfcarial tithes , oppressive and vexatious in their exaction , alone remain to support an ill-paid Iclergy , One serious consequence of this has been the great progress of'dissent in Wales , which has again reacted on the general discontent in creating an opposition to the payment of all tithe whatsoever from opposition to the church . " At present this picturesque and beautifully situated little to * n is perfectly quiet , except , ( if I can call it an exception ) that two armed dragoons ate on duty in front of the hotel ffeom ¦ which I write , a part of the outoffices being converted into barracks , whilst groups of wondering and curious boys and idle men ate standing at a respectful distance , looking with aspects of awe at theincarbinea and accoutrement * .

      " To-day a company of thei 73 d ! Regiment inarched into the fcwn . The soldiers hate been accommodated with quarters in the workhouse , apart of which has bsen converted into temporary barracka . " I have been informed that [ Colonel Love , the commander of the district , has iirrived , and has been actively 1 engaged in placing the solders in different parts of the country , ao as to be ready at a moment ' s warning to act on an emergency . "

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      In the Times of Tuesday , the same writer returns to the subject , and : enters into details of oppression under the New Poor LJiw , which may well cause " Rebecca " to " cry out aloud , " and even to act . " Saturday , Juno 24 . " A local new Jpaper , tbe Carmarthen Journal , of today attributes tiie late outrages in thia county to " a deeply-seated and widely-diffused spirit of political disaffection . " I [ have made numerous inquiries , and certainly [ such appears to be the opinion of several leading men of tie county . On inquiring the particular grievances complained of , however , the almost invariable answer is , the oppressive tax of tbetoll-gateB on the by-roads , and the unpopularity and dislike to the working of ( the New Poor Lav .-. I have endeavoured to-day to ascertain the particular grounds of the unpopularity of this law . It appears that the union comprises a great number of rural parishes , and many

      of these have no ] p » or whatever , others scarcely any j and the farmers ! who have been accustomed to maintain only their own poor , naturally are indignant at being compelled io contribute to the maintenance of the poor of a populous town some ten or twenty miles off . This , so far as it jaffects thefarmers of the rural districts , appears to be their most prominent objection to the law . In the town of Carmarthen , however , thereare other grounds o f objection—namely , its actual operation on the poor | thfcaiaelves . The poor complain , that if they Bt * k for relief , and are what are termed * ablebodied , ' they are obliged to enter the Workhouse , thtmselvea and } their families , or they cannot get it They cumplain that if they do enter , they are kept there as in a prison , and treated as prisoners : ' that even with aged and infirm couples , man and wife are separated withinjits walls ; and , lastly , they complain of black bread aud insurBciunt di&t . I have

      taken no tuan ' jS ' they say' for grantee ; but have been myself ) over the Workhouse , Lave examined and tasted tbeu bread , have obtained from tLe matron their dietf table , and have seen numerous orders for admiiiown in ' to thu wurfchouse to applicants for relief woo flave maje out their case 0 / necessity before the board , and who have been ibfussd relkf , unlta 3 thiy aiic- tJit-ir families fcuterovl the woikhouse . I have neen a LuucUe of ' these orders , suoh as— ' Admit Juiin Juufes , v ? ; f « , -. ivA Uiree can-iron , ' -which have b . en . refustd , the app : icin ! s p . ejirring to staive or live by mendicancy lULhcr than b vak up their colluijcs—lhcir oii ! y homes , ami enter ! we woiknouae . I n . qutmi of the relieving officer the rent John Junes would have to pay for his cottaee : he said , ' Perhaps la . or Is . 6 d . a-

      week . ' 1 asked what would become of it if he and his family sluull accept the order , and enter the ¦ workhouse ? Ob , ' he arsvrwred , 'bo-wouM lock it up fur a few days till be got work . ' 'Suppose , ' said I , ha should not obtain w . rk fir a week , would tbe Union pay his rent ? " 'Oh , no , * eaid he ,. ' the landlonl must distrain on his furniture for that . " Can it be wondered at , unless all hope for struggling on be gone—every spark of bonsst aud independenffee'ling be extinguishjed—that Johu Jones should apurn the off « r to give him bread ou condition that be and his family should jbecome outcasts , by thus constnting to the breaking t »| tbe stroi . ge . bt lie to honest industry —his own fireside ? And such has been the feeling with which these' offers have been rejected , with

      indignant criesj that it ? was tha last timd the workhouse should bt > iiff ; red to thum . Tbeae expressions , tho officers of thsit fcst . blisbuieut say , pointed to a contemplated deiltructi . n of the building . It seems pretty certain , from all 1 can lenrn , that the farmers and followers of j' Rebecca' from the rural districts , who came mounted ; though opposed to the Now Poor Law aa imposing j unjust burdens upon them , never contemplated pulling down the workhouse of Carmarthen ; but that th ' ey were led on to the outrage they committed ( and which was so fortunately put a stop by the arrival of the dragoons ) by tho townspeople , whose enmity , for the causes I have named , was

      directed against the building itself . "The bread , which I saw and tasted , is made entirely of barley , a :. d is nearly black ; it has a gritty and rather sour taste . I was informed by a gentleman of the board , who accompanied me , that this kind of bread was better than the bread in common use amongst the poorer farmers , ifhave since ascertained from an intelligent farmer that some of tbe poorer farmers do use this bread , and ho described it to me as being very healthy , because it was lighter than wheaten bread ;' that ' you could eat a great deal more of it , ' and that 1 it acted as an aperient , and was therefore recommended in some cases , as from its gritty nature it hud a scouring effect . ' I ( A OvUULlUg VUJbW * \

      " Subjoined is the daily diet table furnished to me by the matron : — j " 1 G ounces of this barley bread per day for able-bodied men , and 14 ounces for women ; li pint of milk porridge , composed of Jthree parts water and one part milk , each morning for breakfast . On Sundays and Wednesdays , 3 . 3 ounces of cooked meat , and l ^ lb of potatoes , for dinner , and H { pint of soup fot suppur . On Mondays , Thursdays , and Saturdays , l £ pint of soup , and ljlb of potatoes for dinner , Ii ounce of cheese for supper . On Tuesdays ! 1 . 3 pint of pease-soup and l ^ lb of potatoeafor dinner j and lh ounce of cheese for supper . And on Fridays \ we hive a fish-dinner , ' said the matron . 'Oh , ' thought I , 'this is kindly intended as a change and luxury ; they are near the sea-coast ,

      and cod , haddock , land mackerel , no doubt are abundant and cheap . ' What fish V I asfted . Ob , a salt herring eath—and vtty large ones they are too , ' said the matron ., qualifying it , as I raised an incredulous look . To this l . ^ lb of potatoes are allowed , and to wind up the day ' s fast 1 ^ pint of soup for supper . It atvuck rue , that though the farmer ' s account of the boneficial effects of barley bread might fee quite true as applied to hale , strong , and aver fed men , yet that taken as the chief food , with only 3 ^ oz . of meat on Sundays and Wednesdays , and a soup and milk gruel diet ] all the rest of the week , its ' scouring' properties might not be desirable for the strongest

      man , even though he was treated to ' a Sab . dinner on Fridays . " I will inow turn to the dietaries of the Borough Gaol of Ciarmattben , and also of the County Gaol , which I subjoin , each of which places I visited , and saw tbe rations served out , and leave you to . compare the amount of ] food allowed to the criminals confined with that given in tbe workhouse to the poor . As to its quality in each of these prisons , the bread was good wheaten brown bread ; that given in the Borough Gaol especially is excellent bread , and I have frequently seen such bread from choice eaten in respectable families in England . The a . up and gruel also , some of which I saw in the county Gaol , appeared thick and strong .

      " THE DIETARY OF THE BOROUGH GAOL . "Rule 18 . —That the money allowance for food hitherto existing be abolished , and the following fixed diet be established instead ,-j-namely , lAib . of brea . l daily for each prisoner ; 3 pints of oatmeal gruel daily ; lib . of potatoes or mtx ^ dj vegetables daily ; and a liberal allowance of salt forj each prisoner . " THE DIETaSRY OF THE COUNTY GAOL . " 24 oz . of bread per day for , each prisoner sentenced to hard Urour ; 12 oz . of rteat 0 : 1 Thursdays and Sundays , and lh Ib . of potatoes . On Mondays , Wetinesdays , and Fridays , 2 oz . of cheese and a quart "t gruel . On

      Tuesdays , Thursdays . Saturdays , and Sundays , lj pint of soup ; with a pint and half of gruel each morning for breakf : iat . Prisoners in tbe Honse of Coirection are supplied withthtj same diet On Mondays and Fridays they have meat soup | , and on Tuesdays , Wednesdays , ami Saturdays vegetable snap . ' Orders have betnl received from tbe H > ine-omoe for an increased diet for tLe prisoners , but which the magistrates have nut ytt adopted . "Can you wonrterj on a comparison of these several diet tables , thot the , poor should complain that they are undurfed in ttaj workhouse , and that the union Workhouse , should le unpopular amongst them ?"

      The Times , in a lea < iing article in reference to these revelations » ays .- — ' ^ If manifestations of popular violence should induce il misters to re-cousidtv the policy of keeping up smb . k tending grevance throughout the country as the . New Pi , or Law , th * time may come when we shall have ] to thank even Rebecca and her daughters' !"

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      1 ADDRESS OF THE ( COAL , LKAD . AND IRONSTONE MI . NKRS , OP E . VGLAND Ar ' D W \ LES TO THEIR ! BRETHREN THB COLLIERS OF SCOTLAND . : Brothers is bondage and is hope , —Long have j we toiled , v » hile idlers have reaped the fruits ! -Long I have we laboured in noisome pits to provide comfort for all , while ourselves and families are denieU every 1 comfort ! our Wages gradually reduced ! inhuman , unchristian restrictions placed upon us , until we oan barely obtain the common ** st necessaries of life ! prevented by the present ] accursed system from obtaining information , and then taunted by thoae who enslave us , with ignorance ! Harassed , oppressed , and insulted ou every side , ( for who feels any sympathy for a collier ?) onr burdens are becoming too great for humanity much

      longer to bear . When we see the sons of labour in indigence and rags , and ( the idlers rolling in luxury and clothed in purple and jUnt linen , we are irresistibly driven to the conclusion that something must be radically wrong in the present system , or snch outrageous anomalies ] could not exist . Is it not time then , Brethren , that we should stand np in the dignity of manhood ) and enquire how and by what cause these things exist . Brethren , the reason-why this unnatural state exists , has been long self-evident ; it is because we have not been united )! It is because we allow ethers to have the greatest share of that which we ourselves produce ! it is because the scriptures are perverted , and the " labourer is no longer first partaker of the jfruits . " Brothers , shall this state of things last for ever ?—shall we forever be disunited , only to be made slaves ? . ' The motto of the

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      oppressor ever is " Divide and Govern . " Let va not suffer tb . 6 m to divide us any longer , and trample upon us with impunity ! Let us not any longer be willing parties to our own degradation I Let ns forge a tTnion chain tbat shall encircle our land ! ! Let us cement its links with muiiial interest , and broVterty love ! ! Let us get rid of all mean jealousy , and have confidence ia each other ! Let ns feel our own value and status la society , and then as sure as cheerful morning follows dreary night— -as sure as gloomy winter Is succeeded by smiling spring , so sure shall We be snccessfulin bettering the condition of ourselves and families , and raise ourselves and families from that degraded position to which we are at present subjected .

      Brethren , ia order to cure tbe above named state of things , we have formed a society called " TJie Miners ' Association of Great Britain and Ireland . " Thousands have carolled themselves under its banner , and thousands are daily flocking to it The society has seven lectorers engaged , propagating their principles . Only last week we forwarded one thousand cards tothe miners in the West of Scotland I We entreat , we conjure you by every boly tie tbat binds man to man , by the love you bear to your wives and children , by the respect you have for your kindred and bind , to join us . Unite with us , Brother ? , acd we will do you good . Thoae who are friendly to you we will receive as friends , and those who are your enemies shall find us determined opponents .

      To bring about this much-desired objeor , we earnestly desire you to send two men from each colliery , to attend a delegate meeting which will be holden at the honse of Mr . Douglas , Gallows-hall Toll , Dalfceith , on Saturday , 1 st July , 1843 ; chair taken at six o ' clock > n the evening ; and we beg further to inform you that we have delegated and appointed Mr . William Diniella , ( whom we recommend to your notice , ) to attend such meeting ; as the representative of the " Miners * Association of Great Britain and Ireland , " who will supply each colliery with a . copy of our printed laws , and give every information wished for . Hoying you will take this address into your serious consideration , think wiaclv , and act accordingly ,

      We are , Brethren , yours sincerely , on behalf of the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland , the the Extcutivo Committee , John Armstrong , President . Alexander Stoves , Vice-President . Martin Jude , Treasurer . Thomas Smith , Benjamin Watson . John Nixon . Andrew Fleming . Peter Lintey . James Smith , Assistant Secretary . John Hall . General Secretary . Newcastle-upon-Tyne , June 12 , 1843 . N . B . The above-named society is a completely lawful one , and ia in perfect accordance with the Act of Parliament , the 5 th and 6 th of Geo . IV .

      All further information can be obtained by addressing a post-paid letter to Mr . John Hall , General Secretary of the Miners' Association , at Mr . Thomas Stephenson's , Coronation-street , Sonth Shields , County of Durham ; or to Mr . William Daniells , St . Ann ' s , Lasswade , who will shortly attend each Colliery in Mid and East-Lothian , and in the County of Fife , personally . John Hall , General Secretary .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS . —Monday , June 26 . Lord CottbnhaS * moved for a select committee to inquire into the operation of the Bankruptcy Act of last session . He argued tbat the law operated injuriously , and aggravated the evils of the system ; tbat it gave a preference to the larger creditors , at the expense of the smaller ; and that it frequently compelled , not only creditors , but the officers of the Bankruptcy Court , to travel from seventy to a hundred miles , in order to prove debts , or to take possession of effects—thus in every way leading to loss and expence .

      The Lord Chancellor admitted that in individual cases there might have been an increase in the attending expences , but contended that in the average of cases there was a great diminution . It was not fair to attempt to take the working of the act out of the hands of the Government , who were watching it with great attention , with the view of remedying whatever defects experience might point out . Lord Brougham concurred in opinion with the Lord Chancellor . Lord Campbell , on the contrary , was surprised that the Lord Chancellor did not at once admit the bill to be entirely wrong , and abandon it , as the Government had done with the additional duty on Irish spirits .

      Lord Cottesham . in leplying , expressad himself satisfied that the evils of which he complained would not long be permitted to exist . The motion was then negatived without a division . On tbe motion of tbe Earl of Aberdeen the House went into committee on the Scotch Church Bill . This subject occupied their Lordship ' s the remainder of the evening .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Friday , June 23 . The House was occnpied with another of those discussions on the Irish Arms Bill with threaten to be interminable . The first order of the day was the question of going into committee on the bill ; bat Sir H . W . Barron moved an amendment , that the provisions of the measure should be expended to England . One consequence of this amendment was tbat it brought up Lord Palmerston , at an early period of the evening , irho detailed bis opinions on the subject of ¦ ' Ireland and the Irish . " Sir Robert Peel replied to LordPaunerston , and made a " conciliatory" speech , the chief object of which was to mitigate the effect of Sir James Graham ' s- unlucky expressions on the previous Friday .

      In the debate which followed , a great number of members took part—as Lord John Russell , Mr . Ward , Mr . Shaw , Mr . Trelawny , Lord Ebrington , Mr . Morgan John O'Connell , Mr . Sharman Crawford , Lord Dungannon , Mr Smith O'Brien , and Lord Clements . Sir H . W . Barron withdrew his amendment : iut Mr . Thomas Dun com be made a brisk attack on Ministers respecting the dismissal of Irish magistrates , which elicited from Sir James Graham that a correspondence had been going on between the Supreme and the Irish ( governments on the subject of the agitation for the Repeal of the Union , and that , in point of fact , Lord Chancellor Sugden had been previously advised by the Home Secretary witij respect to the dismissal of magistrates .

      This provoked a fresh discussion ; Lords John Russell and Howick emphatically protesting agaiAst punishing individuals for exercising their strictly © institutional and legal right of agitating for the Repeal of an Act of Parliament . The House did not get into committee oa tbe bill until a quarter to twelve o ' clock ; and then the first clause provoked a discussion as animated as ever . It vras moved that it be postponed ; aud Lord Clfments threatened a division on ev . ry syllable of the clause , unless it were postponed ; but the committee dmded , when there appeared 177 to 74 . The object , however , was gained , for the committee on the bill was adjourned .

      Monday , Juhe 26 . The first order of tbe day was the committee on the Irish Arms Bill , aOjourned from Friday . Oa the ques tion being put . Lord Clements interposed some observations , and was followed by A £ r . Wallace ; aft ^ r which the House went into committee ou the first eteuse . Lord John Russell said he hu . i supported the bill because he felt that an . Anna BUI was required for Ireland . But he considered the existing act suific-iecrly strin . rnt , and unless the present bill , which partook of the nature of a coercive measure , were materially altered in committee , he would oppose it on the third reading . Lord Eliot charged Lord John Russell with a want of his usual candour , in now opposing a bill -which he b :: ti supported , and . which , instead of being coercive , was much milder than the Arms Act which hehadsnoported when himself in power .

      Mr . El- me expressed his satisfaction that Lord John Russell was now going to oppose the bill , and regretted that he hail not done so when the late Government was in office . The House then proceeded with tho bill , or rather attempted to proceed with it , for tbe first BIS ciiiU 33 S produced lively discussion and Beverai divisions . The third and fourth clauses were postponed ; the fifth clause was agreed to ; but tbe sixth clause was opp' ^ d , and the gallery w * a cleared . Daring tbe absence of tte reporters some exciting circumstances must have occurred , for Mr . R . Yorke was found on hia legs indignantly censuring the disgraceful proceedings which bad taken place , and moving , in consequence , that the chairman report progress . This , on a division , was opposed by 229 to 24 i and the clause iteelt , on another division , was carried by 167 to 96 .

      The progress of the bill was here stopped , the chairman reporting progress ; and the other orders were then disposed of .

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      Cambebwell . —Henry Vincent lectured at the Montpellier Tavern , on Friday evening week ; admittance threepence each . His audience consisted of about sixty persons . Alter the lecture a public mwting w « f heldj admission free . Mr . JoBeph Sttrrge , D * . Bitchie , and Colonel Thompson addressed the meeting , which neTer consisted of more than 120 persons , Hie gwtf majority of whom were Chartfsti . At the concltisioi 01 the proceedings , It wa / r moved arid seconded that they form a Complete Suffrage Association . About eight hands were held up in its favour . The Chairman , Mr . Riohardson , then called upon them to enrol their names , but tbe call was unheeded . The respectables ( so called ! moved towards the doors ; while f » . Ghartists collected in groups , discussing and commenting Upon the complete failure of all middle-class movements , unless backed out by the aid and countenance of working men .

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      7——TO TUB EDITOR OF THE ^ NORTHERN STAR . SIR ., —You will oblige ttt Co ' . itrs of Mid-LrWian by inserting the following a ( dress in the ntxt Star , along with the following notice . To the Colliers of Mid and East Lothian . — Mr . William Dinielis , wifl visit the following place ? during the next week ; . Tbe collars are requested to make arrangements at | their respective places for holding meetings : — . M » nday , July 3 rd . at Newcastle ; Tuesday , 4 tb , at Sheriff Hall ; Wednesday , at Rosewell ; Thursday , at Edg-ht-ad ; Friday , Barley Dean' - Saturday , Steb-hill . J ' j W . Daniells . Lasswadc , June 24 tb , IS 43 .

      Jemjjmal %0avliament.

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      fi THE NORTHERN STAR . _ [ ^ . _ __ .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 1, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct657/page/6/