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      THE tSTBBEREES DEMONSTRATION . { From He Cork Examiner . ) SKIBBEBEE 5 , Thfesbat Night . —Ths demonstration snase in favour *! ths resfcaeKMisnuf Ireland , as ¦ wel l as ite leception &rsn to the Liberator , in ibis seclude-:, tnd far d = ssmt pardon of ou islami , have ^ wcB-alsfe eclipsed , in zjal . In d&vcdoa , in true Irish emQmKaisa , anything of tbe Mod -we have -witnessed since ihs : commsicement of the pressnS giGrious move-ZBESt It isaUqgstlier Impossibl 3 to form anything approach- ing to a correct estimate of ths numbers E ^ sembled on "Hub occasion , or to speak in too high praise .-of their order , tieesrnm , xegnlsnty . sr > d discipline . 2 f ot only Tferethe roads covered for inBesfar as the eye could ranch , bat thousands occupied the heights and passed through the fides , making the -sreltin lin ? "with tbeir acri > RTTifttigDs , z . 3 < i pourics : tucsingB on tlse lather of Lis « onntry , -whs rstarosd tfctir sreeaagB with sSeeiion&te 1

      Tranntiij exclaioang , " £ s . p ~ sl "— " Old Ireland * —acd lodkinf ss fcnoya&t , asihesifnl , and as VFell as he eid twenty yearaasje . Such & procession "was never before "witnessed in the Csrbtries , perbBps -we may ray , in the South , or in aisy other part of Ireland . The population too of this district ia far more numerous than in the most fertile districts , vbere the criping avarice of the i landlord elass **»* thinned the ranks of the people ; and > "When it-is known that vast numbers came a distance of i JMrry and forty miles , -we believe -we are -pitfcin the j limits ¦ sijen ws say th ^ t between 500 OOv and 600 . 000 people "were present , or about three-fourths of this I great cennrj . On the myriads -sect , scouting , cheer- j ing , ssd gra ^ inc the laberator- Having passed through ¦ ths tewn , the proossaion proceeded by Harsh-road to , the place of meeting , the hill < f Curragh , one of the ' . beantifal ranges of high land frith which the t « wn is eacospassed , ai-d from "which there is a vie * 7 as bold , as ni&gnlficsnt , and sublime as any on which the eye cf the pzister could deslra to rest . > ¦

      The " IabsatorV appearance on the platform was : hailtd with treistsdous cheering by the congregated ' myriads . On the motion of the Ksv . D . Dore , pariBh priest of Colersgh , seconded by the Kev . J . jIClcabt , paVreh priest , Union-kail , ISx . Daniel M'Caitny , of iongiiine XmSge , "Bras caHs £ by acclamation to the ; chair . ; 3 fc . J- S . Lax os . came forward to propose the first ; resolunon , and vriS xeceiTBd "with Ibeo sad itsg-ct-Eti- 1 med cheerine . He said , thank God , my frienaa , for I ; fe

      t ^ wn my God thai I am a Kepealer . ( Load cheering . ); I thank usy God that my native nwrnibLinn < jf Kerry , at : the foot of ene of which the liberator of his ; country j Tests—I ihasik my God , I aay , that they do not thiB < lay i look down -upon me s nos-Hepealei , or that "which u as bad , one "who is so ia bis heart , but bas not the-manlj i courage to stow it v Vehement cheers . ) Yes , I call on that sacred name , is the first place , to thank Him test 3 am a Sepealer , aiid 1 call spon yon to tnank Him ' also ; ior lately in tbe Hoass of Commons a "rile tra- , dncer , in reference to those of do reDgion "which 1 : profe £ 3 , heEitated not to proclaim that va are a j nation of atrocious perjurers . ( Cries of " Oh ! " and groans . ) j A tou »—^ He lies . » Locd cheers . ) j ~\ Tr . S . iiiOB . —Thank God I am here as a Repealer ; before an assembly of-at least 400 , 000 Irishsien ; and , to Mm vho bad the rasoleircs to accuse tbe Catholics cf . Ireland of perjury , 3 aay to torn , and before yon , be j lies . iTtiiement cheering . ) He lies damnably—be [ lies—lie lies ansolentiy—scd J Irish to God 1 -was in I the House of Gommous to tall him to bis teeth " yon j lie . " ^ Prolonged cheeriac . ) lam not like O'Connor Don—I am not like t&e gentleman trbo is sausfitd j that he should be calltd a perjurer , provided it be done in a gentlemaiily t ? ay . ( Hear , bear . ) I ss . y , thea , ; l > efiBra thw £ nonnon 3 ma = s—1 say before flie Proter- j tsuts as Veil as Gstholics , for that there ore man ; ^ Protestants lisre 1 hsne tbe honour of knowing , and they -will boar me ont in - what I say—I say , then , be- j tore you ; all , Sir James Graham . * ' you lie . ** - iTehe-: meat cheering- ) Sov many hundreds , of thousands du I see here ? \ A Toice—More than half a million—( cheering . ) ;

      "Mt- S . IiAXQB—Our £ rst duty then , in accordance J with ths reselotion which I bold in my hand , is to ex- j press loyally to out moat gracious , cur most btloTed ,, onr most adored SoTeraijn—the Queen—{ tremendous j cheering . ) And I tell Sir -James Graham thai he ia a , double perjurer to that Queen "who seeks to » ffir the j stigma of perjury on a nation that embraces tha most j moral znd the most loyal portion of her subjects —( con- > firmed cheering . ) Away then -trith Sir Jsmes Graham } ; "What is the first feeling you hare expressed here 31 Y « n , 400 , 000 men . cire the lie to Sir James Graham— i

      and-next yon express jcur loyalty to our Gracious J Queen —{ more cheering . } One hearty cheer for the j Queen —{ enthusiastic cheering , -which continued for ; pprwa tana . ) 3 "would aik Sir Kobert 3 Peei—3 "would j ask Six James Graham , I -would ask Xozd Broagbam , j if that be a dialojal cheer ? It comes from tbe hearts j of 400 , 000 mED ; aad you give it in tbe sincerity of yonr aSecSonata deToSon , after buying first gi-ven the lie to yonrtradncer—{ cheers . ) Wnat brought you iiere ? A Toice—Tbs Bspeal—( lond spplana i i 3 dr . S . iiios—Ten -want something . What is that ? ' TheJtepeaL What induces yon to seek it ? You are ' ths most iniB 3 R : ble , ths most jcreiehed , i ct tbe noblest

      people on God's tarth , and you are diiEatisfitd that yon should longer remain miserable . You are the nioat jniserable , howcT ^ , and tbs most injurBd , and jcu ' -arould be the most debased , only y * ur o-srn noble natnre pre"sented that—{ cheering . ) j "M >_ Cotpisgeb , in seconding the resolrticn , said ttatot bad been ipr > ken to "with "with so much talent , energy , and troth ., that he "would not detain than by &ny oDSfcrr&tioiis , knowing thtir anxiety to besx tbe ' laberatoT—ilcfud cheers . ) 3 Ir- M ? CAX ! T ^ r ^ DovyiSG csme fortrara to propose tbe next resolution , and was TeceiTed "wilti load [ t £ &ezB- Hesaidttcy iad been charj ? ea vntb aniDten-:

      ¦ fe > n to proToke a xebelHon m lreian-1 . He "was sur- prised to bear some Protestants say » o ; -whilst he -was aware that many of them , as that meeisng testified , j entertained no such atrocious Hea . ( Cheers . ) Goed God ! had not they as many endearments in life as I those sho charged them -with tbis crime ? Had they not " » i 7 es and children ? iLoud cheers . ) Had they not r » ery indncement that their oppon « aK 3 had to t desire ths biesEinss of peace ? lettering . ) What ! reason , -what moSve , -what object-could they haTe . in lacking fer rebellion ? Was it to encounter Htr . Jdajesty ' a troops ? HVas it to abandon the last piask , ^ whilst they had < E 3 5 r& understood ) tbe ship of the con-Ztitntlcn forsfety ?

      3 Ir . E . B . Koche , 3 J P ., then came forward amid loadsnd enthusiastic appkuse . He said—Men of the Carberies ! if fe are threatened bj cut -opponents There l-a *; be £ 3 , at least thv peptrs bring an account to the effect—there hzs besn , 1 ssy . something like a derisjstaon csf -srar assist the Irish people . I hope they are not mad encash to go to -wax against tbe tracquJ people of Ixelasd . . A To « s—L-t ' . ban if tl-= y dare . iL ^ -nd eb&ers . ) Ms . BoCH £ —Yes ! 1 Si . y if tty d ^ r = attack the ¦ peojjlz-, tt = peopie are prepsred . iTcbementapp ^ use . Tfe "Wai not attack trem : "we vill fes ' 4 ionest and lrne" to our eause , -. e » -i 311 ^ p "spilbin the bounds and limits of : £ be cosstitu ' - ioj . But ? gain 1 say , if tiey fiRTQ to invaf-e the crrnsiJluiioEal riehis cf tbe Irish ¦ p e& ^ h "Sfe "t ^ ul be prtpsrtd to meet tfcsm . (

      Tremendous efaefciiEi' ) And l ^ t me teli their icadera—the men "BhoczTb to accuse tJh- representstiTcs in Parlia- . jnent "srho h 3-st Ecbscnbed tne Catbcuc oaths , and I am [ one * f them < : nd cheering i —lti me tell those men when they acedia the Itaitxs of The Irish people of ; being perjurers— " i AToife—Tbsy * « . , 31 i- BocnE—Thf-T lie ia dorfc But -why accuse , ¦ ns ? OiJy that bf tzdting us to give the people . pre- cipiiste ad"v . c--i vLcj inay be ai ? -i to nabriais tctir , tyranny agaiiist fu ; j . . pit—rcirhsan ^ t cbe ^ Ts * . W « are not pajnrers ; it : s s iii > a > -seen it—uoadnned . cieeriB *> Bat "sre are . I trust , hoifst ana tcUraiioed JrlshiBcs—iprolaagedcpplauiif ) . Ttey say , no * . Uiat there is an end to all cuncessions t * tht ; Ir ^ h pcopit . ; And -why is this asseniou made ? Bc ^ acse ttey say . ' , that if they giTe concts-io . i . which mtans power , tfat , Protestant Church is liv-le to ba aa ^^ ktd in tbis " country . Dj you know v ^ t I say in return to tLat j —sassil blame to you for ^ irA sian . —( . aouhter ws ^ cheers ) . VVnsn endeaTourin » to obta ^ iibertlts for the people , it is also rheir c ^ -v-m to tuia rcuutl s :-a say * 'the Cb ^ rsh ia in danger ; * and 1 tell thr-as , beyond . qcti ^ oii or ' abt . for Their p > n rt sb £ Ei « i £ icl : i'n ,. that is da £ ecractry *!? : ¦» Ch ^ -ca EbabUEhnraf is in dan % S —? 7 cheEi ££ * cht ^ rsj . Wf e- » - too deiic- rat * , tea f iKdteB , and tso ^* ttraiiii £ . ' ? ar : > JoE ^ er to fct' » aiH to &n abuse so cryi- g ann ^ o ztosb . And thry msy br » is - . er cj tfc ? y like in Euglssd , hnt tha 1 » 3 y , that tfa ¦¦ ? i . - ^ sii saot s . « cc ^ sd in Hjaistsisasjj ti ^ it isonsier in iLu- country . 1 3 ETCT befcrc h _ 4 tfe « . h 2 ; 7 » : i ;«^ 8 of adjrt ^ -ii ^ so snmerocs a mnltita '"' - ss tl , A- I nrrer -3 t-= ? er-ngrc » ai £ = l such a mass of phjs-e&l fc ? c— -i ner « t ^ ri ^ -m snei eetenainanon , " sn ^ i ai i !^ game flmt a stiE , L -- of z-joZ fteiing and good imu aar left ; bai 1 > , ! , tt , c leaders of England fe » hesitit * htforc the ? try the goou temper -of £ tds ceuntry—fitcd cries of tT-s-. hsarithere uauii be sn end to thi ? . as in tLs — -Id therejb an i-nd to erery thing—there is an ea ' vo to the ' pa ^ ence ssd icsbsarssce of a k > ng-trifcd , a : r Jg- -p- ; pressed , kat a hoping -people—and I tell tLa <* ; -- » - * ers , ' uotwithstincing the pstiEnce and gocd hunifcur i ; he . Irish people . v ? e tssmotinj hcvr lon ^ , if thfy _ - szk j fliem , - sre s . sJl be able to restrain th « people—>; ud ' and loag-CGEiinusd chseriEgi . j 3 he ** liberator * then caste forss ^ rd , and not ! «• •¦ f could $ mrpss 3 the ecBarsissm with which he "was rectned—cheer followed cheer for eeTeral minutes , and the ) hand struck cp several spirited airs , and the "whose ; scene-was one of = £ Lction , delight , and jubilee . The Hon . andlHsrrced GenUeman commenced bis addre&a to the assemblsd thousands in the natrre Gie ' uc , whirfi they seemtd most hzppy to hear from the lips of tbe ' USD they mer . t to btbold , and Trhom they had n £ Ter , as . tre before stated , sera till this dxy . . Having spoken i aoms ssnteaces in Irish , he preceded to observe that it ; ^ ras impasab le loi the E- _ ciish langnaga . &r ercn if he : possessed tnelnsasr'rea ^ - - of bis friend Father Horgan of tbe Irish—* be hKirifelt , vbe Sart-hiDfliiig liisib—it ' "iraB inrps ^ dKs for Tnm to tHX > >? 3 ss the eruliation it feii | ' . itseeing . 'ObiseJ hnaiire-d ef thousands of Mb eouBtry- j i Jnen and eemSitsenta shuiit lum . Yes , he "was prond of' i iha high asd LsEOiinibie ci ?* isetion of being tbzit ; igpisseiitatJvB ; saJ £ 8 n * * h : torniitied to do hi 3 < iuiy 3 , i , ¦ i . . : , , ' j . j

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      ! ' : j ; by those "who conferred the bciiour npon him ; but it -was sad that be uught to be attending his duty in Par-I liament , and not going through the [ country—( Loud 1 laucbter . ) Thosa who said so Trere not their friends , nor were they his—( Hear , hear . ) What business had he in Parliament ? Was it not » packed Par' liament , and above all packed against Ireland ?— ( Hear , hear . ) Many a time it devolved upon him to plead ' the cause of the prisoner whom he knew to be innocent , 1 and his bleod curdled "when he r * fleeted that a packed ' jury might find a verdiot against an innocent man ; bat 1 he never met a jury so packed against & prisoner as the present Parliament was packed against hia countryi ( hear , and cheers ) . In tha first place , Peel assured i them that he -was the farmers' friend ] Peel said that

      j i ¦ j ' i ! i j i j their prices should be preserved . He told them at the j time that Peel waBnot the friend of the farmer ; and ¦ he now asked them , Bince Peel came into office , did : they gel ths same price that they obtained f » r tbeir produce two years ago?—Jlond cries of "Ho ") . The ' landlords cotnded in Peel ' s promises ; and they now found themBelves the greatest snffererB by the policy which he adopted—( bear , bear ) . That iraa one"W ^ y i Peel succeeded . The next was by ¦ exerting hatred ' against the peop le of Ireland . His newspapers called i the Irish a felon nation—and their priests they called t" surpliced ruffians . " ! A Toice— Oh ! the villains !

      Mr . O'CoNSEii—They did , the villains—that was the proper rame for them . Yes , they excited bigotry in England and hatred against Ireland s and that was another means by which they packed the present Parliament . Ths fact was , he did not think tbe fellows worthy of his attendance —( loud and continued cheering)—and therefore he remained at home ; he spoke to the Irish peeple , and the heart of Ireland was np tbe soul of Ireland was roused—the ; sons of Ireland ¦ w ere meeting in their congregated thousands , and the enemies of Ireland were blanching from very fear . ( Vehement cheer *) . Yes ; bnt they were come to new times in the contest . Hitherto Peel and Wellington threatened them with civil war . He set their threats at defiance —( loud applause ) . He Baid that the people of Ireland -srouid violste no law—would not infringe on the peace—wenld not put themselves in the power £ tbe shoTieen majnstrares . He had all Ireland peace

      able ; but not less fistd and determined because of being peaceable—iloud applause ) . The n « xt tlung was to break the magistrates . It was no great loss to him not to be a magistrate—( lend sheers and laughter ) . Bat since that they had adopted another course , and be earae to the conclusion that there was no chance for Ireland except from Ireland herself . In the House of Commons on Thursday night , Sir James Graham nii . de a speech on the Arms Bill . He thanked Sir James Graham for that speech . He deeply thanked him . And In the first place Sir James Graham called the Catholics perjurers J A voice—Oh ! the villain ! Mr . G'C&xxei-L—Yea , that was ihe name his mother ' s son ought to bear . There was bo other more applicable to him Morctjili gon cledra—iloud laughter and cheers . ) He ( Sir James Graham ) said that the Catholics took sn oath not to disturb the church as settled by law established . Why the Protestant Church us settled by law , when hr tiir . O'Connell ) first teok that oath , was a different thing from -what it was now . ; When he took that oath first , the Church established by law in Ireland had eighteen bishops and fcur archbishops ; and the Psotestants themselves cut them down to eight bishops and two archbishops . That was a definition of the Church as settled by law ; and they said that he w&s bound by the first oath he took . There could be nothing more ridiculous or absurd ( cheers , j At that time , too , there were church-rates all over Ireland ; they were collected every Easter , and the people well remembered them —( hear , hear ) . There stood the man who abolished them—( vehement cheering ) . Yes ! he took away £ 72 , 000 a year which were levied off the Catholic people of Ireland for bnilding Protestant churches , and he was now told that to the fir « t oaths he had taken he should adhere ( cries , of " Oh . ") As he oefore stated , nothing could be more ridiculous or absurd . Then with respect to tithes , it should be known that there were no tithes by law iio-w ; they were converted into rant 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 his ministry —( loud cheers ) . Well then , the next thing that Sir Jsmes Graham , in his speech on Thursday night , said , was that " in 1829 Emancipation was conceded . * ' Conceded' He believed there were no thanks due for that—( hear and cheers ) . Who was it * hat obtained emancipation ? A viace—O'Connell—( tremendous cheering ) .

      Mr O'CosKEtL—O ! he was at the head ; but he could net have obtained it if the people were not after him—( cheers . ) O ! they gave it to be ! sure , bnt they durst not refuse it " for a reason they had "—( " hear , " and cseers > . And there were not then s tenth of the people with him who new joined him in the movement for Repeal —( continued cheering ) . O ! all Ireland was now standing together in determination to obtain her rights —( "bear , bear , " and cheering ) . Sir-J . Graham having mads the announcement , that there was to be na farther concession for Iceland , J ask the Whigs and others what use it is for them to be liberal unless they join us foi the Rtpeal of the Union ?—( tremendous cheers ) . I thank hiro for that announcement , for he could not do m 3 work beU . tr if he had been paid for it —( hear ) . Ah l Sir J . Graham , I am much obliged to yon . A voice—Bad luck to Mm !

      Mr . CCoxsell— I have not wished him so although he has done my work , but I acquit him of all intention to serve us—( bear , ht-En . You have no hope for Ireland but from Irishmen , and you haTe brought me to proclaim , that unless through yourselves you have no means of carrying out anything of good ior Ireland—Mr . McCarthy "was then moved from the chair , and Mr . J O'Connell called thereto , and tbe thanka 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 Hall of the town was elegantly fitted np for the important occasion of entertaining the Liberator . About 450 sat down to dinner . The chair was occupied by Maurice Power , A 2 . D . Mr . D . Welplt , secretary , read lettera of apology , during the progress of which be was frequently interrupted by loud bursts of cheering , particularly while the letters of the > Jkst Kev . Dr . AI'Hale and Kisht Bev . Dr . Higgins were beini ? read . Ai tbe conclusion , the Chaii ^ MaS save " The Queen , God ciess her . " ( Drunk with every denionbtraUon of fervour an-i loyally . )

      Tfct Chaib . sa > again rose and said—That the people , and the people aione , are the true souxce of constitutional power , is a principle which is now universally admitted—ibear ) . Th * Te was a time -when thtahcuEciation of this truth would nave seenred for the man who aoould i&ve the boldness to assert it , a halter or a prison—ihesr . hear ) . But happily for us , we live in tinics when tho divine right of kiogs to govern ia nrjt ret up e ^ t-a by kinss themselves —( hear , b-w ) . I th ^ rtfor ^ , G ii - ienirn , give you , "The perple tbe rrue source of al » legitimate power "—\ drunk with cuthusiastic cheeriiiCi .

      ¦ ¦ ilr . S . LaluU having >> een culled on to respond to liii * toast , was r . e&ived with bursts of apyla- » e- The learned Chri ' . ' . vZ !> iri aUnoed to articles 'vrfilcb had apptared iii The Times cf January , "which accused the landlords of Jr ^ laii'l of bf iog tbe fruitfnl source i ^ l the misery U at tfiiicZcd tbe country , and of tbe agrarian outrages -which distracted society . Those articles iu . d made him a B ^ j > ra ! -r . 'Who was it that opposed O'Conneii at the e ^ c' -. Jii in 1 £ 41 ? TVas it a Coustrvat : ve ? Was i : a Lu-er ^ l ? 2 Jot one of thoEe . XLe Conserratiits biXvd iu . U C--nnbil ; ths Liberals compiimested him T » : th their abuse . One man alono came forward to opposes him , anu that nran was John S ! v-y Lalor- ( Hear , bear . ) Jtr . O Connell cfitred him £ aul ) towards his e 3 t * . cion If he wooid r-tacd va Ri peal piii ,-c ' ples . B * sent for him , and eskI , - He thought him ai » hocest honourable Irishman igreat cbetrii-g)—a Jiiua possessing pome capacity—rne v ho wonid be useful in the House of Common . ; that he did not want to put in a relative ; ar-d that be wuilii give £ 300 towards hia elect ion" "No , Sir , " said I , *» I Rm against Repeal anfi 1 car-net do it . " What "was the result ? 1 who had my ambition , my bouourabie au . bitii > a btfore me , who -was solicited by maty , but beji / nd » u by tbe man to whom I "Kould be inclined 10 m > the mos : abject ftubiiiifeion ( cheers , ) would not enter Piiliameni upon tie term a of sacrificing my honestly deceived opinion * . Way did I refuse ? BfCiUie J , like cthssrs , ttiii clung to the hope that Ehg-xmi "sroulu do justice to irtiauu < checr *) , toid that wo would y « ri g- _ in from an English Ltgis * s . iure a perfect ioentifccatiou of i-. ti . r- ^ is ; and on tt-e huntings I opposed 2 dr . O'CoiiteiJ . Did be tver turn at uc 7 Xevei . iCteers . ) He has turiied or . maiiV replies "whom hekr- « tp to trwit . l .-palliic =, ; \ -.. t « iid he ever utter a fcjiinolu aguiEat iiic ? JicVfer . < c * se * Tra . » what am I noiv ? — I am a decidid , vnii . aiitic and determined Rsptjaitr . ( "Hear , bear , " EJ = < 1 ^ r » a . t cheer ing . ) Th = CiiA ! RMi . s— I now , g entifcrntn , come to tire toast of lL * c-Tcning—iLoud cheers . ) It ia that of O Coi . nell ai . d tbe R-ptal of the Union . ' * This toast Wis driink ¦ wi'h the most enthusiastic and tremendous entering we tT . ij- beard . The ladies rose in the gallery and con tinned i to -reave their handkerchiefs for fell ten minutes , -while i t ' rt ?• QtlemeD cheered until ths very roof rung again to th-v . shouts of applause . Aiter toss time Mr . OCOSSELI . rose , and the scene T ^ as renewed "with in discribable enthusiasm . When j ordei had been restored the Learned Gentleman proceeded lo address the cempany as follows . | My esteemed ] and Hsv . Friend , Fsiher Horgan , in that beautiful grace which he spoke in tbe proper language first , and tben ur-dly translated into Fngiish af tenrards , gave an Irish Use that I confess delighted me—( hear . ) j It meant hi the vulgar Saxon toDgne , ' Ireland win be herself agaia " —( Loud cheers ) That 1 b the opinion of my life and exFrricns—( hear ) . I want to make Ireland herself again . That ia the object of all my struggles . I confess I do sot go as fer as my excellent friend Mr . Shea Laior j —tL = a r . ) Isb eo > determined to die for Ireland . I j would i-tlier live for her —( cb-EfcliSg)—foil 0 H 6 living ' Rpp « J « . ris worth a churchyard fuli cf dead ones— ' { hear , Isnghter , and cheers ) But if J understand ' rigl * ! Mr . Shsa Ialoh , "ffUl ; warnil >— "Ko . "iScac ivefor » Flata bnt ttoc * who woeJci die for her . " >

      JB THE NOB THE RN STAR . ^ . , _ . _

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      Mr . O'CONSELL—I " deny the universality of the maxim —( cheers)—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 tbe intention cf my friend , though his did not exactly express himeelfso ; but I do not mistake him—( hear ; . I know he wished to express himself so—to live as long as the constitution Is secured to us by oar enemies , and to die when they dare attempt to violate it—( great cheering ) . But these , ; my friends , are merely hypothetical and suppositions cases , that never "will arise—( hear , bear )—and I tell yira the reason—it is the physical power that we saw thia day —( loud cheers )—and the readiness to

      defend Ireland , although they -will attack no person—( hear , and cheers ) . We are rather toe many now for tkem to cut our throats—( laughter , and hear , hear ) . They never will attempt it , believe me . Let me state that while the county of Cork , and I have been accused of repeating the thing , but I will repeat it until every starling trfth a split tocgne in the county Shall repeat it after me —( cheers , and laughter )^ -take then Cork county and ; Wales —( hear , hear ) . Cork has a population of 750 000 , and the population of Wales is but 60 , 000 more , yet Wales" has twenty-nine representatives—( "Oh , oh" )—while Cork has but two !—( renewed cries ; of " Oh , oh ! " )—Every Welchman is worth 14 J of you .

      A voice— "By G—d , they arn't" —( laughter nnd cheers ) . - Mr . O'Connelx—I do not think one of them wonid beat 14 j of you . Same voice— " O , the d—1 a bit , or half a one of ua "—( renewed laughter and cheeripg ) . Mt . O'Co ^ nell—I do not think they'd try you ; but I think one of you , with a good stick would beat fonrteen and a half of them . ( Hear , hear , and immense cbeerinr . ) Sir J . Graham has told you that concession has gone to'its utmost limit iGroans . ) Yes , he , the unworthy representative of tie Queen , proclaimed submission and despair to the people of Ireland , and you are to despair and submit . Cries of never , never , and great cheering . ) Will you not ? Renewed cries of " no , no , "" and increased cheering . ) Oh , no ; and though all Ireland submitted there "would be one man found tbat

      would not do bo , ( The Learned Gentleman here st > tick his bands on his b : « ist with great energy—the chbeiin ; , ' that followed was most intense and protracted . ) I beg your pardon for tbe kind of beast tbat is implied by my action—( no , no , )—but there is not a single man cf you upon whose * onl tbe brand uf cowardice is so set as to Bay he would despair . All you want is orgauizitioa —( hear , )—all that is wanted throughout Ireland is organization . tHear and cheers . )—Bet mark me , in tbat same speech of Sir J . Graham ' s , of Friday night las *>—mind , I and not speaking of a speech delivered in tbe House of Commons ,-1 am speaking of a reported speech in The Times and Morning Chronicle newspapers—{ laughter)—i-and in The Times I find tbat Sir James was net content with our submission and despair , but -went farther to prove why you ehould despair , for he proclaimed you all perjurers .

      A stentorian voice . — " He lies . " ( Hear , and most tremendous cheering , that lasted several minutes . ) Mr . O'Go . Snell . —I wish he was within ear-ahot of you . ( Laughter aud cheering ) It was the Minister of the Crown that did it —( g 70 ons , )—he who had the majerity in the House of Caramons , whero the ' postages of his speech , In which he proclaimed you p&rjurerB , were received with beastly cheers . ) ( Loud groans and hisses . ) A Yoiee . — " O . theSaxondogs ! " [ Renewed groaning ) Mr . O'COKMELL—Yes , but ave they not your lawmakers ?—( hear , and most tremendous gioanlng . ) I callid their cheering on a former occasion " beastly and indecent bellowing "—( hear ) , —and whoever bellowed

      at tbe stain sought to be put upon you was a beast—( hear , and load groaning ) . I wish we bad them hare 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 merciful to the beasts—( bear , and cbeering ) . Is the Government fairly represented , think you , by the speeches of Sir J , Graham reported in the newspapers ?—( yes , yes . ) Are they then so strong that we should despair of succeeding against them ?—( no , no . ) What is the state of tbe Minister ' s affairs ?—( hear . ) The finances are ruined ; and the Minister was obliged to impose an income-tax on the English people , aud good luck to them ; and by next session he will have to double that tax—and more

      good luck 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 sure , a , newspaper spurt about the prosperity of tbe manufacturing districts , bnt 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—( bear ) . And , more than that , one concern in England failed the other day for £ 106 , 000 ! This is tbe strength of England—( hear , hear ) . And mind how her enemies watch her —( hear ) . At tbe moment that Sir Jamea Graham was proclaiming hia hostility to Ireland , that artful tyrant , Louis Philippe , -was stimulating the Spanish people to assail tbe Government of

      Eapatterothe villain J Espartero , the church-robbing villain ; Espartero , the bbLop-persecuting villain—( cheering ) . Louis Philippe took advantage of the insurrection ; tho army was ordered out , and tbe officers were quick in obeying ; but the soundest and beat part of every army , the sergeants —( hear , hear ) , —met , and proclaimed their determination not to assail the people—( hear , bear ;; —they went to their officers , &nd humbly supplicated them not to assail the people—( hear , and loud cbeers ) Louid Philippe took care to have on army to protei t the Spanish people ; and could England attack them !—tNo , no . ) They are sending vessels into the Cove of Cork , which place is beginning to look quite gay and fashionable ( Hear , hear . ) Yeu could get naval lieutenants there now as cheap as cockles—( laughter );—

      some of the young ladies do not , or will not , look on any cmccr holding lower rank than an admiral . ( Great laughterandebeere . ) Tbis fleet , I suppose , was sent to Cove for the purpose of intercepting the great meet-Ing at Skibbereen —( laughter)—but there ia aome talk of their going to Spain . ( Hear , hear . ) I would wish to know if they will take any of the army with themthese poor fellows who have nothing to do bat to prod holes with their bayonets in tbe barrack walls ? ( Great laughter andxheuring . ; But whit will they do for the second army which Ireland would give them if she were conciliated ? { Hear , and cheers . ) O , Sir J . Graham , you are a wiseacre ; and Louis Philippe and Espartero know that ( Hear , hear , laughter and cheers . ) 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 tbe 3 h per cents , or of the three per cents . ? ( Htar , hear . ) They fell from 97 to 92 ; tbeilorninff Chronicle said it was owing to the state of affairs in Spain , in connection with the Repeal movement in Ireland . ( Loud cheers . ) If they were to assail Ireland , tho right arm of England in war , —thear , )—and 01 dire were the sufferings of this faithful country &t the bands of England , —( hear , ) and 1 hope I am not superstitious when I &ay it is something like a retributive corse that is now -withering England for her oppressions of tbis faithful and moral country . —( bear , bear , and loud cheers . ) Such is the state of Ireland , that if you were to break out in rebellion , aVnck the soldiery , plunder them of tboir ammunition

      —if we were to provoke her by commencing the attack on tht constituted fcuthoritits— if we were guilty of cutrsaes on the persons of those who differ in opinion frtni us , I no not say but England would be ready at any sacrifice to deluge the country in blood , as we would uts ^ rve if we wer e guilty of such folly —( hear ); but ketp within the bounds of the law , obey the wishes cf tho . se who havo your interests deep at heart —( hear ) , —act wiffi tho ^ e Mho h&iie led you to many bloodless ¦ v icter : es —( enters . )—signify your adhesion by that language ihat JoIid Bull knows well—( hear , and laughter ); —atany of them know the Chinese language , many of tht-in know the daisies , algebra , &c , but there is one lan ^ uarc or science un iversally understood by them , that ia the kiriguat > e of the chink of tbe shiliing— ( bear ,

      hear , and load cheers . ) John Bull uiidcr&tands the language of the rock > t well—( bear , hear . ) Last wetk «>? en fc' read t > f tbe £ 3000 repeal rent he understood il—show him that lietermination—show him your adhesioy in that "way —( h > ar ) , —give me 3 , 009 . 000 of IJsf-r .-aJcr 3 and leave me to do the rest—igseat cheering ) . 1 Enow the position of England . She has an artful enei . i > ui Louis Philippe , who knows tbat he could not ceiufcct the claim of his family to the throne of France better thun Lj giving tht Frtncb people a victory over the vici ' -rs of Waterloo , by leaking the English crouch , and crtuch she must if the aliona Ireland to remain rtissatiiiifu—( hear , hear , and cbt * rs ) . Let it be proclaimed to all Europe the ouuj * &s that have been commixteU ou . lre .. < na —( hear , hear , bear ) , —the daring

      insolence tf at-r . Minister , Triso , aa though like the tyrant kinst of oid , he could buiy the Very tide— " thus fur shalt iiiou io and no funhfei ; " but eveu the eommand of that -too" arch was not iuu ! e fatils than was that of Sir J . Graham , when be thought the tide of patriotism tthuW case I * , fl > w at his conn : and , and D < t float tr ? ui «!* : 2 K . Dt ! y tbe ark of iibTty in'o its haven Of ri-i-t- Tl . tt cj-j of lihrriy is a !> r < -a < l on tSe Wild grinds of heaven —> cbrei » - )—tho c : ! l of freedom to stand shoulder to (< b

      consonant with tbe rules of psty and justice , other-¦ wise they would not ba -with y ^ n—ibear , and i-heersj the security that we—shall I call myself a- leader , and why wonid I not?—( hear , aria vigorous cbeerinr )—the security that we have is cuanied by ttmperance &h& ltd on by the councils of our anointed pastors—no crime , no conspiracy , no breach of the law . no < Since against God will be committed ; and , Of it is delightful to think how piety and temperance shall run in the stream , and sanctify each other , until the bright current spreads its vivifying waters all over the land , and Iwt children shall be animated by the refreshing draughts , and shall with the all vivifying -waters drink in prosperity , happiness , and liberty . The Learned Gentleman then resumed his seat amid the most deafening peals of applause , -which lasled sevtral misutcs .

      Mr . 5 HEA Lixob . rose and . said , tbat be knew it was out of order for a person to rise for tfca purpose of giving an explanation , but there was one thir . g in bia speech so misreprc ? mted that he would take the liberty then of fcri" ? as exception to the genera ! rule— ( bear , hear ) , fie > a . » triitr j s ^ d at h . :: i g the inteiy-itrv . yon put *¦> the L'teratcr on pait uf his sptt-cb " ; . ua he cov ! j sot corseiTe ' -7 what pciiuilityit was that ho

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      was represented as saying anything wbteh waa inconsistent with tbeir present movement —( loud cries of " No , no" ) . It bad been bis most anxious desire always to inculcate order and peace , and as he joined the ) movement from what be considered a duty , be would retire from it from that day forth , unless he saw some security that those who spoke calmly , although strongly , shonld not be misrepresented—(" No , no , " and . sensation ) . There was no policeman would maintain tbe laws more strenuously than he would ; and ia

      saying bo , he could not conceive how ho had inculcated anything contrary to the Hpirifc of the Constitution . Mr . O'Connell replied , that he was always the friend of law and justice ; but there was a single sentence which fell from his friend \ lr . Shea Lalor of which , from tbe affection he bore him , he would consider himself guilty of a dereliction of duty If he did Dftigive an explanation— -ibear , hear ) . He was certain those were the etntinvmts which -were on Mr . Laior ' a mind , and be merely explained it . However , it might have been better explained iu Mr . Lalot ' B own words —( tremendous sheers ) .

      Mr . Lalor , —When 1 select a dictionary , Mr . O'Connell , I certainly will select you in preference to Doctor Johnson ; but I do not think I wade the mistake which you attribute to me . —( Cries of " Sit down . " ) Mr , O'Connell . —Why , the mistake was all on my part . ; Mr . Lalor—I rather think it was , aud I am glad the matter is settled . Mr . O'Connell—Every thing is easily settled between UB . The Chairman said he then came to a toast which wad only second to the toast of the evening ; it was the health of tbeir count ; representative , Mr . E . B . Roche—( Great cbeerinff . )

      Mr . Roche i < . amidst tbe most rapturous bursts of appiauso , and , when filence was at length obtained , he said—1 am as fully convinced as any man of the power of constitutional aqitatvon I also feel sure that the people and their leaders will not step for one moment beyond the limit of the constitution ; we shall remain in it So lone ; 118 it is Itft to uo , and whe :: others break tbrpncrh every right which we hold justly dear and sacred , tben we shall be prepared to take our course accordingly . Mr . S . LALOR—That ia my course too .

      Mr Roche—We have a country to iive for , but we have also a country to rfio for —( cheers)— but we won ' t dietfor her until they won't allow ua to live for her—( laughter and cheering ) . I don ' t believe they will attempt to drive ua to that desperate alternative—( bear , hear ) . We have Jimplo power within our own hands to guard the lives of tbe people , and finally to accomplish their independence— ( cheers)—we will be peaceful aud loyal , and not only advise , but practise entire and unqualified obedience to the laws , if they attempt to paas any coercive measures in Parliament for Ireland . I am resolved to go to my place in that

      Parliament , where , by way of parenthesis , I have not as yet shown my face —( laughter , and orieB of " You areidolug more good at howe" )—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 jiight of every week till Christmas—tcheersy . We will adopt every constitutional , means to prevent « ur country from being enslaved ; and our homes defolatei !; and when thoy infringe on rights so -ear and feelings so sacred , then it will be time to take our course —( cheers ) . My mind is fully made up as to that course , bnt now is not the time to state it —( cheers ) .

      It being now after twelvo o ' clock , the " Liberator " said that it was better to dispense with the remaining toasts . The company Immediately separated , and thus ended another " great day tor Ireland . "

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      CAUSE OF THE ••' -REBECCA " . RIOTS . The Times of Monday has the following from its ewn Correspondent , in explanation of tbe " Rebucca" doings in Wales . It will be seen that the writer argues the conclusion tbat there is some ' reason" for " Rebecca " acting as she has done . He says .- — "The main cause of the mischief is tbe general poverty of the farmers . They have become thereby discontented at every tax and burden they have been called on to pay . If to tbis cause , —increasing poverty , and consequent discontent , be added an UnjuBt imposition , you have the crowning climax , however trivial it may appear in itself , which has fanned this discontent into , a name . Thia unjust imposition is the very gross

      abuse uf the turnpike tolls in this county . This may appear a ridiculous cause of discontent to moat 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 , the highest bidder becoming the farmer of them , aa I believe is UBually the ease with the collection of turnpike toll 3 . The chief tillage of thia county is limo ; and a great number of limekilns are erected in different places , often with bye-roads to them ; and it is thu custom of the fanners io buy tboir own stone , oud often their own coal , and carry them to these kilns to be burned into lime , and then convey away the lime to their lands . Often the farmers of a district

      were enabled to get to these kilns without going through any turnpike ; upon which tbe toll contractors complained to the trustees tbat they could not continue to pay the full amou-1 of their contract price of the % olls unless toll-bars were erected on these byeroads . These applications have been listened to , and 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 bad taken to the quarry with his team , he Is now compelled to pay Is . in addition for turnpikes , another shilling on bia coal , and , again , bas toll demanded on bringing away his lime . Tbis , therefore , has become n very serious tax upon the farmer , aud baa greatly enhanced the cost of the tillage for his

      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 the cost of the improvement These new and additional turnpikes have been continued apd 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 cost , and the farmers who have contributed to this cost , contend tbat it ia unjust tbat they should be called upon to pay tell 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 tbreu 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 do less than eleven toll-bars , or rather ten and the cl-. an-swept foundation where ono 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 , thai at length , under a leader more daring than the rest , who assumed the name of ' Rebecca , ' several of these newly set up gates were pulled down . It is remarkable , and proves tbat it is their sense of justice only which is outraged , that none of the old established gates originally placed on 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 r > y a timely rtmedy of the abuse , and having the silent sanction and approval of the mass of tbe 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 strifa is as the letting out of

      wilier ; ' tbere is bo telling what mischief it may effect . All iparties , with whom I have conversed on tbe subject , unite in condemning the apathy of the Governmont in not using means at once to put an effectual stop to these disturbances . In those cases , too , where there has been a show of resistance to these outrages , and policemen and special constables have been arrajed they uavh not been determinedly and properly headed ; and on looking at the numbers they have had to cops with , appear to have remembered the couplet , — He who in fights will interpose ,

      • Will sometimes get a bloody nose ;' and esteeming ' discretion the better par !; of valour ' have quietly looked on , peeped round corners , and have even , it is said , been ' compelled' to do 'RsbeecaV own woik . " Mingled with these causes of discontent are others , great in themselves , which only wanted some such commencement aa ' Rebecca ' s' warfare to unite all into one .-omewbat alarming focus . The most prominent of these is disgust at the operation of tha New Poor Law . : The farmers and inhabitants of tbe rural districts complain that they are heavily ratod to pay the expenses of building a large Union Workhouse—of officers' salary—and of supporting the paupers of distant tovra populations , none of which , they contend , they ought to be liable to ; and before the New Poor Law their rates for supporting their own paupers were much lighter .

      " Then again the great tithes are generally Bevered from tbe support of the church , and go to lay improprietors whilst the small or vicarial tithes , oppressive and vexatious in their exaction , alone remain to support an ill-paid clergy . One serious consequence of tbis has been the great progress ) of dissent in Wales , which bas again reacted on tbe general discontent in creating an opposition to lUe payment of all tithe whatsoever from opposition to the church . " At present this picturesque and beautifully situated little town is peifeotiy quiet , ; except , ( if I can call it an exception ) thai two armed dragoons are on duty In front of the hotel from which I write , a part of the out * offices being converted into barracks , whilst groups of wondering and curious boys and idle men are standing at a respectful distance , looking with sspects of awe at tbeir carbines and accoutrements .

      " To-day a company of the 73 d Regiment inarched into tbe ; town . Tho soldiers Have been accommodated with quarters in tbe woifchousa , apart of which has be *> n converted Into temporary , bar : * 3 ckB . " I have been informed that Colonel Love , the command-r of' tbe district , has arrived , and has been BCtivfcJy . engaged in placing the soldoia in different paita uf the country , so rs to ba ready at a TH ^ menVB w arc ing to act on an emergency . " .

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      In the Times ofj Tuesday , the same writer returns to the subject , and enters into details of oppression tinder tue New Poor h \ yr , which may well cause " Rebecca " to " cry out aloud , " and even to act . " Saturday , Juno 24 . " A local newspaper , the Carmarthen Journal , of today attributes the late outrages in this county to " a deeply-seated and widely-diffused spirit of political disaffection . " I have made numerous inquiries , and certainly { such ap pears to be tbe opinion of several leading men of the county . On inquiring the particular grievances complained of , however , the almost invariable answer ! is , theoppressive tax of the toll-gates

      ou the by-road 3 , [ and the unpopularity aud dislike to the working of the New Poor Law . I have endeavoured to-day to ascertain the particular grounds of the unpopularity of this iaw . It appears that tho union comprises s great number of rural parishes , and many of these have no p « or whatever , others scarcely any ; and the farmers , who have been accustomed to maintain only their own poor , naturally are indignant at being compelled to contribute to the maintenance of tbe poor of a populous town some ten or twenty miles off . This , so far aa it affects tho farmers of the rural districts , appears to be their moat prominent objection to the law . In the town of Carmarthen , however , there are

      other grounds oS objection—namely , its actual operation on the poor themselves . The poor complain , that if they seek for relief , and are what are termed ' ablebodied , ' they are obliged to enter the Workhouse , themselves and their families , or they cannot get it They complain that if they do enter , they are kept there as in a prison , and treated as prisoners : tbat even with aged and infirm couples , man and wife are separated within ha walls ; and , lastiy , they comphdn of black bread ] and insufficient diet . I tave taken no man ' s ' they say' for granted ; hut have been myself over the Workhouse , have examined

      and tasted their bread , have obtained from the matron tbeir diet pbte , and have seen nnmerons orders for admiosku into the workhouse to applicants fvr relief who have made out their case of necessity -before the board , and who have been refused relief , unless they an « their families entered the workhouae . I have seen a bundle of tihese ordars , such as— ' Admit John Jones , wife , -and three children , ' which have bten refused , the applicants preferring to starve or live by mendicancy rather than break , up their cottages—their only homes , and enter the workhouse . I inquired of the relieving officer the rent John Jones would have to pay for his cottage ; he Baid , Perhaps Is . or Is . 6 d . aweek . ' I asked what would become of it if he and

      bis family Bh * uld accept the order , ami enter the workhouse ? 'Oh , 'he answered , 'he would lock it up for a few days till he got work . ' * Suppose , ' said I , ' h « should notobtain v » t > tk for a week , would the Union puy bis rent V ' Oh , no , ' said he , tbe landlord muss distrain on his furniture for that . " Can it be wondered at , unless all hope for struggling on be gone—every spark of honsst and independent feeling be extinguished—tLat Judu Jones should spurn the offer to give him bread ou condition that be aud his family should jbecomo outcasts , by tbus consenting to tho breaking of the strongest 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 time the workhouse should be 1 / ff . red lo them . " These expressions , the officers of that esttbliabiuout bay , pointed to a contemplated dustiucti n uf tbe buildiDg . It seems prttty certain , from all I can learn , that the farmers and followers of j' Rebecca' from the rural districts , who came mounted , though opposed to the New Poor Law as imposing j unjust burdens upon them , never contemplated pulling down the . workhouse of Carmarthen ; but that tliey were led on to tha outrage they committed ( and Which was so fortunately put a stop by the arrival of jtht dragoons ) by the townspeople , whose enmity , for the causes I have named , was directed against th e building itself .

      "The bread , which I saw and tasted , is made entirely of barley , and ia 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 . Ij have since ascertained from an intelligent farmer that some of the poorer farmers do use this bread , and be described it to me as < being very healthy , because it was lighter than wheateu bread ;' that ' you could ejat a great deal more ot it , ' and that 'it acted as an aperient , aud was therefore recommended in some cases , as from its gritty nature it bad a scouring tfiect . ' f " Subjoined is the daily diet table furnished to me by the matron : — !

      " 16 ounces of this barley bread per day for able-bodied men , and U ounc ' ts for women ; l £ pint of milk porridge , composed of ! three parts water and one part milk , each morning for breakfast . On Sundays and Wednesdays , 3 , J ounces of cooked meat , and 1 Mb of potatoes , for dinner , and lh pint of soup for supper . On Mondaya , Thursdays , and Saturdays , 1 ^ pint of soup , and ljlb of potatoes for dinner , 14 ounce of cheese for supper . On Tuesdays 1 ^ pint of pease-soup and 1-ilb of potatoes for dinner ! and l £ ounce of cheese for supper . And on Fridays f we hive a flah-dinner , ' said tho matron . ' Oh , ' thought I , ' this is kindly intended as a change and luxury ; they are near the sea-coast , and cod , haddock , and mackerel , no doubt nw abundant and cheap . 'What fish ? I asked . 'Ob , a salt herring ehth—and very large ones they are toa , ' said the matron , qualifying it , as I raised an incredulous look . To this l ^ ib of puta-toes are allowed , and to ] wind up the day ' s fast lj pint uf soup for supp « r . | It struck me , that though the farmer's account of the beneficial effects of barley bread

      might bo quite true as applied to hale , strong , and ever 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 tbe rest of the week , its ' scouring' properties might not be desirable for the strongest man , even tboughThe was treated to ' afish dinner on Fridays . ' I will j now turn to the dietaries of the Borough Gaol of Carmarthen , and also of the County Gaol , which I subjoin , each of which places I visited , and saw the ration ' s served out , and leave you to compare the amount of food allowed to the criminals confined with that g ^ ven in the workhouse to the poor . As to its quality in each of these pilsons , tbe bread was good wheaten brown bread ; that given in the Borough Gaol especially is excellent bread , and 1 have frequently seen such bread from choice eaten in respectable families in . England . The s up and gruel also , some ot which I saw in the coanty Gaol , appeared thick and strong , j

      " 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 ,- —namely , lAib . of bread daily for each prisoner ; 3 pints of oatmeal gruel daily ; lib . of potatoes or mix . 'ii vegetables daily ; aud a liberal allowance of salt for each prisoner .

      <« THE DIETARV OF THE COUNTY OAOL . ; " 24 oz . of bread per day for , each prisoner sentenced to hard i 4 ' -our ; 12 oz . | of mea , to . i T&urs < iays and Sundays , and 1 % lb . of potatoes . On Mondays , Wednesdays , and Fridajs , 2 oz . of che ' eso and a quart uf gruel . On Tuesdays , Thursdays , Saturdays , and Sundays , 1 £ pint of soup ; with a pint and half of gruel each mornicg for breakfast . Prisoners in the Honse of Correction are supplied vnihthB satue diet On Mondays and Fridays tbuy have meat soup , and on Tuesdays , Wednesday ' s ; ami Saturdays vegetal soup . "Orders have been received from the Ho ::, e-omce for an increased diet for tho prisoners , but which the magistrates buve not y <| t adopted . "Can you wonder ? , on a comparison of these several diet tables , thsc the poor sboald complain that . tbey are underfed in tbe workhouse , and that the nniou workhouse should bje unpopular amongat them ?''

      The Z'iines , in a leading article in reference to these revelations b . iys : —f If manifistations of popular violence should induce Ministers to re-considtr the policy of keeping up such j a landing grevance tbroughcut the country us tbe New Poor Law , th » time may come when we shall have to thank even ' Kebecca and her daughters' !"

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      ADDRESS OF TUE COAL LEAD , AND IR . OMSTONE MINERS , OF ENGLAND At-D WALES TO THEIR BRETHREN THE COLLIERS OF SCOT 1 AND . Brothers in bondage and in hope , —Long have we toiled , "While idlers have reaped the fruits ! L <; ig have we laboured inj noisome pitfl to provide comfort for all , while ourselves and families are denied every comfort ! our wages gridu-illy reduced ! inhumic , unichnstian restrictions ! pi ace d upon us , until we can barely obtain the commonpflt necessities of life prevented by the present accursed system from obtaining information , and then' taunted by those who enslave us , with ignorance . ' Harassed , oppressed , and insulted on every side , ( for who feels any sympathy for a collier ?) our burdens are becoming too great for humanity much longer tb bear . Wh ' en we see the sons 0 / labour in

      indigence and rags , and the idlers rolling in luxury , and clothed in purple and Jine linen , we are irresistibly driven to tbe conclusion that something must be radically wrong in [ the present system , or such outrageous anomalies could not exist > Is it not time then , Brethren , that w « ehould stand up in the dignity of manhood , and enquire how and by what cause these things txist . Brethren , the reason Why thia unnatural state exists , has been long eelf-evident ; ife Is because we have not been united !! It is because we allow ethers to have the greatest share of that which we ourselves produce J it is because the scriptures are perverted , and the " labourer is no longer first partaker of tfaej fruits . " Brothers , shall this state of things last for ever ?—shall wa for ever be disunited , only to be made slaves ?! The motto of the i

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      ^ oppressor ever is " Divide and Govern . " Let us not * uflvr them to divide us any longer , and trample upon U 3 with impunity ! Let us not any longer be willing parties to our own degradation I Let us forge a Union chain that shall encircle our land . ' ! Let us cement its links with mutual interest , and brotherly love ! ! Let as get rirl of ail ' mean jealousy , &b& have confidence la each other ! Let us feel our own value and status in society , and then aa sure as cheerful morning follows dreary night—as sure aa gloomy winter ia succeeded by smiling spring , bo sure shall we be successful in bettering the condition of ourselves and families , and raise ourselves and families from that degraded position to which we Bre at present subjected .

      Brethren , in order to cure tbe above named state of things , we have formed a society called " The Miners ' Association of Great Britain and Ireland . " . Thousands have enrolled themselvesunder its banner , and thousands are daily flocking to it . The society has seven lecturers engaged , propagating their principles . Only last week we forwarded one thousand cards to the miners in the West of Scotland ! We entreat , we conjure you by every holy tie that binds man toman , by tbe love you bear to your wives and children , by the respect you have for your kindred and kind , to join us . Unite with us , Brothers , and we will do you good . Those who are friendly to you we will receive as friends , and those who are your enemies shall nnd ub determined opponents .

      To bring about this much-desired object , we earnestly desire you to send two men from each colliery , to attend a delegate meeting which will be holden at the house of Mr . Douglas , Gallows-hall Toll , Dalkeith , on Satnrday , 1 st July , 1 S 43 ; chair taken at six o ' clock in the evening ; and we beg further to inform you that we have delegated and appointed Mr . William Dsniells , ( whom we recommend to your notice , ) ta 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 . Hoping you will take this address into your serious consideration , think wisely , and act accordingly ,

      We are . Brethren , yours sincerely , on behalf of the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland , the the Executive Committee , John Armstrong , President . Alexander Stoves , Vice-President . Mart is Jude , Treasurer . Thomas Smith . Benjamin Watson . ' Johu Njxoj <\ 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 , anrt is in perfect accordance with the Act of Parliament , the 5 th and 6 th of Gao . IV .

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

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      HOUSE OP LOBDS . —Monday , June 26 . Lord Cotienham moved for a select committee to inquire into the operation of the Bankruptcy Act of last session . He argued that the law operated injuriously , and aggravated the evils of the system ; tbat it gave a preference to tbe 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 tha 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 Cottenham , in replying , expressed , himself satisfied tbat the evila of which he complained would not long be permitted to exist . The motion was then negatived without a division . On tbe motion of the Earl of Aberdeen the House wenS into committee on ths Scotch Ghurch Bill . This subject occupied thfcir Lordship ' s the remainder of the evening .

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      <^ vm HOUSE OF C 0 MM 0 NS .-Friday , June 23 . The House was occupied 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 ; but Sir H . W . Barron moved an amendment , that the provisions of the measure should be extended to England . One consequence of this amendment was that it brought np Lord PALMER 8 T 0 N , at an early period of the evening , «* 'ho detailed his opinions on the subject of " Ireland and the Irish . " Sir Robert Peel replied to Lord Palmerston , 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 . Snarman Crawford , Lord Duagannon , Mr . Smith O'Brien , and Lord Clements . Sir H . W . Barron withdrew bis amendment : but Mr . Thomas Ddncombe 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 tha Union , and that , in point of fact . Lord Chancellor Sugden had been previously advised by the Home Secretary with respect to the "dismissal 01 magistrates .

      This provoked a fresh discussion ; Lords Jons Russell and Howick emphatically protesting agaiust puniEhing individuals for exercising their strictly constitutional and legal right of agitating for the Repeal of an Act of Parliament The House did not get into committee on the bill until a quarter to twelve o ' clock ; and then the first clause provoked a discussion as animated as ever . Ife was moved tbat it be postponed ; and Lord CLEMENTS threatened a division on f » f . ry syllable of the ciause , unless it were postponed ; but the committee divided , when tbere appeared 177 to 74 . The object , however , was gained , for the committee on tbe bill waa adjourned .

      Monday ,-Juae 26 . Tne first order of tbe day was the committee on the Irish Arms Bill , adjourned from Friday . Ofl the question being put . Lord Clements interposed Bome observations , and was followed by Mr , Wallace ; after which the House went into committee on the fir * t clause . Lord John Russell said lie had supported the bill because he felt that an Arms Bill was required for Ireland . But he considered tbe existing act sufficiently stringent , and unless the present bill , which partook of the nature of a coercive measure , were materially altered in committee , be would oppose it on the third reading . Lord Eliot charged Lord John Russell with a want uf his usual candour , ia now opposing ' a bill which he hud supported , and which , instead of being coercive , was much milder than tbe Arms Act which he had bnppoi'tec * wh ^ n hiaaeelf in po"wer .

      Mr . Eume expiesBsed his satisfaction thst Loid John Russoll was uow going to oppose the bill , and regretted that he had nut done so when the late Government was in office . The Hcu ? a then proceeded with tho bill , or rather attempted to proceed with it , for the first six clauses produced iiviy discussion and several divisiocs . The third and fV > u th clauses were postponed ; the fifth clause was n ^ reed to ; but the sixth claus e waa opp' ^ -d , and the gallery % Vi 3 cleared . During the ab 3 enc 9 of the reporters some exciting circumstances must have occu ? rpfi , for Mr . R . Yoeke was found on his legs indignantly censuring the disgraceful proceedings which had taken place , and moving , in consequence , that the chairman report progress . This , on a division , was opposed by 229 to 24 ; and the clause itself , 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 bf .

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      Cahberwell . —Henry Vinceut lectured at the Montpellier Tavern , on Friday evening week ;; admittance threepence each . His audience consisted of about sixty persons . After the lecture a public meeting wu held , admission free . Mr . Joseph Sturge , Dr . Ritchie , and Colonel Thompson addressed the meeting , which never consisted of more than 120 personSj the grert majority of whom were Chartists . At the conclusion of tha proceedings , ifc was moved and seconded ; that they form a Complete Suffrage Association . About eight hands were held up in its favour . The Chairman , Mr . Richardson , then called upon them to enrol their names , but the call was unheeded . The respectables ( so called ) muved towards the doors ; while the Chartists collected in groups , discusBing and commenting Upon the complete failure of all middle-class movements , unless baoked oat by the aid and countenance of working men .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —You will o ' blige the Colliers cf Mid-Lo ^ bipn by insetting the foUowing a'dress in the ntxt Star , along with the following notice . TO THE COLLIEIiS OF MlD AND EAST LOTHIAN . — Mr . William Daniells , will visit the following places during the next week . The colliers are requested to make arrangements a ' t their respective places for holding meetings : —Mepday . July 3 rd , at Newcastle ; Tuesday , 4 th , at Sheriff Hall ; Wednesday , at Rosewell ; Thursday , at pBUg-head ; Friday , Bin ' cy D ^ an ; Saturday , Steb-hill . W . Daniells . Lasawad ' -, Juno 2 * . h , 1343 .

  • 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-ncseproduct939/page/6/