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August 14, 1847. _ The Northern Star. __...
August 14 , 1847 . _ THE NORTHERN STAR . _________ IN
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- — ~ CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . _behave received advices from this colony ap to _£ , _ijth June . Tbe Kafirs had resumed their _delations on the frontier _larmers , and it was im-Sle for isolated families within twenty miles of ihe border to feel otherwise than _inseenre . At no _SL aerpenod had the prospects of the Eastern _dis-^^ been more gloomy , aa recent experience had ! joTed _t _* inconceivable difficulty of protecting _agri-Ljtafid property against marauders aimed with _P 5 _B _5 and mounted on horses . _Gnns were becoming Lie and more the choice weapons of the natives _, ¦ _nje Kafirs in their persons are _strong and active ; L fteir tempers daring and resolute . With the _weap on that enabled the civilised nations to overpower { be savage and barbarian they are rapidly acquiring _^ FRANCE .
_SsaoxsT ths TtEROMsi . —The Coumer de Mar-. 7 _fo publishes the following letter , dated Nice . 26 th j ; t > : _ _'We have just assisted at the obsequies of one ef the last members of the French National Convention . M . _Setgent-Mateeau died yesterday in the _jgth _fe » ° f _^ S - He departed this life without pain , and preserved until the last moment the full _ase of all his faculties . He called for and received _-fhs last sacraments ofthe Catnolic Church and _dieted himself a _Tolnmiaom will , in which he disposed of his furniture ( of small value ) , and the few work _? of art that constituted his whole wealth . His heir j ; a Frenchman , whom he adopted , and who is now _» naturalised Austrian . His body was deposited in tbe same tomb with the remains of his wife , sister
to the celebrated General _Maroean , ani f or whose memory he exhibited to the last moment the most affectionate devotion . In the same tomb is enclosed an urn , containing the ashes of General Marcean , so that the fervent wish of those three friends to bo onited after death has been fulfilled . At the moment when a number of Frenchmen residing ai Nice were about to quit the ceraeter . _* , M . Carnot , oneof _tiie deputies for Paris , and son ofthe celebrated General of tbat name , pronounced a few affecting words respecting his private life , and afterwards referred to various circumstances of Ids political career . M . Sergent bad figured actively among the party of the Mountain . He commanded the armed citizens of the Faubourg St Antoineonthe 20 thof June , and at the massacre of the Swiss Guards ou the 10 th of
August He voted for the death of Louis XVI ., _^ without appeal to the people or delay in the execution . ' He never repented that vote , and he was often heard to repeat that if it were to be done over _acaia . he should not hesitate . He was secretary of _Bobe-pierre . M . de Chateaugiron _. _Consnlgeneral of France , assisted at the funeral of M . _Sergent-Marteau . AI . de Chateaugiron had been in his youth aide-de-camp of General Marcean , and was indebted to M . Sergent for his life , during the reign ot ter * » r-
Senons disturbances have occurred at _Lisieox , the pretended cause of which is the high price of grain . The interference ef the local authorities , aided by the police , became necessary , and oa the 2 nd , fortysix persons had been arrested . 31 . Tuja , council and secretary-general of the prefecture of _^ department of the Haute Loire , has resigned his situation , because , as he says in a letter to tbe prefect : " Shameless nepotism , corruption , venality , rapine , are everywhere ; the public fortune is abandoned to shameless waste , and the consideration and honour of the conntry are degraded in the most deplorable manner . ' M . Tnja adds , tbat a " pure air is _necessary to him , and he cannot live in an infected atmosphere . "
The Chamber of peers voted on Thursday the extraordinary credits requited for Algeria by a majority of ninety-eight to thirteen , when Marshal Sonlt , M . Meline Saint Ton , former Minister of "War , M . Vauchelle , former director of Ci 7 il Affairs in Algeria , aod other _functionaries of an elevated rank , were acensed of peculation in granting leases of mines in Algeria . These charges were embodied in a pamphlet published by M . Warnery , a person styling himself a delegate from the inhabitants of Bona , of which copies were furnished tothe members ef tbe Chamber of Peers . The demand for inquiry was _« burked * by voting ' . the order ofthe day . * A circular has been addressed by the ' Central Committee ofthe Electors of the Opposition in the
Department of the Seine * to the Liberal electors in the provinces , in which the central committee urges upon their brother electors the propriety and useful ness of getting up reform banquets , similar to the one that took place a few weeks ago at the Chateau Rouge in Paris . The circular also recommends that petitions should begot up in favour of electoral and _parliamentaty reform . This circular bas called forth a most extraordinary ebullition of wrath on the part sf the Journal des Debats , that paper stigmatising the central committee as a revival of the Jacobin Club . ' The formal adjournment ofthe Legislative Chambers took place on Monday . . We give , in another column , a sarcastic notice from the National , on this ' last scene * of the session . SPAIN .
The Carlist Insurrection is making progress . The Queen ' s troops are beginning to desert to the ' rebels . ' A letter dated 1 st inst ., from Perthus , announces that a whole company with its officers , of a light infant ;? regiment , bad gone over to swell the tanks of the insurgents . Another horrible act of cruelty had been added to the blood-stained annals of the civil war in Catalonia . On the evening of the 30 th a fire of musketry was heard from the town of Manresa . eleven leagues from Barcelona , and on the morrow the authorities uf the former town discovered with consternation that a frightful massacre had been committed by the facciosos in the vicinity—fifteen corpses , two of them headless _, and the remainder mangled with bayonet stabs and pierced with bullets . lay upon the highroad ; they were recognised as the remains of the nnfortnnate soldiers ofthe Union regiment ; who kith Lieutenant
Pavia were made prisoners on the 26 th ult ., at Liacuna , by the Montemolinist chief , CaIetrus . * Genenl Pavia and his lieutenants have shown no mercy to those facciosos who fell into their hands ; they have evea shot boys of fourteen and fifteen for bong found in company with the insurgents , and the above ferocious act may be regarded as a savage act of retaliation on the part ofthe Carlists ; and as long as this terrible struggle continues we may expect to hear of sanguinary reprisals on both sides . Later int & _ligencestates that General Pavia has retaliated upon tiie Carlists , for putting to death some of his soldiers whom they had taken prisoners , by putting to death the same number of Carlist troops , besides two of their leaders , who had fallen into his bands . Snch atrocities on both sides are only to be found in Spain . Great apprehensions were entertained of a Carlist _raingiu Navarre .
PORTUGAL . tOBD _PALMXKSTOS ' S _POLICT . Not a single one of the causes which have led to the late outbreak ef the people have been removed or even mitigated . The same disposition on the part of the Queen and her government to trespass on the liberties of her subjects still exists , tbe same incapacity , narrow illiberality and want of good faith . On tae other people hand the peeple are now more _exasperated . Under the cover of an apparent tranquillity , popular discontent is spreading wider and deeper . To the hardships of oppression U added tbe disgrace of being trampled on by foreign foes . Portugal is , in short . bnUa sleeping volcano at present . it is said that the Democrats are undoubtedly
prepared to rise again on the withdrawal of the allies , and that they have 50 , 000 stands of arms secreted in different parts of the kingdom . The Queen ' s cause is Utterly destitute of strength , inconsequence of there being scarcely a sou in tbe treasury . The Algarve battalion had shown their zeal for the Queen ' s service and their anxiety to promote union among the Portuguese by committing -various assaults and killing three people immediately on their arrival at Faro . Some of tiie exasperated people of that town took np arms and shot in return some of the obnoxious corps . Serious disturbances also occurred In _Roivses , when ita authorities appointed by tiie Queen ' s government arrived there to take possession . The populace were incited to take an arms to prevent the installation ;
we new magistrates had to fly for safety to a chui «' a ; they were rescued from the fury of the people by a detachment of trjopsfrom a neighbouring district . These saldiera dispersed the rioters by killing and * ounding some of them . A Spanish detachment _Subsequently inarched from Braga to Ruins to keep tae peace . St Michael ' s , Jew 30—A few days once a squadron , composed ofthe Amazon corvette , Sidon , and Geyser steamers , the French brig Cygne , and a Spamsh frigate , arrived here on a mission te bring the island back to the Queen ' s authority . The Parties favourable to the Junta in this place bare given in ; at the same time , however , strongly protesting against the foreign interfereace . It is believed ¦ / every one here and at Lisbon thatas soon _aaSirW . * _trker leaves the _Tagos with his squadron , and the Spanish troops are withdrawn to the frontier , _out"reaks will azain _eccnr . The Queen is becoming
J _« uy more and more unpopular , as well as her minutes , who are about to make another forced tax on tho _toantrv , iri order to V * _7 the troops , who are bo w four _toonths in arrear of pay , and this will cause a stronger _'ttling than ever against them . „ SWITZERLAND . the excitement produced by tbe resolutions of the * , iet _» the menaced resistance of the separatist _can-*> _as , and the movements of foreign powers and their _^ Pteaatic agents , is universal and intense _throogb-™ t the cantons , and protective of manifestations on _S _* , Mrt of the people , which , taken in connection " « a the measures of Lucerne , and the other lesser _« nton _^ give just grounds of apprehension to all wbo _J _^ the _tMnquilUtyoftheconfederacj . Ayastclub Wr Jas tiao _^ all the cantons . is formed , having fc _^ _J ? iButtees _> n all the principal places . The prof _£ _™ _Wflecteaf this « Swiss Popular Association , ' are j _^^ _preaent to aid in enforcing the execution of _Tfowee of UieKette dissolve _theSunderband , and wu » _eToy legal means to effect the _ewulsitm of
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the Jesuits from , the territory of Switzerland , and ultimately to bring abaut a reform of the _federal pact , snch as will bring it into more comp'e _™ of the age . Tha body & TO ws its _purpwl of work-H _?* Jhv £ l nds by _^ and _peacelble _meana S , _£ _SfiIt L . _f aa 8 I 0 n - _Mdthed _iffi «» n of bri £ _SSfiMiS _"* _* _???^ _* mittee , or sort of S 5 _S ? _£ * ? l ncll ? aM "a * "" _™ d « _n-E j r Ml : Pop ? 1 " meetings , composed of _thoraandsof persons , _acsembled under various pretexts , snch as the practice of the carbine , wrestling , smgmg & c ., are held from week to week . So long as a reliance on the firmness of the federal governmenti w telt , these _assemblies may be retained within the limits
of order ; but any misgiving produced bv a manifestation of yielding to Austrian influence would act like a spark _amons combustibles , and set all Switzerland in a flame . The club of Swigs carbineers assembled at Glaris sent an address on the 26 th ult . to the Diet , to thank that body for its decisions agijnst the Snnderbund , and to exhort it not to allow itself to be intimidated by the menaces of foreign diplomatists . This address was presented by President Ochsenbein to tbe Diet on the 26 th . Le Courrier Suisse s & _ya that in consequence of tbe late resolution of the diet , twenty-eight federal officers , of whom seven are colonels , have been called on to renounce the service ofthe Snnderbund , or to be dismissed the federal service . Their answer must be remitted before the 10 th instant , otherwise they will be forthwith cashiered . On the 2 nd instant the
executive government made communications to the diet of intelligence which had officially reached it , by which it appears that preparations for war are in active progress throughout the canton ofthe _Valais The _landsturm is _fuilv organised , and the auxiliary troops intended for the canton of Fribourg have received the plan of their march . Another body is to be cantoned in the Lower _Valais , with a view to an irruption in the adjacent canton of Yaud . Staffofficers are engaged in making surveys and recon * noissances in the territory of Lucerne . on the Bernese frontier , where entrenchments are to be immediately thrown up . Fortifications are in progress of construction at the pass of the Brnnig , where several hundred men are constantly employed .
The Swalian Mercury has the following from Vienna , dated the 2 nd : —* We learn that 12 battalions will soon march towards tbe frontiers of Italy and Switzerland . The government is resolved that the Radicals in those countries shall be under no mistake as to its intentions . ' We learn by letters _Irofh Berne , of the 6 th inst ., that the committee on the hostile proceedings ot the separatist cantons presented its report to the Diet on that day . The report , after giving the details of the measures brought before the committee , recommends that the Cantons of the Snnderbund be immediately required to suspend the measures which they are taking , and that tbe authorities of Tessino shall be antborised to retain the munitions of war which they stopped in their progress to the insurgent cantons .
| ITALY . Letters from Rome of the 28 th ult ., mention that the Austrian Cabinet had addressed a note to the Pontifical government , in which it declared that in the event of any disturbances in the dominions ofthe church remaining unrepressed , or crimes being unpunished , Austru would consider the Pope incapable of maintaining order in his states , and feel it her duty to interfere . General Radetsky , commanderin-chief of the Austrian army in Lombardy _. had been empowered to act according to circumstances . It was reported tbat Cardinal Ferretti had , in consequence of that _notiQcation , ordered the Swiss regiments , and all the troops disposable , to march towards the northern frontier .
Letters from Rome of the 1 st state that public confidence was restored , and tbatthe people had completely recovered from the excitement occasioned by the discovery of the conspiracy of the retrograde party . The service of the National Guard waB admirably performed . Strangers were surprised at the progress made by the armed citizens in military manoeuvres , which can only be accounted for by the patriotic zeal which animates tbem . The people , notwithstanding the assertion of Father Roothan to the contrary , persist in regarding the Jesuits as hostile to the liberal system inaugurated by Pius IX ., and the Holy Father himself appears to concur in that opinion . On the 31 st ult ., the day ofthe festivity of St Ignatius , the Pope was to have
assisted , according to usage at a ceremony celebrated in the church of their convent . To the great annoyance of the rer . fathers , and the satisfaction of the people , tbe Holy Father thought proper to depart from the established rule and abstain . The proceedings against the conspirators were conducted with activity . The arrest of Colonel Freddi and Captain _Alai , and the character and previous conduct of the persons placed nnder the hands of justice , who all belong to the party of the old regime , afford so many proofs of the gravity of the plot . The number of persons implicatd in the late conspiracy confined in the castle of St Angelo , was about eighty .
One of them , the Chevalier Minardi , was said to have made important disclosures . Colonel Freddi and Captain Alai , captured at Camerata , on tbc frontier of Naples , arrived on the 27 th ult- at tbe castle , in charge of Colonel Captivera and a magistrate named Mazza . On the same day M . _Morandi , the _Governor of Rome , invited all foreign residents to account for the object of their stay in that capital . The Pope had adopted the helmet , instead of the shako , for the National Guard , because it was worn by the old _Rrnnans . The other parts of the uniform also resemble as much as possible the ancient costume .
The deputies from the provinces will be convoked in that city on the 5 th of November . The regulations under which the national guard will be organised throughout the Papal states were understood to be completed , and would be published in a few days . Letters from Florence say that the recent events at Rome have produced great excitement and alarm among the population of Tuscany , who manifest likely apprehensions of secret machinations of the agents of the retrogaade party , similar to those against which Rome has protected itself by the immediate formation and arming of the national guard , and that a like measure is everywhere loudly called for in the grand-ducal state .
Letters from Rome , of the 1 st inst ., have brought the intelligence of the nomination of the provincial deputies , who are to meet in that city in November , and to form a representative council . At Ferrara , the anniversary of the execution of the brothers Bandeira has been , solemnised in the very beards ofthe Austrian troops , which have been withdrawn from the city into the fortress .
THE WAR IN THE CAUCASUS . GL 0 SI 8 CS VICTORIES OF IHE _CIRCASSIANS ! 'Letters from tbe interior of Russia , ' says the _Constitutional , — Describe the losses sustained by the Imperial troops in the last engagements with the Caucasians as far more considerable than was admitted by thebulletinipuhlished at St Petersbnrgh . At the storming of Gergebil the Russians had 1 , 700 killed and wounded , SS of whom were _offictrs . In the retreat , a detachment of the regiment of ColonelJewdokinoff fell into an ambuscade of the Lesghians , in which 5 officers and 140 men were hilled Shortly after the evacuation of the country by the Russians , numerous detachments of _Tschetschenses and _Lesghians appeared on the Koisson and Silak , menacing the _Ituasian lines , and spreading devastation and terror among the tribes alliad to Russia . Since these defeats ,
the name of Schamyl is in greater honour than ever . The whole _Tschetschna is in motion , and it appears that Schamyl is meditating a still more important expedition against the Rugsian positions . Prince Woronzow was making preparations not only to repel tbe enemy , hut likewise to resume the Biege of Gergebil . No sacrifice will bs spared to destroy tbat place and remove the impression produced by the retreat of the _RusBiaas on the neutral tribes . In the meantime , as the cholera is now making great ravages , it will not be possible te undertake any serious movement . On the right wing tbe Ubisches and _Tschigetes repeatedly attacked the forts of Gagra and Pltzinka . It was said that the former bad surrendered to the assailants . The General-in-Chief had consequently reinforced the right wing . The march of tbe troops from the interior had been suspended in consequence of the prevalence of cholera .
A private letter from Constantinople of the 22 nd ult ., mentions tbat tbe Circassians had cut off the ears of a Russian General taken prisoner at Gergebil , and sent them aa a present to Count Woronzow . The cholera it raging in tbe Russian army ; it _hasfcarried off General _Kolaweski and Colonel Prince Orbelian .
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO . The arrival of the John R . Skiddy brings intelligence to the effect that a crisis had arrived ; tbat either peace wonld be at once _conoluded , or that Gen . Scott wonld advanee on the capital of Mexico . Gen . Kearney had addressed a proclamation to the Cali * fornians as governor , from which it would appear that the resident officershad admitted his title . Commodore Perry has been successful in a second attack on Tabasco .
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Sir Edward Lytton _Bulwerhas just plated himself under the care of Dr Edward Johnson , at the hydropathic establishment , _Umberalade Park , near Birmingham . A few _^ days ago , a large meteor , in the form of a globe , with a long _traia of fire , was seen near Carlsbad . On the same day aa _sccolite tell at Br & un & u , after an explosion like tbat of a cannon . The _reroute had the appearance of a mass of cast iron . The metropolitan parish officials ate vending home all . Irish paupers who have become chargeable to the respective parishes . The cost of transmitting tbem varies from £ 2 to £ 4 per head . Several successful experiments have been recently made in France on the etherisation of bees , so as to be able to take their honey whilst they are in a state of inaction , without the necessity ef _destroying their _llTQS A testimonial is being get op to Mr _Raebuck by _hsfiMjaSlfe ,
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TRIAL OP THE POWSH _PBISONERS . The trial of the Poles implicated in tbe late insnrrection commenced at Berlin , on the 2 nd instant . A solemn _serrice was held In the chapel of the state prison . In compliance with the new principle of publicity , the pnblic were admitted into the bod ; of the church , and seats' were also reserved in the gallery . Just opposite the entrance door was placed the bureau of tbe tribunal ; to the left the seat ofthe register and the two interpreters ; to the right the seat ofthe public minister and his two substitutes . The accused were seated on five benches prepared for them , arid placed en amphitheatre , as well as in the space generally allotted to witnesses ; the solicitors bad taken their seats before two long tables . The tribunal was presided over by If . Kocb ;
there were seven judges and several assessors . M . Wentzel is the public prosecutor . The greater numter of the lawjers belong to the city , and the others have been called from the ducby of _Pobcd , on accountof tbeir knowledge of the Polish tongue . The entrance of the judges into the court produced a great effect on the auditory ; The proceedings commenced by the reading of the names of the accused . The accused themselves seemed greatly moved : many of them , who met for the first time since a long captivity , embraced each other . Even the accused of a lower class kissed the hands of their mare elevated fellow prisoners . The two interpreters having taken the oath of faithfully fulfilling tbeir duty , theprinclpleaciof accusation , drawn up In German , was read , after which tbe court adjourned .
On the 3 d , at eight o ' clock , the court was again thrown open . Sixty accused were present , all of them belonging to the Polish nobility and acensed of being accomplices of Miroilawski . The President called tbe name oi Louis Hiroslawski , upon { which the latter rose , his counsel , Dr Meyer , stood beside him . The act of accusation against Miroslawskl was then read to him in _tlu Polish tongue , and afterwards in German . Miroilawski is S 3 jeaw ' ofage ; and was born in 18 H , ( at Nemours , in France . His lather was lieutenant-colonel in the Polish army , and _, _aide-de-camp of Marshal Savoust . At the age of seven he entered the corps of the cadets of _Kalisch . In 1 SS 0 he was named standard-bearer of the 5 th regiment of his line , at tbat time in Warsaw , and took part in the revolution , when he was promoted to the rank of
lieutenant in a cavalry regiment . He subsequently came to Paris , where he was received as a Polish refugee . There he was obliged to give himself up to literary pursuits in order to obtain a livelihood , ln 1812 he became a member of the central committee of Polish movement in Paris , and in 1845 he received orders to go to Posen in order to examine the state of preparations for the insurrection . He arrived at Posen in March , 1815 , and after a conference with Heldmaan , Dr Liebels , andde Wolniewitz , he wrote to the central junta in Paris to inform it that it was vain to contemplate an insurrectional movement in 1815 , but that it should take place in 1816 . He returned to Paris in November , 1815 . Heldmaun , however , requested _his immediate return to Posen , giving as a reason that the filial associations were desirous that the movement should take place immediately , and a chief was wanting . _Uiroslawski accordingly lett
rani , and reached Posen on Christmas eve , with the most extended powers from the authorities in Paris . He went to reside at the house of the director of the establishment at Jarokowski ; conferred _rith the chief of the aristocratic party , and gathered strategic and statistical information towards furthering the _insurrection . At the same time he sent to Paris , by Dr Liebels , for 1 , 500 thalers to equip officers . He then named Dr Liebels governor of the province of Posen , and went to Cracow on the 8 th of January , 1816 . There he attended the conferences of the chiefs of the insurrection , Lessowski , Czechowski , and _Kisowski , and the general insurrection was fixed to take place on the 1 st of February . On the 28 th of Jan ., 1816 , he returned to Posen , and organised tbe authorities ef the new kingdom of Poland . In the midst of these preparations , however , he was arrested on the 12 th of February , having been betrayed . In his house were found papers , maps , and plans concerning the
_insurrection . During the reading ofthe act of accnsationtbeaccused remained perfectly calm , and not understanding tbe German language , the questions put to him hy the president were translated by an interpreter . The interpreter having announced tbat tbe accused acknowledged the act of accusation to be correct in the main points , the prisoner then demanded permission to plead his cause in French . This was refused by the president , who said be must speak either in Polish or German . _Hereuponhis counselstated that the accused being a Frenchman by birth , be had the right to defend himself in the language of that country . Thc President : This cannot be accorded .
The aecHsed then presented a manuseript as Ins defence . This was objected to on the ground that in oral proceedings a written defence could not be admitted . Tbe president , however , said that the manuscript would be received provided the pleading took place in the German or Polish tongue . The acensed then rose and spoke in the Polish language , with all the energy and vivacity natural to his countrymen , first in a powerful and energetic tone , and then in one which gave tokens of the deepest emotion . The Commissary : Although I do not understand the Polish language , it strikes me tbat the accused has said a great many things tbat do not appertain to tbe question ; tbat his intention is fo influence the feelings of the public and hit fellow accused . I therefore propose that tbe essential points of bis speech be alone translated , and tbat the court decide whether he shall be allowed to centinue .
The President : Has the accused examined the general bearing ofthe accusation ! The Interpreter replied that he had defended the revolution on much higher grounds . Tho bench hereupon held a short consultation , and decided that the proceedings were perfectly justified as yet . M . Martins , an advocate , rose , and in the name of all the accused demanded that M . Mireelawski should be allowed to repeat his speech , and that the interpreters shonld translate it . He said that the proceedings were null owing to the interruptions tbat had taken place , and that it was requisite to know what the accuBed had said [ lond cries of 'bravo' from the public ] . One of the interpreters was called upon to state what had been said , which he did in general terms .
The advocate Firbach then rose for the prisoners , and protested against the whole proceedings , on the ground that mangled statements were invalid [ loud applause in court ] . Thc President called for silence , and declared that in the interrogatory each word Bhould be faithfully interpreted _. With tbis tbe prisoners' counsel were satisfied , and the proceedings continued , being confined chiefly to questions on the prisoners' coanection with the democratic society .
The proceedings of the 3 rd closed at a qnarter past three in the afternoon . Amongst other statements M . Miroslawskl declared that the conspiracy was directed against Russia , and that no projects were entertained relative to the duchy of Posen ; that he was to bave been the leader for the first _risine in the duchy , so as to guide the troops from tbere into tbe kingdom of Poland . Tbe documents _slezed in U . _Miroslawski ' _s apartment were placed before him , most of them he acknowledged to be his . He declared tbe report of a projected * Sicilian Vespers' to be a pure fabrication , and tbat a sham attack was projected on Posen , to put the troops on the wrong scent . The Court then broke up .
On the 1 th the Court opened at 8 o ' clock , and the examination nf _Wladislaus _Eutebius Eoslnski commenced . The accused was born in 1814 , at _Toigowa-Gorka , is a Catholic , studied at different German universities , and entered a dragoon regiment in 1831 . The examination of this prisoner was chitfly confined to questions on papers slezed in his rooms . KoBinski declared many of the accusations to be false . He denied having made declarations against _Elzanowskl . Tbe latter was then called , bnt pleaded his ignorance of the German language . This led to a discussion , and it was finally agreed that he should speak through tbe medium of an interpreter . He said that he was in connection with _Kosinskl on pecuniary business , but denied having spoken with him abont the revolution . _Kosinriri admitted that Miroslawski had offered bim the command of the insurgents in West-Prussia , whioh he had refused , but offered to take a less important pott , if Prussia remained neuter in the struggle . Some other witnesses were called , but not one of them would
listen to questions put in the German language . A letter written in French was produced , which being translated , was to the intent to prevent the accused from incriminating each other at the trial , saying it was more honest to conceal the truth ia tbeir own interest than to make dtclaratiens in the interests of tbeir opponents . This letter was found in the prison at _Sonnenbnrg , in the prisoner ' s own handwriting . This day ' s proceedings terminated at two o ' clock . An ineldent took place during the examination which excited to a high degree the interest of the public in the galleries . The government commissary having addressed
a question to tht prisoner , the _advocate of the latter rose , and demanded of the president if the commissary bad the right to _eross-question the prisoners ? The pre . sident replied In the affirmative . Tho advocate ( M . CrelingerJ said that according to paragrap h 75 of the law of 17 th Jnlv , of the preceding year , the commissary _natt no right to _' do so . This the president would not agree to . A pans , of half an hour ensued - , after whioh the advocate _Lisiecki rose , and in the name of his fellowadvocates declared that the commissary had bo right to _cross-quesiion the prisoners , and that if lie persWed m dol _« g so , tbey shonld instruct their clients not to reply to his questions .
On the 5 th tho sitting was taken up with the Interrogation of BronUlaus Dabrowski . The hearing of this case closed the first part of the criminal proceidings-The counsel for thc prosecution then rose and spoke in support of the accusation . After drawing a rapid « k « t « h of the _interrogatories of the accused , Miroslawski , _Kosinski , and Bronislaos _Dabrowski _. he spoke to tbe following effect : — ' I bare qualified the facts adduced as high treason , and I maintain the accusation . The law says that any attempt , having for its object the overthrow of the constitutien of the state , or being directed against the life or liberty of the prince is high treason . It is evident that the present case may be so defined . The object of the attempt was the _^ establishment of Poland within the limits which it possessed in fr 72 . It Is true , Miroslawskl bas pretended that the plan was diteated against Russia , tbat it had a political and a military ' _object , _butthw _aeattanaa ia i » doing only rcitt bit
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ewe upon deductions , not _faets . It will be tho part « tne _conniel of _theaccuaed to prove that the plan was nc directed against Pru 8 B | a , The accused were to us violent means for separatiog the Duchy of Posen froi rrnssia . As re garded the nationality of _Miroslawsk his being a Frenchman does not render him tbe lea amenable to the laws of the country against which h nasonenaed . The punishment for high treason is thu _desenbedin tbe 93 rd article of tbo Prussian code :-Alt persons guilt y of high treason will be condemnei _I _^ _M t mo 9 t tcr "Wemeans . ' Itis to be undei h ? i » - r -. _, " ° 8 pecial meatlS of causing death sr to bo employed . Article 95 bears , that all _porsonsguilt . efhigh treason Shall lose not only all their rights a well as their goods _andchattels , hut their children wll bear the penalty of their crimes , if tbe state thinks pro per to keep them in per petual imprisonment er seni them into exile , In order to avoid future dangers The court adjourned after hearing the counsel fo Dabrowski .
On the Sth the proceedings began at eight o ' clock _witl the examination of Broniaaus Dabrowski . The _accused waB born in 1816 , and is the son of Oeneral Dabrowski , a person of high official rank and noble lineage . Aftei studying at the Universities of leipzie _ondQBerlin _. he entered an artillery regiment in 1835 ; but having mar . wed in 1812 , he retired from the army , and withdrow to bis own domains in the Grand Duchy of Posen . Thc accusation is based on the following facts;— Thai Dabrowski was one of the founders of the Polish _Juckcj Club ( a political society ) , and took a leading part in all its operations ; that he was informed of every step of the Democratic Society , and that he expressed his willing _, ness to _Mieroslawski to do all that was in his power towards the establishment of the independence of Poland ; that in 1816 a secret council was held in tho honse oi the teacher _Lleclejewekl , at which tho accused , W . _Dzwonkowski , Th . _Magdzinski , and Mieroslawski , were present ; tbat in that meeting tbejplans for the _insurrec
tion wero decided upon , and he , Dabrowski , appointed chief of the insurgents on the right bank o _^ the Fis tula , Thathe accepted that post , and started on the 9 th ol February , 1816 , with _Dzwonkowskifot'Kuflew , a _county place belonging to his wife , near Warsaw , so as to be near the spot of his operations . Thathe _travelled through'dlfferent parts of Poland , and had secret con . ferences with the different leaders of the insurrection , especially with Pantdeon Poctocki . That he , with th ( assistance of Miecki , examined tho works of the fortress of Demblin , wbich was to be stormed . That he then concerted the attack on Siedlce on the night of the 21 st February , which he entrusted to Potocki , who lost his life in tbat affair . That all his plans were ripe , when he received a letter from his wife informing him that all was discovered , and that Russian troops were advancing by forced marches towards the frontier , upon which he crossed the frontier and surrendered himself prisoner to the authorities at _Horzber _^ .
Dabrowski , in bis defence , acknowledged that he was a member of the jockey club ; tbat he was aware of the existence of a democratio society ; that he had interviews with Mieroslawski on the political affairs of Poland in general in 1815 , but that he was not tben called upon to take any part in a political movement . It was only in 1816 tbat he knew Mieroslawski by his real name , as he had been introduced to him under that of Kowalski . It was then only that Mieroslawski revealed to him tlie projected insurrection , and requested bis cooperation , to which he assented . His interviews with Miecki and Potocki were truly stated in the act of accusation . He denied having given instructions to Potocki to make the attack on Siedlce ; but had endeavoured to dissuade him from it . His projected attack on Demblin was delayed for want of men , and on the receipt of his wife ' s letter he perceived that all chance of success was over . He denied that an insurrection was projected in Posen , and said that Poland was to be the scene of action .
The Government Commissary , Councillor "Wentzel , then rose , * and in an address wbicb lasted more than two hours in delivery , supported the accusation for the Crown against the prisoners Mieroslawski , Kosinsky , aad Dabrowski . The counsel for Mieroslawski , Er Meier repelled the accusation of high treason brought against his client , which called for a reply from the commissary . The President then told Mieroslawski that if he had anything to add in his defence , he was at liberty to address the court ia French ,
Mieroslawski spoke above an hour , entering into details connected with the late political movement , and was at length interrupted by the President , whereupon the coart adjourned for the day .
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CLOSE OF THE FRENCH SESSION . The National sarcastically describes the closing of the session of the Chamber of Deputies on Monday last , as follows : — A very few deputies figured at the last sitting , whioh was embellished as usual by the embroidered coat and the red riband of MM . Guizot and Salvandy . Tbe first of these Ministers read the ordinance , and M . Dugalie shouted' God save the King . ' This victorious cry , uttered from that nobte . breast , fonnd two or three feeble echoes , after which M . Bigon declared that by the terms of the Charter , tbe Chamber should separate immediately . M , Dugalie _repeated his exclamation , ' God save the King , ' and all was said . To our next meeting , therefore , satisfied majority . Carry into your departments tbe civic crowns with whicb the JJinisters hare adorned
your brows . Tba population of Paris accompanies you with its homage . Tell your constituents to what a degree of glory , of purity , of force , and of honour , you have raised the King ' s Government . Recount to them those brilliant _sittings , when your indignant virtuo covered the deformed nudity ofthe grand policy . Forget not with what an accent M . Duchatel maintained tbat he was a stranger to the 100 , 0001 , demanded and paid for a theatrical privilege . Forget not the contradictions exchanged during those sittings which resembled a eourt of assize , and those accusations of having sold , or suffered others to sell , Parliamentary Bills- —of having offend a peerage on disgraceful conditions—and the letters of General Cubieres . read at the tribune , and M . Dumon , the Minister of Finance , declaring iu the face of tbe country tbat the corruption denounced was calumnious , and tbo former colleague of M . Guizot declaring his innocence with imperturable audacity , until
he was overwhelmed with the most evident proofs , and M . Cunin Gridaine , senior , of Sedan , convicted of having received 500 definite shares in a railroad—a shameful and infamuus action ! Forget no page of tbat memorable history ! . . . And , if your constituents ask yon what compensation you bring them for so many Bcandals , open the book of the budget before them . Count tbe millions , then add nearly a milliard of deficiency—a loan of 350 millions—every reform rejected— - all economy declared impossible—public affairs in confusion—thefloating debt exc 6 s 9 ive—treasury bonis paying 5 per cent , interest—tbe rate of discount maintained at the same price by the Bankof France—and then pray of them , if they dare , to measure the depth of the filthy pit into which the , government has fallen , and where you have engaged yourselves , in order to respond , no doubt to the patriotic wishes of thut splendid electoral body which appointed you deputies ,
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THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . The adjourned meeting of the above society was held on Sunday evening last , at the White Hart , Drury-lane . Heskt Ross was called to the chair , and took a review ofthe progress ot liberty and universal brotherhood , as evidenced in the results of the late elections . Via . Gakoser considered that the fact of Julian
Ilarney opposing the Foreign Minister , Palmerston , and the fact that such spirits as F . O'Connor , W . J . Fox , G . Thompson , Pearson , < fcc , were returned to Parliament , was an earnest that the people of this country were progressing in liberty ana independence . And if some of those who had been chosen did not come quite up to the mark , the people must urgo them on and make better men of them . He was glad to see that foreigners had begun to understand and appreciate the exertions that tho English Chartists had made In advancing the cause of
democracy . Carl Shappbr said , they had seen , by the late election , the progress that the people of England had made , and which would have its due influence on he minds of the people ofthe continent . lie repudiated the word ' Foreigner , ' made use of by the previous speaker , for though the society was composed of nwn of all countries yet they were all brethren , working men , proletarians having the same objects to struggle for , and the same _enemies to combat against Chas . Keen considered that they had met on one
of the most important occasions in this country ' s history . Since the association had been in existence they had seen the quarrels of two great nations brought to a pea eful termination , and tokens tf friendship passing from one to the ether , thus practically teaching the great principle of universal brotherhood . The fact that tbe people of this country had declared tor a further advance would have a great effect in paralysing the power of the _despotic rulers of the world . Let England onoehavea free Parliament and good-by to tyranny throughout the world .
Juuitt IIarnkt then addressed the meeting at some length on the _intetesting proceedings at Tiverton , and the glorious Chartist victories at Nottingham and other places . He was loudly applauded . Some members were elected , and a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman . The meeting then adjourned till the first Monday in September .
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At the ' meetingof the Liverpool Town Council the income of the corporation for the present year was stated to ba £ 151 , 000 , aud the expenditure £ 122 , 000 , leaving a surplus of £ 20 . 000 ; and it was recommended that a mortgage of £ 2 , 500 should be obtained ou ttw Sessions-house and Bridewell , and the loan applied to tho completion of . St George ' s Hall , there not being an adequate surplus for that _^ Informations have been taken at Dnnmanway petty sessions against the Rev . J . Dohemy , P . P ., for flogging one of his congregation iato the cbapel on tho Sunday _previous Two blooming young ladies were _caagfri out in a shower recently , and _whM they ( jot home the r » iu bat _TMSbed m very cqMk Wt _« t Ms Ms _<
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THE LATE ELECTIONS . { _Contlmtedfrom the Third page , ) Mr Dixon afterwards addressed the assemblage , and _said ,-GenUemen , I came out upon the principle of Universal Suffrage ; by those principles I have been this day triumphantly elected as your _reprcsentativesjand notwithstanding what jugglery may take place m the shapeofa poll , I shall consider myself the legal and _bona-fide representative of Wigan ; and should I by an unjust system be prevented from taking my seat in the House of Commons , I shall have the proad consolation of knowing I am the people ' s representative , an honour to which , after this day neither of my opponents will dare to lay claim '
Thanks were then given to the mayor , and the proceedings terminated . . After perambulating the principal streets , the Chartists halted in the Orchard , when Mr Dixon briefly addressed them , and congratulated them upon the triumph which they had achieved . Mr D . then returned to Manchester . Mr Dixon subsequently again visited Wigan , and delivered an address explanatory of the National Land Plan , and the benefits to be derived from the Land and Labour Bank . The meeting was held in the open air , and there could not bave been Jess than from 3 , 000 to 4 , 000 persons present . At the conclusion three loud cheers were given to thc brave fellows of Nottingham .
STOCKPORT . The Election Committee , with the view of aiding the circulation of Mr West ' s speech on nomination day , have determined that all localities desirous ot obtaining his speech , be requested to write to Mr Thomas Webb , 41 , _Chestergate , Stockport , and _.-tate what quantity they are willing to take at 'trade price , thus allowing profit to any person desirous of fP _^ _'ating , or to tho society for its own benefit . Mr Webb will forward any number required _throu-h the Land Company ' s delegate , free of cost , to any branch represented at the Conference . All _commuiiiuationto bs Bent as early as possible , to ensure punctuality in the fulfilment of the orders .
BANBURY . Questions submitted to the Candidate at the last _elestion : — - 1 st . Will you vote for Universal Suffrage % 2 nd . Will you vote any public money for Religious purposes ? 3 rd . Are you prepared to voto for an inquiry as to the best means to bring about a separation of Church and State ? 4 th . Aveyou prepared to support the principleof direct taxation in opposition to indirect taxation as now existing . Sth . Are you prepared to legislature upon the laws of Primogeniture and Entail 1
ANSWERS . 1 st . Yes : provided the party _nas been resident in the district in which he votes for a limited and reasonable period , for purposes of registration . 2 nd . I will not sanction the application of state money for Religious purposes . 3 rd . I am ready to vote lor nn inquiry into the best means of effecting an entire separation of Church and State . 4 th . I am prepared to support , on all fitting occasions , the principle of direct as opposed to the existing sjstem of indirect Taxation . Sth . I have not so far made up my mind on the intricate and extensive subjects of Primogeniture and th e lawB of Entail as to be _prepared to vote for their repeal ; but I am quite ready to vote for , and think it desirable that , an inquiry should be made into the operation of these laws .
( Signed , ) Henby Wimia _Tanc & bd Committee-room , Banbury , July 26 th , 1 _S-17 .
SHEFFIELD . The address of Mr Clark , we unhesitatingly say , notwithstanding its being chiefly in reply to the speeches of Messrs Parker and Ward , was one ofthe most talented and cleverly arranged defences of Chartist opinions that we ever heard . It evidenced at once no mean analytic mental power , and a happy facility in instantaneously moulding the doctrines of the Charter into the form of axioms wheveby to test the views which had been advocated by previous speakers . Mr Clark ' s mind is clearly far in advance ot , and above the average of the most distinguished of the politicians with whom lie has allied himself , and we cannot but hope and believe that when its enthusiasm shall bave been somewhat subdued , —as ,
from those indications of perceptive and _reflective power which it possesses , subdued it must be- its outgoings will work a corresponding salutary effect on the no doubt honest and ardent , but nevertheless ill-arranged intellects with which it habitually comes into friendly collision . Mr Clark ' s mode of argument in favour of Universal Suffrage is peculiarly ad captandum . Inded _, we hesitate not to say that the impression which the gentleman has produced on this locality is decidedly favourable ; and while we intend to devote all our energies to swell the majority of Messrs Parker and Ward , we at the same time openly express our wish that the visit of Mr Clark may arouse the spirit oi the liberal electors of this _borough to seek forvote by ballet , triennial parliaments , and household suffrage—to secure any or all of whicii wo will
cordially go hand in hand with them . —Sheffield Iris . The good feeJing , and the just appreciation of his opponents , displayed by Mr Clark , the Chartist candidate , did much to conciliate towards him the good will of his reflective hearers . A slashing style of personal invective , an attempt to deprecate or ridicule his opponents , might have gained for him some uproarious applause . But he has secured for himself and his friends a more permanent advantage . The hustings' 8 houts __ would have died away had they been a thousand times more excited than they were ; but the example which haB been set of a working men ' s candidate , maintaining bis opinions with ability and firmness , and yet with that courtesy which indicates a sense of self-respect , and of respect for others , is a lesson for the public , from wbich all classes will derive advantage . —Sheffield Independent .
HALIFAX . On Monday , August 2 nd , a publio meeting of nonelectors was held in tho Oodney-crof ' t , Halifax , when Mr Robert Sutcliffe was called to the chair . Mi-George Webber ably and eloquently addi eased the meeting on tho subject of exclusive dealing . He contended that Sir C . W > od aid II . Edwards were the opponents of Teetotali m , separation of Church and State , the People's Charier , and every measure which had a tendency to benefit and elevate the working classes of this country . Let their motto be , ' No vote , no custom ; ' and they would secure tin return of the man of their choice at the next _election , Mr J . Bowden next addressed the meeting in a masterly manner , and ably refuted the arguments
which had been urged by our opponents against the illegality of our carrying out exclusive dealing . He said that some of the millocrats were turning off those of their workpeople who had taken any part in support of Mr Jones ; but the Messrs _Crossley , the largest firm in Halifax ( who supported Mr Jones ) , had come to the determination to employ all those who were turned out of work . After a few remarks from Mr B . Rushton , Mr Bowden proposed three cheers for the Messrs Crossley , which were heartily given . Upwards of 7 , 000 people were present . Great Femalk Meeting . —' fin Monday evening , according to announcement , a meeting of females was held in the Odd Fellows' Hall for the purpose ot
carrying out exclusive dealing . Mr George Parker was called on to preside . Thc meeting was well conducted throughout , and eloquent and talented speeches were delivered by Messrs _Chsset , Webber , Bowden , and Rushton . There could not have been less than 2 , 000 females _present . At the conclusion , three hearty cheers were given fo * Messrs Jones and Miall ; three for O'Connor and the men of Nottingham ; three for the exiled patriots , Frost , Williams , and Jonc 3 . The meeting dispered highly delighted with the evening ' s proceedings . TIVERTON . The following is a copy of tho document read by Julian Harne y at the nomination , after he had been declared elected by show of hands .
DECLARATION AND PROTEST . 'I , George Julian Harney , of Brompton , Middlesex , and _( Sreat _Windmill-street , in the city of Westminster , having this day been nominated to _reproscnt the borough of Tiverton in the Commons' House ef Parliament , and John W . T . Tucker , Esq , Mayor , having given his decUion that ' ' the show of hands' is in favour of John Heathcote , Esq ,, and ray » elf ; and another candidate , to wit—Lord Viscount Palmerston—having demanded a poll of the electors , I hereby declare it is not my intention to proceed further In tbis conteBt at tbe present election , for the following reason : — 'That uader the act of Parliament known as the ' Reform Act , ' the great majority of the adult male inhabitants ofthe borough are deprived of their constitutional right of franchise at " the polling booths , contrary to tbe spirit of the constitution , and the anelent usage _» f this eountry . . .
• For tbe above reason , I enter my solemn protest against the said 'Reform Act , ' as an unconstitutional law . « Tiv _. _itos , July 80 th , 1847 . * TO JULIAN HARNEY , HIE PEOPLE ' S M P . MR T _1 VKM 0 N , We ft large portion of the electors and non-electors of t & e borough of Tiverton , beg leave to return you our grateful thanks for having so successfully brought before the public the evil intrigues of government , particularly as exhibited in the baneful foreign policy of Lord Viscount Palmeraton , of which many of the inhabitants ofthis town were not previously sufficiently informed . We believe that a
revelation ot those political mysteries will terminate in roo 3 t glomus results ; and wo believe , sir , that your visit to Tiverton , though it may bave startled some , will be proved to have been the precursor to the establishment of sound political principles amongst all classes . Though , sir , many of us do not enjoy the privilege of having a voice in the choiee ol our ' representatives , ' we believe the day is not far distant when the intelligent people ef this country will be enabled to send to the Commons House af _Parliairorot those men whoso _principle are based upon imperishable truth , and whose sole object will he to introduce and carry out those . Radical r _^ . forms _fffcfcb wffl do justice to all , and _lUjusUce _^ com , M w , the _tatototanti of _TwitOBi m
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leave to inform you , sir , for your encouragement that you are the mnn of onr present and futut _© choice—and we return you—we again repeat it—our sincere thanks for having unveiled the _iniquitiea and corruptions of the Whig _government . W _« pledge ourselves , should you aea ' w > , to give you our cordial support , and exe t _« 'ir influence to the utmost of our power in secvr ' " - l i t a seat in thc Commons' Honse of Parliamfft- \ n conclusion _, sir , we wish vou great success in all y » ur political and personal undertakings ; and may the day speedily arrive when , in the legislative assembly of the nation , you may be able to devote your talents and energies to the service of jour country , and the advocac _) of right and justice to all men . We are , sir , your devoted friends , The Chartist Electors and Non-Electors
of _Tivbrtoit . iThe above address was adopted at several _assera _* Wages of the people of Tiverton , and we were authorised to use the names of certain persons to whom was given authority to sign the above ; but , apprehending that the said persons might suffer persecn * tion should their names appear , we withhold them . ] An address of thanks to the electors and nonelectors of Tiverton , by G . Julian Harney , will be found in our first page . _Palmerstos _TniUMiM _) .- . A disciple , f the Charter ,
at Tiverton , has managed to extort from Lord Pal meiston the most lengthy and _plain-sioken account otlus stewardship ever given to the British public _, rhe way it was done was simply this : Mr Chartist opposed my lord the Secretary as a candidate for Tiverton , and thrashed bim thoroughly upon foreign policy . His lordship launched out in fullest measure , and in mob oratorical style explained _alUboat Indian mysteries , French intrigues , and Portumesa broils . A rich treat awaits those who have yet to get hold ofthe oration —5 ucJts Advertiser . CITY OF LIMERICK . ExTBAonwtiARY
Scbne —At eleven o ' clock , on Tuesday , a court was held in tbe City Court-house to nominate the candidates for tlte representation of this city . Martin Honan , Esq ., T . C ., then came forward amidst loud cheers to propose Mr John O'Brien . Rev . Mr Brahan , P . P „ seconded the noraination . Mr Walnutt ( the mayor ) then came forward to propose Mr John O'Connell amidst loud cheers . Rev . Mr O'Connor , P . P .. _aeeonded the noraination , and called on the people to be peaceful and orderly , and to hear any gentleman who had any other candidate to propose . Tho _High-Sheriffthen asked if there wis any gentleman who wished to propose any other candidate . Rev . Mr Kenyoa ( 'Young Ireland ' s' chaplain ) , then rose amidst
terrific storms of groansand yells . A voice— ' He a no elector : he has no right to speak ( great uproar ) . He has only registered last sessions . ' There wasthea a legal consultation among the lawyers on the bench , after which the sheriff announced that Mr Kenyon had a right to speak . The rev . gentleman then proceeded to address the electors , but was met by a storm of groans and _terible uproar . At length , after the rev . gentlemen who proposed and seconded the other candidates interfered , and claimed lair play for him—he _wasallowed to proceed , though interrupted with shouts at every sentence . He said he would vote for John O'Brien if he took the pledge _against place-hunting-. ( Tremendous uproar . ) He would never vote for Jobn O'Connell , and for this da *
termination he had two reasons—nne was , that he was a tyrant ; and the other was that ha was a slave . ( Tremendous yells . ) He concluded by proposing Mr Richard O'Gorman , jun ., of Dublin . A show of hands was then asked for , and the sheriff declaring tliey were in favour of Mr O'Brien and Mr O'Connell , The Rev . Mr Kenyon demanded a poll . The asses _, sor of the sheriff then informed Mr Kenyon that he was responsible fora third portion of the expenses of the election . There wns then a legal discussion as to whether he was bound to pay down then , or give security , or whether it would do before goine to tha poll . The latter was finally decided , and Mr Kenyon said he would persist in demanding a noli , knowing
that the friends of freedom would see him harmless . He would subscribe ten gHineas himself . Mr John O' Brien then addressed the meeting and refused to take the pledge against place-hunting . The court was then adjourned till nest day to make arrangement !; forthe appointment of assessors and the erection of polling bootlis . Afterthe Rev . Mr Kenioa had left the court , the crowd rushed forward and laid hold of him , but he was immediately rescued from their hands by thc police . Several of his reverend brethren immediately came to his assistance , in whose company , and escorted by the police , he retired to tho residence of the Rev . Mr Casey , the crowd following , yelling and groaning with the utmost vehemence .
WATERFORD . Dreadful Riotiso . —The following letter appears in the Dublin Evening Post : — Waterford , August 8 . —Our election , as yon are aware , hag terminated in the defeat of the two Iato members . I have witnessed many elections both in this city and country , but nothing ever was witnessed equal to the conduct of the mob here on this occasion , led on by two strange clergymen , The local paper will _giva you but a meagre notion of their' gentlemanly * conduct at the nomination . On the evening of that day the house of Sir Winston Barron ' s proposer was attacked , and every window broken , and although we had a police force of nearly two hundred , and two troops of dragoons and infantry here , yet no attempt was made to repress themany riots tbat occurred that night . On the polling day , the town was completely at the mercy of the mob . Barron and Wyse ' _s voters wero either compelled to
remam within doors besieged by the mob , or If they bad the courage to appear they were instantly pursued , pelted , and violently assaulted ; the result , of course , being that large numbers remained unpolled , who sent to the defeated candidates to say they dared not venture to the booths . Many of Barron ' s voters were carried off and shut up in our Tonu Hall against their will , and forced to the poll by the Repealers , and upwards of . two hundred voters were forced to break their promises . A most respectable tradesman , a member of Barron ' s committee , had his houBe attacked the day before the polling , and to appease the mob , rather than endanger the life of his wife , wbo took to her bed terrified and on the point of her confinement , he went forward and polled for Meagher and O'Connell . During tbe whole of Priday _, the towu was literally in tbe bards of the mob , to the _uttefdisgrace of tbe authorities . An appeal to a com . mittee of the House of Commons cannot fail to be sue . _cessful _.
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ESSEX ( SOUTH ) . This has been one ofthe most closel _y contested of the county elections . The small majority againBt Sir E . N . Buxton on the first day ' s poll filled tho Conservative party with dismay , and inspired the Liberals with the confident hope of triumph . The Liberals , previous to commencing the contest , never dreamt of running the Conservative candidates se hard , the latter having looked on the south division of the county as a thing which was te be theirs in perpetuity . Accordingly , between the fears of the Censervatives and the hopes of the Liberals , the poll opened on Saturday morning nnder peculiarly exciting circumstances . Early in the day persons who had been bedridden for years were cairied to _thepoiiing-looth . Some were so very M that ft « friends were apprehensive tbe exoitement might be attemiea with fatal results . One _gentleman was brought to
the polling-booth labia _carriage . _, re a B _^ _Tthainff _sa'S _& _'ssuasradtt'at _« i . _r-ftrrSne up both parties to renewed exor _* t £ _wMclTw _' re _continued uttt the clos _^ _m _oollatfturo ' clock . About half _* _astM WrM'A A , Sd ac companied by several of his _# _^« _# « _% j _feji _inChSfotd , and expressed in prlvk _$ , _^ _$ ' ? _£ T & _SiS _&^^ oull not bc _^ _dg _^ _g _^ h . would be impossible to say on which _ _^ side the _»> B 4 _JVt-j ; _.- _- - : _¦*¦ _mS _woSldbe . Intto state _ofWBtoftM . _:-., _$ ~ ; £ _thewault , Mr _Bramston ( tvho _# _s _proh _ofbaj : > :, election ) and Sir Edward addressed fte a _^ embtege . _> _,, t , _, Mr Smyth did not make his appea < aace , * _$ _womT _^ . _^ .. stance ih i * ttoftlm * _# Sir _Ed _«| _rt _fWI-.. « _w _. W | _wj } 1 X _-CE _&" " _^
own cheques , and signed Lord R . Grosvenor . The acute landlord thought there was something wrong , and called one of Lord Robert ' s committee into consultation ; but meanwhile the man vanished and the cheque remained impounded . On Monday , Major-General Fox , the late member for the Tower Hamlets , and who was supplanted by George Thompson , the Universal Suffrage candidate , at the recent election by an overwhelming majority , went to the Hammersmith poll-book and recorded his vote for Wood , the Tory , and Grosvenor , the Whig . Query , does this indicate the course hia brethren of the Whig ministry intend to pursue .
interest , however , was shown when uaron Lionel ue Rothschild appeared and voted for Lord R . Grosvenor and Mr R . Osborne . The polling proceeded languidly , and once or twice nearly naif an hour elapsed without a vote being tendered . On the second day , towards the close of the proceedings , a little stir was creatod at Brentford by a very clumsy attempt at swindling , whicii was practised oa an honest publican by some fellow evidently but a bungler in his art . Between three and four o clock a man came to the bar ofthe White Swan , and presented a cheque for £ 6 10 s ., drawn on Coutts and Co . on one of tlieir
ELECTION MOVEMENTS MIDDLESEX . The polling commenced en Monday morning at 9 o ' clock . "Though the interest which in lormer times used to concentrate itself in tho town of Brentford , as tbe only polling station for the county of Middlesex , is now divided with eleven _eth-. rs , it still retains its attractions as the place ; where the opening and concluding scenes of elections are presented , and where the candidates may be expected to make their public appearances . There was , however , but little ofthe animation which generally attends an election contest There was some bustle , without excitement and the most obvious indication of enthusiasm , ' if such it could be considered , consisted in a _orofu'O display of favours and flags . Considerable
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