their requiem sung by their purchasers; that one of his ancestors had been inand that the lord who had given, but strumental in forcing the tyrant John to a year ago, 80,000l. for Sarum, will concede to Magna Charta to the Barons find that the biter has been bit, and and Bishops of that period-it will be as that he had been curbed not by his own great a boast for some of our children bit-by-bit reform. Sarum, the bait for that they are descended from those who the wealthy, may now be bought for a have so gloriously achieved this sesong. England has now the power of cond grand monument of freedom electing its own representatives: but he and of fame-and it is a delight trusted that the people will not permit that he like others will entail that their gratitude to overpower their judg- remembrance to his children. But it ments; that they will not succumb to is evident that the Whigs have acted misguiding pretensions to courtly titles, from policy, not principle; for is not or to glittering wealth. Englishmen the principle of justice the same yestermust inquire what are the qualifications day, to-day, and for ever, eternal in its and claims of every candidate, whatever source and eternal in its ends, alike in his personal pretensions, to their suf- every nation and district, alike in Scotfrages: whether he will endeavour to land as in England, and in Ireland as in procure cheap government and good in- either? And where is the principle of stitutions; not what is his rank or re- justice to be found in the Ministerial spectability, his profession or his place, Bill of Reform for Ireland, submerged, but those who will smooth the horrid or ingulfed in the gall of iniquity and aspect of the laws, and who will purge the dregs of oppression? Why not give the magisterial benches of that base and to the people of Ireland the same system perilous stuff that preys upon the nearts or measure of reform as has been granted and rights of the poor oppressed. to England? He asks for no more, (Cheers.) The people cannot thank the and he will be contented with no less; Whigs for their achievements-that and he trusts the stigma of indignity party merely sat upon the whirlwind without directing the storm, and were carried by the popular hurricane far beyond their wishes or their dreams. Their treatment of the people of Ireland proves that the present Ministry conceded to the force of popular opinion and demands, what they would have denied to principle and justice; and now they sit brooding on the stool of repentance, vainly sacrificing to the manes of the rotten boroughs with which they have been forced to grapple. Considering the history of the Reform Bill, he said that, at first, its very extent was likely to defeat itself; it was far beyond the expectations of many, and not within the desires of others; but the people flew to their own relief, and seemed boldly to exclaim to both Houses of Parliament," Give us the Reform Bill, or else (Great cheers.") The Reformi Bill is a noble monument of liberty; and he felt proud that he had contributed his mite of talent and exertion to its success. It is a noble and acknowledged boast of any descendant to make, The and contempt will be branded on the The 1. Down.. POPULATION. .. .... ...... 3. Limerick 10. Cavan ...... FREEHOLDERS. 40s. ειν. 10,775 1,902 352,571 394,287 32,055 1,812 233,505 - 6,714 1,369 314,60% 6,236 1,296 8,419 1,087 .... 258,262 .222,416 15. Tipperary .... ....... .... never enforce the proclamation. Yet from the documents of the House of but three short days had elapsed before Commons the following, showing the the Marquis of Anglesea, by the change population of each county in Ireland, of Administration, did become the Lord- with the number of forty-shilling and Lieutenant, and one of his first acts was ten-pound freeholders:to enforce that proclamation which he had so reprehended, and had promised not to use. He never did, nor would look upon a proclamation as a law; he 2. Galway therefore contemned its appearance. Yet, for this--although a member of Parliament-was he arrested in the presence of his family by a common thief-taker. His individual wrongs were numerous -and the present Government of Ire-9. Londonderry land-the haughtiest that was ever 11. Tyrone.. there; yet, in considering English re- 12. Wexford form, he forgot the person in the pa-13. Leitrim triot; and in all the discussions of the 14. Wicklow reform, question, three times told, he never hinted his grievances, nor thwarted his oppressors. They were unwittingly doing good for England, and he was as willing as anxious, to promote any useful measure, by whomsoever introduced. The motion of General Gascoigne might have proved useful to Ireland; yet, on the appeal of the Ministry, did not that country nobly stand forward in the breach; and out from the seventy-five 28. Carlow. men whom it can freely return, did it not elect sixty-eight reformers, while 30. Kerry..... the other twenty-five members repre31. Dublin.. sented not the people, but pounds, shillings, and pence? And yet, did not Thus, in a population of seven and a the Government, notwithstanding this half millions, there will be but a conexertion, turn round as traitors, and stituency of twenty-five thousand. It adopt that very motion of Gascoigne, had been the boast of Lord Althorp, against which they had thought it ne- that England would be represented by cessary to appeal to the people? And one in every eight; but Ireland, by when a friend of his in the House had this system, will have represented only moved that the number of five hundred one in every two hundred. (Loud cries Members for England be reduced, that of "Shame, shame!") And yet, eviIreland might have the complement, dent as this injustice is, he found but did he not immediately prevail on his few in the House to aid him in his friend to withdraw that motion, be- honest endeavours for Ireland. The cause he would have no benefit done to Members for Westminster had voted, Ireland at the expense of England one against him, and the other not for (Cheers.) After further remarks, prov-him. Lord Ebrington, that had on his ing that the first measure of reform different motions in favour of the Miproposed for Ireland was better than nistry, anxiously appealed to the Irish those subsequent, particularly with re-members for their granted assistance, gard to the manner of registering the chose to be absent when those Irish votes, to the number of elections, &c., members might have appealed to him he said that he had himself extracted for his. The titled neglected, and the 24. King's county.. 144,029 ........ ....... 29. Kildare.... 108,401 ..... 32. Donegal....... 298,104 wealthy and official laughed, at the Catholics that have turned traitors to appeal; and Ireland was to be wronged those who worked out their redemption by those who came in loaded with port in common with their own and the and pride, instead of arguments or ac- Protestant Dissenters; and yet only knowledgments. But Ireland will trust three of whom now voted in favour of to the people of England. He had re- the 40s. freeholders that had been disceived petitions from places (so nume- franchised to purchase their exemption. rous, that he was proud the number In England the plan of registration is alone prevented his remembering them) simple as it is just, and may be done far and near, from the Ridings in the with dispatch, and must be done on denorth to the Devizes in the south, pray-mand-else the party has his remedy at ing that a similar measure of reform law, and may bring his action for 500l., be granted to Ireland as to England. with full costs of suit. Not so in IreThus have the people distinguished land. For a 101. vote is virtually inthemselves from the aristocracy of the creased to 20%., by the expenses attendHouse of Commons, and have proved ing the registration of the electors, who themselves willing to vote for honesty may be refused by the petty judge of and justice. The ministerial sagacity the Assizes (assisant barrister), accordis wilfully blind; and having eyes they ing to his own fancy or pleasure; and see not-but having ears, they may be who has no means to enforce the promade to hear. They have said they duction of the deeds by which he is enhave opened the rotten boroughs: so titled to vote, nor any remedy against they have-if Dungarvan, having now an arbitary decision. Yet this is justice! a constituency of 840, shall retain, as He himself had known only three acby the bill, only 210, be called opening knowledged out of 300, on the most a rotten borough. But this is reform. trivial pretences or omissions; yet no (A voice called out, "An Irish reform !") remedy could be had. To many of No, thank God (said Mr. O'Connell), them delay was defeat. So they will however Ireland may be answerable for be solely at the mercy of their landblunders of the head, she is not for lords, whether they shall or shall not those of the heart. It is neither au register, and therefore for whom they English nor an Irish blunder: it is a shall vote. And landlords, like the Whig job for draw the strings, and Ministers, are "all, all honourable raise the curtain, and you will see men." Lord Althorp told him, last behind it the Duke of Devonshire. night, that he would postpone the Irish Youghall will be represented by the Bill till Monday next; on which he Duke of Devonshire: for the Coin- looked wondrous grave: though inmissioners having heard from some wardly content with the opportunity antiquated purblind that Youghall had afforded him for making known in the formerly been enwalled to a certain meantime to the people of England the extent by Sir Walter Raleigh, con- wrongs of Ireland, and the delinquency fined the town to that dimension of its oppressors and misgovernors. wholly the property of the Duke; During the process of the bill, he had while the suburban districts, which been assailed by the Tories of England were ample and valuable, and had been and the Orangemen of Ireland, who purchased by men of trade and of talent, voted with Ministers in all their de were to be excluded, lest their owners mands-men, who had mourned over should be represented. So in Bandon. Gatton and Sarum, and who had roared who alternately nominated the member, for Boroughbridge (laughter), who had will the constituency be placed at the sighed for St. Ives, and were in tears for St. disposal solely of the Duke. Yet this Mawes were now seen colleagued with is Whig justice and impartiality! And Ministers, who gladly were welcomed when he had risen to denounce this in on this penance for the dereliction from the House, he had Sir Robert Peel on the paths of corruption. Lord John one side, in defence of those English Russell was seen to pair off arm-in : " presentatives "ment." Mr. BURNARD, in seconding it, said that to Ireland the English were indebted for their Unions, and their determined demands for reform that had been ushered in by the Catholic Relief Bill. The motion was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks was moved to Mr. O'CONNELL, who briefly returned thanks, after three times three. The meeting subsequently adjourned. arm with Captain Gordon (great out-" indignation by the fresh and galling cries); Lord Althorp proudly joined" insult offered to that patient and geLefroy, and Stanley returned to roost" nerous people in the provisions of with Peel, while he vainly endeavoured" what is called the Irish Reform Bill, on the Jews' harp to play "The Rogue's" devised by the present Administration, March" (great laughter); while all" and urged forward against the reI paired of in the same regiment. He "peated, firm, and serious remonstrances then touched on the topics of agitation, "of the universal people of Ireland, as and the epithet of "demagogue -re- "well as the whole of her popular remarked on the fatal distinction sought the British Parliato be maintained in Ireland for the sinister purposes of misgovernment between the people of that country into religious creeds and differences-blasting the peace of that country, gifted by the creator with so many natural advantages. He proved, ingeniously, that the goods of England had been consumed to a greater extent in America since her Revolution, then during her dependence, asserting, that formerly she had consumed annually to the amount of only one million and a half, but subsequently to the amount of five millions; so the southern part of America had consumed only 500,000l. worth, As I mentioned in my last, I shall, but after freedom had been obtained for reasons there stated, hold a festival there, even Mexico alone consumed in at SUTTON SCOTNEY, seven miles from one year six millions. So would it be WINCHESTER (on the road to WHITwith Ireland, whose prosperity was in- CHURCH), on the 7th of July. I invite, timately interwoven with that of Eng-as my guests, all those who signed the land, but whose freedom and liberty petition for reform, which was carried would materially accumulate the reve-by JosEPH MASON to be presented to nues of Great Britain. It was for the the King at Brighton. I request Mr. interests of both countries that Ireland Diddams, of SUTTON SCOTNEY, to make should be free: the commodities of this known to them all, and the list of Ireland would be interchanged with them all he will find in the last Register; those of England to an extent unsup-and most of them must have masters ported, because unascertained. After of some sort or other; I beg those an admirable peroration, enforcing his pleas, he was pleased to say that he trusted Englishmen would see that justice done to Ireland which she deserves, and will demand, till she is, like England, "great, glorious, and free." (He concluded amid deafening rounds of applause.) 66 The motion was unanimously carried. Major REVELL then moved-" That "this meeting reflect with deep regret upon the long series of partial, unjust, and oppressive measures to which "Ireland has been subjected by a suc❝cession of English governments; and "that this regret has been changed into tr CHOPSTICK FESTIVAL. masters to have the goodness to give them the day for themselves, which I shall deem an obligation conferred upon myself. It is not my object, and it never has been, to set men against their masters; I have been a master ever since I was a man; I was first a master over soldiers; and since that I have been a master over servants; and I have always exacted strict obedience, while at the same time I have always taken care that the person to obey obeyed with a full belly. I have long been warning farmers of their danger. The danger at last came, and then I was reproached and prosecuted as the cause of the danger. Why, my father was a farmer, though a small or three frocks for her girls; two I shall one; I was born and bred up amongst send, with two pair of cotton stockings, farmers; I have always delighted in which I got at Nottingham, and with their pursuits; and how can my feel-two bonnet ribands that I got at Covenings towards them be other than those try, to the two young women who had of good will? but I cannot, without their hair chopped off by the hired overabandoning my nature, without forget-seer of NINFIELD in Sussex, lamenting ting all that I was taught in my child-that I cannot split myself in two, and hood, without setting at nought every do the same thing, in the neighbourhood precept and line of the word of God, of Battle as I am about to do at Surhold my peace, while those who create TON SCOTNEY, feeling myself to be under all the food and drink, and fuel, and everlasting obligations to the kind and raiment, and lodging, are upon the virtuous people in that neighbourhood, verge of perishing with hunger and who I hope will be satisfied with the reawith cold. sons which I have given for holding my festival at SUTTON SCOTNEY. The other gowns and frocks I shall give to the wives, daughters, or mothers, of any of the petitioners, who were transported or any way punished; and I hereby request Mr. ENOS DIDDAMS, to make a list of all these, and to be prepared to give me his advice as to the distribution. Besides the above business, and the eating and drinking; besides the advice which I shall have to give to the farmers upon the subject of the approaching elections, and the explanations that I shall have to give to the labourers, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, and as to the manner in which they will be benefited by it; besides these, there is an important matter for us to settle upon; namely, the putting of a tombstone over the grave of HENRY COOKE, having engraven on it the history of his death, and naming all the parties, having, in any way whatever, a hand in the transaction. Simply stating the undeniable facts, leaving all commentary to the hearts of the beholders. I request Mr. DELLER of ANDOVER, to have about a hundred gallons of good beer at SUTTON SCOTNEY, on or before the 6th of July, and to place it where Mr. ENOS DIDDAMS shall appoint. I will take down, as I said before, my NOTTINGHAM HAM, which weighs seventy pounds, and I am sure that there will not want a butcher in London to give us a couple of fat sheep weighing a hundred pounds a piece. Half a hundred of flour will make us a score of plum puddings, and the devil is in it if there is not a grocer in London who will give us twenty pounds of plums. There is surely a miller in Hampshire who will send to Mr. DIDDAMS a couple of bushels of flour, on or before the 3d of July, in order that he may get it made into bread. Please God we will have some corn-puddings, even at the risk of having the "murrun, or the yallur janders." When I was in the North, I did not forget the Chopsticks of the hard parishes. One Yorkshire clothier gave me a pair of blankets for Mrs MASON; another gave me a pair of blankets for poor CooKE, the father I hereby request Mr. ENOS DIDDAMS of the youth who was hanged for hitting to be thinking about the practicability BINGHAM BARING, and doing him no of providing tents, or covering of some bodily harm. One manufacturer of sort. Perhaps it might be best to LANCASHIRE gave me cotton to make divide the party, placing five or six in a gowns for twenty women, and frocks house, during the time of dinner, and for ten girls, and another manufacturer drinking after dinner. A considerable of Lancashire printed the cotton. One party, of course, could be entertained in of these gowns I shall give to Mrs. the public-houses if an arrangement MASON of BULLINGTON, one to Mrs. could be made with the innkeepers for Coort, the mother of poor HENRY the purpose. There may be many COOKE of Micheldever, one to Mrs. friends come from a distance. I should CARTER OF SUTTON SCOTNEY, with two hope that the farmers hard by would |