The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

Spirit of tt)r Dittitic Sountalo. i (ERA.) If there be one duty more than another incum- bent on the Executive, it is that of watching ovtr the condition of the people, with a view to the adoption of all such measures as shall best pro- mote their well-being. And in like manner is it the duty of their representatives-oiie of the very purposes for which they are scut into Parliament -to enforce attention 10 a mutter of such para- mount interest to every individual in the land, since intimately connected with social comforls-- with the happiness or misery of the domestic circle. We have to deplore the total forget fu I tiesi, by both Government and Parliament, of uch consi- derations, os we contemplate the misery and suf- ferings to which many thousands of our fellow- countrymen ure reduced—barely subsisting on the scantiest and worst food, hardly obtained by the inadequate wages of their labour-or positivdy perishing from absolute destitution, being left in a state of hopeless despair, from inability to obtain work. We are in no way exaggerating the dis- tress which so unfortunately prevails pictures ol Ihe most harrowing distress, nt which humanity shudders, have been brought before us. Let any of our readers briniz the case home to himself, of a beloved wife and helpless family clinging to him for support, and crying for bread, and what would be his feelings if, not only uuable to afford tliem relief at the moment, the future forbade all hope of better prospects: we do no know a state of ex- istence more frightful than that of a human being thus situated. Under such circumstances of de- spondency, a feeling of desperation leading to vio- lations of the law to procure subsistence, and to crime for its concealment, is what cannot surprise. But we would ask, where lies the deepest crime ? —in the individual driven, in times of excrucialing suffering, mental and bodily, into acts of guilt- or 10 the rulers of the land,—011 whom, having it in their power to afford it relief, should fall in do- ing so ? There are many measures which it is open to the Government to adopt, or Parliament to recom- mend, which, promoting the prosperity and gene- ral welfare of the community, would not fail to be felt among our distressed populations. But it is not to these we would now refer-nor, indeed, are they calculated to meet the particular case of the Highlanders and Islanders of the north of Scot- land, to which we would more particularly direct public attention. These can be relieved by one only measure, the adoption of a speedy, compre- hensive, and well-executed system of emigration to the only portion of our British Colonial domi- nions, fitted, from its nearness to the motliercoun- try, and its other characteristics, to receive and provide for such a sudden and large influx of po- pulation as it would be requisite to transport thi- ther. but it is not the north of Scotland alone to which relief in emigration is requisite, all hough their case be certainly il-e first in importance and extent of suffering. We have likewise in Ireland, the counties of Mayo, Koscommon, and others, requiring similar relief, to say nothing ol many of tbe roanufacuring districts throughout England and Scotland. It is full time that these matters occupied the attention of Parliament. We are glad therefore that Mr. O'Brien has announced his intention of moving certain resolutions in favour of general emigration in procuring the ultimate adoption of which lie shall have our cordial sup- port, while we would have him bear in mind that the case which we have here detailed can only meet with a remedy from the procuring relief in emigration as nearos possible tothe mother country. (GLOBE.) The Journal des Debuts of Friday takes much pains to distinguish between the hunour due to Napoleon's memory and the revival of Bonapar- tism and gives the government advice which it is likely to follow-iiot to let its zeal for the great Captin" carry it too far. Justice to the great man --no imperial restoration We do uot think France in much danger of any imperial restoration; though Paris may be in danger of a riot, without proper precautions. fu- neral processions afford rather favourable occa- sions for disturbance; and Napoleon's would serve for a rallying point as well as General La- marque's or Queen Caroline's. If any such oc- currence should lake place, which we trust will be provided against, we have not the slightest doubt the Anti-iknglictin organs will ascribe it to the Ma- chiavelic policy of the English government—faith- ful to its traditions ever since that period when the gold of Pill" paid at once for Jacobin crimes and emigrant follies I For our own part, we are much disposed to agree with the Debuts, that the remembrance 01 Napoleon is the best guarantee against llonapur- tist principles. Indeed it would bediflicult to de- fine exactly what those principles are. Hereditary succession to a soldier of fortune Transmission, alter the long lapse of years, of a title won by the sword, and lost by it! The very tact that there was a first Napoleon makes it impossible there should be a second. lie was the natural heir of the Revolution — the turn of the wheel brought the best soldier uppermost. It was inevitable that it should go on turning and Ihe successful soldier has, in these ti,nes, no heir. It was only at a mo- ment of transition his dictatorship was accepted the epoch of Napoleon's real power was the epoch ol public disgust at all the crimes and follies which had just been enacted in the name of free- dom. Napoleon took no trojble to be popular, and had no need to take it. At.y strong bond was sure of passive obedience from a nation which had just emerged from the horrors of anarchy, It was only when Napoleon's conscriptions became as intolerable 11s the proscriptions 01 the soiihsunt re- publican regimen, that hit; power tollered in turn. Once overthrown, its restoration was impossible. It was entirely personal; and depended on a prestige of* unbroken success. It wus never popu-I lar b e)- o it d i I i e sphere of military popularity. There was nOllllng political In Napoleon's genius; lie i despised men too much to govern tliein well. Cromwell had a religion, howevever obscured by fanaticism—behetin what was above, and s'm- palhics with what was around him. ?"i" 'I "I aL' ;ud of himself, and tools of his species. (.IIORNINC, IIEIIAI,D.) I To-night the enemies of the corn laws will re- new their crusade against native industry, A] r. ViLi.ttns will, to-night, rehearse his carefully- conned" p/iilosojihisms" in favour of free trade and will be followed by tlie usual train ofspoutcrs in favour of those illdustnal puisuils, which" owe no allegiance to the shores of England." In the Commons, however, there is, at present, little chance of the onti-corn-law faction making much progress. There is, undoubtedly, some cause to apprehend that the great question of the corn laws may be unJcr-stulcii, so far as the rights of labourers, farmers, and landowners are con- cerned and (let us observe in passing) that to under-state these rights, or to place the defence of these rights on a false basis, is an evil of no incon- siderable magnitude. Sir It. PHI., for instance, did much mischief, during ilie Inst discussion 00 the corn laws in the House of Commons, by Ins unfounded assertion that tbe manufactures of Eng- land constitute the trcnlh and glory of Ihe coun- ny. The itutement is, 111 Ihdl, ridiculously 'he rel?,?e of true and when uttered by one of 11,? refined parliamentary champions of the corn laws, Ihe ill e/fecls of such a misrepresentation may, with difficulty, be calculated. It is chiefly out of doors that the influence of the anli corn-latv league is felt; and it is to the counteraction of that influence that the energies of the Iriends of native industry ought to be directed. The corn law repealers calculate on the conversion to their views of a laJge majority of the small shopkeepers throughout the kingdom and by the aid of such a majority, they trust to secure a pre- ponderancoe in the next House of Commons,- With thaI view, the anti corn Jaw league hus em- ployed lecturers in every part of the country; and the nrouress which these men-men, IInscru. pulous, and impudent in a remarkable degree- have mode. is far from being inconsiderable. In England, in these mnrch.of.mind" days, every thing is carried by "agitation"—by physicalener- gy-by the agency of brute force and the corn law repealers hope to carry their mischievous ou- jects by the same means which have given its di- rection to the legislation of England for nearly 20 years back. (AGE.) I We should think that sufficient has occurred ¡atdy-nol to shamc-fur they have long since been dead 10 that feeling—but to alarm the Aris- tocracy, and cause thein to reconsider their ua. English propensity to employ foreigners as domes- tics, in preference to using the services of their own countrymen. England is allhis moment cursed with a swarm of vagabonds from every quarter of the globe.- We can regard with pride our national boast, that this country is the asylum for the oppressed of other nations; and we protest with indignation against its being made, what is now made-the World's Abulia. Yet, what can we expect, when we find the nobility and the wealthy encouraging, nay, fraternizing, with these foreign adventurers We have a right to ask, whether Englishmen and Englishwomen are unfit to attend upon their fellow Countrymen and Country women ? Can- not the Koyal head be dressed but by an Isidore ? Cannot boots be cleaned but by a Courvoisier — Could not the delicate familiarities of harp-teai li- ing be confided to none but a Dochsa? It really would seem that to have an honest English name is a bar to service and to be a vagabond from another country is a strong recommendation !— Be it so the consequences have happened, do happen, and will happen in all their fearful variety. We have incidentally alluded to the Court em- ployment of Foreigners. We should now like to ask whether that most patriotic Lady, the Duch- ess of Sutherland, does not regularly send her linen to France to be washed ? rallgh! No won- der the hearts of the people are growing cold to- wards the higher classes.

Jlflijsrcuaneous. The Duke of Newcastle has presented to the Royal Sherwood Hangers a splendid pair of kettle drums. CAuTlo.-The public will do \lclllo he on their guard against the imposition of a man who pretends 10 be dumb, lie has liequently vi-died the neighbour- hood of Conway, asking alIPs, and on the 711, inst. he commiued a mn1 grosi nsallh in the parish of Llan- gwstenin, by stiiking a very honest and decent woman across the back with a stick, for refusing to give him money. lie is a tall muscular man, and dressed ge- nerally in a dirk coloured frock coat. As the assault can be proved, it is proper that the police should be on the alert for the detection of the offender. IMPORTANT DECISION.—The Judges of the Court of Quun'? Bench, on Tuesday laii, prAounccd decisions of some importance to the members 01 Municipal Cor- porations r?pectin, the trieauial election of Alder- men. In Ihe caScs of The Queen v. M'Gow.ni#M and The (ucen v. Stanley," the Court decided that the deelion of Mayor must take place before the elec. tion of new Aldermen, in place of those who are about to retire by rotation that such retiring Aldermen may vote in the election of Mayor that an outgoing Alderman may be elected to the otlice of Mayor on the 9th of November; and Ihat, if he shall upon such cicCI ion, accept and take upon himself the otlice of Mayor, he may, in his new character, take part in and vote upon any question in respect of whieh he is not expressly disqualified by statute.—[ I he above de- cisions are extremely important, and settle a number of cases, including that of he Queen i Dmllcy, Mayor of Stafford.) Ry this decision Mr. Dud- ley's turns out 10 be a load election, This;5 consider, ed a triumph on the part of the Conservatives at Stal- ford and the hells of St..Mary's rang in celebration of it.) OiticiN or CABINET COUNCILS.—An Knglish Ca- binet Council is of very*eai ly origin. 1 he ¡;rcal anJ wise Alired, to whom we are indebted for many ex- cellenl institutions, so arranged the affaiisoMhc na. tion that all resolutions relating to the public should pass through ihree several councils; the first wns a select council, to which none but those the King had a particular e-teem for were admitted hero i,li affairs were debabd, that were to be laid ue. fore the second council, which con»i-ted of bishops, earls, viscounts judges, and some of the principal thanes, afterwards called barons; these resembled the present Privy Council; none belonged to it but those the King was pleased to appoint. The third was a general council or assembly of the nation, calhd in Saxon, Wiitenagemot, to which quality and offices gave a right to sit, independent of the King. In ,hese three councds, we behold an oriin of the Cabinet and Privy Councils, and the antiquityofPailiaments; but tho term Cabinet C, uncil, is of a much more mo. dern date, and, according to Lord Clarendon, origi- nated thus:—The affairs of state in the reien of Charles I. were principally managed by Ihe Arch- bishop of Canterbury, the Karl of Strafford, and the Lord Cottington to these were ,Ided the Earl of Noitliuinberi-ind, for ornament the fliliol) of Lon- don, (or his place, being lord treasurer; the two e. ertMries, Vane and U indexbank, for service and intelligence; only the Marqun of Hamilton, by his skill and interest, meddled ju*t so far, and no further, than he had teproielk(ul? Pr.?? made up the committee of state, reproachfully after railed the Junto,aod cuviou>ly thcn, in the COUrI, the Cabl- net Council. LAST MOMPNTS OF MEN* or (jl \I('HolI"call, wben dying, ordered his atlemlanls 10 place him be- (ore the windo'.v, that he wi^ht onCe murc behold J,is oarden,and bid adieu to nalure. Kotcommon utter- éd. ;1t the moment he expired, two lines of his own version of Dies ilw. Iluller died feeling bi puNe, and when he found it almost gone, turning to his hrn ther physician said, My friend, the artery ceases to and died. Petrarch was found dead in bis li- brary, leaning on a book. Bode died in I hc "ct or die- lating llcitier closed his career wlilin ;tn ode fo the Dei y, his pen 011 the last line, Waller died repeat, ing some llClc 01 Virgil. 1 assu's dying icqnest to Car- t!iuJI Cynthia was. indicative ol the gioom which haunted him through life. lie had one favour, he said. to reCjues1 of him, which was that he would collect his works and commil them to the flames es- peciaNyhis"Jerusa)em])e)i*c'L?)." t.tibni??aa fdund dead În his thauluer with a hook in his IHWtJ. — Clarendon's pen dropped from his lingers when he was sileJ with 1,?a pi?l?y which terminated hi-, '!fe. j Chaucer died ballad making. Mis LI>t pTod"cllon he entitled A Ballad, made by (;()"y Chaucer on his deathbed, lying in great anguish.Wycholy, I when dying, had his young wife urotlht to his bed- side, anù having taken htr hand, in a very f-olemn mauner said lie hail but one request to make of her, 3nd that was, that she would never marry 3[1 old man K""ats, a lillle before hc died, ht1I t1l frir/id a-keil brm how he did, replied II) a luw voii'o, l»i:tur, my friend (ld the J, g'l'WHJ QVCI mu-' I 0" F,idJV, the lstinst. as Mr. Thomas t.e?s.ot I | the lespectablo íirm uf Lewis auù Sons, ironmongers, Abergavenny, was on his return from C»k, and within three mile. uf the former place, his horse suddenly started, anJ rau away nearly it mile. when he came III contact willi a cart horse, which was crossing I/Ie road, and with such violence that the carl horse fell, his own horse likewise /ailing, and himself thrown upon a heap of stones. He was immediately taken up quite senseless, an,1 conveyed home in a gig. ille- dical aid was immediately called in, his head ",a founil much bruised, lie lingered until two o'clock on Sunday, the 3rd inst. when he expired. An inquest was held on the body and a verdict of accidental death was ¡;eturncd. Ile was a quiet, inotfensive Joung man, and one of ihe best mechanics in the neigh, &011 I' hOO<l. We learn from our Dublin correspondent, that a Cllrioui; ramulus has lat.ly been discovered within 11 miles of that city, whkh has attractcu the alteulion of ;11"e It:uned, and made a great sen«atiou among all rank. of society Ihcre. It seem, thaI tlli. enormous mound was in the middle of a swamp," hich was often flooded, anù the (nfnH;r in digging a drain to pass off the water, discovered an immense quantity of black hog oak and bones, which for some time he carted to market for sale. At length Mr. lhmewall, the land, lord, heard what was going on, visited the place with Dr. Wilde, and they discoveied within this frame of oak, bones of all kinds—viz., pigs, sheep, horned cattle, red Jeer, p eo;¡s, &< besides the i6??tic k?l, (?f a man. There were also found a (ew brazen and golden bowls, 8 inches in diameter, several uleosils of titiantiiics of bra*s pini for the hair, ana rings for keys, Vr. Wilde, we hear. is going to realt a lecture at the (lri<h) Royal Academy onthisgieat tumulus, which he tail s legoie, when we may possibly learn further particulars. THE Oi'it'M W'AU WIIII CHINA.—Lord Melbourne I it would not be deniable to put a spot to this contiaband traffic, wlllcll" pours a black and enve- nomed lioi., n info all the sources of human happiness and well-beiog," even it it were possible. So the bue- caneering war, with its moHo of" Opium or blood," must be persevered in, to establish in the eyes of the Chinese onr claim to be considered the most morul and Christian people of the world !— Morning Herald.— [The two parties benefitted by ihe accursed" Opium traffic, are, the Last India Company-who raue a large revenue from it, and the Opium-smugglers, cer- tain wealthy merchants, win now demand compensu- fwn, having already grown rich by Opium-smuggLng. Are we prepared to spend milllnlls upon miUitms in a war with China to benefit these two parties > Cliiis- tians of Britain and Ireland! Will you allow your Representatives in the Commons to vote away your money, and then impose new lues for such an object ? Petition then against it! And as a (ieneral Klectton i; not distant, mark the conduct of your Itepresent,i. tive»!] An alarming accident took place on Friday week in one of the working nrines bclüngifJg to Lord Waid.— Some iwenty tons of earth suddenily gave way and blocked up nine eolllers from any egres. whatsoever. Assistance was immediately rendered the unfortunate men by jersons from theaJjilllllng pits, who lùoure,1 incessantly the whole of the night in removing the rubbish, and ultimately succeeded in extricating eight out of uine from their perilous situation unhurt. Luch working in his turn to relea?e his fellow sufferers, as s on 3. recovered from the chilling efefct of ihe" dun. geon (Izkirip." About six o'clock on Saturday evening, the ninth and last man was with much difficulty dragged out, but he was quite dead he was heaid to speak ahout eleven o'clock the same morning, but not ailerwards, and it í, supposed he was then dying. lie has left a wife and four children behind him to lament his deplorable end. The wife when informed of the fate 01 her husband,rushed to the pith mouth, and had it not been for the preventing hand of tho,c slanding round, would in her phreusy have precipitated hei-elf down the sliaft. Several hundreds of persons were congregated about the pit bank, amongst whom were WIves, children, and relatives "I tho buried miners, anxiously watching every skip that eame up in hopei that the next might biing the welcome forms of those near and dear to thorn. A letter from Brest, 6th inst., furnishes us with the following na"ve;- On the first, a man named Lecordcur, was slabbed with a knife on the port by a boatman, name Kcrma- rec, who was immediately seized, and confined. ï he next morning the gaoler found him hanging by a rope he had made of the stuffing of his maUrc^s, but he was cut down, am) conveyed to the infirunuy in time to be restored to life. VesterU.i y morning LecO'dcar died of hi. wounds; and while the I'roeureu, du Uoiaud ,hc second surgeon wele examioing inio ¡hc causes of tl?( y u,1,1,Iy w.y to ti,e Hospital. Ilrele they ascertained that in the nigl,t. about 12 o'clock, Kermarec had slolen out of his bed, and having got possession of the kniie 01 one of tho al. tendants, "ho wa. asleep, went to the bc,1 of another patient, anti slabbed him in seveial places, declaring that the poor man, though he was utterly unknown tll him, was the cause of all his misfortunes. The allend- ant, awoke oy Ihe cries of the wounded man, ook up the handle of a brooiii, atid endeavoured to knock Kcr- marec down with it, but it broke in the struggle, and the attendant was wounded by Kermarec in the breast. The infuriated man then turned the knife a^aiu&t him. self, inflicting twelve severe wounds, and then cutting open his abdomen tore 0111 his own bowels. lie e, pired immediately. The wounds fciven tlH illvalid aru not considered dangerous Those received by the at- tendant are more serious, but the surgeons hope that his life may be savcd. It is evident that Kelmarcc was in a state of insanity." THE Miunttt OK LUKU WIU.IAMHussn.t..—Further evidence concerning the murder of Lord William Hus. sell was was given on Friday Lelore the lIow.strcel magistrates. The witnesses were the cook and house- maid, Lord William's coachman, Mr. Fecior's coach- man, the butler ot Mr. Latham, who lived in Norfolk street, Ihe two surgeons 11"110 load cnmined tile corp-c, and several policemen. These persons siattd a vast numLer of m:nu)c particulars, with .,o?t of I,il, "ur reader> have already been made acquainted but, in addition, some circumstances were mentioned which bring the .-uspicion of guilt very near indeed to thu w i, valet, Courvoisiet. Sarah :\1 anS{; II, the houc.. maid, talcd, that about a week before the mutder, Courvoisier said to lici, Old Billy is a rum old chap, and if 1 had all l,i, money 1 would Clot be longin Eng land.' She replied,' My Lord is not rich.' Cour. voider said, Old Billy hJ"; got muuey though; ami if 1 had it I should not be long in Knglmd.'— Maty Hastel, the cook, heard him make the same re- maik. Jamts Lci..h, Mr. coachman, said that the prisoner « as accustomed to wear white cotton gloves when he went out with the carriage, and spots of blood were found on a pair of hí-. The policemen, who examined Ihe premises, were quite positive that no rOITible entiy had been n-.ade from without. Addi- llon11 evjtlence was given of the prisoner's extraordin- ary agitation on the day of the murder. Me hid hu face for a long lime trum one of the policemen, and could sc. rcely atticulaie an answer to his questions, rhe surgeons thought the wouno must have been in- flicted with one stroke of a very sharp instrument, stronger than a razor; and that the pillow was imme- diately applied to rhe gash, which made the bloollllo\ll downwards. The prisoner was hiought uponSa'ur- day, and adollion,d evidence given ot the same "aHe rhH"eler;),. [¡of" lie w as leinandcd till Wednesday. Oil Wednesday, Courvoisier, was again brought up at Bow Street, when some additional evidence was given of much moment the dcpoitiolJi read over, and the Hound over lù prO-CtUle. At the close MI. 1 LiII said to Mr. Flower, 1 shall not siju his com- mirral to day. herause I wish to get tir-t the evidence as to a Lid which haj come 1u my knowledge, anti on which I am not yet satisfied. 1 >hall therefore remand him untd Saturday. Thc piisoner was [then remanded co Saturday at 2 o'clock.On hi hcm; removed from the b if, he was taken in the pri- vate room belonging to the otlice, where a letter Wli opened and re,¡J 10 him, in tlie precnce of Mr. Hob- Iler. Jr. Wing, anti other gentlemen. e underhand the letter was anonvmous, aud recummended the po. s(¡IICr to be spiritually minded, and to nttend Iu the cx- imitations uf tht" Chaplain 01 the prison. It appear* It WHS posted Ilj PicadilIy at 1 u'du;k un l'ul.I,lsy af I UIUJOU.