Elie Countrn.
A meeting of the Council of the Birmingham Political Union was held on Wednesday last ; when the following ominous resolutions were adopted unanimously.
"1. That his Majesty's Ministers- First—fly violating t he constitution and destroying the liberties of Ireland- Secondly—By denial of the general distress amongst the productive classes, and refusal of all inquiry into the menus of its relief; and Thirdly—By refusing to make any perceptible reduction in the present overwhelm- ing load of taxation; by insisting on the condonation of the radial and unjust taxes assessed upon Moises and Windows, notwithstanding the relief which was imperatively demanded by the depressed state of trade ; and especially by their absolutely forcing upon the country the odious and oppressive Malt-tax without any diminution, although its partial abolition had been deliberately resolved on by a vote of the !louse of Commons only three days previously,—
have betrayed the confidence of the people, and turned their sanguine hopes into despair.
'• 2. That in this frightful situation of their country, it is time opinion of this Council that cc new MEETINGS might to be held, with the least possible delay, in every county. town, and village throughout the United liMplont, to implore his Majesty to dismiss from his councils men, oho have proved themselves either utterly unable or unwilling to extricate the country from tine difficulties and dangers with which it is surrounded. " 3. That, for this purpose, the Council deems it expedient that a PUBLIC MEETING of the population this district should be held at New-hall Hill, and that a Committee. conststiug of the Chairman, the Secretary, Mr. Boultbee, and Mr. Salt, be appointed to report the earliest possible day out which such meeting can be held."
The Alanchester Chamber of Commerce held a meeting on the 27th April, at which resolutions were passed expressive of gratitude to Mi- nisters for the proposed reduction of the duty on raw cotton. It is understood that Lord Lyttleton will succeed to the Lord- Lieutenancy of Worcestershire, vacant by the decease of Lord Foley.
The Worcestershire Magistrates have come to a determination to transact all the county business in open court.—Bristol Journal. [if this rule were universally adopted, its advantages would soon be apparent in the diminution of county-rates, and the abolition of county jobbing.] The Macclesfield Courier gives an account of the death of a surgeon resident et St. Helens, by an accident on the railway leading from Newton to Wigan. The name of the gentleman is not given. He was crossing the road on horseback, on Tuesday week, when he came in contact with a train of ten or twelve waggons, laden with coal and propelled by steam. The whole train passed over him and his horse. The horse was cut in two parts, and the surgeon survived only a few minutes.
A man named Edward Bower was killed, last week, in a pitched battle with a man named Jackson. A Coroner's Jury sat on the the
body at Ecelesfleld, near Sheffield; and -found a verdict of " Man- slaughter" against Jackson, and all the seconds engaged in this brutal business. They were all sent off to York Castle to be imprisoned till the next Assizes.
Five boys were smothered in a coal-pit at Kingswood, on Thursday, from the sudden rushing in of a quantity of water from an old shaft.
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