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EBMC MEETING To ABDBESS ' the QUEEN , JBIKCE ALBERT , AND TH ^ DUCHESS OF KENT , ON THE ESCAPE Oy THE QUEEN . Oa Monday , a pnbJk meeting of the inhabitants of bfre&y was convened bv » j ^ Mayor at the Suidhall , rjoe a » purpose of or ^ ratalating hex Host Gracious treaty aa * his 3 ^ H $ n « s , Prince Albert , on beir late jbjw > £ ppy escape from an atrocious attempt l iiiiiir' ^ ' A june&Ga of the factions bad been effected , and at ; wd * e o'clock , the Maya entered the Hall , and was epportedonhiB right and left by laadii « aalrespect jhte cstfssw of both , parties , and every part of the Ball n > crowded . A 07 of " Aojoum , " « Adjourn to St AadreWs Han , " was raised , aad answered by Brclamations of " No , no . " *
The JLator , on taking the chair , aid I hare called you to gether at the Tery earliest opportunity , con- ' viaee * that you , my fellow-citizens , will be eager to , &r tout congratulations to her Majesty upen her lite happy escape from the hands of an assassin . sCbaers . } There can be no difference of opinion among Jnglishinea upen this subject —( hear , hear )—and I am me thai an address , expressing these congratulations , mm be responded to by every sand and every heart in this assembly , and that we shall all join in wishing ? ontlnued health , happiness , and prosperity t » oar beloved Sovereign . jjeat-Colonel Habvsy then rose for the purpose ' of jnoving tie address to the Queen ; whkh he did in a jpeech Hiade of very silly rigmarole about the high bearing and indomitable courage of her Majesty and her Majesty ' s father .
The address was seconded by Dr . Weight , after which 2 £ r . 1 M ) teb . rose in the front row of the Grand Jury j gallery , and said , no one is more ready to congratulate j tor Sovereign than I am at her escape from the assassin *' haU , bat we ought to mention at the same time to her 1 Majesty the distress that pervades all classes of the ' people . { Hisses , and much rmil—In 11 ) ¦ The Mayor—When I assembled this meeting , I did J fcope and believe that it would not have been converted tetfce purposes of a political petition , iBaar , hear . ) I * teH you , Mr . Dover , I will not put such h—iiIiiii nl . Mr any amendment of the kind . { Hiafot , iifuni 1 . aad lanftukm . ) I h % * p firftnd yoo Dor one ergrea purpose , « A to . tibafc 9 m /** M kst&jw , ( Gh *< x » , a&a »* ** Ss ^^ 5-4 Sfe |» mT h ** d * &&& ** ** M I atoll awve to b « add * F £ a \ b * addre&L . Jkis : —
"TBwtft is the decided opinion of this meeting that Qte bast means to uphold the throng to protect your Majesty ' s person , and secure the Aappiness of the people , is to dismiss from your councils your present advisers , and call thereto men more capable of governlay an enlightened nation , and that your Majesty would tie pleased to grant a free pardon to Messrs . O'Connor , Prost , Williams , Jones , and all other political offenders . " ( Cheers from the bottom of the hall , and trks of " No , no , " immense confusion , and cries of * " Chair , chair . *; The Mator—You shall not propose such an amendment ( Much confusion . } Mr , Dover— 1 * this a common >** n »
The MiTOB—Although it is a common ball , it is a neetingof the peaceable and loyal inhabitants of the « tty , and , added the Mayor , with considerable warmth , I wB ! not suffer their proceedings to be thus iniernpted . ( Cheers , and hootings . ) Mr . Doras—I am sorry , Mr . Mayor , you should put yourself is a passion . ( Laughter , and noise . ) If you Bstewd tome I should endeavour to prove that a great 4 t £ it discontent—.- Ihe Matob—I will not put such an amendment * Mr . DovEi—If job object to put my amendment , then I shall propose * direct negative to tt » Address . ( Load cheers from a large body of Chartists . ) The Matoe—That yo » can do If you choose .
Mr , Dove *—I aay the best means of protection to fcettoone snathe wd&re of the people is for her Majesty to dismiss— ( renewed uproar ) -4 o have nothing to do with either Whigs or Tories , and—( Increased aobe and confusion . ) The Mjltoa—I will not put soch an amendment , and leaHajjoa » y renow-e&iiens to protect theanthority , cctheebaxr . iHnnttnp , amarmg ^ interrupted with irfiaralHHTi from the lower part of the w « 31 , soeh as * To « - * f 6 ja pwtty liberal , " "You wont put an ¦ MHBpf , Vtmt JOtt ?") I now call npen thoae -who SBlB ^ $ nMB > Bf the address to hold their ^ vHf , AB those' «¦ the beaches and many in tits body of ff-lMk ** * = the galleries , held up their hands ; baton putting the amendment Mr . Dover held up his is ! £ ? wiS hff aww to eTidEnfl 7 * ^ * - *
Mr . PiOMPTKE—I could not have believed such aseepe could have passed in this city . ( Laughter and fhe Maiok— I declare this address carried . ( Cheers and nootisgs . ) Mr , Dovxa—It ia not carried ; you that are against wtf address hold up your hands * g *^ i Here at least two-third * of all the h » nflff in the Hall wm ^ rhib ited ; which elicited great cheering from tha ^^ WH ^ T *! - N . ^ \ Tne Mato& { to Mr . l > over >—Ton have now assumed a ^ aatttenty , and if yon dare to do it again 111 lave yon _—jhto iMthtHj . ( Qrat iijm uai ) - - v - . : & . TJ 69 S 9 S—M 1 bars dose -mxyttuaa iBBBtfl am waiyto-a ^ r teit ( Mueb noise . ' « = » " »»> T « e Dbah of Soiwica then came forward and awNdtttf > addresi to Prince Albert , which was seconded ay Mb Hwdsos , the note and confusion coBtimdn * the 'Vastottaa .
Mx . Dov sa—I shall more as antanadment that the f * opte of this country can never eongratulate Prince Attart whilst he is reewTing £ 30 , 009 a-yoar and they awstarving . ( Ir omenat confqaioo . ) ^ a ^ jpnendHtent was seconded bat not put by the Matao , and on the address being put , there was a iglMBajority of hands against it ; notwithstanding trhWi the Mayor declared it carried . ^ Mr . Sheriff Baxwell moved , and Mr . George *» bg seconded an Addnat to the Duchess of Kent , « Bgratulation her on her Majesty ' s eseape . Mr . Do veb . —I shall move as an amendment that we ¦ a never congratulate the Duchess of Kent on the « eape of her daughter , so long as mother and child are separated under the New Po « Law , in Bastiles . ( Cheers from the Chartists . )
The Matos—The man who has proposed this ¦ B'eodnient has disgraced himself to the lowest depth . I did not think there could have bete any one so base as not to join in congratulatiHg a mother on the escape af her daughter from the hand of an assassin . ( Cheers «» d great hooting . ) Is there amragst those who are ooting ami bellowing , one father ? ( Renewed uproar . " j . " Ma * oe having put tfce Address and declared g earned , made himself Bcarce , with u little kat of « = » as possible , when the meeting gave three cheers M . ——¦ w . ^ gniv wua . m nuwna
» ~* j « eargns 0 "CoimQr , three cheers for the Welsh Iwwts , three cheers for Mr . Dover , and three groan *» ihe hypocritical Whigs . It is bat a abort time since the Chartists applied for wuse of the Hall for a public meeting to petition on behalf ot Frost , Williams , and Jones , and were most « wently refused . We hope the factions win , from msand amDar lessons of their power when fairly op-Posed by ihe people , learn a small modicum of prn-« nee , if not of justice , in their dealings with the
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— ¦ ' ? GLASGOW . «" &REAT PUBLIC MEETING . A meeting of the inhabitants of the North Quarter « &d St . Rollo districts , was held on Saturday evening «* ,- in toe field adjoining Ms . Tennanfs Chemical Works ; for the purpose of petitioning Parliament fbi we restoration of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones ; »*> the liberation of Feargns O'Connor , and all otnei persona incarcerated for advocating the cause of the People . The weather daring the fore part of the day had been •« P » y »_ bit as tt » -houT of ^ meeMng approached ttw * J cfeared , and the eveniss / -fe 83 ained ~* beauti { ully flue * roaghoat the proceedings . At seven o ' clock &iame <
»» s procession , with banners toating on Uie breese , ***** ^ itt > appropriate motto * , and headed by tfce Mctharn Faioo Band , marched dewn the Qarngard Mad to the place of gatnering . At the same time Rwsred in view another large procession , with the * HBa of freedom fljfcig , and headed by the Holds" * rtti Band , proceeding akmg the Depot Bead to ihe gw ^ of meeting . The two bodies having united , and *« « Bnnittee and speakers ascended the hustings , the ** " *¦ of the evening commenced . Mr Watso * moved that Mr . William Tait , late of
**™ iae » rn , should take the chair . Tmi was unanimously agreed to amidst loud cheers-B » Chaikjias having _ read the bill calling the meetr « fe Proceeded wrth truthful elaqnence to reproach ** PMfle for their too culpable apathy towards their 2 « a flewever , he thanked God that the inearcera-» aof Feargus Ot 3 onnor had done something towards " »^ ing them from titeirtaase of wining bondage t rL ™ 5 Ped never sum to pause or look back until ™ roaal liberty and universal aappiBsas crowned * heir 'Mr * aad their toil . ( Cbeers . ) » eCS » irmaa concluded i ° ™ _ batexcell « nt speech by introdndnc Mr . John ° Qgeri ^ o tj ^ Tnfntin r
Htfio&eBBs , wbo was reeefved witt loud cheers , " « * ui * e forwurd to move the first resolution : He 2 ~* Bd tt ^ if the working men had dsne their duty , ¦ " ^ would have been no need for his appearance " " them to-d » y , for then toe patriots of ^ England J"J « never have been persecuted . Where bad been " « e the hundreds of thousands of men who , twelve Zj *** ' swore to tiieir leaders to stand bytbem ; C ^>» their arms outstretched , and voies raised to l ^ . —«« atnua wunnwoea , sou tojcb nisea to rowed to
- _ JS *^ " protect tfcem 1 Alas ! they had T ^ wl tyranny to rob them erf their friends , * n d j" * £ *« m to trample upon their faithful Jf » p » - * £ ? " * : 'HfiK . hear . ) Mr , Rodgers weoToafto ^ 2 ^ " « tt » ablest of eonstitationM wrrWliad JZ ^ . ™* in what the patriots of England had «^^ bad eommi » ed no act worthy of bonds . The ST !™ * ** * T a » eir persecution of Fesrgus O'Connor , ^ not oajy aroused the working elaans to pursue ^^» f earful bailed , but had also-excited the J 5 ?»» ° aof even the aristocracy by the cruelties they ^ n togs ] had wantonly inflicted upon thatvirtuons T ^* - « the peoj ^ e . iGreat cheering . ) Thank God , a
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Lovett and a Collins will soon be at liberty . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ' Thank God , the horrible silent system hasfailad toerpahtbe-ardent Vincent ; and M'Douall u still the daonlleas , ready , upon his Uberatlon , to rejoin us ia our holy struggle . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Kodgers cautioned the working men not to put trust in the professions of the middle class , but to depend upon tnemaelves for their own salTation . After an eloquent ! £ F £ _ ^ £ * * lf rf ^ P ** *^ F «» t . «> d the femnies of the fanprtaoned Chartists , Mr . Rodgers concluded a tution ? -- ^ ^ proposing the foUowing reso-_ J | That this meeting consider the late conduct of the Oovtoi « ent towards the friends of the people , as ina ^ ntoriil , aad at variance with the spirit of the of SuJ ?** 011011 ' " da gross violation of the BUI
Mr . Gardnbb rose to second the resolution . Though apoor and unlettered man he knew when oppression trampled upon him ; the Whigs admitted-the right of the people to assemble in public meeting ; but punished l&em , through their leaders , for exercising their right t !* 5 > eaker thea ' at aome len 8 th . amidst the applause of the meeting , contrasted the character and doings of Mr . o Connor , with the character and doings of the members of the Whig Administration . Mr . Gardner concluded a lengthy speech , by passing a high eulogium on Mr . O'Connor , and sat down amid st the loud cheers of the assembly . Tberesoluti » wa 8 then put . and aforest of hands proclaimed if wnanitnons adoption . TJ ?* £ * UUJJ then introduce * to them Mr . Gaorn ^ M B ata ^ to w , the sewod resolution .,. ( Lotf
1 « MA I tt € Sl "n ^ 'forwsM and read ttle rei *> l « Hon . » s folltws : — VThat ^ e treatment of those at present incarcerated , for what the- Whig Attorney-General has bean pleased toeall sedition , is a specjejf of cruelty hitherto unpreeedUmtedVin the annals of any civilised nation , and will only serve to engender in the mind of evetf lover of his country a lasting hatred towards a Government , carried into power on the shoulders of the people , who couli be guilty of such base ingratitude . " Mr . Harnet remarked that in standing before them to plead the cause of the suffering and oppressed , it gave to him sincere gratification—it afforded him heartfelt joy to be able to tell them a piece of good news , of which many of them perhaps had not yet heard . It was then that their persecuted brethren , in whose cause Mr . O'Connor bad so manfully laboured , viz . —the
Glasgow Cotton Spinners' were at last liberated from their unjust punishment , and were now on their way to Glasgow to rejoin their now happy families . ( Great and enttrasiastie cheering . ) Mr . Haraey then , at great length , entered into a variety of topics—the career of Mr . O'Connor , Frost , and his fellow sufferers—the neglected condition of the families of the suffering patriots—the guilty apathy of the people . &c Mr . H . then contrasted the absurdities , rascality , and profligacy of the monarch , with the fate of the nnfortunate poor , as exhibited in the ease of an unhappy man , who dying on the road-side tor want of food , was brought to Glasgow polioe-office , and there expired—relief coming too late . Mr . Hamey denounced the hideous system that thus trampled on the souls and bodies of those beings whom God had created to be happy , predicting in the werds of the poet , that the time would
come" When man ' s msturer nature shall disdain The playthingB of its childhood , kingly glare Shall cease to dazzle ; its authority Shall silently pass by . The gorgeous throne Shall stand unnoticed in the regal hall , Fast falling to decay . ; and falsehood ' s trade Shall be as hateful and unprofitable As that of truth is now . " 4 Mr . H . addressed the assembly for upwards of an hour and a half . It is impossible to give even an outline of his speech . He concluded in a heart rousing appeal to his hearers to do their duty as Scotchmen , and show themselves worthy of the name they bore , then would success speedily crown their labours , and in this blest island would the reign of equsHty , liberty , and justice - ^ -the reign of virtue , happiness , and glory be established on imperishable foundations—and freedom cover the earth , as the water covers the sea . Mr . Harney sat down smidst enthusiastic cheers .
The resolution was seconded , and , on being put by the Chairman , was passed unanimously . Mr . COLVJHOU * moved the third resolution : — " That this meeting ^ resolve to petition the Cemmons to address her Majesty , to restore Frest , Williams , awl , Jones ~ t » , t * » bosoms of their families ; al > o to Hbeeatt " wmrgua tVConnor , Esq ., ° "i mil other persons . incarcerated in England aad Wales , fti advocating the cause ef the people . " Seconded by Mr . Cassles , of Patrick , in an able address , and agreed to unanimously . On the motion « f Mr . MAasfiAia , Huktkr , a vote of thanks was given to Mr . Charles Tennant , for his allowing the use of the ground on which the meeting was held .
Thanks having been voted to the speakers and the Chairman , and three cheers being given for Feargus O'Connor—three for Lovett and Collins—three for M'Douall and Vincent , and three for Julian Hamey , the assembly retired from the ground , the band playing " Scots wha hae . "— From a CorrttpondaiU As other Public Mebti * g . —A public meeting , called by the Democratic Club , was held in the Mechanics' Hall , on Wednesday evening , June 17 tb , to hear an . address from Mr . George Julian Hamey , upon the persecution of the patriots of England , and the necessity of the men of Scotland ( for their own safety ) putting forth their energies for the obtainment of the Charter . Mr . Robert Pinkerton was called to the chair . After a long and interesting address from Mr . Harney ¦
Mr . Allan Pinkerton moved the adoption of the following resolution : — " That the thanks of this meeting are due , and are hereby cheerfully awarded to Mr . Julian Harney , for his long and ardent advocacy of the cause of democracy , and also for his noble exertions to organise Ayrshire . That we call upon our brother Radicals generally to render their support to Mr . Harney , in his intended tour through the North ef Scotland . That we consider Mr . Harney to have faithfully fulfilled the pledges he gave when last in this city , and as such entitled to the confidence , approbat ion , and support of the Chartists of Glasgow . " The resolution having been seconded by Mr . John Kirkpatriek , was unanimously adopted , and thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the meeting was dissalved .
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TO IHE MEMBERS OF THE METROPOLITAN CHARTER UNION . Fbllow-Cockirtxkm . —With feelings of almost inexpressible regret and pity , I read in that talented advocate of our common right—the Northern Star—Mm ill-timed resolution which you adopted , by a large majority , on the evening of Moiiday , ths 15 th inst , s resolution which has filled my mird with more sorrow than anything I have met with for some time . Had it originated from some village society of Chartists , I should have thought it worth little notice ; but coming from a society which professes to include all the democracy of modern Babylon , I cannot let it pass without endeavouring to show the folly and blindness not-to aay the treachery , of the supporters of it : foi
though I fully believe that it will have the same effect as if it were a treasonable plot against the holy cause of Chartism , I do not think that your intentions are anything but honourable , bowser short-sighted they may be , I shall now give you my plain , unrarnished reasob * . why I consider four resolution ill-timed , and yourselws short-sighted . Since the dissolution of the old Convention the . Chartist ranks have fellen into a state of complete disorganization , and , as the suffering patriot O'Connor , Esq . truly said , in a many of his eleauent addresses , " Organised bodies are the only ones that can now act with any effect" Such also has been the opinion of nearly all our best and bravest men ; they have , most of them , formed or supported some particular plan Jot the general organization of the country . BrieuTUchardson
O , , Lowry , Binns , and others might be mentioned as the originator ? and supporters of such plans . This question has been gradually gaining ground on the public mind , till at length its paramount importance in advancing the cause of Universal Suffrage was generally acknowledged . Many associations began to organise their bodies , according to some particular plan . ; amongst , others , your association , the Metropolitan Charter Uaion . But all ( excepting yourselves , it seem * , ) were convinced that bat a small step was set by ttlU individual or private organisation , aad that , before a bold front could be presented to the enemy , we must have' a general , naSenal , and uniform plan of agitation and organization . Of course , the . only means x > f adopting snehphw was by the assembling of delegates from aa " 2 ? ? J " ^ . tlie fcfc s d 00 *» eonld possibly send them . The West
-RidingDelegate Meettngpatriotically appointed such meeting , » nd judiciously invited delegates from those parts of the kingdom they thought eapablsof sending them . I doubted not but that every district appointed would have obeyed the summons with patrlotoe delight , rejoiced to think that our dear little barque , our beloved little Charter , would be rescued from the £ ?* ' ^ JS ^ . tt *** mnch feared ' a * ™> 1 * have been dashed to pieces , and that she wonld have some gallant tar placed ] a-board to direct her , with unerring judgment , triumphantly iuto the haven of repose . But noj 1 my hopes were to be blasted ; the Metropolitan Charter Union—aye , the Metropolitan Union (?) has been pleased to eat its own words , and become the enemy of organization . Yon not only refuse year brethren in solemn conclave ; y « a make not the excuse , k which can enly justly be made * that your pecuniary cir-
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cumstance will not admit of it ; but you consider H " useless and impolitic ; " and why ? Because you have issued a plan of organization , which you consider best . Let it be so . Suppose it is best Is it so vastly superior that a man must be an idiot to support and prefer any other ? I should say not You thus throw uniformity to the wind ; every association and individual iaa equal right with yourselves , to insist on the superiority of their Beveral plans . Thus one adopts one plan , another prefers a different one ; and thus even ia organization , there is disorganization ; and ( he nation is as far removed as ever from presenting that compact , unanimous , body , which a united organization alone can give , and without which , I fear , -we shall never prevail . As a friend to free discussion , and an enemy to Cockneyism , you
must allow me to say that this arrogance ill becomes the . advocates of universal liberty ; you have a right to offer your plans to the consideration « f your country ; but to say ( as yon have substantially said ) that your plan is so superior that you will not discuss any other , and that if the nation will not accept that , they may go without apian , is an act of intolerance I will never tolerate whilst I have power to wield a pen , or lisp the language of liberty . I think you saaj blush for acting thus , if you look at the last letter of thai talented writer " Republican" in the last Star . Bit favourite hobby is a secret executive j but he does not insist on this . Noj patriot like , he is wiHing that dogma should be dropped , provided ths country is organised , aad n fizefiutire appointed . I would have you go and do Hkewlse ; strip aff your borrowed plumes , and be men , ^ thMlWte aOTlMS . But I have supposed you thus
j » atWldt&PKi ring jour plan « o be the beat , which I do novfcafrte it to be , Potyft out one rale , if yon can , wHoh' ts ^ ftted for aaxttdog besides mere local organisation ; very valuable , truly , but nothing compared with a uniform and rational organisation . I would poirit to our Incarcerated friend , Richardson ' s plan , in this week ' s Star , and pray you carefully to peruse it ; and , if yea are men of common sense , yon must acknowledge that though your plan has been most maturely deliberated , his shews a mind as superior to yours as a treatise oa Geometry is to a boy ' s spelling book . I scarcely like this Btab at our cause to be hid under the mask of charity to our dertitute families ; were it not for our diserganised state , the money collected would be more than amply sufficient for their support
In conclusion , let me advise you to reconsider your ways , and be wise ; and if the weak words of the humble writer of these remarks should convince you of your grievous error , I trust you will lose no time in sending a delegate or delegates to meet your fellowcountrymen in Manchester , on the 1 st of July ; but whether you send one or not , I trust that the delegate meeting will take place , and that one uniform , general plan of organisation and agitation will be chosen ; on the speedy adoption of ¦ which I firmly believe the weal or the woe of this empire , for many , many years , depends . Take thfcse strictures , friends , in the spirit in which they are given ; that is , with a desire to advance our holy , righteous cause , and be not a stumblingblock in the way of your brother Chartists . Let me implore you to put into speedy operation , whatever plan may be adopted at the meeting . Remember , united we stand , divided we fall Onward , and we conquer , backward , and we fall . Universal Suffrage , and no surrender 1 I remain Your faithful adviser , WiLTEE MASOX . Harleston , Norfolk , June 23 d , 1840 .
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— » — WEST RIDING DELEGATE MEETING . Pursuant to adjournment , a meeting of the West Riding Delegates was held at Dewabury , on Monday . June 23 d , 1846 ; at which ' meeting delegates attended from the following places : — - Hudderefield . Thomas Vevers ; Bradford , John Arran ; Barnsley , John Davis ; Halifax , William Crowther ; Lepton , John Smith ; Leeds , Jamea Moseley ; OsBett-cum-Gawthorpe , JohnHai « : h ; Liversedge , Joseph Hatfield ; Dewsbury and Dawgrsan , William Stott ; Pudsey , Richard Steele Mirfield . Mr . Vevers was unanimously called to be Chairman , and Mr . Arran to be Secretary to the meet-Ing ; after which the foUowing resolutions were unanimously agreed
to;—1 . " That the National Delegate Masting , intended to be . held at Manchester ,, oil Jaly the 6 th , be postponed , from that time" to July ' the 20 th , ' to- be then positively held . The business to commence at ten o ' clock in the morning . " 2 . " That the Manchester friend * bo hereby requested to provide a room , and insert its situation in the Northern Star , one full week before the day of meeting . " 3 . " That those p laces which were invited by the ¦¦ - vavvHUMj AV ^ UVBVOU
— ™ . ™ .. ^ www ^ H ^ rwv .... ^ , w ^ r . ^ BV take into their serious consideration the vast importance of sending a delegate to such meeting . " 4 . " That Messrs . Penny and Arran be the delegates for the West Riding . " 5 . " That the Editor of the Northern Star be requested to insert the plan of " national organization " proposed to the meeting by Mr . Penny ; and that it be recommended to general consideration ; and also that be be requested to insert the following address of the West Riding Delegates "To the Radicals of England . "
6 . " That Mr . Titus Brooke be requested to send a copy of Mr . Joseph Crabtree ' s petition , detailing his horrible treatment in Wakefield House of Correction , to the Northern Star , with a request for its insertion . " 7 . " That a vote of thanks is eminently due , and is hereby , given to " A Republican of the Old School , " for his prompt attendance to the call made upon him , and for hi * advice given this day . " 8 . That the next West Riding Delegate Meeting be held on Monday , the 27 th of July , at Dewsbury . BnsineBB to commence at ten o ' clock . " 9 . " That the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . Veevers , for his able and impartial conduct in the chair .
PLAN OF KATIOJUL ORGANIZATION . 1 . That the whole of Radical England be divided into thirty districts ( or any other number which a meeting of National Delegates may agree to ) for the purpose of electing and supporting members to a National Convention ; and at so many central points of action and communication . 2 . As an example of a district , I propose to make nse of the statistics of the " humane" Poor Law CommiBsioners ; and that the following " Poor Law Unions" form a district : —Dewebury , Wakefield , Barnsley , Leeds , Bradford , Bingley , Keighley , Halifax , and Huddersneld ; the above arrangement , of course , would be subject to the revision of a national delegation ; and that all members to a national
delegation come prepared with their districts divided in a similar way . 3 . That each of the above unions , with the townships comprised with it , be called a division . 4 . That each of the townships in a division have , where one can be formed , an aseooiation . 5 . That there be secretaries elected for and by the associations , divisions , districts , and convention . 6 . That , to avoid the dictation and personality which are generally consequent upon all nominations to office , all election to offices , and members to convention , and the executive be conducted in the following manner : —That all persons competent to vote for the proposed officer , shall write upon a slip of paper the name ( and in the case of the executive , the names , ) of the person he thinks most competent for the office , which slips of paper shall be folded .
thrown into a jar , and shaken ' together ; when the president , for the time being , shall unfold the papers , and that person ' s name which is the oftenest wrote to be the officer . 7 . That in conveying the orders or instructions of the convention , the secretary of the convention shall send them to the district secretaries ; the district secretaries to the division secretaries ; and the division secretaries to the association secretaries . 8 . Thai when a meeting of the district is necessary the district secretary shall write to the division secretary , requesting each of the divisions to send a delegate to such meeting . s . That the delegate to the district meeting shall be eleoted at a division meeting ; which division meeting shall be composed of a deputy sent from each association .
10 . That in the election of members to the convention , each of the associations have the power to nominate one candidate ; which nomination shall be taken by their deputy to s > meeting of the division ; at which division meeting the names of the proposed candidates shall be entered on a list ; when each deputy shall write the name of the person he thinks most proper , on a slip of paper as before directed in the 6 th article , and then the successful candidate shall be declared as therein directed . 11 . That after the election of the division candidate , the secretary of the division shall send the name of Ihe candidate to the secretary of the district ; walch district secretary shall retain a list of all the names of the candidates elected by the divisions- ip . the secretaries of each division ; which divisUMtoetary shall send the list to all the associatM ^ KpiiB division ; which associations shall proMflBpeiect from the list a member to the convonlHKthe manner directed in the 6 th article .
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. 12 . That when the associations shall have elected from the list the most proper person for a member of the convention , their secretary shall send the number of votes for each candidate to the secretary of the division ; which division secretary shall forward the number of votes for each : candidate , from each assocm £ ioo , to the secretary of tho district ; which diaurfet B © cr © Ury shall publish the number of votes for eath candidate from each division , and then declare Who is the candidate , who has the most votes , who shall be member .
13 . That no member of an association be eligible For aaMjffipewho iBin arrear with his subscription . fei ^*** * he ° o « ntion shall sit during the aitttntt of Parliament ( or any other time thought best by a national delegation ) and Bhall issue their ord » r » l&rough the . in&nua of their secretary to the ditftrtat districts , ordering the holding of public meetings for petitioning either , or both , Houses of f ariiament , addressing the throne , or any other L ? J ' W neari 8 they may'think best for obtaining the
wiffrage , or any other public measure it may be thought desirable io bring the public voice to bear upon ;«| id tbtf ^ U'lflB la wful orders of such convention be caixied'intffeffeot by the districts , divisions , and a 8 fiooi » tiohaT ; a . 15 . That at the aasembling of the convention they shall elect ihree tor « qy other number ) from their body to act as exeoativf , whose power shall continue dunug the sitting of tincii convention aad until their successors be appointed by ftHow election . 16 . ThatthereBHairbeaxresh election of members 'to tli « i » hv « tiwtej ( ew ^ yft » t > : - > ' '¦ ¦¦¦^• j " - ' -.- . - ; : 01
* "uw »» fi * TOjw * ner j&wscnpnoa , * reasttwr ' s pwww orpatjw- ana drawing money , choosing and ftfylng and dismissing lectaror , diateioutfem of tracts , manner and amount of paying members to the convention , secretary ' s delegate deputies , and , in short , the filling up of the detail to be left to a national delegation . ' -- ' To the Radicals of England . Brotheb Radicals , —Nothing but the deepest conviction of the vast importance , and most urgent necessity of a National Meeting of Delegates could have induced us a ^ ain to draw your attention to the subject , after you had tacitly censured the project , by your not accepting our previous invitation . The most superficial observer must have seen , that the late National Convention—ill chosen as it
confessedly was ; heterogeneous as was its composition ; unwise and precipitate as were many of its actsstill , it must be acknowledged by all , formed such a nucleus of public opinion as this country never saw . Had that body consisted of well-chosen and well-tried men ; men of souttd political principle ; had it consisted of men of prudence and experience ; heterogeneous as it was—loose , uncertain , and unconnected as were the materials with which it had to work , it would have been able to have rallied round it a public voice which would have shaken despotism to its centre . Even bad as it twas—devoid both of prudence and principle , as many of its members certainly were , it created a power which made the best guarded system of corruption , yet on record , tremble to its very core ; every hair on its bloated carcase tingled as though touched by the power ot galvanism ; and its movements , fearful as have been
their consequences , were not the exertions of conscious strength , but the phrenzied actions of the murderer at bay , stung to madness at deteotion . and destroy ing for fear of destruction . That such , brother Radicals , have been the consequences of the late Convention , none , I think , will deny . What , then , would have been our position , if we had such a syBtem of concentration and nucleus of action as we are endeavouring , by the present movement and appeal , to establish 1 What would have been , our position , if the Convention had been able to command the united efforts of thirty of the most populous districts in the united kingdom 1 What power would have been able to withstand a public opinion pouring from three or four thousand assemblies of the people of England—all firmly , but peaceably . and legally demanding those rights , which the / act of our existence proves to be inherently our doe ! ' None that this world ever yet saw ! And , if ' the . Radicals of Lopdon would Wmit us ,
wan ioe > oen reelings m the world , and with a determiaattof not to offend to be offended , we would request the * to recoMid ©* ' their resolution of its being useless and impolitic to incur the expense of sending a delegate to Manofctiter to reconsider that , waioa tfcey , aa a body , hav # already decided . " Gentleaien , we would ask yon ^ jpu the plan which you # * P ^^^« ba ^ jBO ^ rucUon ! Is Hposai-% J * % L # - Jg" ^** " ** to ^ iT&The w 1 iole of Radical England to boar upon any point of public action almost instantaneously t " We think we feel you answer no . Then , if your plan will not do this , what would be gained even if we were to adopt your " best plan of organization V Why , at the best , we should but be the straggling detachment of an army ,
nnng our pop-gun , with all the ludicrous gravity of the Knight of La Manoba , against the bristling tiers of a well mounted fortress , and offering ourselves as petty targets , upon which their tyros might practice . Do you , Gentlemen , pincere ^ fthink thai the fortress of corruption is so very pregnable that we can Btorm and destroy it by handaful 1 Ah I Gentlemen , what say the circumstances ! What does unhappy Newport say ? What is the tale told by our dungeons 1 That dreadful groan proclaims with a voice of thunder that , if ever we attain that station in society to which we aspire , we must act firmly , peaceably , legally , but concentmtedly . Storm them by sections ! Why , Napoleon would have beat the world in arms if they had fought him by
sections ! But even allowing that yours is the " best plan of organisation , " is it not worth while to spend a few pounds to put a nation into the right track of obtaining its liberty ! You will perhaps reply that you have published your plan . Granted . But you must be aware that no plan of mutual and general action can be established by mere writing . It is absolutely necessary , to ensure success , that there should be immediate contact to obtain concert of purpose . And what could have been more glorious to the men of London , than to assume their true position among the Radicals of England , and take their scattered countrymen by the hand , and lead them on to " a consummation so devoutly to be wished for . "
Then let us " once more unto the breach , dear friends , " but let us mount it > in a manner which holds out some prospect of success . Do not think it possible to wrestle with a foe which has sixty million of taxes a-year , which it wrings from our labour , at its disposal , except by the greatest concentration of action . Talk not of excuses ; no great cause was ever obtained without great sacrifices ; and look at our dungeons . Besides , this is the very tide in our affairs ; the war has commenced between the funds , the land , and the manufacturers * and nothing under heaven can prevent the nation from becoming a second rate country ; nothing cau prevent the funds and land from swallowing up the middle men's" estates , but tho people beine at th «
middle men s ; backs . Then let ub be prepared to take , those advantages which the system of itself will give us : let as take care that the factions worry each other to death , if we be not allowed our just share in the Government . But if no sacrifice can be made to prepare for such an event as this , let us have no more ,, complaining ; let us work quietly our fourteen Hours a-day to procure the bare means of vegetation ; let us spend the last drop-yof our blood to protect the middle men ' s estate j let us , when unable to labour , be thrown into * bastile , and without a murmur be separated from our wives and children ; let us die then , and let our bodies be sold to the human butchers for dissection , and let the refuse be cast to the dogs 5 let us do these things , but let us do them without complaining , if we will make no sacrifice for their prevention .
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CARIXBLE . PUBLIC MEETING IN THE TOWN HALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SENDING A CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY . On iriday , June 19 th , the following requisition was got up to the nayor , signed by about seventy persons t— . : "To theWorshipful the Mayor of the Borough of Carlisle ,-May it please your Worship , we / the undersigned ^ urgesses and loyal subjecta of the Borough of Carlisle , ^ respectfully request you to call a public mMtinjt for the purpose of passings congratulatory address to her Majesty and PriSce Albert , on their providential escape from the diabolical attempt made to assassinate them . " ^
On Saturday , the Mayor issued abaicalling a public meeting fcr Tuesday , the 23 d inst ., a * twelve 0 clock . On that day , a public meeeting took place , the Mayor presiding . After reading the requisition , the Mayor enquired if any gentleman had an address to propose , when Mr . ^ Bowman rose and after having expressed his loyal detestation of the cowardly attack which had been made on the royal person , repudiated the notion of its being a Tory plot . He stated his conviction that the perpetrator was insane , and then said : — " It is deeply to be regretted by every well-disposed mind that a breach exists between the higher and working classes of this country ; and that breach , I am sorry to Bay , has been greatly widened by her Majesty ' s present Government—Caome interruption )
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—they have made some of the worst laws ever enacted , and have been guilty of most unjust and unfeeling prosecutions . WBy , Sir , the New Poor Law itself ic well calculated to produce a revolution —( greatinterruption ^ -in this country , and if its cruel , wicked , and unchristian enactments aro to be carried out . by the aid of an armed civil force , such as the rural Rolioe , then I shall not feel surprised if the insulted feelings of the patient and endunnj ? people 8 h ; o ^ W burst forth in the most fearful and sanguinary character , results which » ges could not repair « if * government wishes to be respected and its sovereign revered , they must enact wise and salutary laws , and govern the people hi that spirit of kindness and conciliation which they have never hitherto done "
During the delivery of the whole of the last paragraph , much confusion prevailed in the meeting : and as it seemed not likely to abate , The Mayor requested Mr . Bowman to read the address , which he proceeded to do as follows : — w the burgesses and loyal inhabitants of the borough of Carlisle , in public meeting assembled , beg leave most respectfully to tender your Majesty our heartfelt congratulations on the late providential escape of your Majesty and your beloved royal cou-Bort , from the hands of a cowardly assassin ; and to express our horror and indignation at the diabolical and treasonable attempt hiade upon a life , which ought to be , and is , bo justly dear to ue . While we thus congratulate your Majesty and vour Roval
Consort , on your narroipr and- providential escape from the imminent' danger « $ hat menaced you , we should pray your M ^« st * Jfc 4 ttention and meroiful consideration to the aian iftld « tees pfT ^ Ari » ninent now being endurid byva tiumerous body of your Majesty ' s Buhjecte for political offenoes-r-men , we believe , generally , of unblemished character , and many of acknowledged talent and ability , whose only crimes have been an ardent desire to improve the condition of their fellow Bien , and not through any feeling of disloyalty tovyour Majesty . We , therefore , humbly beseech yout , Majesty , on account of their mothers , wives , andchildren , who , havinglost their support , are left to perish , that your Majesty will be pleased to grant them a free pardon , and thus secure a continuance of that respect and devotion , which is due to a kind and beneficient Sovereign . " Mr . Bowman was much interrupted by some few individuals during the reading . The Mayor thought
the latter part of the addresB not pertinent to the object for which the meeting was called , and wished the mover and seconder to keep to the object for which the meeting was called . A great deal of altercation took place as to the object of the meeting , when it was finally agreed , that on condition of the Mayor s granting the Town Hall ( which he and tho Corporation had invariably refused ) for the purpose ofsetting . forth . tbe latter part of the address , that part of the address should be withdrawn . Thus ended one of the most remarkable proceedings which ever took place in Carlisle ; and it is now pretty clear , that the higher and middle classes are coming over to the honest opinions of working men . There is one remarkable featureiu these proceedings ; and that is , the full acknowledgment of the Mayor , that most of those now incarcerated for political offences , were most cruelly treated ; and he would be ready to sanction a meeting for a mitigation of punishment .
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CONDUCT OF COURVOISIER IN NEWGATE
BEFORE AND SINCE . HIS TRIAL AND ATTEMPT TO DESTROY HIMSELF . Now that the jury have recorded their verdict against Courvoisier , we are enabled to lay before our readers some additional particulars , which may be relied ' upon for their accuracy . At the conclusion of Thursday's proceedings , when he was removed from the felon ' s dock to the cell , he displayed the same firmness and outward appearance of innocence that he bad done from the first day be war incareerated in Newgate . When addressed by any of th « civic authorities he evinced a readiness to enter into conversation with them , and on their quitting him he sat down composedly , and perused a Frenca testament , which he has all along had in his possession . ' There was no frivolity in his conduct , but it-was marked with that
degree of fortitude which rarely supports the most gulltlcsa prisoner . Oa Thursday Right he Slept soundly , and did not -wake until aroused by th « turnkey in attendance—one 6 jr other of the , officers having been always In hia o ^ tf since his " conmittal— -he then partook ' Of some rerrehniiiert , a » 4 ' l raibr 6 ugtit . ittto the press-yard , with other prisoners , for the purpose of being identified by Madame Piolaine . On Friday evening , after the close of the day ' s proceedings , Courvoisier betrayed great nervousness , and when spoken toby the Sheriffs or Governor of Newgate , he showed much reserve . Up to the time of his going to bed he seemed abterbed in thought , and appeared to be struggling with his feelings as to whether he should confess his guilt He applied himself , as usual , to his Testament , and slept but little throughout the night , and the next morning he made his confession .
On being taken to the condemned cell , on Saturday night , after the jury had delivered their verdict , the culprit appeared to be sullen and reserved , and he endeavoured to choke himself by cramming a towel down his throat ; but his object was happily frustrated by the vigilance of the officer in whose charge be remained . Before Courvoisiert conviction , a French gentleman frequently visited him , and administered to his spiritual comfort ; since ihen the culprit has directed that bis visits should be discontinued , alleging that he has made up his mind , and is quite prepared to die . The Rev . W . Carver , the chaplain of the prison , continues , however , unremitting in his attentions to the misguided man . After attending the prison chapel on Sunday , Courvoisier appeared to be less nervous than previously , and he passed the night in a profound sleep . On Monday , it was understood he made a full confession of the atrocious crime of which he has been
found guilty to the Governor of Newgate , and the statement has been reduced to writing , and signed by the prisoner ; but the authorities object at present to its publication . In addition to what has already appeared the prisoner says he was dressed when he committed the deed ; that he turned up the sleeves of his coat before using the knife ; and that all the movement which the ill-fated nobleman made upon the fatal wound being inflicted was a slight trembling of the right hand . He stuffed the napkin in the wound to prevent the blood from spirting over him , and then went down into the kitchen and cleaned the knife . He did not return to see if his Lordship was dead , but went up stairs , and , having taken off bis coat , threw himself upon his bed . It will be remembered that Courvoisier was first seen by the servant , Mancer , dressed all but his coat , and some doubt has all along existed whether he had Iain inside the bed .
In the course Of yesterday and Sunday , the criminal repeatedly expressed a wish that bis fellow-servants might be exculpated from the slightest blame , and he declares that the whole of their statements against him were founded in truth . There is one remarkable fact connected with the trial of the prisoner , and if the mistake had not been corrected , in all probability the ends of justice would have been defeated . The Lord Chief Justice , it appears , fixed Wednesday as the day on which the prisoner was to be tried , but his
Lordship afterwards found that that was the last day of term , and , in consequence of the Judges being unable to attend , the trial was postponed until Thursday . Now , if this had not been thVcass , as one of the authorities observed to the reporter , the additional evidence of Madame : Piolaine would not have , been forthcoming , as Courvoiaier was only identified by her on Friday morning , and inasmuch as the trial would have been shortened , it Is extremely doubtful if , on Thursday evening , it would not have ended in a verdict favourable to the murderer .
The criminal has a father and mother living in Switzerland , and he has also asister residing in Paris . No communications have , it is said , passed between them siace his confinement in Newgate ; but , subsequent to his conviction , he has expressed a strong desire to see his uncle , who is in tha service of Sir George Beaumont A message , the reporter understood , had been conveyed to Courvoisier ' s uncle , who declined to accede to the request of the former . The unhappy man appears , in former life , to have received a religions instruction , and in conversation Shows that he is tolerably well acquainted with the Holy Scriptures . ' The Sheriffs have fixed Monday , the 6 th of next month , for the execution of Courvoisier ; and upon the same day the next sitting of the Criminal Court will commence . COUBYOISIEB THE MURDERER OP ELIZA
. GKIMWOOD . ( Prom the Times of Wednesday . ) A circumstance baa just been communicated to us , which , were it not for the confidence which we have every reason to place in our informant , we should consider , wholly incredible . He assures us , upon authority which in such a case is unquestionable , that the miscreant who is now in Newgate ; under sentence of death for the murder of Lord William Russell , has confessed that he is also guilty of the murder of Eliza Grimwo « d , an unfortunate woman , who , as it will be remembered , was found about two yeanr since in a house in the Waterloo-road , under circumstances which left no doubt that a murder had been committed , although the utmost ingenuity of the police could never discover a < flue by which the criminal MUld be traced .
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¦ ** ¦ PPearedat the time , from whatImgre evWenbfv ^ l £ Il ? cunjd ' * " * tte cri * *»* P «*» bJy b « acommittedby a foreigner ; but the absence of anyap- * P « ent motive , or ofrany artiele of property by wbiek ^ mttrdete * eouia Jbe identtned , rendered it , as on U » . &S ^ SsS £ sr * " " ¦""• — We give this information as we have heard it , hut we are'further informed that means have been > takento . prevent ttria confession from being mad * " known to the public , and that the most strict iniumo-j
tions have been laid on all persons admitted to tha - prisoner to preserve the most scrupulous silence uoo » i thesolject . . Now , what , in Heaven ' s name , can be the motive for this secresy ? Why should not every circumstance connected with the case be sifted to the utradat , ana the statements of the prisoner be compared , while he is yet alive , with those of the witnesses examined at the inquest ? Surely it cannot be the duty of any pubHt functionary to impede the course of justice ; but thai seems to be the inevitable result of the present proceed * ings . We hayeas yet no proof that there was not some other party implicated in this horrible crime , and tha public hav 6 a right to know that all means : nave been
adopted to secure the ends of justice , and that no criminal is allowed to escape from any overstrained regard for the feelings of the prisoner . A very general impression prevails that in the confession of his last crime , Courvoisier has not truly represented the circumstances which preceded the murder ; and it is bos just that his account of this former murder should be > closely examined , and that the absence of an accompli ©* should clearly appear . ., ¦ ' '' . '
It has been suggested that the , Sheriffs , in the course they have adopted , have been influenced only by a desire to avoid the excitement hvfaw public mind whidi might lead to contusion on the'day of execution , but we . can scarcely believe them so unfit for the duties of their office as to ba actuated by such a motive . The assemblage will , under any circumstances , comprise all the amateurs of such awful exhibitions , but with the present police force and proper precautions no daneer need be anticipated . : ¦ * ¦ fcj' 1 f . f , A a . ^ .. ^_ - ^ . & _ » ^^ B ^ h ^ ' '
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TO THE HONOUR 4 BI . E TEHE COMMONS OP GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN
PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED . The Petition of the undersigned Joseph Crabhree , late of Barnsley , in the WestRtdSigof the County of J * F * V'l * SHBW . ETH ,-, That ypur petitioner > waa ' % tried at the Torksaire Lent AmJmb , 1840 , and cow , " > ^ Victed of attending an illegal meettng which was held'T at Barnsley , on the 18 th of July , 1838 , and sentehcedr - to two' yeais' imprisonment in Wakefield House of Correction , subjectto the most severe discipline . _ That your Petitioner is a man of very bad health ; ha has been afflicted with disease of the liver more than six years , and is at present very ill , not only of that complaint , but is also labouring under apulmouary affection , which he feels assured must prove fatal , if some change be not made in his treatment
He is locked up in bis - sleeping e « U * afc six o ' clock at night , a room about eight feetby . six , where he must not walk about , or make the least . noise whatever , bus remain in perfect silence , till he is let out at" six o'clock in the morning , at which hour he is taken into the day-room and placed among the convicted misdemeanants ; and he must there sit on a form with hia face in once particular direction , in order that the officers may see the whole of the face ; he must sifc there until nearly six o ' clock in the evening , when he ia again locked up in the sleeping cell It is entirely close conlinement ; he cannot walk out into a yard unless when sick , and then an officer is appointed to take a . number of sick prisoners and move them rouad a " small yard about twenty minutes ; this may be allowed twlea or three times a week .
That thefollowingoffences committed by your petltioner ' will" subject him to be placed in dark solitary confinement for three days ' , to be allowed no more than half a pound of bread and cold water per day . He must notjuang down his head , so that his face canno * be clearly seen by the officers ; he must not speak , under any eireumstances , to any other prisoner ; he must not stoop down to take anything from the ground ; he must not torn his head any way ; he must nofrstand up 1 he roust not laugh , or smile , or make a motiouv with his lips or his hands to another prisoner ; he must not look * : prisoner in the face : if he were to offend in any one SpJIhese particulars , he might be punished as . stated « iave . If he Want to attend tha
calls of nature , he mUt put his cap on , and wait till called by one of the officers , which will sometimes be an hour and a half , there are se many in the room . That your .. Petitioner never was an advocate for violence , . but belonged to the moral-force party . H « declares before God , by whom wemust be judged , and perhaps- soon , that he was not at the meeting which was hefd on the 16 th day « f July , 1839 , and woul * , have arranged to have proved that on bii his trial , but he was led to believe , that the case would b » looked upon as of little consequence , and , therefore , not worth while being at the expense . Indeed , the prosecuting constable told him it would tea merematter of , form , and It w » uld be better net to eo to any cost ° .
. That there was not the least attempt of any violence being committed in Barnsley , not so much as a « ten « j throne ,, or a pane of glass broken . Yoar petition ^ did ^^ his power to prevenlj . il ^* & he is led «• believe that be is suffering In conaaqueneB br ~ outngea = that were committed in other peaces ; the Judge observed , on passing the sentence , although you . hava been convicted of attending the meeting only , do nek suppose that you are receiving this severe sentence fw that . it i » not for that " That yonr Petitioner would prefer , and look upon it as an act of the greatest kindness , being transported for seven years ; and would have a better hope of surviving the' seven years , and « f being restored to hia family , than he possibly can have of living two years under the treatment of this prison .
That your Petitioner is a poor man , and has a family of small children depending on him for support ; and he is cut off from all communication with them until he has bees six months in prison , and then he will be allowed to write and see them once a month , and no
more . Your Petitioner , therefore , most humbly prays that if ever pity did enter into the breasts of . tho members of your Honourable House , thas it may do so now ; and that you will be pleased to make intercession for mercy to be extended to him in his present situation , ia order that he may be saved from certain death , in mercy look upon his miserable . condition , . and save him from the most protracted death . And your Petitioner will , as in duty bound , ever pray . Joseph Crabthkb .
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CAPTURE OF PIRATES ON THE COAST OF AFRICA . ( From the Commerce J Paris , June 20 . —Captain Maublano , commanding ; the Breailien , whioh has arrived in the Loire from the coast of Africa , had made a report , of which the following is the substance ;—The Jeane Frederic of Nantes , th « Jeane Emelie . and the Tra ^ ras , of Bordeaux , were successively plundered . by the natives of theriAt bank of tho Gabon , under the command of their chiefs Gringer and Manuel . After vain attempts during the last two vears to take these negro pirates , one of them has just been captured by the Malouine brig , on the 10 th of February , the Malouine hoistine English coioura at
me mouth ot the river Gabon on the riahi bank . Two boats immediately put off to the supposed English trader , but the French boats , whicV were well armed , and concealed behind the brie and Cape Carra , pursued the negroes and intercepted them . One of them was aground , but tbe ' other Wai captured , and on board this was ftie pirate Manuel , 88 hideous for his personal deformity as for hia cruelty to our unhappy countrymen . He and his comS ' paniona were immediately put in irons . ^ . In the course of the day . the Malouine anchored off DenisvUle , « nd the captain demanded a large quantity of eh pny and ivory , as a compensation for thY losses 1 suffered by the French trade . : ? t ? J *™!! , * ¥ **** a 11 along the river ; and tha lnhabitauts fled to the interior . In a few days , h te X ! several boats with ebony . O « the _ 18 thof February , the Nisus bna ioined thA
Malouine , and after ten days negotiation they took a ^ cargp of ebony , and released Manuel , taking securities for the remainder of the indemnity , for which King Denis gate his word . _ On the 6 th of March Denis reeeived-lrom Captain Kpque , commander on the African station , the cross of the Legion of Honour and the gold medal decreed to him by the Shipwreck Society , as a reward for h « a humanity , and the assistance which he constantly gave to unfortunate Europeans . The inhabitants flocked to . see a ceremony so novel to them . The crews of the two ships executed Bereral manoBuvres in their presence . On the 6 th of March the Negro King came into ihe river , and was saluted with 21 guns , and when the ships put to sea , theday after , he accompanied them for Beveral leagues ; in his handsome yacht , and parted tfte * receiving from the captain marks < tf ftiendsbV and esteem / »
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CmxB . —WKkrna . —We are sorry to state thai the weaving trade in this place is in a very depressed state at present . The number of webs which tat * arrived here from Glasgow for some time past hav » been very limited , and at prices so low that it is almost impossible for the working men to exist * 800-ig are working here at Id . per eU ; l , OOOds . lid . per dk and <> ther- sets in proportion ; so that » rwairejl greatapphcation on the part of the workmen toeam tr . om 33 . 6 d . to 4 s . a wees . The consequence is thai many famihea we scarcely able to procure food and fueltosnmrt ^ theiriuUMal life from one week * 4 o another . We believe that if the rulers of our land were brought to experience this state of things , for only a few weeks , ftey would see the absolute neces " ^ J ° T » total repeal of the Cora lATfo-Glotgm
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 27, 1840, page unpage, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2690/page/1/
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