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^ i ° M , PP ?^ 4 pstockeo i ^ . il ^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^* " ^ ^* ZLtZrJZ' - * jwrt by Mr . PeJw ChWMlkat the f ^ T ^ - ** ! batdeased ^ om ttwironiiand of Whig 7 - **> f » Accordhmly , arraag ^ owirta me made " ^ Lr * 2 _?* 5 ^ U ^ V «^ fc » I * i"J » 6 t , tbr 16 th instant , Mr . OoliiM mired about one o ' clock by mhr * f ; * nd w * s accompanied 30 Mr . Peter Chappefl ' a Co-roeatife Shop , where "he spent the afternoon with tauiv of the jcood and true , who t « ok great pleasare hi paving their xeraects to the adveeatewaebwpk ^ i-iriits . ^ MrcOifiBs passed ihe afteraetAi with some of tfce y ratima ? hitb , irl » o were then in the swae « m < lit » o * s fete bad feeen ~ deprivwl of honest , s * ber , « n 6 ja « ctioo * te hsjfetDds , and oonsequeaily Arown iqpa ^ he &erey « f those men for-whom tfaey were 4 tfiTT _ 4 _ n U t 9 _ J ^^^ C- ^ ilP ^ t STOCKEO ^ . TilB noble . br » _ . * . _ .. .. .. . . .. ..
TKe tiae beise come for the public Beet&g , Mr . OoBin * , Mi * . ^ Collins , and _ wrty others , -were escorted thUoer in a chaise engwed for the ^ casioo , « n * wer * feKawhieed fey Mr . Peter € &s * pell to the aodiesoe . K * sooner was it known , than they wt liim with a most tremendous shout of applause t dieeiinjj , tlappin * , and ottier m-tIk of esteem , which would hare © on-vineed the « npty--he * ded Whig fictcspittles that , notwrAstandiBg - » U * heir crueltiaj . aad ; oppression , they have not yet driven the spirit of Chartism , L * , the spirit ef liberty , 01 iwra
one 01 tne minus me oonay m ofruwpert . Mr . < 5 eorgb Bradbcbm being <* Ued to the chair , te tbsaked them for the very-great honour which they liad conferred ejon fiim by . electing him to preside oa the present occasion . He need not ask them to give the speaker a proper hearing . He was sure , jndgieg from the « xaaner inwfiicn they rat received him wfeen be catered the ; room , they would take peat pleasure in Hearing him address them . He saw , with the rest of his fellow-men , that bis eoantry w * s in » dreadiuicoa-4 iti © n , and that the best meaos-of improving it was to get avoiee in the making of those laws which they were called npoo to obey , fie had enlisted in theeaaseacd was detenuBesl to go forward until ¦ Universal Suffrage baewe tfee iaw of the load He weald not occupy their th » any longer , but -would sit down by eaJtiaKspou Mr . Joseph ^ Carter to read the address to Mr . OolMcs which had been
prepared by the committee . Mr . Cjlbtks then row , * ad said . feat he vras called upon to present their oofcle friend with the following address , which he was about to qread in behalf of the working men « £ Stoekport , hoping that he ( . Mr . Collins ) weoM reeeaTeit » e an expression of their confidence , and in the game spirit ia which be had been reeeived fey iaem thai evening . fie thought that the times were * sainons . and called for the exertions of all good see . This was not the time for them to be apathetic in the cause of freedom . He hoped likewise that they would act upon the adviee which their well-tried efeampioa w&a about to giro them , and let it be sfri watchword on their fotore conduct . He then * exd ibe following address , which was listened to with the - greatest silence , save when the sentiments called forth a burst or cheers : —
TO MR . JOHN COLLINS . Sir , —The time ia now arrived when the people of this country feel themselves called upon by tke voice of reason to ' render unto Cssar the things vbich are Cassart , and unto patriot * the high eipreseiua * nd cordial acknowledgement and gratitude for patriotic services bo nobly rendered in tne people ' s caose . Sir , ¦ vre , tire inhabitrwnta of Stoekport , beis ^ an int egral section of the toiling family of this empire , do fincerely tender oar thamka and admiration for the disinterested stand yon have made against the present rule of Id justice and injury , and for which the iron hand of persecution has , along with your fellow-compatriot , I / OTett , throws yoa into the Whig dnngooaa at Warwick , -where you were driven to the most disgraceful
and unheard-cf privation * and insults ; . but which , as the experiment has shown , has entirely failed to "thtraj-t and intiraidate timt natit > n » l integrity asd lore of conutry for which other martyrs have bled , and for which you Lave so unjoitiy suffered . You hare , Sir , proved to this generation at least , that neither dungeons nor dragoons can reach the soul , nor snbdne your irresistible ardour for the Charter ; but that you have , since your liberation , manifested to the country and to the tyrants , that persecution , like oil upon the flames , only , increases—it proTokes , rather than subsides , tibe great principle * of political devotion and seat Alas >
imman nature has too long been outraged—its happiness lXJen frittered away—and innoeenee too often been compiled to exhaust the dregs of a more bitter cup than U usually allotted to poverty and crime . The fruitful tree of Chartism has been watered from , and sustained "by , the bauntiful and sacred fonts of justice , humanity , asd liberty . It has , therefore , taken most effectual root in the a&etions and hearts of the people ; its tranches have extended their prolific influence throughout the length and breadth of the land ; and , while « roel might arrogates its tyranny over just right , our principles never will be exterminated either by bullet cr aayoaet
NoStar after star from heaven's h ' gh ar « h pT-: y n rush—Sun , after euq . md Eysvem ijsVem crush ; Headlong , extinct , to one dari centre fall , And death aad night and chao * mingle all—Bre the everlasting rights of the Charter can be reason-Ably gainsayed by the goading wrong 3 of tinBelled flffirfaln , mitred grubs ,. or aristocratic pensioners . ffir , while we admit yoor indefatigable exertions in behalf of the all-pervading claim comprehended in the People ' s Charter , we , at the same time , tfiank you from the bottom of our soul * , for the boM and manly « tand you have publicly made against that -worst of all bad latre—the infernal New Poor Law , to which the devil is the avowe . 1 godfather . Being a law solely directed with unerring malignity against the parochial
and domestic rights of the people , it is on that account Jjeld to be the more enormous in wickedness . Its degrading effects upon the human character and upon xmforseen poverty , are before yonr eye *—the means of the -widow and the orphan are lingering -with a funeral * wWnti ty In ycur ears . It has been contended by these monstrous Malthusiaos , that as the ancient lawgivers in the states of Greece , in some instances , commanded that deformed children should be destroyed , that a nreeedent was there held oat to the practice of those enormities in the nineteenth century . But while we coacode the first classical example of legal murder ( let it go for what it is worth ) , we meet with no loss of the affections , no lingering piecemeal dropping off the
. human frame by inrfjra into the dreary tomb . Children ^^ east oatrighfcr-iast into a deep cavern in the earth , near Mount fa 7 " * ta * Tts 03 e 1 * v > though writ ten in blood , never conteH ^ ted treaty hujnaa beinjs worse than dumb brutes . They cast them from the rocks , it is true—twas tits pang of an instant They did aot lure them to soma legal cage , some Union " vTorkliouse—and , ieeping them sport from friends Mid . Bafired , turn cruelty into the Bdence of economy , by feeding them upon less and worse than a felon ' s diet ; then see them , day by day , and hour by hoar , pine and jraste , into the all-embracing arms of death . Yet , in imploo 3 mockery of the common , sense of mankind , they call their refined equivocation with the fiend of the blessed term of charity .
Sir , this is one of the odious laws agatnst which we struggle , and under which we sorrow ; yet the majority ef the middie-clisa Reformed Parliament could to far nock thfl Bufferings and complaints of an offended people , as to pass that atrocious Act for a further period , under the merciful dispensation of the three chiefs at Somerset House . At this opening of a portentous page of the History of ^ n ^ and , when there is a palpable conspiracy of the lofty , iba sanctimonious , and the proud ; « to lake away ihertjhts from J he p /? or pj God ! people , " we should be denounced tTOul Ola judgment-Beat against the transgressors . It Is for the expulsion of this aad other unjust statutes
that we hail your help , and the help of the other advo eates of civil and religious liberty , and the rights ef the people from whom all power flows . We want-UniTeraal Suffrage , and No Surrender : the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing but the Charter ; for experience , purchased by the" " bloody sweat" of ] RngK » fr slaves , has demonstrated to the inquiring politicians that the only curative for the national disease under which thsy suffer , U nothing Ies 3 than Universal 8 ufTrage ; and , let ths cry alike reverberate in the palace of tJia quacn— the mansion of the inkling the sanctuary of the bishop—and the cot of the ftiTniBh - ^ ng peasant .
The Church and State Constitution has already entailed upon the people of this country burdens and oppressions , grieTom as they are in tolerate and vexatiou ? , for the Bole purpose of propping up luxurious , aggrandizing , and money-mongering factions , who damn ali interests bat their own . " Let the three hundred leaders incarcerated for prin-« ple testify their veneration for this jnggiing system of psrpelaating half-brained , factious judges , addle-headed class juries , fee'd counsellors , perjured , blood-money , police witnesses , and the gross partiality of one-sided rich men " 8 laws . Let the martyrised voices of the fearless and undaunted Feargns O'Connor , or the honest testimony of Mitchell , Divtas , Benbow , and Johnson , be heard upon the question of public justice , and the
whole system must crumble to atoms and vanish from the majesty of truth , leaving the equitable and just demands of the Chartei triumphant No longer shall the sweat of the millions pamper the pride of atrocious idlers and rapadoas locusts . Than will right be predominant—poverty , instead of being associated in the annals of crime , will at least be respected and pitiedold aga venerated—sympathy will minister with a fostering hand to the cries of the widow and the orphan , and the rights of labour will occupy its proud post « f pre-eminence and distinction . Then , and not till then , will peace and plenty reign on earth—then , aad not till then , will the Corcacepia dispense its rewards ia wealth—then , and not till then , will justice , honesty , sod good-will prevail ia ail parts & this benighted , disfeaebed , and degenerated empire .
It is for these biestingB that yon , Mr . Collins , have « ODtendad—it is for these you kave inhabited a gaol , aad suffered twelve months' imprisonment—it is for "these yoa have , for the above period , been deprived of the solaces ansl endearments of a loving wife and an aSfedienate family ; and it is for these aad their con « tmtrrant benefits £ 07 the people that yoa have come forward , sod wthope , by the will of God , that yoa
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will * iH have Wtk , strength , wvd Aetermin ation to e * ntead with Incrensed vigour against the Golgotha of eorraption atrit ererttynmtfi tho fcyitem shalleffsdttaBy «« sipattra « the mist before a samrntrftf stffi , ttd the peopWs representative wield the royal seapfte for the bem » 8 t of Ui « whole Btmily oT mankind . - " ^ fcaSyott nay boob laeeit with ihe reward dt » to a « msx *« ntio ^ mntirmg , dtelntererted patriot , b ti » eorwrtwishoftheinhabitintflofStockpoTt The Csauuian then said that he rejoiced to see tfeem receive their friend in the mannar they had , He slrouW now take the pleasure of introducing $ lr , John Collins to address them . " wm ^ have h * aU ^ rtretifAh , « vd Aetemir . ^ f . » ntend Trtth ttuinm * A *\* mr « j » 3 m _ . t > w > fititrtAhm . of
Mr . Collins \ hen rose amidst a volley of Bhoats , wavioE of kandkerchieEs , clapping of batwis , Ac He said he felt highly hoooored aad flattered by tbe kind reception he had ve&eived . He-ooold not but tkink that % e had beea highly eempUaented by the ^ oquent Mud paUnotie xlHrtas which- they had then presented to him . The maonwhy they had tbooghl ' aim worthy of their Mtras was—because the eaefciea of the people had laid their bauds upon hiava * d caused him to suffer for advocating the same ^ rinoiplea ; to which they ifccmselvea aw bo closel y and so firmly attache *—philoeopher « » ay thatAe same causes produce tfee eaaaeeffiscts . The caose in which he wa * engaged was the wmoval , if possible , of the vast aaouat « C misery , distress , and
watt , which was ; prevsieni amonR tbpt class of wkich he was aa humble servant , va . * he working class . The stimulant wkiek had called him out was tie misery of his neighbours Arouad hita- He wondered whether there .- wta one man . thai claimed the tille of a Christian , a phUastthropisi , cr patriot , that -could git still and wit&ees -such poverty , want , starvation , aad oppression , * s now existed among the poor , yet most useful classes oC society I ^ Ue . a ^ aia said , that do maaosold view the present condition of the working classes with indifference . On every hand they could eee owning but want , oppresaioa , and distress Such scenes aa theeo had been the deans of bringing bun . out in the public cause . . It was no personal inducement of bis own . it was for
no advantage which ie oouid . individually derivefor he had l&e good fortune to have learut a pretty good trade ^ and had had the good luck to meet with most excellent situations , and could earn by his own hand labour Bufficienrtomaintain himself and family as well as mostworkja * : » ea ; bathe could not eat hia bread alone—he felt for ihose around him who were literally starving . He knew of no less than six inquests which had been held near to his own house , on persons who casae by ihek deaths through not havi&g proper necessaries—yea , actually died from downright want . Kobodj posecssing the feelings of a man could remain dead au < 1 uumoved to the suffering of his fella w-cre * tures . It was , on the contrary , the duty of wee « man . to raise bis voice like a
trumpet in behalf of ihe care-worn labourers of England , and lend * feelsing hand to any measure likely to benefit tbeai . He was astonished when he took a retrospective view of the kindness which had been shewn to the black slaves b y those who neglected the white slaves in vhe workshops and factories of Great Britain . He had seen bo much misery among the people , he did not-know how soon it might be his own turn ; and if not his own , it might be the fate of his children . Therefore it was that he advocated those measures which he considered calculated to reaove the miseries of the people . He had not come out without counting the coat ; but it was from long observation of the shortsighted policy of the faction which governed the
destinies of this nation—to pursue everything which was entirely for their own interest , in opposition to the interest of the many . He then made some very good hits at the cotton-masters standing aloof from the working men , > nd if anv thing took place which caused a depression in the market , and lessened their pront 6 , the very first thing they did was to consult among themselves , about the best plan to shift it from their own shoaldeie and place it on the shoulders of their workmen . Instead of taking them by the hand and consulting their interest as weli a £ their own , which would k * ve caused tho Government to conclude that they could not so readily oppress them ; instead of which they have ground them down a ? much as law and
the system will permit . Had they said to the workers , u Your interest is our interest ; " and mutually agreed to va-tch each other against a third enemy , we should not have beard of so many bankruptcies taking place throughout the length and breadth of the land . Such itcta as these continually before his eyes convinced him that he ought as an humble individual to throw his mite into the scales ; and until man had a fair share in the legislature of the country , so long would he agitate for tho Charter . He had , it was true , suffered imprisonment ; but if he could obtain those rights for which he vras an advocate , be would not hesitate in laving down Ids very . life . ( Cheers . ) He did not say that we shoukl place the power in any number ef
men ' s baaJe , whether Whig , Tory , or Radical , without their being responsible to the people . If the Charter meant to take the same power from one faction and give it to the Chartists without their being amenable to the people , and to give an account of their stewardship , he , for one , vronld not B » y another word in favour of it ; because he knew bow ifcoly man was to be selfiph . ( Hear . ) Hence the necessity of public 6 ervantB being under the controul of the people . It was because the Charter did not legislate for one section of the community to the neglect of the other that he was its humble advocate , and this brought him to the subject of the People ' s Charter . Now . it will be remembered that there were eix working
men and six members of Parliament who drew up the People ' s Charter , in which they concluded that every man that was twenty-one years of age , providing he be of sound mind and untainted with crime , should have a voice in the election of members of Parliament . No sooner had the people began to advocate these doctrines , than one , who bad been the most active in drawing it up , turned round , and gaid that they hod not properly defined UniTersal Suffrage . U \ voice , " liis name ") Name ! 0 yes , be would give his came , but before he , the speaker , could possibly fcave time to mentien the name , a number cried out , aa with one voice , why Daniel O'Connell to be sure ! Have we not been told that iu the Star f" Ah , my friends , yon are right , it is
Daniel O'Connell . ( Cries of w Renegade , " Jim Crow , " < Scc . ) He had some conversation with a gentleman who said , " Surely , Mr . Collins , you will not give a vote to all the riff-raff of society , such a 3 swindlers , thimb ! e-rigj » er 3 , and all sorts of gamblers ? " To which he made answer , that if he intended to make good each an objection , he must prove that there were no riff-raff , thimble-riggers , and gamblers in the middle classes of society , or those who already had the franchise , aad fctea , if he could , he vrould ^ ive it up . ( Hear , he&i . } The &peak * i then went into the arguments brought against the Ssffrag ? , and confuted them in a most masterly manner , introducing some very con . * vincing and lively anecuoteS at in ^ ryfls , and dwelt at great length on every point of the Charter , to the satisfaction of all present . He made a most feeling and powerful appeal to the audience , when
describing his thoughts iu prison about his wife , and called upon them whatever they did , not to forget the wires and families of their own fellow-townsmen . There was nothing that waa more calculated to ease the minds of the prisoners than for them to know that their families were not starving . He concluded by calling upon the women to como forward and put their Bhouldera to the wheel . Some had objeciiow to th ? ir having anything to do with politics , but he ihought different . They onghfc to be told and made to understand what it was that made the loaf less , and then he knew they would do their share of the work . He instanced tne woman mentioned in the Nesr Testament , who went to the unjust judge who feared not God nor regarded man , but who was willing through her perseverance to graut her request . Then if one woman could do so much , what could all the women favourable to the Chartei
do by continually raising a din in the ears of the legislature of the country . He thanked them for the very great attention they had paid to him while addressing them , andconciuded a very plain , instructing , and amusing speech amidst a most tremendous burst of applause . Mr . Peter Chappell then came forward aud moved a vote of thanks to the speaker , which was seconded and carried unanimously , with three times three cheers . Three cheers were given for the incarcerated victims , and Feargus O'Connor and the Northern Star ; and a vote of thanks to the Chairman , who acknowledged the eomplimeut , and thus ended a meeting which will do honour to the people of Stoekport .
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CABliXSXiE . PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE BETTER EDUCATION OF THE IRISH PEOPLE . —DEFEAT OF THE SAINTS ! On Tuesday evening , September 16 th , a public meeting took place in the Athensum , for the above object . The Rev . John Fawcett was in % oe chair . As we entered the hall , a Rev . Mr . Ma . n&ixeld was addressing the meeting . He contended that great good had been effected bj the Society for which they claimed support . Wag it not right ( said Mf . Mansfield ) to act the good Samaritan , by endeavouring to heal the wounds under which that unhappy country suffered , and to burst the bonds of slavery in which she ia held
—to make her great in morals and virtue as she is famed for the healthiness of her soil ? I feel called upon to make an appeal to the Britiah public , on the ground of truth and Christian benevolence ; for oar only means of instruction 1 b the Bible , and we trust alone to the divine influence cl the Holy Scriptures , which makes men " wise unto salvation , " and produces general happiness to mankind .. In one respect we do come in contact with secular education , and this system has interfered more « r less with the success of our jchools : our sole object is to educate for eternity . I will now briefly aUte the progress of the Society . In the year 1809 , the first year of the existence of the Society , bsw many schools do you think there wero ? Why , only tw » , c * nd eighty-seven ftcbo-
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ta » i « ada © w , ia tb * 9 ittIMO , thmanno 1 mmthan 3 , ooe school * , and Jo » , 000 atholan , and , which wan pl «* ri ^ to oo tt *« npl < te , 'TSi , > Ot gratultoui tfeefoa . Ttfc gn * t bNtean h a ftiobf of the good princi ple * «« ¦ which tto Bcaoota are establlriied . The aimple nuohlnery ia-a Committee sitting ia Ihibttn , auUted by fravettlng gents ; and ihe means an tinly £ 3 , 000 , or a pound tor raeti . ichool ; and the great benefit * htv « been theetfealatiaf half a million copioi of the Word of Go * - Thu miart J \ aVe conferred- great advantage ! on the people , a » all * he eTfls which afttict that unhappy country arise from a want of knowledge ; and we do oMJcetve that so wide a dissemination of the Scripture fei *» nd wilt prodaee ' generalhappinMBi and will bo tike means of the people rejecting those gross , ertors , which have been endeavoured to ' 4 * forced upon S . Oftfi aehooli . and S 0 A . 0 M seholari . and . which <» ft-i
them . Oat of the great number of scholara , more than one-half cotld not attend day « chool * . Mr . Man * field then went on to read numerous extracts from report * of correspondents tendteg t « prove the great benefits which faad arisen from the circulation of the Scripture *; awl these tchools toon of tho extracts were of a very extraordinary character , which caused several persons in < fce meeting to Call * at for the authorities , but which were refuted , and very great eonf tufon prevailed , several ladies leaving tke Hall .: At this moment , we am informed , a despatch was sent fee tho police force , desAtlesa for the purpeae of apprehending those wtto we »« nnoying the meeting ; but the police very property diA not interfere , "otherwise mischief might have &rwen . Order being partially restored , Mr . Mansfield otwtlnued to read farther extracts , amidst coneidenWe confusion and Interruption ; when
Mc ^ Neil came forward and said , as agent for the society , I must s » y that this meeting has been called fora ^ pedal purpose and Kraght not to be interrupted , and if any respectable person is not Battened with the conrsotoess of the statements , he shall Jiaye every infomsstien after the meeting isoror ; we know too well the fwnacotlng character of the meaof Ireland and England to give up names . ¦ - Jfir . Abthur Agustonb M'Geb , a Catholic—The astborities ought to be-given for the aatisfactien of the meeting . - Mr . Mansfield continued— Out of S 2 r , 060 scholars , 42 ,-000 are above fifteen years of age ; this ita fact wiksh ought to tell a tale to you of the great benefits wbich have accrued fean thi » association . There were iactanees of old people , nearly eighty yean of age , going Into Bchoola , jmxioas to gain instruction ! yet KBkqv of our clergy there have been peftecuted to a great GKte&t . . '
Mr . M'GEE—They are paid for doing nothing . The people dont want then . Mr . Mansfield then related sosie -very Ally und improbable anecdotes showing the devotion of the people to those schools . He related ono of a very eld woman , who felt so grateful for tbe benefit * arising therefrom , that she actually gave a pair of stockings in aid of the funds , she having no money . ( A voice in the meeting , " was she in a bastile . " ) At this moment great confusion prevailed ; several persona essaying to speak . When order was restored , Mr . JOSEPH Bboom Hanson came forward , and said , Mr . Chairman , Ladies , and Gentlemen , this ia a public meeting , and every one ought to feel a deep interest in tbe present movement .
G . H . Head , Esq ., banker ( one of the Society of Friends ) , My friends , I must say , such conduct is very unbecoming , and if a good cause is to suffer from your conduct , you may be the first to feel it Mr . Hanson ' , solicitor—This meeting is called for a special purpose , and ought not to be interrupted . A voice— " That man ought to be tried for sedition . " Mr . James Lenaed Muepuy ( Cathoiici then came forward in front of the platform , and said , Mr . Chairman and Gentlemen , I am a friend to order , and wish to see all parties reconciled . I am a friend to Christianity in the fullest sense of the word .
Mr . Mansfield—I am the poor man ' s friend . He theu continued , amidst great interruption , to relate other anecdotes , the accuracy of which seemed to be much disputed . Mr . M . continued—The most happy effects have been produced by these schools—even to Roman Catholics themselves . We desire to turn the people from darkness to light , and our only means are open school aud open Bible . ( Considerable confusion , and a cry of " Whom God hath joinwi together , lot no man put asunrter ; " and " Have you not two coats ? " ) Mr . Mtjbphy again came forward and Baid , Mr . Chairman , as a Christian , I claim a hearing . The Chairman—No ! no '
Mr . MukPHY—I demand . Sir . to be heard , and beg to congratulate Mr . Mansfield on the great good that he states to have been done to Ireland ; but I moat say , first correct the wrongs under which that country Buffers ; and then sooth her . The gentleman baB spoken of the ignorance of my unfortunate countrymen ; but I say , let twenty persons be taken from any parish In Ireland , and the same from any parish in England , and I will be bound that the former offer up as many and a 3 sincere prayers as the latter . The very class who state they wish to benefit Ireland were tho foremost to oppress and coerce herself to witness the penal code . Aye , and were not tho atrocities of Rathconnac perpetrated by those very men , and yet they would thrust their religion down our throats . ( Groat confusion , several persons leaving the meeting . ) Ladies aa « I gentlemen , are you afraid of what one man may have to Bay . ( At this moment the police made their appearance , and great confusion prevailed for some
minutes . ) Mr . M . continued—They gavo us the ptnal code , and that , I suppose , was ono of their kind and benevolent acts . Is this tho way to sooth us T My friends , it is not religion we want , buta bettering of the condition of the people . What was so well calculated to produce ignorance as the Bub-letfuig act which threw the people desolate on the world ? Those wba now take part in these meetings were the very men who reduced our wages . Behold your wretchedness , and then lock upon these men who are grinding you to the dust ( Confusion . ) I care not for any man , for I have always lived by my industry . Mr . M . was continuing to censure tho conduct of the master manufacturers , when George Dixon , Esq ., of the firm of Messrs . Dixons , manufacturer * , rose to leave the meeting , when great coiifusion prevailed , and Mr . Dixon retired amidst very general hissing . Mr . Murphy then concluded by moving— " That the business b 3 postponed until further inquiry be made into the state pf Ireland . "
George H . Head , Esq . —My friends , I ttusl to your good eense , for I see men among yon , even working men , who posseas it to a very great extent , and in whese conversation I have at ail times taken a great interest The question is—whether is anything to be done for Ireland or not ? There is no country for which I feel more—and while I' make this declaration , I would support Catholic as well as Protestant Excepting some of our colonies , there is not a more misgoverned country in the world . I must tell you that I feel ashamed so much annoyance has beeu offered to tho speakers . Mr . ONeil ( warmly )—I beg leave to adjourn this meeting . iGrcat confusion , and cries of put it to the chair ; bat the Chairman declined putting it to the meeting . )
Mr . J . R Hanson rose and said—I feel astonished at such , conduct Tho meeting is not adjourned , for ihe motion Las not been put to it ( Confusion . ) No one need apologise to get me & hearing , for I have never failed to be heard at any time . I as . conduct myself in a becoming manner , and I tell the Rev . Gentleman that I myself am a member of the very church he supports , and would never thrink from tho discussion of this or any other subject , but mere especially one connected with the instruction of the Irish people . Now this meeting has been called for that purpose , and it is not ma ' trial whether a charge has been made or not , for the meeting is a public one , and any one has a right to give his opinion before he gives his money . If this is a measure of truth and Christianity , why shrink from discussing it ? However , if tho gentleman will bt&te to what time the meeting ia to be adjourned , I will be happy to attend .
Mr . O'Neil ( sneeringlyi—Until this day twelve months . Mr . Hanson—Then I will proceed , and I hope order will-prevail . It appears that funds are wanted to educate the Irish people , aud as I wish that people to be intelligent , I would do all in my power to improve their minds , and I think a most just and effectual way of accomplishing this praiseworthy object , would be to reduce the enormous aud extravagant salaries of the Bishops , and other high dignitaries of the Church . Is it not monstrous that these men should be wallowing in affluence , and the poor curates , who do all tho work , scarce able to live ? If the people or Ireland are to be better instructed , let the funds come out of the overgrown church . The Word of God tells us to feed the hungry and
clothe the naked—yet these men have little or no regard for the extreme sufferings of the people . If peace and happiness are to be restored to the peeple of Ireland other means must be taken than those proposed . Mr . Hanson continued at some length in a similar strain , and called upon the people not to be humbugged by such sickly sentimentality as had keen uttered that evening . He then moved the adoption of the following resolution : — " This meeting would respectfully recommend to the € h > vetnment—seeing tbe want of the means of instruction in Ireland—the absolute necessity of curtailing the salaries of the Bishops , and other high dignitaries of the Church to such an extent as to supply this crying necessity—more especially as an expensive church is forced upon that country against her wish , and contrary to her feeling . "
This resolution was received with great . applause and cheering . Mr . A . A . M'Gee then came forward to second the resolution . He spoke at great length in a very impassioned manner , doubtless feeling indignant at the insults offered to his unfortunate country . He said—Being an Irishman , and a Catho li c , I stand forward to defend my country and religion , which have been most grossly calumniated . I have attended similar meetings—when the grossest falsehoods have been uttered , and insults offered to my unfortunate country . The remedy
proposed for the evils which are said to exist is a larger circulation o £ all the Scriptures , Now , any one at ail acquainted with tbe . hlstory of Ireland must know that all the discontent , heart-burnings , and mischiefs which have existed there have been created by an alien church . The introduction of the established roligion In Ireland waa very different from the manner it was introduced here ; it wa 3 brought about by the sword , and upheld by the law , and for no other purpose but that of supporting sinecure priests . Look at * ne villanies of that church , which , has been forced on 4 he people of Ireland , and then tell meif such things arelikely to extend Christianity .
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Mr , MansfieldbidWd » panel of ftftfr ^ wd ahrard statements before the meettnc , and on being asked for bfs itttkotiUesVsild It Would be dasgeroM U' name them . Sonly , thii eoufat not hats been the ease ? bat it suiUd bJspnrpose better not to do so , ¦< -VBuk « u the use of acting in such a mann «? Trutli wauteid ; ao veil , and the conduct of tha RflY . XrentlemaaJjad cm * , a doubt on all that he had Aid . ft sUtomtnta ' iu » ^ at such meetings were correct , surety It wouldbe rr moro satisfactory to give date * and names , < *^ W poured U him , that all they wished was to get , maa&j from the people , to Hire in Wleness , and sup ' ^ y ^ Church which had been ; forced on tbe peor , fe of i ^ land contrary to her wisbss , and in direct ^ ^ " position to her feelings . He could not bat look * pon n tat iu ft complete dotation V and he would mil them that their Mr , ManifWd had W ** v& <*™ & ^ *^ itnt * mm . i hufimi th * tn _ Un . » n ^ »_(»« .. v _ 4 r ~
Chnrch would never Succeed in Ireland , for it was the creator * ol the state , and , a brea * ji could unmake it to-njortow ., Yotv rob tha people t ^ , keep np your own idleness and affluence—you will ' j ive tho last farthing , on pretence of educating tip puiple , and yet yoa have supported the passing of taws to keep the people ignorant : for the clergy have always opposed education , except ofaWud calculated t » delude the people . But 1 deny that the Irish people ase so ignorant and depraved : they are aa alive to religion and morality as the English . Mr . M'Gee then read numerous extracts from a paper , shewing that the Judges at the . 'various Assizes had complimented the people on trie great decrease of crime , Arid the comparative lightness of the calendars , which circumstances reflected great credit on the moral demeanour of tbe people . Nearly all the
cases of Assize were similar to those he had read ; and he could occupy tiie meeting a full half-hour in reading similar ones . This Is the country ( exclaimed Mr . M'Gee ) , is it , that is so demoralised , and sunk in ignorance . Much has been said of the good effects of circulating the Scriptures j but if this were toue , why had Socialism bo much , increased ? Why , from the corruptness of your Church , and conduct of the clergy . He would tell them they would . never convert the Irish pesple . How is it that every clergyman , on entering on his parish , takes an oatU ,. to see that a schosl Is * ept ; yet he perjures hmiselfT and pockets your money . It would be well for ' the people to think fox themselves , and be no longer deluded . He begged to second the resolution proposed by Mr . Hanson .
Mr . G . H . Heap— I regret exceedingly that there should have bean eo much interruption to the former speakers , and yet the latter were heard with great attention ; it is very wrong that such conduct should have , bovn displayed , for , in my opinion , much is being done for the people , if they would only allow it . 1 can assure you 1 have a most contemptible Opinion of tho Government , and you might as well send either of tho Carlisle newspapers , as send petitions , for they would not be attended to . I cannot conceive what motive these gentlemen < son have in coming forward , but a good one , that of disseminating knowledge and giving instruction . I know a good deal about the state of Ireland and other places , but I will not detain you at this late hour . I believe the county we live in , is one of the best educated in the country .
Mr . Arthur , a member of the Church of Scotland , I beg pardon for interrupting you Mr . Head , but I would feel obliged by y < iur reading this document , ( handing in a paper , containing an extract from a speech of , the Bishop of Norwich , ) to the effect , that he attributed the sinallntss of crime in that county to the morality of the people , and this arose from only onehalf of them being educated . Mr . Hanson then put the resolution to the meeting , which was carried unanimously , amidst great applause aud cheering . Mr . Hanson then said , I have now a pleasant duty to perform , that is of moving a vote of thanks to my worthy pastor , Mr . Fawcett , and also to Mr . Head , whosu unbounded benevolence entitle him to the respect of all men . This was carried , after which , three tremendous cheers were given for Mr . O'Connor .
Wo cannot but look on the proceedings of this meeting , but OS being of the greatest importance , as fuily demonstrating the feelings of the people , and showing their dee ; .-rooted hatred and contempt ; for those men , who have always been the first in assisting to oppress thorn aud curtail their political rights . —Correspondent i i ^ fc i ¦
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LECTURE AT STOCKPORT , BY MR . WM . THOMASON . On Sunday night , a lecture was given in Stoekport , by Mr .. William Thomaaon , of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Mr . Peter Chap ^ eU in the chair . After s&mo preliminary remarks from Mr . C . on the necessity of union and oneness in their objects , and of bearing and judging for themselves , Mr . ThoiUASon commenced by noticing the origin of society , and referred to the condition upon which men gave up a portion of their natural rights . He observed , that tho principal natural rights of man were , first , a " right to resist injustice and oppression ; and , second , to do the best he coaltl to obtain the necessaries and comforts of life . As it respected the first , did not man .
when partially giving up hia individual rights t © resistance into the hands of the law , expect that society would not only grant him hia political rights , but proteot him in their exercise ? If society did not do this all obligation to obey is cancelled ; because tho express condition upon which he engaged to submit , is abrogated . The duties of governors and governed are reciprocal and mutual , and the moment a legislature begins ruthlessly to trample upon the immunities of a nation , every feeling of patriotism , justice , and religion call for its removal , and the substitution of men who will pay more regard to the claims of public justice . Baron Gurney says , "The first great truth engraven upon the soul of man is , that all power flows from the people , and ia a trust for their benefit ; when , therefore , Government abuses
the light conferred , resistance is not only a right , but a duty . " He ( Mr . T . ) disclaimed , in the Dame of the Chartists , any want of loyalty : he believed they hod as much of that aa Messrs . Roby and Bradshaw , and men who could tal k loud about their devotion in up . holding the prerogative of the monarchy -, but while he professed aa much loyalty as hia countrymen , Be could not conceal from himself the fact , that there were men before monarchs , and the throno itself was only worthy of respect when it shielded the helpless and unprotected against injustice and wrong . When its powers were employed against the people , that people ( from whom the power of the Crown ( . nianated ) would bo justified in demanding its removal . The best guarantee for a throne * security is a people ' s affections , and if the
good will of the masses is alienated , standing armies , spy-police , and all the paraphernalia of despotism will ntterly fail to command respect . Mr . T . then related a conversation he had in tbe coach from Darlington to Leeds : a plump alderman-looking aristocrat remarked , that if the Queen brought forth a son and heir it would do much to allay public discontent Mr . T . replied that no doubt need be entertained on that head , for the Parliament had past aa act decreeing her first-bora should be a eon and heir . This well-fed covy then asked Mr . T . what he meant . The speaker replied that he meant what he said , and observed that he , being a constitutioualist , could not be a good subject of Queen Victoria's , if he disputed the power ef her Parliament to pas . - } an « vt of that sort : and , truly ,
observed Mr . T ., luvo they not passed acts making themselves as ridiculous as they would Lave been , if they had agreed to one of this sort ? When a grant of £ 70 , 000 has to be made for the Queen ' s stables , they have their gravo discussions ; but when their attention is called to matters involving the country ' s existence , they shew their incapability to comprehend . All their doings are a complete burlesque npon legislation . The speaker then proceeded to combat the opinion that Universal Suffrage would lead to confusion and disorder , and made some thrilling remarks on the condition of the Swiss mountaineers , aud the States of America . " But , " observes some admirers of free Britain , " your case of America is unhappy . Look at her money matters , and her throa millions of slaves . "
Universal Suffrage and her currency derangements are as distinct as are blaok slavery and the declaration of her independence , Her slaves and hex chains were a part of British barbarism , and ft constitution containing the elements of national regeneration , would soon enable her to wipe the foul blot of slavery from her star-spangled escutcheon . Mr . Thomason then referred to some statistics taken from the Archives of Imperial Rome , during a period of 500 years before the time of Jesus Christ , and showed that her power was greatest when the right of Suffrage was conferred upon the greatest number of her people . Thus , observes Mr . T ., while 84 , 700 was the number of her free citizens 600 years before the time of Christ , only eigUt years before when that state was in the zeaith of her glory , in the
time of Augustus , the rights of Suffrage were possessed by not less than about 4 , 233 , 000 of her people ; and , observed the lecturer , if we hod not the history of the past before us , common sense would be a sufficient guide . Tbe more the power of a State is divided among a people , the more the masses mast be interested in the preservation of the State . Rome found a deliverer among her plebeian population in the person of Cincinnatus ; and it was only when the aristocracy of Rome began to ride roughshod over the liberties of the nation—when the venality aud corruption of the nobles created universal disgust , that the mistress of the world , undefended by her then no longer chivalrous population , fell an easy prey into the handa of Alario and the barbarians of the north . Many of those who pretend to be the deposits of national intelligence , are mush afraid of the exercise of power by the great mass of the people . If her democracy had been in the
ascendant , could any one believe that matters would have been in their present situation ? Should we have been visited with corn monopolies 1 Would the nation ' s prosperity have been left to the mercy of those Shylooks who prowl back and forward npon the Stock Exchange ? No ! we should not have had a debt of £ 800 . , 000 doubled in amount by Poel ' a hellish measure of 1819 ; wo should not have tolerated such measures as Poor Law bastlles , an'l eommissitmers , and rural policenen ; we should not have been partieB to flogging enactments , and laws separating man and wife , parent and child ; we should not have pursued a policy which would have arrayed hot less tban twenty-five millions of men , the whole of the states of Germany , against British influence . Britain would not have been united with perfidious Kusaia , the buteaer of Poland , and other powers , without France , to settle the aSairs of tbe East , which was nothing else than a sort of Whig holy alliance to pat down popular government
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^^ rfWihSil- ' -TBiiMi '' m ' -MB *' 'ir ^ i »' - ' ' iiiriillHt •^ S ^/ wnepu rf tscluto U ^ iimon . Examlne ^ f J * ^ liL ** ? wg'wy&jv *^ iwfejr-p 1 * y * ° * . ft inteT | lj ^ nce la juxta-posiUbn with ths ignorance of * an **^* & 6 pretjwul to legtoufte for y » u ; and , ' knowing r jour rfefct ., w -ine dotie . m * Og < v& < g . those , your ^^ 5 s . « ra » M « 'iriU * the meea . . j * your endeavours mental blindness as ever foirnd its i »» y into the feofcn * sels of a state , let us briefly notice the means to be employed ; and the first is to Awe np the us * of intoxicating drinks . J&ppily for the cause , ' tne rT portanceof . this step £ ppew to be , reeogra « tf by the delegates who lately met in Manchester . Thta ia « step , you can take safely . Bad as Government is , they can scarcely levy a tax upon total .. i , i « ^ r ™* " * * " * " » . " ¦ » ««» DWHI »
abstinence . Taxes at one time were laid upen bachelors to be sure—( laughter )—but this is a stop a bankrupt state could not take without creating universal disgust . Another step you can take ,, isto make yourselves acquainted with the whole routine of national polities ; and permit me to remark that two important objects are to t * gained by it You not only advance your own cause by exposing the delinquencies of your public men , but yon are preparing yourselves for the exercise of that political power you ought to possess , by extending your information . The tide of public feeling will soon set in too strong in your favour for injustice Iteelf to resist ; and the wrongs of centuries will vanish before the spread of intelligence ; and * e snail tiiett , as oporatives , present the sublime spectacle of a nation asserting their personal and political privileges , and peaceably claiming those ri ghts which nature , and nature ' s God , declare to be Our rightful
heritage . Thank heaven the undying princi ples of human liberty are advancing , and out notions are beginning to command the respect of eome who formerly opposed us . Let us never place our cause in jeopardy , by any thing violent in act or language . Remember the struggle in which we are embarked ia too sacred to be lost by any thing improper on our part ; and let us try for the sake of those now in the land of the stranger . Frost ,,-Williams and JoneS i to advance peaceably , yet rapidly as possible ., and although some difficult ! es may and will present themselves , yet we shall ehew that snch men as O'Connor , O'Brien , Vincent , and others , have not suffered in vain , but that God , in whose bands are the destinies of states , and who Is the declared enemy of injustice and oppression , will smile with approbation upon the efforts we aye making , and crown pur labours with complete success . - .. ¦ '¦ ¦ A vote of thanks was given for the able manner in which the lecturer had acquitted himself .
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ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL MURDER . ( From the Shrewsbury News of Saturday . ) The suspicions of the . inhabitants of Church-street , Newcastle-undor-Lyne , were aroused early on Thursday morning by the circumstance of the door end windowshutters of the house of an aged female , named Martha Keeling , formerly a respectable innkeeper at Chester , but lately a cook at an hotel in that city , not being opened at the U 3 ual time . They convfcyed their suspicions to the police-officer Bloor , who , oa commencing his investigations , found the back-door unfastened . On proceeding np stairs he found the old woman with her h « ad hanging over the side of the bed , quite dead , and bearing marks of great violence on her person .
Mr . Tait , surgeon , was sent for , arid he instantly pronounced that she had been murdered . There weto marks of violence on htr neck ; hep umawero clasped across her bosom ; a penknife was on the room floor ; a box in the room was broken open , and the contents missing . It was known to the neighbours th ' at she had a little cash by her , the savings of a life of industry . She was about sixty years of age , and hr . d lately taken the house for a small cook-shop . A few day « aijo she had taken in a lodger , who * n thia morning was missing , though he hid retired to bed about ten o ' clock the previous evening . A rumour of the murder having spread through the town , John Jacksan , a clothes dealer , came to the police-office and stated , that on the previous nigut he had contracted -witli a man for a second-hand pilot cloth coat , aui that the man was to fetch it the same night at stven o ' clock : he did
not do so ; but at four o ' clock the next morning he came and called him up , and paid for the coat half a sovereign in gold . Jackson saw other money in his possession . He left Ws old coat , which on being sent for to the office , was Identified as the one worn by the lodger of the old woman the day previous to the com . musion of the horrid crime . Dr . Mautker and Mr . Robert Hall , magistrates , attended to ' assist the police in their efforts to trace the murderer . Mr . Cuttrill , the superintendant , was despatched in a post-chaise to Stafford , Wolvevhainpton , Walsall , aad Lichfi * ld ; while Madden , another , was sent to make inquiry at the station on the Grand Junction Riilway , and sueceedetl in tracing tho suspected indiTi'iual to Birmingham , where he found that ho had rebooked himself for the Hertford station , where he got off and walked towards Northwich .
Mr . Cottrill , having got scent that the suspected criminal had been seen in the neighbourhood of Shrewsbury , arrived hero last night , and immediately put himself in communication with our authorUies , with , a view to take the necessary steps for meeting the ends-of justice . Handbills , of which the following is a copy , will be extensively circulated throughout the town and county of Salop this day : — " MURDER AND BOBBERY . " Whereas , Martha Keeling , aa a ^ ed widow , residing in Chnrch street , Newcastle-under-Lyne , was found murdered in her bed , early on the morning of Thursday the 17 th inst
" Matthew Fowls , a native of Northwich , Cheshire , stands charged with the said murder and robbery . He is about twenty-one years of age , five feet eight inches high , rather light complexion , andalittlo pockmirked , had on a blue pilot shooting coat , with embossed horn buttons , bound with block worsted binding , much worn , barragan trousers , and a cloth cap , is a shoemaker by trade , is supposed to have in his possession four oldfashioned silver teaspoons , engraved all the length of the shanks , and a vagrant ' s pass from Coldbath-fitlds prison ; be waa traced to the Hertford Grand Junction Railway Station the same night , which he left on foot . " Information to be given to Mr . Isaac Cottrill , superintendent of police , Newcastle-undur-Lyne . "
This dreadful affair , following bo close on the heels of the Ludlow catastrophe , and accompanied by the numerous barbarous murders that have lately taken placo in Cheshire and several other counties , has naturally produced an extraordinary degree of alarm and excitement throughout this once peaceable district , and Ins caused the greatest apprehension among-the timid and the nervous in the neighbourhood of Drayton and the ad joining country . APPREHENSION AND COMMITTAL OP THE CRIMINAL . Nbwcastle-tjndeu-Ltne , Sept . 1 O . —A Coroner ' s inquert was held this afternoon in the Magistrates ' room in the Police-office , before F . StanUr , Esq ., and a Jury , on the body of Martha Keeiing , an aged woman , who was found murdered in her bed in Church-street on the morning of the 17 th instant
JohnToose , a cabinetmaker , deposed that he was at the house of the deceased on Monday night last She told witness she had a lodger , and while speaking the man came in . ( Matthew Fowles , the prisoner , waa brought into the room and identified by the witness as thuperson he had ' seen . ) Tho prisoner told witness that he waa a Northwich man . Hanuau Urino , wife of John Urino , butcher , said that she was niece to the deceased . During the latter end of last July , Mrs . Keeling resided with witness . She told witness that she had saved £ 20 in service . Sho woie aring similar to the one produced . Had seen in her possession a pin like the one produced .. ( These articles ware found on the prisoner when taken into custody . ) ¦ Sarah Skellor , waitress at the Castle Hotel s stated sho believed that the pin produced waa the one the deceased was accustomed to wear .
Richard Lathborry Dudley , surgeon , stated ihat on Thursday last he was called to the house of the ' deceased , lie found on the right side of the body a lacerated wound about three inches long , and from one to two or more wide . A complete abrasion of the skin , evidently inflicted by finger nails . Tho wound on th 9 right side vtm moist and covered with blood . Oa the left side there were three or four , and two on the cheek . Was of opinion that her deatk was caused from strangulation by the hands . He found the lungs perfectly healthy , but daricor than usual , and more collapsed . Thtre was a considerable effusion of blood absut the muscles of tfee throat , the cartilages of the windpipe were completely flattened and pinched , instead of being circular .
A great number of other witnesses were examined . It appeared that a dressed fowl was missing from the shop on the morning of the murder , and a labourer of the name of Howes proved that on Thursday the prisoner took shilter in his house during a heavy shower , and pulled out a part of a fowl and some bread . Ho also pulled out soms money , and began to separate It Williams , a Northwich constable , arrested the prisoner on Friday , about two miles from Northwich , who protested his innocence . On his person were found £ l 10 s . 6 d . in silver , 8 Jd . in copper , a ring , and pin . One of tho witnesses compared tho ring with the third finger of the left hand of the deceased , and found an impression corresponding with the ; breadth of the ring . The Jury returned . a verdict of " Wilful inurder " against the prisoner , Matthew Fowles .
The prisoner was brought into the room , when the Coroner informed him of th e verdict , and asked him what he had to say . The prisoner held his heed down , fcnt did not say a word in his defence , and was fully committed to Stafford Gaol for trial . Another ATTEHPt at Murder in Cheshire . — At the very time that exertions were made to detect the parpetrator of tho murder near Beeston , another murder was attempted not far from the same vicinity Oa Tuesday night last , an under agent to Messrs . Jackson and Beane , railway contractors , who have a contract on the Chester and Crowe Railway , was returning from Wardle , through Crimea-lane , near Beeaton , to his residence , when a shot ' was fired at him from behind the hedge , and a ball passed througk his hat . and knocked it off , so aa to causa
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* " **«« wr views ** : « s piace what-i ? shots were fired therg were footmarks whicliL ? ' tfiM&v ^ WA ^ s ^ more than two railesfrrjni ' where the Huxlefnhw ? was committed , it appeara not Improbable tW ? game parties are imphcatccl , and that the sole dC has been the plunder of the victims of what 18 c Money they may have had on their " persons . ^ foelrt nectary to gay'thfe , teeause scaTlJl entertain the notion that ffe rourd * of Be 25 was primarily incited on aceount of Ilia octm 2 ! as a watcher on demesnes where the gtme is tt 2 c preserved . There is nptthe slijjhtestgronnd f » 2 surmise . —Manchester Guardiotu "
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ne began . - * ou all love «* me . ; ; (^ Tno £ g 8 tni turkey is considered game . ) * He made the rnostS partieular inquiries of each whit part they nreffliJJ "I just ask before cutting the bird tfp \ J $$£ < dismembered directly . ? v . » / * -. ™ » - The frogs be « an to look very hungry and no warlike . Each armed himself to the teeth wiS straw ; They began eten to Jt fortify 'their marf u Is dinner on table /* eroaked the frogs , •* Wel 2 all monstrous appetites 1 ? ' ¦ - . > ^ B ¦ u It will beeenred immediately / ' wid the p 4 K denthope&nj . ^ . Thcxo are but four little circSK Btanees that detain it . " - - E «? Rib ! they are bagaielks ; not worth the ma . K * T 1 > a f »*/\< ro * niAnttia itt *(< wnJ ¦'¦" ' sHsl iiv 4 ¦ '
*» v ^ g muuvup ny > b « cui ¦ Km . iw " P f . ^ v ? ' ? f ^ f * be TO K ** astonsajU theeo trifling impediments . " ^ ¦ M There is an ostrich ; but that is lesi than notiw WL at all . "^ 'K The frogs shnddered . K M A couple of eagles only . " . : ~ W * The froes cast up their eyes as if they could&K cern black spots all round tho welkin . m ? " And one bull ; but that ' s nothing . " ¦ * There was a general croak . ¦ ¦ They had an intuitive horror of buM beeideB mi I disagrocable reminiscences , which still ran in th * ly heads . ^ In fact , their envoyes were just briarirf lu back the bones of one of their leaders whieh » M K had five and twenty years before kicked to the—t | h As ^ Bsop has not thought fit to introdnoe ( k la apologue , it would be unbecoming in us to steh . 1 * 1 moral . - ml # ^//) AM \/ iU ^^^ t e& <^ u ^< . * ' sB -
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THE QUEEN'S DAY AND NIGHT . I ( From the Satirist . ) Wt Newspapers , daily and weekly , and periodic * ¦ " monthly and quarterly , have recently itemed with "SI W teresting Particulars , " " ImporUat Facts , " «¦ Carj » mf Anecdotes , " And " Remartable and Extraoidisa W Traits , " relating to the character and habits cf EngliS ¦ " hope—her most gracious Majesty ; and that notito might be wanting , out comes a superlative toass ^ W most undiluted and legitimate twaddle , detailing iitfc '¦¦< purest slip-slop everything that has happened to W'W from "her birth to her bridal , " ' telling us who m * *• her swaddling clothes , and prepared her bread aj niilk , who furnished her with dolU , and who enppUI her wiUi skipping-ropes . But—and wo are most prond of tbe otBce—It falisi our much envied lot to exhibit thiVillastrious peraonsj and a few of her gracious acts and deeds in the sw # sanctity of domestic life .
The following interesting particulars fiavo bemej letted with great-care , by a distinguished ' party in daij attendance upon hor Majesty , expressly with a view « their insertion in our popular journal . - They Torn * diary of a day ' s proceedings , which nmy fairly be tak | as ' a sample of all the rest " : — ¦ E Her irajesty generally rises about ei ^ ht o ' clock , excel V on tfcose occasions when she has gone to bed very ) atq w then she ia allowed byl « bzonto sleep , ten nriantt : Wi longer . Before getting out of bed . she comoionly pnli off her nightcap , and while dressing , sometimes ent « into conversation with her attendants . When she hi completed her toilette she goes down to breakfast , a * ., while descending the stairs , sometimes places hernrf on the balustrade .
Her Majesty drinks tea for brvakfast , -which sj : sweetens with white sugar , and corrects with credjshe commonly stirs the fluid two or tliree times irittl ' gold tea-spoon , before she raises it to her royalli *' Her Majesty , in the winter season , indulges ia ft luxury of hot toast and butter , and French rolls ; it daring summer she gives the preference to thin sEar of bread and butter ; at all times there is placed on Ik breakfast table cold ham , tongue , and eggs ; the ei are those of the common domestic fowl . - During breakfast the newspapers arrive , and randf paragraphs of interest are selected urid read tote Majesty , who sometimes listens with attention , an < U Q ther times manifests considerable indifference .
Between eleven and twelve , if the weather be ft * ( and she now prefers that description of exercise « riding on horseback ) the carriage is brought to ft door ; before , howevor , her Majesty goes out for « airing , her gloves and bonnet are brouclit ' in by a ladfin-waiting , who p ' aces the gloves on her hands and tt bonnet on her head , the sleps . of the csrriage are thi let down , and the Queen ascends them carcfoll When seated in the vehicle , she sometimes remarks a tho fineness of the day , or the variableness of til weather ; and if she encounters any of the noWli (| who recogniso and salute her , she invariably r ^ nnf m , the civility with remarkable affability . When shebsj E sufficiently recreated herself she returns homo , wh 4 E if it is Saturday . Else inspects the weekly bUla al K ortlers the Sunday ' s dinner . IE
One to three are the hours she devotes to mfflrfkBl There are three grand piano-fortes in the drawing-re ^ •¦< she commonly inhabits , but her Majesty only plsjBfl V one instrument at a time ; it is a nicicood Broadwooi , m and is kept in tuno monthly by contract . B Luncheon ia served up at three . This consists rf-t&- ¦ _ remains of yesterday ' s dinner , of which , if theQaea « has eaten a hearty breakfast , sho partakes of fo ^ Bj sparingly . , : W Dinner is serred np at half-past Bevcn , wliea tben ¦< may bo observed a very fair aasortinens of wbatera ¦
fish , flesh , and fowl may be in et ^ oii . The Qneea W although piously brought up , rore ) y tays grace j »! W when the meal is concluded , and tho society of W IP guests becomes irksome and stupifyinj , she mak « f « tho dining-room door , and is followed b ? the rest « P tUe ladles like a fleet in full sail . Piiaee Alt » it «< P giveaway to a little gentlemanly . iocoseucss , « a « li Ml . pullingLord Melbourne ' s iwtr , or askiag ls ;*\ Pslae * W tou " how his © Id woman ig , " until he is summOJMd Ui P tho drawing-room . K
Tea and coffee are now handed round , and every Mf ¦» and gentleman are allowed to sweeten for themidtsi ¦> When this hot water operation is concluded , tie rert ^ K the evening is spent in music and eittgiDgt AUW [ If being a proficient on the Jew ' s harp , accompanies B * Majesty in her favourite songs of " If I . '^ d adt » if that wouldn't go , " "Jump Jim Crotc , " and ' JU fom myhoL" " — , ; The Queen's yawning three times suecesaivtly , w *" signal agreed upon to be token by the guests as *** moment when Royalty wishes them to pat therasJW | on the other side of ihe door ; they accordingly pro ** to make themselves scarce with all possible Alspata !' . Exactly at eleven o ' clock the maid iservacta '' n ^" the chamber candlesticts ; Albert takes it , anli < K * 3 waggishly at her Majesty , asks isiqaLringiy " L > P * your honourl" Her Majesty replies by singing pWj fully , " Yes , if you please , sir , sir , site * " <*> " •" EXEUNT OMNES . r f a t *\ t iii i ¦ ^^ s ^^ s ^ m ¦ ¦ i ii i < i ¦ i i i * i ~"
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An iKSiHE Visitor to Royalty . —Wiibm ^ J last few days a person of gentlemanly ai'P ^ fJy and manners , has been very ¦ importur- ? *; ^ . Castle to obtain an interview with her J ! iJ ? 8 * if appears that his name ia Mapother , ana ta « *? £ months ago , a short time after Oxford ' s * & *} Z 2 her Majesty ' s life , he visited Buckii ^ hsm r » g expressing his anxiety to seo hor Majeatv ,- * ° J' * H | gise to her in person for some offenco whicn , w . j a notion , he had given hor ; he stated that « w » £ grossly misconancted himself in his espreesw ^ j regard to the Queen . It waa then soon dl »^ % | Ii that he was insane , and the addresses of b ^^ Lj 1 friend 3 being procured , they deem ed « ^ wl that he should be placed in Dr . -Burrowe ? » ^ k ^ K for lunatics . The unfortunate man ™ , r , » bill until a few davs airo-when , contriving *<>< £ ** . « 1
escape from that establishment , ho came ^ J ; . " ,.,. ! aud presented himself at tho Ca . de , WP " "Ji * I interview with her Majesty , to ^^^ SmI iuto effect . He was than , ' of . cohtsb , . rW ^ jg l somoof the household oa duty , who vf ,. u ' « , os < i at Buckingham Paiaoo , and . wM- WJ ^ Stfifl could not be granted , but he continue .: to Pr ^ Jil in his objeot , and at last seat a mem r fi ^ , ftljy | to ber Majesty , which he unders tood * f' ? ' * tdatflm drawn up . Ilowevcr , oa Sunday'Wf 1 ! & the »* 1 of theiafiatio arrived at Windsor , anoi wiw sflee | Bistanceofthe Castle and local pohw ™ ° MdE ' Vl a severe struggle , haudcuffed and ^ it mndtH the quarters from whence he had esca ^ u-JSxpress .
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At ' N 6 THE 0 &THERN STAR . - ^^^ sgg = i —™¦ — ^ — "— -mu ... ¦— , !¦<—» * r ~* '' ' i j ' ' I * ii j * ^ tf ^ it f T ^ i r T " ' Jlf - *" 1 T * ^^ " f T-Hni ** - — ¦ ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 26, 1840, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2703/page/6/
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