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      t PTTFPS TO THE WORKING CLASSES . LVIL " Words are thina * , ani 1 a small drop of ink Falling—like de'v—ui-Oa a thought , produces That which inak- ' "' uusamls , perhaps millions , think . " byeos . LLTTERS

      MAXIFESTATI' ^ *¦; JX FAVOUR OF H ;' ..-.. 3 iJY . FALI ( . Ae ^ sICE . Brother rnoiETAKiANS , I have this week had additional evidence of the earnest sympath y for Hungary which animates your order ; not mere lip-sympathy , hut the heart-felt , soul-absorhing desire to aid the Hungarians by deeds . I have had proof positive that , in sp ite of the sentimental preachings of the " peace " fanatics , you are yet sound at the core—you have not yet renounced your manhood—you reject and ahhor the slavish doctrine of " peace-at-any-price ;" and , instead thereof , you would secure the victory of Justice at any cost—even the cost of War .

      You will read in this number of the "Sfar " the account of Mr . O'Coxxotfs re-election as Member of Parliament for Nottingham . Circumstances prevented my arrival in Nottingham time enough to witness the proceedings of the re-election meeting ; but I had the happiness of taking part in the meeting for Hungary , held on the evening of Monday last , August 27 th , in the Exchange Hallone of the most magnificent public rooms in this country . The meeting had been called by the Havoc , in accordance with the request of a numerously-signed requisition of the inhabitants . A considerable time before the hour

      announced for the commencement of the proceedings , tbe Hall was wedged full , and on my arrival at seven o ' cl o ck ,. ! found the ; meet ing extending beyond the Hall , throug h the entrances into the Market-p lace , where many hundreds were collected , unable to penetrate into the interior of the building , The Mayor was called to the chair , and he conducted the proceedings with such impartiality , urbanity , and good taste , that he won tho admiration and received the spontaneous thanks of every individual present . There being no seats , the hall was filled well nigh to suffocation ,

      and the heat was almost insufferable . The enthusiasm of th e peop le was like the aimosphere of the hall , nearl y red hot . Had the "Northern Bear" been present , he would have got such a warming—I may say , such a roasting and basting—that he would hardly have got cool again , even had he betaken him self to the infernal regions of ice-bound Siberia . I must add my fears , that we shall never be able to properl y cook his " bearship , " until wc have entire Em-ope in a blaze . S peed the day when the foes of Liberty shall consume the thrones of despots , and the last wrecks of Tr annv 's institutions ¦

      y I have not copies of the resolutions , which , of course , were unanimousl y adopted . Able speeches were delivered by some of the residents of the town— -particularly b y a gentleman , a German , I believe , by birth , but who has for some years resided in Notting ham ; and by Sir . George Gill , -whose very looks procl a im him a friend to Humanity . Mr . O'Coxxott spoke with his usual force aud effect , and elicited that enthusiastic applause his presence at a public meeting never fails to excite . I had been informed , that in the Committee of the requisitionists , certain persons of the

      middle class had manifested opposition to the working men including my name in the list of speakers ; their opposition was , however , overruled , and was not repeated at the public "meeting . Of my own speech , I will only say , that all my appeals for the noble Hungarians were responded to with the utmost enthusiasm . If the peop le o f N o tti n g ham had no other claims to my admiration than the feeling they so abund a ntl y manifested for Hungary , on Monday evening , I could not but come to the conclusion , that Mr . O'Coxxoit may well be proud of representing such a constituency .

      At Nottingham 1 found deputations from Suttonin-Ashfield and Loughborough , inviting me to address meetings in support of the Hungarians , on the Tuesday , at those places . I also received a letter inviting me to a meeting at Northampton , also announced for Tuesday , the fact that—independent of all other obstacles—the Northampton meeting was announced to be holden in the open air , forced me to decline accepting the invitation from that town . Some day 1 hope to pay my respects to my Northampton friends . At mid-day on Tuesday I proceeded to Sutton-in-Ashficld , where I av . is welcomed with that heartiness for which the men of Sutton arc so famed . They are rough diamonds , but sterling < rems , nevertheless . Some old friends from Mansfield also attended the meeting , whichafter my address—unanimously adopted the followisir resolutions : —

      l . _ " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the present awful crisis in the affairs of Hungary demands outmost serious consideration , aud that it is the duty of Great Britain to draw the sword at once in defence of the brave and glorious jieojile of that country , and drive back tiro barbarous Cossacks to their own frost-hound dungeonthe birth- ] . l . ice of tvrants and nursery of despotism . " 2 . — " Tluit this meeting is further of opinion that deputations from all provincial towns should assemble in London . « : n the earliest possible day , to concentrate the wind vital

      and opinion of the whole country upon this most question , aud that the deputation—tacked by a pmverful demonstration of the people—urge upon the government the necessity of withdrawing our amliassadors from the Courts of Austria and Jlussia , and should those powers then refuse to withdraw their troops from Hungary , tear with them shall be declared forthwith ; and , further , if the Rovcrament cannot spare troops for the above purpose , that tho suspension of the Foreign Enlistment Act be demanded , in order that the people may send volunteers at their own expense . "

      If such resolutions as these had been adopted , and acted up to , by the aristocratic and " respectable " friends of Iluiisrary , two months ago , that nation might have been saved ; but between the butchers and the babblers the unfortunate Magyars have been crucified . At six o ' clock I parted from my Sutton friends , and returned to Nottingham , from whence I proceeded hy railway to Loughborough , which place I reached shortly after nine o'clock , and found a large and enthusiastic public meeting waiting my arrival . My old friend , Mr . Skevisotos , proposed a wellconceived and well-written memorial to the governmentiu favour of the Hungarians , which I spoke in

      , support of , and which was unanimously adopted . I have not a copy of the memorial or I would here insert it . It was affecting to witness the enthusiasm of the people of Loughborough and its neighbourhood for the Hungarian cause . Although themselves enslaved bv had Jaws , crushed by t ' ompetition , and scourged * hy Poverty and its attendant evils , it is evident that the men of the county of Leicester iave hearts as warm as any in England for thenoppressed and struggling brethren of Hungary ; indeed , like all true patriots , they know no distinctions of race , country , or creed . Their aspirations arc for Justice , and on the side of those who

      defend Freedom ' s holy cause . -Immediately on the conclusion of the meeting , ( a few minutes before the midnight hour ) , I left Loushborough for the south , and arrived in the metropolis at half-past four o'clock on Wednesday morning . The sanve day I again left London for Askford , in Kent . . , In the evening , a very numerous meeting took place in the Assembly Rooms . Mr . BiRRiE—a ¦ voung . clever , and patriotic Scotchman , was calico to the chair . The following resolution , which was proposed in an able speech by Air . Wjxsfokb , se c onded by Air . Iddesbex , and supported hy mysell , was unanimously adopted .- — rtm

      * " That this meeting heartily ^ B ^ ses Oa ^ "avians m their struggle for constitutional freedom anu SatiS " inde ^ nde ^ regards the . Russia n ™ g ™ £ Hiwarv as a violation of the law of nations , and a blow fCf ^ it the freedom of entire Europe-excerate ! the SSLprSbrfS the troops of the two < lespotems ^ aud deplores the misfortunes aud reverses winch ha , e re cently befallen the Hangawm ^ l ^ ** Z £ S £ s £ L afr -affMSJEsrasftai

      sian tvranny . " SeSaMS ^ Wt IM { SS at seven o ' clock this . morning ^ on mv way back to London . In addition to very L ^ lfati « me I find I hav e contracted a cohb-a SS fliSKrt excuse for this apology formy us al Iwoae men of Glasgow for their splendid R f ° Zt ¦ MoSShS . m support of the llungaeetog ofMon ^ y . ^ democrats "If ^ SKSres v ery recently to bl stultified by « S ^ 2 SSSng- fr aternity * I am astonnhed tSt S & t yet tataastew-tB redemtheir

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      honour . Tlie noisy humbugs who howled down Dr OtovEn , should now be challenged to show what then- "balmy balderdash" has done for Hun JS It is sad to reflect that our meetings ar » " Win LATE " -too late I fear , to effect anytbin * bevond enabling you to declare that the blood of murdered Hungary stains not your hands . It is true that th e r e h a s been a rumour thi s w eek that Dembivski and Bem and Gcrox , and Klapka , and the invincible defenders of Comorn , were determined to maintain the unequal struggle to the last- atvd—if vanquished-to die sword in hand . Be that as ma y , Hope has for the present abandoned the Hungarian cause . T he r e is a report from Yicnn a of Kossuth ' s arrest . - . every true man will pray that that report may prove to be one of the daily lies of the newsp a p e rs Kossura , Bem and Dembbski in th e h a nds of the Austrians , would b e sure to U murdered bv the Vienna Camarilla , * _ nonour . I lie noisy humbugs who howled down n ,.

      " Whose mercy is a nickname for the race Ol tameless tigers hungering for Wood . " The last stronghold of the Revolution of 184 S has fallen , \ enice capitulated to Radetski on the 22 nd of August . The refusal of Lord Palmersion and ms . Liberal colleagues to recognise and support the independence of the Venetian Republic is one pt the crimes for which the existing government will hereafter be brought to account . Surely the idiots who were m raptures over Lord Palmerstos ' s extraordinary speech on the affairs of Hungary are beginning , by this time , to open their eyes . If not yetconvmced , they must be dolts indeed . While . tho most brutal persecution is still being waged in France bv the bastard Buonaparte against

      the leaders and writers of the Socialist-Democrats , his would-bo " Majesty , " Lous XIX , is soliciting the hand of the daughter of ono of the kings of Europe . Of course ho means to re-erect the throne and mount thereon himself ; but it is not impossible that he may mount the scaffold instead . Tho Legitimists , too , are preparing for a grand move to restore monarchy i n t h e person of th e pr e tend e r , w h o m they denominat e He-Vkv V . "While the Baden prisoners arc being daily murdered by martial law , and not a solitary German democrat is allowed to remain in Franco , the Duke of Baden has written to BcoxAr-ABTE , th an king h i m for the ho sp it a lity afforded him during his sojourn in France after his

      cowardly flight from Germany . Lastly , the Autocrat addressing General LAitoniciEnE , the French Ambassador , said : "Myproject , General , witlt tlie help of Gon , is to sujypress revolution wherever it may show itself . " There is no mistake ; a grand consp ir a c y e xists to r ed u ce Euro p e under the r a le o f the sabre and the kuout . In the teeth of these facts , Cobdex and Stphoe , Miall and Vincent , meet to establish the reign of permanent and universal peace—that is , permanent and nniversal slavery . At this moment the peace-mongers are doing their best to aid the tyrants in rivetting the chains of the tramp led-down millions ; verily , they shall have their reward .

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      Glasgow . Sympathy With Hungary. A Publi...

      GLASGOW . SYMPATHY WITH HUNGARY . A public meeting , called by requisition , was held on Monday night in the City Hall , for the purpose of expressing their sympathy with the Hungarians , and to memorialise her Majesty ' s government on their behalf . The Hall was crowded to excess . On tho motion of Mr . Turner of Thrushgrove , Mr . George Ross was called to the chair . The Rev . Charles Clauk , amidst loud cheers , rose to propose the first resolution , which was as follows : — " That this meeting regards with deep emotion thc heroic struggles of the people of Hungary in defence of thc right of self-government , and deems their resistance to Austrian oppression just and worthy of the sympathy of tho people of Great Britain , while it views with horror thc atrocities to which the Hungarians have been subjected . This meeting pledges itself to vise every available means

      to prevent farther excesses against that people by thc barbarous governments of Austria and Russia . " Mr . William Walker seconded the resolution * which was carried unanimously . Mr . Matthew Ccllex proposed the second resolution , which was to the following effect : — " That a memorial be presented to her Majesty , calling on her to remonstrate with the Austrian " government against the prosecution of such atrocities as have been perpetrated on the Hungarians in their heroic struggles for independence and self-government ; and that , since they have been compelled to submit to Austria , that they be treated in such a manner as their humanity to their enemies , their patriotism , bravery , and thc justness of their cause entitles them to . This meeting also expresses its astonishment at the inhuman and illiberal treatment which the Italian refugees have niei with at Malta from the British authorities there , and urge a searching and immediate inquirv into that matter . "

      This resolution was seconded hy Mr . T . Brown and unanimously adopted . Mr . J . Wilkixsox moved the third resolution , as follows : — " Thata memorial to her Majesty , founded on the above resolutions , be signed by the chairman on behalf of thc meeting , and forwarded for presentation to the Home Secretary . " This motion was also seconded , and agreed to . Br . Ebdohazt , a Hungarian refugee , here addressed the iBeetitigiita speech which was greatly applauded .

      Mr . A . Patox proposed the concluding resolution , naming a committee to collect subscriptions for the Hungarians . This motion having been put from the chair , was carried unanimously , and the meeting , after a vote of thanks to thc chairman , broke up at eleven o ' clock .

      Latest Foreign News. Turkey.—Bem And Kos...

      LATEST FOREIGN NEWS . TURKEY . —Bem and Kossuth have arrived at Adrinnople , where they have been allowed to embark in an English ship . —batty News . An evening paper announces that Garibaldi had reached Dalinatia . —Times .

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      Sheffielb.—A Meeting Was Held On Sunday,...

      Sheffielb . —A meeting was held on Sunday , August 2 o ' th , in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , when the following persons were elected as council for the ensuing quarter;—William Carter , James Mitchell , George Thornsby , John Taylor , William Dvson , Samuel ^ Jackson , William Cavill , James Smith , Joseph " Coldwell , Thomas Gill , Charlos Bagshaw , James Wilson . ' The following persons were elected officers of the association -. —President , Thomas Rcushaw ; Treasurer , Aaron Higginhottom ; Corresponding Secretary , Richard Otley ; Fin a nci a l Secr eta ry , George Cavill ; Auditors , Michael Buckley and Nathaniel Robinson . Toweu Hamlets . —The Chartists of this locality , aided by that of Cripplegate ; took a pleasure trip to Richmond , on thc 20 th ult ., the profits of which are to bo appropriated to establishing a place of meeting , a library , and "Mutual Instruction Society , for the democratic party of the East-end of London . "

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      Iicu,.—At The Weekly Meeting Of The Land...

      IIcu ,. —At the weekly meeting of the Land members at their room , Malt Shovel , North Church Side , Mr . R . Jackson in the chair , the following resolutions were carried unanimously : — " That this branch view with great displeasure the decision of Conference in agreeing to give compensation to Mr . Geo . Wheeler , feeling assured that , as a Company , we have nothing to do with the difference between those two parties ; let them fight it out themselves , as wc are informed that Mr . "" Geo . Wheeler would not come to anv terms with Mr . Poole , and as Mr . Poolo hasdisplavcd such impatience he has suffered enough , and MiC Geo . Wheeler having received £ 90 of Mr . Poole , he ( G-. W . ) has had the means of doin f himself some good , and for this reason cannot lay fust claim to further compensation from the Companr , than stand in his original position as a balloted member . " " That an equal proportion of rent be claimed from each allottee , i t not al l t h e amount due . "

      The Late Conference. 10 The Editor Of Th...

      THE LATE CONFERENCE . 10 THE EDITOR OF THE SOBTHEnX STAR . Dbaii Sir , —I attended ot Newcastle on Sunday the Wth Aug ., to give the explanations required concerning my statements at the Conference . The parties who furnished me with my information were there , and reiterated the assertions I had made . I was not " misled , " as the last week ' s resolution from Newcastle says , nor did I ever say I was ; but I am more than ever convinced that what I stated at the Conference is the fact , and one of such importance , that I feel satisfied I was doing iustice to the Land Company in making that statement . I hope in justice to my own character , and likewise for the benefit of our association , you will nublish these few lines . Yours respectfully , ¦ W . Halliwell . Smith Shields . August 20 .

      Australia* Wheat,—Tho Vessel Llewellyn, ...

      Australia * Wheat , —Tho vessel Llewellyn , arrived in the London Docks from Port Adelaide , has brought 3 ,-564 bags of wheat as a portion of her cargo ; and the vessel Jane , also arrived in the docf strom Port Adelaide , has brought 4 . 24 S bags of wheat as a portion of her cargo , the produce of that important colony . Poisoxiso a Ciuxd . —A woman named Mary Robinson , aged twenty-four , has been committed for t r i a l a t t h e next Bury assizes , for the wilful murder of her child , who was , it is alleged , poisoned by the administration of a quantity of Sir W . i Btirnett s disinfecting fluid . ' . !'• , " ¦¦•

      Mr, O'Connor And The Electors Of Notting...

      MR , O'CONNOR AND THE ELECTORS OF NOTTINGHAM . On Monday last Mr . O'Cosnor—earning out the principle of Universal Suffrage and Annual Parliaments—met th . e electors of Nottingham , in order to submit his conduct to criticism , and , in the event of their being satisfied , to be re-elected their representative . At twelve o ' clock a considerable number of the hon . member ' s a d mir e rs a ssembl e d a t B a rk e r G a te , with banners flying , and accompanied with music , and proceeded towards the station to meet Mr . 0 Connor . Enthusiastic was the reception of the " People ' s Representative , " and loud the acclamations of the crowd , as folio v-ing the carriages containing the hon . member and his friends , they returned to the Market-place , where a platform had been erected for the occasion . Just before the commencement of the proceedings the crowd might amount to five or six thousand persons , and the numbers were greatly increased before they terminated . ., „ rr

      Mr . George Harbison having been called to the chair , addressed the masses assembled . He said : — Electors and Non-Electors of Nottingham , it is a pleasure for me to appear again before you on the annual occasion when we are called upon to recognise the conduct , and to examine the votes , of Mr . 0 Connor as Member of Parliament for Nottingham ; during the last session , and lam happy that it is in my power to say to you with sincerity and truth , that he is the best member in the House of Commons—the man in whom the working classes placed every confidence . We may truly sav that

      Nottinsriww has only one representative . There may boas there are , no doubt—many men hero wh o despise Mr . 0 Connor as the member for this place ; but , on the other hand , it would appear that the representative of their choice ( Mr . Walter ) desp ise s them , for nothing do we hear of him , either in his votes or speeches . ( Laughter . ) He is a very quiet member . ( Cheers . ) My friends , I shall not trouble you any longer , hut leave Mr . O'Connor to give you an account of his labours in Parliament , and the services he has rendered as member for Nottingham .

      Mr . 0 'Con . vor then rose , b ut was una b le to m a k e himself heard for several minutes on account of the enthusiastic cheering . Silence having been in some degree restored , the hon . member said : Mr . Chairman , Electors and Non-Electors of Nottingham , on t h is occasion I do n o t s tan d b e f ore you to p lay t h e farce of a mock election , but 1 stand before my constituents to carry into effect at least two points of th e Ch a rter , namely—Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage . ( Immense cheering . ) And this , my friend s , is no ne w t h i n g with me , for when I sat in Parliament for my native county—and I may well call this my native town —( cheers)—at the close of every session of Parliament Lhavc tendered

      my resignation to those who have the best right to canvas my public conduct . ( Hear , hear . ) So long as I accept a public trust from you , my friends , so long do I consider myself bound to give—so long do I consider you justified in demanding—an account of my-parliamentary doings . I am the servant of the non-electors as well as of the more fortunate middle and higher classes , and I hope at no distant time that any distinction—so far as the suffrage is concerned—will he swept away , and that it shall not be within the scope of apportion of the public to overpower the franchise of the industrious classes of non-electors . ( Cheers . ) My friends , for this I have spent many years of my life ; for this , during the last quarter of a centuvv ,

      I have given my means and my industry , and my talents—such as they are—and thank God that the Labour Question is at last beginning to ho understood in theory , and demonstrated in fact . ( Cheers . ) I wish to see you put in your proper positions , and the bludgeon-men , the pensioners , the soldiers , the bishops , the lawyers , and the parsons , each and alt of them , placed in theirs . I wish to see them no longer suffered to live on the blood and industry of the industrious classes . ( Cheers . ) And you , men of Nottingham , havo it at least to boast of—if of nothing more—that you stand alone in tho House of Commons . ( Cheers . ) You did not buy rnc and you cannot sell me . I did not buy you , and , my life on it , I will not sell you . ( Enthusiastic cheers . ) My

      friends , you will find me faithful to your interests , if you are faithful to yourselves . Wc shall struggle on together , and when my votes are opposed to your interests , I shall he willing to retire when you command me ; I need not tell you , friends , that I would surrender my life rather than hold my scat dishonourably , and I think the man lost to all honour who would falsify the principles on which ho was elected by his constituents . My friends , whether you he electors or nou-electors , lam your servant still . ( Cheers . ) Bradshaw , of the Nottingham Journal , was something move than pleased when ho heard that I was going to retire from Parliamentary life . ( Ironical cheers . ) But I am glad that his opinions arc not yours . ( "No . no . " ) I have

      no doubt I shall be re-elected again to-day , in spite of all Mr . Bradshaw may write or think . ( Cheers , aud cries of " You shall . " ) I know that nothing would give that honest gentleman so much pleasure as to hear that Feargus 0 ' Connor was disgraced and discarded by the people of England , and he and the leaders of the lying Press are seeking to accomplish this . ( Hear , hoar . ) lly friends , I am independent of the calumnies and ' misrepresentations of the Press . ( Cheers . ) What do I care , although they give the " Oh , oh ' s , " and the " Laughter" in t h e H ouse of Common s ? The y have been long accustomed to g ive you all the lea n a nd nono o t th e fat , and you and I have now learned to know them . ( Cheers . ) I repeat it , they cannot drive me one

      hair s-brcadth from my principles . ( Cheers . ) I stand here before you in fulfilment of them . I stand here before you , to advocate , as I have done on the floor of the House of Commons , and if you continue your trust in me I shall do again , annual parliaments and nnircr & iJ suffrage , and carrying out these principles to their fullest extent . I say that if you are dissatisfied with my stewardship . I am prepared to resign my position as your servant . You elected me as such , and it is your right to jndfje my conduct . My friends , I am here to 4 ;\ y for the purpose of being judged by you . ( Cheers , and cries of " We are satisfied . " ) I have been asked to subscribe to your iiorticiiitur . il shows and horse-racing , but I said " No ; I will not thus obtain popularity . " I

      appeal to a higher tribunal for your support . I appeal to my own honest public services . ( Cheers . ) My votes have been public—my principles havo been made known far and wide , ana it is my intention before many weeks are over my head , to let them be heard again in every large town in England . ( Cheers . ) I would , therefore , blush with shame to stand here and look j-ou in the face , if I claimed you r sup p ort on an y ot he r groun d t ha n my services for the people . ( Cheers . ) My friends , our cause is progressing , the power ot' the enemy is beg inning to be broken . ( Cheers . ) I rejoice that it is so , and no vanity of mine shall interpose an obstacle ; no indifference of mine shall retard the good cause , however it may

      be named , and by whomsoever promoted . For this reason the new Parliamentary Reform Association , or any other association that is calculated to forward reform , shall have my support . ( Cheers . ) 1 care not who is first if the cause itself triumphs—( continued cheers)—and I am glad that , after lighting for our principles so long , . after my name has been branded , and my character maligned , calumniated , misrepresented , ami persecuted , we Ir . we reached this good end at last , that those who were not long ago opposed to us , arc now ready to oive four of the points of the Charter , and no aVtibt will be prepared before long to give us the other two . ( Cheers . ) What fact , my friends , can b e more de lig htful th a n this , that you have at to

      length convinced those who were opposcu yon , that the Charter does not mean revolution , nor the Chartists violators of the law . ( Cheers . ) You have now a great number , and you will soon have all the middle classes with yon . Yon see evidences ol wealth in the shops around you ; but , my friends , vou would see more if you were well remunerated . ( Cheers . ) The shopkeeper well knows , that the man who earns twenty shillings is a better customer than the man who earns five shillings , especially if that is spent in the Yoor Law bnstiles . ( Cheers . ) It is the shopkeepers who possess the balance of political power , and they have discovered that the well-paid operative is tho best customer at their counters . The shopiceepers are the very first men who feel when their best customers , the working men , become the worst—they are beginning now to see the error of their former ways—( cheers and laughter)—and I thank God , my friends , that despised as I havo been , and have

      slandered as I have been—I thank God that I prepared the mind of England at this day for the proper consideration of this question . I was lately asked by little Johnny Russell if I intended going to Ireland to meet tho Queen ; 1 said " No , not unless I had a situation . "— " What situation should you like , Mr . O'Connor ? " I told him I should like to b e shoe-black to Prince Albert , if his boots would fit me . ( Laughter . ) My friends , my time , my industry , and my exertions are yours , and not the lukewarm Lord Russell , nor the slippery Peelyou never know when you catch him—( laughter)—can resist us if wc ave true to each , other . ( CUccvs , ) There is a good time coming , notwithstanding the odium and enmity of the classes who are opposed to you . Show " me , if y ou can , an instance in the history of this or any otnw country where the working cl ass es a re m ade so powerful that the Ministry is forced to bid for them . ( Cheers . ) Patriotism is a powerful inducement with some men ,

      Mr, O'Connor And The Electors Of Notting...

      hut lr 1 ' otIlcr considerations actuate the great mv- if t niomuers you return to parliament . For wr ! I' 1 can sa J ' that l uQ , ' cl' expected and never accepted remuneration at the hands of anv one . I queers . ) I never travelled a mile or eat a moal at jour expense lrhiio I , vas ( i 0 { n ? your work , and lot them speak of Feargus O'Connor as they will , if you had more representatives in the House of Commons of my mind you would scon get rid of the "two members of the little nristocracy- ( cheers $ „ , , . £ J . *?* ) -who make up for their attendance in the lobbies of the House bv shootinir grouse in otuuana

      when the session is over , h u b w h o never , hy in ) chance , e n t er t h e H o use dur i ng the di scuss i on 01 a question , h owever im p ortant , although their Iff . ™ alw !* ys at tlie service of the Minister , if S , , to be Rifled or the people's rig ht s to b e 3 {«*• . ( Hear , hear . ) What can be more absvuu than this system ? You have , perhaps , 360 frl ?^ l , arliillll (! "t who never enter the ThnJ , ' Decause t h ey pair off each session , nnt L n 0 VCP - \ nn ? ' »» e nt 1 and , therefore , canrhiin . l mnco , d of error . They have made up n &« 1 \ and . nofc t 0 be cau S by » s P eech - n ,. nr . wl ^ ' 1 , 1 Iow ° ver brilliant , or argumentative , n- / S u 1 ' ^ he sPpec « will not catch them ; they ate proof against Ml reasoning , for the best of rea-Xw ? fT > th - wm n « fc V » e themselves the wX 2 ? , v ° mns t 0 ifc - (^ bear . ) Now , if fVnS ,. n P ' ! lara . ont of our own this would not be . S - ieeriI , g- ) . We should , as in times past , i £ , Af Par - liam . ei , t ^ tting during the day time invour vJT 1 ?[" S ! lftcr " ' nncp . * hei 1 too many of ?^ : r . . P ? . . Ilt ! 'tiveS al . c half drunk with tvinn .

      condno ? win 1 e * I wh 0 liave sca " » . f w »» . know that the whole object of my YoukaoJ Z W ° V- ° P ° the Labou * < l uest-on . aS-TVn-, tllpculties I have had to cont c n d finTnLlIr * T ' - Thc WW" ** which . it ThoriTi » i , » ha r T , onai , ged their views . itmuAi 1 tflC . Land llhn » ft S ° - P , but 3 f \ 'f l , ands * Xt W 0 » W boVweli enough if the devil were not the framer of t ) , » "ut > . ? y"'lends , I can tell you thatthe Land bcl erne is in very good hands ,- ( cheers and laughtcr ) -and I am happy to see that Sir Robert Peel and the London corporation , ave going to carry my principles out . Thc Dispatch says , and so says Joe Bradshaw , —( lauahterl—that wo shall sec

      shortly that the whole of my plan , if left in my bad hands , will turn out a fallacy , Well , we shall sec that . ( Cheers . ) But , in t h e me a ntime , I am glad that the question is attracting so much attention . 1 thmk it probable that this is tho last time I shall tender my resignation to you as non-electors of Nottingham , for I believe that the ministry will feel , if they do not see , the necessity of giving in the next session of p arl ia m e nt a vote to ever y man who is twenty-one years of ago . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) Yes , the time has at last come , and little Lord John begins to perceive that if he does not give us Universal Suffrage at once , we must have something approaching it . Mr , O'Connor then went on to congratulate those assembled on the changes

      which public opinion was creating in the mind of parliament , and he earnestly entreated them not to slacken in their exertions until they had obtained the full rights to which they were entitled , but of which they had been so long deprived . The hon . member then proceeded : —I shall be proud again to represent you to the best of my ability , and according to your instructions , and if it should happen that I should ever differ in opinion from you , my duty would be plain , and yours would bo equally clear . ( Hear , hear . ) 1 could not be induced to give a vote contrary to my feelings , but as wc have not been opposed in times past I hope our principles will bo in union for the time to conic . Should it happen to be otherwise

      like Cincinnatiis , I shall return to my plough , ready like him , to phice my services at your disposal , should you sec proper to require them . My friends , at this time and in this place , I do not want to appeal to your feelings , but to your judgment , and therefore 1 shall not ' say a word about the struggle between Hungary and Austria . To-night I shall be expected in that room , to say something upon that exciting subject , but this is a stage whore your feelings should not be aroused , but where only that business that brought us together should occupy our attention , I to give an account of my stewardshi p , and you , my friends , to decide whether I have acted faithfully and honestly therein . If 1 have done so re-elect me , if you please , not for seven years but for another year ; if 1 have not , then discharge mc . Some members of the House of Commons repudiate the idea of being vour servant ,

      Iconfcss that 1 am so , and I "lory in it . ( Cheers . ) My friends , I will not detam you much longer . This is a fail- representation of two of tho points of the _ Charter—Annual Parliaments , and Universal BuliVage . This is the way to propagate the Charter , and whatever tends to advance its attainment that let us support . For this I voted for Financial and Parliamentary Reform , no matter of what kind . ( Cheers . ) For this 1 voted for every question that was intended to advance your interests and your welfare . ( Cheers . ) And I stand here now as a servant before his masters . If you are dissatisfied , discharge mc ; if you are satisfied , retain me . What I could do in thc cause of the people I tried , and I hope that when I die ifc may be said of mc , that in somethings , at least , I left thc world bitter than I had found it . Tho hon . member sat down amidst loud and long continued applause .

      Mr . Jamks Swjjkt . —Brother electors and 11011 elcoiors , 1 have great pleasure in calling on you to support the following resolution : — " That the electors and non-electors of Nottingham having closely observed tho public conduct of Mr . O'Connor , express themselves satisfied therewith , and request him to resume his parliamentary duties as their representative , and hjs arduous efforts , both in and out of the House of Commons , to advance tho social and political rights of the people . " Sir , in moving this resolution " ! must' say that I for one , as an doctor of Nottingham , have watched the public conduct of Mr . O'Connor most narrowl y , and if Iliad thought that Uo bad wot dovw Uis duly I should at onc e , and unhesitatingly , tell him where he had not

      fulfilled it . Seeing that wo have so lew m the House of Commons , who care for our interests , 1 think it is our duty to testify onr gratitude to thc man who has the moral' courage to stand for ward amidst such a set—( laughter)—in defence of our rights . Wo have , indeed , only one member for Nottingham , for whar is the use of such men as Mr . Walter in tho House of Commons . Hu is , without any doubt , a degenerate sou of his father . His father had sonic sympathies in common with the poor man , for ho opposed the infurnnl poor law ; but what fueling for our class has his son ever shown ? ( Hear , hear . ) I shall certainly vote again , should lie stand as a candidate for Nottingham , but it will he to turn him out —( cheers)—to send him to

      thc right-about . ( Laughter . ) The time has nov ; comc when we must do our own work—when we must ea ch put our shoul d ers to th e wheel , and determine to destroy corruption . ( Cheers . ) Nottingham has been impure too long . We had thc Sanitary Commissioners here thc other day cleaning our dirty places out ; let us but get tho power and wc will do the same thing to parliament . ( Laughter . ) 1 beg to propose the resolution I read to you . Mr . Romans . — Follow townsmen , wo have an honest man before us . ( Cheers . ) He has spent his money—his estates—his talent—and his time in forwarding your interests , and he comes here at the end of the session to tell you that he faithfully did your work . If you are desirous of doing so you can elect another in his place , but show m e wh er e you can find him . ( Cheers . ) I say , no better man can bo found for tho toiling millions of this country . Surely , when one-eight only of the people of this

      kingdom have a voice in parliament , you will not bo insane enough to reject the services of the only man who calls ' himself the servant of the noii-elcctors . Let the Mercury and Bradshaw do us justice to-day . That is ' all wo want and all wc care for . AVe know that " mercury" has killed many a man iu its day —( laughter)—but wc will not bo so easily got rid of . Let little Lord John Russell take an example from this occasion—let him come like O'Connor and give an account of his stewardship . My fellow-townsmen , ho dare not try it . 1 have great pleasure in seconding the return of the man of tho people , in the representation of Nottingham . ( Cheers . ) 'iho Chairman then taking on himself the office of returning officer , and after calling for a show of hands , declared'Mr . O'Connor duly elected to serve in parliament . The enthusiasm was general , every hand being held up for , and not one against him . Thc cheering having subsided ,

      Mr . O'CoKxon , in returning thanks , said -. Electors of Nottingham , for you have all returned me to-day , I hope that your rights will 1 c extended , and that in the election of future members of parliament your voices will bo yet more posverful , for I trust that before twelvemonths arc over , every man turned twenty-one years of age will have thc elective franchise . ( Cheers . ) I am happy to sec around mo a combination of men holding every political , social , and religious opinion , but each and all determined to accomplish their liberties ; and God spare us , wc shall do so . ( Cheers . ) I have been proposed by a Protestant and seconded by a Roman Catholic , and this gives mc tlie most sincere pleasure , because I tell you that ; if it were in my power , I would destroy all sectarian distinctions . And I'll tell you ,

      my friends , what will do it ,- thc union of the lower and thc middle classes—the operatives and the shopkeepers . ( Cheers . ) Let it ho my duty to work out our principles ; yours to return men willing to assist me in doing so . ( Cheers . ) AVe have both a great work yet before us , namely , that work on which for the ' last twenty-seven years of my life 1 have been engaged — the Labour Question . It is on that subject 1 hope to speak to-night . It is no easy task that you have again conferred upon me , and if I should stand alono in the House of Commons , as thc representative of your wishes and interest s , a nd not th o mer e r e pres e nt a tiv e of the aris r tooratic mind of the country , b e sur e th a t I will give no vote repugnant to vour liberties —( cheers ) —but that , to the best o ' f my abilities , my best

      Mr, O'Connor And The Electors Of Notting...

      e ii ort s will b e to mak e you you mor e com fo rt able , more inde pe n d ent , and more free . My efforts for a quarter of a century have been so directed , notwithstanding all the malignity of mankind , and the animosity of the press , and I have not been wiihont reward , The plans I have promoted are approved ot —; n any other hands than mine . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Well , never mind , thev arc my pians , after an . ( Laughter . ) My frionds / l belonsr to vou , and though not born of your class , I would sooner be with you and of you than belong to the men who oppress and despise you . ( Cheers . ) Electors and non-eicctors , I thank yon for conferring on mo this renewed mark of your confidence . I thank vou for conferring the representation of vour wishes on me .

      ana m taking leave of you I have onlv to say , that let whoever will desert your cause , ' no lying , nor slander , nor malignity , nor misrepresentation—no obloquy and no persecution—will induce mo to give up thc L a n d S c heme , or ono point of the People ' s Charter . ( Tremendous applause . ) My friends , as thc successful candidate , permit mo to call for a vote of thanks to his worship the mayor , who has so ably conducted the proceedings . ( Much laughter and cries of " Long live Harrison , the new " L o rd Mayor . " ) Mr . Harriso . v . — As the newl y elected Mayor of N o tting ham I return you my thanks . I have no desire , however , to encroach on the privileges of Mr . Carver , and so I'll thank you as a fellowworker in the good cause . ( Cheers . ) Gentlemen , a great part of our success depends upon removing thc prejudices of public men as to the opinions and

      wishes of working men , and their ability to be entrusted with the franchise . It is for this reason that meetings like these , which are characterised by peace and good order , should he held ; anil I would ask the Press , which i s her e very full y represented , to g ive our meeting as it ia , and then , if it so pleases , give its own opinions afterwards . ( Gheers . ) Mr . O'Connor , I congratulate you on your re-electionmay you continue long tho representative for Nottingham ; we havo only ono , and may you , in spite of the prejudice of the Press , and the enmity of interested men , go on fearlessly , and cany out successfully your philanthropic schemes for the advancement of the working man . ( Cheers . ) My friends , I declare the election over , and we shall now separate quietly , after giving three cheers for the Charter , and three cheers more for thc National Land Plan .

      The multitude responded most heartily , Mr . J . Sweet acting as fugleman on the occasion , and afterwards quietly dispersed .

      In The Afternoon, A Number Of The Electo...

      In the afternoon , a number of the electors and non-electors dined at the Seven Stars , Barkergate . Mr . Harrison presided , and Mr . Skeviugton occupied the position of vice-chairman . After an excellent dinner , able speeches were delivered by several of tho gentlemen present , and Mr . O'Connor , who had kindly consented to honour them with his presence , soon afterwards entered the room and was received with thc most hearty welcoming . The hon . member addressed those present 011 the ^ Labour question , contending that until tho labouring classes had some portion iu thc land they would never be really independent , and promising * that , if supported them they woulu at no distant date prove thc truth of the promises ho had so often held out to them . The hon . member on retiring was repeatedly cheered .

      Meeting To Sympathise With The Hungarian...

      MEETING TO SYMPATHISE WITH THE HUNGARIANS . At seven o ' clock in tho evening a crowded meeting was held in the Exchange Room , Market-place , for the purpose of expressing the sympathy of tho people of Nottingham with thc Hungarians , and calling upon the Minister of Foreign Affairs to interfere , by negotiation or otherwise , in procuring tho recognition of their ririits by the powers ot " Austria and Russia . Resolutions in accordance with the objects of the meeting were moved , and eloquent and sp irit-stirring addresses made by Mr . Paget , Mr . Menbcrg , Mr . O'Connor , Mr . J . G . Harney , Mr . Bean , and other gentlemen . Thc meeting was presided over by the hon . thc Mayor of Nottingham . The proceedings were over about ten o ' clock .

      ——-—^^M-. » The Sheffield Meeting. On Tu...

      —— - —^^ M-. » THE SHEFFIELD MEETING . On Tuesday last one of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings held for many a long day took place in the Sheffield Circus . Mr . Otley , tlie well known and consistent advocate of Chartism , was appointed to the chair , and opened the proceedings by telling the audience that ho was delighted to sec such a gathering of his townsmen ; that he had no need to express a hope that the proceedings would bn conducted in an orderly manner ; that as Mr . O'Connor was a public man , and that was a public meeting , he would bo ready at tho close of his address to answer any questions that might be proposed to him upon any topic . He explained thc great changes which , are now taking place in all countries , and expressed a hope that his gallant townsmen would be , as they overbad been , tlie foremost in the struggle for the legitimate rights of their order . He then sat down amidst loud cheering and introduced

      Mr . 0 'Co . v . von , who was received with enthusiastic and long continued applause . The speaker began by telling them that ho had been re-elected as the member for Nottingham , and that he stood there that night to developc the Labour Question , which to him and to them was thc question of questions , lie then entered into an analysis of Hie present House of Commons , showing the utter hopelessness of any charge from such a body , and showing that it labour was to be represented , labourers must take their scat in that House , before those who noiv legislated aud lived upon the profits of industry could be made to understand the real bearing of the question . He stated that one trade alone in Shofficld'had in a very few months expended over £ 18 , 000

      111 supporting the unemployed hands cf their trade , while , if expended in the purchase of land , it would have enabled those displaced labourers to support themselves , and at five per cent , give them an interest of £ ' . 100 a year , while their capital still remained undiminished , the property improved , ; ind tlie labour market thinned , so as ' to increase thc wages of the remaining staff . He gloried in the fact that the middle classes had now all but adopted their principles , and that the shopkeepers of Sheffield , like those of other towns , would very soon discover that the wives and families of well-employed labourers would be better customers to them than tlie wives and families of Mrs . Mufiiu , aud Mvs . Crumpet , who were enlisted in thc Free Trade agitation upon no other grounds than being allowed

      to associate with persons whom they considered of a higher order . Ho stated the pressure that Lord John Russell asked for , and reminded them thatthe way that a cock-fighter tried the pluck of a game chicken was by putting it between his knees and squeezing it—if he moaned he was a bad breed , but if ho pecked and fought ho was pluck . Now so it would bo with Lord John . Next session , if the country created a pressure , he ( Mr . O'Connor ) would put the little game cock between his knees , aud then they should see whether he pecked or moaned , lie stated the difficulties with which Chartism had to contend , and that thc greatest was their own dissension , and which ho trusted from that night forth would for ever be buried in oblivion , andl-csumcd his scat amid dciifcniinr cheers .

      A vote of thanks to , and confidence in , Mr . O'Connor was then proposed and carried unanimousl y , amid thunders of applause . After the vote of thanks was moved and carried , some altercation took place between two or three members on the Chartist council , not with reference to Mr . 0 ' Connor , to which , however , tho good sense of the meeting put a speedy termination . Mr . 0 'Co . v . von again rose to return thanks , imploring the council to lay aside all trifling piques and differences , and to unite . is one man for one common interest—the salvation of their country . He then proposed a vote of thanks to , and confidence in , Mr . Otley , their chairman , as a man who had struggled long , and well , aud honestly , in the people ' s cau s e , and one who he was proud to see still possessed the confidence of his townsmen . The vote of thanks was carried amid the loudest acclamations .

      Mr . On . KYon rising to return thanks , was received with renewed applause , aud after thanks for their confidence , dissolved tho meeting , requesting them to subscribe for thc Victim Fund at the door . The meeting then dispersed , giving three cheers for Mr . O'Connor . After which £ 2 lis . was handed to him for the Victim Fund , to he applied as he thought proper .

      Monument To The L.Vte Mn. C. Buuer.— Som...

      Monument to the l . vte Mn . C . Buuer . — Som o few intimate friends of thc late Itight Hon . Charles Uullcr , M . P ., including nearly all her Majesty ' s ministers , purpose erecting a monument to his memory iu Westminster Abbey , between thc tombs of Horner and Warren Hastings , The committee to whom has been entrusted the completion of thc preliminary arrangements , asked permission of Dean Buckland to place tlie intended bust and tablet in the position indicated , and their request was willingly complied with .

      Death of the Sheriff SunsmcTE op Cxmtxess . —We regret to learn ( through a ' communication from the office of the / o / n » 0 ' Groat ' s Journal , ) tho sudden and accidental death of Charles Forsyth , Esq ., Sheriff Substitute of Caithness-shire , which took place in thc nei g hbourhood of Wick last week , Mr . Forsyth , along with his servant , w a s out i n a b o a t on t he Loch of W a tten , about eig ht miles from Wick , when the boat w a s ups e t by a sudden squall , a r i d inst a ntl y sunk . Tho hat anil cap of tho parties had been found , and active search was bt > mg made for the bodies . Mr . Forsyth had only hold tha office of Sheriff Substitute for the county of Caithness for about a year and a half . ;

      National Association D* 1 United Tijades...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION D * UNITED TIJADES . TO THK EDITOR OP THE NonTIIERX STAR . bin-Ac shall feci obliged by the insertion of the two following Jotters , . is a remarkable specimen of Free Trade justice and humanity . In the disastrous years 1847-8 , the factory operatives were obli ged to s ubmit to reductions in their wages , averaging through Lancashire twenty per cent ., and in many p laces tho reductions enforced were nofc less than thirty percent . A short crop of cotton , the disturbed stale of Em-ope , and consequent disarrangement of trade , was put forth as a valid justification for these reductions .

      • Well , Sir , tilings have changed . Tho rattle boxes tiro again in full action , cotton is plentiful and cheaper than over ; orders in abundance—awl the ingenuity of tho maim , factuvcrs racked bow to get orders executed suffi c ientl y quick . Well , the poor workmen , o f course , seeing all these manifestations of not returning but returned prosperity , c on c eive themselves entitled to partake in the sweets of change ; they select two of their shopmatcs to

      write a respectful letter in their behalf , to solicit for a trifling - advance . Could any human being imagine that this could be an offence , for which the vengeance of the Bashaw Stott should have fallen upon tho heads of these honest men ? Surely , Sir , it is time that tho factory operatives ' made a strenuous eff o rt , by uni o n a n d o rganisation , to p lace themselves in a position effectuall y to resist , or resent such tin iniquitous abuse ofpower . Tho Central Committee have instructed me to request tho favour of insertion of the following letters from tho victims of mannfactarinc oppression . lam , Sir , Your obedient servant , William Tekl , Sec .

      Sin,—The Following Will Give You And The...

      Sin , —The following will give you and the public generally a specimen of Whig liberty : — On Tuesday kst , A ugust Ut h , ' we , the cardgrinders in the employ of Edward Howard-and Co ., feeling ourselves aggrieved at the extremely low wages we were receiving , and not thinking them equal to tho amount of labour performed , resolved on writing a letter to our employers , through their

      agent , Samuel Stott , asking in thc mildest manner possible for a small advance , at thc same time pointing out to t h em tho notice of an advance by the master cotton spinners of Blackburn , and the average amount of wages their card-grinders had been receiving during bad trade . In order that S . Stott , the agent , should not denv receiving the letter , two men carried it to his house , and he has victimised them for it . On thc following evening at about half-pastfiveo'clock , some cotton came , which , according to custom , four of the number of card ' - room grinders employed should have got into the room whore it is mixed and got vcadv for the carding department . It so happened that only two

      went instead of four ; one was one of thc two that carried tho letter to the Whig agent , Stott ; they endeavoured to get it in : they wound two or three bales in , and then left the rest and went to their work in the rooms , for they found that they had scarcely strength to do one man ' s work , ' never name two . Consequently Stott , the agent , was sent for to know how they must net , who immediately sent for one of the two that had attended to it , from tho room in which he worked , not the two which in justice ho should have done , but this was one that had carried the letter , so he gave him his wages and discharged him . Had lie sent for one of those that did not come , hut neglected it , it would

      have been different . Well , there was another vet , that he must be without or raise his waees , but how to do it he could not tell , Cor it was not his turn to get cotton in ; he could not find fault with his work in the factory . On Friday morning , at twentv-fivc minutes to eleven o ' clock , Stott sent for hini into thc counting-house , paid him his wages for the week—which was up that night— nmfdischarged him , but would not say what for , only that ' hc would learn that another day . Another followed , and asked for Ids wages , being the roller grinder for thc other , and told . Stott , that if that man had done

      anything wrong , he had done wrong also ; but 110 , he could not spare him just then , he would give him a week ' s notice when he was dissatisfied with him , and told him and others since , that the letter was a scandalous one for any one to read or hear read . The following is a statement of our wages - . —First , that is cylinder grinders , 9 s ., roller grindersSs . ( Id ., for 01 hours , sometimes 02 per week—should be 58 hours per week ; females work the same time . We think thc people will be aide toiud ^ e whether the scandal lies on him or us , so wo otiose a copy , And remain , Sir , Pvochdale , August 18 . The Victims .

      JJOCHn . tr . i-:. —G'E . vTr . EMK . v , —In addressing to vou tho present lelter we arc actuated wish the best of motives towards both yen and ourselves , ft is a well-known but lamentable iiict , that the time is not far gone h y when we were passing through a severe depression in trade , during which we " had many diniaulcies and deprivations to put up with in consequence of our not getting wages sufficient to procure that quantity of food which our body naturally required to enable us to follow onr daily labour , and we bore it with the greatest patience : b ut now , when trado is wearing a more pleasing aspect—now , when we sec flint the ^ commercial horizon is bright and full of hopeful prospects of a brisk and prosperous trade—now , in fact , when wo

      sec that the master cotton spinners of lilackburn are setting a noble and generous example by giving notice of an advance of five per cent , in the follow ^ ing branches—vix ., carding , spinning , and weaving , wc consider ourselves justified in asking you for " a small advance . We beg also to remind ' you of the fact that , during kid trmlv , thc card grinders of Blackburn have been receiving an average of eleven shillings per week , at ten hours per day , five days in the week , and eight on Saturdays . ' Hoping you will consider this question , and inform us of your intentions between this and Saturday next , wc remain , gentlemen , your obedient servants , The Cabk Boom Joiiiikhs on Gkindkks ok O / . IJ MlU , CltEETlUU-STttGET , RoCUDAUC . Mr . Samuel Stott , for Messrs . C . Howard and Co . August 1-lth .

      Pim.Urs's Pike Assmiuton.—On Friday Last...

      Pim . urs's Pike AssmiUTon . —On Friday last a number of very interesting experiments were made at the London Gas Company ' s Works , Yauxhall , with this ingenious and remarkable invention . These were preceded by an explanation from Mr . Phillips of thc manner in which he was led to tho discovery , and of the principles upon which its success depends . He stated that while watching a volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean , . he observed that thc huge column of water which was discharged from the crater did not extinguish tho Hume which accompanied it , while the smoke of a

      brushwood fire swept by the wind put out another brushwood fire near it . He exemplified thc littlo power of water in extinguishing flame l > y several . verv simple experiments , and he then introduced . the * " fire annihilator , " and at once put out verylarge fires fed with the most combustible materials . , Tlie extraordinary speed , ease , and certainly with . which the invention acted , in all the trials to which l it was put , excited the warm admiration of many r gentlemen of high scientific attainments who wero j present ; and there can be little doubt that the j " patent fire annihilator" is a very valuable nddU - tiun to the discoveries of thc ago . In construction n

      and application it has thc great advantage of being g extremely simple , being quite portable , ami capable lo of being placcu . where It would be most accessible lo in cases of emergency . The gases which it evolves , s , and which arc found so efficacious in extinguishing ig llamc , are produced from a compound of charcoal , \ 1 , nitre , and gypsum , which again is ignited by by breaking a glass bottle containing sulphuric acid . id . The acid drops upon chlorate of potass and sugar , ir , and instantly a large body of vapour is evolved with ith great force from n tube connected with tho copper jcr or metal chamber in which the whole materials are ire

      enclosed . This vapour extinguishes name with a 1 a rapidity which is truly marvellous , and by iS Mr . tfr . Philips ' appears to have arrived at thc . simplest lest . and most certain means of effecting a large saving ing ; in the immense annual loss of yroperty and life by by fire in this countrv . That loss is calc-.-ktcd to , to 1 amount in jHopcrtv to . £ 2 , 000 , 000 . A company any - has , we understand , taken up the invention , and wo wo 1 have no doubt that it will soon supersede the Joiigong [ rows of buckets , filled with water , with which the the s corridors of our public buildings are- now so often Tten l garnished . '

      Iitisn Packet SEnvies . —It is said ; to bo the inten-ten- - tion of the Admiralty in the exercise of a sound dis- dis-icrction , to transfer tne packet service between tha thee important ports of ' IIoly head and Kingstown , to « e < o « e-2 . ther with the establishment at the former place , toe x to ; c tho London , Ik . 'yhcad , and Dublin Steam-packefeckelBl Company , thai company , after an experience ofco o 1 o ! some niontbs passenger traffic with excellentllent . il steamers ^ having expressed ; a desire to enter into snto f ; contract , fot the conveyance of thc mails \ < md , hi , iiii furthemw of that object , to purchase from thm thib Adnuwstty two of their boats . By the mode ncv > now adopted , both piartics snst'unsfiYjBi » ll ()& e |\ % \ Hr . ™ ,,, -.. v ««

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 1, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01091849/page/5/