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» " TUB BATTLE . The trumpet has sounded , now tyrants beware , « ie cry of the people proclaims their despair , JJ . 5 . J rise from their thraldom , resolvM to be free , Xntii r banners are flying , their song Liberty , jbey march to the field , without sabre or drum , Forth' triumph of freedom—then come , then come . Qowt , come evVy hero , on , on with the brave , « ho fig hts oot 'or ree 3 om w made for a slave .
jjarch , march to the contest , stand forth in array , The sun of your freedom has risen to-day : Aod , Oh ! if its light or your laurels dare fade , j ^ ke heroes of old , you must fight in the shade , jumenrtwr , remember , as onward you go . Xhe wrongs ot the millions for ages of woe , Thea Britons , strike home , and your prowess unite , ^ hat foe can resis t , when for freedom you fight . Come , come , British heroes , come , join hand in hand , Tour motto is— 'Freedom , the Charter , and Land . '
jet Ireland and Scotland respond to your call , -you * ask ' not for freedom for one but for all ; 'lis time that their children should well understand Tielutiestcause is the Charter and Land . Up , up for your rights , to the buttings now fl y , ja brothers united , you have hut one cry . ? The Land and the Charter , *—old England , rqoice , Tor the men ofthe people shall be our choice—Vho with freedom for all round the world dare roam jfow must not , and shall not wear fetters at home . TTe plough the rough main , aud we rule the deep sea , Come , Chartists , strike home , boys , Britannia is free .
And thou , haplessEnn , so levM and so dear , Why shrink from ths contest f What hast thou to fear ! See traitors and knaves scare thy friend ' s all away , To gloat o ' er thy ruin and make thee their prey . Come , come , break thy fetters , come and join our band , There ' s freedom for all ia the Charter aud Land . \ Fho rules now Britannia , the people ' s best guide , Still owns thee his country , and should he thy pride ; Aristides oSWrj thy rights to restore , though banish'd by fools from thy desolate shore . He turns to the Laud where his forefathers sleep , To gaze , as Harms o er Carthage , and weep .
Come , come to the battle , no longer a slave , Stjanus betray'd thee , Marcellus can save ; £ oofc , look and grow wiser now taught by long years , ThemistoclcB comes hack to dry all your tears . On , on to the field , by O'Connor we ' ll stand , To fight for thy freedom , the Charter and Land . But while we thy woes , thy misfortunes regret , We must not old Scotland , our sister , forget ; Think , think what a triumph ! to sisters how sweet , When parted fer ages , for freedom to meet ! Away with disseutiou , all nations must be As brothers united , before they are free .
No tyrants can vanquish , no seas can divide , The men who love freedom and stand side by side : So chains shall then bind as , but those ofthe heart , United , st last , we are never to part . On , on , noble chieftain , we wait thy command , Onr hopes are to-day in the Charter and Land . Our troops are all ready , our men in the field , The Charter their banner , and freedom their shield-The Land , too , they live in was made for the brave , It mast be their home , or shall now be their grave . The ; care not for danger , their foes they defy . Who fights for bis freedom should conquer or die .
See , see the bold chieftain in Nottingham a walls , Au army of Chartists around him he calls—Already he triumphs—his flag is unfurl'd—The sun of our hopes , he shall light up the world . Bail ! Liberty ' s fl . g , how sublime and how grand Is the flag that adonis the Chatter and Land . Bail ! flag of our freedom , thon meteor of light , Thy flush knows no cloud , and thy splendour no night ; Arise o ' er the nations in darkness afar , Till taught , like the Magi , ttey folio w the STAR . Thrice happy the slaves who iu time understand , Their 'rainbow of hope' is the Charter and Land . Henu Gbaccscs , gentleman . London , August the 1 th , 1 S 17 .
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05 THE TISIT OF THE ARCHDUKE CONSIANTKfE TOESGLASD . Spread ye the banquet on the board , Let fish , flesh , fowl , scarce tasted pass ; Bring forth of plate the massy hoard , Now , lords ! fill up your sparkling glass ; Let the red trine within it shine , Health to the Russian Constantine . Cheers , right and left , both loud and long , To his applause are given ; Repeated from that glittering throng , Who are from all misery riven ; Another health ! round let it pass , His parent , the Czar Nicholas . " So sound save that of joy is heard , All bid him welcome there ; And Cracow is an empty word j And Tarnow lost in air ; Gallicia ' s hallowed—of great worth ; Siberia—Eden ofthe north .
And Palmerston , in all his pride , With courtly smile is there , Little thinks he of those who died , A patriot ' s fate to share ; His sympathies are with tbe Czar , Who with all freemen is at war . Ivor thinks he of that demon crime , On help less women done ; Who for their faith in heaven sublime , Gave all their lives save one ; She , with tired limbs and panting breath , Escaped to Rome to wait for death . From Minsk was heard that shriek of agony ; Which echoed here afar ; Indignant Europe heard the cry , And cursed the murderer Czar ; Who speeds on , rill bis time be come . That leads to judgment and the tomb .
Yes ! band alike oVr all the world , A league of tyrant kings ; The tempest wave may soon be curled , To sweep away those things : With which they keep their people down , And call it glory , faith , renown . We yet shaU have a reckoning day , For tyrants yet to come ; When freedom marshal ' s her array , For triumph or the tomb : Their mercenary force must fall , Beneath tbe patriot ' s avenging ball . And we'll oppose a people ' s league , Determined to be free ; To all the despots base intrigue , Or force on land or sea ; Though doubtful long the fight may be , Yet victory waits on Liberty .
Then Democrats , the wide world o er . Together let us combine ; And show to every evil doer , We will not share their crime ; But strive till thrones and slaves are seen , Ciassed with the things that once have been . Aitbxd Fesneu
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IaITS EDINBURGH MAGAZINE—Accost . London : Sitnpkin and Marshall . We heartily regret the impossibility of speaking of the current number of Tait in terms of approval . The articles it contains are inferior , not merely to those onr old friend generally afiurds , but to the most ordinary and newest of cheap periodicals . The greater part ofthe number is occupied by the writings of a Mr De Quiney , who , having not one idea or opinion to present to the reader , attempts to Mdewantof sense under a superfluity of words . In fain we waded through the twenty columns of letter press , which the heading ( and it alone ) informs the leader is oa ' Secret Socikhes . ' Notwithstanding the taking title , there was cot a sentence winch could enlighten , instruct , or amuse , in the whole article , but , instead , such a mass of 'words of learned length and thundering sound' as convinced us the author could not possibly detect Ms own meaning . We give one specimen of his style : —
The same principles in man ' s nature , the everlasting instinct for glorifying the everlasting , the impulse for petrifyicg the fugitive , and arresting the transitory which shows itself in ten thousand forms , has also in this field el secret confederation assumed many grander forms . Than what ? But Mr Be Qnincey is below either contempt or correction . 'Bray a fool in a mortar , yet will not his foolishness depart from him . ' Of him , as of all wordmongera , the old poet ' s adage is true — « Words are like leaves , and where they most abound , Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found . *
If the editor of a periodical like bait ' s—a magazine tbat once had a character to lose—accepts snch trash , his contributors are perfectly justified in presenting it . There is , however , a tribunal where tbe judgment will be more just—the tribunal of the leading public—and its appreciation of writing and writers , snch as those under review , will be shown in a maneer more eloquent than mere words .
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The Drawing Boom Magvdneor Ladies ' Book of Fancu Needlework and Cfmce literature . London : Hoolston and Stoneman , Paternoster-row , & c . An elegant little periodical designed especially for the fair sex ; ccmbininf a book of directions for needlework , with the attractions of a magMine . The content ? , though not-v ^ ps , ^* f "f * " ^ order ot genius on the part of «*• contributors , are of fair average merit , and with one article , especially , we were mnch pleased . -The first of a series of essays on 'Shakespeare ' s Female Cnaraetera . The characters of Hermia and ifdena in the Midsummer Nights' Dream , ' are chosen for the subject , and , as the opening observations are not ODJJ very
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beautiful , but Tery true , we will present them to our readers ;—« - . The Character , of woman was neyer . more studied than it is now . We have poets ta idealise her ; statesmen to quote her ; philosophers to puale bi t ^ lecturers to an . sex her . She has champions in epics , and partisans in pamphlets . Nor has she forgotten her own cause With so many fair warriors iu the field , we da « not question either tho talent or the tact she can display in her own defence ; yeV with much that is brillia nt—vritb . more that « amiable in the various works that have been wntten ou thts difficult and mostimportant subject , and thcrew so much thatis false and mischievous , that we areafiaid her Mission' was never in greater danger of bang misunderstood than now , when it is s » much written about—so earnestly insisted on . With these views , we cannot think it unwise to recal her attention to her truest fnend , and best historian , Shakespeare . t *« . * vi * : r « t t-t __ ..
And then follow observations on that peculiar and d ist . nguishing trait in the immortal bard ' s delinea-At a i ¦ ^ "woes-that it is ever the woman , the devoted , loving , domestic woman , with whose characier he enchants us—whether she be peasant or princess—that , in fact , he excites our admiration only m proportion as she adorns and endears the sanctuary of domestic life . Would that our writers would insist more on these , the true charms of womanhood ! We shall look with interest for the continuation of these essays . There is also the commencement of a tale , entitled the Curate of Gien-Beville , ' which promises well , and . some verses by Southey and other ? . Tbe letter-press and engravings are deserving of all commendation , and we trust the Drawing-Boom Magazine will be as successful as it merits . The Midland Florist —August . London : Simpkin and Marshall .
From this very useful publication we extract the following : —
GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR AUGUST . Preparations must now be made for getting in tbe Tripoli , Strasbourg , or other onions ; Ground that has been cleared of early peas or cauliflowers will be well adapted for the beds . A crop of late peas may be sown ; and for this purpose , and at this season , the ringwood marrow will probably prove the best . Cucumbers , in the open ground , must be attended to ; going ever them occasionally , and pegging down and regulating all straggling shoots . Towards the end of the month get in some seed of early cauliflower ; sow thickly , and transplant as soon as ready .
The same may be said of lettuces . Tbe best for standding the winter are the brown Butch and hardy green , though we prefer the black-seeded Bath Cosa lettuce , which is a most excellent sort . Cabbage seed should also be sown immediately . Gather herbs for drying , at every convenient opportunity . In the fruit gardeu new strawberry beds may be made , towards the middle and latter end ot the month . Keen ' s Seedling is still a general favourite , aud-for late cropping nothing is better than the Elton Pine ; Hyatt ' s British Queen is the best of the large sorts , and attains a very great size . When late currants are required , the bushes must be shaded with mats , A variety called Haughton Castle , appears to have the desirable property of hanging long on the tree , in perfection .
If summer pruning espalier and wall fruit trees has not been already done , let it be accomplished forthwith , by removing the breast wood , or foreright shoots . Currant trees should also have their shoots pinched baek , which will stay over-luxnriacce and induce fertility . Florists'Flowers . —Continue to lay carnations as fast as possible . There is no point of grea'er importance than to get the layers well rooted , and potted off in good time , bo that they may ha well established before winter . Impregnate the blossoms where seed is required , taking care always to save from those which have the best pro . perties . Never try to obtain seed from picetees with rough or serrated edges . Mathews' Enchantress , and Briukler's Purple Perfection would be fine purple-edged varieties to cross-breed from . Plant oat Pink pipings , and make fresh beds for next season ' s blooming ; they usually lace best when established in autumn .
Tulip seed should now be gathered and hung up in a dry place , in order . that the capsule may become thoroughly dry . Pansy beds also ihonld be attended to , hew ones made , and side-cuttings struck , under hand-glasses , in the shade . Auriculas must be kept free from weeds and filth of every description . Put ia geranium cuttings , on the open border ; they will strike freely , without being covered with , handglasses , and any one can propagate a favourite variety which he may happen to possess , with the greatest ease . Bud roses at every favourable opportunity . In hot weather it is better performed in the evening ; but showery seasons are the best . Cherries , plums , apples , pears , & c „ also may he bndded . Bab off the shoots , which are apt to grow fast , on the stocks of standard roses ; also from those trees which have been grafted in the spring .
Sow biennials , such as scabiouses , Brompton and Queen stocks , Canterbury bells , mignonette , < tc . Chrysanthemums may be also layered , by pegging down the shoots ia pots ; they will speedily root , and may then be removed and potted in larger pots , with rich soil , and will thus make busby dwarf plants , which will bloom abundantly through the autumn .
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DEPARTURE OF THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE . —ROYAL VISIT TO THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON . [ Englishmen ! The following needs no comment . Remember that Constantine is a cub ofthe Northern bear , a son of Nicholas , the miscreant murderer of Poland . " Read , mark , learn , and . inwardly digest , ' and forget not tbe fallowing !] Postshotjth , Auavjsx 11 . —Greatly to the disappointment of her Majesty and the Grand Buke Constantine , as well as the officers of the Russian Embassy and ships , the weather became so very bad yesterday evening as to prevent the royal visit to the Russian frigate . Several attempts were made , but in consequence of the heavy wind and rain , a broken rough sea , and the pitching and roUingof the ship . it was not deemed prudent for the Queen and the ladies of the suite to leave the Fairy , to be rowed to the Pallas , and the Fairy could not go alongside without risking the loss of her mast or funnel .
About five o ' clock his Royal Bigness Prince Albert , attended by hisequerriesandLord AdolphusFitz-Clarence , went'on board the Pallas , and were received by the Grand Buke Constantine , the Buke of Nassau , the Baron Brunow , and several memhtrs of tbe Russian Embassy , Vice Admiral Lutke , and Captain Moffatt , and the officers of the ship . The Prince expressed to Ms Imperial Highness her Majesty ' s regret that the unpropittous state of the weather prevented her Majesty from accepting the invitation—a disappointment felt by all parties . After going over tbe Pallas , viewing the state cabins , & c , the illustrious party returned to the Fairy . The Grand Buke Constantine , the Ambassador , and several officers then went en board the Fairy to take leave of her Majesty , and soon after they had got back to the Russian frigate , the royal yacht bore up for Cowes , and a parting salute was fired from aU the ships at Spithead , Englirh and Russian .
This morning , soon after daylight , the Russian squa . dron , consisting of the Pallas , a corvette , a steamer , and a cutter , put to sea , bound to Cronstadt .
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Royal Polytechnic Ihstitutiox . —The machine for sp inning cotton in this institution , which has long been a source of amusement to the visitors has been greatly improved within these last few days ; an evil has been long felt , and having injurious re * suits with regard to the rollers , ot wrapping , or "lickinsr , "as it is technically termed . ^ of the cotton or flax tinjth ' . ' rollers . Cotton spinners , in particular , are often extremely inconvenienced by this casualty which has a ruinous effect upon the j am , both as regards quality and quantity p'oduced . It is generally understood tbat the chief cause to which the evil is to be attributed is the dampness and humidity of theatmoaphere , and the position in which the carding machinery of a cotton factory is commony placed ,
viz ., on tho ground-floor of tbe building , must act very disadvrntageously in this respect . A preparation forgiving a glossy and elastic surface to the rollers , in order to mitigate this evil , as well as to prevent the grooving action which they undergo from the friction of the fibres passing in contact with them has long been a desideratum . A pntent has been lately taken ontfor this purpose by Messrs Judssn and Banton . The rollers to be used in spimng cotton , & c , are constructed in the ordinary manner by covering ah iron roller with a layer of woollen cloth , and afterwards with a layer of leather . The patentees then apply one or more coats of the composition
varnish or japan , employed in manufacturing varnished leather , known as enamelled or patent leather , or of tbe composition or japan used by japanners , or other varnishes which possess sufficient elasticity . Instead of covering the rollers with plain leather and afterwards Tarnishing the same , they may be covered with a layer of patent leather , which has been coated with an elastic composition of japan , and a coat of varnish applied over the same joint of the leather and ai the end of tbe roller . Or the roller may be covered with a layer of linen or other frabric in place of the leather , and have the varnish or japan applied thereto .
The Coemobasia , Regent ' s Park—Half an hour may be very agreeably passed at this exhibition . The objects presented to the attention of the spectator are those of general interest , and the representations most life-like . We were much pleased with the Dloramic view of Mount Blanc , and also with the ruins of Palmyra , in the latter the curinthian pillars standing in fine relief from the eastern sky , produce a beautiful and imposing effect , seeming indeed 'Like dials , which the wizard , Time , Bath raised to count his ages by . ' The correspondent ofthe Morning Chronicle states that the result of the City of London election , was looked for with great anxiety in Hamburg , especially as regarded Baron Rothschild . Of the [ members composing the last Parliament 144 feare hot offered themselves for re-election .
The Late Elections. Nottingham; ¦ ' " ' ...
THE LATE ELECTIONS . Nottingham ; ¦ ' " ' ? X « THE rRDErElTDlNT ElECTORS AKD KOH-nECTOBS 01
• KOTTINO . HAH . Gentlemen , —I take the earliest opportunity to return my most sincere thanks to the independent electors who voted for Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., ou this all important occasion , aa event which will bo looked upon with the greatest interest by all parties for . many years to come . And I am prond to say there is not the least doubt on my mind , that the most scrupulous will ere long acknowledge tbat the people are deserving of praise for introducing Mr O'Connor to tbe inhabitants of this all important borough .
I beg leave likewise to acknowledge the great assistance we received from the Catholic voters , who came forward in the most praiseworthy manner and I have not the least hesitation in saying they will find in Mr O'Connor an unflinching advocate for equal rights and privileges . To tbe non-electors , I must say they have nobly done their duty , and I hope on all occasions they will conduct themselves with that propriety which becomes all men who are struggling to emancipate themselves . You , my friends , have now au opportunity of having at least one ofthe greatest orators in the world , mising his powerful veice in suport of your claims and principles ; and I trust when he calls ou you for petitions , you will be found ready aud willing to render all the assistance in your power . You have quite sufficient proof that it is your own faults , if you remain in the degraded state you are . Ton have the promise ( even of Sir John ) that if you will convince him that what you want is for the peoples good he will assist yon .
Many may say be is very bard to convince ; but , my friends , you , aud every one else , must have perceived at tbe nomination , that a great amount of prejudice has been removed , and that those who have been opposed to us , are no longer afraid of the name of the Charter or the Chartists . Go on , my friends , steady , but peaceably persevering , and depend upon it , the day is not far distant when tbe sons of toil will arise as one man , proclaiming , We are free—we are free . ' In conclusion , I bag leave to thank all and every kind friend , -who came forward to assist us in any way , hoping the result will prove for the nation ' s good , and not for faction ' s motives . I beg most respectfully to subscribe myself , Your humble servant , Wh . II . Mott , Chairman to the Cemmittee . Nottingham , August 3 , 1817 .
THE N 0 N-ELECT 0 HS TO THE ELECT 0 B 8 OF NOTTINGHAM . Gentlemen , —We , the non-electors of Nottingham , congratulate you in the choice you have made of your representatives , Never in modem times was such a glorious triumph achieved . You have truly set to your country an example worth following . The history of modern days affords no parallel . You have by your honest and independent suffrages , sent to the British parliament one of the most sterling democrats that has been sent for many—many years . The working classes have been hitherto bandied about from faction to faction ; class has legislated for class , and the interests of the toiling millions have been neglected . You have set a noble example—there is now some chance of your voice being heard in tbe House of Commons . You will have in that house at least one who will faithfully discharge his
duty to the workingclasses , and when their grievances are brought before parliament , will not endeavour to thwart their intentions . Paction has been taught a lesson ; you have proved that in future it will not be allowed to be rampant . The tide of real sterling democracy has set in , and if you are true to yourselves and to your country , no power on earth can stay its onward progress . The victory you bare won is an honour to yourselves , and to the working classes of Nottingham generally !; it has proved to the country and to the world , that when left to yourselves , you are thoughtful and sober , and that you are corrupt only when made so by men who seek place and power , instead of tbe welfare of society . Not a drunken man was seen iu your streets during the last contest . Your conduct has placed it beyond doubt , tbat under democratic institutions , there would be less crime , less immorality , than under any other form of
government . Gentlemen , we trust that on all future occasions you will follow up the example you have so nobly set , Re . member the country is looking up to yon ; you have placed yourselves in the vanguard of reform ; the people are steadily advancing—the time will soon arrive when all antiquated notions and institutions shall' vanish like the baseless fabric of a vision , and leavenot a wreck behind . ' Democratic institutions only can really benefit the human race The toiling millions have for ages been struggling with oppression—have devised various schemes for tbe amelioration of their condition , but all have failed . Onward then , in the good cause you have se nobly began , and posterity will have cause to honour the memory of the electors of 1847 .
Gentlemen , we cordially thank you for your exertions . Other countries have endeavoured , to pare the way to popular government through anarcby and confusion , you by thoughtful and sober conduct . May your example be followed by every town in tbe country , and many years will not elapse when England will be what it is said to be , ' The envy of surrounding nations , and the admiration of the world . ' Oa behalf of the non-electors' committee , J . Skerbitt , Sec . Committee room , King of the French , Aug . 4 . % ) THE ELECTORS AND NOH-ELECTOBS OF THE B 0 E 0 U 0 H
OF NOTTINGHAM . We , the industrious classes of tbe borough of Manchester , in public meeting assembled , beg most respectfully to congratulate you on the great and important triumph you have achieved on behalf of the principles of Universal Freedom in tbe return of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ,, to the Commons' House of Farliament , We assure yon , when tbe news of this auspicious event reached Manchester , it waa received with the most sincere demonstrations of joy . For the toil-wora slaves of this vast emporium of commerce have long known the man whom you may be proud to call your representative , and hail his return to Parliament as a new and bright era in the straggle of unrepresented labour against represented capital . Yes , we have long known and
admired Feargus 0 Connor for his political consistency ; his unswerving integrity , his uapurchasable patriotism , his uncompromising hostility to tyrants and tyranny ; his sacrifice ot personal connections ; his abandonment of the ranks of the aristocracy - , his firmness under persecution , prosecution , and imprisonment ; bis disinterested exertions in the cause of suffering humanity ; and his attachment to , and unpaid advocacy of , the great and holy principles of democracy , have well qualified and entitled him to occupy the proud position of chief leader in the great democratic movement in this our beloved but much-oppressed country ; and to which title , thanks , eternal thanks ! to you , men of Nottingham , has been added , tbe no less honourable designation of a British Senator !
Permit us to express our deep and lasting obligation to you for the promptitude and energy manifested on the day of nomination , and subsequently at the polling booths—your example will not be lost on us . We will endeavour to prove our gratitude by treading in your steps ; and in imitation of the bright example you have set before us , we will not rest satisfied till we make ourselves beard iu St Stephens , by sending thither a repre sentatative of our own choice ; one who will faithfully make known our wants and wishes , and in conjunction with O'Connor , demand tbe enactment of the People ' s Charter as the only real remedy for the many evils which class-domination has inflicted upon tbe great majority ofthe people of these realms . M « h of Nottingham !!!
In conclusion , we again thank you , and fervently hope the splendid triumph obtained by you over accursed Wbiggery , will be the prelude to many more such triumphs throughout the country ! Then will liberty be proclaimed from the mountain tops , and the valleys echo back the sound ; then will the glad tidings of Britain ' s freedom reverberate from shore to shore , tiU distant nations catch tbo soul-inspiring theme , and with one loud bnrst of rapturous exultation ring in the ears of astonished tyrants , tbe downfall ot oppression and injustice , and the establishment of liberty and universal happiness . ( Signed on behalf of tbe Meeting , ) Daniel Donovah , John O'Hea , Thohas Fildbs .
the late singular election . ( Frem The Nottinghamshire Guardian . ) . A word , however , of advice to our new ally may not be out of place , of whom it may be truly said that he is 'Amongst us , but not of us ' We must all remember that when Sir John flobheuso started in political life , excepting that he was heir apparent to a large property , and Mr O'Connor an adventurer , their position was very similar . In . antiquity of family the latter has it ; for if the Courtneys claim to be ofthe highest blood amongst our nobility , because in theirveins flows adistant strain from the Greekemperors of tbe latest dynasty ; if several families are prond of ' a
cross' from the PJantagenets ; surely one who is a descendant of the kings of Connaught ought to be re . carded as somebody' in respect of birth and descent ! Then if Sir John took his 'bachelor ' s' degree , as a politician , in Newgate , so did Mr O'Connor in York Castlequite as respectable , not to say aristocratical , a college . Lord Byron ' s lofty music celebrated the rapidity of Sir John's ascent in popular estimation , and we doubt not that the rival worthy haa likewise had his laureates ; for the gentlemen of « the Charter' are not altogether wont , ing in poetical genius , thoug h their effusions may perhaps have seldom found their way into Albermarlestreet . The bard of Newstead chaunted of his friend and fellow traveller thathe flew into popularity « much faster than ever Whig Charley went ! ' signifying the great iuol
of his day , Mr For . For Parliament sent him to Newgate , And Newgate sent him to Parliament !' Still , however , we insist that Mr O'Connor graduated in quite as illustrious a university , hard by the walls of old Eboracum . The ' young glory' of Westmtnster-the late ' glory' of Nottingham—found his wiogs entangled , at last , in the honeypot of office , and gradually sank into a ploddingplaceman . What form the new representatire of tho last-named borough may be destined to take we must decline to predict ; for prophesy ing Is a-very hazardous business in these kaleidoscopic days 11 Time , the greatunraveUer of secrets , wUl solve the enigma in one way or other , if we only have patience . But let °
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new members note down in their memories tbat they have been elected by ft wonderful piece of good fortune ; and that their tenure can only be maintained by atten . tion to the local interests of their coHstltuents .-Troteci tiontoi the industry of the poor man , as well as ; to the capital of the rich , is the cry to which—no pledges having been sought or given .-they have beeh ' indebted for their return . There are many local abuses which demand in . vestlgation and redress : there are many prospective improvements which have too long been sacrificed to private i nterests ; aud we have no doubt but that Nettingham has now two members who will consider that they represent the town , aud not a party . Wo hope to see Mr 0 Connor , now that he is placed in a position Of responsibihty , as well as distinction , no longer waste his energies upon ideal improvements in the Constitution , but employ them on practical improvements in the conuuion of the town and trade he represents .
8 EVIEW OF THE NOTTINGHAM ELECTION . . The result of the late contest took the whole country by surprise . No one supposed that Mr O'Connor could be returned for Nottingham , and tho impression up to Thursday , was very general , thathe would not evon CO to the poll . B What are the politlcsof the members for Nottingham is the question we everywhere meet with . Mr O'Coui nor s principles are well known , and though net a supporter of the present Ministers , the London Journals
properly stylo him a Liberal . But what is Mr "Walter t Thatis tho iuquirj . The Sun and other London journals include him in the list of Liberal members ; the Nottingham Conservatives claim him ' as of their party , The Times ( Mr Walter ' s own journal ) is ominously silent as to his principles , nor does his address to the electors solve the mystery . Mr . Walter , bowever , is , we think , a Liberal , and of course not a Tory , for of late a marked change has como over the spirit of the Times , and we doubtnot , over its proprietors also .
In how strange a position do we find the Tory supporters of Mr Walter : thoy have ousted tho late Liberal members , only to bring in members still more liberal : for . John Hobhouse , they have now Mr Walter ; and for Mr Gisborno , Mr F . O'Connor . Many Conservatives voted for Mr O'Connor , and , of course , in so doing gave in their adherence to that gentleman ' s principles , which include a total repeal of the union with Ireland , of the New Poor Law , of the Law of Primogeniture , and of tho connexion of Church with State . They also voted for the People ' s Charter , for the application of . all . Church property to the support of the' poor , and for the Scrall Farm system being made a government measure , Novel doctrines for Tories ! LordBnncliffe , and nurabtrs of highly respectable Liberals , also voted for Mr O'Connor . On the other hand ; some of the Conservatives ( including the proprietor of the Journal ) split their votes between Mr Walter and Sir John Hobhouse . —Nottingham Review
WE HAVE FEARGUS O'CONNOR again in the House . Without any sympathy for his character or pursuits , or any reliance on his discretion , it is butjusttosay thathe has been at all times an unswerving Repealer ; and within the last few years he caused a petition for Repeal to be signed by over a million of the working-classes of England . If he be no great help to Ireland , he will assuredly ' be a sharp thorn in the side of-the Wliigs . —Dublin Nation .
FEARGUS O ' CONNOR THE MAHOMET OF CHARTISM , has been triumphantly returned at Nottingham . The party with which he has been identiiied are not so inconsiderable in numbers and wealth as not to have a voice in the legislature , and the fact of his return affords additional evidence tbat political and sectarian ascendancy is near its fall . — Dublin World , Votes op Thanks to the electors and non-eleotors of Nottingham ha ve been passed by the Chartists of Newnortflsle of Wight ) , Finsbury , Salford ,
Liverpool , Bolton , and several other places . Norwich . —At a general meeting of the members ofthe National Charter Association , the following resolution was agreed to : — " Tbat the thanks of this meeting are due , and hereby given to F . O'Connor , Esq ., for his great exertions in the cause of universal liberty ; and also to the electors and non ; electors of Nottingham , for electing thatgentleman as a member of the House of Commons , to represent the principles of the People's Charter , and that £ 1 betaken from our funds , and transmitted to F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., to assist in paying the expenses .
GREENOCK . PRESENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL SO ME Jt ' cBAE . A meeting was h < ld in the Mechanics' Hall on Tues . day night , August 3 rd , for the purpose of presenting to Mr John M'Crae a mark of the tospect in which he is held by his fellow-citizens , having been three stversl times on the nomination day declared by the sheriff duly elected as their representative in Parliament . The testimonial consisted of a handsome purse , " to which was attached a silver medal with an inscription to tho above effect , and enclosing a sum of money . Mr Bojd was called to the chair , on the motion of -Mr M'Kenzie . The Chairman read the hill convening the meeting , and called on Mr Robert Burrell to come iorward and present the token of their respect .
Mr Burrell said—This is one of the proudest occasions on which I ever had to appear before a public meeting , I have been appointed to present this testimony of respect to ono who has been three times declared by the inhabitants of Greenock worthy of representing them in Parliament . ¦ ( Cheers . ) On this occasion many ques . tions are in tbe way of being put to us , Some ask us why we brought forward Mr M'Crae f Our answer is , we brought him forward because neither ofthe two candidates in the field came up to our point , and the day of nomination showed that no less than 8 , 000 were for universal suffrage , and neither of these candidates came up to that point . This , in my opinion , justified us'in bringing forward Mr M'Crae . That ques . tion was also nut to Lord Melgund in the Sheriff Court
Hall , * What brought you here V If the same question were put to Mr M'Crae , he might answer he had a good right to come , because he bad been twice returned , and no objections to him stated ; and , therefore , the com . mittee was justified in bringing Mr M'Crae here . ( Cheers . ) ButMrM'Crae did not solicit thevote otany of the electors , and the first place he appeared in hero was this Hall , irhere ha explained his principles at once . Another question put , is , why did we not carry Mr M'Crae to the poll f I answer , the committee went to a great number of electors , and found them pledged to one or other of the other two candidates . They went t o the Repealers—a number of them were pledged to LordMelgund ; to the Chartists , and they found that the number would bo but small ; and we thought that very possibly ,
if we brought forward Mr M'Crae , taking away the votes from the other candidates , the man coming nearest our views might bo hurt thereby . It was , therefore , agreed not to go farther than the nomination ; and that conclusion was only come to on the nomination day ; and only finally settled an hour before tbe nomination . Many have asked why bo would support Mr Dunlop rather than Melgund ? We ssy , Mr Dunlop ' s political creed was more in harmony with ours than Lord Melgund's . It has even been said that Mr M'Crae got monevfrom this parly and tbat party , but I can tell you , if Mr M'Crae ' s purse is heavy to-night , it Is with the working man ' s pence that it is so . ( Cheers . ) I believe not more than half adozencontributed towards this token but those who labour with their hands . It may be asked , why present this testimonial to Mr M'Crae ? -1 say for many reasons ; Mr M'Crae demands our gratitude , because from a child , I may say , he has been defending our prin ciples : in 1819 he was obliged to fly for the cause of
Chartism from his home , as an exile into a foreign land ( Cheers . ) In 1839 , when the great national Convention met at Birmingham , Mr M'Crae went and took his seat there , while others wereflylagfrom the place . ( Cheers . ) Mr M'Crae further deserves our gratitude , because , when we required his services , he was always ready to render them . ( Applause . ) I take the liberty now of handing to you , ( Mr M'Crae , ) this purse , hoping and trusting that you . will always have it in your power to have something in it . ( Great app lause . ) I hope also that you will pursue the same course as you have hitherto done , and that yeur principles will still continue as durable as the coin is within that purse . And now , in presenting this testimony to Mr M'Crae , I will only say that I know that I express the sentiments of all present , and many thousands not present , when I say , may you have health , wealth , and prosperity , and may you go down with your grey hairs in honour to the grave . ( Tremendous applause . )
MrM'Craei who was received with great cheering , said—My ( eelings at this moment arc of such a character as I feel altogether unable to describe . I have ever been able to brave all bigotry and intolerance and persecu . tion which have been practised against me , but the kindness of my friends at this moment overwhelms me , ( Cheers . ) I had no expectation of receiving any such mark or token of respect and esteem from the inhabitants of Greenock ; for I considered ! had a sufficient token of that esteem when I lived iu their rflections , and when I was able to render services to them . ( Cheering . ) I came not here at this time under the impression that I was to be sent away loaded with perhaps a greater amountof money than I ever had in my possession before , that I could call my own , but I hoped I would return at least to my own place of residence
carrying with me your warmest sympathies , affections , and regards which I have so many times received from you on previous occasions ; and this is perhaps not the last time when we shall meet together to stand up in defence of the great and glorious liberties for which we have many years contended . ( Applause . ) I was , I believe , only nine years of ago when I first advocated those principles ; I have never deserted those principles , and tbe working classes have never deserted me . I do not for one moment attribute the kindness received tonight as any mark of esteem given to me as an individual ; I believe it merely a token of the respect that you that I have
have for those great and glorious principles ever advocated , and with God ' s help will continue to advocate till the latest hour of my existence-principles that have never required any alterft'ion or amendment . When 1 was fourteen , I had become an object of perse , cution by the tyrants of those times . A Justice of Peace , who lived in tho vicinity of Cumnock , where 1 resided , came to my parents , arguing tbe neewto of casting me out from my home ; he said I would be a disgrace to thorn , a dishonour o myself , and bring the grey hairs of my parents with sorrow to tbe grave , for that I was a boy who hud imbibed wicked princlples . and would contaminate all other boys with them . He told my father that I would end my days on the gallows ,
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and to abandon me altogether . My father knew nothing of the principles I was then imbibing , and I had learned them by attending on a small party of democrats who met to discuss the NorOierii'JFhi ^'"^ a"fetf " more - extreme periodicals of the day . 1 sat at their feet like Paul at the feet of Gamaliel , imbibing every word ofinstructioh . ' The " mngistrate next applied to my grandfather and grandmother " to use their eff . rts ; and at last my grandmother , with tears in htr eyes , begged me to give over my evil ways ; but I had become amalgamated with these kindred spirits . In 1819 , when I was nineti-cn years of age I was under the necessity of fleeing . lrom my country ; I made a narrow escape from being transported beyond the blue waves , or else suffering a 'traitor ' s' death on the gallows ; but I had scarcely landed
on the shore of America , when ! found that the intelligence had gone before me , and I was often asked b y Justices of the Peace to produca credentials that I had not come from Scotland within the last twelve months ; and that if I could not produce these , they would be under the necessity of taking me up and making ine tell who I really was , 1 had to go without food , and often lie in the forests with onl y the canopy of heaven for a covering ; but all these things did not discourage uw , I di « . seminated the same great and . glorious principles in Canada , and I believe I hod a hand-in producing the effects there which occurred iimny years after I had left it , and from tbat time till the present hour , I have been struggling for the same glorious cause . And since I have gone to the town of Dundee there arc several
instances in which I have been successful in crushing that spirit of oppression which had gone forth against tho working classes of that portion of tho country . ( Cheers . ) - Mr M'Crae here related the case of six young gitlsi-who had taken a fancy to absent themselves one afternoon from their employment , to walk and enjoy the country air . A warrant was immediately sent out against them , and they were apprehended next morning on comingto their work at . 6 ; they were taken into n private room and told if they would make certain ' statements which were put into their mouths they would get free . They had no friends to consult with , and did not know what to do themselves ; and two of the six could only write their names the other four could not even sign tbeir names . They were sentenced to tbe
prison of Dundee for ten days to close and solitary connnement ; and they were sentenced to this not in a common court of justice , but in a private room . I wrote to fourteen or fifteen members of Parliament long letters stating the case , andeome days I wrote for eleven hours without intermission to the Lord Advocate , & c ; and though i could not get the sentence removed , because the girls had already undergone it , yet I did this much for tbo cause of justice : I got the Lord Advosate to send notice to all the Justices of Peace and Magistrates , that such a case was never to occur again in that town—that no one should be irisd in a private court ; but that every one should have a fair opportunity of making the best defence they could . ( Applause . ) I assisted the ship-Cfirpenters ; their masters wished to break doivn a
society and seize tbe funds ; there was more than £ 200 —we got the money out of the bank , and put it into safe keeping ; nnd tho magistrates took tbo part of the men , and said they had never seen better rules for the regulation of a society . Ths masters were obliged to give in , and the ship-carpenters havenow 4 a . a week mora than when the masters tried to put them down . For that effort which I made I received tho silver snuff-bex which I now hold in my hand as a token of esteem for what I had done in that good cause . ( Great cheering . ) Having made these remarks , I will now turn to tbe principles we profess , and they are no newfangled opinions . They are the principles of good men from the earliest ages till the present time—the flood could not drown them , nor have they been able to be subdued . They have outlived
the convulsions of states and the fall of empires , and they shall yet survive the crash of matter and the , wreck of worlds . It is true some who have professed these principles have had to waste their days in gloomy exile far from the land which gave them birth , and perhaps breathe out their lives unpitied and alone ; it is true others have had to seal their testimony to these princi . pies with their blood ; bat they died as martyrs in the defence of these great principles . The principles we advocate are founded on the principles of truth and justice , and therefore sooner or later must and shall prevail . I love to contemplate the progress these principles arc making , even during the . last 20 years . I can remember full well when we who professed these principles had to run as it were from our houses , and under cloud
of night , or before the dawn of day , meet with some kindred spirits to talk over a nation ' s wrongs , and sigh over a nation ' s injuries ; but nw , in tho light Of day , and in the face of assembled thousands , we can baldly assort these principles , and the man is now reckoned a traitor to his country who does not profess them . ( Hear , bear , and loud cheers . ) I know well that if such a meeting as was held in your Square on Thursday last , had been held at the time to which I refer , the streets of your town would have been lined with military to do the work of the assassin ; and why is there such an advance , ment of these principles , and why do noUuch things happen now ! It is not because the hearts of our tyrants are changed or altered , No , it is because information and these great and glorious principles themselves have
progressed , and they see it impossible to retard the march of advancement of these glorious truths . See bon these principles were recently tried to be put down by an Irish Coercion Bill . But these great principles of liberty arc implanted in the inmost recesses of tbe soul of man by tbe great Creator himself , aud it is out ofthe power of the tyrant to eradicate them . ( Applause . ) Ho may crush our bodies , but he can ' t crush our minds . The mind is free as the winds of heaven , and as the breezes that sweep o ' er our native mountains ; and until tho [ tyrants are able to pluck the stars from their orbs , they are unable to pluck truth and justice from the throne of the Eternal , ( Cheers . ) The tsrant Edward , King of England , might quarter the | body of a Wallace , the hero of Scotland , and he mbht place his mangled
body in different parts ofthe country ; but Edward was never able to eradicate these principles , nor tbe feelings of a Wallace from the hearts of Scotsmen . ( Applause . ) The Ecclesiastical tyrants of the country might burn a Wishart at Hie stake , but they were never able to eradicate these principles from the bosoms of those who loved religions freedom . They might hurry a Baird and a Hardie on a hurdle to the gallows ; tbey might cut off the head of Wilson for the principles of truth and justice ; but the names of the same Baird , Hardie , and Wilson , and all the other martyrs who have suffered for the cause of truth and justice , shall live when the names of a Castlereagh , and a Sidmoutb , and other tyrants , and Oliver and Richmond , shall have perished for ever from remembrance , or only to be thought of as tyrants and
oppressors . ( Cheers . ) If the very name and sound of liberty be so dear to the heart , what must the substance and reality be ? for liberty the warrior braves the battle-field , and for that the Christian has met death in its direst forms . Why is it that we still struggle for what our ancestors have bled and died ? Did tbey after thoy died to achieve it , castaway as a petty child would its toy i No , but it is because we are not all alive to our own interests ; but tho time will come when the tyrant vill no longer be triumphant . Will you stand still then , and see your country perish without making one last noble effort for your own , and your country ' s emancipation ! Your country is famed for its industry , its artizans for their skilh . and its mechanics for their genius , but notwithstanding all this , we find tbat tbe
greater wealth we produce we are ourselves poorer . Here is a nation which seems to have destroyed herself by the genius of her sons— here is a country which stems to be sinking into the abyss of ruin , white surrounded by unbounded wealth . This is not what ought to be if we bad equal laws , Mr M'Crae , after condemning the policy of the Whigs , adverted to tbe case of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and went on—I again return you my sincere thanks for all tbe kindness I have received at your bands . 1 have received many tokens of yourregard and affection , and this one Is perhaps the greatest iu point of value . It will inspire mo , I hope , to go onward in the good path , and if ever my assistance or aid are required by you , wherever I am , I will be most happy to afford it . Mr M'Crae sat down amidst loud and long continued cheering , _ _
Mr M'Phedran moved , and Mr Ifcilson scconned , a vote of thanks to the independent electors of Finsbury , Nottingham , and all the other places who did return or endeavour to return Chartist members of Parliament , which was unanimously carried ; and after a vote of thanks to the chairman , and three cheers for Mr M'Crae , the meeting separated .
ABERDEEN . At the late election for Aberdeen there were three candidates in the field . —Captain A . D . ^ Fordyce , of Brucklay ; Lieut-Colonel W . H . Sykes , a director of the East India Company ; and Mr James M'PheraoQ , a popular member of the Aberdeen Charter Union . The nomination took place on the 30 th ult . A little before twelve o ' clock , Captain Fordyce , accompanied by a numerous committee , with a band of music and several union-jacks , was seen marching down Union-street to tho Court-house , near which tbe hustings were erected . Colonel Sykes and his party ; came up , in the same attractive style , bands of music , union-jack , and two silk banners , blue and orange . The People's Candidate , who passed through the court-house , with a small committee , untnout processionmusicor banners .
, , . ... The cro , vd in front of the hustings might have been between 4 , 000 and 0 , 000 . .... . „ After the preliminary proceedings by the sheriff , Mr Forbes of Blackford proposed Capt . Dingwall Fordyce , seconded-b y Mr Thomson , jun ., ship owner . Provost Thomas Blakie proposed Lieut-Colonel Sykes . seconded by Mr James Hadden a Tory , and a manufacturer . Mr M'Farline , broker , proposed Mr James M'Pherson , seconded by Mr Wm . Largue , confectioner ; Captain Dingwall Fobdtcb then stood forward and was received with much cheering , and delivered
an address chiefly touching on former services to tho state abroad ~ howhe had formerly been placed at the council-board of his native city , how the nature of his employment had not prevented him from , studying the political actions of several reformers whose names he mentioned ; described this country as ; the " wonder and envy of surrounding nations : —said is cameSforward to promote the general good , irrespective of party considerations ; threw himself and his claims on their consideration , and would abide the result with perfect tranquillity . He retired amidst great cheering . Colonel Sykbs next addressed the assemblage ,
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dwelling principally on the fact that he had etKbvascd every opportunity to make his opinions known to the electors , whom he had addressed twice hi the Royal Hotel ; twfoein tho- 'Courfchouseronee at- Old- Aberdeen , once in Wetidside , meeting and of electors and non-electors'ih-Unioh-TinIf . He had come forward that such a-large city migh t have the choice of two candidates , lie had been in the service of liis country for forty years , and 'had risen to the present cfficO as an India director , he-hoped , solely on account of bavins ; ( tone ! iis duty . As to his principles , ho was a Free Trader , and a friend of Civil and lteli ^ iou Libertv , awl the . Education ofthe People ..
Mr Jamls -M Phkbson , the people ' s candidate , then came forward , -. nd was received with great applause ; he said he need only flay a word or two" , as . to why he presented himself as a candidate for . their suffrages to-day . lie , and the party he represented , had waited on Providence to see whether a proper candidate would present himself , thinking that in the course of events , a man would come forward who might either represent ( heir sentiments , or afford some hope of their views being carried out . With this view a deputation had waited on Captain Fordvee , when lie ? . nriounced himself , but . they received but little encouragement to hope that he would represent their opinions , Alter whatbe ( Mr M'Pherson ) had said aud written on the subject , it was ftltojfether unnecessary for hie to enter more at large up » n
the discussion of that subject , but would p . ws to the other party thoy had applied to—he meant Colonel Sykes . ; lh ? Colonel was an honourable and straightforward gentleman ; and he did not therefore keep them long in doubt ,- for he told them a * once that they had no hope from him at all . { Cheers and laughter . ) When nothing was to be had from either party , then he camo forward himself , in support of those principles which he entertained - in common with a portion of his fellow-electors , and with the great mass of the people . ( Cheers *) He claimed nothing on his own personal account ; though even on that score he might find claim to their support . Why all knew him and hh principles sufficiently well , for there was not a public question that had occurred for the last seven years in which he had not taken
some part . Besides that , he had resided fifteen years in the town , almost t-vcr since he came to man * hood—and he had always lived consistently with the principles he now entertained . Captain Fordyce had told them that he had spent the greater part of his life abroad in the service of his country , and the i . -allnnt colonel had done the same . What was the real meaning of this explanation of their ' s . Why . it meant that they had made a profession of the destruction of men . that they had made it their business to destroy their fellow creatures , and devoted their lives to the carrying suffering to mankind , and this was the choice that was left for the electors of Aberdeen ! It was between theso two men , who had made it thoir business to destroy their fellow creatures , that the elective body had to choose their representative .
Great Ileaven . had it come to this , that in this peace-loving country they had no choice but to sand warriors to parliament . He hoped the electors would not so stultify their philosophy , and their philantrophy , by sending warriiors to represent them there if any one else could be got . And then when he looked from the place where he stood he saw how few the electors were . The whole representative power ofthe country was in the hands of one-tenth , a mere sectional part of the people , while the great mass ofthe people were entirely and unjustly exclu . ded . He saw that there was a space round tbe electors , filled with people ten times greater than the enclosed spot whereon they stood , and when he saw these electors covered with the best thatart could produce , and knew that they sat down every day to tables covered with the best ; when he saw this , ' : md looked round upon the producers of all these
comforts , he asked why was there so great a distinction between them ? Had Nature made such distinction between them , that the one should enjoy so much , and the other have so much to suffer ? Mr M Phorson then proceeded to comment en the qualifications of electors propounded by Colonel Sykes , and amied that many , among the misrepresented had high moral , natural , and expanded understandings , lie then referred to the triumph of liberal opinions , such as Catholic Emancipation , the Reform Bill , the emancipation ofthe Black Slaves , arid the Repeal of the Corn Laws . / He said that these were proudly referred to as eras in history ; by the most exalted reformers , ( snd ibsse were won by the union of the people . —by the ignorant and despised working nx-n . These things might teach the people what . union could accomplish . He concluded a long and eloquent address amid the plaudits of the assembly .
The Sheriff then took a show of hands for each ofthe three candidates separately , and declared-thai Mr James M'Pherson was duly elected by a large majority , '; a poll was then demanded byCaptain Fordyce , and Colonel Sykes . Mr M'Pherson stated that he had no intention of going to the poll , and moved a vote of thanks to the sheriff which was seconded by Colonel Sykes , and the proceedings terminated . The polling resulted in the return of Captain Fordyce .
BRISTOL . Mr Clifton , secretary to the Chartist Registration CommUtee , has forwarded to this office an . cxplanation ot the reasons why Chartist support was given to Mr Apslcy Pellatt , the Anti-State Church candidate , at the recent election . Mr C . says ;—Mr Pellatt , in answer to a deputation , declared , that if a measure embracing Universal Suffrage were to be introduced into the House of Commons he would vote in favour of it . ' That he was in favour of triennial Parliaments , but would not oppose a measure for Annual Parliaments ; that he disliked Property qualification , and would voto for its extinction , and support the Vote by Ballot ; that he would , if required , appear before his constituents every twelve months to answer for his public acts , and retire , if deemed unworthy of
their further confidence , and that he would vote for the return of Frost Williams , and Jones ! Conceiving it tolbe cur duty to render such a man ( pledged to Universal Suffrage ) all the assistance in our power , we accompanied him to an immediate public meeting , and after a hard contest , in which our friend , Mr Simeon conducted himself gallantly , we succeeded in placing Mr Pellatt before the people as a fit and proper person to represent their interest . And here , I would observe , that we defeated an amendment introduced by Mr Herapath , the Whig magistrate , who afterwards , at the hustings , on the day of nomination , grinned his approbation of the most abominable ruffianism that ever disgraced an election meeting . ^ Suffice it to state , that having felt ourselves satisfied with the promises of Mr
Pellatt , we did our duty by him and our principles ; but that we might leave no excuse by which the Whig Liberal and sham Radical could escape detection , the deputation proceeded , according to appointment , to Mr Berkeley , and in the presence of his committee , he stated , that' He would not vote for Universal Suffrage ! ' and that the utmost extent he would go to would be Household Suffrage ; but evon to that he would not pledge himself unless it were introduced as a measure into the House of Commons . He would vote for the Ballot , and for an extinction ef the Property qualification ; and although he held Frost , Williams , and Jones , accountable for all the blood which was shed at Newport , he would nevertheless vote for their return on the score of benevolence . He denied ever having given any pledge of the kind heretofore , or that he ever did , or ever would pledge
himself to Universal Suffrage ! He would not permit ! the existence of a State Church were he called upon to legislate for a now colony , but he would preserve the State Church , as it now is , with a view to the protection of vested interests , & c . I will now only observe that our little band did their duty nobly , and were unceasing ly at their post ; and if the party who introduced Mr Pellatt had onl y done their duty likewise , that gentleman would nave been placed in a decent position on the poll . If Mr Pellatt , or any other man , present himself here again , and pledge himself to vote for the Charter , the Chartists will not forsake him if others do . We will fight the fair , open battle of principle , for we do not despair that Bristol , the emporium of bigotry and monopoly , will yet be able to return a man who will really represent the will and the wants of the people .
BURY ST . EDMUNDS . Mr Bunbury , one of tho newly-elected members , has pledged himself to vets fer the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . On this condition he received the support of the Chartists .
DERBY . Bribery has been practised in Derby , but it has been effected in the following under-leg manner : —Candididate : ' If you will vote for me , I will place you upon my committee ; you will receive 5 s . per day , and a reasonable quantity of drink . You must do all my dirty work , and entrap others as I have caught you . ' But this was not all , for when there was such decided opposition , the wages of this committee were raised to Is . 6 d . per day . This had the effect of securing a very large portion of the voters-so as to gain the majority . They were bought—their votes are the property of the returned candidates ; and aa a matter of course , they have the perfect right of again selling them . I know several voters who , when Mr M'Gratli contested the borough a short time hick , promised to give him their entire support , but a few hours afterwards , when Mr Gower promised to place them upon his committee , and give tho 5 s . per day , it altered the case very materially , Corbb ^ osdeni .
WIGAN . At the recent election three candidates appeared in the field-.-Tory , Colonel James Lindsay , son to the Earl of Balcarras ; Whig , Ralph . Tbicknesse , Esq ., of Beech Hall , banker and coal-pit proprietor ; Chartist , Mr Wm . Dixon , of Manchester . There were not less than 15 , 000 persons present . The candates having been nominated , and having addressed the electors , tbo Returning Officer proceeded to take the show of hands : first , for Colonel Lindsay , when about a dozen hands were held up ; for Mr Thickno " so about one hundred hands were held up ; the show of hands was at least seren hundred to one in favour of Mr Dixon . The Mayor then said , ' I have to declare that Ralph Thicknesse , Esq . and Mr Dixon are elected by a large majority . ' A poll was demanded on the part of Colonel Lindsay . Continued to the Seventh Page " ,
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