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Jo mSiorationof thebirth-C I ) AT OF HENRY HUNT . LONDON DEMOCRATIC SU ? PER . On Thursday evening , November , 6 th , tha birtk a . * of Henry Hunt ' was .. celebrated ^ by a public SJ £ holdin at the Sun ari Thirteen Cantons S ? T « n C astl » 4 treet , ' Iieiceste- ^ nMe , 1 rlitnd 6 mo , _^ t « « f all nations assembled , to . dp honour to the Siry of Liberty ' s Champion . ' , The two rooms i « rthrown into one for the . occasion , and Most Sv crowded . Feargus OTomwr , Esq ., took the ff smii » rtrf onlu 8 . rigbiJ ) y ; , Mr T . Cooper ,
3 $ r of the "rurgawry oi aniaae * , " amrjolw Swell £ sqv , » d 0 tt lus ¦«?« : . by Mr .. John Shaw . A ^ ramberVWie . graced tb */; f , Mt « al with their Thence . Aft er the tables had . been , cleared , Mr . Jvnonnor row and said : —I ; know . it . is usual at ,-iSiio awmbUes to giT 8 ii-a fifst toast the ri * d nuppet placed at the summit of the state : but , J 7 w » * re true Chartists , tone Democrats , which , I hdieve means true Republicans , " ! shall reverse it , « d « Tveyoa , Thepeople ; the source of all legfti . rnatepower . " ( Loudcaeeis . ) . Mr . Thomas Cooper rtensung "Spread the Charter , " the whole audience « thusiastically joining in chorus .
jfr "VVuxiam RmsR said , —His text was short ; ho - « short , and his sermon should be , d faDodd , short too The words of his text were , aatheyhad heard « mennc « d , " The People , tho source of all legitimate power . " The emanation of . the governing power Som illeg itimate sonrc *— tha people—was a desio 8 r » tum long struggtedfor , bnthithtrtonot attained . For a nation to be goyeraed by a power flowing un-( oat amaated from this source was a treasure of BBre intrinsic worth than all the wealth tho earth contains , < Or the more bounalss * * aa »
¦ ffhowere the people ? Why , * man ,- -whose real name je understood to be Henry Brougham , but who , ac eotdbtg to the folly prevailing in aristocratic envies , y & been nicknamed . lord BtQugtasn , me spoiaoi fta people as being * contradistinguished from the jnob , or rabble . But that man being beside himself __ havinglong ago been proved sion campus mentis—a ft and proper person for a seat in Bedlam—his definition of who the people were was altogether untrorfhy of notice . The veritable people are the bulk or mass of society , including all who produce wealth , whether engaged in the manufacture of food ,
clothing , or shelter , or in the distribution of the same . Those , and those alone , are the props that sustain the nation . To be assailed with opprobrious epithets by such reptiles as Brougham and Co . does not unman the working classes , or change their character and importance in societv . Burke forgot that he lived on the "swinish multitude , " and Brougham forgets that lie is more degraded than if in the condition he once said he dreaded he should come tothat of a Westmorland pauper . He lives upon the rabble ; and we may exclaim with fludibras , " How numerous are those who Jive upon the rabble I "
' C » 3 made of one blood all the stations of the earth j Jlan o'er man he made not lord , f hat title to himself reserring . lie made not one man booted and spurred , and another with a saddle on his back and bits in his mouth . By nature there is no such distinction . Nature says , whatever is thy right as a man is also the right of another ; therefore , all power possessed bv tie few over the many , if not vicarious , or delegated , is unjust and tyrannicaL But how shall we attain our rightful position ? What means shall we employ ; Union is essential , because it is strength . We must be united not only in person , but in principle and sound doctrine . Such doctrine as is
embodied in the document called the "People ' s Charter "—doctrines which were sedulously promulgated and strenuously defended by that sterling patriot whose natal day we have met to celebratedoctrines founded on the basis of immortal truth . The principles contained in the "People ' s Charter " are ths means to an end—that end the establishment ofthe people in theirrightfulposition as the source of legitimate power . We have been ruled by wifelaBing idiots , libertines , and senseless women—nay , wise , by a power behind the throne greater than the throne itself—greater in iniquity , composed of a race of beings steeped invillany , profligacy , and vice , and under whose domination the country has become
overwhelmed in debt , and the people sunk te the lowest depth of degradation , misery , and . woe . AU these evils , and innumerable others , would cease on the establishment of the sovereignty of the people . Peace , happiness , and contentment would reign in the land . The full fruition of the blessings of freedom would gladden the heart , and plenty crown each board . The swords would be beaten in ploughshares , and the spears into pruning-hooks , and mankind live and love as friends and brothers . ( Cheers . ) Let us , then , fearlessly peraevere ; and in whatever liad tyranny holds its fell sway , let as aid the people in Us overthrow , that Its dominion may cease on the earth , and the people be in reality what they ought to be—lie fountain of all power .
Dr . Bebbibb Fostaise ( from Paris ) rose and said-Citizens and Brothers , permit me to tell you what French Democrats understand by the " Sovereignty of Unpeople . " There are two queries comprised in this term . 1 st—What is sovereignty ? and , secondly , who are the people ? Sovereignty means supreme independenee , absolute right or . power—a sovereign jadge delivers his judgment without further appeal . The pjeeplecollecdvely , ' means the whole of society . Manjs a being naturally soeial ,-m > man can be supposed to lore , or live oat of society . - Society is that sovereign jndge whose power : ia-absolute . Thus sMwtyis tho only true sovereign . r- { Loud cheers . ) Thenl « tns break the chaina-oftyranny , and build the splendid temple of fraternity , where virtue will velope herself , and the principlej of- universal sympathy prevail . Glance at history , and then you will see how it is the people have , been deprived of tha
sovereignty . They . became apathetic and forgot the principle of fraternatisioH , and bene * followed twfyi wan , XBurpation , inequality , and * injustice . Compare for . a moment : the sovereignty of a king * ith . that of the people ,- and yoa will find the first cut only be the delegation of the second , and , canseqaeatly , his acts should be submitted to , and be ratified by the people . Incondusion , the sovereignty naturally belongs to the people , and theywill regain itsasoon as they , truly ; fraternise with . each other . { Load cheers . ) The Chairman gave the second toast as follows : — " The Solemn Memory of Henry Hunt , the Champion of Universal Suffrage . May . the imflinching fatriotismof that great and good man inspire ns with aa unextinguishable determination to combat for the Principles he advocated , now embodied in the People ' s
The Chairjux said that he met them that night * ith a mixed feeling of sorrow and pleasure ; sorrow , at the loss of him to whose memory they were called te to do honour , and pleasur e , 'from the reflection , flat the great departed bad left them something jw tby of contending for . The great distinction to « made between the present day ' and . the dayi . of uenry Hunt was this , that whereas , he , and those wo co-operated with him , had to . tread through a warny path , their courage had smoothed the way for ^ ass-who came after them . ( Cheers . ) - Another ad-Tantage which the leaders of the present day pos-Ksed over thoseof former times , was that superior raovrled ge which the people had ' since acquired , tyaeers . ) By their defection they had killed Henry
«? Mv whereas , if they had followed-his advice , he ^'• Sttnow have been alive , and instead of meeting to Waunemorate bis birthday , they might be assembled to ^ "Bcmora tc thc triumpli mrhis principles . ( Loud ** « . } Hecongiatalatedtheineetingnponthepre-^ Of several foreigners , and while he repeated bis waseatinient , that no matterwhere a man s country , ¦ kithfe creed , or what Ms colour , provided be was wend to Democracy , he hailed "bim and called him pother ( load cheers ); while these were his senjjaeiiU , he begged to be distinctly understood upon " * Question of fraternisation ^ which bad been so frefeniiy enforced by previous speakers . While he ^ studiousl y avoided what , was considered . to be the Jt * ternisatioiioftbp ' n ( vinl (» nf all nntinns . he had as
studiously endeavoured to . insnrft-freedom fsr all R abies . ( Cheers . ) In England , those who had ° » raballed themselves under tbe banner of Demo-**« 7 had a more p ^ werMaristocracyj andamore « a » bdated force to" contend against , than the Democrats of any other country ; and , therefore , he nought it was but a reasonable conclusion to infer , watif they were able to humble the proudest and »» 3 t powerful oligarches that ever eristed—the Democrats of all other nations might do so likewise . Iboud cheers . ) We fought under different banners ~ g > oke different languages—and were known by wfferent names—but , nevertheless , liberty was our goal . ( Cheers . ) Foreigners , for the most part , conten ded for a Kepublicwhile we contend for
, our j ? barter , which is an improved principle of-Repub- "taaism . ( Load cheers . ) : He ( Mr . O'Connor ) was 1 thorough Hepublicaa ia that sense of the word , * aico , ia the language of Mr . Rider , implied that T ? e wer behind the throne should be greater than . « e throne , and that that power snoaH be possessed j £ the people . Melancholy as the occasion was upon * aicb . they met , it was consolator y , to think , that ^ withstanding all the attempts to disperse them , •^ ertheleas , they were the only party , when fitting *? Portunitypresented itself , thatwere ready , willing , N able to take the field for the acquisition of their J » Jt rights . ( Loud ; cheers . ) England was . setting i example , to the world ; and . other countries .
• fee England ,, were demanding their fair share 18 that representatien from wnieh . justice and $ ality alone can spring . About six years ag ^ , in frosa a , aman was-tiiought mad-for ?> proposing that ^ peopleabduld Tiave a constitatibn . Four years *? 9 the same man brought forward the same propo-« tUon , and the ihcreased circulation of knowledge ^ ured for hiinamore favourablebearing . Last year , wi & increased kn owledge as his supporter , he again ^ biniiiedittotie same society , and it was carried P an overwhelmning majority . The knowledge rbich had effected that under a despotism , would pet more in this country—which had improved fare in the acquisition of knowledge mthro . eight
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years than any country „ upon the face of the earth . H KBOwkdge , continued the Chairman , is a powcrtul aroliary , and as in barbarous davs it was ' used wr the preservation of kingcraft ; and " priestcraft , in our improved times it must be used for the rogenerafaonofmankind ; ( Loud andlong contimied cheering . ) Tne pnestitoodof old ruled both kings and people by-being the sole repositories of-education , and dealing it out as beat suited their own' purposes ; but wo have snatched the dagger from the assassins hand , and are now-prepared to slay their god , oppression , with their own weapon . ( Continued cheering . ) You have in my perseverance and energy ( all that I can boastof ) aguarahtea that lew others can offer you . I am a member of a famil y that has suffered mm *
for their devotion to public liberty than any family bmtiunjf . ( Great cheering . ) And can any man doubt that I will endeavour to take vengeance for theiT -j Sufferings » P ° ** " > heads of their oppressors . ( LOUd cheers . ) My opposition to this lewa aristocracy is not like that of the breakfast , dinner , and supper patriot , who writes for hire . It emanates from a nobler fetling—it can be quenched ' only in the noblest result ; ( Cheers . ) Before I entered into the busy scene of potties , I read with delight of the indefatigable exertions of him who isnow no more . I have made his life my study , and his example my model . ( Great cheering . ) And although tyranny and oppression , and I must add , public ingratitude , has consigned'him to the cold crave , let usreioica
that while-tyrants are selecting usurpers as fitting statues to decorate their ball , we are erecting a more enduring monument to the departed patriot , br endeayouiing to establish those principles for which he lived , and for the advocacy of which he was prematurely consigned to the cold grave . The Chairman , after a well-merited compliment to Mr . Cooper , who sat at his right hand , and whom he designated as the peatest . liring poet of the age , sat down amid the most rapturous applause . The next toast was , " The memories of the Peterloo victims , and all others who nave suffered and died in defence of equal rights and equld laws . " - Mr . Hxvbt Ross responded ; after which wasgiven , " Success to Democracy all over the world . "
Mr . Schappeb ( from Germany ) said he was fully satisfied that democracy would shortly be triumphant , and that every man would be his own landlord and his own employer . ( Chews . ) But , to effect this , democrats must have a cordial union , nation fraternising with _ nation . Let the people take a lesion from the kings and queens ; they call each other "brothers" and " sisters , " and sent each other presents ,, such as horses , carriages , & c ., ; and the Prussian King had sent Prince Albert a ton of sour kreut and a hundred weight of German sausages . ( Rears of laughter . ) Well , he was aware that the working classes were poor , and Consequently could not afford rich and costly presents ; but he would say , above all things , keep up a kindly feeling and a cood
understanding , and an honest democratic shake of the hand was worth more than all the sour krout and German sausages in the world . ( Lend cheers . ) One thing the people might be sure of , they would never get their rights either by relying on the middle class , or merely talking about liberty . ( Cheers . ) The middle classes bad always used tbe people as instruments , and then flung them away , fhe middle classes had always deceived and persecuted the working classes . ( Hear , hear- ) Governments always opposed force to justice ; and the people must , when the time comes , have recourse to forarfor the obtainment of that justice they would never otherwise get .
( Great cheering . ) Their work was now to promote knowledge , union , and fraternisation ; other means would present themselves in due time . In the meantime let the working men trust nobody but themselves , and losk to themselves for their own regeneration . ( Great applause . ) Mr . Weitliso ( from Germany ) also responded to the sentiment in a speech replete with excellent argument andgood sense . Although the general views of Mr . Weitling were clearly understood by the meeting , we found it impossible , owing to Mr . W ' s difficult pronunciation of the English language , to take notes of his speech , which we much regret . Mr . Weitling was warmly applauded .
The next toast given by the chairman was , "The approaching anniversary of the Polish Revolution ; may the ruthless Russian despotism be speedily overthrown ; may our heroic Polish brethren be restored to their country , and Poland be guaranteed a veritable liberty through the establishment of democratic institutums . " Mr . Julias Habset , who was warmly received , said—the cause of Poland was a cause dear to tho lovers of liberty in all nations , and the sufferings of their Polish brethren everywhery excited the liveliest commisseration . Poland ' s fall had been induced by that cause which bad led to the overthrow of all fallen nations—the slavery of tho many and the corruption of the few . To the man who was a slave ,
it mattered little who was his lord , whether his tyrant was of his own or of another country . Thtis it was with the Polish serfs ; having no stake in their country ; having no property in the fruits of their own labour ; subject to unrequited toil , and every , brutal caprice of their brutal masters , enjoying none of the rights of man , but branded with all the wrong * of slavery , their country was no country for them , and to them it made but little difference whether their tyrants were Russians or Poles . This , coupled with the corruption and perfidy of the Polish aristocracy , was the cause of the infamous partitions of Poland being so easily , comparatively speaking , effected . The like causes still existing mainly led to tho failure of the clorious but unfortunate insurrec
tion of 1830 . Th » aristocracy were quite willing that the people should pour out their blood in combatting the Russian invader ; but they had no notion of establishing a state of things , in which tyranny « f every description , whether Polish or Russian , should cease to be , and in which the entire Polish people should- be the sovereign of Poland . The aristocracy hated the Russian despotism ; but they much more bated the idea of having the Polish people for their masters , and so they contrived to riiin the revolution , Had the object of that resolution , from tha outset , been declared to be the establishment of the veritable liberty , equality , and happiness of the Polish people * no power on earth could have prevented the triumph of the Poles . ( Cheen . )
Base , however , as had been the conduct of the Polish aristocracy , their vices formed no palliative of the crimes of the Russian despotism . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Harney proceeded to . relate several recent acta of brutality committed by Nicholas and his agents , and amongst-them the following : —A number of nuns , belonging to the Catholic Church , whose chaplain had apostatised to the Greek Church , and for bis apostacy had been rewarded with a bishopric , were invited to follow the example of the ex-chaplain , and conform to the Greek Church ; this they refused to do . Persisting in their refusal ; recourse was had to force , to compel them to conform . During the night a body of Cossacks surrounded the convent , seized the nuns with the most revolting barbarity ,
bound them with cords , and took them away as prisoners , compelling them to walk the length of twenty leagues . - Arrived at their destination they were reduced to slavery , and once a week they each received fifty lashes , so that their bodies were covered with wounds and sores . ( Shame , shame . ) Othertortures were inflicted on them ; some were compelled to act as masons , employed m constructing the Episcopal Palace , some of them where compelled to work in the mines were a number were killed , and finally eight of them had then * eyes torn out . ( Sensation . ) They numbered forty-seven originally , of these , thirty died under their sufferings , three escaped , one of whom is now in Paris , and the others remain in their misery , unless they too have perished , which is most probable . "
These horrible doings told what was the spirit of the Russian despotism . He fervently hoped that that despotism would be speedily overthrown . ( Cheers ;) He earnestly desired the freedom of-Poland , but it must be a veritable freedom , such only as Democratic institutions would confer and maintain . ( Cheers . ) He was proud to see so many Democrats of other nations present , and he fafly agreed with -Mr . Schapper as to the necessity of men of all nations fra ; ternising with each other as brethren . ( Applause . ) He had great hopes of-T . eung Germany , and believed that the world would soon witness a tremendous revolution in the German States . These meetings were productive of considerable good , for the report of thoir oroceedines was not confined to one locality , or even
to a particular country , as , for instance , the commemoration of the French Revolution had been reported , not only in the Northern Star , but also in the leadingjournalof theFrenchmovement , the Refonne , and also in the Populaire ; a report had , or would , also appear ia the Quaiterly Review of the German movement . ( Applause . ) In conclusion , he begged to express , for theDemocrats now assembled , their earnest sympathy with Poland , and their not less earnest hope for her-release from bondage , and the restoration to freedom and happiness of all her sons . 1 ThefcHArsMAX next gave "The memories of Thomas Paine and William Cobtett , the great teachers and defendersof Universal Suffrage . " ,,. Mr . C . Kksx and Mr . Skelton ably responded to the toast '
. .. _ „ .,. , „_* . _ . _ The next toast was : — "Our Italian brethren , whilst we commisserate their sufferings , we appeal to their courage and perseverance to accomplish the overthrowandextirpation of the abominable tyrannies afflicting their country . " Mr ; Coopkr regretted that such a theme had been given him when it was now beyond " noon at night , " * and when , however inclination might prompt , ik would be transgressing all propriety . for him to descant on glorious Italy at any length . To utter the name of Italy—what was it but to wake up
the loftiest recollections of patriotism—to rekindle the most glowing visions of poetry ? From tinies that stretched so far into the past as to be esteemed fabulous by some , the records of this glorious land furnished us with the image of Cmcinnatus—the Washington of antiquity , —with Publicola , whose very name was identified with the '" public cartf ' which distinguished him , —with Junius Brutus , who shrunk not to pronounce the sentence of death , upon his own son when that son had conspired to restore the tyrant Tarquin , — while Marcus Curtius leaped into the gulf to save Ms fatherland . Italy ! it
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waa the country , of Cato , ;• who v sought death rather than live beneath the sway ofthe world-subduing Casar ,-of the , Gracchi who devoted their iiyesto tha grand . Agrarian struggle—the , struggle for iocatmg the' pebple ' on the Land—that Struggle nowagain renewed by their patriotic ^ Chairman ^ arid those united with him . ( Cheers . ) ' Tfaly'l—was it notitke country of that Sp & rtacus , who gathered the gladiators—Working -men - trained for butchers to make bloody sport for tyrants-. uhder hialeaderihip * Could it be forgot that ho shook'Italy and aristocratic role sofearfullvasto alarm the great ? -and ' above all , cdulditbeforgot that his failure had left a lesson even for Chartists-i-the leswn that " division , in the eamp is sure to frustrato siii « cei « : And" wan not
Italy theland of genius" ?—was it not of the " eternal city in that glonousland , that Byron said " the verv air breathes—burns—with Cicero V ) It was the land where eloquence had so often-awaked the ihriUof patriotism , — where ,, poets ,, auch as Dante , and Petrarch , and Tasso , had sent forth such magnificent notes of freedom . from the harp , of their , mighty hearts , —where courageous souls , likO : Rienzi , had so often lifted up the nervous arm to dash down tyrants , — that while : there- was . any hope for humanity , while men had hearts beatin * in their breasts , and minds to . recall the memories of their forefathers , none could despair for the future glory ot such a land ; And even now that glory had begun to dawn . All the leagued power of the Hun and the Goth , and of the tiaraod ' niiMt » n « l his
deadly superstition , could not stifle the free breathings ^ , . Xou » S Italy . ( Chers . ) Beneath her smiling blue skies ^ it was true , there was a mental mist so thickly spread that the ministersof priestcraft and despotism were belieyirig the" sons ef Italy would , never behold its dispersion : but like , as the morning mist vanished vhen jhe young lord , of day . began to mount aboYe the horizon , —and birds awoke to . gong , and flowers perfumed the air . with their sweets , —and soon , all was brightness , and vigour , and joy , —so would the sun of- truth that was now emerging from the horizon Of the past , speedily burst into meridian splendour . ; and Italy , the glorious . land of , grand '; associations , should again , beam with light—aye , with a truer light than that wMch her ancient inhabitants had . beheld .
( Cheers . ) Glancing on the past , and resolving to be true to their great birth-right and . high ancestry , — and yet looking on the present and future with the chastened vision of philanthropy and . brotherhood , — the men of Italy , like the men of Germany , that land of profound intellect , —like the men of France and England , would resolve to erect a truer , broader , freedom than their fathers had ever known . "Fraternity" was a word that several of their foreign brethaenhad often . used to night : "Brotherhood " was our old Saxon term for the idea it comprehended , and it was brotherhood that would characterise the future freedom of the world . . The time for burying selfish thoughts , for annihilating selfish associations , for forgetting the bad and depraving maxims that
we"take care of number one , " and that " charity begins at home , " for devoting all our energies to selfsacrifice and unceasing struggle for the good of AU ,, was now at hand—nay , he would dare to say it was come . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) This must hence * forth be the character of the Chartist movement— -if it were to remain a movement : division , and strife , and jealousy , and petty wars . for paltry leadership , and contracted ideas of " the Charter , and nothing beyond it , " must be banished . The Chairman had wisely said he regarded the Charter as a means to an end ; and what was that end but brotherhood ? the winning of sfich freedom as would , give the . largest measure of individual liberty to each and all , —and
would unite all mankind in . the fraternal resolve , each and all , to preserve the liberty of all , —each and all , to increase the prosperity , and comfort , and hap-Einess of all . He would conclude by expressing his earty sympathy . with their patriotic Italian friends ; and by uttering not a hope , but syllables of a deepseated belief , that the children of the glorious land of the South would unceasingly toil and restlessly struggle till they established this brotherhood firmly on their beloved soil . ( Prolonged cheering . ) The Cbairuan then gave— "The exiles Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis—may they be speedily restored to their homes , aud may all who are suffering for the eause of right and freedom in all countries speedily triumph over their oppressors . " Mr . Ovebtox responded .
The next toast was— "Tho Fraternisation and Progress of all Mankind . " M . Micuelot , a French author , whose works have been devoted to the furtherance of the great causa of human fraternity , equality , and happiness , said"Fellow Citizens , —We all agree that the present society is bad , since more than two-thirds of its members are sacrificed to the idleness and pleasures of a small number of privileged men-who fare sumptuously , while the labouring classes suffer the extreme of destitution . Our great desideratum is a new state of society , in which man will not be ruined by man ; where privilege shall not take the place of right ; where disinherited man will resume his natural position : where the workman will not be compelled to
die of hunger . The foundation of the new social life is fraternity ; the ligature whieh ought to bind it together is " fraternity . Where fraternity does not exist , there is disunion , discord , and hatred , and there ruin is imminent . ' In the present state of society every one follows his own interest , and works for himself alone . Each is only sensible of his own misfortune , and looks on . the affliction of hia fellow men with indifference , unless , as i » often" the case . He profits by it . All men ( peak of their country and of public good , and yet-these verymenaacrifiee their country and the public good for their own-private interest . What , then , is fraternity ? . Fraternity consists in every man " loving his neighbour as himself ; " its fundamental , principle is the . eternal axiom of " Do unto others as you would they should do unto you . " Such are . the principles of . true fraternity . It behoves , iu .. tb . examine ourselves , and see if we possess the true spirit of universal brotherhood . The advocates of regeneration are now numerous , and are . daily on the . increase ; ¦ and if we . continue to exert oiifselves as men , as citizens , as brothers , as equalists—the regeneration of the world must and shall take place ! very speedily . ( Loud applause . ) ' ¦ '" .. ' . , " . ''¦' Mr . Shaw gave "The Parliamentary , representative of the . People ' s . Charter , Thomas . Slingsby Buncombe , Esq : '' Drank with acclamation . " "Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., our excellent Chair « man , " was then drank with three times three , and one cheer more . This terminated the proceedings , which had been conducted with fraternal harmony throughout the cveping .
Public Supper In The Tower Hamlets. ¦ . ...
PUBLIC SUPPER IN THE TOWER HAMLETS . ¦ . . u . . A public supper in commemoration of the birthday of Henry Hunt , was holden on Wednesday , Ntvenb ber 5 th , ' at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green . The room was tastefully decorated with portraits both of living and departed patriot ^ Mr : Shaw filled the chair until the arrival of Mr . Coaper . lathe course of the evening the following toasts were given :- " The Sovereignty of the People . " "Henry Hunt , Esq ., the immortal advocate of Universal Suffrage . " "In memory . of Cobbett , Paine , Cartwright ,, and aU departed hnglishParioVs . " "The memtry of Robert Emmett , Lord Edward Fitzgerald , Muir , Palmer , Margaret , with all Irish and Scotch patriots , now with the dead . " The memory of tha foreign patriots of all nations . "The Charter , may it become the law of the land , onJ '< . iiaJ if . konitm Jnflnptinfl over the whole world .
" Health , prosperity , and . long , life to Fear gu ^ O'Connor , Esq .. and may he live to see the people oa the : Land . " " The health and speedy return of Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and all exiled ^ patriots . " "The health of foreign . Democrats of all nations . " "The health of Joha Richards , T . R . Smart , Thomas Preston , Allen ^ Davenport , and all our living veteran patriots . " "Health of the ladies . " " The Northern Star and democratic press of all countries . " These toasts were severally and ably spoken to by Jonathan Duncan , Esq .,. editor oi the Sentinel , Messrs . Thomason , Stallwood , Mil s , Shaw , Coeper , Mohl , Doyle , and lllingworth . The following Democrats alio contributed to the harmony bf the evening by singing patriotie songs , or reciting appropriate pieces : —Messrs . T . Cooper , J . Duncan , Doyle , Stallwood , and Lathera . Upwards of sixty persons sat down to the supper .
SUPPER AT OLDHAM . The United Chartist Sick and Burial Society held their first anniversary , on Thursday , November 6 th , in commemoration of the birth of Henry Hunt , when seventy-one persons partook of a good arid substantial supper . After the cloth was removed , the president , Mr . J . Giimshaw , submitted the following sentiments :-lst . " The United Chartist Sick and Burial Society ; may its members be numerous , prosperous , and happy . " 2 nd . "The memory of that much respected patriot and unflinching advocate of universal rights , the late Henry Hunt ; Esq . " Responded to by Mr . J . K . Taylor . Song , " The Wdtshire Child , " by Mr . Butterworth . 3 rd . "The memory of Cobbett , Paine , Cartwright , Emmett , and all the illustrious dead of all nations . " Responded to by Mr . A . F . Taylor . Song , " The memory of Emmett no more , " by Mr . J . Wild ; Recitation , " Lines . on
Cobbett , " by Mr . T . Lawless . 4 th . "reargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the members of the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association ; may their exertions in promoting the objects of . the People ' s Charter merit the approbation of their constituents . " Song , "O'Connor , the Champion of Freedom , " by Mr . Butterworth . 5 th . "The members of the National Cooperative Land Society , may they soon beibme independent labourers . " 6 th : ' Ihe exiled patriots , Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and others , may they soon he restored to their native land , and to the enjoyment of their wives and families . " 7 th . " The Northern Stor ancLthe democratic press . " The meeting broke up about'twelye o ' clock , highly delighted with the evenings' entertainment . DraSEHAT Olbhau . —On Sunday last the Convivial Society held their twenty . sixth anniversary in commemoration of the birth of that sterling patriot , the late Henry Hunt , Esq ., at the house of a friend , when a good and substantial dinner was provided ,
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it ^ "" tot to the host and hostess . A goodly 32 ^ ra to table , and enjoyed themselves 2 SW W ^ and pluin puddin g . After din-E £ ?¦ bS ^^ teas ts were proposed , viz .:- " The fS » . ^ ^ unt , Esq ., " feargus O'Connor , 2 ' . „ * he menibers of the borough , John Fielden and ¦ William . ~ A .:- 'Johnson , Esqrs . " " Richard Oastler , Esq . " "The ^ memory of the late John te ™ ' - M am Cobbett ; Thoihas Paine , Major Cartwnght , Emmett , and all the illustrious dead . "
. PUBLIC SUPPER AT ASHTON . On Saturday evening last , November 8 th , a large number Of the disciples bf the immortal Henry Hunt met at the house ' of Miv James Dewshap , Ryecrbft , Ashton-under-Lyhe , to celebrate the . birth of . that noble of nature , the patriot Hunt ' , After the assembl y had done ample jHoticeto the inward man , and the table been relieved of its burden , Mr ; Samuel Marsden , of Hurst , was called to the chair , when he entered upon the subject of the evening at great length and with much enthusiasm . He concluded by saying— '
Brave Hunt , thy name shall never die , Nations unborn thy fame shall sing ; And whan thy banners ware ou high , Our garlands to thy tomb we'll bring , Composed of every flower that ' s fair , In gardens gay , or woodlands wild , Thy name shall be our country ' s caro , Thou art great freedom ' * darting cLUd . The first toast w as then given :. «« The People , the only source of power . " . Responded to by Mr . Edward Hume . Song , "Liberty Tree , " by Mr . James Bardsley . 2 nd . " The immortal memory of Henry aunt , tne man who never deceived the People . " 1018 Waat . was drunk by the company up standing and uncovered . Responded to by Mr . James Ashworth . Song ; " Peterloo , " by Mr . William Seel . rd
3 . Feargus O'Connor and thePeople ' s Charter . " ItespondedtobyMr . JamesDewsnap . Song , "Exile Ot JUan , by Thomas Hague . 4 th . "A speedy restoration , to their countiy and families , of Frost , Williams , Jones , and'Ellis . ? ' Responded to by Mr . S : i « m er \ &» "The tyrants of Old England , " 5 th . lothe illustrious dead of every nation , who by their acts have contributed to the cause , of freedom . Responded to by Mr . Samuel Marsden . Song , ' Henry ' s Ghost , " by Mn John Stafford . Several recitations were given in the course of the evening , amongst the rest the speech of Robert Emmett , as delivered before Lord Norbury , when on his trial ( this recitation commanded great attention , and was listened to with that degree of feeling and interest which it merits ) , , by Mr . Samuel Walker . The company separated at a late hour , highly delighted with the evenings entertainment .
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Cuhious Gift to Robkrt Burks , ~ A highly ; re « spectable gentleman has handed us a curious relic of Robert Burns . It consists of a small round silver box , of about two inches in diameter , on the lid of which the following characters are inscribed around a representation of Charles I . on horseback , bearing a sword : — " Carolvs : D : Magn : Brit : Fran : et : Hib : Rex . " Around . the bottom of the box ia inscribed : — " Exvrgat : Deus : Dissipentvr : inimici . " And in four lines across the centre is the following : —
"X . Relig : Prot : Leg : Aug : Liber : Par . 1642 . " The box contains a silver coin , about the weight of an ounce , which on each side beat's inscriptions exactly similar to those on the box , with the exception that the date is 1643 . Inside the lid of the box is the following inscription : — " From G . M'lver to Robert Burns , for auld fang syne . 1791 . " The history of this curious relic has been traced back a considerable period , and probably somo of our readers may be able to give US some information regarding the bestowerof this gift . The box and coin together weigh 2 ounces 2 dwts ., and the box itself seema to have been used as a coin . —Glasgow Examiner .
Rachel , the French actress , has refused an engagement to go te London for less than 200 guineas per night . A Hkarxv Old CocK . —There is an old fellow , named William Mills , near Londonderry , hale and hearty , though his age is upwards of a century . He is living happy with his eighth wife . " More Cnuncii . "—The Morning Post enters into a calculation to show that in England twenty-three more bishops are wanting , and eight thousand more priests and deacons , [ h our opinion "more pigs and fewer parsons" would be much better . ] Englishwomen Complimented by a Frenchman . —The English women are the best wives under heaven —and shame be on the men who make them . bad husbands . —Mirabeau .
Dangerous . Illness of an M . P . —We understand that Mr . Palmer , of Nazing , M . P . for North Essex , is dangerously ill , and that but slight hopes of Ms recovery are entertained . Approach of Winter . —During the past week , the ice has been no less than an inch thick in the morning , near Carmarthen . Death of John Irvin , Esq ., M . P . — -This gentleman died oh Monday morning , at his residence in Richmond-terrace , at the age of seventy-eight . He had been for many years a member for Bramber , and was always a supporter of the Tory and West Indian interests . His death causes a vacancy in the representation-for the county of Antrim .
Alligators v in tbe Regents Park . —The Earl of Derby has presented two large alligators to the Zoological ' Society , to be placed in the Gardens at the ' Regent's Park . A Spanish yiiiERAN . —A . spanish journal notices , thd exiatenije of ai veteran of the aymy . of pain , who was born in 1731 . and consequently is how . , 114 years of age . ; , Heremaui ^ d iii , the . army till he was promoted to 'the . rank of sergeant and afterwards , re- ; ceiyed . ' , his . discharged In ; 1815 , when eighty-four yeajrs old , he married a yoimg woman of twenty-one . He'is said to be ; still so strong and active that no one would think him to be ' more than seventy . His only infirmity is total deafness . ; Austrian Railroaos . — The director of the Northern Railroad of the Emperor Ferdinand have just resolved to cover all the carriage wheels with a coating . * of varnish ; oil-paint , or pitch , which will hare tho effect of preventing noise ; and also secure the wheels against rust . The measure is to be adopted on the other lines ;
Railroads in Canada . —The people of Canada are making arrangements to form railways along all the great lines of communication both ' in the upper and lower provinces . " A Present or Guns tor the Imaum of Muscat . —There are now being manufactured twelve splendid guns of heavy calibre , ' at ' her Majesty ' s Royal Arsenal , Woolwich , which are intended as a present to' the Imaum' of ; Muscat , in return for the magnificent present' forwarded by him to the -Queeh . " ' ; ' ¦ ' " ; """' .. ' & EPRE 6 KNnTH > N of Cashel . — . The , electors have decided on Sir Colman 0 , Loghlen as their representative . In the event of his refusal , they have determined on electing Mr . O'Brien , late Lord -Mayor of Dublin .
The Land and th e Railways . — Every mile of railway takes eight acres of good land . ' The 1 , 800 miles already existing , and _ 20 , 000 milta impending , will require the snug quantity of 114 , 000 acres , without ; reclaiming any from other roads or canals . Fever in Dbooheda . —It is with . ' deep pain we have to state that Fever is unusually rife in the suburbs and lanes of this town . The board , of guardians are compelled to seek the temporary loan of the hospital in North George-street , until a Fever Hospital is erected . Tradb at Birmisoham . —This town and neighbourhood continues tp enjoy an uninterrupted flow of good trade . . Siigulau Phenomenen . — A fisherman , named Richard ~ CaIe , living inthe vilageof Langum , near Haverfordwest , has in his garden a quantity . of gooseberry trees , someof which are now iu blossom , and others bearing fruit .
A Man Suffocated in a Brewer ' s Vat . —On Tuesday , week a young man named Samuel Brunt , in , the service of Mr . Joseph' Bleackley , brewer , Downing-street , Ardwick , mot with . Us death while assisting to cleanse a porter vat , on his master ' s premises . The deceased was suffocated from the noxious vapour which arose from the vat . He was nineteen years of age , and lived in Clarendon-street , Hujme . Golden Plover . —Within the last four days the downs in the vicinity of Andover have been visited by several . strong flocks of that highly esteemed bird , the golden plover .
. ' Hospital for Consumption and Diseases ot thb Chest . —The new building at Brompton will be opened next spring for the reception- ' of patients . It appears from the fourth annual report , just published , that since the openh ) g > of the charity in 1842 , at its present site at Chelsea , nearly 4 , 000 in-door and out-door patients have participated in its benefits ' . A New Motive Power . —A Mr . Talbot has taken out a patent for a-new power based mi the condensation of carbonic acid gas . ' ^ By chemical means and great pressure , - thfc-carbShic acid is brought down to a temperature below therfreezing point . Heat is thein applied , when ; its expansive , power far exceeds
that . of . steam , while the enormous weight of the furnace ,, & c . is dispensed with . Going Ajiijad . —Jhe second child born in Cincinnati , says an American paper , is still alive , and has not yet reached middle age , and during this time tbe city has , acquired 80 , 000 inhabitants . The first pioneer who . went , to that pari of Ohio , when it was a howlingiwildernees ; ; now walks a hale and hearty man among 2 , 000 , 000 of inhabitants . PBNSiON . T-The Queen has bestowed a pension of £ 200 a-year on Lady . Shee , wife of Sir Martin Archer Shee , "in consideration of her husband ' s eminence as an artist , and of his services as President of the Royal Academy , during a period of fourteen yeaw . "
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^ Monday . —After the defeat of Mr . Walter at Windsor by a most unconstitutional combined power of . the . Government , the , Crown or . its minions and the young puppies of Eton , assisted by the Queen ' s RoyaiXife . Guards , and the . electors butchers , —after this we say we are . favoured by the rimes newspaper of tMonday , with the astounding announcement that Sir . Robert Peel ' s . no patronage Government lias , since his accession to office , added a quarter of a million annually of taxation upon . the producing Classesto corrupt . those / who are called the peoples ' representatives , and after a very elaborate condemf
nation , othis mode of ruling , the Times concludes its stricture thus : — " This power should be kept in vhwki and as much as possible curtailed—a result that will be diffiult on account of the spirit op centralisation to which the legislature , under the artful control of the Government , has lately given encouragement . " : The above extract is from the Timet Of Monday . The following is from the A ' ortfam Star of Saturday : — " We early foresaiv , and as early denounced the efftct of centralisation . We cautioned the people , and told them that it was the new principle adopted by sir Robert Peel to insure the amalgamation of political parties into a class of privileged plunderers and legalised freebooters . "
# The Windsor Election . —This contest has resulted in the return of the mob candidate . Colonel Reid . Colonel Reid , of her Mvjesty ' a B « dy Guard , has been returned by a mob of Castle-hacks , Government officials , a drunken set of soldiers , and an ill-advised troop of the sons of the aristocracy , receiving antipopular prejudices , which is called education , at Eton . The outrages committed by the Queen ' s Life Guards were numerous , and of the most determined , bloody , and atrocious character . The Mayor and Mr . Magistrate Blunt have refused to make any representation of the outrage to the Horse Guards ; but
ll the people had rallied , as they ought to have done , and thrashed the soldiers right heartily , and sent the Eton boys home in pillow-cases to be whipt and put to bed , there is no doubt that remonstrance upon remonstrance would have been forwarded to their justice-loving Secretary of State . There is " an Act of Parliament which renders the removal of the military two miles from the place of election compulsory ; there is an exemption , however , in'favour of the Royal Body Guard , an exemption no doubt made in their favour in the belief that their delicate situation would insure their non-interference .
Griffith Huohss . —At the last Beaumaris assizes , a young man of tho name of Griffith Hughes , was tried for an assault , and the jury pronounced him guilty . In a short time afterwards they discovered that he was in prison , and immediately forwarded a memorial to Mr . Baron Parke , the judge who tried him , stating that they had acquitted the prisoner , and that their mistake arose out of their ignorance of the English language—they being Welshmen . The memorial was signed by every one of the jurors , and was instantly transmitted by Baron Parke to Sir Jfimes Graham , and , will it be believed , that Hughes ia still in prison . Alas ! when the judgment upon
Daniel O'Connell and tha Irish patriots was reversed by the House of Peers , a special Queen ' s messenger was instantly despatched with an order for their liberation . Is there not one law for the rich , and another for the poor ? And do not the people well remember the case of John Frost ? his jury were , nearly to a man , Welshmen , while he was tried in the English language . Christopher John , one of the jurors , made an affidavit , which was forwarded to the Secretary of State , declaring that he , Christopher John , did not understand the English language , and did not find Frost guilty of high treason , but onlv of being at Newport WHEN THE SOLDIERS FIRED : and Frost is still in banishment .
The Stock Exchange . —To-day there was dreadful consternation amongst the plunderers ; there was no frice for anything , net even for waste paper , and the . ord Mayor ' s tomfoolery and gingerbread coach was all that the citizens , heretofore going at railway speed , had to feast upon . The ex-cat ' s-meat directors were to be seen in all quarters throwing aside their railway toggery , and taking once more to the " cat ' s-skin . " A cad of an omnibus , who had that morning resumed his old avocation , said to the driver , " as how he was much more independent than being liable for all the blunders of his brother directors . " The Rotal Family . —The Queen , Prince Albert , the Royal Infants , and a swarm of Cobourgs , breakfasted this morning upon excellent starch , extracted from some Royal potatoes sent from Conciliation Hall , and declared that there was no danger of a famine in Ireland .
The Febnch Press . —The French newspapers are almost exclusively-taken up with the prospects of famine , and , for the most part , they enforce the policy of either withholding toed from England , or of maicing English people pay through the nose for what they require in the hour of scarcity . The Late Elopement . —It appears that Lord Jersey , is very angry with his daughter , Lady Adela Villiers , for running off with , Captain Ibbotson , of the 11 th . Hussars , because he is , the son of a celebrated notary . An account of the agreeable trip to Gretna will be found in another column , andit would boj very well for the aristocracy of the country if their daughters would follow the same example , and thus introduce a little fresh blood into their , corrupted veins .
Thb Potatoe Disbask . —The accounts of to-day ( Tuesday ) , particularly those from Ireland , ; add seriously tothe apprehension that the whole crop must bo lost , and : the Irish , commissioners , having discovered that tho people could , not live upon starch , kayo forwarded a further report to his Excellency the Lof'd Lieutenant , recommending . that the potatoes should be all washed in . bog wateiv and then dried over a hurdle , so thai we have gob as far as washing , starching , and drying . Next ,, no doubt ,. after the blue , we . shall come to IRONING AND . MANGLING . The , commissioners appeal not to the economy or to the prudence . of the people to ¦ ¦ carry out thi s last recommendation , but magnanimously appeal to their patriotism ,-and . say , "Shall it ba said that our ceuntryraen will . not bear the calamity as becomes irishmen .. If Irishmen had net borne so many calamities so long , and : so ^ tamely , they wtuld not have Jo contend alono : against the awful visitation that now threatens , them .
Tuesdat . —The Potatoe Pestilence . —The following is , from the fyogheda Gonservative . ' .-r- " We regret to state that the hopes which buoyed us up for the ; last few ' . weeks as to the probability , of a large portion of apptatoe crop being , sound in this district , has , been . extinguished by . the . melancholy fact , tha ^ day after day .. the disease is , spreadingand that as yetno successful method'has beeti adopted byitho ^ farihers , and ' poor . of thisi neighbourhood , to secure the sound or injured'potatoes ; In several instances we have seen whole pits of potatoes thrown into ditches , out of which , if propermeans were , used , a large quantity of farina could have been extracted . Bui the . farmers .. and peasantry are disheartenedgiving tliemselves iip to despair , and in many instances lire uiwrilling to . dig them for fear of having to ' pay the ground rent ! . In consequence of the anxiety of farmers ; to" dispose of their potatoes , our
market during the past week has been plentifully supplied at from 3 d . to Id . per stone , several samples of ! which were fartially damaged . Again we earnestly , call on our wealth } ' fellow-townsmen to exert themselves—to endeavour to arouse the labouring classes"from that despair into which the failure of their half acres , roods , and perches of potatoes has plunged them ! Now is tho time for action—in a week hence" it will be . too . late . The aumber of remedies published in tha newspapers only tend to confuse the , public mind and the result , is , none of them . are . adopted . " Wo . request attention to the followingparagraph in the above : "but the farmers and peasantry are disheartened , giving themselves up to despair , and in many instances areiunwilling to dig them for fear of having to pay the ground rent . " In & leader in last week ' s Star u- on the subject will be found these words , " all will be given up to despair and hopelessness will bo seen blazing through the land . "
Mollt M'Guire . —The following statement ap pears in the Drogheda Conservative : — .
moll t mooirb in the coontt op meath . We rogret to state that the wide-spread Riband conspiracy , which has led to the assassination of many exemplary landlords , has made its appearance in a portion of the county Meath , hitherto possessing a peacaabla and happy population . Tbe gentleman selected by these lawless legislators , as the first object of endeavouring by threats to drive from his estates , is a resident landlord , remarkable alike for his generosity to his tenants , and kidness to his labourers aud dependants , Robert Fowler , . Esq . . * of Riithmolyou—a gentleman highly respected by men of all shades and opinions ; On Tuesday morning last Mr . Fowler received the following threatening letter through t ' te post-office : —
TO ROBERT FOWLER , ESQ ., RATHMOiYON . "As I was on a visit to my dear Lady - Clare , curiosity led me to take a view of the parish of Rathmolion , to see how my sons was getting on , when to my great astonishment and surprise I beheld some of them torn and driven from the homes which themselves and their forefathers inherited , exiled for ever from the land that first gave them birth , and banished to the wild and dreary parts of the world , with their little families to seek refuge in an unknown land where there is no friend to be had before them , and more of them as I understand there is a sort of barter going to be made with them in exchan ge of their homes , that is dearer to them than their lives , and the few poor but hi g h-minded people that was left to remain in the parish , the head farmers and
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mock gentlemen , graziers as I may call them , even to their kitchen garden they have taken from them , and has bullocks and sheep now grazing on them , well ,. now curiosity led me to know why it is that the poor undertenants is so much persecuted by the farmers , and without any apology , ' the tyrannizing crew tells me that you will not allow them to g ive them the means of support or even the smallest garden , well now , sir , take all these into consideration , and see is my statement true or not—if a man . does not get residence where he was born , how is it that he can expect to get it in a foreign country , or with any other gentleman or farmer—there is many more inditements that 1 could bring against you—but it would disturb my mind to go over all the vile deed *
you are guilty of this ten or twelve years past —however , if you do not go immediately and ritify the poor people of the parish you may mark the consequence—if you put me to the trouble of calling to see you—and moreover I warn you to let this be known , to the farmers immediately—and let it be a warning to you aud them both , for as sure as I write this letter I will leave ) 'OU destitute of SOQie of them , and them destitute of you—so mark what I tell you , your vile deeds was let go on too far with you , so there must be a stop put to them—and it was not in time , but better late than never—I would have executed some of my business before this , but I would scorn to take you shoit without giving you timel y notice . —I remain your friend , "M . Maguire . "
The above letter should be printed in letters of gold—it is the true state of Irish ruffianism , and portrays what must be , and what ought to be , the infuriate feeling of an outlawed , banished , disinherited , people . No eloquence can answer , no'sophistry can refute the above true and simple narrative , although it has been met by an address to Mr . Fowler , signed by all the tenants and labourers upon his estate as we abb told . The address , no doubt , was written by Mr . Disney , the agent , who for the last year was so busily engaged on Lord Darnley ' s estate that he could not attend to his , Mr . Fowler ' s , tenants and labourers , or it was written by-the parson 01 ' CUl'ato of the parish , and characteristicallyenough was " impressively" read by Captain Despard , stipendiary magistrate . Now , not one single one of tho tenants or labourers upon Mr . Fowler ' s estate would daro to do otherwise than cheer the sentiments and append their names , while all tho cheering and
signing in the universe will not induce one single individual to believe that Molly Maguire would write the charges if they were not true , and not a man who signed it who was not convinced of their truth . Mr . Fewler ' s conduct is the rule , and not the exception , with Irish landlords .. They commit slow murder by lingering torture , and when they are l ' ore » warned of the inevitable consequence that must follow their tyranny they parade a subservient sentimentality , and are invariably held up by a press . thafc knows nothing aboat them , as being the most kind , indulgent , exemplary landlords , best of neighbours , purest of magistrates , and holiest of Christians . Indeed , Mr . Fowler in his address relies upon " the mercies oi' an ovdrrulixo providence" as a protection against the threats of Molly Maguire . He would hare been more safe if he had relied upon that gratitude which is ever the reward of honest dealing .
The Representation of Cork . —Serjcannt Murphy being very unceremoniously thrust out of the representation of Cork because he would not be the tool of Mr . O'Oonneii , a more fitting instrument was sougiit in the person of Mr . Alexander M'Carthy , whoso pretensions for the honour were made known to a public meeting of the inhabitants , and the result of which w * i be seen in tho following graphic sketch of the proceedings : —
BZPRESENTATIOH OP COBK . A correspondent of the Cork Constitution supplies a glaring deficiency in the report given by the Repeal local papers of a meeting held in the " People ' s Hall " for tho purpose of deciding upon the claims of Mr . M'Cartiiy , as tho successor of Serjeant Murphy , in the representation of the "beautiful city . " -An active clerical agitator , the Rer . Mr . Horgan , had , it seems , a pet candidate in bis mind ' s eye , and , says the correspoadent i" Scarcely had the Her . Mr . Horgaa concluded his observations at the meeting referred to , by proposing , a » the consistent Repealer , the practical merchant , and the talented financier , Mr . Joseph Hayes , as tho most fitting man , on the papular side , that Cork possessed , to represent his native city in Parliament , vice Mr . Serjeant Murphy resigned ; then , us if a shell had burst amongst the clique by whom the platform was , in part , occupied , they sprang upon their feet , and , with horror-stricken
countenances , raised a scream of deprecation of the motion , whilst the great body of the meeting set up a chaar loud and protracted , in the midst of which the patriots of the platform rushed upon the rev . gentleman , but in rain strove to muzzle him . Loud was his exclamation of disgust at tbe scene . He was- 'not to be put down . ( Cheers and yelling . ) Mr . Hayer andhe—and he ; knew not wh y or wherefore—were not on speaking tcroia , ( ' More ihame for both of you . ' ) . Well , that circumstancedid not weigh a feather in the scale . Personalities had nothing to say to the representation , of Cork . ( Cheers . } Th e honest and intrepid Repealer for bim . ( Chairman'I'll not put the question . ' ) An anti-jobber ; for him , ( Alderman lloche— 'Father Matt ,, do- desist . ' ) , ; The exposure of corporate tricks for . him 1 . tTremendous cheering and counter yelling . ) The first commercial man . in this commercial community for . him!—the most generally talented man . in Munster for him .
* ' Chairman- —The meeting is . dissolred ( 'No , no , ' and ' Yes , yes' ) , and iu the midst of din and confusion tha rout took place . " the reader will rejoice in the proposition of the Rev . Mr . Horgan , one of the most popular , 'Roman Catholic clergymen in the south of Ireland .,, Nobetter qualifications could be relied upon than those possessed by Mr . Hayes , but , —and here ' s the rub , * - thej English Chartists will bear in mind , that the Of ! lift Tf \ 0 /\ t \ lt [ jA «» Ar . ' l ? t ) # » Wna lrm » d ! haa 4-W'suk ^ vn : aA ? Ottiu & VtTU
wuoc ^ H xittjca , -u < 3 ^ . y uao *** " & " * « VV WJ VU lus allegiance to the juggle . aad declared himself aa out and out Chartist , andhence the croaking of the mob upon the platform / and- the extatic delight of "his Majesty" in the body of the hall . Ia It not clear , then , that the principles of Chartism are making rapid way in the Irish mind when such a , system of cajolery , force , and fraud is resorted to to prevent their spread , and , when we find their talented supporters looked upon , by the majority of the people a * , their most fitting representative .
The Potatok Crop ;—The accounts from Ireland : to-day increase in . painfulnesa , but the consideration of famine seems , for the present , to be merged in a squabble between a corrupt Irish * paper called the Packet , and heretofore a thick and thin supporter of the Peol policy , but now a deserter upok prwciple . The Irish Government having baulked his highness of an excellent job by the appointment of Dr . Joseph ' Kerwan , Catholic , to the pre ^ idencr of one of the new Catholic colleges ... We giveth ' e following specimen of the manner in which , an Irish , journalist treats his old official friend . A country bumpkin , which the Packet for the nonce . styles as independent practical gentleman , waited ou a public functionary at Dublin Castle , to communicate some valuable discovery that he had , made relative to the potatoe disease . He wasvery long-winded , and . the official requested him to forward his communication , in writing , whereupon the disappointed prattlerin «
stantly flies for pity and consolation to his Highness of the Packet , and having unbosomed himself of his grievance , his highness thus expresses his indignation : — " We burned , " sava he , " with indignation , wliile our friend related his story , and we exclaimed , why did voir not knock the fellow down ? " That ' a the Irish logic of an apostate journalist ; that ' s the way to deal with officials—a word and a blow . Trade Report . — -The accounts from the . manufacturing districts , without exception , partake of thatgloora which must have been tha natural effect of the bursting of the railway bubble , the failure of tho crops , and the additional turn of the bank screw-Wages are being reduced , while the price of bad provisions are daily increasing . Hands are being reduced to short time—operatives are being discharged * Everything looks gloomy , while Chartism and a determination to possess the Land appears to have received a corresponding impetus .
Goternmest at Homb and Abroad . —Great and mighty changes are in course of preparation in France and England . Marshal Soult ia too old to retain his office , and too obstinate t » incur thegeneral danger that threatens misrule in Europe . ' ' Wellington , upon the other hand , though childish , is deter ,, mined upon sticking to the ship as long , as a rotten plank can be found * land : all appeals of the Right Honourable Baronet to resi gn appear to be lost upon : his grace . It is confidently asserted , "inwkll-inion . MED circles , " as we , asserted in 1841 , that J . ord John Russell is about tp join the Peel ' administrationvice Lord Stanley , wlw retires , no donbt , to receive a fair share , of Croverhmeht' picking ond patronage abroad , as . the two little lords never could agree in one house . Wellington has thrown up his cap , and nailed the true blue to the colours tor Lord Ellenborough , and Peel has hoisted the black flag for Russell and centralisation . "When rogues fall out honest men come by their own . "
Trk " Pilot" anb mi " Natios . "_ As if the Irish , people had no immediate grievances to be thought of or written uuon , we find the columns of the Pilot and the Nation devoted to a squabble about Dr , [ Continued in our eighth t * g » . l
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 15, 1845, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_15111845/page/7/
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