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aad to perform ; the late Erecatira J | « Je Utar ter Association had , by their steady , d . s nterested adherence to the cause , aaudat ?** J ™ S £ , meat , given an immen-e t » ffi » * ££% * %£ and he therefore moved :- //^ v l " ^ ° * of the Naff rSrSJSSftW 3 ^ - * As" a ? W » T seconded the m otion , which was unani-B S ? ta SSS- of Mr Cochrane , the thanksof the AaemWr . were also voted to Mr Shirr-n . / or the fbfe manner in which he had performed the cuties of S 6 AsimUar acknowledgement of iU servicesof Mr M'Cr-te , the vice presicent , was also acanimousy pas « d oa the motion of Mr Wheeler . Messrs Disox , Shirros , and M'Crae , shortly returned thanks , and the m : nut « s of the morning ' s tittup having be . n confirmed , the Assembly oissolved s-horlly beiore one o ' clock , after a sitting oi
two weeks . ( From our Third Edition last weei . ) THURSDAY AFTERNOON , Mat 11 . fJepectio / tftc Union . Mr West sai 8 , that he might give the members an opportunity of expressing their own , and the opinions of their constituents , on the qneatiou ofhepeai , he rose to make his motion on the subject . The peopla of Ireland would also see that the people of this countrv were not invo ' ved in tbe misgovern rnent of the neiahbouring island : tbat they were not mise-i up with the Eog ish nobility in their abuse ol the Irish . The parliament which concluded the "Union were no more the representatives of the nation than the parliament which entailed on this nation the National Debt . The people were unanimouiin that country that the lime was came when that Union ought to be repea ' ed ; and he trusUd that however Lord John Ras = eU might say he woul ^
, resist Repeal to the death , he wonld not ling have an opportunity of doing so . lie , therefore , moved—« That this Assembly records its deliberate canviction . that tbe so-called * Union' between Great Britain and Ireland is ur just in principle , inasmuch as i ' . abrogates tbe first and greatest right of the people of all r . ations—namely , the right of self government , and also because it is notorious that such ' so-called Union' was aicoraplished by the basest of fraud and force , asd was never sasctiomd by the Irish peop . ' e ; and it alSO declares that , as a connexion , it has proved Lyurious and unfortunate to the people of both countries , inasmuch as it has increased English taxation , and multiplied Irish grievances one hundredfold , and , therefore , those commissioners who may ba sent into the country by the Executive , be instructed to advocate the repeal of the law known as the Act of Unim . and on ail occasion ? to conciliate and frsternise with our Irish brethren . '
Mr K . tm > seconded this motion , from no so-called national feeling . lie did so because he considered Belf-E'iverument ^ as the rig ht of tbepeople % From the Romans the English people inheritta their muni cip al governments , and one of the grand characteristics " of goad gevernment was a representative administration . He mig ht refer them to tbe case Ot Norway . That country , so long as it formed an integral pari of Sweden , was poor and miserable ; hut sixtv years after it had been severed from Sweden , it had become greater and more prosperous than Sweden itself . So long as they bad Ire ' and and Scathed poor and miserable , being integral parts o ' & centralised government , ard while they had Norwav in better a ndition thin Sweden , thev were compelled to advocate the Repeal of the Irish Union-Hifo-e that Union England was in the habit of importing Irish linen , because the manufacturers there cauli make a better article , but now that trade was entirely destroyed .
Mr Leach was happy this question bad b ? en taken op . It had been said that a famine had occurred last yesr . Yet at the same time it was the fact that the country had produced as much as two quarters of gram per head for man , woman , and child in that e ; nn ry , and vegetables in a similar paragraph . He then read rttarcs of exports from the port of Drogheda . and aiksd whether , ia tight of th ?? e facts , they were not guilty of blasphemy in calling It a firaiiie . a visitation from heaven ? Mr T . Clark agreed that this question was important to Eng'aud and Scotland , where the population had excessively increased by the influx ot the Irish . Mr Hexrt supported the motion .
Mr An . ms felt himself called upento aid the Irish , who were is the habit of aiding the Chartists of Glasgow . The Unie . n was an evil , procured by corrn pripu . The present antagonism of Protestants and Catholics arose from the Irish Church , upheld by the Eaglish government , and it would never cease till fte Union had been repealed , and the nation TOre allowed to express its own will in its legislation Mr Rankik opposed the Union , because all men had a rifhi to self-government . Mr M'GEATH . in supporting the motion , said there never had been an Irish parliament . Till the time of the Volunteers tbey could not draw a bil head , and even after thev bad framed the bill the Lieutenant might quash it- SucHit was bif-ire the Volunteers had sct . ieved their liberty ; but shortly sfter came the parliament which raised £ 1 , 500 , 000 to pay themselves , to bribe themselves , for passing the Act of Union : Tho Union was consummated , and the mi ~ ervof the IrUh made complete .
Mr Dokovak assured them that neither the En plish nor the Irish had anything to do with the Un'on . it was completed by the aristocracy of both countries . Messrs Macklsiosh and M'Camht . supported the motion . Dr M'D . iuali . recollected the time when in Gallewayshsr * they hid to send round drums an < i fifes for Irish reapers , and save them 3 $ . cr 3 $ . GI a day , now wages were come dewn to Is . an < i Is . 61 . Tbr Chartists had already presented a petition with 3 , 000 , 000 signatures for the Repeal . But Ireland , with Repeal , would yet require Universal Suffrage . It yet required a proper tenure of land . Now a new coat on the farmer ' s back was the sigua ! to the middleman to wring out additional rent . All hope was thus taken from men . Messrs M Cree , Mathews , and Vernon supported the motion .
Mr Marshes thought there was a good deal of coaxing practised on the Irish members ef the Assembly . He believed that ono government for Great Britain and Ireland was the object of all of the members , and he would have thtm say at once to the Irish , * You wish for repeal , tbe same repeal ai we wan *—Universal Suffrage , and the other principles cf tne Charter , made the law of the land . The s * me government tbat oppresses yoa . oppresses hs . ' Now he believed that on- ! government far both countri-jR would ba a good , if that goreramtnt were based on proper principle ? . Ireland would be r one the better for repeal if it was still governed by the aristocracy . After a few observation * from the Chairman , Messrs Shaw , Stevenson , Basset , Shirron , Cochran ? , and Peacock , in support of the motion , it was put to the vote , and carried unanimously . Church and State .
Mr Casvbe moved ' That the present connexion between Church and State is Anti-Christian , and ihe s & ontr it is abrogated the better for the people , that they may receive an interest in the property which had been so wickedly wrested from the people , to whom it was feiven at Brat . ' Mr West seconded it . Mr Pilliss moved , ' That no such question be entertained . ' If any motion on the subject was brought forward , it ought to be f it the confiscation of Church property , in favour of the people . Several members deprecated tbe introduction of any such question before the Assembly . Tf .-e vote bavin * been taken , the motion was carried by a considerable majority . The Assembly adjourned at the accustomed hour . FRIDAY , Mat 12 . Teetotalism .
. Mr SrEvsxsox said , ha was under the necessity of obeying his constituents , by bringing under the attention of tfee Assembly , & motion ^ somewhat Eimiltr to one n . oved yesterday , but goin <; further and placing the Chartist body on a broader basis He hoped that the Chartists were prepared to make any sacrifice to gain for them their rights . It would be a very small sacrifice , comparatively , if they abstained from the use of all spirituous liquors , ale , brandv , wine . & o ., tea . coffee-, snuff and tobacco . He moved a resolution to that effect . The motion being seconded , Mr West rsoved , — ' That the Assembly having twice negatived a similar motion , do not enter . Jaia it . ' The amendment of Mr West , on being put to the vote was carried . Chartist Paper .
Mr Versos rose to bring tha propriety of getting op a daily newspaper , to advance tbe views of tbe Chartist-, cero' * the Assembly . Several districts , and especial'y D ^ aa-stret-t , had passed resolutions , that tbe op inion of the Ass mfely should be taken , respecting the starting of a dai ' y newspaper , as an organ of the Chartist body . Ue was sure of i ' , that it could be p ' aced on such a basis as wouldmake it profitable , as well as a means et advocating tbeir Views . He moved , therefore , tbat a committee of three persons should be appointed to make inquiry , and t < i report to-morrow if ponsiHe . -Mr Shaw ( Tower Hamlets ) secoEded this , and expressed nis sorrow that Mr O'Connor should have abandoned the proposal of starting tho Dustckat . Ever since that time many of his friends had commenced subscnb'ng ih ? ir money , and were prepared to enter unon e ^ ne scheme for such an object .
Mr Djsovax w > ald rather leave it to the Executive . Something very like to what Mr Vernon meant appeared in the KostHERir Stab of that morning , fiom which he wca d read s few ssnteaces : •—1 st . ' Teat the necessary ' amount shall be raised in shares ef cne shilling " eaciu' That was low EDtiUEh ,
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2 sd . 'That no individual shall hold more than 100 shares . ' . And some other propositions which met with ms approval . As these propositions were already put in a tangible shape , as well as entertained by others ont of doors , he felt he could not do better than move , — That tha matter be lelt ia the hands of tbe Executive . Mr Vbbxos said there was one part of the proposition read from the Northern Star from which he differed , lie referred lo the preposition . ' That I shall have the entire control of the pap er . ' By approving any such proposition , bethought they would stultify themselves . A great many of theJChartuts , esoecially the Loudon Chart i sts , were not eatished now , and would not be satisfied with the paper if it were conducted on the tame pr inciples as the
Northers Star . , ,, .. Mr Child said he rose , when he could sit no longer—he ro « e to defend the Northern Stab from tb / eharge of a want of independence male against the Northern Star . It was the only independent paper to which ihe Chartists had access , and which had all alonsr consistently advocated their Views , and when he ' hoard that , paper stigmatised as no * , independent , he hoped first to hare some proof that it *» as corrupt . ( Hear , hear ) Mr Shaw ( To « er Hatnkt ?) considered this was not the question . Tbe Chaibmak said , if they allowed one man to make a charge against the paper another must be alh >~ ed to defend it .
Mr Vebjji . s assured the Assembly he did not mean to chargs that paper with corruption , or to cast any reflection upon it whatever- He had not mentioned th .- Northern Star , — bis allusion was quite general . Mr U . novan ' s amendment having been seconded br Air T . Jvsbb , was carried by a majority of five .
Poor Laws . Mr S . Kynn rose to move tke following resolution ' That it is a clear right , sanctioned by just ce , and warranted by humanity , that an unenfranchised and unrepresented people have a claim for a maintenance in the land of their birth , without being sub jeet to insult or injury by any member of so iety , or by any governmeur , and we call upon the thiukin ^ mi rubers of tbe British Legislature to consider the propriety of finding industrial employment for our able bodied labourers , and to profitably develope out national resources . ' He moved this resolution in referer . ee to the Poor Laws of England , because it here upoa the present condition of tbe population ot Scotland and Ireland . These Poor Laws were the subject of constant discussion and disagreement
Some men contended that , according to the f cor Law of Eiizibe ' . h , the poor , the able-bodied poor , had a right to public maintenance . Others cop tended that such maintenance was ^ necessary , in order to prevent vagrancy . For himself , he took higher grounds , — he held that it was tbe right , the absolute t right of every man who cannot otherwise obtain it , to receive public maintenance in the land of his birth , This was the right , and none could deprive him of it . There was to necessity for anv such attempt if proper means were taken to put the poor in possession of tte fire or sis millions ot aciei of land thit were left in Englano uncultivated . As it stood , the New Pom- Law was the shame and the diserace of British history and ol the British legislature . Yet let them cOBIsider
the costliness of this law . From the year 1834 to the year 1842 , the expense entailed under it upon the nation was £ 60 000 , 000 . and he had no doubt that to this time that waa itcreased to £ 90 , 000 . 000 . Sucb a sum , if it bad be-. n laid out under ths principles of humanity , would have provided 45 , 000 families with acottag" worth £ 100 , two acres of land worth cf 60 . besides £ 40 to commence life with . The number ol individuals thus supported would have amounted to 225 . 000 , besidestfceoccupationgiven to locksmiths , bricklayers , carptnters , and all the other tradesmen , who , tor the occasion , and r ^ ome permanently , would be profitably employed . It was no theory to which he was referring , circumstances had occurred in Holland ,
which made it necessary ti > open up res'mces for the ^ rving population . They determined on est ablishing industrial colonies on certain portions of waste land . For 23 years these colonies had now existed , and were the admiration of every writer of respecta-Vilify who had visited that country . They succeeded beyond expectation . Since , then , idle men consumed without producing , and became vagabonds and criminals ; since Iaad uncultivated was profitless , tbe course was cleir . The British government ought to 8 vnd tue unemployed ta the waste land of England and Wales . M * h had a right to liv ? , and that right could not be neglected . Mr Stevsnsoh seconded the motion .
N * r Maesdkn said , it might delight some men , soch aa 51 . Lamartine and Mr Kjdd , the Lamartine of the National Assembly , to talk about the revolu tion of ideas , but I here was very little change meantime being eff-. cted in the present condition of the w .-rking classes . When he was a boy , thirty years ago , the working masses lived for the nvsfc part ia villages , and every cottage oad a garden , ani in every garden a flower the most beautiful , at least the must useful the working man could look upon—a stye and a pi ; : in it . By and by this state of things changed , the working men were drawn to the towns , and they t-ecame dependent upon trad ? . That could not be depended on , because of the fluctuations , lie theii entered into details of these fluctuations . Now , a girl of sixteen years of age could , by m-ans of the steam loom , do as much as two or three men once on a time
could have done . Such improvements were made in ttw machinery of the card room , that six persons * could do as much as twelve could have done . A spinner now con'd do double tbe quantity of work done ten yea's a ^ o . A friend of hia , a spinner in Prescon , in 1838 , attended 400 spindha . and received 9 a . for lOUlbs . turn d off . but now he « as attending in Manchester to 700 spiBdle =, and received but is . for 100 ba . The same could ba said of other trades . Fluctuations and machinery were depressing the condition of the working c'asse ? . The government , however , did nothing to remedy this . They were introducing competition , for example , into the West Indian market by Uiil coolies . It was high time tbat they had protection fur their labour , and he wished at once that ths Chartists would proceed with the Memorial .
Messrs D sovak , Cochrasb , Webt , Child , Versos , and Adams , having exyressed their opinion Mr Ktdd replied , and the motion was carried .
Arming of the People . Mr Ersest Joxss said , he h * d given notice of a Beries of eleven resolutions . The two first of these had been already ¦ unanimously carried by the Assembly . The succeeding ei ^ ht were necessary for carrying the principles ot the Charter into effect , asd would ba found worthy of the adoption of the Assembly . But the last , the eleventh resolution , h > re directly upon the organisation of the country . When they had got 5 , 000 , 080 people enrolled am ^ ng their number , they then might hsve hope of ge ting their object . Their great task was the physical organisation of the country . He would , therefore , previous to the o : oer eight resolution * , more the last , to this effect . 'That inasmuch as we live iu turbulent times , as a European war i « imminent , as Great Britain
has already been marked to tube part in the same , as we are likely in that case to be exoose'i to descents from enenuies possessed of powerful fleets , and as the government themselves sppear to expect internal commotion , it is necessary tbat every man should be prepared to protect hia life and property , the more S 9 as tbe force at the disposal ot government is , as proved by the military and police returns , wholly inadequate to the repression et any movement ; it is , therefore , recommended that every man supply himgelf w . th arms , in the execution of his constitutional right and for the maintenance of peace , law , and order , ' He might bu permitted to say distinctly , tbat in the resolution he hadjust read th ^ re wasnothing at all but what was strictly legal But why propose it ? Did the people n <> t have sense enough to see what waa necessary in the circumstances ? It was not his wish to excite alarm ; but he was prepared to recommend the use of physical force for the protection of their property and their
life . In doing so the people but exercised a right , tbe right of possessing arms and , where it was necessary , of using them . Thay would have them alwaja in readiness against the coming time . When waiting and passive endurance could no longer be submitted to , why Utthem look to the prospect opening to thera . The Advertiser of that morning recommended the Chartists as a bJidy to give up their ex treme views and promised them success if they would join the Household Suffrage movement . So it seemed that the other pariy ceuld not do without them ; but he could tell them that the Chartists could very well do without them . Join their party with Mr Hume at the head ! that was past his Hum-on endurance ( Laughter . ) No . he brought forward a resolution which proposed a course proper for the Chartists , and he hoped the Assembly would positively state their opinion coEcerning it . It was a resolution that wonld show the country and the government that in the Assembly and with the Chartists there waa still a manly heart and a manly intellect ,
Mr SffAW ( Tower Hamlets ) , seconded the resoution , as in perfect accordance with his own opinion , land that ot his constituents . Mr Child was glad the resolution had been brought forward . It sag quite similar to a recommendation made by the Reiormers of 1832 , soma of them at that moment the ministers ef the country . Mr Dosovas had a similar resolution prepared . I ' was the following : —* Inasmuch as tho peop e ot this country have a pereit right to have arms in their possession , we , the National Assembly , do
recommend to tbe whole of the people of the British Isles to get arms as soon as they possibly can . as the best means of opposing foreign enemiea and do me-tic tyrants ; and in connexion with the moral iafluence of the people , the m ansof gaining the People's Charter ' lie hoped that Mr Jones would consent to embody the latter part of hia resolution ia his , as otherwise he would be obliged to move it as a dis'inet amendment-Mr Hekry said , in adopting this resolution they were acting on the principles recommended by Lord John Russell , Sir Rytert Pee ! , and the Duke of
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Wellington , who continually said the only way to maintain peace was to be prepared for war . Mr Richards said , the resolution was such aa hfld hia support , and was neceasaiy to the protection of their rights ard their labour . His const jtuenta were quite prepared for it . to go tho whole hog for the Charter and tbeir rights . Messrs Rankin , Shaw , and Adams supported the _ ... . . __ ...- __ ...., _ , »„
motion . Mr M'Ceae thought they had been studying the passage of scripture h « had given out shortly after entering the Assembly , * Those who have no sword let thera sell their garments and buy one . ' It wan an old principle , ard an old righr .. Butsome , in speaking of physical force , deprecated tbe use of it . What bad been gained without it ? The whole of tbe immense empire of the Queen of Britain had bees obtained by physical force . The circumstances of the Chartists reminded him of a story in his own district . A lonely widow was r-ne night visited by a villain who , understanding she was alone , demanded fo ^ d , clothes , and momy . She , under pretence of getting money for him , brought an old pistol without a 1-ck a > d presented it . The villain ran , and she pursued , and her viafor did not stop f < r three miles . But the widow , teeing the effect of her pistol , had ahek put on it , and ammunition purchased , for any em ergency . He begged to say ' Go , and do likewise . '
Mr Vebkon supported the resolution , llo felt there was no occasion for his speaking upon it , but hoped Mr Donovan would withdraw his amend ment . Dr M'Douall said , it was an old recommendation , similar to one h * had made in 1839 . Tho rules of the Life and Labour A ? surance Company had been drawn up on the same principles . But he had always given this advice , that no one need say what was the purpose he meant the arms for . Mr Wheeler hoped the 60 , 000 or 80 , 000 members of the Land Company would provide themselves , and have a shot at noxious aninuls , and such like . Messrs Mathews , Carver , Macintosh , Mitchell , Sharpe , a dother delegates , supported the motion , in very animated and strong epeechea .
Mr Pilling cavo a graphic account of the ma ssacre atPaterloo , which he faid he believed would not have taken place had not Henry Hunt recommended the people to have come unarmed . The cowardly yeomanry , soldiers , and magistrates , toek advantage of that , and CUt them down . Mr Pilling also described , in a humorous manner , which excited repeated and heartv laneh'er , the conduct of the specials of 1839 and 1 S 42 . which was characterised by equal cruel bluster and _ cowardice . He gave bis cordial support to the motion . MrAREELLfaid , he had no objectibnto state that the rie -ht of every man was to possees arms . If the motion merely went that length , it sheuld have hia support , but if Mr Jones meant to make it a positive recommendation to obtain them he must oppose it .
Mr Ernest Jo . ves said , ho meant to give the positive advice contained in the scripture command ' He that hath no sword , let him sell his garment and buy one . ' Mr ARKEI . T . a % id , the Assembly had no more right to issue such instructions to the people with respect to arms , than they had as to the purchase of any other article . Tha discussion , which occupied tbe whole of the remainder of the forenoon sitting , was at length closed by the withdrawal of Mr Donovan ' s motion , and the adoption of the resolution prop osed by Mr Jones and the Assembly then adjourned for dinner . On re assembling tbe Chairmm read a letter from Mr llarley , resigning hia situation as a commissioner , and also stating that he was no longer a member of that Assembly . Mr Shirron moved , * That the resignation of Mr Harley be accepted .
Mr Shaw ( Tower Hamlets ) , before such a motion was adopted , wished to know the cause of Mr Harley ' s resignation . Mr Adams s & id , as the colleague of Mr Harley , he could state that the real reason was the appearance of Mr O'Connor ' s letter in the Northers Star . Mr Harley stated , he had been requested to resign . n « t by his constituents but by a committee , and when he returned to Glasgow , he hoped he should be able to set himself right both with lespect to Mr O'Connor and his constituents . Mr Adams explained , that the committee by which Mr Hariey was re-called had been appointed at the public meeting to correspond with and to watch over the conduct of the delegates . Mr Carter wished distinctly to know , whether it was the letters of Mr O'Connor which had caused this reca'l ?
Mr Adams replied , it was because the people had been deceived by the course taken by Mr O'Connor . Mr Donovan be ii-ved tbat the real cause was to be fou > d in tha very correct report of their proceedings on Friday , which appeared ia last Saturday ' s Stak , and not on account of Mr O'Connor ' s letters , ( riear , hear , ) Mr Ramun , and one or two delegates , denied that they had been correctly reported , and some of them had not been reported at all . [ It is only necessary to state , with reference to this statement , that the report , as far as space would permit , was a mis' impartial oce ; but to report all dnt , is said in daily sittings of seven hours and a half , would require tbe whole space of half adozan Stars , instead <^ f one . " ] Mr MAcki . siosH baviog been named for the vacant office of commissioner , aa being the next on tho list , declined to ait , and Mr M'Carthy was appointed .
_ At the afternoon sitting some routine business was disposed of . Repeal of the Poor Law . Mr Arkell moved— 'That the Assembly phould take into consideration the best meansof repealing the New Poor Law , and determine whei her they should petition parliament or memorialise the Queen on the subji-ct . Ic was tbeir duty to show bow the peop ' e c * n be fed , and eaoecially the manufactures mil . lions . It was all very well to talk of physical force , and other things of that kind , but , after all , the real question was , how the people were to be employed and fed . He had tbat morning carried a petition
three yards and a half Img , and eighteen inches wide , f or the repeal of this Jaw , io Earl Stanhope ; but that noble earl had assured him , that if he were to make a motion upoa it be did not believe he would find a Feconder in the House of Lords -od such was the obloquy with wbichevery man v o o nosed the Po'ir Law system in the country wat oYS -d , that it « as almost impossible to make any bi » . against it . Th « y ought to make a vigorous demonstration against such a law , not by means of physical force , but by supporting the members of both houses of me legislature who were deposed to aid the people , and thus procure , not a physical , but a moral revolution . ( Hear , hear . )
Mr Miicuell seconded the resolution , which , he was certain , would give great satisfaction to his constituents . The people of Lancashire had made great eff . rts to repeal the law , with which they were quite disgusted . Mr Adams said tbey were only wasting their time , fhey had appointed an Executive , and to them they ¦ lUsibt to looh , now , for any business ; and if they bad no business , he would move— ' That ihis Assembly be dissolved , and return home . ' ( Hear , hear . ) The aghation against the Poor Law was as old as that fir the Charter , and he did not sze any use in intro ducing any such question . Tbey ought to do their business at onte , and go home . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr J . Shaw { fowfr Hamlets ) concurred in this viiiw , aa did several other members , ana Mr Arkell * as earnestly advised to withdraw his motion .
Mr Arkell said , he was determined to maintain his rights . Some s »><* >* " was Mr Cochrane ' a man —others he waa Mr O'Connor ' s mac . He waa no man ' * man . ( Laughter . ) He was not any other person ' s man , but an hsneut defender of hie own principles , and hs to popularity , he did not care for it . He roust insist upon the people being fed , and would have do hesitation in getting rid of tbe aristocracy in order to . ffjct that objeoti lie could cot consent to m . hdraw the motion .
Memorial to the Queen . Mr Ekkest Jo . ves stated , that in accordance with the instructi ons of the Assembly to the Executive he had wiitten the following letter to the Lord ' Chamberlain : — Literary Institution , John-street . Tottenham-courtroad , l ? ttiMay , 1848 . My Lord , —Memorials having heen adopted to her Majesty at public meetings held throughout the United Kinir . dooi , I am instructed by the n . emorialists to inquire when her Mnjesiy will be pleased to receive the deputation intrusted with the presentation of the same . I have the honour ^ Ac , Ebnebt Joneb . To that communication he had just received this reply : — St James ' s Palace , May 12 , 1848 .
Sir , —I have the honour to receive your letter in replv to which I have to acqunint yoa , tliat yrur application must be made to the Secretary of Sta ^ e for the Home Department , whose duty it is to take the Queen ' s pleasure in casta in question . I am , sir , your obedient servant , Ernest Jones , Esq . Spencer ; He did not know what was meant by the words in case , & s .. but it was not vtry good English at all events . ( Laughter . ) It now rested with the Assembly as to the next step to be taken , whether they wjuld address the Home Secretary or not . ( Nj . no . ) If they did s- > , they would no doubt in due course receive a polite reply , requesting thera to se ^ d the Memorial to the Home Office , and they would never near ot it any more . It rested with them , whether they would not seek to addre & s her Majesty through tl-. e medium of the great officers of tho Court , rather than to ask anj thing from the minister against whom he hoped ere long toseeau impeachment for tiea ^ on in the House ot Uorainous .
Mr Child said , the Memorial ought to be pre sented in the way prescribed by the usual etiqusUe in such roa'ter ? . Mr E Jones siid , there was no present objection to etiquette , though bag-wigs , knee-breeches , & o . were yery ridiculous things , but the question was ! whether they wreto be allowed to present the Memorial at all . The Queen was the chief magistrate of the country . The people were starving ; they had
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a right to personally make known their grievances to her , and no one should stand between them- and Mr Child , with great warmth , said , ho would move that tbey should comply with the usual etiquette , and act like men of sense and loyalty . Mr Donovan remarked that h- ' could not understand the law laid down iathat Assembly , by those who pretended to ba acquainted with these mattera . Yesterday tbey had been assured that the Queen must receive them and their memorial , by an application to tbe Lord Chamberlain , but to-day Lord Spencer informed them that that was a mistake , and that they muat apply thresh a different channel . Who was right be did not know , but he thought r would be be » t for them to leave the matter in the hands of tbe Executive , te take the proper steps , and would move a motion to that effect . dVM'D / vujul seconded the motion , . . mi . t « wutunallv make known their Grievances
Mr J . Shaw ( Tower Hamlets ) said , they had been sent there to take such step- as would procure the enactment of the People ' s Charter , and to present the memorials of the people to her Majesty , and the question was , why all this matter about etiquette and ( he mode ol presentation had not been settled a fortnight since . It was not a question that should be left to the Executive , the Assembly should settle it themselves ; the delegates were understood by their constituents to sen to the presentation of the memo rial personally ; and they had also dec ' ared , that they would sit in London until it was presented , but if they left it in the bands of the E xecutive it might be six months before they heard any more of it Mr RICHARDS concurred in this view , and strongly den ounced the abandonment of the duty which bad been entrusted to the Assembly by their constituents .
The Chairman said , the question was really a very simple business matter . They had sent a letter to the Lord Chamberlain , requesting to know when her Majesty would be pleased to receive a deputation , with the memorial . 'lVy had received for answer that application , in such cases , mutt be made to tbe Home Secretary . Their next step , therefore , was to write to that functionary . Mr Ernest Jones moved That the Executive be instructed to write to fhe Home Secretary , requesting to know when her M'j'sty would receive a depution to present tbe Memorial . ' If that course did no more , it would elicit a correspondence on the subject , which could not fail to have a great influence on the country .
Mr Whbbleb delivered a speech strongly condemf na'ory of the idea of submitting to send the Me . mortal to the Home Office . He would rather that the As'cmb ' y should abandon it altogether , and retire in su'len silence , leaving the matter entirely in the hands of their constituents . Mr IIek' & t augeeste'l that it would be judicious to write to the Lord Chamherlain , stating that the A . wmnly bad no confidence in the present ministry , and therefore requesting that the Q , ueea would hear ber loyal subjects personally . MtBasset agreed with this suggestion . It was evident the government was determined to crush them , but he , for one , was determined to meet them . Mr Leacb said , it was nonsense to ta k in thisway . Their ceursa was a clear one ; it waa simply to write to Sir Georse Grev , fo know when the Memorial could be presented , aud leave all such foolish bravadoes alone .
Mr Vernon took the same vim as to the next step to be taken . When they got the answer they would then know what course to pursue next . Messrs Macintosh and Stevenson haviag expressed their views upon the question , Mr Arkell suggested that it would be well to ask Mr Fielden to present the memorial ; that he should get Lord Stanhope to introduce him . by exercising hia ri ght aa a peer ot the realm . ( Thia question wag received with derixive laughter in tbe gallery , which gave rise to some confusion , and a sharp skirmish between one or two of the delegates , on the ground that they did not treat each other with proper conrtes . y . Messrs West , Child , Kydd , and T . Clarke having spoken ,
Mr Adams rose to protest against the proposed course of leaving the question in the hands of the Execuiive as a dereliction of duty . and in fact , showing the white feather . He and his constituents had heen told by one , who spoke as if he was a high legal authority , that they could get immediate access to tbe presence of the Queen . Upon this assurance he bad been brousbt to London , and he now found , after sitting there a fortnight at a great expense , that the information was false . He could not be a parly to any motion which would p ' ace the mana « eraent of this matter ia tho bands of the Executive ; on the contrary , in order to put an end to this temporising po'icy , he would move , — 'That the great meetin ? ro be held at Clerken well-green on Monday , should form itself ii to a procession , and proceed with the Memorial to Buckingham Palace , and demand an immediate audience with the Queen , and that the Executive Committee march at the head of the precession . ( Laughter . )
Mr Rabkin seconded this motion , and warmly con . demped the policy of calliog the Assembly together to present a memorial , which it now appeared they were not competent to do , and whichcould have been better presented by a small deputation , without all the expense which had been incurred . Several other Scottish delegates supported with much warmth this view of the matter , and a very animated , though not very friendly , debate ensued , in which Messrs Carver , Pilling , M'Crae , M'Lean , M'Canhy , T . Jones , M Grath , Gumming , Macintosh . Donovan , West , and others took part .
Mr EBNBSr Jonks , with reference to what bad been said by Mr Adams , admitted that he was the lawyer who had told the people that they could pre . sent their memorial and have a procession , but the circumstances had since altered , and what he now recommended waa a thorough organisation of the country before they attempted to c . nae into collision with those rebels in high places , who mieht attempt to rise against the principles of ihe British Constitution and the advocates of People ' s Charter . Mr Adams ' s motion was then put and negatived , whereupon Mr Macintosh moved : — 'That the National Assembly , before breaking up , appoint an early day for the presentation of the Memorial to the Queen by a deputation , followed by a procession , and that the people be instructed to hold large open air demonstrations in every town throughout the kingdora on the day when tue Memort ' a' is to lie presented . '
The debate was continued with great warmth until five o ' clock , when there were loud cries of ' vote , yore . ' Mr S . Ktdd moved the suspension of the standing orders f > r halt an hmr , to come to a decision upon the subject , but tbe motion was negatived , and the Assembly adjourned until nine o ' clock on Saturday raor-ine , Mr dDAMs gave notice that he would move en Saturday , that the Assembly should dissolve .
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Beachampton . —This village was on Monday last the scene of bustle and excitement in consequence of ihe announcement of a meeting to consider Labour ' s wrongs and Labour ' s remedy . A large number of persons attended from the surrounding villages , and great enthusiasm prevailed . Mr Wm . Hall was voted to the chair , and then introduced Mr Gammage to the meeting . The speaker commenced by depicting the wrongs of the working classes , which he traced to class legislation , showing how , by act of parliament , the aristocracy had taken possession of the common lands , and how the work of enclosure was still going on , from which ,
however , care was taKen that the working people should derive no benefit . The lecturer touched upon a variety of topics , and pointed to the People ' s Cha r , ter as the only real and permanent remed y for the people ' s grievances . A vote of thanks was carried amidst great enthusiasm to the lecturer , and to the chairman , after which the meeting broke up amidst tremendous cheering for the Charter , the Land , and Feargus O'Connor . The men of this village wish it to be known , through the columns of the Star , that in this parish theie are 1400 acres of land , and that the weekly amount generally paid for its cultivation does not exceed £ 16 . Can the land , they ask , he well cultivated with this small amount of labour ?
Nottingham . —A meeting of the district / council will be held ai tne Eigle Tavern , Garner ' s liill , at fix o ' clock on Sunday evening next , to devise the . bast ra ^ n < of carrying out tho plan of organisation agreed to by the National Assembly . Rochdale . —Mr Mitchell , tho de ' egate to the National A * simbty , will a'ldre ^ B a publiu meeting , to be held iu the Chartist Meeting Room , Yorkshire-street , 00 Sunday , tho 2 ht inat . Chair to ba taken at six o ' clock . LouoHB' ) KouoH .- ~ The members of the Land Company are requested to meet at the Wheaf Sheaf , on 1 utsday ^ evening , May 23 > -d , at eight o'clock , and those who have not paid their local levies , are requeued t > do so , the meetings will be held regularly on Tuesday evening for the future . Ea-t Leakb near Loughborough . —• Mr Dean will deuveran address here on tho Charter , at seven o ' cl « -k on Monday evening , Maj 22 nd .
Olouam . — Ou Sunday ( to-morrow ) , Mr S . M . Ki-d . i . wid lecture in the Working Man ' s Hall , at six o ' clock in the evening . A meeting of tfce Land Company will take place in the above room at two o ' chick in the afternoon , when all members are requested to pay up their levies , or they will not be entitled to ballot . OvE . vnsN .-A camp meeting will be held here on t > uud .. y alteration , at two o ' clock , when Messrs Kushton , Shackleton , Clisset , Tayl „ , and others , are exacted to address the meeting . A district delegate meeting wil be held in the Association room , ^ , Tr n ? r ? - - ' at . u e ! eV ^ ' . ul 9 Lkin , ho ^ renoon , when Sflegito IQ i 8 re ( * ueBted t 0 « end a P . iJ ^ I w iI n ^ y . eTeDing , at six o ' clock , Mr SKLi ^ TriSr lecture on th ° L e
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arbebt op mr mitchell-Ddmjn , Mat 14 , At about half-past six o'clock yesterday evening , Inspector Guy proceeded to Mr Mitchel ' s private residence in Ontario-terrace , and having produced bis warrant , stated that informations were sworn against him by two police-officers , for tbe publication of two letters bearing his signature , addressed to the Protestant farmer . ' , & c ., of Ulster , and published in the numbers respectively of the United Irishman of tho 6 : hand 13 th of May fast . Mr Mitchel then , ; accompanied by Mr Devin Rcilly , his partner , and the inspector , drove in a covered car to the head police-office , where they arrived a little before seven o'clock . Mr Porter addressing Mr Mifcbel , said that informations had been sworn before him tliat he ( Mr Mitchel ) had comitted felonies under the Act of the
11 th Victoria , passed for the better security of the Crown and Government , un'ter the 3 rd section of which the informations had been framed , and under which itjbecame his ( Mr Perter ' s ) duty to issue a warrant for his apprebensim . Mr Mitchel was at once committed to Newgate to abide his trial at the commission , which will sit on the 20 ± of May . TRIAL OP MR SMITH O ' SBIEN , M . P ., FOR SEDITIOK . Dublin , May 15 . The gathering of tbe Conf ederate clubs in Vestland . row , to escort Mr Smith O'Brien to the Court of Queen ' s Bench , was a very extraordinary popular manifestation . Before nine o ' clock great numbers of the Confederates appeared in the street , between
the terminus of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway , and the residence of Mr O'Brien . They formed in regular rank and file , keeping distinct from the crowd who came to gaza at the spectacle . A strong police party waa in attendance to preserve order , but the simple arrangements for the procession were conducted in the quietest and most regular manner . Mr O'Brien , accompanied by Mr Meagher , Mr Duffy , and other friends , was received with hearty cheering when he took his place in the procession , which ttafted from Westland . row about half-past nine o ' clock . The Confederates walked three abreast through the narrow streets leading to the Four Cijurts . The procession consisted ef some thousands
of persons , chiefly working men ; but many were well dressed , and not a few of the middle class were amongstthem . They marched with a martial beariog , and the regular tread of disciplined troops . Mr Smith O'Brien occupied a place about the middle of the procession . He leant on tho arm of Mr Duffy , of the Nation , and walked between him and Sir Simon Bradstreet . Near the houaeof Mr West , the jeweller , < n College-green , part of the procession diverged a little , , when Mr Meagher , with the manner of a military commander , called out , ' Do not fall out there . ' Ever and anon the populace who crowded tho streets cheered lustilv , as the procession passed along ; but the most perfect order and decorum was observed .
The Enniskillen Dragoons and the 55 th Regiment of Infantry were stationed on the quays adjoining the courts , the latter keeping the pa-wages clear . A numerous club of Confedera ' ea met the main body in Parliament-street , from Cork-hill , adjacent to the Castle of Dublin . Another joined on Ormondquay , from Wincravern-street ; and a third club ( the Dr Doyle ') which marched down Capel street , also joined on the quay . After Messrs Smith O'Brien and Meagher entered the court , the word was given to the Confederates
• Let ua proceed fo NewEate , and give Micchei a cheer . ' The entire body then passed through Church-street , King-street , and on to the prison . Un arriving there the several clubs scattered , surrounding the immense buildiog , and cheering with great en . thusiasm for some minutes . At the moment . Mrs Mitchel , who waa accompanitd by Mr Devin ReilJy , a brother of Mrs Mitchel's , and other persons , stood upon the steps leading to the entrance of the prison , and was greeted by repeated cheers from the multitude .
The Chief Justice took h ' 13 seat on the bench at half-past ten o ' clock , Mr Perr m opened tbe proceedings by informing the court and jury , that the traveiser at the bar , M' . S . O'Brien , had been arraigned upon an exofficio information , charging Lim with having delivered a speech on the 15 : h of March , in the parish of St Thomas , for th- purpose of exciting hatred and contempt against the Queen in Ireland , and inducing the people to rise ia rebellion . The traverser had pleaded ' not guilty . ' The Attorney General followed , and stated the ca ° e for the prosecution at great length . Mr Dodges , the government reporter , and Edward , inspector in tbe constabulary force , gave evidence as to the delivery of tbe seditious speech . .
Mr Butt , Q . C ., addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner . He delivered an argumentative and brilliant address , which at tho cmclusion , elicited bursts of appUuse . The Chief Justice summed up , and at half-past six o ' clock the jury retired . In three quarters of an hour tbe iury came into court and said there was no likelihood of an agreement . The court adjourned to ten o'clock . On re-assembling at that hour the jary were called into the box . ' 1 he Foreman stated there waa not the least probability ot their agreeing to a verdict . The Chief Justice thon adjourned the court to ten o ' clock the next day , at the same time ordering tbe jury to be locked up for the night .
DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT—THE JUKI DISCHARGED ! May 16 th . —At the sitting ol tbe court this morning , the jury in the case of Mr Smith O'Brien , after being locked up all night , were discharged by the Chief Justice . Ic is understood that ten were for conviction and two for acquittal .
TRIAL OF MR MEAGHER . This tnorninu another demonstration of the clubs took place to escort Mr Meagher to the Court of Queen ' s Bench . The procession passed through the streets in the same order as on yesterday , with , if possible , greater enthusiasm on the part of the populace . The details of the trial of Mr Meagher were very simihr to those of the trial of Mr O'Brien . Dubli . v , Tuesday Night . —At nine o ' clock this evening the Chief Justice entered the Court , when the jury in the case of Mr Meagher were called in . The Clerk of the Crown—Gentlemen , have you agreed to your verdict ? Foremnn—No , Sir . Chief Justice—Are you likely to agree ? Foreman—By no means , my lord . The Ohier Justice then adjourned the coavt , and tbe jury were locked up for the night .
After the adjournment of the Court , a vast crowd ( accompanied by musicians playing popular airs ) followed Messrs Smith O'Brien and Meagher to the Confederation Committee reams , where ttey were addressed by those gentlemen ; afier which , the multitude peaceably dispersed . THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN DEFEATED . DcBUif , May 17 th . I he jury in Meagher ' s case waa discharged this m > rning without a verdict ; eleven for conviction , one far acquittal . An application to admit Mitchel to bail was refused . O'Brien and Meagher are to tried again next term .
( Fromour otvn Correspondent ) THB STATE TRIALS—ABRKST OF Mil MITCHEL—FEARGfe' 3 o ' CONNOR AND HI 9 ACCUSERS . Dublin , May 15 th . This day , the 15 th of May , ia an important , an auspicious day for Ireland . It is ' a great day tor Ireland too . ' Ou this day ttre ; vomonths precisely , a grent Irishman—a great advocate for human freedom—and a great enemy to British misrule , closed a long and eventful- ay , and let the world say whit it will—a brilliant career in a foreign land , Aurrouaded
by strange faces , and far far away from that green nook of earth , for which he founht , and struggled , and brke his mighty heart . On this day twelvemonths , Daniel O'Connell died in Genoa . On this day a still braver Irishman stands before the bir of British—let me call it British sway—for loving his country , and for saying tha ' . she ought obi > , and should be , a nation . Ou this day tbe State trials commenced , and Dublin U in a fever . N 'thing can exceed tho excitement of all classes . It will be a memorable day in Ireland , at all events . If O'Brien
goes to a prison none can forejudge thecon < equences . If be is acquitted , there is an end to British tyranny in thia island—it must ba an auspicious day . Smith O'Brien wnd Ireland , now for it ! The stake is allimportant . Th * game is a dangerous and doubtful one . No matter . In the long run Ireland will win , and the O'Brien will receive the reward of his faith , and bravery , and patriotism . The Fou r Courts is a busy spot today . The tra ye reera O'Brien and Meagher , are on their trial . Hundreds of policemen throng the gates , the courtyards and every avenue leading to the Queen ' s I 1 c P and down be "r lhe courts a strong patrol of mounted policemen t *& riding leisurely , children , which press towards the gata . Ii is a stirring , a strange , an extraordinary scene . This _ twiniiiDK cannot' end * with the declaration of the jun ' a verdict .
And po ; jr Mitchel is a prisoner . Since last Saturday evening , up to twelve o ' clock to-day , he has , ^ W 0 ner in Que of the m « at loathsome dun - geons . of Newgate . He is the firat victim of J . e new Gagging Act . ' On last Saturdav evening , at 81 X 0 Cock , as be sat with his family at dinner in his house at Ontario-terrace , new Portfolio , he Wa „!! r . 8 te < 1 fcy sub-inspeotor Grey , of the metropolitan police , and carried before Mr p \ £ Z ' ° ne of , Ue JPS ' ™ " * of the head Police-office . Here his committal was made out , and he was thence removed in one of the common covered cars of the ciiy to Newgate prison . He standi charged with having apeken treason against the tyueen and government at the late soim la Limerielc , and having published treasonable language in a letter to the Protestant farmers of Ulster in the Umied Irishman of the 6 th instant . The 3 e charges
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it is said , he will not deny nor try to palliate . I ta .... in one of my Uters , that Mr Mitchel ' s tong ae or ^! J ? would not be ' gagged , ' and I was right . fc E ?? fear he is at last entrapped . Many think he will t ,, » » thepesaltfof loving Ireland in seven years' eriTJ triation to a foreign land ! I think , however , [ h ! , ! government is not mad enough yet to proceed tnS these extremes . They might as well proclaim ^^ aeainst the Irish people at once as to transit )! Mitchel . They won ' t do either . If the people oSi 1 , ===== ~ = it is said , he will not deny nor try to palliate , r go ? .. ;„ „ , „ „ , „ i >*„ -.. fj , « tMr Mitchel ' aton * ,. * *_" tttt
be pa tient a little , a / I win oa wen . Ana the gov * . * ment know that the only chance they bave , isoy ^ . ill-timed outbreak in Ireland . It they once corjU ^ get up a partial and ill-organised insar / ectiou , ({ ,. „ „ all would go on smoothly with them after ! Butthes r > will be disappointed . Tbe people won ' t rebel ! -. ( a J . ( least , not soon enough for their purposes . ) Whenever * it comes to that—( if come , it must)—it will come ia a such a manner as to disappoint their treacherous is schemes . Paddy now knows better things in t / , WK line than be did fifty years ago ! The scenes of 1 73 . 3 3 shall not be re-enacted now .
And Feargus O'Conner is not a rogue , nor a cheat ) nor a coward , after all ! What news you tell ua > ' 1 ' Many of hi 9 disappointed and jtalom foes , in Ire ^ land , were clapping i . b . f ir hands iat week , and sing .. ing pajans of joy over his downfall , with the English a malcontent Chartists . Yet , why do I say' many } ' !' His foes in Ireland are not ' many . ' A year ago has hsd 'many ' enemies in Ireland—new they are re-sduced almost to nothing . Hia foes now only reekoaa a few of those who fear his growing popularity , and i cannot yet forgive past transactions . But thosee people are as powerless as he need wish them . They y
are ' Like angels' visits , few and far between -, ' and unable to work any sort of mischief to the braves O'Connor , or the cause in which he 'B embarked : !! The great majority of Irishmen were not apprehen- give that their brave counfcrrman ' s character wtill suffer from the petty jealousies of his English and I Chartist friends . Yet many of those who still feel 1 prejudiced against ' the Saxon ' aaid , that O'Con-. nor ' s sun was set in England , and that the people of f Britain would m more be led by a' mere Irishman , ' * But though Englishmen may be bigots , still , faith ,,
they are no fools ! They know O'Connor , lheyi remember what he has effected , and they plainly 1 perceive that without him Chartism would soon be 1 shorn of half its honours . ' Hence , they will not be 1 blinded A few may prate and rant , and calumniate , , but O'Connor is secure in hia honour , and honesty , and prowess—secure , too , ia the acumen , and jud gment , and discernment of Englishmen . There is no fear of rivals , or would-be rivals . Feargus O'Connor is still the moat popular man in England . It is his own fault that he is not already memreh of the vast majority of Irish hearts I DEFEAT or THE GOVMNMEMT . —TSIUMPH OF JMITH
o ' niiZN . Dubmw , Tuesday , M » yl 6 th . A wonder 1 justice has triumphed over law I OF r & ther by a lucky chance' has di'comncod the petty wiles of Lord Clarendon . Smith O'Brien is at larje . The jury which was expected to do the ' dirty work * of the Whi g * , has disagreed , and the state trials—so far as they have gone—bring not rnlu to Irel-nd ' s hopes , or downfall to Ireland ' s defenders , but a signal and decisive triumph . There ' s ' wailing and gnashing of teeth ' at tbe vice-regal lodge!—despair and eonsterna tien , on Gurh Hill ! Jay and congratulation ) andrenovated hopes in a hundred thousand Irish cabins ! Tbo jury disagreed yesterday , ten heiog lor and two against , a conviction , ¦ An inch of a miss Is as gooi ns a mile , ' so rfaith the Celtic proverb , and two ' noes ' ara aa good for us ffs eleven , or tven the round dozen .
Tbry were locked ap last night , and at half-past ten o ' clock thia morning were again summoned ta bring forth their verdict . Bat no verdict was forthcoming , It was no go . There was no chance of an agreement , and for onco in our history the disunion of Irishmen , proved a boon for Ireland , Thry were then die charged , and of coarse , 80 was the ' traitor , ' the gallant Smith O'Brien . This is a great day for Ireland . Nothing can exceed the enthusiasm of the people . Snuiih O'Brien 1 b now the IrUh Chief . The O'Connell dynasty i » at an end . A joar ago , the Irish Confederation waa but a laughing stock in Dublin , a very raw-head and bloodv-bones in tbe country , now it leads the popular will—swavs the national opinion . The triumph of O'iJrien eatablishea the Confederation on a rock , agalnat which the winds and naves of persecution aad prose , cution , and ' gagging' and proclamations , may lash end chafe , end rattle in vain . '
To-day Thomas F . Meagher is on his trial . We have high hopes of his triumph also . Poor Mitchel is still in the felon ' s cell in Newgate . He was rema ved oo a writ of Habeas yeetsrdity , to be present at the ' rtductlon'of the jury , which is to ' trj' him on nort Saturday . Bis reception amongst tbe multitudes wasatrloropli , though his paltry foes left nothing undone to insult aid irritatchim . On his removal back , to prison , the ear on which he was conveyed to the Four Courts was dispensed with , and he was thrust like a common thief or pickpocket Into the pelic * ' van' used for conveying convicts from tbe police offices to the different gaols and penitentiaries . They say , if as accommodating ] nrj can be found , he will bo transported . Heaven forbi . j '
Location At Minster Lovel And Snig's End...
LOCATION AT MINSTER LOVEL AND SNIG'S END . The following parties were balloted from the August ballot , and ara to be located at Minster Lovel , with the number of their al . otments preceding tbe name .
FOR , TWO ACRES . 26 Maria Merrym . ' . n Nottingham 24 Luke Totulinson Stockport 29 Charles Tinham . Ottica List G William Ashforth Hebden Bridge 25 John Clark Nuneaton 27 William Uolditch Cheltenham 28 Ann Miles Bristel Two-acre Shareholders « ut of the August ballot , lobe located at Snig ' n End . Edmund Adams Banbury Samuel Whalley Manchester James Holt Manchester John Hudson Leicester
John Carter Upton on Severn Charles Frith Greenwich W . H . Curtis Whittington and Cat Wiliiam Peokett Office List Constantine Jay Ilull Robert Wilson Wa ' soken Charles Firth Office List James Harmer Do James Smith Birmingham Stephen Naedham Derby Thomas Sutton Office List John Laugley Nuiwich George Staples \ Family Ticket Henry Staples j Office List Three Acres of the above Ballot ( to be located at
Snig ' s End . ) William Gent Wellingborough William Alinutt , Chairmar May 18 th , 1818 .
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LiKCUN . —Mr O'Connor Ml ' ,, has consented to eivu s lecture on the 29 ; h inat ., at tho Exchange Room , after the termination of the sale of the Red Hal ! Estate . Chair to be taken at eight w ' cloek . Croydon . —The friends of Chartism in this locality are . arnestly requested to meet at Loved ay ' s C' flee House , Lunsy-street , on Monday pvenins , May 23 nd , at eight o ' clock , to take into consideration the reorganisation of tho branch , the pecuniary assistance to be rendered to the Executive , and the establishmont of a daily paper . Barnsley . —AH members of No . 1 branch of tte National Land Company are requested to attend at Mr George Uttley ' s , on Monday , the 22 nd instant , at seven o ' clock in the evening .
IIuDDEttsFiELD —A special general meeting will be held on Sunday , the 21 ssl inst ., at two p . m ., at Mf Joseph Ibetson's , Temperance Hotel , Brixton-roar ' , when the members of the Association are requested to at'end . Cuxiiok . —Tbe members of thia branch of the National Charter Association , are requested to meet en Saturday evening , May 27 th , at Mr Featherstone ' s . Buainesi of great importance will be brought befoie the meeting . Motiram . — The monthly meetin ? of shareholders will be held in the lecture room , Mottram , on Sueday , May 2 ht , at one o ' clock . Parties in arroarfl to the Local Fund , the Directors Levy , and payments on tbeir shares , must be paid up , or run the risk of Iomdr what h paid . Shareholders desiring to be in the forthcoming Ballot , May 30 th , must pay & 1 . " % ™ i a ^ L < , cal aHd GiIlera l E * P <** e rund , by May 28 th ,
Hull—A meeting of the Hull National Charter Association will be held on Sunday evening May im , to elect a council for the transaction of the business of tho society , to carry out more effectually the objects ot the Aasociation . Stockport . — Mr John West addressed a camp meeting here en Sunday lust , and lectured in the evening , in the L yceum . Both addresses gave general satisfaction . NomsoiiAJi . -The next meeting of the Laud Members will be held on Sunday evening , at seven o clock , at the Slag and Pheasant . Butcher-street . A Hrke and East will be add at the sun of T . Duncomho , E * q ., M P ., Millstone-lane , ou Saturday evening , at seven o ' clcek .
A camp meeting will be held at Droylsden , on Sunday May 2 lar , at two o ' clock . Mr John West will address tho meeting .
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