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      Grand Demonstrati On The 17th Of August,...

      GRAND DEMONSTRATI ON THE 17 th OF AUGUST , 1846 ,

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      My Dear Fbiexds, S^ 5* The 17th Of Augus...

      My Dear Fbiexds , S ^ * The 17 th of August is past , and all England will testify that 1 have redeemed my pledge . The Jubilee has surpassed my utmost expectation , and far exceeded anything that the most sanguine could have anticipated . On that day I witnessed two novelties : the novelty of every county in Eng land being represented in a rural district to witness Labour ' s

      triump h , and to judge for themselves of the stability of the plan , and the novelty of exhibiting a splendid estate belonging in fee , and TOR EVER , to the working classes , together with thirty-five superb cottages , and a magnificent school house , seventyfive in length , consisting of a four-ioomed house for the master and mistress , and two school-rooms , each twenty-four feet long . I bad spent a laborious week preparing my novelty for inspection , and on Monday morning at one o'dotk I went to bed , wasroused from

      nrayingfor a fine day , and at four I toy slee p by A 16 bo 01 ^ « cannon , announcing flatthe day of trial of victory or defeat had arrived ; at half-past four I * as at work compteting the arangements . anaby twelveauwasready . The day Jmed made for us , and as early as seven the v ^ hegar a to arrive , and before : nine the van suard me earnest of what numbers the mam body ra likely to consist , while every countenance bespol te the national «* t _ . , , twelve coaches and fourcoaches

      About half-past , , ™ a ™ irs ri gs , carts and waggons , began to arrive £ X * E ^ shortly after about two hundred « L freighted with the sons of toil , began to arrive , ^ nany of them bearing suitable banners . By the time the whole of the vast concourse had assembled , the spectacle was U * most gorgeous ever presented to the eye of man . Every hole and corner was a ^ ously scanned , and , for the first time in newspaper literal dl dedared that the fascinating accounts given in the Star , so far from hemg exaggerations , fell far short of the reality . The whole Late was traversed , and for the first time m the world ' s history not one of the vast multitude founa

      aanele fault , but outstripped each other in encomiums , declaring that all was perfects The thing that appeared most to astonish , was the size of the allotments . Few would believe that ur acres w «*»* a spacious tract of land . Rebecca TOS tastefully dressed out for the occasion and was the only living thing that appeared <^ fied . 1 wasloatH to speak in toohig h terms of the purchase S > e 1 coula ^ be conoid before so many good z &^^

      -irior *™» \ teen ^ d £ 50 for much worse rj ^ ei not one foot of waste upon the ^ / Iverv inchof itis capable ofbeingturned whole , and every ihlu « * o cfVrTT ? « , i into the richest garden ground in a SINGLE SEAS , V it wffl not take years to improve it ; all it ^ uies is kindness , and it will repay it tenfold . The situation is heavenly , picturesque , and most heritor , anato meit appearsaperfect parad . se I St some one would sell me even a two-acre allot , meat I should dearly love to have a home in the centre of tain * of my numerous family .

      every Mv friends , the failure of our plan has been predict , Z II SHALL SOT FAIL Mb « could cause it to fail , hut too much haste and rashness upon the part of the diiectors , and against those « . ~ we resolutely set their face . They enemies they have r e » um « . j lave resolved upon not gratify ing the evd propen-S 7 Z . Satisfied S O ^ iEMBERS . You shall now learn why the occupants hare not been located . Firstly , it is not . three months smce we

      got possession , ' and yet but for the following simple L all -ould have been located ' ere = nowS . condlv , we too * to 22 acresof clover , 1 C of wheat , 8 of oats , 5 of meadow , and 5 of tares , nearly onehalf ' of the farm , which were the property of T society and not of the occupants ; and , ™ such a season for drought has not Tiurdlv , sucn a fman ; a season ^ r ^ Ieat e fnrLauTe of all agricultural winch P ^ ed the tm ^ ^ mes flf the pursuits : and , Fourt ^ hadtobe grubbed very bestlaodundertmibenwiuc h ^ np , as well as more than sa acres w

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      land marks . Now , none of these " operations could have been performed by the occupants themselves without considerably more expense than I could accomplish them . For instance , the roads that we have made would have cost the county , by presentment , £ 368 . and we have completed them for £ 18 . The whole of the rough work , requiring many hands , must be performed before the occupants can be located with justice to the society . Every acre of the ground must be trenched and well manured . A word about

      manure . Chalk is the very best description of manure for the soil , and it is within a fen : feet of the surface in every field , and can be raised at an insignificant expensej but in the first instance we will manure all with the best London stable dung . Those who have been fortunate in the first ballot must not expect to be made still more so at the

      expense of the other members ; and I am happy to say that in no one instance does there appear beyond a reasonable anxiety to occupy . Their freedom is secured , and that of others must not be postponed to gratify them . I have fulfilled one of my pledges , and now 1 shall venture upon another . It is , that on the 17 th of next August , the estate will be worth and would sell for £ 2 , 500 more than

      it will have cost up to that time . But is not our intention to sell at all , if we can otherwise secure as speedy a process . Our intention is , then , to establish a Bank of Deposit , paying the lender four per cent , for his money , secured upon the society ' s property , and , at the same time , allowing the several occupants to pay off their purchase money at the rate of four per cent ., that is , suppose A . B . pays £ 10 a year rent , if he pays £ 10 of the purchase money his rent will be reduced to £ 9 12 s ., or 8 s . a vear will be taken off ; if he pays £ 50 ,

      £ 2 a year will be taken off ; and when he pays £ 250 , the farm will be his own for ever- There could not , for him , lie a more secure bank ; and then , when the affairs of a section are wound up , the occupants will be in possession of the whole property in the shape of land for ever for nothing , or land for ever at a certain rent , with their money share of the profits . By this day two years , when the plan is fully developed , capitalists will cheerfully treat with us for mortgages if necessary , and no man living can form the most remote idea of the

      altered state of land with so much labour expended upon it within that period . You must never lose Sight of the double fact , —first , that a large premium will henceforth be given for paid up shares in the sections that are filled up . upon the eve of a ballot , so that none can lose up to that period , and then possession will always command a large premium for the successful occupant . Xone are to presume from this , that gambling will be allowed to the disadvantage of the members to be located ; for in all cases transfers of occupation must be made , under such provisions and conditions as will secure the expenditure of

      the advanced capital upon the land . 1 may now boasting !} ' tell you of no small portion of the society ' s security—it consists in , my unimpaired constitution , undying zeal , and unconquerable pride , as evinced in the following short 12 days journal . —On Saturday the 8 th , after I had paid the men , I started for Ipswich , a distav . ee of 98 miles ; on Sunday the 9 th , I traversed every field of two farms of 456 acres , with an umbrella in one hand , and a spade in the the other . On the same dav I returned to

      Herringsgate . On Monday was up a t half-past four , at work till 8 , and not in bed till 12 any night ; preparing for the demonstration , andso till Monday last ; when , after the day ' s fa ? , nay the week ' s fag , I started at halt-past two on " Tuesday morning , without going to bed , for Ipswich , to bid for those farms ; and ret iirncd on Tuesday night to London . It is now past 1 ? , Wednesday night . I have been at work since 7 , and I am , thank God , as fresh as a four year old , and ready for a Chartist meeting . Now , I ask , WHAT

      ENEMY CAN HOPE TO BEAT THAT . My Friends , on Monday last we commenced the last stage of agitation—the direction of the public mind—and I must now say that M'Gralh and Boyle worked just as hard as I have , during the who ' e progress of our operations , while Wheeler and Clarke

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      discharged their duties just as zealously in m . cabinet ; and to them , as well as to me , is due the honour of our success hitherto—not one has ever thwarted the other , and all has been one unbroken chain of harmony . I must now tell you that one farm for which I irfcendedto bid . of 212 acres , was bought in at £ 9 , 300 . I believe its price was £ 12 , 000 ; and the price of the other 244 acres was £ 4 , 900 ; but I would not have that for our purpose at a gift . It is a badly reclaimed heath , worth about 8 s . an acre . I would not give 50 acres of Herringsgate for the 244 ; but , depend upon it , we shall have no difficulty in purchasing land , now that my hands are untied for a bit .

      Allow tne now to return to our Jubilee . There was not one accident , not a shilling ' s worth of damage done to our scattered property ; and not one single disgraceful or disagreeable act occurred from first to last . We had over 20 , 000 peop le from all parts of the Kingdom , and such a day was never before seen in England ; and will you believe , that , with the exception of the Daily News , and a short paragraph in the Homing Post , not a single daily paper has bestowed a line upon ALL ENGLAND'S GALA DAY . But will not this of itself convince faction that there are many things going

      forward which are unnoticed b y their press . Well , nevermind , the DAY OF JUDGMENT is at hand , and I will meet some of the conductors upon the hustings , and will show them just as much courtesy as they have shown us . Henceforth , my friends , you will pay no attention to spouters , who merely talk of laying their heads upon the block , You will never more be led b y faction , for faction ' s own purposes . You will henceforth look for , and demand , the practical result of all political agitation ; and you will laugh to scorn all which merely aims at the t riumph of party . Our motto henceforth must be ,

      FACTIfN FOR FACTION , and LABOUR FOR ITSELF . We must sink all distinction between Whi ^ s and Tories , and present the only distinction :

      THE RICH OPPRESSOR AND THE POOR OPPRESSED . As regards the Press , I must make one exception , in favour of the Daily News , which has g iven a fair representation , as far as it goes . That paper gives us 12 , 000 , so you may fairly calculate upon double ( hat . I give the extract from the News , and all I can say is , that if that paper will come out manfully , and report our proceedings , we will soon increase its circulation bv some thousands a dav .

      CiuirrisT Co-opehative Land Society . — This Society , w liich h-as been formed l " or the purpose of jrarcliasing tracts of land , according as circumstances will p .-rmit , and laying it out in allotments for the occupation of members of the Chartist body , threw open on Monday , as a specimen of what they design , a farm which they have lately purchased called Herringsgate , within about two miles of Rickmansworth , in Herts . There was a very large assemblage of well-dressed persons of both sexss brought together on the occasion , but there did not appear to be any immediate object in the gathering beyond that of the Soeiety giving to their friends from various parts a sort of holidny entertainment , for which

      purpose a number of refreshment tents were erected over the ground , and a large marquee boarded for dancing , where that amusement went merrily on , to the music of a very good band in attendance . At this meeting were many wao had come from Liverpool and Manchester and some even from Glasgow . No less than ninety vans came down from London , a distance of twenty miles , and on ihe whole we should say , at a moderate calculation , there could not be less than 12 , 000 persons on the grounds , The farm consists of 103 acres of good land , purchased at the cost of abnut £ 2 , 000 and laid out in thirty-five divisions of four acres with a five-room cottage , three acres with a tour-room cottage , and two acres with a

      three-room cottage ; the first paying £ 10 a-yenr rent , the second , £ 7 10 s ., and the third , £ 5 a-year ; each tenant Iiavjn p given to him on entering on his holding , the first , £ 30 , the second , £ 22 10 s , and the third £ 15 , as capital to commence with as a gift from the funds of the society . To be eligible to become a tenant , it is nec-ssai-j to be a member of the Chartist Land Society , ami to have paid up the sum of £ 2 10 s . cither at once or by instalments as a subscription towards the fund which has : i ! ready reached £ 14 , 000 . The allotments are balloted ror amongst Hie members , and those who draw a

      prize , be it a first , a second or third , is in \ estcd at once with the right of tenantry , and put into possession . None of the cottages , which are very neat and well-built structures , are as yet occupied , with the exception of one , which My . Feavgus O'Connor is in the temporary occupation of , while he is superintending the laying out of the ground and the completion of thebuildings . Mcst of them are . however , roofed in , and the walls of all are i-rected . The completion of the whole of the cottages , it is estimated , will cost , with the laying out of the allotments , about 413 , 000 j so that the whole farm , when

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      settled upon , ! will have cost £ -5 , 000 . The society uau purchased a mueh larger farm of 200 acres in the same neighbourhood ; but they were offered £ 1 , 000 for their bargain , and they accepted of the offer . They are , however , in treaty for other purchases , with the view of carrying out as far as they can the system upon which they have founded their society . The dancing tent seemed towards the evening to be the great attraction ; and , from' a . platform erected for the purpose . Mr . O'Connor and'other Chartists addressed the assemblage . 'There were several of the metropolitan police on the gr * a ^ ta ^ T * r 5 ® ln ^^ Tt ^ nducted with the utmost q 3 fiN « 3 e and order . The place , we understand , is to be named O'Connorville , in compliment to the Char , list Leader .

      Now , my friends , I conclude , for the present ; congratulating you and your order upon our signal , our glorious , our triumphant victory ; And remain , Your faithful friend and bailiff , Feargus O'Connor .

      Tol. X. No. 458- London, Saturday, Vjlug...

      TOL . X . NO . 458- LONDON , SATURDAY , vJlUG & ST 2 ? , 1846 ' '¦*! " ™*™ pm *™** : « r . ' -r - - - ¦ - ' ¦ .: ¦ : ¦ < * w . ^ g / * " - ' ¦ ' >¦ Fire Shillings , aud Sixpence per QiiiniliE * ^ :

      O'Connorville. Bi Ernest Jones. Prom Fev...

      O'CONNORVILLE . BI ERNEST JONES . Prom feverish couch by o ' erfcaxed labourpretsed , That yields man slumber , but denies him rest , More weary still , when smoky morning breaks , In crowded towns the pale mechanic wakes . But why to-day , at twilight's earliest prime , When morn ' s grey finger points the march of time , Why starts he upwards with a joyous strength To face the long day slavery ' s cheerless length ? Has freedom whispered in his iviitful ear , ' Courage , poor slave ! deliverance is near i " Oh ! She has breathed a summons sweeter still : " Come ! take your guerdon nt O'Connorville I " Then rush they forth , their wasted nerves restrunr ,

      Forth to the roads and " rails , " the ' old and young , And , as they leave the smoky towns behind , Breathe the full blessing of the freshening wind . On beauty ' s cheek a brighter bloom is seen , And manhood lights young slavery ' s sallow mien , And , type of how the heart is growing strong , Bursts forth thejmpremeditated song , — While age , as passing thought its soul beguiles , Sighs at the past , or at the future smiles , Meanwhile , as whirl the rapiii travellers by , What beauties meet the unaccustomed eye ! The wheaten lea and elovery fields unfold Nature ' s rich blazonry of green and gold , And wooded lines , with undulating rise , Lift their long-murmuring phalanx to the skies ,

      And winds the river like a silvery band , To bind the scattered glories of the land ; And arches high the sky ' s ethereal dome , Where cloudy genii spare the harvest home . While flitting on , as in magician ' s glass , The peopled panoramas living pass . These towers the church , with iinely tapering spire , Type of the lessening of a pure desire ; Thus dies the flamy , the glory thus departs , On marble cradled , hut not nursed on hearts 1 There looms the massy mansion of the great , That steals from gladness whst it gives to s « nte ; There lie our English deserts proudly placed , Called parks , by grandeur , —but , " by truth , a wasle . There distant towns uplift their clouded sin , As though to hide from heaven the hell

      within—But through the shady lanes the wanderers glide , With joyous songs along the green-laud ' s side , Till distant cheers strike deep the woodland through , And tents and pennons meet the wondering view . L ) ud peels the music's blast—and , hoarsely round , The cannon mouths its mastery of sound . What army camps there '—and , with bannered state , Rolls the loud larum of a martial hate ? Oh ! never yet the cannon ' s iron lips Breathed blessings upon slavery ' s eclipse ! Oh ! never yet did blast of music yield ¦ So s"'eet a summons to so fair a field ! Oh ! never yet a host such victory won , Where all are gainers when the day is done ! There peaceful phalanxes their ranks dispose To cheer their friends and not to chide

      tlieirfoes—Glad to the general welcome's joyous dm , The long processions pour like rivers in , And greet with triumph true , and hearty will , Thy flag of glory , proud O'Connorville ! Here British freedom plants her foDt secure , Patient to wait , but mighty to endure . This field was conquered without sword or blow : But say , what sword could lay its glories low ! For truth ami love stand sentries at its gate , Strong ramparts givd it , — not with stony slate , But Spartan ramparts!—men who would not shun Bravely to guard , what they have nobly won ! See there the cottage ! labour ' s own abode , The pleasant doorway on the cheerful road , The airy tl tor , the roof from storms secure , The merry fireside and the shelter sure , — And dearest charm of all , —the grateful soil , That bears its produce for the hands that toil .

      See there the School , where no false doctrines cloy , But wisdom teaches duty to enjoy , Nor clothes religion in a harlot ' s dress , How rich to dazzle ! but how poor to bless ! There bands of brotherhood are thought no crime , And life wins treasures from the hands of time , Since not for selfish ends is wrought its span , But man , in living , feels he lives " for man . "

      O'Connorville. Bi Ernest Jones. Prom Fev...

      Not speculation ' s hand this seenejhall crush , Nor trade ' s harsh voice its murmuring music hush ; Nor rristling forts distort the verdant sod , With impious challenge in the face of God , Sounding their clamours hoarse or clangors shrill , O ' er scenes the lord of thunders bade be still ; Nor looms the palace-pinnacle and dome , As though man felt in nature not at home , Nor courtly insolence , with laws untrue , Claims for the creature the creator ' s due ; Nor pandering praise , nor palsied envy wait , Round all the paltry mockeries of state ; Nor worn-out dynasties superbly house , And stagnant blood with paining pleasures rouse ; Nor stands the keep , where olden Barons rude , Called murder chivalry , —and rapine feud .

      Nor factory-chiamies clothe the skiey span With hues of mourning for the sins of man . Nor children spin and pine in dungeons deep , When e ' en exhausted manhood sinks for sleep ; Nor pauper-funerals stop at work-house door , Delayed some sorry day in hopes of more , With no kind hand to close the lingerer's eyes , Since here the wife , and there the husband dies ! Nor high park palings from the mass seclude , Shade for the wanderer , for the hungry food ; Where lords of forests selfish sports pursue , . And make all earth a snug farm for the few ; Nor salaried priests , by Mammon overpaid , Grow fat on lies , and live upon this trade , Cringe to the rich , that they the poor may grind , Whose mouth they stint , while they corrupt his mind ; And , type of how they change with changing power , Slaves of the wind of each presiding hour ,

      Whose cross or cresent varying creeds define , They—they atleast were honest in tMr sign—And placed , resolved with falsehood not to shock , High on their spires their emmem-ipeafhcr-cocfc . Well may the merry dance be light of heart , And fires of joy their rapid signals dart , — Well may ye change your sang into a cheer , While hope ' s young fairies bury stolid fear , Since now ye ' ve learned , though weak and worn ye he , How like a god is man , when he is free ! Since ye have learned that victory ' s for the brave , And slaves the tyrant make , not he the slave ! Blame the oppressor !—but yourselves no less , Whose servile fear invited to oppress ! To his dark thought no prompting finger lend ; No yokes are made , where none are found to bend . Success depends but on your own strong will ; Go on ! and prosper—at O'Connorville .

      Chartist Jubilee. Grand Demonstration To...

      CHARTIST JUBILEE . GRAND DEMONSTRATION TO THE PEOPLES' FIRST ESTATE . «• O'CONNORVILLE . " On Monday morning , August the lfth , at Sunrise , the " Great Metropolis , " East , West , North and South , was in a state of joyous excitement ; vehicles of all descriptions , from the "four-in-hand " down to the " one-horse chaise , " were in requisition , with their banners and streamers "fluttering in the breeze , " each bearing a suitable inscription , " The Charter and the Land" being most conspicuous , all hastening to the place of rendezvous , Hyde Park Corner-, Oxford Street j which , shortly after seven o ' clock , presented a most animated appearance . The various vehicles extending from Oxford Street to

      Bayswater , weae freighted with joyous-hearted men and women , all animated wi th one spirit , all inspired with the humanising determination of rescuing their father-land from political and social bondage , and all journeying to view , with their own eyes , theirour— " First Estate ; " to place their feet on that "footof earth , " which they hope will enable them to redeem the soil for the whole people . As the cavalcade proceeded , persons of all grades thronged the doors , windows , and thoroughfares to witness this truly novel spectacle , " Labour ' s Procession , to Labour ' s own Land , purchased with Labour ' s own Money ! " On arriving at the far-famed town of

      Uxbridge , ( rendered famous in history by an attempt to wrest a * ' Charter" from the tyrant Charles , and in which town , near the bridge , still stands , the Treaty house , now used as a Public House , the Crown Tavern , in which that conference assembled , the long room or parlour being pointed out as the identical room in which it held its deliberations ) the street was literally wedged up with people , and every place from which a view could bo obtained was crammed with persons anxious to obtain a "lance at the passing scene . Here , and all long the line , prospectuses and every other document giving information relative to the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , was sought lor with avidity .

      On arriving at O'Connorville , at twelve o ' clock , we found a vast number of persons had preceded us by other routes ; the" Ordnance , " nevertheless , greeted this new accession of strength , by a roar of thunder from its " Iron throat . " We had ocular demonstration that this demonstration wjis no mere metropolitan pleasure excursion , but ' A National Jubilee , " in favour of the "Universal Rights" ot man , each county appearing to have at least a fair share of representatives present ; even from Yorkshire and Lancashire in the north ; and from Exeter and Plymouth in tiie West .

      Among other vehicles , we noticed one van that came loaded from that seat of learning , the City of Oxford , a distance of forty miles ; and a splendid "turn out , " a four-horse stage coach , from the town of Reading , Berks ., bearing an elegant green silk

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      banner , inscribed in letters of go ' . d . l" Reading di trict of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society . The vehicles , altogether , numbered nearly fcwo-hun dred . t On entering the gates , the band played "The Chartist Land March . " [ The words and music of this March may be had of Mr . WhHmore , through Mr . Wheeler ^ The first object that met our view , was a huge tri-colonred banner floating , high above an immense chesnut tree , hearing the inscription , "O'Connorville ; " and secondly , Rebecca , the Chartist Cow , like the Sacred Cows of old , clothed in her vesture of tricolourrendered

      , holy by the popular voice , which is the voice of God ; next , the immense Dancing Booth , erected for the accommodation of our Chartist friends , attracted the attention of every one . The remaining booths , for refreshment and amusement , were also of a very elegant character . Several " Wandering Minstrels" attended , and earned the patronage of the visitors by singing " The Peoples' First Estate . " the following was also sung by several friends , and much admired ; the lines are the composition of a district secretary of the Chartist Cooperative Lund Society , Mr . William Daliibar .

      BEAUTIFUL VILLAS . Air , " Lan * of Vie Free . " Those beautiful Villas how stately they stand * A national honour to this our land , Triumph of labour itself to employ , And industry ' s fruits fully to enjoy ; Let fame on thy founders her laurel bestow , And history's page their true value show ; We have seen many schemes , none can rival thee . Thou beautiful Villas , the pride of the free . Beautiful Villas , homes for the brave , What solace yon give the system-bound slave ' Knowledge is power , ' no longer despair , Is the great moral lesson that you declare ; I have seen many homes , none can excel thee T hou beautiful Villas , homes for the free . '

      NO LONGER BE A SLAVE . Air , " Jfarincr ' s Or awe . " Come let us labour no ' more with dreary toil , With hunger ' s pangs ne ' er crave , Come tin the soil , Enjoy the spoil , Ko longer pine a slave . No longer mourn in dire despair , No more contumely brave ; In your mind declare . To enjoy jour share , And no lenger be a slave . No more with liberty's hallowed name In frantic passions rave , JTo more with shame , E ' er have to elaim , T h e s h are o f a p au p er ' s g rave

      On noble feelings take thy stand , Thy order strive to save ; Quick join the band , Gain the Land , And possess a freeman ' s grave . Aa the hour of three > as now approaching , the people began to make their way towards a temporary hustings erected in the centre of the Estate and shortly after that hour , the

      PUBLIC MEETING was commenced , by Mr . Stallwood moving ( amid loud cheers ) that Mr . James Knight , a working man , and a member of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , do take the chair ; which was seconded , and carried unanimously . Mr . Knight came forward much applauded , and said , in electing him to so responsible an office as that of chairman over such an immense assemblage , they had exhibited great confidence in him , which , he trusted , he should ever deserve . He looke d upon that glorious assemblage of human beings which he now saw before him , as a warning to tyrants , ( loud cheers ) and as a guarantee for the success of on * agitation , for both the Charter and the Land . ( Great cheering . ) He would introduce Mr . Thomas Clark , to address them .

      Mr . Clark said ho congratulated thorn on the magnificent spectacle—that glorious mass of human beings he now snw assembled ; it was truly an inspiring sight . ( Great cheering . ) By a curious coincidence , yesterday , the 16 th of August , was the anniversary ot the bloody massacre of Peterloo , a day held in remembrance from the slaughter committed on an unarmed , defenceless and quiot people , Assembled to petition fc-v their rights in St . Peter ' sheld , Manchester , on the lGth day of August , in the memorable year of 1819 , by a drunken , brutal and liitnriatcd corps of Yeomanry Cavalry . ( Shame , » nunc . ) \ ou have also frequently met to celebrate the so-called victory of Waterloo , purchased at such

      an enormous amount ot blood and treasure —( Hear , hear )—but to-day our meeting is to rejoice over a triumph of another kind , a peaceful victory achieved by truth and reason over prejudice and falsehood . ( Loud cheers . ) Yet when myriads meet to express their joy . all is peace and order , not the least thing of an unpleasant nature has occurred to mar the ielicities of tliis glorious day . ( Loud cheers . ) We are now a portion of the landed proprietory possess property , and of course surely these should give us a just claim to the representation of the country . ( Much ( Continued on tlte Eighth Fa

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 22, 1846, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22081846/page/1/