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hea head to the ^ ,. _ ; nn nf ., SS SXutt wTininS .. Vponthh portion of . the well ¦ ^ V & S taeai river steamers have recently 2 ? tSnWto tnBc between Bristol and the « *! teKeiS ? ray considerable , . some idea of 3 SSiBW * - the fact that the Red Ko lover carried 1 , 800 passengers yesterday . Last i ™ inline one of these river steamers , the Red Rover , Sri faringV ^^ ** « 5 « ** «*« 0 t Mf-past eiel eight o ' clock , and having taken in some thirty or moi morep * issengers atapUT «« .. c ^ lled Rawling ' s-wharf , -was -was about to proceed on her return voyage to Bri Bristol , when tome persons called out from the oth other side of the lock that there were some passen sengers going , and the Red Rover was backed into ihe ihe look for the purpose of taking- them on board ,
Set Several were so rasen , ana owers were about going onl onboard , when a sudden and tremendous explosion too took p lace , which was heard distinctl y at fully a mile dis distant , in the neighbourhood of Clifton , which she shook the surrounding honses , aud bv which the Re Red Rover , with her engines and machinery , was tor torn to pieces—her funnel , the plates of her boiler , ant and other portions of her machinery being hurled in ! into the airland death and destruction scattered an around . The bodies of some of the passengers we were thrown by the shock high above the honses ; ot others were cast into the water ; and almost every pa passenger was more or less injured . The vessel all almost immediately sank , going down b y the head , he her stern fortunately remaining long enough above
th the water to enable some of the unfortunate paSSr sengers to he liken ont of the after-cabin windows . T The screams of the drowning and injured were at tl this moment most appalling , and an immense crowd sj speedily surrounded the spot . Mr . Davis , the active ti tide surveyor , with his men , and the . various waterii men in other boats ,. hastened to tender assistance , I by whom several persons , living and dead , were j picked up . Such was the force of the explosion t that some of the plates of tbe boiler of the steamer v -were thrown with considerable violence on to the i xoofe of the houses in'Avon-crescent and Kawling * s-3 "yard , more than one hundred yards from the spot •\ where the explosion took place , and one piece , npt wards of one and a half hundred weight , was thrown
i into Messrs . Hennettrs timber-jard , at fully as great j a distance . The body of a little gir ) , named Jeffej ries , was hurled by the explosion with such violence as to be thrown completely across the lock to the road on the opposite side , where its "brains were dashed out against the wall . Of coarse at this moment the confusion waa indescribable , and the extent " of the damage -could not be ascertained ; hut six dead bodies were very ihorfly found , and placed under a shed in the ; ; Uova Scotia-yard—viz .,. those of Isaac West " , a married man , with a family , who was a professor of music , and who had been playing attheAshton Strawberry gardens ; Samuel JefTeries , a workman at the Pottery , also marriedand with a family ; two
, little girls , named Jefferies ; a gentleman , whose name we have beard wasPowey ; and a man named Henry Stnrr . The following persons were also conveyed to the Infirmary deeply injured ; viz : —William Bailey , with legs fractured ; William Paddy , the captain of the Red Rover , with thighs fractured ; William Brewer , tobacconist , fractured legs ( one since amputated ; ) Francis Lucas , accountant , severe fractures ; Charles Keating , professor of music , with very severe injuries ; Eliza Pelford , severely ' scalded ; Eliza Pelford , her daughter , also severely scalded ; Thomas Venn , severely scalded ; Charlotte Eliza Hodge , severely scalded ; Martha Hemmings , scalded : Mary Anne Darsden , legs fractured ; Samuel Edwards , scalded : Ellen Hodge ,
with both legs fractured ; William Cooper , dancingmaster , severely injured in the head , and also very much scalded ; William Nicholas , the engineer , much scalded ; David Lewis , the stoker , much scalded ; Thomas White , with fractured legs ; Maria Haynes , ¦ with contused forehead . —The folWin » were removed to their homes : —Mr . A . N . Langdon , builder , of Old Market-street , with one leg fractured : Mr . John Langdon , his son , with concussion of the brain , who lies in a very precarious state ; Mr . J . D ; "Weston , ironmonger , of Castle-street ; 2 dr . Langdon ' s son-in-law , with fracture of the bones Of the face and temporal bone , and also severely scalded ; Mr . Thomas Penton , jun ., clerk of the market , severely scalded , anil with contusions of the
head and fade . —In addition to these we have heard of two females who were very severely scalded about the breasts , and that some other injured parties had been removed to hotels . The whole medical staff of the Infirmary were of ceurse unremitting in their attentions to the distressed sufferers , and have remained up all tbe night , butwe regret to state the following have since died , viz . « —Charles Keating , professor of music ; William Nicholas , the engineer , and a man unknown , zrid many others are m an utterly hopeless stale . They are still dragging the river , where there are doubtless other bodies ; indeed the body of a woman was just now fished up , but it again slipped from the grapnel . —The escapes of several were seareelv less than miraculous . Mr .
Anderson , tbe owner , was standing at the after cabindoor , in which his wife was sitting ; he was driven into the water , hut fortunately succeeded in dragging his wife thronsh the cabin window , and 4 " Sey were both saved . Mr . Oldland , bookseller , was ^ also ran-» ing to overtake the boat , and was within a very short distance of her when the explosion-teok place . Of course there are all sorts of allegations afloat as to the cause of the accident , but as the whole matter will undergo a rigid investigation before the coroner , we refrain from at present alluding to them . On Tuesday afternoon , strenuous efforts were being made to raise the hall of the shattered vessel , and the search for the bodies was being continued . The Red Bover was about forty-five feet long , with eight and a half feet beam .
The Isqcest . —On Wednesday afternoon . an inquest was commenced before the city coroner , J . B . Grinder , Esq ., and a respectable jury , on the "bodies of such of the sufferers as died before they could be removed from the scene of the accident . These were Robert Pavey , Isaac West , Samuel Jefferies , Henry Sturr , and Susan and jdary Ann rnlford , the two last children of a groom , whose wife and eldest daughter lie seriously hurt at the Infirmary , and not , as was at first supposed , the children of a hackney car driver named Jefferies . The inquest was held at the Commercial Hotel , HotweUs , and excited much interest .
John . Leonard , of Erogmore-street , waterman , sworn , I belong to the wherry Why Sot . Last night , just after ~ eigbt o clock , I was in my wherry at the A ov 3 Scotia snip , and the Red Rover steam boat was lying at the wharf alongside of the lock . She was taking in passengers , and appeared to have from forty-five to fifty on board . I believe the captain was onboard , but I did not see him . The young man present , Wm . Lowther , was at the helm , and appeared to be going to steer the boat . Mr .
Anderson , the owner of the boat , and his wife were in the after cabin . I saw them there before she went into the lock . The Red Rover had backed irom her regular landing place to the lock , f or tbe purpose of taking in passengers who were coming -down that side , and she had not been there five minutes when she exploded- I saw the explosion . "Her potter and part of the wooden houses , both -fore snd oft , went into tho air in fragments , and were thrown with violence in all directions to a distance from the vessel . Some of the coals came
into my boat . Many of the passengers were thrown info the water by the explosion , and some remained in the hull of tbe steamer . I and other whewymen endeavoured to save the passengers , and I saved the fireman , two men , and a woman . The fireman was four feet under water when I caught him . The fireman ' s face was black , and his eyes appeared out , and the other men were also hurt , but the woman was not . The water was about twenty-six feet deep there . When I had put the people safe on shore , I went and got tbe " creepers , and assisted in getting op the bodies . —The Coroner said in the absence of many necessary witnesses , and the present excited state of mind apparent in those present , he thought that little good would result from
eontmumg the inquiry at that period , and he should therefore adjourn it till to-morrow so as to give an opportunity 0 f informing himself more perfectly , and summoning the requisite witnesses . —The inquiry was then adjourned . —Mr . John Ayre , of the firm of Ayre and Calder , attended on behalf of Mr . . Anderson , owner of the packet , tO Watch the proceedfoj **& . —Another of the unfortunate sufferers , "William Cooper , ateacher of dancing and musician , died in the Infirmary last ni ght . —A number of men have been employed , assistedby the steam dredging machine , in raising the vessel , and the hull has been got up in a very mutilated state , all her decks , cabins , and inferior fittings being torn away , and her sides much broken .
Fokhgs Fr-Chs. —The Importations Of Frui...
Fokhgs Fr-chs . —The importations of fruits now in season from the continental states are exceedingly large . The steam-ship Soho , from Antwerp , has brought no less than 3 , 4 * 0 baskets of different sorts of fruits , the growth of Belgium . The steamships which arrived last week from tbe French and Dutch porta broug ht several thousand packages of various kinds of fruits , including large quantities Of apricots and other stone-fruits , tbe first supply of the kind during the present season . Ii is stated that there was a gentleman on hoard the " Orion , " whose errand to Glasgow was to eonsuit the late Dr . Burns regarding his health . Tbe patient and physician were * anlaiQn * n to each other , Md both were lost .
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* % T » . * l ^ Si £ sssKtsr rl *"*? S & wttrasw for Jfc 5 Me , D the Wi * 0 f Settin 8 « M » Pl « conr ! tr ; Hr e , neBt , 0 f the hnsi > a « dry of the country , bothas regards the breed *™ 0 f SW anA
vue raising of crops . It is almost impossible to over-estimate the value of the example set to his raral neighbours by-a man like Mr . Mechi . Shaking himself thorough ? free of the uni que superstitions which have bo long haunted the imagination of the hereditary cultivator Of the soil—bring ing to the pursuit of farming all the enterprise and all the energy which , lavished upon the various branches of oar national commerce , have caused that commerce to become tbe greatest upon the earth—determined to prove that if Great Britain' can beat the world in spinning cotton and forging iron ; Great Britain can also beat the world in erowino ; wheat and rearing potatoes ' -Mr . M * ehi strives to show to his brother agriculturists that their salvai tion lies in their own hands ; and that they are to be helped through their difficulties , not by protective acts of parliament , but by the application
to their trade of that business-like spirit , that skill ; and that enterprise which are now commonly expended upon the successful pursuit of any industrial occupation . —By noon , a formidable group of gen . tlemen connected with agriculture in its various departments—some few from the county of Essex , but the greater number from more distant parts of the kingdom—bad assembled at Ti ptree Hall . It was interesting to recognise the outskirts of Mr . Mecbi ' s farm by tbeir luxuriant crops , their small , trim ; and elmless hedges , the broad expanse of his fields , comi pared with the dirainutire proportions skirted by thickets of hedge , of the ordinary fields of the district . The land in that part of Essex is a stiff clay ; and a great part of Mr . Mecbi ' s farm was , « few years ago , a mere bog , not worth a penny per acre . The judicious outlay of capital , and the application to the cultivation of the land of that
spmt of enterprise and vigorous determination to effect improvement-by which alone it is becoming pretty evident that the farmer can hope to prosper , have however done their work , and Mr . Mecbi ' s model farm is now acknowledged , even by his neighbours of the oldest and the slowest school of agriculture , to be something extraordinary , and something very significant of tbe times . " lathe course of the proceedings of the day nothing was more gratifying than to observe the terms of cordiality ; which appeared to subsist between Mr , Mechi and the old farmers by whom he was surrounded . Forming a pleasant chatty group the party wandered from field to field and from crop to
crop ,-now plodding tbeir way amid tangled thickets of beans or peas—anon up to their shoulders in golden expanses of' waving grain—Mr . Mechi ex plaining his system , stating aU the antecedents of each particular field , giving the exact date of the laying down of the seed , the exact ' amount and quality of the manure expended upon the ground , estimating his actual expenses * and calculating his expected returns . Excellent as the practical lecture was , most significant as were many of the facts stated , and most pregnant as was much of the advice given , there was atone of cordial good
feeling , of genial iqnhommie in Mr . Mecbi ' s observations and councils , and even in his jocose scolding , which was in the best taste , and which could not but lend real force and practical effect to his good-humoured exhortations . Mr . Mechi possesses the rare art of teaching without giving himself the airs of a pedagogue . He meets , his unscientific neighbours with no pragmatic display of superior and contemptuous skill , but taking each man by the button hole , he , so to speak , shakes an acknowledgment of slovenly farming out of him , and jokingly and pleasantly points out the . features and the results'of his own far better system .
With hardly an exception , Mr . Mecbi ' s crops are luxuriantly rich and promising . Farmers who have been in the habit : of considering that they can only put one-fourth of their land yearly under wheat had better see the agricultural arrangement of Tipton Hall FaroJ , one-half of which is annually sown with the grain from which rent is generally supposed to flow . One splended field of wheat , thV produce of which will be more than five quarters to the acte , was , a few years ago , a mere marsh . Mr . Machi drained it thoroughly , and it . now affords a fine current Of Water Edited to the purpose of the farmyard . The harvest of potatoes , beans and peas , will . be capital . Mr . Mechi explained , in detail , the rotation of the cropping adopted , and the nature bf tbe manures used . Epsom and glauber salts were amongst
the materials employed for improving the growth of the potatoes , and super-phosphate was described as an unfailing agency in cropping turnips . . In the course of the day a new seed depositing machine , invented by Messrs , Ransom and May , of Ipswich , was exhibited . This excellent implement sows the seed with mathematical precision , and can be adjusted so as to drop any required quantity to the acre . Mr . Macbi ' s farm-yard is in many respects a perfect model . The amount of live stock kept is very great , including oxen , pigs , sheep , and ,- calves .-. All these are home-fed , principally upon mashed and prepared food , and kept in pens , the flooring of which consists Of bats , between ¦ which allfilihat once drops , thus affording to the animal a constant and perfect degree of cleanliness very rarely enjoyed by the quadruped inmates of the farm-yard .
The . tour of inspection , over a cap ital cold dinner followed , which having been duly disposed ef , a succession of toasts , more or less connected with agriculture , and that agriculture of the new and improved school , most fittingly wound up the proceedings of a very instructive and significant day .
Test Of Affection.—Mr. Archibald Stanhop...
Test of Affection . —Mr . Archibald Stanhope , a groggy sentimentalist , residing in Buckley-street , Philadelphia , conceived the harrowing suspicion that his wife was ' not as passionately fond of him as a lady of good taste should be ; and , to ; put the matter to a fair trial , he hit on a little stratagem , which he put in practice the other day , with the results hereafter to be detailed . He took a suit of clothes and composed an effigy of himself by stuffing the garments with a quantity of straw which had lately been discharged from an old bed . Having suspended this figure to a rafter in the garret hj means ofa piece of clothes-line , he ensconced himself behind a pile of rubbish in the same garret , to watch the effect . After a while his little daughter
came up after a jumping-rope , and caughtajdimpse of the suspending figure ; She ran down the stairs , screaming— " Oh . ' mother , mother , daddy hashung himself f "Sow for it , " thought Archibald , in ambuscade , —" we shall have a touching scene presently . " " Hunghimself V he heard Mrs . Stanhopfe repeat , as she walked leisurely up stairs ; " he hasn't got pluck enough for such a thing , or he would have done it long ago . Well , I believe be has done it , however , " she continued , as she camo in view of Archibald ' s straw representative . " Moll , " to the little girl , " I think he ought to be cut down . "Sou had better go into the kitchen ahd get a knife , my dear ; but don ' t go down too fast , or you might fall and hurt youself . Stay—I forgot
—there ' s no knife in the kitchen sharp enough . You can go round to Mr . Homes , the shoemaker , Sixth-street , he ' s only two square ' s off , and ask him to lend ns his paring knile ; tell him to whet it a little before he sends it . And , Molly , while you are in the neighbourhood , you can call at your aunt Sokey ' s and ask how the baby ' is . And , Molly , you can stop at the grocery-store as you come back , and get a pound of seven-cent sugar . " Poor Archy 1 " sighed Mrs . Stanhope , when her daughter had departed , "I hope we'll get him down before the vital spark's extinct — tor these buryings are very troublesome , and cost money . He wanted to put an end to himself too ; . aud I think I ought to let him have bis own way for once
in his life ; he used to say that . I W » S ftlwaya acrossing him . I wish he hadn't spoiled the new clothes-hue—an old rope might have answered his purpose . " Here a ' voiee , which sounded like that of the supposed suicide , broke in on Mrs . ' Stanhope ' s soliloquy with " You confounded'Jezabal , I'll he the death of you ! " Mrs . Stanhope , think- , ing this must , of course , be a ghostly exclamation , uttered a wild scream , and attempted to escape down the narrow staircase . Archibald , starting from his place of concealment ; gave chase . Jfrs . Stanhope stumbled midway on the flight of stairs , ahd Mr . Stanho pe having just reached her and
made a grasp at her dishevelled hair as it streamed backwards , the amiable partners were precipitated tothe bottom together . Both were rather badly bruised , and the cries of tbe lady raised the neighbourhood . Archibald was arrested' for making a disturhance and practising on the tender sensibUities oi his wife . He was recognised in 200 dollars , and jocularly proposed his suspended effigy as his surety ; hut he found , to his sorrow , " straw bail was not acceptable under tho administration of Mayor Jones . —Pennyslvaman . Several ladies have had their dresses destroyed I ia Sheffield , by haying vital thro * wo upon ( hen ,
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pi ^ pc ^ isTMQtftr wm > mp On Friday / the 19 th inst .- at three o ' clock , a dinner was giveri , in a pavilion erected for the purpose ; to Mr . George Frederick Young by his political friends and admirers then assembled in Exeter . The general meeting of members of the Royal * Agricultural Society in tha Guildhall had just terminated , and the dinner hour suited the habits atid -the convenience of the farmers and landowners . It was expected , therefore , that there would be a numerous and influential muster of company .. The Duke of Richmond , tho Marquis of Dtwnshlre , and many other prominent members of the Agricultural
Society were confidently announced as intending to be present , and a grand demonstration in favour of protection to native industry was anticipated . ' The Duke of Richmond would not stay for the pavilion dinner of the society , because he wished to t > u out of the scrape ; and the Earl of Chichester npoloi gised for bis absence , without explaining the ' real cause . The Marquis of Downshire , and every nobleman of standing and consideration of the society ] were absent at the entertainment to Mr . Youn ^; which must therefore be considered as discountenanced by tbe society . It was disapproved by Mri Young himself , who , however , considered himself debarred from expressing his opinion by having accepted the invitation before he became aware of the
bad taste and want of delicacy which his friends were displaying . ' - ¦ ¦ ' I ' The company , present numbered from 600 to 700 , the chair being filled by Sir John Yarde Buller , and the only people of any note present ; besides the in : vited guests of the day , being Earl Stanhope , Earl Talbot . Mr . W . B . Ferrard , Mr . Buck , M . P ; , Sir John Duckworth , M . P ., Sir W . Carew , and a few of the local aristocracy , one or two habitual Protectionist spouters ' and several of the clergy of the diocese . There was a very noisy band of musicians placed at the lower ' end of the pavilion jarring harsh discord throughout the evening , and behind the chair a very spacious gallery bad sprinkled'in front of it a few ladies who , at different stages in the
proceedings , were regaled with champagne . . •'¦• Mr . G . F . YousQ , in returning thanks for the manner in which his health was drunk , spoke at great length . He declared his conviction that Protectionist principles were again in tho ascendant , and that free trade , the prophecies of which ; he said , were fallacious , was losing its hold 0 "V the convictions of tho people . ' Some circumstances , he admitted , had intervened to cast a momentary glow of prosperity over certain interests of the country , but thc march of events was steadily , rapidly , and surely going on . Wages'were being reduced , employment becoming less certain , and the people growing aware that they had ' been grossly and scandalously imposed upon . ( Here the company alt rose
and cheered Mr . Young vociferously , one elderly gentleman taking the lead j and' keeping up the Kentish fires till he was blue in the face with bis exertions . ) Mr . Young after endeavouring to show that the increased exports of the country were more than balanced by a diminished home . consumption and a' rapidly-increasing population , proceededto charge the Board " of Trado with cooking their returns , and then took up the question whether Adam Smith was a Free-trader or a Protectionist . Having satisfied the company that Adam Smith was entirely of their way of thinking , he complimented the American ambassador also on unmistakeably concurring with them in his speech delivered at the pavilion diii 7 ner on the previous day . ' He then took up the
opinions of Mr . Huskisson and Mr . Ricardo , to show that they were Protectionists ; and passing from them to lord John Russell and Sir James Graham ^ he compared the opinions of these two statesmen at different periods of their lives , and with reference to each of them in that double view , asked which was tho real Drorhio , at which there was much laughter and cheering . Mr . Young proceeded to show that Mr . Bright was a Protectionist in tbe matter of cotton , and that , the free traders had found out in that article the folly of depending on the foreign supply . In touching on the subject of free trade as connected with the sugar and slavery questions , and the horrors of the factory system , he declared that though the golden image had been
setup , tbe Protectionists would not fall down and worship if . This figure of rhetoric produced another general burst of cheering , in which the company to show that they would not fall down stood up , and in which tho elderly gentleman who had distinguished himself a short time previously exerted himself again to the verge of apoplexy . Mr . Young , ' in conclusion , expressed his opinion that there was not much to be done by the gratuitous distribution of tracts , as had been the policy of the Anti-Corn Law League . He . applauded the discretion displayed by the Protectionists in parliament , and after some observations on the amount of capital lying dormant in the country , ho sat down , predicting that tho time was close at hand when the
country would reject the sordid , foolish , and despicable axiom of buying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest market . The Earl of' Staxhope , in responding to the toast of the Protectionist members t > f the I / onse of Peers , said that he bad been" requested by ' his friend the Duke of Richmond , ' whose name was justly esteemed by them all , to express the regret whichhe felt for his unavoidable absence ; but he was engaged to be present in the House of Lords to endeavour to protect the interests of the poor factory slaves . ; ( Hear , hear . ) The noble earl declared his conviction that the obiects and effect of free
trade were the destruction of the most valued institutions of the country . Out of the majority iii the House of Lords by which' the repeal of the Corn Laws was carried , there was not the materials for an honest jury . He predicted a speedy dissolution of parliament , and in anticipation thereof he advised them to trust none who would riot pledge themselves to the protection of native industry . He advised them to read the Morning Herald and Belt ' s Weekly Messenger only , to agitato in every corner of the empire , and declaring his conviction that in the end they would receive the blessing of Him from whom no secrets were hid .
Mr . Buck and Sir John . Duckworth then addressed the meeting , and vindicated the course they had pursued in parliament . ' After them Mr .. F £ HHAXD rose and spoke . He complimented Mr . Young upon the exertions which- ho had made , in spite of great difficulties and constant opposition , in rallying the public mind around the banner of Protection . He was also happy , to see . the chair filled by Sir John Yarde Boiler , for when the Peel rot was devastating tho benches' of ^ heir party in the House of Commons—when they scarcely knew who were faithful . 'to their solemn , pledges , ' his honest face wasalways seen , and his manly voice raised in defence of the promises he had made - his constituents . He ( Mr . Ferrand ) bad had some
rough work to go through in his political 1 career , especially ih-tbe House of Commons , but whatever treatment he bad there ' or elsewhere experienced , it ma'ieiio difference to their worthy ' chairman > or to those other members of Parliament who had that day honoured them with their-presence . ( Cheers . ) He would ask the farmers of Devon before they proceeded'further if they were up to the mark—( great cheering)—for he would tell them that at the next general election 700 , 000 of tbe farmers of England would have to save themselves from perdition —{ immense cheering , with Kentish fire)—and not only themselves , but their common country , agri T culture , manufactures , and commerce . They had been told by ^ Mr . Cobden at Leeds , in January last ;
that if the agriculturists did agitate bo would ap ? pear in the West Riding and stir up a rebellion ; But if a rebellion was got up in Lancashire by the cotton-spinners , ho knew where to look for Mr . cobden , - he would be found under his own bed—( bud laughter nnd cheering)—skulking awAy from the head of thcse . people whom he had stirred up into rebellion against the Constitution of England . ( Cheers . ) Yes , they were going to fight ; but it was on the field of the Constitution , and their . only weapon would be the elective franchise . ( Cheers . ) He was told that in that county thc landed proprietors-r-the country "entlcmen—stood by the farmers as they wore in duty bound . ( Cries of " No , no . " ) If there were any who did not , they were
only keeping themselves in countenance by the example of many others in England at the present time who were deserting their duty . If they wanted an instance of tho results office tKicte . at the present moment , hebade them look at Ireland . What a state was that country in . Her farmers were tying by tens of thousands , with their capital , to America , the country of protection . Her agricultural labourers were flocking to the manufacturing districts of Lancashire ' . ** "With reference to the returns of foreign and Irish cattle imported into Smithfiehl market a £ present , he declared that a government encouraging such a state of things deserved impeachment , and as sure as he was then addressing themif the existing or any otner
, , government continued so inssne a course for two . years ; longer ,. it would not only ^ . bo impeached , but driven from the country . ( Cheers . ) He regarded Ireland only as a steppmg-stone _ by which the worst evils of free trade wero to be introduced intoEngland . What , again ,, he asked , was the condition of the manufacturing districts—the cotton districts , at whose bidding so m any miseries and frightful horrors had . been inflicted on the country < Wh y , they were starving for want of cotton ; ami it was only the other day that Mr . Bright , with faltering voice and " with brazen face , presented a petition from tho cotton-spinners of Lancashire
praying for protection . ( Cheers . ) Yes , Mr . Bright , for these Manchester Free Traders , asked a Red Free Trade House of Commons to give them protection —( loud cheers)—and that tho suffering farmers should pay their quota towards the expenses ofa Royal Commission to encourage ihe growth of cotton in India . ' The government would have been glad to do it , but they were afraid of the taunts that would be burled against them . He went to the Protectionist benchef , and asked them . to give him a helping hand . T . ' ney were ready to do it , but Mr . Bright dors ' - . , cot take it to a vote , and the question remaiuo ' d in abeyance . But what was
Test Of Affection.—Mr. Archibald Stanhop...
aWSPESnoash ^ rm ? ' fla < i commenced , running short time . X > n e nn , *? ? in-lancashire' -at > the present , moment 300 , 000 dnsh who had fled- thither from -death and desolation , - and there , would speedily come a terrific strugg . e .-. ( Hear ; hear . ) , The tight of Protection against Free Trade was to take place among the labourers of Lancashire , anda terrible conflict it must of necessity ho , ; ( Cheers . ) Tho Irish and . tho ingiisn . had . already begun , to fight . , It would bo an awful struggle , and he warned her ! Majesty ' s government , that it would come sooner than they weroaware of . ¦ ( Cheers . ) . The English would be defeated ; , the Irish would work for half the price ! T ' i " * u ' En Slish labourers could lire ; the capital of : the .. masters would . support . them , andthe
oayonets ot r the government , would keep down the hnghsli labourer . This : would . not last long , and shortly a spmt would arise , in this country which wouhlsay to the . government- ' ' England for the English ; Ireland for , the . Irish . " ( Prolonged cheering . ) . Mr . Ferrand then repeated his challenge to Mr . Cobden and Mr .- Bright to meet him among the Lancashire operatives , who , hi ? said , well i- ? w now that " tU ' " £ loilf" meant ' ' 'bo little shilling .. ( Loud cheers . ) Tho Times not ' lons-agO said that . there was great destitution ' in the Sbetlands ; and that in the Highlands 500 , 000 persons were literally starving . Let them ,, however , Iook at the stateof , the agricultural districts ; and there they , would now haye been ten times worse if the agriculturists had not listened to the entreaties
of the government not to , send . their labourers to the union , hut to employ them out of capital . The farmers did'so , and how ; did the despicable Whigs evince -their ; gratitude ? They . secretly employed Mr . Barnes ; the Poor . Law . Commissioner , tb ; falsify a return iri orderjo . prove in .-parliament that there w . is no . distress-in the country ,, because the labourers kept out of the union . ( Cheers . ) , , Let theiri look at London , where Ah " . vSidney / Herbert-was transporting 30 , 000 destitute . need ' ewomcn in order to meet a difficulty which he had himself assisted to raise , and to relieve the misery whichhe had helped to create . All these sufferings wove . endured , and were-to ; be endured , in order . that 0 . 00 , Manchester manufacturers might consume blood-stained , slavegrown cotton . ( Loud cheers ;) He . told ithem , as he had , he believed , lately told 20 , 000 farmers , that
the days of cotton power were numbered . ( Immense cheering . ) He , told the farmers , in February last that if-they . would adopt his advice wool should rise threepence in the pound . He was now , told by a London tradesman that woolhad . risen ninety per cent .,, and flax , thirty -per cent . j while the bloodstained , slave-grown- cotton had only , risen fifteen per cent . " Sir .. Ferrand . then proceed-to explain . -his Anti-Cotton . League scheme amidst general . marks of . approbation , mingled occasionally with the sound of an ill-suppressed laugh , arid ho concluded ' -by declaring hisbelief that in a few months . such a spirit would have sprung , up , against the blood-stained , slave-grown cotton , that if another supply , was attempted . to be forced on , this country , they would meet it ; ori its road and . sink , it .-in the Atlantic . This sentiment was rapturously . anplauded , and in the midst of- . the cheering , ' Mr . , Ferrand -resumed his ¦
seat . :.-. .. ; •;; -.-. -.. , ,. ¦ < . ¦ ... . - , . ; . ¦ . Mr . ' . P . FosKBTr , Mr . L , Falk , Dr . Bbext , Mr . Basseii , ofllfracombe , and thc . Rev . J . MitES . then addressed tho . company . Which f rom the commencement of Mr . Young ^ s speech had been , undergoing . a steadily increasing diminution- of its numbers , until at last but a small knot of people remained , in the large pavilion , in the centre of a perfect waste , of bare wooden benches . . ;•¦ , ¦ . .: ¦ . ) . '¦ i .. ; ., ' .,. . The . ' C . HAiBMAN , before leaving his post , said , ' ; that under such , circumstances he supposed it would not be very . proper togive , astholast toast , "To our next merry meeting :: ' ; ' but , as , it would in all probability be necessary to have another meeting before the assembling . of the next parliament , he would only express , a , hope that those present would be ready to . mcet him again . ; ., ¦ .
. Assent to this was . signified ' jin the usual manner , and with cheers for Lady Bide Buller , Earl / Stanhope , the Duke of Richmond , Lord ; Stanley , Mr . Buck , ; tho . Chairman , . . dsc .,. the . proceedings terminated . /¦• ¦ , ' .. ¦ . : ¦; . ¦ >;¦ ¦¦
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. THE IRISHDEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION , ; ' The' following ; address has been . issued : to the members of . the various branches of the Irish Democratic Association < situated -in England , Scotland , and Ireland .: — ! -,.: •¦¦ ¦/! . ... . -. . . ¦ : ; Brother Democrats !—I am directed ^ to ; inform you , that in consequence , of the unavoidable withdrawal of Mr . Englishfi'om the secretaryship of our body , and also in consequence of our being compelled to Change O'll * place , of meeting , there has been for some time a little . ' derangement in the management of our affairs ; to these necessities , as likewise to the suspension of the Irishman , you must attribute our carrying on such'an imperfect
correspondence with you for the last . few months . I am also directed to inform , you , that . about a month ago the rhen oftbo Irish 'Alliance made a proposal to us , stating-. theh ' . desire that wo ; should enter into a conference with thenv and bxamino minutely the , rules of both bodies ,, that . each - might discover what impediments lay in the way of cementing a . union of both parties , and . of bringingsundeivone banner nil the Democrats of Ireland ; -In making this proposal they—the men . of , the alliance—gave-us a promise that . they would do all in ; their power ; to have the existing obstacles removed , -and that should their council offer any . ; opposition to . them they would coerce . them , or hurl tliem overboard . In this manly proposal , given-witlisuch-a pledge , of earnestness ,
no person , surely ,- could - detect . any . insidious de ; signs ; and would it not be highly . unbecoming in us , who profess such great faith in our ^ yiwciplcswhose proudest boast is , that-they are . , the principles of Mitchell—would it not be cowardly if we rcr fused , or were afraid to meet them , when they , made thus much of . an-advance ? . Yet , strange to say , there v / ere-a few individuals found-in our own ranks who counselled such . a . dastardly course , and who even opposed our . entering into negotiations ; with them . - These men | whoj from : their insignificance in number—some twelve or thirteen—could not give us any effective opposition at home , took a base and perfidious advantage -of my not . knowing your addresses , . to despatch to . the greater part ; of you . a
manifesto ,. wliicb , whenit was read beforeour faces , about a week afterwards , we perceived to . be nothing but a tissue of . misrepresentations .. The . ivileness of that document procured from all who heard it read , an instant and-..- eternal ... . damnation , Heaven is our witness , that wo , bear no ill will towards the men of the Francis-street Reading-room' , but , we ask , was it fair or honourable on their , part , without Over acquainting the committee ,. whom theytiiemselv . es helped-to eject , and . on which they bad representatives , to write to you , and poison your ears against men who are . as honest , as sterling , and as staunch democrats as they themselves , ( the men of Francis-street ) would ; wish to ,. be thought they are ? Was it just , without getting the
permission of that committee , whom they recognised as tbe governing body bf the Association , to open ; a correspondence with you , as on the part of that Association , ; and pour into your ears those poisonous drops , so . calculated to . engender distrust , hatred , and discord betwixt ' ' men -who , on my soul , dcnotivffev . with-yon in : tho . slightest , either in your aims or your principles , by giving to you this one-sided and prejudiced report of tho whole proceedings as they took , place-up io that time ? - They made you the victims of what one . of . . ** >>» tftmbm very truly denominates—a "Political Swindle . '' They , have accused ua of- " weak-mindedness ; " it may bo so , but it is . quite clear that ( it , 1 * 3 not Our fault ( if fault thero . be)—but . the faultiof those who
made us so . But this you must be told ,, that , not ono of those . men , who are so f '; weakTmiiideil , " bei cause they are willing to see , could a : union be effected ,-not . one of them . ¦ hut :: ia : prepared , if required to-morrow , to follow in the footsteps of John Mitcbel ]„ , orto partake of therhospitaiity and . good cheer which the " . black serpent" deals . out ; so leniently , to Smith O'Brien ,, at Maria ¦ Island . . Not one of them , but , like you . -brother democrats , concentrate the summit > . of tueir hopes . in ; an Irish Democratic Republic ; hut when the offerwas made them' ; as honest men , they wore , desirous < of seeing if the thing werepractioablo ,, and , if so , to advise it to be done , and if not , to throw it to the winds ; , but the few men , before alluded to , gave the project an
opposition , lor which they could not assign ono single augunifentative reason . Doing over-ruledbjr the majority of the members of tho Association ; and thus frustrated at home , it was then theyi . had recourse to that disgraceful alternative , of which I have already spoken . - ., But I have spent too much time , ink , and paperj in refuting those absurd , and groundless , but , at the same ; time , diabolical accusations , whichhave been in such an unmanly manner preferred against ns . I have now done with it , and will proceed at once to tlie business : of . this letter . - I will lay the whole case before you as it . really . occurred , from the beginning up to . this moment . ; and in giving this truthful version , of the affair ,, I defy the Srancis-streetmento contradiction . ^ neny ° u , have heard it , judge for yourselves whether you would not , as honest-men , have acted m the same in the position
manner , had you been placed same . * Before I proceed further , it may be as well to « observe that there are numbers , some of the best and oldest of the : Confederates of ' % who . stand on neutral ground outside both the Alliance and . thp Democratic Association ; . these ^^ ha Jfn ^ e n e dinging "Union ' - ' in our ears everyday sincojthe Sciation was : formed They , « f ^ Son o not ioin anv party until there is an amalgamation o SShDeX ^ our association for fear , they say , of FW | g »» g » j disunion ; these , and our ownmembcnk t ^ nd clamouring for " Union , founded 1 , us on toi a cop fnvpnoe whether we would or no . aow ipr tne laces SvomlS . ^ Alliance ^ q tho propos » or a coherence . If W ^ JffidWfeS strength of our own convictions should | Wb ? JiBU tied in refusing to meet them 1 We sti u _ ™ J * JJ should , hare been highly culpable had . m awptea
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., , vvh-- ' .---.- * . i- - '* v .,- ' - ; .. •)¦• -... . * •• • -:- ^ # ; W 5 M * pp ;*;» -. v .. - ^ such " a ' course . " Accordingly we did meefthem , to see if the thing was possible ;; - The cohihiitfee appointed by durhody met the committee of the Alliance on the 3 rd inst . ; when they ( onv committee ) laid before them ( the committee of the . Alliance ) apian for the formation ofa body , 'whose duty it would be to watch over , to prefect ; and to advocate the sacred rig hts of labour . This question is , I need not remind you , one of what our polite and refinedrtyrants designate the " abominations of Socialism ; " but , nevertheless , when it is firmly rooted in the Irish heart , it will tench the Irish people that there is something worth lighting for , that they have something worth the spilling ofa drop of human blood for . Some time ago , in our own body , we conceived tho idea of working this
ques tion ourselves , but lack of funis , and-other aid , which tbo association was not able to supply , prevented us from developing the project , and so we were constramed-to abandon it for the time ' Well to this plan the Alliance willingly gave their assent , and promised us their active co-operation . The committees then proceeded to examine minutely the fundamental rules of both bodies , when they perceived the principal existing differences to lie in those concerning the Church Question and Parliamentary Representation . After very little dispute , the Alliance abandoned their former opinions on the Church Question , and adopted ours , as they considered it the wisest view of the subject . If you refer to our rules , brother Democrats , you will find that viow to bo -non-interference on the
Parliamentary Question ; they were Obli ged also tOSUCCumb , but , instead of adopting our opinions in full , they consented to let it remain an open question for persons to exercise ' their individual judgments upon . Thus brothers , this-droadod Conference is ended , aiid we have come out of it with as white hands as when wo entered it . Of course we could go no farther until we should obtain tho concurrence of tho different branches ; and it is to obtain that that I get this letter published , as I havenottboaddresses of all the branches . It is with you now to decide . 1
And , in , conclusion , we would beseech of you to ponder , to deliberate over , and to give this subject a calm and mature judgment , before you-come to any final decision on it . 'We would further entreat of you not to allow your better judgment to be influenced in any way by that epistle '• which " emanated from Francis-street , for , -weassure you , it is nothing but acategorical concoction of insinuations . Think now whether it is better to unite and be free , or to keep divided and bo enslaved for ever . Thomas Guiles ' , Secretary ,
Irish Democratic Association . 13 , King-strect , : Dublin , i- F " — ** i ? eel muoh P Ieasure 5 n heing able to publish a copy of a resolution passed at the general meeting amid universal , acclamation-. — "That we , the members of the Irish Democratic Association , do hail with great pleasure the proposed ' -u nion of the Irish Democracy ; and we hereby tender a vote of thanks to the six members representing the association at the Conference . "—J . KEttr , ChairmiMi . ' ' ¦ '¦¦ - ¦ ' ..- ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ,-Ti CuLum , [ We are sorry that the demand uponthe ' columns of the iVorthern Star has so long prevented the publication of this address . ] -.-
To The Democrats Op Great Britain ' And ...
TO THE DEMOCRATS OP GREAT BRITAIN ' AND IRELAND , : ' Mil . EoiTOh , —I call upon alltrtie democrats , to bestir themselves for the attainment ofa proper representation in the Commons House of Parliament . No man oughtto . be idle one moment at this great work ; and as'it , is .-for every man ' s benefit to obtain the People ' s . Charter , so . it is every man ' s duty to do something towards achieving-that groat object ; something may and can be done , if every town and locality would follow my advice , which is this - . —Let each town , ivhere a Chartist council sits to transact , business ' ( and in those places where there is no such council , letthem immediately elect properly qualified nien to do their . business , ) immediately form . ' an . elective , committee to watch the proceedings of all municipal , borough . and county
elections . . This elective committee , should , forthwith'divide . such towns and places into districts , and each district ; should prepare ' proper > collecting books ., and efficient collectors , to collect / monies from ; all parties ' . fo ' r the upholding and contesting all such elections . ' "That public meetings be held , to explain the . ' / above-named objects ; , and further , also to take the sense of such meetings , that they shall declare , who , in their opinion , are . the most fit and propfir personsio represent their interests in Parliament ; All monies so collected to be used for defraying such , electioneering expenses , so that-any poor candidate may . not be still . more reduced V > 5 beaxiTig his . own expenses , ; and - . that the men so proposed shall be faithfully upheld , and all
legal means used to secure the return ; of such candidates . , That all such district committees shall send one . delegate tothe Centval ,, Committee ,. and that a president , * secretary , and treasurer ; be appointed in each district , and : that the delegates so . appointed form ' and comprise tho central committee , antlifthoreshouldnof . bo ' ji- sufficient number of districts to form a sufficient number for the conducting , the business of ' the Central Committee , there shall bo . ' elected , ' from the acting council , such a number as , intho opinion of . the members / may be sufficient to transact business , " never ' havinjj less than thirteenpfa . contral committee , viz ., ten members ; and three officers , which shall be the : chairman , " treasurer , and secretary . That the central
committee shall uot meet iess than once a week ' , to transact the business required ,. but . as much oftener as may bo doomed necessary -, avid that such Central committee shall so ; appoint its time of meeting as not to intrude upon the time of , meeting of any . of the aforesaid district meetings . , That each district shall meet not less than once a week , and that each delegate sliall attend his own district meeting at- the timoappointcd , to deliver to the members of tho district a faithfulreport of all the proceedings in the central committee . It ' shall he'thb business bf tho central committeo ' to establish an efficient registry for the registration of all reform voters , and that such business shall be distributed among the
different districts , according to the extent of ^ such district , so that too . heavy a burden of . work may not lie upon' the actions of the central committee ; That each delegate shall report the progress every week that hisdistrict has made in . registration and . collections j ' and that ; auditors bo appointed to ovcrlooli the books , . and bast up all accounts , both of the central and district ' committees ; . and . that a balancesheet be made out , every month , and presented to the members for ' their , inspection , so that there may not be any dissatisfaction ' anibngst . tbe members as to the expenditure of ' the . moneyso . collected ; and that the principles 6 f democracy be fully carried out in all the . proceedings of the district and central committees . ' - '
: Now ' , ' brother ^ demberats j I have maturely considered the above ' propositions , ahd feel confident that ifallmen feltas I do on the above subject that it wcjuld soon be carried into ' effect , . and we should sooii see tho beneficial workings of such a system- ; and as Scotland requires no property qualification for its . representatives , it is our duty to secure as maux of our own menfov that country as possible ; and wo may also , by acting up to the above directions , secure the return , of many Chartists in England , Wales , and Ireland ;; and as
our revered political father said , a few weeks since , in one of bis letters in the Star , that he wished ho had ele veh more good and true men iu Parliament beside himself , lie would put government to their p ins , wo might be enabled to furnish hihi with fifty helpmates . '''' , ' , ' Now , m ' eriof ' Groat Britain and Ireland , how long will yo-continue to be so dull and apathetic in the cause of freedom ? , ' 'You must , and can emancipate yourselves , but if yoit wait for either government or tho middle . class to do / your work' you ; will be deceived . " '" '¦ . '' -. ' . ' -.....
" . My . dearfcllow . countrymeh , ' I have studied the above subject carefully , aud I believe it to he workable ; and I . mitst now inform you that I shall hold myself in . readiness to attend any of your public meetings , and that I shall further explain the subject and the objects we ' may come at , by sending men of bur order to represent ; us . I . require all communications , " inviting mo to attend such meetings and deliver lectures , to be sent not later than'Saturday , August 3 rd , so that I can communicate with tlioso persons , who invito me during tho . week following , and ; on the 10 th of August describe my tour in the Star and Reynolds ' s Weekly JSewspaper . and so commence my
route on the 17 th of-August . My address is as follows : —Dr . Frith , 105 , Tavern-yard , Broomfiolds , Wakefield-road , Bradford , Yorkshire . _ Now , my dear friends , as I'have suffered severe persecution during the last two years , and during that time have been twelve months and three weeks confined within , the felon ' s cell ,-1 am not in ' circumstances ' to'bear my own expenses , as I have a wife and'family to ' maintain ; therefore 1 , leave the matter in your hands for your consideraton , feeling assured that the plan 1 have laid down is qhitq praoticable , and will , if carried out , be of incalculable good to our glorious cause ., 1 now subscribe myself , Your over faithful friend and devoted servant ' in the holy cause of Freedom ,., ¦ Bradford ; "" . '' . - ' Nathaniel Frhh .
The Pomenasun Pastor, Mkishold, Whose Si...
The PoMEnAsuN Pastor , Mkishold , whose singular romance , the Amber Witch , is well known iii England , has just been condemned to three months ' imprisonment and a fine of 100 thalers , besides costs , for slander against another clergyman named Stosoh , in a communication published in the Neiii Prussian Zeitung . The . Amber Witch is . one of the " curiosities of literature , " for in the last German edition the author is obliged to prove that it is entirely a work of . imagination , and not , ' as almost att the German critics believed it to be when it appeared , the reprint of an old ohwmiole . ; 1 . Mr . Maoavuy is . at present visiting tho principal battlefields of Scotland ,
Bar- Ssley Democratic. Association..'.-'...
BAR- SSLEY DEMOCRATIC . ASSOCIATION . . ' .- ' A jri .- *;' * . ' ii i ' *; ' - ¦¦ ' ¦' ' - . ' 'AiitiX At a meeting , holden in Barnsley , it was agreed « ° " 5 ^ emooratic Association , to bo called Ino Barnsluy Democratic Association . '?"" ' Its objects are :-l . To make the People ' s Charter ( whole and entire ) the Law of the Land . . o L ? mako the Lnnd National Property ., 3 ., The carrying out of {{ m SOOiaJ System ; 80 AS to make every nw » , as far a 8 possible , his own etaployer . , .. ! ., Means :-Thc diffusion of knowledge by the circulation of tracts , public discussions , I & c „ nnd > a thorough union with tho Irish Democrats , "Wo propose inculcating a spirit of manhood , and repudiated all demoralising agitation such as petit ' wnin « -BaTlia « ment , djc , & c . . ¦¦" ..
TO TUE DEMOCRACY OP "BSCiL ^ D . ,-Bbothkbs , —A few years ago wo considered ourselves the advanced guard of democratic freedom , but recent events prove that the men of France , Italy , and the different states of Germany , have gone before us , leaving us in the rear . We are resolved that it shall no longer bo so , and , therefore , briefly Jay before you our democratic faith . The whole of society , from one extremity to the otheiy is thoroughly corrupt and debased , by the unjust and unequal distribution of wealth , which enables one class to pursue a vicious career of extravagance unparalleled in the world ' s history , whilst those who produce the nation ' s wealth by excessive toil , which crushes the heart of man , and renders him an abject and servile slave cannot for himself
, procure and family the common necessaries of li / e . Against this unjust and unhol y system we are resolved to wage a just and hol y warfare . We commence at the root ot the ct \\ , by at once proclaiming that the Land should become national property , as every sod , both arable and pasture , from deepest earth to highest Heaven , belongs to the people . Tho land was created for tlie common use of all ; whv , then , should tbe few lay claim to that which is essential for the sustenance of tho human famil y ? Whereis their exclusive right ? Let them produce their musty parchments , and prove they are title deeds from Dcaven , then we will believe the land to be theirs , but not till then . As well mi ght they lay claim to the light of Eeaven and the air we breathe . Ours then be the holy task to restore it to the
rightful owners—the people . Of self-government , wo also claim for the entire people the right ; Why should a sma'l section lay claim to the exclusive privilege of making laws to govern a community without their consent 1 This is a vile usurpation that ought not for one moment to be tolerated . Do not our horny hands produce the nation ' s wealth ?—and were we to cease labour all must inevitably perish . A resolution , though desperate as it may appear , would after all be preferable ( were there no other means of escape ) , that continuing dead . drudges , miserable helots , toiling like' beasts of burden for idle vampires who add insult to injury by insolently proclaiming that we are not capable to govern ourselves . "We desire to snap gur chains , and this wo will be enabled to do by making the People ' s Charter tho basis of a constitution , and carrying out the social system so as to make every man his own employer . Then the idle drones—who
stylo themselves respectable , though living on the fruits of others industry—would nave to work Of starve ; What a deplorable state is our country reduced to , when tbe lives of her useful artisans are entirely depending on the whim and caprice of employers ; and oh-Heaven 1 that we ' should tolerate such a cursed system , when thousands of our females ave driven tc pvostiut ' oh to obtain a livelihood ; "But this is a system that the preachers of every creed and denomination , with rare excep . tions , not only sanction , but openly support . The hired tools belonging to the press would fain make us believe that we are the happiest people in the world , enjoying , as they say—the blessings of freedom , What ridiculous cant , when six-sevenths of the male adult popoulation are outside the pale of the constitution . ' They also tell us of the right of . public meeting and petition , and that it is right to beg from Parliament . Brothers , it is a riyht to degrade ourselves in the world ' s estimation , but this is a sin which w repudiate , and shall bo guilty of no
more . .. Think of what you do when yon pen one of those precious documents , an humble petition to the honourable and right honomables , and we , in duty bound , will everpray , & c , & c . In the first place , you acknowledge your own iuferiorty by tbe distance you place between yourselves and your rulers , and in the next you tell them that they may rest secure , that you will ever continue to remain miserable spaniels , whining and praying , even though they never accede to your wishes . Did ever a people in tho world obtain liberty by such poltrooncry ? No , it was not by such means that Tell freed Switzerland—that the French got rid of thcir . feudal aristocracy—or that caused the star-spangled banner of America to float triumphantly on the breeze .
"Wo propose a different ; line of proceeding to that WD have been accustomed to . We propose , by the circulation of tracts ; not only to instil a spirit of manhood , but also to teach the ignorant portion of the people their social rights . This work may soon be accomplished ; and then common sense will teach the other means by which the liberty of our country can bo best secured . We also propose a thorough utitoni on equal terms , with the Irish . Democracy . We freely-and openly offer thera our aid . They know best themselves what they require ; whilst , in return , we ask their assistance to accomplish our object . They , too , are opposed to Par * liamentary agitation . Why : then , should wc not
unite r . Tbotyrant of one'is the oppressor of the other—the same enemy crushes us both , ' We have now briefly laid before you our principles , and if you j agree with them , we call upon , you at once to adopt them . We are actuated by no ambitious notion of opposition to other Chartis * 6 Associations , blit believe that the time hath coma when it is necessary to declare fearlessly and honestl y our opinions and objects , believing that there are many in each locality who hold views similar to bur own . Those who wish to form societies can communicate with Us , with a . view to appoint some large town for a central body , and agree to a plan of organisation .
Letus not only applaud the chivalrous deeds and I noble daring of continental patriots , but also try to ) imitate . their example ; and when the glorious a struggle is renewed throughout Europe for Demo-icratic liberty—which we have every reason to be-1-lieve will soon , take place—let us , then , bo in a po- > - sition to join the loud and universal shout of" Vivsis laJlcpublique DemocratiqueeiSociale !" Thomas Garbutt , Matthew Garbatt , Miehaelal Segrave , Daniel Lidgett , John Poppleton , i , William May ; John . Shaw , secretary .
A Gentleman Named Gunter, Living At Brom...
A Gentleman named Gunter , living at Bromp ^ p . ton , an acquaintance of a gentleman named Tew , w , in-Wakefield , Yorkshire , received a short time sincac « a letter from Eastbourne , in Sussex , assuming acacqua tntanceship , and , after gossiping about domesti « tii affairs , the writer stated that he had lost his purscse and asked for a loan . The letter was signed Georgirgi Tow , and Mr . Gunter , not doubting that it wassont Ej bj his Yorkshire acquaintance , immediately forwardedet £ 15 . He , however , suspected that all was noinoi right , and that tbe Christian name was not correbfcbt , and accordingly ho wrote off to his Wakefieldeld friend . That gentleman immediately stated thatheh ' had not been in Sussex , and that moreover hhhii hanker had received a letter a short time since fronroir
a person ; who signed it Charles Tew , and whcri «! stated that he had just arrived at Southampto ^ on ,, from Malta , and requested a remittance . Th @ ht ; banker . very shrewdly sent the letter to tho reareal ! Mr . Tew before ho remitted , who , of course , repmpudiated the authorship of it . Dot to return to \ MrMr , ; Georgo Tew ,- Mr . Gunter received another letteitten from that gentleman , gossipping again about familjnilj \ matters of the Tews and Gunter 3 , andstatingthath " ithll was at Southampton expecting a couple , of Aldernerne ;; cows , one of which was intended as a present fdtfo I Mr . G ., and that he was still ' ratber short of casfeasi t Mr . Gunter registered a five-pound note , and sen sen ; his son to Southampton . The latter and a policwolics > man were concealed in the post-office in that towtowi \
on the ITth inst ., and the moment Mr . George Te Te i received the letter the policeman tapped him otv tbiv tl 1 shoulder . Ho was a man nearly sixty years of ag > f agj respectably dressed , and appeared a mixture of tof t s sporting man and gentleman farmer . Before tro tt magistrates ho gave his name George Richard-Tel-Tea said that he belonged to Donenstor , and was livii liviii on his property . It appears ho bad been in SouiSouii ampton about a fortnight , went by tho name rime Georgo Richards while there , and that he is ' a wta wte known betting roan on the turf , newasremantjuiniljl to lla mmorsmith by the magistrates . NoisstEss Carriage WnuELs . ~ An invention , ion ,, which a band of s & lid "volcanized-India-rubbe ibbeii fixed by means of a flange round the iron tyretyrea carriage wheels , has been patented by MesiMesm Marks , oi Langham-place , and may be seen at n at ;
Polytechnic Institution , Regent-streeti -The The vantages derived from it are that much jolting cing « rough roads or streets ; ia avoided ; no noise isis ' e is s cftsioned in passing along the streets by tho ratti rattt of the iron . tyre , tho wheels to which it is * app appj aro rendered less liable to strain upon the have nay y fellies by the elasticity of the material , and thel the ) terial itself from its pliability and toughness hess J ] longer than the common iron tyre . Somethihethiii the kind was a few years ago attempted by 1 by ploying leather , but the application was ineffecheflfeclBi The patontes have despatched several seU seUb wheels to St . Petersburgh for tbe carriages ofVes off Emperor of Russia ; Those who are cunomuriou !!! subjects of this sort should inspect this simpleunplee ingenious contrivance . Ax « Mn « Mr « AnrnvAt op Bvivos rnou South ^" «" « The Amphifcrito , twenty-four , corvette , from Som SB America ; with a large freig ht ol : buUmnjjn b ( on bo < arrived on Monday morning at Portsmoutn , witn , wv So SuduIaV her treasure for conveyaunroyauo the Baals Of England , '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 27, 1850, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_27071850/page/7/
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