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      A Discussion As To^ The« Propriety Of Di...

      _pioath _, gavs Lord John an opportunity of _j _^ _in hoisting the standard of finalitv . _Modes _& a J Hume said , that seeing the taking away cf the votes from these parties would reduce the constituency , ' he wished to ask if , in _fkat case , tie noble lord would give a 5 Z . suffrage ? gis lordship has a horror at the iiea of touching the immaculate and sacred workmanship cf 1832 , and , therefore , at once abjured all idea of the kind . It would involve the princip le ofthe " whole Bill ; " and as he Is determine 1 that we shall have " nothing but the Bill , " why , the constituencies mav dwindle . _-- T _ __« _I-K rT _* T * a I . n * rl Wthn On _« . — a . •« r

      dowa , grow " small b y degrees and beautifull y le ss , but this is of no consequence , whatever , compared with the maintenance in all its integrity of thafc venerable and hallowed portion ofthe British constitution—the Reform Act

      Lord John ¦ -- A ¦ ¦ ¦ — ¦ Mat 6, 1848. ...

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      The Bill By -Which The Premier Iatended ...

      The Bill by -which the Premier iatended to _< _- 'do the handsome" for his Jewish _colleague in the _representatita in tbe City of London , and * r _. hAcii * was introduced at the commencement of the _sessien , and then lost si g ht of artogether , has turned up again , at last . Baron _Rothschild is no " great shakes" of a -speaker , sad , perhaps , his lordship thinks he can pass muster for two members himself ; but we must say it is somewhat disrespectful to the Baron , arid , at the same time , a clear deprivation of poli tical rights to the citizens of London , to have delayed the settlement of this question so long . But in this case , as in every other , everything must give way to the exigencies ef s weak and tottering Government _^ which only c ontinues to live from day to day upon the stray planks which the eddies of the political tide happen to bring within their reach *"

      Go £Eas*Rs & Correspotftent*.

      go £ _eas _* rs & _Correspotftent _* .

      Xatiokil Assmcilt —Mr Ernest Jones Has R...

      Xatiokil _Assmcilt —Mr Ernest Jones has received jfflO _ from Halifax on _kehalf of the fundi at the disposal of the National Assembly , and banded the tame to the finance Committee . _Cbailxs _MrABor . —W « kmow of bo better means of getting the _tlisiTED _lusHius than througb sKottingham c 8 ws agent . To SuBsciixris . —Any subscriber , hating copies cf tbe _Koztbolx Sta * of April atth , and J una 5 th , 184 " , will fraatly oblige us bj _seadiBg a copy of each date to this oSce , for which payment will be remit ** d . Wiluax limn , coal miner , late ef Hindley , and wbo worked at tke Sonth _Wingate Colliery at the time of the colliers * strike , it requested to forward his address to Joseph Bowgsa , _Dodhnrst-brow , Hinil » J . _ff ; U . _KOiKAW , _'Jag o *; William , ' Vf . _Saucw .-K * c _^ _a-

      Kecexpts Of The Nation-Ax, Ijlnd Compact...

      _KECEXPTS OF THE NATION-AX , _IJLND _COMPACT , POB THB WEEK _EKDnTS THURSDAY , HAY 4 , lSi * .

      Pbs Ur O'Ooknob. (Bllef. £ S . D . Ff Oo...

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      Land Fund 239 4 H Expense Fund 19 9 <% R...

      Land Fund 239 4 H Expense Fund 19 9 _< _% Rulea _% .. ••• ••• ° I - £ 248 15 0 Bank ... ... ... _•«• 836 9 1 £ 853 4 7 _tTk . Ihxo * . Cmist ' opijes _DoWt Tho * . Cube , ( Correj . Seo . ) _jBttsr H * 6 * _± TE , ( Fm . See . ) BECBITED AT BAHS . Th Druids' Defence Lodge . Ko . 85 , of the Grand Order of Modern Druids , Hyde . » 25 0 0 lhe r * ir * t Fruit of Impartiality , lodge Ko . 79 , Ancient Order of Druidi , Boothfiela „ 29 8 _« Lincoln Money Club » m « " _v 3 _* 0 T . Pwci . Manager .

      Eecsipts Of Kati05al Charter Association...

      _EECSIPTS OF KATI 05 AL CHARTER _ASSOCIATION _S _^ _ad ioe t » o 10 a Backfastieigh M 0 1 6 S » cri £ ton m 0 18 0 LongSattoa M 0 3 0 Dalston .. 0 « 0 Hr Wood M ° l i Birmingham , Crewe - J » Goodwin « 3 5 0 Lambeth « 0 3 0 Ashfbrd - 0 IB 0 Xorwich - 10 0 _JEDuncan m 0 0 2 Barrhead _« 9 3 9 "Bothwell m 0 10 _P Oxford » 1 " " £ 7 13 11 C . Potls , Secretary .

      Meeting At Leicester. 10 Ths Mkkbms Of T...

      MEETING AT LEICESTER . 10 THS MKKBMS OF THS _NASIOSAL _CBISTEB

      ASSOCIUIOS . _YellOft Chartuts , —A crisis h _» 3 arrived in onr his-, tory : a meetine calfing itself the National Assembly , is holding up _Feassus _O'Qwkok as the enemy of the people ; that he has of lata dam £ ged your cause ; that he is no longer deserving your confidence ; that the _Nosthxbs Stab doe 3 not represent Chartist interests ; and farther , this said National Assembly have appointed a committee to enquire and report Opon the best means to publish Chartist - views . Does aot this _mean—destre-y Feargus O'Connor—swamp the STAB—ruin jour movement ? Are snch men friends , enemies , traitors , or fools f Do they want the Charter , or Chartist _aoDey , wrung from the hard earnings ofthe ? Judge ye .

      poor In compliance with a requisition to the Council , numerously signed , oa important business , a _meet-XDf of _thts members of the Association will W held orfthe stage atthe Amphitheatre , this evening , at eight o ' clock . —( Signed , )—Henry Green , chairmkn ; A . J . Mnndellaand W . H . Burton , secretaries ; Ir . Wray , J . _Markham , J . _Calley , W . Sandys . W . "Watts , J . Pegg , W . Coulson , and J . Slater . N . B . — Members will be admitted on producing their cards of membership .

      Scute Lojtbok Chabtist Hall.— Mr M'Grath...

      Scute _Lojtbok Chabtist Hall . — Mr M'Grath will kCture in the aboYe hall On Sunday _eveniiig next , Mav 7 th , at eight e ' clocfc _* Subject : — ' Oor present Pcs ' ition . ' Public meetings ar e held every Monday , Wednesday , and Friday evening , at eight o clock-A public _diteutsion every Sunday morning at halfpast ten o ' clock . Bbthkal-Gmm . — On Sunday , April 23 rd , a _branch association wss feraed at the house of Mr _Adolphus Payne , sign of the Albion , 223 . Bethnalgreen Road , when twenty-membere enrolled themselves . Messrs Bezer and M'Carthy haTe kindly _consented to lecture here nest Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock , when the attendance of all _feroiirsble so the principles of the Charter is respectfully requested .

      Bemokdiit . —In consequence of _tberapld progress _Cttirturoi ii making in thi » district , a new locality will ca opened oa Monday _evening next , M * y Sth , at Mr Brsti ' t Fountain Ins , _Ifew . street , _Honlejdown , when _asrtral delegates oftho 5 _ationat Asssemhly will attend and address the _meetia _* . —A public meeting will be held at the South Iiondtra Chartist Hall , 115 , _Blackfritnraad _, oa "Wednesday evening next , H * y 10 th , for the _purpise of sleeting two _delegates to ths National

      _Ajieib-* 7 . _KiXTtssott . —The members of this locality are requested to take notice that a meeting will be held at fee _QoBtn Painters * _Atas , Circus-street , on Sunday _evening next , May 7 th , at seven o ' clock . 85 , Dsas-stsmt , Soao . —The discussion to h » ar the _Purges bxc-n _« bt against the manager aad direcrors ol tht National Land Corapany standi _adiouratd to Tuesday , May 8 th , at men o ' clock . Rone but raember * wm h 8 « _dnatt « 4 , and then only by _showuif _thsir cards or CirtUtCfttcf .

      Ihe National Assembly To The Pbop1i Of 6...

      IHE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO THE _PBOP 1 I OF 6 BBAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND , ' THE _CHABT 2 _& AHD KO _Sr / EBEWDIiB . * T * ETl ? _VirPlAVit lO . inifTlTr _tnw _mrm _^

      j PxtLow Cjuspethsw _, —The printipleg cf the People ' s , _Cfearier have heat advocated in thU country for years ¦ their truth or falsehood has never once bsen the subject : of discussion or dispute by the enlightened and thinking . _; mea ef thiB age . Questions of expediency have been ! efttn raigtd and _discusied _, tut , ii we may judge from the I feeling aad tone now manifested by men of all classes j we & r » compelled to come to the conclusion that the j _questtea of expediency cannot much longer be a _subject j of discussion , but that the enlightened mind of this j country is fast centralising iu influence on one great truth , thatthe day has arrived in the history efthe world , when acknowledgment ef man ' s rights wiU not I b » known ia aame alone , but positively registend io j the institutions and governmeat of this country .

      The National Assembly having been placed by the people ' s voice' at the head of the popular movement , take the first opportunity of recognising the great trust imposed on them , and pledging themselves to the performance of their duty in taking su : h political measurer , as , In thtir judgment , may obtain the People ' s Charter . They therefore feel themselves in aposition to demand of the people to b « true to themselves , and give to the National Assembly au = h » o port as will In itself , bean unmistakable _ovldt & _ea ef thai * _aarnealneii , _detui & i . nation , and Self reliance ; and if their demands be responded to with the spirit expected from tbe people a government already weak in its moral relations with society and desperate in Its euis will give way to the centralised _iatelligmie ofa mighty nation :

      The _gpringiaginto existence of a new body , purporting to go for an ertensioapf the So & sge _, calls from us for b few werdi of advice . Whilst admitting the sincerity of runny men , from whom we _eootcientloaslydiffer In op { - nioa , end _wishing God speed to all Reformers , whose objects are the real and permanent welfare ot mankind we cannot advise jou to allow the great question of tie people ' s rights to be _atnltified by remaining Inactive ie the _comins agitation ; but , at once , assure jou that no measure short ef a full acknowledgment ef your poUtical power , caabft beneficial for jour interests , and , there _, fore , ia no way worthy of your ceuntenaace and support . Tht Assembly are convinced the time has aow arrived for subverting _clais-leglslation _, and putting a period to the misery of the peeple . They _recognisejtbe elements oi political enlightenment _andcalleetive power lu thegreat balk ot the popolttion , whilst they acknowledge the presence © f ignorance and prejudice In some of the wealthier classes , asd even among portions of the labouring cornmuni ty .

      Thej duty of tee Assembly will , therefore , be a twofold one : 1 st . —To organise tbe power oi ' the Chartist body , and to direct its mind and energy to one great gosl , that this protracted agitation may be brought to 8 _spes 8 yand successful issue . Sad . To accompany the _organisatlea of those already enlightened with the propagation ef oar prindple »" among those who are _stlllbestlle , by tracts , public meetings , addresses , & c ., so tbat the _interval between the meeting of tbis Assembly and ths OStainment of our rights may be-employed by _maidng as many friends as we can . ¦ With these two great objects in view , the Assembl y are gioud to nod that the country is responding to their call , and recognising the _independent dignity of their position . Fellow countrymen , this is a time in which there must be no parties—no divisions—eo yielding te individual _eninlons , bat one grand enunciation « f the _PxoriiB ' _s mind , and of the Pis-rut ' s will .

      The country has elected one hnndred men in whom it reposes confidence , and whom it bas thus declared capable of representing that mind , and guiding that will . Fellow countrymen , the question is now before yon , whether yoa will fall inte the eld error , aad divide your movement under party banners , or stand in one united _phalanx against _oppression , and is support of your rapre & _tnUtivfcg . Recoll « ct ! Tha _gevernment are new watching you with a _ht-stile eye , and trying to insert the wedge _odiscord Ie jour organisation ; we , therefore , say emphatically— HXASUISS , EOT } LlV , Ths _Assembly caU on the people to back their deli * berstlons by the pressure from without . They expect the _p-ople to keep the entire country in a continued state ofagieatlon .

      sionopolirtt complain _thatthefandsfell and commerce is paralysed . So be it . Thtir weakness is our streDgib . The rtchmasthave ao rest , while thepoor have noshelter _. Let them give us justice , end we will give them peace . The Assembly will now direct their attention to the ntstgreat measure in our movement—the presentation f the National Mernerial—snd are about to take al . preparatory steps in their _pewer to make your wishes law . They _viillagainaddress you _whea prepared withaaeforient plan of organisation , and shall expect sucb popular and pecuniary support at your hands as wiU ensure the recognition of the _peojrk _* * will , and a full _coaiummaUon f your hopes oa the great question of the rights of man & OD SiVE THB PKOrLE . W . _Dtzos , Chairman , i . Sbieaoh , Secretary .

      To The People. The Press-Gcnj Conspiracy...

      TO THE PEOPLE . The _Press-gcnj Conspiracy against IMerly , Abroad and at Home . F & 1 ENDS , C 0 PNTai _* MEN , AND BbOTHERS , The sooner yon can effect a revolution in the Press of thin country , peaceably if you can , but forcibly if you must , ' the sooBer you will cease to be regarded as enemies by the people of other countries , and ihe sooner you will achieve equal rights and equal laws for yourselves . Amongst foreign nations , England has long enjoyed the credit of possessing a ' free Press . ' Supposed to be free , the nations naturally regard that Press as tbe faithful exponent of your sentiments .

      So far from representing your interests or opinions , the journals generally are the enemies and falsifiers of both . At this time the strongest language must fail to adequately describe the _dhkonesty and mendacity of the London journals . Ih Russia , the fear ofthe knout influences the very few journalists permitted to write only in support of unmitigated despotism . Terror dietates _faheneod , and the journalists string lies by the yard to prove tbe blessedness of Russian institutions , and the happiness of the nations permitted to enjoy the felicity of worshiping Nicholas and the knout .

      Until recently , in Germany and Italy , the censorship W 88 as effective as the knout in . _Kussia , In stifling the truth and upholding privileged plunder and crowned criminality . Tha Press in those countries is now said to be ' free , ' but the burghers , though very desirous of having a Press free to defend their interests and promote their own views , have a very holy horror of the working classes possessing the same ' advantage—hence , the pious outcry against Communist , Republican , ' violent ' and dangerous * publications . The German burghers evidently desire a' free Press , ' aftei the English fashion .

      The « laws of September' enslaved the Press of France ; but , under the Republic ., there is no restriction , except the wholesome restriction of public opinion . A few weeks ago , Paris was the scene of a moral force demonstration against de Girardin _, proprietor and editor of La . Presse . The character of Girardin is politically infamous . It was by his hand that Armand Carrell fell in that fatal duel which deprived France of her noblest son , who , had he lived would now have been chief of the Republic Possessing more than ordinary talents , Girardin has never scrupled to offer his services to the best bidder . His journal , La . Pbesse , is known in this country principally for its virulent attacks upon everything English ,

      and its advocacy of an alliance of France with Russia , for the division of Europe between those two powers . The conceit of Monsieur de Girardin is at least equal to his abilities , and we must do him the justice to add , that his audacity is not one whit inferior to either . When , on the 24 th of February , Thiers and Barrot were set aside by the Republicans , Girardin thought that the flood-tide of his affairs had come , and that he had but to commit himself to the stream to float thereon to power ; accordingly , he repaired to tbe palace , and induced tbe cowardly King Smith to abdicate in favour of his grandson , the Count de Paris . Girardin imagined lhat he had hut to announce this arrangement , and forthwith the Parisians would fall down and worship bim as the national deliverer , and help him

      to play the game played so successfully by journalitt Thiers in tbe revolution of 1 S 30 . Tbe Parisians , however , were determined to deliver themselves , and , inspired with a laudable distaste for trafficking journalists , they sent M . Girardin to the right about , with as little ceremony as they bad previously disposed of those knaves Thiers and Barrot . The theatrical scene , so artfully got up in the Chamber of Deputies , failed . The sight of the ' interesting ' Duchess of Orleans , and her ' interesting' son , the Count de Paris , failed to move the stubborn hearts of the bold 'blouses . ' The voice of Fate , thundering from the gallery- IT IS TOO LATE ! ' sealed the doom of tbe Orleans dynasty , and duchess , princes , and villanous deputies , fled in terror from the triumphant shouts of ' Vive Is lioerte !'' Vive h RepullioMS _^

      To The People. The Press-Gcnj Conspiracy...

      ¦ - _* - a — To have the the prize of power so rudely _sliatchCfi frora one s grasp bv a band of 'barbarian' blouses , _vsaa enough to rouse the anger of a saint-it was , therefore , only natural that a sinner like Girardin should vow mortal hatred against . those who had disappointed his ambition . ' At first , not being very sure bow such rascals as himself would be dealt with by the victorious people , he masked his hatred , and pompously announced his ' adhesion' to the Republic . Soon , however , he threw off the mask . Assured by the decree ofthe provisional government abolishing death for political offences , tbat bis head was safe , he commenced preaching the counter-revolution . Professing to see in the provisional government a band of incapable , though ~ " - _*~ a . " — '

      tyrannical , dictators , he daily inveighed against their I acts , calumniated their motives , and laboured to ex . cite' resistance * to the government of the people . The vile journals , on this side ofthe water , applauded Girardin , hailing him as the champion of the middle classes , 'more bold than Camille Desmoulins , and more able than Freron . ' The counter-revolutionary diatribes of La Presse , at first excited popular disgust , then anger , and then a popular explosionwhich , although not at all sanguinary , considerably frightened the audacious libeller of the people . So great was tbe public indignation , that , had not some of the most ardent of the Republican chiefs rushed to his rescue , it is not unlikely that Monsieur Girardin would bave been somewhat roughly treated .

      Of course , our honest journalists were terribly shocked at the ' outrage' offered to their worthy friend Girardin .

      A fellow-feeling made them wondrous kind ' The' voice within' told them , that if they had their deserts , tbey would be sent , with tbeir printing materials tied to their necks , to the bottom of the Thames . I rejoice that , bad as are the election returns to the National Assembly , they , nevertheless , do not include Girardin , who bas been rejected bv his old constituents , to make way , it is to be hoped , for a more honest man . As , however , Lamartine and others have been elected for more tban one place , tbere will be renewed elections in several departments , and it will be a wonder if Monsieur Girardin does not contrive to wriggle bis way into the Assembly . Indeed the bourgeoisie will hardly put up with the loss of the services of their most _unscrupuious champion .

      Lately another _joHmal , the Assemhlee Nationale _, has made itself odious by its reactionary and counterrevolutionary policy . The editors already vie with Girardin himself in their power of lying and calumniating . Every true Republican is convinced that the Assembltc Naiionale writers are sold , body and soul , to the reacitoJHiuire * . May they speedily meet with their well-deserved reward ! What the knout effects in Russia , and what was lately effected by tbe censorship in Germany , and the Fieschi-laws iu France , is in this country accomplished by corruption and class-domination . There is not one of the wretches who write in our * res .

      pectable journals but , if « the father of lies * would start a paper of hia own , would only be too glad to edit ' The Devil ' s Diary , ' or The Infernal Gazette , ' —( they would ask ' What ' s in a name ? ' )—provided always they had the offer of higher pay than they at present receive for ' evil speaking , lying , and slandering . ' Every one is acquainted with the systematic mode in whicb the journalists , as a body , labour to uphold despotism abroad , bring free institutions into contempt , and excite the prejudices of nation against nation . Everything American is a standing subject for ridicule with tbe ' chartered libertines' of the

      _Ttmes , and the rest of the daily journals . What wonder , then , at the furious hatred avowed towards everything English by a very large portion of our American kinsmen ? The * Anglophobia' of the French has long been a subject for the criticisms of English journalists . But for that « Anglophobia ' we may principally thank these same journalists To go no further back than the reign of that kickedout tyrant , * King Smith , ' every act of tyranny and duplicity _perpatrated by that _ex-royal rascal , of whicb the French people were the victims , was constantly applauded by the infamous press of this country , The violation by Louis Philippe of all his solemn promises to the people ; the infernal system of fraud and force , tyranny and corrupfion _. on wbich he based his throne ; the wholesale butcheries he caused to be perpetrated in the streets of Paris ,

      Lyons , Grenoble , and other places ; in short , all the accursed acts of wickedness whicb bav _* blighted his name , and at last blasted his power—all received the sanction , approval , and applause of our vile journals—Whig , Tory , and Liberal . When , in the year 1844 , * King Smith' visited this country , the Times hailed him as the 'conqueror of anarchy ; ' and the Standard asserted that ' to consummate wisdom Louis-Philippe owed all bis success . ' ' Had he , ' said the Standard , ' in bis long life been detected in one unworthy manoeuvre , he would not now be King of France . '' The pions _ editor added that the visit of Louis Philippe wa * an event worthy ' an expression 0 / sincere gratitude to Divine Providence . ' The disclosures ef _theRime Retrospective , puh \ hht & since the last revolution , have afifo ded a cue tothe secret reason for the Standard ' s trumpeting of -King Smith . '

      It was only after Lonis-Philippe had succeeded in jockeying his rival _thimble-rigger , Lord Palmerston , in the infamous affair of the Spanish marriages , tbat the' respectable' Press , ior the first time , discovered that Louis-Philippe was not quite so honest as he should be 1 The influence of the Foreign Office became at once visible , and poor ' Smith' was immediately blackballed as the greatest rascal unhung , by the equally unscrupulous but more contemptible knaves , who had heretofore proclaimed him to beef all kings

      'The wisest , virtnousest _, dUoreetest , best . At length the hour of retribution sounded ; the hoary traitor of the barricades played his last game , staked his throne , threw his devil's dice , failed , and fled . As long as the issue of the struggle was doubtful , the Times , Chronicle , Standard , etc ., & c ., predicted the easy triumph of Guizot and his master , and the utter impossibility of' the Republican rabble ' overturning ' King Smith's' throne . Indeed , tbe prospect of Louis-Philippe triumphing once more , though at the cost of making Paris a shambles of slain patriots , partly restored that worthy to the affection of our precious journalists , and undisguised was their mortification when they found all their predictions unfulfilled , and their sanguinary hopes withered .

      The proclamation of the Republic rekindled tbe ( paid for ) hatred of our infamous journalists towards tbe French people . From that hour they have unceasingly laboured to ruin the Republic by misrepresentation , lies , and calumnies . Every act of the provisional government has been distorted , - sneered at , or abused . The abolition of death punishments , of aristocratic titles , naval flogging , and ether revolting reh ' cs of the overthrown despotism , together with the establishment of the principle of Universal Suffrage , and the recognition of the sacred rights of Labour , —these , and other glorious deeds , have been scoffed at and denounced in the most false and brutal terms . The correspondents ofthe ' respectable'journals have played , and are

      playing , the part of spies , visiting the clubs , and nonoting tbe popular proceedings , only for the purpose of furnishing tbe English public with fa se impressions of the actual march of events . Based upon the calumnious letters and reports of the said ' correspondents , ' the editorial geutry have written their well-strung appeals to prejudice , and distortions of the truth . The most noble act of the provisional government-the attempt to _redeem the people from _suffering , and free them from the grinding tyranny of irresponsible capital—bas been more than any other act the object of truculent hostility on the part of the English Press-gang ; and those members of the government who were supposed to have directly indentified themselves with the working classes , have been singled out for special and daily

      denunciation . Countrymen , is there any wonder that a large portion of the French people are prejudiced against us ? They are told our Press is free , " and that Press asserts that it represents tbe public opinion of this country j if so , argue the French , ' then tbe damnable diatribes of the Tmes are the expressed sentiments of the English people , therefore d bas les Ang lais !' If while proclaiming tbe holy sentiment of ' Fraternity , ' the French people regard tbe English with hostile feelings , blame not the noble men of the Republic ; rather blame those corrupt wretches wbo prostitute their talents to the service of tyranny ) who strive lo prolong the reign of injustice , hy dividing brethren , and setting nation against nation ..

      I come now to the evil influence of ihe Press at home . The length to which this _letfii bas already extended , will compel me to omit _maoy observations en this portion of my subject , which _athsrwiBe 1 would have offered . Of all the enemies the peopJ . e have to contend against , ' the race that write' 9 je the -soiat . Bayonets , batons , and _bioomalv-ks , cash ! not for a

      To The People. The Press-Gcnj Conspiracy...

      t _^ _rmined people but the Press by its lies and calu'wnes excites division , fear , and hatred . The ranks of the ncople are broken , the timid are alarmed , and theprivileg ? cJ . excitedlofury against the victims of their oppression . This is the work of the Press ! During the last tmntyyem the Press has supported every political delusion , and opposed every measure of veritable reform . ' Catholic Emancipation was a sham . The only parties' emancipated ' were a few brawling sham patriots , and greedy placehunters the mass of the people of Ireland have at tbis moment less political power , and occupy a far worse social position than they did previous to ¦ Ca-T ~* : - _^—mrmrT

      tholic Emancipation . ' 'Parliamentary Reform' was a humbug , and , therefore , was supported by the majority of our « best possible instructors . ' Poor Henry Hunt , almost the only public man who had fie honest y to declare to the people that tbe Reform Bill was a mockery , was pursued to the death by the lies and calumnies of the ruffianly Press-gang . The Reform Bill has placed the government of the country in the hands of a class half . knavisb , half-foolish , who have not sense or virtue to elect fitting legislators ; and , at the same time , like the dog in the manger , will let no other class try to do the work they cannot or will not do . The miserable shopocracy are at this

      moment in the jaws of bankruptcy , the necessary consequence of their own mismanagement of the country ' s representation , and yet thev take up broomsticks to guard the ' precious institutions , ' under the operation of which they are rapidlv running the road to ruin . " Sixteen years after the passing of the Reform Bill , a majority of ' Reformers' have passed a law to stifle free thought , by rendering free speech 'felony ! ' 'Municipal Reform , ' Abolition of Slavery , ' and other Whig measures , ha 7 e been proved to be of equal value with Parliamentary Reform . The latest grand juggle

      was Free Trade . If lying in this world is punishable in any other , the wholesale liars of the Press , who promised and prophecied aU sorts of impossible things as the _result of Free Trade , will stand an ugly chance . Ye monstrous impostors 1 where are the evidences of the promised ' cheap bread , higli wages and plenty to do ? ' In fact , all the schemes of pretended' Reform / advocated bythe majority of the journals for the past twenty years , have been proved to be delusions and frauds , puffed up for party purposes and class interests , but useless or mischievous so far as the mas 3 of the people are concerned .

      ' Like Dead Sea frnits that tempt the eve , But turn to ashes on the lips . ' On the other hand , the Press bas opposed all projects of real reform . Every attempt made by the working classes to better their condition , or achieve political justice has been met on the part of the Press by ridicule , misrepresentation , denunciation , and unceasing opposition . Chartism has been the special object of its foul falsehoods and deadly hostility . Within the limits to which I must confine myself , it is not possible for me to attempt a review of the Chartist movement to prove the truth of my _assertions , but auch proof is not necessary ; their truth is' as notorious as the sun at noon-day . '

      On the 3 rd of April , a Convention of Chartist delegates met in London to present tbe National Petition for the Charter . Some of the delegates , representing masses of unemployed people , driven by suffering to the verge of despair , gave expression to the half-frer zied feelings of their unhappy constituents . On this the journalists engaged in a regular conspiracy to represent the delegates as a aet of cut . throats , assembled for the purpose of getting up a revolution . The journalists knew they were telling lies , but no matter , tbey had a purpose in view . That purpose was : 1 st . to frighten the middle classes , and prevent any union of those classes with the Chartists ; and 2 nd . to furnish the government

      with a pretext for passing the infamous Gagging Bill . In vain did the delegates refute the slanders of their calumniators , and issue notices , addresses , & c , assuring all classes of their peaceable intentions , at the same time calling on the working men , in the name of * Peace , Law , and Order' to attend the mer-l ing unarmed , and act as peace-preservers , instead of peace-breakers 5 up to the last moment the Press continued its lies , and the government its preparations for the pitiless slaughter of the working men , if they had attempted to have gone on with the intended procession . Up to Monday , the 10 th ol April , the Times , Chronicle , and the rest of the Press-gang , represented that the Chartists were to

      attend the meeting in hundreds of thousands , armed for bloodshed . Having by that lie excited public alarm the journalists went on the opposite tack , as soon as the meeting was over , and for public alarm strove to j substitute public contempt . With un blushing mendacity they swore by their gods , Mercury and Plutus , that the numbers at the meeting were not more than 20 , 000 . 15 , 000 , 10 , 000 , orassome had it 5 , 0001 They scoffed at the fighting powers of the starved weavers of Spitalfields , and the thousands hungered and wasted by the murderous system _^ hich these vile journalists support . After _exciting the _istddle classes to arm , and the government to bring bayonets and artillery to menace the unarmed

      people with hideous slaughter , these masked assassins of the Press taunted tbe people witb cowardice , because they bad wisely refused to rush upon destruction . The ruffians of the Press , wished for slaughter , and , indeed , have since expressed their mortification that the'Chartist leaders ' were not put to death . They next suggested public dinners to gorge the * specials , ' well knowing that such fellows would be most 'lojal' when mad drunk . Some have even proposed public monuments to record the defeat of the Chartists ! They have encouraged the farce of' loyal addresses to the

      Queen , * and * prayers for public peace and tranquillity . ' ThP _Prejs-gang know right well that public _tranquility was disturbed only by themselves , and that no one but the government menaced the public peace . They know tbat the ' loyal address ' manufacture just now so much in vogue with plundering aristocrats , ignorant country squires , rabid parsons , pot-bellied aldermen , and stupid _shopocrats —is a solemn farce . But our ' public instructors sanction this sham . Why ? If they were as honest as Demetrius the silversmith , they would as honestly answer— 'Sirs , ye know that hy this craft we have our tvealth '

      Chartism has just now to encounter a storm of ridicule and hatred , and may be destined to pass once more through tho fires of persecution . But in spite of the deadly rage of its enemies , and the folly of some of its ' friends , ' it will prove its indestructibility . Principles based upon immortal truth and eternal right , may defy the fiercest assaults of falsehood and tyranny . L'Ami dtj Peuple .

      Tub People's Ciiartbb Ahd R»O Surbbki>Bb...

      Tub People ' s _Ciiartbb ahd r » o Surbbki > bb !—Od Sundav afternoon , April 30 , at a publio meeting held in St Pancraa Fields , Old St Pancras-road , John Arnott in the ohair , the following resolution , moved by Mr James Adams , of Glasgow , seconded by Mr Shirmnj Of Aberdeen , and supported by Messrs Cochrane , of Paisley , Stevenson , ef Bolton , Child and Williams , of London , in spirited addresses , was carried unanimously : —* That this meeting being of opinion that the present representative system is not baaed on ih an hoed and intelligence , but on olass _intereat , and _consequently seven eigbtfi 8 of { he adult mule population of this empire are voteless and degraded slaves ; and this meeting being further convinced that this vile and unjust system will not be abolished but bythe enactment of tbe _Peoples Charter , we therefore reaolvo not to cease agitating until its equitable provisions are recognised as the law ol this realm . ' A vote of thanks te the chairman closed the proceedings .

      National Victim Commhttek . —Atthe _sitiine ; oftho late National Convention , on Friday , April 28 , MrT . M . Wheeler submitted th * following report and balance sheet , whioh was received , and a vote of thanks given to the committee , seoretary , and other _offieers : — South Lokdon _Cdabtist- Hall . — A _S-ife and _Pronerty Protection Society meet every Sunday and Wednesday evenings , for the onrolmenfi of _membeW ) and payment of subscriptions . Tower HAMLKTS , —WHimNGTOrf am > Cat . —Meeting of committee to establish the psoole ' s paper . — The following resoiutioM were passed : —* That the paper should be called 'Thb _Trutbsor the _Ph _**** . ' ' That , should there be any residue of the money subscribed for tbedeferae of Mr _"Mlonnor s seat ir Parliament for Nottingham , _thiii it be appropriated to establishing the said paper , to be refunded as tho _sbarjs aro taken and paid for .

      _Ashion-ubperLtm—Seeing that MrO Connor haa been pleased to accept our propositions , we at once commenced the enrolment of shareholders frr the establishment of the _Dsmochatnewspaper . Up to the present time thero have been between 300 and 400 shares taken out , and instalments paid therein . We hope each locality will foll & w onr example , and by that _meana show their attachment to our nobla leader , Mr O'Connor . ItllSaiOH AKD PKNTOWVILLB .-The following TOSf > _lutions have been adopted by this branch : — lhat wo recommend the National Assembly to postpone tho meeting _stn « die . ' ' That the members of this locality ha _* e the utmost confidence in Mr O'Connor .

      The Fraternal Democrats. A Meeting Of Th...

      THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . A Meeting of this _a'aociation took place on Thursday © renins , at Cartwright ' s _CoflVo Rooms , _Redcrosa-etreet , Barbican . Mr T . M . Wheeler was called to the chair . Jouan Harney commented on the Gagging Law and the new Alien Bill , and allowed the necessity of dissolving tho society agthen constituted . Mr T . Ireland moved and Mr Adams seconded the motion , that the society be dissolved . Carried . Mr Wheeleh then left the chair with the thanks ofthe meeting .

      At Nine O'Clock The Publio Were Admitted...

      At nine o ' clock the publio were admitted . Mr John M'Crae , delegate to the National Assembly waa called to the chair . Mr West _( _ile'egatefromStockport ) moved , 'That an association be forthwith formed , embracing the principles of tha association just dissolved . ' The motion having been seconded , and supported by Joijam Harney , was carried unanimously . A committee was then appointed to draw up a plan of _organiBation for the new society . Joliah IIabnet proposed the adoption of an addr . ss to the people .

      Mr John West seconded ibo motion in a telling speech , whioh was loudly applauded . Mr S . Ktdd supported the motion ia a lengthy , able , and eloquent Bpeech , on tho organisation of labour , wiieh elicited enthusiastic applause . The address was unanimously adopted . It was then resolved , that the next meeting of _membgrsoftbenewAsgflciation should take plaoe on Friday evening . May 12 th , ( atthe above-named place ) _, at seven o ' clock , to adopt the plan of organisation ; and that the _pubiio be admitted at _haif-past eight o ' clock the same evening . The subject to be _diseussed will bs the _Coraiaiaiion fou the Organisation ot Labour , instituted by the French Provisional Government .

      Thanks having beea voted to the chairman , and eloquently responded to by that gentleman , the meeting adjourned . - Address of a Public Meeting of the members and friends of the Association of

      Fraternal Democrats To Tue Working Class...

      FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS TO TUE WORKING CLASSES _oi-GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND .

      Eacamty, Libertt, Fraternity.

      EacAMTY , Libertt , Fraternity .

      Brethren, At A Time When Nations Long En...

      Brethren , At a time when nations long enslaved are breaking their chains , and liberty is winging her way frora shore to shore , you find additional links added to your fetters , by the men who have falsely assumed the name of ' Reformers , ' only that they might the more securely work in their unhallowed vocation of perpetuating the rei gn of oppression , and the domination of the privileged orders . .

      The law recently enacted , entitled ' A Bill for the better securit y of her Majesty ' s Crown and Government , * is one of the most tyrannical enactments ever forged in that workshop of misrule—St Stephen ' s . Here is the pith and substance of the law : — And be it enacted , that if any _perion whatsoever , after the passing of this Act , ghBll , within the realm or nithoat , compaBB , imagine , invent , devise , or Intend , to levy war _sgalnst her M * j » Bty , her htira er _BUCCegBorg , within any part of the United Kingdom , Ib order by force or constraint to compel her ot them to cbango her or

      their _meotures or counsels , or in order to pat any force or constraint npon , or In order to intimidate or overawe both Houses , or either House of Parliament , and snch compassing , _imagmaiims , Inventions , devices , or inten . tions , or any of them , shall express , utter , or declare , by publishing any printing or writing , or by open and advised speaking , or by any overt act or deed , every person bo offending shall be _gnrtty of felony , & c . The law then threatens tbe penalty of transportation against aU offenders — transportation for life — or , at the discretion of the judge , any lesser term of not I si than seven years .

      This law ia intended to put an end to popular agitation against existing abuses . The fierce and false denunciations in tbe press and parliament , levelled against the voice of the suffering people , _expressed through their delegates in the late Convention , and the murderous preparations made by the government , to cru h ah unarmed procession of the working classes , under the pretext—the foully false pretext—that the peaceably-disposed people contemplated the 'intimidating , ' ' overawing , 'and ' levying war , ' & c , & c , is sufficient to show what were the intentions of the framers of the new law . The ' Crown and Government Security Bill , is intended to secure all the abuses of the Crown and Government , and put down by force and terror eveiy popular demand for right and justice .

      The men . who in other days toasted ' the sovereignty of the people . ' who have repeatedly declared that free discussion was the best safeguard of public peace and order , and echoed and _re-echoed the words of Junius : — ' The liberty of the press is like the air we breathe , if we have it not we polit ically die ; ' these are the men who , renegades to their former professions , have passed a law to muzzle the mouths of the suffering people , and place a gag upon the press . Lord John Russell ba 3 done bis best to realise Sha . kespeare ' 8 description of a tyrant , at once hateful and _contemptibile—• Man , vain man , _dresB'd in a little brief authority , Like on angry ape .... Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven As make the angels weep <'

      In reality , the Gagging Bill is a law to punish thinking as * felony , * for without free expression there can be no freedom of thought ; and hast there should he any doubt about this , the liberal legislators of St Stephen's fulminate the penalties of ' felony' against all who may ' compass , imagine , invent , devise , or intend' to put an end to their despotism ! Tbe laws of tbe Holy Inquisitors of Spain were not more despotic , unnatural and cruel . It is true the Holy Inquisitors racked , tortured ,

      and destroyed their victims by the most horrible means . Our rulers propose only to condemn their victims to life-long banishment , the horrors of the 1 chain-gang' and the hell of Norfolk Island . Whether , however , the sharp and speedy tortures of Spanish priestcraft were not more merciful than the lingering miseries proposed to be _. inflicted under this law on the victims of British state-craft , is a question which some may be inclined to answer to the credit of the Inquisition of Spain , rather than the parliament of England .

      But the Gagging Bill will fail to effect the truly treasonable designs of its authors . It will not put down popular agitation . It will not stifle the voice of the people , because the people ' s wrongs are real and their demands just . Your wrongs are real ; bear witness tbe baples condition of the agricultural labourers starving in the midst of the plenty they create _,- —the rags of tbe manufacturing operatives , surrounded by the eloths , cottons , and woollens they weave ;—the pe 3-tilential garrets , cellars , and hovels of the men who build the mansions ahd palaces of the sons of wealth

      and privilege ;—the veritable slavery of the workers in mines , factories , and almost every description of employment j—the unhappy condition of the bastilled victims of poverty , punished ior being poor , and at the same time denied the means of obtaining for themselves independent subsistence . Bear witness , the unhappy lot of the Highland and the Irish peasant , both the victims of all-devouring aristocracy . Bear witness , the untold numbers of the people of Ireland , who in hundreds of thousands have perished of famine and hunger-engendered pestilence .

      What have you gained by ' civilisation , r Worse than nothing . Thousands suffer worse tban the _WOCa Of savage life , whilst wanting the foeedom and independence of savages . But enough . To paraphrase the words of a great man , applied by him to those monsters called 4 kings ' , we may truly declare that the history of our rulers is the mavtyroloyy of the people Your demands are just . You demand equal

      rig hts and equal laws . You demand the right of labour , and to have guaranteed to you the fruits of your labour . To . that end you demand the Charter , for by and through it you could command real protection for your labour . All the sophistries , falsehoods , calumnies , and violence of your enemies , will fail to shake the justice of _yeur cause . Strong in the faith that you have right on your side , and the happiness of all for the object of your mission , vou will march on , conquering and to conquer .

      Another infamous measure , about to become law , demands passing notice . We allude to the new Alien Bill . This bill places the person of every ' foreigner' in the country at the mercy of the Secretary of State , who may compel any suspected person , not being a native of these realms , to leave this country , under pain of imprisonment . This bill is not levelled against those privileged 'foreigners' whose only vocation is 10 livei _» luxurious idleness at the cost of the people of this country . Neither is it intended to operate against those royal tyrants and aristocratical conspirators who have been , or may be , driven to seek refuge in this land from the just wrath of the nations they have attempted to enslave . The Alien Bill is intended for tbe two-fold abominable purpose of placing . Ju

      Brethren, At A Time When Nations Long En...

      the hands of the government , the power—first ,,. _^ banish from the country any 'foreigner' suspected of cherishing ; democratic pr inciples , and sympathi sing with the wronged people of this country in their efforts to recover their rights ; second , fo drive from tbis land any patriot proscribed by foreign tyrants . Henceforth , England is to be a refuge only for tbe enemies of Liberty the friends of freedom will no more find safety on her shores . The Gagging Bill is intended to prevent the march of Democracy at home—tbe Alien Bill is intended to obstruct the progress of mankind ' s fraternity . Both laws are violations of the natural rights of man—and , therefore , treason to the people .

      There can be no question that the Alien Bill is levelled against this Association . Accordingly , we have this day dissolved the society of Fraternal Democrats , and thus released our * foreign' brethren from their obligations as members . In the place of the old association , we have organised a new society devoted to the propaganda of the principles of Democracy and Fraternity . It will be necessary for the members of the old society , wbo may desire to become members of the new , to signify the same to the offieers of the society . The meetings ofthe Association will be open , and all its proceedings public , but precautions will betaken to guard honest men against the intrusion of spies , and the evil counsels of dangerous characters .

      Although we have , for the sake of our 'foreign' friends , released them from their obligations to the society , the Fraternal Democrats will , nevertheless , continue to act tho part ofa ' Foreign Affairs Committee' to the Democratic Movement . Faithful to the principle proclaimed in our original motto' AU Men are Brethren , ' * we shall continue , in spite of Gagging Bills and Alien Bills , to labour for the fraternisation of nations , and the destruction of tyranny and inequality , in every name and form , in this and every other land .

      The times are propitious for action . The successful example of other nations bas excited a thirst for freedom amongst masses of the people of these islands , unquenchable by any means at the command of the enemies of progress . Nothing can prevent the final triumph of justice ; and that triumph is near , unless prevented by disunion and imprudence in our own ranks . The fraternisation of the Irish Repealers with the Democrats of Britain is the most cheering of allthe cheering ' signs of the times '—a sign foreshadowing the speedy liberation of both nations . The new middle class movement attests the progress of Chartism . It is true we have no faith in the patriotism ofthe bourgeoisie , for profitmongering and patriotism must ever be opposed , but we have great faith in their one idea _o'f

      selfpreservation . Their own political system is rapidly reducing them to utter ruin , and hence , their newborn love forthe proletarians . It is true they shrink from the adoption of the full measure of equal justice—the Charter ; nevertheless , we say , let them go on . The bourgeoisie will , by their agitation , keep the ruling few ( in spite of the Gaggine Bill ) in a state of uneasiness , the only method , according to Bentham , for the many to obtain justice . Their own necessities will impel them onwards . The people ' s part , while employing every wise means to hasten the crisis , is to abide by principle—steadfastly hold fast by the Charter , and when the hour of change comes , see that the change shall be one of complete popular emancipation—the downfall of Privilege and the triumph of Democracy ,

      People of Great Britain and Ireland , let union pervade your ranks , and wisdom and energy [ guide your councils , and yonr victory is certain , the victory

      of'EauALiTY , Liberty , Fraternity . ' John M Crae , Chairman . G . Julian Harney , Secretary London May 4 th , 1848 .

      €Ty Itfltyojpolt*.

      € _ty _itfltYOJPOlt _* _.

      Receipts Of Tbe Central Reoistbatio!! Ah...

      Receipts of tbe Central Reoistbatio !! ahd _Elsctiow Committee , May 3 rd . — From Carlisle Election Committee , -Ell Us 3 d . James _GbassuT , Secretary . Tower Hamlets . —A great meetine ; waa held , on Sunday afternoon last , in Bishop Bonner ' _s-fields . There could not have been less tban from twelve _thoHsand to fourteen thousand persons present . Mr H . Mander May was called to the chair , amid great cheering . _Addrmses were delivered by Messrs A . Sharp , II . Vernon , T . Church , and Ernest Jones . An unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Mr May , for his punctual services in this locality , and hia able conduct in the ehair .

      The Prince Albert . —A meeting of this locality took place on Sunday evening last , when eighty-six new members were enrolled . Mr May and Mr Sharp conducted the same , Also , at the corner of Wiimotstreet , Bethnal Green-road , where twenty-fiva new members joined . A leoture was delivered on the same evening by Mander May , Esq . The Fratbrnal _Democrats will assemble on Friday evening next , at seven o ' clock , at _Cartwright's Coffee-room * , Uedero 9 _s-street , Barbican , to adopt the new rule- , Ac . The public admitted at half past eight o ' clock . Several delegates to the National Assembly will address the meeting .

      Green Gatb , Uackni . t _Roab . —At the meeting of this branch on Sunday evening last the following resolutions were adopted , That we have subscription books fer collectors forthe purpose of paying the delegates sitting in Convention . ' ' That each member receiving a book be empowered to enrol members in the National Chatter _Assuciaftion . ' Messra Priestley and Turner were appointed delegates tothe Somers Town meeting . Balance Sheet or the National Victim Committee , TROM THB IOih Sap ., 1847 TO ArML 18 lH _, 1848 , IKCLUHVB .

      _XECKICTS . JS _s . d ; Receipts mmm _## 25 8 7 Expenditure ... ... 17 « 8 Balance in hand ... , „ 8 711 _EXPEHDITUBE , £ _s . d . _Troraan Preston ... , „ 2 9 0 John Richards ... ... 3 0 0 Jiato Joseph Rayner Smart ... 2 10 0 Eliza A . Jones ... , „ 2 10 0 Mr . Duffy ... ... 2 0 0

      Mrs _Broker _ .. ... 2 0 0 Mrs _Broker ... , „ 2 0 0 M . O . C , towards Defraying Expenses for Agitating for the _Restoration of Frost , _Willian _. _e , and Jones ... .... 10 0 To Collecting , Minute * , and other Books , Stationary , _Fost-office Orders , _letters , & 0 .... , m ,,, 208 17 0 8 The committee cannot conclude this brief ; report without again advising their friends to extend their

      aid to the veterans Richards and Preston , and also cabin ;; their attention to the comparative destitute state of Mesdamea Booker & Duffy , nor can they _forget Eliza A . Jones , the law-made _vsjdow cf William Jonea , one of the Welsh martyrs , for whom a separate fund was _started but which your committee _regretted to state does not yet exceed £ 5 2 s . Whilst thanking their brother democrats fer past _excrtios , ; _thty trst they will not forget those who haw _fnhen victims in the democratic struggle of right against might . On behalf of tho Committee , John Simpson , Sec .

      The Middle Class Movement. ©Reat Meeting...

      THE MIDDLE CLASS MOVEMENT . © REAT MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM . On Monday morning , at ten o ' clock , a meeting of electors , convened at tbe instance of the Complete _Snfirago patty , was held in the Town-Hall at Birmingham , to hear an address from Mr Vincent on the present state oi the country . The -Attendance of electors was very numerous ; that part of the hall allotted to the publio was crowded to excess . At least S _. 00 O persons must have been present . Mr Muntz , M . P ., Mr Scholefield , M . P ., and many other influential _persons in the borough were present . Mr Aid . Palmer having been called upon to preside , o ; ened the business of the day with the observation that the time had arrived when they were Called on to exercise the right they possessed as freemen . If the people wore but firm and nnited the arlstooraey of tne kingdom must ultimately bow before them . In his opinion , it depended entirely on tho wisdom ofthe middle classes whether _thecsuntry was saved from revolution and _roin .

      We _Vikcsnt was then introduced by the chairman _, lie delivered an address which occupied upwards of an hour . lie commenced by observing that tbe present parliament waa so _notorisusly corrupt that it ceased to command the respect of tbe enlig htened and virtuous of the working classes . He repudiated the principle that the duty of a govern * ment was to provide the means for enriching any porthn of the community : no man ought to' expect to get rich except by honest labour , sobriety , and thrift . Mr Vinoent then entered into a long detailed statement , illustrative of the _sout system of representation , express his belief that a large and thinking men of tbe country an extension of the franchise . anarohy—no mere demagi _^ in whioh he believed men « f all to Bave tfee . countr y ,

      Inequality In Our Preand Then Went'pa ^ ...

      inequality in our preand then went ' pa _^ to portion ° fij * f _^^ Wl _© l ! _^ _ra it > _M * _pe _^ It *« t _^ mt _^ l _^^ _g _@ _uism- _^ a _^ _aqTOMal p _^ _gi _^^ fla _^ lg _* C _EsM » 3 _^ l _£ _v ¥ _? equality in our ps « - ind then wei _& _pjito

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 6, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_06051848/page/5/