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OciOBEB 13, 1849. ^ THE NORTMRN, STAR ,
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FOR MR. E. JONES. Keceived by *W. Rmou—J...
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Ociobeb 13, 1849. ^ The Nortmrn, Star ,
_OciOBEB 13 , 1849 . _^ THE _NORTMRN , STAR ,
For Mr. E. Jones. Keceived By *W. Rmou—J...
FOR MR . E . JONES . Keceived by * W . _Rmou—J . Bar-tie , 6 d .-FOR MRS . JONES . Beceived by W . Ride-. _—Cfodtenham , per 3 , Hemmin , Is . M'DOUALL'S CASE-FOR WRIT OF ERROR , ( 08 OTHERWISE ) . Becered * by W . Rideh . —Brighton Charfists , per T . Harrey 33 . 2 d . ; lfr . _* tt'Lean , 6 d . FOR W . CUFFAY . Beeeired bvW . Bides . _—Cheltenhasn , per J . Hemmin , 95 . & L ' *
FOR THE HUNGARIANS . Kecdved by W . "ana *** . —Mr . Lester , Reading , 3 d . FOR WIDOWS OF THE LATE MESSRS . WILLIAMS AND SHARP . Received by W . Kdjeh . —Nottingham , per J . Sweet , 4 s . Cheltenham , per J . Hemmin , Cd . ; Paisley , per A . _Eouertson , Is . 3 d . ; _Keading , Queen's Arms , per H . F . Ellis , 2 s . Gd . ; Reading , Messrs . Lester and Cousins , 6 < LKeceived by S . Boosham . — Mr . Waiwood , Is . ; a few Friends , Hals tea d , as . Cd .
TO EXEMPT PRISONERS FROM OAKUM PICKING . Received by W . RroEB . —Hamilton , Scotland , proceeds of Lottery , per R . Walker , Ms . - , R . Campbell , Anchterarder , Is . ; W . Jones , Tyn-yr-hoel , Neath , £ 1 ; J . P . _JSetiston , Cd . ; P _* dsley _, per A . Robertson , ( one week ' s exemption for Mr . Jones . ) 5 s . ; a few Working men , _Hulme , per J . C , 3 s . ; W . Rowe , Xorthwich , Is . Sd .
DEBT DUE TO THE PRINTER . Received by W . Rideb . —Leicester Chartists , per W Bradsworth , Ss , FOR G . WHEELER . _Receiyed by W . _Bibeb . — "Messrs . Lester and Sutton "Reading , 2 s .- 3 . Barrie , 6 d . ; Mr . M'Lean . Cd .
FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Received * byW . Rn > EB . —Edde * -minster , perG . Hoiioway 3 s . 3 d . ; W . Holmes , Sheffield , as . Cd . ; Uxbridge C _* k * -rt _** st _ej ia ; -ar . _ievris , Queen-street , Soho , Is . Cd . ; Mottingliam , per J . Sweet , Ss . Cd . ; Cheltenham , per J . Hemmin , Gs . Sd . " Leicester Chartists , per W . _Bradsn-ortli , Ss . ; T . Thomas ' Readinsr , 2 s . Gd . ; H . Ellis , Reading , Is . 9 . ; J . Grose , Jersev , Is . Received "by John _Absott . —Wm . "Muir , Dudley , 3 s ; Wm . Dunn , "Dudley , 2 s . ; John Davis , Dudley , 2 s . ; Simon "Watts , Dudley , 2 s . ; Samuel Cook , Dudley , Is . -Id . ; William Rankin , Dudley , ls . 2 d . ; Joseph Wasinage , Dudley , ls . Richard Kay , Dudley , Is . ; Joseph Massey , Dudley , 6 d . _-Wniiam Busby , Dudley , Cd . ; Paul ElweM , Dudley , 6 d . ; John WShams , Dudley , Gd . ; Samuel Wiliscraft , Dudley , 6 d . ; Mrs . Dunn , Dudley , Cd . ; John Chance , Stourhrid ' -e , t 3 s . ; Edward Blarton , Stourbridge , Gd . —Total , JE 1 .
VICTIM FUND . _Seceired by S . Boo . viuji . _ M r . Brown , Cripplet-ate , " Ss . 4 &; Mr . _Hovvden , Is . ; Mr . Moore , Is . -Mr . Whiteomb , * 3 s _.- ; Mr . Side ,. 6 d . ; John Arnott , Somers Town , £ 1 Mr . Hitter , £ 2 Ms . Sd . ; Westniinster , Mr . _MarialL iunr ., Is . 6 d . ; Mr . Kercy , Gd .
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LETTERS TO THE _WOKKING _CLASSES . _LXU . " Words are things , and a small drop of ink railing—like dew—npon a _thouifhii produces That wliich makes thousands , perhaps millions , think . " si-Bos .
THE TSAB _, THB SULTAN , AND THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES . Beothee _Proietabiass , Following tbis Letter you will find one from ¦ tiie illustrious _Kossoth , addressed to Lord _Palxierstos . What the Forei gn Secretary ' s response has been—presuming him to have ¦ answered the Hungarian chieftain—it is
_imjwssible for me to say ; but this much I will affirm , that Lord Paimersion could send bnt one sort of answer , if he _faithfoll y repre sented the sentiments of his own coantrynjen —namely , the assurance to Kossoth and his companions in misfortune of the protection of the British Flag , even thoug h that protection shonld involve this country in a war with Russia and Austria .
Tou "will observe from Kosscth ' s letter that the position of the Hungarian , Polish , and Italian patriots , who have taken refuge an Turkey , is one o extreme peril . The just p rinci p les and generous sentiments of the _Scx-TAK" prompted him , in the first instance , to g ive orders for the hospitable reception ofthe refugees ; and when the " imperial "—ue ., infernal—Autocrat made his first demand for the surrender ofthe patriots , the Sultan ' s answer was " _"Jso * i—at all hazards . "
Unfortunately , a long course of intrigue and corruption on ihe part of the Russian Government , has undermined the honesty of too many of the Sultan ' s servants ; and when the Tsar made a more peremptory demand that 'Kossuth and his heroic comrades should be given * op to Russian agents to be hanged , there was found a majority in the Grand Council , b «* _is- * _enough to Yote for the extradition of the refugees . The majority knew that in so voting "they disgraced themselves aud outraged the feelings of their Prince ; they knew , too , that
their vote , if carried out , would be a gross -violation of tie precepts of their religion , and ¦ would inflict an indelible sti gma upon tbeir country . Nevertheless , they prostrated themselves at thc feet of the slaves of the Tsar . Base _trmtors _*—but doubtless they had golden reasons for their inhuman servility . Fortu nately , a majority of the Ministry remained faithful to the traditional morality of their l ace ; and , in spite ofthe Council , were bold enoug h to send a final rep l y to the infamous agents ofthe doubly-infamous Autocrat , re-• fasingto yield up the refugees .
So far well But , probably intunidated b y finding themselves unsupported by the Grand Council , the Turkish Ministers , gave evidence of their weakness b y sending a special messenger to the refugees , with a suggestion that the latter should embrace the rehgion of Mahomet , and thereby ensure their own safety . In the news from Turkey , which you will find in tlie usual page , further particulars are g iven of this strange suggestion on tbe part oi the Turkish Ministry , and the manner in which
it was received by the unfortunate refugees . The heroic Bem—declaring that his life was devoted to unceasing hostility to Russia—at -once accepted the suggestion of the Turkish Government , in the hope , and with the view , of leading the Turks to glory and victory against Ms and their enemies , the Russians . A few more Polish and Hungarian ofiicers followed Jus examp le . On the other hand , Kossuth , DEMBDfSKi , Gmox , and the . great mass of the refugees , sternly refused to abandon tbeir religion , no matter what mig ht be tbe
_conse-• _quenees . Let a man ' s religious opinions , or opinions on religion , be what they may , he will , if -a true man , appreciate and admire the Mgh-souled resolution of Kossuth , Guyon , & c ., & c ., to face the gallows or the knout-Siberian slavery or a dreadful death—rather than yield their belief or convictions to considerations of personal safety . They are , evidently , made of the stuff of which martyrs have « ver been made . For myself , although I have the most perfect contempt for the devices of priests and the absurdities of superstition , I , nevertheless , say : " Honour to Kossuth and tis brother heroes ! " For their protection men ofall creeds , and men of no creed , should
rise in arms , and I trust will do so , should the Muscovite miscreant dare to appeal to force in support of his iniquitous pretensions . On the other hand , let me dp justice to gallant BEM . I am sorry to observe a disposition on the part of some ofhis heretofore admirers to run him down , because of his change of religion . I observe , too , that those ill-natured OTtics have suddenly had their eyes opened to Bem's "incapacity " asageneral . Forgetful that hitherto they have lauded him to the
skies , as the ablest ofthe chiefs of the Hungarian army , they would now depreciate his merits , and hard-won fame , by representing "hun as a reckless fighter—" a gambler in var " This is too bad—it is ungenerous and unjust Formypa _^ I _adrare BEM _as much JI admire Kossuth . The Polish hero s reli _« nonis to hate , and fight against-, the Bus S . and he acts consistently in taking any _Sursi which will enable him to confanue h s mission . Nelson taught all under his command " to hate a Frenchman as they wonw -n , A anvil " and Iverilv believe that in bis
blind , bigoted , _andbmtalliatred _ofevery t b _wg French , _fteori-hodoxheroof tbe Nile would we turned Turk , Jew , Hindoo , or any other Tit of sectarian , if thereby he could have Etaf-Sad ont his bitter hostility to See and Frenchmen . Yet France had SS neither Km nor Lis country any _^ . _Bnfconsider ihe _™> ngs of Poland Slier Beh ' s own personal wrongs as oneof Poland ' s suffering sons and champions , and
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then say whether he is not justified in the step he has taken . I will avow that that man who has taken to himself a mission , and who devotes himself to that mission , regardless of all consequences—who having a holy and glorious object to achieve , adapts himself , in its pursuit , to all circumstances , and pursues his course with perseverance as " steady as time , " and with decision as " relentless as the grave " is the man who-before all other men-commands my admiration . One word more . In a reli gions point of view I am not sure that Bem has made a had choice . If the merits of the several religions are to be tested by the conduct of their adherentscommend me to
, the religion of the Turkish _Sdltan { who thus far has acted with humanity ) , rather than to that ofthe blood-lapping Nicholas , or the woman-flogging tyrant , Francis . Certainly , were I , like the " Irish Gentleman , " " in search of a religion , " it would not be to the Greek Christian aichola 9 , nor the Romish Christian Pius—to say nothing of - _*** sacred" worthies nearer home—that I should think of _soin-t to , to be fitted with a creed . To conclude this subject , whether the Polish warrior professes to be Christian or Mahometan , or is called General Bem or Pasha Bem , my voice shall still be raised to wish him safety , victory , and fame ; and to cry " Honour to the Sarmatianhero !—Glory to the dauntless and unconquerable enemy of the AUTOCRAT and his slaves !"
Observe , that "Kossuth has placed 11111611 dependence On this country , and appears still to found his last hopes on the presumed liberality , < tc , & c , of the English Mk * ist . er for Fobeigs Affairs . It appears that when Hungary was assailed by Russia and Austria combined , Kossuth had hope in this " great and glorious nation , " "the natural supporter of justice and humanity throughout the world ; " and he gires lord Palmersto . v the credit of being "the protector of the unfortunate , " and " the guardian of the rights of freedom and humanity ! ' _^ Unfortunate man ! He has heen once deceived in the hope he entertained of this nation ' s aid , inthetimeofhi 3 0 _* wnc _»* untry ' 8 need ; may he escape the misery of again reposing on a broken reed in this hour ofhis own personaUvikdation ' .
I wish I could see good reason for the faith reposed in Lord Palmersiok by his admirers ; hut I should not forget tbat reason and faith seldom go together . It appears that a diplomatic "Note " has been addressed by the Foreics Secretart to the Russian Gorernment . Of course a copy of the note has not been made public ; but the Paris correspondents ofthe Daily Papers , who profess to be informed of the contents of the copy addressed to the French Government , describe it in terms which leave no doubt as to its general purport . If the said " correspondents" report correctly , the " note " reflects but little credit upon its author , and the country lie assumes to represent . According to the * _"Chronicle"
correspondent , the note commences by " acknowledging die '' great services wMchRussia hasrendered todie peace " o f Europe , by aiding with her army insuppressing the " insurrection in Hungary , and die _incontestible right " which she has to require thatthe rebels should not "le allowed to remain near to her frontiers on . tfte ' Turkish territory . " " But , " says tbe note , " does " Russia nofc run the risk of compromising the fruits " of her efforts , and of her victory , by raising against "the _vamjuishedclaimsand pretensions which wound " the feelings , and are contrary to the princip les of "liberal Europe . " The note adds : " That , _with-** * out wishing to discuss the question of ri ght" though it is nevertheless very disputable—the " English government cannot admit that in the
" middle of the nineteenth century , with tho pro" gress that has heen made in these times in themo" rality of the world , any state could ever exact from " its neighbours the extradition of political perso" nages , who , after defeat , have gone to seek an "asylum on a foreign soil ; " and it concludes by expressing " a firm hope that these reasons of "honour and generosity wilt find an echo in "tlie magnanimous heart of the Emperor Nicholas ; " and that the English Government—already soli" cited by its ally the _Soxtan—shall not be forced " by the persistance of the Russian agents at Con" stantinople , to takc . into consideration the means " of maintaining principles of wliich the defence is of " importance to its political interests , and to its con" sideration in the world . "
Such , it is said , is afaithful abstract of Lord Palmerstos ' s " note , " which the " Chronicle" praises as " earnest , dignified , and conciliatory , " and adds " The possible consequences of obduracy , on thc part " of the Emperor , are shadowed but with a degree " of vagueness which does die highest credit to Lord " _Palmerstoifs diplomatic penmanship . " The base slave continues : — " This is surely the wisest and " most effective mode of addressing a soverei gn " who possesses an army of 700 , 000 men , and is "revered and obeyed by more thai * . 60 , 000 , 000 of " human beings , a " s a god . '' Why not at once confess that the Government of this country is afraid to offend his godship ? Such is the manner in which Englishmen are represented by the vile hirelings of the Press-gang !
Addressing Lord _Paimers-iots the illustrious Kossuth says "I p lace my own and my companions ' "fate in your hands , and fn tlie name of humanity " throw myself upon the protection of England . " Countrymen ! you will respond to this appeal by throwing the shield of your safeguard oyer tbe great Hungarian and his glorious , though unfortunate comrades . Repudiating , with disgust and indignation , the sentiments attributed to Lord Palmeksios , where he is represented as congratulating the Russian tyrant on his invasion and oppression of Hungary , you will , nevertheless support him in all he may do for the protection of the refugees ; and should he halt or hesitate , when be should advance or strike , you will , I trust and pray , so play your part as Englishmen , as shall compel your rulers to do their duty in defiance of the Muscovite " God , " and his Calmuc slaves and Bashkir hordes .
Ere I conclude , let me entreat your special attention to the following : — Letter from a xiavy whom the _Austrians ixogged , _asd whose H-esBA-s _** . , » Biv * e * s io Despair , Committed Suicide ! Ruskbt , Sept . 18 . " As my heart has been turned to stone , I can " relate with composure the misfortunes of my " house . In our immediate neighbourhood , an " army of Hungarians amounting to 10 , 000 men " with forty cannons , surrendered at discretion . " Tiro days afterwards , some Imperial troops , a " detachment of Liechtenstein ' s Light Horse , com" manded by a Captain ... a native of . . d It is _tnat
" . . entereRuskby . probable my " enviable family happiness had created enemies in " Ruskby , and that they had determined to destroy " it , as I am unconscious of having committed any " fault . Two families , . . . . and . . . ., " united with the before-mentioned captain in " effecting this purpose in the manner about to be " related . I was suddenly taken from my husband " and children , and without any charge having "beenbrought , or any othor previous examination " made , Iwas dragged into a square formed by the "troops , and in the place in which I reside , and in " the presence of its population , which had been " accustomed to honour me , not because I was ' ' their mistress , bat because the whole tenor of my
" life deserved it , I was flogged with rods . You see " I can write the words without dying of shame , but " my husband took his own life . Deprived of all ¦ ¦ * other weapons , heshothimself withasmallcannon "( boiler . ) A general cry ol horror was raised . "I myself was taken to Karansebcs . The people " attempted to massacre the author of my misery , " but he was protected by the troops . My son was " taken in Georgey ' s army and has been sent as a " common soldier to Italy , and thus my cup of bit-• ' teraess is full . Can you form an idea of my " state of mind ? You knew not my husband . I " tell you that no nobler , more elevated , more " adorable character does or ever will exist . The " _tiroductions of his intellect are known . He was
" the inventor of iron bridges . In him the world " has sustainedagreat loss . My misery is boundless , ' ¦ and the moral tortures I have suffered are beyond " description . My sufferings can know no end ; " for , as you may suppose , I think of nothing but my " misfortunes . Only the wish to liberate my son " k _«* eps body and soul together . He has been sent " to Gratz . If you have any acquaintances there " do not forget my poor boy , who is but eighteen ¦ _** ¦ years of age . F . Von Maderspach . " There can be no doubt of the authenticity of the above , as the circumstances had been -nrfi-sionslv narrated bv a correspondent of the
" Daily News , " writing from "Widdin ; moreover , the above letter originally appeared in the " _Tranderer , " a Vienna paper , and the translation ap . peared tbis morning both in . the " Daily News " and " Times . " Even the Vienna correspondent of the brutal " Times" affects indignation at the atrocity above described ; but the hypocrite , and the condoctors of tbe infamous journal he writes for , both well know that the flogging of women has been a constant pastime of the Austrian miscreants . Yet those incarnate devils have had the constant and ardent support of the " Times , " ' Chronicle , " and other viuanous journals—the curse and dishonour of this land .
More than " the age of chivalry is gone . ' Tradine and profit-mongering have rendered us a callous race , or such a deed as flat above described would excite a cry for vengeance throughout Europe . O men with mothers and wives , " when will you prove vour manhood by purging the earth of these military executioners , and imperial murderers ? when will vou condemn those who live and rule by the sword , to perish by the sword-universally , and forever ? L'AMI DU PEUPLE . October 11 , 16 * 19 .
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KOSSffTH'S' LETTER TO LORD PALMERSTON . Wid-dix ( Turkey ) Sept . 20 . —Your Excellency is , no doubt , already informed of the fall of my country—unhappy Hungary , assuredly worthy of a better fate . It was not prompted by the spirit of disorder , or the ambitious views of faction ; it was not a revolutionary leaning wliich induced my native country to accept the mortal struggle maintained so gloriously , and brought , by nefarious means , to so unfortunate an end , Hungary has desemd from her kings the historical epithet of " generous nation , " for she never allowed herself to be surpassed in loyalty and faithful adherence to her sovereigns by any nation in the world _.
_Aofchmg but the most revolting treachery , ihe most tyrannical oppression , and cruelties unheard of in the words of history-nothing but the infernal doom of annihilation to her national existence , preserved through a thousand years , through adversities so numerous , were able to rouse her to oppose the fatal stroke aimed at her very life , to enable her to repulse thc tyrannical assault ofthe ungrateful _Hapsburghs _, or to accept the struggle for life , honour , and liberty forced upon her . And she has nobl y foug ht that hol y battle in which , with the aid of Almighty God , sho prevailed against . Austria , whom we crushed to the earth , standing firm even when attacked by the Russian giant m the (* fln- * P . l _«* ' - '' * n' _> 3 q f » f _lllsflfV * . in mit _* linnA Ir , dr \ A on / 1 m
our hope , my lord , in the generous feeling of your great and glorious nation , the natural supporter of justice and humanity throughout the vrorhl . But this is over—what tyranny began has been by treachery concluded— -on all sides abandoned , my poor country has fallen—not through the _overwhelming power of two great empires , but by the faults , and I may say tbe treason , of her own sons . To these untoward events I pray God that my unhappy country may be the only sacrifice , and that the true interests of peace , freedom , and civilisation through the world may nofc be involved in our unhappy fate . Mr . Francis Pulsky , our diplomatic agent in
London , has received ample information as to the cause of this sudden and unlooked-for change in the affairs of Hungary , and is instructed to communicate it to your excellency , if you are graciously pleased to receive the same . It is not antipathy to Austria , though so well merited at the hands of every Hun- * garian , but a . true conviction wliich makes me say , that even Austria has lost far more by her victory , gained through Russian aid , than she would have lost in merited defeat through honourable arrangement . Fallen from her position of a first-rate po w er , she has now forfeited her self-consistency , and has sunk into the obedient instrument of Russian ambition and of Russian commands . Russia Only has gained at this sanguinary -fame : she has extended and strengthened her influence in the east of Europe , and threatens already , in a fearful manner , with outstretching arms , not onl y the _integrity , but the moral basis of the
Turkish empire . May , it please you , my lord , to allow me to communicate to your Excellency a most revolting condition which the Turkish government , at the suggestion of Russian , is about to impose upon us poor homeless exiles . , 1 , the Governor of unhappy Hungary , after _having , I believe , as a good citizen and honest man , fulfilled to the last my duties to my country , had ho choice left me between the repose of the grave and the inexpressible anguish of expatriation . Many of my brethren " in misfortune had preceded me on the Turkish territory . I followed thither in the hope that I should be permitted to pass to England , and there , under the protection of thc English people—a protection never yet denied to persecuted man—allowed to repose for awhile my wearied head on the hospitable shore of your happy island .
Bufc even with these views I wouK rather have surrendered myself to my deadliest enemy than to cause any difficulties to the Turkish government , whose situation I well knew how to appreciate , and therefore did not intrude on the Turkish territories without previously _inquiring whether I and my companions in misfortune would be willingly received and the protection ofthe Sultan granted to -js . _TVe received the assurance that we were welcome guests and should enjoy 'the full protection of his Majesty the Padisha , who would rather sacrifice 50 , 000 men of his own subjects than allow one hair of our heads to be injured . It was only upon this assurance thafc we passed into the Turkish territory , and accordingto thc generous assurance we were received and tended on
our journey , received in "Widdcn as the Sultan ' s guests , and treated hospitably , during four weeks , whilst waiting from Constantinople further orders as to the continuation of our sad journey to some distant shore . Even the ambassadors of England and France , to whom I ventured in tho _mnne of _liumniiity io appeal , wero so kind as to assure me of their full sympathy . . His Majesty , the Sultan , was also so gracious as io give a decided negative to the inhuman pretensions of our extradition demanded by Russia and Austria .
But a frosh letter from his Majesty the Czar arrived in Constantinople , and its consequence was the suggestion sent to us by an express messenger ofthe Turkish government , that the Poles and Hungarians , and in particular myself , Count Casimir Bathiany , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary under my government , and thc Generals Messnros and Perczel ( all present here ) , would be surrendered unless we chose to abjure the faith of our forefathers in the religion of Christ and become Mussulmans . And thus five thousand Christians are placed in the terrible alternative either of facing the scaffold or ef purchasing their lives by abandoning their faith . So low is already fallen the once mighty Turkey , that she can devise no other means to answer or
evade the demands of Russia . " Words fail me to qualify these astonishing suggestions , such as never have been made yet to the fallen chief of a generous nation , and could hardly have been expected in the nineteenth century . My . answer dors not admit of hesitation . Between death and shame the choice ( . an be neither dubiou _* nor difficult . Governor of Hungary , and elected to that high place by tke confidence of fifteen millions of my countrymen , I know well what I owe to the honour of my country , even in exile . Even as a private individual 1 have an honourable path to pursue . Once governor _^ ofa generous country—I leave no heritage to my children-tliey shall , at least , bear an unsullied name . God ' s will be done . I am
prepared to die ; but as 1 think this measure dishonourable and injurious to Turkey , wbo _* c interests I sincerely have at heart , and as I feel it a duty to save my companions in exile , ii lean , from a degrading alternative , I have replied to the _Grund Vizier in a conciliatory manner , and took also the liberty to apply to Sir Stratford Canning and General Aupich for their generous aid against this tyrannical act . In full reliance on the noble sentiments and generous principles of your Excellency , by which , as well as through your _vtis-lom , you have secured the esteem of the civilised world , I trust to be excused in inclosing copies of my two letters to the Grand Vizier and Sir Stratford Canning . I am informed that the whole matter is a cabal against the Ministry of _Rsscbid Pasha , whose enemies would wish to force him to our extradition , in
order to lower it in public estimation , and render impossible its continuance in office . It is certain , that in the Grand Council , held on the Oth and 10 th of September , after a tumultuous debate , the _majority / of the Council declared in favour of our extradition , the majority of the Ministry against it . No decision was come to , in consequence rf the altercation which took place ; hut , notwithstanding ,. the Ministry thougbt fit to make the revolting suggestion I have named . This mode of solving tbe d _h" 5 cmty would not , 1 am convinced , save the Ministry , because a protection only given , in contradiction of the Sultan ' s generous feeling , at tbe price of 5 , 000 Christians abandoning their faith , would be revolting to the Christian world , and prove hardly calculated to win sympathies for Turkev in the event of war with Russia , which , in the opinion ofthe most experienced iurkish statesmenis roaching fast .
, app As to m y native country , Turkey does , I believe , already feel the loss of the neglected opportunity ot having given to Hungary at least some moral help to enable it to check the adrance of the common enemy . But it appears to me , that it would bc a very ill-advised mode of gaining Hungarian sympathy by sending me to an Austrian scaffold , and forcing my unhappy companions to abjure their reli gion , or to accept the same alternative . * "No friends to the Turkish government will spring up from my blood shed by her broken faith , hut many deadly foes . My lord , your heart will , I am sure , excuse my having called your attention to our unhappy fate , since it has now assumed political importance . Abandoned in this nnsocial land by the whole world , even the first duties of humanity g ive us ho promise of protection unless , my lord , you and your generous nation come forward to
protect us . t , 1 - "What steps it jnay be expedient that you _shou'ti take , what we have a rig ht to expect from the wellknown generosity of England , it would be hardly fittm- _* - for me to enter on . I p lace my own , and my companions'fate in your hands , my lord ; and m the name of humarfity , throw myself under the protection of England . Time presses—our doom may in a few days be sealed . Allow me to make an humble personal _request . I am a man , my lord , prepared to face the worst ; and I can die with a free look at Heaven , as I have lived . But I am also , my lord , a husband , son , and father ; my poor true-hearted wife , my children , and my noble old mother , are wandering about Hungary . They will probably soon fall into the hands of the Austrians , who delight in torturing even feeble -women , and with * _wiw the _inno-jen * _** _*? _,
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childhood is M protection against persecutions _^ ~ I conjure your Excellency , in the nanie of the ' Most High , to' put a stop to these cruelties b y your powerful mediation , and especially to accord to my wile and children an asylum on the soil of the generous . English people . As to my poor—my loved and noble countrymust she , too , perish for ever ? Shall sho , unaided , abandoned to her fate , and unavenged , be doomed to annihilation b y hcr tyrants ? Will England ,. once her hope , not become her consolation ?
The political interest of civilised Europe , so * many weighty con siderations respecting England _hersell ' , and chiefly the maintenance ofthe Ottoman empire , are too intimatel y hound up with the existence of Hungary for mo to lose all hope . My lord , may God the Almighty for many years shield you , that you may long protect the nnfortunato , and live to be the guardian of the _rifflits of freedom and humanity . I subscribe mvself , with the most perfect respect and esteem . * ( Signed ) L . Kossum .
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_MEETING OX BEHALF OF THE _HUiYGARIAN EXILES AT HAMILTON . A public meeting of thc inhabitants of this place was held on the morning of Wednesday , the 3 rd of October , for tho purpose of sympathising with the brave , but unfortunate Hungarians , in the unhappy result of tlieir struggle for constitutional freedom . Mr , James Cairns , Tobacconist , presided ; and the meeting was addressed by the lies * . Mr . Duncannon of Fallkivk , and Dr . Ei'dshazy , a native Hungarian , After a neat speech from the Chairman , Mr . Dn-cANSo-v delivered a speech remarkable for its eloquenceand brilliancy . He began bv _impressini _* _* _* upon the minds of his audience the great fact , that mankind is but one vast family of brothers , _havinir one common parent , who is God ; that therefore , it was not with a lukewarm sentiment as for
individuals unconnected with us by any sacred ties of consanguinity , that wo ought to feel for the people of-Hungary , beat down and crushed by tlie hired ruffians of Russia , for asserting their rights , as freemen—but with that warm impassioned sympathy which we owe to veritable brethren suffering in a holy cause . He went on to remark , that thoug h it was generally suppo » ed that Hungary was permanently subdued , such was not his opinion . True , she was in the dust afc present ; but he trusted , that after a moment ' s repose , she would arise once more in herstrencth , like a giant refreshed with wine , and bursting the weak thrall
of Austria , as Samson burst the green withes with which he was bound , and establish herself in " fcer ancient independence . He was happy to say , that this was the rooted expectation of the learned and patriotic Hungarian who now sat by his side . tie adverted shortly to tho fate of Rome * , denouncing in no measured terms , the obnoxious conduct of the French , and expressing his hope that the noble spirited Romans , would yet resist with success the establishment of Papal despotism . He had never felt more strongly than during the late commotions on the continent , the necessity of a world vidn union of the friends of freedom to enable the
Democrats of ono land to co-operate readily with the Democrats of every other . This , he thought , would prove a most effectual barrier against the encroachments of arbitrary power . Kings leagued to uphold their thrones , why should not peoples league to preserve their liberties . In conclusion he adverted to thc state of affairs in our own country . He was happy to think , they were taking a turn favourable to thc poople . The middle classes were- coming out liberally , and expressing a desire to join the working classes in an attempt to force the government into the adoption of measures of a progrcssionary nature . He spoke favourably of the union , and exhorted the working and middle classes of Hamilton to follow the example given them by those of London . After hoping that thc sympathy of thc meeting for the Hungarian refugees would assume a shape more substantial than words or cheers , he sat down amidst the most enthusiastic applause . .
Dr . Ermiuz- ) . " next addressed the meeting . He spoke sensibly , and often witty , but owing to his imperfect pronunciation liis excellent speech could not be 2 "i'opcrly appreciated by the audience . However that they did catch and understand some ofhis clever remarks was evident , from the frequent applause with which he ' was greeted . The Dr . fought at tho insurrection in Vienna , and received several wounds during ' the continuance of the struggle . After a vote of thanks to thc Chairman and the speakers , the meeting dispersed , each , as he retired , contributing his mite in behalf of the
destitute foreigners who are in our land , seeking that safety whicli is nofc to bc found in their own . Tlie money collected on tho nig ht of meeting , together with what was subscribed on the day following , amounted to about £ 3 . The people of Hamilton have , according to their numbers , contributed liberally to tho support of their own countrymen no ** '' suffering foi * political opinions , and likewise , we think , of their . continental brethren . Let other places do the same , and there will be no such complaints and appeals as are weekly appearing in tliis journal .
Parliamentary And Financial Reform. ' Ki...
PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM . ' KIXG'S-CllOSS DISTRICT . On Tuesday evening a meeting of tlie members of this district association tool ; place at thc Prince Albert Tavern , Wharf-road , King ' s-cross , for the purpose of further considering the objects and principles of parliamentary and financial reform . Mr , John Wju-iams , M . P ., took tho chair , and in opening the proceedings , stated that lie was not aware , wneii he was requested to preside on this occasion , that the meeting wa 3 to be held in tho borough of Finsbury , otherwise lie should have hesitated before he accepted _ the honour . Uut _altllOUffh lie had boon all his life a resident in thc borough of Marylebone , ho trusted that- his appearance in the boroug h of Finsbury would not be less
welcome , ( Cheers . ) lie was a sincere advocate ot the principles supported by this association ; but the object which ho had more especially set his heart iipon was the extension ofthe suffrage ; and he would continue his exertions in furtherance of that object * until the people wore fully and properly represented . T / icy wanted more of the middle and working classes in the Ilouse of Commons—men who understood the wants of the people , and would study to promote thc public welfare . Tliere wero at present too many of the _hangers-on of the aristocracy in tbe House , and until their p laces were supplied by those who had sprung from the people , and who would make it their business to advance tlie interests of their fellow-men , there would never be a reform in Parliament . Tliere would be no t ax removed by the House of
Commons with less independence than at this moment . Parliamentary reform was called for by the groat mass of tho people , and he congratulated the inhabitants of the King ' s-cross district upon the efforts tliey were making towards tllO attainment of so desirable an object . The following resolution was then proposed and seconded : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting that Parliamentary Reform has become and is felt to be a matter of paramount importance , and that this meeting pledges itscU by Yegistyfttioa and union to promote and support the great efforts now making by the Council ofthe Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association to obtain the extension of the suffrage to every male occupier of a tenement , who may be rated or claim to be rated to the relief of thc pool' . " ' .
, , This and other resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the association having been adopted , a vote of thanks wns passed to the chairman , and thc meeting separated .
Marylebone And Paddington. A Meetin G Of...
MARYLEBONE AND PADDINGTON . A meetin g of . the district association for West Marylebone and Paddington teok place on Wednesday _eveiiii _* _" _* , at the Literary Institution , Great Carlisle-street , _rortman-raarliot . There was a crowded attendance . Mr . John Cassel , the Chairman of tho district association , presided ; and Lord Dudley Stuart , M . P ., Mr . J . Williams , M . P _., Mr . T : M'P . ntcer , and Mr . W . Wilkinson , attended as a deputation fvom tiie parent _association . The Chairman said the object of tho meeting was one identified with the present and future prosperity of the country . ( Hear , hear . ) If the middle classes could be made fairly to understand their position , and tho oppressiveness of the taxation te
which they were subjected , they would unanimously come forward and unite with tho workin" classes in demanding reform . ( Cheers . ) Oppressive taxation was paralysing trade and commerce , and , in thc emphatic language of Samuel Gurncy , was fast hurrying us on towards national bankruptcy . Were the whole _iifty-four . million , ofthe revenue raised by direct taxes , " the burden on the working classes would be much less oppressive . The duty on tea was 2 s . 2 id . a pound ,, which occasioned the purchaser to pay at least 3 s . 2 id ., for the dealer not only charged a profit on the article itself , but on the duty he was compelled to pay . Soap was subject to a dutv of lid . _T-ov-nmm . t and five per cent . ; and
this duty raised the price at least 3 d . per pound . ( Hear , hear . ) "Hence direct twatiou -pressed most heavily onthe working classes , and this _ceuid only be remedied by a thorough reform , a complete change in the House of Commons . ( Cheers . ) That house ought to be composed of men oi business , and not of the aristocracy . Prior to the reign of Charles II . the aristocracy bore the charge of . their own wars ; since then the national debt had been contracted and indirect taxation invented . ( Hear , hear . ) This was a device of tiie aristocracy to remove the burden from their own shoulders , as was the enactment rendering the land tax of William III . permanent inamo _* un ( i _* _whttv the land itself had
Marylebone And Paddington. A Meetin G Of...
increased in value throe or four-fold . ( Hear , bear . ) Whenever fresh loans had boon contracted the Chancellors of the Exchequer had mortgaged , not tlio crown jewels or lands , but the labour of the people ; fortwo days out of the week their earnings were appropriated by the government . ( Hear , hear . ) Public opinion had already prevented the increase ofthe income tax , and it would do more ; it would reduce expenditure and the national debt , by securing parliamentary reform , 'i'ho only hope ofthe trading classes Was by uniting with thc working cwsses to demand a full and fair representation . ( Cheers . ) In the small boroughs , the middle-class electors were coerced , and had in reality no free choice . The working classes , contributing so large a share of the natioual taxation , claimed to be
considered as men , and to bc represented . B y combining thoy might soon bring about the glorious day when every man of twenty-one would have a vote . ( Cheers . ) Lord D . Stuart , M . P ., was loudly cheered on rising . He expressed the pleasure he ' felt in seeing so many ladies present on the occasion-a proof that the question was one which interested them . Their influence was most powerful in all 3 uch matters ; and hc rejoiced to find that the question of Parliamentary and Financial Reform had attracted their sympathy . Though his means nii ght be feeble , his feelings were always on the side ofthe oppressed , aud he should ever be ready to do all iu his power for their relief . ( Cheers . ) The object ot this association being to afford relief to his
fellow-countrymen , who were suffering from an enormous load of taxation , could not but have his warm support , It had been charged against the association that its objects were not well defined ; but was it not a substantial object , and one easy to be understood , to seek to reduce fhe burdens of the tax-payers ? ( Applause . ) Taxation was unequal , and consequently unjust ; let it be known thafc Englishmen would bear this no longer . ( Cheers . ) What wiisreally necessary they would bear without complaining , but tliey would not submit to injustice . ( Hear , hear . ) Many wero now engaged in the advocacy of peace principles : let it bc seen that tho . people would no longer submit to the ruinous expenditure entailed on the conntry hy war , unless itwas
necessary in thc case of some crying injustice , as in tbat between Russia and Turkey . ( Cheers . ) For thirtyfive years we had been at peace with all the world in that period the taxation ought to have been considerably reduced ; and when it was seon that instead the national debt had been increased , the people might be sure there was something wrong . ( Hear , hear . ) When they found that the rich paid less in proportion than the poor , thoy might well eoncludc such a state of things intolerable ? What was the remedy for it ? . Nothing but a full , and ftiir representation of the peoplo , —or cheap government . ( Choor 9 . ) Even tho noble lord at Che head of tho government admitted that therepresentaiion was defective and required some change ;
but he was slow to say what that change was . ( Hear , hear . ) Let tlie association teach him ; let the people speak out , and convince his lordship that no half measures would bo of any avail . ( Cheers . ) "When outof twenty millions little more than one million were represented , no wonder that thc laws wore made , not for the good ofthe whole , but of a part , —class legislation for the benefit of a few . ( Hear , hear . ) With full representation , equal laws , rights , and advantages would be brought to the door of every man . This was eminently the cause of the people , of all classes of the people . He , as representative of that great and important borough , had thought it his duty to express his sentiments in favour of the principles of the association . Some might think its views not sufficiently
extensive , as not embracing complete suffrage ; but with the view of effectim ; the greatest amount of good , they had considered , not only what was desirable , but what they were able to effect . ( Hear , hear . ) If more weie desirable , the people would be in a better position to achieve further Reforms after those ad vocated by the association wero gained . ( Hear , hear . ) By tho plan proposed , the electoral body would become a large majority of tho whole adult population—a most important step towards complete representation . ( Cheers . ) Let all good Reformers , then , sink , minor differences , , postpone ulterior objects , and unite for effecting the object proposed . ( Hear , hear . ) Hitherto the most cordial unanimity had prevailed at these meetings between
the middle and working classes ; those who soug ht to sow discord between tliem had been baffled ; and with a continuance of combined action and energy , victory was sure to crown their efforts . ( Cheers . ) Mr . J . Williams , M . P ., was received with loud demonstrations of . applause . He observed , that infinite credit ; was due to Lord D . Stuart , for _having come out from the ranks of thc aristocracy and advocated the cause of the poople . ( Cheers . ) He ( Mr . Williams ) had come to Marylebone as one of the people , and for a twelvemonth had worked for lower wages , perhaps , than any one now present _, lie was now a member of parliament , into which
position lie had been cavvied on the shoulders oi the people . ( Cheers . ) The opinion of the people was now omnipotent , and would carry Financial and Parliamentary Reform . Reduction of taxation hc considered bnt as dust in tho balance , without extension of the _suftvage . ( Checvs . ) They would never get a farthing of reduction of taxation unless thoy gave the suffrage to every working man of twenty-one years of ago , ( Loud cheers . ) He had always advocated tliis , and would keep simply to this point—that every one who had occupied a _Jot- _' ging six months should have a vote . ( Cheers . ) lie wished to hear no more the distinction of middle
and working classes ; they were all working classes , and tlie working classes were the creators of wealth . What would tlie middle classes have done without thc working classes at the time ofthe Reform Bill ? They had done littlo for tho working classes since ; bufc the formation of a combined and national party would give tlie death-blow to both Whig and Tory parties , aud would erect on their tomb a trophy to peace , liberty , and prosperity . ( Cheers . ) The people ' s parly would put an end to that party greatness which was founded on the littleness of its advocates , and would show to the world that the national welfare could only be secured by carrying out tho principles now advocated . ( Cheering . ) Mv . T . M'Ekteer next addressed the meeting .
He alluded to the law of primogeniture and entail , and traced to that law tne determined attempts of the aristocracy to retain legislation in their own hands , and to make the church , army , and navy , milch cows for their younger sons and relatives , Mr . W . Wilkixsox , the treasurer ofthe Central Association , explained the grounds on which that body had been led to thc adoption of the particular objects now advocated . Mr . Thomas Clark moved , "That , whilst this meeting is deeply convinced that a great reduction ofthe national expenditure , and a more equitable adjustment of the burden of taxation , are
imperatively necessary and almost universally demanded , it cannot see any reasonable hope of permanently securing thoso paramount objects until such a measure of electoral reform has been obtained as shall give to the people a direct control over the taxes which they are required to pay : and this meeting , therefore , urges all who desiro parliamentary and financial reform to give to the _National Pnrliamcntaty aud Financial Reform Association theii most earnest co-operation . " In the course of a very eloquent speech he enforced the necessity ofa compact union of the middle and working classes .
Mr . Gkorog Baws seconded the resolution . He observed that if the land had been continued in proportion to the increased value of the land , on the same scale . is ifc was originally imposed , it would have produced at least thirty millions a year . Thc resolution was then put and agreed to unanimously . Mr . _Bowux moved : — " That this meeting rejoices in thc hope that a hearty union between thu middle nnd working classes has at length been attained , and strenuously enforces on all those who complain of any grievance in the national affairs , to concentrate all their energ ies in the constitution of such a tribunal in parlhmcnfc as shall deal out full and imperial justice to all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects . "
Mr . Street seconded the resolution , which was also agreed to . Lord D . Sti / AM , in moving the thanks of the meeting to tho chairman , said he was indebted , in a great measure , to thc exertions of that gentleman lor the proud position hc held as member for Marylebone . ( Cheers . ) Mr . J . Williams seconded the resolution . Thanks were also voted to the deputation . At the close , several persons enrolled thomselves members of thc association .
St. George's-In-The-East. On Wednesday E...
ST . GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST . On Wednesday evening List a most numerously attended meeting was held in the School Room , Prince ' s-sijuarc _, Ratcliffe-highway , for the purpose of furthering by . every , constitution * - *! means the great cause of parliamentary and financial reform . Long before the hour fixed for commencing business the room was densely filled in every part , and among the persons present might be found , aa wo were informed , the majority of the respectable inhabitants of the district . At eight o ' clock the chair was taken by Geo . _Thompsos , Esq ., M . P . The Chairman * , who was received on his entrance
with loud cheers , began by apologising for his lato attendance , and proceeded briefly to explain the objects of the meeting . Ho congratulated himself on the fact that there was a growing disposition on the part of every class ,, except that class which lived on the plunder of thc people , to attempt b y a vigorous effort the entire re-construction of the Commons H ouse of parliament , ( Cheers . ) He believed that there had been a great mistake hitherto in the formation of societies for political objects . He thought the time was come when the people should cease to ag itate for particular objects , and . at once lay the axe to the root of the tree , by procuring the election of men of their choice in tho House of Commons . ( Hear , hear . ) There never * was a House
St. George's-In-The-East. On Wednesday E...
of Commons less disposed to discuss questions off reform or retrenchment than the present . ( Heir , hear . ) Therefore tboTirst business was to _re-censtituto that House . ( Hear , hear . ) But in agitating for that purpose throughout thc country other minor objects might bo incidentally mentioned , for what stronger proof could they have oftho necessity Parliamentary Reform than an enumeration of the abuses which had grown up under the present system ? Thefact was , that there wero not in Hits House of Commons , mere than seventy or eighty members who hnd not an interest , direct or indirect , in the abuses which ifc was the object of meetings like the present to remove . ( Hear , hear . ) The wav to procure this removal , was to restore to the
peoplo their electoral rights , hy giving to every man tho privilege of voting for members to sit in the House of Commons . ( Hear , hear . ) They would havo with tliem the seekers for Financial Reform , and they would have also those who had for years been seeking for minor improvements , but who now found that nothing could be done until tho primary object ofthe extension ofthe franchise had been achieved . His belief was , that the people would never ho properly represented unt _^ _' evcry man of mature years , and without stain on his character , had obtained a vote . ( Loud cheers . ) It was said thatthe people were unworthy of tlie suffrage ; but they had never been tested ; and to condemn them without trial was as unreasonable as it was
unjust . ( Cheers . ) Hc was with the present moviucnt with all his heart . Perhaps he should have liked it better , if it had been moro uncompromising . He for one had never haggled at a single point of tho Charter ; lie had in fact never taken up that document without being able to say from his heart that he subscribed to it , every line . ( Loud cheers . ) He believed , however , that the compromise now proposed had been wisely conceived , and was intended to enable the middle class roan and the Chartist to shake hands , and contend for a common object . ( Cheers . ) It was calculated so to extend the suffrage , as , while not making it universal , yet to mako it so as to be within the reach of every honest and industrious man . ( Hear , l \ c ;\ v . \ It went also to
thc establishment of triennial Parliaments , Vote | by Ballot , and the abolition of tho absurd Property Qualification for members of parliament for England and Ireland . ( Cheers . ) That was tho scheme which would be submitted to them that evening ; but the men who proposed it would not stop there ; while the people having obtained so much , would be in a much better condition than at present to obtain all the rest . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Frazer rose to propose the first resolution , which was as follows : — " That whilst this meeting is deeply convinced that a great reduction of tho national expenditure and a more equitable adjustment of the burthen of taxation aro imperatively necessary and almost universally demanded , ifc
cannot see any reasonable hope of permanently securing thoso important objects , until such a measure ol electoral reform has been obtained as shall give tho peoplo a direct control over the taxes which they aro required to pay , and this meeting therefore urges all who desire parliamentary or financial reform , to give to the National Reform Association their immediate and earnest co-operation . " He said hc could havo wished that the association had prevented Mr . Disraeli stealing a march on them by suggesting Univcral Suffrage , and although he wished also that the constitution of tho council had been more democratic , yet he hailed it with satisfaction as calculated to gather popular strength , until at last the full enfranchisement of the people
was achieved . As for Financial Reform , who Was tliere who did not wish for ifc , except those who wero pocketing the taxes ? ( Laughter . ) The movement in that direction had been commenced by some Tory Liverpool merchants . They felt the shoe p inching them , and they at once set about inquiring into what Mr . Cobden had very properly called "tho barbaric pomp" of the British court . They thought £ 80 , 000 a year was too much to give a young man for marrying a virtuous and handsome young woman . They thought that £ 100 , 000 a year too much for an old lady who had had the misfortune to lose her husband ; and they further thought that the British navy mi ht be better employed than in providing yachts for the young nobility , or . in scouring the
channel in search of runaway kings . ( Loud cheers . ) But the Liverpool men oniy asked for modification ; the London men would remove the evil altogether . ( Hear , hear . ) They must consent to remove the crust of society , and they would find tho small shopkeeper and tradesman being gradually swept away by poverty , nnd thc workmen crowding in the towns in all the ghnstliness of penury and want . Sueh things had made the peoplo frantic , and liad made them in their agony call for thc pike and the faggot . ( I / ear . ) But now tiieve was to bo no pike , no faggot ; the schoolmaster would do it , and ho would'be found to be a more efficient agent than the field-marshal . ( Loud cheers . ) The working men were not the demons that tho Times represented them , but were contented to get all their rights by the sole agency of moral force . ( Hear , hear . ) In , England they had no talents in the direction of barricades , whatever might be the case elsewhere .
( Cheers . ) bome people cried out the battle was won , because the middle and working classes had - joined . But let them not be too sanguine . They liad great obstacles to contend with . They had a vast propertied class , who were timid about ' the advances of democracy : they had a press supported by great talent , tlie talent of unprincipled men , who , for a consideration , would bo ready afc anytime to wash fche devil white with printer ' s ink : and they had a government which was steeped to the lips in corruption , from Lord John Russell to his moral , respectable colleague , the spy Powell . ( Great cheers and laughter . ) That noble lord , when out of office , was a staunch reformer ; but tho moment he got in he began to snivel about finality . ( Hear , hoar . ) Then ,-again , when thc people cried out against thc doctrine , hc declared that ho had never meant finality , but safe and _progressire reform . He meant it , but , until frightened by the people , lie never told his love :
But let concealment , like a worm i' the bud , Feed on his official cheek . ( Loud laughter . ) In conclusion , ho exhorted the people , middle classes and working classes , to make a long pull and a strong pull together , and to back up their eighty honest representatives in the House of Commons in their endeavours to get a true and real reform in parliament ( Cheers . ) Mr . _NicnoLVs seconded the resolution . Mr . Atkinson supported the resolution . Having complimented the previous speaker on the eloquent manner in which he had given expression to his feelings , he proceeded to say that the present was a most momentous agitation . It was thc application ofthat expansive principle in the British
constitution which enables the people to obtain their rights with violence or political convulsion . ( Hear , hear . ) What was it they were asking for ? They asked first for a large extension of electoral rights . They did not , to be sure , go the extent of universal suffrage , but they asked ifc for the man who occupied even a bedroom or similar small holding , and the effect of their claim , if successful , would 1 ) 0 to give to tho franchise 5 , 000 , 000 voters . ( Hear , hear . ) With such an enlarged franchise , it was felt that it would be extremely unfair to give _liinje employers au undue power , aud there-Tore they demanded the vote by ballot . ( Loud cheers . ) Kext they asked for triennial parliaments , the groat boon obtained
by thc revolution whicli drove the Stuarts from lhe throne . _riL-iar _, hear . ) Mr . Atkinson next touched upon the inequality oftho distribution of thc franchise in largo and small boroughs , and tho various other points on which reform is sought by the central association . Having given an account ofthe hitherto triumphant cause , thc crowded _meetingss in districts , boroughs , and lastly the great meeting * at Drury-lane Theatre , said , in conclusion , that it was reported that the Whigs proposed to give ihe franchise to the holders of £ 50 in the savings' bank , but he spurned their oiler , the people would be con _« tented with nothing less than what was demanded in their name by the central association .
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously . Mr . Allom moved tho next resolution as follows — "That this meeting rejoices in tlio hope that a a hearty union between the middlo and working classes has at length been obtained , and strenously enforces on all who complain of any grievances in the national affairs to concentrate all their energ ies in thc constitution of such a tribunal in Parliament as shall deiil out full and impartial justice to all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects . Mr . Howes seconded the resolution in an eloquent and argumentative speech . He camo there , he said , as a member of tho middle classes , to g ive every co-operation in his power towards the comp lete fusion of that class with the working classes for the attainment of objects whicli were of interest toboth .
The rosolution was then put , and like the former , carried unanimously , Thanks were then voted to the chairman , and tho proceedings terminated .
Thb La-Ih Mr. Anso***.—-The Intelligence...
Thb _La-ih Mr . Anso _*** . — -The intelligence of the sudden death of Mr . George Edward Anson reached Osborne on Tnesday _. about one o ' clock . By the demise of this gentleman , the following lucrative appoint-, ments become vacant about the court : —Keeper of her Majesty ' s privy purse ( salary £ 2 , 000 per annum ) ; treasurer ef the household , and secretary ta his Royal Highness Prince Albeit , treasurer and cofferer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , and member of the Prince ' s Council for the Duchy of Cornwall . Mr . Anson was private secretary to the late Viscount Melbourne , during part of the tenure of office as premier of that nobleman . He was of delicate constitution , and some time sincehe was attacked b y dangerous illness at Osborne , -whicli caused _medicalaid to be immediately summoned f fljm town . Haj > mness . —That state of life is most happy where superfluties are nofc required and _neQQSSana tyre not wanting .- * _-riutmh
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 13, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_13101849/page/5/
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