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      _„ _«« D » etbas aonnded , now _tyranta beware , _^^ fth _« P «» P P rodai , Mt , > _efraespMr , . i ** . « _d _* ft _^ their thndd 01 n _« * w *« to be free , L 1 *? , banners are flying , their song Liberty . _tf _^ _jniicb to the field , without sabre or drum , tt IM _^ trio « P hoffreeaom —thea «« no . then come . * _* come « v _"« _T bero _> ° _^ oa with the brave , i c _* _febts oot forfreeaomwM , n _«^ f 9 ra 8 lave . K _^^ oarchtothe contest , stand forth in array , ' nn of jo" fr " ™ _rissn to-day : f 0 b _« if its lighter yonr _laurda dans fade , ' _£ he »» ° _^ 0 U mustfi 8 _ht » the shade . ii _^ _aaler , remember , as onward you go . ' « iong « oti : hemaBonBfor , « » 0 , woe . a _ITs . Bri tons , strike home , and yonr _prowesiilnlta , J ?* _^ can resist , when for freedom yon fight . I _ZO . _1 . come , British heroes , come , join hand in band , _^ lnot _tois— ' _Frwdom _* e Charter , and Land . '

      1 a _Xtebvod and Scotland respond to yonr call , , _*** _. _jst ' not for freedom for one but for all ; _*^ e that their children should weU undentand , «! _jdSKt «*«« « ths Charter and Land . fop for your lights , to tho bastings now fly , . _fathers mated , yon have bnt one cry . i , The Land and the Charter , * —old England , rejoice , _JL the men of the people shall be our choice—L _« th freedom for aU round the world dare roam , _% w _« m : s' not , aad shaHnot wear fetters at home . _WepleoS _* _* " ° _8 ; li main _» we rule the deep sea , _Qpg _, Chartists , strike home , boys , Britannia is free . _iad thou , hapless Erin , sa _levM and so dear , _^ j _, t shrink from the contest f What hast thon tofear ! _gje _ffjitors and knaves scare thy friends all away , Io g loato erthyrnin and make thee their prey . _jjgne , come , break thy fetters , come and join our band , jbere ' _s freedom for all in the Charter and Land .

      fbo rales now Britannia , the people ' i best guide , _jjjll owns thee bis country , and should be tby pride ; i risfides _offeri thy rights to restore , Iioag h banish'd _ly fools from thy desolate shore . je toms to the Land where hi * forefathers sleep , ft gare , as Marias o ' ar Carthage , sad weep . Come , come to tbe battle , no longer a slave , _Stjanus betrajM thee , Marcellus can save : _iook , look and grow wiser now taught by long yean , _Ibemistoclea comes back to dry aU yonr tean . On , on to tbe field , by O'Connor well stand , j 0 fig ht for thy freedom , the Charter and Land . Em while we thy woes , thy misfortunes regret , We must not old Scotland , onr sister , forget ; Think , think what a triumph 1 to sisters how aweet , When parted fer ages , for freedom to meet ! Sway with dissention , all nations must be is brother * united , before they are free .

      $ o tyrants can vanquish , no seas can divide , The men who love freedom and stand side by aide : Sa chains shall then bind ns , bat those ofthe heart , Tinted , at last , we are never to par t . On , on . noble chieftain , we wait thy command , ( jar hopes are to-day in tbe Charter and Land . 0 a troops are all ready , onr men in the field , - The Charter their banner , and freedom their shieldthe Land , too , they live in was mads for the brave , It must be their home , or shall now be their grave . Thev care not for danger , their foes they _defy , -Wbo fights for bis freedom shonld conqner or die . Ste , see the bold chieftain in Nottingham ' s walls , in army of Chartists around him he calls—Already he triumphs—hi _< flag is unfurl'd—The sun of onr hopes , be sbaU light np the world . Eni ! Liberty's fl _* g , bow sublime aad bow grand Is the flag that adorns the Charter and

      land-Hail ! flag of onr freedom , thon meteor of light , Tby flash knows no cloud , and thy splendour no sight ; Arise o ' er the nations in darkness afar _. Till taught , like the Map , they follow tba STAR . Thrice happy tbe slaves who in time understand , Their' rainbow of hope' is the Charter and Land . _Hssat _Gracches , gentleman . _lasdan , Angnst the 4 th , 1 S 17 .

      (Is The Visit Op The Archduke Cohstan

      ( IS THE VISIT OP THE ARCHDUKE COHSTAN

      TI 5 E T 0 ESGLA 5 D . Spread ye tbe banquet on the board , Let fish , flesh , fowl , scarce tasted pass ; Bring forth of plate tbe massy board , Sow , lards ! fiU np your sparkling glass ; Xet tbe reel wine within it shine , Health to tha Russian Constantino . Cheers , right and left , both loud and long , To bis applause are given ; Repeated from that glittering throng , Who are from aU misery riven ; Another health ! round let it post , His parent , the Cm Nicholas .

      No sonnd save that of joy is heard , All bid him welcome there ; And Cracow is an empty word ; And Tarnow lost in air ; GallicU ' s hallowed—ef great worth ; Siberia . —Eden ofthe north _. And Palmerston , in alt his pride _. With courtly smile it there _. Little thinks he of those who died , A patriot ' s fate to share ; His sympathies are with the Ciar , Who with all freemen is at war .

      Nor thinks he of that demon crime _. On helpless women done ; Who for their faith in heaven snblime , Gave all tbeir Uvea save one ; Sbe , with tired limbs and panting breath , Escaped to Rome to wait for death . Prom Minsk was heard that shriek of agony Which echoed here afar ; Indignant Europe heard tbe cry , And cursed tha murderer Czar : Wbo speeds on , till bis time be come _. That leads to judgment and the tomb . Yes ' . band alike o ' er all tbe world , A league of tyrant kings ; The tempest wave may soon be curled , To sweep away those things : Witb whicb they keep their people down , And call it glory , faith , renown .

      We yet shall have a reckoning day , For tyrants yet to come ; When freedom marshal ' s her array , For triumph or the tomb : Their mercenary force must fall _. Beneath tbe patriot ' s avenging ball . And well oppose a people ' s league , Determined to be free ; To all the despots base intrigue , Or foree on land or sea ; Though doubtful long the fight may be , Tet victory waits on Liberty . Then Democrats , tbe wide world o ' er , Together let ns combine ; And show to every evil doer , We will not share their crime ; Bat strive till thrones and slaves are _eeen , Classed with the things that once have been . _Alfbib Fessell

      Ftebietos

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      Bait's Edinburgh % A1agazine— Abgusi. Lo...

      _BAIT'S _EDINBURGH % A _1 _AGAZINE— _Abgusi . London : _Simpkln and Marshall . „ We heartily regret the impossibility of Bpeaking of & current number of _Tatt in terms of approval . * _te articles it contains are inferior , not merely to wee onr old friend generally affords , bat to the most Hdinary and newest of cheap periodicals . The pea ter part ofthe number is occupied by the _writ-^ lof a Mr De Quincy , who , having not one idea & opinion to present to the reader , attempts to « _k wast of sense tinder a superfluity of word 3 . In _Ttia we waded through the twenty columns of letter tea , which the heading ( and it alone ) informs the Safer is oa 'Secret Societies . ' _Notwithstanding _«* taking title , there waa not a sentence whicb ¦* tfld enlighten , instruct , or amuse , in the whole jrticle , but , instead , such a mass of ' words of learned _« B £ th and _thundering sonnd' as convinced ns the _fctlior could not possibly detect his own meaning _, "e give one specimen of his style : —

      . " j same principles in man ' _s nature , the everlasting ** _ton for glorifying the everlasting , the impuhe for _^ _Vng the fugitive , and arresting thetransitojywhich _** _" « lttdi in ten thousand forms , has also in this field _« s _« ret confederation assumed many grander forms . _ihan what ? But Mr De Quincey ia below j * Mr contempt or correction . ' Bray a fool in a _^« r » yet whi not his foolishness depart from _rj _* . Of him , as of all wordmongers , the old poet ? s " _^ e is true : — _^ ords are like leaves , and where they most abound , « ae h ftnit of beneath is rarelfound

      sense y . ' _^ " the editor of a periodical like _Tatts—a magata ** nt' once had a character to lose—accepts snch J 3 his contributors are perfectly justified in _pre-^« Dg it . There is , however , a tribunal where the _£ jj ? ent will be more just—the tribunal ofthe _^?® g public—and its appreciation of writing and _^ j _teis , _soc-h as those under review , will be shown ttanEer more eloquent than mere words _.

      71 H Braving Room Magazine, Or Ladies ' ...

      71 _H Braving Room Magazine , or Ladies ' Booh of _oney Needlework and Choke Literature . London : _piston and Stoneman , Paternoster-row , & e . j _A elegant little periodical designed especially for iair sex ; combining a book of directions for _Rework , with the attractions of a magazine . conte nts , though not , _perhaps , exhibiting a high tf hu 6 en , n 80 n th e part of the contributors , are 3 ** arerage merit , and with one article , _espetf ism * were much Pleased . —The first of a series _^ _VrtiLS ' _^ _espearfe ' _s Female Characters . ' ! _' _miS ?? . 0 _^ H ennia and _Helena in the * Mid-j _^ _WA . ghts _' rrean » , * are chosen for the subject , ! » « the opening observations ar © not only _tcij '

      71 H Braving Room Magazine, Or Ladies ' ...

      beautiful , bat very true , we will present _thetn to on ? readers : — The character of woman was never mon studied than it is now . We have poets to idealise her ; statesmen tc quote her ; philosopher * to purxle her ; lecturers to un-¦ ex her . Sha has champions in epics , and partizans in pamphlet * . Her has she forgotten her own canse . With so many fair warrior * in the field , we dare not question either the talent or the tact * he can display in her own defence ; yet , with much that U brilliant—with mon that is amiable in tbe various works that have been wntten on tb & dfflmItand _mostImportant » ubject , and there _i . so much tbat is false and mischievous , that we areafraidher ' wssios' was never in greater danger o _bemgmisunderstoodthan now , when itis so much writ ten about-so earnestl y insisted on . With these S views . _SZn _^ t _^ _f ° r 6 Cal _hw _«« 2 to truestfnend . and best historian Shakespeare _^ Kftd , butTerytcue . wewiUpre 8 enttheotoonr |

      , . a £ n _^ u £ r ! _^ * _"nfi » i on that peculiar and _S _„? h- _t . g t !? lfc ln the imm ° rtal b _« _to _delinea * ° _™ _tS _*? _heroines-that it is ever the woman , th , _twtZ « _«**?* _, i » _-wbeHwr she be peasant or pnncess-that , in fact , he excites our idrairatioi : only m proportion as she adorns and endears tb « sanctuary of domestic life . Would that our _writenwould insist more on these , the true charms of womanhood I We shall look witb interest for tbe con _tinuation of these essays . There is also the com menoement of a tale , entitled the Curate of Glen Beville , which promises well , and some verses ly Southey and others . The letter-press and engrai * ings are deserving of all commendation , and wetr _^ t the Drawing-Room Magazine will be as successful as it merits .

      The Mdtand Florist. —August. London: Sim...

      The Mdtand Florist . —August . London : Simpkin and Marshall . From this very useful publication we extract the following : — GABDEKIXG _OPEBATI 0 S 5 FOR AC 003 T . Preparations must now be made for getting in the Tripoli , Strasbourg , or other onions ; Ground tbat hat been cleared of early peas or cauliflowers will be well adapted for the bed * . A crop of late peas may be sown ; and for this purpose , and at tbis season , the _ringwood marrow will probably prove the best . Cucumbers , in the open ground , must be attended to ; going ever them occasionally , and pegging down and regulating ail straggling shoot * . Towards the end of the month get in some seed of early cauliflower ; sow thickly , and transplant as soon as ready .

      The same may be said of lettuces . The best for standding tbe winter are the brown Dutch and hardy green , though we prefer the black-seeded Bath Cost lettuce , which ii a most excellent sort . Cabbage seed should also be sown immediately . Gather herbs for drying , at every convenient oppor tunity . In the fruit garden new strawberry beds may be made , towards the middle and latter end ot the month . Keen ' s Seedling is still a geueral favourite , and for late cropping nothing is better than the Elton Pine ; Hyatt ' s British Queen is the best of the large sorts , and attains a very great size . When late currants are required , the bushes must be shaded with mats , A variety called Haughton Castle , appears to have the desirable property of hanging long on the tree , in perfection .

      If summer pruning espalier and wall fruit trees has not been already done , let it be accomplished forthwith , by removing tbe breast wood , or foreright _shaots . Carrant trees should also bave their shoots pinched back , which will stay over-luxuriance and induce fertility . Florists'Flowers . —Continue to lay carnations as fast as possible . There is no point of greater importance than to get tha layers well rooted , and potted off in good time , so tbat they may be well established before winter . Impregnate the blossoms where seed is required _^ taking oare always to save from those which have the best properties . Never try to . obtain seed from piceteeB with rough or serrated edge * . Mathews' Enchantress , and Brinkler ' s Purple Perfection would be fine _purple-edged varieties to cross-breed from . Plant ont Pink pipin g * , and make fresh beds for next season ' s blooming ; they usually lace best when established in autumn .

      Tulip seed shonld now be gathered and hung np in a dry place , in order that the capsule may become thoroughly dry . Pansy beds also should ba attended to , new ones made , and side . _cuttings struct , nnder hand-glasses , in the shade . Auriculas must be kept free from weeds and filth of every description . Pnt ia geranium cuttings , on tbe open border ; tbey will strike freely , withont being covered with handglasses , and any one can propagate a favourite variety which he may happen to possess , witb the greatest ease . Bud rases at every favourable opportunity . In hot weather it is better performed ia the evening ; but showery seasons are the best . Cherries , plums , apples , pears , & c „ also may be budded . Rut oS tbe shoots , which are apt to grow fast , on the stocks of standard roses ; also from those tree * which have been grafted in the spring .

      Sow biennials , snch as scabionses , Brompton and Queen stocks , Canterbury bells , mignonette , & c . Cbrfsaatiemtun * may be also layered ; by pegging down the shoots in pots ; they will speedily root , and may tben be removed and potted in larger pots , with rich soil , and will thus make bushy dwarf plants , which will bloom abundantly through the autumn .

      Departure Of The Grand Duke Constautine....

      DEPARTURE OF THE GRAND DUKE _CONSTAUTINE .-ROTAL VISIT TO THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON . [ Englishmen ! The following needs no comment . Remember that Constantine is a cub ofthe Northern bear , a son of Nicholas , the miscreant murderer of Poland . * Read , mark , learn , and . inwardly digest , ' and forget not the following ! _" \ _Portsmouth , Aucust U . —Greatly to the disappoint _, ment of her Majesty and the Grand Duke Constantine , as well as tbe officers of the Russian Embassy and ships , tbe weather became so very bad yesterday evening as to prevent the royal visit to the Russian frigate . Several attempts were made , bat in consequence of the heavy wind and rain , abroken rough sea , and the pitching and rolling ofthe ship , it was not deemed prudent for the Queen and the ladies of the suite to leave the Fairy , to be rowed to the Pallas , and the Fairy could not go alongside without risking the loss of her mast or funnel . Abont fire o ' clock his Royal Bigness Prince Albert ,

      attended by his equerries and Lord Adolphus _Fitz-Clarence , went ' on board the Pallas , and were received by the Grand Bake Constantine , the Duke of Hassan , the Baron Brunow , and several membirs of tbe Russian Embassy , Tice Admiral Lntke , and Captain Moffatt , and the officers of the ship . The Prince expressed to his Imperial Highness ber Majesty ' s regret that the unpropitious state ofthe weatherprevented her Majesty from accepting the invitation—a disappointment felt by all parties . After going over tbe Pallas , viewing the state cabins , & C the illustrious party returned to the Fairy . The Grand Duke Constantine , the Ambassador , and several officers then went en board tbe Fairy w take leave of her Majesty , aad soon after they had got back to the Russian frigate , the royal yacht bore np for Cowes , and a parting salute was fired from all the ships at Spithead , _Englirh and Russian .

      This morning , soon after daylight , the Russian squadron , consisting of the Pallas , a corvette , a steamer , and a cutter , put to sea , bound to Cronstadt .

      Rotal Poltkchxic Ihstituikw..—The Machin...

      Rotal Poltkchxic Ihstituikw .. —The machine for spinning cotton in this institution , which has long been % source of amusement to the visitors has been greatly improved within these last few days ; an evil has been long felt , and having injurious results witb regard to the rollers , ot wrapping , or "licking , " as it is technically termed , of the cotton or _flaxonjthe rollers . Uottonspinner ? _, in particular , are often extremely inconvenienced by this casualty which has a ruinous effect upon the yarn , both as regards quality and quantity _p-oduced . It is generally understood that the chief cause to which theevii is to be attributed is the dampness and humidity of theatmosphere _, and the position in which the carding machinery of a cotton factory is commony placed ,

      viz ., on the ground-floor of the building , must act very disadvanfageonsly in this respect . A preparation for giving a _glossy and elastic surface to the rollers , in order to mitigate this evil , as well as to _preventthe grooving action which tliey undergo from fie friction of the fibres passing in contact with them bas long been a desideratum . A pstent has been lately taken out for this purpose by Messrs Judsen and Banton . The rollers to be used in spining cotton , & c ., are constructed in the ordinary manner by covering an iron roller with a layer of woollen cloth , and afterwards with a layer of leather . The patentees then apply one or more coats of the composite varnish or japan , employed in manufacturing varnished leather , known as enamelled or patent leather , or of the composition or japan used by japanners , or other varnishes which possess sufficient elasticity . Instead of covering the rollers with

      plain leather and afterwards varnishing tne same , they may be covered with a layer of patent leather , which has been coated with an elastic composition of japan , and a coat of varnish applied over tbe same joint of the leather aad at the end of the roller . Or tbe roller may be covered with a layer ef linen or other frabric in place of the leather , and have the varnish or japan applied thereto . The CoaaioRSMs , Regent ' s Park . —Half an hour may be rer ? _agreeably passed at this exhibition The objects presented to the attention of the spectator are those of general interest , and the representations moat life-like . We were much pleased with the Dioramic view of Mount Blanc , and also with tbe ruins of Palmyra , in the latter the Corinthian pillars standing in fine relief from the eastern sky . produce a beautiful and imposing effect , seeming indeed

      'Like dials , which tbe wizard , Time , Hath raised to count his ages by . ' The correspondent ofthe Morning Chronicle states that the result of tbe Oity of London election . was looked for with great anxiety in Hamburg , especially as regarded Baron Rothschild . Of the jnembepi composing the last Parliament lii _harfl fu > beB 6 te & . _themselves for redaction .

      Tfle Late Elections. Nottingham. ?• Tbe ...

      TflE LATE ELECTIONS . NOTTINGHAM . ?• TBE _INDEPENDINT _ElECTOBS 1 Kb _XON-ZUCTOBS OV TflE LATE ELECTIONS .

      N 0 T 11 HOHAK . Gentlemen , —I take tbe earliest opportunity to return _< ny most sincere thanks to the independent electors who voted for _Feargas O'Connor , Esq ., on this all important ¦ _iccasion _, an event which will be looked upon with the greatest interest by all parties for many years to come , And I am proud to say there is not the least doubt on my mind , that the most scrupulous will ere long acknowledge hat the people are deserving of praise for introducing Mr O'Connor to tbe inhabitants of this all important borough .

      I beg leave likewise to acknowledge the _greatanistance we received from the Catholic voters , who came forward m tbe most praiseworthy manner , and I have not tha least hesitation in saying they will find in Mr O'Connor _^ n unflinching advocate for equal rights and privileges . To the non-electors , I must say tbey have nobly done heir duty , and I hope on all occasions tbey will conduct themselves with that propriety which becomes all men vho are struggling to emancipate themselves , You , my friends , bave now » n opportunity of having at least one _•> f the greatest orator * in the world , _taising his powerful _vaice in _suport of your claims and principles ; and I trust vhen ho calls oa you for petitions , you will be fonnd read y and willing to render all the assistance in your power . Tou have quite sufficient proof that itis your <> wn faults , if yon remain in tbe degraded state you are . You have the promise ( even of Sir John ) that if you will 0 wince him that what you want is for the peoples good h : will assist you .

      Many may say he is very hard to convince ; bnt , my ft _iids , you , aud every one else , must bave perceived at th nomination , tbat a great amount of prejudice has be i removed , and tbat those wbo have been opposed to 15 , ire no longer afraid of tha name of the Charter or the Chartists . Go on , my friends , steady , but peaceably persevering , and depend upon it , the day is not far distant when the sons of toil will arise as one man , proclaiming , ' We are free—we are free . * In conclusion , I beg leave to thank all and every kind friend , who came forward to assist us in any way , hoping the result will prove for the nation ' s good _. and not for faction ' s motives , I beg most respectfully to subscribe myself _. Your humble servant , Wm . H . Mott , Chairman to the Cemmittee . Nottingham , August 3 , 1847 . THS _NOS-ELECTOaa TO THE EIECTOB 8 OF NOTTIMOHAX .

      Gentlemen , —We , the _non-eleotor * of Nottingham , congratulate you in the choice you have made of your representatives . Never in modern timeB was such a glorious triumph achieved . You bave truly set to your country an example worth following . The history of modern days . o & brd * no parallel . Yon have by your honest and independent suffrages , sent to the British parliament one ofthe most sterling democrats tbat has been sent for many—many years . The working classes have been hitherto bandied about from faction to faction ; class has legislated for class , and the interests of the toiling millions have been neglected . Yon bave set a noble example—there is now Borne chance of your voice being heard ln the Honse of Commons . Yon will hare in that house at least one who will faithfully discharge his duty to the _workingclasses , and when their grievances are

      brought before parliament , will not endeavour to thwart tbeir intentions . Faction has been taught a lesson ; yos have proved that in future lt will not be allowed to be rampant . The tide of real sterling democracy has set in , and if yon are true to yourselves and to your country , no power on earth can stay its onward progress . The victory yoa have won is an honour to yosrselres , and to the working classes of Nottingham generally _^ it has proved to the country and to the world , that when left to yourselves , you are thoughtful and sober , and that you are corrupt only when made so by men who seek place , and power , instead of the welfare of society . Not a drunken man was teen in yonr streets during the last contest . Your conduct has placed it beyond donbt , that under democratic institutions , there would be less crime , less immorality , than under any other form of government .

      Gentlemen , we trust that on all future occasions you will follow np the example yon have so nobly set . Remember the country is looking np to yon ; you have placed yourselves in the vanguard of reform ; the people are steadily advancing—the time will soon arrive wben all antiquated notions aud _institutions shall 'vanish like thc baseless fabric of a vision , and leave not a wreck behind . ' Democratic institutions only can really benefit the human race . The toiling millions have for ages been struggling with oppression—have devised various schemes for the amelioration of their condition , but all have failed . Onward tben , in tbe good cause you bave se nobly begun , and posterity will have cause to honour the memory of tbe electors of 1817 .

      Gentlemen , we cordially thank you for your exertions . Other countries have endeavoured to pave the way to popular government through anarchy and confusion , you by thoughtful and sober conduct . May your example ba followed by every town in the country , and many years will not elapse when England will be what it is said to be , 'The envy of surrounding nations , and the admiration of the world . ' Oa behalf ofthe non-electors' committee , J , Skbibitt _, Sec . Committee room , Sing ofthe French , Aug . 4 .

      TO TBI _ELECIOBS AND _NON-E 1 ICTOBS Ot TBE B 0 BODOB OV _NOTTIHOBAM . We , the industrious classes of tbe borough of Man-Chester , in public meeting assembled , beg most respectfully to congratulate yon on the great and important triumph yon have achieved on behalf of the principles of Universal Freedom in the return of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., to the Commons' House of Parliament . We assure yon , when the news of this auspicious event reached Manchester , it waa received with the most sincere demonstrations of joy . For the toil -worn slaves of this vast emporium of commerce have long known the man whom you may be proud to call your representative , and hail his return to Parliament as a new and bright era in the struggle of unrepresented labour against

      represented capital . Yes , we hare long known and admired Feargus O'Connor for his _political consistency ; his unswerving integrity , bis unpurchaiable patriotism , his uncompromising hostility to tyrants aad tyranny ; his sacrifice ot personal connections ; his abandonment of the ranks of the aristocracy ; bis firmness tinder persecution , prosecution , and imprisonment ; bis disinterested exertions in the cause of suffering humanity ; and his attachment to , and unpaid advocacy of , the great and holy principles of democracy , have well qualified and entitled him to occupy the proud position of chief leader in the great democratic movement in this our beloved but _much-oppresstd country ; and to which title , thanks , eternal thanks ! to you , men of Nottingham , has been added , the no less honourable designation of a British Senator !

      Permit us to express our deep and lasting obligation to you for the promptitude and energy manifested on the day of nomination , and _subsequently at the polling booths—your example will not be lost on us . We will endeavour to prove our gratitude by treading in your steps ; and in imitation ofthe bright example you have set before us , we will not rest satisfied till we make oarselves heard ia St Stephens , by sending thither a repre sentatative ef our own choice ; one who will faithfully make known onr wants and wishes , and in conjunction witb O'Connor , demand the enactment of the People ' s Charter as the only real remedy for the many evils which class-domination has inflicted upon the great majority of tbe people of these realms . Mbn of _NOTriNQHAH' !!

      In conclusion , we again thank you , and fervently hope the splendid triumph obtained by you over accursed Whiggery , will be the prelude to many more such triumphs throughout tbe country ! Tben will liberty be proclaimed from the mountain tops , and the valleys echo back the sonnd ; then will the glad tidings of Britain ' s freedom reverberate from shore to shore , till distant nations catch the soul-inspiring theme , and with one loud burst of rapturous exaltation ring in the ears of astonished _tjrants , tbe downfall of oppression and injustice _, and the establishment of liberty and universal happiness . ( Signed on behalf of the Meeting , ) . Daniel Donovaj ' , John O'Hea , Thomas Fildes .

      THE LATE BINGOLAB ELECTION . ( From _TAeiVbttiiighamsMre Guardian . ) A word , however , of advice to our new ally may not he out of place , of whom it may be truly said that he is ' Amongst us , but not of us . ' We must all remember that when Sir John Hobhouse started in political life , excepting that he was heir apparent toa large property , and Mr O'Connor an adventurer , their position waB very similar . In antiquity of family the latter has it ; for if the Courtneys claim to be of the highest blood amongst our nobility , because in their veins flows a distant strainfrom the _Greekemperors of the latest dynasty ; if several families are proud of ' a cross' from the Plantagenets ; surely one who is a

      des : endant of the kings of Connaught ought to be re . garded as'somebody' iu respect of birth and descent ! Then if Sir John took his ' bachelor ' s' degree , as u politician , in Newgate , so did Mr O'Connor in York Castlequite asrespectable , not to say aristocratical , a college . Lord By ion's lofty music celebrated the rapidity of Sir John ' s ascent in popular estimation , and we doubt not that the rival worthy has likewise had his laureates ; for the gentlemen of « the Charter are not altogether want _, ing in poetical genius , though their effusions may perhaps have seldom found their way into Albermatlestreet . The bard of Newstead chaunted of his friend and feUow _travaller tbat be flew into popularity ' much faster tban ever Whig Charley went ! ' signifying the great idol of his day , Mr Fox , 4 For Parliament sent him to Newgate ,

      And Newgate sent him to Parliament !' Still , however , we insist that Mr O'Connor graduated in quite as illustrious a university , hard by the walls ot old Eboracum . The "young glory' of Westminster—the late ' glory' of Nottingham—found his wings entangled , at last , in the honeypot . of office , aud gradually sank iuto a ploddingplaceman . What form the new representative ofthelast-named borough may be destined to take we must decline to predict ; for prophesying Is a very hazardous business in these kaleidoscopic days !! Time , the great . _onrareller of secrets , will solve the enigma in one way or other , if we onlv bave patience . But let our

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      new member * note down in their memories that they havebeen elected by a wonderful piece of good fortune ; and that their tenure can only bo maintained by attenwon to the local interests of their constituents . _Protec-Zl . _t t ° ! UBtr J' of the poor man , as well as to tbe capital ofthe rich , i _. the cry to whlch-no pledges having been sought or given .-they have been indebted for their return , there are many local abuses whioh demand in . I _!^! _r . , ° ? an _? . f drM 8 ! , : _«» w > aw many prospective im-SnK _£ _^ _^ _^^ ' _^ _Pirate interests ; and we have no doubt but that Netting _hamhas now two members who will consider that they represent thetown , and not a party . We hope to see MrO Connor , now that he is placed in a position of _responsibillty , as well as distinction , ho longer waste bis energies uponldeal improvements in the _Cohstitu-; ! _i- _^„ _^^ . them on P ract , cal _improvements in tho condition of the town and trade he represents . new members _^ -. _^ ,. _ _- « ... * -

      Tl , _r il * ° t ! """ 'WHAM ELECTION . tne result of the late contest took the whole country by surprise . No ono supposed that Mr O'Connor could bo returned for Nottingham , and the impression up to Thursday was very general , thathe would not evoneo to the poll . _, What are the politics of the members for Nottingham ! is the question we' everywhere meet with . Mr _O'Coni nor _' a principles are well known , and though net a supporter of the present Ministers , the London Journals

      properly style bim a Liberal . But what is Mr Walter ? That is the Inquiry . The Sun and other London journals include him in the list of Liberal members ; the Nottingham Conservatives claim him as of their party ; The Times ( Mr Walter ' s own journal ) Is ominously silent as to his principles , nor does his address to tbe elector * solve the mystery . Mr Walter , how . ever , is , we think , a Liberal , and of course not a Tory , for of late a marked ehange has come over the spirit of the Times , and we doubt not , over its proprietors also .

      In how strange a position do we find tbe Tory supporters ot Mr Walter : they have ousted the late Liberal members , only to bring in members still more liberal ; far John Hobhouse , they have now Mr Walter ; and for Mr Gisborne , Mr F O'Connor . Many Conservatives voted for Mr O'Connor , and , of course , In so doing gave in their adherence to that gentleman ' s principles , which include a total repeal of the union witb Ireland , of the New Poor Law , of the Law of Primogeniture , and of the connexion of Church with State . They also voted for the People ' s Charter , for the application of all Church property tothe support of the poor , and for the Snail Farm system being made a government measure . Novel doctrines for Tories ! LordRancUffe , and _numbers of highly respectable Liberals , also voted for Mr O'Connor , Oa the other hand , some of tbe Conservatives ( including the proprietor of the Journal ) spilt tbeir votes between Mr Walter and Sir Jobn Hobhouse . —Nottingham Review

      WE HAVE FEARGUS O'CONNOR again in the House . Without any sympathy for his character or pursuits , or any reliance on his discretion , it is but just to say that he has been at all times an unswerving Repealer ; and within the _laBt few years he caused a petition for Repeal to be signed by over a million of the working-classes of England . If he be no great help to Ireland , he will assuredly be a sharp thorn in the side of the Whigs . —Dublin Nation .

      FEARGUS O ' CONNOR THE MAHOMET OF CHARTISM , has been triumphantly returned at Nottingham . The party with which he has been identified are not so inconsiderable in numbers and wealth as not to have a voice in the legislature , and the fact of his return affords additional evidence that political and sectarian ascendancy is near its fall . — Dublin World . Votes op _Thasks to the electors and _non-eleotors of Nottingham have been passed by the Chartists of Newport ( Isle of Wight ) , Finsbury , Salford ,

      Liverpool , Bolton , and several other places . ;; _, Norwich , —At a general meeting of thc members ofthe National Charter Association , the following resolution was agreed te : — " That the thanks of tbis meeting are due , and hereby given to F . O'Connor , Esq ., for his great exertionB in the cause of universal liberty ; and also to the electors and non-electors of _Nottingham , forelecting tbat gentleman ns a member of the House of Commons , to represent the principles ofthe People ' s Charter , and that £ 1 be taken from our funds , and transmitted to F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., to assist in paying the expenses .

      GREENOCK . _PRESENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL TO MB U ' CRAI . A meeting was hi Id in the Mechanics' Hall on _Tues . day night , August 8 rd , for the purpose of presenting to Mr John M'Crae a mark ofthe respect in which he is held by his fellow-citizens , having been three _stveral times on the nomination day declared by . tbe sheriff duly elected as their representative in Parliament . The testimonial consisted of a handsome purse , to which was attached a silver medal with an inscription to the above effect , and enclosing a sum of money . Mr Boyd was called to the chair , on the motion of 'Mr M'Kenzie . The Chairman read the bill convening the meeting , and called on Mr Robert Burrell to come torward and present the token of their respect .

      Mr Burrell said—This is one of the proudest occasions on which I ever had to appear before a public meeting . I bave been appointed to present tbis testimony of respect to one who bas been three times declared by the inhabitants of Greenock worthy of representing them In Parliament . ( Cheers . ) On this occasion many questions are in the way of being put to us . Some ask us why we bronght forward Mr M'Crae 1 Our answer is , we brought bim forward because neither of the two candidates in the field came up to our point , and the day of nomination showed that no less than 8 , 000 were for universal suffrage , and neither of these candidates came np to that point . This , in my opinion , justified us _^ in bringing forward Mr M'Crae ; That question was also put to Lord Melgund in the Sheriff Court

      Hall , ' What brought you here V If the same question were put to Mr M'Crae , he might answer he had a good right to come , because he had been twice returned , and no objections to him stated ; and , therefore , the committee was justified in bringing Mr M'Crae here . ( Cbeers . ) But Mr M'Crae did not solicit therote of any ofthe electors , and the first place he appeared in here was this Hall , where ha explained his principles at once . Another _quastionput , is , why did we not carry Mr M'Crae to the poll ? I answer , the committee went to a great number of electors , and found them pledged to one or other of the other two candidates . They went t o tbe Repealers—a number of them were pledged to _LordMslgund ; to the Chartists , and they found that the number would be but small ; and we thought that very possibly ,

      if we brought forward Mr M'Crae , taking away the votes from the other _sandidates , the man coming nearest our views might ba "hurt thereby . It was , therefore , agreed not to go farther than the nomination ; and that conclusion was only come to on the nomination day ; aad only finally settled an hour before the nomination . Many have asked why be would support Mr Danlop rather tban Melgund ! We say , Mr Dunlop _' _s political creed was more in harmony with ours than Lord Melgund ' s . It has even been said tbat Mr M'Crae got monevfrom this party and that party , but I oan tell you , if Mr M'Crae ' s purse is heavy to-night , it is with the working man's pence that it is bo . ( Cheers . ) I believe not more than halfadozencontributed towards tbis token but those wbo labour with their hands . It may be asked , why present this testimonial to Mr M'Crae ? -1 soy for many reasons ; Mr M'Crae demands our gratitude , because from a child , I may say , he has been defending our prin

      ciples : in 1819 he was obliged to fly for tbe cause of Chartism from his home , a 9 an _eille into a foreign land ( Cheers . ) In 1839 , when the great national Convention met at Birmingham , Mr M'Crae went and took his seat there , while others _wereflyiagfrom the place . ( Cheers . ) Mr M'Crae further deserves our gratitude , because , when we required his services , he was always ready to render them , ( Applause , ) I take the liberty now of handing to you , ( Mr M'Crae , ) this purse , hoping and trusting that you will always have it in your power to have something in it .. ( Great applause . ) I hope also that you will pursue the same course as you have hitherto done , and that _ysur principles will still continue as durable as the coin is vrithlb that purse . And now , in presenting this testimony to Mr M'Crae , I will only say tbat I know that I express the sentiments of all present , and many thousands no t preseut , when I say , may yon have health , _B-ealth , and prosperity , _andmayyeu go down with yonr grey hairs in honour to the grave . ( Tremendous ap .

      plause . ) Mr M'Crae , who was received with great cheering , said—My feelings at this moment are of such a character as I feel altoge ther unable to describe . I have ever been able to brave all bigotry and intolerance and pcrseeu . tion which have been practised against me , but the kindness of my friends at this moment overwhelms me , ( Cheers . ) I had no expectation of receiving any such mark or token of respect and esteem from the inhabitants of Greenock ; for I consideredl had a sufficient token of that esteem when I lived io their rffections , and wben I was able to render services to them . ( Cheer _, ing . ) Icame n here at this time under the impression that I was to he sent awa _^ loaded with perhaps a greater amountof money than J ever bad in my posses .

      sion before , tbat I could call my own , but I hoped 1 would return at least to my own place of residence carry with me your warmest sympathies , affections , and regards which I have so many times received from you on previous occasions ; and thiB is perhaps not the last : time when we shall meet together to stand up in defence of ths great and glorious liberties for wbich we have many years contended . ( ApplauBe . ) I was , I bellevo , only nine years of age when I first advocated those principles ; I have never deserted those principles , and the working classes have never deserted me . I do not for one meinent attribute the kindness received tonight as any mark of esteem given to me as an

      individual ; I believe it merely a token of the respect that you liavc for those great and glorious principles that I hare ever advocated , and with God ' s help will oontmue to advocate till the latest hour ef my existence—principles that have never required any _altevft _' ion or amendment _. When I was fourteen , I had become an object of persecution by the tyrants of those times . A Justice of Peace , wbo lived in the vicinity of Cumnock , where I resided , came to my pareuts _, arguing the necessity of casting me out from my home ; he said I would he a discrace to them , a dishonour o myself , and bring the _erev hairs of my parents with sorrow to the grave , for that I was a boy who had imbibed wicked principles , and would con taminate all other boys with them . He told my father that I would end my days on _thegallowj ,

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      and to _abandonee altogether . My father knew nothing ofthe principles I was then imbibing , and I had learned them by attending on a small party of demoorats who met to discuss the ¦ Northern - Whig , and a few more _extremepsriodicnls of the day . 1 sat at their feet like Paul at the feet of Gamaliel , imbibing every word of instruction . Tbe magistrate next applied to my grandfatber and grandmother to use their efforts ; and at last my grandmother , with tears in her eyes , begged me to give over my evil wayB ; but I had become amalgamated with these kindred spirits . In 1819 , when I was nineteen years of age , I was under the necessity of fleeing from my country ; I made a narrow escape from being trans _, ported beyond the blue waves , or else suffering a ' traitor ' s' death on tbe gallowBj but I had scarcel y landed _.-,- - _„__

      on the shore of America , when I found that the intelligence had gone before me , and I was often asked _Injustices of tho Peace to produce credentials that I had not come from Scotland within the last twolve months ; and that if I could not produce these , tbey would be undor tho necessity of taking me up and making me tell who I really was . I had to go without food , and often lie in the forests with only tbe canopy of heaven for a covering ; but all these things did not discourage m <) . I disseminated the same great and glorious principles in Canada , and I believe I had a hand in producing the effects there which occurred many years after I had left it , and from tbat time till the present hour , I have _bstn struggling for the same glorious cause . And since I have gone to the town of Dundee tbere are several instances in which I have been successful in crushing that spirit of oppression wbich had gone forth against the working classes of tbat portion of the country , ( Cheers . ) Mr M'Crae here related tbe _case * of six young irls

      g , who had taken a fancy to absent themselves one afternoon from their _employment , to walk and enjoy the country air . A warrant was Immediately sent out against them , and they were apprehended next morning on coming to their work at 5 ; they were taken into a private room and told if they would make certain statements which were put into their mouths they would get free . They had no friends to consult with , and did not know what to do themselves ; and two of the six could only write their names , the other four conld not even sign their names . They were sentenced to the prison of Dundee for ten days to close and solitary confinement ; and they were sentenced to this not in a common court of justice , bnt in a private room . I wrote to fourteen or fifteen members of Parliament long letters stating the case , and some days I wrote for eleven hours without intermission to the Lord Advocate , ic . _; and though I could not get the sentence removed , because tbe girls had already undergone it , yet I did this much for the cause ofjustice ; I got the Lord Advocate to send

      notice to all the Justices of Peace and Magistrates , that such a case was never to occur again In that town—that no one should be tried in a private court ; , but that every one should have a fair opportunity of making tbe best defence they could . ( Applause . ) I assisted the _ship . _carpenters ; their masters wished to break down a society and seize the funds ; tbere was more than £ 200 —we got the money out of the bank , and put it into safe keeping ; and thc magistrates took the part of the men , and said they had never seen better rules for the _regnlation of a society . The masters were obliged to give in , and the ship . carpenters bave now 4 i , a week more than when the masters tried to put them down . For that effort which I made I received the silver _snuff . bex which I now hold In my hand as a token " of esteem for what I

      had done in tbat good cause . ( Great cheering . ) Having made these remarks , I will now turn to theprinci _ples we profess , and they are no new-fangled opinions . They are ths principles of good men from the earliest ages till the present time—the flood could not drown them , nor have they been able to be subdued . They have outlived the convulsions of states and the fall of empires , and they shall yet survive the crash of matter and the wreck of worlds . It is true some who have professed these principles have bad to waste their days in gloomy exile far from the land which gave them birth , and perhaps breathe ont their lives unpitied and alone ; it is true others have bad to seal their testimony to these principles with their blood ; but they died as martyrs in the defence of these great principles . The principles we

      advocate are founded on thc principles of truth and justice , and tberefere _sooaer or Jnter must and shall prevail . I love te contemplate the progress theBe principles are making , even during the last 20 years , I can remember full well when we who professed these principles had to run as it were from our houses , and under cloud of night , or before the dawn of day , meet with some kindred spirits to talk over a nation ' s wrongs , and sigh over a nation ' s injuries ; but now , in the _ligbt of day , and in the face of assembled thousands , we can _beldly assert these principles , and tbe man is now reckoned a traitor to his country who does not profess tbem . ( Hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) I know well that if such a meeting aB was held in your Square on Thursday last , bad been held at the time to which I refer , the streets of

      your town would have been lined with military to do the work of the assassin ; and wh y is there such an advancement of these principles , and why do not such things happen now t It is not because the hearts of our tyrants are changed or altered . No , it'is because information and these great and glorious principles themselves have progressed , and they see it impossible to retard the march of advancement of these glorious truths . See how these principles were recently tried to be put down by an Irish Coercion BiU . But these great principles ot liberty arc implanted in tbe inmost recesses of the soul of man by the great Creator himaelf , aud It la out ofthe power of the tyrant to eradicate them . ( Applause . ) He may crush our bodies , but he can't crush our minds . The mind is free as the winds of heaven , and as the

      breezes that sweep o ' er our native mountains ; and until the ( tyrants are able to pluck the stars from their orbs , they are unable to pluck truth and justice from the throne of the Eternal , ( Cheers . ) The tyrant Edward , King of England , might quarter the ; _body of a Wallace , tho hero of Scotland , and he might place his mangled body In different partB of the country ; but Edward wat never able to eradicate these principles , nor the feelings of a Wallace from tbe hearts of Scotsmen , ( Applause . ) The Ecclesiastical tyrants of the country might burn a _Wishart at the stake , but they were never able to eradicate these principles from the bosoms of those who loved religious freedom . They might hurry a Baird and a Hardie on a hurdle to tbe gallows ; they might eut off the head of Wilson for the principles of truth and justice ;

      but tbe names of tbe 6 ame Baird , Hardie , and Wilson , and all the other martyrs who have suffered for the cause of truth and justice , shall live when the names of a Castlereagb , and a Sidmoutb , and other tyrants , and Oliver and Richmond , shall have perished for ever from remembrance , or only to be thought of as tyrants and oppressors . ( Cheers . ) If the very name and sound of liberty be so dear to the heart , what must the substance aud reality be ? for liberty the warrior braves the battle-field ,, and ( or that the Christian has met death in its direst forms . Why is it that we still struggle for what our ancestors have bled and died ! Did they after tbey died to achieve it , cast away as a petty child would its toy t No , but it is because we are not all alive to our own interests ; but tbe time will come when the tyrant will no longer be triumphant . Will you stand still then , and see your country perish without muking one last noble effort for your own , and your country ' s

      emancipation ? Your country is famed for Hs industry , its artlzans for their skill , and Us mechanics for their genius , but notwithstanding all this , we find that the greater wealth wo produce we are ourselves poorer . Here is a nation whicb seems to hare destroyed _hersoll by the genius of her sons— here is a country which seems to be sinking into tbe abyss of ruin , while surrounded by unbounded wealth . This is not what ought to be if we bad equal laws . Mr M'Crae , after _condemning the _polloy of the WhigB , ' adverted to the case of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and went on—I again return you my sincere thanks for all the kindness I have received at your hands . 1 have received many tokens of your regard and affection , and this one is perhaps the greatest in point of value . It will inspire me , I hope , to go onward in the good path , and if ever my assistance or aid are required by you ; wherever I am , I will be most happy to afford it . Mr M'Crae sat down amidst loud and long continued cheering .

      Mr _M'Phedtan moved , and Mr Neilson seconded , a vote of thanks to tbe independent electors of Finsbury , Nottingham , and all the other places who did return or endeavour to return Chartist members of Parliament , which was unanimously carried ; and after a vote of thanks to the chairman , and three cheers for Mr M'Crae , the meeting separated ,

      ABERDEEN . At the late election for _Aberdeen there were three candidates in the field . —Captain A . D . _^ Fordyoe , oi Brucklay : Lieut-Colonel W . II . Sykes , a director of the East India Company ; and Mr James M'Pberson , a popular member of the Aberdeen Charter Union . The nomination took place on the 30 th ult . A little before twelve o ' clock , Captain Fordyce _, accompanied by a numerous committee , with a band of music and several union-jacks , was seen marching down Union-street to the Court-house , noat which the _hustings were erected . Colonel Sykes and his party __ came up , in tlie same attractive style , bands of music , union-jack , and two silk banners , blue and orange . The People ' s Candidate , who passed _thrsugh tbo court-house , with a small committee , without processionmusicor banners .

      , , The cro . vd in front of the hustings might bave been between 4 , 000 and 6 , 000 . After the preliminary proceedings by the sheriff , Mr Forbes of Blackford proposed Capt . Dingwall Fordyce . seconded by Mr Thomson , jun ., shipowner . Provoflt Thomas Blakie proposed _Lieut-Colonel _Svkes , seconded by Mr James Hadden a Tory , and a manufacturer . Mr _M'Farlino , broker , proposed Mr James M'Pherson , seconded by Mr Wm . Largue , confectioner ; Captain Dingwall Fordtcb then _atood _fomtii and was received with much cheering , and delivered

      an address chiefly touching on former services to thc state abroad—how he had formerly been placed at the council-board of his native city , how the nature of his employment had notprevented him from studying the political actions of several reformers whose names he mentioned ; described- this country _aa . tho wonder and envy of surroHnding nations _i—saidis camejforward to promote the general good ( _irrespec tive of party _consideration ; threw himself and his 'claims on their consideration , and would abide the result with perfect tranquillity . Ho retired amidst great cheering , Colonel _Sthks next addressed the _gaswablage _,

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      dwelling principally on tiiefaet ibat he i . a < i embraced every opportunity to make bis opinions known to tha . electors , whom he had addre » sed twice in- _theitoyal Hotel , twice in the Court-house , once at Old Aberdeen , once in Woodside , meeting and of electors and _non-electors in Union Hall , lie had come forward that such a largo city mi ght have tho choice of two candidates . . lie had heen in the service of bis country for forty years , and had risen to the present offica as an India director , he hoped , solely on account , o £ having done his duty . As to his princi ples , he was 4 Free Trader , and a friend of Civil and Heli tioa Libertv , and the Education ofthe People . _., _ .,.. - _„ ,

      Mr Jamks _MPiiersou , the people ' s oandidate , then came forward , and wa 6 received with great applause ; he said he need only say a word or two as to why he presented himself as a candidate for their suffrages to-day . He , and the party he- represented , had waited . on Providence to gee whether a proper can . didate would present himself , thinking that in the course of events , a man would corao forward who might either _represent their sentiments , or afford some hope of their views being carried out , With tbis view a deputation had waited on Capt * h % Fordyce , when he announced himself , but they received but little encouragement to hope that he would represent their opinions . After what he ( Mr _MTIiersoa ) had said and written on the subjectit was

      altoge-, ther unnecessary for hir : to enter more at large _« p _« o the discussion of that subject , but would pass to the other party they had applied to—he meant _. _Coloue ! Sykcs . The Colonel was an honourable and _straight forward gentleman ; and lie did not therefore keep them long in doubt , for he told them at once that they had no hope from him at all . ( Cheers aud laushter . ) When nothing was to be had from either party , then he came forward himself , in support of those principles which he entertained in common With a portion of his _fellow-electors , and with th « great mass of tho people , ( Cheers . ) He claimed nothing on his own personal account , though even on that Bcoro he might find claim to their support . Why all knew him and his principles sufficiently wolf

      , for tbere was not a publie question that bad occurred for the last seven years in which he had not taken some part . Besides that , he had resided fifteett years in the town , almost ever since be came to manhood—and he had always lived consistently with the principles he now entertained . Captain Fordyce had told them that he had spent the greater part of big life abroad in tbe service of his country , and the gal . lant colonel had done the same . What was the real meaning of thia explanation of tbew' » . ' Why . it meant that they had made a profession of the destruction of _rnen _. that they had made it their business to destroy their fellow creatures , and devoted their lives to the carrying suffering to mankind , and this was the choice that was left for the electors of Aberdeen

      It was between these two men , who had made it theic business to destroy their fellow creatures , that ths elective body had to choose their representative . Great Heaven ! had it come to this , that in this peace-loving country they had no ehoice but to send warriors to parliament . He hoped the electors would not so stultify their philosophy , and tbeir pbilantrophy , by sending tvarriera to represent them there if any one else could be got . And then whea he looked from the place where he stood he saw how few the electors were . The whole representative power ofthe country was in tbe hands of one-tenth , a mere sectional part of the people , while the great mass of the people were entirely and unjustly excluded . He saw that there was a space round the

      electors , filled with people ten times greater than the enclosed spot whereon they stood , and when he saw these electors covered with the best thatart could produce , and knew that they sat down every day to tables covered witb tbe best ; when he saw this , and looked round upon the producers of all these comforts , he-asked why was there so great a distinction between thera ? Had Nature made such distinction between them , that the one should enjoy so much , and the other have so much to suffer ? Mr _M'Pheiv son then proceeded to comment en the qualifications of electors propounded by Colonel Sykes , and argued that many among the misrepresented had high moral , natural , and expanded understandings . He then referred to the triumph of liberal opinions _,, such as Catholic Emancipation , the Reform Bill ,

      the emancipation of the Black Slaves , and the Repeal of the Corn Laws . He said tbat these were proudly referred to as eras in history , by the most exalted _reformers , Iand ihwe were won by the union of the pea . pie . —by the ignorant and despised working men _. These things might teach the people what _junioe could accomplish . He _concluded a long and eloquent address amid the plaudits ofthe assembly . The Sheriff then l took a show of hands for eacfe of the three candidates separately , and declared that Mr James M'Pherson was duly elected by a large majority ;; a poll was then demanded _byjCaptain Fordyce , and Colonel Sykes . Mr M'Pherson stated that ho bad no intention of going to the poll , and moved a vote of thanks to the sheriff which was seconded by Colonel Sykes , and the proceedings terminated .

      The polling resulted in the return of Captain Fordyce .

      BRISTOL . Mr Clifton , secretary to tbe Chartist _Registratiott Committee _, has forwarded to this office an explanation of thc reasons why Chartist support was given to Mr _Apsley _Pellatt , the Anti-State Church candidate , at the recent election . MrC _. says ;—Mr Pellatt , in answer to a deputation , declared , tbat if a measure embracing Universal Suffrage were to be introduced into the House of Commons he wonld vote in favour of it ! That he was in favour of triennial Parliaments , but would not oppose a measure for Annual Parliaments ; tbat he disliked Property qualification , and would vote for its extinction , and support the Vote by Ballot ; that he would , if required , appear before hia constituents every twelve months to answer for

      his public acts , and retire , if deemed unworthy of their further confidence , and that he would vote for the return of Frost Williams , and Jones ! Conceiving it to 'be our duty to render such a man ( pledged to Universal Suffrage ) all the assistance in our power , we accompanied him to an immediate public meeting , and after a hard contest , in whicii our friend , Mr Simeon conducted himself gallantly , we succeeded in placing Mr Pellatt before the people as a fit and proper person to represent their interest . And here , I would observe , that we defeated an amendment introduced by Mr _Uerapatb , the Whig magistrate , who afterwards , at the hustings , on the day of nomination , grinned his approbation of the most abominable ruffianism that ever disgraced an

      eleotion meeting . Suffice it to state , that having felt ourselves satisfied with the promises of Mr Pellatt , we did our duty by him and our principles ; but that we might leave no excuse by which the Whig Liberal and sham Radical could escape detection , the deputation proceeded , according to appointment , to Mr Berkeley , and in the presence of his committee , he stated , that' He would not vote for Universal Suffrage ! ' and that the utmost extent he would go to would be Household Suffrage ; but even to that he would not pledge himself unless it were introduced as a measure into the House of Commons , He would vote for the Ballot , and for an extinction ef the Property qualification ; and although he held FroBt , Williams , and Jones , accountable for all the blood whicb was shed at Newport , he would nevertheless vote for their return on the score of benewknet He denied erer having given any pledge of the kind

      heretofore , or that he ever did , or ever would pledge himself to _Universal Suffrage ! He would not permit the existence of a State Church were he called upon to legislate for a new colony , but he would preserve the State Church , as it now is , with a view to the protection of vested interests , & o . I will now only observe that our little band did their duty nobly , and were unceasingly at their post ; and if the party who introduced Mr Pellatt had only done their duty likewise , that gentleman would have been placed in a decent position on the poll . If Mr Pellatt , or any other man , present himself here again , and pledge himself to vote for the Charter , the Chartists will not forsake bim if others do . We will fight the fair , open battle of principle , for we do not despair tbat Bristol , the emporium of bigotry and monopoly , will yet be able to return a man who will really represent the will and the wants of the people .

      BURY ST . EDMUNDS . Mr Bunbury , one of the newly-elected _mombers , has pledged himself to vote fer the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . On this condition he received the support of the Chartists .

      DERBY . Bribery has been practised in Derby , but it has been effected in the following under-leg manner : — -Candididate : ' If you will vote for me , I will place you upon my committee ; you will receive ob . per day , and a reasonable quantity of drink . You must do all my dirty work , and entrap others as I have caught you . ' But this was not all , for when there was such decided opposition , the wages of this committee were raised to Ts . Cd . per day . This had the effect of securing a very large portion of the voters—so as to gain the majority . They were bought—their votes are the property of the returned candidat es ; and a 3 a matter of course , they have the perfect right of again selling them . I know several Voters who , when Mi M'Grath contested the borough a short time buck , promised to give him tbeir entire support , but a few hours afterwards , when Mr Gower promised to placo them upon his committee , and give the Ss . per day , it altered the case very materially . ' CoimKeroNDEST .

      WIGAN . At the recent eleotion three candidates appeared in the field : —Tory , Colonel James Lindsay , son tc the Earl < if Balcaras ; Whig , Ralph _Thicknosse , Esq ., of Beech Hall , banker and coal-pit proprietor ; Chartist , Mr Wm . Dixon , of M anchester . There were not less than 15 , 000 persons present , im 1 candates having been nominated and _harw _aWn »« ed the electors , the Returning Officer proceedc _^ I to . tate the show of hands : first , for Colonel Lin _toy _. wlwu about a dozen hands were held up _^ for Mr Thi * no , se about one hundred hands were held up . the IwJ Z . j . was at least seven hundred to one m Slare that Ralph _Thioknesse , Esq . . . and Mt Di _^^*» _WI ,,,, _W poU WM demanded on the part of Colonel Lindaay . ( _fenlhwed U Ikt Stmfk Pd £ « *

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 14, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_14081847/page/3/