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TO THE ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF NOTTINGHAM.
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To The Electors And Non-Electors Of The Borough Of Nottingham.
TO THE ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF NOTTINGHAM .
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Gesilemex , As I look upon a Member of Parliament as a trustee appointed hy those in -whose services lie has voluntarily enlisted , and b y whose votes he has been accepted , andthat that _trufJt should be discharged to the
satisfaction , if not to the interest , of those for whom it is bcld , and not according to the caprice of a trustee—the trustee and ceste que trust standing in the relative position of master and servant--I consider it my duty , as your servant , at the commencement of the session , to declare the only terms npon -which I will hold office nnder you , leaving you wholly free and unfettered to _Enpply my place by onemorc congenial to your feelings , if my opinions and votes are at variance with those feelings .
Many men attach great importance to a seat in Parliament , and many would sacrifice opinions , principle , and honour , for the dignity . I am not one of those , however , as I would not base my title to the distinction upon a single vote that was repugnant to my op inions ; but if those opinions are distasteful to those that have elected me , I would consider it an act of positive dishonesty to urge them in Parliament , in opposition to those of my constituents .
The present session promises to be one of no ordinary importance , and , therefore , will entail extraordinary labour upon Members , a labour , however , from which they should never flinch , but more especially during the present
. Ton are aware of the construction of the present House of Commons . Tou are aware that it is composed of five distinct parties , having distinct and separate interests ; of Whigs , Pr _^ _KeSBiSt _^ _TSelites _, Free Traders , and the Irish Members . The Whigs , as a party , are weak ; the Protectionists , as a party , are scattered * the Peelites , as a party , are not numerous , but are very jjowerful in the House ,. and with the country .
The Free Traders—that is , the party who would now carry the measure to its full extent , are more numerous , more active , and more powerful than the Whigs as a party , but the Whigs rely upon the support of tiie Protectionists and Peelites to resist the progress of veritable Free Trade ; while the Irish party will support the Ministers against those called Tories , because the doctrine inculcated in the Irish mind has been , "Men—not measures : " Toryism has been made to represent Protestantism , and relig ions persecution ; andWhiggism has been made to represent progress , and Liberal Catholicism in Ireland .
The question , therefore , which will be uppermost with Whigs in power , and Protectionists and Peelites out of power , will be to preserve that patronage and corruption wbich enables the one party to hold office , and to which the expectants out of oflice look with a jealous eye . You cannot conceive anything more anomalous , debasing , or degrading , than the feet , which no man can deny , that the Whigs—the
professing advocates of extreme Liberalismshould be wholly dependent npon Protection ist and Tory support Under these circumstances you "will very clearly understand that centralised power in Parliament will be opposed to the national will out of doors , and the question of economy being the casus belli between the advocates of Progress and the stand-stills , it now becomes my duty to declare the parti shall act in the struggle .
You are aware that , from 183 i down to the period of the Repeal of the Corn Laws , I opposed the measure , and at great risk to my own popularity , and sometimes to life itself . I did so because I foretold the inevitable results of the measure to all branches of industry ; while , together with the Chartist party to whom I belonged , do belong , and shall belong during life , I advocated Free Trade to a greater extent than the mere remission of corn duty . I shall not boastfully recur to my several predictions as to the _consequences of PABTIAL FREE TRADE upon the industry of this country . Suffice it to say , that many have been realised , and others are in course of realisation .
Ireland , as I predicted , has been the first to suffer ; and you , as I foretold , have been called npon to make amends . Your own people are suffering—indeed , all classes are now suffering , and most frightfully—from the operations of misgovernment , as regards Free Trade . If Free Trade means anj-thing , it means the annihilation of aH restrictions upon trade and commerce ; and having knocked the key-stone out of the arch upon which your social fabric stood , no tinkering—no _botchim- —no patching of the new building
according to the whim and caprice of political architects , will suffice . The whole structure must be remodelled , and the grain produce of other countries being admitted free of duty into this conntry , where rents were measured , debtscontracted , andliabilitiesfixed , by thestandard of Protection , you must now go the whole hog , and reduce your taxes and Governmental expenses to the standard of national means ; and , therefore , I shall give my cordial
support to the abolition of the Navigation Laws , and all other laws that impose restrictions upon trade and commerce . I shall vote for the reduction of taxation to the standard of Staterequirementsand national necessity ; but , as I have before observed , the centralised power of obstruction in the House will be capable of resisting all such applications , if not backed by the energy and determination ofthe sufferers outside .
As to Irish Affairs , I shall take my own course , and I would despise the Englishman who weuld endeavour to fetter my desire to do justiceto my own country . As to personal app lications to seek for places , or patronage for individual electors or non-electors , I desire to free myself from that responsibility , as Hie very appeal for place or patronage , imp lies a determination to support the Government . To all local matters I shall g ive my best attention , when properly submitted , and in such a form as I can understand .
Politically , I shall adhere steadfastly to the Six Points of the PEOPLE'S CHARTER ; believing in my soul that the . creed will be shorflv accepted by the industrious of all classes : while , npon the other hand , I shall givemy cordial support to any measure for the Ertenaonofthe Franchise , or doing away with existing restrictions . I shall oppose afl attempts to endow the Catholic Church of Ireland 5 and will introduce and advocate the Repeal of tile Union .
The Labour Question has yet to be understood by _-flielabonxing classes themselves , and upon the proper solution of that question mnst dependnot only the prosperity of the country , but the existence of its institutions—the national resources must be cultivated according to national requirements , said b y the standard of national willingness and ability , and not _mea-^ _-red bv the standard of party interest , or
class selfishness ; and by such a course yon would very -speedily "find that the rich would We richer , andthepoorrich . # -k conclusion . _Idearetobasefte _mutations of this country upon popular affection , rattier _^ upon class caprice ; and I am opposed to a _Astern which requires well-fed and well-clad * ° -diers and policemen to extract obedience and , ov % from starving slaves and mendicants .
1 opposed to a system which enables tiie Pampered idler to live luxuriously upon the Evre at of the iil-requited slave . 1 opposed to a system which enables the _^ _Peraiinaatei _iordijng , at the age of twenty-_?* •* thirty years , to live idly upon a refarl , _f _****? , while the lot of the superannuate d ***** _ig separation from Ms family , and the
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cold comforts of a workhouse , where he is looked upon as a burthen , and his death as a Godsend . These , my constituents , are the views that Ihave entertained through life , and such are tiie opinions that I would not surrender for the honour of being your representative . Watch my votes ; and if they do not accord with your sentiments , send me my discharge ; your choice has been the foundation of other men ' s fortunes , it shall never be the basis of my , dishonour .
I have the honour to remain , Your obedient Servant , and faithful Representative , F . EABGVS _O'CoiwoR . P . S . — -Should yon , at any time , consider it your duty to aid those who are struggling for a remission of Taxation in Parliament , I will cheerfully attend your meetings , when I shall
be , at all times , prepared to answer any question of Electors or Non-electors ; and I do trust that the glorious men of Nottingham , with whom I have fought so many battles , will not be the last in the corruption-slaying , patronagedestroying struggle . I do not belong to that class of demagogues who wquld-base their popularity upon whimsical and thoughtless obstruction to all other movements : as I told
_Daniel _O'CoififEii , I would rather be a drummer in the army of Progress than Commander-in-Chief of a retrograde movement . F . O'C .
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THE PARSON ANT ) HIS FLOCK , JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL , Tuesday , Feb . 13 . Craig t . _Fj-sxAii . —( Before Lord Brougham , Lord Langdale , Mr . Pemberton Leigh , Dr . Lushington , and the Bishop of London . ) This was originally a suit in the Arches' Court of Canterbury , promoted by Mr . George Rooke Fan ** - !! , the respondent , against the Rev . John Kershaw Craig , the appellant ,.. " for his soul ' s health and the lawful correction and reformation of his manners and excesses , and more especially for having been guilty of the crime of adultery , fornication , or incontinence . "
The Judge of the Conrt of Arches pronounced that the proctor for the promoter had failed in proof of some ofthe articles containing the charges against Mr . Craig , but had sufficiently proved the rest ; and suspended Mr . Craig for the space of two years , and condemned him in the sum of £ 250 nomine _expensarum . From this sentence an appeal was interposed on behalf of Mr . Craig , and the appeal having been adhered to on behalf of Mr . Farnall , the whole ease was brought under the review , of the Judicial Committee . Dr . Haggard , who appeared on behalf of the respondent , now moved their Lordships to rescind
the conclusion of the cause , forthe purpose of receiving additional articles on the part of the respondent , and also to direct theattendance of the witnesses produced in the court below on behalf of the appellant , in order that they might he examined viva voce . The learned Doctor grounded his first motion principally on an affidavit made by Moses Sims , a servant in the employ of the appellant from the month of January , in the year 1845 , till the month of May , 1848 . The affidavit stated , that during the whole of that period , except for about four months in the year 1847 , one Charlotte Sims was also in the service of the appellant ; that in April , 1847 , the-appellant had frequently
spoke to the deponent about the pregnancy of Charlotte Sims , ( the-fact being at the tune manifest from her appearance ); and told him that she was going to Jersey with her father , and that he ( the appellant ) had promised to accompany them . On or about the 2 nd of May , 1847 , the appellant left home , Charlotte Sims having taken her departure on the preceding day ; and , upon the appellant ' s return , after the lapse of about a week , he informed the deponent that he and Charlotte Sims had been at Jersey . After an absence of sixteen weeks , or thereabouts , Charlotte Sims returned to the house of the appellant , being then much reduced in size , and having been , as the deponent
verily believed , delivered ofa child during her absence . The deponent had also seen the appellant , on different occasions , conduct himself with indecent familiarity towards Charlotte Sims and her sister Jemima , who was also a servant in his house . He had , one evening in the month of February , 1 S 48 , observing a light in the dining-room of the appellant ' s house , looked in at one ofthe windows , ana had there seen the appellant and Charlotte Sims in the act of immoral intercourse on the floor . On another day in the same month , going into the same room , he found Charlotte Sims rising from the floor , on which were the cushions from the carriage , and the _annellant standing near her and arranging his
dress . The affidavit then set forth , that on Monday , the 26 th of November , Charlotte Sinis was delivered of a child in the house of the appellant , and this fact was confirmed by an affidavit of Mr . Stephen Westeott , surgeon at Southampton , to the effect that he had attended her during her confinement . On the motion for the attendance of witnesses produced in the court below on behalf of the appellant , in order that they mig ht be examined viva voce , Dr . Haggard relied principally upon another affidavit of Moses Sims , setting forth that the appellant in his presence aud on different oocasions tampered with his witnesses , having instructed them as to the _evidence they were to give on their _ex-unination , and them to refresh
induced them to do so by treating - ments . The particular mode in which this , was effected was very minutely described in this affidavit , which was backed up by another from John Lewis , the landlord of the public-house where the treating took place . To these there were counter affidavits by the appellant , and Mr . ' Bowdler , his proctor , denyi _ng all the statements on the part of Moses Sims and others upon wh ich a criminal charge could be founded , and referring to documentary evidence for the purpose of throwing discredit on the -veracity of Moses Sims . The affidavit ofthe appellant in particular stated "that he has never had sexual intercourseor taken any indecent or unbecoming
, familiarity with any female in or about or belonging to the district o f Burley , more especially with Amelia Archer , Jane Shellev , Charlotte Sims , Jemima Sims , or Jane Sims , and Anne Smith , severally mentioned in these proceedings ; that every charge of such a nature which ever has been or is now to be _brought against him is utterly false and unfounled , ana repugnant to the _feelings and principles Of this deponent . That ever smee his _residence in the district of Burley , now a period _^ ten years , he has had to sustain the unrelenting hos-S of the promoter , George Rooke Farnaff , and S but has endeavoured » _# _™^ _£ _& $ _diMhnww his duties , as minister of the said district _. _iacw
_withTzeal and fidelity ; in proof or wmen ne hnmblvrefers to tbe evidence in this cause . That , _aSugh acSed in the court below of the two aitnougu t _^ H _"" , - + 0 Hs charge , the depo-Sl _SSSTiSS of tt honour of & a church of _iwch _STa _ininiBter than of Mb own character , Whicn ne us * J ~ r _m-ocmeritv and reputation of his and _^ ° l _% ZrfhirT _^ great sacr _& ce to himself _procce _^ d to s _^ e _^ t _ttenppe _^ was £ 290 ; _^ _^ a _v"JT fice the retention of was derived from - _^ . _^ _J _^ _gy importance , _^ _% . _^ S £ _-Nece ssity of _vindicating his
chaapplication by any < -- * -f _^ R _^ counsel for the ' lard Brougham wltiiout _tearm ,, _™ g appellants in reply , _f- _^ _rS Deen made to rj _& ted the _app _^^^ _^ _T that they them . Xo case had been citea w had the power to do _wha _^ - _$ S _$ _i it hi nS had 7 uch a a power been _^^ _J-Jf _^* _* _" been shown tbt the ? - _«^ _fVeS lordships wonld justify the exercise thereot . _*^* f " - _£ therefore had no hesitation whatever in Jeiusmg both the applications made to them with cost * _, -iw _lofd nit a word npon the merits . B _^ tb
_bright or all wrong . They merely disposeu 01 _u-c present interlocutory application . Sir F THESiGERand Dr . Addams , who _^ emr _^ _rftinellantl then asked their lordships to fix an * i _235 _fflwaring the appeal from the judgment _^ _tto nrt bSow , and , _alerTome _, discussion , the £ 5 ShS _^ reed to for tW purpose .
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The Executive Committee met at their rooms , 144 , High Holborn , on Friday evening , Feb . 9 th . Present—Messrs . M'Grath , Kydd , Clark , Harney , Stallwood , and Dixon . Mr .. M'Grath was called to the chair . In consequence of Mr . Kydd being about to leave London , it was resolved unanimously : — " That Mr . Stallwood be assistant secretary , pro . tern . "—Mr . Clark then brought forward his proposition relative to the course which the Chartists should adopt as regards petitioning the House of Commons , and having stated the good results that he had witnessed flow from a continuous stream of petitions pouring into the House of Commons , suggested that petitions from every city , borough , and . county , should be at once adopted , praying for the
enactment of the People s Charter , and that sueh petitions should be placed in the hands of the ' ineinber or members for such city , borough , or county for presentation—ho matter though many petitions mi g ht be adopted in the same town or district for a similar object . Mr . Clark concluded by moving the foUowing resolution : — " The Executive Committee being resolved to take every step to secure the enfranchisement ofthe working classes , and to avail themselves of every ' means to extend a knowledge of the principles of the Association ; and deeming the House of Commons a channel peculiarly adapted for creating a public opinion out of doors , as well as displaying the popular cause to thfii-Par liament itself , have decided npon having the People ' s Charter introduced as a bill to Parliament ,
to amend the representation of the country , . earnestly call upon the people resident in the counties , cities , and boroughs , of the United Kingdom , to support their efforts , by forwarding petitions on the subject ; such petitions in every instance to be sent for presentation to any memb _<* r representing the district in Parliament in which the petitioners reside ;" which was seconded by Mr . Dixon , and a discussion ensued , in which the whole of the members took part . The resolution was ultimately unanimously adopted . It was also resolved , — " That a deputation consisting of Messrs .- Dixon , Clark , and Harney be deputed to wait on Mr . O'Connor , to request him to give notice ofa motion in the House of Commons respecting the enactment of the People ' s Charter—the form of petition to be submitted at
the next meeting . " The committee then adjourned . Manchester . —The Chartist Council have issued the following circular , with the view of obtaining pecuniary assistance towards the establishment of a Tract Fund : — " Our object as a party , is the great improvement of the moral , _social , and politicafcondition of the people , and by that means elevate our own class ( the working population ) in the scale of society and civilisation . We do not wish to conceal our main object , the speedy _attainment of political power . : We consider our . order entitled' to , and worthy of , the Elective Franchise ; .- and further believe society would be based on a secure foundation , provided the industrious classes had a voice in the choice of their representatives , especially as it is the _intej-est of all to promote economical and wholesome rii ' _easures of
reform . The poor , in these—our days , are almost without a voice to plead their cause . Mammon , the great barrier to human progress , stands in the way ; . still we have faith in the mighty power of truth , and feel assured it will prevail . Prejudice and cunning fraud are ever on the retreat , and must finally be vanquished . Universal emancipation and general happiness is our great and perpetual aim . As we find ignorance , vice , and superstition , the chief pillars of support to all greedy and vicious governments , ' we therefore purpose the advancement of civilisation by meeting bigotry and prejudice with persuasive intelligence . The destruction of vice , misery , and crime , in high and low places , by a system of moral instruction , and with that means create a proper and general regard for the true
interests , as well as the intellectual enjoyments of life ; and finally , the complete triumph of sound over false principles . This course , will ; , we presume , tend to a healthy and happy state of society , by extending a thorough knowledge of our moral obligations , social duties , and poUtical rights . All men are brethren . Be it therefore our object mutually to assist in diffusing the sentiments of true liberty , sound knowledge , and universal _happU ness . The chief affairs of mankind have been terribly mismanaged through the tyranny of wicked and crafty __ governments ; their love of mammon and mischievous tendencies , arising out of wars , national debts , aud barbarous cruelties , all to uphold their own aggrandisement . Hence the inestimable
blessings of peace and human advancement have been denied the people . Whilst improvements have been going on in arts and sciences , the science of government has been disregarded . Human thought like God , makes the world in its own image . Let us endeavour to inspire the friends of suffering humanity with courage . God is with us in the sacred work of human emancipation . Our hopes are strong in the struggle for universal and complete representation ofthe whole people , which will not only recognise , but reconcile the interests of all mon . Surely none can be found so apathetic towards their country ' s welfare , as not to see the great utility , of this our present undertaking . We purpose having twelve tract distributors , so that the publie , especially our own class , may be accommodated ,
weekly , with a renewed supply of tract reading . This course will tend to divert the general mind from worthless engagements , and direct it ina channel of wholesome pursuits . This task will- require a considerable fund , in order to enable us to expand its general and genial sobcrising influences . We are only men who earn our daily bread , by our dail _y toil . You will therefore at once see our total inability to carry this scheme into practical effect , without pecuniary aid and a generous response . You will please-to weigh this matter over . We will depute proper authorised parties to wait upon you , when donations towards the above object will be fratefully received , and a printed receipt forwarded- , y us , and signed in a regular form . "— -The Chartist Council op Manchester Locality . "Signed on their behalf : _—Gjsobge : Henbt Smith , chairman ;
John Jackson , secretary ; John Sutton , treasurer . A _North . Lancashire Delegate Meeting washeld on Sunday , February ll'tb _, when delegates from the following places-attended;—Accrington , Mr . James Smith ; O'Connor Brigade , Preston , Michael Ward ; Preston Branch , William Boyle ; Clitheroe _, Isaac Isherwood ; Padiham , Benjamin Pilling . Messrs . Armstoad of Blackburn , and James Brown of Preston , also took part in the meeting in giving advice upon various subjects . After a lengthy discussion , the following resolution was passed : —" That a Convention be held in London , somewhere , about the middle . of March , but the delegates not to be allowed to sit . more than fourteen days . " —We recommend that none bo elected to the Convention , but persons of good moral _chaq racter who have been members of the Chartist
Associa-tion for at least six months . —Isaac Ishekwoon , District Secretary . Yorkshire . —A West Riding delegate meeting Was held at Nicoll ' _s Coffee-house , Halifax , on Sun * day , the llth instant , when the following address was adopted ;—
o biding . Bbotheb Democrats , —We deem it our duty to remind vou of the strange and anomalous position which we no _* _j » hold in the political world . At a time when the iron hand of despotism bas struck down and immured in dungeons the best and ablest advocates of our cause , we seem to forget that " union is strength . " Instead of making- our organisation more perfect , and acting more in concert with each other , we are as a " rope of sand . " Democracy seems with us a mere empty name instead of a living principle . You are aware that the past year has been one of unusual excitement _^ and the labour of every one who has had the guidance of any part of the movement has been hea > y . such has been especially the case with tlie late West Riding secretary , Mr . Lacy , and though tlie wages were small and . insufficient , when compared with the labour he had to perform , one half of his entire year ' wages rem unpaid , and yet a _lery of one . penny each throughout that
part of the Riding which engaged him would more man discharge the debt . We would likewise remind those who have hitherto neglected to pay their quota , towards the deficiency which occurred at the last West Riding demonstration on Toftshaw Moor , tliat our Bradford friends , to whom it is owing , are in pecuniary difficulties , in consequence of the heavy charge of the fa _* nilies of the' victims . This money was expended with the consent of the whole Riding , and with a perfect understanding by all parties that tbey would have to pay their just proportion of the deficiency Wc hope , therefore , that a sense of duty _T-aU teach you that it would not merely be unjust , hut positively cruel , to let our Bradford friends be out of tbe money any longer . It is likewise unjust to those who honourahly discharged the debt at the proper time , inasmuch as considerable expense has already been incurred in delegate meetings and correspondence for the purpose of settling this affair . Hoping that this will be the last appeal that will have to be made
on this _-rogk yours , on behalf of the delegates , Chbist . _SHAOOEroN , WestRidmg Secretary . _FixsnuBT _. —On Sunday evening , a meeting of the Chartists of this locality was held in the Lecture _TTall at Deadman ' s Coffee-house , Clerkenwell Green Mr . AUnutt presided , who haviug made a few observations on passing events , was followed by " _\ fr M'Grath , who delivered a most instructive lecture uoon " _Involutions , their Causes , and _ConeennenfcS " The meeting was subsequently addressed _Sv Sirs _» s , Fennell , and Co ., with much sa-?& act £ n YotesVthan ksbeing given tothelec-
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_turerw chairman , and it being announced that Mr . Dixon _^ ould lecture on Sunday evening next , the meetinj separated . , , Tub National _Victui' CoiraimE . —Mr . Thomas ; _Cooperjehvered the first of his course of two _orafoons _ofi the "Wrongs of Ireland , " ih aid ofthe lunds for the relief of the widows and orphans of the _Wmg-madevictims , atthe South London Hall , 11 ™ S frjars ' S ' Wednesday evening , to » _S _^ t T l udi 6 nce _' _" - ' % . oc « uPied the Chan _, _-rJ 3 » lecturer commenced his oration , from the tune- and- date when Ireland ' s 6 ppressionf _% era _^ i _^ C 0 Inme _? C 0 -na * y- 3 _<>™* centuries ago _^ Jw _^ _-S V _* count _- ° f the horrors perpetrated on ffl _^ _m countr y from that period down to the reign of Char es the Second . ' The lecturer gave _^• _L _^ PPy " - _"stations of the way the landlords _becamfrpossesaed ofthoir lands , and said their titles were the 1-yrt thing tho _m-owietors would like toibe
3 _™» _ _ya * concladingremarks , he called n _ . _# _^ T Se _1 m _^ -nd to _sympathise with the ? J _= lS _&^ eIand ' _andilemanaedTuatthe waste _S 5 _S ' _^!* , cultivatod for the'beneht of the ? k _2 W , * l _£ r £ _P tesent occupier refused to ao it , _thelanS _^ ouldgo to other hands , who could and , _?! _Ai 5 fSn * 1 , t _^ B * _The lecturer was _listenedto _^ ¦ gM _Wen- attention , and at the conclusion , greete _|& -th great applause . He will _collude his _PP _^ _" _!^ ' _Wtttaesday evening next , tbe 21 st inst . , 'l ___ _Ztt _- --At an adjourned ' meeting , of this } 9 _^ VmmVmm oAlth . instant . Mr . _WiJlianvDixoh . _dp-\ iV ( rw _ u _feifeaMe' and ihstructini ? lecture on th ' s '' _y _^ _tMmms _ti Wahdf" * whW'p _# g _^« _- satisfaction to a respectable and attentive audience . Atthe close the meeting adjourned to- the 18 th instant , at ' half-past : seven o ' clock , when Mr . M'Grath will deliver a lecture .
Hoxton . —Mr . P . M'Grath was announced to lecture at the Hope Coffee-house , Bridport-place , on Wednesday evening , but in consequence ofa meeting being held at the School-rooms , Cowper-street _, St . Luke ' s , Mr . M'Grath adjourned with his friends to that place . At the close of this meeting , the members returned to their room , when the following resolution was earned unanimously -. — " That the thanks of this locality are due to Mr . M'Grath for the very able manner in which he supported the amendment for Manhood or Universal Sunrage , at a meeting ofthe St . Luke ' s Reform Association , held in _Cowpei'rStreet , City-road , this evening . " The meeting then adjourned to next Wednesday evcnin <* _-, _JFebruai'y . " 21 , st , when Mr . Dixon will lecture on the " Mines and Minerals of Great Britain . "
The Council of the Members of Manchester to the Members of _Souin Lancashire . — Brothers : — Deeming it essentially necessary that the most effectual means of extending the principles and _advocacy of democracy should be adopted ,, we have thought it necessary to convene a delegate meeting , to be holden in the People ' s Institute , on Sunday , February 2 oth ; when w © hope that all the districts of South Lancashire will depute men of intelligence and integrity to represent them , by whose deliberations the cause of liberty maybe advanced , * and the rights of labour vindicated , ; b y the _onwlrd march of Chartism . Yours in the cause , Joffir Button , Cf . H . Smith .
I&Atioual Haiti* Company.
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Sheffield.— The Quarterly Meeting , Of T...
Sheffield . — The quarterly meeting , of this branch of the National Land Company , was held in the Democratic Reading Room , 33 , Queen-street , on Monday evening . Mr . George Poules in the chair . The question of the eligibility of members being in arrears was considered , and the following resolution was adopted : —•• That the members have three months _longer to pay their arrears of contributions ; but , unless they either pay or make the Committee acquainted with the reason of their not doing so , that they be struck from the books at the expi . ration of the next three months , and forfeit the
subscriptions they may have paid . ' After the reading of the accounts , and the auditor ' s report thereon , the following resolutions were agreed to : — ' That the accounts , as now read , be received as satisfactory , ' ' That the amount of _locality for 184 ° , be tenpence per member / An amendment was moved , but the _resolution , was carried . The following members were duly elected to serve on the Committee for the ensuing quarters—Joseph Willis , Aaron _Higginbottom , William Howard , Henry _Birtles , Charles _Bagshaw , William Dyson ( blind man ) , William Heaton , Joseph Drake , scrutineers ; William Hawksley , James Sampson , auditors ; George Cavill , secretary ; Isaac Ironside , treasurer . Thanks being given to the chairman , the meeting separated . r _ _r _ _. _ . _ _^ _ t - , - -- _—^^ B— _^ . — . - . - - .
The Land Bonus. To All The Branches Of T...
THE LAND BONUS . TO ALL THE BRANCHES OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . As it has been in contemplation by many of our branch to institute a Bonus Fund for our locality , by weekly subscriptions , and to chooae by lot who amongst us shall have a sum from the fund offered as a bonus , we thought it well to inquire of our Directors , if they possessed power to enforce the continued payments of those subscriptions nntil the whole of the money so drawn from the . fund , be refunded by any member who might be accepted from our locality . They replied that they had no such
power , and requested us to consider the'subject in a national sense ; to extend wbat in this case would be a local interest to all the localities— -so forming a society and having it enrol'ed—giving the Directors the < power in question to enforce the repayments . We therefore do beg , that you will take this subject into yonr serious _consideration , as we think it will be the only means whereby a poor member can possibly obtain his location , since it is imperative that a bonus must be given . V " . . Signed on behalf of the Exeter Branch , ' : " •• _' ¦ ¦¦ E . L . Dustlv .
Dr. M'Douall's Writ Of Error. ° > I Beg ...
DR . _M'DOUALL'S WRIT OF ERROR . ° _> I beg to inform our friends who have subscribed their money for the purpose of obtaining a Writ of Error in the case of Mr . M'Douall , that the effort is now abandoned—counsel having given an opinion against it . There being a discrepancy of opinion as to what purpose , and to whom , I shall band over the amount received by me , I request the subscribers to give me instructions and I will immediately , conform thereto . j . I . have received subscriptions for tbe last three reeks , and there appear to be three opinions about jits distribution : —• 1 st . — -Has Mr . Roberts incurred any expense in '{ _frocaring counsel ' s opinion ? If so , is hts entitled t _^ the sums advanced ? *! j , _* 2 hd ' . — -Mrs . M ' Douall wishes to be established in , some business . Shall I remit the money tgher ?" _X 3 rd . —The Victim Committee are disposed to discountenance favouritism and obviate painful feelings , by ministering to the necessities of the _sives and families according to the rule oi equality . Shall I hand over the money to them ? 1 have no right to suggest any mode of _distribution , or application of the money $ yet , should Oldhf m , etc ., heoi No . 1 opinion , Todmorden , etc ., of No . 2 , and Brighton , _etcv of No . 3 , I will take care that each . is attended to , and the amount sent from each place appropriated as required . I have received as follows % — Week , ending , Feb . 3 rd .. .. ' -gl 1 1 " 10 th .... 1 19 9 . . "• " 17-b ; -. 3 5 10 £ 6 6 8 Should any remittance arrive after the paper has gone to press , it shall be announced next week . I wish it to be understood , that I am not accountable for any monies received except such sums es are stated to be received by me ; for instance—in this case , £ 1 2 s . Id . was the amount . announced in the Star of the 3 d inst ., yet only £ 1 Is . id . was sent to this office . This will explain wh y I have stated the total receipts to be _dS 6 6 s . 8 d _., iDSteadof £ 6 7 s . 8 . William Rider . P . S . Chartists , —do cast your eyes at the enormous (?) amount sent weekly to the Defence Fund ! When will Mr . Nixon net paid , and Mr . O'Con . ' nor re-paid ? Let us hear of a few Soirees for that purpose . I am paying -gl 5 s . weekly to exempt prisoners from oakum picking out of the Northern _Star-m * of Mr . O'Connor ' s purse . W . R .
Berkshire.-—Abingdon Was Gazetted Jn Tue...
Berkshire _.- —Abingdon was gazetted jn Tuesday night s Gazette as the future assize towa instead of Reading .
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10 THE ROCHDALE CHARTISTS . . ' ,, < , . . . _* My FBisNjBs _^ r-By . th _^ Nprmrn Star _-pf _^' ne , _" - _« _% jnst , _> _> . _pereejyeJtoatry _^ u . hafe set the example om _mmvH * bm $ __^^ M \ h for . . _^ defence - « f _onfco _^ your _^^ le-i _^ _ew _^ ip _^ _liftilugh thy _^ _m-sub scribed , by .. y . ou , i 8 v « _miBU _& in _soinparisott wh % the , _largenssaof myc . _demaftdjyetbeum me , l accepU t _^ _Jj _& grii _*| tadev _^; , * token of what y ~ ou _jffeuld do , . _yeve . _itjarfo \ i _£ power , but it recognises 9 ? yoMiBMt the hpes _*! English principle of ' Every manis ' worthy of his hire : *) iw . _as the humble instrument selected by your :-le _^ dei and _friendj Mr . Vernon , to defend him upon his trial—his own
private and _prpfessiopal adviser—and from all I hear since , _. theserviefs were creditably , pr , as Mr . Feargus O'Connor says , ably performed ; but how have those services . been returned ? Bv roynotbeing paid my jaw charges tp the present time . Is it fair , I a _* k you—is it creditable towards the Chartis ' t body , thatthe professional ; man ' s time , and pocket , is to be , squeezed ior ; the defence of their leaders witiiout repayment ? his claim undischarged since _Juy , 18 ' 48 , ' with nearly , £ 100 ,. expended by hira on their behalves . . But this , is not all , patience becomes exhahsted , and as I cannot , and will not release Mr . 0 Connor , fror ** . his personal responsibility to me , is it bit on the part of the ' whole body of Chartists that _fshouW
- _^ _^^ _Wsm-itt-Hh _^ _-o-aeti-itiiblfe position of being the . _argetto _^? firija _^ t'by the _Unpaidtfc fenders of your liberty ? An action has already been brought against Mr . O'Connor by one professional gentleman—a course I have hitherto avoided ; but ask yourselves fer what reason am I to be the selected one for non-payment , and for professional services performed for one of your body , publicly _acknowledged to have been ably done ? You cannot for a moment , I am sure , allow such a state of things to remain longer in this position , unless , indeed , you have lost sight of all respect for yourselves and Mr . F . O'Connor , who will be the sufferer ultimately . Whilst addressing myself to you , let me call your serious attention to another matter .
When Mr . Vernon was convicted , I advised , through the medium of the eminent counsel I employed on his behalf , that a Writ of Error should be brought to reverse the judgment . Funds , 1 sup . pose , were too low to follow that advice * , but now I find that subscriptions are raising to facilitate a Writ of Error in Dr . M'DouaU ' s case . Why shonld not a Writ of Error be brought in Mr . Vernon ' s case ? There are grounds , good grounds for it , and Mr . Vernon—a man of high education and talent , a powerful lecturer , your able supporter , and partisan , should be tbe next selected for extrication from prison , and to be restored to you . Bui you cannot expect the lawyers to work for nothing , as 1 did for his defence , for lawyers have flesh , and blood , and appetites as well as other
men . No doubt all good Chartists will read this , I mean and wish them to do so . " Read and inwardly digest , " and ere a month is over I trust I shall not only see Mr . Feargus O'Connor released from his liability to me , but yourselves creditably spoken of , as an independent and upright body of men , who will not allow , for an instant , that either Mr . O'Connor shall be called upon personally to pay for the defence of their leaders , Mr . Vemon neglected , or that those who defended them with proper and becoming ability , should go unremunerated . Believe me to be , Your faithful Servant , J . E . Nixon . - Barnard ' s Inn , London , Feb . 13 , 1849 .
The Labour Convention. To The Secretary,...
THE LABOUR CONVENTION . TO THE SECRETARY , OFFICERS , AND MEMBERS OFTHE _TRM _31 S , COLLIERS . & c OF NEWCASTLE , AND VICINITY . Friends , — -The following proposition has been put forth by Mr . O'Connor , in the Star of Jan . 13 th , 1849 , lo the consideration of which we invite your attention : — " I propose that tbe Chartist Executive , in concert with the Trades and Colliers , should name a day for a Labour Convention , to meet in London , and
to consist of forty-nine delegates , and as the Labour Question has yet 10 be solved , and can be best solved by those who have practical experience , and as ignorance ever has been , and ever will be urged as Labour's disqualification to the suffrage , I propose tbat £ 150 be distributed as prizes for the six best Essays upon the Labour Question , and if the arrangements are properly carried out , I will give £ 50 , leaving only a fraction more than £ 2 each to be brou ght from the several districts by each delegate . "
Friends , —we judge the present time very opportune , to bring before the country the manifold wrongs of the in lustrums classes , and trust that each trade will assist in carrying out the object contemplated in the proposition , for it is only by unanimity and co-operation that the producing classes of this country can succeed in obtaining that proper respect and attention to which they are fairly entitled , instead of being , as at present , insulted and contemned by those who are falsely termed their superiors . N . B . A meeting ofa representative from each _Traders convened for Tuesday evening , Feb . 27 th , at eight o ' clock , at the Cock . Inn , head ot the Side , when arrangements will be made for carrying out the above objects .
Signed on behalf of the Newcastle branch of tbe Chartist Association . John Hijoson , President . ... M . Jude , Cor . Secretary .
Entertain'.Mi*J*T To Louis Blanc And M. ...
_Entertain ' . mi * j _* t to Louis Blanc and M . Caussidierb . —On Tuesday evening , the friends and political admirers of these distinguished members ofthe French National Assembly honoured them with an entertainment at the Whittington Club-rooms , Strand . The company present embraced tho names of all the well-known Republicans , Communists , and ! Socialists , both of the metropolis and ofthe provinces . After laudatory addresses , in which the speakers enunciated their views and expressed their anticipations of seeing , and assisting to bring to pass , a state of " greater freedom" in mind and moralsa revolution in society which would ever be associated with the names of their distinguished guests , M . Louis Blanc and M . Caussididre responded . The company separated highly gratified . —Times . Thk Charm of Cleanliness . —A white-yellow cravat or shirt on a man , speaks [ at once the character of his wife ; and be you assured , that she will not take with your dress , pains which she has never taken with her own . Then the manner of
putting on the dress is no bad foundation for judging , —if it be carelessly , slovenly , if it do not _propoi'ly fit . Ko matter for its mean _quality ; mean as it may be , it may be neatly and trimly put on ; and if it be not , take care of yourself , for , as you will soon find to your cost , a sloven in one thing is a sloven in aU things . The country people judge greatl y from the state of the covering of the ancles ; and if it be not clean and tight , they conclude that all out of si g ht is hot as it ought to be . Look at the shoes ; if they be trodden on one side , loose on the foot , or run down at the heel , it is a very bad
sign ; and , as to slipshod , though at coming down in the morning , and even before daylight , make up your mind to a rope , rather than live with a slipshod wife . Oh ! how much do women lose by inattention to these matters ! Men , in general , say nothing about it to their wives ; but they think about it ; they envy their luckier neighbours ; and in numerous cases , consequences the most serious arise from this apparently trifling cause . Beauty is valuable ; it is one of the ties , and a strong tie too _,-that , however , cannot last to an old age ; but the charm of cleanliness never ends but with life tself . —Cobbett . .. .
Monster Visit to Paris . —It is said that an association of gentlemen is in the course of formation , and will be speedily formed , for the purpose of returning the visit ofthe French National Guards to London In l ess than a month several thousand Englishmen will proceed to Paris and remain there for a week . In -order to secure the necessary ; accommodation and regularity ., whole hotels will be hired at Paris , special trains on the railways in both countries engaged , and steamboats chartered for the occasion . More Gold Hosiers . — The mania for goldhunters , in the new El Dorado , has- " seized upon several residents in Wirkswofth , * who , filled withg _lorious visions of boundless wealth , are about setting off for California .- * -Derby Mercurv . .
Latest Foreign News. ____ O -'----•*¦ ¦ ...
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS . ____ o - ' _---- _•*¦ ¦ ¦• _FRANCE ; --- — - — , " _,..., _ation for _tWais _4 t : _^^ _aS | _fe m % rejected , bj * -f _t-Msjjr _fi _^ i _^ _S _^ S _l Ubr _MinistersW _^ iM _^^^ _kW _^ _w . _mentsyfr- _flfte-W _^ _sition was _. _adopM , _mthoWfo _^ Thenew'Leg & _lWive- As _« eml ) iy- _vinTj W _^ eM _? ' '• Imeet about the middle of May ** _,-lhW _^ _™ _* -, s .-The Patrie adds tbat ith * % be « n ascertainid tbat i _-it-nj at ' -St . Stephano the _Grand-Duke of iT « 3 cahy : ' <> has taken ' refuge . ,.:. ; . _, ., _: The 'Moniteur of Thursday , publishes the decree ¦ _pasped by . the Assembly on the _previous day , authorising the prosecution of MJ Proudhon for a libel on the ; President _: of the Republic . ;•; M _.-Mafrast-Bas-been _reelected : President of ihe ¦ ¦ _^ _^ LATEST FOREIGN NEWS .
. National Assembly for- ' anotfie _^ _dnth .. , _IMPORTANT FROM . ifALY . _^ _iftQVlSlONAL _vM _®^^ ¦ . ; _-.-v-tCeHiglit of _UA- ' - _^ a- _^^ IJi _^^^^ O _^ . ; _Sfehna has ; . _befcnl-o-ffieiaiiiy :. _^^^ , ani-ouncementf , _V 8 ft ; _foHftvf-5 'i _^ _A _^ _affi _^^ i _^ : , jin ; erery _. patrt .-j off ** _Ti"Sf _cflity . _*; - _^ T _^ - _^^«)^^ _# _;^ _aS- : : _* beaten , the ; national _gutft _^^^^ : put , at » d ; = ; the chamb- ; -- _& jj _^^ , M- * anwhile , however , ; th _** r _% Jhb 8 . _t i _** _J _^« _l . a manifesto , , _, convoking the populace .- , _« h _^ _si _*^ b _^ i _^ _g _*« iat " . ' , numbers . , and _proclairaedVaPr _^ _vjsto , choosing Montanelli , _Guerazzu-and Mazzoni as its . chiefs . - - ' "
The multitude then proceeded to the . chamber , and . rushing into the galleries compelled the members assembled to : ; acknowledge and _confirm ,, the " Provisional Government .-., Tbe clubs proclaimed' the deposition of the Grand _Dijke , and declared Tuscany to he part of the Italian Constituanie , - to , be disposed of as the Roman Assembly ' shall ' hereafter ¦ 4 wide . . ' _*" ' . "' , " .... ; ,... PROCLAMATION 0 * THB REBUBLIC . OR : ROMS ; ' . ; ' _:, The Moniteur _confirmB the announcement i ) _tAhs _proclaiaatioV-nf the ; Repub ! ic . at Koine _Vta'the f _&/ _indt ., and ofthe _depomowvjfH'he _^ op _^^
_-DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES . INTERVENTION F ENGLAND AGAINST RUSSIA . Letters from Consiantinople , of the 25 th January , state , tbat the British Ambassador in Turkey , Sir Stratford Canning , acting in eoncert with the Grand Vizier and the Minister for _Fureign Affairs , bas protested against the occupation of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia by the Russians , and demanded that the Russian army should retire behind the Pratb , in conformity wiih the circular of Count _Nesselrode of the 19 th of July , and with the provisions of the treaty of 1840 , which guarantees the independence and integrity ef the Ottoman Empire . France , it is said , joins England and Turkey in this proceeding . It would appear that Lord Palmerston bus for some time been
watching the progress of Russian intrigue in the East , and having discovered that , under the pretence of establishing order in the Principalities , Russia contemplated a permanent military occupation of Wallachia and Moldavia , offering to Turkey as a bribe a treaty resembling in its provisions that of Unkiar _Skeiessi , he immediately directed Sir Strat . ford Canning to interfere and put a step to the negotiations , an interference at which , it is hardly necessary to add , the Sultan and his Ministers arc most delighted .
The Tooting Slaughter-House. The Hideous...
THE TOOTING SLAUGHTER-HOUSE . The hideous case of child-farming at Tooting has not yet been brought before the public as fully as we have a right to expect . We know tiiat three juries have returned a verdict of manslaughter against " Bartholomew Peter Drouot , " but thero our precise information stops . On these inquests it came out incidentally in evidence that onc hundred and fifty deaths took place within the walls ofthe Tooting pest-house ; but this circumstance has passed over without inquiry and without remark . Where is the coroner for Surrey ? What notion can he entertain of his duty when he allows so hideous a catastrophe to occur within his jurisdiction , without moving so much as his little finger to ascertain the cause of so sudden and sweeping a destruction of
human life ? We have allowed the subject to pass over without remark , under tho hope and expectation that something would be done . It is not an agreeable task to be compelled at last to animadvert upon such a dereliction of duty . The case , however , is one which cannot but attract attention both in and out of Parliament , even if Sir G . Grey should not deem it his duty to take any step in the matter . Some one of the metropolitan members , at least , will not neglect to bring the case before the house . One way or another the public will receive information of the reasons which justified the coroner of Surrey to himself for the omission of which we
complain . Mr . _Wakley's zeal and exertions to get rid of this horrible stain upon the administration of the Poor Law , will be remembered in his favour by every friend of humanity . The eases witliin his jurisdiction were so few in number compared with the deaths in Surrev , that had the Surrey coroner done his duty it would probably have not been necessary for him to hold any inquest at all . We are happy to have an opportunity of recording the public sense of humanity , energy , and determination that have characterised Mi-. Wakley ' s proceedings in this matter . His best reward will be the consciousness that he has had a large share in suppressing for ever the cruel system of . child-farming . —Times .
Cholera. On Monday The Board Of Health R...
CHOLERA . On Monday the Board of Health received reports ofthe following fresh cases—Whiteohapel , 2 ; Hack ney , 1 ; Shadwell , i , fatal ; Lambeth , 1 ; Kensington , from 6 th to 9 th inst ., 5 , i fatal -Battersea , 1 - Royal Froo Hospital , Gray ' s-inn-road , 1 ; St ; George-in-the-East , 1 ; Adventure , transport ship . Greenwich , 1 fatal ; Weston Hitchin Union , 1 , Carlisle , 5 , 1 fatal ; Gateshead Union , 13 , 5 fatal ; Howden Union Workhouse , 2 , fatal ; Edinburgh , 3 } 1 fatal ; Glasgow : —For 10 th , 17 , 8 fatal ; ditto ,, llth , 6 fatal ; Old Monkland , 4 , 2 fatal * _, Girvan , 1 , fatal ; Loudon , 1 ; Riccarton , 9 , 3 fatals ; Greenock , i , I fatal : Galston , 2 , fatal ; Stirling , 5 , 3 fatal ; Newton Dalkeith , 1 , fatal ; Leunoxtown Campsie , 2 ; Rothesay , since 12 th ult ., 23 ; Paisley-, - since 3 rd inst ., 52 , 29 fatal ; Alloa , 2 ; Lecroft _, by
Stirling , 1 , fatal . Total , 168 new cases , and 75 deaths . On Tuesday the following fresh cases were reported to the Board of Health * . —Commercial-road , St . George-in-the-East , 1 , fatal * , Whiteohapel , 2 , 1 fatal ; Bermondsey , 1 fatal ; Marine Society Ship , Deptford , 1 , fatal ,- on board " Mary Tiffin , " Shadwell , 2 , 1 fetal ; ditto , "Platotf of Stockton , " Rotherhithe , 1 ; Dreadnought hospital ship , 1 , fatal ; _Newton-Swaffham Union , 2 ; _Narbdrough Swatfham Union , 1 ; Carshalton , 1 , fatal ; Liverpool , 1 , fatal ; Edinburgh , i , S fatal ; Glasgow , 37 , ti fatal ; Loudon , 1 , * Blantyre , 3 , 1 fatal ; Tillicoultry , 6 , 2 fatal ; Hampton , for 7 th , 8 th , and 9 th , 3 _tf , 20 fatal ; Galashiel , 2 , 1 fatal ; Greenock , 7 , 4 fatal ; Auchinleck , 2 , fatal ; Riccarton , 15 , lfatal ; Galston , 3 , 1 fatal . Total , 12 G new cases , and 51 deaths .
On Wednesday the foUowing fresh cases were reported to the Board of Health . —Whitcchapel , 3 * _, West India Dock , 1 , fatal ; Bethnal Green , 2 ; Southwark , 1 , fatal ; East Beedham , from 4 th inst ,, 25 , 3 fatal ; Edinburgh , 3 , fatal ; Glasgow , 19 , S fatal ; Loudon , 1 , fatal ; Riccarton , i , 1 fatal ; _QalstW- 3 , 1 fatal * _, Stirling , 19 , 0 fatal _; _Qreenggfe , 2 ; Newton Dalkeith , 2 , fatal ; Stow 5 , 1 fatal ; Hamilton , 0 , 5 fatal ; Tillicoultry , 16 , i fatal ; Eaglesham , 3 , fatal . Total 115 new cases , 43 deaths . On Thursday , the total number of new cases was 209 , and 61 deaths . On Friday , there were 70 new casos , and 30 deaths .
The Fire In Spitauields.—Coxclusion Op T...
The Fire in Spitauields . —Coxclusion op thk _Inquksi . —On Friday , Mr . Baker resumed the inquiry at the Ten Bells , Church street , Spitalfields , on tho bodies of the five unfortunate persons who perished in the fire upon the premises of Mr . M'Kellar , No . 34 , Iamb-street , Spitalfields . After several witnesses had been examined the jury returned the following verdict . — " That the deceased lost their lives in the fire , but how the fire _, occurred there was not sufficient evidence to prove . Dublin . —Trial of Mr . Dufft . —On Wednesday , the judges at commission overruled the demurrer to the indictment , and the prisoner pleaded not guilty . He applied for a copy ofthe panel , which was refused ; and then his counsel challenged the array . Triers were appointed , who found that the . panel
had been impartially arranged by the sheriff . Oneof the objections of the prisoner ' s counsel was grounded upon the allegod disproportion of Roman-Catholics on the panel . Thur » day was devoted to the swearing of the jury and the statement of the Attorney-General on the part of the Crown . Tha jury is chiefly composed of middle class Protestants with two Catholics . At three o ' clock the Attorney-General was just beg case forthe Crown ; The general rent amongst those most competent opinion as to the result ofthe trial overthe jury sworn , is , that there will ment ..
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