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      * - - ' , ' ¦ _ _* _ - ' ~ . - STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION _^ AT BRISTOL - . -.-AMD FEARFUL SACRIFICE OF LIFE . Bristol , _Jcxt 23 . —Before attempHng to < _Jlegcribe the lamentable occurrence that has created an amount of-consternation in Bristol which ha » hot been known for years—crowds of persons np to this _tnotnerit congregating round the spot , endeavouring to discover their missing relatives—it must he pre _ttised'that the Bristol river has for some years past _iieen converted into a floating harbou r , extending fiomHanbam tothe docks at Rownham Hotwells , » distance of abont six miles , and from the _Quayhead to the basin at the docks at Bownbam Hotwells , about two miles . Upon this portion of the Hoatin ? harbour several river steamers have recently

      teen placed / the traffic between Bristol and the Hotwells being very considerable , some idea of which may he formed from the fact that the Red Rover carried , 1 , 800 passengers yesterday . Last evening one of these river steamers , the Red Rover , baring proceeded to the Wells , at about half-past -eight o ' clock , and having taken ia some thirty o * r more passengers at a place called Rawting ' _s-wnarf , was about to proceed on her return -voyage to Bristol , wh e n s ome p ersons called . out from the other side of the lock that there were some passengers going , and the Red Rover was . backed into tiie look for the purpose of ; taking them on board . Several were so token , and others were abont going onboard , when a sudden and tremendous explosion

      to o k _place , whieh was heard distinctly at fully a mile ¦ distant , in the nei ghbourhood of Clifton , which shook the surrounding houses , arid by which the Bed Soyer , with her engines and machinery , was torn to pieces—her funnel , the plates of her boiler , and other portions of her machinery being hurled into the air—and death and destruction scattered around . , The bodies of some of the passengers were thrown by the shock high above the houses ; others were cast into tiie water ; and almost every _pjissengof was more or less injured- The vessel almost immediately sank , going down , by tlie head , h e r s tern ' fortunately remaining , long enough above the water te enable some of the mifortunate passeoiers to be taken out ofthe after-cabin windows .

      _Mescresmspffthe drowning and injured were at this moment most appalling , and an immense crowd speedily surrounded the spot Air . Davis , the active tide surveyor , with his men , and the various watermen in other . boats , hastened to render assistance , by whom , several persons , . living and dead , were picked up . Such was the force of the explosion that some . ofthe plates of the boiler of the steamer were thrown with considerable violence on to the roofs of the houses in Avon-crescent and Rawlimj'syah " , more than one hundred yards from the Spot where the exp losion took p lace , and one piece , upwards of one and . a h a lf h un d red wei ght , was thrown into Messrs . Hewlett' s timber-yard , at foll y as g reat a distance . The body of a little girl , named

      Jefferies , was hurled by the explosion with such violence astobe thrown completely across the lock to the road on the opposite side , where its brains were dashed ont against the wall . Of _CQUrse St this moment the confusion was indescribable , and the . extent , of the damage could not be ascertained ; . bnt six dead bodies were very sh o r t ly found , and placed under a shed in the Koya Scotia-yard—viz ., those of Isaac _West a jnarried man , with a family , who was a professor of music , and who had been playing at the Ashton Strawberry gardens ; Samuel Jefferies , a workman at die Pottery , also married , and with a family ; two little g i r l s , named Jefferies j a gentleman , w h ose name we have heard was Powey ; and a man named

      Benrr _Stunv Thefollowing persons . were also conveyed to the Infirmary deeply injured ; viz ; -7-Wil liam Bailey , . with less fractured ; William Paddy , tiie captain of the Red Rover , with thighs fractured ; William . Brewer , tobacconist , fractu r ed l egs ( one since amputated ; } Franeis Lucas , accountant , severe fractures ; Charles Keating , professor of music , with very severe injuries ; Elba Telford , severely , scalded ; Eliza Pelford , her daughter , also severely scalded ; Thomas Venn , severely scalded ; Charlotte Eliza Hodge , severely scalded ; Martha _Hemmingsj , scalded : Mary Anne ' _Parsden , legs frae--tured ' ; Samuel Edwards , scaldfd ; . Ellen Hodge , with both legs fractured ; William Cooper , dancing--jnaster , severely injured in the head , a n d a lso ver y

      much scalded ; William Nicholas , the engineer , much scalded ; _Bawd Lewis , the stoker , much _scalded ; Thomas White , with fractured legs ; . Maria Haynes , with contused forehead . —The following were removed to their homes : ~ Mr . . A . N . langdon , builder , of Old Market-street , with one leg fractured : Mr . John Langdon , his son , with concussion of the brain , who lies in a very precarious state ; Mr . J . D . Weston , ironmonger , of Castle-street ; Mr . Langdon ' s son-in-law , with fracture ofthe bones of the face and temporal bone , and also severely scalded '; Mr- Thomas Penton , jun ., clerk of the market , severely scalded , and with contusions ofthe head and face . —In addition to these we have heard of two females who were very severely , scalded

      ab o nt the brea s ts , and tbat some other injured parties had heen removed to hotels . The whole medical staff of tbe Infirmary were of course unremittin g in their attentions to the distressed sufferers , and have remained np all the night , bat we regret to state the following h ave sin ce died , viz .: —Charles Keating , professor of music ; William Nicholas , the en g in e er , and a man unknown , and many others are in an utterly hopeless state . They are still dragging the river , where there are doubtless other bodies ; indeed the body of a woman was just now fished np , but it again slipped from the grapnel . —The escapes of several were scarfely less than miraculous . Mr . Anderson , the owner , was standing at the after cabin *

      door , in which his wife was sitting ; he was driven into the water , bnt fortunately succeeded in dragging his wife through the cabin window , and t h ey were both saved . Mr . Oldland , book se ll e r , was also run * _ning to overtake the boat , and was within a very short distance of her when the explosion took place . Of course there are all sorts ol allegations afloat a s t o the cause of the accident , bnt as the whole matter will nndergo a rigid , investigation before the coroner , we refrain from at present alluding to them . On Tuesday afternoon , strenuous efforts were being made to . raise the hull ofthe shattered vessel , and the seirch for the bodies was being continued . The Red Rover was about forty-five feet long , with eight and a half feet beam .

      The I 5 QTJE 3 T . —On Wednesday afternoon an inquest was commenced before tne city coroner , J . B . Grinder , Esq ., and a respectable _> jury , onthe "bodies of such of the sufferers as died before they -could be removed from the scene of the accident . Th e se were Ro b ert P a vey , Isaac West , Samuel Jefferies , Henry Sturr , and Su sa n a n d M a ry Ann _ alford , the two last children of a groom , whose - wife and eldest daughter lie seriously hurt at the In fi rm a ry , a nd not , as was at first supposed , the children of a . hackney , car driver named Jefferies . The inquest was held at the Commercial Hotel , Hotwells , and excited much interest . John Leonard , of Frogmore-stre et , waterman , sworn .. I belong to the wherry Why » ot . * Last

      night , just after eight o'clock , I was in my wherry at the Nova Scotia ship , and the Red Rover steam boat was lying at the wharf alongside of the Jock . She was taking in passengers , and appeared to have from forty-five to fifty on board . I believe the Captain was on board , but I did not see him . The young man present , Wm . Lowther , was at tbe helm , and appeared to he going to steer the boat . _Ifr . Anderson , the owner ofthe boat , an d h i s wife were in the after cabin . I saw them there before sbe -went into the lock . The Red Rover had backed from her regular landing place to the lock , for the _parpose . of taking in passengers who were coming down that side , and she had not been there five minutes when she exploded . I saw the explosion

      Her boiler and part of the wooden houses , both fore and aft , went i nto t h e a ir in fr ag m e nts , and were thrown with violence in all directions to a distance from fhevesseJ . Some ofthe coals came into my boat . "Many _oftbepassengers were thrown into the water by the explosion , and _somej-emained in the null ofthe steamer . I and other wherrymen endeavoured to save the passengers , an d I save d the fireman , two men , and a woman . The fireman was four feet under water when I caught him . Tbe _ re _ a _ 8 face was black , and his eyes a ppeared out , a nd the other men were also hurt , bnt the woman was not . The water was abomV twenty-six feet deep there . "When I had put the people safe on shore , I went and got the " creepers J' and assisted in

      getting up the bodies . —The Coroner said in the absence of many necessary witnesses , and the present excited state of mind apparent in those pre sent , he thought that little good would result from _continuing the inquiry at thttperiod , and he should therefore adjourn _tttiU _to-moVroww as to give an Opportunity , of informing himself more perfectly " _^ _"SnS _^ _fi _^* _^ _tnesses . -The inquiry _waken _sdjonxneu .--Mr . j oim A of tU _^ Ay _^ for _^ te _^ ° n behalf of Mr . Anderson , owner Of the . _packet , to watch the _nroceedings . -Another of the tm _&__ _g _aSfeST WilliaSi Cooper , ateacher rf jtaehJSi 32 ? died in theln & rmary last P _^ _ht-AZ _bSf £ b av e b een employed , _assistedb , fte « _teaSS machine , in raising the vessel , and the b _^ _^ g _^ g gotupia a very mutilated state , allh „ oe _^ y , fins , and interior fittings being torn away , an ? her sides much broken .

      _ Ohhgh Fs-Orrs.—The Importations Of Fru...

      _ ohhgh _Fs-orrs . —The importations of fruits now in season from the continental states are exceedincrW larse . The _Bteam-ship Bono , from _Antwero KS _nolesathan M _ }» 8 ket 8 _&***& S _^& V g « _wth of _^ giam . The steam . i ships whi ch _^ _vedVlast _weekfromtbe _French andj I Dutch ports brought several tbonsand packages of { S _ _Sof Suits , including large quantities of _iSXS & er _stone-fruits , the first supply of Lf . _^ _whlU _Knit the late Dr . Burns _ragbag _tmb « _Uwll »_ ent j _ Q physician were unknown to each other find , both were lost . _ s # 1 We ,.

      Mr.'Mechl's 1 Experimental Farm At Y. • ...

      MR . ' _MECHl'S EXPERIMENTAL FARM AT y . TIPTREE HALL . On Tuesday , according to annualCustom , Mr . Mechi , now well known ss one of the moat enter prising experimental agriculturists of the kingdom ' assembled at hia hospitable farm , Ti ptree Hall , in Btsex , an extensive gathering of farmers , landlords , and others interested in the cultivation of _the-soil , in order to prove to them , by actual inspection , what he has done in the way of setting an example for the improvement of ¦ ¦ the husbandry , of the country , both as regards the breeding * of stock and

      the raising of crops . It is almost impossible to over-estimate the value of the example set to bis rural neighbours by a man like Mr . Mechi . Shaking himself thorougly free o f the un iq ue su p ersti t ions which have , so Jong haunted the imagination oi the . hereditary cultivator ; of the soil—bringing to the pursuit of farming all the enterprise and aU the energy which , lavished upon the various branches of our national commerce , have caused that commerce to become the greatest upon the earth—determined to prove that if Great Britain can beat the world , in sp inning cotton and forging iron , Great Britain can also beat the world in growing wheat and rearing potatoes—Mr . Mechi strives to

      show to his brother agriculturists that their salvation lies in their own bands , and that they are to be hel ped throug h ' their di ff iculties , not by protective acts of . parliament , bnt by the app lica t ion to their trade of that business-like spirit , that skill , and that enterprise , which , are now , commonly expended upon the successful pursuit of any industrial occupation . —By noon , a formidable group of gentlemen connected with agriculture in its various , departments—some few from the county of Essex , but the greater number from more distant parts of t b e king _dom-r-had assembled at Tiptree Hall . It was interesting to recognise the outskirts of Mr . Mechi _' s farm by their luxuriant crops , their small ,, trim , and

      elmless hedges , the broad expanse of his fields , compared with the diminutive proportions skirted by thickets of hed ge , of the ordinary fields of . the district . The land in that part of . Essex is a stiff clay ; and a great part of Mr . Mechi ' s farm was ,. a few years ago , a mere bog , not worth a penny per acre . The judicious outlay of , capital , and the application to the cultivation of the land of that spirit of enterprise and vigorous- determination to effect improvement by which alone it is becoming pretty evident tbat the farmer can hope to prosper , have however done their work , and Mr . Mechi's model farm is now acknowled ged ,. even by his nei ghbours of tbe oldest and the slowest school of

      ag riculture , to be something extraordinary , aud something very significant of the times . - Ia the course of ths proceedings of the day nothing was more gratifying than to observe the terms of cordialit y which appeared -to subsist between Mr Mechi and the old farmers by whom-he was . surrounded . Forming a pleasant chatty group the party wandered from field to field and from crop to crop , now p lodding their way amid tang led thickets of beans or peas—anon up to their shoulders in golden expanses of waring grain—Mr * Mechi ex plaining bis system , stating all the antecedents oi eac h particular field , giving the exact date of the laying down of- the seed , the exact amount and quality of the manure expended upon the ground , estimating bis actual expenses , and calculating his

      expected returns . Excellent as the practical lecture was , most si gnificant as were many , of tbe facts stated , and most pregnant as was much of the advice given , there was a tone of cordial ' good feeling , of . genial lonhommie in Mr . Mechi ' s Ob * servalions and councils , and even in his jocose scolding , which was in the best taste , and which conld not but fend real force and practical effect to his good-humoured exhortations . Mr . Mechi possesses the rare art of teaching without giving himself the airs of a pedagogue . He meets bis unscientific neighbours with no pragmatic display of superior and contemptuous skill , bnt taking each man by the button hole , he , so to speak , shakes an acknowled gment of slovenly farming out of him , and joking l y and plea s antl y points out the features and the results of his own far better system .

      Wi th har d ly an exc ep tion , Mr . Mechi's crops are luxuriantly rich and promising . ; Farmers who have been in the habit of considering tbat they can only put one-fourth of their land yearly under wheat bad better see the agricultural arrangement of Tipton Ha l l Farm , cine-half of which is annually sown-with the grain f rom w hi ch rent is gene r al ly supposed to flow . Onesplended field of wheat , tbe . produce of wbich will be more than five quarters to the acre , was , a few years ago , a mere marsh . Mr . Machi drained it thoroughly , and it now affords a fine current of water suited to the purpose of the farm-yard . The harvest of potatoes , beans and peas , * ill be cap ital . Mr . Mechi exp lained , in detail , the rotation of the cropping adopted , ' and the nature of the manures used . Epsom and glauher salts were amongst

      the materials employed for improving the growth of the potatoes , and super-phosphate was described as an nnteiling . agency In cropping turnip 3 . In the course of the day a new seed depositing machine , invented by Messrs , Ransom and May , of Ipswich , was exhibited . This excellent implement sows the seed with mathematical precision , and can be adjusted so as to drop any required quantity to the acre . Mr . Machi's farm-vard is in many respects a perfect model , the amount of live stock kept is very great , ! including oxen , pigs , sheep , and calves . All these are home-fed ,. pr incipally npon mashed and prepared food , and kept in pens , the flooring of which consists of bars , between wbich all filth at onc e drop s , thus affording to the animal a constant and perfect degree of cleanliness very rarely enjoyed by the quadruped inmates of the farm-yard .

      The tour of inspection over , a capital cold dinner followed , which having been duly disposed ef , a succe ss i on of t oasts , more or less connected with agriculture , and that agriculture of the new and improved school , most fittingly wound up the proceedings of a very instructive and significant day .

      Test Of Ajteciion.—Mrc Archibald Stanhop...

      Test of _Ajteciion . _—MrC Archibald Stanhope , a groggy , sentimentalist , residing ia Buckley-Street , Phil ad el phia , conceived the harrowing suspicion that his wife was not si passionately fond of him as a lady of good taste should be ; and , to put the matter to a fair tr ial , he hit on a little stratagem , which he put in practice the other day , withthe results hereafter to . be detailed . He took a suit of clothes arid composed an effigy of himself by stuffing the garments _^ with a quantity of Straw which had late ly been discharged from an old bed . Having suspended this' figure to a rafter in the garret by me a ns o f a p iece of clothes-line , he ensconced himself behind a pile of rubbish iu the same garret , to « _-. _/ _aTi _4 li _. nAr _. _At . ArtA „ a _tvTi _. _Ia t . « _o 1 _i . * 1 a _Aant . h 4 n _* cuibir tiwio _lauu

      _nawu Luc . * _jxiiml _o . mo _uauguku came tip after a jumping-rope , and caughta g limpse of the suspending figure . She ran down the stairs , screaming— " Ob ! mother , mother , daddy has hun _? himselfi" " Now for it , " thought Archibald , in a mbusc a de , —" we shall havea touching scene presently : " " Hung himself ? " he heard Mrs . Stanhope repeat , as she walked leisurely up stairs ; " he hasn 't got p lu c k eno u g h for such a thing , or he would have done it long ago . Well , I believe he has done it , however , " she continued , as sbe came in view of Archibald ' s straw representative . " MolJ , " to the little girl , " I think he ought to be cut down . Yon had better go into the kitchen and get a knife , my dear ; but don ' t go down too fast ,

      or yon might fall and hurt youself . Stay—I forgot —there ' s no knife in the kitchen sharp enough . You can go round to Mr . Homes , the shoemaker , Sixth-street , he ' s only ttvo square ' s off , and ask him tp lend as his paring knife ; tell him to whet it a little before he sends it . And , Moll y , w hil e you are in the neighbourhood , you can call at your aunt Sukey ' s and ask how the baby is . And , Molly , yon can stop at the grocery-store as you come ba c k , and get a pound of seven-cent sugar . " Poor Arcby 1 " sighed Mrs . Stanhope , when her daughter had departed , "I hope we'll get him down before the vital spark ' s extinct — lor these _buryingfl are very troublesome , and cost money . iuuibou iuu i

      He wantea to put an enu w ; auu think Ionght to let him have his own way for once in his life ; he used io say that I was always acro 3 _singhim . I wish he hadn't spoiled the new clothes-Unc— an old rope mig ht have answere d his purpose . " Here a voice , which sounded like tbat of the supposed suicide , broke in on Mrs . Stanhone ' s _solSoquy with " You confounded _Jezabal , I'll be the death of you ! " Mrs . Stanhope , thinkin g this must , of course , be a g hostly exclamation , u tt ere d a wild scream , and attempted to escape down the narrow staircase . Archibald , starting

      , f rom hia . place of concealment , gave c hase , jars . Stanhope stumbled midway on the flight of stairs , 3114 Mr . Stanhope having just reached ber and S _Bfcde a grasp at her dishevelled hair as it streamed t _^ v _? » the amiable partners were precipitated _teSL * _I tt to gether ; Both were rather badly bou _& ana _. cries ofthe lady raised the neigh-«* K _^^_ « M " _aa _anested for making a f _^ oi _tosrJS P _«& mgon the tender _sensibihand iocukrh $ 1 Hf * cecognised in 200 dollars , 1 _^ _tyjba _/^ _Poaed bis suspended effigy aa his - J ? _Wt SSS - to his sorrow , " _stfiwbaU " B Mayor J _ones . _^ _S _*' _- '™» der the administration of ' , SavEBM , i _^ _v f _*'' "v « nion . in Sheffield by JJ « w » had their dresses destroyed 1 8 _^ o 1 thrown . ttw » them ,

      _Pmw»I^M^Wiwwmmmw_Mwm»«Wf'*"*^^^ , "R Pr...

      _ _PMW _» i _^ _M _^ _WIWWMMMW _ _MWM _»« _WF' _* _" _*^^^ , _"r _PROTECTIONIST BANQUET'AT EXETER ; On Friday , the 19 th inst . ; at three o ' clock ; a dinner was given , in a pavilion erected for tho purpose , to Mr . George Frederick'Young b _£ his-politioal friends and aamirers then assembled in Exeter . The general meeting of members of tbe ; Royal Agricultural Society in the Guildhall had juet terminated , an d the 'dinner hour suited the habits and the con ' venieneeof the farmers and landowners . It . _was expected , therefore ; that . there would . be a numerous and influential muster of company .: _fThe Duke of Richmond _^ the _MardW- _' of Downshire , and many ot h er prominent members of the Agricultural Society were confidently announced as intending tobe nresent . and a grand demonstration in favour of

      protection to native industry was anticipated . Lbs Duke of Richmond would not stay for the pavilion dinner of the society , because he wished to lw out of the scrape ; and the Earl of Ohichester . apologisedfor his absence , without explaining . tho real causo . The Marquis of Downshire , and . every nobleman of standing and consideration of the society , were absent at the entertainment to Mr . Young , which must therefore be considered as discountenanced by the society . It was disapproved by Mr . Young himself , who , however , considered himself debarred from expressing his opinion by having accepted the invitation before he became aware ofthe bad taste and want of delicacy which _^ his . friends were displaying ., v . ., ' . ' ' _.. _. .

      The company present ' numbered from 60 & to 7 W > , the chair being filled by Sir John Yarde Buller , and the only people of . any note present , besides the invited guests ofthe day , b e i ng E a rl Stanhope , ' Earl Talbot . Mr . W . B . _Feri-ard , , Mr . Buck , M . P ., Sir JohnPuckworth , M . P ., Sir _' W- ** 8 arew , and afew of the local aristocracy , one or two habitual Protectionist _spouters , and several of the clergy bf . the diocese . ' There was a very noisy band of musioiaris placed at tho lower end of the pavilion jarring ; harsh discord throughout the evening , ' and behind the chair a very spacious gallery had sprinkled in front of it a few ladies who , at different stages in the proceedings ; were re _ aled with champagne . Mr . O . "P . Youso , in returning thanks for the

      manner in which hi 3 health was drunk , spo k e at great length . He declared his conviction that Protectionist principles were again in tho ascendant , and that free trade , tbe prophecies of which , he said , were fallac i ous , w a s losi n g it s hold ori the convictions of the people ; Some circumstance ' s , he admitted , had intervened to cast a momentary g low of prosperity over certain interests of the country , but the march of events was steadily , rapidly , and surely going on . Wages ' _fcere being reduced , em « ployment becoming l ess certain , ; ' and 'the people growing aware that they had been grossly and scandalously imposed upon . ( Here the _^ company all rose and cheered Mr . Young vociferously , one elderly _gentleman takiriir the lead , arid keeping rip the

      Kentish fires till he was blue in the face with his exertions . ) Mr . Young after endeavouring to show that the increased exports of the country wero more than balanced by a diminished home consumption and a r a pidl y-Increasing population , proceeded to charge the Board of Trade with cooking their returns , and then took up the question whether Adam Smith was a Free-trader or a Protectionist . Having satisfiedthe company that Adam Smith was entirely of their way of thinking , he comp lurierited the Ame * - rican ambassador also on ' uririiistakeably concurring with them in his speech delivered at the pavilion dinner on the previous day . He then took , up the opinions of Mr . Huskisson and Mr . Ricardo , to show that they were Pl'otectionists ; and passing from

      tbem to Lord John Russell and Sir James Graham , he compared the opinions of these two statesmen at different periods of their lives , a n d with re f erence to each of them in that double view ; asked which was the real DrOmio , at wh ic h there w a s m uc h laughter and cheering . Mr . Young ' proceeded to 8 howthat Mr . Bright was a Protectionist in the matter of cotton , and tbat tbo free traders had found out in that article tbe folly of depending on the forei gn suppl y . In touching on the subject of free trade as connected with , t h e s ug a r a n d slavery questions , and . the horrors of the factory system , he declared that though the golden image had been _, set up , the Protectionists would not fail down arid worship it . This figure of rhetoric produced another

      general burst of cheering , in which the company to show that tbey would not fall down stood up , and in which the . elderly gentleiriari who had distinguished himself a short time previously exerted himself again to the verge of apoplexy . Mr . Young , in conclus i on , expressed his opinion that there _^ _M not much to be done by the gratuitous distribution of tracts , as had been the policy ofthe Anti-Corn-Law League . He applauded the discretion displayed by the Protectionists in parliament , and after , some observations on the amount of capital lying dormant iri the country , he sat down , predicting that the time was close at hand when the country would reject the sordid , foolish , and despi r cable axiom ' of buying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest market . ' " _' "" The Earl . of Stanhope , in responding to the toast of the Protectionist members of the House of Peers , said that he had been requested by his friend

      the Duke of Richmond , whose name was justly esteemed b y them all , to express the regret which he felt for his unavoidable absence ; but he was engaged to be present in the House of _lordsyto endeavour to protect the interests of the poor factory slaves . { Hear , hear . ) The noble earl declared his conviction that the objects ahd * effect of free trade were the destruction of the most valued institutions " of the country _^ Out of the majority'in tbe Douse of Lords by which the repeal of the Com Laws was carried , there was not the materials for ah honest jury . He predicted a speedy dissolution of parliament , and in anticipation thereof he adr vised thein to' trust none who would not pledge themselves to the protection of native industry . He advised them , to read the . Morning Herald and Bell ' s WeeklyMessengcr only , to a gitate inevery corner of the empire , and _declaring his conviction that in the end they would receive the blessing of Him from whom no secrets were hid . "

      Mr . Buck arid' Sir John _Duckwokte then addressed the meeting , a nd vin d ic a te d the course they had pursued in parliament . After them ! .. Mr . _Febband roseiand spoke . ' He compliriiented Mr . Young upon the exertions which he hadmade , in spite of great difficulties and constant opposition , in rallying the public mind around the banner of Protection . He was also happy to see the chair filled by Sir John Yarde _Buljer , for when the Peel rot was devastating the benches ' Oftheir party in the House of Commons—when they scarcely kriew who were faithful ib their solemn pledges , his honest face was always seen , and his manly , voice r a ise d i n d efence of the p _roinises 'he had made _^ _his constituents . He ( Mr . Ferrand ) had had some

      rough work to go through m his political career , especially in the House of Commons , but whatever treatment he had there or elsewhere experienced , it made no difference to their worthy chairman , oir to those other members of Parliament who had that day honoured them with their presence . ( Cheers . ) He would ask the farmers of Devon before they proceeded further if they , were up to the mark—( great cheering)—for he would tell them that at the next general election 700 , 000 of the farmers of England would h a ve to save t he m se lv es from per ditio n —( immense cheering , with Kentish fire)—and riot on l y themselves , but their common country , agriculture , manufactures , and commerce . They had been told by Mr . Cobden at Leeds , in January last ,

      that if the agriculturists did agitate he would appear inthe West Riding and stir * up » rebellion . But if a rebellion was got np in Lancashire b y the cotton-spinners , he knew whero to look for Mr . Cobden ; he would be' found under his own bed—( loud laughter and _cheeringj- _^ skulking away from the head of these people whom he had stirred - up into rebellion against the Constitution of England . ( Cheers . ) Yes , they were going to fight ; but it was on the field ofthe Constitution , and their only weapon would be the elective franchise . ( Cheers . ) He was told that in that county the landed proprietors—the country gentlemen—stood by the farmers as they were in duty bound . ( Cries of "No , no . "l If there were any who did not , they were

      only keeping themselves in countenance by the examp le of many others in England at the present timo who were deserting their duty . If they wanted an instance of tho results of free trade at tho present moment , he bado them look at Ireland . What a state was that country in . Her farmers were flying by tens of thousands , with their cap ital , to America , the country of protection . Her agricultural labourers were flocking to tho manufactur ing districts of Lancashire , with" reference to tho returns of foreign and Irish cattle imported into Smithfield market at present , he declared that a § ov ernment encouraging Buch a Btato of things eserved impeachment , and as euro ns ho wns thon addressing them , if the "' existing " or any other

      government continued so insane a _courso for two ; years longer , it would n o t onl y bo impeach ed , but driven from tho country . ( Cheers . ) He regarded Ireland only as a stepping-stone by which the worst evils of free trade wero to be introduced into England . What , again , he asked , was the condition of tbe manufacturing districts—the cotton districts , at . whose bidding so many miseries and frightful horrors had been inflicted on the country 1 Why , they were starving for _^ want of cotton ; and it was only ; the other day that Mr . Bright , with faltering voice ; and with" brazen ' face , presented a petition from the . cotton-spinners of Lancashire Cheers ht

      praying for protection . ( . ) Yea , Mr . Bri g , for these Manchester Free Traders , asked a Red Free Trade House of Commons to give them protection—( loud cheers)—and that „ the ... Buffering farmers should pay their quota towards the expenses ofa Royal Commission to encourage the growth of cotton in India . The government would have been glad to do it , but they were afraid of the tavjits fhatwouid be hurled against them . He we _' nt to the Protectionist benches and asked them , to give him a help ing hand . They wero mdy _^ do it , hut Mr Bright durst not tako it to a vote , and the question , remained ia abeyance . fy _& what was

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      [ . the state of Lancashire' at -the 'present- moment ? The * _mills"luuLcommenced- _^ running short-time , ' 1 $ " % ? % *? ia Lancashire at ithe present' moment _iSOO _. OOO , _Irwn-yrho had fled thither from' death and desolation , _^ and there would speedil y come a terri fic struggle . ( Heav ; . hear . ) -The fight of Protection against Free Trade . _was-totakeplace " among the labourers ofLancashire , and a terrible 'conflict it mast of necessity be . ( Cheers . ) - The Irish arid the English had already begun to fight . ' It'would be an awful . struggle ,: and "ho warned her Majesty ' s government , that : it would Come sooner than thoy wereaware _. of .. ( Cheers ;) ; The Eng lish would be defeated ; , _the _IriBh would work ; for' half the price uponiWhioh ; Enirlish labourers _cmiM _liwo-thB ft _!»

      _nital . ofthe . masters would -support them , and the bayonets of-the government would keep down tho English labourer . -This would not last'Ion * , and shortly a spirit would arise in this country _^ which would say to the : government—" England-for the English ; Ireland , for . the Imh . " _-. _^ Prolonged cheering . ) Mr . Ferrand then repeated luVchat lenge to Mr-Cobden and Mr ;• Bright to meet him a mong the L a noashire ' operatives ; who , ho said , well knew now that _. " the big loaf" meant «• the little shilling . " , ( Loud : oheers . ) . The Times not long ago sai d ¦ ,, that there was- great destitution in the Shetlands , and that in-tho Highlands 500 , 000 persons were literally Starving . Let _themV however , look at the stateof tha . agricultural ; districts , and

      there they , would now have been ten tinies ' wbrse if the agriculturists had not listened to the entreaties of . the governriient riot to send their labourers to tho union , but to employ them out of capital ; The farmers did so , and how did the despicable Whigs evince _< their gratitude ? They secretly employed Mr . Baines , the . Foor Law Commissioner , to falsify a return in order to prove in . parliament that ' there ivas no distress in the country ' , ' b e cause the 'labourers kept out of the union . ( Cheers ;) Let them look at London , where Mr . Sidney nerbert was transporting 30 , 000 destitute needlewomen in order to meet a difficulty whioh he had himself assisted to raise , and to relieve the misery which he had helped to _creates ; All these sufferings were endured , and were to be endured , in order that 600 Manchester _hiariufacturers might _consuriio blood-stained ; _slavogrown cotton ; ( Loud cheers . ) He told therh , as h e bad , he believe d , latel told 20 , 000 farmer s , that

      y the days of cotton power were'numbered . ( Immense cheering . ) _; H e _toldtkofarmerain February last that 'if they would adopt his advice wool should rise threepence in the pound ; He was now told by a London tradesman that wool had risen ninety per cent ,,, and flax thirty per cent ., while the bloodstained , slave-grown cotton had only risen fifteen per cent .. Mr . F er rand th e n p roc e ed to ex p lain his Anti-Cotton League scheme amidst general marks of approbation , mingled occasionally with the sound of an ill-suppressed laugh ; and h e conclude d b y declaring his belief that in a fow months such a spiritwould , have-sprung up against the blood-stained , slave-grown cotton , that if another supply , was attempted to be forced on this country , they would nieet it on its road and sink it in tho Atlantic . ' This sentiment was rapturously applauded , an d in tho midst of the cheering Mr . Ferrand resumed his seat . ¦ ¦ _; i ' . . ¦ _¦¦¦ ' . '¦ . '¦ _'¦' ¦ _- _¦* ¦ " ¦ '¦'

      Mr . P .. Foskbtt , Mr . L . Pavr , Dr ; Bbbnt , Mr . Bassett , of Ilfracombe ; and the Rev . J . Miles then addressed the company , whioh from the commencement of Mr . Young ' s speech had been undergoing a steadily _increasingdiminution of its numbers , until at last hut a small knot of people remained in the large pavilion , in the centre ' ot a perfect waste of bare wooden benches . The Chairman , b efore leaving his p o st , said , that under such circumstances he supposed it would not be very proper to give , as the last toast , " To oiir next merry meeting : " but , as it wou ld in all probability be necessary to have another meeting before the assembling of the next parliament , he would only express a hope that those present would be rea dy , to meet him again .

      Assent to this was signified m the usual manner , and with cheers for Lady Yarde Buller , Earl _Starih ope , the Duke of Richmond , Lord Stanley ,- Mr ; Bu c k , the Chairman , _ c , the proceedings terminated . '

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      : -mmmBB _*— ¦ ¦ - THE IRISH DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION . The following address has been issued to the members ofthe various branches of the Irish Democratic Association situated in England , Sco t land , and Ireland : — * Brother Democrats ! —I a m d ire c t ed to inform you , that in consequence of the unavoidable withdrawal of Mr . English from the secretaryship of our body , and also in consequence of our being compelled to change our place of meeting , there has been for some time a little derangement in the management of our affairs ; to these necessities , as likewise to the suspension of tho Irishman , you must attribute our carrying ' on such-an imperfect correspon dence with you for the last few months . I am also directed to inform you . that about a month ago . the

      riien of tho Irish Alliance made a proposal to ns , stating their desire that we should enter into a conference with them , and examine minutely the rules of both bodies , that each might discover what impediments lay in tho way of cementing a union of both parties , and of b r i ngin g under one banner all the Democrats of Ireland . In making this proposal they—the men of the alliance—gave us a promise that they would do all in their power to have the existing ' obstacles remove d , an d that sh ould . their council offer any opposition to them they would COerce them , or hurl them overboard . In this manly proposal , given with such a p ledge of earnestness , no person , surely , could detect any insidious designs ; and would it not be hi ghly un b ecom in g in us ,

      who profess such great faith jn our principleswhose proudest boast is , that thoy aro tho principles of Mitchell—would it riot be cowardly if we refused , or were afr a i d to meet th e m , when they made thus much of an advance ?• Yet , _^ strange to say , there were a few individuals found iri our own ranks who counselled such a dastardly course , arid who even opposed our entering into negotiations with them . These men , who , froiri their insi gnificance in number—some twelve or . thirteen—could not give us any effective opposition at home , took a base and perfidious advantago of my not knowing your addresses , to despatch to tbe greater part of you a manifesto , which , when it was read before our faces , about a week afterwards , we perceived to be nothing

      but a tissue of misrepresentations . The vileness of that document . procured from all who' heard it read , an instant arid eternal . damnation . Heaven is our witness , that we bear no ill will towards the men ofthe Franois-street Reading-room ; but , we a sk , w a s it , fair or honourable on their part , without ever acquainting the committee , whom they themselves helpedto elect , and on whicllthcy had representatives , to write to you , and poison your ears against men who are as honest , as sterling , and as staunch _deriiocfats as they themselves ( tho men pf _Francis-Btreet ) would . wish to bo thought they are ? Was it just , without getting the permission oftbatcomriii ' ttee , whom they recognised as the ' _coverning body pf . the Association , to open a

      correspondence with , you , as on tho part Of thilt Association , 'and ' pour into your ears those poisonous drops ; so calculated to _^ engender distrust , hatred ; arid discord' betwixt men who , ' on ray soul , do not differ with' you in ithe _slightestj either in your aims or your principles ; by giving to you this one-sided and prejudiced report of . the . whole proceedings as they took place up . to that time ? . They made you' the victims of what ono of our _hiembei'S very ' truly detiomiriate ' _s—a " Political Swindle . They have accused , us of ' * weak-mindedness ;" , it may be s _# but it is quite clear ' that it is not our fault ( if fault thore bo)—but the fault of those . who mode us ' so . ' But this you ' must * be told , that . , not hnfilnf thoso men . who are so " weak-minded , '

      hecause ' they are willinff to see ; could a . umon . be effected , not-one of tnem but is ' prepared , if required to-morrow , to follow in tho footsteps of John Mitchell , or'to parfake ' ofthe'hospitality , and good cheer " w h ich t h e " black serpent" deals out so leniently to- Smith O ' Brien , at Maria Island . Not one of them , but , like you , brother democrats , concentrate the summit of their hopes in an Irish Democratic Republic ; butwhen the offer was made them , as honest men , they were desirous of seeing if tho thing were practicable , and if ad , to advise it to be done , and if not , to throw it to the winds ; but the few men beforo alluded to , gave the project an opposition , tor ' which they could not assi gn one single aueumentativo reason . Being over-ruled by

      the majority ofthe riiombers of the Association , and thus frustrated at home , _, it was thon they had rccourso to that disgraceful alternative , of which I twvo already spoken , ' But I have spent too much timo , Ink , and papor , in rofutihg thoso absurd and groundless , but , at , _thosnmo time , diabolical _acousatiouH , whloli havo boon In _siioli mi urinmuly manner proferrod against us . I bi » vo lib _. fr _ilono with it , nnd will ' _. prooood nt orioo 10 the liustticsii of this letter . I will lay tho whoio _oaso boforo you tts . lt ronlly _ooourred , from tbo boiliimliig Up to this momimt , ; and in giving this trutUful ' _vorslou . of tho affair , 1 dufy tho _Frnnois-strootnioii to _eoiitiwllotlim . Whon you havo heard it , judge for _yourfldvon _wnoihor yon would not , ns lionest inori ' _, li / tvo _notoa In tbo snmo manrior . had vou boon nlacod In th « _antiio position .

      Beforo I prooeed further , it may bo as well to Obsorve that there _nro numbers , somo of tbo boat and oldest of tho Confederates of M 8 , who stand on neutra l ground outsido both tho Allmnco and . the "Democratic Assooiution ; these men lmvo been d inging " Union" in our ears every , day _sineotho association was formed . They doolaro tbey , will not join any party until there is an amalgamation of the Irish Dernooracy , and will not join tho Alliance ; or our association for ; fear , ; they say , of perpotuatmg disunion ; these , and ' our own memborsby tbeir loud clamouring for " Union , " hounded us on to a conference , whether we would or no . Now for the faots I have promised . . Tho Alliance made tho proposal for a conference . ' If we placed , any faith , in tho strength of our own conviotions should wo bo justified in refusing to meet them ? Wo still think we should have been highly culpable had we Adopted

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      such a cojarse . ' Accordingly wo did meet thorny to see if the thing was possible . ; The . - committee rappo i nted b y our body mettb _^ . committeo ofthe _iAlfiaride on the' 3 rd inst . ' , ! wheri ,. tbey ( our committee ) laid _befovejherrif ( the . committee of 'the Alliance ) a plan for " the ; formation for * a body , ' _-whose duty it w ' ould , beto _' _. Watch'b . ver _^' to prefect , and to advocate the sacred rights of labour . This question is , I need riot remind yob ; one bf what our polite and refined tyrants designate the' " abominations of Socialism ; " but , nevertheless , when it . is firmly rooted m . thc Irish' heart , it will-teach the Irish _poople-thttt there is something worth Sgbtingvfor , that they have _something worth , thi , * ni » _in

      d rop o f h uman Moo d f or . _Sbmetimeago , in our own _j'o dy , we . conceived th ' o . idea of . working this _-questwi ourselve 9 ,, ; but lack > f funds ; and-other aid , which the association was not able to supply nre _« vented us from , developing the . project , and so we were _constraineil to abandon it for the time . Well to _thisp lan the Alliance willingly gave their assent ' arid ' promised _, us their active co-operation . The c omm i tt e es , then proceeded to examine minutely the furidameri . tal rules of , both bodies , when they perceived the principal existing differences to lio in those concerning . the Church Question arid iParliamentary Representation _^ After very little dispute , _the Alliance abandoned their former opinions on the Church Question , ! a nd adopted . _ours ,. as they _cons ' _nlered'it the wisest view , of the subject . - ¦ : If you ref er to our rules , brother Democrats , you will find that view to bo noh-interference on ithe Parliamentary Question ; they were obliged also to succumb , but , instead of adopting our opinions in full , they consented

      to Jet it remain an open question for persons to exercise their individual judgments upon . Thus brothers , this dreaded Conference is-fended , a nd we h a v o com out of it with as white h a nds a s when wo entered it . " Of course we could go no further _untitle should obtain the concurrence : of the different branches , and it is to obtain . thatthatl get this letter published , as I have not the addresses of all the branches . It is with you now : to decide . And , in conclusion , we would beseech of you to ponder , to deliberate over , and to give this subject a calm arid mature jud gm e nt ; before you come to any final decision on it . Wo would further entroat of you not to allow your better judgment to be influenced in any way by that epistle which emanated from Francis-street , for , we assure you , it is nothing bufc . a categorical concoction of insinuations . Th i nk no w . whether it is better to unite and be free , or to keep divided and ho enslaved for ever . Thomas _Culle _!* , ' Seoretary ,

      . ; _-. Irish Democratic Association . 13 , King-street , Dublin . / ; P . S . —I feel muck pleasure in-being able to publish a copy of a resolution passed at-the general meeting amid universal acclamation : — ' ? That we , tho members of the Ivish Democratic Association , do hail with great pleasure the proposed union of the Irish ' Democracy ' ; and wo her e b y tender a _vote of thanks to the six , members representing -the association at tho Conference . "—J . Keilt ,. Chairman . "' ¦ ' _., . . . ' . ' ,, ' .. -. Tj . _Cuueh . _-: [ We are sorry , that tho demandupon the columns ofthe _Northern Star has so long prevented the publication of this address . ] -. ' , . _.. . _,.., . ' . ¦ ¦ ;

      To The Democrats Of Great Britais • And ...

      TO THE DEMOCRATS OF GREAT BRITAIS AND IRELAND . '"

      Mr , Editob , —Icall upon all true democrats to bestir themselves for the attainment of a proper representation in the Commons House of Parliament . No man ought to be idle one moment at this great w _. ork ; and as it is for every man ' s benefit to obtain the People ' s Ch a rter , so it is every ' mari ' s du l y to do somothing towards achievirig that great object ; something may and can be done , if ever y town and locality' would follow iriy advice , which is this : —Let each town , where a Chartist council sits to transact business ( and in those places where there is no such _courtc'l , let them irinriodiatoly elect properly qualified men to dotheir business , ) immediately-form an elective committee to , watoh the

      proceedings of all municipal , borough j and county elections . _; This elective committee should forthwith divide such towns arid places into districts , and each district should prepare proper collecting books and efficient collectors , to collect monies from all parties forthe upholding arid contesting all such elections . That publio meetings be held , to explain the above-named objects ; and further , also to take the sense of such meetings , that . they shall declare who , in their opinion , are the most fit a n d proper persons to represent their interests in Parliament . AU monies so collected to bo iised for defraying such electioneering expenses , so that any poor candidate may not be still more reduced by bearing his own . ex p enses , and "that the

      men bo proposed shall bo faithfully upheld , and all legal means used to secure the return of such can- 1 didates .. -That all-such district committees shall send one delegate to . t h e Centr a l . Comm i tte e , and that a president , " secretary , " and treasurer , be appointed in eaoh district ¦ , and that the delegates so appointed form and comprise the central committee , and if there should not bo a sufficient number of districts to form a sufficient number for the conducting the . business of . the Central Committee , there shall be elected , from the acting council , such a num b er a s , in the opinion of tho mem b ers , may bo sufficient to transact business , never having less th a n ' thirteen of a central committee , viz ., ten memb ers , and three officers , which shall be the

      chairman , treasurer , and secretary , That the central committee shall not meet less than once a week , to transact the business required , but as much _, 6 f t e ner as may be d eemed necessary ; an d that such c e ntral committee shall so appoint its time of meeting as not to intrude upon tlie time of meeting of any of the . aforesaid district meetings . Tliat each'district shall meet not loss than once a week , and that each delegate shall attend his own district meeting at the timo appointed , to deliver to the members of tho district a . favtUful report of all the proceedings in the centralcommittee . It shall be the business ofthe central committee to establish an efficient registry for the reg istration of all reform ; voters , and that such business shall be distributed among the

      different districts , according to the extent of such district , so that too heavy a burden of work m ay riot lie upon the actions of the central comrnitte ' e . ~ That each delegate shall report the progress every week that his district-has made in reg i s tration , and collections ; and tbat auditors bo appointed to overlook the books , ar id cast up all accounts , both of the central and district committees ; and that : a balancesheet be mado out every month ; and presented to the members for their inspection ,, so that there may not be any dissatisfaction amongst tho members as to the expenditure of the money so collected ; and that the principles of democracy be fully carried out in all the proceedings of the district and central committees . - * - ¦' - ' :

      Now , brother democrats , ' ! have . maturely considered the above propositions , and feel confiient that if all men felt as I do on the above subject that it would soon be carried into effect , and we should soon see tho beneficial workings of such a system ; and as Scotland requires no property qualification for its representatives , it is our duty _, to secure as many of our own men for that country as possible ; and we ' may also , by acting up to the above directions , secure the return' of many Charti s ts in E ng lan d , Wales , and Ireland ; arid as

      our revered political father said , a few weeks since , in ono ofhis letters in the ¦ S ' _. _that'he' wished he bad eleven more good and true men in Parliarnanfc beside himself , he would put government to their pins , wo might be enabled to furnish him with fifty helpmates . •' ¦ ' - ' _"' ,.. _.., - Now , men of Great Britain and Ireland , how long will ye continue to be so dull and apathetic in the cause of freedom ? You must , and can , emancipate yourselves , but if you wait for either government or the middle class to do your work ybri will be deceived . ' ¦¦> ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦' '

      My _deftrfellow'countrymen , I have studied the above subject carefully , aud I believe it to be workable ; and I must now inform you that'I shall hold myself in readiness to attend any of your public meetings , and that I shall further explain the subject ana the objects we may come at , by sending men of our order'to represent us , I require aU communications , inviting me to attend , such _meotings and deliver lectures , to be sent not later than Saturday , August 3 r d , so that 1 can oommunreate with those persons who invite mo during tho week following , and on the 10 th of August describe my tOur in the Star and Rey-I nolds ' _s Weekly Mmpaper , and so commence my

      route oa _> the 17 th of August . My address-is as follows : —Dr . Frith , 105 , Tavern-yard / _Broomfields , _Wiikefield-Yoad , Bradford , Yorkshire . Now , my dear friends , as I havo suffered severe _persosution during the last two years , and during that timo have been twelve months and three weeks confined within the felon ' s cell ,. I am not in _oircumstiincos to boar my own expenses , as Ihave _awifonnd _fniiMly to maintain ; therefore I leave the-matter in your hands for yomt corisideraton , fosling assured that tho plan I have laid down ia tiuUo _pvaoticiiblo , nnd will , if carried ont , bo of _inoaloulnblo good to our glorious cause . 1 now subscribe _mysolf _. Your over fnithful friond and devoted servant ¦ in tho holy causo of Freodom , Bradford . Nathaniel Frith .

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      ' Tub _Pounnii-iAs _Pastou , _Mkinhold , whose sinfiulnir romanoe , tho Amber Witeh , i 8 well known in Engl a nd , has just boon condemned to three months ' imprisonment and a fine of 100 thalers , besides costs , for slander against another clergyman named Stosch _, ina communication published in the New Prussian Zeitung , ' The Amber Witch is ono of tbo " curiosities of literature , " for in tbe last German edition the author is obliged to prove that it is entirely a work of , imagination , and not , as almost all tho German _crUios . believed it to bo when it appeared , the reprint of an old obroniolo . Mr . Macauuv is at present visiting the principal battlefields of Scotland ,

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      _BARXSLEr DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION . ,, At a meeting , _holdeiil in , Barnsley , it . was agreed _ffJuft a *? emooratio Association , to be called _? , . ™ y Democratic Association . "; . ¦ _Jv _ f ! M , ta V 7 _\ ? malte the _PeoP 1 _* ' 8 Chartor ( whole and entire ) the Law ofthe Land . ! ' _™ ? make the Land National Property .- . " . " 3 : Tho . carrying out of the social system . 80 US to " l o er eVery ma _" ' p 088 ible * hiB _* WD em _' Means : —The diffusion of knowledge by the circulation of tracts , public discussions , _ c ., and a thorough union with tho Irish Democrats . We propose _inculcating a spirit of manhood , and repudiate all demoralising agitation such as petitioning parliament , , & c , & c . ¦ .

      TO THE DEMOCRACY OF ENGLAND . Brothers , —A few years ago we considered our ? selves the advanced guard of . democratic freedom , but recent events prove that the men of France , Italy ,, and the different states of Germany , have gone before us , leaving us in the rear . We are resolved that it shall no longer be so , and , th e refore , briefly Jay before you our democratic faith . The whole of society , from ono extremity to'the other , is thoroughly corrupt and debased ; by the unjust and unequal distribution of wealth , which enables one class to pursue a vicious career of extravagance unparalleled in . the world ' s history , whilst those who produce the nation ' s wealth by excessive toil , which crushes the heart of man . and renders him an

      abject and servile slavo cannot procure for himsietf and lamily tbe common necessaries of life . _Against this unjust and unhol y system we are resolved to wage a just and holy warfare . We commence at the root of the evil , by at once proclaiming that the Land should , become national property , as every sod , bot h ara b le an d pa s tur e , from deepest earth to h ighest Heaven , belongs to tbe people . Tho land was created for the common use of all ; why , then , should the few lay claim to that which is essential for the sustenance of the human family ? Where is their exclusive right ? Let them produce their must y-parchmebtB , and prove they are title deeds from Heaven , then we will believe tho land to ba theirs , but not till then . As well might they lay

      claim to the light of Heaven and the air , we breathe . Ours then be the holy task lo restore'it to the rightful owners—the peoplo . Of self-government , we also claim for the entire people the right . Why should a _sma'l section lay claim to the exclusive privilege of making _Liwb to govern a community without their consent ? This is a vile usurpation that ought not for one moment to be tolerated . Do not our horny hands produce the nation ' s wealth ?—and were wb to cease labour all . niust ine _» yitably perish . A resolution , though desperate as it m a y a p pear , would after all be preferable ( wero there no other means of escape ) , thai eontinuin g dead drudges , miserable helots , toiling like beasts of burden for idle vampires who

      add insult to injury hy insolently procl a iming that we are riot capable to govern ourselves . [ We d esire ' to sn a p our ch a in s , a nd t h is we will be enabled to do by making * tho Peop le ' s Charter the basis of a constitution , and c a rry ing out the social system so as to make every man his own employer .. Then the idle drones- —who style themselves respectable , though living on the fruits of others industry—would have to work or _starye . What a deplorable state is our country reduced to , when the Jives ofher useful artisans are entirely depending on tbe whim and caprice of employers ; and oh Heaven . ' that we should tolerate s uch a curse d sy st e m , when thousands of our

      females are driven to prostiution to obtain a livelihood . But this is a system that the preachers of every creed and denomination , with rare exceptions , not only sanction , but openly support . The hired tools belonging to the press would fain make us believe that we are the happ iest people in the worl d , enjoying , as they say—the blessings of freedom . What ridiculous cant , when six-sevenths of the male adult popoulation are outside the pale of the constitution . They also tell us of the ri ght of publ i c meet i ng a nd p e t i tion , and that it is right to beg from Parliament . Brothers , it is a _ripbt to degrade ourselves iu the world ' s estimation , but this is a sin which we repudiate , and shall be guilty of no

      more . Think of what you do when you pen one of those precious documents , an humble petition to the honourable and rig ht honoura b le s , and we , in duty bound , will ever pray , & c , & c . In the first place , you a cknowl edge your own inferiorty by tho distance you place between yourselves and your rulers , and in the next you toll them that they may rest secure , that you will ever continue to remain miserable spaniels , whin i ng a nd praying , e v en t h ou g h they never accede to your wishes . Did ever a peopleln the world obtain liberty by such poltroonery A No , it was not by such means that Tell freed Switzerland—that the Frenoh got rid of their feudal aristocracy—or that _caused the star-spangled

      banner of America to float triumphantly on the breeze . We propose a different line of proceeding to that we have been accustomed to . We propose , by the circulation of tracts , not only to instil a spirit of manhood , but also to teach the ignorant portion of th e peop le their social rights . This work may soon be accomplished ; and then common sense will teach tho other means by which the liberty of our oountry _oan be best secured . We also propose a thorough union , on equal terms , with the Irish Democracy . We freely and openly offer them our aid . They know best themselves what thoy _reouire ; whilstin return

      , , we ask their assistance to accomplish our object . They , too , are opposed to Par liamentary agitation . Why , t h en , should wc not unite ? The tyrant of one is the oppressor of tbe other—the same enemy crushes us botb . We have now briefly laid before you our princip les , an d i f you ag ree with t h e m , we call upon you at once to adopt them . We are actuated by no ambitious notion of opposition to other Chartist Associations , but believe that the time hath come when it is necessary to declare fearlessly and honestl y our opinions and objects , believing th a t there are many in each locality who hold views similar

      to our own . Those who wish to form societies can communicate with us , with a view to appoint some large town for a central body , and agTee to a plan of organisation . ' . Let us not only applaud the chivalrous deeds and hoblo daring of continental patriots , but also try to imitate their example ; and when the glorious struggle is renewed throughout Europe for Demo * oratic liberty—which we have every reason to believe will soon take place—let us , then , be in a position to join the loud and universal shout of " Viva la Uepiiouoixe Democratique et Sociale !" ; Thomas G _. irbutt , Matthew Garbutt , Michael Segrave , Daniel Lidgett , John Popp leton , William May ; John Shaw , secretary .

      A Gentleman Named Gunier, Living At Brom...

      A Gentleman named _Gunier , living at Brompton , an acquaintance of a gentleman named Tew , in Wakefield , Yorkshire , received a short time since a letter from Eastbourne , in Sussex , assuming ac _« quaintanceship , and , after gossiping about domestic affairs , the writer Blated that he had lost his purse , and asked for- a loan . The letter was signed George Tew , and Mr . Guntor , not doubting that it _wassentby h is Yorksh i re a cqua i ntanc e , immediately _forwarded £ 15 . - He , however , suspected that all was not right , and that the Christian name was not correct , and accordingly lie wrote off to his Wakefield friend . _' That gentleman immediately stated that ha had not been in Sussex , and that moreover hia hanker had received a letter a short time since from ,

      a person , who signed it Charles Tew , and who stated that he had just arrived at Southampton , from Malta , and requested a remittance . Ths . ba n ke r v e ry sh rew dl y sent tho letter , to the real Mr . Te < _v before he remitted , who , o f course repu « dinted thei authorship of it . But to return to Mr . George Tew , Mr . Gunter received another letter from that gentleman , gossipping again about family matters ofthe Tews and Gunters , and stating that ho was at Southampton expecting a couple of Aldemey cows , one of whieh was intended as a present for Mr . G _., and th a t he was still rather short of cash . Mr . Gunter registered a five-pound note , and sent his son to Southampton . Tha latter and ft police * man were concealed in the post-office in that town ,

      on the nth mst ., and the moment Mr . George Teir received the letter the policeman tapped him on tha shoulder . He was a man nearly sixty years pf age , r e specta b ly d resse d , and appeared a mixture of the sporting man and gentleman farmer . Before tbo ma g istrates ho gave his n a me G eo r ge Ri cha r d Te w , said thafc he belonged to _Doncaster , and was living on his property . It appears he had been ha Southampton about a fortnig ht , went b y the name of Georgo Richards while there , and that he jS a , wellknown betting roan on tbe turf . He was remanded to Hammersmith by the magistrates . ,: Noiskless Carriage _Wheels . —An invention , hf which a band of solid vulcanized-India-rubber is fixed by means of a flange round the iron tyre of carriage wheels , 1 ms been patented by Messrs . Marks , ot _Langham-plaee , and may be seen at tho Polytechnio Institution , Regent-street . The

      advantages derived from it are that much jolting over rough roads or streets is avoided ; no noise is oc casioned in passing along the streets by the rattling of the iron tyre , the wheels to which it is applied aro rendered less liable to strain upon the nave or fellies by the elasticity of the material , and the material itself from its pliability and toughness lasts longer than the common iron tyro . Something ot tho kind was a few years ago attempted by employing leather , but tho application was ineffectual . The _patentes have despatohed several sets « wheels to St . _Petorsburgh for tho carriages of the Emperor of Russia . Thoso who ar ? _coripus m subjects of this so r t should inspect this simple but ingenious contrivance . ' _ „ . „ A , __ RTfiA _« , „ BBIVAI , OP BUUION FROM SOUTH _£ MEWOA . -. Thfv Amnhitrito twenty-four , corvette , from Souta ___ S ? _ffita 5 _M ? bu » r _^ _* at arrived on Monday morning at Portsmouth , wh _« i _SewllldisXrgo _^ her treniurefor conveyance te . theBank _ofEnglani .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 27, 1850, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_27071850/page/7/