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FRAKGE . The Psebb v . the Pmesis . —The ^* rno ? < f « 2 > tiaft contains a pastoral letter of . Cardinal de la Tour d'Auvergne , Bishop of Arras , w which he pro-Mints Hie reading , or etea the possession , or the i ^ utt < fc 2 > rcft Be ** k ** 3 * f& » ™ « . ™ - Pnpin defends the liberties of tlie Galhcan Church sgafost the party termed "Ultramontane" ) . On the preceding day the latter learned gentleman , at a meeting of ihe Academy of Moral and Political Science , took occasion to refer to the dispute between himself and the clergy , "in which he described with firmness" ( saysthe Siette ) "the -real principles on wtoch the Galilean doctrines rest , and demonstrated Bat the Concordat ( of 1801 ) had given a new sanction to the old maxims of the Church which had at all times been maintained by the French clergy . M . Cousin acquiesced in the statements of M . Dupin , and the entire Academy appeared to approve the sentiments of both . "
SPAIN . Ua » hii > , JIamh 17 . —This day the Chamber of Deputies passed the bill for restoring the Hnsold ehm-eb property to the clergy , by a majority of 126 agaiust IS ., The Minister of Justice and the President of the Council repeated , in the course of the delate , their former declaration , that "the rights of the owners ofnational property were guaranteed bythe laws ; " that "they had consequently no cause for jdann , " and that " the restitution of the unsold property was indispensable to carry out the negotiations with'the Holy See . " It - was . reported that the Government had received satisfactory intelligence from Rome , anil that a nuncio would be shortly accredited to the Spanish court . The Government despatched , on the 18 th , an extraordinary courier to announce to the Pontifical Government the adoption of the Devolution Bill by the Chamber of Deputies It was believed that the Chambers would not again be convoked before the 29 th or 30 th inst .
GERMANY . The Wasderixg Jew . —Fbakkfort , Mjbch 22 . — The Frankfurter Journal of this day contains the fol lowing communication from its correspondent at Mnlheim , on flie Rhine : — "JMarchJStL — The Whole of this neighbourhood is in a state of excitement in consequence of the reported appearaneehere of the WafderimaJewf-. A . dayor twoagoa singularly dressed man , of mysterious manners , arrived here , whom theignorant classes—already excited bythe religious movement of the day—imagined to be the above traditionary personage . It was discovered , however , at last that he was originally a peasant from this vicinity , who had been to Rome and the Holy Land , siid who had entered into an Eastern monastic order , which' he was attempting to extend here . He has not met with any . success in his new mission . "
MO 2 CTE VIDEO AND BEUNOS AYRES . Liverpool , Tcesdat . —Accounts were received yesterday from Buenos Ayres to . the . 16 th January , which is three weeks later than the date of the previous letters . The intelligence is of considerable importance to Eritisli commerce , and shows the necessity of rendering the proposed intervention , as prompt as possible . The Buenos Ayrean Government has declared a total blockade of the nort of Jlonte Video against the ships of all nations , in the place of the partial blockade which has existed for wine time as relates to vessels carrying provisions
ami munitions of war . Xothing , therefore , is now left for the English , French , and Brazilian Govern-Sttits but io decide whether they will allow the commerce of their respective countries to be altogether saut out from the north bank of the River Plate , or will put an end to this ruinous struggle at once . TVLat renders ihls decision the more necessary is , that the Buenos Ayrean Government has issued another decree forbidding all communication with Corrientes , Paraguay , and , in met , with the whole interior of South America , until what is called " legal fader" ( that is the tyranny of Rosas ) is re-established is Corrientes .
UNITED STATES . Tbe AssEXinoN of Texas Bill passed bx the Senate . —The packet ship Indiana has arrived , bring-3 oi' us important intelligence from New York , dated the 1 st inst . The joint resolutions annexing Texas io the American Union , as carried in the House oi Scpreseniatives , have passed the Senate . There are Kane important amendments made in the bill , and tfbjcli the American papers represent as doing away Kith the decisiveness of the action ; but this is all . lie effect of the amendments , which , on the embodying of the views of Mr . Benton ' s bill , leave it discretionary with the President to carry out the annexation or not , can be only to stave off the question during a period to be employed in negotiating and srranging details with the Texan Government . The
joint resolutions of annexation passed the Senate bv " a majority of only two , the vote being twenty-seven in favour of annexation , and twenty-five against . The amendment to the bill of immediate and unquaufied annexation was afterwards proposed by Mr . Walter . It appends to the bill the resolutions of 3 Ir . ' Benton . This wa 3 also carried by a vote of iwoniy-seven to twenty-five . It is stated that the ^ Mexican Minister at "Washington , Almonte , has made all necessary arrangements for his return to JIadco . He is said to be only waiting for President Tyler to sign the Texan annexation resolutions , and to make tl \ e usual proclamation , which will soon be done , to dimandMs passports and makehis protest , and Jo retire- and brtak vp aU official relations with the Government of the United States .
THE INATJGUKATION OF THE tfEW PRESIDENT . The ceremony of inauguration is thus described : — " Congress adjourned oa Monday morning , at halfwit two o ' clock . The heavens then were somewhat overcast , ami many were the fervent desires sent upwards for a fine day on which to consummate the action of the people at the polls , by the inauguration tf James K . Polk , the People ' s President . At an early hour , Pennsylvania Avenue was raronscd with pedestrians , and carriages and vehicles Mall sorts . There was a continual stream of life
pouring alongthe side-walks towards the Capitol , and Jbr one who wished to go towards the President ' s laansion , at the other extremity of the avenue , there fhs no resource left but to take the toad , for it were a ; easy to swim against the current of the mighty , turbid , and swollen waters of the Mississippi , as to sum the living tide of souls which bore its way to the Capitol . Every age . sex , and condition were represented , bnt conspicuous above all were to be s « a those whose air , dress , and manner , told at once iliev ivere from the country—the farmers , the bone and sinew of the country .
About half-past ten a . m . we made our way to Coleman ' s , where the President wasstaying . In a few Diinutes a general clearing out of the hall announced something about to happen , and on going outside , Io ! ihere -was his Excellency President Tyler , in his Carriage . Such pushing , and squeezing , and crowding , ibe people might never have seen John Tyler before , -de got out of his carriage , and went into the hotel to see President Polk . The military then began to arrive in front of the hotel , with drums beating , irumpets blowing , colours flying , and bayonets fixed , and taking up their position in front , they formed in line , and awaited the President ' s appearance , his carriage having just drawn up to the door . The footpath in front of Coleman ' sand on the opposite
, side of the Avenue , was blocked up with human wings ; while every available spot was occupied in Hie neighbourhood . The boys climbed up into the trees which skirt the side walk , and the ladies ( sweet creatures I ) occupied the windows . The marshals had great difficulty in keeping clear a sufficient space for the military , iu consequence of the pressure of the crowd , whose democratic feelings would not suffer them to see the necessity of keeping the middle of the road in front of the hotel quite dear of persons , when they tranted to see the President whom they had helped to elect . The roof of the carriage wa ? , however , opened , notwithstanding the
ram ( whien was not very heavy ) , and Mr . Polk shortly made his appearance , accompanied by 3 Ir . Tylenand both got into the carriage . Some iearty cheers were given on his appearance . The Chief Marshal and his aids were bedizened with the usual quantity of silks and ribbons in the way of scarfs and rosettes , and for batons of office each was provided with a piece of young hickory about two feet long . The military were well represented . There were Html fine companies , and all in excellent order , awl apparently Avcll drilled . Their appearance save universal satisfaction , and attracted tlie createst share of attention next to President Polk .
Ihe . eleri < y turned out well . There were about twenty of that profession , and the different denomiua-HoiH « ere -. veil represented . The president CMneiiext , lookingTrell , though tliin ? t «' i anxious in appearance , with President Tyler in thesame carriage . Ex-l ' rea « lents—none . Jjkr ' s Cabinet—WieMifie and Wilkins . supreme Court—none . , j-fylomatic Corps—none . Ijmi came the members and ex-members of Cont ^ S j of whoin there was a goodl v number , headed bv fcheplicrd Carey , of Maine , andlonc JohnWentworth , « ilimoK . who stands the head and shoulders taller tivS fd ! ° V' ' meml ( ers of > tue Mouse of Representa Oflicers of the Anny , Navy , Marine Corps , and i ! r i' - ? < iid n ° t see ' at all , except those belonging io and with ilis military in the procession viuill tuw \
. » Pl — uuu > j »* w * o * j * . w **« iiien came the Empire Club , or rather the banner ^ Jtntiie few accompanying members and the band , an « I thepiece of ordnance aforesaid ; and the balance tit the procession perhapsnumberedlOOor 500 persons ^ certainl y not more . ¦ lo one who has been accustomed to witness the flispiays which are made in processions in Xew iorJr when anything of importance calls for one , this was certafl y smaHpotetora , samfifflv exemplifies ihe fRP enonty of the arrangements , and means , and ap-Piiances of the migs in matters of fliiskind . "RTiat , nowever , wasIacMng in the appearance of theproees-
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£ ue was amply compensated by the masses that accompanied it ; and here was the superiority of the democrats demonstrated . Crowds upon crowds , thousands upon thousands , accompanied the proces sion , and thronged especially about the part where the President ' s carriage was to be seen ; and every available window on the line of route , the porticoes , balconies , galleries , and foot-paths , were crowded to the utmost extent of their capacity to accommodate . Fair faces and sweet smiles were to be seen at every window , and every gallery or balconv , then * owners all seeking to have a view of the new President ; and accompanying the line of the procession , and often inconveniently interfering with it , wasaclond of ( not exactly 'light * horsemen , nor yet heavy dragoons , but ) the yeomanry , who did such excellent service by tb eir
votes in the late political contest , mounted on their steeds , ( not exactly fiery or gracefij , but certainl y steady and useful ) , probably taken from the plough or waggon , to enable their riders to see Colonel Polk , the democratic President . These volunteer guards , for in such a capacity they seemed to act , completely environed the President ' s carriage , and it was with difficulty the marshals could keep them from breaking the line of procession . On the outskirts of the procession , too , were to befound every variety of vehicle , from the pretentious private carriage , to the hack and the country waggon and bnggy , with loads of children with bright eyes , " rosy , healthy looking cheeks , and laughing lipa , enjoying all the fun they could make , and stretching their , precious necks to catch a sight of the President , whom their anxious
mamas and : papas were pointing out to them with great and laudable assiduity . - In this order the procession reached the west gates , of the Gapitol grounds , where the President and those accompanying him left their carriage ^ and the procession , with the members of Congress and others who were entitled to admission into tne Capitol , and proceeded through the grounds to the Capitol ; and on the procession coming in sight of the Capitol grounds , there was a new scene for wonder , for every conceivable foot of space on the elevated terraces of those grounds , where a spectator could have a chance of seeing the procession and the President and suite , was crowded to suffoeation . It was literally black with the swarms of people—here and there relieved by the bright dress of the democratic lady , who was
not afraid ot either the falling rain or the thronging crowd , but was determined to see and be seen . The remainder of the procession , consisting of the military , the clubs , and the citizens , pursued the route up the Capitol-hill , leading outside the grounds , and laving made a detour , entered in ab the eastern entrance of the grounds , and marched up in front of the Gapitol , and there formed a line ; while the whole space in front . of . the Capitol was crowded with the Vast mixed multitude which had preceded and accompanied the procession , and even the grounds beyond were swarming with the overflowing and redundant population . At length the two Presidents , actual and elect , entered the Gapitol , and took their seats below the Clerk ' s table , and with their faces towards the audiencej and then , after a brief pause , the order of arrangements was read aloud , the parties falling into their places . as they were respectively named , and the
whole mass left the Senate Cuamber and proceeded to the eastern portico . t Here a temporary stage had been erected , as at the inauguration of President Harrison , over the great flight of steps ; and , from the front of this , the President elect read to as many of the vast mass which Qkd the space in front as could . hear him , the address . He read it ia a firm tone of voice , with the air of a man profoundly impressed by it himself , and desirous to impress it upon others . The delivery of the inaugural address being concluded , the oath of office was administered to the President by the Chief Justice of the United States , and the new President was saluted by loud cheers from ihe surrounding multitude . The procession was then again formed , and escorted the President to the Presidential mansion , where , in the course of the afternoon , he received the congratulations of a laj ^ e number of his fellowcitizens . "
THE MESSAGE . The following are the principal points of the President ' s inaugural address : — Pellow Citizens , —Without solicitation on my part , I have been chosen by tbe . free and voluntary suffrages of my countrymen to the most honourable and most rcsppnsiUe office on earth . I am deeply impressed , with gratitude for the confidence reposed in me . Honoured with this distinguished consideration at an earlier period of life than any of my predecessors , I cannot disguise the ( tiffrlencQ with wMcn I am about to enter on th e discharge of uiy official duties . The President then invokes the aid of the " Almighty Ruler of the Universe" to direct him in f he path of duty , and to enable him to fulfil his sacred obligation , to " preserve , protect , and defend" the constitution of the United States .
THE FEDERAL ASD STATE GOVEBJSMENTS . To the States ^ espectirelr , or to the people , have been reserved " the powers not delegated to the United States b . v the constitution , nor prohibited Vy it to the states . " Each state is a complete sovereignty -within the sphere of its reserved powers . The Government of the Union , acting within the sphere of its delegated authority , is also a complete sovereignty . While the general Government should abstain from tbe exercise of authority not clearly dek-gated to it , the slates should be equally careful that in the maintenance of their rights they do not overstep the limits of powers reserved to them . One of the most distinguished of my predecessors attached deserved importance to " the support of ( he State Governments in all their rights , as the most competent administration for our domestic concerns , and the surest bulwark against anti-republican tendencies f and to the " preservation of the general Government in its ivhole constitutional rigour as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad . "
This most admirable and wisest system of well-regulated self-government among men ever devised by human minds has been tested by its successful operation for more than half a century , and , if preserved from the usurpations of the federal Government on the one hand , and the exercise by the states of powers not reserved to them on the other , Tr ill , I fervently hope and believe , endure for ages to come , and dispense the blessings of civil and religious liberty to distant generations . To effect objects so dear to every patriot , I shall devote myself with anxious solicitude . * # ## * One great object of the constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing . minorities , or encroaching upon their just rights . Minorities have a right to appeal to the constitution , as a shield against such oppression , THE VETO ,
That the blessings of liberty which our constitution secures may be enjoyed alike by minorities and majorities , the Executive has been wisely invested with a qualified veto upon the acts ot the legislature . It is a negative power , and is conservative in its character . It arrests for the time hasty , inconsiderate , or unconstitutional legislation ; invites reconsideration , and transfers questions at issue between the legislative and executive departments to the tribunal of the people . Like all other powers , it is subject to be abused . "When judiciousl y and properly exercised the constitution itself may be saved from infraction , and the rights of all preserved and protected .
TKOGBESS OF THE UX 10 X . The inestimable value of our federal union is felt and acknowledged by all . Uythis system of united and confederated states our people are permitted , collectively and individually , to seek their own happiness in their own way : and llie consequences have been most auspicious . Since the union was formed the number of the states has increased from thirteen to twenty-eight ; two of these have taken their position as members of the confederacy within the last M-eek . Ourpopulation has increased from 0 , 000 , 000 to 20 , 000 , 000 . New communities and states are sefikiug protection -under its regis , and nTultiroues from
tbe old world are flocking to our sliorcs to participate in its blessings ; beneath its benigu sway peace and prosperity prevail . Freed from the burthens and miseries of war , our trade and intercourse have extended throughout the world . Mind , no longer tasked in devising means to accomplish or resist schemes of ambition , usurpation , or ccuMjuert , is devoting itself to man ' s true interests , in developing his faculties and powers , and the capacity of nature to ministerto his enjoyments . Genius is free to announce its inventions and discoveries ; and the hand is frte to accomplish whatever the head conceives , not incompatible with the rights of a fellow-being . All distinctifins ofbirtli or of rank Lave been abolished . All
citizens , whether native or adopted , are placed upon terms of precise equality . All are entitled to- equal rights and equal protection . * Xo union exists between church and state , and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds .
THE ABOLITIONISTS . Itis a s » urce of deep regret that in some sections of our country misguided persons have occasionally indulged in schemes and agitations , whose object is the destruction of domestic institutions existing in other sections—institutions which existed at the adoption of the constitution , and were recognised and protected by it . All must see that if it were possible for them to be successful in attaining their object , the dissolution of the Union , and the consequent destruction of our happy form of Government , must speedily foUow .
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steadily oppose the creation of those institutions and systems which , in their nature , tend to pervert it from its legitimate purposes , and make it the instrument of sections , classes , and individuals . We need no national banks , or other extraneous institutions , planted around the Government to control or strengthen it in opposition to the will of ite , authors . Experience has taught us how unnecessary the ; are as auxiliaries of the public authorities , how impotent for good , and how powerful foi mis * chief . Ours was intended to be a plain and frugal government , and I shall regard it to be my duty to recommend to Congress , and , as far as the Executive is concerned , to enforce , by all the means within my power , the strictest economy in the ' expenditure of the public money which may be compatible with the public interests .
a national debt has become almost an institution of European monarchies .. It is viewed , in some of them , as an essential prop to existing governments . Melancholy is the condition of that people whose government can be sustained only by a system which periodically transfers large amounts from the labour of the many to the coffers of the few . Such a system is imcompatible with the end for which our republican government was instituted . Under a wise policy , the debts contractor' in our revolution , and during the war of 1812 , haye . been happily extinguished . * By a judicious application of Jthe revenues not ' required for other . necessary ; , purposes , it is not doubted , that the debt which has grown " out of tbe circumstances of tlie last few years may be speedily paid
- STATE DEBTS . I congratulate my fellow-citizens on the entire restoration of the credit of the general Government of the . Union and that of many of the states . Happy would it be . for indebted states if they were freed from their liabilities , many of which were incautiously contracted . Although the Government of tbe Union is neither in a legal nor a moiftl sense bound for tbe debt of tbe states , and it would be a violation of our compact of union to assume them , yet we cannot but feel a deep interest in seeing all the
states meet their public , liabilities , and pay off their just debts , at tbe earliest practicable period . That they will do so as soon as it can be done without imposing too heavy burdens on their citizens , there is no reason to doubt , The sound , moral , and honourable feeling of the people of the indebted states cannot be questioned ; and we are happy to perceive a settled disposition on their part , as their ability returns after a season of unexampled pecu . Diary embarrassment , to pay off all just demands , and to acquiesce in any reasonable measures to accomplish that object .
KEVENCE—THE TARIFF . Upon the tariff question the President repeats his former declarations in favour of a tariff for revenne , with incidental protection to all branches of industry , agricultural , commercial , and manufacturing . He defines and restricts the Incidental protection , 80 that in all cases it shall fall within the revenue principle .
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS . The republic of Texas has made known her desire to come into our union , to form a part of our confederacy , and enjoy with us the blessings of liberty secured and guaranteed by our constitution . Texas was once a part of our country , was unwisely ceded away to a foreign poxver , is now Independent , and possesses an Undoubted right to dispose of a part or the whole of her territory , and to merge her sovereignty , as a separate and independent state , in ours . I congratulate my country that , by an act of the late Congress of the United States , the assent of this Government has been given to the reunion : and it only remains for the two countries to agree upon the terms to consuiiimate au object so important to both . I regard the question of annexation as belonging
exclusively to the United States and Texas . They are independent powers , competent to contract ; and foreign nations liaYe no right to interfere with them , or to take exceptions to their reunion . Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our Government . Our Union is a confederation of independent states , whose policy is peace with each other and all the world . To enlarge its limits is to extend the dominion of peace over additional territories and increasing millions . The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Governmentt While the chief magistrate and the popular branch of Congress are elected for short terms by the suffrages of those millions who must , in their own persons , bear all-the burdeMS and miseries of war , our
Government cannot be otherwise than pacific . Foreign powers should , therefore , look on the annexation of Texas to the United States , not as the conquest of a nation seeking to extend her dominions by arms and violence , but as the peaceful aeijttisMioa o £ a territory once her own , by adding another member to our confederation , with - the consent of that member—thereby diminishing the chances of war , and opening to them new and ever-increasing markets for their products . The President dilates at some length upon the advantages to both parties of the projected union , and pledges liimself to consummate the expressed will of the people of the United " States , by the " re-annexation of Texas , " at " the earliest practicable periods " He next comes
to—THE ORE SON . Nor will it become in a less degree my duty to assert and maintain , by all constitutional means , the right of the United States to that portion of our territory which lies beyond the Rocky Mountains . Our title to the country of the Oregon is ; V' clear and unquestionable ; " and already are our people preparing to perfect that title by occupying it with their raves and children . But eighty years ago our population was confined on the west by the ridge of the Allegbanies . Witliin that period—within the lifetime , I might say , of some of my hearers—our people , increasing to many millions , have filled the eastern valley of the Mississippi ; adventurously ascended the Missouri to ite head springs , and are already engaged in
establishing the blessings of self-government in valleys , of which tbe rivers flow to tbe Pacific . The world beholds the peaceful triumphs of the industry of our emigrants . To US belongs the duty of protecting them adequately wherever they may be upon our soil . The jurisdiction of our laws , and the benefits of our Itepublican institutions , should be extended over them in the distant regions which they have selected for their homes . The increasing facilities of intercourse will easily bring tbe States , of which the formation in that part of our territory cannot be long delayed , within the sphere of our federative Union . In the meantime , every obligation imposed by treaty or conventional stipulations should be sacredly respected .-
The President promises to hold his officials to a rigid accountability in the discharge of their duties . He concluded by saying—Although in our country the chief magistrate must , almost of necessity , be chosen by a . party , and stand pledged to its principles and measures , yet , in his official action , he should not be the President of a part only , but of the whole people of the United States . While he executes the laws with an impartial haud , shrinks from no proper responsibility , and faithfully carries out in the Executive department of the Government tbe principles and policy of those who have chosen him , he should not be unmindful that our fellow-citizens who have differed with Mm in opinion are entitled to the full and free exercise of their opinious and judgments , and that the rights of all are entitled to respect and regard .
Confidently relying upon the aid and assistance of the co-ordinate departments of the Government in conducting the public affairs , I enter upon the discharge of the liigh duties which hare been assigned me by the people , again humbly supplicating that Divine Being , who lias watched over and protected our beloved country from its infancy to the present hour , to continue His gracious benedictions upon us , that we may continue to be a pros ncrous and happy people .
INDIA AND CHINA . The Overusd Calcuiia ^ Iail . — Intelligence received this ( Saturday ) morning , from Calcutta , extends to the 8 th of February ; and dates from Delhi are to the 1 st February . It is not of a very important character . There were rumours—when arc there not such ?—of a war with the Pnnjaub , but the season for lighting was nearly over , and whatever may be in tlie "womb of time it appears very certain that the British Government will take no decided steps of $ warlike character until the commencement of the ensuing coltl season . The Delhi Gazette of the 1 st February says that more mischief is expected , that the Khalsa , troops ave hatching plans for the destruction of other chiefs , and nianv suppose that such a
state of things will soon be engendered as to call tor British interference . ]\ ~ o intelligence from China had reached Calcutta of later date than the 10 th December ( dates by the last Bombay mail were to the 13 th ) . The Governor-general was ' still at the presidency , winning golden opinions by his zeal in the cause of native education ,, and his attention to the internal administration of the country . Some beneficial enactments had been p .- *¦;«] , especially one establishing the kx loci , -which ! . ;\ tl been much wanted . The Bishop of Calcutta had lx . n seriously indisposed , and hail resolved on leaving India for a season . General and Lady Sale , after being feted in Calcutta and tlie vicinity , had left Calcutta to join the staff of the Commander-in-Chief .
Powder Mill Explosion . —On Tuesday night ( about half-past eleven o ' clock , an explosion took place at one of the powder-mills belonging to Sir Henry Brydges , and situated on Ewell Marsh . Fortunately there were no men at work at the time , and the damage was confined to the blowing off of the roof . These explosions are of frequent occurrence , and it is seldom that they can be satisfactorily accounted for .
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. iDuNCOMBE . TeSTIMONM , ! ! -rFltttL : APPEAI , OP IHE CBNT&U ..,. CouMIi ; xCB- 'TQi IHE PEOPLE OF . GREAT Britain juto LmaKp . —The Central Committeehave resolved once more to call the attention of the people of this , great nation to , the ; objcct for which they , are constitviteu . ; and in doing so they would advert briefly to the occasion and circumstances which led to . their formation i- ^ -ln the m onth of . May , 1844 , the Trades of Xondon ,, and the inhabitants of its vast su ^ W ^ were ^ ed . w ith . adiniration and delight at the . manly and noble conduct of Labour's champion , T . . SM > UNCQMBE , Esq ., M . p ; .., / Xhe ' ability displayed ; by that gentleman , in . resisting : aggressive legislation , and his zealous , untiring advocacy of the riehts of Labour , were the common theme of nil
cksses of Reformers—yea , even higpolitical opponents cojild not help admiring his heroic conduct . Whilst the men of tne metropolis were thus _ gratefully . admiring Mr . Duncombe ' s conduct , and were wonder ing . attheir . narrpw escape from the odious " Masters and Servants ' oBill , " it naturally .. and ,, 8 pontaneously suggested itself , that the working . classes , and their . friends should testify their gratitude by presenting a testimonial ; to . ,, their , friend ^ and champion ., , To raise a fundfor , this purpose , the Central Committee ¦ was called into esistence . at . tlie periodalready . stated From tiat . time to the present they-haye . employed ^ reiry means t hey could command . for . the , furtherance of their undertaking . ; - They solicited , the co-operation ofitlie . Trades and ! working classes . ^ -of th enublic
generaJly ,-r-bya 4 vertising- ^ by holding puWJc meet- , ings—issuing addresses setting form the claims of Mr . Duncombe to popular support : they likewise enlisted the public press , in favour of their gratetul object ( which services so rendered ; they beg most gratefully to acknowledge ); but notwithstanding all that has been done , the , Testimonial Fund is at the present time very far short of whaUhe Committee had confidently expected it would have been , from the activity and good leeling which' were manifested when they first appealed to the British public for co-operation ; but , strange as it appears'to us , the enthusiasm which prevailed in almost every town and village in the country has died away without the great mass of the people having addcd . a single penny to the
Testimonial Fund . It is true that . several trades , and sections of trades , as well as a few localities , have contributed liberally ; however the sum total at present is far short of what the Committee reasonably anticipated , for the exti'aordmasy . fcxei'tions . ofMr . Duncombe in defending and promoting the interests and privileges of the people . Hayin g ^ made this statement , and disclosed their position , the Committee would enumerate what appear-tothemas gome of the causes which have operated against them , and hitherto prevented the successful accomplishment of their object : —1 st . The protracted and expensive struggles , of some trades , and numerous bodies of working-men , in defending themselves against the aggressions and tyranny of Capital , have hitherto
prevented such from giving their assistance . The Miners , for instance , have been thereby prevented from contributing a single farthing . 2 nd . The opposition and hostility of prejudiced opponents . 3 rd . The . Committee . of . Gentlemen which , was formed , and promised great assistance at tlie commencement , have failed to renderefficient service . The 4 th , and the last , which the Committee would mention , and perhaps the principal one , has been the diversity of opinion as to what the teatimoni . il ought to be . An estate was proposed ; the idea was adopted unwisely , as experience has taught the Committee : for great numbers have objected to this , and have taken the most effectual mode of determining that it should not be an estate—they have given nothing . Others were of opinion that a penny subscription was
guite enough . Yes , and so the Committee believe , if the working millions of this populous country had to a man given their pence . Others , again , objected in toto to the . principle of . presenting testimonials , alleging that " however much an individual may do , he doesnothing more than Ms duty ; and self-gratulation for haying done so , should be his reward . " The moral feelings of such as advance , tills argument must surely oe in a morbid state . The Committee hold the sentiment thati every labourer is worthy of his hire , irrespective of his condition , and that by the law , of equity every man ought to be remunerated for the semces he renders , whether he belongs to the hi g hest or lowest class of ; aoeiety ; but this is not tlio principle of testimonials—what : we apprehend is meant by such a testimonial as we have proposed , is
simply to give expression to one of the best feelings of the human heart ; to give substantial proof that we [ appreciate the benefits conferred upon us . Finally , we appeal to the people of these realms , for whose benefit Mr . Duncombe has laboured so much , to testify to the world that they are not so insensible , so destitute of gratitude , as .-not to appreciate the services of their friend and champion—their faithful Parliamentary Representative . Your gratitude will be estimated by the response you give to our appeal ; by the support you give to the testimonial ; ami that you may not for ever cast a stigma on your names , we urge you to rally—to axvake from your unmanly apathy , and hasten to subscribe your mites according to your abilities . Remember that only a penny from
each working man in tlie kingdom would make such a fund as would enable the Committee to present a testimonial as would be alike honourable to . himwho accents and those vfho give . There is yet time to ward off the disgrace—thelasting disgrace andridicule wliich must inevitably fall upon you if you allow the Duncombe Testimonial to be in the end a failure . Tlie . Central Committee are desirous that they shall not be to blame ; most gladly would they prolong their efforts for six or eight months longer , but with their present prospect , they have determined , positively to terminate their labours by the 4 th of next June . We
liave , tlierefove to request all ivtenfe Mdmg collecting books , and all Local Committees , to forward tlie sums they have collected , on or before the 7 th day of May next , to enable the Central Committee to wind up theii- accounts by the 4 th , of June , after which date they will as early as possible publish their balance sheet . By order , and on behalf of the Central Committee . —James Grasses , Chairman ; James Syme ; Secretary . The Central Committee continue . to meet every Wednesday evening , at half-past eight o ' clock precisely , in the Pavthenimn Institute , 72 , St . Martin's-lane , for the transaction of business and to receive subscriptions .
Duxcombb Testimonial . — Central Committee , Parthenium Club , 72 , St . Martin ' s-Lano , Wednesday evening , March 2 oth . Mr . Grassby in the chair . —Sums received : —From Butterly Iron Works , 10 s . ; from Sowerby and Loyland ; Yorkshire , per Edward Sutcliffe , < £ 4 . Mr . Hellis , from the Barley Mow Society of Carpenters , . attended and handed , in £ t 10 s ., being ti c sum of Is . per head from each member , of that society . A vote of thanks was unanimously , passed to Mr , Ilellia , and the Barley Mow Society of Carpenters' generally , for their promptitude in replying to the Yestimonial Committee ' s application .
Truiio ( Cornwall ) SiiOEMAivEna . —A meeting of the journeymen Boot and Shoemakers was held on Monday , - March 24 th , at the London Inn , Pydarstrcet , for the purpose of forming a section of the Covdwainers' General Mutual Assistance Association ; Mr . John Jory in the chair , who opened tlie business of the meeting , and introduced " Mr . John Endcan , from St . Ives , who briefly addressed the sliopmates , and concluded by reading the general laws of the Association . It was then unanimously resolved to form a section of the same . Seventeen members were enrolled ,
Maxsfield Framework-knitters . — At a public meeting of the Silk Knotted hands , held at the house of Mr . BulHvant , Black Swan Inn , Mansfield , March 24 , 1815 , it was unanimously resolved— " That the practice of reducing wages is detrimental to the manufacturer , inasmuch as it destroys confidence in the market and tends to lessen the value of their stock and machinery , and gives the unprincipled and needy speculator an advantage over the man of principle and upright dealing . The practice is still more prejudicial to the workman , inasmuch as the natural stimulus to the laudable exertion of industry is removed , and incessant toil procures him no adequate return to meet the > vantfl of his family . It is also prejudicial to the public , inasmuch as it lessens the amount of money in circulation , and consequently
narrows the means of the tradesmen and agriculturists , and at the same time increases the demand made upon them in the shape of poor rates , and renders property generally more insecure and of less value We , therefore , publicly declare that we will riot make silk knotted hose cit anything below our present statement price . And should tlie Hosiers still persevere in attempting to bring us lower . inthe scale of society , and thereby increase our present misery , ' we will at once give up our frames and turn our attention to something else that will , at least , be more regular if not better paid . Signed on behalf of the meeting ,. T . | Elliott , chairman . —P . S . For the last three years and a half the majority of the work- , men employed in this branch have not earned more than lour shillings per week ' each . " ,
Bradford Power-loom Weavers . —On Friday a public meeting of the Power-looni Weavers was held mthe Temperance Rooms , Victoria-buildings . Garrett Hyson vas . called-to the chair , who briefly opened the meeting , and stated that resolutions would be submitted for organising the Power-loom Weavers into an
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association , and likewise to form a branch of the United Trades of England . Mr . Smith moved the first resolution , which was as follows : — " That in the opinion of this meeting a National Amalgamation of Irades would be highly conducive to : the welfare of the working classes " of England ; and should the forthcoming Conference , of " Trades' delegates decide on the formation of a National -Trades' Union , we hereby agree to become a branca of the same . " Mr . John Wainwrigkt seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . ; Mr . Gyorge Flynn then addressed the meeting . at ' considerable length on the benefits to be derived , from a' general amalgamation or the Trades . Mr . Brook , moved , and Mr . Watson seconded- — " That , in . brder to carry out the foregoing resolutien , it is necessary that we form ourselves into an association , to be ; called the Bradford' Power-loom Weavers' -Protective Society , and thatGeorge Flynn be requested to divide the town into district meetings , and assist us" in forming local committees / and
adopt such other measures as he- may deem requi site _ to further the organisation , and that a collection be , made at the- close of this meeting mt ef ^ t ex penses . " The resolution was carried . ; lmv third resolution was moved by Mr . Brook , seconded by Mr . Wainwright : — " That we pledge ourselves , . individually and collectively , to exert pur . most strenuous . effprte , to further , the formation of a society for the protection of our wages . " The meeting was then addressed b y Messrs .. Smith , Wainwright , and others , who detailed the tyranny and oppression practised by some of the overlookers' towards the'hands under them . After some other business had been transacted , a committee of three men and four women were elected to carry , out the organisation of the trade . A YOte of thanks was moved to the chairman , and fourteen shillings collected towards defraythe expenses of the meeting : Tenlskillings had been subscribed previously for the same purpose , making in all £ 1 4 s .
Bradford WooLcoMBERs . —On Saturday evening a meeting of the Woolcombers was held in Butterworth-buildings , for the purpose of electing a delegate to-the ; Trades' Conference . Mr * Dawson was called to ihe chair . Mr . George TVTiite was proposed and seconded , on wWch Mr . Suteliffc moved an amendment :-r" That a delegate had already been elected , and that there was no use of electing a second . " On a division a large majority appeared for the election of Mr . White .. Mr . White M'as then declared duly elected . A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the meeting .
Ashxon Miners . —A public meeting of the Coal Miners of the Ashton district was held on Good iriday , on a piece of waste ground near the Dog and Partridge , Oldham-road . Price , a working Miner , was called to the chair . The meeting was addressed b y Messrs . Parkinson and Price , agents to tlie Miners ' Association , and by Mr . Win . Dixon , of Manchester . The following resolution was agreed to;— " That we , the Miners , fate in the employ of Messrs , Swise and Leis ,. will not return to work until we have granted to . us our just rights , inasmuch as the bond proposed by our employers is incompatible with the interests of ourselves and our families . " The thanks of the meeting were given to the chairman , and the meeting separated .
Ihe Misers op Bradbury had a public dinner on the evening of Saturday last , when upwards of eighty Miners and their wives were present . After the cloth was removed , Mr . Hancock was called to the chair , and the meeting was addressed by Mr . Dixon , of Manchester . The health of W . P . Roberts , the Miners' friend , was drank with three hearty cheers and one cheer more . The company broke up about eleven o ' clock , highly satisfied with the evening ' s entertainment . The next General Delegate Meetixs of Lancashire Miners will be held at the house of Mr . lligham , near Worsley , on Monday , April 7 th ; chair to be taken at eleven o'clock in the forenoon , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., will address the Miners of the neighbourhood on the same day and at the same place . The levy for the fortnight is two shillings per member .
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TO THE EDITOS OF THE NORTHERN BTAK . SlU , —Permit tne Io say a few words on the subject of the Ten . Hours' Bui , under the hope tliat I may induce some of my fellow-workmen to bestir themselves thereon at this most favourable moment . There is no subject which can at present be mooted of greater boiiifit to tlio labouring community , nor is there one to be found more useful in its results , save that of equal political power . Let me , however , be rightly understood : for nothing can be werse than to hold out fallacious hopes . It would not increase wages , but it would not lessen them in the long ruu ; because , if unable to earn so much as at present weekly , the markets would consequently not be so speedily glutted , and hence greater regularity in that which you did receive , But fliat for wliicli , above all other considerations , you ought to strenuously exert yourselveB is , the
health , the comfort , and the prolongation of your children ' s lives . Every working man 'belonging to most of the trades finds it extremely difficult , if not impossible , when burdened with » family of small children , to bring them up in any degree of comfort . He is obliged to wait , and toil on in poverty and misery , till thoy aru grown sufficiently to be able to do something which will make an addition to his own earnings . The principal employment for them is factory labour ; and , as these factories are at present conducted , the father mends his condition by preying upon the very vitals of his offspring . I have lost , within the . last four months , one ( JH 0 , eighteen years of age , of consumption ; and the registrar , when I went for the usual certificate in case of . death , asked me how it happened th » t ao many young girls , labouringin factories , died of the same disease . Another of my girls , whom 1
am still compelled , by dire necessity , to send to these human slaughterhouses , informed * ine , on arriving at home on Thursday evening , that just before her leaving the mill a young woman . had swooned away . There is hardly a day passes that some are not carried out in this state . The poor things are not merely compelled to remain in the mill the live-long day , but are obliged to perform a certain amount of work ; and , failing to do this , are sent about their business—an amount of work , too , which none but the naturally more active , or those long habituated to the employment , can , in some of the mills especially , accomplish . In every mill here a certain quantity of cloth has to be produced ; but some are more rigorous , and exact more than others . There is one mill in this town especially notorious for tins . During meal hours the hands are at work , not by steam , but by bodily exertion , keeping the loom in motio ' n , notwithstanding the rigour of law on that head . This week . I am told ,
they have desisted , owing- to an apprehension of being visited by the inspector . Prizes are given at this mill—a piece of fancy goods , or a sum of money equivalent in value thereto , is given to the weaver who has performed the greatest quantity of work within a given period . This millowoer is one of the wealthiest in the town—one whose whole fortune has been made out of the cotton trade ; and yet whoso gratitude to his workmen is such that not one of them dares to belong to either a political or trades' union . Now , fellow-vrorkmen , two hours' labour each day less would be an incalculable good to all engaged in factory employment . Last summer I observed that there was hardly a family with three or four hands working at the mill which had not one or other of those hands continually at homo sick . Let any man having such a family calculate what is lost m wages yearly thereby , and he will need no other argument to convince himself , as well as his wife of the necessity of a Ten Hours' Bill , since by it those lost wages would probably have been saved , -
The brae afforded in summer for healthful recreation , and in winter for the performance of somo domestic duty , would effect for the female portion of the hands a twofold good . Their health would be improved , and they would , in more than one sense , be better fitted for becoming mothers . The hands at Mr . Gardner's mill , close to which I now live , experiences in these respects great benefit , even with eleven hours . "What , then , might be expected from the diminution of another hour ? Let me entreat you , therefore , to bestir yourselves , that another year , it possible , may not pass under the present health . dcstroy . ing , death-dealing system of protracted toil . Jf it be awful to have a brother ' s blood crying to heaven for vengeance , what must be our state when our children ' s blood cries in like manner against us ! Is this not already our case—fov have we done all which became us as men to do ?
I fear we have not . Wo love our children , we say , as well as the rich love theirs ; hut have we fed them ? have we clothed them ? have we educated them as well as theirs ? No , we have not . In childhood we have denied ' their appeals for- ' a crust of dry bread , whilst we left them to wallow in rsgs and dirt ; and ; as soon as ever the law Would permit us , we have sent them to the mill , to be worked to death , for the paltry sum of two or three shillings . a week ! > Yes , so soon as law permitted us ; for the law is moro merciful than us ; since ; before the law re- strained us , fwe- were . sending them to the -null as soon as they could crawl . Talk of the Circassian bartering his 'daughters , or the Hindoo or African their sons , for gold , the generous Briton is ready , not merely to sell , but to tavnfiw his'children ,, thafotfttw , not himself , may pocket the gold . ; :. :. ' . ; . ¦¦••¦ ' Preston , March 22 nd , 18 * 5 . Richabd Mabbdxn .
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Execution at Rbadino . - On ^ Saturday week 'Phnm-, ^ lennines suffered the- extreme penalty of onsforthe wilful murder of his daughter , at the villa ge of Thatcluunv
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London . — An harmonic meeting will beheld at th * Feather * , Warren-street , Tottenham-court-wad , on Monday , March 31 st , ; 1845 , ¦ at eight o ' ctolt ^ iThBi proceeds to be given to Captain Alargant , a Spanish Republican , and Refugee . in thi »(« oantiy ^ from the tvranny of the present Rulers . ofiSpain . --Captain Margarit and Mr . JuUanflaraeyaneHmtea andexpecte ^ tpbe . preBent . . v os . ?¦>•> - Re-opining of tbe South London Camnsr Bill , —Mr . J . Skeltonwill deliver a public lecture to / ' Sunday evening next ,- at half-past seven . ' ' Subject , "The Past and Present Position of Trades Societies .. ' . ^ . . , Chelsea , —Cheshire Cheese , Grojvenor-row , Mr . . G . White , late of Birmingham , will lecturehereon Sunday evening . Subject , "Rights of Man . " . .. ' , . Lambeth . —Mr . G . "White will lecture atMe Souifc ., London Chartist Hall , on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock . . ' ¦ ¦ ' .
Maryledome . —A members' meeting will take place on Sunday evening , March 30 th , 1845 , at tlie . Coach Painters ? Arms , Circua-streot ,- Now-toad , athalf-nast seven o ' cloc k ^—An haimonicmeetingwilltake / placc at the Green Man , Union-street , Middlesex Hospital , ' on 'luesday evening , April 1 st , ; the proceeds ' . to ' bV given towards the erectunvpfa ; Chartist-iM ,. ' '' ¦ ' . ' ' Sowers Town . —Mr . J ; . F . L , mden will , deliver ; a public lecture on Sunday ; evening , ' . at' the Bricklayers ' Arms , Tonbridge-street , ' New-road , at eight o ' clockprecisely ... . . , " .. ;¦ , ' -.:: /; : ' CHAhnsT Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane . —Qn ; Sunday morning next , at half-past ten ; the following ^ ques- ' thai-will be discussed ,: — " In the event . of , ; a . general election , which of the two rulin ^ faetio ns . Whitr or
Tory , would be the inost advisable ferithe people to send to Parliament ? " ' In the afternoon , at three o ' clock , ithe-Metropolitan District Gouncil : will- meet for-dispatoh : of business ;; Li ; tne ftV 6 'riing > . it seven ,, the .-Hall ^ wil ^ -be thrown open iree , to ; discuss , a question-affecting- the well-being of-the industrious millions . " - 1 . ' ¦ ' ¦ . :. , , " ' , . ' ^ BSTMiNsiER . ~ A meeting wiE bch ^ d ' at the Sua and Thirteen-Cantons ' ( Clopk ' House ) , ' , Ca 8 tle-streefc > Leicester-square , on Sunday . evening ;; ! mrbh . ' 36 th . Marylebone . —A meeting will beheld atthe . Coach Pamtei-s ' . Arms , Cireui-street , on Sunday evening , at eight precisely /
Cambkrweu . and Wamvortb . —A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening , at eight precisely . Tower Hamleis . —An aggregate meeting of the Chartists of this district will ce . held on Monday evening next , at the Social Hall , Whitechapel-road . Several delegates from the provinces will address the meeting . Chair to be taken at eight precisely . Sheffield . —A meeting will be holden at the Democratic Temperance Rooms , Fig-Tree-lane , on Sunday evening next , March 30 th ; A good readingroom with an excellent library attachedare amongst the advantages of this excellent place of meeting .
The South Lancashire Delegate Meeting will be held on Sunday , March 30 th ( to-morrow ) , in the Chartists' Association-room , Mill-street , Rochdale , at ten o'clock in the morning . Oldham . —On Sunday '( to-monw ) , Mr . Thomas Tattersall , of Burnley , will deliver two lectures in the Working Man ' s Hall , Horsedge-strect , at halfpast two o ' clock in the afternoon , and at six in tlie evening . Hbbden Bridge . —Two lectures will be delivered in the Democratic Chapel , Bridge-lano , on Sunday , the 30 th inst ., by Mr . Thomas Tattersall , ot ^ Burnley , io commence at two o ' cloc / i in the afternoon , and six in the evening .
Nottingham . —A general meeting of the members of the Provident Co-operative Society , held at Mr . Downan's Temperance House , 10 , Clarc-strect , will be held on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock . Dewsbury . —The next Dewsbury district delegate meeting will be holden in the Chartist-room , Pewsbury , on Sunday , the 30 th inst ., to commence jit two o'clock in the afternoon . Mr . Doyle ' s Route for tub exsvi . no Week , — Monday , March 31 st , Littletown ; Tuesday , April 1 st , Batley : Wednesday , liirstall ; Thursday , Heckmondwike ; Friday , Dewsbury ; Saturday , Wakefield . Hamfax , —Mr . Murray will deliver a lecture in the . Working Man's Hall , Bullclosc-lane , on Sunday , at half-past six . A public meeting will take place in the abpye room , to elect delegates to the next Convention , to be held in London on April oth , 1845 .
Thf . Late Steam-boiler Explosion at Blackball . —Terminaton op the Inquiry . —Oft Wednesday forenoon Mr . Baker , coroner , and the jury empanelled to inquire into tlie cause of the death of Thomas Wright , George Chapman , Richard Grimes , William Neale , and Jonathan Smith , the five individuals wholost their lives by the explosion of a steam-boiler on . the premises of Messrs . Samuda and Co ., at Blackwall , vc-asscmblcd at the Town Hall , Poplar , for the fiftti time . The depositions oi' the several witnesses having been read over to them they were respectively signed . —Mr . Bain , surgeon , was then examined ( he having made a ^ osf mortem examination of the deceased ) as to the injuries received-by thorn , which hestated had caused their deaths , and the inquisitions were signed by the jury . —The several witnesses were then bound over to give evidence against George Lowe , the foreman , at the next Centval Criminal
Court . Previous to the jury being discharged they handed to the coroner a statement to the lollowing effect : — "The jury cannot close this investigation without expressing their opinion that the application of Jow pressure boilers to high pressure purposes is highly dangerous , and ought to be prohibited by law . And theyare further of opinion , that tlie important facts elicited on this inquiry should be laid ., before lev -Majesty's Government , in the hope that some legislative enactment may be adopted , whereby , if possible , to prevent that powerful destruction to human life which arises under tlio present imperfect system . " The Coroner said he should be happy to give effect to the opinion of the jury , which he thought to bo a very proper one ; and having thanked them , for their patient attention to the ease during the number of days it had engaged their attendance , discharged them in due form .
The late Explosion at Blackwall . —Mr . Lowe , the managing engineer of Messrs . Sainuda ' g factory , against whom a verdict of manslaughter was returned by the coroner ' s jury , has not as yet been apprehended on the warrant which has been issued against him . It is , however , understood that he will surrender at the next sitting of the Central Criminal Court to take his trial , and that several eminent engineers will be examined on his behalf . The trial is looked forward to with much interest in the engineering world . The poor fellows who were removed to the London Hospital are still going on very
favourably . : Election op Surveyors . —A vestry meeting was hold in the parish church , on Tuesday morning last , to elect surveyors for the 'Northgate highways ; Mr . R . J . Lumb in the chair . It was proposed and seconded— " That Messrs . Scowby and Tomlinson , the surveyors of last year , be re-elected with a remuneration of ten guineas per year to Mr . Scowby . " An amendment to this motion was proposed and seconded , "That Messrs , Dawson and Quarmby be the sur . vcyors , without salary . " After a most stormy and riotous meeting , the amendment was carried by a large majority .
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