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, _ - .... FRANCE .-,.,, , ,.-.. - - ¦ - . = The Foktifigatioxs . —TLe Paris papers of Frid » y announce tlie demand of 17 , 500 , 000 francs by _ Marshal Soult , to defrav the expense of arming . tlieforuheatlonsof Paris . -Aliva < ly ! m < lasood deal of excitement manifested itself on this head , tut much more would , it was cxoectal , bs displayed . The fortifications ot - ¥ ans , ! &jstlieJteforiue , have been ercetear ^ amst the liberties of France , .-111 J » ot against Ji » wj * a ws 1 his is a fact so obvious , that it would be losing one s time to attempt to demonstrate it to those wno still aJcct to doubt it . The fortifications of "arts are menacing for Paris , but , once armed , 1 ' aris is enslaved . ln proposing to arm the forts , our rulers call on Fiance to declare If she is tired of the representative
Government , and ready to bow to an ignominious despotism . The Ministry , we ave toM , has lost its senses , and the Chamber has only to pronounce its interdiction . The . Ministry , we maintain , is fully conscious of its acts—it is the system that is pre ;» arimj to pronounce the interdiction of its adversaries . Ministers oWv the dictates of him who fostered them , and directed their entire conduct dur ; 23 * f the last four years . Supported by a doubtful majority , placed in presence of an assembly in -which there is ' no majority certain for anybody , the Cabinet wishes to obtain from a Chamber wjiose fate was sealed by the vote oh the address , an act of extreme weakness ; they think they may expect anything from &&f who granted an Indemnity to Mr . lVitchan ] . It is their Jast obsession at the bedside of a dyins power , it is a will
extorted in extremis . We are to'd that the Ministry liesitateda long time before erabavldng iu an undertaking so difficult ; after sustaining so many defeats on secondary questions , to raise one that may prove their destruction , is , it is alleged , the height of imprudence . We say that they are obeying an Jii ^ erious necessity . The fieforaie then proceeds to cite extracts from speeches delivered at different periods by the King t 9 prove that his Majesty , who was the originator of the fortifications , -was pcrscveriagly following the plan he had conceived in 1833 , anuthat he would not rest until he saw it carried into complete execution . The Heforme accordingly invites the National Guard and all the citizens of Paris to protest against that liberfciculc project , and publishes a petition against the armament of the fortifications , already signed bv hundreds of individuals .
"The Gtedatz continue of the fortifications of Paris , " says the Gmrrier Fratxpis , " contains iii fronts and the detached forts &J , in all 173 fronts . Each front , consisting of two half curtains and a . bastion , requires for its defence 20 pieces of artillery , or for the 167 fronts 3 , 610 guns . As each gun is to 6 e supplied with ammunition for 600 rounds , the war department will have to provide 2 . 1 S 4 . 000 cannon halls and upwards of 25 . 000 , 000 kilUurainmcs { 2-5 , 000 tons ) of gunpwdcr . The 17 , 000 , 000 f . demanded by Marshal Soult will consequently comprise but a portion of the expense necessary for the complete arma-. meni of the fortifications of Paris . "
Distressing Scicidk ov a Polish ll ? . ruo ? . E . —I / i JknuKratio Paciji' juc of the 31 st ult . contains the following : — " The continued an 1 abominable tyranny of the Emperor Nicholas often operates injuriously lipon the minds of those unhappy Poles who are protected fromhis ~ ven « eancs by ourhospiLiliiy . Thadeus Monlviesuricz , a native of Gedelifki , having become possessed with the idea that our Government , threatened by the Czar , intended to give up the kibgees , to be transported by the Autocrat of all the Hassias to Siberia , became , under this groundless impression , insane . Tormented with this idea , the unfortunate man , who possessed an independent subsistence , and resided at Valenciennes , cut his throat with a razor , by which lie destroyed himself instantaneously . "
SPAIN . Tae Cjuaisrs . —A letter from Bayonne , of the 20 tIi ult ., contradicts the report of the flight of the Carlist chief Villareal from Bordeaux the only foundation for which was the fact of his having kept Ills bed irom sickness fora day or two . " I begto warn > ' * u , " says the wrter , " against the fabrications of our journals , in respect of Spanish news . I have several times informed you that the Garlists here arc active in their intrigues , and that an outbreak in Navarre is hig hlr probable this spring . The country , liowevci * , is for the present perfect ]/ " tranquil , and the people so entirely disarmed as to be unable to defend tlioinselvra against robbers , who have appeared in the neighbourhood of Pampeluna . The country is guarded
br a police Tery inadequate in point of numbers . " Barcelona . —A letter from Barcelona , of the 23 rd olt ., says : —For some days a sharp coirespoudence lias been exchanged between the captain . general and the . Neapolitan consul relative to two Neapolitans , Yirartie Fevraxuia . and Thomas Appigtionl , whom General Concha expelled from Barcelona , and forced to take refuse in France . The Neapolitan consul has protested against this act as arbitrary ; m . l in contempt of thelaw of nations , as well as contrary to the guarantees stipulated in treaties in favour of the subjects of the two nations . But the captain general , in placa of acceding to this representation , declared that , being convinced that there were at ^ Barcelona foreigners who , in place of remaining
neutral in the midst of the trotibles "which had occurred , had , on the contrary , excited them , he was decided to inquire into the conduct of each , and to expel , not only from Barcelona , but also from the province , all whose conduct had not hcen completely neutral . General Concha added , that he regretted adopting these measures , but that he was obliged to do so , in order to preserve tranquillity in the province under his orders . Almost at tho same time a French subject , M . Resslcp , was thrown into prison by the orders of the captain general , on the most futile motive . M . Fiurv , the French consul , hastened to
demand his liberation , and , in addition , required an indemnify to be paid in proportion to the length of . hi . Reader's detention , JJut if 1 am well informed , it . mmld seem that all steps taken by M . Flury have not hitherto , produced any result , the captain general laving referred the matter to his government for 'decision . This incident has produced much exciteineut among the members of the consular tody , who all appear decided to supporttherights which treaties afford their countrymen . " More Aurests . —The Madrid papers of the 2 Cth nit ., state that twenty-seven persons had heen arrested , chaired with participation in an "Esparterist" conspiracy .
PROJECTED JUfcjOLSTIST liEVOtTTTIOX—JXS&'RRECHOXS OF TIFE CAKI . 1 STS ! Ti : e correspondent < rf' the Times , writing from Madrid , on the 23 rd ult ., gives the following most important intelligence : — 'iv-JJTotwifllstanding ; the apparent harmony tliat reigns be-, .. Vfc » fiaS . die Queen-Mothsr , ami the affected reconciliation -fcBtwecn her and the new Marie du Palais ( Jfarvacz ) , you . ^ ziiay * depend upon it as a fact that tlie animosity which , jEsisis between them is of such a nature as not to have in tie slightest deign , e dimmi-lied , and on the first
oppor" tunity it -Hill break out . Sot Ions since throe military cliiefiof lugli rank waited privately <> n Munoz , anil nfonnedMmth . it they ware ready at A moment ' s notice i <* rise In fiurourof the Q , ueen-Jfc > tlu ; v against Qie MinUte * at War , acd tliat tliey could count on the forces under flier command . This is a fact , anil not a mere tkkuiut . They were aware of her anxiety to m . irry the jonng Queen io -the son ot J » ou Carlos , and tliey were prepared to support her in carryin-j out hi-r object . The m-is proposal , about introilucin ;^ Prince Trapaiii at Mailrid , - is only a concession made to the exigencies of Louis Thilinpe . ¦
¦• I hare for some tune past alluded to the accounts re-; ceivediroin Catalouia respectins tlie disturbed state of that part of Spain , and the movements of the Carlists . . These accounts "were at first aiTectc-d to Le received -with xaockery by the Cunserratire jtress here , and the facts i -were attempted to be suppressed . 2 v « w , however , the same press is obliged to admit tlie-r exactitude ; and the Tepsatect encounters "between tho insurgents aud tiic troops , in Which the latter have liad the worst of it gene-Tally , hare forced those who support tlie situation to call on the Government to display more energy and resolution an suffocating what now appears to be the commencement of a formidable iusurfvcilou .
A plot has been discovered in Barcelona , the object of TThich was to effect a rising of the C .: rlists in connection Ttitb . the bands of Tristauy .., They were to have con \ - menced wia ihe assassination of Guneral Conclia . On . the night of the IStli ; patrols of ; horse and foot paraded the streets until jnorning ; and on tUe following day seve ral arrests were made . In flie north of ihe riiucijmlity afsesh eucounttr nas taken place between tiie facfio-is ' and a part of tlie army . They have even approached the An : purdan . In Lcrida tae alarm lias been so great , that in less than an hour after receiving lib despatches , tiii ' Commantluut-Gencr . il , Castellan , left , that place at tlie Lead of the whole of the disposable force of cavalry ; and on the morning of tlie 19 th a battalion of the Iteina regi ment of infantr » also left in the direction of Solsonai
¦ wiierc it appears the notorious priest , Tristany , bad shown himself , jiroclaiining Don Carlos VI ., and collect , ing together from all parts the lai ^ je force which is said to be at bis disposal The general outbreak was to have taken place tins day CEastcr Sundiiy ) , the Spanish troops , insurgents or otherwise , generally selecting a Sunday , or a Saint ' s festival , for tlie commencement of their operations . Th ? re is now no doubt that a formidable Carlist conspiracy exists throughout the whole ex tent of Catalonia , part of Nararre , and Galicia . The ostensible object is to proclaim Isabella absolute Queen of Spain , and to demand her mnrrage with file son of Don Carlos . A junta of Carlists exists in Barcelona , and another ia Berga . " These juntas are principally composed of ecclesiastics .
In Orense also ( proTincc of Galicia } the friar Saturnino las placed himself at the head of a party of insurgents . The Commandant-general of that place received despatches on the lGUi to inform him that Saturnino Lad entered the frontier from Portugal , between Celanora and Tande , at the headof 300 men . TU « second in command of Segovia .-n-as immediately sent out with two companies , the carbineers end the ( itmnJlj ctriJ , to give the insurgents r ™ - lkls « M tirat saturnino bail attacked a detachmrat of troops stationed at Pueute Vargus , aud that tlie late tos obKged to retire before 1 dm
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Atlksbuut , 'launsDAi- EvEfKfe . Thft wwfict jc&t 6 iftt ay . p ^ ei a restless night , a circumstance which he' attributes to having taKcn iinal leave of his wife . He is now perfectly aware that his doom is fixed for to-niorrow morning . Upon his being asked whether he was acquainted -with what would 3 oon ooeur , lie said , " Yes , I suppose tomorrow is the day ; 1 thought as much . Well , I have no complaint to make . " iledidnotappeartobeunnsttnUvcastdown ; indeed , hollas exprossodhissatisfftetion tJiat the event 13 so close at hand , and that his friends
will be soon relieved from their present harassing position . Jfot a line has been received by the authorities to interrupt the regular course of the law , although great exertions have been luade in high quarters in favour of the" prisoner . ¦ The Queen , Sir James Graliain , and Baron Parke , have been petitioned ; but the summing up of the latter seems to have shut oi : t all grounds for interference , and the extreme penalty of the law will be paid by the convict to-morrow morning , at eight o ' clock . Oalcvaft , the executioner , comes down to-nijjht by tlie last train .
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o EXECUTION AND CONFESSION of TATVELL . AYLESBtRY , P 1 UDAY . The hour announced for execution vras eiglit o ' clock , but about a quarter of an hour 'before eight a sudden motion of the crowd showed that the moment had come . The most intense silence ' prevailed , ! not a word escapal after tlie crowd Lad said - "He 13 coining . " The wretched , man was greatly moved when he saw tlie crowd ; he trembled exceedingly , and was scarcely able to stand as lie stepped 031 tlie platform under the drop . The nightcap having been immediately drawn over him , he knelt down to pray , which he did with the most apparent fervour . Alter lie had been praying for about a minute or a minute and a half'he was assisted to rise by Calcraft , who proceeded to place the rope round his neek . The meek demeanour of the wretched man from the time lie first appeared on tlie scallbkl seemed to excite tlie utmost sympathy on the D . irt of the sweetafors . When the cap wasdvivvra over
his eyes he placed his hands together ( as far as tlie cord bv which he was pinioned would allow him ) , as in an attitude of prayer . The rope , we have said , was already placed round his neck . Tho work of fastening it occupied nearly half a minute , but it must have been a period of terrible sufrering to the unfortunate culprit , as it undoubtedly was to every witness of the scene . This pevfonwed , tlvadyop fisll , aa& the wotened man became at once violently convulsed and his whole ' frame quivered—his arms and legs contracted—they fell again—were again contracted—fell again , agah contracted —« i » d he hung a motionless corpse . It was expected that the wretched man would beYeceived with groans and execrations by the crowd , biifc no such disgraceful proceeding took place . On the contrary , a most decorous and becoming silence was obseiveli . Tlie body was allowed to Jiang for an hour , and was then taken , but not cut , down , lie was executed in the Quaker ' s dress .
The k'ugtti of dvon allowed him was so little , tliat 3 iC struggled mo . st violently . His whole frame was convulsed ; he writhed horribly , and his limbs rose aud fell again repeatedly , while he wrung his hands , his arms having been previously pinioned , and C 011-tinued to wring his hands for several minutes , they being still clasped as though he had not left off praying . It was nearly teu minutes after the rope had been fixed before the contortions which indicated his extreme suffering ceased . It is not intended to cast bhimc upon any one connected with the dreadful fulfilment of this law ; but the mechanical arrangements ought to have been so perfect as entirelv to prevent the punishment being little more than an act of torture to the malefactor , who was so short and small in person that he could scarcely have weighed more than seven 01 eight stone . Jle died " hard , " as the phrase is ; and his light body dangled
in the treeze , backwards and forwards , and round altout , a most pitiable and melancholy spectacle . What was the effect upon the spectators 1 It produced a feeling of sorrow for the criminal . There was nothing about the execution to give it the force of a warning example of the badly disposed . It took place before the accustomed and expected time ; there were no official persons present on the scaffold , -except the turnkey and the hangman ; neither the sheriff , sub-sheriff , nor chaplain was visible ; and below , in the space before the Countyhall , there was not even a constable , policeman , or javeliu-man . There was no air of authority about the proceeding ; nor was there any public display of solemnity suited to it . The consequence was , that the subdued exclamation of the populace , uttered " more in sorrow than in anger , " Mas , "Why they turned him off like a dog \ " A just observation ; it was truly a hang-dog affair .
Taweli ' s Coxrassiox . —Tawell drew up a confession some days since , of which he made a copy at a quarter before five o ' clock this morning , ( Friday ) . This statement he placed in the hands , of the llev . Mr . Cox , the chaplain , which he begged of that gentleman to keep , but said that he had iid . objcetipn to the substance of itbeing made known to the publje ; The statement will be so far satisfactory to t | ie " public that it takes away all doubt as to the gutttgof the deceased . He confessed that he was guilty jof the murder of Sarah . Hart , and also tliat lie w ?\ s guilty of the attempt to murder her 011 the previous occasion , in September last , as stated on the trial lie also confessed that he did not commit themurder from peenniary ' motives , hut from the dread that tlie relation hi which he stood towards Sarah Hart would trausuire . and come to the ears of his wife .
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THE TRADES' CONFERENCE . Rksolved , as far as we were concerned , that Labour shouldspeak tor itself , and through its own representatives , we purposely abstained from commenting : at any length upon the proceedings of the delegates last week , lest a coincidence , of . opinion between ourselves and Labour ' s representatives might give rise to jealousy upon the one hand , or the charge of interference 0 V premature criticism on the other . We now , however , return to the subject , when our
remarks cannot affect what has been done , orWre * garded as a desire to force upon the puUuv mind what more we would desire to sec accomplished . TI 16 proceedings of Conference are now public property , And from ihe clear and lucid opening of the honorable chairman , to his closing remarks , all must come to the conclusion that they present the first step in that grand ; national movement to which , from the birth of the Northern Star , we have invited our readers . ¦
Independently of ihe striking facts and startling truths promulgated by the representatives , who spoke from experience , the cordiality , unanimity , and agreement that prevailed throughout establishes the truth of a great political principle for which we have ever contended . If it be true , as none can douot , that politics are the " inadness of the many for the gain of the few , " the proceedings of the Trades ' Conference furnishes an apt illustration of the fact , that politics , to be tliejgain of the many , must be participated in by all . However we may understand the fact , that the Working Classes having one common interest should be ruled by ono common policy , we coaid not shut out the fact from ourselves , that the-power and cunning woriiing of
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system had established ? strong | , ; political TrivaTryJ among a class whqse ^ only salvation consisted , in oneness of oplsion . " Tlie Trades , liy some political fatuity and social infatuation , have Lcen from time to time strongly impregnated with the respective political principles of the two great rival factions , and their bodies for many years were controlled and governed by their several officers with a despotism , though not perceptible to all , yet dangerons to the [ whole .
To eradicate this political preference and class do- j munition , has required no little time and not less cau- j tion . We confess that , hitherto , we have been compelled j to speak the language of infancy rather than of mature judgment , to our friends the Trades .- however , we rejoice that the time has arrived when . we can now address them in sincerity and truth , without the fear of offending ; and in truth we tell them that their most valuable performance throughout their I proceedings was the establishment of a ' great political inch , to which we have over and over again sought to draw their attention . We have contended that
all other parties in the State being equally rein'e sentcd , while Labour is excluded , thai . nil unitedly coh 1 < 1 noX legislate satiVactorijy , for the several interests that they represented , while unrepresented Labour , was sure to be the battle-ground for faction . While , upon the other hand , Labour being tho source of all wealth , and wealth being tho thing for which the represented classes scramble , if Labour alone was represented , in doingjustiee to itself , it could not fail of conferring corresponding advantages upon every
other class of society . Here , then , is our illustration : —The several interests in the country , Labour only execpted , are represented in tlit House of Commons . Even the Jews , though -excluded from the Tabernacle , are amply represented by those who are dependent upon them . Hence it is tliat we find a lVimc Ministcr , * ivith the largest majority ever placed at the command of a leader , incapable ofj .-s / itisfying the several interests , ov any one of them , capriciously ? representcd under the system of class legislation .
Debates of the most insignificant description are inhde to hinge and tuni upon political bias ; parties only swayed by the hope of applying the resources of the country to the support of their own adherents . Thus presenting all the characteristics of legalised plunderers , rather than equable distributors of the national revenues . No question lias more continuously occupied the public mind than that of establishing such a system of representation as will insure " a fair day's wage for a fair day ' s work ; " and the total absence of all political subjects , the avoidance of all topics tUat could by possibility lead to , oy exhibit any , the slightest disagreement in the Trades ' Conference , at once establishes the met that the
equalization of social benefits caii . be only discussed and legislated upon , by a Parliament whoso paramount business and desire it would be to carry into practice the great principle of the greatest happiness for the greatest number . Here we have seen Whigs , Tories , Radicals , Reformers , Chartists , iYcc Tr aders ( though not many of them ) , Protestants , Catholics , Dissenters of every complexion , assembling together for a week with prejudices in favour of their several political creeds , vcligioua tenets , anil social notions , as strong a 3 those entertained ] by members of the House of Commons , and yet all are sunk , neutralised , and . ihsorhed in the general desire to accomplish a great social purpose .
Now we turn to the consideration of the work performed by the delegates ; and of tliat we shall only say , as the hypercritical say of Sir William Follktt , that he not only applies his words well , but that he uses " the only" words that are illustrative of the point that he wishes to expound . So we say of the Trades , that they have not only performed good work , but that they have performed " the only" work , and in tho only way in which they could recommend themselves to the country . As we stated last week , a Conference of a sluggish body , hard to be moved ,
and sceptical of belief , was not likely to be elected-in a -hurry , ! and * ° car V ™ th ty . * sufficient amount ! of weight to ensure national respect or national co-operation . .. Their business was-r-and they have well ncrtfonnecl It—to promulgate the several grievance * under which they laboured , and to map out a general outline of those means b y which they propose to remedy their several grievances . Had they donc ' more , they would have sarpassed the duties assigned to them , while they would have failed in . ensuring-tiio necessary co-operation for carrying out their
measures . ; Seeing , however , that the most enthusiastic could cany nothing of themselves , they wisely abstained from enunciating any defined plan , leaving to that mind which will have time to con template upon their several suggestions and propositions till July ( when they meet again ) tlie task of moulding general views into a national plan of organization . Instrumental then as our humble exertions have been in procuring the first skeleton of representation , we shall not be charged with vanity if we confess our--great anxiety as to the sequel , nor with interference if ,
from time to time , we impress what appeared to be the wish and meaning of the delegates upon our colleagues ot the Provisional Committee , and , through them , upon the Trades generally . Perhaps the greatest strength that a public man can possess is that of knowing the proper time for action , and the fitting time for repose . From the present moment then , to the 28 th of July , we aver to be the time for general Trades action . The country will look forward with intense interest and anxiety to what will then be considered a full , free , and fair representation of tlie Working-class mind ef the countrv . The dutv
we had almost said the task , of bringing about the first representation of the Trades , exclusively devolved upon Mr . J > ascoxus and ourselves . No other paper even noticed the " great tact , " and yet , through our humble exertions , we saw 110 honest industrious men sent to London to represent their several Trades . Thus we have painted the miniature , and while we will not leave the perfecting of Labour ' a . full-length portrait to any other artist , we . may safely infer that we shall have all bidding for participation . in tljo great national work . The Conference has adopted
9 ' everal questiona as worthy of consideration—it has wisely decided upon none ; and , therefore , we may digress to express our regret that so numerous and Influential a body as the Hand-loom Weavers should have felt themselves called upon to dissent from what was done with , respect to Local Boards of . Trade . They should umUrsfcaud that the way to enforce a question is by argument , and not by withdrawing from the contest ; aHd that that one principle paramount with them , and peculiarly applicable to their trade , remains an open question , and one which may be discussed in the forthcoming Conference , and with
every probability of success-In cases to which it was ' applicable , and where it would . , be considered a triumph . The Hand-loom -Weavers -have ever ' commanded , our especial interest and consideration . Wo have battled for . them' when we stood alone . We have described them as the very foundation of the present agitation and movement , and to lose their co-operation now would be a source of unmitigated sorrow . However , we will not lose them , except through their own folly . We will reason with them because they have brains to understand us . We * will commune kindly with them , because they are susceptible of kindly impressions ; and in . the
language of sincerity we tell them that even between ourselves ami the proprietor of the Northern Star , there is a difference of opinion upon the subject of Local Boards ; and yet that difference does not disturb the general cordiality upon all other subjects , nor ia it likely to be dogmatically enforced one way or other to the prejudice of the principle . Why ; then , nottolerateadivisionof opinion among the delegates ? or why should the Hand-loom Weavers capriciously subject themselves to such a charge of inconsistency as that of withdrawing from the contest beeauseat one preliminary meeting they could not secure the adoption [ of one single principle ? It would be childish—it would be worse than ' childish--it would be foolish ; and our friends are uot foolish , and will ,
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therefore , return to ' us , secure in tho belief that as we have been their oldest-and most constant , we aro their truest and their best friend . Having said so much upon the particular topic , we now recur to the general question . We understand that the provisional Committee have resolved upon vigorously carrying out tho recommendations of Con . icrence . ' andby next week we hope to publish thoiv first report , together with an appeal from the chairman , bearing upon the several . duties to be performed by the Trades generally . This we understand to be the wish of the Committee , and therefore , knowing
Mr . Dux combe ' s desire to serve , we may expect compliance upon his part . The one great object which we mj ? an to keep in view is that of procuring such a representation in July next , as will carry with if all the weight of a national movement , embodying the Working Class mind of tlie country . Trusting to see a complete and entire amalgamation of theseveral interests of the Labouring Glasses , ar . d to this end , as we wish the movement to bo imperial rather than national , we would respectfully submit the propriety of inviting our Irish brethren to take part in our future proceedings , which may be thus
accomplished . The secretary may correspond openly , aud without fear of violating any existing Act of Parliament , with tlie Irish Trades' officials , leaving to the Trades of Ireland the duty of nominating confidential persons to be elected by English constituencies ; and this accomplished , we have no hesitation in saying that the Irish Trades , so long bound down by political despotism , will become the most vigorous section of the movement . Indeed , we have noliUIe pleasure in noticing the fact , tliat at the Conference of Shoemakers , now sitting in London , a Mr . Horsford , from Cork , acts as representative of his Trade ; nor can we abstain from
drawing marked attention to their proceedings , which will be found elsewhere . Tke speech of Mr . Fiuckeis , the delegate for Cheltenham and district , will be read with pleasure by alK and has been perused with no little vanity by ourselves . From his speech it will be seen that the Shoemakers , representing more thas a quarter of a million of persons , look to the Land as their only salvation , and therefore it is a subject that is likely to be brought prominently before the delegates in July .
Aware of the suspicion entertained by the Irades upon all legal questions , it is likely that some misgivings may arise relative to the legality of their proceedings ; however , we think that the well-known and justly appreciated sagacity of Mr . Duxcombk , the great legal knowledge and watchfulness of Mr . lloisv . RTs , together with our own proper caution , furnish ample guarantee upon that score . Upon Mr , IloHEitrs doubtless will devolve the duty of legalising the Association , and , capable as he is of performing that duty , nevertheless we feel confident that he will call to his aid the best legal talent to bo had in the mnrkefc .
IJius armed with popular confidence and the law s toleration , we call upon the Trades of England to arouse from their long and enervating slumber—to shake off their destructive apathy—to rid themselves of their aristocratic pr&tonsions—to doff the garbot slavery which they have so long and so willingly worn ,, and to put on the armour-of self-defence . They may rest assured that , united , they are
omnipotent—that their President will stand by them to the last—that their legal adviser will keep them clear of the meshes and trammels of the law—that their organ , which we have the honour to conduct , will honestly , faithfully , and zealously represent them—that their enemies will dread them—their friends respect them—and the world admire them , when they assume the position of freemen , and manifest the determination to be n& httiser sl . tre ^ ,
TIIE FORTHCOMING CONVENTION , When Whigs and Tories , Protestants and Catholics , Landlords and Manufacturers , Merchants , and Speculators , are devising means for the aggrandisement of their several ovdevs , it 13 something to see the Working Classes , setting zealously about the work of 'distribution . . However Sir Robert Perl may gratify the Catholics of Ireland , however lie may endeavour to satisfy the representatives of tke landed interest hi the ilouse of Commons , and however ho may convince the free traders that his measures are the best that under existing circumstances lie can .
extract from lus Parliamentary adherents , and however temporary employment may for the moment reconcile the Working Classes to the partial improvement in their condition ; yet all the signs of the times must convince him of the impracticability of legislating for Labour until the representatives of Labour are allowed to speak and vote upon its behalf It . is , therefore , refreshing to find the Working Classes keeping their claim to representation alive even in the ' midst of circumstances , which , but for their training , they would be led to look upon ! as . permanent . ¦ , i - |
Wq must in some respect consider tlie Working ' Classes as litigants , claiming a right long withheld , and merely waiting the fitting opportunity to push their claim to a final settlement ; and , resolved that the Statute of Limitation should not operate against them , they have wisel y determined upon keeping it alive by an annual representation of their grievances . There are many in our ranks who remember the boastings of Prosperity Robinson in 1824 , and there aro not a few who have a stinging recollection of the calamity which so speedily followed the promised perpetuity of English prosperity . These , and such like rcvnlfr , emanating' from the fictitious system
engendered by class legislation , have taught the Working Classes the necessity of being prepared , whenever an opportunity oceans , to demand equality with those who create sufferings , but never participate in them . And , while to some the proposed Convention may appear to be a work of supererogation , we contend that there never was a time more imperatively demanding their vigilance . The letter of Ml * . O'Cossob , which will be found in oui ? first page , of itself furnishes ample matter for deep eoHsideration , while- there are other topics to which he does not refer , and to which we trust attention will be directed .
Tlie Chartist body has in nothing suffered so much damage as from tlie practice of allowing poor gentlemen and willing Idlers to live upon any amount of excitement that they can create , and , therefore , if a Convention was otherwise unnecessary than to devise means 1 / yivMcli the vermin can be taken off the Chartist body , we feel convinced that every district in tlie country would hail such p \ wification > ith . gladness . This is a change that we have long contended for , and every day ' s praetico . teaeb . es us , that , until it is
effected , there can be no hope of a thorough ' organisation of the Working Classes . It is a ' remarkable fact , that , during times of excitement , when the needy will pay liberally for marketable stuff , that- we find a crop of mouthing patriots spring up , as if by magic , while , upon the other hand , when temporary employment and comparative comfort cause a lull in political agitation , wo find those very mouthers tlie first to propound a new code of philosophy suiting to the existing temperament .
For ourselves we have always justified the excitement produced in 1837 , 1838 , and 1830 ; but what we have objected to has been the altered tone of those who breathed fire in those days , and would now heap revilings upon men of equally ardent temperament , but who have not equally abandoned their trust . Many false conclusions have been drawn from the failure of the Convention of 1839 , while the fact sheuld never be lost sight of , that the delegates of
that year should rather be looked upon as a scrambling section of thejniddle tiianas a representation of the Working Classes . It was a second " bid " for an amount oi popular enthusiasm to carry a more complete middle class reform than the niockmeasure of 1842 ; besides ; there was a lar ^ e fund no Im than- £ W 00 , together with many weekly salaries of six guineas each , which setveu as -olden links to bind tlie robbers until the plunder was d-g tributed amongst than . So long as flic countrv VM
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generous , and supplied the funds , so ] on £ was fervour higli , and promise abundant but as soon as the ' exchequer became weak , that moment did the several factions of which the Convention was composed begin to show themselves in their true colours . Aud yet , notwithstanding all the honest representatives of the Working Classes were enabled to . preserve their principles from the assaults of the Birmingham ragmen , the CouuKTriTKs ( but not the representatives of their departed leader ) , the Whig Working Men's Association of London , the poor gentlemen , the rival newspaper mongers , and tho local traders , who hoped to derive a profitable trade by means of national popularity .
i ' rom the lesson taught by the Convention of 1 S 39 , tlie people have profited much , and hence we find that each succeeding representation has boon confided ( for the most part ) to working men themselves . Too large an amount of funds have not been placed at their disposal , and , therefore , that time , which would otherwise be spent in speaking for hive , has been exclusively devoted to business . At the last Convention , at Manchester , more practical business was
performed than at all previous gatherings , because it was purely a representation of the working classes ; and in order that the good work there performed may be followed up , we hope to see Working Men elected as delegates to the forthcoming Convention , wiio ' will resume their several avocations when their political work has been done . And , above all , we fc-iist that the several delegates will receive instructions from their constituents upon the several questions likely to be brought forward .
The Trades' Conference , recently held , was not a political Conference , but was elected purely for Trades' purposes . The Chartist Convention will be , however , a purely political representation ; at the same time , we trust , prepared to shew clearly and fully to the country the amount of social benefit tliat must follow the achievement of political rights . The day has gone by when any the most ' powerful , the most popular , or cunning man can exist upon mere political furor ; for , as Mr . DracosiBE well obstorrod , the whole question at issue between the represented
a : id the unrepresented classes is a fair day's wage for a fair day ' s work , and how . to preserve that blessing without the unjust interference of the capitalists . Obstructives as we are , we did not seek to obtrude our political notions upon the Trades , because they are looljing for ilie same eml at vrliicli we aim , wliile it would be a violation of principle , a prostration of honour , and a prostitution of mind , were we to lead to anticipation of general and permanent good arising from any other source than that of perfect political equality—the equality contended for in the document entitled tho Peopled Cliartez-.
TIIE FOREIGN SPY AGAIN . Tin- ; demand upon our space this week is too great to enable us to do justice to the unblushing admissions made by Sir James Graham upon the motion of Mr . Siikil . Wa regret our inability to enter largely upon this subject , the less from the length at which we have given the debate , and from which it will be seen . that , the Home Secretary has from first t » Lisfc deceived tire House , and the country ; by evasion and falsehood—falsehood' so striking and apparent , tliat not ' a ( follcague of the Right Honourable Gentleman was found hardy enough to voluuteer a defence
against the charge of quibbling and thimble-rig brought against him by Mr . Duncoubk . He was " left alono in his glory" —tlie tiling , as Mr . Du . vcombk observed , having now become so grossly fraudulent as not to admit of defence . Notwithstanding tho Home Secretary ' s solemn asseveration that no communication of the names of parties resident in Euglaad was made to foreign powers , wo havo his aftev admission thab ihe whole matter was communicated BUT ONLY to tlie Austrian Government—the very Government—the only GoveVMttGwt llmi ftowM have turned the information to the account of cold-blooded assassination and butchery . - ¦'¦¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ . - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ .
Hence / while Sir J . Gjiaidm would soothe us into the belief that he had held the name of Mazzi . vi sacred , he forces upon us . the conviction that he has been the murderer of the departed patriots . Is it wonderful , in such a dilemma , and after such a confession , that Sir Roukut Pkpx should have left his colleague to get out of tlie mire as best he could , to wash the stain of blood from off his hands as he was best able , while tho Premier , in his huwy to escape the conflict , left his coat behind him , and snubbed the lazy reserve as they unwillingly marched to sustain the forlorn hope ? When was the honour of the country befwe at stake , and its defence left to
tlie solitary individual charged with the disgrace ? But so it was—Subh . preferred the charge ; Giuiiam endeavoured to flounder out of it , but was unable to refute it ; whileDu . vcombb charged him with quibbling , thimble-rig evasion , and falsehood . The Hoiise voted ' him , like the Herefordshire jury , "NOT GUILTY , " but ., recommended him to mercy ; and we trust that he will receive move thsvn his victims received-at-his'hnhds . He has now placed Mi \ Maizini in a position from which he must extricate himself . We bulievc him iinwce . nt , but to convince the world that he is so , he must prove that his accuser is guilty .
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The Wat to gf . t tub Cuaiiteu . — . Wo have received tlie following . from a correspondent at Longton , in tlie l ' ottcvies : —The venders of tlie Star ar « aware , from a report wliich appeared in our last , that tlie working men at Lonjjton have . curried , by au overwhelming iwajoritr , men of tlieir own order to serve the office of Surveyors of the Highway ! for tlie ensuing year . Such a victory never w ; is achieved by the working classes , under tlie like circumstancos . Thei-a luiu toeun ii poor nitu laid on a few ttays yrevious , being tlie fifth for this year ; and when tlie working men came to * register their votes , they weiv asked by the chief bailift ; who sat its
returning officer , if they had paid all their poor rates ? They said , and said truly , tliat they had never been called upon for their fifth rate . He then said , " Well , then , you canuot votis until you lv . w& paid all your rates . " Determined not to be swiwdled out of their rotes , hundreds of them took their goods and chattels to the pawnbroker ' s , to procuro tlie money to pay the fifth rate . We know of ^ . -inany . instances . where the poor Colliers have said to their wives in the morning , " Now , my lass , thou knows that it will lie after six o ' clock before I can get liome , therefore , thou must get me money , and pay the rate , so . that I may g ive my vote /' The wife . replied , "I don ' t [ know ¦ ' where to gist u . " " Why , tliou must take my trousers , or my coat , and pnivn it . " This was don » , and the noblo-ininded
fellows were to be seen coining to the pulling booth in their pit clothes and Wild , fiices , to record their votes for the men of their own choice . Here is an instance of .. manly-indej > endence which we must not omit noticing . A journeyman Potter wtnttO his muster to borrow the money to pay tlie rate . Thtt master asked him "What lie wanted the money for V He said , " To pay ray poor-rate . " " Who are you going to vote for ? " " For the Working Man ' s Board , " said he , •'•• Then , " replied tho nmte , "I will lend you no money . " ' Then , " said the working man ,- " I Mill work no more-for you !» With this he turned on his heel- and left the counting-house . But the man beinff a good workman , and one that the master could not wrtl . do without , he ' sientfov . liimlwclt , and lent him
the money . The maiilpaid his rate , and gave his' vote to the men of . his own order . Whilst the working men wwa thus harassed , Hie ' masters , ' at least many ' of them , wero using every means to intimidate , not only their workmen , but the tradesmen of the town . And it is our duty again to record that the Free Traders wore , as . usual , the parties who were tliemost intolerant ; md tyrannical . One of them went to a respectable trailsman with some work he wanted doing on Tuesday eveHing ; he first asked him if he could do it , and beinj ; answered in the affirmative , he then said , " Who are you going to vote for ? " Tlie man said , for neither party . . " But you must , " said this liberal Free Trader , " you must vota fw vis . " "No , " Si , id this independent Englishman , "if I was to yote at all , I would vote
against you ! " "Then , " said the Free Trader , "I will see you damned before you shall have the job , oi' any other from » ie , " h ' or is thisall ; some of these tyrants broughttlieir men up to the poll , and compelled them to vote&rtke manufacturers' Board . One instance we ' eunnot omit mentioning ; the master gave his men money topay their rates , and then came leading them to the poll One of the men was bold enough to dare the tyraut ' s hate , for , on tendering Vis vote , lie gave it to the working men . "O !" said the master , "then you will not support me ? " " No , " said the man , " I alwavs sunnorl inyseltr Will , notwithstanding the manufacturers gvw * from two to sis votes each , according to Stur-es Bourne ' s Act , yet single-Landed the Unvdj sons of tilt mina and the pottery , wnoined with other honest sons of toil , beat them by a glorious majority of 3 «! The
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working men of Longton hare , prored rrhat power tfu working classes possess , if they will but exercise vC One of theliongton manufacturers said , "Ho would no ; cars for the Chartists getting the Highway Board ; but they will not be content with tliat , they are for inter , faring in everything ! " Yes , Chartists of England , th » men of Longton aro-for interfering ia everything con . nccted with their welfare . They have elected a Board of Surveyors , Churchwardens , and Sidesmen . i « fact , the suli-secretavy of the Charter Association is at the present moment a Surveyor of the Highways , aChurel ; . warden , and a journeyman potter . But here they will not stop ; in a few divys the election of the Guardians of the l \> or will tako place , when tlie men of tlie Potteries m \ i determined to put men into that office who win
honestly expand the rates , and do justice to the pool Cimtvu'iswiumistn unjust system reduces to pauperism let , therefore , tlie Chartists of England follow their noble example , and never rest satisfied until thov have their fair share in die management of all local affairs If tliej neglect this important dutr , they deserve all the tyranny that can ho practised upon them . The rsAMKivoKK-KNirrEits . —TUa £ t spoken of in our last , as having baen received from Jium-isTi / sliuuld have been aoknon ' let&i'd as from Itawick , in Scotland . It was subscribed by the Framework-Knitters of Hawick in aid of the Trial-fund in Nottingham , to contest the ' claim , of the masters to stop the " Franie-rem" out of the wyes of the workmen , when the law s : \ ys Biatiw-a w » it 6 « paid iu tlie current coin of the i-ealm .
Mu . O'Cosxoi ; axd Mr . Coopeu . —We insert the follo- . vingbrk-f rejoinder to Mr . O'Connor ' s last remarks by Mr . Cooper : — " I am sorry to take up another line ot your sp .-ice , but the peculiarity of my situation demand : ; that the absolute truth should be stated , llr . O'Connor , I uu : ; to state , is again wron ^ , when ha says rclsi . tive to me ' on Ms application , I jjavo Ife . » neck aa long as it ( the f « umimtto > ' ) lasted ; and 011 <«« appliestion , 1 sent him £ 0 for wiiat I termed at the time l ku bastard '—the first paper he started . ' In the first place , I repeat , Mr . O'Connor did uol give 10 s , a weeK to the jy . lpet ' : is long : is U lasted : ' but only 50 lOIlg aS it re . niuined the property of the working men . In the second plaee , I must state that it is as notorious as the sun at noon-day to hundreds— -I mistht sav
thousandsm Leicester , that it was uyt on my application at all tliat Mr . O'Connor gave the 10 s . per week , inasmuch as tiit paper was started acceral weeks before / became a Charthl , ami wjs in existence two or three week } before ! knew of it . In the last place I observe , Mr . O'Connor did not , ' on liijj application , send me £ * , ' for either 'the first paper I started , ' or for any other paper ; nor did lie , at any time , hi writing to me , term my paper my ' bastard . ' I have ! io doubt tliat Jlr . O'GuUllui' Wai not only apj / licd to for £ 0 , Out sent H to some Quarter ( for 7 have heard of his generosity to other little ephment started by working men , as ivell as to tlie HlvMimtor ) ; but neither £ 9 , nor five farthings , verc ever SUllt to 1110 for the supriort ofitiiv of mv panel's l ) y llv . O'Coftiior . llessr ?
Seal , Markhnm , IT . Green , Bunion , Jiuivinnu , Westtrn , < tc , & ., know bust-whether they ever applied for , or received , £ 0 from Mr . O'Connor for cai-ryiug on the JMi !> m » n !©>\ I can mily say that I never haini Of it ; . 'ind tor that zv . 'ison I tliink the £ 5 must liavu bcon ap . plied for , and stnl to some other locality , and not to Leicester . The application for aid to carry on the Hlumimtor , and Mr . O'Connor ' s promi 3 i > of the weekly 10 s ., weru made at least three months before 1 wrote my first letter to Jlr . O'Connor , he beinu then in York Castle . Again , I say , this is all inadvertent on thejiarc ol Mr . O'Connor , and I do not wonder at the IapJus in liig memory , when the multiplicity of his business 13 considered . Thomas Coopsk .
Those Agents who have not paid their accounts will not receive any ii > oro jmpers after this week . Parties sending post-office orders , or cash , to this office , ought to be careful to write something in their letters , so that we can tell who sends them , and what tlicy ititeud us to ( Jo 11 M 1 tlie nionoy . We have four or five agents who never write a word more than the address of this office on the outside of the orders . "VVc are partial t » short letters , when on matters of business : but-these are rut ' iur too short . K those who sewd will only sign their-names , it is all we ask ; and if they will not do ' that , they must expect that the cash wi 11 sometimes be credited to the wrong agents . To correct such errors afterwards takes much time in writing for all particulars , besides the risk of the parson sending the
money losing it altogether . From a recent alteration in the post-office order department , it is impossible to ascertain the name of the person sending , without writing to the post-office where the order was first obtained , or to tlicgeneral o * Hce . Several of our agents are Still determined UOt tOSUlld ( Wir orders psivnWe at ISO , Stvawl . We have thin week received orders payable at the General l ' ost-office from Woodburn , Chorluy ; Rudgers , Plymouth ; Kollet , Nottingham ; B ; irnett , I ! uli . If they w ? uld buf , ask to liave their orders iii . idc payable at 1 S& , Strand they would oblige . . Several of our agents address their orders to ifr . Ifolison . They would save us much time ami themselves disappoint * ment if tltcv addressed them to the puw yessotv . Mr .
Henry Saunders , of Xewark , must take thi 3 as an -c answer to his complaint of neglect ; his letter wsjit to the editor in Windmill-street , and was never returned ... to tlicpubiisliing office iu the Strand . W > i . Wa lker , Salfoud . —Be patient ; it is a long journev , but will not be overlooked . ' "¦ * ' ¦ James . IVood , $ i , dek 3 i . ie . —Hefer to the Northern • Sto . r of the 13 th of February , JS 45 . * Aberdeen . —If the secretary of the Aberdeen Co-operative Society will semi n-copy of their rules addressed to Henry ]) orinan , lfi , Clare-street , Nottingham , theclntrge for the same will be returned iu postage stamps . Mn . Pjsplow , ok Stafvord , will oblige sevcrnl liOliilon friends l > , v inserting Ills Uddrass ill tllC CnSUUlg luUUfMV of tho X 6 rlhf . ni Star .
Ma . Colquhoux , Glasgow , is informed that a letter of pressing importance was addressed to' him from ; Mr . Harnoy , on Friday , the 2 lst ult . An immediate answer is requested . Mb . Bkeslkv , late of Acciwngtox , appears not to have received tha letter from Mr . llurncy , of date ttic 2 lst ult ., addressed to him at the Temperance Hotel , Kingstreet , Blackburn . An answer is looked for . P . O'JiMKJf , Pe . vzasce . —Wo are sorry that press of matter compels us to withhold his letter this weds . We will try to find room for it next . ' ¦ ' , Mi " . Llewklltn , " thk Welch Chartist . —We have received the following appeal from a correspondent : we recommend it to tl » e attention ofonr renders , —JJroTJicr Chartists , —The $ t < tr of- lasi 'week , in reporting the proceedings of the . Metropolitan District Council / will
have made you acquainted with the name of Mr . John IikweUj'tt . l ' avm ' Vt Vrt 6 to \ vifovin yon that lie is ill need of your immediate pecuniary assistance . He dislikes informing you himself of his straitened position , buc by his permission I Tiave undertaken to do so for him . lie Will bo deeply grateful if the Clmrtist community will render him some assistance in this the hour of his used . He has abstained making tiiis appeal himself through motives of delicacv , better to be understood than described . Ho was persecuted by the Whigs for the Newport riot , or rather , it should be the Whig-made iiiiurrrection . He has been ruined for his patriotism , and is in want of your immediate assistance ; and I am sure it is sufficient to inform yon of this to ensure your kind aid . Any monies may be forwarded either to the . SYw Ollice ; to the Council , Turnagain-lane ; or to Mr . AVheeler , 2431 , Tempk-bar . —3 . F , Linden ,
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MONIES RECEIVED 1 SY MR . O'CONNOR . FOlt THE BXECUT 1 VK . £ S . d . From Vfursboro * Common tea party 13 a SUltSCltlrTIOMS , From Redditch .. .. 0 5 0 THOMAS COOrEB , From F . B ., London 0 0 6 . BVKCOMHE TESTIMONIAL . From liloek-prijiters of Laucafihire , Derbyshire , ' Yorkshire , aud Cheshire , per George Waine .. 500 From the Packers' Society , per Mr . Hackney .. S S 6 _ RECEIPTS PER GENERAL SECRETARY , . , ' suuscKirTiOTfS . " ( ¦ • ¦ £ s . d . £ s . d , Marquis of Granby 0 1 « Mr . T . Salmon . two Manchester .. 1 li ? G months .. .. 0 1 •' William . 1 .. 0 7 7 Ml « . W . Salmon , do , » 1 0 Mossluy .. .. « 2 S Leicester .. .. 080 Rochdale .. .. 0 S 0
DONATION'S . Proceeds of harmonic meeting » t the Feathers .. 0 3 8 Rochdalo „ „ . a li « Oldham n 0 11
lEvr . Tiverton .. .. .. .. ; .. .. .. 0 V > 0 Hammersmith , first portion .. .. .. .. 0 2 G CARDS , & (! . Paisley , account-book 0 4 0 Jiacup , cards 0 3 ¦* Gruenoek , cards Cd ., hand-book 2 d . „ „ .. 008 MRS . DUNCAN . Proceeds of harmonic meeting at the Feathers .. 066 . Mits . ellis . ; \ Clock-house , Westminster .. .. ,. ,. o IV 8
Firf. At Gambkrwell.—About Three O'Clock This (Saturday) Morning A Fire Broke But In The House'ot
Firf . at Gambkrwell . —About three o ' clock this ( Saturday ) morning a fire broke but in the house ' ot
Mrs . Jjouil , a widow lady , Addington-square , Camberwell . After much trouble , Mrs . liohd and ft gentleman who occupied the upper part of the house were made sensible of their danger . The servant * maid and » child yrcrc also aroused from their slumbers . Mrs . Bond , who . had been confined to her bed for some days past , succeeded in getting out ol ' one of tlic bick windows , and crawling upon the roof of an
outhouse . The serritnt , with the child , and also the lodger , escaped to the same place , and were helped down by the police . Not one of them had time to save a single article of wearing apparel . Tlie firemen contumeil to labour incessantly until nearly five o ' clock , when they obtained the mastery . By that ' period . the house in which the fire originated was totally gutted . The roof of the adjoining bwiMiriiJ was likewise btu-nei ! oft , the top windows tlcstroyed . and the lower part extensively injured by water . The orisin of the calamity is unliiiovni .
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The Salt-Hill Murder.
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Mr . Leach having resigned as a Candidate for the Executive Committee , Iris name is requested to be erased from those balloting papers issued previously to receiving his decision . ¦ The candidates are the following;—O'Connor ) M'Orath , Doyle , Clark , Wheeler , - Cooper ( of Stafford G 80 IJ , Mo « ( of Glasgow ) , and Itoss ( of Leeds ) . Any place , or body of Chartisis , not liariug received a balloting paper , must apply for one immediately , or mako out a written list of their votes , and transmit it to the General Secretary . AH the votes must be forwarded previous to the IT \ U of this 111011 tli . THOMAS MARTIN WHEELER , Secretary .
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( From Vie Suds Herald of Friday . ) Not until last night did John . Tawellcommit to jiaper thu dechmtion which was expected from him . It was observed that he had made the looked-for document , but he kept it in liis side-pocket throughout the early part of the ni « ht , during which time he took it out several times , as though reflecting upon its contents , : md hesitating in delivering them . He had previously inquired of the governor whether he had not engaged to make a written state-wait , and upon being reminded that he had promised to do no , and tliat such an act was expected , he observed , "Well , then , I will ; I . will do it . " The paper ,- which he has committed to the charge of the chaplain ^ contains a distinct avowal of his guilt , lie
acknowlcuses to having attempted the life of his unfortunate victim , Sarah Hart , upon tlic occasion spoken ot' at the trial , when she was said to have hceh sick . The poison which lie then adnumsteved was not of the same description as that with which he ultimately effected his purpose . The malefactor declares that he v . as not tempted to his determined , deliberate , aud diabolical deed by any pecuniary motive . The pittance allowed by him to Savali Iiart ho did not grudge . He was in constant dread of his wife becoming acquainted with his connection with that woman , and a fatal desire to rid himself of her took possession of his mind . Her death seemed to him to be the only means of escaping from the disgrace and domestie ' unhappiness that would result from an
exposure of his position with regard to her . In proportion to his great regard and respect for his wife , was the apprehension of falling in her esteem and affection . Independently of his wish and constant endeavour to stand well with the world , he was anxious to obviate the disclosure of circumstances which would distress his wife , and alienate her from him . With these feelingg he did not scruple to commit murder—murder of the least inexcusable , the ni 33 t deliberately cruel , and of the most cowardly nature . He never imagined that he had been familiarly mentioned by Sarah Hart in the neighbourhood -where she was , as it were , hidden—and _ he never'supposed but that he should get back unnoticed to London , and so escape detection—so blindly guilty was the infatuated and cold-blooded assassin .
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