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THE PEOPLE'S MAGAZINE : A Monthly Journal of Religion , Polities , and Literature . EDITED BY JOSEPH BAYKSB SZWrBBNa . Tbe Number for June contains : —I . Conver » a * ioo # on many thinga II . The Factory Slave . IH . Per * nicioua effects of Party . IV . Present alarming aspect of Society . V . Words of the Wiaw . V £ Virtue in Youth . VII . The Blejsed Eods of Wed lock . VIII . The Pulpit and tbe People . 1 X . Old Principles applied to Modern Practice . X . Song and Music as a part of Public Worship . XL Tidioa and Tokens : —I . Is it yet too Late ! 2 . " To Let ?* 3 . Want of Confidence in Ministei g . 32 Pages Beautiful Letter Press , Royal Oc ' . avo , For Sixpence 1
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— . ttftress of tkt ContmW-ee of a ¦ GnerU , Cmw Mob ^ t ftiie Intastrio ** Ckuxs * hdi *» London , in M et , 18 * 1-wrrxOW COtJSTRTMKS , AN » BROTHER CHaRTISTS , u-e have presented tiie National Petition , sad have r ^ l { our deliberative sittings to a close . The lut ? £ Ve conceived It right to perform ia now before I 7 in the d » pe of thia valedictory address . ^ PeDow Connb 7 men , —Our labours bare no * been the ' important became we nay © not altogether attained 7 * r objects . We hare held vast and important meetlL . Ve have given a new impulse to the current of ^' jj on we hare parried our standard tnrther in ad-* L » . we hare placed the mighty mass of signature
m **^ * _ . i „ _ # A : _ l . k . ~ H— * - ¦ »_ j — - » » » ' i _ jjie aboolders of eighteen brave and patriotic work-• . the foatian jacket , the nniform of labonr , LrTbeea seen at the bar of the House of Commons I , the Srst thne in the ever meaorable history of St » iKsi > ( tite ntzl time U appear * fhert the voice 0 / % g&iont shall be heard } , aad the powerful han < j Indnrtry has rolled the complaint of ons million fsD a half of people to the footstool of boarted i ^ See in& pretended mercy . Are these efforts to be Cjj £ e < j ? the millions to be scoffed at ? tbetr prayer to r ^^ ned ? and the prisoners to be still in the dungeon S-jU the Tote of one man , an official tool , be sufficient to rue against the tide of opinion , and battle with it in ft Sow ? We i ** 76 8 erious dosbta . We hesitate to ZJza yon any hope of mercy for your tortured leaders , counsel to their liberation
HT we irill never you beg L oo our Government as a favour , when we ought to —force it as an act of justice . He trill not ask yon to —peel jastice from the Whigs , fax lees would we desire ~ ato lwt for mereT from **** Tories . fte period is fast approaching when the fate of both yUl be irrecoverably sealed . We stand upon a jost and jasortal principle , and pr « Tident fate has given us a yapoo powerful enough to liberate the captiv * , and qijj him to that home around whose liberties Uni venal gof&sje will rear a wall of bass , and withU whose ^ ils bo El * Te shall breathe , nor injured labour mourn . Brethren , to yon , the © lectors aad non-electors , we jot appeal to tb * tribunal of your reason ; we bring om jgjfpj ^ nt , and into your hands we resign the sacred bat reposed in us . Do ' yourjlgjr , « gwe haTe done
gg ! % . Bind yiWtwrWB Upi ^ MFlWBB ' BHgH 1 y ' pD&-hns . Prepare for the approaching electoral battle . ffGasojr , M ' PonaU , Vincent , Moir , are in ttie ield as aodidates . Send them after the Petition , and let fixe pillions of sturdy arms force your representative into fte Commons' Bcase . Let ** hold the scales of Justice rtiki * as tee retain the bainsce of power without . Form election Committees , appoint local and general fjfUtieTS , to provide the sinews « f war . Keep aloof bam both factions in the battle , and at the critical ^ Bent be prepared to rush in ; strike one blow at ice enemy at a time , and let the blow be one from whien they neTer can recover . We haTe received grain impalpable evideEce , that in seTeral places giber of the f&etions will split their Totes with our oa&liies , that is to say , a Tory and a Chartist , or 1 ( Sard t and a Whig can be returned .
If yon desire any of your leaders to watch in the eteaj ' * casnp—ilyoa -desire a sentinel over the midjiint ploitiugs of yonr adversaries—if you desire the Carter—provide the requisite funds for the ensuing tfrnggte . Mi . 0 Connor has offered re&dily to pro-ride the qua-Bfffitioci and most generously to furnish his liberal denstiaefor a Chartist candidate , eTerywhere snd anyitcre . The first thing you have to do is to destroy yonreaemies , especislly the bsstile Whigs and the j [» UtoisUn hacks . The second thing you have to aim jt it the return of your Mends ; we refer you to the Est of votes on the Prisoners' Release Petition , and re leave you to sift the grain and throw away the chaff Hi s whirlwind of bitter curses . May the political oisbttee of Whiggery be utterly destroyed and tUe malediction of the bereaved wife , of the orphaned ddld , aad of the white headed parent , pursue the poifB into privacy and cling t » them like burning BSBSir upon a diseased conscience .
IXown with the hypocritical and defrauding crew to the lowest region of political damnation . There let tbem remain out of ofice and in torture . Let them Ule' TelxigQ under the shades of official memory and jfce wish we bare for them is , that they may ding to one igreeable retrospect with as much tenacity as they have dose to the gown of the speaker or the seals of { fee . Ton have the list of votes before you . * The minority Te cellectively support and keep faith with ; the majority we individually denounce and will exterminate ; It ? absadees we most bitterly condemn and consign to privUe life and home legislation .
The syes have been honourable , the noes insultfcsgij- bnetile , and the nothings have exhibited a wanton ipuit of contempt , degrading to the character of man , bit perfectly consistent with the conduct of aristocratic npresectatives , and rather ominous of tfeeir future position . We cannot pass over the conduct of the amber for all Ireland , who absented himself after a ¦ written and declared promtee te vote . The factory duld aad the prisoners have been consistently created kj him , and allowing him that solitary mtrit of the list , we must record " it as our deliberative opinion , tat his absence can only be liable to one ef two constructions—itmusv either have been constructive treason , or BEfcrausite daplicty . Brethren , we confidently leave our cause , the cause of the prisoners , and the rights of labour , in your hands . Use your power with resoln-ion , and before your firmryfJM the proudest of your enemies will be
We have two recommendations to offer to you before ¥ 1 Conclude ! : — Firr . —to marshal the trades of this great nation , by * iwse energy and efforts the Reform Bill -was carried , ad by whose aid and assistance now , the Charter may k trhrmpfcantly carried . Secondly—In the ensuing election , we advise you to take up the dreaded weapon of exclusive oealing ; acd IS do vole , no custom , no Chartism , no trade , no Snf fuge , ne mocer , be your watchwords to alarm and SSbdM .
Finally—Brethren lei us cast aside , at this great ffijii , all diTision « id animosity . Let us be soldiers of tte same army ; and before the vietoriens millions let the power of onr oppref sors be dissipated and forgotten . Let the awakened reason put down Whiggery first , and Toryism ntU ; and , like unsettled spirits wandering w » the land , may they fade away before the intelli-| B 5 ce gf man , until not one vestige of faction remains U deface the prospects of jiberty , or interfere with the Ejnts of labour , Be prepared tten , fellow eountrymen , for the worst fews ii » e Whigs ; be ready t 9 secure the most for your-• dTss ; and rest assured that the greatest crime you ( an Bommit against your csuse , against yourselves an 1 Jw country , is to be apathetic when freedem bids you tfnnee , and sluggish when victory is secure .
"Starning you our sincere thanks for your continued Tfirirryr . We remain , Tour faithful snd unchanging brothers in the cause of liberty , mtrcy , and truth , P . M . II ' DouaLL . John Sketingion . Thomas J . Wall . Rufpy Ridley . T . K . SMAhT . ¥ JL > 1 AKT 1 > -. WM . . MOEGaN . Jou . n Rose . * IThe list of votes was sent herewith ; but as we b » e gi ? en it in Mr . O'Connor ' s letter , it « a needless to ^^ py s p&ce with it htre : our readers can refer . — Id . ]
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POLITICAL PRISONERS . 10 T . 3 . DUXCOMBE , ESQ ., AND THE REST OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMONS HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT , WHO BROUGHT FORWARD AND SUPPORTED THE NATIONAL PETITION . SarLEHES , —We , the undersigned , duly and con-• utBU&oally elected representatives of ike otitersriBe teepresented millions of the operative producers of til wealth , feel it to be onr bounden doty , as it is our ¦ alloyed pleasure , to present you our heartfelt thanks *• 1 * part you have so nobly , so humanely , and so Jtaiotieaily taken , on the behalf of our incarcerated k * fcren , many of whom are yet suffering in the filthy tongeon of the felon , and with worse than felons' fare * &d punishment for crime , if crime it can be
calledis many eue , being present at a public meeting ; in " & £ » , for an exeited expression of feeling ; and in no ° * accompanied by acts of violence , or resistance to B * authorities . The expression of our thanks indivi-^ J , or collectively , may , perhaps , justly ba deemed " tenate to the great services you have rendered : * t we are prepared to do mere . Accept , then , gentle-* g > , through us , the heartfelt benediction of the {*• ' ** 'rife , the lisping prayer of the suffering ***» the sr * eehk « graUtude of tbe comfortlea 5 ^» , and the faltering blessing of the hoary-beaded *» , for what you have done in behalf of those near and « B to their hearts ; and we d » u » t not that yon will 2 * jMppreeiat « the hones * reward thus gratefully and ^ tionitely bestowsd , by those who have nothing
¦* to offer for youi * eceptance . Staated u we now are , on the very verge of a great j * ttttl erisU , it would not be wise on our parts , on g ' oecarioii , to enter into any detail of the political jBta of the dsy . Many of tbe members of your body , 2 * ***» condescended to see us petsonally , have ¦« pleated to express their opinions on the leading " £ *» which at this time occupy so much of the public T ^ uon . For yourselves collectively , your opinions S ^**^ ifl your votes . We are most happy to find ¦ j * the mists of ignorance , which have bo long clouded te nft" ^ ** ' Md tha biM ° * P J ndice - wilicl 1 *»" j ^^ W him away from the right line of reason and !**«« are rapidly passing away ; that the bright sun of ab ?^! ** ' ¦ iM * dT » ri » en above the horiwn , has T *** ay enliijhtened tiontaada «» d tens of thousands
i ^ . feU ( r » men » and that evea statennen are begin-! e ^ J ° « l that the present state of society cannot i Jo ^ Euc h longer without the utmost peril w our institutions ; and that asotbf r or ^ aniaatiOD ,
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better suited to the altered eondiKen of man , must be adopted . Time , it Is allowed , makes more converts than reason ; and time , politically speaking , is most rapidly progressing . Yob hare proved the liberality of your opinions , and , though yon do not as yet adopt all the principles contained in our creed , yet we have a hope , we trust a * well-founded one , that your enlightened minds will lead yon , " at no distant period , to join witk us for the attainment of those objects , which , as we know them to be just and right , we believe them to be essentially necessary to tha political salvation of our beioTed country .
We earnestly hope that we have removed from your minds the prejudices which the calumnies of our enemies may have implanted . We have asked , we continue to ask , for no more than the renewal of our ancient institutions ; and we eannot in this be justly stigmatized as visionaries or enthnsiastB ; and we solemnly disavow all istentioB of involving onr country In anarchy , convulsion , and Woodshed . The purpose of our agitation has been , and continues to be , the Improvement of the social condition of the sons of labour , and their elevation in the moral . We hare , through yonr assistance , obtained a great moral victory , and we ardently wish to follow np the blow : we , therefore , humbly , but earnestly , request that you would be pleased unitedly to use your inflnence with the Marquis of Normanby to obtain for our imprisoned friends the whole of those advant « 0 » « f w * Wfc-4 i » —siiiuU Of » stogie vote has deprived them . We are , Gentlemen , With much respect , Your obliged servants , T . R . Shabt , John Skevikgton , Thomas John Wall , William Morgan , P . M'JXjuall , RUFF 7 RlDLET , John Rose , William Mabtin . 55 , Old Bailey , May 28 , 1841 . The Albany , May 31 , 1841 .
Gentlemen , —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 23 th instant , and beg to txpress the sincere gratification that I experience from tbe very kind and . nattering terms in which you are pleased to notice my humble exertions upon the occasion of c \ y having had thebonour of presenting to tbe House of Commons the petitions of nearly one million and four hundred thousand of the industrious classes ef my fellow-countrymen . During the present adjournment of the House * f Commons it will not be possible for me to convey to those gentlemen who afforded their generous and talented aid to my motion the pleasing contents of your present address ; but be assured , the moment that Parliament re-awembies , I will make a poiDt of communicating t » each and every one of them the high consideration and grateful sense yeu entertain of their distinguished services .
The moral triumph ( as you justly designate it ) which you obtained on Tuesday last , will not , I am confident , prove a barren victory , it being impossible , after the opinions expressed on both sides of the House , anil tbe decision come to , that her Majesty ' s Ministers can do otherwise , or would wish to do otherwise , than take the subject under their most serious consideration , with a view , as-far as is consistent with their sense of duty , of giving immediate tffect to the recorded wish of the House of Commons . For these reasons , and under all the circumstances and difficulties with which this case is surrounded , I eannot help feeling that it would be most impolitic and inexpedient on our part , at this moment , to interfere further with either the Government or the prerogative of the Crown ; and
as you have hitherto done me the honour of being guided by my advice throughout this very important business , I hope you will continue to me your confidence , and forgive me when I earnestly entreat you , as 1 now do , to leave the Government , at present unfettered and unbidden , to proclaim , of their own accord , if they should" so think fit , that amnesty to political offenders which I feel confident , after the sufferings they have endured , would , as an act of grace , be universally approved and applauded by all classes of society . With best wishes , I have the honour to be , Gentlemen , Your faithful servant , Thomas S . Dc . ncombe . To Messrs . Smart , M'Bouall , tc
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Dan has been K > Manchester , and a sorry reception baa he had 1 He arrived in the town on Tsesday—vr&s met by a j rocession , which for meagreness and sorry condition , excited the risibility of all who witnessed it . There never were more than one thousand persons in it from first to last . The Carpenter's Hall had been taken for " Dan to ppeak in ;" and an admission fee , varying from Sd . to 2 d . charged to see the lion . On Dan ' s arrival at the Hall , however , he found it was not a quarter filled , there not being , according to the Manche $ ter Guardian , more than " several hnndreds " inside . To '' hold forth " to empty benches , in the large and important town of Manchester , was more than Dan would
hazard : he therefore flatly refused to enter the Hall , but said he would address u the people " (!) outside . ' Xhis was communicated to the " several hundreds' inside , who "bad paid for a sight ;" and they looked rather queer . On being assured however that their money would be returned , they left the plaee , some being fortunate enough to get their ** brass " b&ck again , others not so . By these means Din managed to secure for himself an audience of about 3 l' 00 persons ; certainly not more , at any period of the proceedings . The meeting indeed , was a complete failure ! The Manchester Guardian , in reporting it , ambiguously says the number assembled outside amounted to " sevenl thonsands . " There were , good Guardian , " several thousands" present ; but 3 , 000 was the very outside , including those who were present from sheer curiosity to get a glimpse at the '" great hon . " The meeting was . not attended by the Cnartists , as it was
called to further the cause of Repeal of the Union ; and as Dsn was announced to take part in the anti-Corn Law Meeting on the succeeding day , they determined to lei him have his own way for once . They determined to let him have a demonstration all to himsel!—and see what he would get by it . He teas miserably disappointed . A dinner was held in ihe evening , attended by about three- hundred person ?; and the Guardian describes the repast to have been a very M indiSereiit" one ' . Not a siDgle man of any note or standing amongst the Whig party was in attendance , either at the " out-door meeting of three thousand" or at the dinner . Stung to madness at the reception he had met with , Din declared that he would not stop for the meeting on tbe succeeding day ; and he accordingly sot off from Manchester by an early London t > -a \ n , on Wednesday morning . " He went—he saw" and he ran away !
[ The abore account we have from a friend who was present in Manchester on Tuesday , and who moved amongst all parties likely to get information from . We therefore plaee great reliance on his statements . The folloTrin ^ is from our own Correspondent ; and it will be seen that he corroborates the above report in every particular j
Dan ' s Repeal Meeti . ng . On Taesd . ay morning , we repaired to the Carpenters ' Hall , A r the purpose of hearing Daniel O'Connell deliver & lecture on the Repeal of the Union . The announcement , in the placards calling the meeting , was for eleven o ' clock ; bnt at that time , there were not more than sixty persons outside , and about the same number inside . The arrangements were to charge one penny for the body of the hall , threepence for the gallery , and sixpence for the platform ; after sitting there till the reporters began to think that he would not come , and began to shew symptoms of impatience , Mr . R . J . Rich ardson , in company with two other gentlemen , went round collecting the admission money , and just % b they had
finished ( his part of the business , the sound of a drum was heard at a distance , which seemed to cheer our sister countrymen , and caused them to think they -would have a chance very shortly of seeing the " great man f but alas ! we were surprised by Father Hearne entering the hall , and informing the people that they must go outside , as tbe populace had carried Dan along , and had prevented him from coming in . He then turned round and told the reporters that he would make way for them if they would go with him . From this we ware led to suppose , that there must be a numerous assembly
outside ,. when , to our great astonishment , there were not more than eighteen hundred people at the very highest calculation , a nnmber which tho body of the hall would have held coufortably , and , indeed , !/ we take the women and children from the above number , there would remain about twelve hundred ; not more than half would have gone into the room , in consequence of tbe penny admission , so that we were led to suppose that in order to make the best of a failure , they were willing to let those who had p . rd receive their money again . From the excitement created by the band and Dan ' s carriage , theref wer 9 » ot more than three thousand
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when the meeting closed . Mr . Hearne walked before us , and we got to the carriage with the greatest ease . While speaking about voting for liberal measures for England , he was accosted by a working , m * n , who asked him if he voted for the Factory Bill ., At this moment a confusion arose , and some said , "There ' s a Chartist ; " others said , "Kill , hip ;' and others cried , " Bring him up to the caniajffe . " However , the working man came up to Dan , prepared to reason with him about the factory question . *• What was that Bill , what was the Bill f' asked Dan twice , and he said "it was another ChutiBt lie . " Just as the yonng man came np to the carnage to . speak to him , Dan turned round , and said he would hold no conversation with him . Dan declared himself a , teetotaller , bat very bitterly denounced the Order of Rcchabites , and bid his countrymen not to own them , or have anything to do with them . He denounced the Chartists as Orangemen , and said but very little about the Repeal .
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WEDNESB 0 RY . —A similar meeting was held here the day following , which Mr . Candy also attended , and the facts he stated will not be easily effaced from the working men ' s minds . —Corrttx pandenL ' - . ~ " * CITY OP LONDON . —The Chartists herehavin / t a hall of their own , at 55 , Old Bailey , mako gffod use thereof , by having lectures delivered twice on Sunday , besides other evenings . Marylebone—The men of St . Marylebone meet at their room , Circus-street , New Road , on Sunday evening last ; and , on Monday evening , gave a ball in behalf of the Yictim Fand , which was most numerously attended . Dancing was continued till an early hour of morn . The greatest credit is due to the managers for their caro in the conducting of the ball .
St . Pancras . —The Chartists held their weekly meeting , at their usual place of meeting , on Monday evening last . BRADFORD ( Wilts ) . —A . public tea meeting was held in this town on Saturday last , to congratulate Mr . Henry Vincent on his release from the dungeon of the Whiga . The room was elegantly decorated with laurel and flowers , and surrounded by the portraits of Vincent , Frost , O'Connor , aud other patriots . The meeting was addressed at length by Messrs . Vincent , W . Roberts , Esq ., Philp , aad Bolwell . Mr . Vincent received the hrarty congratulations of his friends . On Sunday afternoon ,
Mr . Vincent preached a sermon to a large concourse of persons . He shewed the practical bearing of the Gospel of Christ , and urged upon all Cnristians the necessity of enforcing thep r actice of Christianity in all the public and private affairs of life . . At the conclusion of the discourse , a collection was made for Mrs . Frost . On Monday and Tuesday evenings , Mr , Vincent gave two lectures to very attentive audiences . Wiltshire is rousing again , and all will be activity and perseverance in the west . Mr . Vincent intends to bring out the Vindicator on the 19 th of June . The people have been apathetic since the incarceration of Mr . Vincent ; but his presence in these parts will throw new life into tbe masses .
IfOlTGHBOROTJGH . —On Tuesday evening , iB consequence of Mr . Martin ' s arrival in this town , on his way from London to Sheffield , it was agreed that a meeting should be held at Mr . Skevington ' s , Charter Hotel , Swan-street , for the purpo = e of hearing an address from that gentleman . Though the only pnblicity given % vae in naming it to a few of the class-leaders , yet the people kept pouring in so numerously , that it was deemed prudent to adjourn to the Bull-ring in the Ward ' s end . Mr . Skevington having addressed the meeting in a speech full of good sense and patriotism , introduced Mr . Martin , who , in a most eloquent appeal , for the spaee of two hours , laid bare the vile conduct of the Whigs and Tories . After which three cheers were given for the Charter ; three for the Northern Star ; three for O'Connor and the other victims ; 1 ni three for Messrs . Mar tin and Skevington . The meeting then quietly separated .
SHEFFIELD . —The Corn Law " Plaguers" have had another "demonstration" in Paradise-square , at which , so far as we can judge from th « reports given by their own organs , they seem to have been well beaten , as they are everywhere , when th « y dare to take the open field . We have not received any acconnt of this meeting from our Chartist friends a ; Sheffield , which we hold to be a great tip ^ i *** •* duty on ttieir part . GATESHEAD . —The members met at their new rooms , opposite the Flying Horse , Oakwellgate , when it was unanimously agreed that the correspondence between Mr . Hutt , M . P . and the Gateshead Chartists be published . There has been a debating society held here for the last mouth , which
will be of great benefit to the working classes , as any person is allowed to take a part in the discussion , whether he be a member of the Association or not . The question for discussion at present is the Corn Laws ; so that any one who is wishful to gain a knowledge of them , has here an excellent opportunity . The discussions are held on Wednesday evenings , at eight o ' clock , when as many as can are requested to attend . The council meet on Tuesday evenings , and the members on Sundays , as usual . The room is open for reading all the rest ot the week . The members , aad as many as are friendly to our cause , are requested to attend on Tuesday evening , as it is intended to bring a Chartist candidate forward at the forthcoming election .
BIRMINGHAM . —The Police again . —On Saturday evening last , a meeting was held at Gosta Green , for tbe purpose of explaining the principles of Chartism . Messrs . White and Taylor attended for the purpose of addressing the meeting . They had scarcfly commenced , when two policemen , Nos . 3 * 27 and 371 , stepped up and ordered them to desist . — Air . White demanded their authority for interrupting a peaceable meeting , and was told that they had orders to disperse all political meetings . Mr . White then proceeded to take their numbers , and insisted that they were exceeding thtir instructions . Tiie " blue bottles" turned rusty , and insisted on Mr .
White ' s name and addres-s , declaring their determination to bring him before the Magistrates for a breach of the peace . Mr . White insisted that they had no authority to interrupt the proceedings , aud stated that as they seemed to object to political meetings , he would advise his friend Taylor to preach a sermoa . They then caused the cart which was used as a bastings to be removed , and with the assistance of a sergeant , No . 34 , alter taking Mr . Taylor ' s name and residence , and creating a regular row , they at length succeed in dispersing the meeting . Such are the fruits of the police system . Nothing like living in a free country !
Chartist Meet ^ g Freeman stbekt . — The Chartuts of Birmingham held their usual weekly meeting at their room in Freeman-street , on Monday , Mr . Nisbet in the chair . Mr . Whiteiutroduced apian for the establishment of a reading room , for the accommodation of the Chartist body , which was well received . It is intended to establish one through the medium of shares of five .-hillings each , and there 13 little doubt of its ultimate success . — Mr . Wm . Dean Taylor , Mr . Harper , and others , afterwards addressed the meeting , on the present prospects and principles of Chartism ; after which Mr . 41 ark ham , of Leicester , made an application for a lecturer to attend the Anti-Corn Law demonstration at Leicester . Mr , Taylor was deputed as a proper person . After the transaction of the remaining business , the meeting separated .
REDD ITCH . —The two first open air meetings that were ever held at Redditch took place on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday last , when Mr . George White attended . On the first evening , he explained the objects and principles of Chartism ; exposed the fallacies of the Corn Law repealers , and challenged them to a diseussion on the following evening . —On Thursday evening , he went fully into the doctrine of cheap bread , and pointed out the cheatery and double-dealing of the free traders . He was much interrupted by a drunken fellow , who seemed to be set on by a knot of shopkeepers , who dared not attempt a defence of their views , although respectfully invited to a discussion . The meetings were the largest ever held in Redditch , and have completely opened the eyes of the working classes ou the subject of Chartism .
VTALSAUm . —Mr . George White has delivered two lectures on Chartist principles , and the fallacies of the Com Law repealers , in this hitherto Whig-ridden place , on the 2 nd and 3 rd of June . BtSCKLET . —This deeply depressed manufacturing town was visited last Sunday by Mr . Cooper , editor of the Illuminator ; and although the frown of power was used to stop the delivery of troth in the streets , yet the factions have heard something which they will not soon forget . In the morning , a large number of operatives from Hinckley , Earl ShUton , Sapcote , Burbage , and other villages , filled with oppressed framework knitters , were addressed at Sapcote Gap , an open space by the side of the highway , situated centrally for the manufacturing population of South-west Leicestershire . In the afternoon , an address of nearly two hours was delivered , in a spacious Eqnare in Hinckley . A sprinkling of middle-class men and religieuse strayed amopg the crowd of working men , aud while some
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Boeered , others evinced a gradual conviction that the earnest plea for Universal Suffrage , and the annihilation of class legislation , was really founded in justice . The crowd was very large in tbe evening , and the attention and excitement of the auditory were increasingly kept up for about three-quartets of an hour , when a "thing , " called the u Parish Beadle , " stalked op to the speaker , and pompously said , " I discharge you from holding forth there !" Mr . Cooper demanded this rascal ' s authority . Tho official replied that he had authority , and if the lecturing was not put an end to , he would take the lecturer into custody . Mr . Cooper , therefore , told the people to think of wha 6 they had heard , and to disperse quietly . It was not , however , until Mr . C . had returned to the ground , and again entreated the
working men to go to their homes , that the square could be cleared . The operatives fixed their eyes with looks of gathering vengeance upon the man of the trunoheon , and it was evident that half a word would have been enough , aa a signal , for driving him from the ground . It was afterwards learnt that the fellow bad been directed to accomplish this feat by the attorney to the Lord of the Manor , a Whig tyrant manufacturer . A , room , it is expected , will soon be obtained , and an Association formed by the Hinckley working men . They showed that their Sundays lesson had not been lost upon them , by twenty of them marching up , in gallant style , from a dist&noe of thirteen miles , to the great meeting in Leicester Market-place , on Tuesday .
ZiSiCBSTEn . —Events have been thickening around the Chartist interest here , during the last ten days . The Mid / and Coukiies Illuminator was first stopped by the peremptory refusal of the printer to put another number to the press—with an equally positive refusal to give any reason for discontinuing the printing of the publication . Other printers were tried in the town , but none 0 ! Liberal politics dare undertake the business ; aad none « f Conservative politics had tbe convenience of materials . At the close of last week , therefore , It seemed that Chartist principles were to be extinguished in Leicester , as far as the use of a local press was Involved ; and the strongest indignation began to be expressed by working men , who believed , with the proprietor of the Illuminator , that tbe vindictive Whigs bad been the means of silencing the
working men ' s local organ . On Monday , in the present week , the determination of the recreant faction to drive Mr . Cooper from the town was more openly discovered , by the fact of notice being given him to quit the shop , which had just been entered on , as a publishing office . These acts of malevolence and meanness only served , however , to kindly the spirit of Chartists for the great battle which was fought in the market-place on the following day . The Mayor and the Whig humbugs had made proclamation that there would be a grand gathering , on Tuesday . ' to petition Parliament in favour of the pending ministerial jucgie . It was resolved that the Chartists should give battle to tbe decaivers , and preparations were made accordingly . Bairstow was known to be at Derby ; but , unfortunately , ho had left Tor Sheffield before the
messenger arrived . Without delay , Birmingham was tried next , and John Collins and Dean Taylor entered Leicester three hours before the struggle began . Early on Tuesday morning a band was brought from one of the villages , the Charter banner was raised , and the town was beat up ; a great sensation being created by this bold display of resolution and defiance , and by the significant emblems borne In the procession . A halfquartern loaf , and a half-stone loaf were hoisted on poles ; " the Whig loaf" was inscribed beneath one , and "the Universal Suffrage loaf" under the ether . Oa another pole was fixed a Lalf potato , and underneath it the following inscription : — " What said the tyrant , the Poor Law Commissioner , at Loughborough ? * split the potato . ' '" Another placard proclaimed the arrival of the Chartists' champions , and a fourth
announced the very important fact that Easthopo and Ellis had also arrived ! The whole town was thus fully prepared to comprehend the Whig electioneering trick about eheap bread and cheap sugar . At noon , Messrs . Collins and Taylor briefly addressed a crowd , at the Cross , in Belgrave-gate . The procession then advanced through the most populous parts of tbe town , and approached the market-place at a quarter before two . The tricks of the knavish Whigs had been watched , and provision hod Deen , made to out-general them . They bad erected hustings in front of the Exchange , and no one was to be ' adnitttwttoHremiJut by ticket ! As soon as the Chartist procession neared the market-place , a doaen of our stoutest fellows rushed forward , seized two waggons , ( Which had been slily placed at hand ) and dragged them close up to the tf alarm of the Whi
Kncfiniro - » -.., la ce ao ^ t ^ -aiy gS , the waggons were firmly posted on the left flank of the enemy ; the wheels were locked , planks were placed across , our banners and emblems were raised , and finally , amid the rending shouts of the multitude , our champions were mounted on their own platform ! By two o ' clock , ten thousand people were collected in front of the hustings and waggons , and the Mayor ( Mr . John Biggs ) appeared to take tbe chair , —bringing with him the Borough Members , and a young coxcomb of a barrister , called Mtllor . A Unitarian Minister , amid the strangest discordance ever heard , proposed the first resolution , and a member of the Corn Law Repeal Association seconded it . The terms of the resolution were , as usual , mere traps about monopoly . Mr . Cooper , editor of the
" suppressed" Illuminator , proposed an amendment , — denouncing the juggling Whigs in no very measured terms , and beirding the Mayor ( one of the-agitators of the Reform Bill ) and Easthope to their faces . The packed crew of manufacturing tyrants on the hustings opened their eyes in amazement at the boldness of Mr . C . ' s remarks , and looked utterly aghast at the plaudits which rang through the vast crowd during the delivery of his address . Mr . Maikham seconded tbe amendin nt , and also hurled some keen javelins among the craven host of the Whigs . The Mayor then allowed the Unitarian parson to reply , but would not allow any one to support the amendment : be was " the first man in tho borough" he said , and he Would conduct the meeting as he liked ! He then rut the amendment and the resolution , after
having first , in the most un-Chairman-llke manner , bespattered the first with dispraise and the last with commendation . The show of hands for the Chaitist amendment was in the proportion of two to one , yet the " honest" Mayor declared the Whig resolution " carried , " and tore up the amendment with « stentatious Bavageness , standing on a table and shewing his teeth while he did it . ' Great disturbance arose , and all was confusion for some time after this scoundrelly proceeding . At length another recreant Reform agitator gut up to propose a second resolution . Both the mover and seconder did their business , however , in dumb show , for not a syllable could be heard ; and Mr . Cooper advanced to re-propose his amendment a : soupon the second resolution . Mr . John Collins , in an able address of half an hour , seconded it When the Mayor
put the old amendment and the second resolution to the meeting , the show of hands was still more demonstrably in favour of the Chartists , but ' the first man in the borough" as honestly as before declared the second resolution also carried . The farce was enacted a third time , by a Quaker tyrant manufacturer proposing another resolution , which was seconded also in dumb shew ; and Mr . Ciwper again proposed his old amendment Mr . Dean Taylor seconded it , in a mast masterly speech of an hour and a half . His effort was tbe m « st conclusive iiinda during the day . The Whigs were mortified by the clearness of bis statistical aud financial statements , and were rea £ y to gnash , their teeth at tho forcible and convincing way in which he exposed all their pretences about abhorrence of monopoly . Altogether , the speech ¦ was one of the most vigorous and perspicuous displays
of argument and oratory ever delivered in Leicester , and the Whigs will feel the effects of it to a distant day . The display of hands for the amendment , when placed before the meeting , by the Mayor , was overpowering . About five hundred of the immense crowd held up their hands for the third resolution ; but the " honest"Mayor declared it to be "carried" ! Mr . Cooper immediately denounced his worship , intones which penetrated his ears , for they were heard pretty distinctly by the vast crowd , as an officer false to his trust , partial in his decisions , and unworthy of the honour to which he bad been elevated by the people , because betraying their interests , ( as expressed by their united votes ) to his own political party . After Easthope , Ellis , and mountebank Mellor had spoken , in dumb show—the Mayor , who had been stung to the quick , and was mortified by the real defeat of his party , threw himself into a towering passion , and exhausted bis strength in vituperative denunciations of the
Chartut leaden . At six o'clock , tho jugglers were worn out , and quitted their platform . Mr . Cooper called to the crowd to stand firm , and proposed that Mr . Swain take the Chair . This being canied , the old amendment was then put as a resolution , and carried amidst enthusiastic acclamations , only three hands being held up against it An address to her Majesty , praying her to dismiss her present evil adviser * , was then carriedonly two handi being held up against it ! Messrs . Collins , D ; on Taylor , and Markham , again briefly addressed the meeting ; and Mr . Cooper told the crowd , in conclusion , that the Chartist fire would not be entirely extinguished by Whig despotism—since arrangements had been mode to bring out The Chartist Rushlight , —a halfpenny publication . The announcement was received with enthusiastic cheering . Three cheers were then severally given for "the People ' s Charter " — " our caged lion , Feargus O'Connor , "— " Frost , Williams , and Jones , "— " Collins , D . Taylor , Vincent , and all Chartist champions at large , "—and , after three hearty groans for the Whigs , th « meeting broke up .
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TOWER HAKLETS-. —The Tower Hamlets ' Chartists have resolved themselves into a Chartist Committee . They meet at 166 , Brick Lane , Spitalfields , and are determined to make the mo 3 tof the farce . -- ¦ ' - :- ¦¦ ¦ '¦ ; - ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ : ' : HYOE . —Mr . Harney had been lecturing here with great success . He seems to have rubbed up the elden spirit of enthusiasm , and has left Hyde all alive . . . ; .. ¦ - SRATTESBORT . —A Chartist meeting was held here on the 24 th ult . Excellent speeches were made and resolutions were adopted organising the Char-IKUvvui & #% \ ±
¦ MW . W * «*••¦>* mv ««««» aaaw m . wj £ * uuv * £ rw ratine them with the National Charter Association , and pledging to increasing and incessant exertion , till the Charter Bhall become law . BURNUEY . —Mr . Harney lectured here on Thursday evening , the 27 ih ult ., to a large concourse of people , in the open air ; the renia-xka he made were listened to . with the greatest attention , and elicited loud cheers whenever he laid the lash on the cowardly factions that oppress the working classes , At the close of the lecsure , the whole assembly formed in procession , and marched through the streets to Mr . Harney ' s lodgings , singing in an impressive manner the Chartist National Authem—God save John Frost , &e .
DROTLSDEN . —The walls and shop windows of this village were bedaubed with placards , announcing that Mr . Finigan , ( a person who is employed by the factory masters of Manchester , to gammon the factory workers of the neighbourhood with the delusive cry of cheap bread , ) would deliver a lecture on the Corn Laws , ou Monday evening , at eight o ' clock . In about an hour after the time appointed , Mr . Finigan made his appearance in the school room in which the lecture was to have been delivered , when a person of the name of Houldsworth proceeded to take the chair without having been either proposed or seconded . After the ceremony of reading the placard had been gone through , a person in the body of the meeting moved that the lecturer occupy
threequarters of an hour , and that discussion be allowed afterwards . . Three-fourths of the meeting held up their hands for the motion , and none against it-After it had been agreed upon by the meeting that the question should be discussed , a gentleman who had come with the lecturer in a gig , and whose big belly was a sufficient proof that he never made work slack , said that if the lecturer stayed to discuss the question , he must walk home , tor he would not wait for him . The lights yrere pat out by the proprietor of the room , and the meeting adjourned to the open air , and was addressed by Mr . Campbell , of Sal ford , who , in an argumentative and eloquent speech , pointed out the fallacies of the Corn Law repealers , and proved from facts and figures that the
misery of the working classes was not caused by tho operation of the Corn Laws , but from the competition of steel , iron , and wood against manual labour , and from that system of class legislation which proteoted the capital of tho rich , but gave no protection to the poor man s capital , namely , his labour . — The meeting was also addressed by Messrs . Gradwel ! and Donovan , uf Manchester , who proved from statistics of the imports and exports , that just in proportion as trade had increased , had the wages of the labouring man decreased . Tho meeting seemed quite satisfied that the present cry for a repeal of the Corn Laws was got up with no other intent than to reduce the wages of labour , and enable the mill-owners still further to "grind the face of the poor . " LEKDS . —PubucMeeting .-ChartistCandidates .
—On Tuesday evening last , at six o ' clock , a public meeting of the Chartists of Leeds , was held on St . Peter ' s Hill . It was convened by placard , and was numerously attended by the " fustian jackets , " who listened patiently and attentively to the excellent and spirit-stirring addresses of the speakers , and presented a favourable contrast to the more noisy and outrageous conduct recently displayed at meetings convened and attended by the " respectables . " This , however , is nothing new at Leeds ; the working men have on previous occasions been held up as examples of good sense and propriety of demeanour . Soon after half-past six o ' clock , Mr . Harris was called to the chair , and , after having opened the business of the evening by ' reading the notice by
which the meeting was convened , he called upon Mr . Parker to propose the name of a candidate . Mr- Parkor -mkaA » A vary long .,, hut an exceedingly temperate and well argued speech , iu which both the factions received a well-merited castigation ; on the poor Whigs , howover , he was the most severe , flogging them tremendously with their own rod . He contended that party names and party strife should cease , and the Government be carried on for the equal good of all classes—a stato of things which could only be brought about by the People's Charter . ( Loud cheering . ) He concluded by proposing Mr . James Williams , of Sunderland , as a fit and proper person to be put in nomination for this Borough at the ensuing election . Mr . James Illingworth
seconded the motion . Mr . Andruw Gardner proposed Mr . James Leech , of Manchester , as these cond candidate ; and his nomination was seconded by Mr . Roberts . Tho Chairman then put ea ^ h candidate's name to the meeting separately , and for each the whole of the hands in the assembly were held up , and the most rapturous cheering followed the announcement that the choice was unanimous . Mr . Briggs , after an address of great talent , then moved the following resolution : — " That it is the duty of every non-elector , as well as elector , to exert every effort—to use all their influence and interest—and to bring all their energies to bear upon thia most important subject—viz . the return of Chartist Members to represent their
interests in the Commons House of Parliament . " This was seconded by Mr . William Hick , who said he had a very large number of facts to lay before the meeting , facts which would occupy several hours in their detail , but as it was getting late , he would not then occupy their time , but reserve his speech for a more favourable opportunity . Tho resolution was put by the Chairman , and carried unanimously , amidst great cheering . Three hearty cheers were then given for the Charter ; tliree for F . O'Connor , E ? q ., and all imprisoned Chartists ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and three for the owner of the ground on which they had met—the good " old king ; " after which three dreadful groans were hurled at the head of Neddy and the Whigs , and the meeting separated about nine o ' clock .
KERTHYR-T 7 DViI ., ( Wales )—At tho weekly meeting of the members of the association , Mr . David Lewis , in the chair , it was resolved , "that the friends of liberty should meet at the Railwaystation-house , on Monday , the 7 th of June , for tho purpose of meeting Mr . Vincent , on his arrival with the five o ' clock train from Cardiff , and that a carriage be provided , and procession formed , to take Mr . Vincent up to the New-Market Square , where he will have an opportunity of addressing , as we hope , the congregated thousands . Let the men and women of Merthyr do their duty on this occasion , as thfiy have done on former occasions , towards their friend and sufferiug patriot , Mr . Vincent . Remember the 7 th of June !!
CAMBERWELt .-Our Association is increasing and we are determined to agitate for nothing less than the Charter . No Whig clap-trap for us ; let the two base factions fight the battle by themselves , we will have nothing to do with them . We must not make , any false steps but be united , be firm , be determined , aud the Charter is ours . At our meeting last week , a vote of thanks was given to Messrs . Martin and Cleave , for their bold attack upon that base misanthrope and lying traitor , the big beggarman of Ireland , at the Crown and Anchor . ODDHAM . —At a public meeting assembled in Oldham , on Friday , May 28 , for the purpose of hearing a lecture from that tried friend of liberty , George Julian Harney , the following resolution was unanimously passed : — " That inasmuch aa the accusers of Mr . George Julian Harney have failed to come forward to prove their accusations against him , this meeting considers them as false , slanderous and malicious . "
DUBLIN . —The Chartist Association of this place held their usual weekly meeting , on Tuesday , the 30 th inst ., Mr . Dempsey in the chair , who , in a epeeoh replete with argument and good sense , showed what the people had to expect from the present class legislators , who would , he said , immolate one half of the human race , in order to perpetuate the present system of robbery and heartless barbarity . The meeting was also addressed by Messra . Toole and Robinson . The following resolution was moved by Mr . W . Toole , and seconded by Mr . J .: —That we moat heartily concur in the resolution of the patriot , Feargus O'Connor , not to sit in the present rotten House of Commons , constituted as it is , of a set of political humbugs , who ,
by their quackery , have brought ruin and destitution on the productive classes , and who , by their base , treacherous , and profligate conduct , have sapped the foundation of the Commonwealth of Great Britain and Ireland . Moved by Mr . Brophy , and seconded by Mr- Brien , that the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . Thomas Clarke , of Stockport , and his compatriots , for their truly spirited and patriotic address to the noble and high-minded patriot , Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Several letters from various parts of Ireland , requesting the Secretary to send them Stars and tracts , and other information relative to tha formation of Chartist Associations , were read , giving a hope of au abundant harvest of Chartists in Ireland .
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^ C ^^ :: ~ ^/ £ ^ k mtflTOK ^ toUJM * f Biliton bad'leeupk . carded for days by the Corn Law Repealers . The meeting .. was held In the ^ Ball Court , » nd was . ¦ attended by nearly five thousand of the workiee , consisting of colliers , miners , moulder ? , ! an « J pudlers . The chair was taken by a Mr . Bew , a wholesale chemist and druggist , and the platform was crowded " by the gentry of the surrounding neighbourhood . After several resolutions had bees passed , Mr . Henry Candy , a working stonemason , was introduced to the meeting . He commenced by stating that , as an humble individual , he was glad of the oppor > tUnitV Of a MreaainH -na Wj » J ^~ - "^ ' ~ f ** leiiow-workmg men , and he sincerely wfnked tho
Chairman for the liberal and disinterested conduct he had shown in procuring him a hearing , so thai both parties and their objects might be properly anderstodd . He was a Chartist , and he had bitterly repudiated the Corn Laws aa much as any of the gentleman that were present , but he felt it his duty on behalf of his fellow-working men to warn them from being ensnared by the artful designs of those who had already betrayed th <; m , turned a deaf ear to their complaints , mocked at their sufferings , and basely imprisoned upwards of 400 of his fellowworking men , for advocating the cause of truth and justice . He ( Mr . Candy ) solemnly denounced the present Government , and might take on himself to say , iu behalf of the workies . that they had no
confidence in the bloody and brutal Whigs , who have proved themselves apostates to their religion , snd traitors to the common weal ; by their vaccilla-ting conduct they had made themselves contemptible , and were the walking monuments of their own int-> eoility . He , as a working man , wanted a cheap loaf , but not by the reduction . of the price of labour * ie did not stand thbre iu the Bpirit of opposition j but it was his firm conviction that neither toe repeal of the Corn Laws , Sugar , or Timber Duties would effect good until labour waa fairly and honestly represented . To attain this object , and as the only means , give us the Charter . ( Hisses , and cries of "Oh , oh "— "Question " - "Down with him , " &c from the platform . ) ¥ es , gentlemen , you may hiss or groan at me ; it is true I am a single individual , endeavouring to raise my voice against what I believe to be only a trap ; and I here tell you , working men , that your only hope is the People's Charter .
iaxation , without representation , is tyranny ; and unt il you are properly represented , it is useless toexpect justice . I am not to be intimidated or frightened ; if I speak lies , biss me off ; if I speak truth , hoar me for your own sskes , and for the sake of your wives and families . What object have I , think yon , but to endeavour to impress upon your minds truths aud facts , which I defy any gentleman on this platform to deny ? Mr . C " . continued for some timo discussing the points of the People's Charter , entered into a detail of the acts of the Whigs , exposed the infamies and plunder of the clergy , and earnestly warned the working men not to be deceived , but to think , reflect , and act for themselves , and never to rest satisfied till the People ' s Charter become the law of the latid . Before the meeting broke up , three cheers , long and loud , ' were given tor our brave patriot , Feargus O'Connor and the Northern Siar t and three cheers for tbe Charter .
STOCKPORT . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Chas . Connor , . of - 'Manchester , delivered an excellent lootare on the present state of political parties , the Corn Laws , and the means to obtaiu the Charter . NEWET , IRELAND— The Secretary of tbe Newry Chartists writes uk thus : — " Having seen ft few words in your column to correspondents , in your number of the lMh ult ., requesting the Charter Association of this town to send the Secretary ' s address , and purposing to send the wished-for information , I do return you my sincere thanks , in the name of the Association , for this ; aud I have the pleasure of informing you , aad our brethren ia general , if you think proper to make it public , thai Chartism is gradually gaining ground here / although
O'Connell and the clcray are set in array sgainet us . Somo who have been suff . O'Connellites here , have utterly denounced his blarney , declaring that be shall never get another penny of their money . All inquiry is making after the principles of Chartism ; but , alas ! we have not the means of answering every inquiry ; all tho information we get ourselves is from the Star . We get one ; every week from a friend in Liverpool , and sometimes one fiv » m Bilston . and also a Scottish Patriot , from a friend in Pais ' ey , which we circulate as well as possible . All we will require in a few months , is a few good lectures ( when the principles will be properly disseminated amongst the people ) to augment our Association toja > goodly number . " .
TIV £ RTON —( Devon ) . —A spirited meeting of the Chartists of this town took , place at the Association Koom , Weatexe , on Monday , the 24 th . Therehasbeeo a great increase of new membors enrolled on the last three meeting nights . Mr . Harris informed the meeting that ba had received several letters , which he wished to lay before them : brie from the E » scutive , ( stating their regret for the neglect shown to this place , and tho county at large , and their readiness in future to aid and ovsUt them in advancing tbe geod-cause of freedom in this county , as well aa in the countiea-of tbe aorta j another from the brave pstrt « t ,-Tftrcemrstatfi ^ rliU regret at not being able to accept of the invitation given him by the men of Daven , to engage as lectures in tbo county , but that he would certainly pay them a friendly visit this summer ; also recommending Mr . T .
Bolwell , of Bath , as a fit and proper person as lectures for Davon . This letter was received with much satisfaction , when Mr . Harris rose , and addressi d the meet * ing is support of Mr . Vincent ' s recommendation , stating that he Knew Mr . Bulwell personally , and cJuId bear testimony to bis talent This speaker was ably supported by Mr . Turner ; and , after some argumentative speeches from Mr . Land , Mr . KowcJiff , aad others , it was resolved that the secretary should write to the Executive for thetr opinion , and wait tho result ; also that lie should wmd a copy of Vincent ' s letter to all the associations in Devon , and have their opinion oa the subject . A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman for his able Conduct , that night , in the chair ,. and three hearty cheers were then given for O'Connor , when the meeting separated .
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THE DISSOLUTION CRISIS . TO THE CHAKTISTS OP ENQLA . ND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES . Brother Chartists , —A dissolution of Parliament is at hand ; be ye prepared for the crisis . It is recommended by our friends that we should he provided with candidates that will advocate Chartist principles . If there is a Borough iu England , Scotland , or Wales , in which my brother Chartists believe they possess the means of returning at least one to Parliament , I am acquainted with a gentleman , who is and haa been ait advoeate of our principles before they bore the name of Chartism , and he will go its whole length —will advocate the release of all political prisoners , and the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones—the repeal of the Poor Lamr BilL ho ever having been the consistent opponent ol
that measure—will advocate a national and rational system of education , under the controul of the people . He is also'in favour , like Colonel Thompson , of a repeal of the Corn Laws . Tiie - . Gentleman is duly qualified , according to law , to sit in Parliament . He is about forty years of ageis about to retire from the profession to which he is an honour ; he is alike independent of Whig and Tory , and would devote his whole time and talent to the interast of his constituents , hia sole desire to sit in Parliament being to render himself useful to his country . He would be willing to pay all expences that are legal and strictly necessary ; further than this he will not go , believing that an M P . ia the servant of the people ,, and that if he buys then * retail he will sell them wholesale .
Brother Chartists , —I haye known the gentleman for years , and most cordially recommend him toyour notice ; he is not a great speaker , but a good worker—if a constituency stand in need of a good representative and a honest man . The gentleman is also the advocate of tern * perance . They can apply for further information , post- * ' paid , to Edmund Stall wood , occasional lecturer , and member of the National Charter Association , 6 , Little Tale Place , Hammersmith Road , near London .
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WEDNESDAY-JuKB 2 w > . The Lords did not sit . The Commons were again occupied with the " Neconfidence question , " the debate on which wa » again adjourned .
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