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      ON THE LATE PBMO ^ STRATIONS . heae s » * eertakproof that fofla tiewikiag ftoB » tayf soporific meBiaMto ^ r ^ i ^ iftemaflB- a ««^ th 6 y «« tihif - . I ^ tette » iwa rf tbetoo . dh >» iylH > fti km * forbearance . Tyranny is quaking lut troth alwnld growfotthflmaonadire mishap og ^ •¦ my ownDy Jrm * Stafir wbro |^« iinftdtolU >* gntcfa « s e « ttB » . ' «* m * ett <* Blnnin « tautt « Pie fcrtkio « lio » . Sow ¦** a *** " tt » , # * Wrt ffQoafeor , , a * in the hewna-bom ffeeoepte teMo&v * wfflttillnation * Sfi . 3 tew toottcfeoB . ber « La rf ^ t « tio » -fct f * o » tfceelaw -- < tfM > 4 » JI « Behe ** ir dftifaowm « Tth oflw tow to hlm ^ tfae Peopleiihoiee , And Sootho * eebowto Us tree-barn nfce »

      g ^ w , wWehU In point < rfpe »© ijfcl « n& , jjjr tj , jhown hetaelf to b « ofxd % hiy , pow « r , li ^ MlBtf " " ^™* " ** * " ^^ ^ ""!! ** " ^ ^^ aet to ten injustice that thelwux < v a » fc « l reign » Mi « hortJy end in jftane ; B » d <» fa alreadjapeak tha-eoini ^ - T o ^ rfsdWMiiiDi twfllbebe ^ iolarter jj ^ pscHBt Wind miarult for freedaaVChartar 5 ie Baffle class , who long bare stood apart ,. An earning forth to lend a helping hand , BeoBHthey we that erery trading mart jjaiaJy depend * oB the industrious band . If labcw ii unpaid only in put , Be tradesman ffceto the lectrie wantljn * n in lite proportion . Heianaaa wjjj flanks to rob none save the lower , ( lui .

      5 Si jut aa if a man wocld lop » teee Of iQ fti branches , sad expect tteixtmk ^ otki thrive u w « H wft&otrt them , as 'twould be gbcreofinemobraiwes . O bow sunk 1 , 4 boand In Ignorantfa ' rfettffla , he ^ 3 » mrit wc « M ^ wither and to shrank ! j rf « tt ! nk tbo toot * wwjW aborts . Ibbot-¦ j 5 \ ojrpert aie"ws 8 lifcraaunwiBebiw . T ^ tnmk and root mlffct not find instant death , Bji thenttuar health would meet with * detraction And , tt " ttKT were not strong , the cyprea * wreath ¦^ ' ottWr iwrtlfOTerthadow tbam ; for action I ) fJj ^ rtJ Titis reBpiattoB , »» with bwatii ; , - ' - . - , - jjiar lives are Indivisible—know no subtraction , j ^ jjdX tte root , and branch are so united jjai to kill one the o&er * mast be blighted .

      BHi& « r toe peace of either torn ! or twigs . jgCTig ^ tamnk aad branch-alone their ttfe-fctood flows , Ai txw ai plan and pension ault tb » Whig *; Boot shbtld » t hurt or hate the branch—became Tiej an im close allied than hate and wigs , So 6 sm > thai rich and poor are nndontood Bj OodhiaieH asmadeof all one blood . . ¦ ^ bs * te each to have the general good " .... In tow . The rich , the middle class , the poor , jjxjbJjJ Eve in amity , and not imbued With bitter fends , hot hate a meniali door Beeaneit sereena nnfettar'd servitude . Tbe poorest man is an mrrahied store . 33 » popSe * voice ualtedly invites To uk and « t the Charter of nan ' s rights .

      Qg ^ srkms , cooatleat myriad * lately met To calffrrafr' O'Connor ' s liberation , S £ t »»» r t >« l the 0 OQ « f freedom easaok mot Et » be attain * hi » high marfdiaD station . Hebrightaafait , and will be brighter yet , And lighten up this dark , benighted nation . Ren wiE they aat , with one unmingled roiee , Aad ha ? e the Cbarta of the People's choice . James Vebk o * Oet 23 th , ISO .

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      <« X )> TfOK'S * LiMEXT . ( Takn , vUh tone alterations , from as old Irish Magazine . ) Erin , m&ronmeen , a cu&kla machree ! Ills of the Ocean—sweet land of the West , Ob : could I only bat gaze upon thee , Bope would be brighter than aught it has blest , Erii , miToumees , a cnshla machree . Bin , nuTourneen , a euhla machree ! VTbj tie thy children to loreij and biare ? Why suut thy t&Ioui aad beauty still be 9 e home of the traitor * od haant of the slare , Vm mitnnwiMB , ^ fnnMt madbree ? -

      Esa , EaTocnreen , a coshia machree ! Uzivtmj fathers ' , thongh life is still fleet , It sanies on the spot where it dared to be free , Tbotgb it pines for the hearts itnerer can greet , Eds , maTouiseen , a >* " » h ^ n machree . Erin , naiTonmeen , a eaahla machree ! 5 v from you tyrants , who droT » ne from home , Ps from the dear ouea I never shall see , Far from your hills and your Tallies I roam , £ & , K * TO * rneec , a cushla maehre * . J . H . Bo&dale .

      * Arthtn OCosnoi , thB bosom friend of the murdered T&gerald , and uncle of Feargus .

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      OLDHAM . —On Siturday eTesisc last the fcrhdiy of that ucflincluiig patriot and champion of the people ' s rights , the late Henry Hnnt , Esq ., was celebrated by a substantial sapper of good roast beef , mutton , < fec , at the house of Mr . T . Smith , tiika , Fold , Granaere ' s Moor ; ihe exeeHent ¦ umer in which the supper wbb serred up eonfared great honour on the host and hostess . The cloth being remoTed , the Chairman took his seat and Htfrodneed a number of appropriate And patriotic tote tad BentimentB , -which were sereraDy re-BQeoiei to and interspersed -with a Tariety of lively PKriotic Bonp > . The eonTiyiality of the erreohig wukept np to a late boor , when a ll parted in good mendship , highly gratified with the erening ' s UQsese&L

      SaSHLEY . —Clebicai . Dorses . —Tin wm jtecUtt . of Xeighley , kteir presented to the inhV Ktets by u » Duke of Devonshire , ia at present W ^ aij engaged ia rousing np his dormant flock to a w » rf their duty . Th « late Rector . Mr . Dory , wco , for reasons best known to himself , has lately ranordw ) another liTing in the South , appears to ^¦ T «! oi * great deal of abuse s for the good man to ** fh ioppeaihe eyes of his p&rishiQners to a JWU nine of a church-yard , and the funds it may F * " ^ nproperly managed , he is now letting it off n taeBeaia for the dead on the following terms : — ffj ptrsoa desirous of having his remains enclosed walkd

      a a graTe , can be accommodated by paying «« expeac « s of the walling , and the extra depth of «^» Te , iis owS charge being only 03 . for allowing » w - Hjin « a fiat st 0 De on » «* aTe 103 ., and wnungis a Lttle abore tie grouud £ 1 . Formerly , J ^ » person waited a register from the Church JJB ^ "a panifa clerk would have famished it for SMI "« ? l sometimes ^ r nothing . This etil is !* ™ « i bj * , 'W of-2 s . 6 d . Another depart-S '' 'hebnaness which the l&ie Rector had very kS& ,. " E"t « Dues . It is true the ¦« wed to toll for people to ecme and pay ; but tttL * T , ' -T ,, the txce Ption of some farmers , nwiaed to its caU . To breai thronah this rro&l

      SL » vT * v a law tb&t eTei 7 P 618011 oceupyiug S 5 A 5 v a th / parish ' fiha 11 e 5 ^ - pay , or hare Sffiit ^ bim ky ftrce , unless he ( the JSS «»«« . toforgiTe the party through extreme femd a 1 J . f" 7 this law int 0 execution , be has toWitrif v ! Church J ^ TDCJP-es . who appears ilSJiM" * best h 0 E 0 tir ^» * ^ oonJferred B * doS *? , from house * ° koow i w » t with the S 5 SSPS' al 7 ati 0 D . bat to tell the inhabitants * r » S ;» J ^ •? ffinch ^ ^^ the Sector , t * n * hxT ^ cilled Las ^ r Dqcs , thongh he cannot Orartf Jnir f ' ^ Ka y de P BP ° n if c the ma porS * n- P . P ° P nate their «» ods to its « feetefwfS' - Thls ^^ diul threat has had the ^ U »^ S ? / ° ? efcflr ' nwwfly old women ; dg ^^ at bulk of the inhabitaiits appear wjsely * Sf £ lun Y Recwr honest Mfli as h ^

      *« kBWlh « iJ ^ : V y pTln K him tbe opportunity of 2 SwLfiffi : Cn 6 7 J orc € - Mes £ « - Weatber-*!» j 7 Ltb w' ^ ° Cbarti £ ts , who hare refused ^ iSJaW ! ^^ tbe «« TictJn ^ ««* ^ Saef ^ 1 ds < of ^^ expenees added to the *!**«« & of haiSfl ^ ' " ^^ eody . " » daily exttar goodsL& tneir bouse 3 broken into and * D Sb b ^ S . ' ' ^ ' with unusual obstinacy , they ^ Sliii ?*? ' Md declare they woul d almost * " £ . ir | £ S t ^ ' ' br ^ " > 8 into tbeir ^ bS ^ S ^^ lQ Edition totius , heis « ror taii * "f j ? 7 . m correcting another etoss

      •^ w beinc i , t * * , 0 Ilfi 8 t hia Parishioaerg , iheir SfitfSt- ^^ ftrssw ; gaa aSM ? 8 ?^ - * * aasS % S ffi « sSf - attas ^ i £ ^ ^« ' ^ 'S &-SSte ^ s ! ^ K « i in domut £ d ^« ' * * b * aost ^ ^^ ^ Wg ? beES !^ Jy *? « o " » church or 6 Wrtda this neglect , fhaj ^ gj rJ

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      had . had an illejitimatej or what is Tulgarly called a M chance" child , he piously gave her to understand ihrtbe e ^ dj ^ d ottJtt toMt fKomsvbtih pH ^ Be-grossly negligea * and . onfuL The ; poojriWrt whwB moral character stood Tery high , is rinoe dead and buried , a « d the afWr has been : thevBobjc ^ tf fenwal ewJTetBatien . The Rector haa triedrh « KLU teke tbewhole iabo wilfidf » brk » tio « , bntwjit otjeffeoti iand . ke is-itpm goi ^ Ktkron ^) * fiOUM ol three Bemo 3 tt . g& the fttgiyMwcaottiaa , to proT # iuf innoosooft . J ? o ,-. 1 , ha * fepea \ atealdyigivejB , » dihei has ewtainlr made tbe jofco * * o heataa anything bat tiftcalV ** « mb f « r the . meabera * f the Eetftb&hed QMteh .--CS » rr « rpon ( Jenf . - . - ^ ^ ¦ WffllMM- rTH * Misoss * Srwkt . ^ 0 n Friday n ^ itwe ek , the co » m 5 ttee met fta » basibeskv wh « n

      Mr T . B . Smith , was unanimously elected « hatr ^ man t Mr . W . Buller . treasurer ; and ' Ht . B 4 « 1 bob , wcpotary . Sereral ad ^ ditional membtrswfere ^ idilod , and it wa » resolved , that the secretari . - should- eGr Ttepoad with ' the masonstn London ,-in < frder ifi ¦ ewsttaiawhat general Btepa were likely to fee taken , antt wh * tplana adopted for supporting the n ^ ea 111 tlwir demands for jastice . The gedem opinion appeared to be that the various trades should be In * Titei to co-operate in this good work . A droutatfpn -was appointed to wait upon the society of maehine makers , and , after tbe transaction of fiomevijnhn portant bnsihess , the commitiee adjourned t 31 Monday erening , at nine © 'dock . A ^ uthaUT-pasl hine , on Mwiday night , the committee ^ rtsiBeetiM sittinr ,

      » a we cnairman having taken tne ebfir : -the mumtesof the former meeting were re * d ana ' con--firmed : after which four or fire new member were added to the committee . The Chairman then stated that the deputation had attended the meeting , of machine makers and had sent in a letter requesting tbe favour of an interview . They waited nearly an hour , when feeling it his Uhe chairman ' s ) duty to attend the committee , he l eft Ma colleagues to transact the business of the deputation . It srubsdqnently appeared that owing to a pressure of business the society could not receive the deputation , but they kindly and promptly appointed a delegate to attend the meetings of the committee , and to assist in its deliberations . It is earnestly hoped that all the other trades will lose no tame in following this

      laudable example . ; Several deputations were appointed to wait upon various trade societies . The secretary reported that he had written to London and expected as answer in i day or two . The chairman read to the meeting a report of the great meeting held at the Crown and Anchor , on Friday , which oaited forth loud expressions of applause . The conduct of T . WakK ^^ Esq ^ M . P ., waa loudly cheered . JSight shillings and sfxpeBce were handed in to the treasurer , aa the contributions ' of a few working meo , and it was resolred that the Secretary with two -members of the committee should' attend oh Saturday evenings to Teceive contributions . The chairman was reqoBted to report the proceedings in snchpapers as he might deem expedient , which he contented to do , and the meeting then adjourned to Friday evening .

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      A Fobttjiutk RwoMEBkl—A Yankee Editor , describing the bursting of cannon , by which several persons were badly wounded , says— " Our reporter , who had his hand blown off , was fortunately on the spot , and has narrated to us the full particulars . A Couple op Solons . —A few days ago , a couple of county constables attended before the magistrates in Kendal to have their accounts passed . The first of them had thefollowing item : — " To layinacouuty Rat 4 s . " Said the second constable , ** I was hev lamed to spell before Id a brought my buik before

      the m * s istr * tes . A county rat , indeed ; why , man , tt should bev bed an e at latter end on't for sanin . " The second now presented his " buik" to be passed , when the following extract appeared : — " To summonzing a krooners conquest ! " ** Noo , " said the first constable . " Whaes't better spelter noo , " * I think the grey meare is ' t better horse . ' " The two Solons now left the court amidst laughter ; the first with high delight at his victory , and the seoond with much chagrin at his officiousness . — Westmoreland Gazette .

      Fatax Coach Accident . — About five o ' clock on Monday evening last , as one of the Bury coaches , the property of the assignees of John Ramsbottom , was proceeding towards Manchester , the horses took fright a little on this side of Roden-kne , Prestwich , and became intractable . Mr . J . Williamson , of the firm of Messrs . Williamson and Denville , hat-manufacturers , Canal-street , Stockport , was sitting on the box with the coachman , and in assisting him to pull np the horses the reins broke , and the horses ran against the ditch-side and upset tbe vehicle . Mr . Williamson was thrown headlong from bis seat ^ and received in bis fail a severe concussion of the brain . The eoaehaao aad two other passengers were severely bmisod , aad Mr . Daniel Williams , manufacturer

      14 , Stanley-street , Red Bank , received a severe wound on the forehead and nose . He and Mr . Williamson were conveyed in an omnibus to the Manchester Rojal Infirmary , where they remained ia a state of insensibility tUl the following day . Mr . Williams has since sufficiently recovered to be able to attend to his business , but Mr . William bod died at ten o ' clock on Wednesday night . A post mortem examination was made on Thursday , and it was found th * t * cnaaminnted . fracture on the base of the skull , with the effusion or blood on Ibo surface of the brain , were the cause of death . Chi Tuesday evening an inquest was held , on view of the body , before Mr . Chapman , the borough coroner , when these facts were stated in evidence , and a very high character was given of the driver for steadiness and

      sobriety . No blame being » Urkrat * ble to any party , thfi jury returned & verdict of " Accidental de « h . " A ? bw DATs sines , as a jonag man ( T . Forrest , jun ., in the employ of Mr . D . Nicholson , auctioneer , of Wandsworth ) was looking over an old chest , which had been sent to the auction-room for sale , he noticed a peculiar joint in one compartment which excited his curiosity ; upon a closer search he discovered what appeared to be » block of wood , but which turned out to be several pieces glaed , screwed , and nailed together , upon breaking op « n which out tumbled 100 sovereigns , supposed to have been concealed there fifteen or twenty years . Much to the young man ' s credit , he gave up the money to the owner of the chest , who handsomely rewarded him for his honesty .

      The follow I 5 G epitaph on the late James Wood is a parody on a translation from Juvenal . It was inserted in the Gloucester Herald very Boon after its birth ( 1794 or 1795 ) , and signed " Jacobus Silvia . " It appears to iiave gireo great offence to the singular indiTidual to whom it allnded . for in the following number of the Herald & reward of £ 50 was offered for the discovery of the author , as it was deemed libellous : — " Beneath this stone lies Jemmy Wood , Who never thonght an action good That brought no gain . Reader ! if e ' er he thought Thou even read ' st this stone for nought , T'wonld give him pain . " — Worcestershire Chronicle .

      The Aems Destroyed is the Towes . —The gun-makisg trade is all on the qui vve both in London and Birmingham since the immense destruction of arms in the Tower , and the Government authorities have already taken steps to repair the immense loss which has been sustained in the munitions of war by that unfortunate event . It iB said , on good authority , that they have already applied to the East India Compan y for their stock of muskets , but this will be a poor snpplj , their magazine of arms not containing at present above three ox four thousand stand . The number of muskets said to be destroyed , 250 , 000 , 13 now ascertained to be much below the real amount ; and should the chests in the vaults below be injured by

      the fire , double that number of arms wiU be rendered useless . The latter , however , are well packed , and the locks kept constantly oiled , so that should the fire not have heated them and spoiled the temper of the lock-springs , no injury to them is anticipated from the immense flood of water ia which they are immersed ; and an error has also gone abroad that a great number of the new percussion guns were destroyed , the fact being that all guns of this description which have been lately made , have been sect off to the different depots of troops almost as Boon as finished . It is expected amongst the trade that nothing but percussion guns will now be manufactured , and that for them Government will issue an entirely new pattern .

      Highway Kobbkbt and Murder . —The celebrated chasm in the range of the Mendip-hills , knosvn as the Cheddar-chffs , which are situate about four miles east of the great turnpike-road leading from Bristol to Bridgew&ter . and about sixteen miles from the former , was on Monday week the scene of a brutal murder and robbery , committed on a farmer named Baker , who occupied Highnetfarm , near Cheddar . It appears that in th « afternoon of that day he left his bouse , with gome corn to be ground at a neighbouring mill , the w » y to which is through the cliffs . He took a sovereign with him , from which the miller gave him change , on tbe corn bein g ground . Before dusk , Mr . Baker was discovered lying in the road in an insensible state , his body and bead dreadfully maimed and braised , and robbed of his money .

      The road through tbe cliffs , which at some places rise to the gigantic height of 400 feet , i « eomparatiTely but aeldom passed by carriages ; and thw loneliness , as well as the winding nature of the road , which prevents the view of objects approaching until they are very near , prats oat thii epol as too faToorable for the oomBuaaon of such » crime j while it i 8 well known tbat the road is principally used oy , pereon 8 having money transactions at pJaees in the -qdnity . It ppeare from « . ooinpansoj ^ of the period wnen ihe deceased left the mill / with tbe time when ke was found ( by a man who w » a return ing from Panlton coalpits . ) that the crime was perpetrated in broad , daylight , about three o ' clock in the afternoon I Mr . Baker was conveyed home , and surgical » id procured , bat he died after a few hoars of acute suffering . The marderere are suspected to be two p * scbb in the dressi « f navijtators or railway mSa , for whom search is being vnAe . —Hertford Journal .

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      , ^ Sib Charles NAPiBBu—it frrnmoOred among tlffi whfgs of Marylebone , that the commodore haa threatened to accept tto t Cbiitern Hundreds if tjiey ipontinue to importune him for cash with which to fsast fat mwntaiBfng the . wpreoHioy of Woiggism 4 *« eborough . 71 * WhimoiniUys » y " thecommodore is fcvery « wr * tefal fid fella *? . ' ? . .. o ,.,-,. »> l Ajr oiifriuriRttrOT gtmi ^ - ^ DaA ^ Hheiitteriiayi * the Mt # ^ k ft wte dfepam ^ Hifo *» & tlon of rtggr . b > the admixture oT jSrm ## pbta& » onesay >^ ve to eonse ^ noe ^^ fcefc ^ PfcoffieW which fte ^ 'have inawterf the . m&tWeufiFffltiV $ detection : ^ - «* Pot % tablcspoo ^ lWsiigiV' ^ fitd ia dupim&jand in « Pfew ' Jtm ^ mWrnOm ggftP&f * £ ** & ** fyrm of ^ vwhHe powder ? will faU tfi fte ^ VcAiom . * ? The fWn » , or % ot » to

      itftaA- lfflW i s , - o 1 ( wai . -TMeof to tne < ywt '; Bteide * giving th ^ so gar + Uttot ' ¦ eofour ^ it ; enWlet f ^ ne ¦ nn&m to " nril « rsen n 1 t mtn ^^ h < werfcompe « iort , and gives the fair trader no chance at competindn . — Carlisle Patriot . ' ( . ' - - - " 'T ? , ? " : !> " ¦"';¦ /¦ * ¦¦ l / : The Limerick Reporter announces ine eoiwen ! on 4 j ihe Catholic faith of the Key . Mr . Sibthorp * - What will hifl brothwvtb *^ ultra-Torymieaber for Lincoln , fl » y ^ o-tb 4 ftf His Tery whiskers , we , siwpect , snll bnstle up , like a cat ' s back , with horror . > r Glodwick . —The birth-day of the immortal- thai was celebrated by a / supper her © ' okn SatBrday last . The entertainment was provided in the School-room , and was such as reflected great credit on the pro * wder . Porty-fite sat down ; the evening was spent in great harmony . ¦ . ¦ : ¦ ,- ¦ -

      Statbop Paisley . —The number of persona on the supply list of the relief committee is unhapp ^ N Mill on ihe increase . The number isi now ; 1 , 170 , with 3 , 000 dependents . The niunber supplied , with soup yesterday , a separate class , amounts to 694 ; some of whom got two , or three , or four quarts of Bo « ip , aocording . to the extent of their families ; a halfpenny-soonoe is given with , each quart of soup . The tout number of quarts issued would be about 1 , 300 . It is a most cheering feature in society to see those who are able showing themselves equally willing to extend their aid in relieving the existing distress . We trust oae and all of the kind donors will experience ihe troth of the won , th * t it is more blessed to give than to receive . Total number requiring aid , 5 , 902 . —Paisley Advertiser .

      A rkcknt Discovkby of jewels ia the Excheqneroffioe has been the subject of mnchl conrergation during the last week . The treasure found is said to be of considerable value , and according to all appearance * it has been bid for 160 yeart—plainly for more than a century . The most probable surmise is , that the jewels were pledged in the reign either of Charles II . or James II ., princes who observed bo remarkable regularity in their financial operations . We think it worth the while to say to much upon the subject , because the value of the discovery has , we believe , been exaggerated , and the circumstance made the subject of idle comments . —Standard .

      China . —The accounts from China by the overland Indian mail tell of no more marked event than some of the preliminary proceedings of the new Plenipotentiary , Sir Henry Pottinger . If it is safe to judge from such brief experiences , a decided change had taken plaoe in the conduct of affairs , and , therefore , in tbe coarse of events . Sir Henry Pottinger had reversed two of Captain Elliot ' s most fatal rules of policy : he had announced that no consideration for mercantile interests should hinder him in the prosecution of the war "—a plainspoken ward , unknown

      to the Elliot diplomacy—in order to its termination in an honourable and lasting peace ; and he bad given the Chinese to understand that the tide of his activity would wait for no man : he would see no subordinates at Canton ; he had sent a letter to the Emperor ; and in the mean time , proceeding Northward with a hostile expedition , he had directed that an answer should meet him at some place far in his progress . It is said that the Chinese showed manifest dismay at such altered bearing on the part of the British authorities , and had much abated their assuming behaviour .

      Distress . —The master of tbe workhouse of St . Matthew , Betbnal Green , in consequence of the pver- ; crowded state of the workhouse , is endeavouring to obtain accommodation elsewhere for children and aged paupers . The workhouBe has at present in it above 800 paupers , and about 1 , 200 receive out-door relief . The applicants have been gradually increasing for the last few weeks , and it is expected that they will be still more numerous . Wages now also are much lower than they have been for years past . In the parish of Spitalfields the workhouse is in the ta . me crowded state as that of Bethnal Green . There is intelligence this morning from several places to a similar effect . A Worcester paper speaks of a meeting of the rate-payers of Stourbridge for tbe purpose of exempting from the ^ v —¦ * ^ m ^ ^ t ^ va * * r wr m m ^ r ^ ^ v * ^ ¦* w »» v ^^^^ v !»¦¦— m ^ v a v aw v **^ r

      payment of the current poor-rate those persons who , from their extreme poverty , are unable to pay . The number of applicants was very great ; numbers are already suffering privations of the most harrowing description . How the coming winter is to be got through by those who have already disposed of their pawnable articles , God only knows 1 At no former period in tha last twenty rears has there been such an amount of poverty and wretchedness in this conn try . Funeral of Wivjxl , thi Firemam . —Frightful Accidbkt . —On Sunday afternoon many thousand persons were assembled in the neighbourhood of St . Saviour ' s Church , Southwark , to witness the funeral of Richard Wivell , the fireman , who was unfortunately killed at the late conflagration in the Tower

      by a mass of brickwork falling upon him . The procession formed in the following manner : —Two mutes . Mr . Braid wood , the superintendent of the fire brigade , and four ef the foremen dressed in the brigade uniform . The coffin , on which were placed the deceased's helmet and coat . Tbe pall , borne by six engineers , followed by the deceased ' s aged mother , as chief mourner , aud relatives , closed by thirty-six of the brigade men in full costume ! with crape round their arms , and several men belonging to the County and West of England Fire Companies . The whole line of road through which the procession passed was crowded . The following frightful accident occurred during the time the service was performed , to a fine young boy , 14 years of age ,

      named Ambrose Coins , residing in Redcross- street , Borough : —The unfortunate boy had climbed up a tree in the churchyard in order to obtain a full view of the ceremony , when the branch npon which he was sitting suddenly broke in two , and he fell upon some iron ratling , which surrounded a tomb beneath the tree , and the spikes entering the fleshy part of his thigh , he was literally impaled upon it , and so firmly was he fixed that it required the united force of two men to extricate him from the spikes . He was immediately conveyed to St . Thomas ' s Hospital , when it was found that the bone of his thigh was smashed , and the flesh so torn and lacerated that amputation was resorted to as the only chance of Baving his life .

      Fire in Makchester . —On Saturday night about six o ' clock , an extensive fire broke out in a large mill situated in Jersey-street , Manchester . The mill was a very large one , and more than three hundred and fifty hands were employed in it , ani will in consequence of the fire be entirely thrown opt of employment . The building was six stories high , and filled with valuable machinery for the preparation of cotton . The whole of the mill , with the exception of tne two lower rooms , was in the occupation of the owners , Messrs . Copley , Barrow , and Co . We regret to state that considerable delay and inconvenience occurred in procuring a sufficient supply of water , and it was not till the whole building was enveloped in flamea , that the engine could

      be brought into full play . Such was the rapidity with which the flames raged , that all hope of saving the building was out of question . Mr . Rose finding this to be the case , directed his efforts to the eaving of a portion of the building , which was separated from the mil . by partition wall . This part of the building contained the steam engine , and a considerable quantity of machinery for the preparation ot the yarn or warps , as it is called , before being sent to the power-loom . The mill is situated in the midst of a dense population , and surrounded by small cottages , with but a very narrow street between them , aud great apprehension was felt by the inha ^

      bitants as the lofty and massive walls of the factory came down with a tremendous crash at short intervals during the progress of the flames . As we stated above , the fire broke out soon after six o'clock , and by half-past nine the whole of the largo mill was completely gutted , and the walls and machinery mingled together in a mass of ruins almost levelled with the streef . We learn that the estimated loss is aboi l £ 15 , 000 , and that Messrs . Copley , Barrow , and Co ., are insured for £ 10 , 500 . Mr . Pooley , by whom tbe two lower rooms were rented , is also injured , but to what exttnt is not ascertained . No eerious accident occurred to any of the people engaged in extinguishing the flames .

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      FROM THE FEMALE CHARTISTS OF ABERDEEN , TO FEARGU : > O'CONNOR , ESQ . Respected Patriot , —We , the females of Aberdeen , hail with inexpressible pleasure and delight your appearance among as for the first time , in this '' Northern City . " We hail you as a patriot who has suffered and sacrificed much in the cause of freedom and the people— We weleeme thee across the Dee , As the friend of British liberty .

      Though you . hare lost much worldly wealth in your straggle for justice , yet you have gained a richer reward a nation ' s gratitnde—a people ' s food regard . Where is the woman among us . who ioves to hear the names of Wallace and of Muir , whose heart does not warm at the name of O'Gonnot ? If there be such a one , we own her not as a sister , as a daughter , or as a companion in our inarch for freedom . Though yon have been persecuted and imprisoned by the enemies of freedom , yet we rejoice to know that > our keait is still atehsnged , and that you bare again come forth from prison like the

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      tfta trom . "Mi ' den , refresliea ijrom , hfa slumb « i 8 ^ JUuL prepared again to begte the worft ' ofnuman redemption . While we .. MtlAuapdlai toi eb * w the * niteiy / of oat : are determined : to have a Abate in their atruMles to ke free , Md ^ ch&r dwtf- on in t ^ oftira ^ fcaSf fe liberty . W « now ^ lif / oeiWodeWb ^^ iwwli *^ of ^^^¦ L »^ f ^» i > mAmnott 9 and ahonld ytm MWJbftmagtts •^ C ^^^ S ^^^^ ifit ^^ ^^ "tidH :-. * . ; , :

      i ^^ . ' . ^¦*^«^ * Mtf » i »• ¦ . I « i , ' !¦ W" > ¦ , ' " ' T . vWnen tawisniniijui there * ¦) ' ^ ot maubelowJhoramaSve !^ * ' " ; ' * *¦ < toffldVe % jtorSa $ W ittaetft love- -- ¦ - ? ' ^ , - . £ i ^ frVtoiO ^« m * bemu :: ^ > ¦ ¦ ., :. : * : •; : ¦ . v '' .. V ' M ^ w * i * tt # to || # ta ^ - '• ' ' ¦ " *¦' ¦¦ ¦ >" , Whose oonstantainvhaaiieHi : to xays ¦ '• - ¦ ¦ ¦ ^ :: !^« . i ^> M ^ tfNq » JWI | i ^ . , . ¦ :-. ..-,, •¦ - ¦ " : ! ¦ : m-A ** ^" W ' Prisonerfree . " . . / ' < - We welcome to oWnortneni coast ' ' Tb * i « n « ttti » dreiia ? lhe people ' s boast , J 0 < ^ T * lW « w «* ltoertj : ; ., , t ; - ,,, .,

      AuM SooMa ' s daughtew In the north ; ' - Esteem . thy patriotic , worth . 1 ,, ; ^ .. r Far , far above reward j , ... » . ..,. Yet we must give the brave and good A mark of lasting gratitude , A pledge of fond regard . Then take thtalramMe Scottish plaia •' ¦•¦ ' , On thee , the people ' a champion , laid ' ; By th « dftBfhters « f the north ,- i ; ( Herd Miaaea Chalmera and Barclay pat the plaid on his ^ houlders and , round him , AmJ&Jhe cheers of the , audfc enceiy , .. < -May the spirit of a Wallace cheer thee—May aU that ' s good and trie be hear tbee , Thou man of noble worth .

      On earth may Freedom's Angel guard thee , In Heaven may Freedom ' s Ood reward thee , With joy that never end «; Then straggle on for equal laws , Amidst a nation ' s warm applause , While we remain , in Freedom's cause , Your Female Chartist friend * .

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      GREAT , QHOKIOTJ 8 , AND TRIUMPHANT VJfC « TOBY OF O'CONNOR AND THE CHARTISTS OF GLASGHJW , OVER BREWSTERISM , WHIGGEBF , AND HITMBU 0 . ( From our Glasgow Correspondent . ) Thursday night , the 4 th of November , the birthday , I believe , of-the virtuous and patriotic Henry Hunt , will long be remembered by the true and ' gallant Chartists of the city and suburban districts of Glasgow " , as a night when their united moral power crushed one of the most inaidioos , cowardly , an ^ viUanousconipJyacies ever batched to Injure the cause 01 liberty , and stain the fair and honest fame of one of her noblest champions . ¦ " ¦ ' i- " - ' ¦ ' :- : •¦• :

      Tbe meeting , according to previous arrangenient , and as announced by placard , took place iu the large Bazaar hall , Candlerlggs . The doors was to have been opened at half-past seven , and the chair taken at five minutes before eight ; aad this requires ,. m « to notice , before geing farther in my narrative of the proceedings of this evenfal night , one of the many brass faced falsehoods of Brewster which appeared on Saturday , hi the Paisley Reformer un& Glawow P < m < newspaper . He aays there , that OCoaaor ' a committee opened the doors half an hour before tbe time agreed upon , in order that they might pack the house with their friends . Burns , our national poet , eaya ,

      " Ev'n ministers , 'they have been kenn'd . In holy rapture , A rousing whid at times to vend , Andnail'iwi'Srcripture . " Bat this whid ( He ) of Brewster ' s , out whids all the the whids ever uttered by all the mrpliced hypocrites in broad Scotland ; because he deliberately wrote it , and sent it for publication , well knowing it to be a He of tbe first magnitude , he being previously in possession of thereat facts of the case ; which are aa follows . " . - ¦ -.:.. ¦¦¦ . - . ' •• ¦ ¦ ' : ¦¦ • -

      In consequence of the extraordinary excitement which prevailed , and the great anxiety which existed in the minds of vast numbers to be present at the debate , and although it had been stated that the doors would not be opened before half-past seven o ' clock' , the hall and neighbourhood was-surrounded by six o ' clock ; and by seven o'clock all passage up and down the Candleriggs was completely blocked by the dense crowd then assembled ; and such was the inconvenience thus created in the public thoroughfare , that tbe police demanded of the Committee to open the doors , which the Committee was very nn willing toflo , because they knew tbat the great body of the working classes who were principally interested , were shut up in their' factories

      and workshop * , and could not get out before half-past seven , and many . of them not before eight o ' clook ; however , there was no alternative ; the'doors Were thrown open , and if any party were lUwlyito be benefited by this result , it most have been tbe Browsteriatk ; as a poof of this fact , two hundred O'Coimellitea mirched tatoj&fi Hall la , ? bo 4 yT re » olv « d , right ot wrong , to vote agalnil O'Connor . However , more of this in the sequel . Such waa the rush to get into the Hall , and the pressure on the stair , that the iron railing gave Way , carrying away part of the stone Into which they were imbeded , while a considerable portion of the crowd was precipitated ever the staircase several feet Into the passage below ; heme a number ef persons were severely Injured , though none dangerously .

      The Hall was crowded in less than fifteen minutes to suffocation , by an anxious and excited mass ; a bench had been placed in front of the hustings for the reporters , but the pressure soon compelled ns to get upon the hustings . About a quarter to eight o'elook , Mr . O'Connor ' s committee , consisting of Messrs . GUlespie , Colquhoun , Proudfoot , Molr , &a , made their appearance on the hustings . Mr . M'Crae , of Kilbarcban , who was recognised on the hustings by some of the audience was loudly called for , who stepped forward and commenced to address the meeting ia order to keep the assembly in humour , and fill up the time nntil the arrival of the disputants .

      At this moment tbe large windows of the Hall were suddenly lighted up with a red glare of fire . . This extraordinary incident caused considerable surprise , when all doubts about tbe matter was put to rest by the sound of tbe distant Ore dram rolling through the streets ; the up-shot ef which -was , tbat a large rag store in Shuttle-street , was burnt to the ground , and one man lost his life in the flames and several others were severely injured . Yet , notwithstanding this fearful fire in the neighbourhood , not a soul budged from his post to witness itB fearful ravages . ' Mr . M'Ciae had scarcely got the length of bis third sentence , when loud cheering was heard on the outside , which was toon followed by a tremendous burst of cheering from those in t&e Hall , the cause of wbich was soon discovered to be tbe arrival of O'Connor , who mounted the hustings amid loud , long and protracted cheering . The meeting then proceeded to the election of Chairman .

      Mr . GillEsPiE proposed Mr . Ross as Chairman for the citizens of Glasgow , which was carried amid applause . Mr . Proudfoot waa then proposed aad carried as O'Connor's chairman . Aa it sad now passed the time of commencing the debate , cries of where is Brewster , proceeded from all partAof th « Hall , while others responded , " he'B cut , ' , " he ' s hen'd , " &c , &c , At last after nearly half an hour past his time , the Rev . Consistent made his appearance , along with his committee on the hustings amidst a few faint cheers from their friends . < Mr . M'Farlane , Chartist Preacher , was then announced aa Biewster's chairman .

      Mr . Ross then stated to the meeting that according to the terms of agreement Mr . Brewster was to speak first for an hour , Mr . O'Connor would follow for naif an hour ; Mr . Brevrster would reply for a quarter , and Mr . O'Connor wind up the debate in another quarter . He therefore hoped that no interruption would be given to the Reverend Gentleman , as he was determined to claim time for any interruption which he might receive . Mr . Brewster thfeUBtejiped . forward to the front of the huntings amidst a storm of cheers and hisses , and

      delivered himself of a rigmarole undefined masa of nonsense wbich lasted for an hour and eight minutes , the ndcutes being given him for several interuptiono which took place . He then sat down amidst a storm of disapprobation , accompanied by ft few cheers from his friends . His speech throughout , to say the least of it , was nngentlemanly , scurrilous , malevolent , and illnatured ; he is , however , much indebted to the reporters for the manner which they have dressed it up , and the very tender way they have handled the merited disapprobation whic'i he received .

      Mr . O'Connor then rose and was received with tremendous cheering , waving of hats , handkerchiefs , and clapping of hands . After the cheering had subsided , he proceeded to address the vast assemblage in a strain of impassioned and commanding eloquence that thrilled through every heart and called into action the dormant faculties of his spell-bound audience ; for while he was speaking and tearing the ill-fated parson ' s accusations to atoms , and castiDg them , with his giant powers , to the winds , not a move was made , not a voice was heard , only when be was interrupted fey enthusiastic burxta of cheering . Mr . O'Connor concluded his masterly

      speech by leading what Brewster called a circular letter , a copy of which had be « n ~ handed to O'Connor in Aberdeen . This letter had been sent by Brewster amongst lis teetotal friends throughout Scotland calling upon them to get up subscriptions to pay his expenees while following OConnor . Tbe reading ot tbia letter called forth universal disapprobation against Bfew » ter j the statements which it contained were auch glaring falsehoods , aad the object for which it was wrote so miserably mean , that bis own friends hung their heads like bull-rushes for very shame . Mr . O'Connor resumed his seat amidst a tremendous burst of cheering .

      Mr . Brewster then stood forth , with a sardonic grin on his well known malignant and ill-featured countenance , tbat would have out-done the devil himself , and attempted a reply , bat it was no go ; be bad lost hia own Belf-possesaloa , and any respect which

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      JfcUe audience had personally felt for him ; - in fact , he stood before them a convicted liar , and a mean sturdy heggar to boot ' ; whan he opened his mouth he wa awiited with taunt * , jeera , hisses , and froto *; instead of . a quartwr > be eonttmwd for half an hoar , bandying W ^ rds with all aroand him , attacking what h # oslled tirepnyric ^ lnMs front , nanfc , « ndwar , tar thig 4 WW andtnea t ^ haw ' a ' bark at OCkmnor ; infaofc , I'haVe neve »«< enVfortfi # la *{^ nt ^ 7 «^ , irayihdi » ld ^< r | Jorf the p ^«* ttn'inaJBJ )« aoli tt fo ?*<)? himself as BwwitefV his fimdWe * wi * rtor 8 'l *(» thatof a motmUibu ^ iir » ofliie * iBg « i'iit * eftlpg \ tlfe' diafererit parU + OT t ?« bmic song , thattttu * ofVA ^ Uftiiiaivtel » n tag to W « sacred order , an *^ $ * Ssistfidvb&tef atVgrtat , principle When he-wa « taia <»*^ tWti «« . 'irhieh he had takeft ttp , and lihat he mort ' give Way ^ he % ttfted round , and with tb « rbttteMJeaioof £ < a « MiUri « denounced OX 3 * tnor ^* s fc

      traitor . 1 He « f < flfc » % e »* fcc «« JB which taffiBa description j the ' storm- of gisiUii ^ na ^ hisses ^ was ^ fearftt ! , while » rash wa » made towtoJhp ^ he hustings , produced by " Bidden bunt of indignation at his last charge agaiart 9 'Connor . ; ;; - . vw v ^ ' - * 'M' ^ i .. ^ n , ' . - ¦ : ¦¦ - ¦ ¦ .- ; o- > 1 Jtr , OCo ^ NOR sUod forward t 9 Wind tip the debate the sound of whose voice laid the raging storm in a few sacondi ' Hi *» e * l > 'to'BrewBteT' 8 attack was CWm / gentlemanly , -j ttd g < fi > d Matured . His satlricat hlt » at BrewBter ' s atatementa , called forth loud bnrsta of laughter / -WWrt H »» ceMni of hia sufferings and exer-Uonsln theoMue <» f the people , found a sympathetic feeling to ' eviwyfeMtous bosom . As Brewster had oooupied half an hour , O'Connor was allowed the sane space ot tlmei which ; he applied to excellent ptirpose , leaving the parson not a'peg to hang his hat upon . When be sat down the cheering lasted for several minutes . ' "'¦ , ¦<>' ¦¦ ' '¦ ' : ¦¦¦ : -- - . ' ¦ . ' ' - ¦ ¦ -

      Mr . M *» R then stepped forward , and moved the following wsetntibn tf-Reiolved , " ¦ «* ThaV thiiTpTkblio meeting of the citisssfls Of Glasgow after baving beard Mr . Brewster , deem ^ it its duty to . « Uie ; thaV > h * a heard nothing to induce « to : withdraw that " ebbfldenca which it has hitherto placed ia Mr . O'Connor a * an able advocate of the Peopled Charter ^ 1 ; ' / ; ; .. ¦ ¦ . ' /; : ; Thi 8 wa » 8 e ^ de ^ , by 1 Mft 0 iLi , EPSiEi , r ; Mr . Brbwster then got np for the purpose of moving an amendment « nd Jui doing so attempted to make a speech , but they would not hear him , and he had just to give up his intention of an hour ' s preface to his amendment , amid ^ . general , cries of ¦/ ' move your amendment j we want bo more of your sermons . " He then read bis amendment , which waa se * onded by a , Mr . Mvbchie , a bit of a Chartist preacher , in ' a aqoeakiog voice , which could scarcely be heard tklrty-¦ even inches distant . , ¦

      The amendment wast— . ' :....- .. "That we will notceaaeagiUting for the Charterthe whole Charter—until it has become the law of the land . ? . ' - ; ;; ¦ ' - ¦ ¦ . " ' ¦ - •' ¦ ¦ . ¦ - ¦ ;¦ "¦ ¦ --Mr . M'FarIanR , Brewster ' s chairman , then came forward to , put the , ajneadment . Ho also attempted a Bpeeeh , hut ? it would aoV do . , He continued for some time to persist , amidst great confusion , during which a tail frishmaft / in front 6 t the bastings , shook his flst at Mr . M'Barlane , and told him toi be off with bimsejlf , for he was another , gingerbread Birmingham traitor , and only wanted to humbug them j he at last reluctantly put tbe amendment ; when abont ' two or three imndred hands in the body of th * hall were held up , and about fifty In the left hand gallery , in the gallery on the

      right , which coatajaed from seven to eight hundred persons , not a solitary hand was held up . This gallery has since been called O'Connor ' s gallery , and very likely ft will retain that name until the , hail itself ia laid in rains . Some of Brewster ' s friends claim at least 5 or 800 but what are we to think of Mr . Malcolm , the reporter of the Patriot , whom Brewster calls his friend , saying in his report that Brewster had one third of tbe meeting ) , that is , according to Malcolm's statement of the numbers present at . the meeting , Brewster must have had at leat 2000 hands held op for his amendment . A greater piece of fudge was never attempted to be palmed upon a body of sensible men , with their eyes open . O ghost of Baron Munchausen , thou art at last fairly eutdone f thy extraoi-dinsry flight to the world's

      end , on the back of an eagle is nothing when compared to thU immense creation t » f invisible hands which no body could see but himself . It is a pity that a young gentleman of talent like Mr . Malcolm Bhould allow wounded vanity and private pique to carry him so far beyond the boundaries of honest truth , when that deviation D » calculated t ^ injure tbe cause which he professes to admire and advocate , and . that too when it is calculated to . keep in life and countenance an intriguing knave like Brewster , who is striking at the very root of its existence . After this miserable exhibition of hands for Brewster . Mr . Proudfoot put Mr . Moir's motion , when the whole meeting held up a forest of hands ; for the few who had previously -voted for Brewster WOS not missed . For a few seconds , all -was breathless

      alienee , each matt viewing the scene to the right ana left One gt theRepeakrs , or O Connellites , mentioned above , —aad wha all voted for O Connor , ^ their hearts having warmed to their * countrynian , —pulled offhis hat , and cried but" Come , boys , take-off yd £ . r tiles , and let us give three cheers fon OConnor . and culd Ireland , " which was ne aooner ^ aid than dope ,, and which , was joined in by the whole meeting with a degree of enthn-Biosm I never before witnessed at any public meeting . The loud huma , the stamping of feet , the whirling of hats ; bonnet * , and Bticka round their beads , continued for at least ten minuteq , until a cloud of dust rose from the floor of the Hall , and hovered over their heads like

      a Scotch n >| st The scene from the hustings was at tne jnoatinipo » mg and magnificent description . The dense moss of huinaa btingu before us appeared like the ocean foaming in a storm , while the galleries to the right and left appeared like two warlike vessels riding on the waves , with their gallant crews cheering ou to battle and to victory . When this scene was going on , Brewater appeared like a man suddenly bereft of reason , or one who had unexpectedly received the last sentence of the law . He stood condemned—while his spiritual adviber , Murchie , whispered in his ear comfort , I suppose ; , un ¦ er his trying circumstances . When the cheering had subsided .

      Mr . Moir moved another resolution relative to th ? movement fer the Charter , wbich was seconded by Mr . Cullen . Mr . Malcolm came forward and moved , as an amendment , part of tbe resolution previously brought forward by Mr . Brewstor , which he did amidst great confusion and disapprobation . It was seconded by Mr . Roy , and put to the meeting , when cot a hand was held up . Mr . Moit ' s resolution was ntxt put to the meeting , and carried unanimously , wbich called forth another burst of cheering . Mr . M'CRAE next stepped forward , and moved a ? b > of censure upon Mr ; Brewstor , which was seconded b > Mr . Proudfoot , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was then given ta Mr . Ross for the very ablt and praiseworthy manner he had performed his dutia us chairman , when the immense meeting dissolved at twelve o ' clock .

      When Mr . O'Connor came down from the hustings , one of hia countrymen seized his hand in both of his , und giving two or three leaps on the floor , exclaimed , "O ! my countryman , iny countryman ! " when hia heart got too big for further utterence ; he turned away to bide a tear for his poor bleeding country . The Chartists returned home in email parties as they came to the meeting , in the highest spirits at the glorious resuit Some of the parties beguiled their way to the respective villages to which they belonged , by singing in chorus " Scot ' s wha hae wi'Wallace bled . " '' O'Connor's welcome to Scotland , " and othsr patriotic songs . With regard to the numbers present at the meeting , various opinions , of course , exist . The Glasgow Herald ,

      a Tory paper , states the numbers at six thousand , and that it was the largest in-iloor meeting ever held ia Scotland ; and it appears the Post and Patriot have taken their data from the Herald . The Bazaar Hail is calculated to hold , about 4 , 800 when seated , with passages to allow , the people to go out and in . The seats on this occasion was ail removed by the Committee ; and , considering ' the immense pressure within , there could not be less than soven or eight thousand persons within the walls ; while , at least , from two to three thousand were disappointed , Who could not get in at all . In fact , it may be truly said that it was th « greatest triumph the Cwtrtists of Qlasgow have yet achieved .

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      opinion ;; . Sntbr insinuations may- please— Whias , ytt will not detetpthei »/ rom doing their duty * _ . ~ , _ ft says lihatr-6 | i : td 6 tbg :-t % e : '''* iiext r r ^^ tl « n ' -M'ir : . Moir feund it necesaaay to wti&k&UA latter part , whlcfc expressed » want , pfoonfldepce in Bpwste ; , 3 from goo ^ reasons . " Th 9 . rife ^ n i ^^ XT- '<^< su ; , * Jno > w : aj ^ toMrt »*<^ ^^ ni M &&& * & * l » Ti > ig » to My , John WC&S ^ flb ^ rchau . Mr . M'Orea mpv ^ , and Mr . Jata <* ErOlidfoot seconded , a direct yoU ot tterare on Bie ^ ster , " and W , was' carriad unanimously . This is not repoiffed in the Patriot , for what reason I floruit know- ; J The secret is now out Honoar ttf the men of Soot-!* ridj , , ' the Tip « is ~ ertBh « di' On Thursday night } at little before tke hour of meeting . MA Charles M'Ewea ,

      by re jtoest , attended a meeting of M » . Breweter ' s friends * Mr . M'Bwed ; tafeodBCBd * resolntjfeMij aiinilw to . ihei one moved -by Mr . Mofcri aVthe jneeUng , rffc , ptedjffngf the ^ meeting jtoBBfejBry legal , ifeaceful , andioowtitu ,- ; tional means , to carry the :. Chart * , into aIaw . 1 Tfei « was WingidiBcffltaed . among hU / ciends ^ when Brewsfer cauW ^ jaidsawjaw . » e » olation ; he ;; 4 » I «* d 46 won ltl ri 6 t d 0 at alL Mr . M'Ewen said he . ttowght tee steeor lotion . was . ' everything ! any jteasonabie nan ¦ could aak . for Brewster exclaimed , " BOT ixwitx . SOT &REA 15-PP iHEia UiHO » . ^ , Mr . M'E . said "he was in the first place where , be knew the intention to be , to break op our union . He thought tha . intoption was to Btrengthea not to break our union . " Brewster cried , " There i « - more traitors amongst via . " " There aro episa bera also . " * Mr . M'E . as a matter of oourss , told the Beveread Gentleman , he should have no more to do with hun . Who is now the traitor 1 1

      Brewster now challenges O'Connor . to meet him on th » Green of Glasgow , on the groundB that Mr . O'C . ' s Committee packed the meeting in the Hall—that the Hall was opened half an hour before the time agreed upoa ,. and contrary to the public announcement Permit in © to tell the . Rev . P . Brewster , tbat he would do well not to place himself in the humiliating position of -wilfuUy gronittlgating fahehoods to delude the public . Wher 4 were the arrangements ? We nover heard a word from him or any one on bit behalf . till Wednesday night At inidnlght ) , nineteen hours and a halfbefore the ; meeting ; . and even then the ; had nothing to propose , saying they had not time to consult -Mr . Brewster when be called . They merely called to see what we had beea doing , so that justice might . fc « done to Brewster ; they

      were to meeVra on Thursday evening ; we toldtbenx we could be found in the Black Bull ; yet the first wa saw ot them was ia the Hall , twenty minutes past bight o ' clock . 1 . Where are the arrangements here bvofeea through ? True , the doors were opened earlier th ; m was spe < 4 fieditt the bills . Capb . Miller of the police aenifor Mr Ross , and stated that unless the doors were opened the street would be blacked up from head to tout . Mr-Ross conaeated to open the doors . Is this like packing the meeting ? Thousands left tbe hall , from their Inability to bear the pressure . I dare the Bev . Gentleman . to deny this . . Nay , at one time he spoke to his . ovm Chairman , aayiog , " There foes the morals , . meaniajt those who were leaving the room almost in a fa'utUig slate ) but the physicals will itick to the last . " Was this packing the meeting ? . ; .

      We didhimjuatioe ; we did O'Connor no more ; aa 4 we did the cause justice . . ; I trust we have seen the last of this misguided man . I hope Mr . O'Connor will not condescend , to ' . accept w ^ y more of his challenges , but treat him with silent corttempt . It nittst be evident to « ny one who reads hia letter in ihe Renfrewshire Reformer fit to-day , thav he wishes to provoke O'Connor to a hpatile . ' - 'ineetinf . Sa mncb for moral tiypocrisy . JOHN COLQUHOl v .. . . One of O'Connoi ' a Committta .

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      THE FIBE AT THE TOWER OF LONDOK . The inquiry relative to the origin of the fire ia still proceeded , with , but nothing ef an official , or indeed tf an authentic , character has transpired as to the evidence adiiucaei , , ¦ Parties of soldiers are busily employed at either end » f the Grand Armoury in removing the mine of the interior . From the western end an immense quantity of the records destroyed has been removed and tkro ; . ra up in heapa infrentof the Armoury . A considerable quantity has-been brought out also from the eastt .-a extremity . The writing of many of these recerda , although they are burnt to a cinder , is perfectly legible .

      The attendance of visitors during the week h ? a been very numerous , and much interest was manifested throughout the Tower towards the . afternoon of MoHday last , by a report that his Royal Higbnb . ia Prince George of Cambridge , and offier illustnous nvA uistinguished personages , were Jshortly expe < tt ; l to nrrive . The . report was apparently official , biit hia Koyal Highnesai did not visit thei Tower . The result of an inguiry before a military court into a charge made by a reporter belonging to oiw of , tb . a Sunday jpurhal » against a . serjeaat and . sentry ' on guard on : the : night ot the . fire ,- ' was made kaowaia the afternoon of Monday . He had attempted to cbtain admittance , was rtfussd , and rtruek ^ on the tida of the head with the 'buttend . pt -a ov ^ skftfc by th « d sentry . ' : .. ¦ .:. ' . - ' - -.- . - ;; - , , ., ' -. V ¦ ., ; : ;

      At two o ' clock , the court of inquiry , oonste' . mg ' ot Colonel Knoilys ( president ) , and Colonels Yorke ? . x > & i > t » cn » ,- ajgeinbtfcd -fa-thB o » ctgrtyj « oom ^ o £ the reciui ^ ai , situate on the Devil ' s Battery . * Colonel Altchison read the whole of the eviie- ca adduced , and also tbe judgment of the conrt , whiaii was that the sentry bad acted in eompliarieto . >» i ' . l » the prders he received from bi « superior bflicers ; In the very voluminous accounts which have appeared of the breaking out tind progress of tfie tire . £ " 9 fact of the very narrow , escape which the whole of the buUriiuga in the Tower bad from , total destruction , h ; ia not beea presented in anycWng like its afarniing ar , d MDking truthfulness . ^ Tfee relation of a few incUls ^ ki in proof of this obstirvution , incidents : which' iii tha excitement that has characterised '' the * . a'islanch ' o' ! y occurrence hava been '* cith « r very slightly adverted lo or altogether overlookkl , will , it is presumed , not bd uniaterestinir . .

      It may be premised that the wind on the night of tlio fire blew very gentlj from th © north-east . . Ha 4 ik been from the iwrth-wtst nu human efforts could , have saved from entire destruction the Jewel-house , as welV , it iB thoaght , of tbe greater portion of the . jewels . The flames in the direction of tbe Jewel-house were , however , notwithstauaint ; the wind was in the quarter mentioned , of the moat fearful violence ; and it w&a «» iy Uy judicious and great fexertions that the honges ff tae Parade , running south from the above precious u ' epositary , wera saved from destruction . The roof of tuehoujeat the north end of the Parade slightly

      projfats beyond the side wall , and underneath thia tke tl ^ mes fcom the Grand Armoury played . They made their way into the roof , und , an the accoun t * bave ilready stated , it was in contemplation to blpvv up tiia house , as well as the east wing of the Grand Armoury , witb gunpowder , but ,, upon catting away thy roof of tliu house ia question , tha firemen , were enabled lo direct the j * it-of the ii »> ithn ? engine upon and arrest thi- flames . By thia uuie the wind had shifted to tfca scuta , aud the exevtu-us of the fire brigade wet * m ' course carried on . with greater efiect than when it wj ^ ic the former quarter .

      The buildings of the Parade on the West were ii < equal danger of destnictiDn , as will be perceived frr . m tho following details of what was going on in ttr . t nuHrttr-- Whfcri' the fire had reached the westere extremity of the O . riia'l A ? tu <> u » y , much anxiety vss manifested about t ! : < - safety of St Peter ' s Church , where tbe ashes of e .. many of our illustrious deatt . •« i >< . ! Sib . A party of the 8 ? e brigade , under the dire * - tion < 'f Mr . Braid wood , ntude their way upon the roof P the lead upon whi ») i wai iu a liquid state , and-tfcay fuund it necessary to lay it under Water before thsy u-uld venture upon i-, ani' then to hold the branches ci tbe hose in aa upright position , and let the water play upon themselves , so intense was the heat frun * tho Grand Armoury . While upon the roof of thy

      cburcu , the . brigade men perceived that greati danger was to be apprehended from tbe vicinity to the Armoury of a pattern room , a two-storied brick building running along and adjoining the north side of the church . Great difficulties arose at 'this point ; the tii « d roof was becoming ; red hot , sUd the tiles , spilt by tue heat , were flying about in all directions , nddyi to Tvhich almost superhuman efforts were necessary to procure » supply of wattr sufficient to > beat baclr the fl-. mes of the Armoury , ttw windows of which Are within a few feet of thoi * e of the pattern-room allnded to . The intensity Of the heat from the Armoury prevenfhl the tanks in front of it from being made use of , and the water was conveyed to th ? top of ; tbe Tower from the School-housa-lane ongin © , which worked vxi ¦ of this moat , and played iato the West ot England en ^ iinj , and from the latter the water was- ' pumped

      into- ' - 'the engine of the Wellolose-square station . Having rendercl tbe roof cf the pattern-room a tenable position , by playine upon it , and alto again npon thera « selves , the brigade man cut a hole in the roof , through which Mr . Braidwood and others descended . Theyfound the flames coming through the windows , and but tor their timely arrival the whole of the building wotsM in a few minutea have been in fliraes . Had this buiMing fallen a prey to the conflagration , tbere is mnch probability that a great portion of the houses on the w- ' Rt , of the Parade would have also been burned down ; iiinec-d , the front windows of Mrs . Cooper's house , which is situated * at the north-west angle , were all broken , by the heat of the fire , and the-wbole of tbe furniture was moved iiin nrecautJonary measure , and a portion of the roof 0 ? the pattern-reora cut away by the military for the purpose of interrupting thfc comiijunicatloa . .

      It has been barely hbtlced that the White Tower was in danger , but those who had opportfries of forming a correct judgirient are of opinion that It bad a very narrow escape indeed from destruction . It was obatrved to smoke , and small portions « f , the ston ^ flew from it with ft lend crackmg noise . So great , to fact , was the danger , that six engines were directed to \ play upon it , which the brigade continued to do untQ drivea away by the intolerable heat of the Grand Armoury , immediately after this th « . wind providentially shifted round to the bouU ' ., aud to tota , perhaps , is to be greatly ascribed the escape of tats White Tower from entire destruction . ^ \

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      THE NORTHERN STAR .

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      In relation to this important and unprecedented meeting , we have received the following letter from one of the Committee of Management , replying to some of the falsehoods circulated by Parson Brewster since tho meeting , and also complaining ef the mis-staiimt-nts and one-sidedness of the reporter of the Scottish Patriot : —

      TO TUE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Glasgow , Nov . fth , 1841 . Sir , —By tfving the following a place in your truly independent journal , you will confer a favour on your numerous readers in this quarter , on truth , and on the cause , as welt as on the thousands who by their coolnets and decision on Thursday night lost shewed their determination not to be hoodwinked by any man . In the report given in the Scottish Patriot of to-day , of the debate between O'Connor and firewater , in reference t » the first motion , which Mr . Moir had found it hu duty to move—namely , a Tote of confidence iu O ' Connor , the report says— " On the show of hands being taken , about one-third of the meeting -roted for the principles of the Charter ; for the motion the rest of the meeting . " In tfae first place , this bears on the faco of it a grow falsehood , andJn the second place a base of the sub

      insinuation . I have the opinion many on - jtot ; 8 nd , with the % xceptioo of Mr . Ross , not one have given Brtiwiter more than 200 . Mr . Ross says there might bo 400 hand * . Let it be olwerved that Mr . Proudfoot , Chairman for Mr . O'Connor , previous to the vote being taken , requested the meeting on both sides to hold up both b » n «« s , and to o certainty the most part did bo ) so that 200 is nearer the mark than anything else . Tbe Whig and Tory press say there were 6 , 000 present The repoiter , Mr . Sawers , says there . were 9 600 . How the Patriot cm turn 200 into the . third of 7 000 , or 8 000 , is best known to themselves . Does the reporter , in saying that the one-third voted for the principles of the Charter , mean to imply that theBe were all the real Chartists present , or that those who voted for Mr . Moir s motion compromised principle in doing SO ? If tbtBS be his views ot the subject , I need not tell him tb » t the men of Qlaigow ire of a difieren

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 13, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct404/page/3/