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WATKINS'S LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS . LECTUBE IL ' Do unto others as you would be done ty . " St . Luke , chap , vi . Of course that Is fair , and the English are said to hre fair play . This rule ¦ would make each man Ms ovtb standardthe measure of justice to himself . For what is it that we ¦ would have done to ourselves ? Is is not when hungry to be fed— -when naked to be clothed—when eick or in prison to be -visited—when strangers to be taken in ? —in a word , would we not wish oui wants to be relieTed and our woes comforted ? Yea , nature itself , in ail thtse cases , cries out for succour and for sympathy . Then , since this is what we would hare done = to ourselves , our very cainre teaches us to do it to othera , — and justiee says that unless we do it to others we- do not deserve to haT 6 it done to ourselves .
How , by doing unto othera as ire wonld they should do unto us , what is that we do but teach them what we would have done ? " One good turn deserves another ; " and we may add , that it often begets another . Ths likeliest method of bringing others to do unto us as we would they should do , is for us to da so to them , for gratitude , or at least pride , wculd not suffer them to be behindhand with us , or beholden to us . But , on tfce contrary , when we do unto others not as we would be dene by , we teach , them , we provoke them , we in a manner force them to do unto us not as
we would be done by . In the former instance we raiss man ' s better nature to be our friend ; in the latter we rouse his evil nature to be our enemy . We , as it were , give the injurea party a richt to wrong us . And whaV have we to trait to but hia forgiveness , his forbearance , or his powerlessness ? Aye , it is to the powerless , to those whom we fear not , from whom we thii . ' x . we are in no danger of recrimination , retaliation , or retribution , that we commonly do evil . But none are so powerless as not to have it in their power to be a friendV or an enemy .
TV hen we do unto others not as we would be done by , we do but teach "bloody instructions which being tsugbt return to plague the inventor * ' We act like Phalaris who inverted an engine of torture in the shape of a bull , and was the first man on whom its efficacy was proved—the first victim who suffered by it . " Curses , " it is said , " come home to roost . " The maxim bolfis good e-oth "ways—if we would have good done to us , we shall do it to others , and if we would not have evil done , we shall not do it . There are good Een certainly who will not revenge an injury except by forgiveness , which is the noblest revenge . Yet surely these are the last men to whom an injury ahonM fee done , and he who does an irjary because he calcinates upon forgiveness , is surely the very vilest of offenders , the most mear . I have ,
attempted to shew that we are not to calculate upon the present powerlessneis of the party to whom we do an injury , n ^ r upo n his forgiving disposition ; for an nnprovoked injury is the most likely to proveke one , althcuih & good or a wise ma - will not suffer himself to be provoked , and it should be cu care not to give an evil man that excuse . Shylock , whom Shakspere makes the very impersonation of malice , is , nevertheless , not kft without an excuse for his vindictrreness , and a reasonable excuse too . The character ¦ would else have been unnatural and un-Shaksp ^ rian . Shylock wculd have been a betier man had he been better csed ; but he was a peor persecuted Jew ,. and in his hour of fancud retribution he says to his mal treat ora , " The Tillany you teach me , I will execute , and it shall go hard but I will better the instructions . "
If those axe the btst of men who return good for eni , those are the worst who return evil for good- ; but I need not dwell u > on characters of this descr pt : on : it is enough to sum cp their sins "in one condemning Word —they are ungraLefvi . What is it that causes us net to do unto others as we would be done by ? Many seem to think that by doing good to another , unless he be in a capacity to return , or to requite it , they would but part with their own good , and part with it to an enemy , or to one who could not be a friend—that , in fact , they would do evil 60 themselves . How is this ? Is man the natural enemy of man ? Not so ; but there is an artificial sy&teoi of society at work that ia fast making man the
enemy of m * n , and the present system it Government patronises , if it has net produced , this nnnatural state of things . Men do not do unto others as they would ; be done by ; they will not do it ; they do the reverse , and What is the consequence ? Yon see it , you feel it , you hear it svery day and every hour of the day- We experience it continually ; it has made us what we are , wretches of want , and woe , and wickedness ,, victims and victimise !? . ! here is not one of us bu » it may be said of Mm as of Ishmael— ¦• His hand is against every dan , and every man ' s hand against him . " Bnt see , bow unequal are the odds—millions against ore . ' WhsA wonder that we suffer bj much—what "wonder that we are crushed bsneath the we gkt of this hostile World—that we writhe like wormB under it !
There are doubtless many who wish to do unto others u tht-y would be done by , who i » ish it for the sake of others or for the sake of increasing the little goad that is in this evil world ; bat what avails it if the good wishes of a few are frustrated by the evil wishes of the many ? They have to strive against a stream of corruption , which either sweeps them away or overwhelms t ^ PTn- But could they succeed in turning the stream , in making it purify itself , and Sow more smoothly , "wb&t ease and happiness it might spread over the rcmid waters of this world ! The socialists are endea-Touring to £ 0 this . They wish to act on the princinle
of doing unto others as they would be done by , and by acting on it themselves they pursue the likeliest- means of inducing others to act on it , for example makes more converts than preempt . Slay their little community go on increasing like the clond that at first appeared just above the horizon , and was the sizs only of a man's hand , but rose and spread until it formed a canopy equal with the heavens . Chartiem is the precursor of Socialism , as St . John was of Jesus Christ . Chartism is preparing the way for Socialism—it is the dawn of a better daj—the harbinger of a newer , a more moral , and consequently a happier
world-Do unto others as yon would be done by . What can be plainer ? ^ What can be mere equitable ? What can be more conducive to our welfare ? 1 et us see what we should gain if all acted upon this principle : why each ¦ would 60 good to himself , each would have the other for bis friend , his assistant , his servant . We should mutually and reciprocally benefit each other . No man could have anything to do for himself that am tber could do for him . All that he could not do for or by himself would be done for him , by and with others . One T"t"i would have all men for bis helperhis associates . We shonld be twice blessed—blessed in
receiving but more blessed in giving , for it is more blessed to give than to receive , Good wonld be dealt from hand to hand in a never-ceasing rouud of joy . We should be like the fairies that can have all they wish for with a wish . How delishtfnl it wonld be to li ^ e among those who lived far each other—who lived in love—a party of pleasure , each striving to make the otfcsr more happy than himself , and each enjoying the happiness of alL Why it would make this Pandemonium become a Paradise ; yes , this golden rule would restore the golden age ; the earth and ail things in it would again become as good as when God first mads- 3 nd blessed it Bnt what do I talk of ? a mere Utopia—an ideal world that cannot be realized ? Cannot ! It micht .
acfl simply by foil-wing the rule in my ttxt If men w * uld but take as mnch pains to assist one another as tfeey do to thwart oneanother the thing wonld be done , ai-d how jsnch better would it be for us all ; how much comfort we should have where now we have care ; how much joy where now we have sorrow ; how much h-Tpinesa instead of misery ; how much e joyment of this life , SDd whit an increased hope of joy in the life to come . There would be no poverty with crime—no want with woe—no sin with suffering—toil would be turned inta pleasure and we should all go in concert like a party of haymakers working or rather playing in the > un . Blessed world ! in whieh the only rivalry , the only competition wonld be who could best please —conld most serve the other . Talk of self-love I this
Would be true self-love . WclL , we have now seen what would be done —what would be if we did unto others as we wonld be done by . We have seen what we should gain by the exekange ; but alas I sa far from doing ue ; o others as we would be done by , instead of doing goo " , we often do evil , even to those who hare dose us good . Nay , we stir np others to do then ) evil , and lfind our assistance to do evil more frequently than to do gooi When any of those inevitable accidents ot evils that are the lot of life befalls a peer brother , do we sympathise with him , do we succour him , do we share the burthen ? Do we not rather exult , find a 4 d to it ? Are not some of us so spiteful that we glory in
vexing and disappointing others ?—so maiicious , that so far from doing good ourselves , we would prevent others from doing it , and would destroy good itself , rather than that it should be done ?—so "bass , that we abuse , calumniate , and circumvent each other , as though we deemed a * other ' s welfare incompatible "with oar own ? Do net some lie in wait , and exert all their powers for the injury of others , as though life was given them for that sole purpose ? and thus they continue to the end , when they find how vain , how worse than vaia , how wicked their lives have been , that but for themselves and each other might baTe been g » od and h ^ ppy . Better the day of death the than day 0 / birth , if we are born to live thus—better still that we had never been .
But this not our nature , for if so , God , who made na , -were to blame—before it comes to this pass , our nsture has been lost , it is changed , it ia perverted , Tte milk of human kindness is soured in ua all—we sre surronnded by evil circumstances—we bear what iB evil , we see it , we inflict and bear it—what wonder that we should become evil—that our nature should be subdued to that it works in ! No , God is not to blame , nor are we to blame—it is the system , $ he acenrsed system , that is in fault . Those who icoidd do unto others as they would be gone by , are prevented by those "who coidd bat will not For the grtat are not gowJ , nor do they love the goodtheir pride take 3 a pleasure in evil , and if prevented from pleasing their pride they would have no pleasure in life itstlf . They are then only in their element ytbzn they live
" In wretched Me : change 0 ' wrong for wrorg , Striving ' midit a coniitt . ous wsrld wtere none are strong . "
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Such men 'would be centent to bear evil rather than forego the "vindictive gratification of inflicting it Yet they are fools ; for we are so constituted , our nature is such , that we cannot injure others without at the same time injuring ourselves . If the parly we injure be not in a situation to make us feel what we have made him feel , yet our consciences make ug feel it , and our conscience jnakes ua feel it all the more if the party have the power to punish bat forgives . Conscience will balance accounts with ns ; vengeance will be repaid , if not by man yet by God himself t » whom alone it belongs .
Man is not naturally man ' s enemy ; he is too ranch Mb own friend for that ; bnt the present competitive Bystem is turning friends to foes , and relatives into opponents . It operates thus by degrees , flrstmakina ns selfish , then sordid , then savage . Selfish , because we are taught to believe that God has not provided enough fur all ; sordid , because selfishness itself degenerates into sbrdidness , when it baa accumulated more than its dne share , and broods over it ; and savage , because we then A ? ar that those who in consequence of our overplus have too little , will make us relinquish our prey—will force us to disgorge our spoil . Hence laws ar * made to fence the avaricious , and to keep the needy at bay—htnee arose the rights of property , founded on the wrongs of man—artificial rights , to which man ' s natural rights have been sacrificed . Men are first robbed , then killed—that is , when destitution seeks restitution . Would this be the case if all did to each , as each would be done by ?—would it be
the case if he who has enough of this world ' s goods and to spare , and knows that his lacking brother is perishing with hunger , not only knows it , but sees itnot only knows it , and sees it , but ia the cause 0 ' itwould this be the case , I say , if he who has more than enough , were to strip himself of the undue advantages which the world , and the worlds law , have given him , and place himself upon an equal footing with him who cevcr found the world his friend , and has always felt the world ' s law to be his eu « xny ?—would he think he was done to as he would be done by , if , when he asked for bread , he was given a stone—for fish , a serpent ?—would he wish hi 3 crips of hunger to be unheard , unheeded—Ma bufferings neglected , mocked?—his appeals refused , rebuffed—imprisoned for being poor—punished for making known his wants—starved , nzd qIb death rrjoxced at , by the proud oppressor that firs = robbed him by law , and then murdered him under ifce mii-k of justice ?
, But , alas ! tis a common observation , and the time gives it proof , that those to whom fortune has be * u the most favourable , whom providence ha ¦ been most bountiful to , are the mosi nicgar . ily—he who has the most means to do good , generally does the least—the further we are removed frcm suffering , the Itss sympathy we feel for it—the higher we are placed above it , the more we scorn it—the greater our ability to do go * . > d , the less our inclination , and thus it 13 that the poor have to keep the poor . ( To be continued tn our ntat . J
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THE STONE 3 IASONS OX STRIKE , PBOM THE SEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT , AND NELSON ' S MOUUMENT , LOSDOh " , AND THE V >' O 0 L--"WICH DOCKYARD , To the Public and ihc Trades of Great Britain and Ireland . " Trusting too much to o ; hera' care is the ruin of * many . " " There is much to he done : stick to it steadily . " Franklin . " Screw your courage to the itickiug piace , And we'll nut fail . " Sti xkspere .
Bretbkes , —Although happy to state we are still / urtber reduced in number . , we are yet in the battiefiwd of moral warfare , contending with all the meauB at our disposal , antl all the tact 'hat occurs to our minds , against the " golden power" (< f our own creati ^ ni the" combined and extensive influence ot * the common enemies of our order , ana , as is our duty , we nios ? gratefully acknowledge , that since the issmng of vur list address , or ratntr appeal , our means , through the prompt manner in which you have responded to it ,
have been materially improVfd . We , however , f . el bound to state , that even jet we are abuut £ 130 in debt to our turnonts ; and as thty have not exhibited tt £ sli ^ hltht Gisposition 01 triiitorissn or division—circuitistances but too frequent whtn strikes ar ^ much protracted , cvtn wbtn ibe > peciHtKl allowance is fnlly and regularly paiii—and sensible t > o tba ; they suf > - initted to mnch inconvtnituce atJ cVtn privation for the want of their respective portions , we seriously solicit , at your earlitst convergence , mtans to pay ttse nj .
" " Masters , " says Doctor Adam bnnth , " are always an 3 everywhere Id a sort of tacit but couEtint and uniform , combination not to raise the wages of labour . To violate this combination is everywhere a most unpopular action , and a soit of reproach to a master among his neighbours and equals . " This , although brief , we believe a tiua and clear exposition cf the disposition of employers and capitalists generally towards workmen . Upon the same premises .
taking the opposite position , let us follow their exutuple . Let hs on the present trying occasion manifest tbe tame degree and uniformity of combination . Let each of those that may be found amon ^ t us , of whatever trade or profession , who has not contributed Ma share in proportion to his means in support of this important and maferial struggle , " reproach" himself with a serious dereliction of duty , and expibt * it oy at otoe sending in his subscription in aid of tae payment of this pressing and peculiar debt , and it wili soon be discharged .
Toe number of turnouts at present oh our funds from the Houses of Parliament and the Nelson MonumeLt together , are reduced to about thirty . At Woolwich , as stated by their secretary , only fifce ? n biacks are at work , and those are engaged either trimming fised work , or reducing dressed stuff to prevent an entire stoppaga . At present they nave not a Bingle rough stone , the property of Qrisaell and Pcto , upon the cremises ; the number of our members that turned out wei 3 nearly a hundred ; only twenty-fire reaiai " . At-Plyia * uth tha turnouts are re : uc 5 > l to sis . At Dartiroor , whtre , be it uiidorsood , an acent 5 s te ^ -t 1 -y both piJiieSj itiat is , by ourselves and Gr . ^ cll
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and Peto . ) it appears by a letter from our delegate , April 23 rd , 1842 , thatGrisBell and Peto have written to Hunter , their agent , informing him that 00 men were employed on new work at Woolwich , and that very little was doing at the Monument ; circumstances which they would not have occur for five hundred pounds . This Hunter has made another attempt to indnce some of those on strike to proeeed to Weolwich , but in ¦ which he has agiin most signally failed . The number now on the funds , sixteen . At Penryn , where we also keep an agent , it appears that their prospects are materially improved . They are in debt to their turnouts , which now number seven .
By the above report it will be perceived , that out of above four hundred individuals that have been engaged in our strike , only eighty-four remain ; and be it borne in mind , that of this large number only six cases of tiaitorism have occurred , notwithstanding the strike having been protracted over the extremely long period of thirty-two weeks . As an evidence that it is materially important to the trades generally , ant ) more immediately to tbe trades ' it London , that the pending struggle of the Masons should be prosecuted to an honourable termination , we notice the following circumstance , which has transpired at Mr . Jackson ' s ( builder ) yatd , Pimlico ,
During last week , Mr . Jackson ' s agent set some ten or twelve of our members to work at tbe ab , ove named place , the whole of them , or nearly so , having been on our strike ; these men , especially that portion of them having families , were consequently reduced to a state of poverty , which circumstance an attempt was made on Saturday last to tike an advantage of . They were paid after the rate of twenty-eight shillings instead of thirty shillings per week , the lattr suji bting the usual rate for masons in London . But notwithstanding the poverty of these men—the privations they and their families had for a long period previous been subject tothey were unanimous m their determination to resist it .
On Monday morning , however , to prevent any misunderstanding , and not knowing but it mkht have been a miEtake of the pay-clerk , they proceeded at the usual time to the yard , and worked until breakfast time , when the proper parties appearing , enquiries were immediately made , when it was ascertained not to be a mistake , and every man of them lifted hia tools , " and left tbe works , rather than submit themselves instruments in the hands of avarice , to reduce ' , the already too limited means of kuhsistenca doled out to themselves and fellows . Respecting this proceeding , wo shall venture with more than ordinary st riousness to put tJie fol-o-ssing questions , especially to those connected with the buildin g trades : —
Had not Mr . Jackson a knowledge of the lone ; -endured poverty of these men ? Was he not aware of the precariousness of the resources upon which , in the event 1 f rrfusing his terms , they had to fall back ? Were thtynot chos' -n as the ejects of attack from these two CTCumstftHccs ? - And if he bad been successful , was it likely he would have-stopt there ? No , broth-rs and fellow-workmen ; tha object is palpable . If he had met with passive quiescence on the part of the masons , then throughout the entire ramifications of his txtensive works , would the same spirit of avarice and despotism have been extended . Bricklayer , carpenter , plasterer , plumber , painter—in short , every species of labour—would have been attacked ; and , as this has placed an extra burden on us , we hope that we shall receive a litlle extra means to enable us to bear it .
SensiDle that we have contracted a very serious amount of debt during our protracted struggle , and that the ordinary means of our paying it , viz ., a general extra tax upon our members , iB at present , by the teneral depression of trade , more than usually limited , and knowing , too , that the sbopocracy , as a body , by their political servility , tergiversation , and apostasy , hare contributed much to tho depressed aud degraded position in which the working classes are now found , and that many of them have , during our pending struggle , openly espoused the cause of Alien , we have , with a view to liquidate the debt by the profit arising from articles of food consnmed by ourselves , and which hitherto has found its way into thttir tills , appointed a committee of eleven members to consider and , report the practicability of establishing a co-operative provision s : ore .
It is also in contemplation to prepare and print , in a small volume , a brief hi . 'tory of our strike , to be sold at about one shilling each , the profits of which to be applied to the payment of the debt . This however will depend upon the number likely to be disposed of , and we would feel obliged if at the first meeting of each trade society , &e ., throughout the country , the sente of the meeting be taken upon the subject , and tbe number likely to be required communicated to our socretary . In conclusion we beg to state that every practicable means at our disposal chall bu taken faithfully to disctarge all the liabilities we have contracted ; and , in once more returning thanks for the support we have and yet continue to receive , in the event of our opening a provision store , we beg thus early to solicit your co-operation and aid . We beg to subscribe ourselves , Gratefully yours , The Maso > s oh Strike ,
Thomas Shortt , Sec . 6 , Agues Street , Watetloo-toad , Lsuabetb , April 29 ta , 1842 . P . S . Upon the subject of publishing a brief history of the strike , the Mason's committee moat respectfully solicit all those that feel disposed to subscribe for a copy , or copies , to forward their orders , in writing , to the Masons' Corresponding Secretary , Craven Head , Drury Lane , London . Hoirever ustful such a publication may be considered , as we cannot afford to run ' rixk of a loss , it cannot be proceeded with unless u sufficient number of subscribers be obtained to guarantee us agauiat the chance of losing ; we , therefore , hope our friends throughout the country will not forget us on this occasion , and that they will be prompt in sending their orders .
if a sufficient number of subscribers is obtained , we wiil endeavour to make arrangements with Mr . Cleave , 1 , Shot-lane , London , for their transmission to the couttrv .
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TH ^ GRAND NATIONAL DEMQNSTEATION . On Monday morning thousands of hearts , in this large Metropolis , were beating with hope and anxiety regarding the result of the novel , and by many affirmed to be , dangerous experiment of the sons of labour , marching to the House which ought to represent them , and demanding that the rights of labour should be respected , and that a nation ' s wrongs should be redressed / . ; - ..: '¦"¦'¦ ' ¦¦ . ' )' :- :: .. ' . ' '¦ ¦ . \ ' ¦ ¦ '¦ The Times , and other Tory papers , were not wanting In their cautions to the people that IV was illegal for them to go to their own house to present their own petition , and impressing upon them the heavy nature « f the penalties they would incur ; but , unfortunately , as but few , of the class interested indulged themselves in reading the lucubrations of these sapient journalists , their laboni' of love , and their well meant advice , was entirely disregarded .
Another class of men , professing to have imbibed the Chartist principles , were npt wanting in their denuiiciatians of such wanton and ; useless expenditure of money ; it wsis time , they affirmed , that all such gewgaws aa music and banners , for such a purpose , should be thrown aside , and that men should become the intelligent , the highrminded beinj ? B , which they supposed themselves to be . These men being a century in advance of their fellow men . their voice was lost in the far distance from whence It had to echo , and only some alight reverberations of it ever reached the ears of the
thouiihtlees multitude , who seemed determined that day to fight thfcir enemies with their own weapons of " tinselled glitter and idle pomp , " and the result will prove that they . ' / acted wisely and ¦ well ; that they inoculated thousands with'the spirit of Chartism to whom it had previously been a dead letter ; and demonstrated to their late Whi ? undertakers that they were neither dead nor slumbering—that the spit it which animated their breasts was too subtle ever to be confined by a Whig Attorney-General , too elastic to be bound by any dootrine of Whi «? finality . -
On Monday morning all promised well—the sun shone gaily-j-and thousands were seen assembling together in their'local divisions , previous to commencing their march to the central appointments . By nine o ' clook vast masses bad collected in Finsbury-square , Waterloo-road , Bethnal-green , Church and Circusstreets , Marylebone , &c . Colours were flying , bands playing , and marBhalmen on horseback were hurrying to and fro , collecting and conveying intelligence . In the meantime , the members of the Convention were not idle : from an early hour they were assiduously © dgaged in adding signatures to the huge document , and in preparing for the procession .
B 7 eleven o ' clock , tbo immense area of Lincoln's-innfields was occupied more densely-than ever it had previously been in the memory of its oldest inhabitant ; arid much curiosity was evinced as te the cause of such an imposing spectacle , which was shortly gratified by . the . arrival of the great National Petition itself . About twelve o ' clock , it was with considerable labour placed in a frame made for that purpose , attached to which were two wooden bearers or poles , thirty feet long ; on the front of the frame was painted in large figures 3 317 , 702 , this beiog the-number of signaturea the petition contained ; and under this w » s written in large characters , " the Chatter ;" ' the back of the frame had inscribed on it ^ he word " Liberty , " and also the number of signatures : the sides were ornamented with
the Six Points of the Charter . The weight of the petition was imm-nse ; its length was ascertained to be six miles and fifty yards ; the beaters , consisting of men from the various trades of the metropolis , having arrived , the giant was lifted on high , and the bearers commenced slowly wending tlieir way towards Lincoln 8 Inn-fieldfl , preceded by Dr . MvDouall and Mr . RnffyBidley on horseback , aa marshals , and numerous flaijs and banners , followed by the members of the Convention , three abreast , heade 1 by Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Mr . Moir , and Mr . M'Pherson ; following the Convention were numerous delegates from Manchester , CbeltenhanvIieatVing , Brighton , Nottingham , Nortbamr ton , and many other places . The arrival of the petition and Convention at Lincoln ' s Inn Fields was greeted with
triumphant cheering , and after making tne circuit of the place , tuL& monster petition was deposited on mother earth much to the ease of the bearers , who , though thirty in number , were compelled to be relieved several . times during this short distance . Among the bearers ' were several of the masons ' -who had the honour of carrying the last petition ; also , a Scotchman in the national garb of his country . Owing to the immense assemblage in this plaee , it was a work of some time to arrange the procession iu marching orderjbut th . ear ' rangcmentahad been well conducted ; the riiarshalmen . twentyfour of whom were on horseback were well acquainted with the duties , and about half-past one o'clock they commenced moving towards the place of their destination amid the niost deafening shouts of applause . ..
The route taken by tbe procession to the House of Commons , was down Queen-street , Holborn , Museumstreet , Russell-street , Tottenham Court Road , Oxfordstreet , Regent-street , Waterloo Place , Pall-Mall , Charing Cross , and Parliament-street ; all of which were crowded with spectators , windows , house-tops , and every portion of tha Vuildinga . being put in requisition . Waggons , carts , < fcc . were stationed in places along the line for their accommodation , and much profit derived by their proprietors . In many places the procession was greeted with immense cheering from the assembled multitude , and with waving of handkerchiefs , &c from the windows and house-tops . Omnibuses and cabs sported the tricolour ; and all seemed to be aware of the respect due to such a demonstration of the party of the people .
The balconies of the various club-hou 8 . ? a in Pall Mall and its neighbourhood were crowded with Members of Parliament and other persons of distinction ; and on pcs 3 ing these places the cheering was truly deafening , and reverberated along the whole line , Which extended upwards of a mjle and a half in length , and was allowed by all parties to be larger aud more splendid than the procession of the Trades ' Unionists for the release of the Dorchester labourers . Of the numbers present , it would be impossible to form any calculation , suffice it to say that the Times , Tory paper , gives us 50 , 000 , and we may fairly cilculate upon ten sime 3 the numbers , an opponent gives us ; indeed 1 towards Pall Mall and Parliament-street , tbe whole was one dense mass of human beings . The
procession reached to the House of Commons , previous to a portion ef it leaving Oxford-street . At the House of Commons , the pressure Was ao tremendous , that it was scarcely possible for the marshals to clenr a road for tbe petition to be conveyed to the House . The policemen were' busy with / their staves ; but taking their conduct as a whole during the day they acted well , no party attempting to offer the least obstruction . When the petition reached the lobby of the House , they found that the buik of the petition was so great that the frame was compelled to be broke , and the petition partially 1 unrolled ere it could be admitted . Jn the coursa of this operation , a few of tbo windows were broken ; but eventually , the prayer of the nation was laid before the bar of the House .
Mr . F . O'Connor and . other members actively assisted in the duty of forcirg the petition into the House , and were loudly cheered by those around the doors of the House . This was taken up by the line of procession , and the whole line speedily became one vast echo of triumphant cheering . To avoid confusion , the great bulk of the procession after a few moint nls pause , passed over Westminster Bridge , and continued their route up York Road , where ten minutes rest was allowed for the'banner men and others to obtain refreshment , and though the heat was intense and the dust very incenvenient , yet to the honour of the men of London be it saii , that not a single instance of
drunkenness occurred during the whgle route . If it hart been a procession of teetotallers th < iy could not have acted in a more sober or orderly manner ; indeed their conduct on this day will show that the foul charge ot ignorance , violence , &c , so often brought against them is a base and and calumnious falsehood . From York Road the procession proceeded up Stamford-street , across Blackfrlar ' s-bridge . where though the numbers were considerably lessened still the appearance was very imposing , tho banners aud flags being brought into closer contact . The line of route was then up Farringdon-street , Holborn-hill , Holborn , Smithfield , John-street Road , Pentonvjlle , to White Conduit House .
The following was the order of procession from Lincoln ' s-inn-fields : — Ten Marshalmen on i »!> rsebacfe , wearing Executive scarfs . Brass liaud . Splendid Liuiinor—¦ Motto— " The sutiviringa of tUa people shall be reiiresasd . " Conncilinen of the Western Division , four abreast , wearing ExecuUvo scarfs , ond carryiag red wands . Delegates from Yarmouth , braving splendid banner—On one aide , " Yarmouth Universal ; Suffrage Association . " Reverse^— " May every lover of his country unite until we obtain our rights . " The following were afow » f the other flags , with their mottoa : — '
Universal Suffrage , and no surrender . Universal Suffrage . Vote by Ballot , &c . Cap of liberty . " We have set our lives upan a cast ; we will abide 1 ' the hszwd of a die . " The 8 ix Points of the Charter . Cap of liberty , and bundle of rodfl . " We demand pur rights . " Universal Suffrage . " iWe demand our rights . " Brass ban « J . " He that oppresses the p * , or shall perish from the 1 : _ ¦ . '¦ iaurt . '" . ' . * ' The abolition of clcso corportiens , " i Two splendid Union Jacks . Splendid Welsh tri-eoloured
flag" We are determined to have the Chai'ter . ** Excellent painting , representing the card of th « Association . Portrait of Henry Hcct . " United w stand , divided wa fall . " " Tbou Shalt neither vtx the stranger , nor the poor . " Largo black banner , showing the- enormous expenditure of money on tbe B : * hcpe , & • Body of caroenter ? .
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Flag—Motto— - " United Carpenters ' Association ;" And various other trade devices , . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .: ¦¦ ¦ Bind . ' - ' ' < ' : ' - ' ;¦ ¦ . 7 Stonemasons'Scotch banner . Largetri-colonredflag . Body of Stonemasons , with various trade emblems . Flag—•• Dr . M'Douall , the tyrants dread and the friend of the poor . " Large black flag with the following inscription : M Question , ' ¦ What man is that when yon ask him for bread will give yon a stone ?* Answer , The parson o * the Church of England " . "' Band . Large tricoloured Flag . Motto , " Ftnsbury locality . " A large banner with portraits of the Welsh victims . " Dr . MDouall , the friend of the factory children . "
" United we stand , divided we fall " " Our birthrights—we are determined to have them . " Lictors with cap of liberty . " Tmch and Justice will prevail . " Finsbury banner , tricolour . Followed by marshals on horseback . Band . THE GRAND PETITION , Supported by the extra bearers on each side . Band of Grenadier Guards . Ihe members of the Convention three abreast . Country Delegates three abreast Bund . Green flag . Motto-r- National Charter Association Reading . Beautiful banner representing the Manchester massacre , and on the reverse' Murder demands justice . *'
On passing tbe United Service Club House , this banner was displayed to the members of the club at the balcony , and Some trifling excitement was manifested . This banner attracted universal attention , and many hundreds were heard to express ' their Bentiments of abhorrence and resentment at that brutal transaction . Large tricoloured flag , — m The People ' s Charter , equal right ' s , and equal laws . ' " Freedom of the Press . " Green Flag—Reverse— " Cheltenham Association . " Dr . " M'DouaU . tho Tyrant ' s Foe . " "Universal Suffrage . " Our Rights , we ar « determined to have them . " " Universal Suffrage and no Surrender . " " Feargus OConnor , the People ' s Friend , " " Lore mercy and truth , aud defend the rights of the
Poor . " ' Calverton National Charter Association . "' " Feargus O'Connor , the Tyrant ' s Foe , " Reverse— " They have set up kings but not by me . G > kI is our king him will we obey " " Silk Weavers , Tower Hamlets , " " Justice before Charity . " " The Charter and no Surrender . " Triceloured Flag . Salford Association—Brick Lane Association . " Universal Suffrage . " Salaries of the Bishops in full detail . Salford large tri-colour .. Large white banner , preceding the bagpipesplayers in
full national costume . Ladies'Shoemakers . Tri coloured Fiag . " Six Points of the Charter . " " Freedom of the Press . " " Charter . " Cap cf Liberty . ** We know out Rights and will have them . " Henry Hunt cheering from the clouds Feargua O'Connor * " Charter and no Surrender . " Large banner . Portraits of Frost , William ^ and Jones . And some hundreds cf other flags of which it is impossible to give any . account . In face such a numerous and imposing quantity of banners ( thanks to our country friends ) was never before seen in the Metropolis .
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Bret band followed these floss . Next to tha band was a flag inscribed "We require jna tice before charity—the People ' s Charter , and no surrender I" and on the other side of it were these words .- ' ¦? ¦ Every man la born frfle , and God has given man equal rights and liberties ; and insy it please _ God to give man knowledge to assert those rights , and let no tyrannical faction withhold them from the people . " Then followed the flags belonging to the Hudderstield and Kettering Association , together with those from-the association at the Tower Hamlets .
Following these was another band , in the midst of which was a " flag ; inscribed , * 'O Connor , the tried champion of ttie people" The appearance of this flag was hailed with a Jhud burst of cheering from the persons assem-Wed in Lincoln ' s-inn-square to view the pr 6 ces » bra as it passed . Immediately following this flag was one bearing the quotation from Exodus , " Whosoever aheddeth man ' s blood by man shall his blood be shed . " Several other flags followed , and by two o ' clock the procession had left the square . It proceeded up Great Q < een-street , Drury-lane , up Holborn , to Oxford-street , and arrived at the House of Commons at a quarter past threei ' - ¦ ' ' ' ' : ¦ ¦ '¦'•• . ¦ ' ¦ ''¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ . •¦ ¦' ¦ . ' . ' :. ' . : ' .. ''"'¦ ¦ ¦
• Everything was conducted in the most peccenble and orderly manner . Not the slightest confusion prevailed from the time of the assembling of the multitude in the morning to that of its departure with : ; he procession . ¦ A lart ; e body of the police , under ¦ Superlnten ^ f- 'it Sandrock , were in attendance , but they were not irequirejcl . to act in any way .
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. - ' . .. ' . '¦ ¦ . , ' ? —— . ¦ " . . '¦' -BRACFOR 0 . —Masons' Arms Club Houses . — Tb « members tf this Association have unanimously adopted n . resolutionto abide by Feargus O'Connor , the six points , and the name of the Charier . . IffAKCHESTEB . —Delegai e Meetisg , —The South Laucashiro DiLigate meeting was held ) in-r-he Brown-street AB 8 ociatipn Room , on Sunday ; : » Ir . Gu ^ hrie in the chair . The delagates present ¦¦ ver'h—Messrs . James Hoyle , Salford ; Henry Giilmore , Bolu n ; John Leach , Rochdale ; William Griffia , Moal ^ y ; David Whittaker , Newton ' Heath ; .- ' .-Henry WsTi-cn , Fiiilsworth ; Henry Waters , Miles Platting ; J ^ un Key , Hollinwood ; Charles Bowman , Dtoylsden and Openshaw Wiliiam Guthrie , Ecoles ; Jaines C . tfr . l »> l « e , Warrington ; William Stephengon , Stalybrio ^ e ; Thomas Lawless , Oldhanij Robert Beaumont , Waterhead Mills ; Dj . vi ( l Jordan . Hulme ;¦;¦ John Nuzile , Mafichester . The Secretary read the minutes ' : of the last . meeting , which were confirmed . After receiving
notices of motions , the ineeti . ng adjourned until htilfp ; wt one o'clock , when Mr . Cartlen ' ge gava an accc uat of his mission to the North Lancashire delegate meeting . Mr . Grifiin moved , and Sir . Bowman seconded , " That , having heard the report of Mr . Cartledge , respecting his mission to the North Lancashire delegate meeting , the delegates '; are perfectly ¦ satisfied ; with the feeling , manifested on the subject of unity and good understanding between the Chartists of South and North Lancashire , —Carried . Moved by Mr . Qrifin , and seconded by Mr . Davis , " That ten shilling ' s-, tie amount of W . r . Cattledge ' a txpences , be paid . " Moved by Mr ^ Cartledge , and seconded by Mr . Bowman , That the explanation received from Robert Kemp Philp > regarding his signing theSturge Declaration , is satisfactory to this meeting , and that the correspondence betwixt Mr . Cartiedge-and Mr . Philp be sent to the Northern Star for insertion . The following ia the correspondence : —
" 34 , Lomas-street , Bank Top , Mancheater , . ' . March 30 th , 1842 . ' " Dear Philp , —At the South Lancashire Delegate Met-ting , on Sunday last , it was unanimously ; res-lye < i that I should write to you , requesting an explanation of the policy puTBued by you in signing the Complete Suffrage Declaration . ' " . This they think is due to them , as a portion x > i the Nati ' opal Charter Association , as it appears contrary to the general line of policy paifcued by the Cbartist 3 , and-is diametrically opposed to that they have found it necessary to pursue in Lancashire .
•• ThiB they think ia due to you as a member of the Erecutive Gomimt' . ee , for they have no inclination to condemn you unheard , though I must inform you that you have caused great disapprobation and very great dissatisfaction in this part of the country ; for "we cannot « onet , nt to any compromise with the party who on every occasion hire bludgeon-men to force us to submit to their views of reform . Your partner will remember how tie was treated in the Carpenters' Hall when here , which will justify us in watching with jealousy every movement of these commercial schemers , " I am , dear Sir , " yours / respectfully , ?• James Cartledge , " To Robert Kemp Philp . " " 1 , Shoe Lane , Fleet street , London , " April 27 th . 1842 .
/' Mt Dear Cartledge , ^ Believe me the only cause of the delay of ray anBW 6 r to your official nt > te , asking an ' explanation' of my conduct , in reference to the complete suffrage' movement , has been the pressure of public and private duties . ' "I thank the South Lancashire delegates for tl ; eir just conduct in asking ray defence against a particular accusation , before they pronounced their Judgment . Theit conduct has , however , been ah exception to the rule , for in most places from which condemnation has proceeded , no investigation has been made , but unequivocal denunciation ; has been sent forth , based upon the most . false and malicious representations of my conduct '; .- ; - "In explanation , I now declare that I have never from my first connexion wiih Chartism , contemplated or advised the abandonment of- one principle of the Charter , or even the name , by wkich our pursuit is designated ; " I glory in the name of Cbartist , and whether in company of friends or fots , I proudly acknowledge what I am , . . ' ; ¦ ¦ ;¦ ' ¦ - ' ; . . ' -. . "I signed the 'declaration' because it involved no compromise of principle , and that by so rioinr I miiht be . able to assist in sending Chartists to tixe Conferance , to defend and advocate our cause , and endeavour to secure its triumph . 5 To a great extent my efforts were BUCfjepjsfnl , two Chartists were sent for Bath , and aided by good and true , men from other places , the Six Pointa were notanimously adopted . The Conference was resolved upon to ' consider of the Charter as a . whole ; now when this is about to take place I shall act as I did before , in order to secure the adoption of the Charter in substance , detail and name .
" O'Connor has has now expressed his intention to act in this way with regard to the next Conference , yet it is For this precisely that I have been denounced . My opinion is that we must abide by our organisation , be true to Ourselves and our cause , and' we cannot fail to triumph . Many evils result from violently denouncing our . enemies , but when a tide of hasty and unmerited denunciation is poured out upon our friends , a serious injury is done to the movement . In tbe course of oui agitation we ehall have frequent occasions to differ in opinion ; we mubt hold ourselves prepared for this , but
if we condemn with bitterneHS of feeling and rail aft and dtnouDce thoss who think upon some objects diffurenfc frprii" oarselvesi we never shall succeed , and despotism wili . fide rampant over a divided and quarrelling people . I cannot go at gri-ater length at present ; read my letters in ' the Findicdlor , the resolutions from Bath inthe Star , &c , -libs , andlook at the results ; vie « v tbe prcViniiB illtreatment I have received . Believe me mncerely and truV devoted to the people ' s cause , and that niiarepresentatlbn , abuse , flattery , nor temptation sLall never corrupt the democratic heart of ¦
., , ;¦ " Robert Kem ? Philp . " The circular from the Convention , requiring farther aid * was read to the delegates . Mr . Cartledge rh ^ vedj and Mr-Gillmore _ seconded , the follpwing resolution : —• ' That we send five pounds to the Convention , r ; z ., three pounds for our representative , and two pounds towards the iexpencea of that body in carrying out the autiea imposed upon it" Agreed to . Moved by Mr . Bowman , and seconded by Mr . RaUtbn ^—• ' That tho committee have power to give two pounds more to the Convention should it be required . " Agreed to . Mr . Leach mo ^ ed ^ ana Mr . Cartledge seconded ^ - " That no delegate bring forward a motion for the levy to 3 money on themenibsra of the different localities without giving notice to the delegate meeting previous . " Afjrried tillr ,
Cartledge moved , tmd Mr . Nuitle seconded ^ the following resolution : — " This meeting having , the greatest coDfldencein the integrity and ability of Fearnua O'Go-unor , B-q ., the Rev . Win . Hill , and ' tire people * paper , the Northern Star , pledge themselves to stand by them bo long as th ? y fearlessly and ably advocate the rights of the working classes , and hereby call upon the people to support the Charter , name anfl all , at every public meeting called for political purposes . " Moved by Mr-. Railton , and seconded by Mr . Bowman- ^ - " That we -the delegates of South Lancashire , ; in delegate meeting assembled , do recommend to the various looalities to give no conntenance or suppprt to any man or Ken who do not belong ' -- 'to the National Charter Association , for by supporting such individuals is only calculated to breed discerd and confusion in our ranks . " Mr . Waters moved and Mr , Nuttle seconded , '' That in conBfquence of Mr . Joseph Linhey having neglected hia appointmenta
and . thereby caused disappointments which have proved injurious to the cause , this meeting therefore authorise the Secretary to get some one to fulfill his place the remainder of the plan . "—Moved by Mr . Lawless and seconded by Mr . Cartledge , " Tbat no kcality be allowed to take away any lecturer from hie engsgement withont the censent of the locality by which he h » d been engaged . *'—Mr . Hoyle moved and Mr . Railton flecended , " That we , the delegates of Sbnth Lancashire , do hereby tender a votJ of our xjqnfldence to tbe Convention . now sitting in London . " Carridd anaxilmously A vqfe of thanks was given to the Cha ^ rvaaB , and the meeting separated until that day month . From the accounts of the delegates from different parts of the country there appears to be an increase of nnsnbers to the Association aud a fixed detenninatipn to prew fop-, ward untilthe working classes are in poesesmon of their just right ?; their motto iv , " TM whole CSiai » 9 » and nosiirrendcr ! " ; : ,
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CIRCULAR OF THE OPERATIVE STO ^ EMASO-XS . " Sydney , New South Wales , October 2 Hxh , 1842 . " At a meeting of delegates if all tbe trades , held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , George-street . Sydney , on the 21 st of October , 1841 , it was unanimously agreed that emigrants had been deluded to this colony by the bounty agents holding out such prospects to them so as to cause many to emigrate here who are now in a state of great distress , mere particularly in other trades than in onr own .
There were not leEs than thirty ont of employ , during the last six months , out cf five hundred masons Oar trude is not so brisk at present , owing to the Government public works being done by prison labour , whieh was formerly done by Government emigrants But since emigrants have come oui in bounty ships , they have not been employed in Government works , but tbe day after their arrival they are left to perish in the streets with their wives and families . - ¦ " We , therefore , beg of you of the Trades' "Union to petition some Member of Parliament , to cause emigrants to come out in Government ships , as on their arrival they are employed by Government , and provided
with houses to live in until they obtain other employment . Beware of bounty emigration , tot it ia only a delusion . Employment ia scarce , hgose rents high ; and provisions dear , as you will see by the following statement . Our wages are from eight to nine shillings per day , for competent workmen , with precarions employment There is no surety of work mere than a week at a time , as the work here is so very uncertain . Coupled as they are with yery stringent laws between workmen and their employers , and entirely oifferent to what is enforced in Great Britain and Ireland , as we have an aristocracy here who make laws to rait their own private ends to the detriment of the working man .
We have here sent you a plain statement of tbe state of the colony which we hope you will take into your serious consideration , and then jnage for jcurselvda whether to remain at home or emigrate to this couniry , bearing in mind that yua have to labour for eight months in the year unt . er a vertical sun , with the following deduction from your wages , if you ha- » e emplojmeut . viz , houss rents for a man and his wife , ten shillings per wetk ; fire-wood , diUilles , anil provisions will average two pounds per week . Single men must pay at the rate of one pound ten shillings per week ; this must be furnished weekly , inclusive of clothes , tools . < kc . < Stc
" Dear brothers , we leave you to judge tbe state of the poor labouring man who only gets at the rate of four shillings per day , wh'jn he has employment , what must be his condition with the high rhte of living . We will continue to hold a monthly correspondence with you in future : should things Ret better , you will be made acquainted from time to time . * ' We wish you to circulate this statement amongst the working classes of Great Britain and Ireland , to prevent the sad occurrences we have already witnessed . We
wish you to be particular in our correspondence with you only in this circular , as for the future we shall hav < = a stamp , so that yen will know it is from our society , as the masters are in the habit of not only writuie . but settiDg printed circulars sent from this colony ta Great Britain ar » d Ireland , with false statements both of the colony , trade , provisions , house rents , && , which has caustil many deiU led emigrants to end their c ; iys in want on -jui shores , who uii & hi hare been better uays in their native land- " I remain , yours ,
" Willtam Goodall , Secretary " Society of OperatiTe Stonemasons , Mr . Baker's , Crown and Anchor , Grorge-street , Sydney . " " To Thomas SXort , Secretay of English Society of Masjns . "
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Coalbrook Dale . — Chartist Demonstration . On Wbit » un Tuesday , tho 17 th instant , the members and friends of the Coalbrook Dale Association intend to hsld a Chartist demonstration on the Wrekin , and respectfully , yet urgently , invite the ; co-operation of all the Chartists in Shropshire , or the surrounding counties , they having adopted the old Tory toast of " ali friends round thy Wrekin . " It is the intention of the Dalo Chartists to meet their Salopian and other friends in Watting street , near Wellington , at 11 o ' ciwk , and from thfeiic « proceed , with banners and music , to the Wrt-kin . Mr . Slason and sevtral other gfrDt ' emen are expected . I ' udles" . —Mr . Candy will lecture here on Whit-5 un VV cdnesdaVi
Bilsto . v . —A grand ball will be held in the large association room , Stafford-street , on Whit Monday ; musician * arealready f-ngaged for the purpose ; tickets fourpence each , to be had at the following places : — naniely at Mr . Thomas Rogers , Walsall-street . ; Mr . Rob < :-rt Getting , Oxford-street ; Mr . Jonn Jones , hair- < Jre .= ser , Wolverhampton-street ; and at the Co operative Stores , Stafford-street . pABLAsmv—A delegate meeting of great importance , will bo held at the Seven Stars Inn , Darlaston , at two o ' clock on Whit-Sunday , May 15 th , when delegates from the following places , are earnestly requested to attend : —Dudley , Wodnesbury , Walsal ) , Wolv ^ rhanapton , and Bilston , when business respecting tho district lecturer will be transacted , and other masters of importance .
Derby . —The Chartists of this town , will have a t r a party and bail at Mr . Pcgg ' s , Tanner'd Arms , on Tuesday iu Whitsun week . Hoolev Hill . —On Monday , May lG ' . h , Mr . Dxcn . cf Wj ^ an . will deliver a lecture at this place , at seven o'clock in the evening . Notti . noium . —A County delegate meeting will be J eld ut the Democratic Chapel , Rice Place , on Sunday next , when it is requested that all places in the locality wiil send delegates , as business of importance will be brought forward . Mr Simmons , from Sutton , will preaoh t wo ser mou ? on the Forest , on Sunday , May 8 ih , at two in the afternoon , and six in the evening . Mr . Coopre , from Leicester , will preach two sermons on ihe Forest , on Whit-Sunday afternoon and evening .
Bradford—A lecture will be delivered at the Masons' Arms , Church Houses , on Saturday ( tbis evening ) by Mr . Edwards , on behalf of ths Association . Ramsbottom . —Mr . James Duffy will open an Association at Mr . James Taylor ' s , the Dun Horse Inn , on Monday , May the 9 ; h , at eight o ' clock in the evening . Little Hobton . —Mr . J . Arran will Ieoture in the ChaxtiBtB' Room , on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock . A dwalton . —A Chartist Camp Meeting will be held at this place to-morrow , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Long Land ' s Place . —Messrs . Alderson and Rawnsley will lecture on Wednesday evening next .
Arnold . —Mr . Soar , from Nottingham , will preach in our Chapel on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock . ' Chowbent . —Mr . Isaac Barrow , of Bolton , will deliver two lectures in Harrison ' s Chapel , on the 15 ih instant . The lectures : o commence at oalf-p&B't two o ' olock in the afternoon , and at half-past six m the evening . Celkctions will be made at the close of each lecture , to defray the expences of the Chapel . Middleton . —Mr . Wilson will deliver a lecture in tho Chartist Chapel , on Monday next , " On the present alarming state of the country , tho causa of it , and it-, remedy . " Doors to hi opened at halfpasi serea o ' clock , aud tho lecture to coffiiaenco at P ,,. v , f
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The following are the accounts furnished by the Times and the Homing Chronicle ot the . " National " procession : — ( From the Times . ) Yesterday was what may be \ etmed a grand demonstration of the strength of the political body called Chartists . According to the instructions issued to the various divisions and sections , the Chartist party began to assemble in the Waterloo-mad , BermondBey , Deptford , Croydon , Bethnal-green , Shoreditch , Firisbury , Marylebone , SomerBtown , Pantvas , and numerous other places , at various hours , varying from seven to eleven o ' clock , so as t < J enable them to be in proper order in Lincoln ' s-inn-flelds , where the different bodiea were to
assemble and form themselves by twelve o ' clock . Accordingly , the neighbourhood of the place of assemblage began to present a very bustling appearance as early as ten o'clock , and the multitude continued to increase up to the time the procession began to move , about half-past one o ' clock , at which hour the number of persona who wore drawn to the place could not have been less than 20 , 000 persons ; the greater part were , however , merely spectators , for the numbers of persons who actually formed in procession wore according to the returns madeto theCommissioncrs of Police , 15 ) 60 , and a fract'bn above , females inc uiied . The numbers were ascertained by persons belonging to the police being placed in different parts with orders to count . The number of banners and flags was 70 ; there were six bands of
music , and three Scotch pipers , aud three capB of liberty surmounting the iictor ' s rods . As soon as the proceshi-m was formed the movement commenced by four persons on horseback , bearing wands mounted with tricoloured ribands , the riders , as well as the rest , wearing a tricoloured rosette and a tricoloured silk scarf . They were followed by a purple silk banner , with the inscription , ' *• The sovereignty of the People , " followed by others bearing such as " Ths Charter , " "Universal Charter , " " No Surrender , " " Liberty , " and " Free Press . '' One of the fliga from the inscription of " More pigs and less parsons , " with " Universal suffrage , " occasioned a vast deal of amusement . The first and second divisions having passed along Little Queenstreet and Holbern , were followed by the division to
whose care was entrusted the petition , which was placed upon a framework of wood : it weighed about two cwt , and was carried by 33 men , the woodwork being ornamented with " The Chatter—the People ' s right j" and the whole body then moved forward at a alow rate , but in a most ¦ peaceable and orderly manner , along Holborn , Tottenham-court-road , New-road , down Langbum-place , Regent-street , and then in a direct line to the House of Couiuions , which place they reached about half-past throe o ' clock . Long before their arrival both 8 wi < 53 of PaTlianipnt-fetrett and the open space before the House of Commons , as well as those , points which commanded a view of the procession , were
crowded to excess ; sa that at the time the petition arrived the number cf persons assembled could hot . have been less than . 50 , 000 . Across Palace-yard a strong body of police , under the directions of SupermtendGrits May and Qrinsell , were placed so as to afford a free passage for the members of the two Houses of Parliament , while to prevent any more inconvenience than was necessary , the procesaion filed off towards Westminster-brictge . The leader having informed Mr . SHpenntendent May that they only required the delegates and those who carried the petition to be admitted , an avenue was immediately formed by the police .
The windows of the House of Commons , looking into the open space , were filled with Members , the most prominent being the Hon . Member for Finsbury ( Mr . T . Duncotnbe ) , who having agreiid to present the leviathan petition was loudly cheered . The petition was tUen carried to tho Members' entrance , but frosn the height and bu'k it got jambml in the doorway , much to the annoyance of several Members , who were prevented from entering the Housa . Tae Hon . Member for Montrofe ( Mr . J . Hume , who happened to come down at the time , upon Beeing the petition jambed in the doorway , suggested that it should be taken round to the other door , but a dilemma again presented itself—the petition was immovable . It was at length saggested that the fraraewoik shonld be removed , this , in a few minutes , was broken away , and the petition carried into the House .
Owing to the excellent arrasgementsjof the police , not the slightest accident occurred , while the only instance of disapprobation expressed by the mob ¦ was at somo barristera , who had placed themselves at the Kindow over the private entrance to the Court of Queen's Bench .
{ From the Morning Chronicle . ) Yesterday being the day appointed for the presentation ( i ?• The National Petition , " the Chartists assembled in large bodiea in different quarters of the town at an early hour . Soon after nine o ' clock , the streets leading to Liccoln's-inn-flelds were thronged with members of the various Associations of the metropolis and elsewhere , all wending their way towards the place of rendezvous—viz . the square ef Lincoln ' ainn-flelds . The time appointed for the formation of the procesaion was one o ' clock , and by that time the square was densely crowde 1 . The windows of the houses in the "vicinity were occupied by spectators , principally ladies . The memberg of the National Convention arrived in . the Square at one o ' clock ; those who were recognized by the assembled multitude were greeted with loud cheering .
The members of the Convention were preceded ; by the monster petition , borne on the shoulders of thirty-three able-bodied men , selected from the different trades in the metropolis . It was carried on a kind of portable stage or platfoi in , which bad been constracted for tho purpose , and was covered with ribUorig , and otherwise decorated . On the front was placed a ' placard , display » ing tbe number of signainres which it contained , and from which it appeared that the number was 3 > 317 , 702 . The procession was formed soon after one o ' clock , the petition being placed in front . After the . petition came a large and ample black flag , bearing the inscription , " Murder demands Justice , 19 th August , 1819 . " On the . other side the flag was a ; representation y f the Manchester massacre . Next to fchia flag were ssyeral staves , beaming on each a representation of the Cap of Liberty . Then catne several fligs , bearing each the inscription , " United we stand , divided Wi- fall . " Tiis
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 7, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct429/page/7/
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