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EMIGRATION .
WHERE TO , AND HOW TO PROCEED . , XOTES OP X IOCS THB 0 U 6 H -A POBTIO 5 OF CAS A © A , iKD 5 BTEB . A 1 , OF IBE STATES OF » " JRTH AJtEBICA , PaKTICOLAKLY IHE STATt 5 XEF HASSACHCSETTS , B . HODE ISLA M ) , HEW TOKX ., FEHHSTLTAKIA , OHIO , MICHIGAN , ILI . T > X » S . TPISCOSSIX , AXD MW JEB 5 ET , t f ? H > £ > . I 4 IES ¦ WIT H A T 1 EV OF ASCEBTAlSlPG T 3 £ . ; & £ STKABUllT , OB OTHE BWJSB . OF EM 167 iATlOJi ; iSI > TO JUDGE OF THE BEST LOCATH > ji , 3 > 0 B SSG 1 OSH EMIGRANTS , TB . OM ACTCXL OBSE&-TAT 1 O 5 . BY LAWBEJCCE PITKBTH 1 T , of Hnf idersfield .
JOURNAL . f left boice on the lOihof Jann-. Tr 1 S 43 , > * eecxBpested by my friend , Mr . William Siucfci ; * e t r&Tetted .-per railway to 3 ianchester , "where "we toofc ai j affectionate farewell ; and , after seeing soidb friends ,: ^ d attending to a little business , 1 took the boat from tb » K « w Bailey for Ecdes . for which I "was bo lat » , that the boat wbx moving off , and part of my lagg jge lad to * be thrown on board , by -which it 'was par' jjy broken . In . one hoar I -was landed at , or Tei -y near 33 cetefi , ¦ where 1 spent the evening "with my i liends , « Dr . acd Mm O'Brfen , -who prepared for me a small sto « t-af
icedicuies for my voyage . Next mon jDg breakfasted , Trben * after Tnddmg Mrs . O-Brien adieu , \ ir . ©' -a , with bis two boys , accompanied me to the station , and -by twelve oVtoek , I «* s in Liverpool . I immediately , pre-¦ eeededto transact some lusineas , afu i finishing which I called it all Ht& vifiees of the s aippiog agents , -sn -order 'to ascertain what ships wer a bonad -for Jfew York ,-with their times of sailxsg , & ¦ .. At tiie fiffi ^ af 3 ± r . Bsche , I waa informed Ishat a aS up wooia sail ic a few days for -Boston ; that she " « * s a very snperier -ressel , md woski take no more than thirty passenger ;; and that they -would take a *? ery lot ; fare : id
"Best morning , I saw rad ^ coiiBiilt' my , friends . iJofan Hobsen andCbarUs Earnabtw , w * & had arranged to accompany me . They * ppK > ved o- I my proposition- to -go -1 * y the ^ 3 id ship ; so wa paid , and , of -course , -zs ~ Hanee < i . -1 met the'Cfcptain at Mi- ^ oche ' a , who said he ealeelated upon-a thirty-five days ' passa ge . Mc . Soehe . iKi * some littie-iEBOWiedge of ice , fron- i the ciroamstance of ; nry having sent Mrs . Br&dky to Nt / w York , by the shij -CimbrJdge . iiaafir his azeasy . aSf a tbe = * st = rn ot&rr Tinoney frouvtnother c-Sce , ^ ho b : id grossly msed her . idt-BoehE ^^ as very poiite , and t > ld us his wb-cepenier -wss « oiBg ont -with » o « , aim i that e * « ything that soald woold be done f or oar comf o rt . H « also oStrecl to famish ¦ as -with letter * cf 4 ncro > iacticm ta iaa frieade on the other side .
W « -weis-to lia-ve Bailed « at one o ' clock ob Inesdaj , inBtead-rf- ^ yhich we irect ont tweire hours earlier . ! Ilfis caHsed : great inconrecicnce , s Bd preTeatod us from Enpplying « arselves witt seTei al HcCcBessy ^ rliclea -which * WEri 3 d intended te , proTid % "We had z . steam tng tc take n b ont ; ti > e morning Tras fice , tfes * sa was Emoeth , and all propitMiis . 1 hafe « entioned that 4 met the CapUin at Mr . Bocbc ' a : atd I also passed . Borne civilities -wi& hisn en the quay , « c the morning -cf the liay we sailed , which ¦ were heartSy responded 4 c , and -we arrived * n bosrd the -resael tie ssae motacci , bat at epposiu « Qds of the
vessel Se passed nxeiBisate , and called the Steward in a hurried and commanding tone ; and waa promptly answered . fHe next asted , in the same manner , whether he ( tbs-3 iewsrd ) had .-B 3 y money for him ? and w-as answered ic theaCrmatrpe : * " Then , " said he , " iet me h&Ye it . " ¦ L rnenfion thi « tc show how snddeo was the change effsctsd by stepping from the qnay to the ship . On shore he was all politecsss ; bnt he left his politeness and ci'wHty on shore . t-On entering upon what he seemed to oensider his kingdom , he instantly assayed the airs of a tyrant , and the sequel will show h # tept tbem tip dsang the whole Tsjage .
When day begun todays , the passengers were all compared ¦« & Mr . Boehe ' s book , and a dollar , for what is c&Uad " hospital mttvey , " was demanded from each passenger of whateTer age This money is applied fox the support of an hospital on Staticn Island , near the quarantine station , whera ^ Ul perso ns who may be sick , on luTwK ^ g , are placed aad takes care of Wl they recoTer . This is a Tery proper institution , bat the benefit resnltisg is by no Histne commenstirate with the money pa d , 3 nd I haTe been told there is mncb jobbing in ?» " » ¦«)? , ;?¦ Soros lefcsed to pay the dollar , -hut were obliged to comply or be sent on shore .
The passage ucsiets were then collected ; that u , the seeeipis for the = money paid for the passage . This [ practice is decidedly wrong . ThejasseBger ought to Setain bis receipU-- £ nd that onght tc sst forth the ierma apon -which his psssage was engaged , so that if not acted upon , he might , at the part -where be lands , brie ? the captain g ? owners before . a magistrate for bresch of contract This practice osshi to bs forthwith adopted , as a -cacurity to the passenger against imposition , and for tha credit of those xrith v = iioHi the contzact is made .
A Kgular search was made taronghottt the ship for peracms who sknlk on board and hide themselves for lise purpose of going free ; one man was soon turned -cat froxa . amongst a lot -of salt fc&gs , and wjis sent on shore with the decks -she had overhauled tts passeogers . Two female relatiftcs o ! some passengers who hadleaTBto go out andxatsm by the steamei , were ordered ashore by the best also ; the captais : wooid -allow then- to go no further . The cay remained fine , the eTening serene , but dnring the mgfct it became rattar rvngh , and many pusenders were sick .
23 th— -The breeze continued to blow fresh during tie day ; towards ^ yening the second mate went below and assisted to lash tie boxes and otbei luggage . We now had filed an open , exposed , ixon fire grate , which was placed on deck , near the bovB , where , if at all Tough , the brcaken came oybt ; and this grate , exposed to the inclemency of the weather , wuall that females asd others , unaccustomed to the sea , and Tery often sick and unfit to stand , were allowed for cooking purposes ; while tha ship ' s cook had a house on deck , with proper co-vexing , and enclosed , -sri « b . patent apparatus-fixed , sad » eafcj -where he might sit sud do bis "work comfortably ; but for poor emigrants , it asemed as if anything was good enough for them after their money ¦ was-paid .
16 : h . —The sailors this day began to erect a srooden box on the deck ; it was made of rough beards , with open joints kerween them ; one side was open for about eighteen inches from the bottom ; the other side some six inches . The half of a snail barrel , was put in at the open side , aad placed upon four feet ; and there it was , without any other fastening th ^ n a unmii cord tied from the two back feet to the beam that lay alongside of the long boat , and which left it to hang backward and forward , as the position of the ship might be . This erection was lor the eonTeniecce of all the passengers on board , both male and female . It could mot be justly styled zpriry , as it stood in the most public situation , and it was with the greatest difficulty any adult could enter from the insufficiency of height and width ; they -were , besides , exposed tu the Tlew of &u J When in , I supposed this to "fee a specimen of the Yankee Captain's deference to female delieacT .
Thaerecaon being completed , the passengers were told that unless thty emptied the said half-barrel erery morning , their allo-nraccs « f water -wonld be stopped ; SU 4 tf thai "Was not tffeCiaTe they would bea-re the whole oTerboard , aod they might find a place for them-KlTea . This , then , was the alternative . Thestench was intolerable from the open state of the bsrrel-receptacle , the loose state of the box and the heaTing of the ship . Means ought to hare been provided to carry off the soil into the sea ; but I found that passengers , ignorant of ship roles , are necessitated to submit to all Berts of impositions and inconveniences . The Captain was now become so Tery insolent that an answer could not be got to any question a passenger might put to him , and some of his understrappers followed the example of the master ; and would even threaten the passengers with consequences if they did not submit to orders .
TFkd 5 : esdat MoBsisa—The wind blew Tery strong last night , and continues s » this morning , right a-head ; and when we arose we found ourselves blown back a considerable distance ; in fact nearly drivenijack to la-rerpooL The Siddfxis , -which ltfl Liverpool the tide after as , neaxea us about two p . m ., and passed na TheAihent , which left the same time as the Siddons Was astern . In the evening it became calm . Went to bed in good time . Had a qaset sleep till six on Thursday morning—got up at seven . Found ourselves still ho-reaAng off the coast of Wales .
When I arranged for » y passage , I was promised every attention "by Mr . Roche . It turned ont , however , that I -was withoEibenh ; the wood having been used "up for other pnrpesea . 1 was told that I might share a berth with a mm and bis wife . This was , however , ratfew too " so so ; - therefore 2 preferred sleeping with my bed laid « a the floor , ae also did Charles Earosbaw and his wife ; and this we eventually found to be a privilege ; for we were kept feee from vermin , triiile none besides in tfce ship were clear . Our cabin ¦ was styled a " second eaiin ; - but thos could be no steerage more roughly fitted « p . ^ Slow as we b&re moved , we have , at three , panjust got round Holyhead ana Carnar-ron Bay , andsre now in sigfct of both the WelBa and Trish hills . The Suxudon bouDd for 2 ? ew Tori , wju -near as . The captain kicked up a noise on seeing the mSon play cards this evening .
I have just measured the ladder by whrcb tee passengers- ascend and descend into the hold , tt has six step * to earry them np ^ nine feet , the step at Ji »* ± op bong two feet This was to me a proof of the it'PW * I had » o often heard of tbe extreme Yankee politent . ^ «» abipbo&rd to femilee of tvery grade . They had i ' "his distance to stride evary tiaa they vent u-p or down " , and also over a bean , -which w »« raised seventeen Inches aboTa the deck . This wm mo « t impropar and ' indeseat The said ladder was quite open at the back , aad nearly perpendicular , and , of coarser -rerr dan- |
gerous . At eight , the Smoiioti a-head . Our churl of a captain spoke "with her ; after which ., & band of music they bad on board eoliTened . us -with a few airs . "We gave them three cheers , which they returned . This evening , there were signs ef a storm arising on board the ship ; the Captain had spoken in a contemptuous manner to some of the sailors , which they resisted aa an outride ; one , In particular , swore that
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if he had the Captakrin the streets of Boston he would take saUsf action ; a * d that if he could do no way else , he would run hla'knife into him on board . He and -others , * dvised tfce passengers who felt themselrea argrieved to try -to punish him . " FatDAT —Got ap at seven after a restless night , my leg being painful . ; the night had been calm , the water smooth , ail was very still on board , ' which rather surprised me , there being so many children with us . After washing and Creasing my leg , I west above ; the Irish cenrat in fallTiew . The sailors were busy—the Captata a-oumb dog , toeing mortified at not being able to learn "fee point < we were off , not eTen a single place . The teonto ; was aow about a mile a-bead . I heard another Burmnr against the Captain , who showed bis Isxge teeth like a mastiff about to seise a- -cur dog . The wind was faToorable , but the breeze too weak to ghre us | -speed . The « ailors are a set of most willing active r-fellows : there is nothing left uadone that can be done
to gefea * on . This morning a discovery was made of a young Irishman -who had stowed himself away In the Uwer regions of the ship , among the coals , and tad been hid daring the whole time , but not without the knowledge of soise of the passengers . When the Captain was apprised of this , be took a ropeTs end and punished him severely with it We had another Captain on board , one who bad lest his ship , she having been on fire several days , while at sea . She was laden with cotton . The ship was got into Fayal , one of the
Western Islands , -where the was scuttled , sunk , and raked sg » in - then condemned and sold . This wretch , to my surprise , faund fault with his brother Captain , for dealing so leniently with Mr , Stow-awat , deolaring that he had once punished a man under similar circumstances till be jumped overboard and was drowned . dPerbaps he desired that the tragedy should be repeated . The Captain went and examined the hatchway by which the culprit had-ascended ; and fearing any -more should pass that way , ordered it to be securely fastened down . The man was ordered to go and -work -wit h the sailors .
This iay-we were in all but a dead-calm . We saw some beautiful-fish , and the porpoises were rolling around ns in EhoUs . We were still in Bight of the Irish ooast , Cape Clear , &o ; -isany vessels were moving at a snail ' s pace . ; several were steamers which went at a most enviable rate of speed . Considering that an hammock , weuld -be better for me to sleep in than my floor-bed , one of the sailors very kindly lent me one ; another fixed it -for me , and the first mate attested and put it in-proper condition . I slept a few sights pretty comfortably ; bnt with mj lame leg it wae very awkward to get in \ md out again ; so I abandoned It , and again took my old quarters .
Saturday , ; 18 th . —This morning being fine I was reading aloud en the deck , the captain was grunting out " Steward , Steward , " and then , in an nnder-growl , called out , " ^ tt away with your readings thiB is not a place for readicg . " My auditors , in submission , went of £ I felt a strong desire to shew the fellow up . " bat considered it best to gire him rope-eaough . Still he seemed dissatisfied , as if be coasideredthe passengers a nuisance . They apparently stank iii his nostrils , thuugh be was tfca ugliest fellow in the -ehip . TMs dsy we- ± ad a dead calm . From appearances , however , a breee-9 was expected , and all oar boxes were ordered to be laahed fast to prevent destruction . We soon felt the fresh bretzd ; it increased as the evening ¦ came on , and we-cot to bed .
; SCNDAT , 19 th- —We Bid a qeieter night than I anticipated . Got . tp at seven—thert was now much ' sickness sad a et > B&iderable noise ; the breakfast was i therefore not very « caifortable . We bad -some Chartist breakfast powder , . vhich we enjoyed -more than ooff = e ' or tea . I laid down and slept three hoars , thin went on < ieck , which I foundio be more comfortable than below . The first mate informed me that we were still off Cape Clear , bnt now we -Beamed to have a fair -chance of leaving all land . I b * . d calculated on ont being a few hcodred miles off beCt-re this . The wind was not -ixir , and he expressed -a fear that we « hould htvs a
tedious voyage , but added , it is only "gnesaing . ;** for the last Vvyage had a bad beginning , but it eventnally turned ont welL We bad two skips in -sight ; one was said to be the < Stoanto * . which had enlivesed us Kith their music off . Carnarvon Bay . There-was some dispute on that subject , and she did not iear * a sufficiently to enable us U > prove it . The second mate cheered me by anticipating . & fair wind . 1 learned that we bad cot jet doubled Caps Clear , and I beg&& te-feeJ a stroo * desire for wind ox * team , or some meuu by which 3 ? e could be propelled 1 learned that we had not gained on our course -. twenty miles during the whole day .
JlOfuuT , 20 th . —Before i . got up , it was annoanced that Cape Clear was again in-sight I was sickened at the thought ; went on deefc . and found it so , as well at a long stretch of Irish mountains . A number of porpoises were rolling like hop within a few yards of the ship . Two vessels still in sight . The second mate informed me £ e had ones been tweniy-ene days beating about in the channel , and that Acting the time two children hs £ died . This man findiag that I intended travelling into the Far West , became very polite , and after reading iim some letters , ic ., he seemed anxious to have conversation . He expressed a determination to leave the Bea ted go and settle in the West countrywished me to stay a day or two in Boston after landing and have some conversation with his wife , who was opposed to goinf to the West ; but he thought 1 could persuade her . I agreed . The passengers seemed all very desirous to base a meeting after landing for the purpose of consultiag together , and aiding each other as much as possible .
A rattling brtmjiot up this evening , &nd after watching two ships which the sailors said were laden with cotton , on their way to Liverpool , made my way to bed as well as I could . TUESDAY , 21 st We have had a boisterous night . My hammock has bad x lEotion as constant as the pen-< ialum of a clocK ; still I Blept considerably . The wind blew from the north-west , ths ship heaved in fine style , and a general scene of sickness met the eye . Anything like a decent breakfast was quite out of the qnestion . 6 p _ ni _—The wind eontinnej to blow from N , West , the Vessel tossing very much and going five knots—but not in our course—with the Bea eccasionally breaking on her bows .
Weditesdat 22 nd . —What the Bailors called a breeze wind . The ship hoTe surprisingly , and few of the passengers could in any way help themselves . To stand on deck was all but impossible , and many of the pasengers deploringly lamented they had ever come on board . Several Tessels hov » in sight , driTing awiftiy before the ktonn , against which it was our fate to contend . Tht ; rsdat 23 rd . —During the night , the wind has beeD favourable for a few hours ; but the sea ran no high that we made bnt little progress . The day is similar to yesterday—the waves rolling majestically . We , however , make but little way .
Fbidat 24 th . —The s « a still rough . The water rolling in at the stern windows , -wetted Aoine of the beds , and also damaged some of oni gooda . We were therefore , compelled to close the windows . This was a great inconvenience , as it not only prevented a free current of air but -enveloped us in total darkness at a time too when we conld not betake ourselves te the deck . No food could be cooked in consequence of the confusion . SaTDBDaI , 25 th . —The wind abated considerably during the night . The sea was however slill so unsettled that the ihip waa more tossed about than formerly . The wind still against us . Sendat , 26 th—All but a dead calm . The passengers got on deck and were much refreshed after the week's kicking , tosBing , and shaking .
Mo > dat , 27 th—During the night the wind bl « w from the north-east , ( fair . ) and for tho first time we were on our coutsb at seven knots an hour . We have progressed at the same rate all the day ; and yet the second mate offers to bet two sovereigns to one that at the rate we are now going to might return into the dock at Liverpool in four days . Rather discouraging this , for all the tossing we have had . Ttjesdat 28 th . —Nearly a dead calm the whole day . A sail directly a-head , which , at dusk , we lost sight of .
Wednesday 29 th . —During tha night a good and favourable breiza arose , which continued all the day , and entered usnp . Still the second mate insisted that we were within a / ew days sail of Liverpool , and this yt ut stated as an excuse for putting the passengers on * short allowance of water , while the sailors aud the captain took just what they pleased . I threatened to stop them ; for as we bad engaged to have a gallon a day we had a right to it , as long as it lasted ; and if any were to be put on short allowance , all on board should have been placed on the same footing .
Thii&sd ay , 30 th—The rueful Captain again appeared after several days absence from deck . His first act was to order the fore hatches to be fastened down . He swore they ha » i been kept open for the purpose of stowing away some of the Bailor * . I discovered that a young female passenger had no bed ; and her companion had turned her out of the berth she had till now occupied . She had been compelled to sleep for three night * upon the boxes . I appealed to the sailors , one of whom very soon went into the forecastle , and returned with a bed . We got her Borne bed clothes and replaced her in her berth . Her provisions were nearly exhausted ; but we contrived to provide her against want . FaiDAT , July . 1 st—The night has been nearly a calm and it has been so all day . A slight bretca got up towards evening , but it was unfavourable .
Satpxdat , 2 nd . —Daring the night , we got & ; favourable breeze , which carried us on pretty -well . j Tin * morning the rain fell in torrents and the wind veered » und to S . W ,, right agsinat as . The first thing I saw was * ship under foil sail , standing direct for Gap * Clear ; the wind was fair for ker , and she proeeeded at a aoble speed . How I envied their position 4 »¦ Z **** ° * » 7 owm . Tuning the day it wm very tA »; the wind veered and ire made tolerable progress . I f ot on * of the sailors to measure the forecastle , whi ^** he sailora sleep . It iraa 14 feet by 14 feet ; there we thirteen berths , and a man fo * each ; the only pi , * «* 6 ge for air is that by which" they entw . What a b . " « * ° r so many human beings to be crammed intoj The . ^ ptain had a fine airy place , and much more room for bis own individual carcass .
This afternoonV owc kind and excellent black cook had a fit , in his box , and fell down by the fire . His hand was most dr&vlfally burnt All the passengers were extremely soiry * i the occurrence ; foi he bad
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been most kind to the children , and won the esteem of all -on board by his civil demeanour ; This man had beoa forty years at sea ; he bad a wife and four children at Boston , and was a native of that place . Sunday , 3 rd . —The wind has been againnfc us during the night , but so slight as to be scarcely felt This morning , a breesa from the North West , and w « went a 4 the rate of six knots . ( To be continued . )
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REPEAL OF THE UNION . A public meeting in furtherance of the above cause was holden ob Sunday evening last , at the Fountain and Still , GoWen-lane . Dublin , at eight o ' clock . Mr . George Kennedy was called to the chair , who , after the nsaal preliminary business of the meeting had been gone through , said he had great pleasure in introducing to -the meeting one whom he had known in hia native land to be a sealous and devoted advocate of their causa \ one whose writings had raised a spirit of enthusiasm in the breast of every Repealer of Dublin , one of wbose articles had been reprinted in letters of Gold and : which would remain as imperishable in the
the memory of Repealers as tbe cliffa of Dunleary . He ( the Chairman ) had often wished he bad been more frequently amongst them ; but having fallen into the errors ot Feargus O'Connor , be trusted he had had sufficient time to repent of them , and that we may once more have the benefit of his exertions in our cause . He trusted that he -would to-night recant of those errors , and he was sure there was no man in that 'room bat would be proud to Bee him an enrolled associate . He would Bay not more , but introduce to them Mr . Clancy , who , if he would pledge himself to have nothing more to do with Chartism , he would f . el happy in receiving his shilling .
Mr . Clancy—Don ' t you wish you may get it?—( laughter ) . M-r . Crawley said be would feel great pleasure in supporting the proposition of their worthy Chairman , on tat proposed condition , hut he was determined to have nothing to do with the Chartists ; tkeir ot > j * cts were bad ; they wanted to get everything by force . He was in the glorious rebel army of ninety-eight—Mr . Clancy—Did you carry a pike ? Mr . Crawley—Ho , I carried a gun . Mr . Clancy—Aud yet you would denounce a Chartist if Ike carried a gun ? Mr . Crawley—No , I oVjuot to them because they haven't guns enough—( laugkter ) . Mr . Clancy—And yet you call yourself a moral force man t Mr . Crawley—Yes , I do ; but the times are different —^ lansbter ) .
The Secretary said he would have nothing to do witb Chartism ; it was evident Feargus O Connor was in the pay of the Tories ; he was Editor of tbe Evening Star , and it soon showed its Tory colours . A Member said he did not think they ought to make objection to Mr . Clancy . He believed there were many Chutist Repealers . He was a Chartist himself once . Another Member—And so 80 was J . Mr . Cluer is a Chartist and a , Rtpeal -warden . The Chairman—A . od so was I a Chartist . Mr . Clauc" made me a Chartist in Dublin , and made me pay my pence , but I thought ke was only joking till he bad Major Sire , and tbe whole castle about our ears—( toud laugbten . I will never be a Chartist again—( continued laughter . )
Here a gentleman who fiaid he was a Russian , but refused to state his imEie , addressed the meeting at some Jength . Ho objected to parties of different principles -coming together ; -each party , be said , should keep by themselves . It was not likely that a Chartist could bea good Repealer , -or that a Repealer could be a CbaJtiet . He would advise Mr . Clancy to attend eight ot ten meetings before he became a Repealer , that he might ondwsUnd their principles . This was what he had dvJie—t ( laughter . ) Other-members addressed the chair , both for aud against Mr .-Clancy " sadmisBian ; after which Mr . Clancy , addressing the chair , Bald , Sir , I wish to know , before you come to any -conclusion on this subject , if I might be permitted to make a statement of ay views hero , to night ? Tbe Chairman—By all means . I thinlt we shall be all happy to hear you . '
Mr . Clsocy then expressed bk thanks , and proceeded for nearly ttree hours , of which the following is a mere outline : — Mr . Chairman fctd fellow-countrymen , I can assure you I feel bigjbiy gratified at the opportunity afforded me to-night of mingKhg with you in tbe glorious struggle for national redemption . Never it my varied life -did 1 feel a prouder-moment than the one which I now enjoy in tbe ennpany « f those who have been taught that Repeal and CbartkuD ought not to gohand in hand . There is not a throb ot joy bosom that -does not beat
hlfh for the the happiness , the prosperity , and the independence of my native land—icbeers ) . There does not pass a spare hoar -of my life that my exertions do not tend to that sacred object—( cheers ); and thrice happy shall I be to niglit if you can agree that I shall , along side of you , for tbe future , cast my mite of t-xertloa into the seals of 7 our political redemption ., Thrice happy shall I be to right my country if I can convince you that this course which I have bitnerto pursued will be a course worthy of your imitation , worth ; of the cause we have at heart ; a courts of policy alone worthy ef making Ireland again what « he
once was" A great independent patriotic nation , A star to the oppressed in darting desolation . " That I am a Chartist , a sincere , devoted uncompromising Chartist , I am proud to poclaira . But for that I am not the less devoted to the glorious object which yoa have in view to night . If Ireland was not my country I would be a repealer , on tbe ground that tbe inhabitant * of each country are , by nature's laws , made the sole trustees of the land of their birth . I would spurn the biand of the Ostman Citricus , as I would the impious mandates of a Saxon council ; but I most confess I would not like to Bee in Ireland a parliament , unless that parliament v » eie based on the principle that tbe toiling millions of Ireland should be fairly a » d
faithfully represented in it—( bear , hear . ) I muBt confeu I would not like to see in Ireland such a parliament as the last we had there ; for a baser set of political trsfficers never disgraced any country . I must confess that I should lik « to have a guarantee for our national honour before it should be placed in tbe hands of such marauders;—a political banditti , who , out of ojie hundred and , five members , one hundred and two received tribes . Thirty-two barons took places aud bribes from Castlereagh ; several to the tune of £ 3000 a-year , and not one under £ 600—( hear , hear . ) One member was actually bribed in the lobby of the House . He was sure they would not like another House of Commons composed of such fellows as these . But they might ask how could it be renieaied . He ( Mr . C . ) would answer by basing it on tbe principles of the People ' s Charter . Let us , if we are to have a parliament , have a good one . The same amount of agitation tt » t can
procure a bad one ean rIbo procure us a good oue , if we will only have common sense to state our terms . Let us then have a parliament based upon the principle of universal suffrage , that every man may have a voice in the choice of those vfhe are to be the guardians of his birthright Lat us have Annual Parliaments that if th * -y do not perform properly the woik we have allotted them , we can send them about their business at the end of the year ; and elect others in their stead And let us have the Ballot to protect the voter in the exercise of bis just prerogative—these appendages alone would be sufficient to secure us against the bas « money or machinations of a Sid mouth , a Pitt , or a Castlereagh—( hear , hear . ) A moral confederacy cf the Chartists and Repealers could alone effect this . Yes , I aver that if Mr . O'Connell only made common eause with the Chartists of this country , he could carry Repeal in three months . The Chairman—I believe that to be true .
Mr . Clancy , oontinued—Bnt why are we divided ? Why are we taught to hate sach other ? Good policy not sousd wisdom could not dictate such a course ; one great fault of the leaders of repeal was to attribute all the misfortunes o { Ireland to the people of England . And for this purpose an eternal war of prejudice was kept up . Here Mr . Clancy read extraets from the speeches of Mr . O Neal Daunt , and Mr . Taylor , tbe former gentleman showing up the ignorance of tke poor factory girls , and those who worked in pita , but be forgot , said Mr . C , to show the cause of that ignoiance or tbe authors of it . He had been in the South and
West of Ireland , and he knew there were men of tbe same stamp , as those oppressive taskmasters there ; and if the Irish people were better taught upon religious matters , it was because they bad nothing else to do and little else to live upon . Tbe latter gentleman said the first act of an Irish Parliament would be to over run the country with railroads—( bear , bear )—in order to destroy Peter Parcel ' s coaches . He Would ask the Chairman -would be approve of that first act of an IriBh Parliament ? The Chairman . —Certainly not . I ' m an enemy to railroads-Mr . Clancy did not think that men who could wish to injure his country for the purpose of destroying an individual , was a fit person to be in an Irish Parliament , and it was for this that he wished the working classes to have the vote , to keep such men out of the House . He had no great hopes from a house that would be mostly composed of lawyers and money-gamblers .
Chairman . —That ' s because Mr . OConnell is a lawyer . Mr . Clancy . —And bo is Mr . O'Connor . I am not here , sir , to arraign Mr . O'Connell , nor am I here to be the panegyrist of M > . O'Connor . If yon choose U > work under the banner of O'Connell , you have a perfect right to do bo , bnt that is no reason , why bid should ata&d by and hear Mr . O'Connor calumniated . One gentleman bad said Mr . O'Connor was a Tory spy , because tbe Evening Star became a Tory paper ; bat did they know the facts f The Evening Star was in being before Mr . O'Connor had
anything to do with it , and we have the sworn evidence of the proprietor , Mr . Pray , at Liverpool , that while Mr . O'Connor was connected with it he had dose the Editorial work gratuitously . Mr . Pray was an American , but , unlike Mr . O'Connor , he did not like to be doubly active in a losing game ; and so soon as be found that advocating Chartist principles was a losing game , he cuts O'Connor's connexion , and establishes the Star on Tory principles to replenish his coffers—( hear . ) and then , forsooth , O'Connor is a Tory spy . One gentleman in that room , who refused to give his name , for
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reasons best known to himself , said he ( Mr . CO should attend eight or ten meetings of the repealers : while another Baid , being » Chartist , he had no business in that room . But what did he learn since he came into the room ? Why , the fact that every man in the room was a Chaxlist—and that individually they did not denv it , while collectively they shrank from its avowal because one man bad told them not to do so . Chairman . —I admit the great principles of Chaitiam are very good , but I cannot bring myself into disgrace by admitting Mr . Clancy as a member . BesUes it ia against the roles to introduce Chartism at alL Will you ( addressing himself to Mr . Clancy ) renounce Chartism and become a food and true repealer ?
Mr . Clancy . —I have ever been a repealer—I ever will be a repealer . And whether I am admitted into this body or not , the hallowed principles of Chartism , I shall ever cherish . For Chartism I have sacrificed my home , my friends , my all . The dungeon ' s gloom would not dull that bright spatk in my bosom , and sooner tb . au abandon my principles , the scaffold should be a welcome passport to that happy land , " where tyrants taint not nature ' s bliss . " ( Cheers . ) I have been taunted with obtruding myself on this meeting ; but such in not the fact I am not In the habit of obtruding myself at meetings of this kind , but having received a card of invitation , and a copy of your rales from your Chairman , yon would say I was not a good Irishman if I did not attend here . [ Mr . Clancy exhibited tbe card , and copy of the rules J The Chairman said they had been sent to him by mistake .
Mr . Clancy : If it were a mistake , the mistake was not on my side , and was I not justified in taking advantage of it—( several voices , —certainly )—but I hope we are not the less friends for that . He objected to the line of policy pursued that night by the Chairman . He did not think it was the duty of the Chairman—( with every respect for him )—to endeavour to prejudice the meeting against him , such a course was only worthy of an Abinger , or a Jeffreys ; but as it appeared he could not be enrolled a member without the abandonment of his principles , which he held dearer than life , be would not press tbe subject any more , his object being fully achieved . He would not envy the party on whose beads the onus must falL Wherever he went be would still be tbe friend of their cause ; but while
he remembered that Ireland waa big country , he conld not forget that the world was his republic , and that mankind of every description were bis brothers . ( Cheers . ) He had no envy for the feelings of the party who propagated this base exclusive doctrine , when it should go abroad that Russians and foreigners might join this society , that a Catholic , an Irishman , one who had canvassed 350 electors for O'ConncH ' 8 first return for Dublin , whs excluded , because be believed in the faith of the People ' s Charter , -which Mr . O'GonneU himself had assisted in drawing up , and recommended Lovett to to take nothing less . He would now bid them farewell , and thank them for the patient hearing they haJ given him . He never expected to see Iieland happy or free until he saw a perfect union of the working classes of both countries . Let him bat behold this glorious
confederacy , then be would not care for tbe powera of Whig or Tory Governments ; then , and not till then , might be expect to see his toiling brother standing ereot with the brow of a freeman J treading the earth as his inheritance—having a fair day ' B wages for a fair day ' s work , and retiring at eve to his peaceful dwelling like the glad sun-beams that had been sheading their lustre o ' er him . Then , and not till then , might they expect to behold the refulgent beams of the sun of liberty bursting from behind the datk abodes of prejudice , timidity and corruption ; hia gladdening rays , enlivening , regenerating , and kindling in the bosoma of Irishmen an inviolable , an indissoluble typic spirit of patriotism , unity , aud brotherly love to make us happy , prosperous and free—( loud cheers ) Mr . Clancy on retiring was shaken hands witb by every member in the room .
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , tbe meeting broke up at twelve o ' clock , the proceedings having occupied above four hoars .
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TO THOHASJSLINGSBT DUNBOMBE , ESQ ., M . P . The Address of certain Inhabitants of the Metropolis , la public meeting assembled , at the Hall of the " City of London Political and Scientific Institute , ' oh Monday , April 10 th , 1843 . Sir , —We , the inhabitants of the Metropolis , in public meeting assembled , highly estimating your char racter as a politician , and as a member of that body which professes to represent tbe Commons of England , hereby publicly ;! express oar approbation of your Parliamentary conduct , and thank yon for the zeal and energy with which , on every occasion , yoa have
responded to the call of the people , and consistently advocated their claims . We also feel an especial degree of gratitude towards yon for the line of conduct you pursued in i reference to that political partisan and time-serving Judge , Lord Abinger , and hia ooadjators in the work of oppression , tbe " great unpaid ; " and we trust that toe " monomania" attributed to yon by a renegade of the first water , will continue to characterize you , and that yon will never cease your exertions until justice is fairly administered unto the whole people , — . until all are equal in the eye of the law , and all enjoy the benefit of a free and properly defined Constitution , i
Pursue , then , ; Sir , the noble course you have hitherto adopted , disregarding alike tbe ridicule and the sarcasm of those who , trapped up in the shallow mantle of gelSahneaa , or enveloped in the mists of prejudice , have neither hearts te feel , nor intellects to appreciate the honour of being a true representative of the people , and of meriting their confidence and approbation . Accept , Sir , a [ sincere assurance of our energetic cooperation , and let us trust that success may crown our united exertions . Signed by order , and on behalf of tbe meeting . Feargus OConnoe , Chairman . Mr . Sk elton seconded the adoption of tbe resolution and the address in an eloquent and philosophical speech , wherein he showed that absolute rule always engendered oppression , and that the only sure means of the masses regaining their independence was by obtaining possession of tbe land , to which he earnestly directed their attention .
Tb » Address : was then unanimously adopted , amid loud acclamation . Mr . O'Connor , as Chairman , then presented the address to Mr . Duncombe , assuring him that he should affix his signature to it with more pleasure than ever monarch affixed ! his signature to the death-warrant of a rival . When this address was r « ad to the Creese that hissed Mr . Duncombe ' s letter at Sadler ' s Wells , would they hies that ? \ The gentlemen of the aristocracy . took great pride in their picture galleries , and pointing out the beauty of the gems to their guests ; but he bad no doubt that Mr-i Duocombe would set a much higher
value upon that testimonial of their approval , than upon any pleture . Testimonials of that description were not to be easily procured in these days ; and , if he formed a true estimate of Mr . Duncombe ' s character , the present one j would be highly valued . Members of that body to which Mr . Duncombe belonged professed to entertain but iittle value for such marks of public approbation , but , in his belief , they were not sincere . The grapes , ha thought , were sour ; tbe present was the true manner' and method in which they could show their approval of Mr . Duncombe ' s conduct , aad give a triumphant aad convincing answer to bis revilera—( great cheering ) .
Mr . Dujycombe , on rising , was received witb tremendous cheering , and stated that before he alluded to the chief object of the meeting , he would reply to a question put to him by M » - Benbow , whether he had read the trial of Jones , of Leicester , before Baron Gurney . He bad read the trial , the defence , and the observations of tbe Judge , with that disgust which every honest man must feel at seeing a fellow creature tried before such a partial , tyrannical , and partiain Judge . With every word condemnatory of that Judge , which had been uttered by Mr , Benbow , he fully concurred . He heard that a new trial was to' be meved for , and if ever an individual deserved a new trial he waa the man ; but if that should fail and Jones should present a petition to tbe House of Commons , he should have no
hesitation in expressing before tbe House the same epinien of Baron Gurney " s conduct as be bad then expressed , and as he bad previously done in reference to the Judges of Assize and those called Justices of the Peace . He had no doubt that many of them , when the address he had the honour to have received , expressing their approbation of bis Parliamentary conduct , was being presented , wondered what feelings were passing in his mind . His feelings were those of as great gratification as be ever entertained , but they were not feelings of unmixed gratification . He said to himself that if an humble individual as he was , for tbe small services which he had rendered to the people , could call forth such a warm , loud , and enthusiastic expression of gratitude , what must have been tbe
conduct of the great body of that House , when one individual was alone ' selected for the honour they had that evening paid him . It was impossible not te come to tbe conclusion that j the House of Commons was no ways identinc i with the liberties , rights , er privileges of the people . He was' happy to perceive that the resolution returned their thanks to the members who supported him on those occasions . The seventy-four who voted for inquiry Into ; the conduct of Lord Abinger , were equally entitled ! to their gratitude as himself—( bo , no)—especially those thirty-three who voted for enquiry into the : conduct of the magistracy , becaus * they were in that House surrounded by what the address appropriately in one sense of the word styled the " great unpaid . " But although they might
be called unpaid because they received no fixed stipend , yet they took good care to be paid at the ex ' pence of the people , and never did they pay themselves better at your * xpence and the expence of your liberties than during tbe disturbances last autumn . His motion in reference to Lord : Abinger , was made in fulfilment of a pledge be had given at one of tbe largest meetings ever held in the metropolis during late years . He then stated that if no one else did on the first day of the session he would [ give notice of a motion on that subject ; that large meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern—it was no packed meeting—( cheera)—it was no ticket ! meeting—it was no Drury-lane or Sadler ' s Wells meeting —( renewed cheers )—it was a meeting for the whole metropolis , and all the admirers
of Abinger might have come and out-voted them if ibey could . He bad then stated in strong terms bis ( Dpiniono of the partial , oppressive , and tyrannic conduct t > £ Abinger , and that it was a disgrace to the Bench , and n K ^ ing that had been said in palliation of his conduct _ , vtbifig that occurred out of the motion he made , had , in tbe least , altered his opinion , or tbat of any nonet * 1 Ba& * ° country . He still said that he was a disc , 1 * lJe to the Bench ., and that no man brought before him for * political offence had tbe slightest chance of a fair trial . There was no question so important as the impartial tdjsioisjtration of justice—there was nothing that affect ** *» i deeply the life , property , and the liberty so di ** tojfinglishuien ; and if this was taken away , neither 't&e >\ liberty , or property were any , longer erted tbat tbe debate would be t
safe . It had I " **« ass » warning , and th . ^ f » ther case would occur . This had not been real is J . ! True , tbat Baron Gurney bad only done to one individv ^ wbat Abin « er hal done to fifty '• but if Gurney had 1 ^ ^ y J " ' 8 to have tried , he would have treated th . ^« lU 1 ^ utf'yas cruel . Mr . D . detailed the hardships of _ " < ««*« - H « was deprived of animal food , was only allowed ^ fifld aud water , and confined along with offenders coa \ <*** & of ^ 8 econd description of misdemeanor for the "a ** «*««* <* eulertatatag opinions , entertained perha } . * ° ? «* erv man m tbat assembly , and neither prosper . *?• happiness or contentment would ever be ; attained un ^ those opinions were reduced to practice , and the wor .. wg eiasses enabled to protect themselves by means of the '*^ tlve Franchise . The metion he had made in reference ? * ° tiie magistracy
was met exactly as he expected it v . 0 « ld »» J he wel 1 knew what an hornet ' s nest he shoulo' arouse ; he was surrounded by the great unpaid ; turn W « fly «« wn { ch way he would there waa a conglomerate " »» ° * quarter sessions —( laughter ) - —but he had made up' hia m nd to beard the lion in his den—( cheers . ) He still ' considered himself most fortunate in escaping such a tria \ without personal violence . jThe minister of police , Si * James Graham , had accused him of monomania , bet vise he had presented petitions from tbiiteen or fourteen ind * - viduals who bad experienced a gross breach ef JUJ > ^ ic * - They had been arrested and imprisoned without . wv charge ; in some instances without a warrant , and ia a 'U cases their houses , papers , dec ., ransacked without tbe formality of a search warrant , and bail refused thecu All that he had asked for was to refer the evidence to
a select committee , who should report to the House , and through the House to the country . He would ask whether a more rational or reasonable proposition could have been made ? whether it gave any evidence of his being possessed by any species of a mania t Was it not , in fact , an insult to the people ? The insult to himself ha cared not for , for a minister of state when asked for a committee to whom they coald refer the evidence , to say it was a proof that he was labouring under monomania , that waa the only answer he ever received . He did not believe they had read the petitions of these men , but he trusted they would be circulated by that portion of the press which advocated the cause of the people . He trusted to see them printed in the Northern Star , and in that portion of ths press edited by Mr .
Cleave ( ChartUt CircMlw . J Mr . Duncombe then commented strongly upon the cases of White and Leach , and stated that if tried by Abinger or Gurney , he might , he believed , be convicted of sedition for the language he had then uttered . These men had been betrayed by the police and by hired spies , and in some cases retained in cuBtody day after ! day without any charge against them , the police being busily engaged in endeavouring to get evidence , and failing , they were ultimately liberated . Were not these cases which deserved the consideration of the House of Commons ? And yet a Minister of State bad the Insolence for { his doing this to accuse him , and through him the people of England , of Mraomania . to be Monomaniac in saoh
He was proad a society . He found an host of Monomaniacs on his late visit to Nottingham . The people of Nottingham had done him the honour to ask him his opinion of tbe merits of the riyal candidates for their ! Borough . At first he declined , to interfere , bat ultimately ha gave his opinion in favour oC Mr . Gl&feotne . He had sat in the House for some time with that gentleman , and believed him to be a sincere friend of the working man . Tbe people of Nottingham said if he was sincere he most go down and assist them . He went , and was welcomed by thirty or forty thousand of the honest , independent , men and women of that town , -which welcome completely justified him in going down . He had beard tbat a petition
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was to be got up to disfranchise the town . He only knew one ground on which it could be supported , and that was , that the electors would not be bribed to vot » for Mr . Walter . The Nottingham election waa a sign cf the times . What was the question that there occupied the attention of the people t He . it was well known , was an advocate of free trade : but if free trade , or the poor laws , or other evils were mentioned , they attracted no attention . The question of questions was the franchise ; all else was kept in abey . ance . It was the qnestion of the franchise which returned Giaborne , and he felt satisfied that that gentleman would not disappoint the working men , but would advooate the attainment of their rights . He had now a personal matter of a melancholy natum
to acquaint them with . He had been hissed , dreadfully hissed , by the League at Sadler ' s Wells Theatre--( laughter ) . Mr . Duncombe then read from the Mont , ing Chronicle a report , of the League meeting at tbe above place , wherein it stated tbat a letter from him bad been dreadfully hissed on Friday evening . Mr . Duncombe explained that the letter was an apology for his non-attendance at the above meeting , to which , he had received an invitation . At this meeting a Lancashire magistrate ( Lawrence Hey worth ) was in tha chair . He did not know what a Lancashire magistrate had to do with the Borough of Finsbnry ; but be thonght that being a Lancashire magistrate would more entitle him to be kicked out than put into the chair . He bad inquired of some persons who bad been preseak
regarding this hissing and storm of disapprobation , and he found it way confined to the stage , which was entirely occupied by the provincial agitators of the anti-Corn Law League . He was not at all surprised at their conduct . He had refused , and should continue to refuse , ( friend as he was to Free Trade ) , to attend any meeting that was not a free and open meeting—( tremendous applause ) . He had been applied to by letter from persona sitting at the League office , 443 , Strand , three veeks back , regarding bis support of tha League . His answer bad been studiously suppressedbut he now felt that it was due to himself and to tha electors of Finsbury to have that answer published . In it he had referred them to the speeches , votes , and motions which he bad made relative to Free Trade
and informed them that if the slightest dissatisfaction existed among his constituents , they had only to call a public meeting , and he would exp ' ain the principles on which he had acted , and on which he intended to act . This meeting they had never called . He informed a friend of his , who waa on the Com . mitteo from whom the letter emanated , to as . sure . them that if they declined calling tb « meeting on the ground of expense tbat he would erect an hustings on Islington Green and defray the whola expenses himself . —( cheers . ) But be bad beard nothing from them until that morning ' s Chronicle reported tbe hisses and storm of disapprobation . After the demon , stration he had that evening received , he should not feel much alarmed at the storm of hisses from Sadleri
WeU ' a , when they should call npon him to tumble with them in a public , not la & packed meeting . He should be very willing to join in the sport , but he Bboulfl decline to attend any hole and corner ticketed affais He believed tbat a repeal of the Corn Laws would fet beneficial to all classes , but it was perfectly futile t » look for that measure from tbe present House of Commons ; before they could ever remove any other mono , poly they must remove the monBter monopoly of class , legislation . —( great cheers . ) It was a waste of tim » and money to seek for repeal until that was done ; ami he advised them to keep their money in their pocket ) , and not give it to the League , er rather to give it ia support of the agitation for the Charter ; the League in the House of Commons were perfectly dumb-foundered , were completely paralizsd ; before the meeting of Parliament they asserted that the whole country was upta arms for a Repeal of tbe Corn Laws , but what had the ;
done during the Session 1 Completely nothing . While Sir James Graham and Peel bad got such a mass of agricultural knees at their back , all their tfforta wobH be powerless ; and until they removed these agricultural knees , by giving the people the franchise , itwasnttejlj impossible they could attain their object . He thanked them for the patience with which they had heard him-, he thanked them for the address be bad the honour fa accept from them ; be Bhould prize it as long as life existed ; it would be a consolation to hint for any difi . culties he might fall into ; and would enable him to meet , unmoved , the taunts aid sneers of a majority of tha House of Commons . As he had stated in bis plan in parliament , he should have the consolation to reflect that however small tbe minority might be in that House , while he remained honest and true to bii colours , he should continue to receive tbe support of the great majority of the people . ( Qreafc and enthusiastic cheering . )
iMr . Bolwell moved , and Mr Farree seconded in very excellent speeches , a vote of thanks to tit Chairman . Mr . O'Connob in reply , stated that Mr . Bolwell had made a slight error in saying ; that himself and Mr . Duncombe , regardless of their own happiness tsd comfort had exerted themselves on behalf of the people . He assured them he was consulting his own happinesiia thec » urse he was pursuing , and that his happiness would never be complete until tbe whole people were ia » state of prosperity . He differed from Mr . Duncomttt regarding the propriety of a Lancashire magistrate taking tbe chair at a Finsbury meeting . Cows afar cf had long horns ; the unwashed kntw the dirty cows it home , and it is better to have one from afar . Hs had
hunted the League from province to province . He bad challenged to meet them in any town in England 0 Scotland ; last week he had challenged them at Dnuylane , and offered to p-vy half the expence , and no » knowing that the £ 50 , 000 was nearly gone , and ttei money was an object , he challenged them to discussion at Drury-lane and would pay the whole expence of the meeting . The approbation they had that evening gitea to Mr . Duncombe , would have more weight than H » hissing of the geese . If a meeting was called at Islington , God forbid that Mr . D . should beat any expence , orpdt to any trouble for arrangements ; every working man in London would , on that occasion , think himself u inhabitant of Finsbury ; he ( Mr . O'Connor ) Would tllSB consider he was an inhabitant of Finsbury , and tfa working men , for twenty miles round , yea , from Yotlshire , Lancashire , and the whole country would , oa that day , be men of Fiosbury . Mr . Duncombe was not
only an honour to England , but also to Fiosbury , and however a party clique might array themselves againit him , be felt convinced that Finsbury , that had M lately acquired her own freedom , was as proud ef Hh Duncombe as was the rest of the country . It bad been said tbat Mr . Duncombe had no power in the Home ; but power in the House must first be gathered from public opinion out of tbe House ; and when another opportunity came of testing tbe electors , wonderful u the comet now was , being all tail , be had no doubt tint Mr . Duncombe would have as long a tail ; and that , in nine cases out of ten , tbe pledge demanded by working men would be—will you support Mr . Duncombe in tha House . Mr . Duncombe stood at the present moment in a position as proud as that of any man in the kingdom ; they had that evening adopted the true course of supporting those who advocated their cause . In concision he would only say , that on every occasion he shosld be happy to respond to their call ( Great cheering ;
Three cheers were then given for the Charter , thws for DuncomWe , three for O'Connor and tbe Star , and three groans for the tumblers at Sadler's Wells , and the meeting dispersed . Tha Hall is just out of the bounds of Finsbury , tat it might with justice have been called a meeting ef hi * ; Mr . D . ' s ) constituents .
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London Corn Exchange , Mondat , A pril 10 . — This morning there waa a large number of both town and country buyers in attendance , and ftfl demand for ail descriptions waa refy steady , at M advance in the quotations noticed on Monday last of from Is . to 2 ^ . per quarter , and a good clearance was readily tffucted . Foreign Wheat , free ofdatft at a rise of Is . per quarter . Grinding and distilling Barley , at full prices , but , ia malting parcels , MtU » was done . Superfine Malt sold briskly ; othet kinds slowly , at late rates . For Oats the value was the tarn higher . Beans , Peas , and Flour at «» Monday ' s quotations .
London Smith field Market , Mond ay , A ? bil hv , —The beef trade here , to-day , was in a sluggisn Bca te , at a decline , in the quotations obtained on Mo . > day last , of : 2 d per 81 bs . The few store Cows , Heife " * « & ° m brought forward , commanded lit " atteuti *> « and the figures were low . Ia the early part of the day the mutton trade was dull , but , » it advane'ed " , the sales became steady , and tbe-correncies qu . ited is our last report were maintamea . For Lambs the figures were fully 2 d per 81 bs Mneatb . those ^ Irtaiaed Oa th 3 ^ inst . Tne pest descriptions o ? Calves maintained their preTioos value ; but tha t of other kinds had a downwaro tendency . The x ^ Prk trade was heavy »* ? £ stationery prices . Not a single head of * oreJ «" Cattle has reached e . 'ther London or any of tne owports during the past week , while none were on onei
here to-day . Wool Market . —No public sales of Foreign or Colonial Wool have been yet announced ; stiU «« demand by private contract u" excessively heary , »' barely late races . Potato Markets . —There has" been a £ ood * T rival of Potatoes in the Pool during the past wee * , from most quarters . Good soun'd qualities »» taken at full quotations ; but all othe J k "" ¦» ^ ficuJt of Bale . Bobocgh Hop Mabket . —Although * her ^ Af 5 been a very moderate amount of business tr * ^ Sj in any kind of Hops since onr last statenu'Ot f ^? quotations , particularly those of the best EasT * "" Mid-Kents ia pockets , are steadily supported . Taimw .-Tho business doing ia the past weefcj has been very limited , either on the epos or «>'? " autumn , and it will be seen by our statement , » tas
under , that the delivery has been again less than corresponding week last year , and therefor * U » slight deoline in price compared with our last quota tion . Tbe price for hard Y . C . is 43 s . fov tha tort three months , 433 6 d to 44 s for separate montns from August to December . Town Tallow is suppij ing a large portion of the demand in London .
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T . S . DUNCOMBE , ESQ , M . P . A great public meeting waa held on Monday evening , at the Hall of the Political and Scientific Institution , 1 . Turn-again-Iarie , to present an address to Thomas Duncombe , M . P ., for his patriotism in bringing tbe conduct of Lord Abinger and others before the Legislature . Tbe place was crowded to excess , many being -compelled to depart without gaining admission . Tbe large platform was inconveniently crowded with cenpectable persons , the charge being Cd . and the committee were compelled to refuse admission to numbers of eager applicants . About eigbt o ' clock , Messrs . Duncombe , O'Connor , Roberts , of Bath , Cleave , and other gentlemen arrived and were greeted with great applause .
Mr . O'CONN&e having been elected to the chair and received with loud acclamation , commenced by stating that be had frequently been called upon to perform pleasing duties in reference to the public , but upon no occasion had he felt moi'e gratification than in introducing to them the business to be transacted during the evening , and he should / ail in performing his duty as Chairman , if he did not pa V tbe homage due to their respected fri « nd Mr , Dm vcombe . He had often impressed upon them , the ^ differi wt manner in which the Whigs , Tories , and Chartiata \ » erformed their work ; the WhigB and Tories acted in . inion and concert ; by associating aud uniting their energies , they became powerful , and were thereby enabled to retain the masses in slavery . He was not Burpriav ** at th « reason
why liberal gentlemen did no more ' or tb « Chartist cause , by bo doing th « y would forfeit io some ^ degree their social distinction and caste , and tbe majority of them were too thin-skinned to advance the happiness of mankind , At the expense of offending their own order . Men professing liberal principles 1 ""* hitherto Battered the people when they needed their ftssiataoce , but when their object was achieved , they tre » tedUwm with pity , Bcorn , and contempt ; pity because t ^ eF were so ignorant , scorn for being their tools , and conte TOpt for their weakness and poverty ; but now , after years ' ffi < J |** appointment , they had met with a good and estii ' **«> ' * member of the aristocracy . The work tbat had ^>* slovenly done by others had ever been efficiently do **« and . with much talent , by Mr . Duncombe- —( grt **
cheering . ) He possessed all the qualities essential to a public man , and one more essential than the whole combined , and tbat was humanity . Talk of talent , energy , zeal , —these were aa nothing unless they were the superstructure built on the bases of humanity ; that quality Mr . Duncombe possessed above every other public man with whom he had como in contact It had been his fortune on many occasions to present Mr . D . with a tale of woe , and he had never turned bis back mpon it ; be bad never allowed any other business to interfere witb his consideration of the poor man ' s case—( hear , hear ) . Intelligence was fast spreading among the people , and gaining a power over wealth . He was not aware whether this v as owing to the five tons of rubbish distributed by the League—( laughter );
—but if it waa , they might ( Upend upon it they would use it for their own purposes . He defied any man to Bay I tbat he visited Mr . Duncombe and had a cold shoulder turned towards him ; he had ever exerted himself for the good of mankind . Ho was enthusiastic in his hopes from the Reform Bill ; but wh » n he saw that it fell short of benefiting the whole people , that moment did he abandon the practical reformers as tuey were styled , and told them he expected more . Mr . Duncombe bad tqually opposed the unjust conduct of tha Whig Magistracy when that faction was in power , as he had recently done witb tbe Tory . He
was animated with the same hatred of tyranny then as now . Mr . O'Connor tben alluded to Builer ' s Emigration Scheme ; the factions had made England so hot , that they wished to find some spot in the Atlantic Australian , tbe Devil-may-care-land , to which they might transport them . He felt as great a pleasure in presiding on that occasion as Sir James Graham did in reading an occasional article from the Times . The present meeting was a proof tkat all men were finding their level in society , and was a just tribute of respect to one who had benefltted their class . Mr . Armstrong Walton moved the following resolution : —
" That this meeting has observed with feelings of regret and indignation the refusal ot the Commons House ot Parliament to grant an inquiry into the conduct of Lord Abinger and certain provincial Magistrates , as evinced in tbe legal proceedings arising out of the late strike , which refusal still further demonstrates to this meeting that justice will never be fairly administered until the whole people are in possession of equal political rights . " Mr . Walton , in an excellent address , elucidated the spirit of the resolution , and contended that it would be equally as reasonable to expect a criminal to pronounce the sentence of his own condemnation , as to
have expected the House of Commons to have granted an inquiry into acts in which , if they were not the cbief agents , they at least largely participated . It was useless to expect any inquiry from such a body , either as to the conduct of Lord Abinger , or as to the cause which drove the men during the late strike to acts of desperation . The only way to purge the Judicial Bench , to cause the law to be equally administered to poor and rich—to master and to man , was to make tbe Judges responsible to the people , —and this , and every other political blessing would never be attained until political power waa vested in the hands of the whole people . Mr . MaynaRD briefly seconded the resolution .
Mr . Benbow supported the resolution in a forcible address , in which be . strongly commented upon the conduct of Baron Gurney in reference to his treatment of Jones . The resolution was unanimously carried . A dog barking during the reading of it , Sit . O'Connor declared it to be Abinger ; but , on putting the resolution , declared tbat he had not one friend in court , — which was greeted with great laughter and applatue . Mr . Cuffat , in an energetic address adapted to th « occasion , moved tke following resolution : — " That this meeting returns its sincere thanks to those Members of the House of Commons who voted for the previously-mentioned inquiry ; and hereby present to Thomas ITnnoDMbe , Esq , M . P ., the following address expressive of their admiration of his conduct . ' Mr . Cuffay then read the fallowing address , which was beautifully engrossed on parchment .
Five hundred copies of the address were sold in tbe meeting ; and also several beautifully printed in gold letters , ou blue and violet paper .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 15, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct929/page/6/
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