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      important England has seen since the passing of the Reform Bill . Judging hy the proceedings -which thus far have filled the pages of the daily paper's , tlie seers are" very likely to win for themselves the title of false prophets . The contemptible " speech from the throne" followed by Lord John Russell's insulting declaration , leaves no longer room for doubt that the people have nothing to expect from the patriotism of the Government ; tbatif they really desire reform , they must . stretch forth their hands and help themselves .

      After the humbug-reports of the recess , and the humbug-doings on the first two nights ofthe P arliamentary session , it is impossible to be too thankful for the hit of . downright speaking contained in the following sentences uttered by the Premier on Monday evening last :- — .. '""""' Ihehon . member for Montrose had addressed to . the house some ohser votious on the subject of the cntension ofthe franchise . He -would not enter into the arguments , nr « ivehi * reasons at the present moment , hut IT WaS XOT THE KTEKTIOX OF GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE \> T BILL FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE FRASCIHSE Ef ENGLAND , DURIXG THE PRESENT YEAR . He hoped that some gentleman would bring the subject under discussion , and he ( Lord J . RusseUl should then he ready to maintain the opinions which he now held .

      In my letter in the Star of January 12 th i I warned you against putting too much faith in the rumour so craftily got up hy the Weekly Chronicle , and so trickily endorsed -by the Times . I reminded you of the salutary lesson conveyed in the old and admirable proverb : — " Blessed are those who expect -nothing , for verily they shall not he disappointed . " The Weekly Chronicle—a , ministerial journal—professed to have " great pleasure in being enabled to announce ,, that amongst the earliest measures to he submitted to Parliament , would be hills to provide for an extension of the suffrage both in England and Ireland . " The Tiijw commenting on this

      announcement , observed , that ¦* ** the ministerial -measure would , most probably , he carried this session . " Simple . minded persons could not have imagined that both journals were but making fools of the people ; yet that such was their work is now evident to all Europe . Lord John has thrown off the mask , and thrown down the gauntlet . He has declared that he does not intend to propose any extension of the franchise during the present year ; and he defies the advocates of Parliamentary Reform to discuss the question . / If any gentleman will bring the subject under discussion * his lordship will—maintain his own . opinions . Thus much will he do for the people , but the devil

      a bit more . The cool and haughty defiance flung hy Lord John into the teeth of all . Reformersshamand veritable—is quite refreshing , and contrasts most favourably with the hypocritical winnings of the Protectionists , and the false-hearted liberalism of " the - Manchester School . " As "a plain , bold-faced -villain" is certainly preferable to a " Jeremy Diddler ;' so the iyhig leader , declaring that he will

      make no concession ; yield not one jot to the demands of the people , shines by comparison with the knaves who use words not to express bnt conceal their thoughts ; and who , whether ihey championise " Protection" or " Free Trade" look upon the people only as forces tx > be used for their own selfish purposes ^ not as heirs of a common country , or human beings having the same rights to * " life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness , " as themselves .

      If unshrinking insult , added to unmitigated wrong , he sufficient to move the injured to action , then will the people take up the gauntlet thrown down by Lord Jons Russell-, and force him to eat his own words " during the present session . " But how accomplish a work so much needed ? The answer must be hy a national union of the unrepresented classes , aided by those who , though they possess the franchise , find themselves really unrepresented hy the operation ofthe "Reform Bill . " Such a national union , however , will be impossible as long as one section of Reformers agitate for * " ¦ The Charter , " another section for " the little Charter , " and a third section for " freehold franchise . " There can

      he no real union without oneness of object , That oneness of object can only be accomp lished by all but one section abandoning their pet schemes . Shall the Chartists abandon their Charter 1 No ; for the Charter means justice to all , injustice to none . Rival schemes do not mean justice to all , and , therefore , do mean injustice to some ; and those , too , the ¦ mostunfortunate , miserable , and oppressed ; those , indeed , who most need legislative representation , that they may thereb y release themselves from the miseries of wages ( and no wages ) slavery ; that , as was happily oh-, served hy one of the speakers at the London Tavern , they may he enabled to protect themselves from the Protectionists , and free themselves from the Free Traders .

      It is useless to tell those who would not be represented under the" little Charter , " that they ought , nevertheless , to support that measure as aa "instalment" Mr . Ross , at the meeting at John-street Institution , on Tuesday last , exploded that fallacy . "He had no objection to take an instalment ; hut as the " little Charter" would not invest him with a vote , it would be no instalment to him . " Moreover , the Charter itself is but an instalment of the people ' s claims ; it is , however , an instalment that weald be shared by everybody , and give to the people without distinction , the means of wresting further instalments from the privileged classes , until such time as the debt was discharged in full . . .. . .

      Iadmitthepossibilityof the "Parliamentary Reformers"' getting up the steam to a very considerable extent Those who command wealth , may command , almost anything— - unreflecting and excited multitudes included . But ; all discouraging circumstances notwithstanding , the people have advanced from that which they were in the time of the Befonn BilL T / ten HexiiY . Hujfr stood alone . . ' Now "BUSTS " m every iovrn , and "VillageS « a » - DEXS * ' in every county , men who look upon the Charter as a necessary instalment to enable them to obtain veritable social reforms , are neither few nor impotent These men will work for a complete and conclusive measure . of Parliamentary -Reform , ' hut for no half-andhalf measures .- ' " - - r ,

      Let . the Parliameritary Reformers jeflect . They . may command a national organisation if they will ; : hut to do so they must enlarge ihor "little Charter , " so'that it may include eU the unrepresented ; and ' ensure the representation of all . Lord John Russell hag defied them . ; They may answer ,,-his-puny defiance hy the-thunder-roar of the people ' s voice , if they wffl onl y ^ waken the enwgy- and enthu-Biasm of the masies , hy raising the' " cry ftr * 'fte Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing , less than the Charter ! " ¦ - -.. ' i

      * . Although I have ' given Lord John Russell credit ^ for his ;; bola ^ -p erha £ s ; I should say ¦ ^/»«^ rTT . deeWfipji ' . thaV-ue- ' means ;'' no Befc-rm 4 ok . yearv lam :- Kirry . ; -to ^ add that , frue to Ha political naturea-r-a ^ Whig ¦ - -his IMihip , " HWWa . Ming / kfba- ' a ! -most

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      disci ^ table fashion , ih'hiarrelations ^ wijh the wmmittee ' aipj ^ jhted hy Parliament to -in- ' •^ es ^^ te'ffie-c ^ ndhct- ^" of tard' -Tb R ^ droftjgo ^ rwwNof ^ CSyhraf Th 6 *; a ^ oci 6 us Idoings of , that aristocrat must" be yet- fresh } m . ' everybody ' s recoUectioih ; Misgovernmenl » jtax r ation , . oppression , ' : " and -insuliti' having dnyen' the ;; nihaj ) py ^ people " into ' - '•' **? riotous excesses" ' rrJthe '" outburst' ' of disaffection was never formidable ; enoughto earn"the title of " revolt ; " " reheliion , '' '' insurrection . "—Lord Torrisgton and his agents , resolved to '" ' strike terror" to- the hearts of

      the suffering' people ; committed- acts of atrocity , which , as Mr . H . J . BiiLiiE said last nightin the House of Commons , were unparalleled h y the cruelties even of that monster Hatcatj . Well ; public opinion having de ^ manded inquiry ; into . these horrors , a committee was appointedlast session to make the investigation . Lord John RUSSELL . promised the committee , that during the recess any witnesses , whose attendance in England the committee mig ht deem necessary , should be summoned to this country ; whereupon the committee unanuhously instructed their chairman , Mr . Bail-lie , to communicate to the Secretary for the Colonies , the names of the witnesses they required . When ,

      however Mr . Batxlie sent into Earl Grey , the names of seven witnesses . whose presence they desired , he refused to send for them , on the plea that the Committee had exceeded their , powers , in delegating to their Chairman the function of communicating to him the names ' of the necessary witnesses . ; Mr . Baiixie then appealed , to Lord John Russell , who expressed his concurrence with Earl ( they . This was during the recess , and , of course , for the moment there could he ' no appeal from the Ministry to the Parliament . In the meantime , the Colonial Secretary took care to send for witnesses interested in whitewashing Lord Tobkington , whilst the persons who are prepared to . prove that worth y's crimes are still in the island of Ceylon .

      You will read for yourselves , the . debate in which . this shuffling and disgraceful conduct of the Whig Government was laid bare . An unscrupulous majority enabled Ministers to defeat two successive motions ; and the arrival of the hour of adjournment ( six o ' clock on Wednesday evening ) put . an end to the debate without the motion of the Under Colonial Secretary for the appointment of a Select Committee being decided on . There will , consequently ,, be another debate ,

      and it is to he hoped that when that comes off , the independent members will insist on a full discussion of the atrocities * committed by Lord TonitiKGTON ' s . Govemment ^ atrocities which should make every Englishman blush for the foul deeds done in England ' s name ; but done by those who have no legitimate right to represent the English people—those who , usurping power oyer their own countrymen , use that power to plunder and murder nations even at "ihe furthermost ' ends ofthe

      earth . " - ¦ • *• * ; _ -v _ ; ; '* - - ' The atrocities committed by the' directions of Lord ToniirsGibVi and by persons calling themselves officers arid agents of " Her Biutakkic Majesty , " I will merel y indicate , not examine in detail . Twenty-eight persons were shot , twenty-two banished , and sixty six imprisoned . The burning of villages , and wholesale confiscation of property , must be added to

      the list of these enormities . The poor wretches who were condemned to death by courtsmartial , had for their judges three military oflicers , all of whom were ignorant of the native language . The persons condemned were at once led from the scene of . ' . their .. condemnation to the place appointed for their execution , and there shot as you would shoot mad dogs . Amongst the proclamations issued-by the British was the following ;— =.

      Unless all those ivho have help concealed the effects of Gobhalle Halle Mehatmata deliver - over to me sech property , or give informations about tlie same without , delay , seen pebsoxs su & ll be KILLED ,- and their property' confiscatei —( Signed ) ; A Watsos , Captain Commanding . ' Did Hayxau-ever indite a worse proclamation ! Deedsj too , were in accordance with these threats , as has been already shown ; but I . must add one or two striking examples of Lord ToRRlNGlON ' s . " vigour / ' In one of his despatches , he wrote to Earl Grey that . he had caused " an influential priest to he shot-in full robes . " It is triie that subsequently ,

      when he found that this atrocity—not only revolting to humanity , but also an outrage to the religious feelings of the . people of Ceylon —was by no means generally approved of in England , " his Lordship " attempted to show that the priest was not influential , nor did he suffer in " full robes , " but merely in a y ellow waist cloth . . . Whatever his dress may have been , the wretched priest , was-shot . In the course ofthe riots which were made the pretext for these barbarities , it . was given out that a " Pretender " to the monarchy of Ceylon was in the field , at the head of a body of " rebels . "

      Although disaffection abounded , " rebels , " in the ordinary sense of that term ^ were somewhat difficult to find ; and there appears to have been at least equal difficulty in getting hold ofthe alleged ' * Preie-sdeh . " But the humane British were no way particular ; if they failed to catch the right man , they contented themselves with shooting the wrong . Mr . Baii , lie stated that a person having been arrested , who was said to he the Pretender , was forthwith condemned hy court-martial , ' shot within half

      an hour ,. and his body hanged upon a tree . Nine days after that execution , Lord ToRRiNGr Toswrote to Earl Grey , saying that it was a mistake to have supposed that that man was the Pretender , he was only the PRETEjiHEit ' s brother . But , by another post , Lord GREY was informed that the victim was no more the Pretender's brother than he was the Pretender himself—he was only an " adherent . " In this manner a million and a half of " British subjects " - are governed by Lord TORRIKGTOJJ . - . ' -. ¦ ' • • ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ "

      In the present state of things it is impossible for the friends of Justice . to do . more than expose the crimes of irresponsible rulers , and invoke . against them the . condemnation of public opinion . For the natives of the . British Colonies and Dependencies there can be no hope that they will obtain redress of their manifold wrongs , while the British Parliament shall continue to be constituted as at present . When the peop le ; of this country obtain power over' the Legislature , their brethren beyond the seas will obtain jus : tice .. Until then , there is no hope , for . the

      people of Ceylon , or any other colony or dependency—unless , indeed , strong enough . to right themselves by hoisting the flag of independence , and repeating the glorious lesson given by Washington and Jefferson— -that Governments must exist for the good ; of peoples , not peoples to be the prey of their rulers . Turning from the contemplation of aristocraticalinisgovernmentandparliamentaryjug gling , to a more genial subject , I rejoice that the , working men are begmmg tomake ,, ' < social reform- ' ' a , matter of more than mere words . Pages npon pages of the Morning Chronicle have ^ been devoted to revelations of the " sweating ' system , "' . and the other evils which combine , to render the mass of

      operative tailors , a most wretched and cruelly used body of workers ; Meetings too have , been holden , and from the lips of the victims themselves , statements have gone forth , elucidatory of wrongs and miseriesLawful to conteniplate . A Government-worthy ofthe , name , would at once endeavour to grapple , with these evils , and aid the victims to escape from them .. But we have no such Government The let-alone principle , is . in thi ^ -jscendant , ! arid the ^ Government exujts merely to-devour taxes , and to give aid to ihe powerful in keeping ' -down the ; we ^ : ^ ndertteWcir ? um 8 taB ^ rngto ' c ^ sWe / thi ^ nistca themi ^ F ^ to . ' ^ pf tiie ; irorker 8 'arejinxious todoiisomethingfor ftefr * . % own ; vsocial ¦ salvation ;; :: ; A-sMow ^

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      Coioperative- ^ sVociatioh ^ has ^ beeii- ^ oOT " and - will ^' ahiiostrimmediatel y . conimericeoperatior iJf ^ ' IfeiisrpleaBingito ; beable't 6 addithat ¦ ^ eral ttett r of ; p ^ p bjlanth ^ bpfc ' -mbtives ^ ¦ -haye & g ^ venl theft ; - " aid to this good -work !; ^ Owing to ' their ' assistance ^ the hecessaryicapitalis inhand / premises-have been-taken'in- ^ Castle-street , : ; Oxford-8 treiB ^ and under ¦ the ' management "of Mr . - Walter CobrER , ' the 'Associatidn-i-mo'delled- on the . Parisian Operatives' Associations—will almost immediately ; commence business . - ; - ¦ Itistobe hopedthat this ' attempt-will not result in mn addition ^ 'to , the list . of failures which in

      many , instances have attended the efforts of ^ work- , ing-mento free themselves'from the tyranny of mastership , Wifch ;/ i : ood management , "patience , perseverence , and a fair share * of public support ' , ' the ; scheme can hardly fail ; to : succeed , and being successful , give birthto many more efforts of a like character . My . principal purpose in calling attention to the Tauors' Oo-ooperativo ¦ Association , is to assist in stirring up the friends of progress in this metropolis to give the Association their support . All true Democrats , all earnest advocates of Social Progress , -will support and encourage every attempt at Proletarian emancipation . While on this subject , I should not omit mention of the -Boot and . Shoe Makers , whose address appeared in last Saturday ' s Star . Driven by oppression to resist the injustice

      of their late taskmaster , ; they have commenced manufacturing | on their own account ; My metropolitan , readers , who may . not have observed the address of our friends , will do well to turn to the second page of last Saturday ' s Star . It . is tube hoped that this Co-operative band t-jill also succeed in obtaining public support . A question arises , whether it would not bo wise for the Cordvvainers as a . trade to take up this question . Perhaps , if instead of leaving the work to alow , they wci'e . to apply to it the energetic action of the trade at large , they might find parties to assist them in the same manner as the Tailors are being assisted . Successful -associations of Tailors and Cordwainers would give a rronderful impetus to the cause ot Social Reform .., : , -

      I must confess that I have no . faith m such associations being successful to the extent desirable , as long as the present political system shall endure . In my [ opinion , only when the veritable people shall bo in a position to command thepo \ ver and resources of the state , will the principle of "Association " have a chance of being ' fairly tested . Not even then , unless the people have " been . previously prepared to make * use of , the suffrage to reform the social sjstem .. The best course of education would be supplied by the success of such experiments as the Tailors' Co-operative Association . The good that association , if successful , will effect for a few will be of some moment ; hut the good influence it will have in stimulating-the masses to get rid of all obstacles to . the progress of social relorm , will

      be of much greater importance ; If social justice is to he' the end of political reform , the people must know how to save themselves , when , rid of the obstacles that at present-impede their progress from bondage to freedom , ' -and from : misery to happiness . ¦¦¦' ¦ • ¦¦ ¦ '' ¦ . ¦ ' : " . I had intended to have offered some remarks , on British bullying , in Greece , and theperilous position of Switzerland ; but the length to which this letter hss already extended , compels the postponement of comment on those topics . ' . ' I congratulate you that thus far the outraged , insulted , and noble people of Paris have resisted tho incitements employed by the men of blood ;\ vhb at present rule in France , to drive ; them to insuri'ectioh . The tremendous progress of Bed liepuhi licanism . in the departments strikes the

      ordermongers with despair ; and . in their baffled rage they try to get up . an insurrection to have a pretext for . placiag Paris in a state of siege , suppressing the , true Republican" ; journals , and consigning the Democrats and ; Socialists to a general massacre . To provoke ; ar conflict was the object of cutting down the trees of liberty . Up to the time' I write , the villains in power have been foiled ., by the goodsense ot the , people ; who at the . same time have given unmistakeablo evidence of their devotion to the Republic . 'Let Louis Napoleon , and his infamous confederates do their , worst , Democracy will yet swamp them , and the waves of that deluge will sweep over Europe , and destroy the last vestiges of despotism . Not , all the tyrants and . traitors on the face of tho earth can prevent the regeneration of the human race . ¦ _ - '' ¦¦¦ -. ¦ , . ' ¦!¦ .. ' ¦ . ¦••

      'Thy first steps , lovely Liberty ! sometimes may falter—. . But thy march will not cease nor . tliy banner be furl'd . Till thy conquering hand shall have rear'd a proud altar To the God of the Free , o ' er the thrones of the world !' V L'ASIIDUPEUPLE ; ] Seb . 7 . 1850 . * " - "

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      PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT . " The first of aseries of Tuesday evening meetings , to watch over and discuss the proceedings , of Saint Stephen ' s , was held on Tuesday , February ' the ' eth , at the Literary and Scientific Institution , Johnstreet ; Tottenham-court-road ; and notwithstanding the stormy weather there was a very numerous ; attendance . - ' ¦¦ - -, ' - ¦ ¦ ,.-: ., . ; ,. Mr . AV . Dixon was called to the chair , and said he always was , and trusted he ever should be , tho friend of free and fair discussion , and therefore in the course of the proceedings would endeavour to gain a fair hearing for all who might present themselves . ( Hear ' . ) Lord John Russell , the first minister ofthe crown , had last night , in reply to a question from Joseph Hume , asserted that the people

      do not require parliamentary reform , and that the government did not intend tb submit any . measure on that subject during the present session , therefore it remairistwith the people now , to decide whether they require the suffrage or not .: Let the ' people speak out , and show that they are determined to have their rights : let them unite heart , arid , hand against the common enemy , and achieve their common rights , as written in ; the-People ' s Charter . ( Loud cheers . ) . .-.. ¦ , ¦ Mr . Hesrt Ross rose , to move : the folowing resolution : —*" . That , this n'eetin / r having heard : t ) ie de claration made last night by Lord John Russell in parliament , ' to tho effect that no extension of the franchise was ^ contemplated by the' Whig cabinet , hereby , indignantly denounces such . declaration ' as a :

      gross insult to the feelings of the great body of the people . And , further , that it regards the aversion of the-Whig- ministry to the conceding of political justice to the nation , as . the strongest proof of their utter unfitness : to ; : fulfil the important functions which pertain to . the government of this , empire ^ . This meeting therefore resolves to throw itself , heart and soul , into that agitation . whieh aims at the subversion of irresponsible legislation by the enactment of the People ' s , Charter as the ' foundation of . the . British , Uouse , of Commons . ' '' Mr . Ross said , it was time the government ' made sprae concession to the people . He by no means thougiit it the duty of the government to initiate measures of reform ; their duty was to carry out

      the measures passed , by the Legislature in afair , . wise , and honourable manner ; but when the parliament , as was their duty , brought forward the required measures ot reform , the ministers had no business to throw obstacles in the way . - ( Hear , hear . ) The ministerial declaration of last night was-in accordance with their whole proceedings ; hut he hoped'the people would not neglect their duty . He had . frequently"been asked by professino liberal friends , why not take your rights by instaf ments ?—why not take Household Suffrage ^ or the Ballot ? His reply was , these were no instalments to him—they would not confer the franchise on him . He was willing to take an instalment , but that instalment must be the vote . Give him that ,

      a ' nd . then he would be enabled to talk of the other instalments ; ( Iioud cheers . ) - ;' 'Mr . ' P . 'M'Gratit , in seconding the motion said , he trusted the words that had fallen from the li ps of their experienced friend would not be . lost sight of . ( Hear , hear . ) That hall had been taken by the Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association for half-a-dozen - consecutive Tuesday nights , for the purpose of watching the proceedings in parliament'and taking such other steps as would promote the People ' s Charter . ( Loud cheers . ) The Provisional Committee had felt it tlieir duty to take this early opportunity of meeting their brother Chartists , and taking their opinion onrLord John Russell ' s declaration ; ' Now mark , he avows that

      the government has' no -intention of bringing forwaru any measure relative to the franchise for England , Scotland , and Wales this session ; ahd if this declaratioD . doesnot bring out the people , ' surely nothing ' will . ( Hear , hear . ) He fully agreed with MnRoss ; that nothing was tobe ^ hoped for . from ; the government on behalf of the people .., Although it might be dangerous to do so , he repeated what he had said at the National Hall , namely—that the House of Commons , as at present constituted , was nothing better than an usurpation . ( Loud cheers . ) Its * members could not' show that'they received their power "from heaven , and they had it not . from , the people .-: Then what else , could they -bo ., but usurpers ? ( Repeated cheers ^) . It had been said in the so-called House of Commons , tliat tho . people

      were prosperous : this was an -illusion , -and ^ would not last long . The people in the northern districts wereworkingawayi but for what-V- What wastlieir reward ? a miserable pittance of course , foodj wooden shoes for their feet ,., billy cocks , for their heads , and equally rough clothing for . their body . ( Hear , hear . ); rurntoiiheagficul ' iui-a ] dis'tHcls , and see'the miserable condition of the " ' labourers tliere ; It was all very ' well-to cheapen bread if you ; . cfluld keep wages : up ;; but if . wages ^" wereI loured ^ here was the -advantage ' - gained by eheapening - fddu ? ( Hear , hear ;) "Whence arose this 'twpo / ry , 99 mpa-Wtiv o prosperity ? Simplyfrom"the ^ recent Continental convulsions . ' ( Hear , hear : )* But let cdntininital states- settle' -down '' -ahd * do ^ their i'dwn " w 6 i k ; and ' then what becomes of our boasted prosperity ? Mr .: * WM « R , \ at Ayjeflbyrr , ; Md alluded to ; ifo seirenteen ;

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      • milhons-ofbulUoifitf ^ the'Bank 5 of -Bnglandrbuti'Mr Spponer in . shis . speech ia ; t |} e .- house , had literally ^ WXed ,, thw illusibn . r ; He :. showedtha ' t alarmed ^ P * i ?!^ ? , hadfl 6 v / n : from ' : th ' ecohti . ^^ d . th ' eir , spediein \ MS 'Bank-of : England ; .. hut now . the , continent ! was " " getting , quiet the " bullion OT ^ won disappea ' rfrom England . ; ( Heais hiear . ) lie ( Mr ; M'Grath ) trusted the people would dotheir •?« # » /* < l lf , 4 hey ' , did- . (^ e :. Wh ' igs Iwoiild soon be kiekedabout their "; liusiriess . ' ' ( Cheers . ') - A' pretty quarrel had sprung uVhothwithiu ^ aiid : without the walls of- the house , between : the : landed'and , the manufacturing interest ; let them take , advantage ; and . profit by . it > . Lord , Wihchelsea had ; declared they meant - to have ; a renewal' of nrrtteeitirtn : ht ahv

      2 ° - ^^; * V ^ di . d . notme { in revolution , he did hot know -what , did .. ( Loud cheers . )—At this moment Ieargus O'Connor , M . P . entered the hall , ' and" was greeted with . acclamations and prolonged applause , during , which . Mr . M'XSrath resumed hfs . seat . and , , ( Mr .. o . Connor came , forward to . support the resolution , ; amidst renewed cheerli > g . ; . He said , there were not many ; who valued -the affix , M . P ., who would leave , the Big House , to come ^ and'address the little , one ., ( Laughter and applause ;) But he preferred the , good sense of the : platform to the nonsense iof the house . . " ( Hear . ) - ' Perhaps that meeting was "not aware that < Mr ; Hume had put a question relative to the extension of the elective franchise for . England , to ! Lord John Russell last

      night , and that his . lordship had declared , that , ministers had no intention ; of submitting any : measure on that subject . He ( Mr . O'Connor ) thought Lord John right , as the ; people had not demanded their rights as they should haye done . ( Hear , hear . ) Remember if you stop the supplies , power flies away the < next , day ; In poor , impoverished Ireland , O ' Connell ' -was wont to' get -almost any ' sum-to carry on the war ; but heroj althoughthe Chartists had a new organisation , and a new staff of officers to conduct the movement , what a miserable pittance was returned weekly from the whole of England , Scotland ' and Wales . /( Hear , hear . ) A great 'breeze was now prevalent in 'the house—the agriculturists had got the squeeze and were beginning to

      speak out . The Honorable Baronet , who moved the amendment to the address ; -had said-it would now . be their duty to watch financial affairs , and take care of the public purse . ; . Mi *; . Banks had last nigh * reiterated the . same thing . ; but mark , these were the very men , or rathcrithey were of the party who had caused such a lavish expenditure of public money ! ' /( Hear , KeaivJ ' -A' Protectionist to whom he ; had spoken in the housed said Universal Suffrage was a very good question / ' ^ Laughter . ) You see their loyalty is oozing ; take a way the Bishops patronage j- and their loyalty would 'begin to vanish away thV ' next day—( Laughter)—and ' ¦' * just show the merchant and capitalist that'they could obtain a . safer , investment , and a larger per , centage under

      a republic , and they would say to the devil with jnonarchy . ( Cheers . ) So it was witlilall cksses ; it was a ; . question of interest jWith" them / There would -be three . parties in the house , fighting one against . the other ; but only let some measure . be brought forward to benefit the people , and then see , how speedily they , would all unite to Appose it ; ( Loud cheers . ) ; It iwas reported in the papers this evening , that another revolution bad broken out in the streets of Paris , at three , o ' clock the preceding day ,. ond ; that muchblood had been shed . ( Great cheering ;) Ay , you cheer , that , whilst perhaps many of tho strugglers lie dead in their cold graves . ( Heari hear . ) What hewished , and had so wished for twenty , eiehti years > pa ? t , was thnt / revolutions .

      should , be effected by an union of the intelligent : of the working classes . ; ( Hear , hear . ) ; This was \ yith the exception of America and Switzerland , thednly country ; were public , meetings were . ' allowed to be held / at which tlie people could give vent to their feelings ... ( Hear , hear ;) Baptist Socl had once . ' said , that within ,-. a short . distance .. off the palace there existed half a million of ¦' souls , Hying without God and without hope : yet after this he had been made chaplain to the Queen . ' Well , and what , was now proposedas a remedy , for , these evils ? .: emigration , and the qualification , for transportation , was . that the distressed : needle vyomen / shouldhave ^ ad the small . pox . , ( Loud , laughter . ) . Yes , Jail the , good , the healthy , and ; the . virtuous were to be

      transprivted , and the bad , diseased , and vicious wero to remain athome . . -He hadseen their excellent friend , Mr . Duncomhe , thatnight , and remarked to him ' that he . was coming , to . that meeting , and that ne would report to ^ hpm his ivppiirent betterliehlth , to which Mr . "Duncomhe added , q . y , and give my regards to them at . the same time . ( Loud cheers ;) Lord , John Russell was about to extendthe franchise iji Ireland ; but why ? . because the ,. old race of . electors , were either dead of-famine , or had . emigrated , to ; other landSj ( Hear , hear . ) . Whythere were not so many electors in . all Ireland , as there was in the West Riding of Yorkshire ^ ( Hear , hear . ) If he got appointed by an influential portion of the people as their . ambassador , . ; he .. should : go , to , Ireland next

      month , to aid and assist , in , fei' . mmg the great democratic association . ( Loud cheers . ) The cry ih Ireland used to be , "do not divide the liberal interest "the liberal interest meaning the Whigs ; but he ( Mr . O'Connor ) , said , the . : Loi-d deliver Tiim from such liberalsT-O'oars , of laughter )!—but iio . w thepeople had confidence enough ; in themselves to found their own Democratic Association . The agriculturists were crying out for Protection ; he was willing to give them . real Protection : openltip the land , that was the best Protection . . ! . ' . ( Cheers . ); It was said England w . is ovei ' -populated , whilst , her population was only one in four ,, as compared with Jersey and Guernsey ; yet ,. in those countries the land was c u Itivaicdto such . ah extent as enabled them to

      become ' exporting countries ; while we might walk twenty , miles , in England , in any direction , and . . . see ; lots of land i / uncultivated , or only partly , cultivated . Again , we are told that the people " are tod ignorant to exercise the ; franchise . If this be true , who is to blame .. Did not the ecclesiastical authorities hold two millions and a half of moiiey , for the purpose of educating 'the people ? : yes y hut they had retained it in their own possession .. ( Hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) He ( Mr . ' 'O'Connor ) did not believe the working classes to lie , ignorant : he , hiad told a right honourable gentleman t 6 'day ,, to get ten members of parliament tp attend a meeting , and he would .

      find ten ' workinof ' meri ' nidrethah a match for them . ( Cheers . ) Mothers - alwa . ys had the greatest regard for their crippled ^ children , and ' they ( the meeting ) were his crippled children . They had been a great source of trouble to him , both in youth and old age '; and hejiked them the better for it , and he was pleased to meet'them here . In the ; speech from the throne , the death ' of-the Queen Dowager was regretted —( laughter)—he regretted it too , because she was a . charitable '; woman , and most probably would do more good with tho money than , those into whose handsIt had fallen ; ( Hear . ) The speech also proclaimed us to'be at peace with all the world , whilst we blockaded "Grecian ; ports ; and were on the eveof war with France and other nations ; The

      speech promisedthem nothing ; but if the people possessed union ; then lord John ltussell would ask what-they would have ?—( luughter )—hut so long as they were disunited , so long woulditho jriiinister use the people for his purpose ; ' Let them unite , and then- they might effect their * rights when and how they liked' ( Loud cheers . ) -Mr . Hume-had declared in tho house , that he preferred Chartism to any other measure ; George Thompson and Sir Joshua Walmsley ; wero now going all oyer the country to see what they could do . ( LoudcheersO They will all become Chartists now . ; Thepeople had done right in not opposing them . The parliamentarians had furnished , them rooms and halls . for , the ; discussion of , their princi p les free of charge , and the discussions had initiated ; them :

      and when the ' Parliamentary and Firiahcial Reformers had their gallop and sweat out they would come round to Chartism . , He was sometimes reviled , -for his Land . Plan . His last purchase , Mathon , was cheap , because if had a jointure of , four thousand pounds ori . it ; but , like the Queen Dowager , the lady had died , " and the Company now haa \ the advantage . ( Hear , hear' ) Tlie people , when -work' was slack , said , "lead' us on to death or glory ; " but when in full werk'their cry ; Was » "Leaveua alone , we . are well ; off now . " The aristocracy found it mpre proBtahle .-io make yotes for the ministry , and thus procure ] , places for theirsonsi thanto cultivate the land properly . ( Hear , ; hear . ) . When , iCultivating , thousands of acres in

      Ii * eland , ho . pftid ; better wages-than ' any other landlord . /( Cheers . ) There tho . [ fanners , gave sixpence per day in . winter , and eightpencp in summer , whilst Vie , gave eightpence in . winter , and tenpencein Summer ; and he was now ashamed tp add , that as their labour , was performed by the spade , vliejbad made two . sliilling ^ per day of each of themen ' s labour ., InfJast : wejBk ' s ' 5 'Mrhe had . told them , that should ; anything ; arise from reverting to protection , bid as he was , he would ' show them what could be " dbne' hy , tlie glare of torchlight meetings . . ( Loud : cheers . ) ,. vA baronet had showed , that twenty : four : millions , of people , were employed ' . 'in agriculture ; and , manufactures ; ,, ; now . : he ; ( Mr ..

      0 Connor ) had recently shown that were tvyclve millipn ? . ; employed ,, tho ehiploye ' rs would' put rio less ' a aum' ; , tn ' nh hinoty-siX- '; inillions six' hundred thousand'pounds into tlieir pockets ; In conclusion ; hjj ;{ MrV'j O'Connor ) , asserted ,, that it igivve . him far inore ipleasure to , hear ^^ 1 cbin ; m 9 n sierise' cheered from th ^ ir , platform , ; than i £ . ' ;¦ . did ; Jo ; hear ; nonsense Me . ewii in tho House of Cp . ^ mons . He hoped it would ' not'be ldhg ; before ^ th ' em ^ th ^ tia chahgeihadV ^ dreahrrandthat lie would ' trust the . people . with ' the ' whole Charter . -,. . ¦ ' $ &• 0 ! CJongo-i' lc ^ t : the ^ halli aihidst ^ i ^ f ^ PtVJY ^^ fi ^ rjfhg ; . ' ? . 'r ¦ i ¦ , »' . . ;'• ; , ;^ ;

      Proceedings In Parliament. " The First O...

      - Jolia- ^ Harkeyv who-on-rising-was egreeted--withevery marK of . applavse , said - the vparliamentai'y events ! oC . t / he ; last . few -day s , must ^ have sat isfied therii of "the ^ ralue ; of , the , good ^ Old ^ p ' royerb , that " blessed are those who . ' ez ' pe ' p ' tV ' . ydthiiig , ' foFthey shall ' not' be : "disappointed . , ' ! ' ( Laughter . )'; . The Weekly'Chronicle and / &« had Jed the people to expe ' et '; sbnie' me ' asurefof ]; suffrag ^ -extension ; and : ey ^ ti ' theSpectatp ' r , ' a j 6 urnal of great talent , and of ; in iidlingV hph ^ estyi ; had ? , ciUed .. ' pn : ' ; the ' :: ; people to ab ' arid 6 n . airo ' ther ; agitatibri , aiid . ^ rally round Lord John ltussell and the' New Reform Bill" ; Last Sa ^ tiirday the ^ ectatorconsoleditselfwith the reflection ' that the' absence' of promises' in the' Rbyali Speech was its most prdmising . feature . ; . iVccbrding to this

      theory ,, the Spectator , on Saturday next , would tell its readers that ^ in declaring against alL l'eform this session , Lord John Russell intended to move the adoption of the Charter . ( Laughter . ) In tho Speech ; they , were described as . a " free . and happy pebp . le , "' iri the teeth of the :, revelations of misery , published in the Morning Chronicle ,, and the fact that seven-eighths of the people were unrepresented -in the LegislatureV and treated : by their rulers ^ as though they had " nothing to do with the taxes but to pay them , and nothing to . do . with the laws , but to obey them . " Tho Earl of Essex , when moving the address ,, had congratulated his brother aristocrats that ! ' the workiog classes of this country , though . often tempted , had ever held fast to their allegiance , and refused to , imitate the . example ofthe

      kindred classes ih' other countries . '' Lord John Russell , loo , had said , " that . bnly ; the lowest mur hiur . had been lieard i , amongst tlie '; people , with respect to the nature of the country ' s , institutions . " But he ( the speaker ) . warned those lords - not . mistake popular apathy for popular approbation . If there had been but little agitation , there wasgreat disaffection , and thousands who were never membei s of the Chartist movement , nevertheless were for ; all the principles : of the Charter , and a great deal more . ( Cheers . ) : lle scarcely knew * : whether , the Free Traders with their , boast of prosperity , or the Protectionists with their pretended sympath y . for the working-classes , most excited his " disgust . ' The Speaker proceeded to comment on the speeches ofthe Duke of Richmond , tlie Earl of Carlisle , Lord Stanley , Mr . Disraeli , Lord , John 'ltussell ,. ' , and , other ' Parliamentary orators ; ' . his remarks calling forth the repeated and hearty applause of the meeting ; He next took up

      that portion of the Royal Speech relating to the rcccHt struggle in Hungary , commentirig in severe terms on the' conduct of Lord Palmerston . After speaking on the blockade of . the Grecian ports by the British fleet , he reviewed ' . ' the present positron" df Switzerland , and his appeal in ; supr port ; of ; thei" liberties , of that country excited enthusiastic ' cheering . / Finally . speaking ; of the present position and prospects . ' . of Chartism , he called . on . his . hearers , to take the initiative .-inrousing their fellow countrymen to , contest / the , insolent deplaratibn of Lord John Russell , hy-an united find determined ' effort for tho Charter ; adding that he would labour . with ali ; : who would ; honestly , work for the . enactment ; of that measure ; at the same time maintaining , his ' own independence to think , to speak , and to act as his own convictions commanded ., He resumed his scat amidst prolonged aridehthusiasticapplause . ; ;; .: ; , ; , i :,. The resolution was urianimpusly ; adopted . ; :.

      A vote of thanks , on the motion , of Messrs . M'Grath and G . 'J . Harney , was ; unanimously awarded to the ' chairman , who briefly , acknowledged the' same congratulating them" on the' harmony that had prevailed , and . 'the meeting terminated . ,. ;

      National: Association-Of 7... United Tra...

      NATIONAL : ASSOCIATION-OF 7 ... UNITED TRADES , ' . ' ; ' ¦• ' - ' i 259 , TOTTEMaM-CQURT ROAD . ' ; ^ ¦ [ - \ - ¦ •' - ' ¦ ; ¦ . Established . 1845 . . * - ; : r : """;' . *' Tho reactionary feeling in favour of this institution has been fully equal to the sanguine expectations expressed in ; , former ; reports ; of the Central Committee . ; '¦ The . . indefatigable exertions of Mr ... Green inBirmingharn , -Eid ^ dernvinster , Wolverhampton , andother . pla . ces ; hare been crowned with the most complete

      success ; as is amply proved by the adhesion of nearly , twenty additional Trades bodies , and large accessions to , the , numbers of - those alreay attached to the I movement . ' : Much of this success is , und ' oubtMly , '' attKbutahle . to'the steady adherence , 'by' the Executive , ;; to . the excellent principles upon which it is-festablished ; to the maintenance of its strictly non ; political character , by . which course a unity of feeling and action has been preserved ^ , amidst chcumstances which have paralysed the' / w . ellt ihtentioned . ' efforts , of so , many popular societies . , ; , v ¦ .., -,. ; ,,,,-,. ; ¦ ---..- - ¦ ;

      ; Many inquiries have been made if the . Central Committee of the . National Association of United Trades , were ¦ concerried in .. the attempted Protectionist pempnstration at Stepney , ; the Central Committee ; felt -it- * their duty to give a public disavowal of the charge through the Northern Star , of January 19 th ... But as the impression appears not , to , have been removed , they renew the . opportunity of again assuring their , friends , that they have no possible connexion with the individuals calling themselves the National Associatiohfor the Organisation of Trades . The principles and purpose s of the two ' Associations are totally dissimilar . The one being . ehtircly of apolitical , and the other , of an industrial character . The

      Central Committee cannot too strongly , caution their members , and the trades generally , to keep . the industrial question as distinct as possible from any admixture of party politics . In making these observations , they must not be supposed as undervaluing the importance , tb the working men , of political enfranchisement , oiv of those other great questions . which absorb public attention ; hut , seeing that all

      past attempts to obtain a cordial and extensive union of the working classas . as such , even for political purposes , has most signall y failed , they conceivef-with all deference to . many highly-popular and respected , individualsthat to . convert Trades ; Unions . into , political societies . ; would endanger the existence of the ono , -without , advancing the progress ofthe other .

      To The Mechanics, Engineers, Fitters, Dr...

      TO THE MECHANICS , ENGINEERS , FITTERS , DRIVERS , PORTERS , POLICEMEN , A"ND others , employed on the various lines of railway in . the united kingdom . , ,: , ; . ; : ¦ ; , ; .. ' If it were possible for tlie working classes , by combining among themselves , to raise or keep up tlu general rate of wages , it need-hardly be-said tliat this would be a thing not to he punished , but to be welcomed and rejoiced at . 'Stium * Mill . , ' - '¦ ' .. ' ' . - ; Fellow ^ Wokkmen ' , —Tlie . lives and property of millions of your fellow-beings in every crade of society are entrusted to your ' professional skill , attention , ' vigilance ,, and sobriety "; the labours'of most of yon require the most unerring precision , the most , constant and . protracted ehdurhheo , ; and from many of you— -such as engine drivers , Sremeny porters , policemen , Ac—constont . exposure to all the varieties and severities " pf weather , incident to our very Variable climate ; ' i . rid tlie le ^ al ; powers necessarily civenby the leeisliUure to railway

      companies , to enforce and punish any dereliction of the duties imposed upon you , are far more extensive and severe than is to he met with in any other department of labour . ; It is not , therefore , unreasonable to expect that . men , from whom such onerous and important duties are required , and to whose good conduct such vital . interests ; are- confided , " should be g iven not only adequate , but even liberal ^ erauncration for their , services .:. But how stands the facts , ? . The immense property entrusted to the guardianship of the directories hayej in a majority of instances , been' either recklessly and extravagantly wasted , or most dishonestly diverted from the purposes to which tlicy ^ should have been appropriated , andappliod td their own personal ehrichtoentand aggrandisement . [ : . " . \ . ' . "•' . ' .

      .. The scandalous exposuresotabsurd extravagances , wasteful expohdituvi's , and infamous misappvopiiatiohs which have , taken ; place upon almost , without oxception . all theinortliein iinee , are too notorious for denial ^; : and it may ' , he fairly ., said , that the general fihancVal . opefatioh nave been a series Of ' unmitigated dishonesties ¦ and jobberies . Hence has ' arisen that panic fear , that withdrawal .. of confidehce ' ,: -which ''] 'has ' - ' caused an unnatural . depressipu of railway property , which it is , how attempted to cpuhitera ' ct by tne . orucl . ' -nndstill . niore " dishonest expedient ; '' of piliiiging the ' labourer of his hard ' earnbd ' ahd already ' unrenjunerative . wages . : Already ; . itl' many-departments of railway . industry has , this illiberal , ;' unjust , ' ami ' -it

      raay ho added , . impolitic . expedient ; ' been success- ' , fiilly applied ; and in others , the fayourahle momefit is waited for , ' t ' o ' maho "Hs applicntion genera ;! upon every lih < v - n ' nd' thwugh ' every "' depM'tmeht ' Of railwaylabour ;' The isolation ' arid unbrgan'ised state ' of the , several bodies ^ whose interests-are thus ' exposed ! t , tho rapacity ; of capital , 'is a' favourable circumstance , and ensures success to this'disrepu : 'table ' conspiracy ,, ' T ^ ft . ^ 'timeytherrfpre ^ fcr thOserwho ' se ' ' rights and property is thus threatened nndlnVa'ded v to bestir tKemselVesV and at once , and it fear'hestj-toadopt ^/ 'those mea ' snre 8 , whieh canalohe ' protect ^ liem ^ from the threatJiied , and , ih some m > M ^ tfM ^ TW ' -- ' M ^'^'; , ^

      To The Mechanics, Engineers, Fitters, Dr...

      - *^ he rcmMy ^ ies--an ™ the « uniOB ^ of ^ overy : class of railway operatives , . witT ^ ch" other on a broad , liberal , and constitutional basis , for mutual protection ; Your oppressors set you the example ; they prove to yourbV . a' bitter lesspn . 'the ' power and efficacy- of' ; combination V'for ; it : is , by j the combined action of ; the different rail . wayi-boards . that a successful ; issue to , this unholy . crusade-is anticipated . , You possess , by law , thesameJ right to say , we win that " our wages , be < hoi ' reduced , '; as they have to ¦ . will , and . by your apathy ^ to : effec t a reduction . It is ' uriioh' alone ; . which < gives ( Strength either to capital or . labour ; and in cither jcase , the efficacy of the union to accomplish-its objects will be proportionate toit 8 ; niimerical ' strength , andthe knowled ge and integrity of its ffovernirifr body .

      .. ine amalgamation of cempetitag lines of railway is found conducive to the interests of shareholdersby destroying competition , that principle so baneful , when applied to profits and dividends . By the united action of , isolated bodies power is immensely multiplied , ; and the instance ofthe successful application of combined capital arc so numerous and convincing , that the' wonder is why the same principle has not heenmore generally applied by thc'industrioua classes to protect their only property—their labour—from the deprecation caused by . the double influence of our ever-gorged labour market on the one hand , and the attacks of united capital on the other . . Bu t the principle of combination , and . the most effective mode b y which it could be made to conserve tlie interests of labour , has not

      hitherto been , properly understood , or wisely directed , by the working classes ., \ . Millions of money have been uselessly . rand injuriously-squandered in fruitless struggles with capital ; while the master evil—surplus labour—which those millions ... would have . effectually removed , and directed into channels where its . application would have been beneficial to society , remained unheeded . 'A > labour capital raised by ,, the . aggregation of contributions individually insignificant , would , in an incrediably . short period , place , every , unwilling idler in a position , to earn ., the food he consumes without deprecating the labour of others by a competition- ^ the . unavoidable result ? of his position rather . than , of his will : This proposition is as demonstrable as the simplest problem' in euclid , and

      must , sooner , or later , in the . national course of events be . seen , ' acknowledged ,-- and acted on , by those whose interest are . at present-so seriously damaged by their ignorance or inattention to this subject . But the more , immediate , nay , the instant effect of a legal . aBd constitutional combination , would be found in the immense moral power ; such combination' would'possess upon every question . whereby tlie interests of the humblest individual of the confederation was endangered ... The-Act 6 ,- Gep , ' iv \ , cap ., 129 . — The MAGNA CHAItTA of the British labourer—but hitherto too little . : kiiown and appreciated , acknowledges the right of the working men to unite ,, without limitation as . to . numbers , avowedly . for the . purpose of fixing the price of their labour , of regulating the

      hours of their labour , or of making any regulations or stipulations , which shall be equitable and lawful , as the conditions upon which they consent to sell their . labour ; provided they do not , by violence , threats , or intimidation , . seek to force others to adopt , their view ' s .: Here , fellow workmen , the constitution , so chary ; of the privileges , it confers upon labour ; . invites yon ,: and points to youj the means by whichyoumay protect your interests from all adverse influences . Combine ; . unite then , in the spirit , and within the . JprqyiBidiis ., of . . this , your Magna Charta , and , exercise , those ; privileges it acknowledges you possess under its provisions . It is under the prqtectibn . of . this law , and-by a scrupulous adherehce to . it ^ prbyisiohs , that the National ; AssociATioN . vpf ; . UsiTEb Tkades , under tho presidency of . that ; sa ' fe . and ; true ,. friend to the

      working man , T . S . \ Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., is established , founded . ih 1845 , at the express recommendation of its patriotic and honourable president , by some of the most enlightened ; men from the ranks . of labour . The , National Association has proved the excellence of . its , principles , by a long catalogue of . brilliant successes : achieved for its members by its . gredt , and , nbyr generally acknowledged moral power , notwithstanding many serious drawbacks which' has , attended at ^ . progress , not th 6 least among which may , be noticed ; the severe and protracted indisposition of its chietVand president , and " the" 7 commercial . ' , convulsions by which the Kingdom , has , ] been visited / since the year 1846 ; before this movement had / time . or . opportunity to consolidate . its . powers into , that mighty machine which it is to be hoped it is . shortly destined to

      become . •'¦•' . * , .-,. . — , .. ; ... ; The Central Committee " of this Association has witnessed with sorrow and indignation the attempts which . have , been made , and are still in progress , to rob you of a portion of the hard-earned fruits of your industry , to cover the delinquencies and extravagancesi ; of a pbrtion pf your employers . It is in your power , ' if ybu . w ' iiii . 'it , ' to stay , the progress of this moral contagipnV But . ho individual efforts will avail you .. Individually , you . arepowerless to cope with the gigantic power opposed to you . No considerations of humanity , or even of common justice , ever did—or ever will-rregulate or control the action of combined " capital towards , unorganised labour . " To be , deemed worthy of attention , you must be powerful to resist : to be powerful to resist ,

      you must be united . as , one man . Union—union alone can save you . Let your rallying motto be : — '' Each ron All—All' / fok Each . " Unite , then , in sections upon' the different lines bf ' railways , each department in its-own section . Let the sections then" Unite by delegation into bodies ; and let the various bodies' form a , mi ghty whole , through the instrumentality '" , of : thb ; ' National' Association of United Trades ; and before , such iv demonstration , rel y on It , your present : oppressors' will pause in thoir unjust and inhuman war upon your rights as men , Public opinion ,-that powerful rectifier of wrong , will be evoked in ] your behalf , and proud capital taught that'it has duties to perform , as well as ' rights . tb conserve , ' ' - and that the chief of those duties is to give to labour its justrew-a ' rd : The Central Committee are desirous of aiding you in this contest of right against might . They invite you to this contest from a cenviction of its justiceand necessity . They advise you to be cautious and temperate ;'' "but manly and -firm ; ' to give to others the same

      privilege you claim for yonvselves ^ -the ' . liberty to choose or reject those measures , proposed for your general benefit . Try to convince , and ; not to : coerce those who differ ; and to win the wuveroi's , bypei'suasion and example . They further advise , you not to sign any u-i-iCteii contract ortndentiu-e ,, % oithoitt first talcing the advice of a solicitor as to its legal tendency and operation ; and with these necesssary cautions , they earnestly advise you , by the respect you owe to yourselves ; by the love you bear to your wives and children ; to aroiiBo yourselves to a sense of the insult offered to you ^ to take . instant measures to place yourselves in a position to defend your labour from depreciation , and to protect your families from' this unmerited diminution ia their already too slender means . ; .: ¦ - . The committee will , send adeputation to any locaUty . where further information or ndvico is desired ; and every endeavour will be . inado to aid those who have manliness enough to desire to protect themselves from this violation of their lights to ' a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work . ' By order ofthe Central Committee , William : Peel , Secretary . Trades Omces , 259 , Tottenham-couit-road , London . .. . . February fitli , 1950 . . . ,. ' ' .

      _ - , —— -P : Law Expenses. : " To Mr. W...

      _ - , —— -p : LAW EXPENSES . : " TO MR . WILLIAM UIDER . SiR , —Enclos ' ed you will find a Post-office Order for ten shillings , granted by the . Chartist Council of Huddersfield , towards liquidating the debts of Messrs .. Macnaraara and Nixon , for defending Chartist prisoners in 1818— -to be divided between them at fiv . e shillings each .. ... I assure you , . that we consider the salutary advice bestowed oa the nation by Mr ,, , 0 ) dfield , is very much required here . I am sure Mr . J . Oldfield would be . a great acquisition , to our ranks . We all agree with'him ; and wish him ¦ to agree with us , and that : he . will come forward and enrol his name in the Chaidist , Association , held every Wednesday evening at Mr . Stansfield ' s , Rainbow Coffee-house , ; Manchestcr-street , at half-past seven o ' clock . ¦ . ,

      Itis with the ; utmost regret that vre are forced to acknowledge that we only number a few paying members out of a population of 30 i 000 . Our number has prevented us rendering that assistance eur inclination cpbld wish ; yet with ' all , we have sent pounds to Bradford , Kirkdale , fe . Vfor the prisoners and families , which has hot appeared . in tbe columns of the'Star / "¦ . ., . ! " ;/ 3 ' .. ., ;'; ,- ; - ¦ By inserting . this . yoa . oblige yours , & c , '¦ " ¦ -V .-On behalf of this Association , HuddeKfield . ' ; ; , William Murphv .

      - A; Brown Russian: Hear Has Recently Pr...

      - A ; Brown Russian : hear has recently produced a litter of cubs' in the Edinburgh Royal Zoological Gardens . ' The ¦ ' ¦ breading of the bear in captivity is rare or unknown ! The number : of cubs m this case has not been ascertained ^ as the hear savagely resents any attempt ^ atintrusion on her privacyjustifying Ariosto ' 8 simile , ; u ; • The EMioiUNrs fi $ m Liverpool are said to average 12 , 000 a month . ' " '* >• ., : ?/ 'Destbuciion of' A . CnuRCH : bt ' "Fire . — On Wednesday afternoon a . disastrous fire ^ broke out in All Siiihts' Church ; . Oxford-road , Manchester . The

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 9, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09021850/page/5/