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      ; American ' Ma'n- Stealers.. We Have, O...

      '^ TJTl tD secure fresh territory , sfipnlated tp > Sk tal i ' ff H-esuweSBiul in , ohtajniig ameanire ^'•^ TATffelv incxeaBeitheirpdwerB at home . SE ^ onffesB passed a FagiUve Slave Bill , ^| - SU the authorides of-every Free a teste oovavi to g ive all the aid in their vrertopar ^ who claim . coloured persons as fU slaTers haye not "been dow . lo avail l , mselves of the provisions of this new law . iES numhew of arrests have talcen place Ste circnmsta iices of peculiar aggravation , 5 have , in many instances , been Mowed by SLf themost alarming character . ¦ Hie Abolition party , as may be expected , extremely violent in their opposition to of slave into

      5 ^ intrusion the owners fctates , Mch by then * constitution , are sovereign ll in dependentin their internal government . On . the other hand , the coloured population arein a state ofwtenee excitement . Hundreds are flyingto Canada to seek the protection of ¦ British lav , and to escape . the tender mercies cfmen whose onl y object in seeking to regain -ossession of them is to gratif y a mali gnant lining of revenge . The ' -whole of . the yariben i States are aroused to a state of jufense exasperation , and the alarm has also spread into the "Western States , where the

      coloured population of many , towns are nearl y all fugitives , or connected with fug itives . It jjiay easily be conceived what kind of treatjnent such , persons -will receive -when dragged back into a Slave State , and p laced under Jaws made and . administered by slaveowners . The probability Is , however , that the very measure on which they insisted as an equivalent for allowing California to be unpolluted with slavery , -will hasten the extinction of that accursed crime against humanity . Nullification has been long menaced by the - Southern States , whenever they were thwarted in their

      policy on this subject . It may come to the £ ry of . "Nullification" being raised on the other side ; and if so , what chance would the Slave States have in a contest with the Free ? They would have not only to fight against powerful , prosperous , and wealth y antagonists cut of the limits of their own boundaries , but they would have within these limits a more dangerous and dreadful enemy in the black population they keep in bondage . Even if the matter does not proceed to this extreme , the feeling of disgust and

      indignation , excited by the new law , must ensure its erasure from the statute book , and compel Join parties to , think-of some better -way of dealing with the master evil of the American ^ Federation . The statesmen of that country anay depend upon it , that no mere skin-deep -compromises will settle the question at issue , yfhey must deal with it radically , however gradually . If the prejudice of race and blood is so strong that it is impossible the black and white population can live together on terms of equality and amity , some just and effective measures mast be devised for

      enabling them to live separate , without the daily exacerbation of feeling , which results from their present deplorable relations to each other . We know how difficult it is for persons at a distance , and necessarily , but imperfectly comprehending the varied educational and social circumstances "which influence a foreign people , to come to anything like a practical conclusion on matters so important and comp licated as those involved in the American SlaveQuestion . But weknovrat the same time , that injustice never did , and never will produce good results in any community , whether monarchical or republican , in its government . The bodil y and mental subjugation of any large portion of the population by

      the other , is an outrage of the fundamental laws of the universe , which is certain to be followed by severe and appropriate retribution . If America means to proceed in a career of steady prosperity and " greatness , she must put away - ¦ tie accursed thing "from her midst ; until that is done , the excitement , antagonism , and- bitterly hostile feelings which now array her people in opT posite camps ; \ rill spread their baleful passions throughout society , and poison it at its core . The perpetuation of slavery threatens the permanence of Republicanism itself , and consequently of all those free political institutions or which Americans so justly p ride themselves . Por such a cause , why should they incur such a tremendous risk ?

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      Kingly Squabbles. Events In Germany Seem...

      KINGLY SQUABBLES . Events in Germany seem to threaten the outbreak of another European war . For the last few weeks Austria and Prussia have been gradually concentrating . immense armies in such positions that a word might " let loose the dogs of war , and spread fire and flame throughout the whole of Germany . The Jius ? sian despot is at the bottom of the p lot , calculating , probably , that the hereditary policy of universal conquest and despotic empire , vhieh he inherits , will thereby be promoted .

      The deplorable close of the . struggle of the gallant Hungarians made him in fact master of the Austrian Government , and Ms hand is clearly perceptible in the movements , which are driving a beggared Emperor into a war , in which he can onl y be the catspaw of the Czar . On the other hand , the policy of the Prussian monarch is nearly as much opposed to popular liberty . He is called by some of our sham liberal journals the defender and representative of constitutionalism on the continent .

      We see no indications of the fact in his past career . Whatever concession of popular ri ghts he has . made has always been extorted from Aim by force , and he has revoked it" as soon as he was powerful enough tp do bo . The struggle is in truth a dynastic one , no matter , what may be the pretexts nnder which it is carried on . Put into a nutshell it is simpl y whether Austria or Prussia shall lead Federal Germany ? There are old standing grievances and feuds between : the two dynasties , and the young Emperor of Austria is said to be eager to try to recover by thesword i Silesia , a

      province wrested b y the sword from his family by Frederick , the Great . On the other hand , there are many reasons why , even in a selfish view , these ambitious monarchs should pause . Austria is bankrupt . To meet > confessed expenditure in 1849 of £ 21 , 000 , 000 , she had not an income of more than £ 9 , 330 , 000 , or less than half what was required . The Times , which abused Mr . Cobden for warning the capitalists of this country against lending their money to this beggared and . four times bankrupt government ^ now confesses the truth , and puts it forward as a probable cause

      why the Austrian Government may desire to go to war . Unable to maintain its immense standing army at home it may cherish the hope of quartering it upon Federal Germany . The King of Prussia on the other hand , may think this a fitting season for carrying out his dynastic schemes . But though foreign war is an old specific for dissensions at home Frederick Wiiiiam may remember that the streets of Berlin only latel y ran with the blood of his butchered subjects , -who died , in defence of free institutions , and that their

      relations yet love to cherish their memory and to . feel hatred of the murderer . If 4 dynastic war does break put we hope that it will be compensated by the opportunity which it will offer for the uprising of oppressed nationalities , every where to assert those ri g hts of which they have been deprived . Ital y , Hungary , Poland , Germany , axe not dead . The foot of the tyrant is on their necks , bnt let it be removed for ever so short a period , and they will spring up read y to do battle bravely for liberty and humanity .

      Since these few ; remarks were penned , the news of the resignation of Radowitz has been received . Prussia has for the moment succumbed to its rival

      Monies Received Posts* "Wmk Ending Tnuas...

      MONIES RECEIVED Posts * "Wmk Ending TnuassAt , ifOVEMBJEB ; 7 TH , 1850 . JOB THX WINDING-UP OF TBE LANB COMPANY . Received by W . Baas . —Market lavington . per P . A . ?? \ . ^ -Herfliy Tydvil , per J : O win Ws ( id-John Bsrarell . BHeott-la Cd-G . Payne , Abingdon 2 s 9 d _ RadchffeBndge , per R . Hamer ls-G . Anslow , Didcot Is . THE HONESTY FUND . Eecdvea by "V 7 . Ride * . —Norwich , per J . Hurry Is—W . Tresham , Merthyr Tydville 63 . AGITATION FOR THE CHARTER . Received by John Abnott . —Wingate Grange , per Mr . Norman 15 a 2 d—Newton , per J . Bickards 4 s BA—Yarmouth per J . Royal 5 b—Mr . A . Williams Is 3 d—Thomas Jones Is .

      FOR THE EXECUTIVE . Received by VI . Brora . —J Roxby , Murton Colliery 6 d . FOR THE HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES . Received by W . Rider . — J . Deverell , Didcot Gd—J . Roxby , Morton Colliery 2 s—( J . Payne , Abingdon ls-i-H . Kobinson , ll , Greensiae-street , £ dinbuTKb 286 d—Bamriey per F . MWeldSsIOd—Sowerby , ex-Locality , per 5 . iloores 4 s—Three Handloom Weavers , Dalston village Is 6 d—J . Barton , Norwich 4 d—E . P . Payne and G . Davis , Cirencester Mr . Lewis , Queen-street , Soho 6 d—Nottingham , per J . Sweet II 6 s 7 d—From Birmingham—Ship Inn , per J . Newhouse 15 s—Collected at Mr . Fnssell ' s , per J . Newhouse 4 s—Mr . Ireland , per J . Newhouse Is—M . Hayle , Broomsgrove Is—Hadcliffe Bridge , per K . Hamer 5 s 6 d—Bradford (

      Yorkshire ) , a few Land Members , per J . ConneU 4 s 9 d—Hom-£ rth , per J . ffirst 4 s Gi—Norwich , a few friends at the Queen ' s dead , St Giles , perC . Springhalt 5 s—Hawick , per J . A . Hogg 8 s—A young Socialist Chartist , Edinburgh Is—Usworth , perB . Mould 5 s—Kidderminster , per G . Holloway 6 s 9 d—D . Frost , Nether Haugh Is—Rotherham , per J . Stansfield 2 s—Sheffield , per W . Groves U 5 s—Todmorden , per J . Mooney 13 s 4 d—3 . Cooks , Shincliff Colliery 6 d—Jfortharapton , per J . Starmer 10 s—Brighton , per W . Lewis 10 s Received by John Absott . —C . Young , per G . KU 1 6 d—Four Friends , Newton , per J . Rickards Is—T . Wad . dington , per J . Blake Is—Part Proceeds ot Concert , held at the . Rock , lisson-grove ( Emmett ' s Brigade ) , per J . Blake lis . 6 « f FOR DR . M ' DOUALL . Received by W . KmEE ^ -Barnsley , per P . Mirfield 2 s .

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      Royal Polytechnic Institution. "We Had O...

      ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . "We had on Saturday evening last an opportunity of witnessing in the Theatre of this establishment Allman ' s Voltaic Light . The difficulty that : " has hitherto existed has been , not ts proijuce a light by means of the Voltaic battery , but to render it con . stant and unintermitting , together with tbe great complication and expense of the materials which previously existed . By the means however , now made available , as stated by Mr . Allman , the patentee , in his printed description of his lightevery obstacle is overcome ; and , certainly , judging by what was exhibited on Saturday evening , great improvements were shown . It is simple and elegant inform , and most brilliant in its effect . The

      intensity of lig ht produced from the smallest points is certainly wonderful , and can be compared only to the rays of a miniature sun . If it should be brought into general application—as we understand from the patentee it is intended to be—and those existing obstructions overcome , its brilliant effect will be highly advantageous in many ways , where strong and great illuminating power is required . It ap > pears , also , that the absence of all danger from explosion and disagreeable odour , as well as the destructive effects to all delicate materials and colours , as at present exists by tho use of coal gas , will be removed . We therefore trust that this gentleman will carry out his plan as stated , and produce this beautiful light , with economy' and safety—a public boon , most devoutly to be wished .

      Queen's Theatre. The Attractions At This...

      QUEEN'S THEATRE . The attractions at this elegant little theatre has been increased this week by . the production of a new piece entitled The Pirate Queen . This piece , which is effectively got up , abounds with startling incidents and hair-breadth escapes , while the scenery , painted by the lessee and manager , Mr . C . James , is not inferior to that produced at any house in the metropolis .. The scene of the Giants' Bock , with a cataract of real water , and also the last scene representing the deck of the Avenger , together with tbe appearance of the pirate ship , was awfully effective and brilliant . Additions have been made to the company iu the persons of Mr . W . Dean , and Miss Eliza Farrell . The principal part ' s were sustained by Mr . E . Green , Mrs . C . Boyce , and Miss Fanny

      Hamilton , whose easy style . of acting , and arch merry expression will always make her a favourite . Mr . Clark is a young actor of great promise , and Mr . Bigwood possesses the necessary qualifications for a genuine low comedian , if he carefully avoids mannerism , and is not induced by gallery applause to descend to buffoonery . Actors in this line are very scarce , and we should regret to see Mr . Bigwood mar ocr high expectations of him . The acting of Mr . Green and Mrs . Boyce is well known to -the patrons of this theatre , and as Mr . Green takes his . benefit on Wednesday next , we hope he will be rewarded by a . crowded house , for his indefatigable exertions as stage-manager , and actor .- -The Valley of Diamonds , which has had a run of forty nights , continues to receive unbounded applause .

      Haymarket. On Monday Nig Ht Mr. Macready...

      HAYMARKET . On Monday nig ht Mr . Macready appeared in the character of Richelieu . Its merit , as a conception , its numberless beauties , its almost painful pathos , its bursts of patriotism , the by-play , where the astute priest , trained in " Rome s deep dissembling school , " and . imbued with that suspicion with which the practice of hypocrisy and the suppression of our best feelings , taints the very nature of man , were triumphs of which not only an actor , but his countrymen may be ' proud . The mighty mind outwearing , and overtaxing the feeble body which clogs it , rather than obeys its never-ceasing calls'for super-human vi gils , and lifedestroying application , was pictured with harrowing truth . It wasapsychologicalstudy , so cleverly were the currents and eddies of soul made visible

      by the' outward workings of its frail tenement . The Chevalier de Mauprat of Mr . Devon port was highly creditable to that gentleman ' s ability . Hifl interview with Richelieu in the first act , when , after his ruin at the gaming table , tho wily cardinal tempts him with a wife and a fortune . to test his love for his ward . Julie de Mortemar ( Miss Reynolds ) drew down deserved applause . The opening of the third act , where Richelieu is discovered at his table on the night of his intended assassination , produced another burst of approval at the close of its brief soliloquy : and the like greeting cheered Miss P . Hoftonattheendof her impassioned narration of the loss of the important packet in the same scene . The last scene of all was the crowning , triumph , and the curtain descended amid the vehement plaudits of a crowded house .

      Howard Athen-Ecm.—Miss Davenpor Tcommenc...

      Howard Athen-ecm . —Miss Davenpor tcommenced her engagement nnder the most encouraging circumstances . The house was crowded , and tbe " Boston favourite" appeared in her greatest partthat of the Countess , in Sheridan Knowles ' s Love Miss Davenport was received with tremendous applause , amidst a shower of bouquets , wreaths , & c . To-night Miss Davenport plays Pauline , in the Lady of Lyons . The orchestra of the Howard paid the compliment of a serenade to Miss

      Davenport , at the Tremont , after the performance , last evening . —Boston Daily Times , . Oct . loth , 1850 . " . . . Dip , hip , Huhbah !—Originally a war cry , used by the stormers of a German town , wherein a great many Jews had taken their refuge . The place being sacked , they were all put to the sword , under the shouts of Bierosolyma est perdita ' J From the first letter of those words ( H . e . p . ) an . exclamation was contrived .. We little think , when the red wine sparkles in the cup , and soul-stirring toasts are applauded by our " ffip , hip , hurrah ! " that we record the fall of'Jerusalem , and the cruelty of

      Christians against the chosen people of God . —Notes and Queries . ' Elephants , mou Cmos . —The ship Persia , Captain Stevens ,, arrivedJh the West "India " Docks , from Ceylon , on the 31 st ult ., having on board two Tery fine yonng elephants , the property of the commander , besides a number of monkeys , owls , civet cats , moose deer , & c , consigned to the Royal Zoological Society ,. ^ Regent ' s Park . The animals -are " all in very "fine condition , and can be seen at present ori . board the vessel in the import dock . The elephants are " male and" female , being about two years old , and standing about four feet high , and are remarkable for their docility and playfulness ,

      which won the kind attention and esteem of all the passengers during the voyage homeward . . " . Sweden . —At Upsal , in Sweden , on the 12 th ult ., a fire broke out in the Royal Hospital , an immense building . The flames spread with great violence , and were increased by a strong north wind . In a little while the whole building was a mass of flame and the beds , 900 iri number , and all other ^ things it contained , were reduced to cinders . The fire continued burning until ' nothing was left standing bnt the outer walls . At the ' commencement of the conflagration , all efforts were employed to rescue tne

      sick ; and , out of 711 , all were saved except twentythree , who were burned to death . These , twent ythree were affected with mental alienation , and were confined in cells—in the third story of one Oi the wings . . A Mossiee Fiddle . —Mr . Wiliam Green , shipping agent at Folkestone , received on the 1 st inst ., from Paris , an " octobasse /* which we believe is intended for M . Julli eiv of the Theatre Royal , Drury-lane . The wonderful dimensions of this instrument maybe imagined" from its height being upwards of twelve fee ^ . independent of the stand . The tones will be produced by pedals- acting on circular pieces C * thofmgejwboard ^ Happinksf , is jkblessiag ofceattissedby those who ™ X £ f **" ' ** generally food by . those wmk P ^ asMfetfljafflitfter thinu .

      To Mr.. David Lawon, Chairman ': Of The ...

      TO MR .. DAVID LAWON , CHAIRMAN ' : OF THE XATE , WEST RIDIN . G ; ' DELEGATE MEETING HELD AT BRADFORD . - -

      Deak Sir , —As president of the meeting , the proceedings of which form the main subject of the following commentaries . I take leave , to address my remarks to you , and in doing bo , it affords me much pleasure tb ^ . express the high admiration ; which I entertain , not only , of your singleminded patriotism , but also of those many amiable private qualities which have , won for you the esteem of all that have ever had . the pleasure of your acquaintance . I know of ; no man belonging to our order to whom the subjoined observations could be more properly dedicated ; and for the following , among other reasons : The experience

      of many years of active political life is yours , —the whole history of the agitation for the Charter , is to you , as familiar as the al p habet , —you have seen the movement in all its phases ; have , accompanied it in all the vicissitudes through whichjit has passed , and mast therefore have noted those circumstances which have interposed to retard the success of the cause , by placing impediments between it ,-and those masses of individuals , and variety of influences , without which its triumph is not possible ; It was , consequently , with surprise that 1 read in the Star of Saturday last , a series of resolutions purporting to have been unanimously passed at your meeting ; and of which tbe following is one : — ,

      " That considering the present disorganised and apathetic state of the Chartist body , and consequently the low state of its funds , we think it highly imprudent and impolitic to attempt to hold a Conference at the present time , inasmuch as it is not likely that it could be attended by but few localities around Manchester , and consequently could not be considered a fair representation of the Chartist body . And , * being , ' as we are , opposed to a government of unauthorised and irresponsible dictation , we consider that when it shall be found necessary and prudent to hold a Conference , that the Executive , being the proper-head of the Chartist body , are the only parties by whom , and through whom ,

      it ought to be called . And seeing likewise ; that the Yorkshire and Lancashire Delegate Mceeing , lately held at fiebden-bridge , sanctioned the election , of the present Executive , we consider that it would be a stultification of the decision of that meeting , for the places represented therein to act under the dictation of any other party , until they shall have either resigned -the trust reposed in them , or shall hare been deposed by the general consent of the Chartist body . " Here then , we have the whole case disclosed—an assumed body where in reality there is no body ; or , a least , one without strength , weight or importance , — witboutorganisation or funds ; and yet the delegates declare that the head of a such body is the only

      " authorised" party to unite the friends of the People ' s Charter , throughout the country , to confer at Manchester as the most likely means of causing it to become law . This is a right which belongs , at much to a gentleman in London , or to an association of individuals in Manchester , as to any nominal , or-even real , Executive Committee , of any Chartist Association in existence . But , the delegates said , that because certain other delegates , who had previously assembled at another place , had recognised a certain committee , that therefore the invitation to confer about a movement on behalf of the Charter , ' must necessarily be " dictation , " if emanating from any other source than the aforesaid " autho .

      rised" committee . Such is in effect what the delegates at Bradford said . What , however , did the ' < sanction" of the first delegate meeting amount to ?— -who did it influence to recognise the authority of the Executive ? Do you not see that - in the above resolution you have shown that the " sanction" of the delegates began and ended' with themselves ; else , how comes it that / Ae Chartist body are disorganised and without funds ? The people took the most effectual method of ignoring the " sanction ^? named in , your resolution , : b y taking no notice whatever of it ; and you may rely upon it , that the discussions at Bradford will not meet with more respect . Delegates , so called , may meet

      and resolve , so long as they please ; but unless the conclusions at whichthey arrive reflect the public desire , all " such resolutions will . be found to be of no . avail , and the : propounders of them will reap disappointment only as their reward . In this resolution you have furnished the strongest reasons for such a Conference as the one proposed ; because , although you have pointed to an ideal authority under which an association is to act , you have yourselves shown that its power is ; the . ' merest fiction ; arid , although nominally a directing , body , that actually it has no one to direct ' ; you hate placed it in the position of general without ., an army—a Chancellor with an empty Exchequer . . The letter of

      the lecturer , which makes part of your report , shows matters in the same light as your resolutions ; therefore , I say , you have together established thaVde factor- there is no association at all ; and that such is the truth I know to be incontrovertible , whatever may be assumed to the contrary . But you may say , "Give us time , and We will make an association . " I answer , that the most ample time has been allowed —year after year has rolled on , association after a « . sociation has been established ; and now , after all . the toil and trouble endured in the prosecution of these undertakings , what a result have we presented in the first partof the resolution above ? 'A Conference ; 1 am convinced , is needed , hot merely to draft plans

      of organisation , but to try and ascertain why all former and excellentMganisatidns have failed ? Why each successive association has . been weaker , and more insignificant than its predecessor , until now ire have one tbat is , what it is ? -: I repeat , it is high time that we . met to confer as to whether the fault is in the cause we have taken in hand ? in the character of the people to whom ' we have addressed ourselves ? or iu bur own 'conduct ? Until this has been done , and the error , whatever it may be has been fully and , completely rectified , resolutions may be passed by the yard , letters written . by the mile , speeches made by the league , they will all be comparitively useless ; and no association , worthy the

      name , will be realised , bnt we shall be continually treated to the delusion that " we must wait until the crisis arrives , " and then we shall see what we shall see ! Those who rely npon such * an emergency to alter the character of the political institutions of this country do , I am sure , reason from the mosteroneous data , as the experience of every change that has taken place will show . The convictions of a nation are not to be overcome by a temporary commercial difficulty ; nor would is be safe even fof democracy that such should be the case ;' revolutions arising out

      of such contingencies more' frequently bring change than reform—despotism than liberty 1 I would not give you a fi g for the moral power , or intellectual excellence of a political movement , deriving its influence from the casual ag itation of dissatisfied stomachs . No man knows better than yourself , friend Lawson " , how little confidence ought to be reposed in '* ' crisis " or " panic " Chartists '; you have seen this last card of mere agitafors ' played so ' frequently ' and so badly , that whatever else you may do you . will not mistake it for a trump . ^ ' :. . ' . ^ .... _ ., ,. ... ' ; - / : ¦ The delegates ' alsoresolved : — "' : - ¦ . j

      ' . 'That we are in favour of ah union ' with the Fraternal ? Democrats ; the Social Reform League ; and the National Reform Leaguey providing that the ' Charter be considered as the , means , and Social Reform as the end . " .::: ' .- •• •"•¦"¦ ¦ _ ' - ^ '¦ I hold any . ' such union ; to be utterly .. incompatible Witn ' tbai ! unreserved and une ' quivooal ' expression of . " opinion 4 ^ the right to which ; , 'forms : ; : the basis of aH : permanenfc association .. Each man has his own plan or belief , and which he will in fact , if

      not in form , seek to .-render : predominant , this he will do most conscientiously ;¦ and should 'he meet with opposition } as each one would from his conscientious opponent ; their •" wordy battle would ensue , and the Tower , whichthe political Babelites are now building , would fall beneath their own hands . Already , whilst engaged about the foundatlon of the edifice , , this natural and unavoidable disagreement has . arisen ' , as appears from the report of their ; proceedings : in * the Star of . the 19 th ultimo;— " : ' .- ' - ' ' ¦ : '''

      "Mr . Pettie said , that as a delegate from the Fraternal Democrats , he represented many who entertained Socialist opinions , and if they meant to strike out all theprinciples ' proppsed in committee by that bddv , or render them subservient to the Charter ; he should have no . further faith in the Conference . " ' . . ' , ' .- ¦ ' - " ' ' - ' - " . « ' Mr . Blair was of opinion , that if the Socialists did not believe the Charter to bo the means to the endy that any union with them would prove useless . " . '•' . ;¦ ' . , . ¦ : ¦;' ¦¦ The Star of the 26 th ult . also further

      illustrates the force and truth of what I am urging upon y onr attention . In the report of the doings of" the Conference , " in that part of tho paper , appears the following : — ' ' «« Mr . Pettie then found fault with the past conduct of the Chartist body , -and-state d that ' the Knoiil Reformers had been the most powerful and infPlieotual advocates of the ^ Charter , and their Ssalone had -never : belied their words .. The wy fact of the Charfeta asking aidwas ^ pwof

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      fefe ^ ^ ciwledged ;/ th ^ superioi- discerninenw . i ,. „ .. ; .... . - . ; ... _ ' . . If all . Socialists were like this specimen I think you will agree with me , that tbey areneither conceiled nor immodest *'; As the discussion proceeded , the folly and absurdity of the proposed union was m de ? , ? 1 e aPParent by Mr . J . B . ( TBrien-an individual with whom I dd . not of ten agree , but between Whom and myself there is a perfect coincidence of opinion m the following observations made by him : — i ° '

      :- ¦«« Rights ^ belonged equally to all classes . The public had been grossl y deceived by the doctrine , that there was no hope for them , but in -establishing communities , and abolishing all private' property ^ The propagation of that doctrine had been 5 Sno li " erer 7 revolution on the continent , -from 1793 down to the present time . It was an excuse to government to oppose them ; it set all the propertied classes against them ; all who did not wish to give up their own homes and live in barracks or communities , like the members of the "Happy . i l » , ey saw 8 hown about the streets ; nothing could be less founded in fact , than this doctrine of community . "

      Without meaning the' remotest offence to those who look upon Communism as the perfection of human society , I express my entire concurrence with Mr . O'Brien . Your resolution urges the propriety of the union of" the Charter be considered the means , and social reform as the end . " What else baa the Charter ever been regarded as but as the means to social ends ? It has always been argued , and accepted as such , but the wisdom of attaching the specific kind of ends to be obtained by the Chatter , never before was embraced within the scope of Chartist intellect , nor is it now to any important extent . The next resolution is one which I think equally injudicious and ill-timed . It is evidently pointed at the National Reform Association , and is thus expressed !— 7

      '" That we discountenance any agitation having for its object a less measure of justice than that contained in the People ' s Charter . " . ; ; . ' -, the best answer that can be given to this resolution is that furnished in the leading article of the Northern Star of the 19 th ult . ; and written by a gentleman of the broadest and deepest views , not only of political'questions , but also of social economics ; one who , from the extent of pas ^ experience and opportunities . of present observation of all classes and parties , is pre-eminently qualified to treat such a question with the coolness of a philosopher , and the disinterestedness of the patriot . Read carefully what follows;—¦

      " Our position ' , with reference to the National Reform Association , is well known . It has not been lightly taken up , and will not be abandoned except upongood and sufficient cause . ' Anything short of the Charter will fail to do justice to ' . the people . A franchise based upon any other foundation than that of manhood alone , must ever be ( extend it as you may ) a class franchise . It must exclude from participation in political right some portions of the bodypo-Hticj and by virtue of that exclusion , hold them in slavery to the rest of the community . We are ' opposed to slavery of every description , and therefore hold by the Charter as the only means of putting an end to political bondage , and . of giving to the

      whole people the right and the power of managing their own affairs , instead of entrusting that duty to any riumberof privilegedclasses ; . ; ... ' . "'" "But while thus devotedly and inseparably attached to Chartism that is no reason why we should obstruct the path of those Reformers who , either from . want of logical power , or from motives of expediency , are unable to go that length , and content themselves with / the advocacy of a more limited reform of our representative institutions . As far as their efforts are honest and sincere , ' they must work for us . Every new addition to popular power ner cessarily becomes a weapon ' with which to achieve fresh victories for the masses . Whether they like

      it or not—whether they mean it or not—the middle class Reformers are fi g hting for the Charter as much as we are . If the suffrage they advocate was attained , and the electoral body swelled from some eight'hundred thousand to ^ three or four millions , the remaining portion of the adult population would speedily find . a path opened to them within the pale of the Constitution . The only practical difference between us is , whether political emancipation shall be achieved by one decisive and effectual blow , or by two . They prefer the latter ; for , as sure as 'Household Suffrage was carried , would Universal Suffrage follow in its wake , and that at no distant period .

      " There' is , under such circumstances , no reason whatever in the nature of the ' two parties why they should oppose each other . In this country , at least , let us frankly recognise and ; act upon the right of every mart'to think for himself , and to act upon his convictions , either individually or collectively . Because we differ from the conclusions to which others have come , we are not entitled , therefore , - ' to impugn- the motives by which they aro actuated . They may be as pure and disinterested as our own ; and , at all events , it is ' the very essence of tyranny and intolerance' to quarrel with , and denounce them , because they do not see matters precisely as we do . That is the evil spirit which has ,

      heretofore , immured its victims in the dungeons of the Inquisition , the Bastile , or Her Majesty ' s Prisons , under the tender care of Sir George Grey . Those possessed by the demon" are but ill-fitted for the exercise . of political freedom . They have yet to emancipate themselves from the worst of all tyrannies—that which ' prompts them to be tyrannical and intolerant toothers . ' ' ' . ' "Another reasoh- ^ powerful , though based oh expediency—why Reformers should not quarrel with each other , 'is to be found in the palpable fact that their doing ' so strengthens the common enemy . "As long as the ' professed friends of Parliamentary Reform ^ whether by the . "Little "; or the ' \ Great " Charter , -waste their energies in disputing ^ with each other , the fabric of corruption is safe . Those who

      profit by the present system know full well that the disunion ' and divisions of the people ' constitute their real strength . Those who promote and foster such divisions , however well-intentioned they may he , play-tlie game of the privileged oligarch y , '' which monopolises power and patronage and legislative influencein England . " Here , therefore ; aire good and substantial rea ^ sons for union ' amorig professing reformers of all degrees ; reasons which should induce them to seek for points of agreement rather than differeh ' ce . and to travel cordially together as far as their respective paths lie together . There is no reason why those who propose the longest journey should stop short Of their destination—neither is there any why they should refuse company , assistance , and security , on a partjof the journey . " : ' ! «'•;•' ¦

      A Chartist movement . to be in any measure successful in England , as it appears to me , must partake of the spirit and philosophy of this article ; such a movement would , Lam certain , make giant strides amongst all classes ; but if there are amongst us those who refuse to listen to the still small voice of reason ^ as whispered by the editor of the Star , then they can damage only themselves , and their own cause , as opposition to the general movement of reform ' , outside the'Chartist ranks would resemble ; a

      dismantled vessel , of small tonnage , dashe ^ about by the indignant sea of public opinion , and beaten to atomslon ; l-tie rock . of . national common sense . I would | have the . Chartists subjugate every : available element to ; their purposes '; " and- 'I know' of i no one more likely to render , them that ' assistance , which they- cannot render themselves , than 'the ^ National Parliamentary Uefprm Assofciation ^ a body which has upon its book ' s the names of ' many of those persoES whose , names ; are most closely allied with the move * mentfor the , Peoplefs Charter . ¦¦ „ ¦ a ,. ; ., . ,

      I shall . notice , but : one more of the . resolutions adopted at your delegate meeting , as it foreshadows much that is mischevous , and nothing that is useful . It is : — :- " _ . "' ^ ,. ; -:- - . ¦ : ¦ . -: ' ¦ "< : " ; " ; ''" . ' ; 'f ; : r " That as soon as' the circumstances of the case will admit , a contingent fund ' shall'ho ^ raised for the purposes of defending the prisoners , and maintaining their families during times of political persecur tion . l ' j , ' ; ¦ " / ; . . ; . ;¦ . ; , ; " " . ; .:. ' ; " ' ., ; . , " .. " . " ; :. ' . ' X . -y ,. '' , ¦' This suggested provision for prospective prosecu ^ tions'looks loo much like the ' past to ' aug ii ' r good in the coming times ; ' . ' you have seenall the past prosei cutions , ' and caii you , ' at this mbment ,. calf to mliad one single advantage which the Chartist , cause has derived from them ? I , believe with Edward Mial , that the patriotism of bvgone days is madness in those of the present ; and aftertthe maturest reflection , I

      have been forced to the conclusion . tbat of all victims to the prosecutions which have been instituted against Chartists , that the Charter itself has suffered most , both in character and means of success . If it were only to . avoid " victims" and " victim funds " in the future , let us have a Conference of men—not onlypf words , but of moral courage , prepared tp say and do what is consistent with sense and reason , and I have no doubt that a line of action may be marked out , which will render the avocations of both braggarts and spies abortive during the remainder of the struggle for our rights . ' I am , dear Sir , ' Truly vours , .. . 144 , High Holborn , : Z'Z Thomas Ciark . October 30 lh .

      The Working Mbn Of Leicester Have Presen...

      The Working Mbn of Leicester have presented te the Museum of that town a bust of Sir Robert 2 W , yftlue- ^ 105 , . ' : y

      National Association Of Ojnited Trades; ...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OJNITED TRADES ; ' , ;

      . T . S . Duhco ' hms , Esq ., M . P ., President . ; . Established 1845 . ¦ . ¦ : .-a " mi jusiiiu . " - -.- ¦ . " If it were possible for the working' classes / bycom ~ lTV mons * ems ^ T « . to raise , or Keep up the general h ^ UTt' ltUe -i ^ l ybB said thaul / s would be a thing u « t to be punished , but to be welcomed andrejoiced . StuamMiix . The magistrates , decision , as delivered by the Mayor of Wolverhampton ,, and printed by us last week from an authorised copy , upon the appeal of Mr . Edward Perry to the Mayor for protection , is a document of immense importance not : merely to

      , the Tin Smiths of Wolverhampton , to whom it more directly applies but by inference to the working classes of that town and neighbourhood and of the whole kingdom . . ' In that document tho constitutional legality of the whole proceedings , taken by advice of the Central Committee , is fully and simply recognised , In clause 2 , the Mayor , himself a lawyer , says , for himself and brother magistrates : —'' Since tho Combination Acts have been repealed , the working classes have the fullest right to meet and discuss their interests , and to be advised by . whoever they please . " Here the mission and office of the Central Committee is pronounced by no mean authority , legal and constitutional , as the advisers of the

      worKing classes . That is , whether we go in our vocation to Wolverhampton , or any other place , we go m a capacit y , clearly recognised by law as the chosen and paid advisers and advocates of our members . The limits within which this right is to be exercised is also clearly shown , and has always been strongl y enforced by the Central Committee . Nothing could fo much damage our cause as violence or intimidation . And it has been a source of great satisfaction to u » , that through this long and exciting contest , no single case of a breach of the peace has been brought against any member of the National Association . The onl y peace breaker during the contest , being the pugnacious ex-Town-Councillor , George Perry , the

      brother of ex-Towh-C 6 uncillor , Edward Perry . Clause 3 is equally important . The mayor says , ln . aubstance , that no printed , book or list of prices can fix or adjust the wages of labour . We are aware , and we . respectfully assure the mayor and magistrates , that . the Working classes generally of this country are fully cognisant of that fact . They are quite aware that no printed list or book , emanating from masters or workmen , can in the end determine the rate . of wages . Nor is it with such a view that the Wolverhampton book was framed . We believe that tho present state of trade would afford a much higher wage than is stated in that book , were the relation of labour and capital properly understood and honestly considered . We

      assure the . mayor and magistrates that the only object we have in . ad vising this printed book of prices , is to meet an acknowledged and obvious evil ; that the wages of labour is not governed in the tin trade of Wolverhampton by any known Jaw of equity or of policy , but entirely at the caprice , of the individual injustice , rapacity , and avarice , of each individual employer . . The printed book , therefore , is an attempt by the tin plate workers of Wolverhampton tofl-egulate , ' for the time being , the price or value of their labour , with duo consideration to the fair interests of the employers generally . It is not pnesumed to be a fair price , but very considerably below , what the present condition of the tin trade would admit . But wo have counselled

      moderation ; we are striving to introduce among the recipients of wages the same principle which Has been found to act so well and beneficially for the recipients of profits . We seek , by our printed book , to guard the fair trader from , the destructive tendencies of an ill-regulated competition . Our printed list i ? no more to be considered as an attempt to fix ,, or determine the value or price of wages , than the formal resolution of the iron masters that . of iron . The . value of iron and the value of wages are equally governed by other laws , but we think both the one and the other capable of regulation , with advantage to all parties concerned , and of the public in general . In the fourth paragraph , the mayor unequivocally

      condemns Mr . Perry ' s written contracts for hiring , and states the magistrate ' s strong repugnance . " to commit upon them , except when absolutel y necessary . " They are destructive to the workman ' s right of locomotion . He becomes the absolute slave df his employer . In addition to those cases which have been given in our articles , showing tbe use , or rather the abuse , of these agreements , when in the hands of such men as this Perry , we will now g ive an outline of a late case , which will more than justify our denunciations of this system ' of hiring , and the magistrate ' s " strong objection , to commit upon them , except in cases of absolute necessity . " .. .. In the early part of this strike ,-Mr . E .-Perry was beating up in all parts of England for recruits . A

      poor man in Liverpool , who , being disabled by sickness , had been in regular employment , was informed that he might get employment in Wolverhampton , at Mr . E . Perry ' s . The man , upon his arrival in Wolverhampton , presented himself at Mr . Perry ' s factory , where no doubt a . great many fineihings were told him , but the real position of affairs between that person and his workmen was carefully concealed , lie was easily drawn into signing one of these man-trap agreements , and became Mr , Perry ' s slave—how completely the sequel will show . In a few weeks the poor man received information

      of the dangerous illness of one of his children , with an intimation that , if he wished to see his loved child again and alive , in this world , he must hasten to Liverpool . The ' poor fellow—forgetful , in the intensity of his sufferings , of Perry or his agreements—flew , with all the anxious feelings of a father , to the bed of his dying child , and arrived , we believe , in time to see it breathe its last . But this was the beginning of his misfortunes , His remaining child , and his wife , were both stricken down by the same fell disease ; and there was the wretched father , penniless , with a home so tenanted !

      In tho meantime , a warrant had been issued at the suit of Mr , Perry , who , it is but charitable to suppose , was at this time ignorant of the peculiarity of the man ' s position . An officer was sent to Liverpool , and arrested the man aa ho was ro « turning to his " home with a few boards he had begged , for the purpose of making a coffin for his dead child . Neither tho law nor its executors hare much to do with humanity . The officer ' was compelled to the performance , to himj' no doubt , of a painful nature , to' tear this wretched father from his unburied child and his sick family , and return with him to Wolverhampton . He was taken before the magistrates , and there was also Mr . Town Councillor Perry , to prosecute a charge of . violation of a " civil contract . The man , in his defence , told his piteous tale of suffering , corroborated by the evidence of the officer in its main features .- The

      magistrate , and every human being in that court , save one—the cold-hearted , relentless Perry—was moved with compassion , for the careworn , attenuated being who stood at that bar—a prisoner . Tho magistrates presumed that , under tho circumstances , all that Mr . Perry ' could require , was for the man to return to his work . Mr . 'Perry said no ; he would be of no use to him ; he demanded his committal io'gnol . 'In vain did tho' magistrate try to soften tho granito-heartcd Perry , utterly in vain—to Stafford —to Stafford—away with him—away with him . But no ; the magistrate judged otherwise . He considered the justice of the case would be met , by ; ordering the man to return to his work , and to pay the ; expenses , . which amounted : to nearly four pounds . .

      . Andthere'iwas this wretched father , utterly incapable ; of labour , " but bound , by law , to remain in Wolverhampton , wandering , for days the streets , an outcast , dependant for existence upon such casual support-as the humanity of the tinmen afforded him .. And this is the legal operation of these arguments , this , in . England—the boasted abode of Frcedom-ron the bare touching of whose soil ( it is fabled ) ,. the manacles , drop , from the limbs of the slave ; What a farce ! What : a national egotism !' ' But the concluding paragraph- of the mayor ' s judgment has ,- we think , « iven the . death-blow to these detestable documents . The hired : men , are pronounced entitled to the standard wages of the town .:. It j will be their fault if they do not en-¦ forceit . ' - ; .-. ';•{ >; : ••• - • ¦ ¦ ' - ¦ . ¦ . •; : - ¦ . ¦ . ' . ¦ . > .: .

      But retributive , justice has asserted , its supremacy . Public opinion , as we asserted ; some weeks ago , 'has proved stronger than Edward Perry ; , and there he is , ' at this day , the rejected town councillor of two wards in Wolverhampton—the persecutor of Hallett , of Haynes , and oftholast poor Liverpool victims , ' . is the rejected of the . burgesses of Wolverhampton . Our space ' will only allow us to . give a hurried narrative of tho stirring events of the past week . Mr , Perry ' s term of office ( three years ) as town councillor for the ward of St . Paul ' s , having terminated , he expected to be re-elected . without ^ opposition ; but the tin men , desirous of showing Mr . littl and

      Porry that they also- have some e power influence in the borough , determined to oppose him . Acquisition was pot up , signed in ; a few hours by nearly 150 burgess voters , and presented to Mr . - Brazier , an eminent and highly respected manufacturer , fathev-in-law to Mr . Shoolbred , who had modestly declined to accept the proffered honour .: Mr . Brazier , however , upon a requisition so numerously and respectably signed , consented to stand , and was immediately announced . Mr . Perry , in consternatioa , commenced a hurried , and , we are happy to say , a fruitless canvas . He felt com . pelted to withdraw his pretensions , and tho working men ' n candidate walked triumphantl y over the ' cowse .- She disoemfitted Perry rushed in despair to SL John ' s , plucky to the last , held a family

      National Association Of Ojnited Trades; ...

      council , at which it was determined "that his brother , George Henry ,, should resign a year bpforehia time , in his favour ; and ti ' ih - H tne ' combined influence of thefamil y . maintainits'iiOnoursundimiriished in the person of the hopes of family , This arrange ment was probabl y much facilitated by the fact that George Henry stood in the somewhat unenviable position for a town councillor , of being a convicted misdemeanant , having been just fined £ 5 for a ruffianly assault upon an unoffendin g man . He therefore—we-think wisely—withdrew himself from a position where his presence might be unpalatable to others , and painful to himself .. ' E . Perry beeame ^ . therofpre , candidate with Dr . Mannixthe magistrate , for the two vacancies .

      , The tin men , elated with their success in St . Paul ' s , transferred their energies to defeat their arch-enemy in his new position . Mr . Frederick Walton wasthen appealed to , and consented to beput in nomination . Then came the tug of war . A sharp andivigorously contested election ensued , and the working men ' s candidate returned triumphantly at the bead of the poll ; the numbers being at its close : —F . Walton , Esq ., 199 ; Dr . Mannix , 198 ; E . Perry , Esq ., 119 . —Majority for Mr , Walton , 80 . We'heartily congratulate the Tin Plate Workers of Wolverhampton on this splendid double victory . It proves to them the power of Union . It should toaca . them a lesson they ought nover to forget , that the principle of combination , when exercised

      temperately and judiciously , is omnipotent . But we are not yet out of tho battle ;; Another vacancy occurred iii the same ward , and the tirieebeatenPerry was again in the field . AMr . Dehane was selected to oppose him , but his chances of success was even less than before j he therefore withdrew in favour of a Mr . Moore , a railway contractor ,. tommy-shop keeper , and all that . To this mighty personage did the discomfitted Pcrrys make over all that remained of their faded influence . Mr . Moore himself vowed to win , if it cost him £ 501 ? , and in pursuance of this noble resolution every public-housel ' gin-shop , and beer-house in the ward of St . John's " were thrown , open free , gratis , for nothing , by purity-of-election Moore , All the cabs

      were bou » nc up . Jiands of music , and all the pomp and circumstance of a parliamentary election contest called' into requisition . But , alas ! Mr . 'Perry was doomed to another defeat , in the person of his nominee . The pole closed thus : —Mr . Dehane , 171 ; Mr . Moore , 140—Majority for' Dehane , 31 . These splendid victories are of immense importance . Mr ; Perry ridiculously attributes all his discomfitures to the National Association , and the Central Committee , upon whose head he empties the vials of his wrath in a long prosy whiogirtg and lying address . As for the abuse of such a man the Central Committee deem it highly honourable to them . But

      for their influence over the burgesses of St . Paul ' s or St . John ' s it is simply absurd , and highly insulting to the said burgesses . No . Mr . ex-town councillor Perry , it is your bad , vindictive , persecuting spirit which has disgusted every right-thinking man , to whom your deeeds are known . They think , sir , ' and have proved it by their votes , that you have , by your recent acts disqualified yourself aa a candidate for civic honours . Ponderj sir , upon the events of the last few days , and profitby them . If we might advise you , we would recommend you . to burn all your agreements and liberate your slaves , pay fo'the labourer his hire , and ease your mind from the oppressive weight which it must now be groaning under . ' William Pbel , Secretary .

      Temple-street , Wolverhampton , November 3 rd . Bear Pm , —This week has been a week of ex « traordinary excitement and glorious victory . You will , no doubt i remember when you and Mr . Fleming were here , that we all agreed as to the desirability , of making known the grievances under which the Tin Plate Workers of this town labour , and to show to the public who is the principal cause of preventing those grievances from being removed ; and further , that we should take every opportunity of bringing the question before the public when ho presented himself to the electors of St : Paul ' s ward ( the ward in which he resides ) , for re-election

      to the Town council . We have acted upon that advice ; with the aid of several gentlemen in this town , and succeeded in returning Mr . Joseph Brazier , father-in-law , by marriage , to Mr . William Shoolbred , to the council , in the room of E . Perry . Mr . Brazier is a gentleman , and , as an employer , gives entire satisfacion to his workmen , by giving them good advice and liberal wages . Mr . E . Perry , after canvasing the ward , and not being able to get even a respectable minority , fell back upon tbe ward of St . John ' s to supply a vacancy occasioned by his brother George ( who was fined £ 5 at the Police Court for assault ) , who went out of office , and , aa an inducement to encourage the electors , report says , that he danced and sung , " He wouldn ' t go

      home till morning . ? ' The candidates for the office were three gentlemen , two of whom ; we believed were the true friends of the working , classes . Dr . Mannix , a county magistrate ; was one who signed the decision of the Tin Plate Workers : the second was F . Walton , Esq ., one of the Tin Plate manufacturers , who gives' the book-list of prices , and ia determined to ' . adh ' ere to the / book ; the other . was Edward Perry , ' the man who has set at defiance the magistrates and the workmen ,, and who had the temerity to issue a bill , containing the most foul libels on ourselves and gentlemen who raised him from insignificance and comparative poverty to opulence and power . He also stated to the voters in an address , " I am informed there are interested parties who attempt to injure . me in : your estimation , because I have objected to conduct my

      business in accordance with the dictates of the National Trades' Association . In reference to my workmen , I do not believe they will effect their object ; . your votes will confirm my opinion ; " and the votes ,, as declared by the aldermen and assessors , after all the cunning and altering of papers of Perry ' s party stood thus—F . Walton , Esq ., 199 ; Dr . Mannnix , 198 ; E . Perry , 119 . Thus he stands convicted in the opinion of the voters of St . John ' s ward by a majority of eighty votes , and by the unanimous . votes of St . Paul ' s ward , and this he ascribes , to . the National Association of United , Trades . But , let me inform you , it was the good men , both rich and poor , of Wolverhampton , who have set their faces against him and'his foul practices . I am , dear Peol , yours respectfully , .- ..- ... Thomas Winters .

      Fugitive Slave In Liverpool.—Henry B, Br...

      Fugitive Slave in Liverpool . —Henry B , Brown , a fugitive slave from Richmond , Yirginia , arrived iii this town on the 1 st instant , by the Constantino , packet-ship , from America . On the 29 th of March , 1849 , he escaped from bondage in rather ' a remarkable manner . He was packed in a box three feet long , two and a half feet deep , and two feet wide . Confined in this small space , ' ho was forwarded by railroad and steam-boat from Richmond to Philadelphia , a distance of 350 miles . The package was directed to one . of tho leading antislavery men ' in Philadelphia , and was twenty-seven hours on the road . The sufferings of the poor fellow may be imagined when it is known that the only accesses for fresh air were through small gimlet holes in . the sides of the box ; and although

      written directions were placed to "keep this sido up , " for more than two hours the box was turned upside down , ; the runaway slave . being for that time with his feet up arid his head down ' . Brown is a fine intelligent looking man , about , thirty . five years of age . Since his escape from slavery he has earned a subsistence by exhibiting ,. iri the free states ' of America , a panorama of some of the appalling scene s . rcsulting from the existence of slavery . ; . . . He also delivered lectures against slaveryj and thus r ' enderedhimself very obnoxious to tho slaveowners of the statos . Under these ; circumstances it was not to be wondered that , armed with the powers of tho Fugitive Slave Bill , ah attempt should be made to arrest him ; Twd such attempts were

      made , and it was with the greatest' difficulty . Brown , made his escape to this country . He is accompanied by Janies Boxer Smith ; also a coloured man ! ' but not a slave , who assisted tp box him up at , Richmond , and who has also rendered himself obnoxious to the slave party in America by his connexion with Brown . These two menhaye landed on our shores almost penniless . ' They contrived to get their panorama oh bdar'd the vessel with them , but they are unable to release it . unless they receive assistance from some kind friends' of the coloured race . - Hatnau ' s Victims . —The . following letter" from , Count Bethlen , Colonel and formerly Commander of the Cavalry in Transylvania , has been published . It is addressed to a friend residing in England .

      Comment on it would be superflwitrs . The unfortunate Count Lemingen . towhoni the letter refers , was a near relative of the half-brother of bur own , Queen : — "You may imagine / ' writes Count Bethlen , " the pleasure with which I read the reception that tho Austrian hangman had met with in London . The words of General Count Leiningen , some hours before his execution , are veryremark * able in relation to this event . He sent for me to visit him ; for the poor victims had an hour allowed them to take leave of their friends ; I summoned up all the strength I could , as I entered his room and he spoke to me with tho greatest coolness . ' My dear friendin a couple of hours I shall

      , be no more . I assure you 1 die perfectly tranquil , in tho full conviction that I die for the most righteous of causes . The manner of my tenth is to me most painful . -I have an unconquerable aversion and disgust for the halter . Wer e there the WW ™«* possibility , I would use every means . . ! wo t u ^ . . v n appl y to my relations in other countries , to obtain for mo tho Austri an grace -to die by powder and shot And to Uaynau it could make : no such great dSLnce ' InTthe course of conversation heobsmedT You will see , our infamous murder . will excite the greatest sensation . in . England , - and Irecommend Haynau not to venture on . a visit to . ®®* land , for thepi 9 pUmil stonefom . * l . -. : -, ,, - .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 9, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09111850/page/5/