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bad done what they ought to have fane . The bes mtansof preventing outrage and crira * In Ireland waa to be found in K-oviding employment for thepiopleasfar u it couVj be profiled , and in settling the relations between landlord and tenant ; and if the go vernment had applied themselves to the consideration of remedial mealures with half the real they Sad applied to th ' n , «» ey irauld have given a better guarantee for the peac » of the country than could ever be obtained from a Coercion Bill . If be were asked how crime should be repressed , te would say , by multiplying to the greatest possible extent the number of those who were interested in main , taming tee rights of property ; and not a day or hour tending to
ought to be allowed to pas * before measure , thatresultwere introdncea . The hon . member for LISerickhadsaid , fa . pposingthUbilU . that ^ he vrtshed not to parley with the assassin . He said tb «> 8 a . ae . He eourted nopopaUrity among a « assins . ( Hear , hear . ) He would assist ia any measures that would dash the ¦ weapon from the hand of the assassin . ( Hear , hear . ) He would pursue Wra through the lan 4 ; but it waa because he behaved this measure was utterly useless for the oVject it had in view ; and that while it impugned ail the principles of constitutional liberty , it rendered to the defenceless goad man , who was disposed to peace , no leenrity aeainst the perpetrators of crime , that he felt MrcBilf called upan to give to it all the opposition in
] lis poorer . Mr Robihsok rose to address the house , but for some minutes the continued cries for a division prevented him making himielf heard . He was at length understood to say that the hon . member for Nottingham ( Mr Feargus O'Connor ) , on a former evening , had , no doubt through Siisconception , stated that the Provincial Bank of Irebud bad filed no less than 809 informations in the law courts of Dublin . As that statement was calculated to prejudice the character of the bank , of which he ( Mr Bobinson ) was a director , he wished to say that so sooner was the statement made than the agent of the bank was directed to inquire into the facts ofthe case , and the result was , that instead of 800 , only 59 informations had been filed , which , considering the state of things that bad existed in Ireland , could not be regtrdtd as an extraordinary number .
llr Hoieut John O'Cohhill feared not tbe charge of inconsistency on this question , for be bad scorned it before , when he voted in favour of an Arms' Bill . This tell was not the bill of 1846 , nor anything like it . If it nad been , he would not have voted for it even though murders had been committed twice as rapidly as at precast This was a moderate measure , which permitted tho use of arms in private dwellings , except in disturbed ffistricts , and only prevented the use of arms when they were carried for the purpose of disturbing the public peace . He denied that the magistrates of Ireland were slighted by this bill , for duties were left to them under it , itfricn if properly exercised , wanld fcmd essentially to iepaefi * i ° n oftne a" 1011 ? - He hirae < 1 *** Iaw
would be carried out by the firm conduct ef juries , and without any demand for further powers . Sow , on that print he merely wished to say this ; it was the firstduty of parliament toput an end to outrages which weredlsgraceibl not to Ireland only , hut also to the empire at large . If the powers of this biU were not sufficient , he would not be deterred by any charge of inconsistency from supporting the goveanmeat iu its call for further powers . He concluded with a word of warning to the government . When they had established tranquillity in the disturbed districts their duties would only begin . He trusted that When the delirium of tho patient was cared and . his fever -was relieved , they would restore the tone of kis constitution by wise and sanitary treatment .
Mr J . Bright ( who , on rising , was met by cries of Diridt' ) felt himself in the same position as tbe hon . gentleman who bad last spoken . He considered that he waseoiBpelled tospeaioa this question . He had that evening presented to the home a petition signed by upwards of 20 , 000 of the inhabitants of Manchester , the prayer of which was , that the measure now before tbe bouse be not passed , and he therefore felt disposed , before giving bis vote , to explain the reasaus which rendered it tofa'Iy impossible that he sfeonld oppose the government . It was certain that the government hid been under tbe absolute necessity of bringing forward this bill . There was no doubt that ia certain districts in Ireland , where outrage had for some time prevailed , the ordinary law was altogether powerless , and that in those
localities the public spirit was depraved and vitiated —( cries of' Ko , no' )—insomuch that the people were generally in disposed to do what was always done in England , —that was to say , assist ( he police in detecting and exposing the criminal . ( Hear , hear , and renewed cries of 'So . ' ) Some hon . members denied this assertion ; but if they would look at the newspapers they would find that , bowever these organs of intelligence might differ in other respects , they were all agreed in saying that there existed a feeling of exultation and triumph in those districts in Ireland where recently an assassination had been committed . ( Hear , bear , hear . ) There prevailed in those districts a spirit utterly uaiaowa in Efgland , and that bad spirit made it impossihle that without calling for extraordinary powers the
government could maintain or restore order . ( Hear , hear . ) He did not say that this bill would be effective —no man could say that ; but at any rate it was the bounden duty of the government , by as slight an infringement on the ordinary law as was consistent with effectual action , to put a stop to the system which at this moment disgraced Ireland , ( Hear , hear . ) He came sow to the question whether the case of the government was as clear and as perfect , and he did not think that they had done all they might have done to improve tbe condition of Ireland . Hehad expected that the Irish members—end as an English member he complained of their conduct—would have donesomething more than find fault ; they complained both of preseat and put legislation ofthat house towards Ireland , and they
appeared to camplain with a greal deal of justice . They were 105 iu number ; sixty or seventy of them were considered Liberals in politics , going mora or less in the mrectinn ofthe present government ; some thirty of them were Repealer * , very strong in the expression of their condemnation of the pjlicy pf parliament ; and yet not one of them had brought in er attempted to introduce those measures which thay declared to be essential to the happiness and tranquillity of their country . ( Laughter . ) He had been four years in the house , and he did not recollect having observed the Irish members bringing forward any proposition of a practical character during the whole of that time which had been supported witb anything like unanimity or perseverance . ( Laughter . ) If there had been only sixty English
memhers representing the English people having seats in tha parliament £ in Dublin , they would at least have shown some knowledge of their business , and donesomething to forward the views of their constituents . The Irish representatives were quite as much to blame as the English members for the want of good government recently in Ireland . He would not now imitate their policy ; as he had complained , he would maka a suggestion . ItvnshisconvictionthatlrelandsmTeredbecanse Ireland was idle . ( Hear , hear . ) The people of that , as compared with the people of this country , did not work more than two days in the week , and it was inevitable that if there were not industry in ! a nation ' there would be social anarchy and confusion . Because Ireland suffered ¦ -which was because she was idle—Ireland rebelled
( hear , hear ) : and he defied any Legislature to restore Xrelend to her position until it could set at work her industry ; and not until she became industrious weuld they find there those steady habits and that due gradation of rank by which here the whole social fabric was held together . This idleness , perhaps , was not crimi . nal , it might be forced ( hear , hear ); and he did not think it arose from a bad disposition in the race , for out of Ireland , here or in America , the Irishman was among the most active and bard working of men . Hear , hear . ) He bad employed many Irish labourers down in Lancashire , and when they got good wages and regular work they were observed to be as desirous of keeping the peace as any like bedy ef Englishmen . But the great secret of the Irish
question was the idleness ef Ireland , and this arose from the wantof trade . ( Hear , hear . ) The vast population Evednpon the land , and by mismanagement the land was not cultivated so as to be rasde to the fullest degree asrfieeable . Then , and for that reason because the population could not find employment , tftey bad perpetual disorder ; therefore did they continually come to this house fer money to be applied to the maintenance of the people . Again , there was an extensive annual emigration from Ireland , because when a man there became possessed of a tittle means he was not in a position te employ it to the best advantage , and he was driven to transfer his capital to another soil . There was a great unanimity in that house on some points respecting Ireland . There was a new cry for a tenaat right bill , but
if the object was to give tbe actual ownership to tbe peasant occupier of the land no measure coull be more fatal to the prosperity of Ireland . ( Hear , hear . ) The hon . member for Ltaexick ( Mr S . O'Brien } had referred to the suspended Sale of Encumbered Estates BiU . It was a fair question why that bill was sot ready » and if it was ready ths government was the more to blame for not having long tinea laid it on the table ofthe bouse . It was raid last sestiorj , as * reason , for the delay , that the landlords in Ireland , and the mortgagees here , did not like the measure ; but if they were to wait for the approval of those parties in a project of this kind they would never be able to do anything , if the government last session had waited -until they could get tbe sanction ofthe landlords the Poor Law Bill would never have been passed . The government , te do anything , mast discard all the peculiar interests of particular parties ; they must legislate from their own point of view , and then they need not care for such small opposition . inithat all the misfortunes of
There was a general opon Ireland were in some way or another to be attributed to the conduct « f the owners of the soil . He ( Mr Bright ) bad a theory—it might be a mistake—of the same kind ; he referred all the sufferings of the sister kingdom to the proprietors ofthe land , for in that country , as elsewhere , the ownership of land gave a political power greater than was to be derives from the ownership ef any other description of property . Up to a late period the proprietors of land were the legislators for Ireland , and w aea a law was passed they were ths persons by whom it was administered . They had legislated , as they thought , for their own benefit ; but he understood that tha incumbrances on land in Ireland were at this moment to an extent which could not be equalled in any other country . He had understood from a very reliable source , that in the province of Connaught there was not fire per cent of the whole land which was net in some degree under settlements , and not one per cent , which was eatirelv free from mortgaga . This was not denied .
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and if it were a fact , supposing the other provinces to be in much the tame position , it was useless for that house teseek farther for the source ofthe evils of Ireland . ( Hear , hear . ) It was in this direction they should first attempt an amendment , and if they now passed by this point they would add greatly to the criminality which did ia some respects attach to them for their former mlsgorerament . So long as the land remained enthralled and tied up , there was nothing to be done in Ireland . He begged the attention ef the government to one remedy he had to propose for this state of things . The view ho took of the subject might at present be deemed extreme , but assuredly the time wooldjcomeVhen the house would be compelled to adopt it . The * duty of the government was to bring forward immediately the Sale of Estates Bill , and in other ways
render it easy for these holding landed property ia Ireland to dispose , if so inclined , of their heavily encumbered estates . Means should betaken to simplify the titles to estates —( hear , hear)—for now it was some , times impossible to effect the purchase of land , so extreme was the difficulty of meeting the requirements of law in this respect . ( Hear , hear . ) If not permanently , atleast for a season , the expenses of stamps and other matters connected with the transfer of land should be diminished , and , more than that , they enght to do awa ; with the system of entail in Ireland . ( ' Hear , hear ' aud a laugh . ) He should like to see the same principle applied to England , and some day it would be done . The system was absurd and monstrous ; it was nothing more thaa giving the power to the dead of disposing of property through successive generations . A man shonld be
permitted to leave property to whomsoever he liked , supposing the person whom he selected lived at the time the will was made * but he should have ao right to fix on his heirs when he was dead , buried , and forgotten . The demand was growing stronger for the abolition of entail and primogeniture . It might be said the system was indispensable to the sustentation of the aristocratic arrangements of Eagland . That might be so ; but if the principle had broken down in Ireland , then perish their aristocratic arrangements rather than leave Ireland to the miserable condition in which she was now suffering . He believed that if the aristocratic families in this country were to rear up their sens ia habits of industry and prudence , and with f just notions of property , tfcey would require none ef those adventitious aids for the purpose of maintaining large properties in particular
hands . Those entails were intolerable in Ireland , and ths time would come when they would be intolerable in England . He believed all the efforts of the government to restore peace to Ireland would ' ' bs unavailing , unless they begun by clearing away all the fetters with which the land was encumbered . The condition of Ireland was a disgrace to England , and an evil to England . Lancashire was constantly overrun by tbe pauperism of Ireland , and last year it was overrun by the pestilence of Ireland . Many of ths evils attributed to the manufacturing system had arisen from the overflow of a miserable population from Ireland into the manufacturing districts . By these means , taxes and poor-rates had been increased ' to an enormeus extent . He protested against ths maintenance of a class system , tending to drive off from Ireland a vast part of the population in' search of work aad food , which , under a better system , cauld be furnished to them in abundance at home . There was
one peculiar feature ia thepresent parliament . ' The House of Commons contained a greater number of men of business , men from the middle ranks of life , than any former parliament—the government sow in power was a government essentially of tbe middle classes—it was a government which had shown , he was free to acknowledge , sympathy with the middle classes . ( Laughter . ) Hon . and noble members might smile at this , bnt at all events it could not be denied than any government which was henceforth to have a majority in that house must he a government which sympathised with the middle classes . This parliament being , more thaa any former one , ofthe middle classes , he believed that if the government would grapple manfully with this question of land in Ireland , they would receive the support of a majority ofthat house , and thus they wouldbe enabled to consolidate the power of Ireland , and lay the foundations of a prosperity which she had never knewn since her connexion with
Eagland , and which she never could know so long as her population were idle . ( Hear , hear . ) The hon . member concluded by expressing his intention to support the bUl , bnt , at the same time , declaring his conviction ( hat unless remedial measures were speedily brought ia , tbe government conld not hope for the confi . denceof the conntry . ( 'Divide , divide . ' ) Mr Hoke wished to knew , as the noble lord had stated that a very important bill relating to Ireland had been actually prepared , why it could not be introduced before the recess ! Lord J . Russell replied , as wa understood , that last year tbe bill on the same subject had been Introduced in the House of Lords ; that the same course would be adopted this year ; and that the time of that hoase weald he sufficiently occupied prior to the recess with the discussion upon the present bill .
Sir B . Hail , who had evidently come prepared with a speech in his style of small impertinencies , rose amid loud and continued cries of 'Divide , ' 'Withdraw , * and * Oh . ' He persisted , however , in keeping on his legs for ashert time , but ultimately the determined opposition of tbe house forced him down , and for all he said when up he might as well never have risen . The house then divided , — For the third reading ... 173 Against it 14 Majority for the third reading 159 The bill was then read a third time and passed . Railway Laboubebs . —On the motion that the order of the day for the bringing np of the railway report be read ,
Mr A . Staffohd said he rose for the purpose of bringing under the notice of the house the condition of the labourers employed in the construction of those railways , whose claims bad been most shamefully and dangerously neglected during the whole course of their legislation on the subject of railways . They were now about to dismiss great numbers of them at an inclement period of the year without the least consideration , and but for bis voice not a single word would probably be heard on their behalf . Those who came after them might well ask , when they beheld the treat and magnificent works which had been constructed in this country by the present generation , how they had acted in respect to the temporal aad eternal welfare of the labourers—whether their medical care had been attended to—whether their residences aud their religious instruction had been looked after—and whether they had towards them borne ont the character which they assumed to themselves , of being a philanthropic legislature and a christian state !
Amongst the numerous acts which had been passed en the subject of railways , only one was to be found , the 1 st and 2 nd of Tictoria , having especial reference to the labourers , and that was one of repression . He begged the house to remember that the present was not the case of those who were old and decrepit , sick and infirm , bnt of those who were strong and powerful , aud who would be able very soon to avenge on society the evils they had received at its hands . In order to show what was tbe condition of railway labourers , the hon . gentleman read extracts from the evidence of the Bev . J . B , Thompson , the Bev- J . Mason , Mr Bawlinsoa , Mr Perafret , and Mr Ghadwick , which had been given before the committee appointed at tbe instance of tbe boo . member for Kilmarnock , in July 1816 . This evidence went to show that the habitations of tbe labourers were of a most wretched description—that in several instances men , women , and children slept in the same room—that gross immorality was the result—that the high wages received were rather a curse than a benefit—and thatfever
and small-pox were allowed to make their ravages unchecked ; Mr Chadwick stated that the track system was most injurious to the labourers , and he knew of one instance where the contractors for a piece of work would have lost by tbe work itself ; but who made < £ 7080 profit by the truck of beer and inferior provisions . They lost twenty and thirty , and sometimes as high as fifty per cent , by the . ' system ; at the same time that they were served witb articles of an inferior description . There was no regular system of spiritual instruction , said the Rev . Mr Thompson , and Mr Chadwlckmentioned the case of a man , who , having received an injury of the spine frem which he could not recover , requested to have the scriptures read to hia , but was suffered to expire
without receiving the least attention of the nature he so earnestly Vesought . They had to deal with nearly 100 , 000 persons , and were they to be left in such a state i They had not heretofore been treated as the members of a civilised community . They had been suffered to go framework to work , receiving high wages , which they squandered in gratifying the wants which evil habits engendered , and ba a reckless eourse of improvident extravagance , insomuch that their average age did not exceed that of forty . He could not therefore suffer the further progress of this measure , without raising the voice ef notice against the past , and thb voice of warning in reference to the future . The hon . member concluded by giving notice that after the recess be should bring the question forward in a substantive shape .
Sir 6 . Gbet said the subject was undoubtedly an importaut one , but as the hon . member had given notice of his intention to submit a substantive proposition on the subject , he . should defer bis observations on it . He would only now say that the hon . member bad , perhaps , overrated the power ef parliament with regard to it . Very much must be left in the hands of directors ef companies , of contractors and ofthe gentry resident in the districts through which the line passed . Lord G . Brumes could not quite let his hon . friend ' s charge against the railways pass without observation . He really did not think the devil was quite so black as his hon . friend had painted hira , It appeared by the report which had been qaoted that these very labourers were receiving 22 s . « d . per week wages , and he ( Lord George ) had heard that tbe companies were at this very time contributing £ 450 , 000 a year tothe poor rate , or one-fifteenth ofthe whole assessment of the country . Mr Agliohbt believed that in many instances railway companies had provided admirably well for their labourers .
The report was then brongbt np , and ths bill ordered to be read a third time on Tuesday . Naw Zealand . —Mr Labopchebe moved for leave to bring in a Bill to suspend the operation of soma of the most important provisions of tbe Act of 1816 , for the Government ef New Zealand . Havisgbriefly stated that the Government found , on coming into office , a general concurrence of opinion that a constitutional and representative government should bs given to Jew Zealand , and having likewise fouad a record of Sir E Peel's Government's intention to introduce such a constitution .
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ths Act of 18 * 6 had been passed . But , upon sending out to Governor Grey instructions to carry the Act into operation , that gentleman entertained the gravest objections to it , and seat despatches home in which these objections were set forth . The main objection was , that by this constitution the English Ministry would have the power of imposing taxes that would have to be paid by the aboriginal population ; and it waa remark , able that the New ZeaUnders were exceedingly intelligent , independent , and jealous in matters of taxation . The nature of the bill which the right hon . gentleman submitted te the house was , to suspend for fire years b portion of the Act ef 1846 , reviving the Legislative Council of 1840 ; this Council , with the Governor , to have the power to constitute legislative assemblies foi the two provinces . That portion of the Act which provided municipal government for local purposes he pro posed to retain .
The other hon . members taking part in the discus , slon were , Mr W . E . Gladstone , Mr V . Smith , Mr R . Palmer , Mr Hume , Mr Cardnell , Mt Aglioaby , Sir E . Buxton and Mr Plumptre . Leave was given . The Chancellob ofthe Exchequer moved the nomination ofthe members of the committee on Commercial Distress and tbe Currency . Mr Hums moved , and Colonel Sibteosf seconded the amendment for adjourning the question until the 4 tb of February . After some discussion the house divided , when the motion for adjournment was negatived by a majority of eigbty-nine .
Lord Geobqe Bentinck moved to increase the number of the committee to thirty , when tbe house again divided ; for tbe amendment forty-five , for the orig inal motion one hundred and thirty-six . After some discussion , the motion that tbe committee consist of twentysix members was agreed to ; but the naming of them was deferred until Wednesday . TUESDAY , Dbcimbeb 14 . HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Earl of Shaftesbobi took bis seat , as Deputy Speaker , at five o'clock . British Ikiervebtion in Italy . —Lord Stahxzt called the attention of the house to the continued absence from the country of Lord Minto , the Lord Privy Seal . That office , though not onerous , was one of high authority , and demanded pretty constant attention , and
yet the noble lord who filled it was absent from his post when parliament met for an extraordinary session . A general opinion prevailed that it was the intention of the government to establish diplomatic relations with the court of Rome , and that Lord Minto ' s absence was connected therewith , but as as it had been stated by Lord Palmerston that tha Lord Privy Seal had no mission to the court ' of Borne—that is that he was not accredited to the sovereign pontiff—that opinion was of course unfounded . Bnt Lord Minto was not a simple traveller and it was to be assumed that he was in some capacity acting as a representative ef the British government . What the object of the movement going on in Italy was , and what was understood by tbe cry of the' Indepeadence of Italy , 'he ( Lord Stanley ) could not well say ; ,
but he thought tbe last course the government should pursue would be to give such encouragement to the political agitation of Italy as the sending of a cabinet minis , ter of the rank ef the Lord Privy S ;' al would indicate , Though Earl Minto might not be accredited to the Pope , or to any ether sovereign that we knew of , yet , being the representative of the British government , he had , presuming tho information which had reached this , country to be correct , compromised the British government by his acts , by his words , and by Ms conduct ; audit was due therefore to parliament that they should have a distinct understanding of the functions which Lord Minto had to perform . The report which had appeared ia such sources of information , which were open to all , stated the minister of Great Britain had , on more than one or two occasions , appeared in answer to the calls of the people , * parading the streets , with flags and emblems ,
and joined with them in the cry in favour ofthe ' independence of Italy ; ' that , on the second occasion , during a procession at Rome , the crowd assembled before the hotel in which Lord Minto resided , and , recognising him , not as a mere British traveller , but as the supposed representative of this country , aad as expressing the sentiments of the British Government , called for him , and that , in obedience to that call , he appeared on the balcony , wavedhis hand to them , and joined in the ' Tivas 1 ' for the independence of Italy , He trusted that the noble marquis would be enabled to state that there was no truth in these details . The questions he wished to put to the Marquis of Lansdowne were , if any and what provisions had been made for the discharge of the duties ofthe Lord Privy Seal during the absence of Lord Minto , aad what were the precise functions and limits to the authority assigned by the Government to Lord Minto .
The Marquis of Lansdowne said the noble lord must be sufficiently aware ofthe duties of the Lord Privy Seal —that it was , in fact , an office which did not require the constant presence ofthe person who held it . Viewing , as the government did , tbe present movement in Italy as most important , they became convinced that the moment was come for giving the friendly advice of England to the governments and people of that country . For this office Lord Minto had been selected , With respect to the discharge of the duties ofthe Lord Privy Seal in Lord
Miato ' s absence , he begged to state that they were performed by virtue of a commission ; SwiizEBirASD . —To questions put by Lord Beaumont , The Marquis of Lansdowne stated , that as there were no longer two contending parties in Switzerland , the contemplated mediation of the five powers was at an end . But Sir S . Canning was instructed , on passing through Switzerland , to place himself ia communication with the authorities , and offer any advice in his power , but in no other way to interfere in the domestic affairs of Switzerland .
The Railways Bill was brongbt np and read a first time , and their Lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . — In reply to Major Blackail . Sir W . SomeevIlle said that it was not lhe Intention of the government to resume the system ot public works ia Ireland . West Glodcestckshibe Election . — Mr Wakley rose to more the consideration of the petition of the electors ofthe western division of the county of Gloucester pre . sented 10 th December . He trusted he should find no difficulty i n obtaining a committee to inquire into this matter . The question raised was one which concerned the privileges of the house , and , as there was no committee of privileges to which to refer it , he thought that
the house could do no less than appoint a select com . mitteeto tako the whole matter into its consideration . The allegations ofthe petition were such as to show that an open , undisguised , and audacious interference had taken place with the election in the county alluded to , and the charges against Earl Fitzbardinge were such at to render it impossible for tbe house to overlook them , He was charged , as lord-lieutenant of the county , with coercing a number of men to abandon a yeomanry troop of which they were members , because Mr Grantley Ber . keley was its captain , of tendering to that honourable gentleman a large pecuniary bribe to Induce him te re . tire from being a candidate at the election , and of parchasing votes at the election , and intimidating the voters . His conduct , if true , was a direct violation of one of the standing orders of the house .
The ATioRMM . GsMEaAL , in resisting the motion , cited a great many cases which had occurred between 1780 and 1815 , to show the difficulties which had formerly beset cases analogous to that now presented to the house . If Lord Fitzhardtage had been guilty of bribery , the proper mode ot proceeding against him was to institute proceedings in an ordinary court of law . This was the only way of reaching him , the house having ne means of punishing him if found guilty . Captain Bebkelet . read a document written by Lord Fitzbardinge , alleging that the petition had been trumped up against him by those who had no foundation for it in fact . Mr Gbamley . Bebkiut . observed , that be was prepared to prove , if the committee were granted , that several men had left his troop by coercion of their landlord , theLird-Lieutenant : Sir B , Incus opposed , and Mr Hoke and Lord Dddux Stbaet supported the motion for inquiry .
Lord J . Russell did not agrse with Mr jHume that the house was bound , on every occasion on which a petition like this was presented to it , to institute an inquiry . Some ef the allegations contained in the petition were of a very grave character , but they might be adequately examined into by the ordinary tribunals , to which matters appertaining to elections were referred , So far the noble lord was evidently disposed to resist the motion ; but being here informed by SirG . Grey that the petition did not rest npoa tho ground upon which the noble lord had supposed it to be based , the seble lord seemed evidently to swerve from his determination , admitting that , if tbe case presented by tbe petition was such as could not be properly inquired Into by an election committee , thero might be some ground for ths appointment of a select committee . As to that , however , he would for the present reserve his opinion .
SirF . Thbsigee said that Lord J . Russell had drawn a distinction between Lord Fitzbardinge acting ' as Lord Lieutenant' and ' as being Lord-Lieutenant , ' Now , as there was a precedent by which we eonli affect Lord Fitzbardinge as ' being Lord . Lieutenant , ' he thought that it oughtto be followed in orderto vindicate the resolution of the house . In 1701 the Bishop of Worcester interfered in the election for the county of Worcester , aot as Almoner to the Queen , but as being such Almoner . Sir John Packlngton presented a petition complaining of
that interference ; the house subsequentl y resolved that he had substantiated his complaint , and an address was presented to her . Majesty requesting her to remove the Bishop of Worcester from his office of her Almoner " and he was removed accordingly . If , then , the committee should report that Lord Fitzbardinge was guilty of ths charges against him , the house could address the Crown to remove him from his office of Lord-Lieutenant . Tho allegations of the petition were of such a character , that the house would be trifling with its standing order If it did not inquire into their correctness .
Sir G . Gasr moved the adjournment ofthe debate , in orderto give time to consider if there were peculiar cir . cumstancss in this case ef which the law courts could not take cognizance . Sir R . Peel coincided in this course , and the debate was consequentl y adjourned to Friday ; ( Eriscom Revesoss —Mr Hobsman drew the attention of the house to the act 6 and 7 Will . IT ., c . 77 , pro . viding for the augmentation of the iscomesof the smaller bishoprics , such augmentation to be effected oat of the revenues of the larger and wealthier sees , provided certain average annual incomes , rates fixed by the oat , w « e left to the larger sees , and to theretuw of the
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revenues of all the . bishoprics , presented to parliament on the 1 st day of January , 1845 , and tothe first and second general reports of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners pre sented in February and Jane , 18 * 6 , with a view to show that the provisions of the above-mentioned act had not been carried out . The hon . gentleman , after reviewing the revenues of all tho bishoprics in the country , insisted that the provisions of that aot had been widely departed from . The whole subject , he said , lay within « small compass , being embodied in ths resolutions which he had on the paper , and which he concluded by movingtbe last ofthe series being asfollows :- 'That from these reports , furnished by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners themselves , it appears to this house that the provisions of tbe act 6 th and 7 th William IT ., e 77 , bo far as relates to episcopal incomes , have not been carried out according to the intentions of parliament . ' Mr PtottPTEE seconded the resolution .
Sir G . Gbey did not think the adoption of the resolution would answerthe object of tho mover and seconder . To the two first resolutions he would , if pressed , move tbe previous question . The third resolution he weuld meet with a direct negative . Mr Hume suggested the withdrawal of the motion , provided tbe government would give a ^ pledge to bring in a bill upon the subject , Sir R . Iboiib opposed the resolutions . Lord J . RossEir , observed , that whether the act referred to wr s defective or not , it could not with reason be said that those to whom the power had been confided of carrying it out had departed from its provisions , so that the third resolution , implying n ceneure on tke commissioners , had no proper foundation . He trusted , therefore , that Mr Horsman would withdraw that , If not also the other resolutions , He was not prepared to bring in any bill altering the present mode of adminls . terlng the revenues of the Church .
Mr Goulbubn , as one of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners , threw himself on the justice of the house , contending that he had fairly discharged his duty , and had compiled with all the provisions of tbe act of parliament . Several other members took part in the debate , and the withdrawal ef the resolulions was strongly urged . The galleries were then cleaved for a division ! The two first resolutions were put seriatim , when tbe question arose on Sir G , Grey ' s amendment to each of the previous question , the amendment being agreed to in both cases . Mr Huhb then suggested , as aa amendment to the third resolution , that , instead of affirming that ' the provisions of the aot had been departed from , it should be so framed as to propose that those provisions should undergo the re-consideration of Parliament . Mr Hobsman adopted the suggestion , and ths resolution as modified was then put , the numbers
being—. For the resolution ... ... 65 Against it 130 Majority against ... ... —„ 6 S The house adjourned at eleven o ' clock .
< Wednesday , December 15 . HOUSE OF LORDS . — Cbimb . and Odtbaqb ( Ibbland ) Bill . —On the motion of the Marquis of Lansdowne this bill was read a second tioie , and ordered to he committed on Thursday , and the lords summoned . Railways Bill . — On the motion of Earl Gbanvillb this bill was read a second time . Poos Law Obpicebs . —The Earl of . St Gebhans . in reference to several petitions he . had presented on Mooday , praying for the establishment of a superannuation fund for the benefit of officers employed ia workhouses under the poor law , expressed on the part of thepetitieners a hope that the government would take the subject into consideration , and added that , if the noble marquis ( Lansdowne ) conld feel justified in expressing an opinion in favour of the object , it would be gratefully received .
The Marquis of Lansdowne would promise that tho subject should be taken into consideration , but was not prepared to expre ss any opinion on it at present . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The Public Works ( Ireland Bill was read a Q , rd time and pa ° sed . COMMITTTEE ON CoUHEKClAL DISTRESS . —The CbaXcellob of the Excheqceb in moving the nomination cf the different members to serve on the Select Committee on Commercial Distress , moved as is usual , bis own name first ; and in so doing entered into a defence of his construction ol that committee , and contended that he had not willingly or knowingly omitted any name which ought to be selected . If , as had been suggested , he had placed on it a larger number of Scotch and Irish representatives , or of members for the metropolitan boroughs and the manufacturing distrists , or of members who were employers of labour or connected with the East and West India interests , be rnnst have increased the number of the committee -much beyond the number
already sanctioned by the house . He had placed on it three leading members of thepresent , thteeleadlng members of the late , and three leading members of tbe probable future , government . He had also placed on it Mr Spooner , the decided opponent of the act of 1844 ; Mr Cayley , the advocate of a double standard of gold and silver ; Mr Hume , the representative of the Scotch system of banking ; Alderman Thompson , a Bank director , an employer of labour , and the proponnder of an issue of £ 1 . netes ; Mr Hemes , who contended that the mere convertibility of paper was a sufficient protection against over issue ; Mr Glynn and Mr T . Baring , who maintained that If the act of 1844 were maintained , it should contain a provision enabling the govt rnment from time to time to relax Its restrictive provisions ; Mr Tennent , who was the representative of the Joint Stock . banks in Ireland ; Mr Cobden , the enlightened advocate of our great manufacturing Interests ; Mr W . Beckett , the member for Leeds , and himself at the head cf one oi the best conducted banks
in England ; Mr Hudson , the great railway proprietor ; and six other members connected with the general interests of land , trade , and manufactures . He hoped that he had now satisfied the bouse that the committee was constructed on a sound principle . Nine members of it would probably support , ten would probably find fault with , the aot of 1844 ; six had not expressed any opinion upon It either one way or the other . He proposed that Mr F . Baring should be its chairman . If Lord G . Bentlnck should succeed In his motion to substitute the names of Mr Battle and Mr Henley for
those which he had proposed , his lordship would have an absolute majority of seven among those members whose opinions were pledged . If Mr Pattlson were also added to tbe committee , there would only be five persons In support of the bill , aad fourteen against it . He should be extremely sorry if Mr Heiries and Mr Hume should persist in their announcement not to serve on tho committee . If Mr Hume should persist in that an nouncement , he should have no objection to yield to Mr Wakley ' s proposition , and to substitute Mr Muatz In his stead . —
Mr H , Dar ; hond thought It probable that the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer's committee would be satlsfao . tory to the present , the last , and tbe future administration ; but it was for tbe house to decide whether that coram'ttee was a fit instrument to carry its inteations into effect . A protracted discussion ensued , which occupied nearly the whole of the sitting , but the list of names as proposed by the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer was eventually agreed to , as follows : —The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Sir R . Peel , Lord J . Russell , Lord G . Bentlnck , Mr Berries , Mr Ooulbnrn , llr Alderman Thompson , Mr Lsbouchere , Sir J . Graham , Mr F . Baring , Mr T . Baring , Mr Cobden , Mr Spooner , Mr W . Beckett , Mr Cayley , Mr Cardwell , Mr Hudson , Mr Hume , Mr Rlcardo , Mr Glyn , Sir W . Clay , Mr Disraeli , Mr Thornely , Mr J . Wilson , MrH , Drummond , and Mr Tennent ,
Mr Bbothebton submitted a resolution that when any new business is brought on after twelve o ' clock at night , if it be moved and seconded that the debate on such question be adjourned , Mr Speaker shall immediately declare the debate adjourned without putting the question to the vote . Sir G . Gbey opposed the motion , as one that would avery materially alter the usage ofthe House . The House divided- * For the motion ... ... 82 Against It .. ... ¦ - ... 57 Majority against tbe motion .,. —24 THURSDAY , Decehbeb 16 .
HOUSE OF LORDS . —Tho question . , of going into committee on the CoraeioN ( IaisH ) B ill , led to a ppotracted discussion , the speakers being the Marquis of Lansdowne , Lord Farnham , Earl Fitzwilliam , the Earl of St Germans , the Marquis of Salisbury , Lord B <> au . mont , Lord Stanley , Earl Grey , and Lord Brougham , after which the bill passed through eemmittee . The Railways BiU was also committed ; and the Public Works ( Ireland ) Bill was , after a short conversation , read a second time . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —An irregular conversation arose as to the esse of the Rev Mr M ^ Dermott , and the late Major Mahoa , at the instance of Mr Joiur O'Conhell , who was s topped by the Speakee . LordJoHuRcssUL ' concludeda powerful speech by moving that the house do resolve Itself Into a committee on tho subjectof the removal of the
Civil and Political Disabilities op the Jews . — The motion was supported by W . J . Fox , Mr W . E . Gladstone , Mr Romilly , and Mr Disraeli . The motion was opposed by Sir It . Inglls , who intimated his intention of taking the sense of the house on the question of the Speaker ' s leaving the chair , and if defeated on that motion , should , in common with many of his hon . friends , oppose the proposition in every stage and form it might assume , Tho other hon , members opposing the motion were Lord Ashley , Mr Bankes , Mr Ooulbura , Mr Plumtre , and Sir T . Acland ; the debate was adjourned .
( Front ottr Third Edition of last week . ) FRIDAY , Deo . 10 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —After the asking and ans . wering of a good many questions of no great Importance , the question of the committal of the Irish Coercion Bill led to a debate ; after which the house went Into committee , when on the first clause being moved , Mr J . 0 'C »» nell submitted unamendment limiting the operation of tho bill to disturbed distrlcte , instead of its appl-jng to any part of Inland specified in proclamations by the Lord . Lieutenant , upon which question the committee divided , the numbers being —for the amendment , 4 ; for the original clause , 203 . Amendments were proposed to several other clauses , but were rejected by tbe house , Ths house adiourned at one o ' clock .
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from the locality he represented , after which Mr Barber , in an excellent speech , mowd the following resolution :- * That it ia tho opinion of this meeting that , inasmuch as all classes of society , except the working class , are represented in the British Parliament , it is highly necessary that the National Charter Association be reorganised ; because , if the people generally were well-informed on the princip les of democracy , many years would not elapse before they were fully and fairly represented in tbe House of Commons , and the present unjust system would be put an end to , and that local and isolated unions can have no control over the public mind . ' Mr
Haskard seconded , the resolution . Carried . Mr James Proctor then moved the following : — ' That this meeting , individually and collectively , pledges itself to carry the foregoing reselution into effect j and that an address be issued by this meeting to the Chartists of the empire , to aid in forwarding this laudable purpose . ' Mr Rodgers having seconded the resolution , it was carried unanimously . Mr John Skerritt was elected district sub-secretary , and Mr Mott , sub-treasurer . It was then unanimously agreed : — 'That there be a meeting ofthe country council on the first Sunday in every month ; the first meeting to be held on the first Sunday in January , at three o ' clock in the afternoon , at the New Inn , Carrington ^
TBE ADDRH 8 OF THB DKLKOATIS . Fellow Working Men , —The time has now arrived that yon should be up and doing . The Executive of the National Charter Association have called upon the Char , lists of the empire to come forward , and again enrol themselves ' as members of oar glorious Charter Association . They thus having again unfurled the banner we call upon you , tbe working men of Nottinghamshire , to rally round the standard , and never again let It be furled until you have obtained the enactment into a law of our glorious Charter . '
We have recently obtained a most splendid victory by returning to the British House of Commons our indefatigable champion , F . O'Connor , Esq . Let aot that victory become nugatory , then , by your own apathy ; but arouse yourselves , and unite in the holy bonds of Chartism , with a firm resolve to free yourselves from the galling chains that have been tightly rivetted upon you by that iniquitous system under which you have been so long suffering . Come forward , then , and join the National Charter Association in your thousands , like men seeking for liberty , with a firm determination never to rest satisfied until you have destroyed that monster evilclass legislation . ' By becoming members of this assocl . atlon , and being firmly united , you will strengthen the hands of your parliamentary leaders , and thus enable them more effectually to wage war against a corrupt and time-serving government , who ore determined , if possible , to rivet your chains of slavery more tightly , and thus make you more degraded than you now are .
Fellow Chartists—be up and doing ; let every village in the county have its meeting immediately , and form a branch of the association . Elect your council ; let men be chosed who bare the cause at heart—men who can be relied upon being determined to persevere * in the object in view , viz ., the enactment of the People ' s Charter . Signed on behalf of the delegates , Johh Skebbitt , Sec . Bebrt-bdgb . —The Chartist body in this locality is increasing in number . The next meeting will be held on Sunday , Dec . 19 th , at the house of Mr James Reach , painter . , Bermondsey . —The . Chartists of this locality are employing every exertion to re-organise the Chartist
body , and are determined to support the Metropolitan Delegate Council in their noble endeavours . They also consider John Gathard's' case ought to be relieved by every Chartist in the metropolis . Barrowford . —A lecture was delivered here by Mr John Hull , from Padiham , on Sunday , December 12 th ; subject : 'The Land and the Charter . ' The lecturer gave general satisfaction . Bilbton . — A petition against the Irish Coercion Bill has been adopted and unanimously signed at this place . Easikoiok Lane . —The Chartists of this locality have subscribed two shillings each to assist the Executive , and appeal to their brethren to do likewise .
Ht obbrsmbld . —On Friday tho 10 th inst . a public meeting was held in the Guildhall . MrW . Murphy was called to the chair . Mr J . Wallace moved the following resolution : — 'That it is not just to the people of Ireland to enact any bill of a coercive character , without at the same time enacting measures With a view to their permanent relief , and we are of opinion that thebeat means of pacifying Ireland , consists in granting land to the peasantry at a life tenure and a nominal rent to them and their heirs for ever , so that an independent class of freeholders may be created . —Mr W . Armitage seconded the resolution . —Dr M'Douall supported the resolution in an excellent discourse which lasted an hour and a half . On the motion being put a forest of hands were held up in favoor of it , without a single
dissentient . A vote of thanks having been given to the Djctor for bis eloquent address , the meeting broke up highly satisfied . Littletowk . —That young and talented lecturer , Mr Tomlinson , delivered a lecture at MrR . Redfearn ' s , Littletown , on Monday last , December 13 th ; subject : 'Land and Charter . ' The lecture gave great satisfaction . Lower Warlbt . — Mr Ambrose Tomlinson delivered a lecture at ; this place on Sunday , the 12 th inst ., and gave great satisfaction . Metropolitan Deleoatb Meeting , Dec . 16 th . — Mr Clark was appointed to wait on the Victim Committee . The case oi Mr Frost was adjourned for a fortnight . Mr M ' Grata brought up the Hall Report from the sub-committee , and proposed the name of the Central Hall to be ' The Metropolitan
Democratic Hall : ' carried . A committee of management , consisting of thirty-eight persons , were appointed , with power to add to their numbers . Mr O'Connor to be treasurer ; Mr M'Grath sub-treasurer ; James Grassby to be secretary ; Bank—National Land and Labour Bank ; Mr Fleming and Mr Rider , auditors . Mr Clark proposed , and Mr M ' Grath seconded , 'That a great aggregate meeting be holden to repudiate , on behalf of the English working classes , the infamous Irish Coercion Bill . ' Carried . A deputation ! consisting of Messrs Harney , Jones , Schapper , Oborski , and Keen , waited on the committee , respecting the holding of a Democratic Congress ot all Nations . Julian Harney stated the resolutions come to by the society
of Fraternal Democrats , and the Brussels Democratic Society . Mr Thomas Clark strongly supported the views of the deputation , as did also Mr Gtasoby . Carl Schapper , and Ernest Jones , then spoke on the advantages ofthe suggested Congress . Mr P . M'Grath and Mr Shaw , then delivered excellent speeches in support of a motion made by Mr Clark , as follows : — ' That this committee have heard with pleasure the proposition of the Fraternal Democratic Society , to hold a Conference of the 1 Democrats of all Nations' at Brussels , in Sept 1848 , and hereby agree to lend all the assistance in their power to secure at such Conference , an efficient representation of the Democrats of Great Britain . ' Handed in fronvBertnondsey , 5 s ; Clark ' s b 3 ok , 5 sl 0 d ; Mr Pans , Greenwich , la ; Turner ' s book , 2 s 8 d ; total , Us 6 d .
_ MixuHDBN STOHEs .-At a public meeting of the Chartists and members of the Land Company , it was resolved that aipetition against the Coercion Bill be presented by F . O'Connor , Esq .. The thanks of the meeting were also given to the calumniators of the Land Plan , as their hostility had resulted in a great increase of shareholders , and induced several benefit societies to invest their monies in the Land and Labour Bank . Oldham . —A public meeting took place on Monday evening last , 'to take into consideration tho propriety of petitioning parliament against the Coercion Bill , when Mr Leonard fleslop was called to the chair . The first resolution was moved by Mr R . Haslom . and seconded by Mr W . White , and ably supported by Mr £ . Clarke , of Manchester , in a speech which elicited much applause . The petition was then moved by Mr Wild , and seconded by Mt
J . Cooper , and nobly supported by Mr D . Donovan in an excellent speech , which was much cheered ! Mr Bell then proposed the following resolution *—' That W . J . Fex , Esq ., be requested to present the petition , and J . Duncroft , Feargus O'Connor , J . O'Connel , and W . S . O'Brien , Esqrs ., be requested to support its prayer . A vote of thanks having been given to the chairman , the meeting broke up . Receipts op the Central Registration and ?« . l ^ " MITIBB » from December 9 th tothe I 6 th .-Mr S » rnpson ' book , is 6 d ; Tredegar , per ? w iiJJ ; * . ^ Vo ^ VH Exe tor ' *; Mansfield , lid ; total , 13 s lid . James Grassby , Secretary . N . B . The 7 s 6 d from Bishopwearmouth last week , should have been 8 s Gd ; will the parties at Sunderland write to say , to whom they sentthe ' one pound that appeared in tbe Star of July 3 rd it has never been handed over to this Committee '
Tiverton . —A public meeting was hold in this town on Friday , to take into consideration the propnety of petitioning Parliament against tho Coor-? % u J We applled tor tho "w ofthflToim llall both by deputation and a requisition numerously ngned , but our right worshipful , ' would not allow us the use ofthe hall for » ny such purpose . Wo wore , however , dotorminod to have a meeting , and tho andlordof the White Ball kindly gave nis consent to our hading a meeting in tho lav « o room at that inn . Wo gave public notice of tho meeting , which was numerously attended . MrW . Bcck . astaunch d . mocrat and reworking man , was called to the chair .
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Mr Kibbey then read the address of Mr Harney * which was listened to with great interest . An article was then read from the News o ? the Would . Mr M'Neil then moved the following resolution : — 'That this meeting views with abhorrence the dreadful crimes perpetrated in Ireland ; but while we deplore the wretched state of insubordination and misery to which that conntry is reduced , we cannot but regret that her Majesty ' s government should propose a measure to Parliament , which , in the opinion of this meeting is not calculated to remedy the evils which it is intended to cure . ' Mr M'Neil then followed up the resolution in a very effective speech ; he said that the present deplorable state of Ireland was not owing te any inherent bad
principle in the hearts ofthe Irish people , but it was the injustice and oppression under which they laboured , that drove them to commit the crimes of which they were accused . He had travelled in Ireland , and he knew something about tbe Irish . Where they were well usedjthere was not a more contented , a more hospitable , hardworking , or honest people , on tie face of the earth . He knew the Irish people well , and he knew they would not tamely submit tebe coerced . He quoted a highly respectable authority in this town , one who bad served in a military capacity for many years , who stated ^ that if they passed a Coercion Bill for Ireland , it would cause a revolution in less than six months . He said that government instead of passing a Coercion Bill , should have
proposed remedial measures ; they should have gone to the root ofthe evil , and removed the canse of their grievances . Mr M'Neil went on in the same strain for about three quarters of an hour , and then sat down . The .-resolution was carried unanimously . The chairman here remarked that if any one had anything to say against the resolution , now was the time to raise their objections . A person then rose and said , ha had some objections to raise . Hebe * gan by stating that he was as much opposed to coercion as any in the room , yet he considered coercion was necessary for Ireland . He said that the Irish were a lazy , idle , blood-thirsty set , and he afterwards said that it was only a few bad characters that caused the bloodshed and disturbances in
Ireland . He said he did not see what the Irish wanted frith fire a-ms , and afterwards admitted that it was aigreat privilege to be allowed to keep fire arms . He referred to a paper that he bad with him t » prove what a murderous set the Irish were , but from some cau « e er other , he did not notice in the same paper an account of some of the many grievances under which the poor Irish are now labouring . In a word , the attempt at opposition was a very miserable one . Messrs M'Neil and Kibbey then followed and scattered to the winds the arguments of the lastsfeaker . It was then proposed that a petition be sent to parliament , founded on the foregoing resolution , which was carried , only one hand being raised against it . The petition was then read to the meeting . Mr Rontley then proposed that the petition be adopted . Carried unanimously . Mr . M'Neil then proposed a vote of tnanks to Mr Harney for his able address to the electors and non-electors of this
borough ; the meeting expressing a hope that hewould continue such addresses . The motion was carried unanimously . It was then resolved that the petition should be sent to Mr O'Connor . A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman , and the meeting separated . Worcester . —At a meeting held on the 13 th inst-, to appoint a delegate to attend the intended meeting of Sunday next , the 19 th , for the better organising the district , it was resolved : — 'That a meeting of the Chartists in this city and suburbs be held on Monday evening next , at seven o ' clock , at the City Arms , Church-street , to hear the report of tbe delegate . ' Wakefield . — At the usual weekly meeting of the Chartists , Mr Thomas Gill , junior , delivered a spirited address on the Progress of Democracy in England and Continental Europe . Mr J . Hamsune addressed the meeting on the Charter . Mr Dawson then moved ,, and Mr Gill seconded , an address to Mr O'Connor , which was unanimously adopted .
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . BoiwELL neab NoniKQHAM . —The members ofthe National Land Company intend holding a meeting at the Bulwell Spring public house , on Sunday evening , Deo . 19 tb , at six o'clock , for the purpose of raising a location fund and other important business . Dudley—Tha members of the National Charter Association meet at the Jolly Colliers' Five Ways , Hill-street , every Sunday evening , at six o'clock , DawsBtiRi . —A Tea Party will be held on Christmas Day , in honour of F . O'Connor , Esq . M . P ., when Mr J . Shaw , from Leeds , and Mr J . Hatfield and Mr W . Newsome , from Heckmondwicke , will attend and address the audience , in the National Chartist Association Room , Union-street . Dr M'Douall will be at Keigbley on Sunday the 19 th ; at Macclesfield , on Monday , the 20 th ; at Crewe , on Tuesday , the 2 lst .
Elland . —Mr Bowden will lecture at this place , on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock . ZFinsbuby . —At a meeting of this branch , Mr Wm . West was appointed treasurer for the ensuing year ; and Mr Messenger appointed secretary , in room of Mr Wright . Halifax . —Mr Clisset will lecture in the Working Man's Hall , on Sunday evening , December 19 th , at six o ' clock . Hull . —Mr A . Tomlinson , of Halifax , will lecture in the White Hart room , Saithouse-lane , on Sunday evening , December 19 th , at half-past six o ' clock . Subject : ' The Land and the Charter in connexion with the Commercial State of the country . '—The Chartists and Land members meet on Monday and Wednesday evenings , at the Ship Inn , Church-lane , at half-past seven o ' clock . —The Chartists also meet on Sunday evenings , at the above place , at six o'clock .
Iviston . —A meeting of this branch will be held on Monday next , in the School-room . Kbighlet . —A tea party will beheld in the Working Man's Hall , Keighley , on Christmas day , in honour of Mr O'Connor ' s return to Parliament for Nottingham . Tea to be on the table at fouro'c lock in the evening , and tickets to the party sixpence each . Kidderminster . — All communications for this branch to be addressed to Geo . Holloway , Falcon Inn , Mill-street . Liverpool—The annual ball of the Chartists of Liverpool will be held on Friday evening ( Christmas Eve ) , December 21 th , in the New Christian Church , 52 , Rose-place . The proceeds to go to the Election Fund . Tickets to be had at Mr Farrall ' s , 4 , Cazneau street , and of the secretary of the National Charter Association . Dancing to commence at nine o'clock .
Lower Warlbt . —Mr Hanson will lecture at this place , on Sunday , December 19 th , at six o'clock in the evening . Mbmhitr Tidvil . —To celebrate the exertions of F . O'Connor , Esq ., on the Repeal and Coercive Question , a tea party will be held on Christinas Eve , by the 2 nd branch , at the Chandlers' Arms . Tea to be on the table at four o ' clock , after which addresses will be delivered upon the occasion . # Mr John West will lecture on Monday , the 20 th iratv . at ] unter ; Tuesday , 21 st , at Barnstaple ; and Wednesday , 22 nd , at Wellington . MiDGLOT—Mr Shackleton will lecture at this place onSunday , December 19 th , at six o ' clock in the evening .
Mr FuBSEiL . from Birmingham , willlecture at the blobe and Friends , Morgan-street , Commercial-? a ? u' L George ' 8 Ea 8 t » on Sunday , December the 19 tn . Chair taken at eight o ' clock . Subject : 'The Oharter-the present position and prospects of its advocates . ' The members of the Globe and Friends branch of the National Land Company will please to attend on Tuesday evening next , to pay the expense fund and lecal levies . Mixendbs Stones—Messrs Webber and Wilson will address the Chartists of this place on Sunday evening next , December 19 th , at six o ' clock .
MiNCHBSTBB . —Mr Cooper , of Manchester , will lecture in the People ' s Institute , Hcyrod-sjtreet , AncoatB , on Sunday , December 19 th . Chair to be taken at six o ' clock in theevening . Nottingham—The next meeting of the Land members will be held at the Horse and Trumpet , Beok-street , on Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock . NOTTINGHAM . -The NORTHERN SlAR Will be Wad every Sunday , at twelve o ' clock , at Mr Holmes * lemperance Hotel , No . 1 , Silverwood-place , Bellarg & lCo . NswcA 8 LLB . rjpoN . TrNB . -A district delegate meeting ot the Charter Association will be held at Mr Wmlows , Ship Inn , Jarrow , on Sunday , December I 9 th , at one o ' clock in the afternoon . Oldham—On Sunday next , Mr James Leech , of Manchester , will deliver a lecture in the School £ K ? f . S . u Wo kln § M ^' sHall , Horsedge-street . Subject : 'The Land and Labour Bank , and the SSJ ^' m . 11 * l } u pr ? bable infiueace on society at large . Chair to be taken at half-oast « va . There
Tin Jft s gecwa » meeting of the members ofthe Land Company at three o ' clock . , infc H 5 ~ M . es 8 r , Rushton and Hooson will SuX a ft e 8 Se v . ^ n the Bonnd-hill Chapel , on evening . * mh ' 8 t 8 ix ° ' cIock in ^ Soma London Chartist HALL .-Mr T Clark will lecture in tho above hall , on Sunday erS ? Tho F virf T e V ° ' * o ' cfiTsubje ? a PalS A Inte . Tra ™ -a Drunkard cannot be benefitof thr , h nn ' n ^ wT ™ Re place for the Smitoni ! . ' Wednesday , December 29 th . dancing 8 amusemenfc to consist of singing and
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 18, 1847, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_18121847/page/8/
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