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fcapd to bear the expenses ofthe Assembly sitting in London next week- ? . . __ „ ~ - ^^^~ - ^^ rti'Sin " Mr Claek said , that ffie cosfToTIOO men ^ tt . ^ in London for a week would bo atjut & oo . »*»^{ Had an empty exchequer , and . g ^ f ^ f private they had drawn upwards of f 100 , / 5 f ™ " ars of that puree of one gentl emanto defraythe expenses w CODTeatiOD . ( Hear , . bear . ) .- ^ ^ gup p 0 r { ed C M ^ BT bee gcd to ^ p-rved that either the report ,- of the House et SSbom relative to their position , was unfBS . or . ' . the . Convention bad . teen , de-Sd and misled as to thenumber o ^ gnatures attac hed to it ; and , however , kamUiating . it . might appear , if tkjy . had been deceived , they ought to > cenfWthe fact , and properly . . testMhe feelings Ot the
people in future . If the resolution was camea ^ na should propose resoluricns to . test the feelings : Oftno people , taking full guarantees that--they : were not Lain imp . eed upon by the mschinations ^ of their enemies , or the mischierousneS 3 of fools in . their own ranks . With / regard to the expenses ofthe Assembly he thought tbat instead of the members being paid individually by their constituents , a common fund ought to . be formed , and everybody paid alJte , though he had . no personal interest-in ^ ho-malter , hein"' an unpaid delegate . ¦¦ -.- > ; ?••¦ -. - x - ., The Chairkas said , he thought sufficient had been stated to sh-iw that the meetings of the National Assembly next week would be useless ,:: In , the ; meantime great good could be done m the country . It most not be supposed that Mr O'Connor had
altogether abandoned the discussion . on the Charter . On the contrary , it was his intention to give . notice that he would bring forward theqaestion : at ; an early day after the recess , and it would be thei hoaaden duty , of the people to support him on that occasion , . lie was not in favour of sending another national petition ; but what he did recommend was , that at : meetings held to elect delegates , or . other meetings : held for the express-purpose , petitions should be . agreed . to and sent to . tie members who represent the borough or district in which these meetiHgs were held . By this means tbey . would compel thefwholeiof tbe 600 members of the , House of Commons to talk of the Charter , however , distasteful to many of them the subject might be . .--. •' - "'
. , The taction . and * amendment were then put , when the former ] was declared to be , ^ carried by . arlarge majority , and . the National Assembly therefore stands postponed till the first of May . - . . ; A committee was then appointed to superintend the circulation of the various addresses-throughout thecountry * . • THE XATIOJJAL SEIITIOS . ASD SATIOl ^ AL KEliOEIAL . Mr Habset rose to move a resolution , to the effect ttatr-the . resolution previously passed , : empowerins the chairmen of : the simultaneous meetings te .: be ; held on Good . Friday , to sign the proposed memorial to the ' --Queen "should j ba rescinded ,. and that the . memorial should bo \ signed by all . males of eighteen , years and upwards ,
who were in favour of the Charter . At eighteen vears oi age men were compelled , to serve in the ailitia , andjlierefore , it was competent for them to sign petitions . lie also proposed further , that :, the females in fayour . ofthat . measureshonld sign ; . a se-: paratememorial , settiiig ' forth their reasons for its adoptbn . neconsideradthatthiseouisa was absolutely necessary to redeem the character of the Convention and of the Chartist body at large . ; For his own part he had , previous to thepresentation . of the petition ,, and the report ofthe Committee of tha .-House-of Commons upon it , made up bis mind never . to : sign another petition to thatiouse , and . certainly , the hatred and contempt with , which it was received did not furaish any strongresson for altering that opinion
so far as thehouse itself was concerned , No one rose to remind the members that it must have , been : ene-s mies to the CtiarJer who appended the ribald names to the sheets , which it was said they contained . But lie felt that thej were placed in . a false position , and that it was their duty to take steps to place themselves right with the pub ' . ic on this subject . It might be that the report of tbe Committee on petitions was aa unmitigated fraud . He did not say it was so thoush , looking at the tone of the house , it might be Eot uncharitably , supposed that anything that would tell arainsttneni-would bs strained to . the , utmost . ( Cheew . ) But . this was their ' position : they had no committee to ' say . that they had , examined the sheet ? , and to verify either the individual signatures
or vouch loathe total number appended . There had , in "fact , . been . gross , . tnisraanagejrent among them ' on this point . The local officers he considered especially had been , jnost negligent , acd thus Shey were placed in a position ; which prevented them from savin ? whether the report crthe petition was . right or wrong . It was . a common thing to siy the eye ' s of Europe are ' upon , us , but he did not hesitate to say that in their esse it was a truth . They had assembled as the real represematlves of the ¦ unenfranchised portion of the people , professing to be backed up by millions , of them , and they had since been branded as . liars and impostors . It was , therefore , necessary to call upon the peeple
again to append their names to a docuimnt spiting forth their adhesion to tae principles of the . Charter , however strongly they tad resolved to petition so more . He did not object to women petitioning , because he thought they had a right to do so , but he did object to 'their signing the same memorial with the men , as he wished to test what number , of men were really prepared to support the Charter ; and if it were onlyone-or two millions thstwere so prepared , and every guarantee' taken against the signatures of none but-real individuals being attached to the memorial , it must demand attention . " It was bu $ reasonable to ask them to do this , before talking of giving up their own lives or endangering , the lives of their leaders . Let them not deceive
themselves . Let them ascertain wiat their real strength actually was . 'He felt confident that if his motion was as reel to ths memorial would receive in one week the signatures of every man in England who was favourable to the People ' s Charter . ( A voiceirom the gallery— ' No . ') It . was not competent tohini to reply to that shout ; hat ha would sayto the man who ^ 70 uld not sigdamemorialto preserve the character cf Feargas O'Connor , of the Convention , and of the Chartists , that he would not tnist him if he shouted ' sfterwardsthat he would march to procure the Charter with a musket on his shoulder . ( Cheers . ) In conclusion , Mr Harney earnestly pressed upon the Convention the -necessity of putting themselves right npon this subject i and of making a veritable manifestation in favour of the -Charter ; to which no suckexception could-be taken as there had been to the netition . i , y ' ' -- •• '
^ Mr Geaham seconded the motion , because he felt that tho character of every marrin that Convention was at present compromised by the manner in -which the petition wm gos up . Several delegates spoke in favour of the motion , while others expressed their belief that it was impos-Bible in so short a time to ascertain the feelings of the country fairly upon the question . : = : - ; : The Csaismas , in putting the motion'to the vote , took that view of the subject , and expressed a strong opinion that the course proposed by-Slr . Harney was useless . On a division the numbers were equal , being se ? en for seven ' against the motion ; --Several delegates did not vote . - ; : - ' " ' : Tbe Chaikhak then gave his casting vote against the motion , which was consequently lost .
" THE MIDDLE CLISSSS . Mr Cochhase moved the appointment of a committee to draw Up an address ' to the middle classes , Betting forth the principles , of the " Charter , and calling upon them for support . The motion was agreed to / and the committee appointed accordingly . - ' Seme conversation then took place as tathe instructions to be given ta the missionaries now in the provinces , for the prosecution of the agitation during Easter weeki" After which the Convention , at one o ' clock , adjourned . f ,. .,. ' , ' , ' ... ^ HtTRSD'AY , April 2 ol . .. The Convention resumed its sittings at nine o ' clock this morning , Mr M'Grath in the chair .
A letter was read from Mr-Ernest'Jones , in "which he gave an account of his ; reception in -Aberdeen , and ofthe state of pablic .- feeling in ; that district . An open air meeting , attended by at least 12 , 000 persons had been held , a National Guard . 6000 , in number had been , formed , and was rapidly increasing . Proeessionstookplace nearly every night . audGlasgow and Edinburgh were preparing to follow the samecourse . ' j . s .
P £ IITI 0 SS BUBEG THE EASTER BECESB . Mr Child aoved a resolution to tho effect that during the Easter recessj the" people be advised to hold public meetiHgs at which petitions in favour of the Charter ' should be adopted sod signed by those favourable to-ft . and afterwards ' forwarded to' the members for the bsrough or county for presentation . He thought if this course was adopted it would meet all the objection ' s that had been urged ' against the National Petition : - '• ' ' ¦ - Mr WALiEB'seconded the ' motiori . - - - Mr Gkahah asked what was meant by this proceeding ; was it intended to found-any motion upon their petitions in the House of Common ' s ? l :. The CHArBiiAir [ replied , that Mr O'Connor intended to bring in abillto '! amend the representa . tion immediately after Easter . :.
„ , . Mr MifiHEto moved as an amendment , — That no snehadvicebegiven . ' He thought thatif the Ho tp of Commons would not listen to the prayer ofthe National Petition , it would listen to" nothing . ^ - Mr Wheeisb seconded the amendment ; the Convention had yesterday refused to' call upon tie people individually to sign the memorial to -the Queen . It was preposterous to ask them to sign - anymore petitions , after the manner ia which those they had formerlysent had been treated . ; : „ . - Bflr . ? ^ aos considered that they were bound to fff ^ f f ? ' 9 oMor aU the suppbrtthey could in his he ScSi f ^ f ^ ^ estiou before PaVlkment , and MeST ( W ' ^ themotion . Messrs Coqhb ^ WilTBB fe - f {
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the motion , which was opposed by Messw Cumjjun g ^ Hitobinr ^ d ^ rah ^^ r ^^^^^* "''" -: " ^ ; The Chaibmas said thaETie wished the people to show their rulers they ' were ihearnest . " Us didndt think they conW ^ ay the National Petition was rejected by the legislature , The committee on petitions had reported that the signatures "to it were many , of them fictitious dnd spurious , ' and on that representation Mr O'Connor gave tip the motion he intended to foundupon it . It was their duty , therefoi eto forward petitions ' with genuine signatures ; .... „ .. _
. and he thought the ^ Convention . ought" to' adopt Mr Child ' s motion , llf they'flid not adopVthis > urse , LwdJohn Russell might say , in reply to Mr O'Connor ' s motion , * You have no grbnrid to' stand upon , the petitionyeu presented " was-ahiige lie- ^ -a gross fabrication , and we have no aooumehf before tne house to show that the people arereally in favour of the Charter . They were bound to supply Mr U oon . - nor beforehand with arianswer to such a statement , and give him the utmost constitutional support they COUld .: v . . : ¦ . ..
. The question was then put , and ; the amendment wascarried . ,. . .. , ADDRESS TO TUB MIMUE CLASSBS . " Mr Walter ' . reported frond ^ the ' committee appointed , on tbe previous day- to draw up an address to the middle classes , and read the address Mr . Shirroh moved that the address be adopted . MrlGLENNisTEH seconded the motion . . , ' : After some discussion relative to a paragraph attributing . misrepresentation to the metropolitan pies ' , in .. which , several delegates severely censured the London newspapers , with' a few honourable exceptions , the address was amended by striking out the evidence objected to , and unanimously agreed to ; and it was then resolved , that the address be im mediately printed , and forwarded to the local secretaries , with a request that it be reprinted and extensively circulated .
Mr Whbelbe brought up the report of the committee onthe route to be taken by the missiouaties now in the provinces , during the ensuing week , which- was unanimonsly ' ' adopteu ' , and instructions in accordance therewith ordered to be forwarded to the several parties concerned . ' '! ' ... '¦ Mr Child moved , that the Convention , at its rising , should adjourn until Tuesday next . " , ; Wis Cochrasb seconded the ' ' motion , " Which was met by an amendment By Mr . . MiftpiELi ); that tbe Convention adjo ' urh ' tiil the ? . 9 ihinst . i : '""' ¦ ' Mr Gleskister consideredthat their duties as delegates ceased oa Saturday nex t , aud , therefore , he would move , as another amendment ,- that , thay , ad-
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journed until Saturday morning . Ultimately . Mr Child ' s motion-was adopted , and the . Cbriventiou , at twelve o clock , ' adjourned till Tues day morning . ¦ -
--. ( From our Third Edition lasfweek . ) :.. ' pIDAI JVIORNING—Apbil 14 th . V Mr M'Graih took the chair at nine o ' clock . ; : ... Various letters . were read from . different parts of the . country expressive . pf confidence in the Convention .. . : - . . ;¦ . - :,.- ¦ .-, .:.- ' ¦ -.. ; : ¦ . " ' Llr . LuKD moved , that the Conventienatita rising to morrow should be adjourned , to the . 24 th inst . j and that in the meantime the Executive have full powers , to act . In defiance of anything that might have been said in the press , he maintained that the
Convention had invariably . supported 'pacific principles ; and , had it been otherwis ? , the letters daily read showed that the whole , country would . ' have been p lunged into confusion ; and , unless something-was done . by parliament . to . meet the . demands contained in theNational Petition this night , within six months peace , order , and society , wouldbe . at aa-end . They were about to .. send missionaries throughout the country ; and when Uie-. ^ Jational Assembly ¦ rnet members must do their dut y ^ asd carry put , at all hazards , the purpose for whjea they were elected . MrLowktseconded , the'jmotion . ...-: ; ;
Mr Ehskst Jones . . Mr , Coteai , aad . other . dele , gates , contended that themotion was out of order ,. as they had"determined , to , sit , permanently until . the meeting of the Nationa . 1 Assembly . . , . , -, . Mr Stevessonmaintained that theywereinorder , Mr Ernest J oses gave notice that he should move the appointment of a committee to , draw up a . memorial to the Q . ueen in favour of the Charter . In consequence of the insult and contumely thrown on the petition Mr O'Connor had declined to . bring forward his motion respecting it . He , therefore , opposed " , tbe resolution , as he considered there was plenty of work to be dene t 0 occupy them until the meeting ef the'NatiohahAsserabry' /' and if they dissolved that Convention hebelieved that theNational Asscffiblv would heverT ) e " g 6 Tiogether . ' - ' . ;
"Mr West agreed with . Mr Jones . _ With regard to what had taken place iu . the Ilouse if . C . ommpris , ho denied that thirteen clerks could have more than ? uesstd atthe contents of the " petitioninseventeen hours . They -were-said-to have-counted the signatures , and it there were ficticious signatu ' res ' attached to the petition , he ( Mr'West ) thought they must have been appended by . some spy or ' tool of the government . As Regarded-the signatures of women being attached to -the petition , he had always recommended women to aigb " , as 'they had tke greatest burden to bear , and had ' -the cries of the starving children continuary ' ringing in ' their ears ; and when tbp vroisen of England- W' petitioning against negro slavery , it was urged by . the parties whs now complained of women signing , that" all the __ humanity and best feelings of the nation were marshalled on behalf of our ' suffera * negro brethren ( Cheers , ) ; " " ;; ' . ' . ' " , "i . " ' ! ' . ' "' . " .
Mr Cuff at did not consider that it mattered much what wasthe real number of tbesi * natn ' res attached to tbe petition . If they "took tbe ' medium , they would find there were sufficient ' ' to demand attention from any government . , i : " j Some further conversatioh ensued , in which it was contended thattheproceedings in the House of Commons last night had altered circumstances , so as to dejraand the continoed sittings of the Coavebtioh ; that th 2 country were lookrhg-. to them to' take the necessary- steps to scarry the Charter ; and that they ought to r remain in London until itwas ob ' tairledi ; ., ¦ ¦ ;¦ •¦ ¦ : ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ - :: i-v--. ' ¦•• . - . - . " ; " -
. Mr-LusD replied , and made a severe attack on the Times . ; -- . ! - :.- : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ . ¦¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ The- Chairman having expressed his opinion that no course should be taken with regard to future proceedings until they had heard explanations' from : Mr O'Connor relative to whattook place in thefiouse of Commons , the motion was withdrawn . A deputation was then appointed ; requesting Mr O'Connor to attend the Convention , or give some explanation of what he intended to do with regard to the Charter in the Honse « f . Commons .- The deputattOn had : scarcely . left the rOoniji ^ when-the-hon gentleman entered , - aud > was irecaived ; : with : loud cheers . - -v \ n :. ¦ . ¦ ••¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ¦^¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ > " . " •¦•;• : ;
. •'' Mr . O'Co ^ iJOii the ' n proceedea ' - 'to- ' addr ' e & , "the meeting by stating , that 6 f " c 6 'drsB they' had seeh in'the newspapers a ' reportof the ' prb'deedings' in Ihei House of Commons the prevrons' night , but he wished to'lay before tfem a lru ' ellnar ' i ativ 8 of what had . occnrred . ' - 'tBearv ) After the ' . usual business of presenting petitions bad-been-igbnb through , ' - ' a ' -question was mooted relative to a re " pb' rt ' - 'made by' the ectnuiiiteeon pstitiOns-rektivfe'td the Signatures attached to the national petition . ' ¦ ' ( Hear , hear . ) That committee reported that having employ edtbirteen ' st . ationers' clerks lor seventeen hours ; they'had eometothe conclusion tbat ^ he ^ pe ^ itibn was - 6 hly signed by 1 , 900 , 000 individrfals- ^( hea ' r , ' hear;)—that the petition was signed sevetAl tirnerf with the name
of the Dake of Wellington , the'Queen , ' and other personsof rank ; that ' obscene'ap . duther improper observations were inscribed itt tbe place t > f signatures ; and on ; some of the ' sheets was written' * No more signatures to-day ,-as there'is'Uornore pay . ' He stated in reply that he believed the , committee were in eiror aa to thenumbersi and he was afterwardk insulted in such a manner as no man of honour couldsubmitto ; butas the gentleman had after , wards apologised for his language he ( Mr O'Connor ) did not wish further to refer to it . He stated , in his place in the House of -Commons , that it was -his opinion that many of the fictitious names and disgnsting observations had been attached -to < the -petition by gevernmentspies ^ - ( cheers)—and he thought
that it was not uuliktjly that those . whaplaced them thereknew where to find ; them ; :. (; Hear . ) ,: He ulso stated that though ,: according- to general- parliamentary p ractice . he was supposed to know the facts connected with signatures to the petitiosjit was morally impossible he could do so ; andit . wasmorallyout of his power to examine it , not having , seen it ¦ r before the day on which it was taken-down , to the house . ( Cheers . ) He knew when ,: similar charges bad been made against other petitionsthey had been met with sneers ; for instance ,. when Mr Newdegate stateiin thehouse that he could proye that the signatures to the petitions in favour of the Jewieh . Disabilities Bill had been paid for , he was laughed at . He ( Mr O'Conalso said that it was impossibleihe petition had been
properly Eeen into , and that thecommittee had been imposed upon . Knowing that tbet teport presented to the house was not that ofthe Committee of Petitions , but of the law stationers' clerks , he ( Mr O'Connor ) proposed that a select committeeahould he appointed to inquire into the ' . whole of the facts , but as" it was stated that would be throwing a slur upon the Committee on Petitions he did not press it . He had also endeavoured to show that ' the number of signatures must have been-largerthsn-was BtateoMry coflateralevidence from the . number of times h ^ had . to lift it in portions to the'table , biit to no purpose ; and he believed ' tbat if ' ah ahgei frbi £ Heaven was to enter the House of Commons' and mentioned the name
of the Charter , he could no more expect ' to be . heard than could a sweep . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Now , this report was a government trick devised for the express purpose of enabling Bome ' membera who Would otherwise feel thems-elves ' compFlled to vote for the Charter , that they might have a loop-hole to creep out of ; and he might here mention that he had that morning deceived a letter from Mr Thomas Duncombe , written before the report of the committee was presented , begging him to be on . his guard , as most probably some' dodge' would , be ; found , to get rid of the question . Finding what was the intention of the government , and that he was not last night supported by a single member ; of tho House of Com-
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moDH-a thought struck him that heVoukf place thff governmenH & ayery ^ wkwatdfiS ' . tHm' ; liear *) ' ^ E ^^^^^^^ Monday , by their prudent and . courageous . conduct , tl £ y-had place < J thejg ^ ernment iu .. ohe ; awkward fix . ahd'fie ' determined to ^ plaee them"in another . " He therefore gave notice that ho w . 6 uld hot . bring forward his rhotion relativeap % e petition , but' that he ' . wouid leave it to be settlerMweeh" the government aiad the country , and' betweeigthe committee , ' and the petitioners ., He wasgladntniit the Convention Ma . tosolved ' to agitate tbe cbuntry during . the Easter we ' eki and he'hoped ^ that during that period they would be enabled to ^ ninraaW the House ef . Comnibhs with petitions , and that every man g ^ tting . them up would lake carei that ho briilal or , filthy obseryations should ' - be inscribed' upon them . . ' ( jHaar , hear . ) That ' was the . first time that aa jr member of parliament had been ae ' . d amenablo' for the signatures to a petition ; but the fact' was , that „ > u ~„ . i . * . ^ ir ~ * . & J * % tJZ * .-. n >
the trick wasplayed because many ' , many members felt that they should' be obliged to " vote for the Cnart ' er if something of the kind had not . been got up . Under those circumstances , hd thought he had a right to ask for a protection from the Convention and from' the country , for , if he was out of Parlia . me ht the name of the'Charter would be rarely , " if ever , mentioned within its walls ' , excepting from George " Thompson and one or two others . He was prepared to take his stand as boldly ih ' the house as out of it , but he did not think that he ought to V held answerable 'f or everything that was said , by others . He begged them in the name of God hot to jeopardise their cause by any rash words or proceedinpoftbeira . " '; ' Mr West stated that , he doubted whether : they could get ' the people to petition again ; but he begged to move , after what had taken place in the House of Commons en Thursday night , that he would not be justified in bringing forward a motion en the subject of the'Charter ,
Mr GbahajI moved , iis an amendment , that'the Charter be brought forward that night . ; ' " " •;; . ' The motion and amendment having been respectively seconded ; a vote was taken . when the amend ment was negatived by a majority of 85 to 4 / and the original motion ' carried . ;
.. V MEMORIAL TO THE QUEEN .. ¦ Mr Ernest JoNES-again rose , and gave notice that a committee should be appointed toaddressamtjmorial'to the Queen to 'diaraiaa-her present ministers , and call to her councils such persons as ' would support'the People ' s Charter . - : * - . v '' Mr O'CosnOr begged to second the motion . " If ever there was ' a ministry '" which deserved tp"be hurled Irsm' power , if wasthe ' present . '( Cheers ;) They were attempting to support the aristocracy against the people , and the nexc movement must be a conjoint one , between the forking ' and middle classes to destroy the'influence of that aristocracy . ( Cheers . ) Hehad said in' the House of 'Commons ; that the people must look to the landlords for support , but he now said that there was no use in appealing either , to . ' the landlords Or to the House of Commons , but they ' must be destroyed . : ' ' V
. ' . Mr Dosovan begged to say that he -would never take , part in another farce like that of Monday ; and it . was useless to say that they would present a rae ; morial by . procession . - : ¦ ' - - ¦ ' ¦ ; : "On the . motion ef Mr Adams , a vote of thanks was given to Mr Feargus O'Csnnor for his noble and dignified conduct in thellousobf Commons last night , and that Convention deolnred its warmest sympathy with him in the treatment he bad received . . The . motion was carried unanimously , andhriefly acknowledged by thoi'hon . gentleman . , ' ¦ , " ' Mr O'Connor then retired aradst loud cheers , and The . Chairman suggested that the discussion on the motion of Mr Ernest Jones should be proceeded' with . It , however , appearing that'Mr'Jonca had only given notice of motion , the subject stood over . 'THE hational petition . ' - Mr Ktdd moved that a return should be made from
every delegate of the-number of signatures obtained to the . petition in his district . The motion having been seconded ;' Mr Habnet said , that after what had occurred last night , it was evident thatthe usual mode of tbe " people expressing their tentimeats' was perfectly useless . ., He believed that the signatures seat from Nottingham were genuine , but to prove' their genuineness , he weuld suggest that the men of Nottingham , should put their names to a document , pledgingthemselves to constitute themseives into a National Guard , as themost convincing answer they could give to those who denied the numbers . ( Cheers . ) Until that waadone ho would never rislt his-lifo j : ' If tbat was done , and done to the extent of the alleged signaturesrto tha National Petition , ; then wo might defy the Committee of : the House of Commons / and the House of Commons itsslf . ( Cheers , ) '
Mr Ernest Jones believed that it would be found that the number of signatures really affixed to the petition-were underrated rather than overrated . ( Hear , hear . ) There were 200 , 000 signatures' now lying at ' t £ e office ; he had been advised of 47 ; 000 , which Were sent from Halifax on Thursday last , which had never come to hand ; and he had no doubt that many sheets had been lost at the Post-office , or otherwise * mislaid . ! ( Hear , 'hear . ) :- . ; :. : Mr Adams moved , asan amendment , thattheConvention would undertake to procure a greater number of genuine signatures to the petition than it was repiasentedta nave had , if the government were prepared to « onsider that an argument in iavourof its ednsideration . ....... ..... _ ,., . - .,,. ¦ - ¦ - Afteradiseo " s 3 ion ' , and the . previous , question being moved ; tho' meeting adjourned . " ..
/ - _ ;¦ •;¦ ¦; AFTERNOON SITTING ... ; " : ; . . [ Mr M ' , Gkath took the chair at half- ^ iast two . ; Upon the roll being called ,, ,, Mrv . WpEELB { i rose and stated , officially , ( hat Mr B . O'lirien had resigned . . ' ? . " " . , ' Air Harney movedthat Mr O'Brien . had acted with great disrespect to the Convention by the irregular manner in whicK be had vacated his seat . , ' . , " . | . . ' . Mr Ojjf ^ atseconded the motion ,,, ''' . ' ,....,. , An amendment , moved jbyMr Kviib , and seconded MTT ' 'SrT »» ' Cft « "o > Trr >»» r ?/\» T r-rwna T » nr . ' T / i ' ^ -rlA rriounnn' ' " ntif 0 1 ffcA
VJ 1 M 1 UAXlT IVilOVil ^ VT «» UU VW . *" T , * " ^ . u ^ | W , V * Mj after some diBcuaaionr the on ^ iRal motion wa ' a put and earned unanimously . ' . "• "' . "' '" .. ' . ' ' . '' . , . Mr Harnet asked ' by what authority a . man had been ' placed at the doOr of the Convention rattlingamoney-box , asking ' subscriptions from the public ? '" "• " . . ' ; . ' . ' , ; ' . ' . / ,: - The'Chairman saidj " that the cause advdeatedby the Convention was ' that ofthe public , and it ought to be supported fay the public . Ho would take care , ; however , that the box should not be ob ' truded , for the future , upon these entering the hall . -
. . . , .. ; ' address to the . TRAtffis . ' .. ; . ; , ; . ; , Mr Waltbr then brought-.: UP ; thi e , re ort of the committee appointed td . draw up ^ an addressfrom the Convention to . the trades , unions , calling uppn { hem to join the Convention in theuf . effortsto procure-the enactment ofthe Eeople ' s , Char . ter , which , ' upoh the motion of Mr Adams , was carrie 3 ' unanimou 8 ly . i .. -,: . Letters were then read by various , delegates containing aoconht ' s ofnumeroua meVtihgVrparticijIarl y of one at : Aberdeen , held oh Tuesday , last ; wtiere , a resolntion was come to for the formation of a National
Guardr- This announcement , yM received Wituloud chEersi ^ "Several' persons , it was stated , had ; already enrolledthemselvesmtheNatidparGuard . ( pheers . ) Mr Stevens said , he ' was' desit'pus ^ oT mejhtiohirig that he had received a letter informing him that , in consequence of his having been oleoted'a member ' of the Convention ^ he was to be deprived of his situa i tion ; 'He was in the employ of a . Whig -aldermari—( cries of * Shame' )—and he should not only lose hia situation , but , hennderstood , that all the ofcher clerks who entertained similar ' opinions with himself would be ordered to leave ; '( Shamer ) - ¦¦
¦ - ' - TRACTS FOE'THE . PEOPLE . ' - *'• Mr EKNEsr Jones saidhe " would postpone his motion 1 for a- national tricolour ' . ' seeing that the . motion was carried , seconded , and ' supported on Monday last . ( Cheers . ) He had , however . ' a motion to submit respecting the issue , . of tracts ,. > nd he thought that ; without flying in the face of acts ; of Parliament , ' there were some classes whom ; they inSight call upori , and explain ' what they might expect : hnder a democracy . ' ' ' ( Jear . ) Among the 'Classes 'to whom . they might thus appeal he might mention th 6 railway labourers and miners , and : also' their brethren in Ireland . Thero - were also many ' 'dist ' riots of the" country
, where a httld tnhgatenmenfr was necessary , " He proposed-that the Chartist tracts should be gratuitously ^ distributed in some instatices , and that in others they should be sold at "the lowest possible priced Mr Jones concluded by proposlag a motion in- favour of- the publication of Chart ist -traota . ( Cheersi ) He would add , that the object hehad in view was not to instruct people as to 'what'the Charter was—aa it would be too late to begin that now , when they : hoped to have the Charter in a very short time , but simply to show certain sections cf the community how the-Charter , when obtained ^ would benefitthem individually . Mr Stevens seconded the motion .
The Chairman accorded Jo tho motion his . most undivided assent . There was , he believed , avast mas ? of people who were notto be approachedeither by lectures or public meetings , , v ? ho : eould . only , in fact , be invited to the consideration : of :. av subject through the medium of tracts and pamphlets ... , Let them take Colphel Sibth ' o ) rp" -r , ( A laughl—that gentleman in the house' jaat . night declared that Me Charter was , ^ T- ^ hvimpuE' (!( A taogh . ) , Now he believed thatgentleman . wanted enlightenment on the subject of the ; People ' s , Charter . Themption was put and unanimously carried . . *'" .. . Mr . Diiqs saigas the objeoUontemplated by the previous resolution ,, would > require some ' money for carrying . it out , he . should propose the formation of a tract fund for the purpose . '
, A subscription ' of £ l ,. ; which was thrown from a stranger present onto the table ofthe delegates , was at thisjunpturereceived with considerable applause , and a contribution of shillings and sixpences realised thesumof £ l , ;; i 8 s . 6 d . ' \„ , ' . . . ' , ' Mr , Ktdd stated that he had been commissioned on the part of the subscriber . ofthe sovereign ,, to add a recommendation that , a committee of ladies should be appointed to distribute the traota , a recommendation which was received with . tumultuous applause . lit ¦ . . i
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' " ^ leS ^^ ClBK ^ fn ^ f ^ rom-vrere ^^ fortb . e . purpose . oipreparing tracts . - ;;; id .. i . w . 3 : if i ' . 'l '' V ' , ; -, ; . . ADDRBS 9 . T 0 THE . QDESS . i - . i - . A ^ : ; :. : ' .: ¦¦ ' .: .. ^ iVir HJrsbst JPNEs . ^ hcn brought forward . hisureso--liitiouj-r -r ,,,.,. ; - , i , ; ... ; , ^ .:- < - . r ^ fi v , ' - .. "" « T h ' aiiJiis Convention prepare a : memorial to the Qiigenj . praying her ; . tp » dismiss . he ? . ministera ; :: to call to h ' e ' r councils men pledged to - make the Feople ' sOfiarter ^ a cabinet measure , and ^ to dissolve herparliaineut , ashotrepresenting thefeelingaand enlightenment ofthe . people- ; that suoh-inemorial be adopted at siaiultaneouBjiiheetingsm Gr . eat : Brit al ' n ' and Ireland on Good Fridaynext , imdentr . uflted tp the National A ^ mblyior presentaiJon ,, and for giving effect to the , cause . ; ' ; m . - : r : ;¦ -. . •¦ ;• ' ] L ^ WheriarJ
' In moving the resolution ; he wasr only calling upon tkein .-ta . aot in accordance with previousreao . lutions . which , they had .. come to , determining that if the National Petition were rejected . there should be no more petitions to parliament , but that they should address , the Queen as the , last authority : to which they could appeal . They would be doing their work in ' a very bungling manner if they resolyedupon any ulterior measures until they had tried this , fair and constitutional method . ' . . Bujt , it would -be ? an . act of humiliation for them to pBtition thp House of Com ' mons again . ( Hear ) . The House of Commonsmighi pass'thejvorstact . itpleased , but , if ever the Char-, lists addressed that house , it ought tovhe by remonstrari , ee , or pr ptest ^ notby petition . He , considered their . petition had . been . virtually- rejected , - and they were , therefore , justified in cpming tp the conclusion that'lhejfiu ^ Kt i <> meraorialiss herMajesty . ; . ( Loud cheers . )' '' ¦' ¦ ' , ¦¦¦'' : ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ - ¦;• .- . ¦> . ¦ .. : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦<•'
^ . .,: . , MrWALTEB seconded tho motion , and observed , that if ever the monarchy were , put an end to in this country , siich a result would not be promoted W much by the proceedings ofthe Conventionas 6 y the advisers of the Sovereign , who prevented her listening to the opinions and advice ; of the people . ( H ear . ) . ; . ' " . .- ' . . . ' ,. " ' . , ., ... :, . ; .. , After some discussion , tha , motion , was- . unanimously carried , and a committee appointed ; to draw up a memorial to the . Queen . ; thecommittee to consist of Messrs Ernest Jones , , Vyalter , and Harney ,- : Jt having been resolved that " Mr . Ernest Jones should be Rent oa a mission to Scotland , to prepare the way for the N a tional Assembly , and : leave of absence , having been given to-VaHouadelegatos , . the Convention adjourned , " : ; ;« . ;
. ( From our Fourth Edition oflastHDCeh . )< : " - ; . « ' SATURDAY MORNING , April 15 . " ^ ; , MrCniLD was called ; to the chair pro- t & m . in the absence of ; Mr M'Grath . ' -- " v : ; ¦ ¦ - - « - ' .: ¦ Mr : Francis asked permission to read a letter from . : John Sturgeon , Barrister , Of 62 | DeV 6 nshirestreej , Queen-squave , complaining of tho conduct ' of the , police , on Monday last , especially their brutal treatment-of the people at Westminster-bridge , and declaring that he heard a sergeant of police declare ' that it was a pity they could not -get ¦' at eome dozen of the-leaders ef the rabble and break their heads , it would deter the rest . ' ' ; ; ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
Mrf Stevenson rose to move , * That the'jbtirhala of London , with a > fewj honourable exceptions , are the enemies of the working classes , espeoiallythe Morning CH " R 0 NICLE , . of which better things Were to have been expected , seeing that its proprietoris one-of a class who have recently received great support from the working classes , in the pursuit of their political rights , it was necessary that the people should know who were , their enemies , the oonduct 6 f the' press generally had been very bad ; so much so , that they had done their beat to cause , an onslaught o a the people , and failing in that , have been unceasing in their endeavours to bring down ridicule oja this Convention . ' Feeling this , he thought he should not be doing his . duty unless he submitted this motion prior ; to his leaving the metropolis . The press was generally an engine of oppression to ihe people * and no man holding the sacred name of reformer , ' should enter a house ; in which those false journals were taken in . ¦ ... ¦ ' ¦ - . ¦ ..: ¦ . •¦ .- ¦ -: : ¦' ¦ ¦> ¦ '•¦ ' ; * ' -
Mr Adams seconded | the motion . ' Tho'CHRONicLz had set him down as one of the well meaning men in this Convention . Now , he thought the praise of the Chronicle was- one : of the foulest stains that could be thrown upon his character , andif it was only to wipe that off he would second this resolution The Chronicle set him down as a . well-meaning man . Now , in the CnitotiiCLE ' s sense of that term , it meant thinking as the Chbosicle thongbt . He'did not .. think as . the . - . Chboniolb-thought . Againi it wjjis / said . he -was well-intentioned—meaning , let things wmain as they were , . Now , he wished things to bo altered , and hence he was not at all entitled to their praise , but blame ; -: ; > . ¦ - ; :: ' ¦ ¦ Mr . SriiaROKsaid , he thought thia motion should not hi entertained , and would move an amendment to that effect . -- ;
Mr Dixon supported the motion , and contended th ^ t it was tbe duty of the papers to report what the delegates did say ,, and nothing else— ' nothing extenuating , nor ought set down in malice ;' 'but instead of , that many . things appeared that'they did not say , and he conceived they had . a jtst right to complain of it . v ; ' ' Mr FubsbiiIi said , he supported the motion ; , - The press had done » tl they . couldrto show they . wanted to effect a violent revolution , and denounced them accordingly ;;; but immediately they found : we were men of peace , and ; did every things to prevent a collision with the authorities , then they ^ turned round and denounced the delegates as cowards : : A 11 'they wished Of thepress was aclear stage and no favour .:-. - :
: Mr Cochrane would agree With the delegate for Abardeen , was-it not that he knew that the-press exercised considerable influence over , many ivho were not Chartists ; and hence he thought the best way was to treat the base statements in the press with silent contempt . He hoped thatthe government reporters wfirehonestmen , and would giye a fair report—giving text and context—not putting down anything : that smacked ;©! ' physical-force , . without reading the . context with it . ( Loud checra . ) Mr-Wilkinson said > he thought Mr Lund and othershad beep much misrepresented . He Iookedon Chartism as . a heavenly , subject ; containing every
thing benevolent , 3 ust , and humane .. ( Loud cheers . ) Mr CoEPAr . said , the mover had taken the wrong course—they-should , have called the publisher and p rinter to the bar , as they did in another house .-( Loud laughter . ) Mr Cuffay . tben read a letter , purporting to be from Colonel Sibthorp . inviting him to dinner on Wednesday next , which caused roars of laughter . Those things ! passed him by as the idle wind , which he heeded not , ' and he trusted the members of tbe Convention would do the same ; and hence he would move that no notice should be taken of the subject * - ; - ¦¦ , . The amendment was seconded . ;
• AlrlCHARLES . M'Cartht said 'he thought it . would bewellif the : . men of London would only support such'papers as supported themand represented them fairly ; . and the way of . obtaining the-true liberty , of thes Press was by adopting . this course , : ; - .. My . Cumminos thought it below : the dignity of this Convention to browbeat the reporters ,-but , as , regavcl ' ed ' the , ' editprsj he thought tha terms : ofthe resolutron . not strong enough . The Preashad fomented a false alarm and thereby caused an immense physical for / ee pn the part of Government tooccupythe metropolis , on Monday last . The best-way to put down , those things was . not by passing resolutions but'by supporting a Press of their own . ( Cheers ;) . ? Mr Child said he would support the motien ..
Mr '' Glennistekthought this au unprofitable : discussibn , in fact , it . appeared to be the interest of the Press to give incorrect statements of the proceedings of' tho" Chartists . He should on this oceasien vote for the previous question . ¦ .:-Mr MiEFiELDsaid a few words in- support- of the amendment ..,.,. . ; -. - . Mr Abbto . y saidj he thought the class who supported . the press ; and not the press itself , were to blame , and hence the only remedy was to'destroy the present system . Mr Fsakcis supported the motion and said he did not attach blame co the reporters but to the editors and proprietors .
The Chairman said ,. he did not object to the spirit ofthe resolution , but . he objected to specifying auy paper . He did notlike the Mornino Cbbonicle tp be partieularised . ' . He wished that .. " portion to fee struck eut ; Should a pane of glass be broken in the office of tbat journal during the ensuing six months , depend oh it—ji would be attributed to the vote of . this Convention . - He thought the members of the Convention would be guilty of dereliction of duty , if they did not censure the Press for their calumnies on the Chartists . The Turn had said , the other day , ' that Chartists would shoot every man opposed to them ih principle . ' Now , he ( the Chairman ) said
the Chartists were not men of blood y that , they held human life was not given to sport with— that they consequently opposed that life-destroying machinethe gallows . ( Loud cheers . ) The Wkeklt Dispatch was eternally opposed to the interest ofthe people . It appeared to h im , that if they went for physical force , that was wrong—is they went for moral force , then they were cowards . So hit them high or bit them h > W / you could not please them . ( Laughter . ) But th ^ peop le had the power whenever they pleased toaiteritj He : hoped Mr Stevens . would withdraw the portion of :- hia i motion - he had suggested . ( Cheers . );
Mr Stevenson consented , and said a few , words in reply . . .. . .-, - ,- ' . ¦ ... ' ,. .. . , The ' motion was carried by a great majority . '' MEMORIAL . TO THE , qUEEN ... -. . " „ - '' . Mr WALiBRbrought up the report ofthe committee , and read the address adopted by the committeethe reading of .. which was greeted with great ap . plause . Mr Walter said , that address . had been unanimouslyadoptedby the committee , and thoucht all persons worthy of the name of mep would accord it theirassent . ( Loud cheers . ) ... Mr Shirron movedthat the report be received . Mr Mubpby seconded the motion . After a few verbal alterations , Mr . Child aiippoi ted the adoption of the address , and said the people were looking to this as their last rcsourae ,, and looking at it as a last appeal- It wasthe most serious business of the Convention .. Mx . WnttiNSON Sald , he thought it would be effec «
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» ve . Perhaps it would be tue ^ sttime _ that ^ ever tue ^ i @ Bu 1 l B £ S ^ Sate ^^ the . ftueen ; and . ss ^ mother and ; as ; -a »! E » gU 3 hWO man . hetnoiight her Majesty would feel for , 'her snb « jects ^ hdlisten to theiriir ^ yer . -. .: ; . -. ' .. . , ¦ ¦ / : >*•' --" . Mr FussjLL said , we h ^ dL . flever appealed to he . Majesty , ti efore . Now we called on , cer : to .-. dismiss he ^ Miniaters , and call to her councils men who would , m , ake the Charter ' a- Cahinet measure ... He , hoped this- ' . memorial would bo reapOndedto—andhe had h 6 doubt it wou'Id ^ hy ' the ' peOpJe ' , ' " . ' . T ^ e iHoti on was theffputf ^ ahd' the following . me ^ morial was adopted uaanimonsly amidst loud cheers . ''" TO ' THE QUEEW ' S-KOST'BXCELLEMT - HAjrilSTt :- ' - ' ¦" »™ . v * fof t » g » j * ™^^^
Th ? MecQor ^ al Inhabltantr ' of' * - : ' ¦ ' ¦ " , Jn " I pubjlo' ineeting assembled , ^ this 21 st day of April , 1848 ;' "' . 'Shewj ^ th , : yhat agreat portion of your memorlallats are ilow and feaToloDg . becD , so &' orlnj unparalleled ^ IstrenD , " ' That ' these islands present-the " , anomalous spectacle of a people otarving in the midst , of plenty ,, while -hundreds ' . oi thousands , willing and ahlo to work , are debarred eyth / tho right of remunerative IafaBurV '¦ ' ¦ ¦ " . ' ¦ ' That such astute of flocletj , repugnanttothe laws of God and nature , can be attributed only to mlBgovornmcnt . . That within . tho last fewmonths upwards of a million of human beings have perished in Great Britain and Irelaod of famine and pestiUaoe / consequent upon , such misgbvernment , , .- .- ; ; = .. ¦ : ¦
•" . 'That by classrmado laws the people have been robbed of their Batoral-lnherltanOBi—the land of these islands ; That . they haye . bsen burthened with , the payment of a debt which thoy never contracted , and oppressed by taxation , falling almost excluBirely . upon the working classes . : \\ - . . ; : ¦ - ¦ ¦ That ' the ' government are arraying class against class , and placing arras In the hands of one section of . the community to masgacro the ether . That ' atthe sametlmethegovernment have invaded the constitutional rights ofBritish subjects to bear arms in their 0 !» h defence . : — . > :.:. That the government have coorcedaud -prevented a legal and paoeablo proceastonof the . peoplo , by bringing an urmtd force to oppose their progress .: i .. : Thatthe government are even assailing the right of British subjects < to meet endd ^ puas their grievances InpublioJ - . -., , " ¦ ¦ - '' ..
That the Qaggtng Bill , falsely idenominated a . bill for the hettersecurity of your MajeBty's . Crown and Government , is a ' measure conceired ; in the . spirit of that tyrannical dynagty ,- whose , expulsion led to the : iutrodac * tloa' pf y 9 ur MajeBty ' s family to ; the . British throne . ' . ¦ ¦ -.-• That your memorialists ^ hava -to complain of . these gri « vancee , because rival factions , representing , a-priv . U legefl few , have beea hitherto -your Majesty's . only advisers ; ' ¦ ¦ . ; : ; - ¦ ¦¦ -.:,. - ¦ : . ; -: . . . ' ..-. _• - - - That your Majesty's Parlia ( nen 4 . havoalm 6 ateiclu 6 i ? ely proved themselves the subservient toolsflf party leaders . ' That they are not the representatives of tho people . but onlthe contrary of a class , as six-eevenths . ofthe male population are excluded . from their undeniable right of the franchise .
Tour memoralists , therefore , pray that , your ; Majesty may bo gracioasly . pleased to dieaplve the present parliament , and dismiss from your councils those-Ministers whose baneful influence endangers tbe security of . yonr crown , and the very existence of your people ; , and to call to your aid men who will make the People ' s Charter a cabinet measure , < ¦; - '¦ . ,- '•¦ .. j ¦ • • ' That- 'TJFsiversal Suffrage , . the- great principle of the People ' s Charter , has already , . been made law in the principal states of Europe . ; -., . ¦ .: _ .- , That yoiir memorialists , believing the intelligent and
Industrious people , of Great Britain » od Ireland to be equally . deaerving-of liberty with the people of 4 > tb « countries , earnestly pray , that ; your Majesty will be pleased to graut . their requests , and , thereby , secure the peace and prosperity of the country . ,. -, - And your memq * ialists will . ever pray , < 5 tp ;' Mr Child said , he rose to move that the memorial should be submitted to the' simultaneous meetings , and where agreed to , it should be signed by the chairmandn their behalf ..::: ; , MvLowERYsecondedthemotion .. : . .
"Mr Aima said , he was hardly satisfied with the motion , yet he scarcely knew whether to propose an amendment , although he thought , were the memorial signed by every man ' s name and address who were in its favour , it would have a great effect . - ; The CBAiRUARsaid . it would be well if the num . bers attending the meetings were stated . Mr Cochrane thought the- means recommended were inadequate . ¦ ' Th Chairman said , tbe signing would be as likely to be denied as not genuine , as : were the . signatures to the National Petition . ' : . : ¦ Mr FussKL & aaid , - were they : to have a signed memorial , ' the people would refuse to act , as they were disgusted with the manner ih which their petition had been treated . ... - ¦ : ¦ •
Mr Adams suggested a iorm , to . the effect that it should be signed by - the chairman- ^ the numbers stated—and that it should be countersigned by the two tellers appointed for that purpose . ; . ¦ ¦ i ..-- ' Mr T . M . Wheeler dissented from such a course . Slr'AsntON also dissented . . . --.- :. - Mr M'CARiHy said , he ; thought it folly , to be counting , measuring , or signing , except by the chairman . The statements made by gentlemen re * lative to Kennington Commonchid : quite- convinced him that such steps were without utility . .: MrWnEELEB moved that , the , word . 'tellers '* be lettOUt . .. . - .,, ' ;¦ - . •; - ' -. -, ; • ¦ . - ; v ' r Mr"M'Cartbtseconded the . amendment . ¦ ¦ ¦ -. ¦ -. : Mr Child said a few-words in reply .-., ;
' The Chair man said he was in favour of . 'tellers , ' as he thought that the information wottld . be useful to the National Asaembly , and . might . be made usa : of toHerMajesty .. ¦ -.. - . - .- ; , . »>¦ The originalmotion wasearriedby alargemajority . Mr Lowbrv moved , " , 'That :. the memorial be printed and sent ta the severali localities , ' . . .. r : Seconded and . carried . . . . .. _ - .- ¦ -..-- ¦ - ; ' . : Mr SfEtEsaoN asked , for leave of abaence until Tuesday . —Granted . . . ¦; " Leave of absence was asked for Messrs Fussell and Loweryi " - ..: - . ¦¦ : ¦ Mr Cuffat opposed it . .-. ¦ ¦ ; -- y . - . 2 Leave granted ., . - ¦ - . < , " The Convention then adjourned until : Monday & i nine o ' clock . ,.,,. .. . .
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• '' .-v «« THEDEMOCRAT : * ' : V IJ : THE PEOPLE'S ANSWER TO CRIPPS & CO . We direct attention to the annexed letter from the good and true men of Ashtdn-under-Lyne to Mr O'Connor . The propositions of our Ashton friends , if generally , adopted ^ will ensure hot merely the publication , but also the establishment of The Democrat . - We liavelaid the better before Mr O'Connor , and Trie ' ; are authorised to state that he acbe ' pts the propositions contained , therein j at-the same time , thanking : ; the men of Ashton for this additional and ' noble proof of their confidence ^ Let the locaiitiesi speak out o ' rt this question- ; ftrid , if they accord with the ; views , of the AsKtori Chartists , act while speaking , ;;¦; ' ^ . " ,. ' \
'" ¦ PsAR Sir ,- —The . Chartists-of Ashton- havmg learned ; through the : press ; that it is your : intention to " establish a daily : newspaper- ( the Democrat ) , - ^ discussion has arisen ; on -the--subject ; and , as we think that there is a great risk in the starting of & daily paper , we venture to : make the following suggestions for y oar consideration : — 1 . The propriety ot starting the paper by means of shares of oneahillihg each , or any amount . yon may think fit , but we think that the smaller . - the shares
the better , as there will be so many more persons interested in the success of the paper , and that will cause it to have a greater- circulation . If » on the Other hand , it should fail to pay * it will not then injure you so much as it otherwise would do , if you shonlo vehtur to commence on vour resources . ' 2 , ' That there be 500 , 000 shares . of one shilling each , which will amount : to £ 25 , 000 , and which will bea good sum ; to commence with . ; . ¦ -..: . ' -...: - 5 . That no one person shall hold more-than , one hundred shares . , ^ - -
4 . That the whole control and direction of the paper be vested in you . . : a ; :-Sir ; we have two reasons formaking ofthese proposition ' s " : — " , ••• . ¦ - . ' .. .. . . ' ' - . i ' -. . ; 1 . To show to the laughing and sneering House oi Commons that you still enjoy the confidence of the working men , and that we are ready to support you In opposition to all yonr eneinies , ' 2 . We wish to save you from as much risk as . poa ^ sible in the starting of this paper . ; - for , if it should be once commenced , and fail for ; want of support , it would delight our enemies , and perhaos ruin vou .
Sir , « you should approve of our suggestions , and will put forth a prospectus to the effect of your intention to establish the paper in shares , we . are sure that it'will meet with success . Our locality , will de lta duty , for , at our meetingJast night , no less than sisty persons offered to take shares out ; and if you should agree to adopt our ^ . suggestions , ' we feel . confidentthat over one . thousand shares will beiakeh out in this place .. I remain , yours , . . ; On behalf of the Ashton . Chartists , ... . ' James Tatlou . To Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P .
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- Majjchbbibb . —The observatioh committee iave determined to call a South Lancashire delegate meeting , for Sunday , April-3 Q th , to be heldat Whitakerfs TemperaEOB-hotel , 93 , Great Anooats-streefc , at nine o ' clock p . m . The following localities are expected to send delegates ,: —[ Each delegate is requested to bring with hini the county levy of one halfpenny per member in order to pay off expenses incurred at Oldham-Edge ] — Manchester , Wigan , Warrington Liverpool , Bolton ,. St . Helena , Bury , Middletdn * Oldham ,, Rochdale , Heywood , Shawi Hyde , Stock . ' port , Mottram , Ashton , Stalybridge , ffollinwpbd . Ratcliff-bridge , Ecoles and Newton-heath . ' Halifax . — Meetings attended by erioirmsu ; numbers , followed by processions through the town ' * o ?«| lace . lasfc wee ) £ . The greatest euthusiasui pr , e-
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. ( Prom the Gazette of ' TueSday ^ April 18 . ) '¦ '¦"¦[ ' \ BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . CHarIes BIKs , of Easthothly , Sussex , ' grocer-James Wade , of Lissou-grove , draper . ¦ . . . " . ; BANKRUPTS . : - - .. Edward Benten , of 23 . : Tottenham ^ ourtroad »»»« broker--James Sidney Stopford , of 8 „ Austin-friarsi merl chant—Hannah Prosser and Ann Prosser , late of Bond street , milliners-Diedrick John Elster and James God frey Elster , of 41 , Threadnee . dle . street , ' merchantsdmund 1 ownsend
E . , of Hungerford . iriarket , and 9 , Gros . venor . street YTest , fiHUmouger-Lucy Churchyard , o £ Marltet-hiU , Woodbndge , hutoher-Robert Blahe Wehh . of Bury St Edannds , d-aper-Williain Killard , of Swin . don , innkeeper-Jno . Shave , of Bristol , licensed victuaUer ^ 3 Wl ^ rinf ' ' othyme Ke ^ , Dorsetshire , innkeeper-William DS 90 u , of Wakefiefd , -Yorkshire , grocer : ± S ' -2 S 5 nWO , & ° f Haw ° * . Yorkshire , Worsted Slv er-A ° tll 0 ny Harrison , of Bootle . cum-Linacre . Lancaslure , joiner-Adam MaraTand , of Maccleafleld , silk aaanufacturer-flichard Tf ilson , of Hartlepool , ship .
- .., 1 KSOLTENT PETITIONERS . George . Spicer , of Bath , milkman-Thomas Norton , of Loose , - near Maidatone ; millwright--John Baton , of Hu ? ton , Lancashire , aaddler-Joseph Spencer of Bilstdn . ; tinman— Thomas Hargreavcs , of Neath , Glamorganshire attorney . r-Charles Kennett , of Hungerford-street , WesU ' minster , coach proprietor—William Pidwell , of Charles , town , Cornwa 1 , cqcper-Benjamin Dance , « f She ' lsley Beanchamp , W orcestershire , farmer-Samual St of Bate , butcher- William Bobbins , of Bath ; retaiR t 0 \ S ^? - D arl ts H ^ 8 ' . * Worce « er , assistant turnkey « , „ llham , Pu 8 h » of Birmingham , coach proprietor-William Prknt , of Bath , PrSfea 86 r , ofinHSic : ? T " ' - 8 C 0 TCH SEQUESTBATIONSi
_ James M'Arthur ; of MQnikie contraotor-John Park , of Butherglen , grocer-Richard Reid , of Glasgow , wrieht-B , ? W ' 5 ! l ! ba ! J ' ^ 0 ba 1 * ' "dler-John Adams Bower and RobertOleugb , jun . ; 61 Dundee , card manufacturers-3 ohn LauWe , oi Bdinlurgh , farmer-Thomas Carswell , 0 ^ ' 2 . . ~ % , hrisae . of Grangemouth , draper r , L 7 n ^ . i ° t ?) wi S 5 mUne ' P ° « w-l 9 om manufac-Willlam Fulton , of Glasgow ; tanner-John Philp , ofLeltb , diBtiller-r JamesniWndoe ^ of -. Glasgow ,. wrdght-Andrew Lawrlo , oi Edinburgh , farmer . ^ ^^
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 22, 1848, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22041848/page/4/
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