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      ' Jue Nen 7 Rhenish Gazette, Ivef* Rhsis...

      ' jUE NEn RHENISH GAZETTE , iVef * Rhsisisgk Zeiicsg' is the title ef a rievr , r J Camal lately started at Cologne . Tnis jourj " which announces iteelf' the organ of tha demo B is conducted with singular ability and esirac ijD srv boldness ; and we hail it as a worthy , able . ° ^ valiant comrade in the grand crusade agaica ' £ rs nnv and injustice in every shape and form . The jncipV . editor is Dr Maes , one of the ablest of the jTfjnitefS ° * kab 3 nr's riehts in Europe . The assistr * editcr 3 include W . Wolff , of Breslaw , aster . ing 5 , Bocnt ; DrDronke . of Coblen'z , ex-state prisoner ; c Wo'ff , of Cologne ( was ten years in Paris ); H . o " prer 8 ^ f Cologne , a favourite popular orator , and

      Qcinter of tee nrst popular assembly at Frankfort ); c ^ derick Engels , whose able writings have often rseed the columns ef the Stab ; and George Werth , nE sne honourably kuewn Co our readers as theuomasker of theFree-trade delnsiemsU at the celebrated gr ase ! s Conference . We wish our contemporary a Iocs cireer of ustfulcess and victory .

      Co Flea&Er* & Coraspontintts.

      Co flea & er * & Coraspontintts .

      Bishisoa As.—I- Marsh, Of Cheapside, Inf...

      BisHisoa as . —I- Marsh , of Cheapside , informs us that an infant daughter of Joseph Brooks , of 119 , Bradford . ctre * t . Cheapside , sixteen months old , was playing at ihe wicker gate when the sentinel , Daniel Deeley , of the « th company , unprovoked , rushed forward and ' pierced tie cheei : of the babe with the bayonet , while its playful little face was peeping through ; he also mentions a Mr Welt * . ofFacror ' s-lane , who saw this atrocious act codjcsit ' . ed . [ The parents cf the child should have brought the wretch before the magistrate . —Ed . X . S . ] J aSes Watsos , Manchester . —We have given your letter to the directors . f oxgleton . —It is not yet known ; due notice will be given when and whereparties wiU he located . Jlr T . P . Gseev , of Birmingham , denies having been present at meetings at which he is reported to have made speeches by the daily papers . Sarrxx Asxr . —The' Blue Book' shall have our

      attention . Islz op Wight . —M . w . N ., a P . G ., of tha order of Odd Fellows , says , 'that on the 2 nd of June , Lord Brougham is reported to hare presented a petition from a society of Odd Fellows , praying for protection to trade , and that he immediately begun to call their lords ! ips' attention to the late processions in th" metropolis , and ended by calling upon the governmeut to put down the people . ' The writer adds , * I am positive no such petition could have been adopted by any < pen Lodge of the M . U . for any such purpose . True , many Lodges in ths unity , acting under the direction of the executive , have latterly presented petitions to both houses , praying for legalisatien , and the Lodge I belong to

      would tare done the same , but as the ExecHtive left it optional with lodg « t whether they would do so or not , * re declined , as many o £ the members would not sign the pstition , oa the ground that they had petitioned parliament so often to no purpose , and seeing the manner the Kational petition was treated , we determined to pray no more either t to Lords or Commons as at present conitituted . ' Eatthias . —The paper ailnded to * in the letter of L'Ahi dc PtCPie was the Lo \ nos ExAHiSEE , one of the oldest ot the Whig weekly papers . Hi Joax H . EECAH . —We shall be glad to receive your contributions . T . B .. Manchester will see , by referring to last Saturday's Stab , that the fifteen shillings were handed over to Mr

      il'Crea . Mr R . Jose ? , Chester —Had better direct his communication ? to tie Land Directors , and the Executive . ASDStW Ho ? £ , Trimdou . —We do net know what von mean by ' Mr O'Connor ' s two last published Gd books . ' Tou had better state the titles of the books , and get them through one of the London publishers . H . Stotl & SS , of the Land purchase department , is requested to call at the Land OSce , as Mr Clarkhas haiiaess to transact with him . Mr Clark not being able to find M . Spotland by letter . Vexax , Leeds . —The money is acknowledged ; the letter shall appear next week . 5 . Cakmxet . —We have forwarded JDUT kttCT tO W , E , Eifposden . —It has been impossible to find room for the statement subscribed by Mcstrs . Parson , Schofield , and others . It shall apcear in our nest .

      Receipts Of The Jfatioxtal Icand Coiyipa...

      RECEIPTS OF THE JfATIOXTAL IcAND COIYIPAHT , FOB THE WEEK ESD 1 SG THURSDAY , JUKE 22 , 2813 . PER HR O'CONNOB . HA * E 8 . £ B . A . Wm Small •» 0 5 0 Bermondsey .. 18 6 Edward Barlow 0 5 0 Haswell .. 0 5 6 BiehardGrimihs 6 5 0 Oldham .. 0 s o Wm Jones „ ISO ShtrSsld .. 1 ft 0 0 HyAshtcn -. 0 2 6 Leicester , Astill 5 o 0 Wm Clark » 0 S 0 Hindley , Smith .. 5 12 0 Jas Castelo .. 0 10 0 Rochdale .. 1 19 6 Michael Howton < 10 0 Manchester .. 1 IS 0 John Leicester _ 0 2 g Birmingham , Richard Booth , 1 0 0 Goodwin M 1 e 0 Levi Booth .. 0 15 0 Hindley , Win-Wm Rowe n 19 0 Stanley „ 1 13 10 HySherwin - S 14 0 Sinetbwick M 3 6 6 Rt Huberthoru .. 1 2 e Nottingham , John Saspberxy 0 I 0 Sweat i . 2 I o Lincoln .. 3 S S Hevwood .. 1 in p Hull .. 19 6 Mold « 10 0 ieamington - 7 15 6 Kew Radford „ 0 IS 6 Bolton M 1 IS 6 Trowbridge- ~ Oil 9 Hartlepool .. 15 0 Gorebridge « 2 12 6 Darlington « . 5 8 6 Tewnesbury .. 0 lo o Kingsbridre „ 8 11 0 Coventry .. 2 0 0 Mossley .. 4 5 6 Oswaldtwistle .. 10 0 Hexham I o O Chorley ~ 2 17 9 A- orwieh „ 1 19 0 Bury St Ed . Skoreditch .. 0 4 0 munds .. 3 I 0 Limehouse , B . H . 1 5 0 Brighton , Arti-Linlithgow „ 2 0 0 choke .. 5 16 0 £ 104 a 1 BXPEKSE FUND . Oldham M 0 8 6 Leamington M 0 6 0 Hind / ey , Win- Bolton - 3 7 6 Stanley .. 0 4 0 Hartlepool .. 0 d 0 Smethwick .. 0 S 0 Darlington „ 0 12 0 IfottinsfcazH , Kingsbridge .. 0 5 0 Sweet .. 0 6 6 Mossley - 0 1 0 Heys-ood , Scott 0 IS 0 Hexham .. 0 1 b Kew Radford ,. 14 0 Norwich - o 1 o Burv St Ed- ChasTinham ^ 0 10 maeds ., J 10 0 Richard Booth- 0 4 0 Hull „ 0 2 * John Sells .. 0 2 0 Henry Sherwin „ 0 4 0 £ 3 15 7 Land Fund ... ... » 10 * ? 10 Expense Fund ... ... « , A Rul « ° 4 ° 113 8 5 BanS , u ih «» " ** 2 5 1 £ 225 14 0 Ws . Dirow . Chxibtopees Do « b , Tecs . Class , ( Corres . Seo . ) PEILIf U'G 2 ATH , ( Fin . Ss ; . ) RECEIVED AT BAKK . Dudley , Money Club .. - - " J J Barnstaple .. .. •• • ' , ! ? 5 Manchester « .. - ~ ... 3 4 0 T . Paid , Manager . RECEIPTS OF LIBERTY FUKD . Greengate .. 6 s 0 Mr Draper . Cam-Mr Browat ,. 0 3 0 berweU - O 1 0 Mr Williams „ 0 10 Land-Office Book 0 5 6 South London A Voter , from Hall .. 0 5 10 Bary .. 0 10 Elderslie ^ 0 10 0 Friends , at Green . Dean Street , w * eh , per Westminster , Dans » 0 14 6 per Bockbv .. 1 0 0 Ditto , ditto , per _ Todmorden » 10 0 Whitcombe H ° ' 6 Thos Richard . i ' ertfcampton .. 0 10 d sou „ 0 0 6 Gainsborough .. 0 10 0 Mechanics of Hebden Bridge ^ 0 10 0 Blaekfriars-rd 6 7 5 £ 6 15 4 H . B . —The two pounds were duly received from Mossley , on May 31 st . ^ ^^ S £ cretsryirsscBirnoKs foe toests at o ' cohkosvuxe . Tucbrides Wells 0 1 ' ) 0 -Mr BonelL ditto 9 1 C T A C -. 0 0 6 Mr Cribb , Ux-Mr r . imblett , Lon- bridge « 0 8 6 don „ 0 1 0 £ 0 13 0 TOE SZtD FOB OCCCTAXTS AT o ' COKKOlVILLE . Stockport , per Woodhonse ~ « 0 10 e * * Thokas Maetin WhzeLIB . pox mbs j 05 es . Accrington „ ~ - .. 0 5 0 ,

      Exetes.—A Meeting Of Delegates From The ...

      Exetes . —A meeting of delegates from the several localities in the west will be held at Havill s Temperance Hotel , 91 . Forfrstrttt , Exeter , on Wednesday , 28 tk inst ., for tbe purpose of forming a district or districts under the new organisation , as mav he deemed advisable . Business to commence at half-past ten o ' clock a . m . Delegates to bring a small sum each to cover expenses of meeting . Manchester . — A South Lancashire delegate meeting vill be held at Whittakert Temperance Hotel , 93 , Great Ancoats-sireet , on July 2 nd , precisely at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , to adopt and carry out the new organisation , also in aid of the Defence and Victim Fund . All localities in South Lancashire are earnestly requested to attend . By order of the Observation Committee .

      Sodth Shields . — The Chartists of iHortbarabsr-Jaad and Durham are informed that a large and powerful steam-boat is engaged for a pleasure tnp to Hartlepool , on Sunday , July 2 nd , at which place a camp meeting will be held . The profits of the trip to go to the Liberty Fund . A Cotott Delegate Msetoo will be heidforthe ceuEtt of Surrey , at the Souta London Chartist Hall , oi Sunday , July 9 th , at ten o ' clock ; delega t es from Lambeth . Bermondsey , Walworth , Vauxhall , Crevdon , Wandsworth , and CaoberweU . localities are requested to attend . All communications 10 be addreseed to Mr GMrge SSeal , sab-secretary , No . * , Bird-street Borjugh-road , SoathwarS ,

      Defence Fua T D. Received By Wu. Ridbr. ...

      DEFENCE FUA D . Received by Wu . RiDBr . £ . b d . Amount alr ^ aoy published q 9 ^ 3 1 T j 1 c . » 0 B Clifford . ; ;;; - - i » . Allan , Dunrobin ... one D - r . '" ... O U O f euzmce , per J . Lewis ... # >> 10 0 Burnley , ptr J . Wallace ... "" 0 15 0 OH Basiord , per J . Jolicsen ... " . ' / , 1 0 0 G . Thompson , Fnlbirk ... "' 0 8 6 S . U . Water . . F . lkirk ... Z " \ „ » e

      Friends at Bridgewater ... ... 1 x 10 Oxford , per J . Smith 0 8 e Uxfoia , a few Land Member * ... 0 7 0 Sheffield , per O . Carlll " * . j 0 fl Bristol , pert . Valentine . , 1 0 0 Dttb y . pcrW . AUcock " 0 12 4 iJerby , a few Confederates ... ... 0 2 6 A ' nv . fck . ptr J . Young ... ... % "j 1 13 l Ksneatoa , per M . Maddox ... '" 10 0 Jaseph Ltwis , Lantwit Yardre ... '" 0 1 0 R . C . A ., Auchterarder ... **] 10 0 G . Ciobe , Milton Mowbray ... . 0 5 0 Chartists , Vale of Lsven ... . 0 10 0 King ' s Cross , near Halifax , per D . Eawnsley 0 17 8 V ? alBall Chartists ... ... ... 0 12 0 Pilklngton , per J Eastwood ... ... 0 7 0 Ho ' . trani , Block Printers of tbe Hodge ' . ' , ' . 17 0 Dover , a few Friends ... ... o c n uover , a rew rrienag 0 6 0

      ... ... ... An Elector , and Friend U Freedom , Westminster ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 Whittington and Cat , per J . BlooiaSeld ... 0 6 10 GhiRow , pw W . Stephenson . „ „ . 9 11 7 R . Jones . Chester ... ... ... 0 0 0 6 . For , Piailico ... ... ... 0 10 Leicester , per H . Green ... ... 1 11 1 Leicester , per Z . Astill ... ... 0 10 0 Barnsley , per P . ilirfield and G . Utile ? ... 3 16 0 Two ChardstB , Thornton , near Bradford ... 0 2 6 Winchester , per G . Sturgeta .. ... 0 16 Clyde Pottery . Greenock , per J . Bay ... 0 4 G Shrewsbury , per J . Batho ... ... 0 12 9 Preston , par W . Lifldle ... ,., 0 10 0 Bamber Bridge , per W . Liddlo ... ... 0 7 0 Nottingham , per J . Sweet ... ... 18 2 Doncasfcr , perB . Armfitld ... .. 0 10 0 Halifax Female Chartietg ... . * . 15 0 Plymouth , Chartists and Land Mercberg , per J . Rogers ... ... .. ... 1 10 0

      T . S . B ., Dewsbury 10 0 Hanley and Shelton , Chartists ,, per M . Deakin ... ... ... ... 12 0 Ojwaldtwistle , Mr Blackburn , per E . nesketi , „ ... , „ ... 0 u 6 O'Connorville Alhttees ... ... l is 6 C . Row . < eU , Pimlieo ... ,.. , „ 0 10 Birmingham , Ship Inn Locality , per J . Newhouse ... ... ... .. 2 0 0 W . Hosier . Coventry 0 19 MassSeld , Waggon and Cole , Sick Club ... 0 2 5 „ King and Miller Lodge ... 0 3 0 § „ "William Fourth Lodge ... 0 3 6 i „ J . EinVa Turner ' s Shop ... 0 10 „ Chartists ... ... ... 0 18 0 Barrel , a few friends ... ... ... 0 3 0 0

      Chartistsr-fEldtrslie ... ... ... 0 5 OhartiRtscf Eldtrslie ... ... ... 0 o 6 A f , w friendr , Booth Town ... ... 0 14 Dxbridja . pe . 'E . Farrtll ... ... 0 6 6 A . Black , Edinburgh ,,, ... ... 0 5 0 W . Don ? lB » , Trimdon Colliery ... ... 0 0 6 Caartists of Lirerpool ... ... ... 2 0 0 H . Roberts . profit on Kortheni Star ... 0 5 3 Delegate meeting , Blackstone Edge ,., 0 15 0 Nine working men , Melboarn . „ , „ 0 7 0 B . Clare and others , Qaeea ' a Head . court , Great Windmill street , Haymarket , ... 0 2 6 Tfldroorden , per J . Stansfisld ... ... loo Kiely , Kirkwood and frienas ... .. 6 7 6 Colne . from a few females ... ... 0 10 0 S . J . Kebbeck , Chippenham .. ... 0 0 6 A few friends . South Lincolnshire ... 0 3 6

      Glossop , per J . Hall ... .. — 0 10 0 Yarmouth , per W . C . Sawyer ... ... 0 13 0 2 . Edwards , a householder and Toter ... 0 2 0 Simoa Stright , Eigeware Eoad ... ... 1 0 0 Snig ' s Snd ... ... ... ... 0 8 0 A fiw Charthtg , Chatham ... ... 0 8 0 W . J . Cook , Haggerston ... ... 0 2 6 E . Showy ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 J . Colman .. ... .. ... 0 q 6 Newark , per W . Walker .. ... 1 0 0 A few Masonsi Richmond , Surrey .. 0 g 8 Stockport , psr T . Webb ... ... 1 1 0 Brunswick Hall . Limebouie ( 2 nd sub ) ... 0 ° 9 W . Roser , Brighton Hill ... ... 0 l 8 3 . Guinamaa , Tonbridge Wells ... ... 0 ^ 0 R . Alexander , Boot and Shoemaker ,

      Chelseamarket .. .. .- .. 0 5 n Five Bootmakers , 51 , Compton . street , Soho 0 2 S Kilmarnosk , per M . Gilmore .. .. 0 13 1 Kirkcaldy Chartist Association .. .. 0 8 6 A Very Unwilling- Special , Tornham-green .. 0 10 Bermondsey , per R . Finch .. 0 8 0 Southampton , per G . Goodman .. .. 0 5 0 Ripponden , per J . Wrigley .. .. 0 2 6 Accriagton , per G . Hartley .. .. 0 17 4 Bridlington Chartists , per J . Vickarman .. 0 11 8 Masons at Sowerby Hall , ditto .. 0 4 4 Pittingbourne , per S . Willis .. .. 0 2 0 Sheffield , per ( J . CaTill .. .. .. 0 5 6

      Glasgow , -pa J . Neile .. .. .. 0 9 i Homcastle , per G . Sissons . .. 0 19 8 J . Wood , Chester , per J . Lewis .. .. 010 T . Wearer , Chester , aitto .. .. © 10 Leicester , per J . Culley .. .. .. 0 9 1 C . M'Loughlin , Bury St Edmund's .. 0 1 0 J . Douglas , Gosport .. ., .. 0 5 0 Stowmarket , per J . Buckle .. .. 0 7 0 Chartists of Holbeck , per W . Sykes .. 18 0 Lincoln , per J . Budd .. .. ,. 0 5 3 Holbrook . per W . Williamson .. .. 9 15 10 Ten-perance Star , Leeds .. .. 0 6 0 Loughborough , ver J . Skerington .. 060 Combmaksrs , at Messrs Stewart Howell * and

      Co ., Aberdeen ., .. .. 1 12 6 Plasttrew , Plnmbers , Masons , Joiners , & c , at CaVwick Abbey .. .. .. 1 14 1 W . Phillips , Ripley , Derbyshire .. .. 0 16 C . Tinley . ditto , ditto ,. .. 0 10 H Benton , Truro .. .. .. 050 Sunderland , per H . Hains .. .. 2 0 0 Xorthwicb , per W . Rowe .. .. 0 6 6 £ 165 15 5 J

      Received By The Central Couhitiek. D. Wa...

      Received by the Central Couhitiek . D . Waterworth .. .. .. 060 Perry ' s Coffee-house , Church-street , Bethnal Green .. .. .. .. 300 T . Turner , Rotherham .. .. 1 0 0 By a Lady .. .. .. .. e 0 s W . Taylor , Princeg-street . Haaover . square ' .. 0 10 0 Finsbury Locality .. .. . 2 0 0 Devonport Charter Association .. . 10 0 J . Barlow , Alfred Lodge , Someri Town .. 0 2 0 Per Mr Buckby , Leicester .. .. 14 4 W . T . .. .. .. 8 0 6 Westminster Locality , per Mr Buckby .. 2 0 0 Mr Side ' s Book , Mechanics .. .. 0 2 6 Five Hatters , by Grey .. .. 0 5 0 Royal Oak .. .. .. .. 0 2 C J . Tailor .. .. .. .. 010

      Old Shtldon Charter Association .. 0 10 c John Shopland .. .. 0 10 James Shopland .. .. 0 0 6 Per "W . Brown .. .. .. 030 W . .. .. .. .. 026 J . Warner .. .. .. .. 036 Miller aad Friends .. .. .. 0 9 6 Per Mr Goodwin , Blue Coat Boy .. . e 3 0 Chester Defence Fond—J . Say , 1 b ; W . Hay , 16 d 0 16 Geo . Hoaper .. ,. .. .. 086 JohnRosby .. .. .. 016 J . Hooper , Preston Branch .. .. 0 3 0 Messrs Draper and Sons .. 0 2 0 Mr Potter .. .. .. .. 0 10 W . Price .. .. .. 0 0 6 Alfred Chump , Deptford .- 0 * 0 Jlr Arnott , a Few Friends , Somers Town • 0 19 6 Air vr . RiderNobtbern StjIB , per

      Contri-, buttons .. .. .. 2 fl 0 e Mr Daniels , Washington Brigade • e « " Hoxton Locality .. .. " f 2 S Mr F . Lucksmitb , Bristol .. 1 ° » Greenga te 0 316 } ConnseU « •• ° J " Geo . MaBlin .. •• •• ? \ £ Northampton .. -- « * \ HebdoDUridge .. .. ° 19 " Small Subscriptions .. .. .. 0 10 8 * J . Sweet scknowledges the receipt of tbe following sums for the Defenea Faad :- *

      Byron Ward Locality 0 4 0 Ci ^ ilwiU Ditto ° f S Beeston Ditto ° J f Kirkby Ditto 0 f » Dove and Rainbow Ditto 0 6 0 Mr Gilbert ° . I The Nottingham Council ... ... — „ ; The Eagie Tavern Association ... ... » f g MrCbipvodaie Sin Mr Dalton n 1 9 Mr Pringle V 1 i John Jokes , BilstoD . begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums : — Joseph Walker 0 1 2 £ Samuel Green ... 0 8 6 Jobs Arnott , Somers Town , bags to acknowledge the receipt of the following sum * lot tho Defence and Victim Fund : —

      Mr T Davison ... 8 2 6 Mr Wm Burke ... 0 0 6 A Friend ... O 2 6 Mr Fred Bro . Mr Fox ... 8 1 0 man ... 0 0 6 MrFarnbam ... OlO Mrs Sparrow ... 0 0 6 Mr Laurie ... 0 19 Mr Jas Rogers 0 0 6 Mr R G Bland ... 0 1 0 Mr Collingwood 0 0 6 Mr B Blewett ... 0 1 0 Mr Brown ... 0 0 6 Mrs Scott ... 0 1 8 Mr Pans ... 0 0 6 HrC Turner ... 0 0 6 Mr Fackwood , sen 0 6 6 jfrHXa ™ « ck ~ e 0 6 Mr J Banbury ... 0 0 6 Mr Josh Howe 0 « IG » 0 06 MrJVadley ... 0 0 8 Few Friends ... 9 8 16 Vioiim Fuso .-Greenwood Hartly acknowledges the sura of 9 i . 16 d . from afew friendsat Church , and " . 9 | d . from a few friends at Accrmgtan , for the Victim Fund .

      T. S. Dcncombk, Erq-, M.P.-Weunderstand ...

      T . S . Dcncombk , Erq-, M . P .-Weunderstand that this honourable gentleman , who has been prevented irom attending Parliament for Boma time , id consaouecce of severe and protracted indisposition , case io town , Monday , for the express purpose o £ being present at the debate on Mr Hume ' s motvoo .. We are sorry to learn , ho ^ Ter , that he asperascsd a severe relapee after bis arrival m tow ' j . aaibasbeen interdicted by the highest medical authorities from , sttending tbe Hous e of Commons , at jresesi *

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      R.Sf R Tr Ttdra —The Members «F The Nath...

      r . Sf r TTDra —The members « f the Nathml ™ nf ° ^ pany * re 8 : ^ in thi 3 town . k'ehly approve of the suggestions of the Manchester members m reoammendiDg the director to give proper notice to the saccessfui allottees , so as all may have time to prepare , previous to their taking possession of their allotments , and we strongly recommend the rule to oe strictly carried out , ao that every one may know wbere he is to be located before the building ia commenced , and that any peraon who wishes to add to the uniiqrm plan of tha Company may do so . We are also m favour of holding the next Conference in the nearest market to * n to tho last location ; and we are of opinion that a monthly report of the proceedings of the Company would be very encouraging wall the members ; and that two of the directors should be constantly with Mr O'Connor on the estates .

      To the Members of the Stow-on-the-Woi-d Branch r * the National Land Cimpant . — My LJsak * F . iENES , ~ BeiBg compelled to quit my native place — -through unforeseen circumstances , over which I had no control—and knowing how difficult it is to get anything like a meeting of the members —some living fourteen miles from - Stow' —and not one member living in tho pariah ! to conduct the business which has fallen to my lot for the last ten months , I thought it advigable to write to the Directors on this subject , sending all particulars . The future business , therefore , of the Stow-on-the-Weld branch , will be conducted between the mem-Dcrs and the Directors . With my beat wishes for your future well-being , and success in our undertaking , believe me , your sincere friend , Alfred fATL : 'B .

      Forthcoming Meetings. Manchester.—A Spec...

      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Manchester . —A special meeting of the Manchester branch ot the National Land Company will be held on Sunday morning , June 25 th ; chair to be taken at nine o ' clock . As I have a great number of scrips belonging to the paid-up shareholders , I should take it as a favour if thei parties would apply for them at tho Land office . —W . Foster , secretary . Barnslby . —All members of the Barnsley branch of the National Land Company , are requested to attend at Mr George Uttley'a , on Monday next , at seven o ' clock in the evening , when business of the greatest importance will be brought forward . Blackborn . —A special meeting of the Land members will take place at Norton ' s Commercial Coffeehouse , Back , on Sunday next ( to-morrow ) , at sis o ' clock in the evening .

      ;_ Burv . —Tha members of the 3 : d branch of the National Land Company will u > eet in the session room , behind the Albion Hotel , near , the New Market , on Sandaj ( to-morrow ) , to elect officers foi the enduing quaiter . The West London District Committee will meet on important business on next Tuesday evening at 83 Dean-street , Soho . " Sombrs Town .-John Hampden , jun ., will lecture at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , Newroad , on Sunday evening next . Camden Town . —The locality lately formed at the Jolly Farriers' High-street , Camden Town , will for the future meet at Mr Lowes ' , the Star and Garter , Mansfield-place , Kentish Town .

      Lancashire asb Yorkshire . —The Chartist delegate meeting will be held at the meeting-room , Hebden-bridge , on Sunday . July 9 th . To commence at ten o'ekwk , a . m . Delegates attending are requested to bring with them a small sum to defray expenses . DoKiNFiE » . —The quarterly meeting of thk branch of the Land Company , will be held on Sunday , July 2 nd , to settle up the accounts , elect new officers , ane other business . All members are expected to attend and pay their levies . BissciKGHAJi . —The members of the Ship Inn loality are rtqEested to attend , on Sunday evening next , Jnoe 25 th , upon business of importance . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock precisely . Stockport . —Mr J . B . Treacor , of Staiybridge , will lecture here on Sunday next , at half-past six o ' clock in the evening .

      Nottingham . —The next meeting of the Land members will he held at the Star and Garter , Narrow Marsh , on Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock . A Free and Easy will be held at the Coach and Horses , Macsfield street , on Saturday evening , at Ssven o ' olock-Bath —The members of this branch of the Na tional Land Company are requested to attend tbe quarterly meetin ? on Monday evening next , June 26 , at the meeting room of tha Land and Charter Association , No . 5 , Galloway ' s Buildints . Business to commence at eight o'clock-Halifax . —The West Riding delegate meeting will be held on the firat Sunday in July , at tho Association Room , Bull Close-lane , Halifax . Business to commence at ten in the forenoon .

      Pkeston . —The weekly meeting will take place on Sunday evening next , in the Chartist News room , hack of Luno-street , when the following subject will be discussed : — ' What policy will the Chartists of Preston pursue , with respect to the New Reform Movement . ' A quarterly meeting of the Preston branch of the Land Company will take place in the room , back of Mr Frankland ' a , Lune-street , on Monday evening next , June 20 tb . Rochdjle . —E . C ' ark Cropper , of Manchester , will address the inhabitants of Rochdale and vicinity , on Sunday , the 25 tn inst . Chair to be taken at 7 o ' cleck .

      Leicester . —A delegate meeting of the town and county of Leicester , will be held on Sunday next , June 25 th , at the meeting room , No . 20 , Carleystreet , at ten o ' clock in the morning , to take into consideration the best means of carrying out the plan ) of organisation , and to adopt means to assist the defence of the Chartht Victims . Manchest & r . — The meetings of the National Co-operative Benefit ; Society , will in future be held at Whittaker ' s Temperance Hotel , 98 , Great Ancoats-street , where members . can be emolled daily by Mr Whittaker , the agent . The National Registration and Central Election Committee will hold its next meeting at 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Tuesday evening next , June 27 th , at eight o ' clock .

      Natwhal Victims' Committee . —This body will meet at tbe same time and place to receive subscriptions on behalf of the fund lor conveying Mrs Jones to her husband . Paisley—The members of this branch are requested to pay up their local and general expenses to the secretary , at No . 9 , Storey-street . Hull . —A general meeting of the members of this branch of the National Land Company will be held in the Wilberforce Rooms , on Tuesday evening , June 27 th , for the purpose of electing tracers for the ensuing quarter . The Chartists intend having a pleasure trip to Burton Slather and Ualkbro * Hill , on Sunday , Jnce 25 th , in aid of the funds of the Asso oia . ion .

      Liverpool —A meeting of the members of this locality will take place at Mr Farrall ' s , i , Cszneaustreet , Liverpool , on Sunday evening , June 25 , for the purpose of electing the New Esecutive and Commissioners for the next twelve months . _ Stoke Norton —A public meeting will be held at the hou ? e of Riehard Bister , on Wednesday evening next , to further the organisation of the Executive , and to carry out the plan of local agitation . Chosley . —A quarterly meeting of shareholders will take place on the 2 nd of July ( at the Land

      Company ' s rooms , behind the Ropemakers' Inn , Marset-street , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , and all members in arrears fsr local levies are earnestly requested to pay up tha same on or before tho above date , when the nest quarter's levy becomes due . Meetings are held every Sunday afternoon at the above place , commencing at two o'clock . A working man ' s news room , in conexion with the Land and Chartist meeting room , is established ; the terma are fourpenca per month , paid in advance , and nonmembers one halfpenny a visit .

      Birmingham . — A camp meeting will be held on the new estate , near Bromsgrove , on Sunday , the 16 th of July , at twelve o ' clock at coon . Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., and other talented friends , will Sosdebimid—A general meeting of the Chartist and Land members will be held on Monday , June 26 tb , at half-past seven o'clock , at the house of Mr John Bnddon , Robinson-lane . NoiTWGHAM .-The District Council will meet at three o ' clock oh Sunday afternoon , at the Black Swan , Goose-gate . held

      Halifax —A district camp meeting will be on Skircoat Moor , to-morrow afternoon , at two o'clock , when the local lecturers are expected to address the meeting . A district delegate meeting will be held at Nichol ' s Hotel de Ville , Broad-street , to commence at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , when each locality in tha disirict is requested to send a delegate . At a district delegate meeting . ^ held last Sunday , it was agreed to hold camp meetings at tbe following places , viz .: —On Sunday , July 2 nd , at Mythilm Royd ; Julv 9 tb , at St aindland . Next Sunday another locality will be agreed upon , so as to have three meetings known beforehand , that the different localities may know of such meetings . Mirfibld , —Messrs Clissett and Holt , of Halifax , will address the inhabitants of thia place to-morrow

      afternoon , at two 0 clock . . . L j Banbury . — A general meeting ef the Chartists and Land members will be held at the Batchers Arms , Batcher-row , on Monday evening , June 26 th , at half-past seven o'clock . , Macclesfield . —A puttie lecture will be delivered in the Chartist room , Stanley-street , on Sunday evening next , June 25 , by Mr John West . Subject '• • The Organisation of Labour , as advocated by fll . Loois Blanc , with a biographical sketch of tto pro * pounde * . ' . .. . „ Sq-cih Nkwisotoh . — An open-air meeting v ? iii taite place on Tuesday next , at South Newmgton , when it is hoped that tha . Birford friends will do their utmost { 0 secure a great meeting at t ^ at I place ,

      Brutal Treatment Of Michael

      BRUTAL TREATMENT OF MICHAEL

      W'MANUS BY THE POLICE . „ r < L rffe " ""OR OF TDE KOEinEBW STAB . MR .--VV ill j o , i permit pjo , through tte medium of yourcolunins , tolay before the-publicasgrossandscandalous a ca ! -e of perjury and tyranny aa evcrdisgraced a country that boasts of its free institutions and the purity of its judicial administration . I am an Irish Contecierate , and a member of tbe Djvis Club . At a meotirig of our body , held on the evening of tho l ^ stn inst ,, I , at the request of several of my friends stood at the door of tue club room to prevent ( he entrance of improper persons . In the course of the night , it being announced that a government spy waa in tho room , some confusion arose , ana cri <•» ot put him out ; ' whereupon the spy declared his

      willingness to withdraw , and he waa permitted to do so quietly . He retusxed , however , about eleven 0 clock with a number of policemen , and having pointed me out to them , I was seized by both arms , and dragged away without having tho lea-. t idea of what I was charged with . When wo reached the station-house in Vine-street , I was surrounded by seventy or eighty policemen , who assailed me with the most bitter invectives , taunts , and threats —they called me 'Chartist , ' ' Irish blackguard . ' & c , ' We'll teach you to assault an officer , ' & c . 1 told them I had never a very exalted opinion of their bravery , but their present conduct to a single prisoner was proof of the basest sowdrdice . Tlie charge against me was then receivedand I was

      , imme'liately seized by four of those dastardlv ruffi . iEs , and dragged down two long flights of stairs , on the way down they beat mo ao violently that I was obliged to cry out « murder . ' When I reacl-. cd the last step , one of them gave me a dreadful blow on the back , that knocked me down into a dark cell . I asked f"r my hat , which had been knocked oil and trampled on—it was kicked in to me . Not content with irflicting all this wanton injury upon me , one of these roonaters kept brandishing bis bludgeon before my face . I thought my time was come , and expected every moment to be murdered . I was then locked up for the night , the inspector refusing to take bail for me , and on the following morning , brought before a magistrate in

      Marlborough-strcefc , where for the first time 1 became aware of the charge against me . The spy of tho preceding evening—but now constable Alfred Mitchell , C 25 , deliberately swore that when he entered the room the chairman was reading a newspaper , that a cry having been raised that there was a ' spy' in the room , the people shoved up against , and threw him down ; that I then dragged him to the door , and threw him down the first fljght of stairs , may be nine or ten step ? , and said , ' If that wont do , I'll kick you down the rest . ' I was perfectly amazed at hearing the charge , and begged the magistrate to wait till my solicitor ( Mr Murrough ) , whom I momentarily expected , should arrive , or at least to examine my witnesses , several

      of whom were waiting outside , being prevented by the police from entering the courc . and who could prove the statement of constable Mitchel to be entirely false—that the chairman had not read any newspaper that night , that no one had been knocked down or assaulted in the room , and that the flight of stairs which Mitchell swore contained nine or tea steps , contained in reality but four . Bui ? this most learned and impartial magistrate—this most sapient judge —this very Daniel ! declared' that he had heard quite enough to warrant him in committing me to Newgate !! ' And to Newgate I was accordingly sent , where I remained in the company of thieves anc ! vasabonds till this very day , when my trial being called on , council for the Crown declared that they

      were unable to proceed in this case for want of evidence . Sir , I appeal through you to every impartial Englishman and Irishman , if this ia & thing to be borne ;; that an innocent man should be deprived of his liberty for eight days , brutally beaten and insulted , and then discharged with a wolfish grin , from an Old Bailey judge , and a cool intimation from the Crown prosecutor , that there ia no evidenco against him . I don't know , Sir , if this bo hw , but I do know and feel that it is a monstrous injustice , for had ihey not the very same evidence on which I was committed by the Marlborough-streeet Daniel , and the same on which the intelligent grand jury found true bills against me . But the true reason why tbe Crown lawyers withdrew their prosecution was this

      —they knew full well that there were nearly a dozen respectable witnesses waiting in court jready to prove the feul perjury of constable 25 C . and they feared it might throw discredit in the minds of , " tbe jury on that respectable fraternity , on whose evidence they had sent several , possibly innocent persons to prison ' s and hard labour for one or two years , and that perhapa in future , they might find it difficult to procure u conviction on the unsupported testimony of a policeman ; or perhaps it was done for the purpose of screening a perjurer from ! he tfFtctsofft prosecution for his iniquity ^ ibut be that as it may , it is the interest and the duty of every man in tht

      country , to see that a wretch like spy Mitchell , 25 C , should not escape the punishment , justly due to his crime , nor be left loose on society , perhaps to swear away the life of some innocent man—this is not a case that concerns me only . It was oy the merest accident that I was the person selected . If 1 had not been in tbe recm , some other knocent man would have been swora against . In fact , no man in this land is safe , while his liberty or perhaps hie life depends upon the oath of a policeman . I am , Sir , with great respect , your obedient servant , June 29 th , 1848 . Michael M'Mahus .

      Trades' Movements. Birmingham,— Sthike O...

      TRADES' MOVEMENTS . Birmingham , — Sthike op the Operative Pin Makers . —The men lately in the employ of Messrs Edelsten and Williams , Newhall Works , Georgestreet , havo now been on strike thirteen weeks , on account of their mastera making a reduction of from twenty . fiva to thirty per cent , in their wages less than other manufacturers are paying ; they also require that they shall sign an engagement , and hire themselves to them at their wages , and work at any place they may think proper to take them to , and if the workmen will not agree to this , Messrs E ; and W . threaten to introduce twelve more apprentices , in addition to those they have already . The men have caused a list to he printed of the required prices , and submitted it to the inspection of all the principal manufacturers in the trade in England , with a request that they would give their tpinions respecting the justice of the workmen ' s claims upon Messrs Edelsten and Williams . The following are their replies : —

      Reply from Messrs K < rby , Board , and Co , Gloucoater . ' We aro paying prlcos equivalent to ths printed list submitted to us , and we aro coatont to pay them , feeling assured that all respectable manufacturers can and ought to pay the some . ' Reply from Mesars Thomas Piipson and Sons , Birmingham . ' The list of prloas submitted to us , we have paid for a long time past . ' Reply from Meutrs Hall and Gutcb , GHuoester ; Mr Robert Cbarleton and Mr Charles Lambert , Bristol ; and Mr Dobson , Bristol . We applaud tbe object fheue men have in view in obtaining fair wages ; we are Trilling at all times to pay as we have done , the same wages as all respectable manufacturers . ' Rep ly from Meassrs Joseph Ilolyoako and Sou , Redditch , ' We are paying tbe prices contained in the list sent ua ; wo are content to do so , and wish other manufacturers to pay the same . '

      If the men could leave the employ of Messrs Edelsten and Williams , and there let tbe matter end , they would be perfectly satisfied , but this is not the case , for everywhere the men tr y to get employment they find that Messrs E . and W . have been g iving them an extraordinary bad character , with a view to prevent their getting other employment . And further than this , they have tried to prevail upon a creditor to put one of them in prison for debt . Some of tbe men tried to make a few goods on their own account , and Messrs E . and W . endeavoured to step them from buying wire to work with . An aged uncle of Mr Edelsten ' s in Warrington , has retired from business , and thrown his men oat of employment -, through the depression of trade there is no chance of their getting work , and , when under the necessity of

      seeking parish relief , Messrs E . and W . make an offer to find the men employment , and prevent their becoming burdensome to the parish . The parish authorities glad to hear of employment fpr the men , order them , of course , to go to work , or haveno relies ; and if the men refused on the ground of E . and W ' s . men being on strike for wages , then they must provide for their families or go to prison for refusing to labour for theirsiipporfc . Under these circumstances we have been obliged to support these men and their families in Warrington , in addition to the men on strike in Birmingham , We presume thia case of dire oppression ia deserving yeur sympathy and support ; sJJ themen wj «> t 1 b justice , and in theobtaininent of which they rest assured you will assist them . For the Pin Makers' Society , Joseph Wood , secretary .

      jS * The workmen are compelled to make this public appeal to the trades , because Messrs E . and W . have been about doing everything in their power to stop the men from getting any support , by incorrectly stating that the strike ia settled . People ' s Hall , June 12 , 1848 .

      Sheffield.—Death Cf Mr Johk Brigos. — We...

      Sheffield . —Death cf Mr Johk Brigos . — We are sorry to announce ( on the authority of the daily papers ) the death of Mr John Briggs , a member of the town Council of Sheffield . Oa Sunday afternoon last , he exhibited such signs of insanity that it was found necessary to convey him to the Insane-ward , at the Sheffield Workhouse , where he expired on Tuesday morning . Democracy has lost in kirn a faithful and honest adrocate . Accrisotoh . —The members of this branch , of the National Laud Company are requested to attend at their meeting room , on Saturday evening , tho 1 st of July , for the purpose of electing officers for the next quarten

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      Monday , Jvnb19. House Op Lords—L>Rtimos...

      MONDAY Jvnb 19 . HOUSE OP LORDS—L > rtiMosiE 40 LE moved force rssolu ' . iotiR , condemnatory of the circular letters of the Irish P ) or Liw Commission , no involving a dangerous change io the law ; and affirming that any change , if expedient , could only bo made by tha authority of Parliament . Tbe Marquis of Lansdowne sail } , that the circular had been draffH up in haste , and that the government inttndeii , en an early day , to issue an order to the Irish Poor Law Comoiiasioners , tvbich would override the effect of the circular . He hoped Lord Monteagle would accept that assurance , and either withdraw or . suspend his motion . Lord Monteagle consented to "withdraw bta motion

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Colonial AffaIes . —Mr Anstes said , he wished to renew a question he had put the other night reaf / ciing correspondence from Van Piemen ' s Land . He bad then made inquiries resp cting cii . ^ uinrtcent transactions of an extraerJinary character in that colony ; and he was told that the go-Temmcnt hid n ^ information ugoa the Eubj-. ct . Two mails had einco arrived , and be wished to inquire what correspondence badbeen received , and what the government intended to do ? Mr B . Hawes said , it was very unfair to go into this question eo repeatedly , when the government bad distinctly declared that the only accounts tbey bad received from the colony related to but one part of tho subject . All he coaW say wes , that he bad received bo further information . Mr AfSTtY . —Then , fir , upon the firrt occasion of going into cammlttee of supply , I ohall call the attention of the house to the coaduct of the Lltut .-Govirnor of Van Clemen ' s Lan .-J .

      Mr Home afikod if any provision was made for the administration of Ju st'co in Van Diemen ' o Land , in consequence of thooo disputes ? Mr B , Hawes said , ho had really no further information . Ho was wholly unable to answer . What was the state of the colony he did not at all know . ( Loud laughter . ) Mr Hcme . —Ail I can say is , that it is rerj odd that private letters should have been received by everybody , giving all the particulars of those traductions , and that tho Colonial Office ^ nevertheless , should know nothing about them . I do not say It Is , but it looks like , gross neglect . ( Mueh cheemnp ; , Sooab Doties , — On tho motion of Lord John Ressell , the order of the day was read for tbe house going into committee on the resolutions respecting tho sugar doties .

      Mr Ellicc observed that , before he was called on either to vote for the proposition of the noble lord , or tbebon . baronet nbo bad an amendment oa the paper , he should wish to have a further exposition of tbe policy which the government intended to pursue respecting the West Indian colonies . In his opinion , unless something waa done to relievo them , tho proprietors would be ultimately driven to rosist tbe authority of the mother country , by refusing to vote the necessary subsidies for carrying on the public service . Unless he heard some other proposition to meet the evils which pressed upon tho West Indies , than that already submitted to the house , he should not vote for the government resolutions . He was , therefore , desirous of hearing some esplanatioa on this subject before the house weut into committee . Lord J , Russell declined to gtoo tbe required c * - planation , and said that the proper place to do so would be either in Committee , or after the honourable baronet ( Sir J . Pakingtoo ) had moved his

      aniendmoaf . Sir John PjJKisoton contended it was impossible foi the West Ind ' a growers of sugar to compete with slave , growing countries , with a differential duty of seven shilliags , when tbe comparative cost of production gave the slave grower a differenca In his fttVOUJ of 15 s . 91 . per cwt . The hon . gentleman concluded by moving a rcsolutien to the effect , that no alteration on the present duties on sugar will avert the ruin v > ith which the sugargrowing possessions of tho British Crown are now thrca : ened , or check that increase oi the slave trade which has been the result of tbe Sugar Duties Act of 1816 , unlets it is in accordance with the resolution ! which have been reported to the house by the Select Committee on sugar and coffoe planting in the present session .

      Sir E . N . BcxroH' recended the resolution , He conceived ibat tbe policy pursued by tbe government sloes 184 G , bad been tbe means of greatly increasing ths slave trade , and therefore urged upon the government to re . trace their steps . Tho CuANctLLon of the Eicbeqceb contended that tbe protection enjoyed oi lato years by the colonists had materially interfered with 'he success of tho experiment of free competition . The right hon . gentleman tben proceeded to show that it was only by active e * el " . tions , on the part of the West Indian proprietors , they

      could improve tbe condition of their estates , and expressed his conviction , that slavery , or slave-labour , would never be abolished until free labcur was able to contend against it in the lubour market . The debate was adjourned till Thursday . Tbe Public Health Bill wan read a third time . Oa the motion th . it tbe bili de piss , Colonel Sibthobp moved tbe adjournment or the dehate , but , on putting the question , tbe bill was carried , amidst loud cheers , without any div'sien . The other orders of the day were then disposed of , and the bouse adjourned .

      TUESDAY , June 20 , HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Middlk Class Refoim Movement . —Ppwardsef an hour was occupied in the presentation cf petitions in favour ef Mr Hume ' s motion . The minority ef them averaged about s ' x signatures each , and were what te termed 'family petitions , ' Petitions in favour of tbe People ' s Charter were also presented by Mr Aglionby , from Cockermoutb , Whitehaven , | Maryport and other places in Cumberland ; by Mr Eillee , from Coventry ; by Mr Henley , from Beading ; by Mr Moffatt , from Dartmouth ; by Mr Pearson , from S « Mary ' s , Lambeth , Walworth , Trinity , Southwark ,

      and other places ; by Mr Wakloy , from St Luke's , Cam . berwelt and a great number of other places ; by llr Hoadlam , from NewcaBtle . upou . Tyne ; by Mr Kershaw , frem Stocbpcrt ; by Mr VdHcra , from Wolverhampton and six other places ; by Captain Pechell , from Brighton and other places in Sussex ; by Mr B . Smith , from Dunfermline , Bannockbarn , Inverkeithing , aad other places in Fife ; by Mr Ewart , from Dumfries , and other places iu Scotland , including a petition from females , wbo complained that th » y were not represented ( lsnghter ); by Lord II . Vane , from Durham , Stockton , Dirlingtoa , and other places ; and by Mr Vivian , from Truro , in Cornwall .

      Lord Ashley presented a petition from the delegates of tha mechanics and artii bos of tbe metropolis , repre settling , as tbey stated , 200 , 000 persons , As tho petition was respectfully worded , he felt it his duty to present it to the house , Tbej first prayed for tbe establishment of home colonies , and then , in order to protect the rights ef labour , that there should bs representatives oi the working classes , and the president to have a seat in the cabinet ; that with a view to relieve tbe industry of the country , there should be an equalisation of taxation , by substituting a graduated property lax for all others ; that there should be a governmental issuo of paper by

      the Crown , based upon the credit of the nati « n ; that for tbe protection of the rights of labour a committee should be constituted by tho Croivn to decids what was a fair amount of work . ( Laughter and cheers . ) He understood the meaning of that cheer , they asked for a fair day ' s labou r , and that the committee should fix what would be a fair remuneration for that . ( Sear , hear . ) They also praysd the adoption of the document known as the People ' s Charter , and they next prayed a repeal of the legislative union between Great Britain and Irolani . ( Laughter , ) The petition was wound up rvltb a prayer , calling upon the government to appoint a committee to investigate all these demands ,

      Mr Home begged to ask by what authority the party signing that petitlos made himself tho representative of 200 , 000 mechanics nsd artisans T , Lord Ashley said , tho petition wits signed by tbe chairman , Edward Edwards , on behalf of tbe delegates . Aud there were also the names of several secretaries and delegates affixed to it . He had himself seen moat of the parties who had signed it , and he could assure tbe hon . member that tbey were extremely respectable and intelligent men . ( Hear , hear . } Mr II CHE then rose to move the following resolution : — 'ThattbU bouo " , aa at present canstituted , does not fairly represent the population , tbe property , or the industry of tho country , whence has arisen great aud increasing discontent in the minds cf a large portion of the people and It is therefore expedient , with a view to

      amend the national representation , that the elective franchise shall be eo extended as to include all householders ' , that votes shall be taken by ballot ; that the duration of parliament shall not eiceed three years ; and that tbe apportionment of membvrs to population shall be made more equal . ' In so doing , the honourable gentleman expressed his conviction that the number of petitions which bad been presented on that , and on tho previous evening , conclusively showed , notwithstanding the unfortunate declaration of Lord J ^ hn Russell , about a month ago , that some interest was taken throughout tbe country at large on the subject of further parliamentiry reform . Ho could state with perfect sincerity , that no arrangement had been made by those with whom be acted for getting us such petitions , nor had any organisation been resorted to for sucb a purpose , and bo trusted that the houso would agree with bim that tho noble lord ' s statement bad baen completely answered by tbe

      petitions presented te it , It was not to create unneces-¦ aay disturbance or agitation that he had consented to bring forward the motion which stood upon the paper in hlsniime . For many years back tho public peace had been frequently disturbed by tbe political discontent of large masses—a discontent nhicb could not exist witboot a cause—and which it was important as speedily as possible to allay . It well became parliament , in tha present state of Europe , to consider whether tbe complaints in which these disturbances had originated were well founded . If well founded , It would be unwise and impolitic ta suffer them to continue . The honourable gentle , man then contrasted our condition with that of the other states of the Continent , attributing tbe tranquillity and safety o { England formany years past to the absence of relianoa on the part of the govommoat upon great mill , tary establishments . But latterly we W been Imitating our Continental neighbours in becoming a military people , from which , unless w « retraced our stops , he an-

      Ticipated The Most Dep!Orhl/E Ecu-Tqu Ne...

      ticipated the most dep ! orHl / e ecu-tqu nets !! . had oa doeira to indulge fn a who !* sate dt / . uuciatu . n t-i' ilia Ks . form Bill . Although nut all , it had ensur « . ; 6 i . nie of ita purposes . It had eftvcte-1 entreat * bjec ! in «¦ curing eh « peace of tbe kingdom . But it tbowld huvh b en carried further ; and it was because it had not teen eatii .. d further that ho noiv 8 ubmi : Kdbia morton for furu . tr refers to tbo house . Parliament wrs but the inurnment whereby the country was to bo govern d . By the theory tf tbe constitution , it purported to bv a full ar . d fair representation of tho people . By the practice cf tho con-Btitution , it only represented a taction Of 'ho people . It were bettor to have no parliament at all Ulan to hSTO cne which mien-presented the people . Again , taxation and representation should go together , Every one who was liable to bo called upon to defend or serve the stats .

      cither by devoting a portion aims property or his personal services in its behalf , should bo represented in ttiu legislature , Parliament would thus stand , as it should stand , upon tho broadest possible basis , But hoivsttod the ca » ' »? Instead of justice being done to all classes , fivs out of every six of the sdult imlea ot tUe kingdom wereun « represented in Psrliiinent . lie then qao' . eti many weighty authorities to show that the Extension of the Suffrage , for which ho contended , was not a favour , but a right . What , he would ask , was the ectual state of the representation of this country ? He had pn pared now , as on a former occasion , a number of tables to show the actual state of the representation in England , Scotland , Walss , and Ireland . The gross population of Great Britain in 1841 was 18 , 500 , 000 . Tha i ; umbtr cf electors in Great Britain for 131 G was 544 , 473 . The nmuber < d malea

      above 20 years of ego was about 4 , 000 000 , of whom , deducting- duplicate entries , not more tban 850 000 were bona Jide electors . Could they eapect to maintain peace and order under such a system ? ( Hear , hear ) Tho inequality was so great and so monstrous , that common biubo was shocked at the idea of calling this a fair representation . ( Hear , bear . ) He would take three Eaglisb . counties— Huntingdon , Rutland , and Westmoreland , — which returned two members each , being six mtmliWfi in all elected for these counties . Tbo males above SO years of age in those counties were about 2 ( 1 , 400 ; the registered electors were 9 , 000 , and they returned six members . He would now take tbe three counties of Middlesex , Ssuth Lancashire , and Wess Yorkshires , which also returned six membr rs . Hi re the mai * adults , instead of being 2 ( 1 . , were 316 , 000 , and the number of

      registered electors was about 73 , 000 , This msle adult population of 31 G . 0 OO persons was met by tbe voice of Huntingdon , Rutland , and Westmoreland , for which counties six members were nevertheless also returned ,, Ho might take also the case of tbe Tower Hamlets , with a population Of 400 , 000 , which bad no greater voice in that house tban Harwich , with a population of 3 , 700 ; both boroughs returned two members . Did it not tarnish tbo character and reputation of tbo bouse that so much gross inequality and injustice existed ; and were not the interests ol the many in great danger of being sacrificed , under such a ejstcsa , te tbo interests of tho few ? ( Lear , hear . ) The six boroughs oi Harwich , ThttforS , Chippenham , TotneSB , Hun tia ^ don , and Koaresborongn returned twelve members , The gross population of tho six boroughs was 28 , 000 , They sent , as he bad said .

      twelve meabcrs , and their influence in the representation was as great us that of Westminster , tho Tower Hamlets , Liverpool , Finsbury , ilafylobone , and Muncbetter , with 34 , 000 electors and a population of 1 , 500 , 000 ; and jet the voiee of that 1 500 , 000 parsons , who returned only twelve members , was equalled by that of these small aud paltry boroughs , ( Hear , hear . ) In the large constiiaenoles , too , something like public spirit and fait voting existed , but these email boroughs were open to corruption and undue influence , of which the bouse had seen so many instances during the present session ( bear , hear ); and thus , against the twelve members representing tbe important and indepsndent cAnstitoencles he had mentioned , there were twelve member * returned for these small boroughs , wbo frequently represented either their own pockets or the large landed

      proprietors of tho neighbourhood . He would now tatw three constituencies in Scotland , Batffjbirc , Peeblcshire ^ and Selkirkshire , having 2 173 registered electors an * 12 , 330 adult nialej , and he would compare these counties with Edinburghshire , Lancashire , and Aberdeen , wbere tbe electors were 9 , 560 and the male adult population 171 , 000 . ( Hear , hear . ) Was that fair , and ought Such a state of things to be allowed ? He could point out throughout their representative system tho same gross inconsistency . He held in his band an extract from & speech of his late friend Daniel G'Cormtll , ono of tits last speeches which be made fn that house . Mr O'Conneil contrasted the representation of Ireland with tbatof England , and complained of the miserable deficiency of dec * tors in Ireland , compared with some districts In England , Mr O'Conneil showed that Rutland , with le » a than 20 , 000

      inhabitants , had more electors than two Irish counties , ranging batween 70 , 000 aad 100 COO , and two more ranging beiween 100 , 000 and 140 . 000 , than two more with upwards of 150 , 000 , than ono more with more shun S 54 , tj 00 ; and , lastl y , than another with more than 300 , 000 , Ha then took the county of Londonderry , and compared it with Westmoreland . The population of Westmoreland was 42 , 464 ; tbe sumber of its electors 4 , 393 . Tbe population ef Londonderry county was 2 ft " , S 48 , and ths number of electors 2 , 172 . Thus Londonderry had an excess of 1 G 5 334 of population , while Westmoreland had an excess of 2 , 220 of electors . Mr O'Conneil next compered Dow & sbire with Westmoreland in tbe same msn > ner , and showed that , with a population six to ono greater than that of Westmoreland , tbe latter county had 1 , 260 mere electors than Bownsbire . He then took

      the counties of Galwjy and Cork , and Compared them with Westmoreland , where tbe di . ptoponion was much greater . All these inequalities ought to compel the hoots to do justice to tbe unrepresented , seeing that peace , contentment , and public order would arise from equalizing the civil rights of the coentry . ( Hear , bear . ) Mr O'Conneil gave two examples of Irish boroughs . Ha took Lisburo , fortarliugton , Traice , Ducgannon , Ennlekiilen , and Kinsalc , six boroughs , baving a population of 1 , 097 electors , and returning six members , while thrco other Irish boroughs , Cork , Dublin city , acd Limerick , with 14 549 eiectsrs only returned the same number of representatives . In tbe fix small boroug h * ono member was teturned for 183 electors , while , in the large constituencies there was only one member to 2 , 423 electors . ( Hear hear , ) These instance ! prored that

      there was nothing of that couuterprlse and equality either in England or Ireland which ought to exist . What he called upon tbe House to do was , to extend the suffrage and equalise tbe representation . At present , the suffrage rested on no particular or intelligible basis , there being now no less than eighty-five different kinds of suffrage . As thus constituted , the suffrage was complicated , difficult to be obtained , and only to be pre * served at great expense , both of time and money . Instead of this , it thould be simple , uniform , and easy ta be obtained and defended , He would counsel the home to adopt a uniform rule of suffrage . He thought that every male person of full age , ot sound mind , snd unconvicted of crime , wbo occupied a bouse , or part of a bouse , and waa rated to tbg poor for twelve months , should be registered as an elector for twelve months , and

      entitled to vote for that period ; and that for the purpose of securing tbe franchise uoder this rule , every lodger should bo entitled to claim to be rated to the poor . They should abolish all existing : qualifications in boroughs , and sabstltute in their stead tho principle which bo had 5 u »« enunciated . It would admit a large class within , the pale of the franchise who were nsw excluded , and whoso admission , according to his estimate , to the extent of two millions ef additional voters , would only strengthen the institutions of the country by adding to the numbers of those attached to law and order . The extension of tbe suffrage was , in bis opinion , tha great point , to which tbo others were subsidiary . He then jastified bis conjunction of all tho four points in ons resolution . In that resolution the committee , in whesa behalf he was then speaking , bad merely embodied the

      principle , leaving it to the country afterwards to say how far they should go . He did not seek to effect any Violent Changes , Which were always to be deprecated , lis would no t disturb the present distribution of tho roprsjeutatian between the three kingdoms ; nor would he do away With tho distinction in the bouse between town and the county . But he would so apportion the representation Between the boroughs as to render each constituency sufficiently extensive to ba independent . There was no difficulty in effecting this . To a certain exttnt it had already been done in Scotland aad Wales . If leave were given him to bring In a bill , he would bare tbe whole matter cut and dry for them in its different provisions . If this point was not so important as the extension Of tbe suffrage , It was not far from it . Bat both these would ba imperfect reforms , unites the voter were protected by tbo ballot . As to triennial parliaments , he could only justify them on the score of their

      being mora convenient than if tbey were made finnus ^' These were the foar points of bis resolution , to Hbies ^ j he would add a fifth , tho abolition of the property quahV cation . He saw no reason why , In thia respect , there should be one rale for Scotland and another for tbe ress of the country . He concluded by warning tbe houia against tbe dasger of resisiiog , is , tbe present crisis of the world ' s affairs , a measure of further parliamentary reform , of which reason , policy ,, and ixpedlency were all in tuveur , and tbe adoption i i which would give security to our institutions , many of whicn wtre excellent , aud ought to be preserved . If tbeminittcrs were faithful council ! 0 " to her Majesty , they would at peso advise btr to make concessions to & people wbo would bs grateful for them . Let them net delay until an exasperated people wero driven to seek , by coercion that which might bo denied to reason . Tho honourable gentleman thea re » umed his seat amid loud cheers . ( Conlimxd to the- Eighth pagi . ) ¦ r . n - lllllilT ' ~™' l

      The Fvn& Fob Cokvkyjkg Mrs Jone3 To Hkb ...

      The Fvn & fob Cokvkyjkg Mrs Jone 3 to hkb Husband ( tbo Compatii ' t of John FrrsU in tha Land of his Exile , —Tho secretary ( . Mr John Simpson ) acknowledges from J . Harrison , Burnley , 3 « . Cd- ; J- W . Lackrmmfi , trow Chartists of Bristol , 4 s ; W . Clougb , Radchffe Bridge , 3 ' . ; J . Gaakell Hyde Branch of the Land Company , 7 s . 6 d . ; S ' Ilobbs , Uieja . Wycombe . Si . ; John Leigh , Droylsden . 4 s 6 d . ; G . Hubbard , Mansfield , la . ; Westminster , Locality , Dean street , Soho , £ 1 . The Committas appeals to those localities who baye not yet transmitted their mite to be prompt , aa the vessel saila in a few weeks . Surely tbe sacrifices of William Jonee demand a alight effort . —Jons Sihvbos , secretary ; WffLHKGTON , —The quarterly meeting of the Land members will ho held at the house of Mr B $ bert Jefferiw , on Thureday next , hw 2 vtb , ^

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 24, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24061848/page/5/