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      Parliamentary Prospects. Indications Tha...

      own way for a long time . They have turned tne screw so fight thai symptoms of collapse are everywhere evident The reaction ar themselves is beginning , and they _^ ill _havfto _« _f -Part of the whirlwind they have sowed By gradual , or b y sudden means , their erasD ? L _w- _? * _" «&»»*¦* bennloS in order that it may breathe more freely . ' _Ssome very sanguine persons eo so far as to _^ gme thattneMin _^ _^ _* £ £ 2 * proposea large extension of the Suffrage ! If left to themselves , they mil certainly do no-• amg of the land . But we do not forget that i -e _£ _* ¦ _? made of _sizable materials ; and it the Parliamentary Reform Movement OWn _TVaV f or _Innn _. _Kma _Tf _»«~ 1 . - _, - Tl

      progresses as it has done , it is possible hemay try to appease the popular demand by offerwg a "little go" of his own . Sir Joshua Walmsley and his friends should be prepared ior such a move in the best of all waysnamely , by the determination not to abate one jot of the demands they make . Anything abort of them will be a mockery , a delusion , and a snare ; and if they draw back from the position in which they have secured the cooperation of the Chartists , that body will certainl y be bound to oppose them , and to exert all its energ ies for the attainment ofthe fullest possible measure of Representative Reform .

      In the interval which will yet elapse before the re-assembling of Parliament , the advocates of Reform and Retrenchment should everywhere bestir themselves vigorousl y . "All pnblic questions are really decided out of doors . It does not matter whether Rdssell or Pbel are Ministers ; both must obey the unequivocall y expressed will of the people .

      Own Way For A Long Time. They Have Turne...

      ! __ Dec embb * 8 , 1849 . THE -NORTBERN STAR . ' 5 ' . " : _———^— ¦ .. _iimriiiiw — - " " — _" — """ _'"' ' " "" ' —~*— _. ¦¦ I ' liilim - -

      Queen Adelaide. The Death Of Tiie Qoees ...

      QUEEN ADELAIDE . The death of tiie Qoees Dowager has given occasion for the display of a great deal of thatmandlin sentimentality , and canting loyalty , -which is common on such events . "We have no doubt that she was a very good lady in herway , but certainly Ihe virtue which her eulog ists most strenuously insist upon , namely , "her large donations to charitable and relig ious purposes , is subject to a large deduction . If thc British Parliament had not been so lavish of the people ' s money in the first p lace , we

      question whether her subscriptions would have been so numerous . £ 100 , 000 a year , and a town and country palace , were no mean reversionary -windfalls for the daughter of tho Prince of a petty German territory , not half the size of the smallest county in Eng land , and whose metropolis was inferior , in number of "houses and population , to many of our own rural market towns . We could bave received four-fifths , instead of one-fifth of such an allowance back again , w ith the greatest composure . Besides , to what purposes were -a greater portion of these donations applied ?

      Merely to extend the influence , and improve the position , ofthe Clergy . They pocketed the pounds in one shape or other , and , of coarse , took care that the praise shonld be duly paid in return . Th e peop le were taxed , to put a large sum of money in on e pers o n ' s pocket . She gave a part of it back to her favourites , and a few smaller crumbs fell to the share ofthe very destitute , and then we -were told to be very grateful for the _benevolenee and charity of the Koyal Lady . We

      trust the day of such monstrous allowances to Eoval Personages has gone by , never to return . With the mass of sweltering misery and destitution which exists around us—with the middle classes straggling , in the face of a fierce competition and felling prices , to pay heavy rates and taxes—it is a national disgrace that such a disproportion should exist _"between the income ofthe idle non-producer , and the industrious producers and distributors of wpalth .

      Nearly l , OOO , O 00 Z . sterling has been paid to the deceased Queen . Wh y , that sum would have established Ten Model Self-Snpporting Colonies , in as many counties , for the education aud industrial training ofthe juvenile pauper and criminal population . It would have rescued thousands from destitution , vice , crime , ' and a shameful end—and have added to the strength , wealth , and happiness of the whole -empire .

      Suppose that some rational Member of 1 arliament _vas to rise , at the opening of the Session , and propose thatthe lapsed pension should be app lied to that object ? What an outcry there would be against him ! Yet we are content to squander millions in this unjustifiable and extravagant fashion , while th e masses ofthe people grow up untaug ht , uncared for—in the midst of the most vicious and debasing influences .

      Verily , we have yet to learn the first p rincip les of Justice , Civilisation , and Chris--tianity .

      The " Times " And The Hcxgahia3 Exiles.

      THE " TIMES " AND THE HCXGAHIA 3 EXILES .

      TO THE EMIOB OF THE TIMES . Snv-Your paper , of which only accumulated arambers occasionally reach ns , contains unfounded imputations on the Hungarian refugees , and in particular on the late President Governor of _Hun-° As having been , during several months , and np to -the present tiae , attached to and never separated _* om the person of hi . Kossuth , and as being perhaps as cognisant as himself of his private transac--tions and affaire , I am enabled circumstantially to refute the charges to wbich you have attempted to _eive currency . Being the only person beside Count C as imer Batth va ni , who accompanied him when he Tetiredfrom Arad , I consider myself so far implicated in your general remarks as to feel entitled to -claim the insertion in your columns of the facts which constitute that refutation .

      _ ., , . On the 13 th of September _U . Kossuth , having conditionally delegated the powers of g ° _™™ t » Te _( tli which he had been invested by the Diet , to S £ _S ? flSffii He had _tliei 1 , 000 ducats _Ssthan £ 500 ) in his possession . At Mariaradna we were meiby M . Duschek , the Pinance _Slmister Sho asked his instructions as _^ the disposal of 90 cwt . of goldand silver ingots , valued at o , 000 , 000 florins , nearly £ 500 , 000 of jour En glish money . at Kossuth had then due to him upwards of

      35 000 florins being two months' arrears ol the _salarv awarded to him hy the Diet . The state was at fhe _' same time indebted to Count Casimir Batthyani in nearly the full amount of his salary since he had been minister , besides 42 , 000 florins advanced to the treasury oat of his private purse . „ _t , „ jx „ _^ Kossuth sent this treasure back ™ t ° _™™ to Arad for public purposes , ordering hi . Duschek _S-to pay over out ofthe _ai-rearsdue to him as _Prtsident-Governor 5 , 000 florins to the account of

      The 1000 ducats which hi . Kossuth took with Mm from Arad had been diminished by various _Expenses , mostly of a public nature , no less than hafr by the time he reached the Turkish frontier and this sum , together with a small travelling bag , _S all the _propel with which the _: ate Start . * Governor of Hungary entered Widdin . As to tne _S _ofnragary _^ it was _sealed upby a commiltee _S £ Wet , _Jdlelirered into «» _«^ _fg J _^ _S _" _sponsible iniiuster , who dul y provided for its . safety _, lean solemnly _arer , to the best of iny behefan d tnowledge , that the President-Governor neversaw _^^ wf _^ _Tethe _facts to which _^ a genfleman , win

      T _nledffe mv word of honour , xney , * « . u . u _» , S * _rf _^ ToXSrr _fepotJent or _correwtotttheir calumnies were _foipd 1 ™ _« , 1 ™ _" 5 "SS * _h _Hanga _^^ "j _"—B _s _^ _iSSSSsS

      thesakty of 2 W , _iWnmw * how _JSSiSSftAW- _* ' -- _' -

      The " Times " And The Hcxgahia3 Exiles.

      ! remark—was the proportion of this salary spent in charities . I am a soldier , not a penman , Sir , and can therefore only call on your anonymous informant or informants to come forth , that I may fling by name the falsehood in their teeth . At the same time you must understand that , as I am yielding to a purely personal impulse , the publication of this letter can form no impediment to such legal steps as the late President Gorerner _, on Ms arrival in England , may think fit , m vindication of bis character , to take against yourself , as the responsible circulator of such calumnious aspersions . I am , Sir , your obedient servant , Alexander Asboth , Lieutenant-Colonel . Adjutant-General to the _ . „ ,. ex-President Governor of Hungary , Widdin , Xov . 1 . 5 '

      Receipts Of The National Lahq Company. F...

      RECEIPTS OF THE NATIONAL LAHQ COMPANY . F _# b sbs Week Exding Thcbsdat , December 6 , 1849 . _SCARES . £ 8 . d . . £ _s . Wallsall .. .. iso Eccles .. .. 010 0 £ 118 o TOTALS . Land Fund 1 IS 0 Expense ditto ... ... ... 0 0 6 Loan ditto 0 2 0 Rents from Allottees ... 57 14 11 Mathon 40 0 0 Sew Company , ... 1 13 4 £ 101 8 9 " _"?" . Dixox , C . Dons , *~~~~*" T . Clabk , Cor . Sec . P . _M'Geatd . Fin . Sec .

      For Costs Of Macnamara's Action. Neceive...

      FOR COSTS OF MACNAMARA'S ACTION . _neceiveabvW . Kideb .-A CathoUc , York , 6 _dV ; Y . Z _., worster , per J . Harding , 7 s . 6 . ; Tunbridge Wells , per S . Guinam , Is . ; William _Coltnian , piano-forte tuner , Iricester , 3 s . 6 d . ; J . Shelmerdine , Manchester , Is . ; J . _Gutteriage , Manchester , 6 d . ; J . Hartley , Manchester , Is . ; Geoisium , Bjpponden , Is . ; a few mechanics , Blandford , per H . M ., 6 s . ; E . Todd , Bishop Auckland , Cd . ; proceeds of concert at Johnstone , per A . Husband , 10 s . ; H . Cook , Bristol , 6 d . ; Carlisle Chartist Association , per J . Gilbertson , 10 s . ; Carlisle , Chambers Warpers , per J . Gilbertson , 10 s . ; C . Driver , Farrington , lOd . ; a few Old Guards , Hanley and _Shelton , perS . Bevington , £ 1 ; W . B . K ., Cd . ; Nottingham , per J . Sweet , 3 s . 2 d . ; Friends , Finsbury Locality , per F . Lee , 3 s . ; a few Old Guards , _BUston , per J . Jones . 5 s . ; C . Tinlcy , _Highani , 60 . ; J . Bryan , Higham , Cd . ; W . V . T . IL Hackney , Is . 2 d . ; Briehtou Chartists . Der T . Harvev . £ 1 :

      Cheltenham , per J . Hemmin , 5 s . 8 d . ; T . Ellis , Tunbridgc , 2 s . Cd . ; J . Cloud , Monmouth . 3 s . Cd . ; J . Howe , Birmingham , 2 s . Gd . ; J . Dutnain _, Birminghaui , 6 d . ; G . Cope , Birmingham , Cd . ; Paduiam , per B . Filling , 10 s . "d . ; Peterborough , per E . Scholey , 12 s . ; Mottram ,- per J . Campbell , 3 s . ca . ; _iVotton-nnder-Edge , perR . Lacey , 10 s . ; Salford , a . few Land Members , per J . . Robinson , 3 s . 7 d . ; Twenty Democrats , Waterhead Mill , per J . Broadbent , £ 1 ; Warwick , per T . Tristram , Ss ; G . Scott , Newcastle , Is . ; Wm . Gregory , is . ; Wm . Alorley , 2 s . Gd . ; John Gregory , Is . ; Thomas Cook , Is . ; Elizabeth Gregory , Gd . ; two Chartists , 2 s . ; Mr . Stacy , London , Is . ; Mr . Hvsom _, London , 6 < L ; 3 . O . Liversedge , Is . ; Mr . Moore , Is . Received hy T . Class . _—TVhittington and Cat Locality , lis . ; Stalybridge , _jBi ; a Friend , Sheffield , per G . CaviU , Is . ; A . C _, Is . Keceived hy 8 . _Boosham . — Hacknall , Is . 31 Mr . Lister , Is . —Total , dSVS Is . 3 d ,

      FOR THE AGITATION OF THE CHARTER . Received hy TV . Rideb . — Ii ' ottingham , per J . Sweet , Is . Gd . ; Bristol , per C . Clark , 2 s . WILLIAMS ANO SHARP'S MONUMENT . Received by W . Rideb . —Nottingham , per J . Sweet , Gd . ; Cheltemham , fer 3 . Hemmin , Gd . M ' DOUALL ' S TESTIMONIAL . Received hy TV . Rideb . —A Catholic , York , Gd . ; proceeds of conceit at Johnstone , per A . Husband , 5 s . FOR MRS . JONES . Received by W . Rideb . —Friends , Finsbury Locality , per F . Lee , 4 s . Gd . TO EXEMPT PRISONER'S FROM OAKUM PICKING . Received by W . Ribeb . —B . Todd , Bishop Auckland , Gd . ; Proceeds of Concert , at Johnstone , per A Husband , 5 s . ; Nottingham , per J . Sweet , 3 d . ; Newport , Isle of Wight , per T . Stlf _. _Ss . Received by T . Clabk . —Whittington and Cat Locality , 5 s . ; Greenwich , per S . Boonuaji , Mr . Flood , Is . ; Mr ; Morgan , Is .

      FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . Gresnwich , per S . Boonham , Mr . Mann , Is . FOR WIDOWS OF THE LATE MESSRS . WILLIAMS AND SHARP . Received by W . Rider . —Proceeds of Concert at John _, _stoac _, per A . Husband , 10 s . ; Henry Beverley , Esq ., St . John ' s-square _, Clerkenweli , per F . Lee , £ 1 . FOR WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS . Received hy W . Rideb . —Tunhridge Wells , per S . Guinamau , Is . ; Tunhridge Wells , W . Calloway , Is . ; Proceeds of Concert , at Johnstone , per A . Husband , 10 s . ; Proceeds of Concert at Johnstone ( for Victim Fund , ) 10 s . ; a few Friends , Swansea , per J . Phillips , 10 s . Cd . ; Nottingham , per 3 . Sweet , lOd . ; Cheltenham , ppr J . Hemmin , 4 s . 4 d ., Cheltenham , perE . Sharlana , 5 s . 9 d . VICTIM FUND . Recevedby S . Boomiam . —Mr . Mead , Is . 6 d . ; Mr . Howden , Is . ; Mr . Mann , 2 s . ; Mr . Wyld , Is . 6 d . ; Mr . Moore , Is ., Mr . Whitcombe . 3 s .

      NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . Received by Johs Absott , Secretary . —Mr . Rider , as per Star , £ 2 3 s . 5 d . ; Mr . Boonham , Land Office , 10 s . Od . ; Mr . Piercy , Westminster , Gd .

      The 2s. Cd.,Announces On Fh» 24th Ult.As...

      The 2 s . Cd ., announces on fh » 24 th ult . as being received from Cotentry for Macnamara _' s Action , should have been from Warwick , per C . Tristram .

      Rational Haiti* Company

      _Rational Haiti * company

      Lambeth.—At A Public Meeting Held At 5, ...

      Lambeth . —At a public meeting held at 5 , Pepperstreet , Union-street , Borough , on Sunday , December 2 nd , the propriety of closing the branch bank of the locality was discussed , and adjourned to Sunday , December 10 th , at six o ' clock , when all shareholders were desired to attend . —Mr . Florence moved , and Mr ; K . Side seconded : "That Mr . O'Connor do eject all allottees _who have neglected paying their rents . " Carried . —After some other business the meeting adjourned . _"Sorvtich . —At a meeting held on Monday evening last , the following resolution was agreed to : " That we , the members of the Norwich branch , do approve of Mr . O'Connor ' s h a nding all the unprinc i ple d allottees over to the solicitor of the Company , and that they be made to pay the rent now due or be instantly eiected . We are also of opinion that it

      would be -well to -wind up the affairs ofthe Company , and that Mr . O'Connor he first paid the money due to him by the Company . " —It was also agreed to eommencea subscri ption in a id of the s u m paid by Mr . O'Connor in Macnamara ' s case , and to keep it open for a month . Ship Iss _, Birmixgham . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Chartists and Land members , on Sunday evening last , the following resolution was unanimously passed : " T hat we , the members of the _National Land Company meeting at the Ship Inn , having heard Mr . O'Connor's Letter read in this week's Star , do approve of the policy pursued by that gentleman in reference to the located members who will not pay their rents now due . "—A subscription was also entered into for Mr . O'Connor ' s action with Mr . Macnamara , and seven shillings were collected . '

      _Ashtos-tjxder-Lixe . —At a meeting of members of this branch , on Sunday afternoon , in their room , corner of York-street , Charlestown , the following resolution was p a ss ed : That the members present approve of the measures taken by Mr . O'Connor _against the allottees who refuse to pay their rents on the Company ' s estates , believing that to make them honest tenants they must be made to act up to the rules , after their unjustifiable conduct in return for the leniency which has been shown to thorn .

      Meetixgs have been held at Bradford in Yorkshire , Lambley , Eiiston , Eceles , Torquay , Bristol , Ko . 2 locality _Brighton , Dundee , Reading , Monkton D e v e rell _, Salford _^ Leeds , Kewton Moor , No . 1 Locality , Brighton , Carlisle , W alsall , and Jforthampton _. at which resolutions approving of tho steps taken by Mr . O'Connor and the Directors against the allottees who refuse paying their rent , were unanimously adopted .

      Mpkdbb Of A Chiid Jjtjts Mother.—Yesterd...

      Mpkdbb of a _Chiid jjtjts Mother . —Yesterday a t the Marylebo ne Po l i c e Court , Sarah Drake , a well-dressed woman , about forty years of age , was brought up on tlie charge of having murdered her child , Lewis Drake , aged two years . It appeared , from the evidence , that on Monday week the prisoner went as housekeeper to F . fluth , Lsq ., * j , Upper Harley-street . The deceased child had been out to nurse , and on the Wednesday following a woman named Johnson took the child to the house , w here s he left it , and received £ 10 from theprisoner for its keep , leaving a balance still unpaid . —The most important witness was Mary Ann Bridge , who said : At eleven o ' clock last night I searched the

      prisoner at the station-house , and found upon her a gold watch and some silver . I asked her what sh e w a s charge d wit h , when she at first made me no answer , but present ly said to me , " Are you a married woman ? " 1 toldber I was , and had a large family ; when she said , " Then you can feel for me , and TH tell you ; it ' s all about a child . " I . asked her if it was a new-born bady , and she answered it waa not ; that it was two years old , and she h a d hung it . I asked her how she came to do such a thin ? as that , when she said she did not know . A and to whom she

      woman who had had it to nurse , owed a great deal of money , brought it fo her , and she was afraid of losing her place . She did it ( alluding to the hanging ) in a moment , no one else being present . She then packed up the child and sent it into the country to her sister to get it buried ; and she thought that she ( the sister ) had made all the noise about it ; she further said she supposed die should be hung . - The prisoner was remanded to this day week . It is said that guano of excellent quality has _beendlcovered on ° oneof the island dependencies of Van _Diemea ' s Land ,

      Letters To The Wokking Classes. Lxix. " ...

      LETTERS TO THE WOKKING CLASSES . LXIX . " Words are things , and a small drop of ink Falling—like dew—upon a thought , produces That which makes thousand * , perhaps millions , think" ¦ « r UUIlK . BntON .

      TREATMENT OF CHARTIST PKISONERS . CONDITION OF THE LABOURING CLASSES . ' - ¦ ;;;• Bkother Proletarians , . The present situation ofthe Chartist prisoners ( Shaw and Bezer , ) . confined in Newgate prison , occupied the attention ofthe City Court of Aldermen on Tuesday last . It appears , that for some time after the commencement of their incarceration , they were treated withaome degree of humanity : but for months

      past they have been subjected to the severest restrictions . It is alleged , as a reason for this change ; of treatment for the worse , thatBEZEit and Shaw " misconducted themselves , " and "abused the privileges , " permitted to them . The kind of " misconduct" and " abuse" is not stated ; but it would appear , from the statement of Mr . Alderman Wilson , that one offence consisted of " writing to , and receiving from Chartists outside , letters imbued with their dangerous politics . " Mr . Alderman Cakden " believed they had connexion -with the Chartist journalsby which so much

      mis-, chief had been propogated , and that they cooperated to generalise the venom of the doctrines to which they _were known to be favourable . " Sir Peter Laurie added , that" The abuses they had committed , extended to attempts to excite political sympathies of the most dangerous kind , and the magistracy of London had resorted to the most judicious expedients to remed y an evil of such magnitude . " It appears , from the subsequentstatement of Alderman Sidney , that the "judicious expedients " approved of by Sir Peter Laurie included confinement ofthe two Chartists in the

      " condemned cells . " Theo * er " expedients " we shall probably not be informed of until Shaw and Bezer are at liberty ; but the character of their general treatment may be inferred from Mr . Alderman Sidney ' s significant words ;— " He could not hel p saying , th a t prejudices had been strongl y exercised against the prisoners , and that in their case the laws of humanitg had been violated . " From the tone of Messrs . Wilson , Garden , and Laurie , it is evident that whatever "breaches of discip line , " or other " misconduct , " Shaw and Bezer may have been

      guilty of , their worst offence has been that of holding certain political sentiments , giving expression to those sentiments , and endeavouring to excite sympathy amongst their friends " outside . " Their onl y conn e xi o n with thi s , or any other _Chartist journal , has been that of using its columns to make known their sufferings and grievances . Was it not natural that they should seek the sympathy aud help of their friends ? Was it not honourable for them to adhere to their political princip les , notwithstanding their incarceration ? If so , what condemnation would be too severe for

      those magistrates and aldermen who have dared to punish such " offences" by incarcerating the " offenders " in " condemned cells , " and otherwise treating them in such a manner as to cause one of their own body to declare , that "the laws of humanity had been violated ?" The foolish short-sightedness of ministers and magistrates , judges and gaolers , is truly amazing . On the deaths of Williams and Sharp , it was generally expected that the Chartist prisoners would , one and all , have been set at liberty . That expectation has not been fulfilled . A few of the Lancashire and

      Yorkshire prisoners—whose punishment hud nearl y expired—wero given their liberty a few weeks in advance of the time when , in the natural course of their sentences , they would have been set free ; but there Whig mercy halted . It is probable that most of the victims yet remaining in prison are kept in durance because the powers that be will not show clemency to two or three prominent men , and cannot consistently liberate aU but them . It is strange that our rulers cannot see the wretched impolicy of such a course . Men of education and aspiring sentiments , pursued with unceasing vengeance , will naturally become more

      and more imbued with hatred towards those who rule , a nd the institutions by which they rule . The traveller , who was rendered pliable by the smiles of t h e s un , was made defiant by the bufferings of the storm . Every additional day that a Joses or a M'Dooali . i 3 tortured by confinement , and the thousand other miseries of a prison-hell , stronger and stronger must groiv his hatred of his oppressors . The day will come when the term of punishment to which our friends were sentenced will be completed , and they will leave their dungeons without grace or favour on the part of the ruling powers . Whether they will re-enter society more " loyal , " and more devoted to " Queen and Constitution , " wo shall see !

      _Notwithstanding very recent boastings of " good trade" and " prosperity , " the country seems to be rapidly nearing to that state of depression ivhich n ot v er y long a go , wrought such sad havoc amongst the factory masses . From Manchester , the news this week is exceedingly discouraging . Diminished pro d uction is the or de r of the day , and a general adoption of " short time" is daily expected . In the agricultural districts , incendiary fires are on the increase—a sure sign that the usually quiescent labourers find their misery no longer bearable . The , reduction of wages in the agricultural districts , is not confined to the tillers of the soil ; the

      farmers are reducing carpenters , masons , & c , f rom 2 s . Cd . to 2 s . a-day . This should be matter for serious reflection on the part of mechanics and artisans . With their wages ( in country places ) reduced to 12 s . a week , how long will they be able to keep above that lower depth of misery implied in the 5 s . and 0 s . weekly of the despairing torch-hearers of " Swing ? " Is it not time that the millions made an effort—united and determined—to save themselves from sinking , utterl y an d ho p elessly , to the level of Irish wretchedness ? By heavens ! the patience—or , rather , the suicid . tl apathy—of the masses is wonderful and pitiable !

      I observe , that there is a dispute between the engine-drivers on the East Lancashire Railway , and the Directors of that line , which dispute , up to last Saturday , was likely to lead to a strike on the part of the former , comm e n c i n g from the evening of that day . I have no certain information that ths enginedrivers and firemen did " strike" on Saturday ; but if so , or otherwise , their cause has claims oh the public . I gather from a statement in the Daily News—written , evidently , with leanings against the men—that the dispute is of at least two _months ' _standing . It appears , that in the month of October

      the men forwarded a memorial to the Manager oi tne line , complaining of griev a nces , as to hours of labour and amount of remuneration ; and in which —expressing their dissatisfaction with Mr . Rotle , Superintendent of the Line—they demanded his dismissal . After considerable negotiation , f a ir promise s of redress and satisfaction were given by the manager ; but those promises were evaded or violated . A second memorial the manager would not deign even to notice . At length , on the 19 th of November , the men forwarded another memorial" to the Directors , " which seems to have brought matters to a crisis . In the said memorial the men

      declared : — " 1 st . That they had repeatedly , but in vain , complained of'the total unfitness ' of Mr . Boyle , to fill the office of superintendent . They again solicited his dismissal . " " 2 nd . That agreements , as to wages , ha d b een gro s sly viol a ted bj the management of the line . For instance , ' says th e m e mori a l , « the amount to be paid to the engine men as wages has not been paid according to agreement . ' ' The agreement as to mileage , and number of hours to make a day , has not been observed , & c , & c . '" " 3 rd . That experienced and competent men nan been di scharged , while young men had been kept on They required that this course should be remi be

      versed , whenever a reduction of' hands' ght necessary . The . .. , " 4 th grievance cannot be expressed m abridged terms ; the memorial says : « Sometimes when running trains , we receives order from parties calling themselves directors , as the to speed we must go . One will tell us he has to be at such a place in such a time , and that we must get him there at that time : he is , he sayB , a director . We strive to obey him , as far as is in our power to do so with saiety . Perhaps at the next station another will inform us that ifwegoat the rate we have come from the last st a tionhewiil report us , he being a director , bo that we cannot tell when we are doing right . _« e pray this to he disallowed . "

      Letters To The Wokking Classes. Lxix. " ...

      _^ lL ? _i i » _^ retl , . _r"ieilliy the directors was a _promws that a complete revision of the regulations ot the locomotive department should take place at _tnnstmas . This precious offer the men rejected , and gave notice of their intention to strike work from _Saturday last . . The correspondent of the Daily News speaks of the demands of the men _» 3 " novel and extraordinary . Unfortunately , tyranny and promise—breaking on the part of employers is neither " novel " nor extr aordinary . " . Capitalists , like kings , are prone to be both oppressive and faithless . This the r < _iv - C 0 " " * 'e 8 P _^ dent is of course well aw are of , but his object is to innoculate the public with the impression that the demands of the men are exorbitant and absurd . I imagine that public opinion will pronounce a very different verdict . After stating that the directors propose to reduce tlie number f trains

      o onthe line , and to train new men to the duties , the correspondent of the Daily ilciwadd _3 " - « of course great loss ; as well as great danger will result from the experiment , hut tlie art and mystery of engine-driving are said to be of easy acquisition . " This is certainly cool . The p ublic are to be inconvenienced . b y a reduction of tlie number of trains , the railway shareholders are to b e p ut to a " great loss , " and all who travel _hv the line . ire to be subjected to " great danger , " m order that the directors may carry out their experiment _^ of lowering wages , and reducing their " hands , to a state of miserable vassalage—the victims of any petty tyrant who may for the time being represent their insolent _hiirh mightinesses , the directors . If , indeed , the " strike " fas begun , and the struggle commenced , it is to be hoped that the Trades ot Englanu will give their support to thc engine-drivers and firemen of the East Lancashire Railway .

      A meeting of Female " slopworkers" was held on Monday evening last , in the British _sohool-room . Slmkspere-walk , Shadwell . There were present 3 ii shirt-makers , 341 trowsers-makers , 178 coat or blouse-makers , 34 wai 3 _tcoat-makers , 19 makers of sou ' -westers , 33 makers of waterproof coats , 23 staym a kers , 24 umbrella and parasol-makers , 83 makers of soldiers pillows and beds , and 66 shoe-binders . Total , / 1 , 145 . Of this number it appeared , in reply to questions put to them , that only three or four had under-clothing ; nearly the entire assembly confessed the want of a complete dress ; and 508 had borrowed some article of clothing in order to appear at the meeting . It was ascertained that only 58 were in possession of blankets : 151 had no

      beds to he upon : 45 had been compelled to pawn their beds to save themselves from starvation ; and 180 had been reduced to the necessity of selling their beds altogether . Not one present had earned Ss ., nor even 7 s ., last week ; five had earned 0 s ., twenty-eight had earned _Ss . _y ' twelve had earned 4 s . 6 d ., one hundred and forty-two had earned 3 s ., oncbundred and fifty had earned 2 s . Od ., seventyone had earned 2 s „ eighty-two had earned Is . Cd ., ninety-eight had earned only is ., and of this last class , eighty-eight Stated they were entirely dependent upon tlieir own exertions for support ; ninetytwo had earned under Is ., and two hundred and thirty-three had had no work at all during the whole of tho week .

      , In . answer to , a question put to them as to " whether in their , opinion masters pulled one another down , or whether the women went to the masters and pulled down the prices ? " The great majority of the women present laid the blame on the masters ; but a few said that there were women who went to the masters and proposed to work at a halfpenny less , than the then existing prices . Competition between tho employers I—competition between the employed !—behold the fruits thereof And therein , behold tho irrevocable condemnation of the existing system—the justification of _Soeialism-r-and the vindication of Louis _Blasc and Robert . Owes . There was a good deal of cant mixed up with the

      proceedings of the meeting , as is always the case w ith a ssem b lies patroni s ed by Lord Ashley a nd h i s friends . I observe that " his Lordship " declared that the only remedy for the needlewomen was emigration . And Mr . _Sidsev Heubhiit lias published a letter in all the daily papers , proposing the institution of a fund to enable the female slopworkers to emigrate on a large scale . A most miserable remedy for u gigantic evil—indeed no remedy at all . " In the selection of emi grants , " says Jlr . Hkrbert , " one condition must never be lost sight of . _None but women of good character must be assisted to go . There mu 3 t be no taint or discredit upon them to mar their prospects when they arrive at their new home . " What then is to become of the masses of women who are reported to eke

      out a miserable living by prostitution ? Again Lord Asuxey dwells with delight on the desirable prospects of young female oniigrants . But at the meeting on Monday the widows and married women numbered about seven hundred , who , it may bo presumed , would also be excluded from the emigration scheme . It may h e urge d , that the removal of those who do emigrate will check competition amongst the ' work e r s , and benefit those who remain in this country . , Perhaps so , but any benefit that might result from a temporary thinning of the workers , would be but slight , unless a chock was put to competition amongst the employers , as -well as among the employed . Bedsides , the tendency of the existing system is t » increase the tide of surplus labour faster than emigration could be made to act as a drain .

      A ' more radical remedy is heeded . Mr . Sydney Herbert avers , that the country is labouring under a plethora of unemployed , and ill-employed capital , and every one is aware , that large tracts of land in this country arc yet unfilled , an d the re s t of thc soil not half cultivated . Tens of thousands of men a re unem ployed , or , at least , earn but a wretched subsistence . The union of theso three elements , land , capital , and labour , for the benefit of the workers , would speedily change the face of society . But it may bo said , that needlewomen could not be set to till the land . No , but their fathers , husbands , a n d lovers , so empl o yed , would soon draw them from the spider nets of tho Jew slop-sellers to a ss is t t hei r m a le connexions in mor e natur a l ,

      more healthful , and ton-rewarding labours . Then might the tailoring trade be restored to its original chanpel , —men working thereat instead of women . Women ab a ndo n i n g their househol d d uti e s to perform tho work of men , is an unnatural and accursed system , which must be put an end to , ere comfort and happiness can be the reward of the sons and daug hters of labour . I have no objection to an extensive system of emigration , providing the right persons emigrate . Will Mr . Sydkey Herbert aid in the good work of promoting the emi gr a t i on of tho se " w ho t o il n o t , neither do they spin ? " I fear that there will be no veritable reform of the social system until the idle drones , and plundering locusts of society ,- are made to " leave their country for their country ' s good . " L'AMI DU PEUPLE . December 6 th . 1849 .

      The Chartists In Newgate, At A Meeting O...

      THE CHARTISTS IN NEWGATE , At a meeting of the court of Alderman on Tuesday , Mr . Alderman Lawraxce presented petitions from Bezor and Shaw , 'the Chartists , who had been sentenced at a period of great public excitement to imprisonment in Newgate for Chartism . It appeared that the two Chartists had , upon tlieir introduction to Newgate , misconducted themselves . A great change had however , b ee n wroug ht in the conduct of the refractory Chartists . For some time they had both acted with remarkable propriety , and the _lansruaco of their petitions now _m-escntcd to the

      Court exhibited the improvement unequivocally . The two prisoners prayed for an increase of light and fire , and the use of paper and pen and ink , not for tho purpose of incaiculating and disseminating dangerous doctrines , but for that of a more frequent and agreeable communication with their families . The petitioners also prayed for some alteration in diet , and there was good reason for b e lieving that their con d uct had u n d e rgone a ve r y advantageous change , it was lo be hoped that the Court would listen favourable to the applicatioa . ( Ilear hear . )

      Jlr . Alderman _Copeland said if the Court were of opinion that faith could bo placed in the sincerity of the change stated to have taken place , he would not oppose the relaxation of tho restrictions to whieh they had been subjected . Mr . Alderman Wusox said that he had brought the subject of the reiractovy conduct of the petitioners befor the Court several months ago . Thc Chartists had certainly been allowed very remarkab le p rivi l eges , which they had abused , not . onl y by writing to and receiving from Chartists outside letters imbued with their dangerous politics , but by other conduct at variance with the spirit of prison subordination nnd control . He wished tlie petitions to he referred to the Gaol Committee to inquire and report .

      Mr . Alderman Ciuuis said it was quite evident that the Chartists had acted upon a complete misconception ofthe privileges of their condition , and in the belief that the offence of which they had been convicted was excepted from the class of punishments the severity of which they had experienced . The most remarkable lenity had heen extended to them in the first instance . That lenity they had abused , b ut the abus e ha d wholl y ceased , and it would be advisable in the Court to notice the change by a return to the indulsrencies of which the

      petitioners had been deprived . Sir P . Laurik thought it would be prudent to refer the petitions to the sh e riff s and visiting m a g istrates o f the p rison , with orders to inquire into and regulate tho indulgencies of the petitioners . It was notorious that the abuses they h ad c o mmitte d on the occasion referred to extended to attempts to excite political sympathies of thc most dangerous kind , a nd the m g istracy of London had resorted to the most judicious expedients to remedy an evil of such magnitude . Mr . Alderman Humphrey deprocated any course likely to occasion delay . If the petitioners had

      The Chartists In Newgate, At A Meeting O...

      shown symptoms of contrition such as had been described , it would be only fair to give them the benefit of the change . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Alderman _Cardk . _v said it appeared to him to be a difficult matter for tho visiting magistrates to act if they happened to differ in opinion as to the treatment of the prisoners . ( Hear , hear . ) It was all very well to talk of discipline and _fho exercise of its-rigours in some cases , and its mild application in others ; but what was really the character of the men of whom they hud been speaking ? Were they not the very persons who were ready to join in the tumultuous scenes so well calculated to lead to the des tructi o n o f property and life ? lie believed they had connexion with the _CiliM'tlSt journals by which so much mischief had been propagated , and that thoy co-operated to generalise tho venom of the doctrines to which they were known to be favourable . ( Hearhear . )

      , Mr . Alderman Sidney said the magistracy had no right to tre a t wi t h e xtr a or d in a ry ri gour men convicted of the . offences with which the petitioners had been charged ' . The petitioners ; had _. beeil sentenced to imprisonment for two years without labour . Some of the members of the Court seemed to think that thoy had met with extreme indulgence . At ail events , whatever mode of treatment they might have formerly experienced , they were at the present moment confined in the condemned cells of Newgate . ( Cries of "No , no . " ) Sir P . Laurie said it was true there wer _« fifteen cells , but they were not what were called condemned cells . Newgate had no cells of that descri ption at present .

      Mr . Alderman Sidney said the fifteen old cells and the five new cells in Newgate were dismal and solitary in every sense of the word , and he did not see why they should not he called " condemned , " for they were as bad as the colls so called at more early periods of prison experiment . H e could sec no reason for refusing to grant the indul gences sought for , and he was sure tho magistracy were bound to carry out the law without aggravating tho punishment beyond the intention of the _Judgp , ov the views of those who made it . He could not help saving that prejudices . had been strongly exercised against the petitioners , a n d t h at in their case the laws of humanity had been violated .

      Mr . Alderman Chajuus said the statement of Mr . Alderman Sidney contained gross misrepresentations . Tho treatment of prisoners in Newgato was marked with kindness , and in no instance had there occurred the least infringement of the laws of humanity , however chargahle the authorities might be with the exercise of remarkable lenity . Mr . Alderman Lawresck and other aldermen denied the statement of Alderman Sidney as to the existence of condemned cells . Mr . Cope ( the governor of Newgate , ) in answer to questions from the Court , stated that the conduct ofthe petitioner Bezor had much improved within the last three or four mouths .

      Alderman _Tiiompsov said tho governor ' s representation satisfied him that the discipline might undergo relaxation in tho case ofthe petitioners . The petitions wero referred to the Gaol Committee .

      The Queen Ahd . . Thr Chartist Pris O Ne...

      THE QUEEN AHD . . THR CHARTIST PRIS O NER S . ( Prom the ikedy News , of Nov . 21 , 1849 . ) Sir , —The Chartist 3 have , at their recent public meetings , acknowledged , in grateful spirit , the exertions made by Members . of . Parliament—Richard Cobden , Sir Joshua Walmesley , and others , whom hitherto they have regarded as their enemies—to extricate from imprisonment , or ameloriate the condition , of their incarcerated comrades . Why should not this good feeling , so creditably created , be extended to the Crown , and the chasm of hate between the rulers and the people be bridged over , if not closed ? The Queen , as the head . ot the Church , has recently proclaimed a " Thanksgiving , " for the reason that it had pleased God to arrest that calamity which our trespasses aro considered to have brought upon us . But , as tho ground on which wc

      are taught ( by Christ , as repeated by the Church ) , to expect forgiveness of our trespasses is that we have forgiven those who trespass against us , can the nation be said to have merited mercy by forgiveness while it detains in c-uy gaols persons for political offences , into which they- were stimulated " iy privation—by a sense of oppression—and despair ? Two of these unfortunate men having perished in gaol of cholera , owing to circumstances connected with their imprisonment , leaving destitute lamilies , constitute another reason why leniency is duo in this case . Would it not , therefore , be an act just , as well as generous and politic , were the advisers of the Crown to recommend to hev Majesty's consideration to grant a complete amnesty for the political offenders , f org i v i ng th em t h e i r trespasses , even as wc pray that our own are forgiven as ?

      George Jacob Hodyoake 17 , Woburn-buildings , Tavistock-square , November , 1 S 49 .

      National Association Op United Trades. E...

      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OP UNITED TRADES . Established 1845 . This that they call organisation of labour is , if well understood , the problem ofthe whole future , for all , who will in future pretend to govern men . —Thomas Cablislu The sentiment above quoted , extracted from the writings of one of the most ori ginal and boldest thinkers of modern times , cannot be brought too frequently or too prominently before tho working classes , because , although in itself it is but the e x p ression of a " great fact , " it implies that the well-being ofthe working classes is dependent upon the character and description of the organisation they are subjected to ; and it may also be inferred , that the absence of any beneficial or perfect organ i sat i on is th e chief c a uso wh y these same classes arc , at this day , politically , soci a ll y , and morally

      degraded . . The first step , therefore , to their permanent emancipation , must be a thorough and effective organisation ; by , and through which , they may be able to protect themselves from the spoliations practised upon them by all other classes of society . It is the necessity for this thorough " organisation of labour , " wliich tlie committee ofthe National Association have so long and so consistently laboured to impress upon their fellow-workmen . Numerous and various have been the obstructions tbey have had to contend against . The ignorance , prejudices , and apathy of the working classes themselves , a rc suf f i c iently formid ab l e , but timo and pe rsever a nce ha sconquere dgveater apparent difficulties _, and theso may certainly be overcome . Thc

      power of capital—when a movement was found progressing unmistakably director ) , to throw up defences against its usurpation ofa power not legitimately appertaining to it—to place _bounds to its inordinate ambition—to chalk out a distinct line of demarcation—and to say , " thus far shalt thou go , and no farther ; " f rom c a p ital thus threatened , the most deadly opposition was to be anticipated . But strong in thc justice of the cause—satisfied ofthe superior power of labour when fairly pitted against capital , the founder of the National Association , and those to whom its direction has since been entrusted , havo never for an instant shrunk , and seldom failed , su c cessfu lly to m e et and overcome this description of opposition , even '

      with the limited , and necessarily imperfect , powers with which they were armed ; and it may fairly bo assumed that , if unable to cope with but the shadow of thc moral and financial power which an extended and concentrated combination of labour would impart , there is but little to fear from tbe efforts ot capital in a more advanced stage of our progress . But there is another description of obstructives , far more impracticable to deal with , and more dim-Cult to . conciliate , than theso we havo named . We mean men of comparatively superior education , great natural t a lents , considerable powers of eloquence—that valuable , yet often dangerous acquirement—who , like " Tritons amongst the minnows , " direct , control , and govern the bodies they are

      connected with ; they think , spea k , and decide ior those whom their talents enables them to control . It may be _reasonably lupposed , that individuals such as we have described , if the principles of tho National Association are so sound , and their adoption by tho trades so desirable , that men of such superior abilities and _educations— possessed of an almost unlimited influence over large , bodies of their fellow men—would readily embrace and advocate a system calculated to confer such solid advantages upon those whose interests they are supposed to consult . Such a supposition is but reasonable ; but it is , nevertheless , unfortunately the fact , that in too many instances an amount of opposition has been experienced in these

      quarters difficult to account for by any ordinary process of reasoning . The principles are always good—excellent!—such a movement above all thin « s desirable—and the thing , above all others , thatthe individual himself with whom you may bo reasoning , would wish to see accomplished . "Ay l and it is to this we must come at last ; there is no doubt of it . " Such , they generally assure you , is their own _;; raa _* c op inion . " But there are _somany difficulties in the way , " " the members are so ignorant , " or " their trade is so very peculiar , or " they are just engaged in , " or "just recovering from , or .. . •! _.. __! . _„ . _?> _„„ _l „ ,. _! _., / . _inln a ovont . sfl'lkfi . " Or . nel ' -

      haps ( and this is a very common way ot giving the inconvenient subject tbe go by)—well , " I will think the subject over—wish you all possible success m your laudable endeavours , and , if you go on , and succeed , depend upon my best efforts to induce our bodv to join you . Wo aro very numerous throughout * the United Kingdom , and when we join , I should like the whole to join en masse , you Know . Yes , if we succeed , no doubt , that many waiters upon providence would gladly avail themselves of t he o p portun i ty to step in and seoure some share of the benefits which other mon ' s exertions had secured : but how , in the name of reason and com

      National Association Op United Trades. E...

      mon sense , Is it to be expected , that any movement can succ e e d , when the very men , who f rom their capabilities and position , appear its natural lea d er s , i nstea d o f nobl y , generously , a n d h o nestly throwing themselves into it , hear t a nd soul , from some powerful incentive of selfish ambition , or with an eye to a sort of vested interest , in their present position , which they fear to endanger , are cither eventually our open opponents , or content themselves hy proving their friendliness to our cause , by " amusing us with faint praise , " the most th oroug hly dishonest species of opposition which can be produced . These remarks are offered , as a key to unravel the apparent mystery , why so many ofthe trades , especi a l ly of the higher grade , have so long stood aloof from us . But , " coming events

      cast their shadows before , and that consciousness of security which make men in the aggragate , as well as individually , so selfish , and regardless of the sufferings of others , can no longer be enjoyed by , we believe , any trade ! in Great . Britain . Competition , illr regulated machinery , and free tradethat leash of curses to British industry , are doing their work , and the wolf is at the doors of those who have for a long time ridiculed the alarm of his approach . A practical refutation is about being given to the free-trade assertion—that cheap food would ensure high wages , _deductions of wages . are pronounced inevitable in many of thc hitherto comparatively well paid departments of industry . The absurd extravagancies and iniquitous robberies of Railway Directories

      have rendered it imperative that these same parties commit another , and , if _possible , more feral robbery , than any of those with whieh we are familiar . Tlie wages of tho most valuable portion of the railwaj staff are doomed to supply the deficiencies in the dividend , caused by thc previous plunder of the capital of thc shareholders . Many of the building trades have had notice of intended reductions in tlieir wages ; and , with the present redundancy of labour in the market , what hopss can be entertained ofa successful resistance ? The-Central Committee of this Association have always contended that the only effective protection which can be given to the wages of labour , consists in the absorption of the sur p lus lahour , through channels where it can be rendered self-supporting ; that _suclr channels _a-reto be found at homo , at our own doors as it were , as

      well as over the Atlantic ; that its employment at home is infinitely preferable , and moro patrioticthat this can , and ought to be accomplished , by and through the working classos alone , and not by the government . In the ono case we should create aii independent class of Labour Yeoman—in the other , companies of government slaves-.- That the working class possess within themselves the meant is unquestionable . Themselves organised—the means , which will give the power , ( although-it has been said they possess neither ) , will be found in abundance , alike blessing and conferring incalculable benefits upon those who give and those who receive . Remove the surplus labour by the only practical lever b y which that , or any gre a t w o r k can be achieved—an organisation of labour ,, and the means and the power which that organisatton , and that alone would most surely give .

      Ihe Ccntrul Committeo will , in a future report , place some facts before the working classes ,, by which it will he shown that through a confederation Of labour—SUCh as thoy advocate—the surplus labour , whieh now presses with such _crushing severity upon almost every description of BritisB industry , may not only be readilv withdrawn from the labour market , at tho rate of fifty thousand , a year , but well and amply employed , and made tho source of increased employment to the country . If this thing can be done , and is not done , then do the working classes deserve all they now suffer , and all the good things which are now in store for them . 2 'he Central Committee have , during the week , received the most cheering reports of tho progress of Messrs . Green and Robson .

      Adhesions have also been received from the ( Female ) Binders and Closers ef Daventry ; also from the Third Section of Daventry Shoemakers ; . from the Fcndermakers of Birmingham ; and information of intended adhesions from several other trades in Birmingham and Wolverhampton . They have also" the satisfaction of reporting Mr , Green having successfully combattcd with a master Tin-pla t o wo r k e r of Wolver ha mpton , who , it was alleged , had discharged a man for having inquired of his _shopnintes in the shop where he worked , the prices paid for certain descriptions of work , which i n f ormation h e put d own in a b o ok , for thc use ofa committee of the trade , who were engaged in preparing a town list of prices . The employer denied having discharged this individual for ' the causo

      assigned , but contended for thc right to discharge any man lie pleased , without giving a reason for so doing . Mr . Green , of course , did not question ths right , but ventured to show its impolicy , and , perhaps , injustior . Thc affair terminated by a promise to take the man back the first opportunity . In this case , although it cannot be said that any great advantage was gained , it became perfectly evident that the power and influence of the National Association was better understood and appreciated than before Mr . Green ' s visit , as was proved by the altered behaviour of tlie employer to his men since . The moral power of this affair has produced also a wondrous effect upon the trades of Wolverhampton , with many of whom Mr . Green is engaged to explain our views and objects . Dec . 5 . William Peel , Secretary ..

      Affauts Of Hungary. The Subjoined Memori...

      AFFAUtS OF HUNGARY . The subjoined memorial has been drawn up and presented to Lord John Russell , Fi r s t Lord o f tha Treasury , an d to V is c ount P a lm e rston , principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , with a viewto the friendly intervention of her Majesty ' s Government , with regard to the future position of Hungary towards Austria : — " We , the un d ersigne d , desire to express to your lordships , and through your lor ds hi ps to the rest of her Majesty ' s confidential servants , tho deep interest which we have taken in thc contest which has been recently carried on between the Hungarian nation and the Emperor of Austria . Not less deep is thc interest which we now take in the final settlement of the question at issue between them , and in the permanent pacification of that great country Sincerelv attached lo tiie liberties of our own

      country—the final establishment of which is due to the successful termination of struggles analogous to those which have been made from time to time in . Hungary—with equal sincerity desirous ofmaintaining tbe peace of Europe , we are fully sensible of the great importance that the settlement of the questions at issue should be effected in a manner , and upon terms satisfactory to the Hungarian nation , n ot only f o r t h e sake o f Hungary hersel f " , but because we apprehend that a settlement unsatisfactory will sow thc seed of renewed _discontent , may lead to fresh local disturbances , and by thc local disturbance of so large an clement of the Eu r op ean system , may endanger the tranquillity ejf the whole . The objects of the undersigned are , internal liberty—national independence—European peace . For the attainment of these objects ive trust the Onnvt of Vienna will bear in mind that the

      satisfaction and contentment of Hungary will afford the greatest security . Considering , however , the means by which tho authority of the House of _Hapsbui- " has been re-established , the undersigned are of opinion , that thc occasion permits , even if it does not call for , the intervention of Great Britain , in counselling the Austrian government respecting thc exercise of its restored executive power . With respect to the mode and opportunity of interfering the undersigned offer no specific opinion ,, but we hope that her Majesty ' s government will not . shrink from suggesting to that of Austria , that ,, sincere * publican France has abolished capital punishment for political offen c e s , it will not bu wise ' to allowa contrast to be drawn unfavourable to thc clemency of momirehinl government } .

      The following names arc appenusd to ths m _&» moriah— ( Signed ) . Fitzw il liam , Northampton , Zet l an d , 1 3 eaumom K i nnair d , Ilatherton , Conyng h am , Go s fora , Montfor d , Ducie ,. Radnor , tt . M . Milnes , J . Townshend , _Robeat Price , Henry Vcrney , Thos Slingsby Dun ' _coisbe , T . Parronet . Thompson , Thomas Wakiby ,. John Sadlcir ,. Pierce Somerset Butler , _AVillhmi Scholefield , John Fergus , Robert A . Slaaev , Thomas . E . Ileadbm , John Reynolds , E . iv . Tenison , Michael ,. Sullivan , T . * _Chishoha- _'"* Anstey , James Hey wood , F . M owatt , George Thom p son ,. John O'Brien , James _Korsbaw , Henry Salwcy , Joseph Loclae , William Collins , William Pagan ,. Francis P * Dunne , Nicb . M . Power , Torreas- "McCullagb , j . G . Marshall , P . Jephson , _Noi-reys , J .

      Dawson _Riiwdon , James " ffyld _, _baviie C . 11 . Ogle , Charles Pearson , Lawrence _Beyworth , James Clav , II . A . Aglionby , The O _^ Gorman Mahoa , - B . * M . Willcox , _"William _Pwney , A . E . Cockburn , Richard M .. Fox , W . Simrman Crawford ,, Alexander _llastie , W . J . Fox , John _TwkeU Wawn , James Vilkington Pryse Lovcden , Wm . Hutt , William Evans , Thomas Sidney , 1 \ HaH , P . J . Locke , Sing , J . MacGregor , W . Marshall , T . _Twisdcu Hodges , John . Wi l liams , T . A . Mitchell , Ch a r l es Cowan , Edward N . Buxton , Dudley Coutts Stuart _, D o L ac y Evans , Mauricf t Power , W il li a m Ewart , R . Perfect , M . Forster , E . II . Bunbury , William Clay , G . W . Fit * williatn , W . Lockyer Frcestw , T . _Milaw Gibson . November , 1849 .

      Lijiartisb Is About To Bring Out A New P...

      _LiJiARTiSB is about to bring out a new _politici work on the past , present , andfuturoof the R . _'jub Ho . Tboreisno truth in tbe repoit of Jus _teiqj about to proceed to the East . _Proposam hate , becn made to erect a _natosal gallery iu Edinburgh , and plans of the but ding have been completed , and transmitted to tha Lords of ihr _TrcMuw , -

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 8, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08121849/page/5/