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      SOUTHWARK ELECTION . _KOMISATION OF CAOTEDATE 3 . - _vTednesday having been fried for the noir _^ ation in theroom of the late Benjamin Wood , ¦ - _*?«¦ -. _* " « _Snra were erected at an early hour . in _High-Sfm _fomVtf the _Town-hall . . The hour ap-• Snted by the High Bailiff for opening theproceed _SSrSa ten o ' clock , but shortly , after nine _oUoclr alreat crowd had assembled—Abpnt twenty minutes lefore ten , a reinforcement came m from the direction of Tooley-street , consisting of a number of coal _rjpavpM and wharf-porter 3 , who made their way to the

      best p lace , sporting Mr . Pitcher s cards , and shouting Mr . Pilcher ' s name ; one of his placards they lad , with questionable taste , stuck round a worn-out Jjroom to form their banner . Just as this body commenced their outcry Air . Pilcher came on the iustir . gs , and advanced to the rostrum or small stage which protruded from the front , to acknowledge their ' * most sweet voices , " as he frequently did throughout the day . Sir W . Molesworth's deportment was more reserved , and almost haughty ; he flung back Ms long hair from his temples with a somewhat impatient manner . Mi * . Miall' s bearing was extremely cool , even throughout the uproar .

      For about ten minutes the " _Pilchers" had almost Bndisputed possession of " the common ear , " bnt the supporters of Sir W . Molesworth began then to come en the ground ; Mr . Miall ' s friends were last in the £ eld . The crowd was very jood humoured , and quite satisfied with preventing all the speakers from being heard by any person further than a yard from them . The candidate were all received with a good deal of applause , mixed with disapprobation ; Mr . Mall had , perhaps , rather the fewest foes . The three shookliands before the fray . The High Bailiff , dressed in a court suit , and accompanied by his _deontv and Sir J . Pirie , arrived at ten o ' clock _; and , as it was everybody ' s interest to stand well with the presiding officer , he was listened to with , due attention .

      The High _BnuEFsaid , they were met in consequence of being deprived by death of an old and Buthful _representative ; and , without presuming to offer an opinion , on that gentleman's public merits , any observer of his conduct might be allowed to bear testimony that he was a gentleman of high and honourable pretensions , aud sustained ably in the Commons' Ilouse of Parliament the trust reposed in him . ( Hear . ) Their duty in electing a successor to him was too well appreciated by the intelligent , wealthy , and influential electors then before him ( a laugh ) to make any observation upon it necessary ; he was quite sore that they would show that they appreciated this important trust by the manner in which thev _discharged it .

      Mr . "W . Hawes at length came forward to propose Sir W . Molesworth , and was received with uproar , and shouts of " He ' s a turncoat and infidel , " " Ah ! infidel ! " Mr . Hawes proceeded to recommend the Ion . baronet as the most fitting person to represent the political , the commercial , and the religious cpinions of the inhabitants of this borough . He represented the political opinions of all who wished for an extension of the suffrage ( " No , no" ) , not to make it universal , as one of Ms opponents wished , but to _lase it upon property , reason , education , and fitness to vote . Sir W . Molesworth had voted ior the repeal of those clauses of the Reform Act by which a large mass ofthe people of that borough were excluded irom the franchise . As to the commercial interests of

      Southwark , he was largely connected with them by property , and his votes in Parliament had been for free iradcand a repeal ofthe Corn Laws ; when those views were unpopular , he had the courage to maintain them . Be would also represent properly the civil and religious interests of that great borough , advocating that rational liberty of conscience which enabled a man io declare and maintain his opinions freely , and not stigmatising any one by unmanly placards because le held a different opinion . Sir \ V . Molesworth was surrounded by all those gentlemen in the borough ¦ who had distinguished themselves in it by the maintenance of civil and religious liberty for the last twenty years . But who surrounded Mr . Pilcher ? "Where were the Barclays and the Potts ? Where -was the commercial interest ? And who surrounded

      Mr . Miall—the Rev . Mr . This and the Bey . Mr . That ; he came forward as the advocate of civil and religious liberty , but only liberty for himself and liis party . The one was supported b y the rankest Tory asm , " and the other by Feargus O'Connor and his -friends . The fittest man to represent the borough was Sir IVY Molesworth , and he would be at the head of the poll ( Much confusion . ) Mr . Murxix seconded the nomination of the honourable baronet . Mr . E . _PjuatEB then came forward to propose Mr . Pilcher (*• No Tory ! " ) , a gentleman residing among them and acquainted with all their local wants , which Sir _Tv . Molesworth could not possibly understand . Mr . Pilcher would support our Protestant constitution : and let- the 0166101 * 8 remember that we

      « wed our civil and religious liberties to the efforts of Trotestants at the Reformation . ( Mr . Palmer proceeded to denounce the sentiments of Hobbes , and Sir W . Molesworth as his editor ; but the uproar made it impossible to collect with certainty what he said . ) Mr . Dare seconded the nomination of Mr . Pilcher . Mr . A . _Psixati had much pleasure in proposing 13 t . Miall , a man emanating from their own class , and a man of honest integrity . He had long known that gentleman ( "Down with him ! " )—and long -rained his writings on the subject of civil and religious liberty . Mr . Miall ' s principles were not of a selfish order , but were those of an expanded mind , and he would give to the whole British community every privilege he asked for himself . He was for

      universal suffrage , and so was Sir W . Molesworth seven or eight years ago ; but he had changed or denied his principles to suit a particular class ofthe electors . ( Groans . ) A very large class of British Christians sympathised with " Mr . Miall on the voluntary principle . Mr . Hawes had cried shame upon -ihe placardists ; but he ( Mr . Pellatt ) would say it wasanhonour to them that , when taunted with being _unable to bring proof of the infidelity of flobbes , they had done it nobly , quoting the highest authorities of the last century J down to Sir J . Mackintosh , to prove that Hohbes was not only a tyrant , a despot , and a centtaliser in politics , but an infidel iu religion . ( Uproar . ) _~ - Mr . J . M . "Webb seconded the nomination of Mr "Miall .

      Sir W . _Molbswouth then came forward to address the meeting amidst considerable uproar , caused as much by the cheers and shouts ofhis supporters as by ihe groans and hooting ofhis opponents , which continned without a moment ' s intermission to the conclusion ofthe hon . baronet ' s speech , and which as we have already observed ( and the same remark applies equally to the speeches of the other candidates ) , was only heard by those immediately aronnd him . Having ia vain begged for a patient hearing from the crowd while he explained to them his political principles , thc hon . baronet proceeded to say , —Of the three candidates who aspire to the honour of representing you in Parliament , thc lot has fallen upon me first to address you . I entreat a patient hearing whilst I endeavour as briefly as I can , to explain my political

      principles . If youapprovc of my principles , it will 1 » your duty to " elect me ; if you disapprove of them , it will be your duty to reject me . For nine yearsl sat and voted in the House of Commons as a lladical To those principles I still adhere , and intend to ad-Sere . Are you for or arc you against Radical principles ( cheers ) . 1 will put the qucstionmorc distinctly . Are you in favour of Free Trade ? Arc you opposed to all protecting duties ? Would you extend your commerce—exchange your manufactures for the _productions of every climate , so tLat your manufactures may flourish , and the labouring classes be prosperous and happy ? Do you desire a repeal of the Corn Laws ( cheers ) ? Do yon wish for cheap food—for abundant food for our daily increasing population ? According as you answer these questions , yes

      or no so should you vote for or against me . 1 have supported every measure calculated to extenj lhe commerce and unshackle the industry of th _« country . As a stanch Frce-Tradcrl should take my scat as your representative in the House of Commons ( cheers ) . Again , are you in favour of religious _liberty and equality ? Do you agree witli me in ibinking _, that neither the state nor society ought to interfere with the religious belief of any man ? that all creeds , sects , and religions—that Protestants , Catholics and Dissenters , Jews and Cnristians , should le treated in every respect alike ( cheers )? If you hold these opinions , thenitisyourdntytovoteforme . For , thronsout the whole of my public and private career , an every thought , deed , and word , I have been true to the principles of religious libertv and equality

      Agaiu , would yoa do justice to Ireland ? I have proved that I would by every vote that I have given on Irish affairs . I have proved it since I came into this borough . 1 might have avoided all the danger of this contest , if I would have shrunk from the side of justice to Ireland . I was asked how I should have voted with regard to the late graut to Maynootli . I might have evaded that question . I might have said that I was not in Parliament when thatmeasure was -passed—that it was settled and gone by . I felt , however , that it was my duty to yon honest ] v to state my opinions with regard to that grant , and 1 felt that in justice to Ireland I must have voted for it . The great majority of the Irish nation have adhered to the _re-igion of their forefathers , and are

      still Catholics . The pietv of those ancestors _itetraeothed vast property for the maintenance of the Catholic religion , and for the instruction of lhe Catholic priests . That property has been alienated—not to the uses of the . state , nor for the tenefit of the whole Irish nation—but to the support f a religion in wMch seven-eighths of the people _utterly disbelieve . Aa some slight compensation , perhaps , for this great wrong , the Irish parliament « anted a , small sum of money , not to maintain the _^ n priests , but to educate them—to render them at lor the performance of their duties . After the r 2 _SL _9 reat Britain and - _^^ _d . this grant was ffiw _^ _""^ " _*•*•*•«*• It was continued _Sr _^ _T ; lih 3 _P become _^ adequate for its impose , and _]** year ifc was proposed to make it

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      sufficient . Now , I ask , could the House of Commons , with propriety , have rejected such a proposal ? Would not the refusal of this grant havo been con-8 idered _* as tantamount to a declaration of hostility towards Ireland ? Would it not have confirmed the assertion of the agitator , that there was no justice tobe obtained from England ? Would it not have lent force to the cry of a Repeal of the Union ? I answer it would . I am opposed to the Repeal of tlie Union—no one more so , but then I say , do justice to Ireland ; destroy her monster church , the reproach of England ; and when you have done this , then , and not till then , refuse this small grant toMaynooth . Now a few words with regard to those antagonists . __ First , with regard to Mr . Pilcher . Mr . Pilcher is a Tory . I say it with every respect , for he has as much right to his conscientious opinions as I have to mine . Our opinions are diametrically

      opposed . There is a fair , upstanding fight between us , which the poll of to-morrow will decide in my favour . Now a few words to the friends of Mr . Miall , and to that gentleman himself . Many amongst you , I know , are honest and sincere men , for whose characters I entertain unfeigned respect . I wished that our united forces should do battle to the common enemy . I offered to agree to any fair compromise . I promised to retire from the field if I were the weaker , and to give all the assistance in my power to your candidate . These offers your candidate rejected , and the contest went on . Still I hoped that no angry feelings would arise between us ; I trusted that we should abstain from personalities towards each other , and that this would be a calm contest of reaaon . In these , my hopes , I have been disappointed , and for tbat disappointment I am not to blame . Not one word of disrespect , not one single syllable of reproach did I utter against your candidate till I was

      assailed—A voice from the hustings exclaimed : " You begun . " Sir Whxtam Moeesworth : "What ? How ? The same voice : "You called Mr . Miall reverend . " Sir William Molesworth ( laughing ) : And is that aterm of reproach ( laughter ) ? I repeat , not one word of reproach did I titter till I was assailed . When struck , however , I am ever ready to strike in return . Who struck the first blow ? You , Mr . Miall ! Ton quitted the high ground of argument . You descended into the arena of abuse . You accused me of dishonesty on account of my opinions with regard to Maynooth ; you taxed me with insincerity because I possessed property in the Church of England ; you called upon the Dissenters of Southwark to shrnk with horror from myopinions ; you attempted to ' excite

      religions rancour and animosity against me ; like an inquisitor of old , you presume to question me on my religious belief , and to summon me-before the triT bunal of your private judgment . I am glad to meet you here to-day , face to face , to answer you , to scoff at your pretensions , and to bid you defiance . I tell you , in the name of reli gious liberty and equality , that no man has a right to interfere with the religious opinions of another man—that no man has a right to question or blame the belief of his neighbour . I tell you that in your conduct and language towards me you have been untrue to the great principle of religious liberty—you have been without that charity wMch is the essence of religious liberty . You have denounced me as the editor of the works of Hobbes of Mahnesbury . Electors , I am proud of

      the fact , I will rest npon it a claim to your support , in opposition to the claims of Mr . Miall He is the editor of the _Nonconfoi-mist . I am the editor of Hobbes . To compare the two works together , would be like comparing the vastest mountain on the earth ' s surface withthesmallest mole-hill . The works of Hobbes will last more centuries than the Nonconformist will days . The writings of Hobbes will live as long as the Anglo-Saxon race and language . They will be read age after age , by the studious amongst the millions of our race , who will _^ people the two Americas and the islands of the " Southern Ocean , and who will wonder atthe ignorant and the bigotted herd who dared to assail so great a master of thought and language . As one of that herd , it is your only chance , Mr . Miall , of escaping

      oblivion . When I _commenced this contest , I was told by one of Mr . Miall ' s admirers that he was a retired and accomplished student , skilled in literature , a lover of learning and wisdom , an acute rcasoner , an aole writer , and in every way well fitted to instruct the nation through the public press . I did believe all this , and I felt almost ashamed of entering into a contest with such a person . Now , I ask you , electors , has Mr . Miall ' s conduct with regard to ' Hobbes been in conformity with the character I have just given ? If ' you , Mr . Miall , had any love of learning , any regard for the literature of your countiy , any reverence for the wisdom of past times , any admiration for beauty of language , vigour of expression , vigour of logic , and boldness of _reasoning , though you might , like myself , deem many of Hobbes ' s opinions

      erroneous , though you might reject the whole ofhis doctrines , yet j ou would have accorded _' praise , not blame , to me for enabling the student to peruse the works of one of England ' s most illustrious authors . No ; like that Mahometan warrior and bigot who destroyed the wisdom of ages , you would burn every work and consume all literature that in the slightest degree was at variance with your limited notionswith your own koran . You have denounced me as the editor of an infidel work ; I have challenged you to make good your assertions . I have called upon you to point out one infidel passage , one single sentence derogatory to Christianity in the works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury . Have you or have you not read those works ? If you have not read them , what riffht have vou to sav that thev are infidel

      productions ? [ Mr . Miall , who was standing : so close to Sir William as even to touch his arm by reason of the pressure of the crowd , here made a remark , to which Sir William Molesworth immediately replied . ] If you have read them , then point out one infidel passage in them , one single sentence hostile to Christianity . I defy you to it . You have shrunk from the attempt . You have directly acknowledged that no such passage can be found in those works . Would it not have been manly and courageous to have acknowledged your error , to have said that you had never read those works , and that you had been misled-with regard to them ? Instead of doing this you have had recourse to subterfuge . First , you have talked about Gibbon . Now tell me , acute logician , able reasoner , what has Gibbon to do with Hobbes , or Hobbes with

      Gibbon ? Two minds more dissimilar can hardly bc found than the philosopher of Malmesbury and the historian ofthe Roman Empire . Would you , the lover of knowledge , not only destroy the works of our greatest dialectician , bnt the writings likewise of our greatest Mstorian ? Would you consign to the same flames the Leviathan , and the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ? 2 dly . You have insinuated that some of Hobbes ' s opinions lead to infidelity . Prove it , " I say . Now , I ask , is there a single work renowned in science , in literature , or in art , against which a similar charge has not been brought by some narrowminded bigot ? It is a well-known historical fact , that every great discovery in astronomy , in natural history , in chemistry , or in any ofthe physical sciences—that everything which has made us better acquainted with

      the heavens , with the earth , and with human naturethat every acquisition of knowledge which has tended to elevate humanity , every attempt at free inquiry , every efi ' ort to shake off the trammels of authority , has been successively attached by the ignorant and narrow-minded as leading to infidelity . Under this malignant and accursed plea some of the greatest spirits of the human race have been persecuted and slain . Socrates was put to death as an infidel—he who first said there were antipodes was burnt . The followers of Copernicus were persecuted as disbelievers ; and the great Galileo , on bended knees , was compelled to assert that the earth was immoveable . Bacon and Descartes were taxed with irreligion ; the doctrines of Lock were said to lead to materialism . Newton was accused of dethroning the

      Deity for the discovery of the law of gravitation ; a similar charge was made against Franklin for explaining the nature of the thunderbolt . Priestley ' s library was burnt , and his person endangered , on account ofhis religious opinion—and , in our own days , Buckland , Sedgwick , and the other geologists , are accused of overturning revelation by their discoveries with regard to the past existence of the earth . In short , in all ages , and among all nations , infidelity has ever been the war-cry which the base , the ignorant , the intolerant , and thc canting tribe have raised against the great , the noble , and the generous spirits of the human race . That cry you , Mr . Miall , have attempted to raise against the works which I have edited . I now again solemnly call upon you ,, before these , the electors of Southwark , whom you wish to

      represent in Parbament , I challenge you to make good your assertions . If you shrink from the attempt , or fail—as fail you will—then I accuse you before vour fellow-citizens of having brought tMs charge against me for base electioneering purposes . I braud you as a calumniator—and appeal to the poll of to-inorro w . ( Great cheering from Sir William ' s friends . ) Mr . Pilcheh next presented himself , and was received with a stunning volley of cheers from his friends and a fire of yells and hisses from the rest of the mob . The supporters of Sir W . Molesworth appeared resolved to pay off in the same coin tho interruption which their favourite candidate had received during his address , and all parties amicably concurred in manufacturing so frightful an uproar , that , although the honourable candidate considerately elevated his voice , in the very ears of the reporters , who were stationed close to him , only detached

      sentences ofhis speech could be gathered . He submitted to them tbat a commercial man was best fitted to represent such a constituency as that of Southwark . Surely , he observed , out of the five or six thousand electors wMch Southwark contained , one of them at least could be found worthy of being their representative in Parliament , without seeking amongst those who were strangers to the borough and its interests . He knew the wants ofthe borough , and he had had a better opportunity of becoming acquainted with them than either ofthe other candidates . He had lived among the inhabitants , and had performed the duties of the various offices which it had fallen to his lot to be elected to ; for he was proud to Bay that he had served in various capacities , not in Southwark alone , bnt in both London and the county of Middlesex . He had considered it his duty to come forward in the service of Ms country when called upon so to do ( No

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      go ; we wont have you !) . He _hhfl heen a strenuous supporter of the various charities ot the borough , of its dispensaries and its hospital ( frantic vociferations from the coal heavers , which the honourable _candidate gracefullyandgratefullyaeknowledged ) . SomepeKons had called him a Tory and others had called him a Whig , but he would tell them what he was—a true and liberal reformer of evejy abuse that could bo shown to exist inthe country . At all times he would maintain the independency of the electors . The Poor-Law should have his utmost attention , and he would do everything in his power to alleviate the pressure upon the poor man , by giving support to the extension [ of trade and commerce . So also the question ofthe _Corn-Lawsshouldhavehis best attention ( as we understood

      the honourablecandidate ) , and he would do all in his fiower , not only to extend the trade generally but ocally to benefit the borough by the introduction of that which he hoped and believed was not far distant , extensive docks iii Southwark ( cheers ) . With respect to the Maynooth grant , if an opportunity offered he should be a strenuous supporter of the repeal of the grant ( loud cheers ) . With respect to the incomc-tax , he believed a property-tax would be better , and he should much like to see a repeal ofthe assessed taxes , which pressed so unequally upon every class of the people . He was also friendly to a probate avid legacy duty upon real property . _^ The sale or conversion of the crown lands would give , according to a late calculation , £ 6 , 000 , 000 , which would relieve the people from

      those taxes which he had mentioned as pressing injuriously upon them . The honourable candidate concluded by expressing his sense ofthe support he had received , and the peculiar gratification * he ' felt at being able to say that his causo was advocated by the ladies . ( The conclusion of the speech was received with ecstatic delight by Mr . Pilcher ' s friends , and a storm of disapprobation from the rest of the crowd . Mr . Miall then came forward , and perceiving at once the inutility of " addressing the crowd , followed the example ofhis predecessors , by directing his voice towards tlie reporters . He said that he , as well as the hon . baronet , liked to meet his antagonist face to face , but he disdained on the present occasion to renlv to the nersenalities with which he had been

      assailed—that he , in common with the hon . baronet who had preceded him , was glad to meet his antagonist face to face , and he rejoiced in the opportunity afforded him of witnessing the peculiar courtesy and refinement of manner that distinguished the aristocracy when pressed harder than party convenience allowed . He scorned , however , to reply to the personalities in which the hon . baronet had indulged , and would not presume to set up Ms literary reputation , such as it was , against that of Hobbes or any other man . He would say for himself , however , that , according to his ability , he had always tried to do good to his fellow men , and advance the interests of their common humanity ; and it was a matter of no concern to him whether his name was

      handed down to oblivion , or was handed up to posterity . He was actuated in his present conduct by no such motives as these . He had taken a stand in what he considered right , and none of the taunts of the hon . baronet could make him ashamed of his position . With regard to the infidelity of Hobbes , he had been challenged to produce a single passage of his works that would afford evidence ot his sentiments in this particular . ( A voice in the crowd : " Do not burst your boiler 1 " ) The whole scope of his works were against Christianity and civil liberty . They were opposed to the rights of individual conscience , and , consequently , opposed to that pure and spiritual religion which they professed to reverence . If he had erred in this respect , he had erred in good

      company—he had erred in common with Duckworth and Hallam—with Dugald Stewart and Sir James Mackintosh—who all concurred in condemning the doctrines propounded by the infidel philosopher of Malmesbury . If Sir William Molesworth wercright , then the literary and philosophical world had been dishonest for the last two centuries . He found not fault with the honourable baronet for his private convictions , and he begged to assure him that he never would interfere witli them , and would not on account of them proscribe him . On the contrary , he would give him " . the utmost opportunity of making known his sentiments , and respect him for the zeal

      and energy with which he might defend them . The honourable baronet had accused him ( Mr . Miall ) of being bigoted and intolerant , and had taken his stand on a misunderstood or misinterpreted sentence of a speech of his , as reported in the public _papers . It was clear that the honourable baronet did not understand his real sentiments , for if there was one man in the community more than another , who would leave mind free to science , religion , and philosophy , he was the man . ( Hear , and loud cheers . ) This was the truth , and he defied any man to produce a single line which he had either written or spoken , to prove the contrary . ( Loud cheers . ) He denied that he had ever referred to Sir William Molesworth as thc

      editor of " Hobbes , until the Honourable Baronet , with miserable taste , taunted him with being a "Reverend . " ( Laughter , cheers , and uproar . ) The Hon . Baronet took credit to himself for being the exclusive friend of Ireland , and he had drawn their attention to what would be the effect of withdrawing from the people of that countiy the grant of Maynooth . Now he ( Mr . Miall ) begged to tell them that the great cause of discontent amongst the people of Ireland was the Church Establishment ; and if tlie contending factions of Whigs and Tories had been desirous of calming down their rage , which disturbed the tranquillity of that country , they would have long since withdrawn that establishment . The Endowment Bill , for which the Honourable Baronet was

      prepared to give such a decided vote , was brought forward solely in order to save that monstrous institution . ( Cheers and uproar . ) Tho aristocracy of both parties trembled for its permanent existence , and in order that it might stand tl . ey bribed the Roman Catholic priesthood by this so-called'Educational grant . This , however , was not the only scheme of a similar kind which they intended , ' for they proposed to promote two or three other ecclesiastical establishments , and to keep the priesthood in the pay of Governmen t , in order to smother the aspiration of the people after liberty . ( Cheers . ) lie had already more than once informed them that this new policy of the Government was the sole cause of his having obtruded himself on their notice . Let the

      Dissenters ofthe Borough of Southwark believe that this was an evil injurious to the liberty of the people , and let them who intended to vote for Sir William Molesworth consider what would be the result of that vote . They had now an opportunity of vindicating their principles and character , by sending to Parliament a man pledged not only against tiiis grant , but against all State _ endowments whatever . _, If they acted otherwise , it passed his imagination to consider in what manner they would retire from the contest . If they were defeated , where would they hide their heads for shame ? If they obtained a victory tbey should hurry to the country , so that none might be a witness of their compunctious repentance . Even the very children would reproach them with

      being traitors , , and as having betrayed the cause of civil and religious liberty entrusted to them by their forefathers , under the most solemn obligations to hand it down unimpaired to posterity . ( Cheers and great confusion . ) The honourable gentleman who moved the nomination of Sir W . Molesworth as a fit and proper person to represent them , declared that he could not understand the position which he ( Mr . Miall ) had taken up . Ho did not wonder at thc gentleman ' s want of ' comprehension , for none were so deaf as those who would not hear . ( Laughter . ) Thc honourable gentleman , doubtless , looked at what would be the effect of this contest in another borough in the neighbourhood [ cheers and laughter ]; and , therefore , he could not understand any movement , whether political or ecclesiastical , which did not strictl y fall in with the convenience of tho Whigs [ great uproar ! . He was

      proud to observe that the elective body throughout the country generally , were emancipating themselves from the shackles in which they were held by thc domineering Whigs [ ehcers , hisses , and confusion ] . To these electors he wished all success . He now stood ferward in his own person , to giye . them every assistance In his power [ cheers ] . With'tliis view , ' he had determined on giving every elector in the borough an opportunity of recording his vote in favour of his _hencst principles , and whatever might be the result of the experiment , he considered that , in doing so , he was conferring a benefit on every honest man . In tbe noisy state of the meeting , it would be useless for him to persist in addressing them at any greater length . All he could' say was tbat be should be most happy , if they put him in the proud position of being their representative , to pledge himself to an advocacy of those public interests on which their hearts were set . Mr . Miall then retired .

      _Mt . Mayxard here stepped forward , with the letter of Feargus O'Connor in ' his hand , and manfully confronted Sir William Molesworth . Sir Wm . had the consummate impudence still to deny the " speech , " and attributed it to John Temple Leader , 2 I . P . for Westminster , who is now on the Continent . Upon this , Mr . Maynard told Sir William that he was present at the _meetfcig at the Crown and Anchor , reported in the Chronicle , and heard HIM deliver the speech m question ; and also avow the pleasure he had in following in the steps of Major Cartwright . Sir William then said that he would write to Mr . Leader , and get that gentleman to confirm his ( Sir William ' s ) statement !

      The High Bailiff proceeded to take the show of hands , holding up a large placard bearing the name of tho candidate for whom the votes were to be taken . He then declared that to the best of his judgment the choice had fallen on Sir ' 'W ., Molesworth . ' A poll was demanded for the other candidates , and was fixed to take place at 8 o ' clock on the following ( Thursday ) morning , and continue till 4 o ' clock . Mr Pilcher . moved , and Sir W . Molesworth seconded , a vote of thanks , to the High Bailiff which was carried unanimously . ' The High Bailiff returned thanks . He was much pleased with the orderly and impartial manner in which the meeting had acted ( ironical cheers and laughter ) . He trusted that the same good understanding would he maintained to the close of the poll , Mid that nothing would transpire to war the

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      good name Southwark _haCJ acquired for its conduct in elections . ¦ " T . _^ _i The multitude then gradually _gepara _* _'

      THE POLL . , The polling commenced at eight o'clock od - liiursday morning vigorously , and from the first announcement ofthe numbers at nine o ' clock , it was evident that Sir W . Molesworth would bo the successful competitor . NIKE O CLOCK . Molesworth - - - - _B 61 Pilcher - - - - - 206 Miall 185 iwelvb o ' clock . Molesworth - - - - - l _** 19 Pilcher - - - - - . 816 Miall - - - - - 306 THREE O ' CLOCK . Molesworth - - - - 1835 Pilcher - - - - , 111 ? Miall _^ 1

      FOUR OCLCCK . Molesworth ... - 1942 Pilcher 1176 Miall _363 , Molesworth , majority over Pilcher _/<» Miail - 1589

      DECLARATION OF THE POLL . Yesterday ( Friday ) , the state ofthe polling for the respective candidates was officially declared by the High Bailiff . About twelve o ' clock Sir Wm . Molesworth , accompanied by his committee , came on the hustings . The unsuccessful candidates soon after appeared . The High Bailiff then announced the numbers polled for the different candidates to be as follow

      ;—For Sir Wm . Molesworth 1943 — Jeremiah Pilcher , Esq 1182 . — Edward Miall , Esq ... 352 .. The High Bailiff then said : —This being the state ofthe poll , I have to declare and make proclamation that Sir Wm . Molesworth , Bart ., having polled the largest number of vetes , is duly chosen a member to serve in this present Parliament for the _Boreugh of Southwark [ great cheering ] _. Sir William Molesworth then addressed the _assembly . He sa Id—I consider myself to be your representative indeed . In the first place , I consider myself to have been returned by you because I am , as I have always been , a staunch advocate of free trade . ( Great cheering . ) I am for removing all

      legislative protection from commerce , and for leaving unshackled the trade of this country ; but above all I shall make every effort in my humble power for the total repeal of the Corn Laws . ( Great applause . ) Secondly , I consider I have been returned by you because lam an advocate of religious liberty and equality , and as your representative I shall , in accordance with that principle , give my support , whenever the question may come before Parlialiament , to the voluntary system , and shall oppose all grants of public money for ecclesiastical purposes . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) I am likewise , and always have been , an advocate for justice to Ireland . ( Cheers . ) I am in favour of an extension of the suffrage , and my opinions have not , as sonfe

      have supposed , ever changed upon that subject . I never did , I assure you , declare myself in favour of any greater extension than household suffrage . A mistake , I am aware , has arisen in consequence of the publication of a speech which was said to have been delivered by me in the year 1827 . All that I can say is , with regard to that speech , that the words attributed to me respecting " short Parliaments and universal suffrage , " were not uttered by myself . I have the strongest conviction , though at the present moment I cannot prove it , that the whole of that speech was delivered , not by me , but by an intimate friend of mine , who , I know , was about that period on many occasions mistaken for me . That friend is now on the continent , and I will , at the earliest

      opportunity , refer that speech to him and ascertain whether my impression be correct or not . ( Cheers . ) I shall vote for the ballot , for triennial Parliaments , and for the abolition of any property qualification for members . And , in conclusion , I declare to you that , although you have done me the distinguished honour of returning me by a large majority , yet , if at any period you should consider that my opinions and votes are contrary to your real interests , I shall be ready , at the express wish of a majority of you as my constituents , to resign the trust you have now confided to me . ( Applause . ) Mr . PiLcnEit then spoke amidst the mingled cheers and hisses of his friends and opponents . His speech was all about Protestantism and Maynooth .

      Mr . Miall followed . Ho said , —I am not ashamed of being in a minority . I could tear to stand alone , if I had with me the approbation of my conscience . I have that approval now , and while I would express my regret for anything in the shape of irritation which may possibly have escaped from any of us in the heat of thc contest , yet I cannot look back at the course we have pursued , and say , " we have done wrong . " I believe it , gentlemen , to be a fair and honourable work to stand forward , in the face of tremendous odds , in order that we may give to every elector an opportunity of expressing his honest and decided conviction . ( Cheers . ) Too long have we been led by party names and it is now of the utmost consequence that the electors throughout the kingdom should disregard parties of every class and character , and stick firmly to their principles . ( Cheers . ) We have commenced a great experiment—an experiment

      which undoubtedly has failed in the first instance , but an experiment which I can promise you will be repeated . ( Cheers and hisses . ) Mr . Miall then made some brief observations on the question of ecclesiastical endowments , and concluded'by saying—As I am fully persuaded that you yourselves will cl < S ' ¦ this contest without any unkiudiy feeling , either towards the candidates or towards each other ; for we can all afford , after the battle 3 s over , to give play to the generous emotions of our hearts ; I wish to do so in the present instance . At the same time I am fully determined that I will still go forward in the course which I have marked out for myself , and that that plan which I have been recommending to the country with all earnestness of heart during thc last six months , shall not fail of its effect for want of any effort or sacrifice on my part [ cheers ] . The usual compliment having been paid to the High Bailiff , the election was declared to be at an end , and the people quietly dispersed .

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      Mansion House. Monday.—Suicide On Boabd ...

      MANSION HOUSE . Monday . —Suicide on boabd a Hull Steam Packet . —Mr , Hall , of tlie firm of W . J . Hall and Co ., of the Custom-house-quay , waited on the Lord Mayor , for the purpose of mailing a communication to his lordship relative to the suicide of a gentleman on his passage from Hull to London , in a steam vessel . It appeared from the statement made by Mr . Hall , that ou Saturday afternoon , the Cth of September , when the William Darley steam vessel was on her passage from Hull to the port of London , a gentleman , best cabin passenger , jumped overboard , near the lower middle buoy , abreast tho Shears , and was drowned . The moment Captain Turner saw the unfortunate man in thc water he ordered the engine to be stopped and reversed , and the boat to be lowered , and manned . The order was instantly obeyed , but all the efforts of tbe crew were ineffectual . Tlie deceased sunk and was seen no more . No appearance of insanity was attached to him , as far as those on board had opportunity of ascertaining during the voyage , but he was observed to be exceedingly low-spirited and restless . On Friday night

      he partook : ot tea with the rest of tne passengers , and sat in the cabin all nyht . On Saturday morning ho took breakfast alone . At about two o ' clock inthe afternoon he had a small bottle of porter and a biscuit , and after the other passengers had dined , he dined by himself on deck , and soon after he finished his meal he committed _bin . self to the waves . He was about live feet eight inches tall , had a round face , appeared to be thirty or thirty-one years of age , and was dressed in a Taglioni coat , light drab trousers , light waistcoat , light handkerchief , and Wellington boots . According to the best of the recollection of Mr . Barrow , the clerk of the William Barley , the deceased had a watch in his pocket atthe time he jumped overboard . A passenger was booked as Mr . H . Coll , Norwich , who was supposed to be the gentleman who drowned himself , as a box , with his name upon it , was left on board , and had not been claimed , There were also a light leather portmanteau , a coat , and fishing tackle , unclaimed . It . was stated that the articles specified as having been on board without being claimed , may be seen , for the purposes of identification , by application to Messrs . Hall .

      CLERKENWELL . Tuesday . —• TnE _Ikfeknal Toon Law . —A Stock . joiiiiiNO ScouNDnEt . —Mr . Whitton , a stock-broker , residing in Cross-street , Islington , was summoned for refusing to maintain an illegitimate child , of which he was said to he the father . Mr . Kobinson appeared for the defendant . The hearing of the case was originally fixed for an earlier day ( Wednesday last ); on that occasion the mother of the infant :, a quiet-looking poor girl , attended with her witnesses , bnt the defendant did not appear , and the case was , at the request of his solicitor , adjourned till to-day . Mr . Robinson again applied for the adjournment of the case to Tuesday next . —Mr . Combe asked upon what grounds ?—Mr . Kobinson said his client was busy upon the Stock "Exchange . Mary Watts , the complainant , said she had brought all lier witnesses there at great trouble and expense on both days . Mr . Mould , the magistrate ' s clerk , said it was too had to harass the poor creature by bringing her there day after day . Her expenses should at lcast be paid . The poor girl said she was obliged to bring witnesses from tlieir work—poor people—on thc last dav

      and on . tins . Mr . Mould suggested that their expenses should at least be paid by the defendant . Jlr . Eobiuson said his client would pay her 5 s . to compensate the wit . nesse ? , hut nothing for her own time . The poor girl said she could not live upon nothing , and wanted her own expenses . She hoped the magistrate would make the defendant pay the expenses of the former day . Mr . Combe said the defendant ought to pay at least 5 s . more for the attendance of witnesses on tliat day . Mr . Robinson dccliued , but finally said he would be guided by the magistrate , who recommended that 10 s . iii tho whole should be paid for the expenses of the witnesses . The girl asked if she was to be allowed nothing for her loss of time . She had a child to maintain , and found it hard to get employment . Mr . Kobinson said he did not wonder at it . Mr . Mould . * Perhaps it was your client brought her to that condition . You had better pay her over the expenses . Mr . Robinson said he would abide by the magistrate s decision , but did not pay her anything . The poor girl ultimately left the court with her witnesses , having reluctantly agreed to the adjournment

      BOW STREET . _Thdbsdat . —Attkmpt to Assassinate . —An Italian , named Alexander Corradini , was brought up on a warrant that had been granted 6 n the previous evewng , charged with attempting to _assaiuinate Mr , Thomas Smith , land .

      Mansion House. Monday.—Suicide On Boabd ...

      lord ofthe Hope public-house , in _Blackmorft-strest , Clare market , under the following singular circumstances :-Mr . Woolfe , who appeared in support of the comp lainant , said that the assault was Of an unusually aggravated nature but , however painful It might be tc _'^ e parte mtorestea in tiie result , he should enter into detaUs of ' a _^ delicate and painful character , in . order t o _ahwrth e court that Some interferencewas _*™^ _% _??^ %£ vent the prisoner committing an offence of a more aggru vated nature , and also to protect the comp ainant Tlie nrisoner , according to his ftdr . Woolfe ' s ) instructions , had _ForCmetimefrequentedthehou _^ hadI occasionallyWn treated as a _«*™*\ _**™?* " £ confidence reposed in him by not only paying much attention to his wife in his absence , but also attempting to sedueeherfromherhome . Tbe complainant had occasion to absenthimself from town for the purpose of superintending thefuneral of an aged parent for a few days , and on his return to townhe found , from informationhe had obtained from his domestics , that his wife , who had been infatuated with the prisoner , had packed up every available to . „

      article on the premises to " accompany her paramour Germany . He had represented himself as a baron , ana that she should become a lady of title , and oa her arrival on the continent she should have the command of extensive domains . Some misgivings were entertained by thedomestics in the absence of the complainant of his wife s proceedings , and the plot of her intending to abscond with the prisoner being discovered by them , they used their influence to prevent her taking such a rash step . In the meantime the complainant returned , and on Monday last , at a late hour ofthe night , the prisoner entered , ostensibly for the purpose of calling for a glass of ale ; but as the complainant nassed from one parlour to another , the prisoner having , without any reason , rushed into the parlour , drew a dagger from his sleeve , and _attempteU to stab the complainant in the neck , in which he fortunately _diinot succeed , and instantly made his escape from the house , leaving the complainant in the greatest state of alarm . Evidence having been heard 1 in support of the charge , the prisoner was held tohail _. himselfin £ 10 o and two sureties of £ 50 each . Bail not being forthcoming the prisoner was removed in custody .

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      Messrs. M'Grath, Doyle, And Clark's Tour...

      MESSRS . M'GRATH , DOYLE , AND CLARK'S TOUR . Buknlet . —On Monday evening , September 1 st , a public meeting of the inhabitants of this place was held-in the Temperance Hall , for the purpose of hearing addresses from Messrs . Doyle , M'Grath , and Clark , members of thc Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , on " tlie Charter and the Land . " At eight o clock , the time announced for commencing business , on the motion of Mr . Holland , seconded by Mr . Shutt , Mi * . Thomas Tattersall was called to the chair , who , after a brief but telling speech , introduced Mr . Thomas Clark to the meetm £ [ - , ., , 1 .. Mr . Clark , on rising , was greeted with loud cheers . He stated that the object of himself and brother members of the Executive in attending that meeting waa , to put this question to the working men of

      Burnley;— -Are you prepared to assist us in our struggle to emancipate our common country from the life-destroyingandhell-boon system of misrule under which itis at present groaning ? They were there to ask them if they felt a desire to be' men ? If they wished to throw off the domination of the master class , and try for once to become their oirn masters ? To prove to the world that working men could live without masters . The experiment certainly was a novel one , but , nevertheless , it was worth a trial . They had all heard of thc Chartist Land plan , that was to give to _«* ach member of the Land Society two acres of good land , a cottage , and £ 15 lGs . Sd . to enable them to commence operations , and all for the sum of £ 2 10 s . Now , how was that to bc done ? Whv . bv co-ooeration . to-be sure . ( Cheers . ) One

      man could not do it individually , but ono thousand could do it conjointly . Some of their " friends" had been telling them that they could not buy the landthat the aristocracy would not sell it to them because they were Chartists . This was rank nonsense , and no man who gave the question the slightest attention would make so egregious a mistake . The aristocracy , when they had land to sell , did not stop to ask the politics of the purchaser , but who was the highest bidder ; and to him was knocked down the bargain , no matter what might be his politics or religion , or even though , like the aristocracy , he had no religion at all . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Again , thev were told that two acres of land would not be sufficient to maintain a man and his family , and they were asked if they wanted to starve them ? Those

      who agreed that two acres of average land would not yield plenty for the support of a family , in his opinion , knew nothing about the capabilities of the soil when properly cultivated . He readily admitted , that , cultivated as land is at the present time , two acres would not be sufficient , but when cultivated as it ought to be , he was fully confident that it would be ample for the comfortable maintenance of an average family . Here Mr . Clark recited several instances where very bad land , with improved culture , had been made within the last two years to produce crops varying in value from £ 60 to £ 130 per acre . These things he had seen himself , and therefore he could believe them . As to starving them , if their object was to do that , they need only leave where they are at present , and that end would most as .

      _suredly be accomplished . Mr . Clark continued at length to urge the advantages held out by the Cooperative Land Society , and concluded an interesting a _' ddress by inviting discussion on the several points advanced by him . He retired amidst loud cheers . The Chairman next introduced Mr . M'Grath , who was received with enthusiastic applause . He commenced by congratulating the Chartist friends on the rapid progress which the Land scheme had made since it was first ushered into existence . There were those puny drivellers in the country who opposed it with all their might and main , because they said it was a violation of ** first principles" to purchase land , and yet the leader of this section of malcontents had himself declared that if he had money at his disnosal . ho would invest it in the nurchase of

      that land which his followers contended it was a violation of right to have anything to do with until by their united energies they could succeed in making it national property . That was , " live horse , and you shall get grass . " ( Cheers . ) Now , he was a first principle man , and would go as great lengths as any man living to make the aristocracy return to the people their stolen property—the Land ; but that was an end that could be accomplished only when the million understood the value of the soil . ( Hear , hear . ) Such , then , was exactly what the Land Society proposed to do ( cheers)—to teach the working men of the empire the value of their native land when their labour was applied to it for their own benefit , and not for the aggrandisement of a plundcrin < r aristocracy . In the prosecution of this grand

      experiment they had also to encounter the fierce and rancorous opposition of the heartless Free Traders , who , more than any other party in the stale , dreaded the application of domestic free labour to English soil . These men were industriously circulating amongst thc working classes that monstrously absurd idea that the land of England was too sterile to maintain the children of its birth . He could easily show the fallacy of this Malthus-like doctrine . Mr . M'Grath then quoted Earl Lauderdale , Sheriff _Allinson , Porter , M'Culloch , and several other of the most able statists of the day , to prove his position , clearly showing that thc land ofthe united kingdom , so far from being unequal to the task of producing enough for its present limited population , would , if moderately cultivated , grow food enough for two

      hundred millions of human beings . The time had arrived when public attention must be turned to this question . " Population was pressing hardly on the means of existence , " as thc flinty-hearted political economist would say . The Co-operative Land Society was but the advance guard , the main body of the army of Labour was _) et behind ; but let tiicm once observe thc van engaged , and in actual operation , they would then see the whole in motion , and the land made the rallying cry of all , which could be secured to all only by the enactment of the People ' s Charter . ( Cheers . ) Aye , the glorious Charter ( loud cheers ) , the sublime principles of which would yet be

      made law . ( Renewed Cheers . ) They were charged with having deserted that Charter whicli had cost them so much anxiety and trouble , and whicli had become a part of their very existence ; but he was sure he spoke the sentiments of his friends Clark and Doyle , of thc whole directory , nay , ofthe whole Land Society itself , when he proclaimed that they would abandon the noble struggle for their immortal Charter only with their lives . ( Immense applause . ) Mr . M'Grath continued to dilate upon the advantages that would accrue to the people from the enactment of the Charter , and concluded an eloquent and powerful address amidst the hearty applause of the meetinc :.

      Mr . C . Dotle , on being introduced to the meeting , was warmly received . He commenced b y expressing his entire concurrence in what had fallen l ' rom the two preceding speeches , and assured the meeting that they need not be at all apprehensive that Christopher Doyle was no longer a Chartist , because he was an advocate of the Land plan . Those who knew him would laugh to scorn the idea nf his deserting the cause he loved so well at heart } if going to prison three times for his advocacy of Chartist principles was any proof of devotion to those principles , then , indeed he considered himself entitled to credence when he asserted that he was still as good a Chartist as ever , though ho was determined to do all in his power to push forward the excellent movement for the Land . He wanted the land to make man independent , for there eould be no real happiness with denendence . and vet . was it

      not a notorious fact , that the industrial position of the community were depending on others to find them that employment over which they ought themselves to have entire controul . His opinion was that all men were born to labour , and that no power was given to one to say to another "thou shalt , " or "thou shall not labour , " which meant " thou shalt , " or " thou shall not eat . " The factory operatives of this country were now employed because their masters could make , profits out of their labow . but he , Mr . Doyle , contended that profits for others ought not to be a consideration in the employment of any human being . They were told that capital and labour were mutually dependent on each other , but that did not by any means prove that there ought to bo capitalists and labourers ; as capital was only so much spare wealth created by labour , ! let the labourer hare the surplus wealth which was

      Messrs. M'Grath, Doyle, And Clark's Tour...

      of his ~ _^ _$ _^ _£ _^ JS * ( called into existence bye _^ _^ ° _^ _Wa enaided to Hve in idleness and _i _^ ury , whilst the real producer of the capital , theworking ; nan , was doomed to peroetual and unrequited toil . . Mr . Doyle ' s address produced a most excellent effect , bui , the laten _^ ss ofthe hour caused Mm to come to a speedy con . elusion , which he did after challenging discussion * , ' On sitting down he waa loudly cheered . The Ci'AiHMAN again intimated that discussion was specially courted ; no one appearing dissatisfied , thanks were voted to Messrs . Clark , M'Grath , Doyle , and the Chairman , after which ihe meeting broke up . _lrfu . _^ «> i _!^ _&]!^ . } _b * _^ 1 _k

      BUCKBUn . Y . We had a visit from Messrs . Doyle , M'Grath , and Clark on Tuesday evening last ,. but owing to our not being able to procure a room to meet in , nor a printer to print our bills if we had a room , tho gentlemen were disappointed in their intention of addressing & public meeting , but had a sort of a conversational meeting of about sixty of our friends , which we hope will result in something serviceable to the cause . Mr . Doyle informed us that as we had no printer in Blackburn that would print our bills , that Mr . Leach , of Manchester , would execute orders for the country localities , and have them delivered at considerably under the prices now paid to the country printers .

      OSWALDTWlSTIiB . On Thursday evening last a public meeting of the inhabitants of this place was held in the large room of the Tinker and Budget Inn ; Mr . Roberston , an excellent Chartist , was unanimously called to tho chair , when thc meeting was addressed by Messrs , Clark , M'Grath , and Doyle , on the Land and Chartist movements . The speeches were patiently and attentively listened to , and seemed to give universal satisfaction . At the conclusion , a great number of rules and cards were disposed of .

      _D 0 LT 0 . Y . Mebsrs . M'Grath , Clark , and Doyle addressed a public meeting in the Temperance Hall , Littlo Bolton , on Friday evening last , on the subject of the Land plan . Mr . Clark spoke first , and laid down the plan in a simple and easy form , and was followed hy Mr . M'Grath , who supported him in his usually eloquent strain , and was well backed up by the invincible Doyle , who handled his facts in his _^ own peculiarly happy strain , to the entire satisfaction of an admiring audience . At the close a number of cards and rules were disposed of , and 10 s . lid . collected for tho Dixon Fund .

      _ROCnUALE . Mr . Thomas Clark lectured here on Sunday evening last . Mr . Clark made an appeal on behalf of tha Dixon Fund , and 12 s . 03 d . was collected . _UOSSLEY . Messrs . Dotle and M'Grath attended a camp meeting here on Sunday last , and acquitted themselves in a manner equally creditable to themselves and the cause . Their addresses gave the greatest satisfaction , and much good is expected to result from them .

      _Asnro . v . On Sundat evening last we were favoured with a visit from our friends Messrs . M'Grath and Doyle , members of the Executive Committee' of the National Charter Association . The Charter and Land questions were ably handled by both gentlemen , tlieir sentiments being warmly applauded by the meeting . Several new members were enrolled . BRADFORD . Tbe Land . —On Monday evening a meeting of thc Chartist Co-operative Land Society was held in the larceroom . Butterwortk-buildings , Mr . J 03 . _Alilei-son

      in the chair . After receiving contributions , tlio Committee laid before the meeting the resolution come to by them to extend the district , and to make arrangements with the other districts in the West Riding to employ one or more of the Executive in explaining the object and constitution of the Land Society , in connection with the People ' s Charter . It was then resolved that this meeting send a delegate to Halifax on Sunday next , to represent those views at the "West Riding delegate meeting . Tlio motion was adopted , and Mr . Smith was elected the delegate .

      SUDBURY . A meeting was held on Tuesday , when a branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society was formed , a committee appointed , and 18 s . 4 il . in instalments paid and forwarded to the general secretary . We are in hopes of adding considerably to tho number of members in a few weeks . A meeting of the shareholders will be held every . Monday at Joseph Goody ' s , Cross-street , at eight o ' clock each evening , for the purpose ot receiving subscriptions . A meeting will be held at the Horn Inn , North-street , Sudbury , ou Saturday next , September 13 th , for the purpose of explaining the objects of the Land plan .

      LONDON . Cur Locality . —Mr . Cooper ' s fifth lecture was , as usual , throngly attended last Sunday evening . Mr . Shaw was called to the chair , and introduced thc lecturer by a brief eulogy of his character . Mr . C , when one ofhis "People-songs" had been sung , commenced his historical discourse by a descriptioa of Stonehenge , the cromlechs of _Walca _' and Cornwall , and the rouud towers of Ireland , and shewed tliat all those primeval relics were indicative of the sunworship of the first inhabitants of Britain—tho ancient Kelts . The Kyniri or Cimbri of antiquity , were then shewn to have passed over from the Peninsula of Jutland—to have located themselves in that district of Scotland . lying to the south of the

      Forth and Clyde—to have thence advanced into Cumberland , Westmoreland , Lancashire , and Cheshire—and , finally , to have settled in Wales and Cornwall . Caesar ' s invasion and the Roman conquest were next depictured and , eventually , Hengst and Horsa , the Saxons , were announced as landing on the Isle of Thanct . The so-called Heptarchy was hastily sketched ; and the lecturer , having outlined the character of Egbert , proceeded to give a fuller picture ofthe _j-lorious' Alfred , his philanthropy , wisdom , and bravery . The heroine queen , _Ethelilcda , liis daughter , and liis magnificent grandson , Athelstano , the weak Edwin , the powerful Edgar , and the wily " Saint" Dunstan , were next dashed off ; and after hasty sketches of the

      Danish kings , and of Edward the Confessor , thc final struggle of Harold , and the battle of Hastings , introduced thc conquering Norman . _CnARTisr Co-operative Laxd Society . —The adjourned meeting was resumed on Sunday _evening at the South London Chartist Hall . Mr . Cuflay took the chair , when a shareholder moved that the letter of Mr . O'Connor in last Star be read , which was seconded , and carried unanimously . Thc secretary having read the letter , the shareholders , who hail previously moved for its reading , now moved that that meeting be adjourned sine die , in accordance with the spirit of that letter , which was seconded and adopted by a majority . The meeting adjourned accordingly _.

      Sowers Tows' Victim Committee . —A meeting of this committee was held on Sunday evening last at Mr . Duddridge ' s , 18 , Tonbridge-strect , Mr . _llonibv in thc chair . On the motion of Messrs . Lawric ami Edwards , it was agreed that five _shillings be given to Mr . John Llewellyn , the compatriot of _llolw _Vrosli and this committee respectfully rccomincr . il his ease to thc consideration of the General Victim Committee .

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      ' Tatteitsall's—Tiil-Rsdat. In The Early...

      ' _TATTEItSALL'S—Tiil-rsdat . In the early part of the day there was quite a rush W hack Reultohin , and at 10 , 11 , and 12 to 1 , a multitude of commissioners were accommodated to tlie full extent of their instructions , 11 to 1 at last being currently ottered . Miss Surah gave way at first to 4 to 1 , but tliis was subsequently taken to . a good deal of money , nnd was not to be got at the close . YVcatherbit was backed for three or four hundred pounds at 7 to 1 , and " ' . 'is certainly in better odour than on _Jlonday , Mentor was in great force at 8 to 1 , and Ould Ireland at rapidly improving prices until he reached the position assigned him below ; * his companion , Connaught Hanger , was friendless , and does not look like a starter . Old England , Mid-Lothian , and Fitzallen had several friends lit an improvement on the last prices , and _Panta sa at _» ' _» and 15 to 1 , a trifle better than on Monday . _Duc-a '' - Durras gave way several points , and Worthless »» s declared not to start . Last prices : —

      ST . _Ll'OEB . * to 1 agst John Day's lot ( taken ) 5 to 2 — Major Yarburgh ' s two ( _tnl-cn ) . 7 to 2 — Major Yarburgh ' s Miss 8 ara ' i ( 4 _to l _tttiteni 7 to I — Mr . Gully ' s YVcatherbit ( taken ) 8 to 1 _ Mr . St . Paul ' s Mentor ( taken freely ) 11 to 1 — Major Yarburgh ' s Red Robin 12 to 1 — Mr . Painter ' s The Pacha ( taken ) 13 to X — Mr . Gully ' s Old England ( taken ) 13 to I _ Mr . Ii-wln's Ould Ireland ( taUGll ) 15 to 1 — Mr . Mostyn's Pan tasa ( taken ) 18 to 1 _ Mr . "Watt ' s The Raron ( taken ) 20 to 1 — Mr . Ramsay ' s Mid Lothian ( take 22 toll , 22 to 1 — Mr . Hesseltine ' s Fitzallen ( take 25 to I ) 30 to 1 — Lord Miltown ' s _Duc-an-Durras ( taken ) 50 to 1 _ Mr . Ferguson ' s Clear-the-Wuy ( takeUj 50 to 1 _ Mr . Merry ' s Collier ( taken ) 50 to 1 — Mr . Irwin ' s Connaught Hanger SO to 1 — Mr . Johnstone ' s Annandale

      Bankrupts. [From, The Gazette Of Friday,...

      _BANKRUPTS . [ From , the Gazette of Friday , September 12 , ] , William SolTe , of 380 , Strand , prin t . scller-M «« " George Coombes , 20 , _Craven-street , Strand , and _•»»'» . u Strand , coal-merchant-Jolm Sutcliffe , of Ilalitax , ie' - fier-John Adamson , of Stockport , grocer and _tca-irc " —Robert Johnson Sharp , of Liverpool , victualler .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 13, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_13091845/page/8/