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      rnM \ rf _^ OIl _& P _^ QFTHE _BIRTfl" - pJ 3 _TGE _BENRZHUN . T _, LONDON DEMOCRATIC SUPPER . On Thursday evening , _JfoTtmbex 6 th , ' the birtkflaT of Henry Hunt was celebrated hy a public mnner holden at the Sun and IMrteen Cantons Titan , Castle-Btreet , _Leicester-iiqnare , when _demooatstfa 11 nations assembled to do honour t * the memory of _Liberty ' s _Chsanpion . The two wonts were thrown into one for the . occasion , - " and most deij Mljcrovr _^ ' > « Feargus _O'ConnoiyEsq ; , took the _rlahv ropperted on' Mb right by- Mr . T . Cooper _, anther of the "Purgatory of Suicides , * ' and John _Sewei _Esq-, and on his left by Mr . John Shaw . * number of ladies graced the festival with their presence . After the tables had b « eh cleared , Air O'Connor roseand ' _ssdd : —I know it is usual at -rigtoeratic assemblies to give as a _filat toast the _< __^ - _¦*" - " .-. * i *_ _-, « . * - _^ . i- ; -i * - .-

      _joyal p uppet placed at tne summit of the state ; bnt , as we are true Chartists , true _Deriiberats ; which , 1 l _^ Bve , mi _» nstrueRepub ] icai _ s . I shall reverse it , _jnd give yon , " The people , the source of all legitimate power . " ( Lond cheers . ) ' Mr . Thomas Cooper theneung "S preadthe Charter , " thc whbleaudience _guthusiastically joining in chorus . Jfr . William _Rtokr said , —His text was short ; he _wasshort , and hissermon would be , dfaDodd , short too . The words of hi * text were , au they had heard _asnounced . " The People , the source of _afUeg itimate p ower . " The emanation of the governing power _ftwaitslegitimate senree—the people—was a _desiitralam long struggled for , but hithertonot attained _, for a nation to be governed by a power flowing _uncoBtaminated from this sonreo was a treasure of mere intrinsic worth than all the wealth the earth contains ,

      * Or the more boundless sea , ' Who were the people ? Why , a man , whose real name he understood to be Henry Brougham , but . who , ac . _cordbsg to the folly prevailing in aristocratic circles , had been" nicknamed Lord Brougham , once spoke of the people ' as being contradistingnished from the Bob , or rabble . But that nian being _DOBide himself —having long ago been proved nbn compus mentis—a fit and proper person for a seat in Bedlam—hiB definition of who the people were was altogether unworthy of notice . The veritable people are the bulk or mass of society , including all who produce wealth , whether _engaged in the manufacture of food , _clothing , or shelter _, or in tiie distribution ofthe same .

      Those , and those alone , are the props that sustain the nation . To he assailed with opprobrious epithets hy such reptiles as Brougham and Co . does not unman the working classes , or change their character and importance in society . Burke forgot that he lived on the . " swinish multitude , " and Brougham forgets that he is more degraded than if in the condition he once said he dreaded he should came tothat of a Westmorland pauper . He lives upon the rabble ; and we may exclaim with fludibras . "How numerous are those who Hve npon the rabble !" * God made of one blood all the nations of the earth ; Man o ' er man le made not lord , That title to himself reserving . '

      He made not one man hooted and spurred , and another with a saddle on his back and bits in his month . By nature there is no such distinction . _Mature says , whatever is thy right as a man is also the right of another ; therefore , all power possessed by the few over the many , if not vicarions , or delegated , is unjust and tyrannical . But how shall we attain onr rig htfnl position ? What means shall we employ ; Union is essential , because it is strength . We must be united not only in person , but in principle and sound doctrine . Such doctrine as is embodied in the document called the "People ' s Charter "—doctrines which were sedulously promulgated and strenuously defended by that sterling patriot whose natal day we have met to

      celebratedoctrines founded on the basis of immortal truth . Hie principles contained in the "People ' s Charter " are the means to an end—that end the establishment of tiie people in their _rightful position as the sourceof legitimate power . We have been ruled by wifekilling idiots , libertines , and senseless women—nay , worse , by a power behind the throne greater than the throne itself—greater in iniquity , composed of a race of beings steeped in villany , profligacy , and vice , and under whose domination the country has become overwhelmed in debt , and the people sunk te the lowest depth of degradation , misery , and woe . All these evils , and innumerable others , would cease on the _estabkslinient of the sovereignty of the people . Peace , happiness , and contentment would reign in

      theland . The fall fruition of the blessings of freedom would gladden the heart , and _plenty crown each board . The swords would be beaten in ploughshares , and the spears into priming-hooks , and mankind live and love as friends and toothers . ( Cheere . ) Let ns , then , fearlessly pereevere ; and in whatever land tyranny holds its fell sway , let ns aid the people in its overthrow , that its dominion may cease on the earth , and the people be in reality what ihey ought to be—the fountain of all power . Dr . Bebmbb Fostjuke ( from Paris ) _roseandsaid—Citizens and Brothers , permit me to tell you what French Democrats understand by the "Sovereignty of _thePeop le . There aro two queries comprised in this term . 1 st—What is sovereignty ? and , secondly , who are the people ? Sovereignty means supreme independence , absolute right or power—a sovereign judge delivers his judgment without * further ' appeal The people collectively , means the whole of society .

      Man is a being naturally social , no man can be supposed to Jove , or live ont of society . Society is that soverei gn judge whose power is absolute . Thus society is the only true sovereign . —( Loud cheers . ) Tien let us break the chains of tyranny , and build the splendid temple of fraternity , where virtue will velope herself , and the principle of universal sympath y prevail . Glance at history , and then yon will see how it is the people have been deprived of the "Sovereignty . " They became apathetic and foigot the principle of fraternatision , aad _hence followed feuds , wars , usurpation , inequality , and injustice . Compare for a moment the sovereignty of a king with that ; of the' people , arid you will find the first can only be the delegation of the second , and , consequently , his acts _shotdd be submitted to , and be ratified by the people . In conclusion , the sovereignty naturally belongs to the peop le , arid they will regain it io soon as they truly fraternise with each other . ( Loud cheers . ) ~

      The Chairman gave the second toast as follows : — " The Solemn Memory of Henry Hunt , the Champion of Universal Suffrage . May the unflinching patriotism of that great , and good man inspire us with an _nriextinguishable determination to combat for the principles he advocated , now embodied in the People ' s Charter . " The CHAi _& uir said that he met them that night with a mixed feeling of sorrow and pleasure , - sorrow , at the loss of him to whose memory they were called on to do honour , and p leasure , irom the reflection , that "the great departed had left them something worthy bf contending for . The great distinction to be made between the present day and the days of Henry Hunt was this , that whereas , he , and those who co-operated with him , had to tread through a

      thorny path , their courage had smoothed the way for those who " came after them . ( Cheers . ) Another advantage which the leaders of tiie present day possessed over thoseof former times , wa 3 that superior "knowled ge which the . people had since acquired . 'Cheers . ) By their defection they had killed Henry Hunt , whereas , if they had followed his advice , he mi ght now have been alive , and instead of meeting to commemorate his birthday _. they mig ht be assembled to commemorate the triumph of his principles . ( Lond cheers . ) He congratulated the meetingupon the presence of severalforeiguers , and while he repeated his eld sentiment , that no matter where a man ' s country , what his creed , or what his colour , provided he was a friend to Democracy he hailed him and called him

      , brother ( loud cheers ); while these were his sentiments , he begged to be distinctly understood upon ie question of fraternisation , which had been so frequently enforced by previous speakers . While he had studiously avoided what was considered to be the fraternisation of the people of all nations , he had as studiously endeavoured to insure freedom fer all countries . ( Cheers . ) In England , those who had marshalled themselves under the banner of Democracy had a more powerful aristocracy , and a more consolidated force to contend against , than the Democrats pf any other country ; and , therefore , he thought it was but a reasonable conclusion to infer , that if they were able to humble the proudest and siost powerful oligarches that ever existed—the

      Democrats of all other nations might do bo likewise , j ILoudc & _wre . ) We fought under different banners ! _T _^ oke different languages-and were known by j different names-but , nevertheless , liberty waa our ; goal , Itheers . ) Foreigners , for the most part , con- i tended for a Republic , while we contendfbr _ouri Charter , which is an improved principle of _Repub-i hcanism . - ( Load cheers . ) He ( Air . O'Connor ) wss : a thorough Republican in that _gense of the word , i which , m the language of Mr . Rider , implied that I the power behind the throne should he greater than the throne , ahd that that power should be possessed _br the people . Melancholy as the occasion was upon Which they met , it was consolatory to'think , that notwithstanding all the attempts to disperse them , nevertheless , they were the only party , when fitting opportunity presented itself , that were ready , willing ,

      and able to take the field for _theacquisitiou of their just rights . ( Lond cheers . ) England was setting an example to the world ; and other countries , like England , were demanding their fair share in that representation from which justice and equality alone ean spring . About six years ag < -, in Prussia , a man was thought mad for proposing that the people should have a . constitution . Four years ago the same man brought forward the same proposition , and the : increased circulation of knowledge secHredforhimamorefavourablehearing . Lastyear , with increased knowledge as his supporter , he again submitted it to the same society , and it was carried by an overwhelmning majority . The _knowledge which had effected that under a despotism , would effect more in tbis country—which had improved more in the _aconisitioc of knowledge within eight

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      years . _taan . any .- . _coun _*^ :-. upon ; the face of the earth . 1 MB knowledge , continued the Chairman , is a powerful aariliaiy , " and as in barbarous days itwas used for the preservation _ofkingcraft and priestcraft , in our _improred times it must be used for tie regeneration of mankind . ( Lond and long continued cheering . ) The priesthood of old ruled Both kings and people by mug ; the sole repositories bf education , and dealing it out as best " suitedtheir bwp purposes ; but we have snatched the dagger from the ' _aasasgins hand , Jind are now . prepared to _ day their god , oppression , ' with . their own weapon . ( _Continued cheering . ) ' "S ou b _^ ve in _mjpwrseverance and energy ( all that I ban boast of ) a guarantee that few . others can offer you .

      a am a memoer ot a lamiiy tnat nas sunered more for their devotion to public liberty than any " family breathing . ( Great cheering . ) , And can any ' man doubt that I will _endeavour to take vengeance I for their sufferings upon the heads of . their oppressors . ( Loud cheers . ) : My opposition _tbthis lewd aristocracyis riot like that of the breakfast , dinner , and supper patriot , who writes for bixe . . It emanates from a nobler feeling—it can be quenched only in the . noblest result . ( Cheers . ) Before I entered into the busy scene of politics , I read with delight of the indefatigable exertions of him who is now no more . I have made his life my study , and his example iny model . ( Great cheering . ) And although tyranny

      ana oppression , and I must add , public ingratitude , has consigned him to the cold grave , let us rejoice thatwhile tyrantsare _^ selecting usurpers . as fitting statues to decorate their hall , we are erecting a more enduring monument to the departed patriot , by endeavouring to establish those principles for which he lived , and for the advocacy of which he was prematurely consigned to the cold grave . The Chairman , after a well-merited compliment to Mr . Cooper , who sat at his right hand , and whom he designated as the greatest living poet of the age , sat down , amid the most rapturous applause . The next toast was , " The memories of the Peterloo victims , and all others who nave suffered and died in defence of equal rights and equal laws . "

      Mr . Henbt Ross responded ; after which wasgiven , " Success to Democracy all over the world . " Mr . _Schapbeu ( from Germany ) said he was fully satisfied that democracy would shortly be triumphant , and that every man would be his own landlord and his own employer . ( Cheers . ) But , to effect this , democrats must have a cordial union , nation fraternising with nation . Let the people take a lesson from the kings and queens ; they call each other " brothers" and " sistei _* s , " and sent each other presents , such as horses , carriages , fcc , ; and the Prussian King had sent Prince Albert a ton of sour kreut . and a hundred weight of German sausages . ( Roars of laughter . ) WeU , he was aware that tho working classes were poor , and consequently could

      not afford rich and costly presents ; but he would say , above all things , keep up a kindly feeling and a good understanding , and an honest democratic shake of the hand was worth more than all the sour krout and German sausages in the world . ( Loud cheers . ) One thing the people might be snre of , they would never get their rights either by relying on the middle class , or merely talking about liberty . ( Cheers . ) The middle classes had always used the people as instruments , and then flung them away . The middle classes had always deceived and persecuted the working classes . ( Hear , bear . ) Governments always opposed force to justice ; and the people must , wh e n tha time comes , have recourse to force for the obtainment of that justice they would never otherwise get .

      ( Great cheering . ) Their work was now to promote knowledge , union , and fraternisation ; other means would present themselves in due time . In themeantime let the working men trust nobody but themselves , and look to themselves for their own regeneration . ( Great applause . ) Mr . WiiriiNG ( from Germany ) also responded to the sentiment in a speech replete with excellent argument and good sense . Although the general vieWa of Mr . ' Weitling were clearly understood by tlie meeting , we found It impossible , owing to Mr . W ' s difficult pronunciation of the English language , to take notes of his speech , which we much regret . Mr . Weitling was warmly applauded . The next toast given by the chairman was , " The _ait oi tne roiisn _revolution

      proacuing anniversary ; may the ruthless Russian despotism be speedily overthrown ; may our heroic Polish brethren be restored to their country , and Poland he guaranteed a veritable liberty through the establishment of democratic institutions . " Mr . _Juluj . _Hmlkev , who was warmly received , said—the cause of Poland was a cause dear to the lovers of liberty in all nations , and the sufferings of their Polish brethren every whery excited the liveliest commisseration . Poland's fall had been * induced by that cause which had led to the overthrow of all fallen nations—the slavery of the many and the corruption of the few . To the man who was a slave , it mattered little who was his lord , whether his tyrant was of his own or of another . country . Thus

      it was with the Polish serfs ; having no stake m their eountry ; having no property in the fruits of their own labour ; subject to unrequited toil , and every brutal caprice of their brutal masters , enjoying none of the rights of man , but branded with all the wrongs of slavery , their countiy was no country : for them , and to them it made but little difference whether their tyrants were Russians or _Poleo . This , coupled with the corruption and perfidy ofthe Polish aristocracy , was the cause of the infamous partitions of Poland' being so easily , comparativel y speaking effected . The like causes still existing mainly ledto the failure of the glorious but unfortunate insurrection of 1830 . Th * aristocracy were quite willing that the people should pour out their blood

      in combatting the Russian invader ; but they had no notion of establishing a state of things , in which tyranny ef every description , whether Polish er Russian , should cease to be , and in which the entire Polish people should be the sovereign of Poland . The aristocracy hated the Russian despotism ; . but they much more hated the idea of having the Polish people for their masters , and so they contrived to ruin the revolution . Had the object of that revolution , from the outset , been declared to be . the establishment of the Veritable liberty , equality , and happiness of the Polish people , no power on earth could have prevented the triumph of the Poles ., ( Cheers . ) Base , however , as had been the conduct bf the Polish aristocracy , their vices formed no palliative , of the

      crimes of the Russian despotism . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Harney proceeded to relate _several recent acts of brutality committed by Nicholas imd lus agents , and amongst them the following : —A , number of nuns , belonging to the Catholic Church , whose chaplain had apostatised to tha Greek Church-, and for his apostacy had been rewarded with a bishopric , were invited to follow the example of the ex-chaplain , aud eonforiii to the Greek Church ; this they refused to do . Persisting in their refusal , recourse was had to force , to compel them to conform . During the night a body of Cossacks surrounded the convent , seized the nuns with the most revolting barbarity bound them with cords , and took them away as prisoners , compelling them to walk the length of twenty

      leagues . Arrived at their destination they were reduced to slavery , and once a week they each received fifty lashes , so that their bodies were covered with wounds and sores . " ( Shamej shame . ) / Other tortures were inflicted on them ; some werei compelled to " act as _masons , employed in constructing the Episcopal Palace , somfeof them where compelled to work in the mines were a number were killed , and finally eight of them had their eyes torn out . ( Sensation . ) They numbered forty-seven originally , of these , thirt y died under their sufferings , three escaped , ene of . whom is now in Paris , and the others remain in their misery , unless they too have perished , which is most probable . These horrible doings told what was the spirit ofthe Russian despotism . He fervently htpsd that tbat

      despotism would be speedily overthrown . ( Cheers . ) He earnestly desired the freedom bf Poland , but it must be a veritable freedom , such only as Democratic institutions would confer and maintain . ( Cheers . ) He was proud to see so many Democrats of other nations present , and he fully agreed with Mr . Schapper as to the necessity ofmen of all nations fraternising with each other as brethren . ( Applause . He had great hopes of _Xoung Germany , and believed that the world would soon witness a tremendous revolution in the German States . " These meetings were productive of considerable good , for the report of their proceedings was not confined to one locality , or even to a _Particular country , as , for instance , the

      commemoration ofthe French Revolution had been reported , not only in the Northern Star , but also in the leading journal of the Frenchmovemerit , the Riforme , and also in fhe Populairc ; a report had , or would , also appear in the Quarterly Review of the German movement . ( App lause . ) In conclusion , he begged to express , for the Democrats how assembled , their earnest sympathy with Poland , and their not less earnest hope for her release from bondage , and the restoration to freedom and happiness of all her ions . ( Cheers . ) „™ . _<• The _Cnjunxujr next gave "The memories of Thomas Paine and William Cobbett , the great teachers and defendcreof Universal Suffrage . " ilr . C Keen and Mr . Skemox ably responded to

      the toast . .. T , _,. , ,, The next toast was : — "Our Italian brethren , whilst we commisserate their sufferings , we appeal to their courage and perseverance to _accomplmh the overthrowandextirpation of the abominable tyrannies afflicting their country . " Ma . Coomb regretted that such a theme had been given him when itwas now beyond "noon at night , "** and when , however inclination migut prompt , it * would be transgressing all propriety tor him to descant on elorious Italy at any length . 1 o

      utter the name of Italy—what was it but to wake up the loftiest recollections of patriotism—to rekindle the most glowing visions of poetiy ? From times that stretched so far into the past as to be esteemed fabulous by some , the records of this glorious land furnished ns with the image of Cincinnati ** -the Washington of antiquity , —with Publicola ; whose veiy name was identified with the ¦ " public care " which distinguished him , —with Junius Brutus , who shrunk not to pronounce the sentence of death upon his own son when tiiat son had conspired to _restoro the tyrant Tarquin , — while Marcus Cnrtins leapedinto the gulf to save his fetherkmd . Italy ! it

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      was ; , v thg ¦ ; eountry ; of :. Cato , _T * wh _««* sought * : death rather than live beneaj . k , the sway of the world-subduing _Csesar _^ -of the Gracchi who _devbted their lives to the _jrand'Atritiati _struggle—the struggle * _T _* eM 6 _* _thowoplB _ontheEand-thatefrii _^ _JW agaia * Teriowed by their patriotic Chwmaii iana those united " with him . ' .. ( Cheers . ) '"' Italy ?—was it not'thebbiihtryof that _Spartacus , Who gathered ! the S _baUators _^ _workms-meh trained '"' for butchers -to make blood y ' sportfor _tviintfr-uhder his _leadership ! Could it be forgot that he shook Italy ahd aristocratic rule _' _so _fwirfnhVas to alarm "the great ?—arid ' above all , could it be _forgotthathU failure had left ' a lesson even for _Chartist _^ thVlesson that " division in' the camp" _is sure : to fratrato success : Arid ' was ! not

      Itaty _^ theland of geniiis 1—was it hot of the " . eternal city"in that _litanoiulahd , that Byron said "the very air breathes-i-burns—with Cicero ? " ) It was the land where eloquence had so often awaked the ' thrill of patriotism , — where poets , such ' as ' Dante , arid Petrarch , arid Tasso ; had sent forth such magnificent notes bf freedom from' the harp of their mighty hearts , —where _^ courageous souls , ' like Riehzi , had _so often' lifted" up the '' nervous arm- to ' . dash down tyrants ' , — that while there was any hope for humanity , while men had hearts beating m their breasts , and minds to recall the memories of their forefathers , none' could despair for the future glory of such a land . And even now that ' glory had begun to dawn . All the leagued power of the Hun

      and the both , and of the ' tiaraed priest arid his deaoly superstitieri , could not stiflethe free breathings of Young Italy . ( Chers . ) Beneath her smiling blue slues , it was true , there was a mental mist so thickly spread that the ministersbfpriestcraft and despotism were believing the _isoris of Italy would never behold its dispersion : but'like , as the morning mist vanished when the young lord of day began to mount above the horizon , —arid 'birds awoke to song , an < L flowers perfumed tiie air with their sweets , —and toon , all was bri ghtness , and vigour , and joy , —so would the sun of truth that was now emerging ' from the horizon of the past , speedily burst into meridian sp lendour ; and" Italy , the glorious land of grand associations , should again beam with ' light—aye , with a truer light

      than that which her ancient inhabitants liad beheld . ( Cheers . ) Glancing on the past ; and resolving to be true to their great birth-right and high ancestry , — and yet looking on the present and future with the chastened vision of philanthropy and brotherhood , — the men of Italy , like the men of Gerihanyythat land of profound intellect , —like the men of France and England , would resolve to erect a truer , broader , freedom than their fathers had ever known : " Fraternity" was a word that several of their foreign brettuenhad often used to night : "Brotherhood " was our old Saxon term fortheidea it comprehended , and it was brotherhood that would characterise the future freedom of the warld . The time for burying selfish thoughts , for annihilating selfish associations ,

      fer forgetting the bad and depraving maxims that , we " take care of number one , " and that " charity begins at home , " for devoting all our energies to selfsacrifice and unceasing struggle for the good of _ ux , was now at hand—nay , he would dare to say it was come . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) This must hence * forth be the character of the Chartist movement—if it were to remain a movement : division , and strife , and jealousy , and petty wars for paltry leadership , and contracted ideas of " the " Charter , and nothing beyond it , " must be banished . The Chairman had wisely said he regarded the Charter as a means to an end ; and what was that end but brotherhood ? the winning of such freedom as would give the largest measure of individual liberty to each and all , —and

      would unite all mankind in the fraternal resolve , each and all , to preserve the liberty of all , —each and all , to increase the prosperity , and comfort , and happiness of all . He would conclude by expressing his hearty sympathy with their patriotic Italian friends ; and bv uttering not a hope , but syllables of a deepseated belief , that the children of the glorious land of the South would unceasingly toil and restlessly struggle till they established this brotherhood iirmly on their beloved soil . ( Prolonged cheering . ) The Chairman then gave — " The exiles Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis—may they be speedily restored to their homes , aud may all who are suflering for the cause of right and freedom in all countries speedily triumph ovor their oppressors . " Mr . Oveetok responded .

      The next toast was— "The Fraternisation and Progress of all Mankind . " M . Michelot , a French author , whose works have been devoted tothe furtherance of the great cause of human fraternity , equality , and happiness , said" Fellow Citizens , —We all agree that the present socicty . is bad , since more than two-thirds of itsniembers are sacrificed to the idleness and pleasures of a small number of privileged men who fare sumptuously , while the labouring classes suffer the extreme of destitution . Our great desideratum _is . a new state ot society , in whieh man will not be ruined by man ; where privilege shall not take the place' of right ; where disinherited man will resume his natural position ; where the workman will not be compelled to

      die of hunger . The foundation of the new social life is fraternity ; the ligature which ought to bind it together is fraternity . ' ' Where fraternity does not exist , there is disunion , discord , arid . hatred , and there ruin is imminent . In the present state of society every one follons his own interest , ' arid ' works for himself alone . Each is only sensible bf hu own misfortune , and looks on the affliction of his fellow men with indifference , unless , as is often the case , he profits by it . All men speak of their country and of public good , and yet these very . men sacrifice their country and the public good for their own private interest . What , then , is fraternity . ? Fraternity _oensists in every man "lovinghis neighbour ashiriiself ; " its _fundamental principle is the eternal axiom of " Do nnte others as you would they should

      do unto you . " Such are the principles of true _fittternity . It behoves us to mmine ourselves ; and sea if we possess the true spirit of universal brotherhood . The advocates of regeneration are now numerous , and are daily on the increase ; and if we" con ? tinue to exert ourselves as men , as citizens , as brothers , as _equalists—the regeneration of the world must and shall take place very speedily . . ( Loud applause . ) Mr . Shaw . gave "The Parliamentary representative of the People ' s Charter ,: Thomas _Slingiby Duncombe , Esq . " Drank witk . acclamation . " " Feargus O'Connor ,. Esq ., our excellent Chijirman , " . was then drank with three times three , , and one cheer more .. This terminated the proceedings , which had been conducted with fraternal harmony _throughout the

      evening

      PUBLIC SUPPER IN THE TOWER HAMLETS . A public supper in commemoration ofthe birthday of Henry Hunt , was holden on Wednesday , November Sth , at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green . The room was tastefully , decorated with portraits _ both of living and Jeparted patriots . Mr , Shaw filled the chair until the arrival of Mr . Cosper . In the course of the evening the . following toasts were g iven : — "The Sovereignty of the Peor pie . " " Henry Hunt , Esq ., tho immortal advocate of Universal Suffrage . " " In memory of Cobbett ; Paine , Cartwright , and all departed English _Paribts . " "The memory of Robert Emmett , Lord Edward Fitzgerald , Muir , Palmer , Margaret , with all Irish and Scotch patriots how with the dead . " "The memory of tlie foreign patriots oi all nations . " ' The Charier , may it become the law of the laud ,

      and shed its benign influence over the whole world . " " Health , prosperity , and long life to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and may he live to see the people on the Land . " "The health and speedy ; return of Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and all exiled patriots . " "The health of foreign Democrats of all nations . " "The health of John Richards , T . R . Smart , Thomas Preston , Allen Davenport , and all our living veteran patriots . " " Health of the ladies . " " The _Norihtm Star and democratic press of all countries . " These toasts were severally and ably spoken to by Jonathan Duncan , Esq ., editor oi the Sentinel , Messrs ' . Thomason , _Stallwood , Mills , Shaw , Cooper , Mobl , Doyle , and lllingworth . Ihe following Democrats alio contributed to the harmony oftheeTening by singing patriotic songs , or reciting appropriate pieces : —Messrs . T . Cooper , J . Duncan , Doyle , Stallwood , and Lathem . Upwards oi sixty persons sat down to the supper .

      SUPPER AT OLDHAM . _. The United Chartist Sickand Burial Society held their first anniversary , on Thursday , November 6 th , in commemoration ofthe birth of Henry Hunt , when seventy-one persons partook of . a good and substantial supper . After the cloth was removed , the president , Mr . J . Grimshaw , submitted the foUowing sentiments : —1 st . " The United Chartist Sick and Burial Society , may its members be numerous , prosperous , andhappy . " 2 nd . "The memory of that much respected patriot and unflinching advocate of universal rights , the late Henry Hunt , Es _^ . " B _« sponded to by Mr . J . K . Taylor . Song , *; The W iltshire Child , " by Mr . Butterworth . 3 rd ! "' - _^ . j _^ _W of Cobbett , Paine , Cartwright , Emmett , and all the illustrious dead of all nations . " Responded to by Mr . A . F . Taylor . Song , " The memory of _W- _™* no more , " by Mr . J . Wild . Recitation , ' Line * on Cobbett" by Mr ? T . Lawless . 4 th . " Feargus

      O'Connor , Esq ., andthe members of the . _*? _" « «*« Committee ofthe National Charter Association , may their exertions in promoting the objects ot . tie . ieople _' s Charter merit thc approbation of their constitu . ents . " Song , " O'Connor , the Champion of hreedom , " by Mr . Butterworth ! 5 th . "The members o _^ the National Co-operative Land Society , may _wey soon become independent labourers . " oth . _| ne exiled patriots , Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , ana others , may they soon be restored to their native land , and to the enjoyment of their wives arid families . " 7 th . «« The . ifortto _*** _. " Star ahd the democratic press . " The meeting broke up about twelve o clock , highly delighted with the evenings' ent ertainment . Dinneb at _OinniM . —On Sunday last the Convivial Society held their twenty . _sixth anniversary in commemoration of the birth of that sterling patriot , the late Henry Hunt , _% _sq ., at the house of a friMid , when a good and substantial dinner waa provided ,

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      • _wmch'did credit to ' the host and hostess , a goodly number t » t down-to table , and enjoyed themselves ' ! £ Ji * _Hmt _-ktf ¦ and P lum _wMine _, After ! dini _«? L n So } lowia e toasts were proposed , viz .: — " The _SJK _^ K Ea _C . : _•""&* - « Q'Corinor , _^¦ _^ _W , i _A--- ' ° _MWPB . ' .= Esqrs ; " " Richard _TC «; u' u ? _SV ' _"The . memory of thelate John _Mht , ; WiUiam Cohbett , Thomas Paine ; Major _cartwright , Emmett and all-the illustrious dead . "

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      : ¦; : ¦ PUBLIC SUPPER . AT ASHTON . , un _Saturday , evening last , November 8 th , a large number of the disciples of the immortal . Henry Hunt met at the house of- Mr .. James Dewsnap , Ryecroft , _Aahtpn-undei ; -Lyne , to celebrate the birth of that _nobler _ofv-naturO _i _^ _'the patriot * Hunt .- After the assembly had done ample justice to the inward man , and . the table been relieved of its burden , Mr . Samuel Marsdeb i of Hurst , ivas called to the chair , when he entered upon the subject of the evening at great length arid with much enthusiasm . He concluded by

      saying—. Br _*^ _^ ' * by name shall never die , - _i-H & tiOBB unborn tby fame shall ting ; . Aud When thy banners ware on high , 'Our garlands to thy tomb we'll bring , ¦¦ ¦ Composed of every flower that ' s fair , In gardens gay , or woodlands wild , * . Thyname shall be our country ' s care , _THou art great freedom's darling cliild . The first toast was then given : " The People , the only sourceof power . " Responded to by Mr . Edward Hume ., Song , " Liberty Tree , " by Mr . James _Bardsley . 2 nd . » The immortal memory of Henry ttunt , the man who never deceived , the People . " mis toast was drunk by the company up standing and uncovered . Responded to by Mr . James Asho _] _" _* . _;^ _- _^ "P « terloo , " by Mr . William Seel . 3 rd . Feargus O'Connor and the People ' s Charter : "

      _^ _"J _^ _^ y Mr . James Dewsnap . Song , "Exile ot Lnn , " b y Thomas Hague . 4 th . "A speedy restoration , to their country and families , of Frost , Wilhams ,. Jones , and Ellis . " Responded to by Mr . _^ . _^^ e 1 _* _- Song , '' The tyrants of . Old England , " ? , . tne illustrious dead of every nation , who by then , acts have contributed to the cause of freedom . " Responded to by Mr , Samuel Marsden . Song , *! . Hem ; y _* s Ghost , " by Mr . John Stafford . Several recitations were given in the . course of the evening , amongst the rest , the speech of Robert Emmett , as delivered before Lord Norbury , when on . his trial ( this recitation commanded great attention , and was listened to with that degree of feeling _andioterest which . it merits ) , by Mr . Samuel Walker . The _company separated at a late hour , highly delighted with the . _everimgs entertainment .

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      Curious Gifr to Robbm . Bunss . —A highly respectable gentleriian has handed us a curious relic of Robert Burns . It consists of a small round silver box , of about two inches in diameter , on the lid of which , the following characters are inscribed around a representation of Charles I . on horseback , bearing a sword : — " Carolvs : D : _Magn : Brit : Fran : et : Hib : R « x . " Around the bottom of the box is inscribed : — " Exvrgat : Deus : Dissipentvr : inimici . " Arid in four lines across the centre is the following : — "X . Relig : Prot : Leg : Aug : Liber : Par . 1642 , " .

      The box contains a silver coin , about the weight of an ounce , which on each side bears inscriptions exactly similar to those on the box , with the exception that the date is 1643 . Inside the lid of the box is the following inscription : — " From G . M'lYer to RObert Burns , for aula king syne . 1791 . " The histoiy of this curious relic has been traced back a considerable period , and probably some of our readers may be able to give us some information regarding the _beBtower of this gift , Tlie box and coin together weigh 2 ounces 3 dwts ., and thc box itself seems to have been used as a coin . —Glasgow Ex & niner .

      Rachel , the French actress , has refused an engagement to go to London for less than 2 ( J 0 guineas pernight . A . 'Heahtt Old Cock . —There is an old fellow , named William Mills , near Londonderry , hale and hearty , though his age is upwards of a century . He is living happy with his eighth wife . _"Monu . _Cnuncii . "—The Horning Post enters into a calculation to show that in England twenty-three more bishops are wanting , and eight thousand more priests and deacons . [ In our opinion " more pigs and fewer parsons" would be much better ;] Englishwomen Complimented by a Frenchman . —The English women are the best wives under heaven —arid shame be on the men who make them bad husbands . —Mrabeau .

      Dangerous Illnkes of an M . P . —We understand that Mr . Palmer , of Nazing , M . P . for North Essex , is dangerously ill , and that but slight hopes of his recovery are entertained . v Apjpboach _. op Wi . vxbr . —During the past week , the ice has been no less than an inch thick in the morning , near Carmarthen . * Death of John Irvin , Esq ., M . P . —This gentleman died on Monday morning , at his residence in Richmond-terrace , atthe age of seventy-eight . He had been for many years a member forBramber , and was always a supporter of the Tory and West Indian interests . His death causes a vacancy in the representation for the county ,. bf Antrim .

      Alligators in the Regents Park . —The Earl of . Derby has presented two large alligators to the Zoological Society , to be placed in the Gardens at the Regent's Park . A Spanish Veteran . —A Spanish journal notices the existence of a veteran of the army of pain , who wa 9 born in 1731 . and consequently is now 114 years of age . He remained in the army till he was _promoted to the rank of sergeant and afterwards received his discharge . ; In 1815 , when ¦ eighty-four years old , he married a young woman of twenty-one ; He is said to be still so strong and active that no one would think him to be more than seventy . His only infirmity is total deafness .

      AustniAN ' _RAiLHOAtta . — The _director of the Northern Railroad ofthe Emperor _Ferdinand have just resolved to cover all the carnage wheels with a coating of varnish , oil-paint , or _pitch , which will have the effect of preventing noise , and also secure the wheels against rust . The measure is to be adopted on the other lines . f . ' , ' _RAiinoAns' / iN Canada . —The people of Canada are making arrangements to form railways along all the great lines of ' communication both in the upper and loWer proVirides . * \ A Present of ( Jons for . the . Imaum of Muscat . —There ' are now being manufactured twelve splendid . guns of . heavy calibre , at her Majesty ' s _Roypl Arsenal _,, Woolwich , which are intended as a present to-the Imaum of . Muscat , iri return ior the magnificent present forwarded by him to the Queen .

      Representation of Cashel . — The electors have decided on Sir . Coiman O _. _Loghlen as their represento r tire . In the event of his refusal , they have determined on electing Mr . O'Brien , late Lord Mayor of Dublin . i The Land and thb Railways . — Every mile of railway takes eight acres of good land . The 1 , 800 miles already existing , and 20 , 000 miltB _impwidingj will require the snug quantity of 114 , 000 acres , with - out reclaiming any from other roads or canals . Fever in DRoanEBA . —It is with deep-pain we have to state that Fever is unusually rite in the suburbs and lanes of this town . The board of guardians are compelled , to seek the temporary loan ofthe hospital in Noytk George-street , until a Fever Hospital is erected . Trade at Birmingham . —This town and neighbourhood continues to enjoy ivn uninterrupted flow of good trade .

      Siigular Phenomenen . — A fisherman , named Richard Cale , living in the vilage of Langum , near Haverfordwest , has in his garden a quantity of gooseberry trees , some of which are now in blossom , and others bearing fruit . A Max _Sufbooated in a Brewer ' s Vat . —On Tuesday week a young man named Samuel Brunt , in the service of Mr . Joseph Bleackley , brewer , DowhirigMrtrtet , Ardwick , met with his death while assisting to cleanse a porter vat , on his master ' s premises . The deceased was suffocated from the noxious vapour which arose from the vat . He was nineteen years of age , and lived in Clarendon-street , Hulme . Golden Plover . —Within the last four days the downs in the vicinity of Andover have been visited by several strong flocks of tliat highl y esteemed bird , the golden plover ..

      Hospital for Consumption _asdDiseaseb of the CnEsr . —The new building at Bronipton will be opened next spring for the reception of patients . It appears from the fourth annual report , just . published , that since the opening _> of the charity in 1842 , at its present site at Chelsea , nearl y 4 , 000 in-door and but-door patients have participated in its _benor fits . : - ¦ . A Nbw _Mohye Power . —A Mr . Talbot has takeri out a patent for a new power based ou the condensation of carbonic acid gas . By chemical means and great pressure , the . carbonic acid is brought down to a temperature below the freezing point . Heat is then applied , when its expansive power far exceeds that of steam , while the enormous wei g ht of the furnace , & c . is dispensed with .

      . Going Ahead . —1 he second child born in Cincinnati , says an American paper , is still alive , and has not-yet reached middle age , and during this time the city , bas acquired 80 , 000 inhabitants . The first pioneer who went to that part of Ohio , when it was a howling wilderness , now walks a hale and hearty man among 2 , 000 , 000 of inhabitants . ¦ ¦ ¦ Pension . —The Queen has bestowed a pension of £ 200 , a-year on Lady Shee , wife of Sir . Martin Archer Shee , "in consideration of her husband's eminence . as an artist , and of his services as President of the . Royal Academy , during a period of fourteen years . " -

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      Mokbat. — After The Defeat Of Mr. Ft Alt...

      Mokbat . — After the defeat of Mr . ft alter at Windsor by a moat unconstitutional combined power of-the Government , ; the Crown or " its minions and the . young , _puppies . of Eton , assisted by the Queen ' s Royal Life Guards ,. and the electors butchers , —after thiB we say we are , favoured by the Times newspaper of Monday , with the astouridirig announcement that Sw ? Robert Peel ' B ' no patronage Government has , since ' his ' accession to office , added a quarter of a million annually of taxation upon' the producing classes to corrupt those who are called the peoples ' representatives , arid after a very elaborate

      condemnation ox this mode of ruling , the T »'» i « concludes itsstricture thus : — _«• This power should be kept in C heck , and as much as possible ' curtailed—a result that will be diffiult on account of the spirit op _cen-. TKAusATibN to which the legislature , under the artful control of the Government , has lately given encouragement . " The above extract is from the Times of Monday . The following is from the Northern Star of Saturday : — " We early foresaw , and as early denounced the effect of centralisation . -We cautioned the ptople ,. and told thim'thdt it was the new princi ple adopted ly Sir Robert Peel . to insure the amalgamation bf political parties into a tlass of privileged plunderers ahd legalistd freebooters . "

      t Thi Windsor Election . —This contest has resulted in the return ofthe mob candidate ,. _Colenel Reid . Colonel Reid , of her _Majesty ' s _Bsdy Guard , has been returned by a mob of Castle-hacks , Government officials , a drunken set of soldiers , and an ill-advised troop of the sons of the aristocracy , receiving antipopular prejudices , which is called education , at Eton . The outrages committed by the Queen ' s Life Guards were numerous and of the most determined , bloody , and atrocious character . The Mayor and Mr . Magistrate Blunt have refused to make any representation of the _outratre to the Horse Guards : but

      if the people had rallied , as they ought to have done , and thrashed thc soldiers right heartily , and sent the Eton boys home in pillow-cases , to be , whipt and put to bed , there , is no doubt that remonstrance upon remonstrance would have been forwarded to their justice-loving Secretary of State . There is an Act of Parliament which renders the removal of the military two miles from the place of _elqstion compulsory ; there is an exemption , however , in 'favonr of the Royal Body Guard , an exemption no doubt made in their favour in the belief that their delicate situation would insure their non-intevference .

      Griffith Hughes . —At the last Beaumaris assizes , a . young man of the name of Griffith Hughes , was tried for an assault , and the jury pronounced him guilty . In a short timo afterwards they discovered that he was in prison , and immediately forwarded a memorial to Mr . Baron Parke , the judge who tried him ,, stating that they had acquitted the prisoner , and that their mistake arose out of their ignorance of the English language—they being Welshmen . The memorial was signed by every one of the jurors , and was instantly transmitted by Baron Parke to Sir James Graham , and , will it be believed , that Hughes is still in prison . Alas ! when the judgment upon

      Daniel O'Connell and the Irish patriots was reversed by the House of Peers , a special Queen ' s messenger was instantly despatched with sin order for their liberation . Is there not one law for the rich , and another for the poor ? And do not the people well remember the case of John Frost ? his jury- were , nearly to a man , Welshmen , while he was tried in the English language . Christopher John , one of the jurors , made an affidavit , which was forwarded to tbe Secretary of State , declaring that he , Christopher John , did not understand the English language , and did not find Frost guilty of high treason , but only of being at Newport WHEN THE SOLDIERS FIRED ; and Frost is still in banishment .

      The Stock Exchange . —To-day there was dreadful consternation amongst the plunderers ; there was no Erice for anything , net even for waste paper , and the , ord Mayor ' s tomfoolery and gingerbread coach was all that the citizens , heretofore going at railway speed , had to feast upon . The ex-cat'a-mcat direc tors were to bc seen in all quarters throwing aside their railway toggery , and taking once more to the " cat ' s-skin . " A cad of an omnibus , who had that morning resumed his old avocation , said to tho driver , " as how he was much more independent than being liable for all the blunders of his brother directors . " The _Rotai . Familt . —The Queen , Prince Albert , the Royal Infants , and a swarm of Cobourgs , breakfasted this morning upon excellent starch , extracted from Borne Royal potatoes sent from Conciliation Hall , and declared that there was no danger ofa famine in Ireland .

      The _Fbench Press . —The French newspapers are almost . exclusively taken up with the prospects of famine , and , for the most part , they enforce the policy of either withholding food from Eng land , or of making English people pay through the ' noBe for what they require in . the hour of scarcity . The Late Elopement . —It appears that Lord Jersey is very angry with his daughter , Lady Adela "Villiers , for running off with Captain Ibbotson , of the 11 th Hussars , because he . is the son of a celebrated notary . An account of the agreeable trip to Gretna will be found in another column , and it ivould be very well for the aristocracy of the country if their daughters would follow the same example , and thus introduce a little fresh blood into their corrupted veins .

      The Potatoe Disease . —The accounts of to-day ( Tuesday ) , particularly those from Ireland , add seriously to the apprehension that the whole crop must be lost , and the Irish commissioners , having discovered that the people could not live upon starch , have forwarded a further report to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant , recommending that the potatoes should be all washed in bog water , , and then dried over a hurdle , so that we have get . as far as washing , starching , and drying . Next . ; _ino doubt , after the blue , we shall come to . IRONING , AND MA . NG LING . The . commissioners appeal not to the economy or to the prudence of the people to carry out this last recommendation , but magnanimously appeal to their patriotism , and say , " Shallit be said that our countrymen will not bear , the calamity as becomes irishmen . If Irishmen had not borne so many calamities so long and so _tamelj , they would not have to contend alone against the awful visitation that now threatens them .

      _Tubsdat . —The Potatoe Pestilence . —Fhe following _^ from the Lrogheda Conservative ' . — " We regret to state that the hopes which buoyed us up for the . last few weeks as to the probability pf a large portion ofa potatoe . crop being sound in this district , has been extinguished by the melancholy fact , that day after day :. ' the disease is . spreadingand _. that as yet no successful method has been adopted by the farmers and poor of this neighbourhood , to secure the sound or . injured potatoes ., In several instances we have seen whole pits of potatoes thrown into ditches , outof which , if proper means were _used ; a large quantity of farina could nave been extracted . But the farmers and peasantry , are disheartenedgiving themselves up to despair , and iu many instances are uwvilling to dig them , for fear . of having to pay the ground rent ! In consequence of the anxiety of farmers to dispose of their potatoes , our market . during the past week has . been plentifully

      supplied at from 3 d . to 4 d . per stone , several samples of which- were ; partially damaced . Again we earnestly call on our wealth y fellow-townsmen to exert themselves—to endeavour to arouse the labouring classes from that despair into which the failure oi their half acres , roods , and perches of potatoes has plunged them ! Now is tho time for action—in a week hence it will be too late .:: The number of remedies published in the newspapers only tend to confuse the public mind aad the result is , none of them are adopted . " We request attention to the following paragraph in the above : " but the farmers and peasantry are disheartened , giving themselves up to despair , and in many instances are _. unwillingto dig them for fear of having to pay the ground rent . " In a leader in last week ' s Star u on the subject will be found these words , " all will be given ' up to despair and hopelessness will be seen blazing through tbe land . "

      Mollt M'Guire . — The following statement appears in the Drogheda Conservative : — SIOH . T m ' guiee in the _codntv of heath _. We rogiet to state that the wide-spread Riband conspiracy , which has led to the assassination of many exemplary landlords , has made its appearance in a portion ofthe county Meath , hitherto possessing a peaceable and happy population . The gentleman selected by these lawless legislators , as the first object of endeavouring by threats to drive from bis estates , is a resident landlord , remarkable alike for his generosity to his tenants , and Iddneis to his labourers and dependants , Robert Fouler , Esq ., of Rathmoljon—a gentleman highly respected by men of all shades and opinions . On Tuesday morning laBt Mr . Fowler received the following threatening letter through _tse post > office : —

      TO ROBERT _TOWIER _, ESQ ., _RATHMOIYON . "As I was on a visit to my dear Lady Clare , curiosity led me to take a view ( f the parish of Ratbmolion , to see how my sons was getting on , when to my great astonishment and surprise I beheld some of ihem torn and driven from the homes which themselves and their forefathers inherited , exiled for ever from the land that first gave them birth , and banished to the wild and dreary parts ofthe world , with their little families to seek refuge in an unknown land where there is no friend to be had before them , and more of them as I understand there is a sort oi barter going to be made with them in exchange of their homes , that is dearer to them than their lives , and the few pooi but hi g h-minded peop le that was left to remain in the parish , the head farmers and

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      _tebek _^ entlemeri ; ' gmie _i'S as I may . cal ] them , _eveiito _tlieifkitchfti ' _giavdeu _^ _heyAaw taken trom . , ihem , mi has Mlocks and sheep now grazing on thero / well ; now curiosity led me to know why it is that ! the poor undertenants is so much persecuted by the farmers , and without any apology ; the tyrannizing crew tells me thatjyou will not allow them to g ive them the means of _sujiport or even the smallest garden , well > iiow , * sir , take all these into consideration ; and see is

      my statement true or not—if a roan does not get residence where he was born ,, ; how . is it that he can- expect to get it in _ a . forei gn country , or with any other gentleman or farmer—there is many more inditemehts that I could bring against you— -but it w ouid disturb my mind to go over all the vile deeds you are guilty of this ten or twelve ytars ' past —however , if you do not go immediately and ritif y the poor people of the parish you may mark lhe consequence—if you put me to the trouble of calling to see you—and moreover I warn vou to let tbis be known to the

      farmers immediately—and let it be a . warning to you and them both , for as sure as I write thisletter I willleaveybu destitute of some of them , and them destitute of you—so mark what I tell you , your vile deeds was let " go on too far with you , so there must he a stop put to them—and it was not in time , but better late than never—I would have executed some of my business before this , but I would scorn to take you shoit without giving you timel y notice . —I remain your friend , "M . Maguire . "

      Tho above letter should be printed in letters of gold—it is the true state of Irish ruffianism , and portrays what must be , and what ought to be . _J . tbe infuriate feeling of an outlawed , banished ; "disinherited , people . No eloquence can _ansiver , lio sophistry can refute the above true and simple narrative , although it has been met by an address to Mr . Fowler , signed b y all the tenants and labourers upon bis estate A 6 wb are told . The address , no doubt , was written by Mr . Disney , the agent , who for the lastyear was so busily engaged on Lord Darnley ' _a estate that he could not attend to his , Mr . Fowler ' s , tenants and labourers , or it was written by the parson or curate of the parish , and characteristically enough was " impressively" read by Captain Despard , stipendiary magistrate . Now , not one single one of the tenants or labourers upon Mr . Fowler ' s estate would dure to do otherwise than cheer the sentiments

      and append their names , while all the cheering and signing in the universe will not induce one single individual to believe tliat Molly Mngiiire would " write the charges if they were not true , and not a man who signed it who was not convinced of their truth . Mr . Fowler ' s conduct is thc rule , and not the exception , with Irish landlords . They commit slow murder by lingering torture , and when they are lorewarned ofthe inevitable consequence that must follow their tyranny they , parade a subservient scntinientalit ; , and are invariably held up by a press that knows nothing about them , as being the most kind , indulgent , exemplary landlords , best of neighbours , purest of magistrates , and holiest- of Christians _, indeed , Mr . Fowk _* r in hiB address relies upon " Tire jiekcies of aji _ovDunuiiNO _phovidejjcb" as a protection against tlie threats of-Molly Maguire . He would have been move safe if he had relied upon that gratitude which is ever the reward of honest

      dealing . TnE _Representatjo . n * of Conn . —Seije . innt Murphy being very unceremoniously thrust out of the representation of Cork because be would not be the tool of Air . O'Coimeli , a more fitting instrument was sought in the person of Mr . Alexander M'Carthy , whose pretensions for the honour were _niade known to a public meeting ofthe inhabitants , a : id the result of which wjB ! be seen in the _following graphic tketcli of the proceedings ;—

      HEPBESENTATION OF CORK . . A correspondent of the Cork Constitution .-supplies a glaring deficiency in the report given by tbe Repeal local papers of ameetiug held in the " People ' s Hall'" for the purpose of deciding upon the claims of Mr . M'Carthy , as the successor of Serjeant Murphy , iu the representation ofthe . "beautifulcity , " An _actire clerical agitator , the Rev . Mv . _Uorgan , had , it seems , a pet candidate in his mind's eye , aiid , says tlie _correspomdent : — " Scarcely had the Rev . Mr . Horgan concluded his ob . leivutions at the meeting referred to , by proposing , as the consistent Repealer , the practical merchant , and the talented' . financier , Mr . Joseph Hayes , as _tUo most fitting man , on the papular Bide , that Cork possessed , to represent _hia _natire city in Parliament , _yjee Mr , Serjeant Murphy resigned * , then , as if a shell had burst nmongst the clique by whom the platform was , ii > part , occupied , they sprang upon their feet , and , with horror-stricken

      countenances , raised a scream of _depreeatiou of the motion , whilst the great body of the meeting set up a cheer loud and protracted , in the midst of which the patriots of the platform rushed upon the rev . gentleman , but in vain strove to muzzle him . Loud was his exclamation of disgust at the scene . He was . not to be put down . ( Cheers ' and yelling . ) Mr . Hayer and he—and he knew not why or wherefore—were not on speaking terms , ( ' More shame for both of you . ' ) Wt . ll , that circumstance did not weigh a feather in the scale . Personalities had nothing to say to the representation of Cork ; ( Cheers . ) The honest and intrepid Repealer for him . ( Chairman'I'll not put the question . ' ) An anti-jobber for him . ( Alderman Roche— 'Father Matt , do desist . ' ) The exposure of corporate tricks for hiin ! ( Tremendous cheering and counter yelling . ) The first commercial man in this commercial community for him!—the most generally _talented man in Minister for him . ¦ .

      * ' Chairman—The meeting is _dissolved ( 'Ko , no , ' and 1 Yes , yes' ) , and in tbe midst of din and . confusion the rout took place . " - The reader will rejoice in the _proposition of the Rev . Mr . Uorgan , one of the most popular Roman Catholic clergymen in the south of Ireland . No better . qualifications could be relied , upon than those possessed by Mr . Hayes , but , —and here ' s the rub , — the English Chartists will bear in , mind , that the said Joseph Hayes , Esq ., has long since thrown off his allegiance to the juggle , and declared himself an out and out Chartist , and hence the . croaking of the mob upon the platform , and . the extatic delight , of "his Majesty" in the body of the hall . Is it net clear , then , that the principles of Chartism are

      making rapid way in the Irish mind when such a systepa of _cajolety , force , and fraud is resorted to to prevent their spread , and when we find their talented ' supporters looked upon by the majority of the people as their most fitting representative . The Potatok Ckop . —The accounts from Ireland to-day increase in _painfulness , but the _reonsideratiqn of famine aeem « , tor the present , to be merged in a squabble between a corrupt Irish paper called the _P « cftet , and heretofore a thick and thin supporter of the Peel policy , but now a deserter upok prisciple . The Irish Government having baulked his highness of an excellent job by the appointment of Dr . Joseph Kerwan , Catholic , to the presidency of one of the new Catholic colleges . We give the following specimen of the manner in which an Irish

      journalist treats his old official friend . A country bumpkin , which tlie Packet for the nonce , styles an independehtprnctic . il gentleman , waited on a public functionary at Dublin Castle , to communicate some valuable discovery that he had made relative to the potatoe disease . He was very _lonjj-winded , and the official requested him to forward his communication in writing , whereupon the disappointed prattler instantly flies for pity and consolation-to his Highness of the Packet , and having unbosomed himself of his grievance , his highness thus expresses his indignation : —" "VYeburned , " says he , " with indignation , while our friend related his story , and we exclaimed , WHY DID TOU NOT KSOCK THB PE 1 XOW DOWS ? " That ' s the Irish logic of an apostate journalist ; that ' s the way to deal with officials—a word and a blow .

      Trade _Rwonr . —Ihe aecounts from the manufacturing districts , without exception ,, partake : of that gloom which must have been the natural effect of the bursting of the railway bubble , the : failure of the crops , andthe additional turn of the bank screw . Wages arc . being reduced , while the price of bad provisions , are daily , increasing ., . Hands are being reduced to short _time-reperatives are being discharged . Everything looks gloomy , while Chartism and a determination to possess the Land appears to have , received a corresponding impetus .

      GovERKMEM at Home and _Abroau . —Great and mi ghty changes are in course of , preparation jn France . and England . Marshal Soult is tod old to retain his office , and ted obstinate to incur the general danger that threatens misrule ' inEurope .. Wellington , upon the other hand , though childish , is determined upon sticking to the ship as long as a rotten plank can be found , and all appeals of the Right Honourable Baronet to resign appear to be lost upon his grace . It is confidently asserted ; " in well-informed circles , " as we asserted in 1841 , - that Lord John Russell ig about to join the Petl administration vice Lord Stanley , wim retires , no donbt , to receive a fair share of _Crovemment pieking . ond patronage abroad , as the two little lords never .: eould agree * . in one house . Wellington has _. thrown . up his cap , and nailed the true blue to the colours for Lord EUenborough , and Peel has hoisted the . black flag for Russell and centralisation .,- " When rogues fall out honest men come by their own . "

      Trb ¦ " Pilot" aud the Natiok . "~ As if the Irish people had no immediate grievances to be thought of or written upon , we-find the columns of the Pilot and the Nation devoted to a squabble about Dr . [ Continued in our eigh tb _mgt , }

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 15, 1845, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_15111845/page/7/