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      Bermososet.—At A Meeting Of Chartists Be...

      _Bermososet . —At a meeting of Chartists belon _** _- _jpgto this locality it was resolved tbat a subscription be entered into inaid of tbe mechanics of _Warjini-ton . who were nnjustly tried and convicted of _( _onspiracj * Seven shillings waB collected and ordered ia be sent to them forthwith . _BirhiSoHam : Smr lxx . —At our nsnal weekly _p-eftingon Sunday evening last , Mr Cresswell in the _fhair . the following resolution was unanimously _pa _^ cd . Moved by Mr Fussell , seconded by Mr Goodwin : — That wc , the members mreling at the Ship , fully of the ofth

      ap _^ ve proceedings e Central Registration and Election Committee of London , and wc call upon the _rtole of tbe members of the "National Charter Association , and of the Land Company also , to give their utmost _SBPJKrt to that committee in iheir endeavours to secure t & fjwnm of all Clu . rti . it candidates , identified with our _KK . v . _and with nlldne _l-. _speot to oar X „ ttin liam friends , we are of opinion that all _fands , hou ) d be _nannnitted through the hands of the committee , so _, ____ each candidate should receive _iqual support from onr body .

      _Ckiwlct- —MrSbepherd , of London , has been lect uring here with great success . A registration eraimittee is in course of formation . The Land _oijeMion is making progress . Cn on ) _03 f .-At the weekly meeting at Lovedav _' _s Coffee house , Surrey-street , the folio-wing resolution _^ proposed by Mr _Hod-ies . secondedby Mr _Westiby , and carried unanimously : — Tbat we , the Chartists of Croydon , having- heird read frm tbe Star an address from the leading _Democrats of Ionian , calling on all ttue friends to the progressive reform of the nation to render all the _assistance in ihrir power to tffect the retain of Cnartist candidates to Parliament , do pow agree to enter into a subscription for tbeatK' _^ _e-namfcd . purpose .

      _Hnu—Atthc _^ _cpkljmeetinf nf tbe Chartist's of Ilnll . tbe Addresses from _"Sot-tingham and tbe Central Committee were read , after whieh a committee was formed for tbe purpose of rendering them all possible service . The _Charfist-corainittee waited opon the Land members on Monday evening , when a committee ot five was appointed to act in _coi-junction with the Chartists . Parties _we-hing to subscribe for that purpose-can do so at tbe Ship Inn . Church-lane , on Sunday or Monday evenice- ; at Mr Barnctt ' s . finkles-street ; or at Mr Stephens ' s , Stainiforthplace . _SIaxches-tcs .--We announced in onr last the death of Mr M'Culloch , a _bard-woi-king and zealous member of the Land and Charter associations . We mav

      add a few words , explanatory of his death-blow . The deceased was the treasurer far tbis branch of the _National Land Compam , and always fulfilled the do ties of that office to the entire satisfaction of tbe shareholders . The last time he was at the office was on Sunday evenins , May l « th . On the Wednesday evening he felt rather worse than usual , bnt he was not in appearance in a _dam-er-ous state . He continued in this way up to Sunday moreing , when a circumstance recurred which proved fatal in its results , and deprived the Democratic cause of one of its best workers , bis wife of a kind and affectionate husband , and the Chartists of Manchester of a friend they , te a man , loved and respected .

      The Circumstance above ahoded to wa 3 this : —Mr M'Culloch was a man of very sensitive feelings , _anS many things which would cot on any way move most other-men , would produce in bim a _powerful excitement . On Saturday evening , May 20 th . some villain or villains , knowing that « n the Saturday evening be was in the habit of receiving large sums of money at the Land office , broke into his dwelling , in the hope of a rich booty . Fortunately , they were decern *! . f «> r , _owins to Mr M'Culloch being rather worse than usual , and the -evening being

      unfavourable , he did not attend at the _oihee , and it being late when tlte business of tbe office was concluded , the scrutineer had taken the cash to his own honse , _intending : o take it to Mr M" _* CuEoch's the next morning . Titus the thieves were disappointed . As it ¦ w as , however , M _.-M'Cullorii _wts robbed of about £ 16 that he-had in the house . Tills had such an effect upon him that on Sunday he was seized with a fit , from which he never rallied , -but continued to sink until Friday , the lib inst ., wiien < death put an end to Ms sufferings .

      _Manch-esxeh . — Mr Beesky ., of Accrington , delivered a lecture in the People ' s Institute on the 13 th _iaitant , on " The Charter , end the Benefits that would arise irom it if it were to'become tbe Law of the Land . " to a crowded audience of upwards of 1 , 600 , and gave general satisfaction . After the lecture a rote of thanks was moved _isy Mr Beesley and seconded by Mr John Nuttel , te Messrs O'Connor and Ernest Jones , and the Chartists of London , for their able and talented conduct atthe meeting held at the Crown and Anchor , Strand . « n the Sth inst . — Carried unanimously .

      _Merthv £ TswiL—Ata foil meeting of this branch of the . National Land Company , the following officers were appointed-: — David R . Morgan , secretary ; Wm . Jame _\ treasurer ; John Beddow , scrutineer ; 11 . Wilson s . nd T . Francis , auditors . 'Persons were appointed to eollect funds to aid our noble champions atthe _nextelsc & on ; but we wish for the money to besent to one place , and then handed-out as the committee thirvk proper . A vote of thanks was passed to F . O'Connor and E . Jones , _E-njts ., for their patriotic _conductor , opposing the resolution at the Crown and _Anak » r . Mr Beoome _delivered a lecture on -Wednesday evening at Mr _"Savior ' s , Railway-Engine Coffee honse , 122 , _Briek-Oane , _Bethnal-green _, "On the forthcoming Election . " Mr Broome will aba _deliver twelve lectures at tbe above house , on Wednesday _eveains _* , commencing on Wednesday evening , _June 23 rd .

      Naiiosal _REotstrRcios akd Cestui , _Siasenox < _-Commiit £ e . —At a meeting of this committee , held M tbe Assembly "Rooms , S 3 , Dean-street , : Soho , -reports were received from Norwich and Halifax ; _Atiby _. h of which _teroughe they are desiross of _bavinga Chartist _canatdate . On the motion of Messrs _JSvcsEt Jones and £ . Staltasod , it was _resfekeiluwL _aimo-ely — "That Chartist candidates should be -staffed in aa maay counties as possible * £ n order to the were . dFdctual _promtlgation ftf the _principles of Chartism . '' _Dnrinsr tie _disttS 3 ton . iih . e propriety ef storting Mr O'Consorfor _Worcestashire was _suggesteS . Mr _Godwie and others as a . deputation from Marylebone , requesting _thettippoit ef the committee fer the universal suffrage cand _^ te for that _bflroagh . It was _resofeed tbat the _apf Hcation should be considered at tbe nest meeting .

      _ _REGisiaiKas Aim _Elfxiios € _oiojiitei . —Dsasi Elwjtios . — Thomas Martin . Esq ., 2 * 6 d ; Mr Cuffay , Is ; Mr Ernest Jones , Is ; Mr John Shaw , Is _; total 5 _i Gd . _NoTii > aHAM _EtECiios . —Thomas Martin , Esq ., " Gexeral Eiechox Foxd . —Mr Rathbone _, 6 d ; Mr Moore , Is ; Mr E . Whitraore , 6 d ; Mr Bland , 6 J ; Mr Mediock , 3 d ; Mr Ebbs , Gd ; Mr Tramne , Is ; Mr Sanders , Is ; Mr Ayre , Gd ; Mr Gooch , 3 _* i ; Mr Wells , Is ; Mr Thirkham , Is ; Mr Brown , Id ; 8 A 6 dtotal 8 _* 7 d .

      , ., ; , All persons holding collecting books , or having funds in band for claims to be rated , afec , are requested to immediately send tbe same to the secretary . James Grassby , S , Noah's Ark-court , Stangate _, Lambeth . Jamus _GEASsnr , Secretary . _KotrixGUAM . —At a _mcetiogiof the members ofthe Byron Ward locality , it was resolved unanimously" That the best thanks of this meeting are hereby tendered to Feargus O'Connor and Ernest Jones , Esquires , for their manly defence of Chartist principles at the late meeting held at the Crown and Anchor . "

      Sheffield . —A meeting of the members of the _"N ational Charter Association was held in the _Dcmoeiatic Temperance Room , Mr Counciller Briggs in the chair . The following persons were elected council for the ensuing quarter : Messrs Jackson , Seward , Holmes , Bagshaw , Foster , Dyson , Taylor , Webster , Birkinshaw , Forest , Homer , AVard Marshall . Mr Councillor Briggs , sub-tr easurer ; Mr Cayill _, subsecretary , 33 . Queen-street . On the motion of Mr Seward the following resolution was unanimously _^ tar _^ uhition be presented to Mr _Thomai Clark , one ef the directors of the Land Company , _requeuing that gentleman to stand as a candidate for tins _borough The following resolution was agreed to : -

      _Skm : baft _rtanks of this _meeta _* he _pven _* 3 ! r O'Connor and Mr Ernest Jone ., forthe _. r manlv addr _^ _sea at the late Crown and Anohor Tavern meeting ; and further , _Aat this meeting begs to suggest tc . the _Exeeiaive _Impropriety of republishing _*« ° e _J _^ remembered speeches , believing that much good would acme fi _^ om such a step __ . „„ ., « _ nn Sunday e . 'ening last a meetingiwi _*&**? Uricklavers * ' Arms , Tonbndge-street , _^ _ew Koad , h £ 3 S * . _« _^ chair . Messrs Am . , and _Arnot reported tbat a _committeevvasformed for the puri > n «* _,. r hr ;„ _oina f . irward a Chartist candidate . A

      re-Witiouto Mr John Williams , of _Rodent Circus , was read , soliciting him to come forward as the champion of the _umr _^ al _soStage ., A committee

      Bermososet.—At A Meeting Of Chartists Be...

      _wat appointed , consisting of Messrs Laurie , Farris Arnott , Lucas , and Turner , to obtain signatures thereto . _STAVFOunsniRE . —At a delegate meeting held at the house of Mr Morris , Mazeppa Tavern . Campbellstreet , Dudley , on Sunday , June 13 th , the following delegates were present : —Ilenry Fowler , Wolverhampton : Joseph _Wasnidge , ditto ; Thomas D . vies _BiKton ; -John Richards , ditto ; Thomas Almond ditto ; Robert Cbappej , diu j , Booth , Smethwick ; William Nixen . Stourbridge ; William _Copelty ditto ; William Dunn , Dudley U il . iam Rankin ditto ; Simon Watts , ditto ; Samuel Cook , ditto ; Thomas _IXiwson , Greatbiidge . Mr Richards was unanimously called to the chair . The following resolutions were unanimously passed :-Moved by Mr Cook seconded by W . Dunn . — - _ . -. - — _-..., 1 That

      . this tceeting form themselves into a committee , to be desi _gnated the Midland _Counties'Agitating aud Electioneering Committee . 2 Moved by Mr Cood , seconded by W . Nixon , — That Thomas Almond act as Secretary to tbis Committte . 3 . Moved by Mr _Davics , seconded by _ Mr Cook , — That Mr Linney of Bilston act as Treasurer to the Agitating and Electioneering Fund ; and that he constitute a member of this C- mmittee . 4 . Moved by Thomas Davies , seconded by Joseph Wasnidse , — That books be provided , signed by the chairman and secretary of this Committee , to empower parties to collect funds for carrying out the objects of the Committee , 5- Proposed by William Dunn , seconded by Joseph Wasdid « e , — That a Chartist camp meeting be held at the Old Dock , _DudU-y , the time to be announced as soon as

      arrangements are made . 6 . Moved by Joseph Wasnidge , seconded by S . Cuok , — That application be made to the directors to afford us assistance by lecture in person on any other available _inrsn-i , regarding the necessity of some one or more coxninj- to this _Zoasality _. 7- _MaiVa _^ l by Thomas _Davies , seconded by Mr Rankin , — That this meetirg bs adjourned to Sunday , tbe 27 th June . The pines for holding the adjourned meeting trill be announced in next week's Star .

      A letter from Mr "Newbonse , of the Sbipbrancb , _Birmingham , was read , promising them their aid in carrying out the objects ot the meeting . We augur much good from the above resolutions : each delegate present seemed determined to act as _thouuh the success ofthe cause depended on his own individual exertions . We anticipate an _increase of the number of delegates next week : those localities who bave not the means of sending a delegate , but wish to render their aid , can do so by corresponding with Thomas Almond , trunk-maker , Munday ' _s-buildinss , Horseley-fields , Wolverhampton . —l _' . S . All lettersronst be post-paid . Thk MBrROPOLirAS Delegate Committee having _assembled on Wednesday evenins , after transacting some business , amotion wag made and carried : —

      That this committee consider tbo conduct of Mr O'Connor , at the Crown and Anchor meeting , on the Sth _a . f June , 1 S 17 , highly injurious fo the harmony which oncht to _reicn through all the Chartist movement ; such conduct 13 destructive of all confidence , and the mean 1- of sowing the seeds of dissensions , which Mr O'Connor ought at all times to use his utmost endeavours to prevent . "—Mr Milne _, chairman ; W . Tapp , secretary . —[ We are informed that tbe above resolution was supported by three votes opposed to two . ]

      TfiE IATE WESTJHSSrER MeETIXG AT TnE CrOW . V _asb A . NCiiOR . — We received on Thursday from Shoreditch , Greenwich and Deptford , Peterborouuh , Wakefield . Bristol , and Hanley . _resnlntvmsof thanks to Mr F . O'Connor and Mr E . Jones , for their conduct at the above meeting . The men of Peterborough suggest thst the speeches of Messrs O'Con aor and Jones stould be printed in a pamphlet form for cheap and general circulation . Tbowbridge . —Agreed , at a public meeting of the Chartists and shareholders ofthe Land Company . — - " That the following letter be sent to the Northern Star for insertion . ' "

      TO THE CilAttTlSTS OP TROWBRIDGE . Philadelphia , March 25 th , 1 S 17 . _Deue Fmexds , —I hope these ftw lines will find you all in goud health , and still alive in the good cause of ¦ Universal Liberty . I bave travelled many miles , seen many strange faces , strange places , and strange sights since last I met with you , but for all I have not _forgotten you , and the cause we are embarked in . Ko , my friends , "though lo < t to sight to memory dear . " Change of country or-change of climate have not made any change in me , with respect to opinions and principles _, lam still the same as when in England , and see -as-much necessity fur the Charter and something mor _* . _* , but jou are now blessed with the repeal of tbe Corn _L-iw , and consequently "• cheap bread" and "high wages !"'

      alt will be seen now if _Cobden ' s remedy will be sufficient , if-not , the government in justice eu _: ht to try the Charter -and Land with it . I belong to the Young _American or _National Reform party here ; or , in other words , the American Chartist ; , There are four parties in this country , namely : — _"Jfatives , " "Whigs , " "Democrats " and - "Sational Refonatrs . " And as far as I bave been able to study politics since 1 have been litre , I find a great need of reform in many institutions . There is much of the old system here yet , and the evil is making head-*; ay every day . Probably the greatest evil is in the monopoly of the land . Some of the aristocrats of England ttnd-ether countries have bought up large tracts of land , sorai ! millions of acres , to the exclusion of _thepsor man . But-I think before long some ofthe states , if not all ,

      _wju adopt the National Reformers' plan and make the laud free to actual settlers . _Education is pretty general here , -each state provides public schools ; so every child both-rich and poor is educated for nothing , aad the education is good . But I tbiuk there is a great want of enligutment among the gro < rn-up masses , at least in tbe _richt-way ; for instance , the country is up to elect Gen . _Tayior , tbe hero of the _battU-s in Mexico , for tbe Presidency of the United States , as if it required ft bloodthirsiy _man-burclicr to guide tbe helm of a great republican -country . I should feel obliged if some of you wonld send me a Northern Star sometimes , and I _uill seud yoa a " Young American" paper in return . I now conclude , and I remain your friend and fellow-labourer in the _itause of Universal Freedom and Happiness , Joun _Steve . vs .

      Forthcoming Meetings. Lims-Rows.—The Mem...

      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . _Lims-rows . —The members are requested to attend at Charles Brooks , on Sunday next , June 20 th , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . Natioxajl • Registration and Election Committee . —The next meeting of this body will be hsld on Tuesday _evening next , June the 22 nd , at 8 o ' clock precisely . Peterbobo-dgh . —A general meeting of the members will be held on Sunday next , at the house of Mr Auckland , at half-past two o ' clock in the afternoon . _Shorbbiice . — -On Wednesday evening next Mr Broome will commence the first of twelve _lestures at Mr Taylor * s , Railway-Engine Codfee-house , 122 , Brick-lane , near Church-street . Chair to betaken

      at eight o ' clock-j | _Somers Tow ** . —A public meeting will be held on Sunday evening -next , at the Bricklayers' Arms . Tonbridge-street , " Sew Road , to whieh all who feel interested in supporting a Chartist candidate for the borough of Marytebone are invited . -Chair to be -taken at eight o ' clock . _Sourn London Cie _^ jitist Hall , 115 , _"RJackfriara . _reid . —Mr John Skelton will lecture on Sunday evening next , June the JiCth—subject , " The Social and Political Condition of'England ; " to commence at 8 -o ' _clsck precisely .

      The _Metropoutax < 3 ommittke will hold its next meeting at 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on "Wednesday evening next , June 23 sd , at half-past eight o'clock precisely . Yei _- chsanb ' , _Orphasb * _a « d Victims * Committee . — A special meeting , on very important business , will be held atS 3 , Dean-street , Soho , on Tuesday evening next , sA eight o ' clock . —lohn Arnott , _sub- « ci _* _etary . _Wesi-hiksitsr , 83 , Dean-street , Soho . —Mr P . M'Grath will lecture on Moncay evening next , at 8 o ' clock .

      Frightful Accident. Fall Op A Railwat Ar...

      FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT . Fall op a _Railwat Arch , and Loss pf Life — Friday evening an _accident occurred in the Borough _, on the works in connexion with the North Kent , or London and Gravesend _Railway , inconsequence of the failing of an arch , passing o \ er Gt Russell-street , at its northern end . During the Utter part of the afternoon , it appears that several o _/ the men employed in the erection of a viaduct were en ? age 4 in removing the struts and centrepieces from the brickwork forming the permanent way for the new li ne - - " f minutes after the removal of . these tim _sspporters a- cracking was heard overhead , and befi . & lt aras Pos " sible to alarm , or to warn parties who w'ere passing under the bridge at tbe timethe whole i ** the new

      , work came down with a tremendous cn > _& . One man was at work laying concrete , at the tii ** i e # offer the archway , lie was brought down with the * _JBass of rubbish , but fortunately he escaped with life . As siion aa it was possible workmen were set to v , 'ork to remove tbe rubbish , and in a short time tht * * " _* _£ persons were found all very seriously injured , Thfc . V were conveyed without delay to Guy ' s Hospital . In prosecuting their further search , the men met with the body of a respectably-dressed man , who was literally smashed to a mummy , scarcely a trace of his feat ures being discernible . Soon afterwards , the body of a middle-aged female , frightfully mutilated , was found . No other persons were found up to 11 o ' clock .

      Mb B. Head, Of No. 12, Hart-Street, Bloo...

      Mb B . Head , of No . 12 , Hart-street , Bloomshury , London , has recently invented * an " Iudicator , " . hy whieh any pcrsou can ascertain the proportion and disproportion in tbe form of the human figure , agreeably to all systems of cutting Coats , Waistcoats , Habits , Tunics , & c ., for which he has obtained a patent We are happy to learn that it is in great request . Its price , _withdiamrams _clearl _. _- illustratin _* , ' , and instructions for use , is ouly 7 s , or post free 7 s Cd . We recommend all our tailoring friends , & c , to inspect it , and jud _h c f « r themselves . Mr Head ' s _. uminer fashions , as usual , areA . _l-unsurpasscd and _ungurpjusaWe .

      Rational Donation Oi 2fjmteir Crate.

      _Rational _donation oi 2 fJmteir Crate .

      "Union For The Mpmon." In Giving A Weekl...

      " Union for the MPMon . " in giving a weekly report of the proceedings and progress of the National Association , it is our desire ( as far as practical ) that every member should know the position and » growing aspect of the . " monster' ' Union . That you may form s ome vague idea of the circumstances and prospects of t he Association , it will be necessary to lay before you a statement ofthe opposing interests and inimical prejudices that we have had , and still have , to contend with . That

      there should be opposing interests and prejudices to such an extensive Association as ours , comprising as it does every class of workmen , and every variety of weekly earnings , is not to be wondered at . Such a diversity of circumstances so opposite in themselves , inevitably infuses a proportionable contrariety of adverse impressions and aristocratic prejudices between the high and the low-paid trades . Hence , instead of their being an organised and consolidated combination , under the control and direction of a centralised and watchful executive , they have been divided in tlieir operations , opposed in their interests , severed in connection , and indifferent to the successful attainment of each other ' s objects ; and , as a

      natural concomitant , the price of labour has been retrograding instead of progressing , which fact establishes this proposition , that the means hitherto adopted by tbe working classes for the advancement of their interests have been totally incompetent , and utterly unsucccessful in the acquisition of the objects for which the operatives have combined together to realise . And how can it be otherwise , when one portion of the working classes were labouring separately and independently fromthe other portion , as though the interest of the one was at variance and incompatible with that of the other _. _andjConsequently ,

      they have injudiciously suffered an imperious and aristocratic spirit to take possession of their minds , which leads them to look with contempt and derision upon the more oppressed and ill-requited labourer . Such a feeling , in our opinion , is utterly inconsistent with , and totally subversive of the highest interests of every class of operatives , and nothing can more completely and effectually impede the progress of labour ' s redemption , and enervate the efforts of all sectional exertions to ward off the aggressions of _capitalists , in their attempts at reducing the price ot labour .

      Such a spirit isthe very bane and curse of all trades' societies , # or , in place of organising these bodies , and bringing them to a unity of action in a national combination , it divides a contending army into a thousand sections , who begin to combat and destroy each other , and necessarily become an easy prey to the employer , who are ever forward enough to take every advantage of those employed . Why the working classes should be so divided aud split up into sections , is not for us to say ; surely it cannot be that it secures the advantages of working men , nor can it be that there is no connection between the

      interests of the various trades' bodies . To suppose tbis would be irrational ; and though many trade * may attach the utmost importance to any objections which may be urged against a general union of the trades , yet , with all deference to these gentlemen ' s judgments and opinions , in our estimation such objections are foolish in themselves , and , as stated before , are very injurious in their tendency , and so lonjr as it continues we bave no hope for tbe elevation and emancipation of the working classes . Having taken this position , it will he necessary that we should descant a little upon the same , and adduce our reasons and arguments in favour of the "N ational Association ; and at the same time show its

      superiority over the present localised condition of the toiling millions . In the first place , it is our opinion that there subsists between the trades of this country such au identity of interest and connection , which , if severed , perils the prosperity of those bodies , and subverts the stahility and permanency of their general interests , and exposes them in their weakness to besca'tered by tlte first wind that blows ; and we would also impress the great fact that there subsists between the trades a mutual and unavoidable dependanceofone trade upon the other . Take the body of miners , for instance , and we would ask every other trade in the kingdom whether they can do without , and ait independent of , that extensive body . Are not the products of their labour

      essential to the existence and practical working of evey class of artizans in the entire community ? Without the miners what would become of the iron tiades , the brass-founders , the machinists , the engineers , the boiler-makers , the ship-builders , the lype-fouuders , the potters of every branch , and the whole of the cotton , woollen , and silk districts , and in fact every other trade in the country ? A cessation of labour among the miners throughout the empire would produce a stagnation in trade and commerce generally . So much , therefore , are the trades unavoidably dependant upon the poor miners ; and , as these trades are depending upon the miners , so the miners are depending upon them . Before the miner can extract from the bowels of the earth the diversity of mines that contribute to the wealth and

      aggrandizement of I he world , he must be supplied with the necessary implements for the completion of his work , —such as picks , spades , crow-bars , waggons , ropes , & c . And how many trades are there that are indispensably necessary to furnish the miners with these implements ! But , in addition to these , the miners are common consumers with other men of the products of other operatives , such as coats , waistcoats , trousers , shoes , hats , stockings , linen , flannel , and so on . But , suppose that the miners were threatened with a reduction in the price of their labour , and that reduction put into operation , what would he the result ? Why , a reduction would compel tbem to dispense with as many of the

      above-named articles of wearing apparel ; ami if they were necessitated to consume less there would be a less demand in the market for such goods ; consequently , the market would be overrun with a host of speculators and competitors struggling to dispose of their stock , though at reduced prices . And from this fearful competition and reduced prices , who would become sufferers ? Would it be the merchant _, the manufacturer , or the labourer ? Echo answers labourer . Yes , it must be the labourer who must bear the loss of these things . You perceive , therefore , how a reduction in the income of the miners would affect the tailors , shoemakers , & c , and , the latter trades being curtailed in their wages , would

      affect , and that very speedily , the prosperity of the woollen-weavers , the cloth-weavers , the power-loom weavers , the hand-loom weavers , the needle makers , the small-ware weavers , the tanners , the curriers , the nailors , and these trades would inflict a depression upon the carpenters , the chair makers , the potters—in fact , the connection between one trade and another is so very intimate and close , that the prosperity or adversity of the one exerts a corresponding influence upon the other . If this , then , is an established fact , what should prevent the trades from joining together for the mutual support and protection of each other ? It is evident tbatthe interests of the trades in this country are inseparably

      connected , and , if they would , they cannot dispense with the labour of their fellows , inasmuch as each is a consumer of the products of his brother man . Then we would ask again , in the name of all that is good and rational , what shall prevent the different trades from organising themselves into a National Combination for _the'Assistanee and Protection of Industry ? From henceforth we do earnestly entreat the trades to throw off their aristocratic prejudices—give to the winds your local objections , and let a iree , full , and generous spirit expand your minds to general good—to the national and universal redemption of your own oppressed and much-injured order , seeing that we can neither walk , sit , nor lie down to

      rest with personal convenience and safety without necessarily being indebted to the toi ! and labour of our fellow-man . Then , why despise or object to associate with each other ? It cannot be that the down-trodden and unenviable position of our badly-remunerated brethren can be the obstacle in the way of a National Confederation . If so , let us remember that those who are now reduced to the lowest possible point of starvation were once as well of , and as richly rewarded for tlieir labour as the best and highest paid trades are at this time ; and , for aught we can tell , the progress of time , and the development of the _li'iiajan intellect , may now be poreingovcr

      _someraecbauJgal appliance , which may shortly be introduced to s . i _-eaede the hand labour of the high-paid trades . It was - the introduction and base misapplication of machinery . which brought down the trades , now crushed a _-ml overwhelmed with poverty and rags , to their present _pfciable condition . The same power if brought into competition with tbe labour of the high paid trades , if not properly _applied , will sink and ruin them . And the only sure way to avert this calamity is , for the trades of every class lo associate together to strengthen each other '» hands _sixiy aud a hundredfold , by having at our command the organised power of a National Combination . Beside , this , the trades of tbis country can never ' . ie fo a psrfeotly safe _« on-

      "Union For The Mpmon." In Giving A Weekl...

      diiion , so long as they suffer themselves to be divided into sections and continue to allow thousands and tens of thousands of our _fellow-operatives to toil fourteen and sixteen hours per day for not more than six or seven shilllings per week , and from that have to pay rent , taxes , and maintain a family . And is it possible to calculate the amount of suffering _, of distress , of degrading poverty , of the tears , and groans , and sighs of desponding and almost brokenhearted mothers , of disconsolate and injured fathers , the miserable victims of this fearful and unholy system of low-priced trades ? If we would overthrow

      this abominable , this accursed slave-making , and slave-perpetuating system , if we would dry up a fountain of tears , and mitigate the sorrows , and redress the grievances ofour distressed suffering fellowcreatures , and bind the blecding _. breaking hearts of crying children , and dejected fathers and mothers —if we would do this , let all bad feelings be thrown off , and arrange and consolidate our forces , and by co-operation raise a fund to afford protection , and when practical , give employment to our respective members , and thus rescue injured and suffering humanity from the callous and iron-handed grasp of unpitietl poverty , and insulted wretchedness .

      That we can effect this we have the fullest confidence . Our present pecuniary resources and immense moral power has enabled us to accomplish mighty and astonishing victories . But two weeks have passed since Mr Williamson of the Central Committee succeeded in amicably settling an important dispute at Crayford , for the block printers . At the sainetime Mr Peel was equally successful in adjusting three very serious strikes at Keighley , Bacup , and Manchester , and all achieved by the vast amount of moral power we possess . To give more instances of

      our extraordinary success would only be a waste of words—suffice it to say , that our success far exceeds our most sanguine expectations , and we trust the day is not far distant when the working classes shall possess a power , through their mutual co-operation upon a national scale , that will make tyrants tremble , and pause before they attempt to reduce the price of labour . Then rally round the standard of Protection , and never yield the sword till triumph bids you cease , and glory tells you rest , and wear the crown of victory .

      Tho Central Committee Of The Above Nouri...

      Tho Central Committee of the above nourishing Institution met at their office , . 11 , i _ottenliaui-court Road , on Monday and following days , Ur the transaction of general business . Au immense mass of correspondence from every part of the country , and the following reports from the various members of the Central Committee , were received . Messrs Robson and Green attended a meeting of the committee of the steam _engine makers' society , Lambeth , The deputation respectively entered into an explanation of the principles and workings of the _a \ ssociation , which gave great satisfaction . A num . ber of questions were asked relative to the principles and constitution of the Association , which were answered . A vote of thanks was given to the deputation for their services , and the committee promised to take the most active steps to arrange for a public meeting of their body , to hear the ulans of the Association laid down . _ . . .

      _ Anoiueb Truck Case . —Mr Dean , of Nottingham , reported that Mr Ross , of Lambley , was summoned before the magistrates of Nottingham , who > vas convicted and fined £ 10 . Another summons was issued against Mr Lockley of the same place , but in consequence of a previous conviction , ( at the request of the complainant ) the magistrates allowed him to withdraw , on the understanding that he would for ever cease the practice . Mr Williamson attended at Cradley , with the view of settling an important dispute pending there between the chain-makers and their employers , but very fortunately the masters had just yielded to the

      claims of the men , wbo had settled down in their victory . A public meeting was however called when Mr Williamson set forth at considerable length the objects of the Association , with great effect . A vote of thanks was given to the Lecturer , and the meeting quietly separated . The Central Committee congratulate their Cradley friends upon iheir late _conaiuest _, and earnestly do they wish that the same good success may attend their future labours . SnEmELD . —Mr ' Robson reported on Tuesday after-Hoon , the loth instant , that he attended a public meeting ol theknife-haftersj of ivhich meeting a full report will be given next week _.

      Ou Tuesday evening , Messrs Humphries and Winters _, members of the Cental Committee , waited upon the _cabinet-makers' society nt the _Bald-faced-Stag , Worshipsquare , to explain the principles , objects , and constitution of tho laws of the United _Trtdes' Association . The meeting was very respectably and numerously attended . i Mr Humphries delivered a long and energetic address , and commenced by saying that the association of which they ( the deputation ) were members , was based upon two great facts : first , that the industrious classes do not receive a fair day ' s wages for a fair daj ' s work ; secondly , that for come years past their endeavours lo obtain this have , with few exceptions , been unsuceossful ; that , in consequence of their isolated operations , they wercutterly powerless , while , on the other hand , if they uuitedin one grand national confederation , they would bu all-powerful . The difference of opinion that existed between the high and the low-paid trades should be swept away , thai they may all enjoy the blessings of a good understand .

      ing , and au inseparable bond of interests . He reminded them of their former struggles aguinst capital , and of their failure , in cousequenoe of tlieir isolated exertions . This association does not interfere with the internal regulations of local societies , but is an auxiliary to their already limited means of withstanding oppression . He next referred to the inseparable connection that existed between one trade and another , _instaaiciug the miners and all the various trades in connection with them , not only as working men , but as men whose interests are interwoven in one common cause against the aggrandising power of capital . The tailor was oppressed because the miner , the knitter , and the handloom weaver , was not in a poBitiou tn purchase the goods necessary to keep him from wretchedness , starvation and misery . Is it not time ( said he , ) that the trades aroused themselves to a sense of danger that awaited them to pervert aud destroy the machination * of _masters ? After a few mere seasonable remurks , be resumed his seat amid much cheering .

      Mr Winters commenced his address by observing tbat his friend Humphries having explained tho principles of the Association , it now became his duty to explain its constitution and laws , to prove to that assembly their effectiveness and practicability . These laws are net made to suit the technical peculiarities of this trade or that , but its constitution is based on the principle of equity and justice ; equally to tho high paid trade as well as the low , and it was otily by a unity of action , that could prevent them from being dragged down to the miserable existence of the ( _i-. imeivork knitters and handloom _leavers . There wag a timo when the framework knitters' was a high paid trade , and the same means that produced all the misery in this trade might unfortunately find its way into otht _rs , if they still

      persevered in the high aristocratic notions of sectional union . Mr \ V . referred to the various systems existing in many trades , proving that they were caused by tlieir self-independence . He next spoke ni tho great strides the Association had made in all parts of the kingdom , from Maid-Btone to Cornwall , and from Cornwull to Aberdeen , stating that tho Association was really a protective one ; but it did not recognise the old worn out system of strikes , for men to parade the streets in unwilling idleness , Nf , it adopted a new system of procedure—it ordered its men to work , thereby , instead of wasting their funds in useless contests , it was made a means of bringing in money ;

      and he had the gratification of witnessing men down io the "Midlands , whose care-worn features became mere cheerful , and without cost to the _Association . If this can be done as it is , will not these men be placed in a more favourable position to purchase the labour of tho _cabinet-uiaUtrs _, thus enabling them to become more independent ? He understood tbe cabinet-makers had a society for , the manufacture of goods , if so , _thay were aware ofthe benefits arising from it . He also adverted tothe principle of co-operation and union in general , explaining the laws of tho Association te the satisfaction of all present . After a speech which occupied nearly one hour in delivery , Mr Winters sat down loudly cheered .

      Several questions were asked and satisfactorily answered . A friend in the room spoke highly of the Association , after which a vote of thanks was given to tbe deputation , and it was agreed to take the question into consideration at their next meeting , with a view of joining the Association .

      Bethnal Grkbn-—The Silk Weavers Of The N...

      Bethnal _Grkbn- —The silk weavers of the National Trades' Association meet at tho Whittington and Oat , _Churoh-row , eveiy Saturday evening , at 0 o ' clock . _LiscisniBB Miners . —The next general delegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will be held on Monday , the 28 th Of June , at the sign ofthe Bay Ilorso Bury , chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in tho forenoon . W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and several others of the accredited agents of the Miners' Association , will address tho miners of tho neighbourhood in the afternoon of the same day .

      _Tns Newton _CoNsriUACT . _LivEnrooh . — The central branch of tbe Steam-engine Makers' society , beg to acknowledge tho receipt of £ 8 4 s ., subscribed by the members ofthe Paper Makers' Union , for the defence ofour Newton brethren , for which we tender our grateful acknowledgments , and we hope that the interest tbey hare manifested will bo duly appreciated by tho members of our body , and the trades in general . The above amount was sent by Mr Baker , of Maidstone , through the medium of Mr Barratt , secretary to the National Association of United Trades . —Josl Woohb , Branch Secretary , 5 , Clarke-street . Toxteth Park , Liverpool .

      The Irvine News Letter mentions that the bible used by John Knox , the celebrated Scottish reformer , is now in the possession of Mr Rolls . This bible contains John Knox ' s signature , and many notes in his handwritipg .

      England Again Dishonoured! Important Plj...

      ENGLAND AGAIN DISHONOURED ! IMPORTANT pljBLIO MEETING . The armed interference cf the British _Governmant in the affairs of Portugal , and tho public indignation excited thereat , calffid together a crowded and _enthusiastic meeting in the Literary and Scientific Institution , _John-street , Tottenham-court Road , on the evening of Tuesday last , June 15 th . Shortly after 8 o ' clock Mr W . Cuffay was unanimously called to the chair , and said : —I was much ploaaeil with the decision ofthe Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , calling this meeting . The Whigs are a perfidious set . ( Cheers . ) On the occasion of the recent confiscation of Cracow they protested—that is , they wrote a few dirty [ words on a dirty bit of paper ( hear , hear ); but

      now a faithless Queen , who has violated her oath , and the Charter she swore to protect , is in danger of losing her crown , they send an armed force to protect her . Hence the necessity for us Chartists meeting to protest and remonstrate against such _baseness ( Cheers ) Lord George Bentinck had challenged the Whigs , ta their faces , to produce the treaty which justified their intervention . The Tories opposed intervention now , in hopes that they might oust the Whigs , but they would be equally base were they in power . ( Hear , hear . ) Julia : * Habney said , their friend Mr O'Connor was in town , but business of an important nature would keep him from the meeting ; Dr M'Duuall was engaged on the same business ; Mr M Grath

      was fighting the battle of Chartism at Derby , where Mr Doyle had gone to assist . him . ; Mr Clark was also engaged out of laondon , in doing the work of the people .. ( Cheers . ) Mr Bernal Osborne , M . P ., who had in parliament signalised himself by his opposition to the Whig intervention , had been invited to take the chair this evening , but had sent a letter regretting his inability to attend , and expressing his sympathy with the object of the meeting . Mr Erskst Jomes , who was received with loud cheers , rose to move tho first rosolution _. and observed he was glad to seo by tlie crowded state of tho Hall that the people were beginning to see questions , like that now brought under consideration , in their proper light . It was not a foreign question only , but

      a home question too ; a woiking man ' s pocket question . ( Hear , hear . ) If we were to pay taxes we ought to see what they were paid for—and he contended the English people would reprobate the idea of paying taxes to support an , army and navy for the purpose of murdeiing the working men of other countries for the sake of a vile , despicable , and perjured queen . ( Cheers . ) He then adverted to the speech of Lord John Russell , who admitted that the Queen had been guilty of acis of atrocious cruelty , —these , ( said the noble lord ) it was necessary to prevent . Why did he not let the Junta prevent tbem , then ? Tho noble _lord-th-m stated , that if we didn ' t interfere , Spaiu and France would . What ! Because two others play the knave , must we do so

      as well ? But ( said tiie noble lord ) if we said to France and Spain you shall not interfere , and they did not , we should have an European war . Therefore , out of fear of our neighbours , we must commit robbery on the working men of England , and murder on the working men of Portugal ! ( Great cheering . ) Out upon such statesmanship ! But ( continued the speaker ) 1 can tell the noble lord Louis Philippe would have been afraid of going to war , and Spain would not have dared . An European war would be the signal of an European _injuirection ; and the tyrants of the ninet . enth century dare play their old same ot international war no longer , fur . the people would then make war on . their own account , and thrones would crumble to the dust from whence

      they came . ( Tremendous cheers . ) Tho noble lord furthej stated we were bound to assist the Queen , because we had been connected with the Portuguese government for five hundred years . Then 1 _suppose , because Lord John _Kussoll has played the traitor in one parliament , he must do so in another ! ( Applause . ) But , said the noble lord , interference is nothing new . When we asked the House of Orange to rule us , we begged tor 6 , 000 Dutch bayonets tu ram thera down the throats of the over nice , and when we had the House of Hanover , we asked for some Hanoverian grenadiers tu assist us in our dige-tion . ( Laughter . ) Therefore we must " go and he

      do likewise" in Portugal . Now , ( Mr Jone ») thought the precedents quoted by the Whig premier rather unlucky ; for he conceived the House ol Orange would have boen much better over the watcr ,- ~ and as to the House of Hanover , least said soonest mended . ( Loud cheers . ) The speaker then , amid frequent applause , illustrated tbe bearing oi the question on our home interests , the forms of government enabling such cruelties to be perpetrated ; how the Charter in England would be the signal of liberty all over the world ; and that we could best promote the liberty of other countries * } ' securing our own . Mr Jone 3 concluded , amidst loud cheers , by moving the following resolution : —

      That this meeting _asserting the right of every nation to mould its onn institutions , make or amend its own laws , und appoint or dismiss tho entire of its governing officers , without let or hindrance from any other power ; denounces in the strongest terms the unjustifiable inter . ventkm by the governments of _England , France , ami Spain , iu tha uft ' uir .-i of _Portugal . And this meeting , composed principally of the untepvftseuted classes , repudiates the act of intervention by the English government as grossly unjust and tyrannical towards the people of Portugal , and calculated to dishonour the name ot this country , aud excite against tke people of the United Kingdom hatred of the oppressed of every land ,

      Julian Harney , who on coming forward to second the resolution was received with loud applause , said , Friends , —The resolution so ably and eloquently moved by Mr Jones , asserts the great principle on which we found our opposition to the course pursued by the government in relation to Portugal . Wc assert that it _is-the right of every people to change its form of government when they shall see fit , frame and make such laws as they _pleuse , and appoint or ( _aisbier their governing officers , fromthe Queen on her throne to the humbkst parochial functionary . ( Cheers , ) The right we assert for the Portuguese has been more than once exercised by the people of this country . Tho most glorious page in England ' s history is that which records the great act of the assembled in

      nation ' s representatives , . when , legislative conclave , they declared the monarchy abolished , and the House of Peers , as a useless and mischievous body , extinguished . But England ' s mighty men ofthe Commonwealth did more than that—they proved that kings were no more than other men , and liable to the penalties ot treason against the people , as thoso kings had heretofore made the i eople subject to tbe penalties of treason against kingly power . We are told by the historian that when tho Spanish adventurers invaded Mexico , the Mexicans ac first imagined that the Spaniards were furious deities , who had descended ujion their country to execute some mission vf divine wrath , and that not only wero the Spaniards' swords invincible , but their

      persons also invulnerable , lt happened , however , that some of the Spaniards fell into the hands ol tbe Mexicans , who forthwith , by way of ascertaining whether they were men , gods or devils , cut off their heads . The result satisfied tho Mexicans tbat , however devilish the acts of the Spaniards , they were only mortal . So our fathers proved the mortality of kings ! ( Loud cheers . ) Suppose that two hundred years ago France and Spain hnd combined to protect Charles and maintain him on his throne against the resolves of the English people ! If a French army had beon landed on English ground , Cromwell ' s "Ironsides" would not have left one man of the invaders to return to his native land to tell the tale of his countrymen ' s

      extermination —( cheers)—the Spanish navy would never have reached the waters of England's sea-girt isle . Blake and his blue-jackets would have soon settled the hash of the Dons . ( Loud cheers . ) At a subsequent period England changed her dynasty of kings , and no nation dared to inteiiere . Victoria sits upon the throne of these realms , because the people of England acted upon the right we assert for the people of Portugal . ( Applause . ) If the legitimacy of popular insurrection is denied , then is Victoria the hereditary occupant of an usurped throne . ( Great applause . ) If tbe revolution of 16 S 8 was and is held " glorious , '' the Portuguese revolution of 18 * 17 has a right to the same title . If the one was right , so is the other . ( Cheers . ) And let this be borne in mind , that the grievances of the Portuguese people have infinitely surpassed those which were

      supposed to justify the expulsion of the English King James . Hear . ) Tho historical acts ofthe reign of Donna Maria have been so generally canvassed , both in Parliament and the public press , that any elaborate account of thoso acts must be now unnecessary . In the first place , Donna Maria owes her throne to a popular revolution—a revolution made in defence of certain " constitutional principles ; " any departure from thoso principles proves her , therefore , a detestable iugrate . ( Hear , hear . ) She was hardly well seated on her throne , when , by her intrigues , she rendered the charter of Dom Pedro utterly valueless . Wearied of her despotism , the people rose and compelled her acceptance of the "Constitution" of 1838 . Of course Donna Maria swore to uphold that constitution , and of course violated her oath at the very first favourable opportunity .

      " When the Devil was sick , the Devil a saint would be , When tho Devil got well , tho Devil a saint was he ;" and so with Donna Maria - ' sho will swear to any number of charters or constitutions under compulsion , and , like a true Queen , will , the first opportunity , trample upon the most sacred obligations . ( Hear , hear . ) Costa Cabral ' s rebellion was the next move , and the Queen , as long as she was not sure that Cabral would succeed , issued proclamations against tho movement , but as soon as the conspirators had succeeded , she teok them into her favour and conferred on Cabral almost unlimited power . This public villain proceeded to tax and grind tho faces of the poor until the unhappy Portuguese wero almost as heavily taxed as a certain people called " Free-bom Britons" are . ( Hear , hear . ) The Constitution of' 38 was set aside , and the Charter was nominally restored ; but this Charter was _iO worked aa to seeuro the election of none but tho gtvorument partisans , —

      England Again Dishonoured! Important Plj...

      scoundrels who were i « ttre * . ted in helping the minis _, try to plunder the people . I should but weary you to recount the multitude of taxes , iiH . _nopoliea and jobs laid on , augmented and perpetrated bv the Court and _Ubralistas . 1 ¦* , ]_ merely nama . * one . A tax was laid on funerals , amount .,,, * i „ English money to nearly ten _shiflinj-s A poor wo . nan took her doad infant to tne church for burial ; the priest refused to receive thei corpse without the govunment tax . Thu woman resistea the demand , a tumult ensued , blood was shed , the women faced the _soldiery , vanquished them , and roused the entire _pedantry against their pluudetcrs . ( Cheers . ) The revolt of tho Minho wan a _neafant revolt , similar to the risings under Cade aiid Wat Tyler , those nobles of the people , who havo

      been calumniated by the wretched lying , lickspittle , _dirty-souled quill-driveiB called historians—ihinRH . who could not afford to keep a _com-eience . who havo lived upon the crumbs thrown to them from rich men ' s tables ; but those chief of the people will yet be avenged by historians who will dare to speak tho truth . ( Great cheering . ) The insurrection extended horn ihe Minho throughout Portugal , and amidst the curses ofthe people the Cabralistas were driven from power , and compelled to fly tho country ( Cheers . ) The ministry tf the Duke de Palmella . was called into existence , the Qmen assuring her people that if they would only confide in her honour , all obnoxious decrees should be withdrawn , and all grievances redressed . The _people did confide _onca

      morcin the Queen ' s promises , whieb _. of course , wereia due time one and all violated . Why are tho people ever such fools as to trust to the pledges or oaths of monarchs and oppressors ? Wby . wnen they have their heels upon their enemies , do tbey not keep _tho-su enemies in the dust ? ( Loud cheers . ) The new ministry , whether from disinclination or weakness , did but little for the people , but they at least gave evidence of a sincere desire to have the elections ef the Corte 3 conducted with something like fair play . This was too great a stretch of liberality for the court . A _paiiire plot was formed . The Duke da Palmella , and the militaiy commandant of the capital , summoned to the palace , found themselves prisoners , and _C' impelled to sign dewecs di _» ruissing the

      ministry of which they were members . This was on the night ofthe 6 th Oct . last . The next rr . oining when _, the people of Lisbon rose from thtir beds , they weie apprised of these proceedings by violent _proclamationu and tbe assemblage of armed troops in all the principal thoroughfares . To make the _counterrevolution so cure _. decrees were issued forbidding the election ofthe Cortes , extinguishing the press , suspending the laws providing for the personal security of the subject abolishing trial by jury and proclaiming martial law . ( Hear , hear . ) Let me ask how would the English people act under BimilarcircumsianceB ? Suppose son . e tine morning we were to awake and find decrees posted at all public places announcing the-assumption of absolute power by the court : the-entire

      press of London and the provinces , with the exception ofthe government Gazette , forcibly suppressed ; the Habeas Corpus Act suspended , and men dr < w < i from their families and flung into dungeons without any charge bei : _> g brought against them ; _suppuisc ther _riyht of public meeting and fice-speech _super-eded hy the rule of the sword , * supposu martial Jaw proclaimed and the principal military commander sent off to Mnnche » ter or Glasgow to overawe the people ofthe North by force , armed with fulljpower t * wage a war of extermination against the people _, should they exhibit any signs of resistance to tbe _deBpot ' smi ofthe court;—suppose this state of things , what would the English people do ? ( CheerB . j They would do as tbe PonugueBe did—( loud cheers)—perhaps

      they would do something more . ( Reiterated cheering . ) TheDakeofTerceira , who had been sent to Oporto to proclaim and enforce the rule of the sabre , was at the moment of landing arrested by the people and properly consigned to a prison . ( _Applausa . ) The flag of resistance , was unfurled , and the insurrection blazed out from one eDd of _Portugal to tha other . At first the troops of the Junta encountend some reverses , and , as usual , perfidy and cruelty stained the conquests of Donna Maria . The insurrection was , however , national . With the exception of the capital , and the encampments of the Queen ' s troops , the entire country _acknowledued the Junta ; the colonics transferred their allegiance to _thesama authority ; more than half the army did the same ;

      the steam _n-ivy was equally zealous m joining the Junta , and , in short , only in Lisbon was Donna Maria queen . She was queen there , because the cannon of the English fleet pointed against tho people kept her on tbe throne . ( Cries of * ¦ ' Shame . " ) Never was there a clearer case of national pronounce ment against a bad government ; never was there an instance when foreign inteivention was more unjustifiable . You all knew that England—I beg pardon , I mean the English government—has interfered and crushed the patriots . ( "Shame . " ) The Junta were at the point of triumphing when Lord Palmerston interfered to protect the Queen aud coerce the people . The English government dictated certain terms , wbich on the face of them looked fair , but

      any one _possessing a grain of common sense mi ' _s ' _it see that every one of the conditions could be evaded or broken by Donna Maria , unless better guarantees than her royal word were obtained . The Junn , therefore , proposed certain amendments on the original terms , and insisted upon certain guarantee ! _, which have appeared in all the public _jjouinals . Every man of common honesty must pronoance the terms ottered by the Junta absolutely necessary to secure the good faith of her most faithless Majesty . ( Hear . ) But the arrogant representatives of tha English government refused to entertain the Junta ' s terms , _asd seeing that words had failed they proceeded to blows , but in sueh a way as must entail eternal _disgrace upon the English name . ( Applause . )

      Ihe Jinglish ambassador wrote a letter to the Junta , threatening that if their ships ventured out of Oporto they would be seized by the _English squadron ; but ; the ships were first seized , and the threatening letter delivered to the Junta nine hours after the seizure had taken place . ( Expressions of indignation . ) Such an act I pronounce a stain upon our name —a stigma upon our country . ( Great cheering . ) There can beno'doub * - . that with an English fleet on the one Bide , and a Spanish army on the other , arrayed against the Portuguese , the Junta must succumb , but the hatred and execrations of the Portuguese will be our reward . ( Cheer * . ) [ The speaker here commented oh the criminality of wasting the nation ' s resources in

      this infamous manner , tho more criminal because the people of England were famishing to death . Ha drew a frightful picture of the condition of the working-classes at Sutton-in-A 8 hfield , and added some strong comments , which elicited thunders of applause . " ) I have looked through the debates in tha House of Commons on this question , and _cannofi sufficiently express the disgust 1 have experienced in reading the twaddling , lying , sham-humanity excuses advanced by Russell , Macaulay , and other "Whigs , in defence of this most viilanous intervention . ( Applause . ) The defence of the _Whius is this : —1 st , That unless Englaud had interfered , Spain would have interfered , and the consequences would have been much worse for the J unta , I deny that Spain would

      have interfered if England had said , " You shall not . " Our very wise _legislators can see no difference between us interfering in the affairs of another nation , and preventing the interference of others . We had no business to interfere in the struggle between Donna Maria and the Portuguese , but if solicited by Portugal . it is our duty to protect the independence of that country from a foreign invader . A Quaker waa onco at sea , when an enemy ' s ship was _obse * real bearing down upon _theves 3 el containing the Quaker . The sailors prepared to show fight , but our Quaker having a religious horror of cutlass and pistol , re iused to touch thim ,- nevertheless , he did not skulk ; below . He took Mb stand by the bulwarks , and being a stalwart fellow—for the Quakers generally feed well

      —( great laughter ) —he was rather an ugly customer . The firet of tho enemy who tried to board the ship was quietly seized by Obadiah Broadbrim , who observed , ' Friend , thou hast no business here , " and dropped him overboard . ( Laughter and cheers . ) This is the course we should have pursued in Portugal . ( Cheers . ) Had tho Spaniards exhibited a serious resolve to cross the frontier , a few thousand British troops would have made thera think twice beforo so doing . With their feet on Portuguese soil , and their " argufiers" . and " _convinoers" thus [ thesneaker here suited the action to the word , ] and the intimation , "Friends , yo _« have no business here , " the question would have been at once disposed of without war . . Lonil r ¦ _v T * l __ i _ * n i . \ " _""UH Cheers But

      * * . ) France might have supported Spain . No , no . Louis Philippe will not risk a general war . He knowswell that a general warwould carry the tricolour from Paris to Vienna aad _"Warsaw . _. ( Loud cheers . ) And that tricolour would be carried , not as the flag of a bastard monarchy , but the banner ot a triumphant republic . ( Immense cheering . ) _Phe second ground of the "Whigs'defence is that _PalmerBton has imposed such terms upon the Queen as will ensure the security of _constitutional freedom in Portugal , and at the same t'rae . save the insurgents from the fury of Donna Maria . As to tho security of constitutional liberty , 1 will believe when I see . Monarchs never forgive the _peoplewhortae _againBt them ; such struggles must terminate in the overthrow ofthe court or the total

      prostration of popular liberty and public spirit . ( Applause . ) As to the humane terms dictated by the Whigs for the insurgents , I must blot historical recollections from my memory beforo I can give that faction credit for humanity . 1 have not forgotten the agricultural labourers given over to the tender mercies of a special commission when the Whigs came into power in 1830 . ( Hear , hear . ) I have not forgotten they hung one man for no other offence than striking at the hat of the notorious

      Bingham Baring—consigned to an infamous immortality in the columns of Cobbett ' s Register . ( Cheers 1 I have not forgotten that when the Whigs had excited the Reform Bill riots at Bristol , Notting ham and Derby , they strung their miserable victims on tho gallows . ( Cheers . ) Above all , I have not forgotten the cruel persecution of the Chartists , and Lord John Russell ' s thirsting for tho blood of Frost . ( Great cheering . ) The true secret of the Wbigs' vaunted i _* man ty ¦ . S _' 'the Portuguese insurgents , is this ; that the insurgents are armed and organised is

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 19, 1847, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_19061847/page/5/