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    • THE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, FEBRUART 8, 1845.
    • CONSTITUTIONAL" LAW
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    • THE LAST « FREE TRADE" DODGE.
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      GRAND SOIREE IN HONOUR OF THE " PEOPLE'S" REPRESENTATIVE , T . S . DUNCOMBE , _ESQ . This demonstration , the anticipation of which has _c-icited _considci-ablciulere _.-t " came off" at the White Conduit House Tavern , oa Monday evening , ieb . 3 rd . At the hour announced a highly _vesy _Wr aUe and _numerous party sat down to tea in tne snlcndid aesemblv ivom . At the top _iahlo wo obscrvca f . S . Buncombe ! ? ,. ' . _]> . ; the Rev . A . S . Wade . D . D ., -I . Duneoml * , E ? :. - 11 . _iNonnaii , 1 ' si- * -- J _™ F ' Eso . ; -Hwkws , V > - ; _ftargus O'Connor , iaq . ; W y . _i _. oberU . Esq . ; Mr . J . Berry , the rcpnscntaiivC of 10 , 000 _ininck -Most of the influential trades of the metropolis had also their representatives

      pre" Os the motion of Mr . Halls , the Rev-Br . Tirade was unanimously called lo the cliau _* . lhe _taoles bein" deared , tho gallery , as well aa the spacious room , became densely crowded . The Rev . Ciumiax read letters speaking in the highest terms of Mr . _Duucoml-c ' s Parliamentary labours , and regretting their inability to be present , from J- l _' attisoii , Esq ., M . P . ; W . S . Crawford , Esq ., M . P . ; Colonel Thompson ; and T . Wakley , Esq ., M . P . The Chairman then proposed the first sentiment— "The People : may they soon obtain their just rights . " He had great pleasure in proposing'this sentiment , for his sympathies had ever been with the people , and his earnest desire forthe emancipation of labour . ( Cheers . ) The long-endured

      ¦ wrongB ofthe many have sharpened their appetite tor knowledge , and the increased and increasing knowledge ofthe industrious millions , has placed them in a position to act npon a former suggestion of Sir . R . Peel , vie ., to "take their affeirs into their own hands , " and fey union and organisation obtain their just social rights . ( Loud cheers . ) With this hope he had joined the national movement for the Charter , and now he had the honour to preside over this splendid and numerous assemblagcof the people . That honour was greatly increased by the meeting being held within the borough of Finsbury , which had earned for itself the profound gratitude of the people of Great Britain and Ireland , by returning to Parliament that _honi-at , eloquent , and indefatigable

      representative of the interests of the industrious millions of wealth producers , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , Esq . ( Loud and prolonged cheering . ) He was happy to hear that the intelligent and important section ofthe people , " the Trades of Great Britain , " had again resolved to rally iheir forces , to associate , and to unite for their social rights . If once nationally united , and guided by intelligence , their virtuous efforts must be crowned -with success , despite the false political economy and false philosophy of the Messrs . Chambers , whose efforts to poison the public mind had been completely defeated by a seasonable and highly talented publication , entitled - •' Chambers _' PhSosoph j- refuted : or , the Employer and Employed , " from " the pen of their esteemed

      friend Feargus O'Connor . ( Tremendous cheering . ) The reverend gentleman then lashed most severely what he termed their anti-Christian and Malthusian doctrines , and ably defended the opposite principle by Scriptural texts and well reasoned arguments . Mr . Duiicombc , to whom all honour was justly due , had __ taken a dccided and _pre-ennucutly noble position in Parliament , happily blending Lhe philanthropist with the politician . Li that house he was the advocate of those great principles which emancipated America from British oppression , and gave freedom to Switzerland , despite the -Austrian Tyrant : principles which would give full and complete justice to Ireland ; the principles embodied in that glorious document , the People ' s Charter ( loud cheers ) , which the Trades

      would find indispensable to protect their social rights when they had obtained them ; principles , the adoption of whieh would render the people happy and secure , and England herself " Great , g lorious , and free . " The worthy Doctor resumed his seat amid great applause . ilr . T . Gxabx _, M . E . C ., responded . He said he supposed Sir Robert Peel would say Ms section ofthe Tories were the people ; while Lord John Russell would say the Finality Men constituted the people ; Mr . D ' lsraeli and Mr . Ferrand would say Young England were the people ; while the Anti-Corn Law League would not be backward in putting in then claim for the honour ; but he contended that it was the masses who constituted the people . Mr . Clark continued to speak at some length in vindication of the rightful sovereignty ofthe people , and concluded a very eloquent address amidst loud cheers .

      Mr . R . _Moosi : proposed the second sentiment' _** Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , Esq ., the faithful representative of the industrious millions in the House of Commons . " ( Great ehecriug . _) _Nothing but a paramount sense of the gratitude due to Mr . Duncombe could have induced him to address them . The great , generous , and -unexpected services rendered by Mr . _Diincomba to the nation demanded the gratitude of the whole people . He ( Mr . Duncombe ) was not the mere representative of the £ 10 householders : for it was acknowledged by all that he had justly earned for himself the title of representative ofthe labouring millions . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Duncombe was the only man who boldly and manfully , in hia place in Parliament , advocated the principles

      of the People ' s Charter . * ( Immense applause . ) Mr . Draco-KBE , in rising to acknowledge the sentiment , was received with the most vociferous applause . After a few introductory remarks , the hon . gentleman proceeded to say , that he certainly did not believe that the session about to commence would entitle itself , any more than sessions gone by , to the thanks of the millions . They would recollect the vagaries and pranks that were i rerformed last session ; they would remember their votes with reference to the sugar question , given under the threat of resignation on the part ofthe Tory Administration , whilst the tergiversation of members of the House of Commons with regard to the Factory . Bill could never be forgotten . Oiie night they voted that ten Louis were amplv

      sumdent for the women and children of the men of England to labour , and that they carried by a small majority _^ The next evening down went the Premier , and he said to them , " Gentlemen , if you won't make tbe women , and daughters , aud young children of England work for twelve hours a day , the country _wilTceaae to be governed by a Tory Administration . ' ' ' The former vote was rescinded , and at this moment the _wamen of England were paying the price of a Tory Administration by being compelled to work twelve hours in those obnoxious factories , when every man of feeling must admit that , looking not only to the wages , bnt also to the natureof the occupation itself , ten hours was too much for the fragile frames of women and young children . ( Great cheering . ) Those

      questions of course , would not come on during the present session . They had been disposed of ; but if anv attempt should be made again to introduce them the whole thing would be a mere delusion . If they could be passed to-morrow , the next day they would be rescinded , and if such a measure were again proposed he , for his part , would not be a party to such a delusion : he would not be made a fool of bymy Lord Ashley or by anybody else . Toting one day for eight hours _^ then for ten , and then , because the Premier told him , wheel about and turn about , and rescind his former votes . ( Cheers . ) Such treatment was an insult and a mockery , not only to the members themselves , but _ta all whom they represented . ( Cheers . ) The new session was to commence

      to-morrow , and , of eourse , the old farce would then commence . About five o ' clock the Speaker Would inform the house that at two o'clock he was in the House of Lords , where her Majesty had been pleased to make a most gracious speech ; and then he would say that , to prevent anymistake , he had been fortunate enough to procure a copy of it . The members would then begin to congratulate him on his good fortune . Then , two gentlemen in _arnpir would get up to move and second the address , * wlfich every one who had ever taken the trouble to read an address would know to be nothing but an echo of the speech . ( Checn . ) The speech would commence by telling them that she congratulated herself and the country * on the good feeling and frendship which she

      experienced from all foreign Powers . How much more satisfactory if she could tell them that from _OBe ead of her own kingdom to the other there was nothing but happiness and contentment . ( Hear . ) They would also hear a something of the property and income-tax _. Sir Robert would say that he h ' ad got a great surplus . Then how was he to dispose of it ? Some wanted him to repeal the income-tax , the farmers wanted the malt-tax repealed , the manufacturers would ask for a repeal of the duty on raw materials . Sir Robert would be beset on all sides , and would hardly know how to get out of his difficulty ; then they would say to Sir Robert , as he had once said to the "Whigs— " If you call as in , we'll tell you how to-do it" ( alaugh ); and if he ( Mr . Duncombe )

      were called in , he'd soon tell them what to do . He would tell them to call in the people , who would soon let the Government know what sort of taxation they would submit to by which the revenue of the cpunti * y might be improved and maintained . ( Great cheering . ) With regard to the opening of letters at the Post-office , he could tell them that it was not his intention to let the matter rest . The very last day of the last session he gave notice that at an early opportuiity he should call the attention of the house to the uncertain and vague character ofthe Report ofthe Secret Committee , and to-morrow he should renew that notice . ( Applause . ) After some further remarks ,

      laudatory of Trades' Unions , Mr . Duncombe concluded by stating his delight that , his past career had met with their approbation . Their good esteem was the only reward he sought , and , as he had it now at tha commencement of the session , he hoped that when its labours should be over he should equally _tan-v with hhn their good opinion and regard . ( Loud and continued cheers . ) Mr . G . Ghasbt , of the original Society of Carpenters , proposed the next sentiment— "Trades' Associations , and their able and eloquent defender Feargus O'Connor . " Mr . G . briefly _exnatiated on the utility of Trades'Associations , and the great _ser _* ice xenuered tho Trades by the Northern Star

      f _fr .: J . Berbt , the representative of 10 , 000 Lancashire iuners , on rising was welcomed by loud and Ion " ' « K « aose . He said the Miners had recently seen in lie nljr "Trades _JqwmJ , " the Northern Star , a

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      paragraph stating that , a preliminary Conference was to be held in London ; to arrange for a National Conference of Trades , and feeling very frateful for the support they had received from the Trades of London , during their late strike , then * union of 10 , 000 paying members had sent up , to express their desire to render every assistance in their power to carrv the plan into operation . ( Loud cheers . ) The Miners had seen the necessity of a general union . Large as then ' body was , they found that isolated trades could effect nothing , therefore were they prepared to go heart and soul into a general and national plan of erganisation . ( Loud cheers , ) _Fjuro-cs _O'Cossor , Esq ., on rising was greeted witli every demonstration ot applauseloud and long

      , continued . He said there was a pleasure in living down persecution and slander . ( Great cheering . ) That night closed the twelfth year of his acquaintance with the people of London . He rejoiced that he still enjoyed their confidence and esteem . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Duncombe had discovered that a member of Parliament was useless in that House , unless backed bv the voice of the people —( cheers ); and he ( Mr . O'Connor ) was happy to find that there was now a public mind to back the exertions of Mr . Duncombe . Well , the Trades wese to meet , and the question of surplus labour must have their attention . Democraevwas now 'treading on the heels of aristocracy . He had always said the aristocracy of the Trades was the worst of all aristocracy , and most to be dreaded .

      Now , the democracy of the church was treading on the heels of its aristocracy—the democracy of land on the heels of its aristocracy — the democracy of the Trades on the heels of its aristocracy . Was it not odd that just as the House was about to meet , even here in London , Mr . Duncombe was the only member who met the people to receive their renewed pledges and support . The Nortkern Sktr had received honourable mention at their hands . ( Loud cheers . ) He had the honour of starting and establishing that journal , and was happy to find his labours were appreciated . In conclusion , he would say to the Trades , organise ! Hold your Conference ! Do it , and be saved : leave it alone , and you will perish ! Mr . O'Connor sat down amidst the most tremendous cheering .

      Mr . _G-. Toomet proposed the next sentiment" Thomas Wakley , Esq ., and the other members of Parliament who support Mr . Duncombe ia his exertions on behalf of the people . " The speaker referred to Mi * . Wakley ' _s exertions on behalf of the Dorchester labourers , " for which he should ever feel _gratefuf _. Whenever Mr . Duncombe proposed a measure for the amelioration of the people ' s rights , Mr . Wakley was there to back -him , and though he had not been so often amongst them as they could wish , yet in Parliament he was ever ready to defend their rights , proving himself the honest and honourable representative of Finsbury and the worthy coadjutor of Mr . Duncombe . ( Great applause . ) . Mr . Stmk proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman , which was seconded by Mi * . F . O'Connor and carried by acclamation .

      The Chairman responded , and said he held it to be the duty of ihe clergy to be servants of the . people , and not the slaves and parasites ofthe aristocracy . ( Loud cheers . ) Three cheers were then given for Mr . Duncombe , and tliree for the Charter ; and this portion of the Soiree concluded . The Ball was respectably and numerously attended , and did not close till two o ' clock .

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      Great _Rejoicixo of tots _Staffordshire _Mmtebs . —The return of the four Miners , in the custody of the gaoler , threw a sad gloom over the spirits of the Miners of Staffordshire , and had it not been dissipated by the glorious news of their release , which

      speedily Mowed their re-commitment to the dungeon , the Union would have received "a heavy blow and great discouragement . " When it was known that the poor fellows were re-committed , the stipendiary , and his great " unpaid" coadjutor , were seen trotting from place to place , chuckling and proclaiming their triumph over the " demagogue" Roberts . Sunday intervening between the first and second hearing of the case , enabled the' monsters to make the most of their triumph : but lo ! what a change came o'er the spirit of their dream , when Monday ' s post brought the sad intelligence ofthe triumph ofthe law . O , Sir ! it was glorious news , and right gloriously was it demonstrated . The glad tidings flew like lightning through the country . Every pick was thrown aside ; every old man appeared to nave cast off his age ; the cripple threw away his crutch ; and every man was proud to be a Miner on that day . Never did eyes behold _Buch a spectacle . The earth

      seemed to stir ; the banners were hoisted in the breeze ; the bands played merry tunes , and appropriate ones loo , sir . They played " O dear what can the matter be ? " as the thousands of light-hearted victors entered Longton ; and when they arrived opposite the bank of Justice Harvey , the committing magistrate , for he is a banker , sir , they struck up "See the conquering hero comes , " and cheered , and cheered , and cheered again ; thus evincing their triumph over their assilants . I must now conclude , sir , by assuring you that this circumstance has gone far to confirm all classes of labour of the necessity of union . There was a glorious meeting in the evening , over _whichauother victim of the "hell-hounds" presided ; but it would be impossible to describe the enthusiasm and unanimity that prevailed . It must not be unnoticed that the working classes generally , throughout the Potteries , joined in the demonstration , and participated in the rejoicing ofthe Miners .

      Duxcombe Testimonial . —Central Committee of Trades , & c . —Saville House , Leicester-square , Wednesday evening , February the 5 th ; Mr . Hornby in the chair . The following sums were received : — A few Friends , Warwick , per N . French—Thomas Paid , 3 s . ; J . Allen , 5 s . 8 d . ; Charles French , 5 s . ; J . White , 3 s . 3 d . ; K Fleming , 5 s . 7 d . ; S . Spicer , 13 s . _; from a few Friends at the Maiden Head , Goswcllstreet , per Mr . Jameson , £ 1 lis . ; a fewBrushmakers , by Mr . _Hascldine , per Mr . Marlcy , £ 18 s . ; Boot and Shoemakers of Chelsea , per Mr . Mitchall , £ 113 s .

      United Patriots' Bbnefit Society . —A general meeting of the above society was held on Wednesday evening , February 5 th , at the Society ' s rooms , 49 , Tottenham-court-road , to consider the propriety of revising the rules : Mr . Stevens was called to the chair . The following resolution , on the motion of Messrs . T . M . Wheeler and Stall wood , was submitted , and after considerable debate , was put to the meeting , when forty-six voted in favour of its passing , and eight against : — " That a committee be appointed for the purpose of ascertaining and collecting the individual opinion of the various country members , on the revision of the rides of the United Patriots ' Benefit Society , and that the said committee report the same opinions this day six weeks , to which tuna this meeting at its rising shalladjourn . " The following were then appointed a committee for thatpurnoge : —Messrs . T . M . Wheeler , Stallwood , Bowler , Goodacre , Wilcox , Hodge , _Walford , Burgess , and Marks .

      The Northern Star. Saturday, Februart 8, 1845.

      THE NORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , FEBRUART 8 , 1845 .

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      THE ROYAL PROLOGUE . Thb introductory sketch by wliich the sessional performance for 1815 has been presented to us in the parliamentary text of her Majesty , is , to say the least of it , the cleverest , if not the most satisfactory , production of the kind that has come under notice since royal speeches occupied any portion of our attention . The unostentatious praise bestowed on living Toryism at the expense of departed Whiggery ,

      was so nettling to the dead , that Lord John could not forego the opportunity of echoing acquiescence from the tomb , accompanied with the consolation that the existing " prosperity" was a consequence of policy " cadged" from the Whig ledger ; and this , with a timely lamentation for the loss sustained by the resignation of Mr . _GhADSioNB _, together with the confirmation of liis lordship ' s assertion by the Lord Chief Justice Dxkmax with reference to the Irish state trials , was all the opposition that , for the present , the _neble lord could offer to the " echo " ofthe speech .

      The various foi * ms , however , in which John Bull will see the tax-gatherer ' s hand represented in the Ministerial kaleidoscope , leads us to the idea that the " echo" has not altogether subsided , and that there is yet a lurking rumble similar to that which slumbers for a time " amid the Killarney hills , and at length revives when all thought of response has vanished . Most people arc aware that there is a spot near the lower lake , where , if the question is asked , " How do you do , Paddy Blake ? " Echo , after much apparent reflection , responds " Very well , I thank

      you , how are you V The very pertinent feelers thrown out in the royal speech are , one and all , apparently delicate in their touch ; but John Bull will discover , upon their more clear elucidation by the Minister , that npon each finger there is a nail , aud in every nail there is a scratch . We have veiy little to do with those paragraphs which refer to the visits of the Russian Autocrat and the King of the French , further

      than to observe , that if there is truth in the eighth paragraph , her Majesty must be a most consummate hypocrite , and for this reason ; if her sentiments upon the occasion of his Majesty ' s visit were in unison with all classes of her subjects , they were _anj-thing but friendl y to her royal guest . In the tenth paragrap h we discover a finisher to all hope entertained by the several grievance mongers of any remission of their peculiar burdens from the Minister ' s surplus . The mult tax , tbe raw

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      . J ! -. , » ' , ' . * -. ' _' : - ¦ _:-, cotton tax , the paper tax , and all others , * the remission of which was _anticipate , will , it appears , bo swallowed up in the increased estunatea . for extending our steam navigation ; nor indeed should we at all object to the item , if " protection for labour" constituted any portion of that service to whose interest this department is to be devoted . And now wc come to the consideration of what , to us , appears to constitute the difference between the royal speech in question , as far as it is an index of Ministerial intention , and all others of the same " genus "—we mean the polioy to be pursued towards Ireland .

      From the moment that the question of " Repeal " was first mooted , we have been moat ardent supporters ofthe measure ; and in assigning reasons for our policy , we have alwayB attached paramount importance to the effect that a domestic resident aristocracy must have on the habits , manners ,, and customs of the Irish people ; entertaining a wellgrounded notion that a liberal system of education would develope the nobler characteristics of a generous people , and hold the grosser passions in subjection . In speaking generally upon the principle of education , we have asserted that " the ignorance of a people is the tyrant ' s best title to power ; " and we

      must naturally infer that the Minister who is favourable to the extension of education and the diffusion of knowledge , is desirous that the Government of the country should be the reflex of popular wisdom , rather than the representative of class caprice and supremacy . In arguing the advantages likely to result from the People ' s Charter , we have placed the acquirement of knowledge , as the means of giving full effect to the righteous principle , as paramount to all other considerations , and we have invariably contended with tbe " educational" Chartists , that upon the success ofthe political princip le a general system of education must depend . v '"•' . '' . ¦'' _- ¦

      For these reasons we cannot withhold our just meed of praise from _SirRonnRT Peel for his contemplated improvement of the Irish people , even in spite of the taunts ofthe _Plumptres , the Inglisks , the Saints , and the Sinners ; and while we regard with contempt that Ministerial diplomacy which would call in the aid of tho Pope to assist in the suppression of political agitation , we can , nevertheless , attach due importance to measures which will enable a very sagacious and knowledge-loving people to enforce their own claims for such reform as in their wisdom they should decide on , even to the separation ofthe two countries . We confess that we were prepared for some sweeping measure of " equality ; " while we further admit that the reality promises to surpass our most

      sanguine anticipations . Her Majesty has , at the same time , directed attention to the report of the Devon Commission , which is shortly to belaid before Parliament ; and although the majority of our cotemporaries , together with ourselves , have entertained no veiy sanguine hope from the said Commission , yet is it not at all improbable that the inquiry was instituted for the purpose of making out a case which would justify Ministerial interference with the " rights" of Irish property . Before the report from the Devon commission is laid upon the . table , we apprise the Minister that the several grievances under which the Irish people will be found to labour , _^ rise , firstly , from the uncertainty of tenure ; and , secondly , from the inefficiency ofthe law to protect a tenant of steel against the injustice of the landlord of straw .

      As it is our intention to analyse the promised report , when it makes its appearance , wc abstain from further comment on the subject at present ; and therefore we turn attention to that portion of her Majesty's speech which bears upon the health of the inhabitants of large towns and populous districts . In reference to this subject wc beg to assure her Majesty's Ministers , that improved ventilation , exercise grounds , healthful parks , and washing tubs , —the remedies so generally proposed , — will fail to give satisfaction to the working classes , unless accompanied with other changes and Reforms , and especially with the power of securing to their selves an equitable share of ihe produce of their own skill . ,

      The income-tax harness appears to have been so well fitted to the backs that are to wear it , that there can be but little doubt that the Queen ' s recommendation for its continuance will have the desired effect . So far then as Ireland is concerned , we have good reason to congratulate our brethren on the prospect of mental improvement promised to them in the royal speech ; while we must anticipate equal

      benefits for the English people from another source than royal inclination or ministerial policy . If the unopposed reply to the speech was an indication of Ministerial strength , wc might draw . ominoHS forebodings from that fact ; but when we look to the signs of the times passing around us , we see the elements of an Agricultural storm , which is likely to burst with a tremendous crash over the head of their chosen Minister .

      Whether the appointment of Sir Thomas Fkkzma nile to the Irish Secretaryship may be intended as a sop to the Buckingham watch-dog , we are not prepared to say ; but should it be , the adherents ol the noble Duke have now become so alive to the hopelessness of their condition , that we fear the " gag . ging " of his Grace would but have the effect of opening wider the mouths of his followers . Looking , the n , at the present position of Sir Robbrt Peel , we discover a striking analogy between it and that of his Tory coadjutor , M . _Gutiot . ' If a . Count Moii should

      spring up in the Tory ranks at home , he would find himself fettered by the very same disabilities and misgivings which prevent Gihzot ' s rival from taking advantage of his present weakness . Peel knows that he has nothing to fear from the Whig party _, while the Richmond 3 and _Buckinghams are aware that reliance upon the liberal section of the House to sustain them in office would end in a short-lived triumph , followed by the recall of their present leader , strengthened as he would be by their necessities to submit .

      It cannot be denied , however , that the farmers '' who whistle at the plough" are preparing for a vigorous onslaught upon their order who whistle at Downing-street ; while Young England , though crippled in form , will speak awkward truths , calculated to produce awkward impressions upon , the minds of the working classes . And to these fertile _iifources of dissatisfaction it is impossible to overrate the effect oi Lord John Russell ' s dcclaration'in _favOur-of Free Trade : a declaration which doubtless was jwrung from him by the conviction that lothe Free Trade party alone he must look for even a decent minority .

      We take the liberty of mforming him that even in that direction _Pasi will go beyond him , rather than lose the surplus of his own creation If the noble Lord looks upon Free Trade as the-means of securing those comforts far the working classes to which at the close of the last session he declared they were entitled , he must court a more extensive acquaintance with the people themselves , as upon their enfranchisement alone he can ever hope to regain that position from which the Tory principles preserved in liis Reform Bill have so i gnominiously displaced him .

      . The sweeping policy of Peel is pre-eminently calculated to set class against class ; and from a division of class we trust will result that union of the people , which may insure an easy triumph over the scattered forces of legitimacy . Most people anticipated a calm and peaceful session : but wc see the storm gathering ; and no doubt as the time of dissolution approaohes we shall have a "bid" for popular Bupport * , and the appeal , failing to confer advantage upon the Whigs , must drive them in despair into the arms of the

      people ; and thus , as we have ever predicted , reduce political parties to Tories and Chartists . We . arc curious to see how Mr . O'Coskell will receive the Ministerial measures , and still more curious to discover , by what counter agitation , if any , their effects are to be neutralised . On the ! whole , we * rejoice in the shadow of the coming substance ; because , in the Ministerial measures we recognise the break up of that system by which the rich oppressor has been so Jong enabled to lord it over tlie poor oppressed ;

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      _.- _^ _.. MR ; WARD AND THE TRADES

      CONFERENCE . ; Pahuamem having now assembled , and many questions connected with the interests of masters and cap italists being referred to in the Royal Speech , while the only questions touched on affecting the interests of the Working Classes are those of " cheap " air and water , we think it high time that the wisdom and knowledge of the Industrious should bo marshalled on behalf of their own order . That the resolution to hold a General Conference ofthe Trades ia being daily strengthened , is manifest in the general

      signs ofthe times ; but more particularly developed in the discussion that recently took place between Mr . Wjjid and the working men of Sheffield . If we required any justification for the policy that wc have pursued on the Labouk Question * * , we have but to refer to the speeches even of our bitterest opponents to prove the correctness of our views . The _^ hole speech of Mr . Ward establishes the fact that the party in power are incapable of performing the duties required by society ; while the party out of power he admits have lost office from their total incapacity to rule .

      The long and interesting discussion between the wily representative of Sheffield Capital and the honest advocate of Sheffield Labour , will be read with pleasure by every working man in the kingdom ; while the incomparable dexterity with which Mr . Briogs joined issue with the honourable member , must have led him to the conclusion that there is much wisdom outside the House of Commons . To deal with every ono of Mr . Ward ' s oft-repeated fallacies , woidd be to comment on every sentence of liis speech ; and therefore we shall at _presont content ourselves with selecting from his own lips the grounds on which we advocate a Conference of the United Trados , giving ample reason why Mr . Ward himself should aid in the _accomphshment of the object .

      : Our readers will bear in mind that creation and distribution , of wealth have been the two questions , or rather principles , of social policy to which we have especially directed tho attention of the labouring classes . Wehave contended that labour , unrestrained and free , will create a superabundance of wealth for all classes of society ; and that it is the duty of Parliament to see to the equitable distribution of the proceeds , meantime contending that the labourers have not their fair share of the wealth created . Now , upon this subject what says Mr . Ward ? He tells the men of Sheffield : "You are all moving

      upwards at present : you abk not as well ofp as tou should bb ; but looking at the aspect of the political world , the certainty of peace , and the extension of our foreign intercourse , we have the prospect of along continuance ofa good and healthy trade , if not marred by injudicious restraint . " Now , will Mr . Ward -fell us what there is in prospective calculated to make the men of Sheffield at well . off as they should be ? If they ark not at well-off as thev should be , somk other _pabtieb must

      BE BETTER OVV THAN THK 1 * OUGHT TO BE . Mr . WARD is not sufficient ofa cosmopolite to desire hia words to be measured by the standard of natural comforts and requirements ; and-therefore we must measure them by that artificial rule , always applied to the comparative measurement ofa labourer ' s life . Mr . _Brioqs joins issue with Mr . Ward , and says ; " Government have learned only the art of creation ; he wanted them to learn also THAT OF DISTRIBUTION . Yes , Mr . Biiiqgs ; and that is precisely the art in which the Government is best skilled ; aud to perpetuate the practice of which , Mr . Ward is sent

      to represent your " masters" in Parliament . The Government does distribute the wealth created : but it gives ihe lion ' s 3 hare to those who will in return enable them to perpetuate misrule : and , however the Independent and tlie Iris may regret the course pursued by the meeting , the amendment proposed , and carried , was the oidy means by which a preference for a great principle , over man could kayo been manifested . Mr . Ward discreetly refused to grapple with the stiff questions of Mr . _Otlkt ; and the disinclination of Air . Ward ' s backers _toVitnesa the superiority of nonclective influence over electoral power was not without meaning .

      Wc shall just take a few of Mr . Ward ' s arithmetical calculations , and one of his notions of justice , for dissection . In speaking of the disasters likely to accrue from the adoption of the Short Time principle , Mr . Ward says : "The wages paid every week to those employed in the cotton manufacture are £ 225 , 000 , and there are -150 , 000 persons employedand the goods exported amount to £ 35 , 000 , 000 per annum I Now then , we ask , what the League—what the Messrs . Chambers , what the Economists will say to this plump contradiction given to their boasted assertion , as well as to tho admission of the enormous

      plunder to which the operatives are subjected ? What becomes of the " Ono pound _average weekly wages , ' and of the " ability" of the operatives to lay up out of their poor pittance for casualties , as well as the power of acquiring a vote by the establishment of building societies ? 450 , 000 persons employed in the cotton trade , receive an average of ten shillings per week each , amounting annually , if all in full work , and not to speak of "fines" and "batings , " to £ 11 , 700 , 000 . Chambers tells us , that in this description of fabrio tho proportions of which the value | ) constituted , are 48 per cent , of Labour , and 52 of

      Capital , * but if the expenditure of £ 11 , 700 , 000 in labour , produces thirty-five millions of fabric , and if _QHAMunus ' rule of proportion is correct , we _difitOYer that instead of the £ 11 , 700 , 000 , tho labourers ought to receive more than £ 17 , 000 , 000—or , in other words , the masters oheat them out of between £ 5 , 000 , 000 and £ 6 , 000 , 000 annually . If to this we add tho amount of Production for Home Consumption , and observe the same rule , making a general sum ofthe -question , we have the astounding admission

      from the member for Sheffield , that the masters in ono trade alone , employing not a twentieth of the population , actually rob their share of slaves of more than £ 40 , 000 , 000 perannmn , nearly double theamount of the interest of the National Debt ; and _sufficient to give to four millions of the working _fllasses five quarters of wheat annually at £ 2 a quarter !! What awkward tilings these figures are ! and how much better would it be liad their feeling " sympathiser " confined his arguments to the unarithmetical figures of " cheap bread , high wages , and plenty to do . "

      Let us now have a word upou Mr . Ward ' s notion of justice . In speaking of the National Debt , the honourable gentleman would resist an " adjustment " on the plea of frequent transfer—thus establishing a principle _mostrepugnaut to all the laws of equity . The law says that a bad title cannot be mended or made better by subsequent deeds or conditions ; and yet Mr . Ward would establish an injustice upon fabrications of a precisely similar nature . It is hardly wonderful that the representative should be guilty of such gross inconsistency , when wc find the press of the masters hardy enough to saddle the iniquities ofthe employers on the men who are made sufferers by their roguery .

      The Sheffield Independent , in an attempt to screen the masters from the charge of manufacturing " spurious goods , " has the following " tit bit : "" We beg to remind the workmen , that blameable as are manufacturers in sending forth such articles with false marks , the men who make them ought to consider themselves as parlies implicated . " Now was ever impudence equal to this ? or what answer but ridicule can be offered to such a nonsensical assertion ? As our friend complains that the proceedings at Mr . Ward ' s meeting concluded in the dark , mayhap he wrote lus comment without light .

      The Independent informs us that it was impossible to judge ofthe numbers who respectivel y voted for and against the amendment , as it was dark ; while the Iris assures us " ' thatthe amendment was _, c ; _s ivied by a large majority : * . " a " great fact , ' on which we beg to congratulate the member and his constituents ; a lesson by which we trust he will profit , and one which we hope tho working classes in every town in England will teach to the _toolsof their . " masters . " Too much praise cannot be given to the gallant fellows who thus rallied round the standard of Labour , and ; defended tin charter of their right ! .

      Constitutional" Law

      CONSTITUTIONAL" LAW

      verstu JUSTICES' JUSTICE . Ox Saturday last John _Hardiko , _Johjt Willi aim , John Pointos , and John _Sillitoe , four Colliers from the Longton district of Staffordshire , were brought before ' Mr . Justice Colvbidqz upon a writ of habeas under the following circumstances : —From some gross injustice attempted to be practised by tlieir masters , the men left their work , and were apprehended at eleven o ' clock at nig ht , and dragged to the lock-up . At ten o'clock on the following morning they were brought before _Bailev Rose , stipendiary magistrate , and Mr . Harvey , one of t * fe " great unpaid , " at present labouring under a severe fit of the

      gout , brought on , no doubt , by his exertions on behalf of the Working Classes . The men thus kidnapped , drowsy and frightened , requested a postponement of their case , to enable them to procure legal assistance . This just appeal was insolently and brutally rejected . The form of mocktrial was entered upon—the evidence of an unsworn witness was adduced against the malefactors , who , although their cases were widely different , were tried in a lump for the convenience of their accusers , and in almost " less than no time" they were on the road to Stafford gaol , condemned in the first instance by the sentence to two months' imprisonment , and amended afterwards by the addition of "bard labour" in the

      commitment . Tliis instance of' * amended" j ustice reminds one forcibly ofthe following anecdote . A man was once tried before the Irish hanging-Judge , Lord Norburt , for putting out his tongue at a constable . His Lordship ordered him to be whipped on three successive days from the gaol to the market-house . When his Lordship had concluded his judgment , the prisoner

      exclaimed : " The devil thank you ; that ' s all you can do ; " whereupon liis Lordship , resuming , said * . " Hold your tongue ,- sir ; how dare you interrupt the judgment of the court ? " and then significantly added , " AND BACK AGAIN ! " The " amended " judgment in the case of the above four men was precisely similar , in its nature . They were first consigned to " two months' imprisonment , " and subsequently to the additional pain of " hard labour . "

      On Saturday , as we have before said , the men were brought before Mr . Justice Coleridge , who , after a very long argument , sent the men back again to Stafford gaol : but Mr . Roberts , determined to seek justice from every available source , brought tho case on again before Mr . Justice _Wightman , on Monday last , when an order for the immediate liberation of the parties was transmitted to the gaoler , in whose custody they had been illegally confined .

      Determined to have ample satisfaction , Mr . Roberts is now busily engaged in consulting with counsel as to the best means of making "the Shallows" pay the penalty , of their ignorance _^ and something more . We trust , that however these frequent triumphs may lose their novelty from repetition , that they will never lose their charm in the eyes of the working men . Without union , combination , and concert , these victories never could have been achieved , * and

      therefore we offer them as the strongest inducement in favour of a combination of the industrious of all classes . We have so often commented upon the frequent legal ' triumphs of . Mr . Roberts , as to have little to add at present beyond our congratulations for the additional victory , rendered doubly important by the fact of Mr . Bailet Rose belonging to the legal profession , and his services being called in to insure such a triumph for the masters as would defy the scrutiny of Mr . Roberts . We shall close these remarks with

      an anecdote of the said Bailet Rose . Mr . Allen , who defended the Staffordshire prisoners in 1842 , was once pleading before the said Bailet Rose , and had occasion to take frequent exceptions to the rules of law laid down by the stipendiary . The justice ' s pride being hurt , he exclaimed * . " Mr . Allen , do you know that I have been in the profession for twenty years ? " "Yes , sir , " replied Mr . Allen , "I know you have ; but what I complain of is , that you have stood still in the profession , and not progressed with the march of mind . " Evoiy Miner in Staffordshire will bear testimony to the coiTectness of Mr . Allen ' s observation .

      &O Kcatser-0 An& £Om0ponlrettt$

      _& _o _Kcatser-0 an & _£ om 0 _ponlrettt _$

      Tais Towsu Hamet Fbiends Had Better Wait...

      _Tais _Towsu Hamet Fbiends had better wait and see the effect of the application to the party who has so grossly misrepresented them , before we interfere . We have an idea that their attempt at " refuting" the calumnies of tlie Battersea 2 Viif 7 i-fcUe ) ' will not be very . graciously seconded by the hero of Portugal-street , But we shall see . James _Bonald , _Paislev . —We have not the means of reference at hand ; but if our correspondent will get _Cobbetft Register for 1826 , under tlie head " Greek Pie , " he will find more than enough of Brown Broad Joseph ' s queer doings . J . Holmnqwobtht , MANCHESTER . —Mr . O'Connell gave " evidence " before a Committee of tho House of Lords in the year 1825 ( we helieve ) , in which he there proposed the disfranchisement of the 40 s . freeholders , as the basis of "Emancipation . " J . T . Sbsbbabd , BETHNAL-GitBEN . —We could not _mnnagc it this week . We were crammed out .

      Monies Received Hy Mr. O'Coflxor. Butcut...

      MONIES RECEIVED HY MR . _O'COflXOR . BUtCUTlVE . £ a . d . Proceeds of a Soiree held at Killicoulty .. ., 150 Rotherham 0 lo A few friends , per Wm . Cameron , Glasgow .. 069 From James Stevenson , Cullen , Banffshire .. o 0 . 6 _SUBSCltlPTlOKS . From Killicoulty .. 030 From Birkenhead ere From Hamilton 0 5 0 RAND BOOKS , Ae . From Cockermouth j 2 ovueounr . _tmtihokial . From Hull , collected by Wm . Smith .. .. ,, 08 $ From B . J . and two friends .. ' .. .. „ o S 0 Jrom Cockermouth ., olt 0 From Rotherham ' " _^ _g Mis . ELLIS . lfrom J . S . N _.,. .. 020

      RECEIPTS PER GENERAL SECRETARY . SUBSCRIPTION . * _" ¦• d . _,. d . _Wootten-under-Eclge 2 o Coventry 5 e Clurkenwell .. .. 18 Salford ' lo 0 Camborne ... .. 1 0 Northampton ( Old Lo-Leeds lo C cale ) ..- .. .. 2 6 CARDS . _Kedditch .. .. 19 Longton 1 4 _Northampton ( Old Lo . Do ., one hand-book 0 4 cale ) 4 o Northampton ( Old Lo-Burnley .. .. .. 6 0 cale ) , ditto .. .. 2 0 Marsdeu ( hand-books ) 1 !) _BOXATIONS . Redditch _, T . _Preseott 2 6 Mr . Broailbent _, Black . Do ., H . Mole .. .. 2 6 * field .. .. .. 0 « Do ., Mr . Cook ,. .. 2 6

      VICTIM FUND . Clock-house , Westminster 50 DUN-COMBE TESTIMONIAL . Mr . I / acey , Wootten-nnder-Edge 06 W . Bennett , ditto , „ „ ,. 0 S M * . _PBBSTO > -. Mr . Edwards .. .. . g Many localities have neglected to send their decisions relative to the election of the ensuing Executive , Convention , d-c . ; others have neglected to send the number of their rotes , and to specify whether , hi th » event ofa Con . veution being held , it _sjiall . take place in London or Leeds . This must be remedied previously to the 12 th of this month , which is the latest day the poll can be kept open . THOMA . S MART IS WHEELER .

      The Last « Free Trade" Dodge.

      THE LAST « FREE TRADE" DODGE .

      Disoraceful Co.Nduct Of Wm. Lovbit Axo "...

      _DISORACEFUL CO . _NDUCT OF WM . _LOVBIT _AXO " His " 8 C ; UA » OP " SAFROK-HUL BRUISERb !" Ihe parliamentary campai gn has opened , and with it another attompton the part of tho " cheap-bread low-wage crew , " to force themselves on public attention , and achieve a sembla nee of popularity . Driven fro * every " open" meeting they have _easaved on their own account ; forced to take refuge in tickettcd" places of " refuge" forthe defeated , their proceedings have only excited derision and contempt , becauso it was evident that public opinion wou d not tolerate their nostrums . To got , therefore , the ear ofthe public" in an apparently open manner , is with the Leaguera an object of first-rate im _S _™ r an bje _^ _Tth that is toft of tne ± , 100 , 000 . All sorts of schemes to effect this desideratum ha-v c been put in practice ; and amongthem thc following , which has tailed , as have all the former

      ones . In Holborn there is a building di gnified with the high and sounding title of the " National Hall " It is not the Queen ' s residence , nor the place of _meeting for the coUective wisdom . It does not belong to the ' nation" _aVall , but is merely a « twopenny hop " shop rented by Wm .. Lovett for the useof his paymasters _\\ hen not required aa a place of assigmtion for the " moral " of the two sexes , it is used as a lecture room : but all the proceeds arising from everv ¦ "trading , ** _schemenput in force by the «« proprietor " have not been sufficient to meet the _outkvy . This Nakonal Ham , " has been kept open _solefr by the

      Disoraceful Co.Nduct Of Wm. Lovbit Axo "...

      contributidhi of the leading Free Trade M ? T _~^ work the holders and occupiers _havebpnr . ' i , . _^ H effectually as to justify the pay . "We cniiil " _* *> parties who have given as much as £ 100 1 i « and the report we are going to insert will f Wlc _« : what the money has been paid , and how ti IT _& and-soul sold ones try to earn the " war ™ 3 " _^ 7-tution . " t ges or Pro _! iti . Por some time past the platform in this II n been occupied by Mr . J . W . Fox , the im if "" ba * Priest , who never preaches for money _; _WlT _* _' _"' knows who guarantees him two guinea ' s a lect _, ct { he knows also that the " patriot" receives t _? ' _* _* _ness more out of the ' ¦ p lunder of the public '• ° l " Gentleman has boxed the comnass for < , i , k _: A _»

      which to descant , * and it was hoped that he hi °° ciently paved the way for the opening of a _% ? , _ffi agitation in the name of the Chartists _Thn _^ holding the " National" _ItaW-room _calltwlf > Chartists ; and to be able to " come out" uniip ¦ 1 guise would serve tlie Free Traders well 11 ingly , on Tuesday evening last , the attempt _*¦>« _S in thejperson of Mr . George Thompson , % _7 spouter , who , like his brother , Fox , never «» _iffi " words" for filthy lucre ; with what success l & n sequel tell . . » lt | K The following report is from " our own eon-can dent . " He was present on the occasion -u ,, ! what he hero describes . To-day _( _Tllm _sday _) _' _^ _,, _risited on other business by an active Free _Tiad one who has often to transact business in the _Leia olKce'itself . To him we read over the report ' a 1 he boro honourable testimony to its truth , f ] , ' _« _n unhesitatingly , tliat when Mr . G . Thompson "aveV sort of halt promise that there should be _' diseu _sion , he was listened to with the most marked _iit „ t i _lt ai _iiji 1 * _" _"fcieu

      : _« .. . „„ , * .., . „ „ . _^ . :.... . - . tion ; and tliat the cause of the disturbance * ultimately broke up the meeting , was Mr . Thoimisot f most unwarrantable and most _unjustifiaile _proccJ ing , in ordering two men -to be turned out of th _» meeting , on the false and scandalous plea that thewere drunk . He _£ < iid , moreover , that tliis was ac knowledgcd by the officials of the JLcague-ofiifc _itself _i and that they condemned Mi * . Thompson for h i ! overbearing and tyrannical conduct . That repon we give , testified to , as it is , by one of the leadin . Leaguers present on the occasion ; and we give ft _« an answer to the false and lying reports inserted bv Mr . Win . Lovett in the Tap-tub , and in the _fulswi _, ; slaverer of royalty , the " _all-things-to-all-mcr Sun : —

      " 5 bee Traders . —Placards have for some _dntj m past bceii posted from east to west , and from north ' h M south , of the metropolis , containing the followm / _rat H nouncement - - "ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE- ] ' I meeting of the friends of Free Trade will be held ' ( m the Nationabhall , Holborn , on Tuesday _eveniiit % February 4 th , when Mr . G . Thompson will deliver _^ _^ j lecture . Admission Free , _lleservedseatsfor _tkeiailie _, ij To | comnience at eight o ' clock . " At the time specific ! M Mr . W . E , Asliurst , Solicitor , was called to the chair H Taking up one of the placards , the chairman real § 1

      tliat portion only announcing that Mr . ii . _Thoap . § son would deliver a lecture : upon which two or thre e _® voices called out " read the whole bill . " The Cha ' t I man having complied with this request , Mr . _Ciiriato . 1 phcr rose in the body of the meeting , and requested 1 to put a question . The Chairman assented 1 Mr . C . then asked , if , after the lecture , discusiiu , I would bo permitted . The Chairman : Accoidiii > I to announcement , the lecture will be delivered ; an ! 1 then we shall be in the hands ot the meeting ' and f will be ruled by its decision . ( Hear , hear . ) ' M _, I G . Thompson then stepped forward to the front rf ;'

      the . platform , apparently to deliver the promised 1 _« . & ture , when Mr . Wheeler rose on one of the _seated _S the body of the hall , and asked the lecturer , would k $ agree that discussion should take place at the cori > £ elusion of his lecture . At this moment a rush wa ¥ made up the ri g ht hand side ofthe hall b y some fe | . _f lows dre _« ed in jackets and caps , and who were rem . $ nized as regular " bruisers" from Saffron-hill . Thet S shouted "Turn him out , " on which the friends of I Mr . Wheeler rallied round him , and a scene of iiidc- _^ scribable confusion ensued . A lull having at _length I taken place , the lecturer proceeded to replv tothe 1 question of Mr . Wheeler . He had no desire to _cliofo 1 free discussion . He would lecture , and make tis 1 lecture short for the and then submit

      purpose ; to that 1 best of all tests—the public meeting ; and he would l » 1 guided by the majority . . ( Cheers followed this 1 announcement from both parties . ) On this under . 1 standing the lecturer proceeded . He was not about ft to lecture on the Repeal ofthe Corn Laws in parficu- I lar . No he was opposed to all monopolies . Were | they opposed to the monopoly of the Church ? so raj 4-he . Were they opposed to the monopoly of the land ! | so was he . Were they opposed to the monopolv of _| commerce ? so was he . Were they opposed to ' tto I monopoly of _thefranchise ? so was he . Therefore he 1 could not see what there was to discuss about . Whv , 4 if discussion did take place , it must be on a mete | matter of taste as to which should have tlie prefer- S ence . He admitted he was not taking the " bull _bj fe ; the horns . It might be asked , why not go for th * | franchise , which would , as a matter of course . Mint _S

      the other with it ? ( Hear , hear . ) But he contended , if m they ( the Free Traders ) tried thcexperimentof gettinj m a Repealof the Corn Lawsfrom the present house , and _*¦* failed they strengthened tbe hands of the Parliarn- _^ $ tary llefonners . Well , the bill convening the me * , m ing announced a meeting of tlie friends of Frw m Trade : he , therefore presumed they were all fricnii ¦ 1 of Free Trade . ( Cries of "No , no , " and " Yes , ves . " ) - _^ Some gentlemen said , " no , no , " then it was neccssarr 1 to explain what was meant b y Free Trade . Tlie I lecturer then commenced in the usual Anti-corn law S style : talking of " the world for a market ; " " buy- ; | ing in the cheapest , and selling in tho dearest mar- ; | ket if

      : I earn ten shillings , and can't go to the | cheapest market to expend it , I am robbed of tht $ diffenoce . This and much more was listened ft $ with patience , stillness reigning throughout the Hall ; | the lecturer ' s voice being the only sound heard . He II said he was m favour of an ' ; equitable adjustment I ( hesitating ) that was as far as the rights of _i-ropcrf / _« would permit . ( Exclamations of" Ah , ah " - "Oh , $ oh . " ) O , then you do not admit the Rights of pre | perty . ( Loud cheers from the . Leaguers . ) Soim I ask for protection , what do thev mean ? what M is protection ? . ( CrieB of " The Vote "— "TheSuff . i rage" ) . The lecturer , painting to two men who occu- ;| f pied one of the front seals , and who had answered the . I

      lecturers query as above , and who were perfectlj | sober-, —cried out " those two men are intoxicated , _$ take them out . " The " bruisers" above described , % attempted to do the lecturer ' s bidding , when the men % defended themselves and a regular fight _ensueil . At v $ length the " possec of bruisers" was completely i hemmed in b y a circle of Chartists ; and from tiii | moment , all attempts to progress with the lectin f were fruitless . The chairman in vain cried—order , J order—exclamations of " they are hired bv the Duke % of Buckingham , " from some of the Leaguera ; and | cms of " disg _\* acefnl conduct of the League , " nffl I bandiea about ; and George Thompson protested tk t 'j only force he ever used was moral force ! A uoi » i

      resembling the roaring of a bull , from the gallery , il me } yYl rh tremt _- ° us and most deafening cheering ; p and awful groans and hisses were the only soundl i that could for a long time be heard , during whit h I George Thompson put on his great-coat . At tlu » $ tune Mr . Doyle had sealed the platform } and spoke to | the chairman , with a view of appualin" * to the aud i- « ence to be quiet . The chairman at length obtained | silence , and asked permission for Mr . l ) oyle to ad- | dress a few words . Mr . Dovle made the attempt , but | was assailed with tremendous veiling from * f | Leaguers , and great cheering from the Chartists . In | vain did the chairman , George Thompson , and f ¦ § lloyle . attempt to _ouell the _nnnfiisinn . Disorder g

      reigned supreme . During this period a member « the . National Association came , accompanied « itu » short , stout , dark man , carrving an umbrella , _totw back of the reporter ' s table , ' and pointing out Mr . b Clark * said , there , rush in and take out _thatmanin * the chequered handkerchief round his neck ; f the short , _steufc man evidently thoug ht "d _* : _eretion tho better part of valour , " as trie »> _'f force !! request was this time unheeded . *] ' William Lovett rushed on the platform , _a'w . _'f a moment obtained the ear of the meeting , fof ' ing to Mr . Doyle , he in the most molieuam _V ' f . rociouB manner said , " will vou allow thi _, 0 \ continue disturbing the _meeting . " This iiidi _*^ appeal only made " confusiou ten times worse c _*

      tounded . " Half-past nine had now arrived , and _iiO- feast signs of a truee . A gentleman on the * Dlatto « _J then proposed an adjournment of the meeting vW was put by the chairman . From the first _&»** hands he could not say which had it he , thereto * put it again , when he decided the adjournment to * carried : It was not _Btated when or where the meet '"? \ m adjourned tc ' . Too much _praue cannot be Ki * e _&* ° , Mr . Ashurst for his impartial conduct as oliahunui , aj » for the excellent temper he evinced throug hout ' ' proceeding . We have also received another account , sign ed j * Messrs . Thomas Clarke , Philip _M'ttnrt ' b , Chf * 5 phor _Loyle , and T . M . Wheeler , setting forth . _» other language , the above recited facts . We r ' _" to give the report of our own reporter , because it « testified to as above stated

      . _. # A most pompous , and most sillv , resolution W ! S 1 _«* ing this meeting , has been advertised in the luff *** and the Sim by " tho members of the National Ass _ociation of 242 , Holborn . " Onlv imagine a " _»*» onai / ' Association stuck into " 242 , flo lborn , danemg-eribover a gin-pahceI However , let } " * pass . It is with the resolve of these " three W _WJ of _Tooley-streot" that we have to do more vm with their designation . They " publicly decW _£ their disapprobation of those persons * ffiw 8 . ° . %

      gracemily interrupted a meeting called fry W _yi '" : ; . of Free Trade , for the hearing of a lecture from _w ¦ _' ii . Thompson , conceiving , as they do , that sucii c duct , " and so on—all the rest of the old song _, this disapprobation wq cordially join ; thoug h _^ " ' differ with the " three tailors * as to the part *' whom it ought to be applied . It was George l _*" * son and Will Lovett , with their friends , tho bum * of Saffron-hill , that interrupted the meeting : an is not the'first time that George Thompson » . __ played such a game . The last meeting ol _« ks » Slavery Society , eren in the holypre _cinctii ot a ., Hall , found George Thompson and " friend _^\ Qt there as ¦ 'interrupters _»' ' and " obstructon , which said _diiigniceful conduct they received a I 3 **

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 8, 1845, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_08021845/page/4/