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      It will also be seen thai bo less than eighty-eight members were absent who had on the former oceakods snpported Lord Ashxet . Of three it is bat fair to except Mr . C . Bcixer and Mr , Das . CCotoell : the former as-will be seen , paired-off in favour of fiie Ten Hours * clause , which ia equivalent to a vote ; and the latter had not arrived in England when ihe division toot place . In his peculiar ciraonslances it would not be fair to blame him . He had avowed his intention to be present ; and no donbt would hare been bat for some pressing business connected with his own important case We cannot forget

      that he registered hiBTote in favonr of Ten Hoars on the former division : and on this occasion the two O * Cossixl * s present , Maurics and Mob « ah Joes , gave their support to the eanse of Labour . 0 / Mr . Mtfsiz it must also be mentioned , that he was attending a meeting in hi 3 own Borough , Birmingham , to resist the New Poor Law . Whether he could be fully forgives for absenting himself from snch an important division , even for Ench a praiseworthy object as that he was endeaTouring to

      promote , is a question that we conld better have BolTed had the division been anything close . Had it been a 3 it was in 1835 , when the carrying over of Mr . O'CosKEii bj the millowners all bnt accomplished the destruction of the Factories' Regulation Act ; had it been that the Ten Hours' Gause had been in danger from the absence of ckb svpporler , we should have been prepared to visit upon Mr , Mcsiz a full measure of reprobation , even though his absence had been caused by such a holy object as he was * on Monday engaged in prosecuting ;

      A 3 for the remainder of the eighty-eight , the shame of the defeat is no less theirs , than if they had boldly followed the example of the other fifteen , and swallowed their conviction of right and state necessity to save their dptt to the Minister . Their conduct ia absenting themselves , so that they might defeai the measure they had so lately deemed necessary and just , was every whit as scandalous , and covers them with infamy and disgrace quite as much as an open vole would have done ; -while the sneaking action proves them to be infinitely hose cowahdlt than those who blazoned forth their own shame . As Mr . Milxes well put it : they are all hxkked mes ; and will be long known and despised .

      The result 13 , that the Ten Hours' Bill is lost ; at least for the present . Let us now see to whom we are to return our grateful acknowledgements for the evens . A reference to the debates will show , that the mam supporters of the Minister in his attempt to re-rivet the chains of slaveet on the limbs of infants and women , have been the Fbeb-T-ratakrs I the "friends of the working man 1 the interested only for His welfare—not for their own" ! Nearly every speaker against the Ten Hoars' Clause besides Sir « uhes Graham and Sir Robt . Peel , have been

      of the trke-bootikg class ! There has been Wast and Wjlrbcbtos ; Roebeck and Gijso . n ; Humb and Clay ; Bsight and Yilliees ; and in fact ewry one of the " strenuous" and " uncompromising" Malthn-Bansupporters of ths aseendancy ofCAMiAi over Lajora . And to them do the factory hands mainly owe ihe " last two heurs . " They wiU , no doubt , " work away" with gladmess , at the end of every long day , cheered with the reflection that it was their B ibisxDs" that prevented their labour being taken

      avay ! They will now know the m aning of the Free Trade motto : "PLENTY-TO-DO " ' They mil now know the meaning of Corn Law Repeal : no cessation from work 1 Work , work , work away ! ye tenants of ihe Mill ; and every night before yon tumble into your miserable bundles of xags to recruit exhausted nature , go down on your knees and beg for God ' s blessing on the efforts of those pure and disinterested ** ibijuds" of yours , who have prevented the naughty meddlers from abridging your daily tell I 1

      After this conduct on the part of the free-booxkbs > it would be folly to affect ignorasee of their real design . The man who can persuade himself , that tie men of thai party seek fox any benefit for the worker , must be a base slave indeed , or be possessed of a block of wood for a head . This Ten Hoars * question ha 3 tried them ! It has been a TorcHSTOSE : and it has ineontrovertibly shewn that a slate of slavery the most abject is what they mean and intend for the working people of England .

      And yet , the canters I they go abroad among the people , and tell them that the Landlords dare not pass the Ten Hour ' s Bill , because if they did so , the Corn Law Monopoly could not be maintained ! and > therefore , the poor factory workers must toil twelve hours a-day to maintain the bread-iaxers . At a meeting in Manchester , the other day , the cottabdlt Cobdes , with shameless effrontery , said : — I have watched very attentively the -proceedings in Parliament on Lord Ashley's motion on the shorttime bill , and I have heard it admitted by the leadins men on both sides of the House that the corn

      laws and the oiher monopolies are the cause of the Jong hours of working in this district . ( Applause . ) I was walking down Parliament-street one day , just when Lord Ashley had brongbt forward his first motion , and I wag Mentioning to a gentleman the subject of the Ten Hours' BilL He was a shrewd man of few words ; and he shook his head , and said , II It will be quite impossible for the working classes to support the aristocracy with ten hours' work a day . " ( Peals of laughter and cheering . ) Bnt I did not expect to hear such specific admissions from the leading men on both sides of the House , as I did on

      this sutjset . After Lord Ashley had got a majority to vote for his motion , Sir James Graham , speaking against it , with & view to get the House to reverse that decision , tried efery kind of argument ; and at last , at the coaclusion of his speech , he turned round very significantly indeed , with a look which he knows so well how to pnt on , to the Equires behind him , and he said : " Let Hon . Gentlemen beware what they do . This restrictive system of onrs ib an artificial = y » tem—( hear)—it is like a house of cards : if you tonch one the rest will fall "—( hear , hear ) . I ¦ was sitting behind a rabid protectionist , a member for a rural district : I touched him © a the Ehoulder .

      and said , "Do you understand thatT * "Yes . " he said —( laughter ) . Now , interpreted in plain common sense and English , what does Sir J . Graham ' s admission amount to ! Why this : if you i > a 3 s a Tsn Bouts' Bill , the Com Laws , the Sugar Laws , and the Coffee Laws cannot be maintained—( hear > Why ? He did not see , while making this appeal to the squires behind him , or he seemed to forget—that there was a Leaguer present , and that we shonld interpret M 3 argument , and carry it out in the Free Trade Hall . What does it amount to—this admisaoD by the Rome Secretary ! Why , that the working classes liere are working two hours a day to maintain the monopolists . "

      In addition to ihi 3 , ihe B&azss-tacsd Braggart attempted to palm upon his audience that he was favourable to the Ten Hours' project ; he , who had shrunk on four former occasions from voting ; he , who lad spoken against the measure , at least till the full dose of HH quackery had been swallowed in the face of all this , the cowarb had the cowardly impndencs to attempt to curry popular favour' by affecting a regard for the Ten Hours' BilL and

      asserted that he and his friends , the freebooters , are the only honest Ten Hours' advocates ! ! ! Conld the force of impudence further go 1 Corn Law Repealers in favour of the Ten . Hours ' Bill J What a queer way they have of showing it ! Their conduct on the last division has proved beyond the possibility of donbt , that they infinitely prefer ihe twelve hcurs system of factory labour , —with all ill attendant slavery , disease , and death , —aht > the Coin Laws , WITH PEEL FOR MINISTER , —theii conduct has proved heyond dispute , * hat they prefer axi this , to the Ten Hours' system with a Repeal of the Corn Laws , and a Minister of their own pariy ! I If Cowabd Cobden has been , a ? he now wants to palm iimself off , * friend to Ten Hours Restriction , why did he not attend in the House , and . vote for it : especially when the carrying of it wonld Lave oukekjj Pm , » nd siren the country another Qerur { dElection f vrisa { Cohdsa sayB ) Com LawRepeal will be carried ? Why , O why , great blusterer , did yon not act thus J And why did aotyoar friends the y&eb-bootisq gang *** . ^ m ? H * d you dose bo ; had you given opposition' io the Minister , instead of being his only defenders ? i » d you joined with the independent men of eve . *? ftrtji tod Jteart 3 y supported what yon nwe pre-. ^ to jB&ye been friendly to j had yon done ibis , ] |

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      Peel would now have been out I the Ten Hours Bill would have been carried ; and you would have had an opportunity of appealing to the electoral body once more ; the only step now necessary ( as yon say ) to carry Free Trade in corn 1 Why did you not do this ! Because the Ten Hours' Bill would have been carried / Because the principle of Photxction to Labocb wonld have received your sanction , and have nailed yon down ! Because you preferred to have your mill-hands bound slaves , —

      even with Peel in and the Corn Laws inviolate , — to the opportunity to secure ( as you say ) Com Law Repeal , under the auspices of your own Minister , but with the Ten Hour ' s Bill ! This is the key to your conduct : and never fear but that the Factory Workers will know who it is they are working for , during the " last two hours' * of their LONG day ! They will know at all events who could have relieved them fnm it , amd would j sotI

      A word or two , in conclusion , io ihe Factory -workers . Be not disheartened . Give not up hope . All is not lost . The measure that would have conferred some tangible benefit is only delayed—not annihilated ! As snre as to-morrow ' s sun will rise , so surely will the Ten Honrs' Bill become law , and that before long . As Lord Howick justly observed : — " The measure was virtually carried—( cheers , and a cry of " No' ") . YeB , virtually carried ; for you wonld Dot find in the whole course of our Parliamentary history that an ; question in which the great body of the people took so deep an interest , had so nearly triumphed without its having been ultimately brought to a successful issue . "

      The trntfc of this every one of you will feel . Read jover the Debates . Read the enlightened and en * lightening speeches of Lord Howick , Mr . Mjues , Mr . Hawi * , Mr * Berkal , Mr . C . Buller , Mr . Shaw , and Lord John Russell ; and then take hope for the future . When we find such men as these acting in the manner they have done , and for ths reasons thkt assign , there is ground for hope and matter for congratulation . The fact is , tour vjestiox , the qaestiou of Labour , is about to become the « iiEsnoK of the day . It is breaking the old political parties to pieces . It is removing old political

      distinclions , and making them of so avail . A short time will see but two parties in the State ; the advocates for Labour ' s protection , and the registers of all interference to prevent working-class slavery . In this fact lies your salvation ! Who wonld have expected two-years ago to have seen your battle so ably and so devotedly fought , as it has been on this occasion , by such men as Lord Howick and Lord John Russell ! What has made these two of the Whig party , with Mr . Hawes , Sir John Eastho ? s , Mr . C . Buller and several others of the same genus , boldly acknowledge their former errors , and act manfully and stoutly in your defence ? What , but the progress of your principles ; and the self-evident necessity that exists to meet the * new state or

      Socibtt" with new measures that shall give to the toiler a greater share of the wealth he produces than at present falls to his lot ! And the cause that has operated on the Whig party has not being inactive among the Tories . u Young England" is destined to play an important part on the political stage I It will annihilate Tort / sm as it is : and if we m « y judge of the substitute from what has aheady developed itself , we shall have reason to thank God for the change ! A care for the poor , and a defence of their rights and interests , will be surely far better than the cold-blooded Malthusianism of a Sir James Graham ; or the not less cold , inactive btwathy of Sir Robert Peel , which cannot afford justice even to the suffering " young ones !"

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      We are glad to learn that the people throughout the country , and especially in the metropolis , are at last taking the means to insure a respectable debate upon the Charter , and all questions affeoting the interests of Labour , in the next Parliament . We feel perfectly assured that twenty zealous , eloquent , and diligent Chartist Members , with that support which the nation wonld willingly accord to their Parliamentary exertions , would either worry the

      measure out of a reluctant Houbc , or worry the House out of existence . We must now be near a dissolution of this Landlords' and Money-mongers ' Parliament : the worst Parliament , with the exception of its Whig predecessor , that ever this country was cursed with ; and even more bold than the bold bad Whigs , when we take into account the improved Btate of that public mind , which , by triok threat , and deceit , it is enabled to coerce .

      The latest accounts from America , with the probable object of the visit of the great murderer of the North to this country , together with the present state of Ireland , may perhaps compel the strong Government to look to other means of conciliating domestic dissatisfaction and complaint , than the mere settlement of a Bank Charter , the agreement upon a Chapel Bill , Compensation to Idle Clerks , and the Enlargement of Debtor Paupers .

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      B . WobkhaN , Glasgow—We cannot afford space for bit letters to Mr . SimpBon . No doubt but the efforts and peculiar opinions of Mr . S . for the benefit of the working people will be apppreclated by the workers in other places , as they b » ve been in Glasgow . Empty benches will plead best -with Mr . 8 ., and show him that bis notions about the . injustice of all interference for the protection of labour are not sympathised in by those whose especinl benefit be has at heart The General Coukciilobs besidjsg at Wigaw—There would be no good end served by the publication of their addms . The matierwassetright at the Dublin Hieeting . To bring the matter again before the public , and especially ia the manner of their address , would only exasperate . The party did great good by his objections and opposition . He -was the cause af some bold and startling truths being told to a Dublin audience .

      W . Lamb Leeds—We cannot help him to code of Rales for his purpose . To Newcastle Readers —There is an alteration in the posts from Leeds to Newcastle , which prevents their papers reaching before Saturday noon . To make up for this , we send them a later edition ; so they get later news . William Johkston , Barfobd—It is the same aeries of letters ; the price is reduced . MR . Richards acknowledges the receipt of one shilling from a Spitaifieids Chartist Erratum—E-ght shillings acknowledged in the Star of Saturday last , as sent from Wigan , per Joseph Bowden , for P . M . M-Djuall , should nave been from Hlndley . Peter Wall—We cannot publish the drearalngs of relLjious niadmeD . We do not believe that the Lord wants to make use of the Northern Star for a special Revelation .

      John warren—Addrtu P . 0 Higgins , Esg ., 14 , North Anne-street , Dublin . D . C < Salop—Ne . A Wesleyan Methodist commences a " long yarn " of ten closely written quarto pages as follows : — " 1 feel disposed to preach a sermon . ' * Now as we don t feel disposed to print sermons , we must rtquest " A Wesleyas Methodist" to favour somebody else instead of as , with bis comments on Daniel ix . 14 . Wakkpield—Mr . Wheeler ' s address is 243 ^ , Templebar , London . The National Victim Fund Committee have changed their night of meeting from Friday to

      Wednesday . All applications , post-paid , must be addressed to Mr . Elward Clark , 37 , Henry-street , Oldham-road , Manchester . Who bbew up the People's Charter ?—A C » mxnittee of the London Working Men ' s Association ; at the head of whom was Mr . Lovett . We have repeatedly answered this question . R . G . Black-well , London . —He has no remedy . Notice of any sort will be of no avail In law . Whatever debts his " rib" contracts , if they be fot goods or things befitting her station , be can be made to pay W . H ., Oldham . —The tenant can be made to pay all

      arrears . The Dewsbcrv Committee of Colliers beg to caution the public not to give monies to parties who may call on them for donations to assist the Colliers on Strike , nnless they have books with them , duly signed by the efficers of the Colliers' Union , and stamped with the Association seal . It will be wise to act on the cantlon generally . " Daddy" Richards writes ns to say that the young man travelling the country as his son , is an impostor , and all good Chartists will do well to scout him . Collier ' s News —We hare particulars of subscriptions from many of the collieries , which we are obliged to keep over till ntxl weeV . In futnre we must request our friends to post all such notices on Tuesday , bo that we may have them on Wednesday morniDg . victim fcsd . a d . From a Leeds Radical - - - - - 0 €

      FOR DR M DOUALL . From James Marten , Brainuee ... l o „ Win . Payne , Do . .... o 6 „ A Friend , Do . 10 FOB THE EXECUTIVE . From James Marten , Braintree ---10 „ Wm . Payne , Do . - - - - 0 6 „ A Friend , Do 0 6 John Harro p , Chester , must send his orders to Mr . Heywood , and order in time .

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      Incenbiarism in Suffolk . —Burv St . Edmonds , Mat Uth , — Incendiarism continues in thiB county to an alarming extent . In one division of tho county there is an organised rural police ; whilst in the other a well appointed local constabulary force ia maintained . The Secretary of Slate for the Home Department , at the request of the magistracy , has also sent down some experienced officers of the detective brigade belonging to the metropolitan police . The farmers , for the most part , employ nightlyIwatchmen upon their premises , at no inconsiderable expence , yet , notwithstanding all these precautions , scarcely a nighi passed without the recurrence of this frightful outrage . In addition to the

      long eatalogne already reported , no fewer than twelve fires have occurred within the space of as many days . This is an appalling state of things , but , great and imminent as is the evil , no one has had the sagacity to discover an adequate remedy for it . Indeed , the secrecy with which the crime is almost invariably perpetrated is such as to bafij ordinary vigilance . It is a remarkable fact that in many instances fires break out during the day , whilst the farmer and his servants are on the premises , and in such cases it has been found on examination that ignition has been caused by chemical preparations , deposited in the stack or in the thatched roof of the barn during the previous night , and such preparations having the property of a fusee , will

      burn for some hours before combustion takes place . This indicates system , and is , perhaps , the most alarming characteristic of these continued atrocities . The following are authentic particulars of the most recent fires , as reported to the divisional magistrates : —On Monday evening a fire broke out od the premises of Mr . K . Kent , of Hattlesden-hall , which raged with such uncontrollable fury that the homestead was wholly consumed in less thau two hours . The barn , outbuildings , carts , waggons , and husbandry implements , a large quantity of Btraw , and several calves , destroyed . Another fire broke out the same ni > ht , at Thornton , by which the farmhousei and out-oflioes were cestroyed . On Wednesday morning , between eight and nine o ' clock , a fire

      broke out on the farm of Mr . J . Corner , at Caddenham , while the labourers were at breakfast . It originated in the granary , which Was full of corn and had been left apparently Bafe a few minutes previous to the outbreak of the flames . The entire homestead , together with thirty coombs of peas , a wheat-stack , the produce of four acres , a large quantity of beans , and faruung implements were all destroyed . Another fire , of still greater magnitude , occurred the previous night , about eleven o ' clock , on the premises of Mr . Richardson , of Haulden , near Stoke Ferry . It burst forth from a large wheat-stack , close to which were four others , and had the wind blown in that direction all must have been burnt . About sixty coombs were destroyed . On the same night another fire broke out at the farm of Mr . Sly wood , of Exning , spreading with astonishing celerity all over the homestead , which

      it is presumed bad been fired at more than one part x three large and two smaller barns , the bullock sheds , and out-offices , the herdsman ' s cottage , cart 8 , waggons , farming implements , a stack of clover , together with from sixty to seventy coombs of dressed wheat , and a large quantity in the straw , were wholly destroyed . Several cows and horses were rescued at the first outbreak of the flames . The farm was only a short distance from the village , and had the wind been in thai direction , it would scarcely have escaped sharing in the conflagration , the light of which was visible fox many miles round . On Wednesday morning , soon after ten o ' clock , a fire was discovered on the premises of Mr . KuBhbrooke , of the Grange farm , Chippenham , by which a large quantity of Btraw and haum , together with thirty store pigs * was consumed . About noon , on Thursday , another fire , attended with great loss ot property , took place at a farm belonging to Mr . Corsalls , of Dimook'e-oouit , near

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      3 ?* * psur susrsjsi f nw ^ i , ki * mea 8 pre * d 0 Ter the homestead before $ ™ iw fc d P ^ P ^ y could be got away . The tZhll ^ ,-fi ? * S ^ motoe , barns and stables , together with upwarda of 100 coombs of wheat , Sff ^ thir ^ bads V maag uf Cab' ifl ""* pr ° P ? y » fell a sacrifice to the 2 Sh ? " Jw fe Covered by the parish con-SS \ iPi * i 6 ame moment perceived two men S t L le . cl 08 e »» * e farmyard , with tobacco S « J 2 L e oon ? . attempted to escape . The rwJS'V PPKtoended , but were subsequently inmmSi £° beID ? no evWenco to warrant their 2 S ? S h ^ Li / in ? u fees > of leBS consequence , JSL AM ^ V' ^ i ! ^ on Thursday , on the KL « £ ' * Z- Blake « of Bedjjwe , near Soufchfeftf J k * J $ u the f » "n of Mr . Christopher Berts , at Northhopham : at both nrnnnrtv to « . Sat *

      «? S * £ * ex it was destroyed . Several asaociationsare m the course of formation , in various ? , mW « M ! 5 ou , ntry' with » ™ to check these formidable and often recurring outrages . HOBRIBLB MUBDER NEAR CoVENTRT .-Scarcely Hit n \ } ^ - element following the murder h , Mf , ^ s infant daughter subsided , than the inhabitants ot the ancient city of Coventry were S „ Wn ? - . , of fireat consternation , in consequence of intelligence having reached the polioe'Sta ^ on of another cold-blooded murder , upon the person of a weaver , named Henry Clewley . An inquisition upon view of the body was held at the Red Lion Inn , Sowe , on Saturdxy last , before W H . faeymour , Esq ., the coroner . William Eaves , at .

      intelligent old man—I live in Leaton ' s-lane , Sowe Waste . I have known the deceased twenty-three years , who was a weaver by trade , and about forty-seven years old . I overtook him at Courthouse green , in . the parish of ColeBhill ; he was then © n his return from Coventry . I was going to Ebbern s , at the Boat Inn , to my club . I told him so , when he observed he should be glad of my compa L accompanied him to Ebbern ' s- bridge , which is near to the place I was going to . It was eight o clock at night when we got there , Clewley went on the towiug-path , which was his direct way home , and I went over the bridge which leadB to Ebbern ' s , house . We bade each other good night . I saw George Skelsey on the bridge ; he called to

      some one who was in a boat on the canal , and said , " Havn ' t you beard me talk to you about the b r that owes me a sovereign' ? " He answered , •» Yes , I have , George . " Clewley must have heard him , as at this time he was nearer tn the man in the boat than I was . Clewley kept walking on at a slow paco , along the towing path , perfectly sober . When Skelsey had finished talking to the boatman , I heard him say—but whether speaking to himself or any one else , I could not toll— " Now I'll go and pay the b r , " and immediately ran after him . I heard no conversation between them , but saw Skeleey knock Clewley down . I had remained on th « bridge , in consequence of what I heard Skslsoy say . The first time he struck deceased was at the second stile from the bridge , going to Ebbern ' s field which is

      forty-four yards from the first atile . While I was on the bridge , and when he was knocked down , he called to me and said , "Bill , you won't see me murdered , will you . ? " I answeredt " No , " and immediately went to his assistance . He lay quite still till I got to him ; when I came up Skelaey said to me , " Now , you old b , if you interfere or say one word , I'll serve you the same ; I'll throw you into the canal and drown you . " I began to talk mildly to him , and got him away four or five yards from where Chewley was lying . He called after me , and said he durst not go home by himself I asked him to go back with me . He took up a reticule basket , a can , and a stick , which had fallen from him when he was knocked down , and walked

      behind me and Skelsey till we came back to the first stile nearest the bridge . I was talking to Skelsey all this time with a view of drawing his attention from Clewley , who , when he came up to the first stile , got over , and bkelsey immediately jumped over after him , and instantly knocked him down and kicked him on his right side . Thomas Wintorberry , Daniel Budd . and Francis Deming , came up at the time , and saw what took place . Clewley never spoke a word while he lay on the ground . We kept Skel-Bey ia conversation , and whilst so doing , Clewley got up and went away over the stile , into the towing path , which was his nearest way home . He left all his things behind him , on the spot where he was knocked down . Winterberry , Dcming , and myself kept talking with Skelsey , in the hope that ClewJey

      would get home but of his way . Skolsey very shortly , indeed in a moment left us , and said he would follow th old b , and give him another putting up . He ran along the towing path in the direotion which Clewley had taken . I then requested tbo other two to go down with me to Clewley ' s bouse , and when we got there we saw Skelseyat the door , throwing hia arms about , and saying to Clewley ' s sister , "I ' ve done for your b- — of a brother , and now I'll do for yon before I sleep . " Clewley was then lying on his back upon the fl or , and a great deal of froth was issuing ont of his mouth and nose , Skelsey immediately after this left the house , and I left » ho . The other witnesses corroborated Eave ' s testimony in every ; particular points . The jury , after a consultation of not more than a minute , returned a verdict of wilful murder against George Skeisey .

      Destructive Fire at Colchester . —On Friday morning a most disastrous fire occurred at the extensive mailing-houses at New-quay , near the Hythe , Colchester , in the occupation of Mr . John Garrad , an extensive maltster and tanner at Burce St . Mary , Suffolk . About half-past three o ' clock in the morning , as one of Mr . Garrad ' s men was going to the malthouses , he discovered flames issuing from the stupendious toot of the building He instantly alarmed tbe inmates of the cottage near by , and a messenger was dispatched to Colchester for the fire-engines , which ( three in number ) were at the spot in less than an hour , accompanied by the engine from the Hythe . By this time the whole fabric , together with , five kilns , were in flames from one end to the other , which , notwithstanding a good supply of water from the river , defied tho exertions of the firemen and a great number of persons , who , from the alarm

      given , were present , and rendered every assistance in their power to subdue the raging element , but their efforts were unavailing , as in less than two hours nothing was left standing but the outer walls , The roof fell in about five o ' clock with A tremendous crash . The five Uilus fell eoon after . The property consumed is to a very considerable amount , as there were between 3 , 000 and 4 , 000 quarters of malt , and about 1 , 300 quarters of barley , besides other valuable property , in the d ; ffjrent chambers . About £ 5 , 000 . worth of the malt is the property of Messrs . Hanbury and Co ., brewer ? , London , and the remainder of the Btock is Mr . Garr . ad ' s own property , whose loss is unfortunately not covered by insurance . —The value of the property consumed ( including the building ! : ) is estimated at about £ 12 . 000 . A considerable number of workmen will be thro wn out of employ by the acoident .

      Murder and Bobbery qf AKMs .-r-The Evening Packet ( Tory paper ) of last ni ^ ht , contains the following : —On Sunday last , the 5 th of May , a most horrid murder was perpetrated ia the parish of Cloon , county Leitrim , by a gaug of assassins , during the time of divine service . In consequence of the illness of his wife , Mr . Thomas Nash was obliged to remain at home , contrary to his custom of attending church ; and at mid-day he was surprised by an armed party entering hia house , and demanding his fire-arms . The gallant fellow resisted the demand of the lawless ruffians with noble determination . His poor wife crept from her bed of sickness , and , with his sister .

      Mrs . Brown , assisted in the struggle against the assassins , one of whom struck Mrs . Nasb upon the head with a pistol , and another , at the same moment , darted a sword through the body of Mr . Nash . Mrs . Nash ( as we learn ) exclamed , " 1 am murdered !"her husband responded , " I am gone !'' and almost instantly breathed bis last . An inquest was held on the body of the deceased on Tuesday by Lord Clements , John Tetvers , Esq ., K M ., and Acheson O'Brien , E . vq ., J . P . ; bufc nothing calculated to lead to a discovery of the blood-stained monsters has been elicited , Government have offered a reward of £ 80 for the apprehension of the murderers .

      Death of Ajukxander Johastox , M . P . for the Kilmarnock District of Burghs . —Since the paragraph which under this head appears in another column was in type , we have received the following . We , of course , cannot vouch for our correspondent ' s statement , though we have no reason to doubt its truth . If true , what oaa be said of the Scotch press for concealing the truth 1 We should have seen no such delicacy on the part of the press-gang , if Johnston had been a poor man , instead of a wealthy manufacturer . What sort of representatives the " intellectual" middle class elect to give laws to this country will be seen by the following : —

      The Late Alexander Johnston , M . P . —During most part of last winter , Mr . Johnston wa » confined in a lunatic asylum ; a few weeks ago he was considered so far recovered as to justify his friends in allowing him to proceed to London to resume his Parliamentary duties ; however ht > did not remain long in London , and it seems on his return his friends had sent him to the coast , in the immediate neighbourhood of Rothsar , where he remained till Thursday last , when he slipped out of the house unknown to his keeper , leaving his gold watch behind . On being missed search was made , and after the lapse of a considerable time , he was found lying behind a

      hay stack , dead , with his throat cut , which , it seems , he effected with a penknife . Johnston rose from the situation of a petty clerk to be one of the greatest manufacturers in Glasgow . He was a proud haughty fellow ; a professor of liberality , but in reality an aristocratic of the first water . Mr . Campbell , of Craigy , and Provost Lumsden , of Glasgow , both Whigs of the Russell school * both are spoken of as his successor . Whether either of the above gentlemen , or a regular Tory , be the choice of the electors in thiB instance—eo far as the parties individually are concerned , is a matter of pure indifference to the people—they are both thorough-going MaUhu-Bianu .

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      If atai , Accident at Hindlet . —On Thursday thd 9 ih inst . some men were engaged in felling a large oak tree by the road side , near Mr . Walker ' s factory Hindley , three miles from Wigan . They had so far progressed in their work as to deem it necessary to attach a chain to the tree , in the opposite direction from the road , to prevent its falling into it . About two o ' clock in the afternoon ; however , the chain broke , and the tree , which was of an unusually large siZ 3 , suddenly fell into the road , burying beneath its branches several persons who ware present . One boy was killed upon the spot ; another was very seriously injured , and an old man named John Oiler ton , had his head dreadfully cut and bruised , and was otherwise seriously hurt

      Bradford —Explosion op a Steam Boiler , and Loss of Life . —( Ju Saturday morning , between the hours of nine and ten o'clock , a steaai-boiler exploded at the mill of Messrs . Greenwood , commonly known as Squire Sharp ' s Mill , Thornton Road . A plate on the left hand side of the ooiler bottom , about three or four feet from the furnace doors , and which was seen to leak , suddenly burst through , and discharged the hot water and steam on the Sre , which was of course cast out with great violence , and scattered around on everything near . Steam also waa propagated , and with that from the boiler , filled the place , and the boiling water covered the floor . There were six men and a youth ia the place aft the tiaje , all of whom were more or less scalded . Two- of these were John

      Robinson , dged 18 , whose parents reside at Clayton , and Wuliam Rigg , aged 21 , both weavers in the employ of Messrs . Ackroyd , who happened to be "lakiag " at the time . So far as we can ascertain , Robinson was standing in front of the furnace door , Rigg was silting on a bench . They were covered with the fire and water , and it is said , that in attempting to escape , they slipped and fell back into the water , bat it is doubtful whether it was so or not . They were , however , very severely scalded nearly all over the body , especially j the legs and arms ; and ia agony , Robinson ran through a gate at the yard end up to a tree in a lane leading to -Lister Hills , just above which he was caught by parties who followed him . He and his suffering

      companion were conveyed to the Infirmary in a cart , where every attention was paid to them ; but their injuries were too great for mortal skill to cure , and Robinson died about four o ' clock the same afternoon , Rigg about two o ' clock the next morning . A master bricklayer named Holdeworth , who resides in Manchester Road , with J . Denton , a man in his employ , from Salterhebble , were repairing a boiler close to the one that burst . Finding what had happened , they tried to escape by a door which opens on a flight of steps leading to tho top Of the boilers , and would have succeeded but for a door which they ran against , and were thrown back . Holdsworth escaped with scalded ancles , > A e other poor fellow after getting out was taken to the Infirmary , where it was found both hia legs and left arm were in a Bhookiiig state , and he now lies with but littlo hopes of recovery . The engine tenter William Taylor , was coming out of the house and

      was scalded on both legs and his right arm ; he was conveyed to his residence at Wibsey ; he is very ill , but it is probable he will get better with proper care and attention . Richard Barrett , Mrs . Sharp ' s manager , who was examining one of the boilers at the time , also fell a victim ; be is at his residence in Thornton street , in a dangerous state . The last in this long list of casualties is Wm . Sharp , a weaver , living in Thornton-street ; ho is comparatively bat little hurt , and it is hoped will eoon be better . An inquest was held ou Tuesday ; the jury , after viewing the bodies at the Infirmary , proceeded to the scene of the explosion , and having examined the premises , heard the evidence of a large number of witnesses . It appeared that the water supplying tho boiler was much impregnated with dye-stuff , and sediments from other works ; these formed a thick crust at the bottom of the boiler , five inches thick ; the boiler had not been cleaned for seven weeks . The boiler had also been

      much overworked . The jnry . returned a verdict of " Accidentally killed by the bursting of a steam boiler . " They also laid a deodand of £ 100 on the boiler and engine , and expressed tbeir opinion that Messrs . J . and B . Greenwood , and Messrs . Thomas Aokroyd and Sons , were severally censurable for their conduct in putting on more power than the boiler in its unsafe condition was calculated to carry ; also tbeir regret that they could not reach them by a fine . They therefore requested that they should be called in to receive the censure through the corner in the ] presence of the jurors . Immediately after this verdict had been returned , the jury were called on pro form * to deliver a verdict in the case of Rigg , and that having been done , the coroner directed Messrs . 'Ackroyd and Messrs . Greenwood to be called in , { and when they were present he stated that he had it in commission from

      the jury to express to them their sense of the manner in which they had given their evidence . It was quite evident throughout their examination that they gave it with great reluctance , and not in the manner which had been looked for from persons occupying their station m life . He said farther , ho feared part of the truth had been withheld , though they had been sworn to speak the whole truth ; and as his reason for saying so , he mentioned the agreement said to be made on the j Saturday morning by one of them and denied by the other , and other similar portions of the evidence . The jury also desired him to inform them of the strong feeling they entertained respecting their conduct in running their machinery , and over taxing the powers of the boiler , notwithstanding they were aware it was very defective . Ha hoped this would aoc as a warning to them in future . \

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      A Fubuc Meeting of Miners was held on Saturday iaat , on Shaddons j Hill ; not less than 12 , 000 people were present . The chair was taken by Mr . Ramsey , a coal-hewer at Wingate Colliery . The meeting was addressed at great length by Messrs . Pratt , Tulip , and others who gave great satisfaction . Nearly iat the close of tbe meeting Messrs . Roberts and jBeesley drove up and were received with several round of deafening cheers . Mr . Beesley spoko at considerable length , and showed in a clear and convincing speech that the masters wanted to prejudice the minds of the public against them , by representing that the men had struck for an advance of wages ; but he showed that the men had not struck merely for wages ; that

      wages were the last consideration ; they had struck against having tubs that held ^ 8 cwt . of coals , and only receiving pay for 6 cwt . , and against having steelyards that weighed If Lbs . in favour of the master , and having the coals set out if they are 14 lbs . short of 6 cwt . ; also against the arbitrary power exercised against them by the masters , in taking at their pleasure 2 u 6 d . in fines for not ; doing what they call a sufficient , day ' s work , when the men have hewn until chey could hew no longer . These , with other grievances , were the things they had struck against , and they were determined to ) have them abolished . Mr . B . went on at great length , clearly pointing out the grievances under which the Pitmen labour . He recommended the men to stand together , and sat

      down amidst the cheers of the ! assembled thousands . Mr . Roberts was then introduced , and was recived most gloriously ; he spoke but very little , telling them he had come amongst them to eeohow they were getting on . The papers had said he was going to America , but his presence * convinced them that they would say anything ; he was not going to America , he had too much work to do for them , and he would do it in spite of the corrupt scribblersbut they could do him no harm—( cries of " no , no ") . That cry was an answer to jthem . After stating that he intended to pnt the law in force against all who violated it by not paying wages in money , and in keeping wages back to pay what they call old

      debts , Mr . Roberts sat down amidst the hearty cheers of the meeting . A rote of confidence in Mr . Roberts was passed with three cheers ; a vote of thanks to the Chairman , and the meeting broke up . Shotton Moor . —Monday , May 13 , Mr . Beesley attended at this place , and held two meetings in the open air . The colliers attended with their flags and banners ; and a glorious meeting it was . Mr . Btesley spoke at great length ! both times , and gave the greatest satisfaction . ] A large number of females were present , haviDg come from the surrounding Collieries with their husbands . Mr . Beesley concluded his speeches amidst the plaudits of the people . I

      Sherburn Hilu—Monday , 13 ih May , Mr , Beesley called at this place according to invitation , and held a meeting in the open air , wheu a large number of females attended , and listened attentively to what was said by the speaker . Mr . B ., by his visit to this place , and his excellent and soul-stirring speech , has done a great amount of good . Another visit from him would help us much . South Hetton . —Thursday , 9 th ot May , Mr . Beesley paid us a visit at this place , and held a meeting of Hetton and Da , tton men . He delivered an excellent address . j Haswbll . —Thursday , § thi May , Mr . Beesley called here on his way to Borne other colliery , and addressed the Miners greatly to our satisfaction . Casiib Eden . —Thursday , { May 9 th , Mr . Beesley held a meeting here in the open air , and addressed the men and women at considerable length .

      SuNDERLAtiD . —The miners held a meeting on the Arcade , on Monday night , which was very well attended . The sbopkeepera about have have declared their readiness to back the men out with credit . \ YonKSHiRB—Mr . Geo . Brown has lectured at the following places : —Methley Common , May 6 th ; Lee Fair t 7 cb : Rothwell , 8 th , Churwell , 9 ; h ; GildeiBome , 10 th ; Wakefleld , 11 th . Mr . Thos . Shepherd has also addressed meetings at Huddersfield r Honley , Dawgreen , Dewsbury , &o . Wakkpieli ) . —A large and important meeting of miners were holden on Monday last ; nearly three thousand were present . Messrs . Sheppard , Auty , Brown , and others addressed the meeting . All the collieries in the neighbourhood are on strike , with the exception of Messrs . Mioklethwaite and Co . ' e , of Newton , who | gave ( he advance before the strike .

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      Strikes . —The men employed at a number of collieries in the neighbourhood of Cleckbeaton have ) struck for an advance of wages . Turnout of Coal Miners . —The coal minersof Mr . Clark Whittley ' s coal works , Common Side f Lepton , turned out on Thursday morning , the 9 th May . The men are yet standing out for their regular statement of wages . Sheffield . —A great meeting of Miners was holden in Paradise square , on Monday last , not less than 12 , 000 persons were present . Mr . George Cave was called to the chair , and Messrs . Harris , Swallow , Moore , West , Briggs , and others , addressed the meeting in excellent speeches , wh'chwere enthusiastically applauded . The resolutions were unanimously agreed to , and efforts promised to be mads to support the Miners in their holy" struggle . — [ VVe rec « tved a lengthy report , which we have been , unable to insert . ]

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      Leicester . —Stri « . e of the Glove Ha . nd 3 . —The past has been an eventful week . The men still continue , with few exceptions , firmly by their previously registered determination not to work vill the price asked for be paid . Upwards of a hundred of the turn outs , determined not to be beaten , have left the town for Nottingham , Bui well , Derby , and Bel per , where the prices sought for at Leicester , are now being paid by the entire body of the manufacturers . One of the largest manufacturers , Newton , has agreed to give the prices by whioh about 150 of the turn-outs have been enabled to resume

      work and support their fellow-workmen . Every day meetings have been held , at which tho turn-outs renewed their solemn pledge not to resnme labour till the price was paid . On Monday uight , one of tho turn-outs of the name of Scotton , died ; and Mr . G . Buckby , on Sunday , delivered a most impressive funeral sermon ; after which a very handsome sum was collected for the benefit of the widow . On Monday morning , a very numerous and enthusiastic meeting was holden in the Market-place , which was addressed by Messrs . Watts , Smith , Overton , and Buokby , in effective and telling speeches , in tbe course of which they castigated the mannfactnrors most unmercifully . The following resolunons were adopted without one dissentient , amid cueh

      enthusiasm : — " That this meeting is of opini . ( hat the claims of the glove-hands on strike arc j e t ^_ m ? . ble and just , and that those who are not receiving the same price as given by Cook , Preston , Newtou , Mills , Bailey , and others , pledge themselves to stand firm , man by man , till they get the price contained in the statement of 1844 . " " That this meeting views with feelings of disgust and contempt the article in the Leicester Chronicle on the wages of the glove-hands , as injurious to the whole trade and calculated to destroy the future happiness and good understanding that might otherwise have exited between , the masters and men , in consequence of which this meeting pledges itself , individually and

      collectively , not to support any publican or barber , who will not discountenance the circulation of that corrupt and disgraceful paper . " " That all glovehands , who have got the statement price , double their subscriptions on Saturday next , and bring the same to the Barkley Arms , as early as possible . " The meeting broke up peaceably with the most cheering prospects of eventually compelling th » manufacturers to concede the prices for which the men are contending . Certain it is , the men have fought nobly thus far , and if they continue to show the like spirit , the employers must be beaten into compliance . Biggs , the great Free-Trader , still resists the rational demands of the men .

      London . —A general meeting of the United Boot and Shoemakers will beheld on Sunday evening , at tbe Crown Coffee House , Old-street , St . Lukes . A public meeting of the City , Stepney , and Hackney Societies of Ladies' Shoemakers , will be held on . Tuesday evening , May 21 st , 1844 , at the Jacob ' s Well , Barbican . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock in the evening . Leamington . —At the monthly meeting of the boot and shoemakers of Leamington , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — " That the thanks of this meeting be given to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., for bis successful opposition to the

      atrocious Masters and Servants Bill , and that a vote of thanks be given to the conductors of the Northern Star for their untiring exertions on behalf of the oppressed working men . " Bradford Tailors . —On Monday last , a numerous meeting of the journeyman tailors connected with the 6 ale trade , was held at the Swan Inn , Bradford . The meeting waa addressed by Mr . J . Ustler , and other speakers , who dwelt strongly on the necessity of some combination being entered into for the parpose of improving their condition . It is expected that a branch of the Tailors' Protection Society will be established shortly in Bradford .

      Bradford . —On Sunday a Camp Meeting of the wool combers was held at . Peckover Walks , several of the officers of the society addressed the meeting , urging on them the imperative duty of supporting the men on strike at Pudsey . The Western ( London ) Society of Women ' s Shoemakers . —At a meeting of this body on Monday , it was resolved to appeal to the trade throughout the country , to take up the questien ot the "Dwnoombo Testimonial . " It is hoped that the various Societies will forthwith open subscription lists for this purpose , and communicate with their London "brethren on the best means ol making the Cordwainers' collection worthy of the trade . All letters on this subject are to be addressed to Mr . Devlin , Editor of ine Cordwainers' Companion , No . 12 , Dean street , Fetter Lane , London .

      Wakffield . —The workmen ' s 6 trike still continues ; and in addition , during this week , the plasterers have added themselves to tho list of noncontents . In the meantime , work progresses very slowly , and tradesmen ' s " tills" are empty . Unitud Tailors' Protecuon and Mutual Benefit Sqcibtt . —A pnblic meeting of the trade , was held on Wedesday evening , May 8 in , at tho Royal Oak , ' Woolwich , Heat . Messrs . Cotter , Eames , and Parker , attended , and explained the proceedings of Conference , which gave general satisfaction . A number of cards and ruleB were ordered , and the meeting adjourned to the following Tuesday A meeting of Che trade was also held at the Blakeuey ' s Head , High-street , Poplar , on Tuesday , May Uth . Mr . Parker attended , and explained the plan of Organization , which was adopted unanimously . . Several new members were enrolled , and newcards , rules , &t ! ., ordered .

      Great Meeting ot Silk Skein Dvehs to testify their Gratitude to T . S . Duncohue , Esq . , M . P . —Black S * an , Brown-lane , SpitaiSeid * , Friday , May 10 . —This trade which numbers only 2 <; o , met to tbe number of 240 , to receive Messrs . Wateier and M'Gralh , a deputation from tbe Trades'Central Committee . Mr . Moorhouse reported from the Central Committee , and introduced Mr . M'Gratb , who akowed the great service Mr . Duncombe had rendered to the trades and the working population in general , and tbe necessity of our evincing gratitude for gacli meritorious services , and was most warmly responded to . Mr .

      Wheeler entered into a most lucid statement of the object , the trades bad in view , and showed that Duucorabe ' s , " like angels visits , were few and far between ;" and the justice of presenting a testimonial to that noble patriot He resumed bis seat , amid the must rapturous applause . Mr . Edwards moved , aud Mr . Moorhouse seconded , " That the Silk Skein Dyoru exert themselves to the utmost to carry out the object . " Messrs . Moorhouse , Gay , and Edwards , were reappointad to attend tb . e Central ConiraUtee . A vote of thanks was given by acclamation to Messrs . M'Grath and Wheeler . Subscription books were issued to all tbe shops iu the trade .

      Tradis Testimonial to T . S . Duncombr , M . P . — The Central Committeo met much increased iu numbers at their room 3 , the Prince and Princess , Gravel Lane , Soutbwark , iast evening , Wednesday , May 15 th . Mr . Rose , currier , in the chair . Delegates were announced from the cabinet-makers , from the silk-skein dyer ? , from local associations of Finsbury , Hammersmith , and Somers Town . In addition to those who had previously met . A letter was read from Sheffield , Yorkshire , announcing that the trades and other bodies had taken up the matter most spiritedly and conjointly , also requesting circulars and addresses ; communications were received from Stratford , Essex , to the same effect . It was unanimously agreed , " That the funds as they come

      in should ba placed in the Bank of filmland , by Trustees , to be hereafter named . " It was likewise unanimously resolved , " That public meetings be held for the purpose of aiding in the eduction of the fand , and that the Bub-Committees be requested to look out for suitable places for such purpose . " It was announced that a local committee would sit every Tuesday night , at Mr . Edward ' s , the Black Swan , Brown ' s-lane , Spitalfield ; , to aid the Central Committee in its labours . A very large number of collecting books , circulars , &o ., was received from the Honorary Secretary , from tho Committee of Gentlemen associated in . cooperation with the trades . The above committee having volunteered to print , the address

      of the trades at their expense , the offer was gratefully accepted , and fifty thonsand ordered . A very largo number of books having been issued , the committee adjourned , highly elated with the success that has hitherto crowned their humble tfforts . Dokcombb Testimonial .--Meeting it Hammersmith . —On Tuesday evening , a public meeting was held at the Black Bull Inn , Hammersmith-road , Mr . J . Millwood iu the chair . The Duncombe Tes timonial was brought forward iu an able address from Mr . Stall wood , seconded by Mr . Richardson ( Kensington ) , supported by Mr . Smith and others , and carried unauimously . A committee was appointed ; to carry out the object which will meet at the Black Bull , on Tuesday evening next .

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      MR . GISBORNE AND THE TEN HOURS BILL . Ths people of Nottingham will not fail to Bee how Mr . Gisborks , their Member , has voted , on the Ten Hours' Clause ; and they will not forget his PROMISE to them , to vote as they instructed him .

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      THE MINISTERS' PARLIAMENT , AND THE PEOPLES' DUTY . Ths House of Commons has taken its stand on the Factory Question , not against publio opinion only , but against its oicn recorded vote . That House i 3 said to represent publio opinion , and many advocates of the rights of Labour have pointed out the mode by nhich it can be made the trae reflex of the nation ' s mind . To speak of a General Strike in 1842 was to be gnOty of something little short of

      High Treason , while it is now recommended by persons of exalted and undoubted loyally , as tbe only means of compelling the House of Commons to affirm its thrice recorded vote upon the question of the T « n Hours' Bill . We , however , givs ho scch hecommeitdatios . We propose as a substitute a Jinn , decided , and unmistakeable union of all parties living by their Labour , and subjected by ihe repre ' senlatlves of Capital to the necessities of traffickers and jew jobbers ,

      We see the working classes nightly used by the subtle Prime Minister as a balance between the landed aristocracy upon the one side , and tbe aristocracy of capital on the other . We find saints and sinners , in turn , nsing the same power , —the one under the mask of morality , and the other in the open and undisguised character of chartered speculators in human blood . Hour after hour is wasted in an attempt to discover whether moral or political delinquency has been the cause of the recall of an Indian Butcher 2 Ni ^ ht after night is wasted in fruitless discussions as to the title of idle clerks to pensions and retiring F&laries for doing less than the nothing for which the people formerly paid them 1 And yet when a proposition ia made to the House , that the people who support the state

      I should be represented therein , the Honourable ! Member for Rochdale is allowed , in a kind of ¦ dumb show to propose even one third , —fob he ¦ vtest so fvbtheBj—of the principles contained in the People's Charter , which , after the mockery of t being seconded , is , without notice , word , or com-< ment , put to the vote , and disposed of without a I -single observation from a single opponent . ' \ Immediately followed the question of 1 CQM ? £ NEATIOK TO OFFICERS 1 M CHA > 'CERY ,

      a subject so important as to occupy seven mortal eolnmns in debate , while Mr . Cba-wford ' s motion is disposed of in less than half a column I Will thi s fact , or will it not , open the minds of all ihe industrious classes to the belief that the House of Commons only represents the interests of those who are allowed to live in idleness , or retire in affluence , upon tbe fruits of the people ' s industry ! The great measures propounded by Sir R . Pbbl , have no other object in view than that of chartering

      I all future governments , to the end that the y may be j the more easily able to draw their resources from ¦ that reversion of centralization which it is his object to establish . For ourselves we have only to repeat j our oft-made declaration , thai vpon ihe people them ' ; selves , and vpon them alone , devolves the responti I Mlity of altering this slate of things . Hitherto they have been too indifferent to the progressive move-| ment . We do not mean to the " instalment sys-\ tem "; nor yet to the "bit and bit Reform " : we do not -mean to the accomplishment of anything less i than our whole and undivided purpose : but j we do mean that they have been deficient in I the arrangement of that machinery by which , ! and by which alone , the whole of tbe national j object must be achieved . Had Mr . Crawford j proposed all the points of the Charter , instead I of resting satisfied with his own definition of Uni-: versal Suffrage , Equal Representation , and the ; Ballot , we shonld have visited the sflenoe of our ! professing friends with proper chastisement . But j having merely taken this hit and bit" course , as the nominee of Mr . Sibbge , we look upon the Bilence of those professing Chartist principles , as judicious -and discreet ; while the same fact does not at all relieve the Ministers and the opponents to all organic change from tbe odino which their silence ,-Hust attach to them .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 18, 1844, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1264/page/5/