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      ^ SORATION OF THE BIRTHI ) iT OF , HENSY HUNT . LONDON DEMOCRATIC SUPPER . nft Thursday evening November 6 ftl the birth-« f TTanry Hnnt -was celebrated bj a public * Jr hoKen at the SnntffldTfairteeu Cantons ffi , Castkwstreet , tei ^ -squire ; when demo - ? r f all nations assombled to do honour to the Chv of liberty ' s Cfounpion . The two ^ rooms thrown into one for the occasion , and most *! iSr f Fe « S > B O'Connor , e 4 , took the rt ^ SSS on his right by MrTr . Cooper , " rt ^ rWe ^ Pnrgatory of Suicides , " and Joan £ & ¦ aT « 4 » a his left by Mr / John Shaw . * iib ? oh » diei graced the festival with their LS After the tables , had'teen cleared , Mr . ^ urn ^ - wse and said : —I faiow it ig usual at - « £ 3 & assemblies to ewe as ; a first toast the Sppet Placed at the summit of the state ; bat .

      L \ ra are true Unarasra , nrue juemocrats , wmcn , I Ej w means true Republicans , I shall reverse it ; rl ^ rflTOfl . " Thepeople , the source ofTall legifi-HfS £ * ( Loud chews . ) Mr . Thomas Colper RSe"Spreadthe Charter , " the wholeaudienea ESSJy joining in chorua . HMr WnUAM Ridkk said , —His text was short ; he LAshort , and his sarmon should be , a ZaDodd , short Jr The words of his text were , as they had heard Weunced , " The People , the source of all legitimate JzLj . " The emanation of the goreming power ^ itsl « sitimat « wuree-the p « pl » -waa a desi-Wum long struggledfor , bnthithtrtonot attained . For a nation to be goyerned by a power flowing un-Lifaniinated from this source was a treasure of ^ g ^ bin sic worth than all the wealth the earth

      ; 'Or the more boundless sea . ' ¦ tp | , were the people ? Why , a man , whose real name lil u nderstood to be Henry Brougham , but who , ao [ Mdbsg to the My prevailing in aristocratic circles , ^ d been nictnamed ionf Broaghajn , once spoke of Ae people as being contradistinguished from the mob or rabble . But that man being beside himself listing long ago been proved turn eompus mentisfit and proper person for a seat in Bedlam—h » definition of who the people were was altogether unworthy of notice . The veritable people are the bulk or mass of society , including all who produce wealth , in the manufacture of foodcloth

      ^ -be tter engaged , - ing or shelter , or in the distribution of the same . Those , and those alone , are the props , that sustain the nation . To be assailed with opprobrious epithets by such reptiles as Brougham and Co . does not unman the working classes , or change their character and importance in society . Burke forgot that lie lired on the "swinish multitude , " and Brougham forgets that he is more degraded than if in the condition he once said he dreaded he should came tothat of a Westmorland pauper . - He lives upon the jabble ; and we may exclaim with Hudibras , "How numerous are . those who live upon the rabble !"

      < God made of one blood all the nations of the earth ; Jlan o ' er man lie made not lord , That title to himself reserring . ' He made not one man booted and spurred , and another with a saddle on his back and bits in his month . By nature there is no such distinction . Nature says , whatever is thy right as a man is also the right of another ; therefore , all power possessed by the few over the many , if not vicarious , or delegated , is unjust and tyrannical . But how shall we attain our rightful position ? What means shall we emp loy ; Union is essential , because it is strength . We most be united not only in person , but in principle and sound doctrine . Such doctrine as is embodied in the document called the "People ' s

      Charter "—doctrines which were sedulously promulgated aao strenuously defended by that sterling patriot whose natal day we have met to celebratedoctrines founded on the basis of immortal truth . The principles contained in the " People ' s Charter " [ are the means to an end—that end the establishment ¦ efthe people in their rkhtful petition as the source of legitimate power . "fte have been ruled by wifetSSag idiots , libertines , and senseless women—nay , worse , by a power behind the throne greater than the throne itself—greater in iniquity , composed of a race * f beings steeped in vHIany , profligacy , and vice , sad under whose domination the country has become flies-whelmed in debt , and the people sunk to the

      fewest depth of degradation , misery , and woe . All these evils , and innumerable others , would cease on the establishment of the sovereignty of the people . Peace , happiness , and contentment would reign in tie land . The full fruition of the blessings of freedom would gladden the heart , and plenty crown each board . The swords would be beaten in ploughshares , and the spears into pruning-hooks , and mankind lire aad lore as friends and brothers . ( Cheers . ) let us , then , fearlessly persevere ; and in whatever land tyranny holds its fell sway , let us aid the people in its overthrow , that its dominion may cease on the earth , and the people be in reality what they ought to be—the fountain of all power .

      Dr . Bebbier Foxtainb ( from Paris ) rose andsaid—Citizens and Brothers , pertait me to tell you what French Democrats understand by the "Sovereignty of the People . " There are two queries comprised in this term . 1 st—What is sovereignty ? and , secondly , who are the people ? Sovereignty means supreme independence , absolute right or powar—a sovereign judge delivers his judgment without further appeal . 11 b peeple collectively , means the whole of society . Maa is a being naturally social , so . man can be supposed to love , or live out of society .- ' Society is that soTerei gja judge whose power is absolute . Thus society is the only true -sovereign . —( Loud eheers : ) liealet us break the chains of tyranny , and boild

      the splendid temple of fraternity , where virtue will Telope herself , and the principle of universal sympathy prevail . Glance at history , and then you will sea how it is the people Jiave . been deprived , of the "SoTereignty . " They became apathetic and forgot &e principle if fraternatision , and hence ^ followed feuds , war > , usurpation , inequality , and injustice . Compare for a moment the sovereignty of a king with that of the ^ people , and you will find the first ran oily be the delegation of the second , and , consequently , Ms acts should be submitted to , and be rafified by the people . In conclusion , the sovereignty naturally belongs to the people , and they will regain it » soon as they truly fraternise with each other . 'Loud cheers . )

      The Cilubiux gave the second . toast as follows : — " Thtt Solemn Memory of Henry Huttt , the Champion of Universal Suffrage . May tiro unflinching patriotism of that great and good mas inspire us with anunextinguishable determinatioB to combat for the principles he advocated , now embodied in the People ' s The Chahuux said that he met them that night nth a raised feeling of sorrow and pleasure ; sorrow , at the loss of him to whose memory they were called « c to do honour , and pleasure , from the reflection , that the great departed had left them something worthy of contending for . The great distinction to be made between the present day and the days of Henry Hunt was thisthat whereas ; heand those

      , , who co-operated with him , had to tread through a thorny path , tiieir courage had smoothed the way for wnse who came after them . ( Gheera . ) Another advantage which the leaders of the present day pos-J&sed over those of former times ; was that superior Knowled ge which the people had since acquired . ( Cheers . ) By their defection they-had killed Henry ¦ Hunt , whereas , if they had followed his advice , he ffli ? lit now have been alive , and instead of meeting to commemorate Ms birthdaj-. theymight be assembled to Wffimemoiaie the triumph of his principles . ( Loud «« h . ) He congratulated the meeting upon the pre-Sflms of several foreigners , and while he repeated his oH sentiment , that no matter where a man ' s country , wut his creed , or what his colour , provided-he was

      * friend to Democracy , he hailed him and called him brother ( loud cheers ); while these were his senbments , he begged to be distinctly understood upon tue question of fraternisation , which had been so frequently enforced by previous speakers . While he « ad stadiopsly avoided what wasconsidered to be the fraternisation of the people of all nations , he had as studiously endeavoured to insure ' freedom for all countries . ( Cheers . ) - In England / those who had marshalled themselves under the banner of Democracy had a more powerful aristocracy , and a more consolidated force to contend against than the Democrats of any other country ; and ; therefore , he thought it was but a reasonable conclusion to infer , tnatif they were able to humble the proudest and most

      powerful oligarches that ever existed—the Dejnocrats ^ of all other nations might do so likewise , j ( Loudcfleers . ) We fought nnder different banners ; ^? poke differen t languages—and - were known by i dirferent names-4 ) ut , nevertheless , liberty was our ; fi j , (^ ieers Foreigners , for the most part , con-: tended for a Republic , while we contend &r our ] Charter , which is an improved principle of Tlepub-i Iicani 8 m . ( Loud cheers . ) lie ( Mr . O'Connor ) was a thorough Republican in that sense of the word , ; whioh , in the language of Mr . \ Rider , implied that the power behind the'throne ' should .-be greater than the throne , and that that power shoald be possessed by tie people . Melancholy as the occasion was upon which they met , it was consolatory to think , that notwithstanding all the attempts' to disperse them / nevertheless , they were the only parivl when fitting

      opportunity presented itself ; that were ready , willing , and able to take the field for the acquisition of their jtist rights . ( Loud cheers . ) England was setting an example to the world ; and otter countries , like -England , were demanding . their fair shirs ill toat representation , from , which justice and equality alone can spring . About six year ^ ag-- " , in Pnmfaj- a man was thoughtrnad- for ^ -proposing tiiat tne pebple should have a obnstitHtion . Four years asm the same man brought forward the same propositiori and the increased circulation : of knowledge a ecM ^ forhimamorefavouTahlehearing . Lastyear , ^ S increaseii knowledge as his supporter , he again mbff litted it to the same soeiely , and it was earned by an overwhelmning majenty . The knowledge 3 Lh had effected that under a despotism , would Sect more in this country-which bad improved jSreinthe acquisition of knowledge within eight

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      years than any country-upon the face of the earth , f his knowledge , continued the Chairman , is a powerful auxiliary , and as in barbarous days it was used for the preservation of kingcraft and priestcraft , in our improved times it must be used for the regeneration of mankind . ( Loud and long continued cheering . ) The priesthood of old ruled both kings and people by being the sole repositories of education , and dealing it out as best suited their own purposes ; but we have snatched the dagger from the A <«! u « iiig hand , and are now prepared to slay their god , oppression , with their own weapon . ( Continued cheering . ) Tou have in my perseverance and energy ( all that I can boast of ) a guarantee that few others can offer you . lam a member of a family that has suffered more

      for their devotion to public liberty than any famil y breathing . ( Great cheering . ) And can any man doubt that I will endeavour to take vengeance for their sufferings upon ; the head 9 of their oppressors . ( Loud cheers . ) My opposition to this lewa aristocracy is not like that of the breakfast , dinner , and supper patriot , who . writes , for hire . It emanates from a nobler feeling—it can be quenched only in the noblest result . ( Cheers . ) Before I entered into the busy scene of politics , I read . with delight of the indefatigable exertions of him who is now no more . I have made his life my study , and his example mv

      model . ( Great , cheering . ) And although tyranny and oppression , and I must add , public ingratitude , has consigned him to the cold grave , let usrejoica that while tyrants are selecting usurpers as . fitting statues to decorate their hall , we are erecting a more enduring monument to the departed patriot , by endeavouring to establish those principles for which he lived , and for the advocacy of which he was prematurely consigned to the cold grave . The Chairman , after a well-merited compliment to Mr . Cooper , who sat at his right hand , and whom he designated as the greatest living poet of the age , sat down amid the mo 3 t rapturous applause .

      The next toast was , " The memories of the Peterloo victims , and all others who nave suffered and died in defence of equal rights and equil laws . " Mr . Hxxbt Ross responded ; after which wasgiven , " Sueeess to Democracy all over theworld . " Mr . Scrapper ( from Germany ) said he was fully satisfied that democracy would shortly be triumphant , and that every man would be his own landlord and his own employer . ( Cheers . ) But ,. ' to effect this , democrats muBt have a cordial union , nation fraternising with nation . Let the people take a lesson from the-kings and queens ; they-call each other " brothers" and " Bisters , " - and sent each other presents , such , as horses , " carriages ,- < tc , ; and the Prussian King had sent Prince Albert a ton of sour

      kraut and a hundred weight of German sausages . ( Raara of laughter . ) TTin , he was aware that the working classes were poer , - and consequently could not afford rich and costly presents ; but he would say , above all things , keep up a kindly feeling and a good understanding , ' and an' honest'democratic shake of the hand was worth more than all the sour krout and German sausages in the world . ( Laud cheers . ) One thing the people might be sure of , they would never get their rights either by relying on the middle class , or merely talking about liberty . ( Cheera . ) The middle , classes had always used the people as instru . ments , and then flung them away . The middle classes had always deceived and persecuted the-working classes . ( Hear , hear . ) Governments always

      opposed force to justice ; and the people must , when the time comes , nave recourse to force for the obtainment of that justice they would sever otherwise get . ( Great cheering . ) Their work was now to promote knowledge , union , and fraternisation ; other means would present themselves in due time . In the meantime let the working men trust nobody but themselves , and look to themselves for their own regeneration . ( Great applause . ) Mr . WimiKo ( from Germany ) also responded to the sentiment in aspeechreplete with excellent argument andgood sense . Although the general views of Mr . Weitling were clearly , understood by the meeting , we found it impossible , owing to Mr . F » difficult pronunciation of the English language , to

      take notes of his speech , which we much regret . Mr . Weitling was warmly applauded . The next toast given by the chairman was , "The approaching anniversary of the Polish Revolution ; may the ruthless Russian despotism be speedily overthrown ; may our heroic Polish brethren be restored to their country , and Poland be guaranteed a veritable liberty through the establishment of democratic institutions . " Mr . Julian Harxey , who was warmly received , said—the cause of Poland was a cause dear to the lovers of liberty in all nations , and the sufferings of their Polish brethren everywhery excited the liveliest commisseration . Poland ' s fall had been induced by that cause which had led to the overthrow

      of all fallen nations—the slavery of the many and the corruption of the few . To the man who was a slave , it mattered little who was his lord , whether his tyrant was of his own or of . another country . Thus it was with the Polish serfs ; having nostakein their country ; having no property in theh § riiits of their own labour ; subject to unrequited toil , and every brutal caprice of their brutal masters , enjoying none of the rights of man , but branded with all the wrong * of slavery , their country was no country for them , and to them it . made but little difference whether their tyrants were Russians or Poles . This , coupled with the . corruption and perfidy of the Polish aristocracy , was the cause of . theinfamous partitions of Poland beine so easily , comparatively speaking ,

      effected . The like causes still existing mainly led to the failure of the glorious but unfortunate insurrection of 1830 . Thr aristocracy were quite willing that : the people , should pour out their'blood in combatting the Russian invader ; but they had no notion of establishing a . state of things , in which tyranny ef every description , whether Polish © r Russian , should : cease to be , and in which the entirt Polish people , should be the sovereign of Poland . The aristocracy hated the . Russian despotism ; but they much more hated the idea of having the Polish people for theirmastera , andso they contrived to ruin the revolution . Bad the object of that revolution , from the outset , been declared to be the establishment of the veritable liberty , equality , and happiness

      of the Polish people , no power oa earth , could hare prevented the triumph of the Poles . ( Cheera . ) Base , however , as had been the conduct of the Polish aristocracy , their vices formed no palliative of the crimes of the Russian despotism . . ( Hear , ; hear . ) Mr . Harney proceeded to relate ! several recent acts of brutality committed by Nicholas and his : agents , and amongst them the following : —A number of nuns , belonging to the Catholic Church , whose , chaplain had apostatised to the Greek Church ,. and for his apostacy had teen rewarded , with a bishopric , were invited to followthe example of the ex-chaplain , and conform to the Greek Church ; this they refused to do . Persisting in their refusal , recourse was had to force , to compel them to conform . During the

      nig ht a body of Cossacks snrroundedthe convent , seized the nuns with the most revolting barbarity , bound them with cords , and took them away as ; prisoners , compelling them to walk the length of twenty leagues . Arrived at their destination they were reduced to slavery , and once a week they each received fifty lashes , so that their bodies were covered , with wounds and sores . ( Shame , shame . ) Other tortures were inflicted on . them ; some were compelled to act as masons , employed in constructing the Episcopal Palace , some of them where compelled to work in the mines were a number were killed , and finally eight of them had their eyes torn out . ( Sensation . ) They numbered forty-seven originally , of these , thirty died under their sufferings , three escaped , one of whom is

      now in Paris , and the others remain in their misery , unless they too have perished , which is most probable These horrible doinga told what was the spirit of the Russian despotism . He fervently hoped that that despotism would be speedily overthrown . ( CheersO He earnestly desired the freedom of Poland , but it must be a Teritablefreedom , such only aa Democratic institutions would confer and maintain . ( Cheers ;) He was proud to see so many Democrats of other nations present , and he fully agreed with Mr . Schapper as to the necessity of men of all nations fraternising with each other as brethren . ( Applause . ) He had great hopes of Itung Germany , and believed

      that the world would soon witness a tremendous revolution in the German States . These meetings were productive of considerable good , for the report of their proceedings was not confined to one locality , or even to a particular country , as , ' for instance ^ the commemoration of the French ; Revolution had been reported , not only in the Northern Star , but also in tno leading journal of the French movement , the Reformc , and also in the FopuMre ; a report had , or would , also appear in the Quarterly Review of the German movement . ( App lause . ) In conclusion , he begged to express , for the Democrats now assembled , their earnest sympathy with Poland , and their not less earnest hope for herrelease from bondage ,, and the SSion to freedom and happiness of all her sons .

      1 ThTciuiBMix next gave "The memories of TuomasPaineand WiUiamCobbett . thegreat teachers and defendersof Universal Sufirage . Mr . C Keen and Mr . Skelton ably responded to ^ ThTnext toast was :- "Our Italian brethren , whilst we commisserate their sufferings , we appeal to their courage and perseverance ^ to ' . accomplisli tne overthrowandextirpation of the abominable tyrannies afflicting their country . " . . ^ Mb . Cooper regretted that such , a theme had been givenhim when it was now- beyond t fooaat niffht . "' ' and when , however . incfination migut

      prompt , it . would be transgressing all propriety for him to descant , on glorious Italy . at any length . ,: Jo utter the name of Italy—what vra » it , butto wakejip the loftiest ; recollections of patriotism—to rekindle the . most ; glowing- visions of poetry ? From times that / stretched so far into the past , as to be esteemed fabulous by some , < the records of this glorious land furnished us with the image of Gincinnatus—the Washington of antiquity , —with Publicola ,: whose very , name was ¦ identified with the " public care " which distinguished him , —with Junius Brutus , who shrunk not to pronounce the sentence ; of death upon his own son when that son had conspired , to restor * the tyrant Tarquin , — while Marcus Curtiu 3 leapedinto the gulf to 3 ate his fatherkind . Italy ! it

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      was the country of Cato , who sought death rather than live beneath the sway of the world-subduing Casar ,-H ) f the Gracchi who devoted their . Uvob to _ the grand Agrarian struggle—the struggle for locating the people on the Land—that straggle now again renewed b y their patriotic Chairman and those united with Mm . ( Cheera . ) Italy ' .-was it hot the country of that Spartacus , who gathered , the gladiators-T-working-nien trained for butehers to make bloody sport for tyrants—under his leadership ? Could it be forgot that he shook Italy and aristocratic rule so fearfully as to alarm the great ? -and above all , could it be forgot that his failure had left a lesson even for Chartists-i-the lesson that " division in the camp" is sure ' to frustrate success ! And was ! not .

      itaiy . tne land ot geaius ?—was it not of the " eternal city" in that . glonoushind , that Byron said " the very air breathes- ^ -burns ^ -with Cicero ? " ) It was the land where eloquence had so often awaked the thrill of patriotism / —where poets , such as Dante , and Petrarch , and Tasso , had sent forth such magnificent notes of freedom "from the ¦ harp of . their mighty hearts , —where courageous souls , like Rienzi , ' had so often lifted up the nervous arm to dash down tyrants , — that while there wa 3 any hope for humanity , while men had hearts beating ; in their breasts , and minds to recall the memories of their forefathers , * none could despair for the future glory ot such a land . And even now that glory had begun to dawn . All the leagued power of the Hun and . the , Goth , and of the tiaraed priest and his

      deafllysupirstitien , couldnotstifle the free breathingB of Young Italy . ( Chers . ) Beneath her smiling blue skies , it was true , there was a mental mist so thickly spread that the ministers of priestcraft and despotism were belieying the sons of Italy would never behold its dispersion : but like , as the morning mist vanished when the young lord of day bejjan to mount above the horizon , —and birds awoke to song , arid flowers perfumed the air with their sweets , —and soon , all was brightness , and vigour , and joy , —so would the sun of truth that was now emerging fro ^ n the horizon of the past , speedily burst into meridian splendour ; and Italy , the glorious ^ land of " grand , associations , should again beam with light-aye : wittfa truer light ' than that which her / ancient inhabitants had beheld ;

      ( Cheers . ) Glancing on tHe past , and resolving to : be true to their great birth-right and high ancestry , ' — - and yet Ioqlung on the presint and future with the chastened vision of philanthropy and brotherhood , — the men of Italy , like the men of Germany , that land of profound intellect , —like the men of France and England , would ; resolve to erect , a truer ,-broader , freedom than their fathers had ever known . " Fraternity" was a word that several of their foreign brethaenhad often used to ni g ht : "Brotherhood " was our old Saxon term forthe idea it comprehended , and it was brotherhood'that wonld characterise . the future freedom of the warld . The time for burying selfish thoughts , for annihilating selfish associations , for forgetting the bad and depraving maxims that we

      "take care of number one , " and that " charity begins at home , " for devoting all our energies to selfsacrifice and unceasing , struggle for the good of all , was now at hand—nay , ' he would dare to say it was come . . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) This mus t hence- ' forth be the character of the Chartist movement—if it were to remain a movement : division , arid strife , and jealousy , and petty wars for paltry leadership , and contracted ideas of " the Charter , and nothing beyond it , " must be banished . The Chairman had wisely said he regarded the Charter as a raeans ' to an end ; and what was that end but brotherhood ? the winning of such freedom as would give the largest measure of individual liberty to each and all , —and would unite all mankind in the fraternal resolve ,

      each and all , to preserve the liberty of all , —each and all , to increase the prosperity , and comfort , and happiness of all . . He would conclude by expressing his hearty sympath y . with their patriotic Italian friends , ; and by uttering not a hope , but syllables of a deepseated belief , that the children of the glorious land of the South would unceasingly toil and restlessly struggle till they established this brotherhood firmly on their beloved soil . ' ( Prolonged cheering . ) The Chairman then gave — "The exiles Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellu—may they be speedily restored to their , homes , and ma / all who are suffering for the cause of right arid freedom in all countries speedily triumph ovor their oppressors . " Mr . Ovebiox responded . ¦

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

      die ef hunger . The foundation of the new social life is fraternity ; the' ligature whieh ought to bind it together is fraternity . Where : fraternity does not exist , there is disunion , discord , / and hatred , and there ruin is imminent . : In the present stato of society every one follows his own interest , and works for himself alone . 'Each is only sensible of hisown misfortune , and looks on the affliction of bis fellow , men with'indifference , unless , as : is often the case , he profits by it . All men speak of their country and of public good , and yet these very men sacrifice their country and the public good for their own , private interest . What ; then , is fraternity ? Fraternity consists in every man "loving his neighbour as himself •'; " its fundamental principle is the eternal

      axiom of "Do unto others as--you would they should do unto you . " Such arethe principles of true fraternity . It behoves us to examine- _ ourselves ,: and see if we possess the true spirit of universal brotherhood . Theadvocates ' of regeneration are now numerous , and are daily on the increase ; andif we con- ; tinue to exert ourselves as men ; as citizens , - ' as brothers , as equaliits—the regeneration of the world must and shall take place very speedily ; ( Loud ap ? plause . ) : ¦ - ¦¦ : ¦ ' .. _ Mr . Shaw gave "The Parliamentary representative of the People ' s Charter , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , Esq . " Drank with acclamation . " ¦¦ •; : ^ Feargu 8 O'Connor , Esq . i our'excallent Chairman , " was then drank wi th three times three , and one cheer more . ¦ : . ' . !

      This terminated the proceedings , whieh had been conducted with fraternal harmony throughout the evening . ... - _

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      MoNDAT . — After the defeat of Mr . Walter at Windsor by a most unconstitutional combined power of the Government , tho Crown or its ' minions and the young puppies of Eton , assisted by the Queen ' s Royal Life Guards , and the electors butehers , —after this we say we-are favoured by the Times newspaper of Monday , with the astounding annouueement that Sir RobertPflel ' s ko patboxagk Government has , since his accession to office , added a quarter of a million annually of taxation upon the producing classes to corrupt ' those who are called the peoples ' representatives , and after a very elaborate

      condemnation ot tub mode of ruling , the Times concludes its stricture thus : — " This power should be kept in check , and as much as possible curtailed—a result that will be diffiult . on account of the bfirii of centralisation to which the legislature , under the artful control of the Government , has lately given encouragement . " The above extract is from the Times of Monday . . The following is from the Northern Star ofSaturday : — "We early foresaw , and as early denounced , the effect of centralisation . We cautioned the piople , and told them that it was . the new principle adopted Sy Sir Robert Peel : to insure the amalgamation of political parties into a elasi of privileged plumdttm and legalised freebooters . "

      Tub Windsor Election . —This contest has resulted in the return of the mob candidate , Colenel Reid . Colonel Reid , of her Majesty ' s Body Guard , has been returned by a mob of Castle-hackg , Government officials , a drunken set of soldiers , and an ill-advised troop of the sons of the aristocracy , receiving antipopular prejudices , which is called education , ; at Eton . The outrages committed by the Queen ' s Life Guards were numerous , and of the most determined , bloody , and atrocious character . The . Mayor and Mr . Magistrate Blunt : have refused to make any representation of the outrage to the Horse Guards ; but

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

      Griffith IIugue 3 . —At the last Beaumara assizes , a young man of the name of Griffith Hughes , was tried for an assault , and the jury pronounced him guilty , In a short time afterwards they discovered that he was in prison , and immediately forwarded a memorial to Mr . Baron Farke , the judge who tried him , stating that they had acquitted the prisoner , and that their mistake arose out of their ignorance of the English language—they being Welshmen . The memorial was signed by every one of the jurors , and was instantly transmitted by Baron Parke to Sir James Graham , and , will it be believed , that Hughes is still in prison . Alas ! when the judgment upon Daniel O'Gounell and tho Irish patriots was reversed by the House of Peers , a special Queen ' s messenger was instantly despatched with an order for their liberation . Is there not one law for the rich , and another for the poor ? And do not the people well remember the case of John Frost ? his jury were ,

      nearly to a man , Welshmen , while he was tried in the English language . Christopher John , one of the jurors , made an affidavit , which was i ' onwrded to the Secretary of State , declaring that he , Christopher John , did not understand the English language , and did not find Frost guilty of high treason , but only of being at Newport WHEN THE SOLDIERS FIRED ; and Frost te still in banishment . The Stock . Exghawoe , —To-day there was dreadful consternation amongst the plunderers ; there was no price for anything , net even for waste paper , and the Lord Mayor ' s tomfoolery and gingerbread coach was all that the citizens , heretofore going at railway speed , had to feast upon . The ex-cat's-meat directors were to be seen in all quarters throwing aside their railway toggery , and taking once more to the " cat's-skin . " A cad of an omnibus ,- who had that morning resumed his old avocation , said to the driver , "as how he was much more independent than heinir liable for all the blunders of his brother

      directors . " - Tub Rotal Familt . —The Queen , Prince Albert , the Royal Infants , and . a swarm of Cobourgs , breakfasted this morning upon excellent starch , extracted from some Royalpotatoeasent from Conciliation Hall , and declared that there was no danger of a famine in Ireland . Thb Fhbnch . Press *—The French newspapers are almost exclusively taken up with , the prospects of famine , and , for the most part , they enforce the policy of either withholding toed from England , or of makinjr . English people pay through the nose for

      what they require in the hour of scarcity . The Late ! Elopement . —It appears that Lord Jersey is very angry with his daughter , Lady Adela Villiers , for ruuning off with Captain Ibbotson , of the lltli Hussars , because he is the son of a celebrated notary . An account of the agreeable trip to Gretna will be found in another column , and it would bo very well for the aristocracy of . the . country' If their daughters would follow the same example , and thus introduce a little fresh blood into their corrupted veins .. . , : " . ,

      The Potatok Dissass—The accounts of to-day ( Tuesday ) , particularly those from Ireland , add seriously to the apprehension , that the whole crop must be lost , and the Irish commissioners , having discovered that the people could not live upon starch ; have forwarded a further report to hia Excellency the Lord Lieutenant ,, recommending that the potatoes should be all washed in bog water ; and then dried over a hurdle ; so that we have got as far aswashing , Btarching , and dryings' Next ; no doubt , after the blue , we shall come-: to IRONING AND MANGLING . The commissioners appeal not to the economy or to the prudence of the people to carry out this last recommendation , but magnanimously appeal to'their patriotism , and say , " Shall it be said that our c < Buntrym « n ' will not-bear the calamity as becomes irishmen . If Irishmen had not borne so iaany . calamities so long ' and so tamelj , they would not have to contend alone against the awful visitation iliat now threatens them .

      Tubidat . —The . Fotatoe Pestiiehce . —The following is from the Droghcda Conservative : — " We regret testate that . the hopes which buoyed us up forth © last few weeks as to the probability of j a large portion of a potato * crop being sound in this district ; has been . extinguished by the melancholy fact , thaV'day after " day the disease is spreadingandtb at as yet no lucbessful method has been adopted by . the farmers arid poor ; of this neighbburhptd , ' to Sfscure the sound or ^ injured potatees . In seterol instances we have seen whole pits of potatoes thrown iiito ditches , out of which , if proper means were used , a large quantity of farina could navfr been extracted . But the farmers ' and peasantry are disheartenedgiving themselves up to . 'despair , arid in many instances are unwilling to dig . tliem for fear of . haying to pay'the ground rent ! In consequence of the arixietyOf farmers to dispose of their potatoes , our market duriBe the past week has been plentifully

      supplied at from 3 d . to 4 d . per stone , several samples of which were partially damaacd : Again we earnestly . -call , on . our wealthy fellow-townsmen to exert themselves—to endeavour to arouse the labouring classw from that despair into which the failure ol their half acres , roods , and perches of potatoes has plunged them ' . " Now is the time for action—in : a week hence it will be too late . The lumber of remedies published : in the newspapers . only tend to confuse the public mind and the result is , none of them are adopted . " We request atteHtion to the following paragraph in the above : "' put the farmers and peatantry are disheartened , g iving themelves up to despair , and in inariy instances are . unwillingto dig them for ttar . of having , to pay the ground rent . " In a- 'leader in last week ' s-Star u-on the subject will be found these words , " all will be given up to despair and hopelessness will be seen blazing through tho land . "

      Molly M'Guire . — The following statement ap pcara in the Droghcda Conservative : —

      MOLLT M OU 1 BE IN THE CODNTI OF MEAXH . We rogret to state that the wide-spread Riband conspiracy , which has . led . to the assassination of many exemplary landlords , has ma < Je its appearance in a portion of the county Heath , hitherto possessing a peaceable and happy population . Thegentleman selected by these lawless legislators , ; as the first object of eudeavouring . by threats to drive from liis estates , is . a resident landlord , remarkable alike for his generosity to his tenants , and kidneas to his labourers and dependants , Robert-Fowler , Esq ., of Eathmqlyon ^ -a gentleman highly respected by men of » U shades and opinions . Oa . Tuesday morning last . Mr . Fowler received the following threatening letter through f » e post-office : — : . . ;

      TO ROBERT rOWIER , ESQ ., RATHMOiYON . "As I was on a' visit to my dear Lady Clare , curiosity fed me to . take a view of , the parish of Rathmolion , to see how my sons was getting on , when to my great , astonishment and surprise I beheld some of-them torn and driven from the homes which themselves and their iorefathers inherited , exiled for ever from the land that first gave them birth , and banished to the wild and dreary parts of the world , with their little families to seek refuge in an unknown land where there is no friend to be had before them , and more of them as I understand there is a sort of barter going to be made with them in exchange of their homes , that is dearer to them than their lives , and the few poor but hig h-minded people . that was left to remain in the parish , the head farmers and

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      mock gentlemen , " graziers ' ayI may call them , even to their kitchen garden they have taken from them / and has J > ullocks ; and sheep now grazing on them , well ; now curiosity led me to know why it is that the poor undertenants is so much , persecuted b y the farmers , and without any apology the tyrannizing crew tells me that you will not allow them to g ive them the means of support or even the smallest garden , well uowj sir , take all these into consideration , and see is my statement true or not— -if a man does not get residence where he was born , how . is it that he can expect to get it in a foreign country , or with any other gentleman or

      farmer—there is many more inditements that I could bring against you—but it would disturb my mind to go over all the vile deeds you are guilty of this ten or twelve years past —however , if you do not go immediately and ritify the poor people of the parish you may mark the consequence—if you put me to the trouble of calling to see you—and moreover I warn you to let this be known to the farmers immediately—and let it be a warning to you and them both , for as sure ; as I write thisletterlwillleaveyoudestituteof some of them , and them destitute of you—so mark what I tell you , your vile deeds was let . go on too far with you , so there must be a stop put to them—and it was not in time , but better late than never—I would have executed some

      of my business before this , but I would scorn to take you short without giving you timely notice . —I remain your friend , - "M . Magitire . " The above letter should be printed ia letters of gold—it is the true state of Irish ruffianism ,. ' , and portrays what must be , and what ought to be ,: the infuriate feeling of an outlawed , banished , disinherited , people . No eloquence can answer , no sophistry can refute the above true and simple narrative , although it has been met by an address to "Mr . Fowler , signed by all the tenants and labourers upon his estate as we aue told . The address , no doubt , was written by Mr . Disney , the agent , who for the lastyear was so busily engaged on Lord Darnley ' 3

      estate that he could not attend to his , Mr . Fowler s , tenants and labourers , or it was written by the parson or curate _ of the parish , and characteristically enough was " impre 33 ively" read by Captain Despard , stipendiary magistrate . Now , not one single one ot the tenants or labourers upon Mr . Fowler ' s estate would dare to do otherwise than cheer tho sentiments and append their names , while all the cheering and signing in the universe will not induce one single individual to believe that Molly Maguire would write the charges if they were not true , and not a man who signed it who was not convinced of their truth .

      Mr . 1 < owler s conduct is the rule , and not the excep * tion , with Irish landlords . They commit slow murder by lingering torture , and when they are ibrewarned of the inevitable consequence , that must follow their tyranny they parade a subservient sentimentality , and ace invariably held up by a press that knows nothing about them , as being the most kind , indulgent , exemplary landlords , best of neighbours , uurest of magistrates , and holiest of Christians . Indeed , Mr . 1 ? owler in his address relies upon " the MKRCIES Oi AN OVDRRflLIXG PROVIDENCE " . ' IIS a DrOtection against the threats of Molly Maguire . , He would have been more safe if he had relied upon that gratitude which is ever the reward of honest

      dealing . .. ¦ :. , < The Representation of Cork . —Serjeannt Murphy being very unceremoniously thrust out ofjthe representation of Cork , because he would not be the tool of Mr . O'Connell , a more fitting instrument . wa g sought in the person of Mr . Alexander . M'Carthy » whose pretensions for the honour were made known to a public meeting of the inhabitants , and the result of which vu be seen in the following graphic sketch , of the proceedings : <—

      . BBPItESENEAIION OF COEK . A correspondent of . the Cork Constitution supplies & ¦ glaring deficiency in the report given by the Repeal looaT papers of a meeting held in the " People ' s Hall" for ; the purpose of deciding upon the claims of Mr . M'Carthy , as the successor of Serjeant Murphy , in the representation of the "beautiful city , ' . ' An active clerical agitator , the Rev , Mr . Horgan , and , it seema , a pet candidate in his mind's eye , and , sitys the correspondent : — " Scarcely had the Rev .. Mr . Horgan concluded his , observations at the meeting referred to ,, by proposing , as the consistent Repealer , the practical merchant , and the talented financier , Mr . Joseph . Hayes , as tlupmost fitting man , on the popular side , that Cork possessed , to represent his native city , in Parliament , vice Mr . Serjeant Murphy resigned ; then , as if a shell had burst amongst the clique by whom the platform was , in part , occupied , they . ' sprang upon their feet , and , with horror-stricken

      countenances , raised a scream of deprecation of the motion , whilst , the great body of the meeting set up a cheer loud and protracted , in the midst of which the patriots of the platform rushed upon , the rev . gentleman , but in rain strove to muzzle him . Loud was his exclamation of disgust at the scene . He was not to be put down . ( Cheers and yelling . ) Mr . Hayer and he—and ho knaw not why or wherefore—were not on speaking term 3 . ( ' More shame for both of you /) Well , that circumstanca did not weigh a feather , in the scale . Personalities had nothing to say to the representation of Cork . ( Cheers . ) The honest and intrepid Repealer for him : ( Chairman'I'll not pat the question , ' ) Aa anti-jobber . for him . ( Alderman Roche— 'Father Mait , do . desist . ' ) The exposure ofcorporatetricksfor . him ! ' ( Tremendous cheering and counter yelling , )/ The first commercial man in this commercial community for him!—the moat generally talented man in Munsterfor him . <

      V Chairman—The meeting is dissolved ( ' No , no , ' and ' Yes , yes' ) , and in' the midst of din and confusion the rout took place . " ¦ The reader will rejoice in the proposition of the Rev . Mr . Horgan , one of the most popular Roman Catholic-clergymen in the south ot' Ireland . No better qualifications could be relied upon than those possessed by Mr . Hayes , but , r—and here ' s-the rub , — the English Chartists . will bear in mind ,, that the oni / T . Tnoiinli FTnvna * 'IToni hoa lnntr ainiu fhrAtvn . nfF 1 UUJifl ± \ VMlllli

      OAAU VVOUUU ] | . JOM ., 44 M 9 'AUll £ 3 HUVV V ; VU his allegiance to the juggle , and declared , himself an put and . out Chartist , ana hence the croaking of the mob upbii the . platform , and the extatic delight of " his , Majesty" in the body of the hall . : Is it not clear , then , that the principles of Chartism are making rapid way in the Irish mind when such a system of cajolery , force , and fraud is resorted to'to prevent their spread ; arid wliea we find their talented supporters looked upon by the majority of the people as their most fitting representative .

      The Potatok Crop . — The accounts from Ireland to-day increase in paiufulness , but the consideration of famine seems , for the , present , to be merged in a squabble between a corrupt Irish paper called the Packet , and heretofore a thick ; and thin supporter of the Peel policy , but now a deserter upon principle . The Irish Government having baulked his highness of an excellent job by the appointment of Dr . Joseph Kerwan , Catholic , to the presidency of one of the new Catholic colleges . We givethefollowirig specimen of the jnanner in which an Irish journalist treats his old official friend . A country bumpkin , which the Packet forthe nonce styles ' an

      muepenaenc practical geniieraan ,. waiiea on a puouc functionary at Dublin Castle , to communicate some valuable discovery that he had made relative to the potatoe disease . He was very long-winded , and the official requested him to forward his communication in writing , whereupon the disappointed ¦ prattler instantly flies for pity and consolation to his Highness of the Packet , and having unbosomed himself of his grievance , his highness thus expresses his indignation : — " We burned , " , savs he , " with indignation , while our friend related his story , and we exclaimed , TN 1 Y DID YOU MOT KNOCK TUB FELLOW' DOWN ? " ' That ' * the Irish logic of an apostate journalet ; that ' s the way to deal with oificials—a word and a blow . :

      ¦ 'f bade Rbport . — The accounts from the manufacturing districts , without exception , partake of that gloom which must have been the natural effect of the bursting of the railway bubble , the . failure of the crops , and the additional turn of the bank screw * Wage 3 are being reduced , while the price of bad provisions are daily . increasing . Hands are being reduced to short time—operatives are being discharged . Everything looks gloomy , , while . Chartism and a determination to ; possess the Land ; appears to have received a corresponding impetus . .

      ( Government at Homb and Abroad . —Great and mighty changes are in course of preparation-in France and England . -Marshal Soult'ia too . old-to retain his office , and too obstinate te incur the general danger that threatens misrule in Europe .- ( Wellington , upon the pther hand , though-childish , is determined upon sticking ; to the ship as long as a rotten p lank can be found ,. and all app . eals . pf ; the ; Right llonourable Baronet to resign appear , to be lost , upoa his . grace . ; , It : isconiBdently asserted , ^ " in wb l ^ w-FORMEn circles , ! ' , as we asserted in 1841 , that Lord John Russell is about to join the Peel aaministtfxtion vice Lord Stanley , wn ^' retires , no dohbt ; to receive s fair , share of'Goyernmeht picking ' ond patronage abroad , as the " two little loiras never ,- coww'agrw' ia one house . Wellington has ' tnrdmi up his-cap ; . and

      nailed the true blue to the colours 'for -Lord Ellenborough , arid . Peel 'has hbi » ted ^ tKe black flsig ^ for RusseUjand centralisation . , "When rogues ^ fafl out honest inehepmo by their own . " ' '•' ¦ ' ' - ' ^ __ . - _ ' T ^ k "Ifru& ' txm-tas " Nation . "—^ s ^ ihi <^[ if > f ^ Sv people had ho immediate grieyancea'td ^^ Wuimfi ^ Viir ^ rX or written . upon , we find the columns , op % i B ^^ bs ^ r ^^> ' i and the . JVatfon d ' eypted , to , a ' sauabbleT ^ b ^ ;^ W i [ Continued in our eighth F « g » 4 , il ^ r- ^^ mj ? j

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      ¦ : Cubious uGifi to 'Robbrt BuRNS .-i-A highly respectable gentleman has handed us a curious relic of Robert ; Burns . It consists of a small round silver box , of about , two inches in diameter , on the lidjof which the following characters are inscribed around a representation of Charles I . on horseback , bearing a sword .: —" Carolvs : D : Magn : Brit : Fran : eV Hib : Rox . " Around the bottom of the box is inscribed :- !¦ " Exvrgat : Deus : Dissipentvr : iuimici . " And in four lines across the centre is the Mowing : —

      "X . Relig : Prpt : Le | : Aug : Liber : Par . 1042 . " The box . con tains a silver coin , about the weight of an ounce ,, which on each side bears inscriptions exactly similar to those on the box , with , the exception that the date is 1643 . Inside the lid of the box is the following inscription : — " From G . M'lyer to Robert Burns , ibr . auld lang syne . 1791 . " The history , of thk curious relic has been traced back a considerable period , and probably some of our readers may be able to g ive us some information regarding , the bestower of this gift .. The box and coin together weigh 2 ounces 3 dwts ., and the box itself seems to hare been used as a ' coin . — Glasgow Examiner . *

      Rachel , the French actress , has refused an engagement to go to London for less than 200 guineas per night . ¦ A Heahiy Old Cock . —There is an old fellow , named William Mills , near Londonderry , hale and hearty / though his age is upwards of a century . He is living happy with his eighth wife . "More Church . "—The Morning Post enters into a calculation to show that in England twenty-three more bishops are wanting , ' and eight thousand more priests and deacons . | Jhi our opinion " more pigs and fewer parsons" would be much better . ] EnSUSUWOUEN CoUriJMENTED Bt A FRENCHMAN . —The English women are the best wives under heaven —and shame be on the men who make them bad husbands .- ^ Mrabeau .

      Dan 8 KR 0 us Illness of an M . P . —We understand that Mr . Palmer , of Nazing , M . P ; for North Essex , is dangerously , ill , and . that but slight hopes of his recovery are entertained . . j Approach op Wister . —During the past week , the ioe has been no less than an inch thick in the morning , near Carmarthen . Death or John Irvin , Esq ., M . P . —This gentleniaj > died' on Monday morning , ' at his residence in Richmond-terrace , at the-age of seventy-eight . He had been for many years a member for Brambor , and was always a supporter of the Tory and West Indian interests . ^ Hiacleath causes a vacancy in the representation forthe county of'Antrim . ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ;

      Aijuoatoh ' 3 ix the Rbobkts . Park . —The Earl of Derby has . presented two large alligators to the Zoological'Society , to be placed in the Gardens at the Regent ' s Park . . ' , . ' . ' A Spanish Veieran . —A Spanish journal notices . lie existence of a veteran of the army of pain , who \ va » born in 1731 . and consequently is now 114 years of age . , " He remained in thoarmy till he was promoted , to the rank of sergeant and afterwards received his discharge . In 1815 ,. when eighty-foir years . old , he ' married a young . woman of twenty-one . He is said to be still so strong and active that no one would tliink him to be more than seventy . His only infirmity is . total , deafness ; ' .. i . ; . Austrian-Railroads . — The directoia of the Northern Railroad , of the Emperor ¦ - Ferdinand have just resolyed to cover all the carriage wheels with ' a coating of . varnish , oil-paint , or pitch , which will hare tho effect ? of preventing-noise , - and also secure thB ' wheels against rust . The measure is to be adopted on the . othor lines . . ' , ... .. . !

      • Railroads in Canada . —The people of Canada are making arrangements to'fonn : railways along all the great lines of communication both in the upper and foyerprovincea . ' , | A'TREaBNTop Gdks forthe Imauji op Muscat . —There- are . now > being "manufactured twelve splendid " guris of heavy calibre , at' her Majesty ' s Royal Arsenal , Woolwich , which are Intended asa present to . the Imaum of Muscat ,, in return for the magnificent present forwarded by him to the Queen . ' . " . ' . : ¦ :- .-. ! JIepresbntation op Cashkl . — The electors have decided on Sir Colman O , Loghlen astheirrepresentative . in . the event of his ; refusal , they have determined on electing Mr . O'Brien , late Lord Mayor of Dublin .: ; : •' ¦ ¦ ¦ ; : . i

      The Land and thb Railways . — Every mile ^ of railway-takes eight acres of good land . Thel ; 800 miles already existing , and 20 , 000 milea impending , will require the snug quantity of 114 , 000 acresj without reyaimiiig any from otherroads or canals . ¦ .. ; ; Fever in Drooheda . —It is with deep pajn we have to state' that Fever is unusually rife in the suburbs and lanes' of this town . The '/ board , of ciiardians are compelled to seek tho temporary loan of the hospital in North George-street , until a Fever Hospital is erected . . i Tkadb at Bibmingham . —This town and neighbourhood continues to enjoy an uninterrupted flow of good trade . ' "' . " . ¦ i SnouLAR . Phenomenbn . — A fisherman , named Richard Cale , living in the vilage of Langum , near Ilaveribrdwest , has in his garden a quantity of goose- , berry tree 3 , some of which are now in blossom , and others bearing fruit . i

      . ' A . Man . Suffocated , in a , Brewers Vat . —On Tuesday week a young man named Samuel Brunt , in' the senice of Mr .. Joseph Bleackley , . brewer , Downing-street , Ardwick , met with 1 ms death while assisting to cleanse a porter vat , on his . master ' s premises . The deceased was : suffocated from the noxious vapour whiclvarose . from the vat . He wa > nineteen years of age , and lived in Clarendon-street , Hulme . . Golden Plover . —Within the last four days the downs in the vicinity of Andover have been visited by several strong flocks of that highly esteemed bird , the golden plover . :

      Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of thb Gbkst . —The new building at . Bromptpn . will be opened next , spring for the reception of patients . It appears from the fourth annual report , just published , that since the opening , of the . charity in . 1842 , at its present , site at Chelsea , nearly 4 , 000 in-door and . out-door patients have participated in its benefits . I A New Motive ¦ PdwBRi—A-Mr . Talbot has taken out a patent for a new power based ou the condensation of carbonic acid gaa . By chemical means and great pressure , the carbonic acid is brought . down to a temperature below ; the . freezing point . Heat is then applied , when its expansive power far exceeds

      that pt steam ,, while the enormous weight ot the furnacJBi ' &c , is'dupehsedwith , " 1 ¦ ' , G . oiko AHEAD ^ -r'Lhe second child born . in Cincihnati . saya an ' American paper ,, is still alive , and has hot yet reacKedmifldle age , and duruig this time the city .- has acojiired ; 80 , 000 . inhabitants ! The first pioneer who went to " that part of Ohio , when it was a Uowiing wilderness ^ , now , walks . a , hale and hearty man among 2 , 000 , 000 of inhabitants . ' ; . Pension . —The Queen has bestowed a pension i > f £ 200 a-year on Lady Shee ,. wife of Sir Martin Archer Shee , ' -in consideration , of her husband ' s eminence as an artist , and of his services as President of the Royal Academy , during a period of fourteen yean . "

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      PUBLIC SUPPER IN THE TOWER HAMLETS . A public supper in commemoration of the birthday of Henry Hunt , was holden on Wednesday , N « vember - 5 th at the -WMttington and . Cat / Church-row , Bethnal-green . The room was tastefully decorated with portraits both of living and departed patriots . Mr Shaw filled ; the chair until the arrival ol : Mr ; Co » per . In the course of the . evening the following toasts were given : — "The Sovereignty of the People ; " " Henry Hunt , Esq ., the immortal advocate of Universal Suffrage . " " In memory of Cobbett , Taine , C artwright , and all-departed i < . ngliflh _ Pariots " •¦'• ' The . mem » ry of Robert Emmett , Lord Edward Fitzgerald , Muir , Palmer , Margaret , with all Irish and Scotch patriots now with the dead .. : " The meniory of tho foreign patriots of all nations . ^ "The Charter , may it become the law of the land ,

      and shed its benign influence over the whole world . "Health , prosperity , and * long life to Feargua O'Connor , Esq . ; and may he live to see the people on the Land . " "The : health and speedy ¦ return . of Frost , Williams , Jones , ElUs , and all exiled . patriots . " "The health of : foreign Democrats -of all nations . " " The health . ofJoha . Richards , . T . R . Smart , Thomas Preston , Allen I'ayenporfc , and aU our living veteran patriots . " "Health of the adies" "The Northern Star and democratic press of all Countries . " - These toasts were severally and abl y spoken to by Jonathan Duncan , Esq ., editor ot thei Sentinel , Messrs . Thomason , Stallwood , MiUs , Shaw , Cooper , Mohl , Doyle , and Illingworth . lhe following Democrats al « o contributed to the harmony of the evening by singing patriotie songs , or reciting appropriate-pieces : —Messrs . T . Cooperj J . Duncan , DoyU , Stallwood , and Lathcm . Upwards ot sixty persons sat down to the supper .

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      . SUPPER AT OLDIIAM . m , The United Chartist Sick and Burial Society ^ new tiieir first anniversary , on" Thursday , November btn , in commemoration of the birth of Henry Hunt ; when seventy-one persons partook of a good and substantial supper . After the cloth was removed , the president , Mr . J . Grimshaw , submitted the following wnnments : —1 st . " The United Chartist Sick and Burial Society , may its members be" numerous , prosperous , andhappy . " 2 nd . "The memory of that much respected patriofand unflinching advocate of / universal rights , the late Henry ; Hunt , Esq . "" R « 8 B ^ ed by Mr . J . K . Taylor . Song , " Th ? u ^ l | t S Child , " by Mr . Butterworth .. 3 rd . "The meinw of Cobbett , Pained Cartwright , Eminett , and ; aU . tne illustrious dead of all-nations . " R esponded to Dy Mi * . A . F . Taylor . Song , " The memory of . Lmmew riombre , " . by Mr . J . Wfld . Recitation , '' Linw'W

      Cobbett , " by . Mr / T . Lawless . 4 th . " Feargus O ' Connor , Esq ., arid thejidmkrs of , the Executive Committee of theNational ipharter Association , may their exertions in . promoting '¦ ' the objects of tho reor p ip ' s Charter inerit : the approbation of their constrtuents . " . Song , ?' O'Connor , the ^ Champion ot 1 repdom , "byMr ; Butterworth . 5 th . " The membera ot the National Cooperative Lancl Society , may ^ tuey soon become independent labourers . " 6 th . *«« exiled patriot 9 , ; Fro 8 t WiUiams , Jones , Ellis , and others , may they soon be ' restored" to tlfeir native land , ' and to the enjoyment of their , wives and families . " . 7 th . "The Northern Stor . and ' thfe democratic press . ' The meeting broke up about twelve o ' clock , highly delighted with the evemngV entertainment . DnfNKBAT Oldham . —On Sunday . last the Convivial Society held , their twenty- sixth- anniversary : in commemoration of . the birth of that sterling patriot ; the late Henry Hunt , Esq ^; ¦ at the -, house of a friend , when a good and substantial dinner was provided ,

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      , . PUBLIC SUPPER . AT-ASHTON . ¦ ¦ On Saturday evening last , November 8 th , a large number of the disciples of , the immortal Henry Hunt met at the ; house of .- . Mr , James iDewsnap , Ryecrofti Ashton-under-Lyne , to ; celebrate the . birth of that noble of natwe , , the , patriot Hunt . After the assembly had abne ample justice to the inward man , and the table , been relieved of its burden , Mr . Samuel Marsden , of Hurst , ivas called to the chair , when he entered , upon the subject of : the evening at great length , and . with much enthusiasm . He conoluded by saying— , .

      Brare Hunt , thy name shall never die , flations unborn thy fame shall sing ; And when thy banners wave on high , Our garlands to thy tomb we'll bring , Composedof every flower that ' s fair , In gardensgay ; or woodlands wild , ; Thy name shall be our country ' s care , Thou art great freedom ! darling cliild . The first ; toast was then given : " The People , the only source of power . " Responded to by Mr . Edward Hume . -.- -Song , " Liberty Tree , " by Mr . James Bardsley . -2 nd . "The immortal memory of Heiiry Hunt , the man who never deceived the People . " Thia toast , was drunk by the company up standing » nd : uncoTered . . Responded to by Mr . James Ashworth . ^ 5 ong , "Peterloo , " by Mr . William Seel . 3 rd . "Feargus O ^ Gonnor . and the People ' s Charter "

      . Responded to by Mr ; James Dewsnap . Song , " Exile of lirin , ?> by Thomas Hague . 4 th . "A spefedy restoration , to their country and families , of Frost , Williams , Jones , and . Ellis . " Responded to by Mr . S . Walker . . . Song , "The tyrants of Old Englanjl , " 5 th .:. "To . the illustrious dead of every nation , who by . their acts have contributed to the cause of freedom . " Responded to by Mr . Samuel Marsdeb ; Song , " Henry ' s-Ghost , " by Mr . John Stafford . Several recitations . were given in the course of the evening , amongst the rest the speech of Robert Emmett ,: as delivered -. before' Lord'Norbury , when on his trial ( this recitation commanded great attention , and was listened to with that degree of feeling and interest whioh it merits ) , by . Mr . Samuel Walker . The company separated at a late hour , highly delighted with the evenings entertainment . ;

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      whicMid . credit to . the host andhostesa . A goodly numbe ^ sat do ™ to table , and enjoyed themselves wlth J °° , , "as * beef , andplum pudding . After dinner tne touowing toasts were proposed , viz .: — " | The ] ,, He . ? i ; y , Hunt ,.. Esq ., " . ' « feargus O'ConW , 5 " w-11- * member 3 of the borough , John Fielden ana ^ " A . Johnson , Esqrs . " "Richard ? - % ; § # •' ¦ . '' The memory of the late John Knight , William , Cpbbett , Thomas Paine , Major Cartwright , Emmett , . and all the illustrious dead . " ^^^ 1 : : _ _ _ .. ; .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 15, 1845, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1341/page/7/