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      " ¦ ¦¦ yc - - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ o ^ lV < m to public arbitration / thg following slpcct Kef , of toJeration occurred : — - ^ . A Mr J . Smith { cajman ) hare Sanded £ l to Mr . O'Connell , and a sked permission to say a few worda . He was in the h&tt on the previous Monday and heard thecaptain ( Mr . 0 'NeiUl say that -six men conlil « e : tle the difference , and he had proposed fifty that day . ( Groans and huses for Mr 0 fceilU He ( Mr * Smith ) would like to know what that was for , and why Mr . O'N . ili should walk through the streets arm-in-arm wi'A Mr . Meagher ? ( Great confusion . ) . ' . .. _ Mr Akkixs . — "Because he is a paid lining Icelander . ( Awfulaprnar . ) -

      . Mr . O'Gokkbix "Slien handed in the £ 1 sivea to liitn , ob « emn 2 that Mr . Smith who subscribed was nothin-r to thelate Attorney-General , lllcar . bear . ) Mr . O'Neiix asked permission aeain to explain . He admitted that he h 3 d walked with Mr .-Meag her , ana he also lnd him to dine at his house , but it was snliopfesoftfireetins a reconciliation . ( Groans and cheers . ) As to bis aUerinsr his opinion since tne TireFions day , it mnat be perfectly p lain that ne had not done so ' ; and he would not detain the as . wiat . on < m that-subject , but merely express ahopo that the senders would themselves come ^ " ^ J ; ' " » t ) fFer of peace-feb e ^ -for ^ t was aortal to the safrtv of Ireland they should do so . ( Great

      * ° t ^ O'CovsFii hoped they would , but was sate tb ^ worK ; aiid ^ id he conW not assent to the € nctrine that a reconciliation wai necessary for the S of Ireland . ( Cheer ,. ) HHJ not care a twopenny ticket for the whole of them , or whether thev joined or not ; and he wa- s determined to reduce -th-ir noble ? to ninepence . ( Cheer s . ) Haying bh . 1 this on « e for aH . he ( Mr . O'Connell ) hoped there was : an end to the Young Irelanders . { Cheers . ) . Mr . Arkiss . — Wait till the next time your back jb turned . ( Cheers and uproar . ) [ llcaren help poor Irel&ndif these are the people whoare to save her !] Mr . O'Coksell announced that the association must now be economical , and should discontinue their nowspnpers and drawbacks to club rooms . Rent £ SS .

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      . - ian" O'HIGGINS AND CHARTISM , vtrsu * YOUNG IRELAND .

      T » THE EDITOR OP THE NOBTHERN STAB . Sir , —Tn order that my English Chartist brethren may clearly understand the nature ; meaning , and orijrin of the subjoined correspondence , I haveto stati » for their information , that it originated in a meeting held in the round room of the Rotunda , on Wednesday , the 2 nd instant , of what is called here the Youns Ireland party . I went to that meeting out of sheer curiosity ; prad one shilling for my ticket which gave me a rkht to be there . The gentlemen of the press having heard ray name mentioned in the way 1 have stated in my letter of the 7 th instant , the Young Ireland party , as appears by the letters of theitfsecretary , Mr . J . D . MeGee , becime alarmed . Jest the breach between them and Mr . O'Connell should become " widerand deeper , " when he saw the name of a man at their meeting who is known to be Identified with the political principles , now for the first time published in an Irish newspaper .

      I hope , for the character of my countrymen , that lut few , very few , of the Young Ireland party concurred ia the puerile objection of their inexperienced secretary . Patrick O'IIiggiks . Dublin , 20 th December , 1 S 40 . SO THE EDITOR OF THE PBEEMAX . Committee-room , 8 . Wirkiow-street , Deer . 3 rd , 1816 . Sik , The committee of which I am temporarily the secretary , request me to write to you , to say that Mr .

      © 'Higgins , whos « name appears in your report of this morning , in the list of the chief persons at our meeting of Wednesday , was not there as a guest cf the committee . Though your report does not , of dmrse , say that such was the fact , the public might infer it , from their ltnowlsope that nearly oil the gentlemen whose names are g iven in the 6 aine paragraph were guests , and uone others beside had a right to be an the platform . The commi ' -tcptranseeno reason why Mr . O'FIijrsins should bt- selected for mention rather than Mr . Costelloe or other gentiemen uninvited .

      The Committee in this statement , it k hardly necessary to say , mean nothing disparaging to Mr . O'Higgins . The committee further request me to state that there is , in their opinion , one or two inaccuracies in the report , as Stating " that several gentli-men remonstrated " against the removal of an intemperate man , and that tiu-re was " counter-cheering" at the dissolving of the meeting . Witl- these exceptions , the committee beg me to express thvir gratification at the fullness and general faithfulness of a report so rapidly , yet so accurately got out . " ¦ ¦ I remain , Sir , yours ; Ac , T . D . M'Gee , Sec . mo Urn .

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      crowd for notice , a "* Chartist ' should be preferred to a moral force man . " .. , i Now , as I have been already Inviatous ' y selected for objection by Mr . T . D . M'Gee , there can be BO possibility of doubt that I am the person - meant a ? tttt " Chartiet nho was preferred to a physical force mai » ^ Theohyious inttntion of Mr . M'G « e ia to confound Chartism « , nd physical force for the double purpose ot propitiating his great adversary , and leading the public to believe that physical force constitutes one of the pnnciples of Chartism . It Is not true that physical force forms any portion of Chartht doctrine , ThU fahe charge against Chartists and Chartism is as base as that r . hichused ' to'bo made by canting hypocrites against Catholics and Catholicism , as rea-ons for their opposition to Cathalio emancipation .. They eipressed grent sympathy for the Catholics , but could not conscientously advocate their cause until such time as they should abandon their superstitious practices and idolatry .

      It appears , Sir , that you are guilty of a high and unpardonable crime for having selected for mention a Chartist from the crowd rather than a moral force man , who was not at the meeting . Sir , I am a Chartist ; but I say that ph y sical force is no more a part of Chartism than superstition and idol , atry are parts of Catholicism . The accusation in both cases is equally false . In order to put an end to this matter , and to enable Mr , JC'Gee to resist hereafter the temptation of insinuating that which is untrue , I beg leave to subjoin the object of Clianisin , its principles , the rights it seek to achieve , and the . mea&s proposed to achieve those rights . I am your very obedlnt servant , Patrick O'Hiqgihs . Ho . 15 , North Anne-street , 10 th Dec . 1816 . " CHARTISM . " And its object is , to secure a full , fair , and free

      representation of the people in the House ot Commons . "PBlKCtPtES . " 1 . That the power of making laws for this realm , is , by the constitution , lodged in the hands of the Sovereign , the Lords of Parliament , and the representatives of the CGramons . " 2 . That it is required by the principles of the constitution , that the whole body of the people should be really represented in the House of Commont . " 3 . That the present system of virtual representation is not real representation , and is , therefore , no representation at all , ' .. -- . " 4 . That these whoJiave no votes for electing representatives , are the slaves of the representatives of those wl o have votes . ' ¦ '" . "' . " 5 . That where there is no representation there can be no constitutional power of taxation .

      •• 6 . That the ricb and the poor , being of the same species , are under the same laws of nature ; and being alike capable of benefit or injury from their legislators , necessarily have in the election of those legislators the same right ; but the ricb , in defence of their liberty and property , have every advantage which wealth , knowledge , and the purchased power of others afford them , while the poor , destitute of these , have no security but in the purity of legislation , nor any means of self-defence but in the elective po-. ve / . The poor , then , have an equa right , but more need , to elect representatives than the rich . " THE PEOPLE ' S BIGHTS . ' " 1 . That every male inhabitant of Great Britain and Ireland , ( infant ; , insane persons , and criminals only exct-pted ) is of a common right , and by the laws of God , n free man , end entitled to the full enjoyment ot political liberty .

      " 2 . That it is essential to a man ' s political liberty Hint he hava a share either in legislation itself or in the electing of those who are to frame the laws wbicb , although they onght to protect him in the full enjoyment of those absolute rights which are vested in him by the immutable laws ef nature , may yet be fabricated to the destruction of his person , his property , his religious freedom , his family , and his fame ; that , therefore , the right to un ' . verbal suffrage is an inherent right . " 3 . Thatitis a natural right of the people of this empire , and required by the principles of the constitution , that they elect a new house of representatives once at least in every year : because , whenever a parliament continues in being for a longer term than one session , then thousands who since it was chosen have attained to man ' * st : < te , ( that is to say , the age of twenty-one years ) , and are , therefore , entitled to enter into immediate possession of that elective power which is their best aud most sacred inheritance , are in that case unjustly denied their right , and excluded from the enjoyment of political liberty .

      "i . That it is , therefore , right and just that all the male inhabitants of this kingdom ( infants , insane persons , and criminals excepted ) shall fully , fairly , and completely enjoy the elective franchise , tint is to say , universal suffrage ; that in order to protect the poor elector against tyranny , the voting shall be by ballot—that the parliaments shall be annual—that the property qualification shall be abolished—that the whole empire itiall be divided into equal electoral districts , and that the representatives of the people shall be paid . " JIEAN 9 TO ACHIEVE THOSE BIGHTS . " 1 , By creating a public opinion in favour of those rights and principles , through the medium of public meetings , petitions to parliament , discussions , lectures , cheap publications , and the newspaper press , and also by securing the return of members to parliament , pledged to support the object of Chartism .

      " 2 _ By raising tlia requisite funds , by subscriptions and voluntary donations , to defray the expenses incurred in achieving the object .

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      MONDAY . WESTMINSTER Stephen Gammon , a bricklayer , was charged with violently assaulting Julia fVillon , a decenMooking woman , and destroying her property . Complainant said that the defendant , for whom she washed , came to her residence tn Saturday night , and asked for his linen . She requested him to wait for a fenminutes , as it was not quite ready , when defendantasked h-r to have a game at cribliage with him , and , upon her refusal , used the most filthy lunguage to her , and seizing a very heavy mahogany stool , hurled it at her head . She stooped , and it fortunately escaped her , but from the violence with which it had been thrown , was broken into pieces , and knocked down some rockery ware . Defendant th . n attacked her with his fists and beat her severely . A female , who was present , having confirmed this statement . ILf . BrodtHp inquired whether the wished to take the case to the sessions , or would be content with bis adjudicating upon it . Complainant wished the magistrate to dispose of it . Mr . Broderip said that defendant must pay a fine of £ 5 , or be committed for two months , and pay the amount of damage .

      CLERKENWBLL . —Distcebasce at a Fuseeal . — Daniel O'Leary , aged 16 , waB charged with having been drunk and disorderly , ia St . Luke ' s Church-yard , during a funeral , and with having assaulted the gravedigger . It appeared that on Sunday afternoon the prisoner ' s grandmother was interred in the above burial ground . The prisoner hud net been invited to follow as a mourner , and on the arrival ef the funeral procession at the grave , the prisoner was there in a state of intoxication .: Being remonstrated with by his brother-in-law , he challenged tn fight him and others of the mourners whilst they " were lowering the coffin into the grave , andou being interfered with by the grave digger he struck him and cut bis lip . A policeman was called ' and the prisoner was given into custody . The clergyman and other witnesses gave evidence as to the violent conduct of the prisoner . He tras convicted in the penalty of 40 s . or one months imprisonment .

      THAMES . —An Exiled Polish Nobleman . — Some time since the Count de Jar Dembicki applied at thU court under the following circumstances , lie said th « t he was cousin to thelate King of Poland , and also closely allied to the Duke of Lorraine . Being obliged to quit his country in the late Polish revolution , he took refuge in this country , where his necessities were liberally relieved ; but fearing to tire out his friends , and having prospects of permanent employment in the United States of America , he nas desirous of going out as an emigrant to that country . Themagiatratc told the okl gentleman , who was grey-headed and much advanced in years , bearing several military decorations of honour upon his parson ; - that the funds placed at the disposal of that court were intended for specific purposes , within any of which his case did not come . Mr . Yardley called attention to a letter wfeichlie received in ihe above case , and which ran as follows : —

      " Chard , Somerset , Dec , 19 , 1846 . " Sir , —Can you find out the name of the Polish nobleman about wbom I wrote to you s few days since t Have the goodness to take such steps as are necessary to find iiis addres , and you will oblige " Tour obedient servant , "B , J . Bcsseii , " llr . YardUy expressed Iris hope that the press would give publicity to the letter .

      MABLB 0 R 0 UGH . 8 TREET . — A Fbjule Chaxpiox . —Mr * . Benjamin Cuunt , the wife of the pugilistic champion , was summoned before Mr . Hardwkk for having drubW John GUI . The complainant is absker , liviog in Pentonville . On Saturday night week he was about leaving Cftunt ' a house , when a demand was msde on liisi for five shilling * , which he acknowledged he was indebted . He replied he would pay the next time he came to the house , and lie thought it was wrong tube importuned for the small amount , especially ai "Ben" owed him two guineas . Mrs . Caunt , hearing theie words , came out of the bar , and said , " Does Ben owe you anything—then 111 pay you this way , " at the same time giving him a coup * . e of facers which for severity would have done no

      discredit to her husband ' s powers . -The defendant then went into the bar , and as he wag very angry . at . baing assaulted , and at finding that his mouth was'filled with blood , he used some rough language to the defendant . Caunt , who Was in the bar , then came round . And saying he would not allow his wife to be abused , put him out of the house . Mrs . Caunt did not deny the assuult . She had been proroked to use her fists in consequence ef certain insulting epithets applied to her b y tlia complainant in the firet instance . A witness was called , who caid the complainant made use of bad language to Mrs . Caunt before he was struck . Mr . Hardwiek said , that under the circumstances of the case , he should dismiss the summons .

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      LAMBET ' j ^ DEgpBBAxg Outrage at .-MiMwoaotnrtl House . — . iju rjity paupers , belonging to Marlbmugh House , Peckham , ami whono nges ranged fre-m ( burteon to eighteen years , were placed at the bar before Mr . Elliott—One on a charge of felony , - and the other . , five With being guilty of » most violent outrage in the establishment , and with having broken no less than 167 squares of glass . Prom the testimony of Mr . Richards , the proprietor of Marlbwoiigh House ' , several of hU servants , and three or foufof the paupers of the estar blishment , it appeared that the prisonere , who were pauper * belonging to the City of London , had been guilty of various offences for some time past , such as petty

      theft assaulting the other j > aupors . throwing snow-built at thea-ed inmates and pilfering their allowance ..,. and for these they had been brought before the Board of City guardians , who sat at Murlborou « h House , ana who directed that they should be taken b . fore a magistrate at tb ' u Court to be dealt with according to law for their reipective offences . Finding this tube the determination of the Board , four of the prisoners . armed themselves with bludgeons , sallied into the dii ing hall , .. and before they could be secured , smashed no less than 16 T square , of glass , of the value ef near JE 8 . While wnitirig in tho hall of Mr . Richard ' * privote dwelling , the prisoner Cox flung a piece of iron , which he had concealed about him , through a square of plate glass , of the vulue of 20 n ., and

      smashed it to pieces . TheprUonemin reply to tho chflree said , that for any offince of which they had formerly been guilty , they had Mftered the penalty ' of the law ; jet when they went back to the house , tbeir allowance was . so stinted thnt they were nearly starving . Mr . Riclmrdj denied this ; and Mr . Elliott said , it was quiteclear Aat they hod bueu guilty of very violent conduct , nnd < $ ir thia he wonld convict them in n penalty of £ 5 eachi / the vaiue ofthtg lats destroyed , or in default two montiisj ' . impriBOnm « nt . Ont prisoner was orderod to pay an adnit | oriiil : peuttHy of 20 i . for the plate glsss , or another month . 'Z' -iv '^' -: ? . ' " ^ -:. ; ¦

      TUESDAY . < - - ^ , " WOOLWICH . —John Tatt ' en and 3 . Mackintosh , the stewards of the Friendly Equitable ' Provident Benefit Society , a club established amongst the artizans of tho dockyard , were summoned to show cause w > y they had ex , eluded two persons named Buchan , father and son , from the benefits of that society . I t appeared from the eyi . dence , that both father and son were membersof theSociety , and that the son was in the receipt of sick pay . On Saturday . fortnight they ofttne from ¦ Welling , a dlatanoo of three miles from Woolwich ( a sick mtmbur being ah lowed to come that distance by the rules ) to that town for the purpose of purchasing tbatwe eks provisions . While in ashopthe steward * happened , to pass and saw . th « complainant ( Bucban , jun . ) lifting up the lid of a basket whilst his lather put the goods in . This , it wan contended , was a breach of the 13 th article of-the club ,

      which provided for the exelusion of any person "doing any kind of work , or transacing any kind of buSindSS . " during the receipt of pay from the funds as a ' sick member . Itwasiilsoproved thatthe complainants , wore ft ; en in a public-house , where they stopped for the purpose of rest and refreshment . On these grounds tlmclubex . eluded Buchan jun ., and also his father , for conniving at his conduct . Mr . Traill considered that the lifting up the lid of the basket could not be construed into a violation of the 13 th rule of the society , as there was less labourin this than in the act of a man blowing his nose , which he presumed was not prohibited by the rule . The absence , however , of the complainant from his home at n distance of three miles , in ( icold evening , was not juit towards tho Society , as retarding his recovery from sickness , and on these grounds he refused to interfere , and dismissed the summons , v

      WORSHIP-STREET . —Rebecca Hurst was charged with having felonionsly received a large quantity of manufactured silk , the property of Messrs . Jones and Pain , silk manufacturers , in Fort- * treet , Spitalfields . It appeared from the evidence of Mr . Michael Meyers , an umbrella-maker , in Great Alie . street ; Gooilman ' s-fitlds , li » t on the morning of Friday se ' nnight the silk in question , amounting to 75 yards , was brought to his shop by a respeciab : e- ! oolung man , who represented himself as a silk manufacturer , and snid that being pressed for money , be wut compelled to part with it at a sacrifice , and would let him have it for £ 10 . The great disparity between the value of the property aud the sum asked for it lmviiitr excited his suspicion , he renaestsd the man to

      leave the silk und return back in tbe afternoon to tornplcte the negociation . He had scarcely quitted the shop , however , when the prisoner abruptly entered and requested an advenes of £ 3 upon the tiilk which had just been left by her husband , es be was in immediate want of the money . Witness decline ! to comply with her request , and subsequently want round to the warehouses ot different manufacturers in thu neighbourhood to exhibit the silk , which was at length identified by the prosecutor as their property , themateriali of which had been entrusted to one of their journeymen , who bad cut the work of his loom that morning , aud absconded . Witness then procured the assistance of Sergeant Price , and the prisoner having called at the time appointed to receive the money , she was given into custody . After lodging her in the station house , the . sergeant proceeded

      to the resHenceof her husband , who had since absconded , on searching which he discovered a largn quantity of silk bobbins and plain and knotted silk , which had been since identified by other manufacturers . Mr . Humphreys , who attended for the defence , produced a certificate of the prisoner ' s marriage , and contended that bis client bad acted throughout under thu immediate controul and direction of her husband , who was alone responsible for the aliened criminality . Mr . Heritage , however , on the purtof "he prosecution , r . plied thnt although he had no intention to dispute tbe fact of thie prisoner ' s marriage , be was in a position to show that such a defence was rendered wholly nugatory by her

      previous marriage to another husband , who bad been transported for a similar offence ubout eight ' years ago , and of "hose existence for a considerable period after her subsequent union he could produce , the most con . c ! u « ive evidence . The latter ceremony waa consequently nvalied , and tbe prisonor must be regarded as a feme ioU , and held responsible in law for her aciions . Mr ftiughnm said that under the circumstances just stated , he felt bound to deal with the prisoner as a free aud voluntary ngent in the transaction , and should , therefore , send the case for the consideration of a jury . The depositions were accordingly ordered to be taken , and the prisoner was committed for trial .

      { Frow our Second Edition of Last Week . ) THURSDAY . GUILDHALL . —Charge of Felony against a Merchant and an Abti 8 T , —Frederick William Sherrurd Ctileman , a wine merchant , carrying on business in Crown-court , Broad-street , City , and Edmund Thomas Colemen , his brother , an artist , appeared to answer a charge of fulony , preferred by a Mr , Charles ' Green , ¦ nder tbe following circumstances : —It appeared from what transpired tbe previous day , when a warrant to fenrcb Mr . Culeman ' s premises was granted , that Mr . Green rented a house from Captain Piddiiig , called As sam Villa , Forrest-hill , and a private-arrangement being made that the two Colenians and a Mr . Perry should reside with him , each paying his fourth share of the expenses . Mr . Green said that he laid out

      about £ 412 for plate , furniture , &c , fur their joint use , the others not paying a farthing towards them He was also liable ' for the debts in the neighbourhood , as credit was given to him alone . A short time after Mr . Perry became a bankrupt , and Mr . Green took possession of whatever private property there was in the house in lieu of-what was due for board nnd lodging , A little time after that occurrence , Mr . Edmund Coleman also left , and some dispute arose between the parties in consequence , anil the brothers wished him to divide the plate and furniture amongst them . This Mr . Green declined to do , as theru were a number of debts , to the amount of £ 40 or £ 50 , due , nnd he had taken the house for twelve months . He , however , offered at the end of twelve months , to sell the things , nnd after the debts were paid to divide the balance . Frederick Coleman still resided at tbe house , and nothing more was done until -Wednesday , the 9 th of December , when the two Coleman ' s , during Mr . Green ' s absence in London , removed in a cart all the plate and linen that

      could be taken , To get at the former , they had used a key to unlock the cupboard in Mr . Green ' s room where the plate was kept . Evidence was given at length in support of the charge , but the parties denied the accusation , as far as the appropriation of Green ' s private property was concerned ^ and setup a counter defence that the money paid for tbe furniture was in reality obtained from Mr . Edmund Celeman , as a loan for Perry , Alderman Moon said it was a pity such an aff . iir had not been amicably settled , and not brought to that Court .- "With regard to the charge of fdbny , tbe fact of their having gone into Mr , Green ' s apartments aud used another key , established that charge , for , under no circumstances , hail they a right to enter any party ' s premises , even to gain their own property , without being legally authorised . They had , no doubt , acted wrong , but there was a doubt whether it was with a felonious intention or not . He , therefore , thought it would be best to adjourn the case for a fortnight , and let some of bofh parties friends try and arrange the matter . ^ : X ' ¦

      -FRtjg&YY- . . - . ¦ WORSHIP-STREET . —Inafiie course of the day William Cotton , the wounded soldier ; whose case has excited so much public commiseration ;; entered the Court , accompanied by his wife and child , and communicated to Mr . Bingham that his claims had at length been taken into favourable consideration by the military authorities , at whose instance he had undergone the customary medical inspection , preparatory to his enrolment on the list of permaBentoufrpensionem , attached to Chelsea Hospi . tal . He had also been informed that the limited allowance of eighteen months' pay he had already received , was perfectly . distinct from the pension granted upon the Chelsea establishment , aud that it was intended as an extraordinary grant from her Majesty ' s bounty . Mr .

      Bingljam expressed his gratification that such olitetisfac . tory turn had tdk « n place in his affairs , but said lie considered it right to apprise him tba this attention had been directed that morning to some inc uipatory observation ' s which bad appeared in a . paper , in which his case was incidentally mentioned , and a distinct' imputation made against him that he was * person of un ' w <> rtby character . It was due to himself as well as to the benevolent individuals who had contributed so liberally ft r the relief of his family , w afford him an opportunity , if he was able to do so , to make a public disavowal of such a : lerious charge . The ssldier , who appeared equally surpriBt > 1 and hurt at the alleged imputations , assured the magisti 'ate that they were entirely destitute of foundation , as he bad at all times used his best exertions to perform his duty with honour and fidelity , and . the certificate in bis discharge

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      papers would attest Uii fact that he left tho army with an unblemished reputation . Mr . Bingham . said , that he had himself seen the certificate' of his commanding officer , the authenticity of which hhd been placed beyond doubt , in which it was statod tllat his character was " good , " and it appeared difficult to reconcile that fact , and the subsequent recognition of his claims to a permanent pension with the delinquencies imputed to him . The magistrate then handed over to him the amountof several additional subscriptions he had received , for which the soldier epressed his gratitude and left the Court with the intention of starting immediately for Manchester , his native town , in obedience to the directions oi the Chelsea authorities .

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      HULL . A disoussion on the Banking System , ns connected with the-working classes , took place on Sunday evening last , when Mr . 'Fate opened the debate , and showed how the Banking system had been the means of giving the aristocracy and middle classes the powers of carrying out their designs in the shape of Railway , Shipping , and other Companies , from which the working man wat shut out . At the conclusinnof the discussion , it was resolved"That in the opinion of this meeting the present system of Banking has operated injuriously upon the working classes ; also , that the thanks of this meeting are due and hereby given to the projectors of tlwplanof a bank , as adopted at the Land Conference , as we believe it will be an auxiliary in carryin '' out the Land Plan . "

      BIRMINGHAM . At the quarterly meeting , of the members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Company , held at Walter Thorn , HI , Rea Street , on Monday the 2 nd inst . It was unanimously agreed that each shareholder pay a levy of 141 ., to defray the local expenses of the present quarter , commencing December the 6 th . A unanimous opinion was expressed that immediate steps bo taken , both by the members of the Land Company , and the whole body of Chartists , to liquadate the debt due to our tried friend , generous , and confiding champion , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., as treasurer of the Defence Fund . We hope every subsecrctaro engaged in the movement will consider it a duty to introduce the matter at the meetings . So that no member will be prevented from subscribing his or her share . ¦

      CARLISLE . The members of the Chartist Co-operative Lind Company held their weekly meeting on Sunday afternoon , when after the usual business was disposed of , Mr . Gilbertaon gave his report of the proceedings at Conference , which gave the greatest satisfaction . Every one seemed highly delighted with the establishment of a Bank of Deposit , considering it the best plan that could bo devised to forward the objects of the company . The report of the finance committee , and the resolutions passed thereon , was very satisfactory , although none of them ever doubted the integrity of Mr . O'Connor , and they would advise that gentleman to jet his envious slanderers rail on unheeded , as their pitiful attempts to injure his character only merits contempt .

      DARLINGTON . A public meeting of the members of the Darlington branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Company was held last Monday night , at half-past seven , in the Christian ' s meeting room , Bowes Street , for the purpose of explaining the nature aud objects of the Lund plan , ' as the inhabitants of Darlington have never had an opportunity of hearing it explained before . Joseph bearle was elected to the chair , when he descanted upon the origin and progress of the company , which elicited great applause from the audience . Messrs . Moss and Carlton next addressed the meeting . The audience manifested a great desire to get all the information they could . We think that if one of the directors was to pay a visit to this part of the country f ; ther 8 might be a great deal of good done .

      Our meetings for . the future will be held every Monday night , at half-past seven o ' clock , in the above room .

      THE LAND ! THE LAND ! A public meetine was held at the Hall of Zeta , Pewter Platter , White Lion Street , Norton Folgate , on Tuesday Evening , December 23 rd . Mr . Tapps was unanimously called to the chair , after which , Messrs . P , M'Grath , T . Clark , and C . Doyle , addressed the meeting in their usual eloquent and convincing style . A district of the Chartist Co-operative Land Company was formed , and a secretary and treasurer appointed . The first meeting of the members and friends of this district will take place on Tuesday Evening , January the 5 th , 1847 .

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      WAKEFIELD . The Land and the Charter . —Pursuant to notice , Dr . M'Doual ! delivered a lecture on the Land , in the Theatre , on Thursday evening , December 17 th , Mr . Dawson in the chair . The Lecturer commenced by showing the advantage of removing the surplus labour out of the labour market , and putting them in possession of the Land , thereby removing the competition that at present exists in the manufacturing districts , and effectually putting an end to low wages . He then went on tu show the advantages that a Bank of Deposit would be to the members of the Chartist Land Company , and proved that the security offered by that bank , would be better than that given by the Savings ' Banks , "for , " said he , " what does the Savings '

      Bank offer you ? the Bank of England ; what does the Bank of England give you ? the Government , and what does the Governmentgiveyouf why 800 , 000 , 000 in the shape of a debt . Ue then proceeded to show what co-operation could do , and te do that he showed what it had done , by pointing to the East India Company , which was formed on the co-operative plan . A few merchants bought a piece of land and built a factory in Calcutta , and from time to time , they have purchased more land , until at the present time , thev are possessed of nearly all the laud in India . They send ' out their own ships , and sailors , and soldiers . He then showed that the working classes by uniting their millions of pence , could accomplish what the merchants , had done by their thousands of pounds .

      After the lecture , a public meeting took place to adept the National Petition . Mr . Joseph Homer , jun ., " corn-milleri " wasunanimously called to the chair , who read the following letter from Daniel Gaskell , Esq ., who intends offering himself " as a fit and proper person" to represent , ( or rather mis-represent ) , tbe Borough of Wakefield , in the next Parliament , but if he intends to be returned for Wakefield , he must retract what he has written , or he will meet with a " warmish reception . " lupset Hall , December 9 th , 1840 . Sib , —I very rarely attend public meetings , and as I do not agree with those who think annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage desirable , I must beg to decline attending tho meeting contemplated by the Committee , on bebalf of whom you done me tbe honour to address

      me , I remain , Sir , Tour ' s respectfully , Daniel Gabrxll , To W . Dawson . Letters were likewise read from Charles Watert <> n , E ^ q ., and Captain Ward , apologizing for nonattendance . . The letter from Mr . Waterton was a curiosity in ijs way . lie refused to attend the meeting , on the ground that the " ¦ working classen" bad invaded his dominions in " large armed gangs" for the purpose of plundering him . Under those circumstances , he lefc the advocacy of the working classes " to those who have not been so cruelly treated by them . " The lord of Walton Hall must be taking leave of his senses in thus denouncing the working classes for the acts of a tew poachers .

      The Chairman said that , it gave him great plea * suretohavean opportunity of declaring his principles before an audience of his fellow townsmen , and after ably combatting the assertion that the working classes were too i gnorant to have the suffrage , he called upon Mr . Dawson to move a resolution in favour of the Charter , which was seconded by Mr . Gill , and carried without a dissentient . Mr . Layenby moved the adoption of the National Petition , which was ewonded by Mr . Brook , and ably supported by Dr . M'Douall , who explained dearly and satisfactorily the " six points , " and entered at great length to show the justice and equity of the People ' s Charter . The Chairman put the Petition to the meeting , which was carried without a dissentient . A vote of thanks waa passed to the Chairman , and the Lecturer lor their services , when the meeting separated .

      , CHARTIST ASSEMBLY ROOMS , DEAN STREET , SOHO . . < Mr . Ernest Jones delivered a very animated lecture to an overflowing audience at the above rooms , on Suuday evening , December the 20 th . He chose for his subject— " The Castle and the Cottage , in the feudal ages . " At the close of this interesting lecture , which was much applauded , the lecturer received an unanimous vote of thanks , which he briefly acknowledged , aud the meeting was dissolved .

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      ailTpa ^ eiVcohnected yntti the Roynl , Marylebone TheaMj £ fdr ;! th £ , ^ fociI $ pffp : # iM those arrangemeHtsiwere earned aton | the night Ofthebenefit , onTuesday ^ the ei ghth day : 8 f ) December ; and this committee hereBy ^ recommerid ja'ill ^ ocieties ; who may wish to imflrgye their funds , ^ he prbj ) riety ; of taking thei Royal Marylebone Theatreibrthatpurpose . 1 ' ;; ; : ## ' . Uv- ;; ^ . ''"¦" MANCHESTER . - :: - ;¦ ' -- ¦ - ¦ , ; : Mr . James Clark lectured in the People ' s Institute on Sunday last , oh— "The present state of society . " The lecturer was much applauded .

      TODMORDEN . : Dr . M'Douall totured here on Monday night last to a numerous and ottentive audience . The lecturer throughout gave great satisfaction , and is likely to give an impetus to the : Land movement here . At the conclusion of the lecture , a resolution was passed unanimously , that a committee be appointed to assist the general election committee . The committee elected to raise subscriptions towards paying the debt due to Feargus O'Connor , Esq . ; arc doing well .

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      THE CHARTER NO SURRENDER ! MEETING At eLY AND LYNN . The Town of Ely was roused from its nsual quietude on Monday last by ihe announcement , of a public meeting for the Land and the Charter , the first yet held in this place . The farmers were all on the alert , and , accordingly at the appointed hour in the . vening , many were seen wending their way to the place of meeting , with sundry threats and misgivings at the Land and Charter having found their way to Ely , ' . Mr . Ainger having been called to the chair , briefly introduced the business of the evening . Mr . Ernest Jones , who had been invited ftr the occasion , then rose to explain the plan of the Chartist Co-operative Land Company and the principles of the People ' s Charter . Sln the course of his address , he met , one by one , every objection that had been

      urged against their justice and efficacy , pointed out the advantages to accrue from , either , and called on those opponents , th ** present , to mount the platform and refute him if they could , They had talked largely beforehand , he was prepared to hear them now . We need not say tliey did not accept ihe challenge , and Mr . Jones concluded by hoping tint those men who had hot dared to contest the Chartist principle openly , when challenged , would not presume , in future , to attempt a pot-house , hole-andcorner opposition . At the conclusion of his address , whichVas enthusiastically applauded , aToteot ' thanks with three hearty rounds of applause were accorded to Mr . Jones , and the meeting separated with rapturous cheers for O'Connor , Duncombe , the Charter and the Land . Many joined the Land Company after the meeting . ¦

      LYNN . Two meetings for the Land and the Charter were held in the Temperance liall in this town on the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday last . There are . probably , few towns in England more under thu controul of shopocracy than Lynn , and accordingly , they attempted by every means in their power to prevent the attendance of the working classes . Their object was , ' however , frustrated , and the principles ofthe People ' s Charter have once more found their way and established their footing in this place . Mr . Ernest Jones delivered two lectures , the first on the Land , and the . ensuing evening on the Charter . Mr . Bunton and Mr . Scott acted as chairmen on these occasions .

      Ihe lecturer was loudly applauded durin ? the course of either lecture , and concluded his address with the following words : —I am aware of the subjection in which working men are held in this town , I am aware ofthe corrupt money power that reigns here . We throw down the challenge to this monied aristocracy of Lynn . We have come among them and they'll not get rid of us again . What ?¦ ' Do those pitiful money-grasping shopocrats think , now that it haa come here , the glorious Charter will allow them any longer to trample upon labour ? I see many of you , rich men of trade , presentin this room . Men much more powerful than you , by the side of whom you are puling babes , great , terrible , factory , kings ot the north , are quailing before the powers ot the Charter , and do you , you miserable scrapers of

      the poor man ' s earnings across your dirty counter , you little grinders of the working man , think you . can resist us ? There you stand before me—and besides you stand the honest men you cheat—mock-chrisdans ! besides' you stand the brothers you oppress , —why do you not mount this platform ?—why do you not face your working men , tell them you have aright to trample on them , that God made the Bastile for the poor man ' s age , that God built palaces for you ?—why do you not say you are of a superior race , that Gad made two Adams , one for the rich and another for the poor ?—why do you not tell them you will gend again for a regiment from Norwich , to intimidate those who intend no violence , i hat you may clip the workman ' s wages and take ten shillings from the seaman ' s pay , as you did before ? . .

      1 his platform is a tribunal—this Hall a court of justice—I am your accuser—you are miserable culprits , and the working men are the judges ! Now what have you to say in your defence ? Ha ! your power is gone ! your boast has died ! you hear us coming , and you dare not wave us back , you see us rising and you eannot strike us down . But , mark me ! Do not presume to punish and oppress your working men because they have had the courage to ceme here , and hear and think a little for themselves . We know your old game ! We have our eye upon you . Again and again we shall come here and see how you have benefitted by this warning And remember . ' we have a Trade Union to assist the struggle of labour , we have a Land Company to guarantee the support of labour , and we will have a Charter to ensure the triumph of labour .

      Frequent bursts of applause testified to the truth of these words , and the meeting separated with thretcheers for the Charter and O'Connor . The National Petition received a iarge accession of signatures .

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      - 'W ^^^/ j / x ^ iiy /^ wv ^^ A /^ vsMMAMfWAM / VW ^ M / iArMAMMMM ^ Sheffield . —On Sunday Dec . 27 th , a discu-sion will take place in the Democratic Temperance Room , 32 , Queen Street . Subject , " Co-operation , its inestimable value to the Working Classes , fur the achievement ofth"ir Social and Political Rights in the least possible time . " Chair to be taken at haltpast seven o ' clock , on Mondey evening , Dec . 28 th . A tea party will be held in the above room , the pro cceds to go to the debt due to Mr . O'Connor , $ er Victim Fund . Tickets may be had by applying co the Class Collectors . Tea on the table at five o ' clock . On TuesJay evening , Dee . 29 th at the , same place , the quarterly meeting of the Chartist Co-operative Land Company will be held . Chair to be taken at 8 o ' clock . South Shields . —A meeting of the . members of this locality , belonging to the Land Company , will take place at tbe house of Mr . Dalglis , King Street , on FridayJanuary 1 st , 1847 at four o ' clock , p . m .

      , , Elund . —The Committeeof the Co-operative Land Company , of the Ellancl Branch , will meet to enrol candidates for membership , and receive subscriptions , on Tuesday evening next , at the Forester ' s Arms , from eight to ten o'clock . Martlebonk . —Mr , T . Clark , will deliver a pub lie lecture , subject , " Hopes of the Democracy , " at the Coach Painters' Arms CircusJStreet . on Suncay evening next , December 27 th , at 8 o clock precisely . The Veteran Orphans' and Victims ' Commutes will meet on WediiescUy evening next , at the Land Office , 83 , Dean Stteet , Soho , at 8 o ' clock .

      . Asskmblt Rooms , 83 , Dean Street , Soho . — The proprietorycommittee will meet , oh Sunday evening next , December ihe 27 th , at six o ' clock precisely . In the evening at half-past seven precisely , Mr . Doyle will deliver a public lecture , subject : " Progress ol Chartism , and the Land in Scoltand . " FiNBBURY . —A general meeting of the members oi the Finsbury Branch of the National Co-operative Land Company , will take place on Tuesday , January 5 th , 1817 , at the Mechanics Institute , Frederickplace , Goswell-road , Islington . Bkthnal Grkkn . —A general meeting of the Shareholders of the Whittington and Cat branch of the Land Company will be held on Sunday evening , January 3 rd , 1847 , at six o ' clock , respecting the casr of Thomas Mitchell and theresolution of Conference ; for location at O'Connorville on the first of May , 1847 . All members are requested to settle their las < years expenses for directors .

      IlvLh , —The Chartists will meet on Sunday evening next , December 27 th , at the Ship Inn , Church-lane , at six o clock , when the subject for discussion will be : " What is real wealth ? " The Cooperativt Land Company meet at the same place every iue . ida i evening , at seven o ' clock . The members are also requested to attend . A geueral meeting on the first Tuesday evening in January , on business of importance . The Leal committee of the Tower Hamlets , will meet at the Globe and Friends , Morgan-street Commertial-road , on Thursday evening , December 31 st , at eight o ' clock . Nkwoabtle-ufon-Tvnb —The Chartist of Newcastle and i . ateshend , will hold a full meeting in the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , on Sunday evening , December 27 th , at seven o ' clock , for'he purpose of opening a voluntary subscription towards defraying the ddence fund . . .

      SiioREDiTCH . —The-adjourned discussion : "lias Trades . Unions' proved j beneficial ,-to the _ working classes ? 'V ; , > yi ! I take place on ,: Tuesday evening m-xt , December 29 th , chair to be taken at eight o ' clock , at Mr . Taylor ' s , Kail way Engine . Coffee House , 122 . Brich-lane , near Church-sireet . ..-, ¦ . Commemoration of- thk , Birth Day of Paihe . — The committee appointed for erecting a monument t (! * JiiB noble of nature ; invite , all friends favourable ti

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      the alwve q . bject >; to meet them on Wednesday eren . ing , DecemberSOttij ^ atf the Assembly 'Rooms , 83 Dean-street , to makei : arrangements . for _ the above festival , some interesting communications from America will be laid ' before the meeting . - V " Worck-tkr . —A . meeting of the Chartist Co-onel rafive Land Company In this locality ; will be held at a large room , at the Fish Inn , " Frier-street , on Monday evening , January 4 th , - at Eeven o ' clock . " Halifax . — Mr . B . Rushtcn will lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at half . past six o ' clock in tlia evening . # ; ¦ StttOcDwater . —The Chartist Co-operative Land Company , meets at the house of II . Pritchard , near the Cross , any persons desirous of joining the Company , can do so by applying to the 'Secretary , . 1 L

      Lancashire MisER 9 .-The next generalT .-dolegate meeting ot Lancashire miners wilt be held on Monday next , December 28 th , at the George and ' -Dragon Bi Imge , near St . Helen ' s , chair to be taken at eleven o clock in the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting at the same place , which will be addressed by Wi P . Robers , Esq ., and several ofthe accredited agents of the miners association . Ashton . —A tea part y ana ball will be held in the Uiartistroom , Bentinck-street , on New Tear ' s eve ( r nday ) . The proceeds to go towards paying off the aebt due to Mr . O'CoDnor . OjiDham . — On Sunday ( to-morrow ) two lectures will be delivered in the school room ofthe Working Man ' s Hall , by Dr . P . M . M'Douall , subject : " The Land and the Charter , " chair to be taken at two o ' clock in the afternoon , and at six in the evening . A collection will be made at the close of each lecture to defray expenses . The Land Company meet every Sunday , at two o ' clock iR the afternoon ..

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      Russia . —A friend of ours has returned from and European tour , in which he went the length of St . Petersburgh , residing there for some time . He had every opportunity _ of observing tbe manners of all classes , from the highest to the lowest ; and from the information he gives us we are disposed to -believe , despite some of our Russianised journals , that the pictuve ! i given'by the Marquis de la Custine and Ivan Golovine , of Ruesia and Austria , are substantially correct . The basest idolatry of rank is everywheve prevalent ; and the tourist was forced , notwithstanding all his , efforts and protestations , to bear the title of count , to which he had no earthly pretension , and no wish to lay claim , and to submit to be fleeced and cheated in proportion . He describes the Russians as distinguished by a total disregard of truth , every one lying from the cabman to the noble , and only ashamed at being detected in it . Russia must undergo some dreadiul convulsion before it can take its place among civilised nations . —Edinburgh WteMy Register .

      Wrkckofthb Dukdbb Merchant . —The Sydney Herald of August 19 , gives the 'following account of the loss of this vessel . She was on a whaling voy-. iKe , and whilst cruising on the east coast off New Holland , set ( before daylight of the morning of the 17 th u ! t . ) by the current upon the extensive reefs stretching out from New Caledonia . Owing to the chronometer being broken , and thereby rendered usejess , the vessel had , by being worked by dead reckoning , got nidi upon two hundred miles out of her course ; no indication of the vicinit y of danger was observed the evening before the unfortunate occurrence , nor was any broken water discovered , by the wiitcli previous to the vessel striking , and it was only upon daylight breaking they were enabled te discover their true position . A very short time after the

      schooner grounded she bilged , all hopes were therefore at once abandoned of saving the craft , and in stant preparations made to leave the . wreck in the three whale boats . A small quantity of biscuit , about twoewt ., was got into the boats , with a few breakers of water , with which the boats shoved off to a small sandy island lying about twelve miles distant , at which place they remained two days fitting their little crafts with canvass wash streaks , to enable them to contend against , the boisterous waves . Finding it impossible to get to windward so ' as to fetch New Caledonia , they bore away for . New Holland ; the Northumberland Isles were sighted on the 24 th ulfc ., and they were enabled to land shortly afterwards on this coast , near Kepple Bay , to procure water ; as usual , the blacks watchrd an opportunity to attack tbe weary mariner , at a moment when they were unfortunately unprepared , their firearms being unloaded , having previously been fired

      off at some birds ; upon the men retreating to _ their boats , one poor fellow received a spear wound in the breast , several others had very narrow escapes , speare posing through their clothes , and the feet of those who were destitute of shoes , were much cut and lacerated with running over the oyster shells ; fortunately , the whole got into the boats and pushed off ( his inhospitable shore , leaving behind some of their water kegs . After enduring incredible hardships and privations bv land and sea , they made Moreton Bay on the 3 d inst ., when happily the schooner . William wag working up the river ; Captain Freeman immediately administered to their individual wants , « nd brought the whole of them , 15 in number , to Braibane . Tho distance traversed by these unfortunate seamen , in their boats , is little short of 1 , 200 inil « s ; their escape at this particular season of the vear in the late strong Bouth-west gales , may be considered almost miraculous .

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      Richmond ( Yorkshire ) Corn Markkt . — Vfe had a large supp ly of grain iii our market to-day ; but tbe sale towards the latter part of the day was only dull . —Wheat sold from 7 s to 9 gGd oati , 3 q to 4 s fidj barley , 4 s 6 d to 5 s 3 d ; beans , 5 s 3 d to 6 s per bushel . Manchester Corn ifauket . —There is a complete alterationinthe weather , a rapid thaw having succeeded the recent intense frost accompanied with a change of wind , nnd which circums ' tances appeared to influence the tran . sactions at oui- market to-day ; for although , in addition to advances during the week , wheat was Gd to 8 d per 70 lbs higher . . . ¦ Hull Cobn MAitEET . —At this dav ' s market weh » da

      small supply of whentfroin the farmers , which was readily taken at 3 a per qr , advance on last Tuesday . Birmingham Corn Exchange . — During- the present week an advance of 2 s to 3 s on Foreign , and 3 s to 4 s on English wheat has readily been obtained . Liveupooi . Cokm AUiifUia 1 . —A ( ihsingu of wind na g brought up foreign vessels laden with gram and flmv , andiiu to Saturday evening there were reported about 13 . 0 U 0 quarters of wheat , about 12 , 000 barrels of flour , and about 9000 quarters of Indian corn . Several cargoes have since arrived which will show a large supply altogether . The arrivals from Ireland and eoastivisc are very limitedThe business of the week has been extensive .

      . ¦ Wariungton Corn Market . —New wheat was sold at an advance of Cd per bushel , say 8 s 9 d to 9 s and 9 s Gd per bushel of 70 lbs . Superfine flour , 47 s ; best Seconds , 43 S ; common ditto , 41 s . Meal , 45 s to 46 s per load of 240 lbs . Newcastle Corn Market . —We had a small supply of wheat at this day ' i market from the growers , and no fresh coasting arrivals , for which holders demanded an advance of Is to 2 s per qr . 6 n last Saturday's rates .

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      — STATE OF TRADE .

      Leeds . —The usual dulness of the season has prevailed at our cloth markets both ou Saturday and Tuesday last . Manchester . —Wo are completely paralysed in this town and district , owing to tho speculation in Liverpool . Uradford . —l ' he demand for combing- is again somewhat more restricted , on account of the staplers having : raised the prices . As there is a great dispropoftiou between the price of wool aud yarn , the spinners buy very sparingly , and with the greatest care . We can report no improvement in the yarn trade . Huddersfield . —There has been a slight improvement in the wool market , but there is no more animation in . demand for manufacturers than what we have had to report for the last few weeks . . IIai , ifax .-Iu the piece of yarn markets , there Is quit * as much doing as we usually expect at this season of the

      Kocbdalb Flannel Market . —It was expected that the late severe frosty weather might have pi-oduced a favourable effect up * n tho flannel market , but this hsi not been the case . The business transacted lias been very " Nottingham . —The trade of Notting ham has decidedly improved during the last week or two , in the cotton ana hosiery departments . . LEicssrEB , —The prcsentaeasonable weather has cauaett morebusiuess to be done than usual , at this period Ol the seiison , in the glove and hosiery branches . Glasgow . —Our market for most descriptions of cotton jroods continues in a very unsatisfactory state . There fia » been comparatively little done Ju ™ g , the past j « M «« prices , although very low , are with difficulty obtainable . In consequence ofthe great rise in cotton , spinners hare ndrmced the pi icevf yarn , which , with the depressed state cf the pric * goods market , compel manufacturers w proceed cautiou > ly .

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      TO TBE ED 1 TO& OF TBE F 3 EEMAK . 2 . George ' * Place . Dec . 7 sh , 1846 . Mt Deab Sir—A letter having appeard in the Freeman's Journal of the 4 th instaiit . - signed T . D . ITGee , in which the following passage appeared ;— "The couijnrtee can see no reason why Mr . O'Hiegins should be selected for mention , rather than Mr . Custello or other gentlemen uninvited . As many of my friends seemed to think I was the person above alluded to , I wrote to Mr . M'Gte to request he would stats whethf r I was " the individual referred to . J did so , not wishing it should be supposed that I attended a meetinj , in the olgectof nliich I did not concur . Ai I did not receive an answer , I am now compelled to trespass on your columns , in order to state that I was sot at that meeting . * -. I cannot attribute my not being favoured with the expected reply to anything but an apparent want of the fcuowltrige «» f the courtesies which should he observed between gentlemen . - .= . .. I remain , my dear Sir , : -. Yours very ' truly , ¦ . : E . VvV CosTEtLO .

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      " 32 , BhcWaU-ktreet , Dec . 7 th , 1846 . "Sib , —To answer to your note of Friday ( which in fhenuny of many duties I omitted answering ) I beg to State that a member of oar committee having stated to me that Mr . Patrick Cpstello , birrister ( a well-known Old IreUnder ) , was present , I could not resist the temptation to observe the fact , as illustrating how strange it was , that when the press selected men from tha crowd for notice , a Chartist should be preferred to a moral force nan . ' "Your name was not brought in question at all in my presence . " I remain , Sir , jour obedient servant , "Thos . D . M-Gee . "E . W . Costel ! o Esq ., barrister-atJatv 2 , George's-place . "

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      TO THK EDITOB OF THE JEEEHAN .. Sib , —I am again reluctantly obliged to trespass on the columns of your paper , in consequence of a false charge having been insinuated , though not Openly or manfally stated , against myself personally , as we ll as against tne political principles which I nave always held , from--the .. avowal of i » hich I never for ono moment Birunk .-. - ¦ ¦ --' ¦' : Tas unfounded charge to which I have alluded occurs in a letter , signed T . D . H-Gee , and addressed to E . W . Costello ,: barrister-at-law , namely , "I eonldnot resist tbe temptation to observe the fact , as illustrating how ftrapge it was tbat wnea the press selected men from the

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      [ from the Gatetleof Txieiday , Decen \ ier 23 . ] N . Daniel . l ClinrtotJe-etixet , F '' ^ : ^"' ?' ., ^ ''^ W . Dawsuu , Stavcrton-row , Walworth , " and AU « n » n bmy , City , linendraper-C , burner Lowestoftgroce ^ J . Muusley , Holland-terrace , Milbrook-road , North W » ton , uuikkr-E .. Stepping * Oruner , »^ ' ^ S « et , VV . Trice , Stepney , B" ™^'^ J ^ SSwet Sui o < Southward town carman-J . Gilhaiu , *"" > slr . k ' e , square . jeweller-C . Carpenter , - Ua 8 ' M ^ 1 nstrt . mentrtoud , Kew Coinpton-street , Soho , . mubicai aiakei-T . Davis , Halifax , Yorkshire , W ^ y&J&w , _ W . II . Vinuhau . Bristol Buildw-b . D , b »>> * u . Wiltshire , inkeeper-J . Hudson , Ao ttmg . win , ^ ,. r B . ufucturei-W . Tahtum , Nottingham tob-tto * m 1 \ Mitehd , Liverpool , victualler -W- Bhou « . s , worth , Yorkshire , woollen cloth mamifactmei .

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      TO TBE EDITOR OF TBE FBEEHAIi ' s JOUBSAL . Sib , —Uavinixbeen ontof town on Friday and Saturday last , I oM not see the letter in the Freeman ' s Journal , sisnrd T . D . M'Gee , in which my name is mentioned , until this day . The want of perspicuity in Mr . _ M Gee ' s letter would lead the public to infer that Mr . O'Higgins had intruded npnn a platform where none but guests had a right to be . Ital ? o states "tuat the committee can see no reason why 3 Ir . O'Higslns should be selected for mention rather than Jlr . Costello or oth . r gentlemen uninvited . " Now , then , of all the ridiculous objections that ever were made , even in these ridiculous times , this objection of a " selection for mention rather than , " is the most ridiculous .

      Be it known , then , to Mr . T . D . M'Gee , and all whom it may concern , that Mr . O'Hijtgins never obtruded liimself anywhere—that he was not on the platform in the Hvtcnda on Wednesday night—that he had no wish to be ou it—that he want to the meeting to see and hear young gentlemen of whose eloquence he had heard so much from others—that his ticket being for the reserved seats , letooU Ms place there , and remained in it till the conrlasion ofthe proceedings ,. aft ? r which he walked iome and went to bed , soberiy and quietly . The circumstance which led to the mention of my name in the Freeman ' s Jawmal was simply this . A tall handsome gentleman belonging to the . staff of the Fseejun happened to be jammed with me at the entrance from Carendhfc-row by tbe pressure of the crowd . A gentleman insWe cried out " make way for Sir . O'Higgins—I am glad to see yon at our meeting . " In this way , and in this only , was my presence at the meeting mads known to the gentlemen of the press .

      Permit me to say , in conclusion , tbat neither Mr . H'Gee nor the committee can conceal from the citizens of Dublin that this ridiculus letter was written with the Tk-. vand in the hope of relieving themselves from the imaginary contamination of political principles not yet sufficiently fashionable fur their adoption , I am . Sir , Your very obedient servant , FAXBICK O'HlGGINS . 2 ? p , 15 , Sorth Ann Street . Dec . 7 th , 1816 .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 26, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1398/page/8/