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      ' On the rlaes de la Concorde an immense crowd fcgd assembled . The bridge -was closed at each end sCd guarded by a strong body of cuirassiers and municipal guards , and nene but Members ef the Chamj ^ r were allowed to pass . When any of the oppoatioa members passed they were loudly cheered . At interval ? , when the crowd became too compact , the military faced and marched towards them , when they sorn scampered off . The people appeared perfectly C ° oii humoured , and were cracking jokes with the soldiers . Xot a Sergent de vilh was anywhere to be seen , and in all the vast crowd not a " National Gnardwas visible . An immense number of troops appeared to bs on the alert . All theBbops on the Boulevards , ihe Rue Sfc Honors and all the streets adjacent , are cle 3 ed .

      ' Workmen are employed from an early hour this morning in clearing away all the preparation * for the banquet . Afc about half-past nine , a body of about 600 municipal guards , horse and foot , arrived , and took possession of a piece of ground adjoining the place of the intended assemblage , which wa 3 a large inclosed Seld , between the Rue de Chaillot and the Barriere de Longchamp , where a marquee had beer ) erected . Bat few people had collected in that quarter or in the Chatnp 3 Elysees . ' At noon 30 , 000 persons assembled around the Chambers , which they proceeded to attack , escalading tee rails and walls . The troops immediately proceeded to disperse the assemblage . The Chambers were surrounded by many thousand cavalry , and artillery . '

      On Tuesday the Chamber presented a gloomy aspect . Few deputies were in attendance ; the benches of the opposition were completely vacant . M . Guizot arrived at an early hour ; be looked pale but confident . He was shortly afterwards followed br the Ministers of Finance , Public In strocti on , and Commerce . Marshal Bugeaud , who was believed to have accepted the military command of Paris , in the event of a revolt , took his seat close to the Ministerial bench . « The subject of discussion ia the Chamber was tbe bill for prolenging the privilege of the Bank of Bordeaux . Abaut 3 o'clock M , O . Barrot rose and placed in the President ' s hands the following document : —

      IMPEACHMENT OF THE MINISTRY . The Deputies of the opposition , to the number of fifty-three , submitted to-day the following proposition : — * We propose io place the Minister in accusation as guilty—1 1 . Of having betrayed abroad the honour and the interests cf France . ' 2 Of having falsified the principles of the constitution , violated the guarantees of liberty , and attacked the ripbts of the people . * 3 . Of flaring , by a systematic corruption , attemDted jto substitute , for the free expression of pnblic opinion , the calculations of private interest , and thus perverted the representative government . ' 4 . Of having trafficked for ministerial pur pssea In public offices , as well as ia alltue prerogatives and privileses of power .

      • 5 . For having , in the same interest , wasted the finaneas of the State , and thn 3 compromised the forces and the grandeur of the kingdom . / 6 . Of having Tiolently despoiled the citizens of a ? ight _ inherent to every free constitution , and the « Krcise of which had been guaranteed to them by the Charter , bj the laws , aad by former precedents . ' 7 . Of having , in fine , by a policy overtly counterrevolutionary , placed In question all the conquests ef our two revolutions , and thrown the country into a profound agitation . ' { Here follow the signatures , M . Odillon Barrot at tha head . ] M . Gekobde submitted in his own same a proposition of accusation sgaiusfc the Minister , conceived in these terms : —

      'Whereas the Minister , by his refusal to present a projectoflaw for Electoral Reform , ha 3 occasioned trouble ! , I proposa to put in accusation the President of the Councilandhis colleagues . ' One account states that Guizot , on reading the above document , laughed immoderately ! ThB Cbsmbsr thea rose at five o ' clock in the utnioit agitation .

      1 KCRKASEB ASSEMBLAGES OP THE PEOPLE . Tha multitude around the church , of the Madeleine now became most formidable in nnrabers , though manifesting no symptoms of disorder or ¦ riolencs . The regiments which had arrived were drawn up in liee along the railing of the church . Soon after several squadrons of the municipal cavalry arrived , and the populace was desired to diipersa . This orfer being disregarded , the charge ws 3 sounded , and the dragoons rusted on the people . A first effort was made to disperse the crowd fcy the mere fores of the horses , without the use of arms , and the dragooni did not draw : This , however , proving ineffectual , several charges with drawn swerds were made , the flat of the sword only being used .

      Troops of labaurers were met in all parts of the town during the afternoon , singing the Marseillaise Bymn , and in some cases bearlsg a tri-coloured & ?• At the Madeleine Ifonnd the crowd bscoming more dense . This continued the whole length of the Rue Royale , The people , every moment called apan io disperse themselves , answered with cries of * Vive la Befome . " ' Vive La LigneV and then fcnrstine into the Chmsr de Girondis , ' Mourir pour ia Patrie !'

      In thB Place de Is Concords matters were a Strange appearance . It had been filled with people as on tfee days of the fetes . The Emnicinal guards of the prat at the cemer sear the Turkish Smbas-y sallied out sad attempted to drive the crowd before them , bat instead of succeeding were obliged to retreat into the ' T fortified guard-house to avoid deiug disarmed , for not only did the people not give way , but absolutely pressed upon them . Immediately afterwards the people stopped a carriage in which was a Ministerial Daputy on his way to the Chambers , whicki 3 only separated from the Place de Ia Concorde by the bridge . They made him alight , and then sheok him for several minutes . Ultimately they allowed him to Droeeed . A different process was adopt * d towards M . Marrast , principal editor of the Natioxal , whom tnej cheered , and all but ' chaired . '

      ( From the correspondent of the Time ? , ) Twelve o ' clock *—Tiie Bonlevardg Italiens and the Hue Rspdletier are filled at this moment with & detachment of students , who hare arrived at the office Of the National with s copy of the petition they have addressed to the Chamber for the impeachment of ISnisters . Tbe attitude of the orowd which follows them ia hsimlessjbat at the extremity of the Boulevard , that is at the Madeleine , from thence to tbe Place de la Concorde , where the people fona a dense mass , they have begun to sing the MaRaillaise . and & new chorus , ' Mourir pour la Patrie . ' Nothin ? up to the present has occurred of a leally a'arming character . Nevertheless thej money-changers in the Bonlevard have closed their shops , and are likely to Be imitated bj all other shopkeepers as the day advances , ausiso or ? hs siaBicisBS—cossucis bsiwbes ths TBOOFS A 5 D THE PEOPLE . TOESDAT AjTZRXOOS .

      The lsmps in the Champs Elysees are all broken , and barricades are formed in the Rue Richelieu , the Eue de la Paix , the Roe de la Chausses d'Antie , and fehe Rue de Jniuville . The gates of the Tuileriea are Olwsd , sndthe garden ' s nnd Palace occupied by troops . Marshal Bugeaud has , it is said , accepted the military command of Paris . Various collisions have taken placs between the people and the Municipal Guard , and many have beea killed and wounded . At five o'clock the repps * for calling out ths Naiional Guard was beat throughout Paris . The drum-S 8 rs weresaluted with cries of Vivila Reformed and srfth tha UarieillaUe and the Girondin choral , Mourir pour la pane . ' Several sections of armed National Guards had assembled at the hour the post

      left- ( From ths correspondent of the Globe . ) The mob in passing M . Gnizotf a hotel contented themselves with breaking a few window ? , but at a later period a number of men in blouses , shouting a la * Guizot' and headed by five men in the uniform of the National Gasrds , made an attempt tofcrce open the gate and break in . A body of Municipal Guards came np and diipersed tbemeb . In thePJace de la Concorde , where troopa had been assembled to prevent the people from rushing to the Chamber , we mob pelted the soldiers with stones and mod ; bat the men bore the outrage with p&tience . In the

      neigh-Iwurhood of the Rue Vivienne great alarm was escited at about noon . A mob of about 100 persons eatered a baker ' s in ths Ruedes Colonne ? , and . after stealing some bread , snatched up a large quantity of fire-wood which was at the door , and each man and boy—the bovB were far the most numerous—marched off . earning each a log of wood . The shopkeepers in £ & 9 Rw V& « U » instantly pump their . shatters , but the alarm was of short dotation . The mob went off shouting the MmeiUaUe . I bare not heard up to this hour of any serious affiiir elsewhere except in the Place da Chstskfc . where the shop of an armourer haa been lundered .

      p . _ „ „ . , _„ .,. . At six o ' clock a portion ot the Rue de Rirok was unpaved . The emeute chiefly prevailed in that neighbourhood . It was feared , however , that the Qusrtier St Antoine would be the ecene of disorden . At the moment oar correspondeat closed bis despatches , he received i n formation that the populace were throwing up b 3 mcade 3 in the Rue de Eivo ! i .

      FEOGEES 3 0 ? BLOODSHED . ( Fraa Uis taird edition of Wednesday evening ' s Su 5 . ) Shortly after five o ' olock on Taesday , a collisien took place in theRae St Honore . _ A squadron of dragoons charged the people sword , in hand , and a great slaughter took place . The conflict was going on at the time the last accounts left . Several wounded Lad bean taken to the hospitals . There is a large park ef artillery in the Champ de Mars , in front of the Eoole Militaire , with oScers aad men ia attendacce ready for action .

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      All tue money securitiesi &c , of the Bank of Franci hare been removed to the caves of that establishment , so as to be in safety in the event of the build ine being destroyed . Throughout PariB the feeling is bitter against M Guizot ! A bos Guizot I La tilt'de Guizot ! Aving ' t einq francs fa tele de Guizotl are the popular cries .

      ( From the Lokdon Telegraph ef Thursday morning . ) Pahis , Wednesday . 2 o'clock . —After I despatched my letters last evemng , event 3 of greater importance than had taken place up to post hour , occurred . In several streets running into the Rue St Denis and the Rue St Martin , the people erected barricades , by tearine up the paving-stones , seizing carts and omnibuses , &c Most of these barricades were soon carried by the Municipal Guards and troops : but at . some of them severe engagements took place , notwithstanding the people were almoat entirely unarmed . _ In the conflicts which took place yesterday , several lives were lost , and a great number of persona were wounded . The Munioipal Guard acted with tho greatest brutality—actually running their bayonets into women and children ! I myself saw one of the Municipal vagabonds fell a peaceable man to the ground with tbe butt-end of his musket .

      Different accounts agree in representing that several persons have been slain . It appears , moreover , that the populate have fought , and are still fighting , with great bravery , though , as few of them havemusbet ? , the chances are dreadfully against them .

      RESIGNATION OF THB OUIZ 0 T MINISTRY . Three o'clock . —The Gaizot ministry has resigned A deputation of the ofScers of the National Guard went to the Tuileries to demand that it should be dismissed , when they were told by General Jacqueminot , commanding the National Guard , that the ministry had riven in its resignation . Four o'CIock—The intelligence of the resignation of the ministry is ppreading like wildfire through the ci ^ , and ia everywhere received with every demonstration ofjhv . In passingthe Bank just now . I saw that the mob

      had got possession of the guard-house at the corner . They had torn down the flzg , and a fellow hoisted it on a large pole . There were then Bhouts of ' To the TKilerieB ! To the Tuileries !' Five o ' clock . —The public joy increases . At this moment a detachment of the National Guards followed by a large crowd ia passing before the Bourse , shouting ' VivelaReform !' In the Chanber of Dapntiea this day . M . Guizot announced that the King had sent for Count Mele to form a ministry . This announcement created the greatest asitation .

      ( From the Mobjttko Chronicle . ) Paris , Half past six p . m . —Disturbances were ren ewed—National Guard showed dlsafieoti n and the line wavered . . M . Guirot and his cslleagues have resigned . ( From Thursday ' s Times ) The people in the neighbourhood of the Halle , and of the Rues St Denis , St Martin , and the Temple , having on Tuesday night obtained some arms , threw up barricades , from behind which Ithey attacked the Municipal Guards , hut they were ultimately beaten and many prisoners taken . Some lives have been sacrificed . The troop 3 bivouacked on the Boulevards , and in tbe markets , and other public places . The mob set 'fire to the depot of omnibuses at NeaiUy . A guard house in the Champs Elysees was al « o burned .

      THE NATIONAL GUARDS FRATERNISE WITH THE PEOPLE . —VICTORY OF THE PARISIANS . — OVERTHROW OF THE MINISTRY . ( From the second edition of Thursday's Tnots . ) The courier who bore my letter of this forenoon had hardly ( at half-past eleven o ' clock ) left this house when there took place under the window at which I write the most extraordinary and tbe most decisive movement that haa yet occurred . Attracted by a bnzz of voices in the Rue Lepelletier , I perceived collecting in front of the Operahouse the National Guards of this , the second Legion . I took it for granted that they had obeyed the rappel and had assembled to support the government in resistance of Reform . I was , however , soon convinced of my error . I had hardly re > commenced the translation frem the Journals of some of the very interesting details of the events of yesterday and last night , when I heard loud shouts from the populace .

      I descended into the " street instantly , and found that the National Guards , to the amonnt of 150 , had formed in two lines aoross the Rue Lepelletier—one division at each extremity of the theatre ? . In the centre were the officers . Ontside the people frantic with joy . On asking a National Guard what had happened ? ' We have declared for Reform , ' said he , ' That is , some of hs differ abont Reform , bnt we are agreed about Gniznt ! ' ' Vive la Reforme !' ' Vive la Garde Rationale ! ' cried the people inceBsantlT . An hour afterwards the National Guards pro . ceeded , with their sapeyrs at their head , in full uniform , to the Tuileries to declare their sentiments .

      They returned about one »' clocfc , and oesnpied the Roe lepelletier ajain . A platoon closed tha street on the BouleTard . Loud tries of * Fire la Garde Naticmale !' called me to the-window again . A sqnairon of cuirassiers , supported by half a squadron of cftasieurs achtval arrived . The Chef d'Eseadron gave orders to draw Bwords . The rants of tbe National Guards closed . The cries of the people redoubled , although not a man of them was ansed . The squadron made a half movement oa the Rue Lepelletier , wien the officer in command of the National Guards drew his sword , advanced , and saluted him . A few words were exchanged . They separated . Tbe one placed himself at the head of his soliitrs , and gave the word to wheel and forward , ' and they resumed their march accompanied by the cheers and clamp ing of hands of tbe multitude . The officer of National Guards returned Tery quietly to hii post , and sheathed his sword .

      I am told tho words eichanRed between tha ofBcera were these—' Who ara these men ! ' 'Thsyara thepeopl « . ' ' And those in uniform ! ' ' They are the Second Legion of the National Guards of Paris . ' 'The people must disperse . ' 'They will not . ' 'I shall use force . ' Sir , the National Guard sympathise with the people , thepaople-who demand Reform . ' 'They must disperse . ' They will not' ' I must-use force . ' 'Sir , we the National Guards , sympathise in the desire for reform and will defend them . I am assured by persons who say th . it thej ne&ta _ all that passed , that the officer and the cuirassiers cried Fire taReforme . " . ... HiLr-TAST Two . —Thrice since similar scenes have oc curred . Ths Municipal Guards , who at present occupy

      the unpopular position of the gendarmes of 1630 , are now , by order of government , mixed np with the troops of the line , on whom the people are lavish of their complaints and caresses . A column of cavalry and infantry . Municipal Gaards . aefcecoZ , Cuirassiers , and Municipal Guards , a pied , and infantry of th * line , ! arrived by the Boulevard at the end of the Rne Lepelletier . They made a move like the others as if to wheel into that street , but the attitude of the National Guard made them pause , andim . mediately the word was given to continue their march , the people rending the air with cries of Five to Reformer ' Fiee la Gurdi National ! ' and' Ttte la Ligne ! ' Again a preciselv similar occurrence took place , but this time it ended with the absolute retreat of the troops , for they turned round and retired up tbe Boulevard .

      The initiative appears to havebeen taken by the 3 d legion oftfce National GuarS , who , at tbe mairie of the 3 d arrondissement—Place < f « i » et « j , Ptfre » -aeclarea for reform this morning , f he Municipal Guards , whose barracks adjoin the church of the Petits Peres , were ordered to disarm them , and advanced with charged bayonets on them ; but the movement was imitated by the National Guard , ihe bayonets crossed , blood was about to flow , when tbe Colonel of tbe National Guard , M . Textorix , & stockbroker I believe ) cried out , 'Hold , soldiers ! thase are the people : respect the peoile . ' The effect was electric . The Municipal Guards raised their bayonets shouldered arms , and marched off . This incident had a powerful influence on the rest of tha National Guards of that Legien . They almost to a man joined their comrades , and attained the number of 3 , 0 oo dt one o ' clock . 3 d of the

      Half-past THSEE . ^ -The Legion National Guard has just left for the scene of a melancholy asd unequal conflict , which , I lament to learn , has been going on the whole day in 'the old ground , ' the Market of the Innocents , and the Bues St Martin , Beaubcurg , &c . Their object will be to interpose between the combaunts . Half-past Fode o ' clock . — An officer of tha Etat Hajor has just passed along tbe Boulevard announcing the change of Ministry and the appointment of Count Mole to the Presidency of the Council . Half an haur since I thought that these facts would be ths last of importance that I should have to communicate to-day , but I must add that these concession ! will not be deemed sufficient , and that * securities' willbe demanded . ' There shall he no mistake this time , ' I have heard inadoien

      groups . The itaff officer just aVnfled to stated that the fight , ing was over , and I am euro it js ; for all noise of musketry , which was heard at Intervals , has ceased , I fear there will be sad returns published to-merrow , but I hope that the deaths will turnout to have been compaiativelj few . A column of young fellows en blouse , singing the ' Marseillaise' is now passing my window , escorted by ten times their number ; the former are said to have been the combatants in the neigbbonrheod of the Ealltt It appeara that thirty or forty lives have been lost . It is snid that a General ( Peyronet Tiburce Sebastiani , brother of the Marshal ) who commanded the troops at the Fille 3 du Cabriaira was killed by a man en blouie . A few cannon shots had previeusly been fired in that street . _ ... ___ ,, __ wounded

      A great number of pesple were by a volley from the Municipal Guards in the Faubourg St Martin . A strong patrol of National Guards arrived and interposed , and compelled the Municipal Guards to surrender Ten of the people mada prisoner fey the troops were confined in the suard house ef the Boulevard des Bonnes NouTelles , which has uniformly been taken by ths people in every tmeute . Tl > a people attacked it at five o ' clock this evening , disarmed the soldiers , discharged the mnskets and returned them to them , and liberated the nrisoners , They carried off tho flag that adorned the en . trance , and presented it as £ trophy to the 3 rd Legion of National Guards . . Tha 5 th Regiment , which joined the people in July , 1830 , was here during this affair , and again iraternised vfith the people . _ _ .

      The people are now proceeding to the Prefect of Police to liberate the prisoners confined there . On their way they called at the Refobmh newspaper office , and were told that all wa » not over , that the banquet must take place , and that good care would he taken to secure their liberties . Marias ! Bugean 4 commanded In person at tha Rue St

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      Denis to-day . He is now returning to bis house under the protection of the National Guard ! ANOTHER ACCOUNT . The National Guards formed in line , marched up the Rus Lepelletier , repaired along the Boulevards t > _ t « a Rue Richelieu , which they descended toward ? the TuJeries , ' amidst deafening cries of ' Vive la Reforme , ' » nd Down with the Ministry ! ' to which they energetically responded . Instead ef entering the Place dxi Carrousel , they- proceeded along the Rue de Rivoli , and drew up , batween thtt Rue du Dauphin and the Hue du 29 J uvllct . They had no sooner taken their position than an officer d'Ordonnance of fif-ncral Jacqueminot rode up , and , after exchanging a few words with the Lieutenant . Colonel , rode back in all haste to the chateau . An immense crowd then asBemblediroundtlie National Guard , nnd their cries of'Vive la Reforme , ' and ' Donri with the Ministry , 'could be distinctly heard by the King am the Royal Family . Nevertheless no ti-oops were ordered in that direction , and the people and Nationals were left quietly to fraternise , although the two extremities of tho street were occupied by an immense force .

      OccasioHally strong patrols wero sent out to interpose , if neeessary , between ^ e combatants , but no hostilities took place in the neiphbourhond , tho troops quietly remaining on the adjoining Place des Victoires , without givin- the lenst provocation . The Nationals filed by them , crjing for Reform and tho dismissal of Ministers , surrounded and followed by an immense mass of peop le uttering the same cries , and the soldiers by their countenance testified that they concurred in that wish . In one of the by-streets , a detachment of troops , stationed there to intercept the passage , accepted bread and wi ne from the people , and their officer looked on-nay , e ncouraged them to accept the provisions offered to them .

      The Parisians are among the bravest men in the universe . This is the greatest victory they ever obtained . The people were yesterday morning unarmed . They were in the presence of an army of 100 , 000 of the finest troops in the world , with artillery steres unlimited in number and amount , and who were congregated in barracks , forts , citadels , nearly impregnable , -Kith the King's name to support them . Those unarmed men de . fled and withstood charges of cavalry ia tho largest square of Europe throughout an entire day , and formed barricades , and committed what , but for the object , would merit _ the name of outrage , with a coolness and an audacity perfectly marvellous , and in the very presence of troops four times more numerous than themselves . They braved , the fire of infantry last niRbt . and this morning j notwithstanding- that proverbial drawback on their courage—heavy rain—resumed their construction of barricades , and their defence of them with a few bludgeons and paving stones .

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      CONSPIRACY TO UNSEAT THE PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVE . IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING . ' We'll rally around him again and again . ' A most enthusiastic meeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institute , John-street , Tot tenham Court-road , ) on Tuesday evening , February 22 nd , ' For the purpose of taking such steps as may be expedient to sustain that sble and distinguished political and social regenerator , Feargus O'Connor , M . P ., against the vile attempt which the creatures of corruption are now making to effect his ejection from Parliament . ' The meeting , notwithstanding the pouring rain , was well attended .

      John Sewell , Esq ., was unanimously called to the chair , and said : It was the duty of every one , even at the sacrifice of some comforts , to support the great object for which they had assembled . ( Hear , hear . ) Considering thevray in which Mr O'Connor was elected , the petition against his election must have been unexpected . No election that ever took place in this , or in any other country , could have been more pure than the last election for Nottingham . ( Loud cheers . ) And had Mr O'Connor been either Whig or Tory the public would have heard nothing ot this petition . But Mr O'Connor

      was the friend of the people , and hence this petition « ras got up . ( Hear , hear . ) The petition was not tbe petition of the electors and non-electors of Nottingham . ( Hear , hear . ) But he thought it would be found to be promoted by a minister , and supported from the national funds . ( Loud cheers . ) He bad no doubt that a large portion of both Whigs and Tories were anxious to unseat Mr O'Connor , in order to give a stab to the rights of man through the sides of that gentleman . ( Hear , hear . ) But sure he was that the people would do all they could to prevent the consummation of the vicious desires of those

      corruptionisfs . - ( Much applause . ) Mr O'Connor had been for some sixteen years before the people , and had never deceived them ; but bad , upon all occasions , exerted himself to the utmost in support of the political and social advantage of the people , ( Great applause . ) And it was to be hoped that the Melbourne principle of ' ruin him with expenses / would not be allowed to be enacted on the present occasion , but that the people would feel this struggle their own , and rally round Mr O'Connor . ( Great cheering . ) Mr Thomas Clark , who , on coming forward , was loudly applauded , moved the following resolu - tion : —

      That this meeting have learned with astonishment and indignation , that a petition has been presented to the House of Commons , with a view of depriving Feargua O'Connor , M . P . » of his right to re present the borough of Nottingham in that assembly , and feeling that his continuance in his present position is of the first importance to the labouring classes of tbe United Kingdom , this meeting therefere resolve 3 to aid him in his determination to defend his right , not only with their sympathies , but with their pecuniary means , and hereby call upon their oppressed fellow countrymen to act upon this determination , and thereby prove to tbe enemies of freedom , that the working classes of Great Britain have sufficient gratitude to struggle for him , who has so long aad so faithfully struggled for them .

      Mr Clark said , the the peeple of Nottingham , electors and non-electors , had nobly done their duty in returning Mr O'Connorto Parliament . ( Cheer 9 . ) But , Mr O'Connor was not merely the representative of the town of Nottingham , but the representative of Labour throughout the entire length and breadth of the Land . ( Loud cheering . ) Surely the Whigs were satisfied with th&ir noble representative , the great Lord John Russell . ( Laughter . ) The Protectionists with tbeir stable-minded xaan , Lord G . Bentinck and the Marquis of Grauby ; and the mongrels had Sir Robert Peel . ( Hear , hear . ) Surely Mr O'Connor was not dreaded by those very great men , was be ? ( Laughter . ) Surely Mr

      O'Connor ' s violence could not do much harm in the house , but were he unseated , he would have time to rouse tbe people to action . But it would appear the Whigs had resolved to become great agitators themselvet , for the great Lord John Russell had produced a budget that had caused , and was likely to cause , great commotion . ( Immense applause , ) It was not for the want of either honesty or talent , that Mr O'Connor was objected to —( hear , hear )—but he ( Mr Clark ) believed the groundwork of the opposition was , that his opponents thought be was qualified out of the property belonging to the ' National Land Company , ' and that their petition would give them the opportunity of shouting ,

      ' See how he uses the working man s pence ; but they would find themselves egregiously mistaken , although he ( Mr Clark ) was sure that the members of the Land Company would have been but too happy to have furnished a qualification for Mr O'Connor . ( Great cheering . ) Mr O'Connor had tested his qualification previous to going to Not . tingh&m ; ( hear , hear ) but , notwithstanding this , it might so happen that Mr O'Connor might have the misfortune to get a Russell Committee , and if he did what could be expected but a Russell decision ; Well , it was a national question , and it would not be right that Mr O'Connor should fight the battle alene . ( Applause . ) They would remember

      that Mr O'Connor devoted his whole time to the people . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr O'Connor had raade himself acquainted with the question of Capital and Labour in all its bearings , and therefore it was indispensable that he should have a voice in the Legislature . ( Loud cheers . ) Sure he was that every Chartist , every friend of the working man , would look forward to the 2 nd day of March with great interest . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr O'Connor had for a longtime been at the head of the most persecuted party in the country ; he had advocated their cause from the platform , in the press , and the senate , and had suffered martyrdom in a dungeon for them , and surely it would be criminal in the people to desert

      him now . ( Immense applause , ) He was happy to state that up to the present time , bad as things were , distressed as the people were , they had received over three hundred pounds towards the defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat . ( Loud cheers . ) He had great pleasure in moving the resolution . ( Applause ) Mr William Cutfay in seconding tbe resolution said , be was not astonished , but ho felt indignant . ( Hear , hear . ) ' It was a most infamous affair . ( Hear , hear . ) But knowing how parties were composed he could not say he was astonished .. ( Hear , hear . ) Mr O'Connor , frrrn bis great knowledge , nnd mixing with tbe working classes , was the most useful mas

      inthehouso . ( Hear , hear . ) Duncombeand Wakley were the ncareafc approach to him . but , unfortunately , Mr Duncombe Has ill . Mr Wakley nobly did his duty . Mr O'Connor was petitioned against on the ground of want of qualification , ; but they intended to have more of their friends in that home ret and no doubt the same opposition would be raised to their friend Julian Ilarney , when their friends returned him as member for Tiverton , as most assuredly they woald—( tremendous cheering ) —to Thomas Clark , when he presented himself as member for Sheffield-to Philip M'Grath , when he stood within the walls of St Stephen's , as member for Derby-to Ernest Jones , when he superBedeathe

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      wo . ode" Chancellor of the Exchequer , for Halifax —to William Dixon , when he was proclaimed the representative of the mining district of Wigan-and to Samuel Kydd , when he took his seat as the representative of the borough of Greenwich , ini the place of the Naval Lord ( Dundasjauperseded . ihe Budget had done much towards unseating the Wnigs . ( Great applause . ) To his mind , the chances were two to one against Mr O'Connor , and should he be unseated , it would be their duty to send him back again , ( llear , hear . ) Now was the time for unity amongst the masses , and victory was certain . He bad much pleasure in seconding the resolution . Mr Cuffay retired greatly applauded , and tho resolution was unanimously adopted amidst deafening shouts of applause .

      hik Chairman then introduced Julian Hahnby to move the second resolution , which was as follows : — 'That this Meeting being fully cognisant of the gross partiality which haa aforetime characterised the proceedings of Parliamentary Election Committees , would not be taken by surprise if the decision , in the caseabout to be tested , was against Mr O'Connor ; but as tlmt | gentleman hasgiven the moatpositivo assurance as te tbe validity of his qualification , should a corrupt committee decide against him , this meeting pledges it 9 elf , and hereby calls upon tho Democracy of Great Britain , to use every legal means in their power to securebis second triumphant return for tho borough of Nottingham .

      Julian Habhkt , who was received with loud applause , said : Mr Chairman and brother Democrats—If I had any objeotion to this reoolution , it would be to that portion which based Mr O'Connor's claim to re-election m the event of being unseated , on the ground that his qualification is unexceptionable . I tbmk this the least of hia merits ; nay , I think that before W 6 obtain the Cbnrter , we must gain the election of men who avowedly have no property qualification—men who will go to the House ot Commons and claim to sit therein , beoause they have been returned by their countrymen—their only qualification being intelligence , public virtue , and the confidence of tho people ^ ( Applause ;) Still I have no hesitation to propose tue adaption of this resolution . Tho sin of

      ingratitude is the most damning that can be laid to the charge of any man or body of men , and the woiafc ingratitude wouldbo anything like selfish indifferent o on the part of the Blaves of this country , to their veri . table friends and benefactors . That the working men of this country are in reality slaves , there can be no question . He is a slave who has no property in his own person or hia labour This was the condition of the helots of Sparta ; this ib the condition of the slaves of Cuba ; and is also the condition of the working men of England . ( Hear , hear . ) It is tiue that tbe bondmen of Rome , and the helots of Sparta , might be loaded with chains , scourged , tortured , and put to death , at the pleasure of their masters . But is it not true that your masters exercise the same power

      in another form ? Ia the chain worse than the drag and weight of unceasing misery ? Are the pains of the scourge worse than the panga of hunger ? Is death by the axe worse than death by starvation ? ( Hear , hear . ) You are called free-born Britons , and no man may place a collar round your neck , brand you with hot irons , or hunt you with bloodhounds . Buk if you do not wear a master's collar , you are subject to a master ' s imperious will , who compels you to go and come at . his bidding , or at the sound of hi ? factory bell . You are not branded , but you are generally described as Tomkins ' s bands , ' or' Buegins's hands ;' and your poverty-stricken appearance , diseased frames , hapgard looks , rags and wretchedness , proclaim you the slave class as distinctly as if you wore

      the collar and the fetter . If you are not hunted by bloodhounds , you may be hunted by blue hounds . ( Applause . ) Become the object marked out for vengeance by a masters' conspiracy ; or try to get your living honestly by selling articles without a license ; Or to save your children from death snare a hare , or shoot a pheasant , and you will forthwith find the blue bloodhounds of the law upon your track . ( Applause . ) You ara moro absolutely deDSndent for life upon tbe capitalists , than are tho alayea of Cuba . The stronger nnd longer-lived the slave is , the more valuable ia he to his master ; and , therefore , the owner of the poor black takes care that his' hands' have at least a sufficiency of food , clothing , shelter , and medical assistance in sickness : but who cares for you ? Not

      your masters . They take no deed whether you have food , clothing , or shelter ; and you may sicken and die UHcared for by them . They work you till they flave worked the steel out of you , and then they fling you away like so much old iron . ( Cheers . ) You are compelled by the iron law of necessity to ' crave a lordly fellow worm' to give you ' leave to toil . ' ( Hear , hearO If you do not work and obtain wages , you must die , or , worse still , become beggars or paupers . As Lamennais has forcibly said , ' the lifo of the proletarian is in the purse of the capitalist . ' A Cuban slave has to submit to whateverrequita Ifor hia labour bis master may choose to dictate ; but how tnuoh better off are you ? Notwithstanding your trades unions and sooieties of all kinds , tbe course of

      jour class is ever downwards . You may win a temporary victory ; you may occasionally save yourselves from a threatened redaction of wageB , or , still more r&rely , obtain a sixpence a week of advance , but your masters take care to have a speedy and a sure revenge , the first / notnent that depression of trade places you at their mercy . The government invariably Bides with the capitalists . If any capitalist has undertaken a contract to perform certain work for tho ( jovarn » meet and his men strike , the government suspends the contract , that the capitalist may not be ferced to surrender . If on strike , and unable to subsist , you apply at the doors of tho union bastile for relief , you ate driven away with kicks and eurBes , and told to work , and be thankful for the wages offered you by

      your taskmasters . When fche law is invoked . its decisions arealmostalwaysagainstyou , and magistrates find Juries acquit ; the capitalist , and condemn tbe proletarian . Consequently , for ' the amount ot your wages—that isygur means of preserving your livesyou are absolutely dependent upon the witt of the capitalists . Is not this slavery ? It is . ( Cheers . ) Slavery that we must no lonuer tolerate ; slavery iliat we must no longer bow to ; slavery that we must destroy , even though , like Sampson , we pull down the pillars of the social ediBee . ( Great applause . ) But let me glance at the political side of the question . Politically , as well as socially , the working men have no property In their labour or their lives . You are taxed without your consent . Almost everything that

      from the cradle to the grave you consume , has had the fileWng finger of tbe government upon it bet < we it reaches the hands of the distributors ; and these , again , divided into several circles , appropriate to themselves that description of plunder , which in the young days of the world , was called ' pillage , ' but is now dignified with the title of ' profits . ' Again , laws are made without your consent being asked , laws which affect your lives and liberties . You may be impressed to fight the battles of your oppressors , and may be compelled to serve in the militia to guard wealth robbed from your labour , institutions by which you are outlawed , and laws whose penalties are directed aitainst the poor fsr the benefit of the rich . This is slavery —( immense apphuse )—and I say with the noble conspirator in Ofcway ' s

      play' All who bear this are villains , Hot to rise up at tha great call of Natu ? o—To check the growth of these domestic apoiltre , Who make ua Blaves au £ dare deny our Charter !' ( Great cheering . ) I have reminded you of the real facts of your social and political condition , that I may the more forcibly impress you with a sense of the debt of gratitude you owe to that man who has , in sincerity of heart and soul , devoted himself to your service . ( Cheere . j Yes , Featgaa O'Connor has de » voted his aplendid talents and gigantic energies to the glorious work of destroying that accursed system of slavery I hava faintly described . ( Applause . ) You know how rarely is political honesty to be found in the ranks of the classes above you . DiogeneB went looking

      for an honest man , but even with tbe help of a lantern he failed to find one ; and were we to imitate the phi * losopher of the tub , and confine our search to the ranks of the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie , we should ba almost equally unsuccessful . I say almost , for we certainly have found one exception—I do not eay only one—in the person of Fearsjus O'Connor . ( Applause . ) I am not ic the habit of flattering any man , aad am certainly no flatterer of the honourable member for Nottingham ; but 1 say , review his public acts , and prove dishonesty in any shape , form , or eense , if you can . ( Applause . ) I consider it perfectly unnecessary to recapitulate the acts of Mr O'Connor ' s public career ; bis wonderful popularity amongst the working classes , and the unexampled confidence they repose

      in him , proclaim , trnmpet-tongued , his patriotism and sterling worth . But I have a still surer proof of his incorruptible devotion to your interests , namely—the hatred entertained towards him by the aristocrat !) and profitmengera . The Gracchi were murdered by the aristocrats of Rome—a sufficient proof to me that thoae immortal brothers wero the ' true friends of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) Rienzi had Pope and princes arrayed against him ; he had to contend against the perfidy of the Church , and the butchering swords of the nobility ; therefore , there can be no doubt that he desired the ^ welfare of his country . Wallace wag betrayed to h ' w death by his own csuntry ' s aristocrats ; and Wat Tyler was stabbed in the back by Walworth ' o dagger—the assassin being aided and abetted by a perfidious king and blood-reeking aristocraoy—a plain proof that those two martyrs desired to establish

      veritable liberty in Scotland and England . I might multiply these examples , but enough ; showroeainan hated by your oppressors , and I will show you what Diogenes could not find—an henest man . ( Thunders of applause . ) By great exertions the men of Nottingham—allhonour to them- ( cheers )—succeeded in returning Mr O'Connor to Parliament . He was elected member for Nottingham , but he sita in the legislature as the representative—the faithful representative—of the industrious classes of England , Scotland , and Ireland ; and , therefore , he is mare than ever hated by your enemies . As you have already heard , a conspiracy has been formed under tbe guise of an election petition , to deprive him of his seat . Will you allow your enemios to thrust him from the House of Commons ? ( Shouts of' No ! ' ) Well , then , you must support him with your money . You muBt support him tfith . the thunde Toice of

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      your confederated opinien . You must enable him to foil his enemies with their own weapons . His arms must be of gold , and let his aword be only weighty enough , and his enemies will be paralysed . Should , however , the committee vote white black , and fraud triumph over right , then the contest will assume another charaeter . If , by any villany , Mr O'Connor is turned out of the houso , let ua carry him in apain ( Cheers . ) Ay ! wo can , and will do it , too . ( Renewed cheering . ) When Wilkes was elected far Middlesex , and ejected from the Ilouso ot Commons by his enemies , the electors of Middlesex a ^ ain elected him , Again be wa 3 ejected < ind again elected ; nnd again election followed ejection , until the haughty usurpers of the Commonwealth were compelled to

      succumb to the force of public opinion . ( Cheers . ) If , in thoae days , ere political intelligence had enlightened the masses , vo glorious a battle couid be fought and won for a sham patriot like "Wilkea , surely in these times , when the masses ave more politically enlightened , than were the statesmen of Wilkes's day , surely as glorious a victory may bo won lor a real patriot and true defender of the people ' s interests . ( Cheers . ) Should Mr O'Connor oe unseated , we must have a national subscription , to defray Dot merely the ordinary , but also the extraordinary expenses of his next election for Nottingham . Tho democratio forays must be marched into Nottingham from every town and village within thirty mile 9 of that town , to hold possession of it until our

      champion is once more its member . ( Cheers . ) Delegates must be sent from all parts of England , and I pledge my self that even the proletarians of the continent shall be represented . ( Great applause . ) I do not pretend to dictate to the working men of Nottingham ^ but I tell them that in the event of another election , the country will expect them io employ any and evory means consistent with honour , to ensure the return of our Champion . ( Renewed applause . ) If the conspiring aristocrats and bourgeoisie think to drive us from the position we have gained , they aie very muh mistaken ; The men of ' 39 are not yet conquered . ( Great cheering . ) We have put our bands io tbe plough , and will not turn back- Feargus

      O Connor is member for Nottingham , and Nottinsham ' s member he shall be . ( Thnrrflaring cheers . ) On Nottingham ' s castle wa 9 once planted the royal standard of England , in hostility to England ' speople , but tho might of that people was too strong tor the force of a puny king , and that standard became a headless deapot'a shroud . ( Immense applause . ) Now tho banner of the Charter flies from Nottingham ' s battlements . That flng has the people arrayed on ita side , and wne to those who would attempt to pluck it down . But let them make the attempt—they sha'l find our flag ' nailed to the mast , ' and their every onslaught received with our rallying cry— ' No Surrender !'

      • No battle yet for freedom . Was over founht in vain , In tho bosom of merry England , Nor "hull it \> i again ' . ' ( Enthusiastic an *! protracted cheering . ) Mr Edmund Staluvood in seconding the resolution said , be apprehended he wag one of those to whom the appellation of 'Old Guard' properly belonged , seeing thai : he bad been before the public as a Radical Reformer for nineteen years . Be did not state this from mere egotism , but to remind those ' Old Guards , ' of wbom he wjs happy to see bo many present , nnd to acquaint those who were comparatively young in the movement , that he knew Mr O'Connor whilst member for the great county of Cork ..

      Allusion had been made to the Whigs hatred of himhad they not good reason ? When the question relative to the Dorchester Labourers was before tbe house , did not Mr O'Connor say , 'It was the duty of the legislature to recall those men , and send out tbe ministers—Russell , Althorp , and Grey—in the same ship that brought the labourers home ? ' ( Loud cheers . ) He knew that many , very many of the people were poor—that vast numbers were unemployed—that nearly all that were employed had to contribute towards their relatives or friends who wero out ofwork—but notwithstanding this , love of right , and patriotism demanded that they should contribute a something in defeinra of their own—the people ' s eeat . He and his family had already done

      go . After so many years struggle for the Charter , they were not going to give it up—( loud cheers , )—and particularly alter the many excellent examples continental nations had set the ' m . For instance , the King of the Two Sicilies flattered himself , some few weeks since , that civil and religiouB liberty prevailed in his dominions , and refused his subjects what is called a constitution , or in other words , representative government ; but the good men and women of Palermo soon awoke him from hii dream , and forced him to yield their demands . Again , in the Roman States , the Pontiff had conceded certain measures to the people , but fired by the triumphs won by the citizens of Palermo , they had proceeded to his Holiness and asked a

      constitution . Pope Pius had pleaded the rights ef tbe Church and their holy religion ; but they might depend on it the Romans were not to be humbugged . Again , Louis Philippe and Guizot wished to suppress the cry for Liberty , Fraternity , and Equality , and attempted to put down the Reform Banquets , but the people of France demanded their continuance ; the Opposition deputies caught the inspiration , —its fervour even spread to some of the Peers , — the enthusiasm caused the epidemic to reach the National Gu&yds and Ihew officers , & » d the result would be that Louis-Philippe would be compelled to withdraw his opposition or lose his throne . ( Loud cheers . ) With all these examples before them should Mr O'Connor be unsented , would they remain quiescent ? ( 'No ! ' and loud cheers . )

      The resolution was then put and carried unanimously . The Chairman then introduced Mr Ernest Jongs , who was received with great cheering , and said : Mr Chairman , —We are assembled to-night to defend our own cause in the person of Mr O'Conner , and I look at this meeting , cot Only as defending that gentleman ' s qualification , but as impeaching the qualification of Lord John Russell and his cabinet . ( Cheers . ) Money and laad they have—yours . ' The qualiScatiea we want they have not—honesty and judgment . For their judgment—look at the Budget . For their honesty—look at the Reform Bill . ( Cheers . ) Well , then , let us defend those that aro honest , and rally fur the representative of England . Mr O'Connor pledges him 8 * lf , should he be unseated , to contest Nottingham

      again . Lei us begin to form his canvassing committco . Let it be formed by all Englnad , not by Nottingham alone . Fire hundred national delegates should assemble there . You can do it , if you choose . London should send two from every ono of its eight boroughs . Let this committee canvass the electors , and England will never have seen suoh an election . ( Loud applause . ) Again , party spirit will UBO intimidation—W hiss and Tories will try to frightpn the electors . We ought to march one hundred thousand men into Nottingham from tbe Midlands , jnst by -way of re-assuring them , for some electors are very timid creatures . ' ( Loud cheers and laughter ) Sir ! were the Charter the law of the land , we should not need these efforts io obtain common justice . ( Hear , hear . ) Therefore , I am glad the following resolution is submitted to the meeting . The speaker then read as follows

      ;' That the experience of every day affords thia meeting strong and conclusive proofs of the pressing exigency of a great radical change in the organisation of the Commons' House of Parliament ; and that this meeting is also of opinion that no reform in tho representative system , short of tho enfranchisement of the whole male adHlt population of the empire , would meet the stern requirements of jus tice . or secure that universal happiness which should be the great end and aim of all government , and furthermore , this meeting solemnly believing that the Bill entitled the ' Peop ' e ' s Charter' embraces those great principles of political justice essential to a pure representation of the whole people , hereby pledge themBelvcs to their oppressed countrymen , to strugg ! e incessantly until the bill aforesaid shall have been numbered among the laws of the land . '

      Now , sir , I stand not hero to talk of the principles of the Charter . Who impugns them ? I should like to see the man in this meeting , who would say a word against their justice . Us would be a curiosity . No ! we will no longer wasto our time in defending what no nensiblo man any longer dares attack . The time forjphilosophising has gone by—now ia the time for action , action , action ! Let us no longer talk of it , but try to get it . ( Hear , hear . ) There ara two stages in a publio movement—the first—creating public opinion ; the next—using it . Something , indeed , may still be done in the Srat . Three sections—tbe strongest part of the population , have been Badly neglected . I mean the railway labourers , the miners , and the army . I would

      vewturo to suggest ) that immediate ) steps be taken to win them over to the principles of Chartism , by a special agitation directed for that purpose . ( Hear , hear . ) 1 am aware ef the laws against drawing the army from its allegiance . But it is just in its allegiance , that we wish to confirm it . To whom does it owe its ehiof allegiance—if not to the peeple who clothe , feed , pay , nrm , and shelter it ? The bayonets and the guns , the flags and epaulettes , tbe glitter and the gewgaw are but the dirty pence of the despised working man . ( Cheers . ) I grant you they swear allegiance to the Q , ueen , so they mayfor to whom does the Queen owe allegiance bnt to the people , ¦ who pay her for her royal work—and you know tho pay iB very little , and the work very great .

      ( Loud cheers , and laughter . ) Ih the quarters alluded to the seed still remains to be sown—there is yet many a fallow field of thought among the mines , the barraek 3 , and the railways . ( Hear , hear . ) But let ua now also organise the thought we have created . Wnat steps are vre taking t Let us divide England into equal districts ; each with its council , its central { 'lace of meeting , and its periodiealgathering . Let tho names of every ChartiBt be signed on the district book 3 , then wo shall know our numbers , whether they pay or not—for poverty does not disqualify from Chartism . ( Cheers . ) And above all , where ia the National Convention ? It should be sitting now—let it not be long delayed—we are in tbe midst of a great crisis , and th collective wisdom

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      oftl : e working classes should lay down the plan of action . If I am asked h-. w this proposod organisation is to carry the Charter , in iho teeth of en armed and hostile government , 1 answer-that depends oa circumstances . We need only determine > t » have the wW , and weshall soon find the way . ( Cheers . ) Much has been said by previous speakers ab'iuS moral and physical force . 1 dislike to hear thp distinction drawn . For what does moral force mean ? It means being in the right . And what does physical force mean 1 It means having the power to establish that right . Therefore , they are t win cherries on one stalk . ( Loud cheers . ) Well , I won't be afraid of talking about it too , The povernnipntnot we , have raised the question . The

      Government—uet we , are arming anddrilling . The government—net we , are preparing for finhtinc . The London gentlemen are forming the ' ( Juecti ' a own Volunteer Riflemen . ' They chose a right name —they havo ' rifled us all along . ( Laughter . ) I suppose the 18 , 000 parsons , of couree , form part of the rifle corps , and Lord John—who rifled the church landa ; and the fundholders—who rifle twenty-eight millions per annum ; and the landlords—who riile the labourer ; and the cotton-lords —who rifle the mechanic ; allthearmj- ofidleneeB —that rifles the pockets of industry . Oh ' . these London volunteers , they should march with goosequills for bayonets ; ledgers for swords ; and bills of acceptance for a banner . Why one working

      man could scatter a battalion . ( Loud cheers ) But , sir , Lord John is supplying them with black braid and bronze ornaments , arms and ammunition The Brook Green Volunteers will be nothing to them . ( Laughter . ) I wonder if Lord John would supply us too if we were to take it into onr heads to form a national guard ? I should tike to maka the experiment . 1 do not like to see a rich class arm ] and a poor class weaponless . ( Hear . ) The fact is , they wanted to raise the militia , but they grew frightened , so they arm the middle class . We defeated them before with the cry—' No vote , no muBkot . ' Well , it is a good cry , but I almost tliisk it might be altered to— 'No vote—a musket ; sinco without either one or the other , the poor man

      is in a sorry plight , when the rich have both . ( Ileaii hear . ) Well , this sounds very like physical force , end yet 1 aay I am a friend of peace . From that very reason , when ope arms , the other cannot afford to ' disarm ; that ' s just what the great powers say , when they increase their armiea— And , indeed , I ' m getting very frightened of the French—I quite tremble—I think you all de— -and from pure fear of an invasion we should arm to defend our cottages and land , our high wages and cheap bread , the blessings of Free Trade , and the God-send of the Poor Law . ( Loud cheers and laughter . ) And , indeed , seriously speaking , if the middle olass have a light to arm , so have the working class ; and though an advocate of peacespeaking now of tho mere principle—I say there ara

      times and oircumstances when not to fight is treason . ( Great applause ., ) The Irish understand this well ; they are stirring nobly at last . 1 hope they may conquer ; and were I an Irishman , I would march id their ranks . And as an English Chartist , it is ray duty to aid them by every means in my humble power . ( Treraendens cfceering . ) And were the English , people maltreated , as some people not a thousand miles from here have been I wonld be the first to cry . 1 Britons strike home ! ' ( Enthusiastic applause . ) Now , my countrymen , I call on you not to pay for the murder of the Irish ; no militia , nave for tbe de * fence of freedom ! No namby-pamby , unconditional peace cry . Is it by moral force the very laws of ths

      country uphold peace ? Why , if moral force is all * sufficient , when a burglar breaks into a house , instead of sending a policeman , do they not send a parson to tell him— ' You ' re doing wrong—please to walk outplease give back what you took—please be a good Christian . ' , ( Loud cheers and laughter . ) Ko ; they ' re obliged to use the trunoheon after all , and craok his skull if he struggle . ( Hear , hear . ) Well , friends , the burglar Privilege has broken into the bouse of Industry ! Carry out the law against hitP , and if you cannot drire him hence by persuasion , then think of the policeman . ( Loud and prolonged cheers . ) Mr John Aknott , seconded the resolution which was adopted unanimously .

      On tbe motion of Messrs Clark and Child , a vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the chairman , who briefly acknowledged the compliment . Three thundering cheers were then given for the Charter , three for Feargus O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams , and Jone 3 , and three for the French Republicans , and the meeting dissolved .

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      Mas JONES , TEE EXILE'S WIDOW . TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Friends . —An appeal was made , some weeks ago , on behalf of the above named much neglected lady , to raise her the sum of £ 100 , for the putposa of establishing her in business , as a stay and corset maker ; and I had hoped that nine years of deprivation and suffering , in our behalf , would have Beeured her the amount sought for , without the necessity of any other appeal . The cool indifference with which that appeal has been received haa prompted me to remind my brother Chartists of their duty , and the lasting disgrace which will be cast npon our body , should this appeal not be met promptly and with

      spirit . We are about to reorganise our forces for the battle of right—tbe harpies of the law , and the base tools of faction will agajn be sent amongst the people to entrap them , and draw their leaders into their snares . The political agitator seekirg to destroy tha power of the oppressor has not the easiest journey through life ; subject to tbe tyranny and vengeance of rampant faction , whose power he threatens , the contumely ot all above the ranks of the sons of toil , and sacrifices of domestic comforts and retirement , ho takes the post of danger for the good of others . Ia it too much , then , to ask that , should he be sacrificed , those who are dear to him shall receive our support ? If we deny this , who can we expect to come forward to tight eur battles ?

      William Jones , the Welsh martyr , had been but six months married when he was torn away from his home . What will he feel when ho hears of his wife suffering all the pangs of distress , in additioa to that of ber unhappy bereavement ? The proverb says , ' Delays havo been more injurious than direst injustice , '—delay then no longer . What do youf cheers for Frost , Williams , and Joaes amount to . if you turn a deaf ear to the sufferings of the Whigmade widow ? It way be pleaded as an excuse , the poverty of the people and the many subscriptions open for various purposes ; I admit the poverty of the people is great .

      at the same time I affirm there are many who are . able , if they were willing , to give considerable assistance ; let every man make a little self-sacrifice , and immediately resolve , when you read this , to give us as much a 9 you can , and take it to the properquarter . No delays ! While you are considering "Mrs Jqnea ia s-tarving . Appeal to your several branches in tho Land Company , they are composed of Chartists , and , surely , joining tbst body , whoso object is to create a community of happy individuajs , will not obliterate from your memories the sufferings of your fr e&d 3 when the scaffold v / aa elected , and the sharpened axe ready for the work of slaughter .

      Thanks to your energies , you prevented the bloody scene , and the patriot and philanthropist exchanged the scaffold lor the transport and penal settlement . To the good work , then , in time . This is a work for every Land secretary . Our general secretary in * forms us we have 500 branches ; let each branch collect four shillings and the sum ia raised . How trifling Sheamonntt and bow much good it would do—aa injured woman placed out of the reach of want , and the bleeding heart of the expatriated husbasd cheered at tbe comfort of his wife , and look upon the aot as a proof of your good-will and love towardahim , and kindle in his heart the hope that you will yet , by your exertions , restore him to his country and horns . Honour and shame from no condition rifip , Act well your part , thtre all the honour lie *' . Trusting this will be taken up with spirit , and tha charge of ingratitude removed from our character , I remain , yours faithfully , Manchester . E- Borlbt .

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      Barnblbt Weavers . —Ou Monday morning at nine o ' clock , the Hnea weavers , o £ the Mtssrs Uarvey ( linen manufacturers ) , ^* ' this town , held ft publio meeting to devise the best mode of preventing a very great reduction , threatened to be made in their wages . Frank Mirfield wa 3 called to ihe chair . A deputation was sent from themeeting ; toendeavi . urto settle the dispute . In four hours they returned with an answer , that | the Messrs Uapey would withdraw one-half of the proposed reduction for one year ; but , i if the weavers did not compel Messrs TTaylor and Sons [ to pay up to tho standard of the trade , by that time thej would reduce down to Taylor's prices . After much deliberation upon tbe present Btate of trade , the poor weavers felt themselves necessitated to accept their master ' s term ? . The reduction is about five per cent , upon the fine drills , double baoks , and imperials . Thecoarser fabricB to remain as they stood before . During the the Free Trade mania , this firm was constantly

      requesting their workpeople to jom them to get a repeal of the Com Laws , that they might have high wages , cheap bread , and plenty of work ; instead . we have half our looms totally idle , and about quarter work for tho others . On Tuesday m « ht . February 15 th , a large meeting o { the weavers of the whole town was held in the Union Room , when , it was resolved : — 'That , all the weaversof the district should be called upon at their homes , and requested totally round the union onceaeain . . and that the delegates should do their utmost to fcringevery weaver over to join either the Local or National Association for the Protection of Wages . ' The meetill" wna addressed by Messrs Wright , Simpson , Garbutt . Shaw , and others of the trade . Every weaver pledged to do bis best to prevent the downward i course of wages . After a vote of thanks to theNoRihbbn Star for its advocacy of the Ri g hts of In « duatry , the meeting separated , animated with a better Bpirit , than we hare aeen for a long time .

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      February 26 , 1848 . THE NORTHERN ST AR . " 5 '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 26, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1459/page/5/