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      fad to pnfin . ; the W . gwjjg Si £ feiSSd ter Association had , by tn « r " ^ "'v discourageadherence to the caoee . «* dst mash « men * , s iren an immcrna M «( g » W , ^ ,, th is mmmm 80 ffwm seconded the motion , which was unaiii"Xfte SSt of Mr Cochbaxc . the thantoof th . Ass ° mblv , were also roted to Mr Shirr n . ior the able manner ia which he had performed the duties of Seretary

      . . ... . ... A similar acknowledgement of the services of Mr M'Crae , the vice-presicent , was also unanimous . ? passed on the motion of Mr Wheeler . Messrs Dixox , SniRRos , and M'Cfiis , shortly re turned thanks , and the minutes of the morning Bitting having been ccmfirraed , the Assensbiy dissolved shortly before one o ' ckck , after a Bitting 0 two week 3 . fFrom our Third Edition last week . )

      THURSDAY AFTERNOON , Mat 11 . Repeal of the Union . Mr West said , that he might give tho mombers an opportunity , of expressing their own , and the Opinions of thsir constituents , on the questiou of _ Retc * 1 , he rose to make his motion on the subject . Ths people of Ireland would also see that the people Of this country were not invo ' . ved in the misgovern Bient of the neighbouring island ; that they were not mixed np with the English nobility in their abuse of fas Iriih . The parliament which concluded the Union were no more the representatives of the nation than the parliament which entailed on this cation the National Debt . The people were unan - moos in that country that the time was csme ween that Union ought to b 9 repea'ed ; and he trusted that , however Lord John Russell might say he would resist Repeal io the death , he weald not long hare

      an opportunity of doing so . He , therefore , moved—• That this Assemblv records its deliberate esnvict ' wn . that the so-called ' 'Union' batwean Great Britain ana Ireiand is urjust in principle , inasmuch as i * abrogates the first and greatest right of the people of all nations—namely , thermae of self government , and a . ' so because it 13 notorious that snch ' so-called Union' was a jcomplished by ths basest of fraud and force , asc was never sanctioned by the Irish people ; and it also declares that , as a connexion , it has provert injurious and unfortunate to the people of b-oth countries , inasmuch ss it has increased English taxation , and multiplied Irish grievances one hundredfold and , therefore , those commissioners who tnaj b 3 sent into the country by the Executive , be instructed to advocate the repeal of the law known as the Act of Unk-n , and on ail occasion ? to conciliate and fraternise with our Irish brethren . '

      Mr Kti > d 6 ecjnded this motion , from no so-called national feeiing . He did so because he considered self-government was the right of tbe people . From the Romans the English people inherited their ronni cipal governments , and one of the grand charaeieristic 3 of good gevernment was a representative saministration . He might refer them to the case oi Norway . That country , so long as it formed an inte : ral p ?> rt of Sweden , was poor ana miserable ; but " sixty yeara after it had been severed from Sweden , it had become greater and more prosperous than Sweden itself . So long a 3 they had Ireland and Scotland poor and miserable , being integral part 3 o * a eentealised government-, and while they had Norway in better condition than Sweden , they were compelled to advocate the Repeal of the Irish Uaion . Before that Union England was in the -habit of importing Irish iiaeii , bscacse the manufacturers thencould make a better article , but now that trade was

      entirely destroyed . Air LsiCH washappy this question had b ? en taken up . It had been said that a famine had occurred last year . Yet at the same time it was the fact that the country bad produced as much as two quarters of grain per head for man , woman , and child in that c unSry , and vegetables in a similar paragraph . He then read returns of exports from the port ot Drogheda , and asked whether , in sight of these facts , they were not guilty of blasphemy in calling it a famine , s visitation from heaven ? Mr T . Clabk agreed that this question was important to Eng ' and and Scotland , where ths population had excessively increased by the influx of the Irish . Mr Beset supported the motion .

      Mr ADiUs felt himse'f called upon to aid the Irish who were is the habit of aiding the Chartists of Ghs Eow . The Union wss an evil , procured by corruption . The present antagonism of Pf otestauts and Catholics aroso from the Irish Church , upheld by the Eaglish governeient , and it would never cease till tbe Union had been repealed , and the nation were allowed to express its own will in iti legislation . Mr Raskin opposed the Union , because all men had a risht to self-government . 3 ! r M'GaiTa f in supporting the motion , said there never had been an Irish parliament . Till the time of the Volunteers they could not draw a biil head , and STan after they had framed the bill the Lieutenant Eight quash it . Sack it was before the Volunteers had achieved their liberty ; bet shertly after came the parliament which raised £ 1 , 500 , 000 to pay themselves , to bribe themselves , for passing the Act of Union ; The Union was consummated , and the misery of the Irish made complete .

      Mr Dokovas assured them that neither the En plish nor the Irish had anything to do with the Un on . it was completed by the aristocracy of both csuntries . Messrs Macsikiosh and M'Cariht supported the motion . Be M'DauALi . recollected the time when in Galloways Vire they had to send round dramiand fifes for Irish reapers ' and gave them 33 . or 3 j . 6 i . a day , now wages were come dewn to 3 s . ami Is . pi . The Chartists had already presented a petition with 3 , 000 . 000 signatures for the Repeal . But Ireland , * rith Repeal , would yet require Universal Suffrage . It yet required a proper tenure cf land . Now a new coat on the fanner ' s back was the signal to the middlemas to wring out additional rent . All hope was thus taken from men . Messrs M Crae , Mathers , and Vemon supported the motion .

      Mr Mar = dss thought there wag a good deal of coaxing practised on the Irish members of the Assembly . He believed that one government for Great Britain and Ire ' and was the object of all of the members , and he would have them say at once to the Irish , ' Yoa wiah for repeal , ths same repeal as we wani ^ - Universal Suffrage , and tha other principles cf tho Charter , made the law of the land . The same government that oppresses yoa , oppresses ^ . ' Now he believed that one government fer bath countries woald ba a good , if that government were based on proper principles . Ireland would be rone the better for repeal if it was still governed by the aristocracy . After a few observations from the Chairman , Messrs Shaw , Stevenson , Basset , Shirron , Cochwnp , and Pdac ^ ck , in snpport of the motion , it was put to the vote , and carried unanimously . Church , and Stele .

      Mr Castes moved ' That the present connexion befcwesn Church and State is Anti-Christian , and the sooner it is abrogated tha better for the people , that they may receive an interest in the property which had been so wickedly wrested from tha pe » ple , to whom it was given at first . ' Mr West seconded it . Mr Piuj g moved , ' That no snch question be entertained . ' If any motion on the subject was brought forward , it ought to be for the confiscation of Church property , in favour of the people . Several members deprecated the introduction of any such question bsfore tbe Assembly . Ttie vote having been taken , the motion was carried by 1 cnr < sid ° rable majority . Tho Aastmbiy adjourned at the aecu 3 tomedhour . ' FRIDAY , Mat 12 .

      Teelotahsm . Mr SrsvEKSOK said , ha was under the neaessity 01 obeying bis constituents , by bringing under the attention of the Assembly , a motion somewhat timiUr to one moved yesterday , bnt going farther and placing the Chartist body on a broader basis-He hoped tbat the Chartists were prepared to make any E&crifice to gain for tbem their rights . It would be a very small sacrifice , comparatively , if they abstained from the use of all spirituous liquors , ale , brandy , wine . &c , tea , coffee , snuff and tobacco . He moved a resolution to that effect . Tfee motion being seconded , Mr West noved , — ' That the Assembly having fcsioa negatived a similar motion , do not entertain it . ' The amendment of Mr West , on being pat to the ToJe w& 3 carried . Chartht Paper .

      Mr Vsrvos rose to bring the propriety of getting np a cteiiy newspaper , to advance the views of tbe Cinr £ i = t-, f-efce the Assembly . Sereral districts , snd especially D ; an . 8 lreet , bad passed resalutions , that the < pinicn of the Ass-mfely should be taken , respecting ice Etarting of a daiiy newspaper , as an organ of tbe Chartist body , lie was sure of i * , that it cou . 'd be o ! aced on snch a , basis as would make it profitable , as well as a means of advocating their views . He m-ived , therefore , tbat a committee of three pereuna should be appointed to make inquiry , and ti report to-morrow if possible . AfrSaiw ( Tower Hamlets ) secoaded this , and exprasstd his sorrow that Mr O'Connor should have bandoned tbe proposal of starting tha Democrat . Ever eince that time many of his friends had commenced subscrib ng their money , and were prepared to enter upon same scheme for such 2 n object .

      Mr Dosotax would rather leave it to tee Executive . Something very like to what Mr Vernon meant appeared in tLe Nobihers Stab nf r ^? moinlog , from which he wen'd read a few s ateiKS : — _ . let . ' That the necessary ^ amount s ^ aii oe raised in shares of one shilling each . Tnat was low eaough .

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      ; 2 nd . ' Thsfcco individual shall hold more than 109 shares . ' m . And some other propositions which met with hisapproval . As these propositions were already put in a t-mgible shape , as well as ctitn'tained by others out of doors , he felt he could not do better than move , — ' That the matter be left in the hands of the Ereou tive . Mr Vbbsos said there was one part of the proposition read , frum ihe Northers Star from which he d . ffflrtd . He referred to the preposition . That 1 shall have the entire control of the paper . By approving any such proposition , he thought they would stultify themselves . A great many of the Chartists , especially the London Chartists , were not satisfied nuw , and would not be satisfied with the paper if it ^ era conducted on tee tame principles as the Northern Stab

      . . . .... Mr Child siid he rose , when he could Bit no longer—he roie to defend the Northbbn Star from ihe charge of a want © f independence osa le aga'nst the NontHBB » Stab It < vas the only independent paper to which the Chartist 3 liad access , snd which had all alon » consistently advocated their views , and when he Irard that paper stigmatised as not indepeEdent . he bop ? d first to have Bome proof that it was Corrupt . ( Hear , hear ) Mr Shaw ( TWer Hamlrts ) considered this WaS not thequestioa . The CuMRMAN said , if they allowed one man to make a charge against the paper another must be allowed to defend it .

      Mr Veuni-n assured the Assembly he did not mean to cbarg * t : iat paper with corruption , or to cast snj reflection upon it whatever , lie had not meuticned th Nobtheen Stab , —his allusion was quite general Mr D . sovak ' s amendment having been seconded by Mr T JvNes , was carried by a majority of five .

      Poor Laws . Mr S . Ktdd rose to move tfec following resolution : ' Tnat it i 3 a clear right , sanctioned by justice , and warranted by ttBmanity , that an unenfranchised and unrepresented people have a claim for a mainlenance in tbe land of their birth , without Being sab jec ? to in > ult or injury by any member of society , or by any government , and we cali upon the thickim : m .-mbers of the British Legislature to consider the {¦ ropriety 0 ? Radiog industrial employment tor our able bodied labourer ? , and to profitably develops our national resources . ' He moved this resolution in ret ere :. ce to ths Poor Laws of England , because it tiire upon the prtseiit condition of the population ot Scotland and Ireland . These PuM LaWB were the

      subject of constant discussion and disagreement Some man contended that , according to tte r " oor Law of Elizibcih , the poor , the able-bidied poor , nad a ril ? ht to public maintenance . Others con tended that euch maintenance wa ^ neceasary , in order to prevent vagrancy . For himself , he tock bisher grour : d 3 , — he held that it was the right , the absolute jUht of every man who cannot otherwise obtain it , to receive public maintenance in the land of hi 3 birth . This was the right , and none coulo deprive him of it . There was to necessity for any such attempt if proper means were taken to pat the poor in possession of the fiTe or six millions ot acres of land that were left , in England uncultivated . As ic stood , the JS' ew To > r Law

      was the shame and the distrrace of British history and of the British legislature . Yet let them consider the costliness of this Uw . From the year 1834 to the year 1842 , the exoensa entailed under it upon the ' nation was £ 60 000 , 000 . and he had bo doubt that to this time that was increased to £ 90 , 000 . 000 . Such a gum , it'it Lad be-n laid out under the principles of humanity , would have provided 45 , 000 families with a cottage worth £ 100 . two acres of land worth . £ 60 , be 3 ide 3 £ 40 to commence life with . The number of individuals thus supported would have amounted to 225 . 000 , besides tbe occupation siven to locksmiths , br ; ck ! a > ur 3 . varp- 'pters , and all the otner tradesmen , who , for the occasion , and some permanently , would be profitably employed . It was no theory to which he

      was referring , circumstances had oceurred in Holland , which made it necessary t <> open up resjurces for the t rving population . They determined on establishing iudustrial colonies on certain portions of waste land . For 23 years those colonies had now existed , and were the admiration of every writer of respectabiliiy who bad visited tbat country . They succeeded beyond expectation . Since , then , idle men consumed without pnducinsr , and became vagabonds and criminals ; sinco laad uncultivated waa profitless , the course was cleir . The British government ought to send tne unemployed ts the waste laod of England and Walea . Mr n had a right to liv ? , and that right could not be neglected . Mr Stevensoh veeonded the motion .

      iVr Marsoen said , it might delight some men , soch as 51 . Lamartine and Mr Kvdd . the Lamartine of the National Assembly , to talk about the revolution of ideas , but inure was very I . Hie change meantime being effected in the present canditioii of tbe w .. rkin ? cla-ses . When he was a bay , thirty years ago , the working masses lived for the m -st part ia villages , and every cottage bad a garden , an ! iu every garden a flower the most beautiful , at least the most useful the warkinjj man could look upon—a stye and a pig in it . By and by this state of things changed , the working men were drawn to the towns , and they became deptndent upon trade . That could not be

      dependtd on , because of the fluctuations , lie then entered into details of these fluctuations . Now , a girl of sixteen years of age could , by mians of the steam loom , do as much as two or three men once on a time could have done . Such improvements were made in the machinery of the card room , that six persons could do as much as twelve could have done . A spinner now eoald do doable the qaantity of work done ten yea-8 ago . A friend of his , a spinner in Preston , in 1838 , attended 400 spindks . and received 9 s . fur lOOlfcs . turned off , but now he « as attending in Manchester to 700 spindle ? , and received buc 43 . for 100 b 3 . The same could be said of other trades .

      Fluctuations and machinery weredapresaifig tbe coudition of the working classes . The government , however , did nothing to remedy this . They w ? re introducing competition , for example , into the Went Indian market by IM cooliea . Ic was hij ; a time that they bid protection for their labaur , and he wished at once that tha Caarti 8 ts would proceed with the Memorial . Me 3 srs D novas , Cochrake , Wbst , Child , Vebsos , and Adams , having expressed their opinion Mr Ktdd replied , and the motion was carried . Arming oflhePeopU .

      Mr Ersbst Jonbs said , he hid given notice of a Eeriea of eleven resolutions . The two first of these had been already unanimously carried by the Assembly . The succeeding eight were necessary for carrying the principles of the Charter into effect , and would be found worthy of the adoption of the Assembly . But the last , theeleveuth resolution , bure directly upon the organisation oi the country . When they had got 5 , 000 . 000 people enrolled aramg their number , they then might nave hope of getting their object . Their great task waa the physical organisation of tbe country . He would , therefore , previous to thr other eight resolutions , njove the last , to this enact . ' That inasmuch as we live in turbulent times , aa a European war is imminent , as Great Britain

      has alrezdy been marked to take part in the same , as we are likely in that cise to bs expose J to descents from enemies possessed of powerful fleets , and aa the government themselves appear t > expect internal commotion , it is Eoeessary that every man should be prepared to protect his life and property , the more sa as tho force at the disposal ot government is , as proved by the military and police returns , wholly inadequate to the repression ot any mov ^ ment ; it is , therefore , recommended that every man supply himself with arms , in the execution of his constitutional right and for the maintenance m ' peace , law . and order / Ho might be permitted to say distinctly , tbas in the resolution he hadjuat raad tin re was nothing at all but what was strictly legal .

      But why propose it ? Did the beopte n ^ t have senee enough to see what was necessary in the circumstances ? It was not his dv to give up their GX

      tremu views and promised them bucceas if they would JuiR the Household Suffrage movement . So it seamed that the other par j c » uld not do without them ; but be could teil thfm [ hat the Chartista oould very well do without them . Join their party with Mr liume at the head I that waa past his Uum-an endurance ( Lnughtir . ) No , he bronght forward a rwolui ' n which propased a course proper for tbe Chartists , and he hoped the Assembly would positively state their opinion concerning it- It wja a resolution that would show tho country and the government that in the Assemblv and with the Chartists there vras Btill a manly heart and a manly intellect .

      Mr Shaw ( Tower Hamlets ) , seconded the re 3 Outioa , ai in perfect accordance with his owe opinion , land that of his constituents . Mr Child was glad the reBolntion had bean brought forward . It was quite similar to a recommendation made by the Retormers of 1832 , some of them at that m-. irru'ut the ministers of tbe country . Mr Dos-nvAN had * similar resolution prepared . I ' wa 9 tha following : — ' Inasmuch as tho peop e ot this country have a p ? r ' est right to have arras in their possession , we , the National Assembly , do

      recommend to tbe whole of t&e people of the B itish I ? les to get arms aa soon as they psssibly can . aB ( he best means 0 / opposing foreign enemies and do me-tic tyrants ; and in connexion with the moral iEfluence of the people , the m nnaof gaining the People ' s Charter ' Ha hoped thatM' Jones would consent to embody tha latter part of M 3 resolution in his , as otherwise he- would be obliged to move it a 9 a distinct amendment-Mr Hbsby said , in adopting this resolution they were acting on the principles recommended by Lord John Russell , Sit Robert Peel , mi tiro Duke oi

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      Wellington , who contiBually said tho only way to maintain peace was to be prepared for war . Mr Richards said , the resolution was such na had his support , and waa necessary to the protection of their rights and their labour . His constituents were quite prepared for it , to go the whole hog for the Charter and their rights . Messrs Rankin , Shaw , and Adams supported the motion . Mr M'Cbae thought they had been studying the passage of scripture he had given out Bhortly after entering the Assembly , ' Those who have no sword let them sell their garments and buy one . ' It was an ( . Id principle , ard an old right . But some , in speak-. ,

      ing of physical force , deprecated thouBO of it . What had been gained without it ? The whole of the immense empire of tbe Queen of Britain had ken ob > tained by physical force . The circumstances of the Chartists reminded him of aatorym his own district . A lonely widow was ine night visited by a villain , wha . understanding she was alone , demanded fojd , clothes , and monfy . She , under pretence of Retting money for him . brought an old pistol without al- ck ai d presented it . The villain ran , and she puraupd , and her visitor did not stop f-r three miles . But the widow , feeing tho effect of her pistol , had alrck put oa it , and ammunition purchased , for any emergency . Ila bojged to say 'Go , and do likewise . '

      Mr Vernon supported the resolution . He felt there was no occasion for his speaking upon it , but hoped Mr Donovan would withdraw his amendment . Dr M'DouAixsaid , it was an old recommendation , similar to one h ? had made in 1839 . The rules ot the Life and Labour Assurance ^ Company had been drawn up on the same principles . But he had always given this advice , that no one need say what was the purpose he meant the artns for . Mr Wheeler hoped the 60 , 000 or 80 , 000 members of the Land Company would provide themselves , and have a shot at noxiouB animals , and such like . Messrs Mathewc , Carver , Macintosh , Mitchell , Sharps , ard other delegates , Bopported the motion , in very animated and strong speeches .

      Mr PiLLise gave a graphic account of themasBacre atPeterloo , which he said he believed would not have taken place had not Henry Hunt recommended the people to have come unarmed . The cowardly yeomanry , soldiers , aiid mat istratef" , to dial auoport to the motion . MrAnKKLLfaid , he had no objection'tostate that the riant of every man was to possess arms . If the metioo merely went tbat length , it should have his sopport . but if Mr Jones meant to make it a positive recomnundation to obtain them he muBt oppose it . Mr Ebsesi Jones said , he meant to give the positive advice contained in the scripture command ' He that hath no sword , let him sell his garment and buy

      one . Mr AsKELtswd , tho Assembly had no more right to issce such instructions to the people with respect to arms , than they had as to the purchase of any other article . The discussion , which occupied the whole of the remainder of the forenoon sitting , was at length closed by the withdrawal of Mr Donovan ' s motion , and the adoption of the resolution proposed by Mr Jones , and the Assombly then adjourned for dinner . On re assembling the Chairman read a letter from Mr Uarley , resigning his situation as a commissioner , and also stating that he was no longer a member of that Assembly . Mr Shirron moved , ' That the resignation of Mr Barley bo accepted . Mr Shaw ( Tower Hamlets ) , before such a motion was adopted , wished to know the cause of Mr Uarley ' s resignation .

      Mr Adams said , as the colleague of Mr Harley , he could state that the real reason was the appearance of Mr U'Connor ' s letter in tho Northern Star . Mr nABLBT stated , he had been requested to resign , n § t by bis constituents but by a committee , and when he returned to Glasgow , he hoped he should he able to set himself right both with icspect to Mr O'Connor and his conBtitueBts . Mr Adams explained , that the committee by which Mr Har / ey was recalled had been appointed at the public meeting to correspond with and to watch over the conduct of the delegates . Mr Carter wished distinctly to know , whether it was the Ut ' - ersof Mr O'Connor which had caused this recall ?

      Mr Adams replied , it was because the peopla had been deceived by the course taken by Mr O'Connor . Mr Donovan be'isved that tho real cause was to be fom . d in the very correct report of their proceedings on Friday , which appeared in last Saturday ' s Star , and not on account of Mr O'Couoor's letters . ( fcte&r , hear , ) Mr Rakkin , and one or two delegates , denied that they had been correct'y reported , and some ot them had not been reported at all . [ 1 i ia only necessary to state , with reference to this statement , that the report , as far as space would permit , was a most impartial one ; but to report all chat is said in daily sittings of seven hours and a half , would require the whole space of half a dozsn Stars , instead of one . " ) Mr MAckiNiosn having been named for the vacant office of commissioner , as being the next on the list , declined to act , and Mr M'Cairthy was appointed .

      At the afternoon sitting some routine buainess was disposed of .

      Repeal of the Poor Law . Mr Arkell moved— 'That the Assembly pkould take into consideration the best ; mesnaof repealing the New Poor Law , and determine whether they Bhould petition parliament or memsrialise the Queen on the subject . It was their duty to show how the pcop ' e can be fed , and eaoecially the manufacturing millions . It waa all very well to talk of physical force , and other things of that kind , but , after all , the real question was , how the people were to be employed and fed . He had that morning carried a petition three yards and a half long , and oigkteun inches wide , for the repeal of this law , to Earl Stanhope ; but that noble earl had assured him , that if be were

      to make a motion upon it be did not believe he would 6 nd a seconder in the House of Lords , and suoh wa-i the obloquy with which every man who opposed the Poor Law system in tbe country was covered , thatic was almost impossible to make any head against it . They ought to make a vigorous domonstra' ion against such a law , not by means of physical fi » 0 , but by supporting ths members of both houses ot ne legislature who wore disposed to aid the people , and thus procure , not a physical , but a moral revolution . ( Hear , bear . ) Mr Mitchkll seconded tte resolution , which , he was certain , would give great satisfaction to his constituents . The people of Lancashire had made great efforts to repeal the law , with which they were quite disgusted .

      Mr Adams said they were only wasting their timo . They had appointed an Executive , and to them they ought to look , now , for any business ; and if tbey hnd no business , he would move— ' That this Assembly be dissolved , and return home . ' ( Hear , hoar . ) The agitation against the Poor Law was as old as that for the Charter , and be did not see any use in introducing any such question . They ought to do their business at once , and go bome . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr J . Shaw ( Tower Hamlets ) conourrcd in this view , as did several other members , ana Mr Arkell was earnestly advised to withdraw his motion .

      Mr Arkell said , he was determined to maintain his rig ' tts . Some sa ^ * V 3 wss Me Cochrano ' s man —others be was Mr O'Connor's ma >' . He wasnominN man . ( Laughter . ) He was not any other person ' s roan , but an hsneat defender of his own principles , and as to popularity , lie did not care for it . lie must insist up in the people being fed , and would have nr > hesitation in getting rid of the aristocracy in order to tffect tbat object . He could no ; consent to withdraw the motion .

      Memorial to the Queen . Mr Ersest Jokes seated , that in accordance with the instruct ; on 8 of the Assembly to the Exaeutfte , tie had . witten the following letter to tbe Lord Chamberlain : — Literary Institution , John-street , Tottenham-courtroad , I 2 tli May , I 848 . My Lord , —Memorials havini ; been adopted to her Majesty at public meetings held throug hout theUnited Kingdom , I 'am instructed by the memorialists to inquire when her Majesty will be pleased to receive tho deputation intrusted with the presentation of the same . I have the honour , ttc , Ebnebt Jones . To that communication he had just reoeived this reply : — St James ' s Palace , May 12 , 1848 . Sir—I have the honour to receive letter in l

      , your ; repy to which I have to acquaint you , that ycur application must be made to the Secretary of Sta'e for the Hume Department , whoso duty it is to take the Queen ' s pleasure in cases in question . I am , 9 ir , your obedient servant , Ernest Jones , Esq . Spencee : He did nDt know what was meant by tbe words in caae , &o ., but it was not very good English at all pvonts . ( Laughter . ) It now rested with the As . sembly as to the next step to be taken , whether they w mid address tho Home Secretary or not . ( Nw , no- ) If they did s : > , they would no doubt in due course receive a polite reply , requesting tbem to fiend the Memorial to the flome Office , and they would never -. car ot it an ; more . It rested with them , whether chey would not seek to address her Majesty through the medium of the great officors of th « Court , rather than to ask anjthirg from the minister againbt whom hehopad ere long toseaaa impeachment ' for treason in the House of ( jDraraous .

      Mr Child said , the Memorial ought to be pre senteil in tha way preacribed by the usual etiquotte ia such matter ? . Mr E Jones siid , there was no present objection to etiquette , though bag-wiys , knee-breeches ' , &c . wsre very ridiculous thing ? , hut the question was , whether they were to be allowed to present the Memorial at all . The Queen was the chief magistrate oiHw country . Tae people were starring ; tfiey UaU

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      arishtto personally make known then ? grievances to ber , and no one should stand between them and MrCinLD , with ereat warmth , said , he would move that they should comply with the usual etiquette , and act like men of senne and loyalty . Mr Donovan remarked that he could not underatrnd the law laid down in that Assembly , by those who pretended to be acquainted with these matters . Yesterday they had been assured that the Qusen must receive them and their memorial , by an appli-StiOD to We Lord Chamberlain , but to-day Lord o oenecr informed them that that was a mistake , tlmt they must apply threugh a different channel . Who was right h » did not know , bat he thought it would be best for them to leave the matter in tbe hands Of the Executive , to take the proper steps , and would move a motion to thateff « : t . nM'Duau . seconded the motion . ^ irL no ™ . r make known their grievance

      r . Mr J . Shaw ( Tower Hamlets ) said ,, they had been sent there to take such step- aa would procure the enactment of tho People ' s Charter , and to present the memorials of the people to her Majesty , and tne question was , why all this matter about etiq-iette nnd ihe mndeot presentation had notbaen BCtled a fortnight since . It was not a question that should be left to tho Executive , the Assembly should settle ID themselves ; the delegates were understood by their constituents to sw to the presentation of tno memorial personally ; and they had" also decared , that , they would sit in London until it was presented , but if they left it in the hands of the Erecutive it mig ht be six months before they heard aoy more of it . . . , Mr Richahds concurred in this view , andstronely denounced tho abandonment of the du-y which bad been entrusted to the Assembly by their constituents .

      TheCHAIRMAH said , thequeetion was really a very simple business mattt-r . They had sent a letter to tho Lord Chamberlain , requesting to know wkenher Majesty would be pleased to receive a deputation , with the memorial . Th- y had received for answer that application , in sucb cases , mutt be made to the Home Secretary . Their next step , therefore , was to write to that functionary . Mr Ernebt Jones moved That the Executive be instructed to write to tho Home Secretary , requesting to know when her M . j ^ 'y would receive a doputioii to present the Memorial . ' If thsfc course did no taore , it would elicit a correspondence on the subject , which could not fail to have a great influence on the country .

      Mr WliBBLER delivered » speech strongly condemf nafory of tbe idea of submitting to send the Me . raorial to the Home Office . He would rather that the Assembly should abandon it altogether , and relire in sullen ailance , leaving the matter entirely in the hands of their constituents . Mr IIekrt suijgesteH that it would be judicious to write to the Lord Chamberlain , stating that the Assembly had bo confidence in the present ministry , and therefore requesting that the Queen would hear her loyal subjects peraoaally . Mr Basset agreed with this sugeestion . It was evident the government was determined to crush them , but he . for one , was determined to meet them . Mr Leach said , it was nonsense to ta k in thiswav . Their course waH a clear one ; it was simply to write to Sir George Grey , to know when the Memorial could be presented , and leave all such foolish bravadoes alone .

      Mr Vbrnon took tho same view as to the next step to be taken . When they got the answer they would then know what course to pursue next Messrs Macintosh and Stevenson having expressed their views upon the question , M >* Arkell suggested that it would be well to aak Mr Fielden to present the memorial ; that he should get Lord Stanhope to intrnduoe him . by exercising his right as a peer of the realm . ( This question was received with derisive laughter in the gallery , which gave rise to eome confusion , and a sharp skirmish between one or two of the delegates , on the ground that they did not treat each other with proper courtesy . Mesaw West , Child . Kydd , and T . Clarke having spoken ,

      Mr Adams rose to nrotest against the proposed course of leaving the question in the hands of the Executive as a dereliction of duty . and in fact , showing the white feather . He and bis constituents had been told by one , who spoke as if he was a high legal authority , 1 hat they couid get immediate aooeBsto the presence of the Queen . Upon this assurance he had been brought to London , and be now found , after sitting there a fortnight at a great expense , that the information was false . He could not b ; a party to any motion which would p ' ace the managemene of this matter is the bands of the Executive ; on the contrary , in order to put an end to this temporising policy , he would move , — ' That tho great meeting to be held at Clerkenwell-green on Monday , phould form itself h . to a procrssion , and proceed wjtk the Memorial to Buckingham Paiic , and demand an immediate audience with the Queen , and thnt the Executive Committee march at the head of the precession . ( Laughter . )

      Mr Rankin seconded this motion , and warmly condemned the policy of calling the Assembly together to present a memorial , which it now appeared they were n * t competent to do , and which could havu been better presented by a small deputation , without all the expense which had been incurred . Several other Scottish d ^ gatee supported with much warmth this view of the matter , a-ul a v < ry animated , though not very fritrndlv . deb te ansuedi in which Messrs Cnrver , Pilling , M'Crae , M Lean , M'Carthy , T . Jones , M Grath , Curaming , Mavin * tosh , Donovan , West , and others took part .

      Mr Ernbst Jones , with reference to what bad been . » aid by Mr Adams , adeiitt ^ d that he was tha lawyer who had told the people that they could present their memorial and have a procession , but tbe circumstances had since altered , nnd what he now recommended was a thorough organisation of _ the country before they attempted to come into collision with those Rebels in high places , who r miglrt attempt to rise against the principles of the British Constitution and tha advocates of People ' s Charter . Mr Adams ' s motion was then put arid 1 egatived , whereupen Mr Macintosh moved : — ' That the National Assembly , before breaking up , appoint an early day for the presentation of the Memorial to the Queen by a deputation , followed by a procession , and that the people be instructed to hold large open air demonstrations in every town throughout the kingdom on the day when tbe Memorial is to be presented . '

      The debate was continued with great warmth until five o ' clock , when there were loud crieB of' vote , vote . ' Mr S . Kydd moved the suspension of the standing orders for half an hmr , to come to a decision upon the subject , but the motion waB negatived , and the Assembly adjourned until nine o ' clock on Saturday

      morning . Mr Adam 3 g ^ ve notice that he would move on Sa turday , that the Assembly should dissolve .

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      Beachampton . —This village was on Monday last the scene of bustle and excitement in consequence of the announcement of a meeting to cousider Labour ' s wrongs and Labour ' s remedy . A large number of persons attended from the surrounding villages , and great enthusiasm prevailed . Mr Win . Hall was voted to the chair , and then introduced Mr Gammage to the meeting . The speaker commenced by depicting the wrone * of the working classes , which he traced to class legislation , showing how , by act of parliament , the aristocracy had taken possession of the common lands , and how the work of enclosure wns still going on , from which ,

      however , care was taken that the working people should derive no benefit . The lecturer touched upon a variety of topics , and pointed to the People ' s Char , ter as the only real anil permanent remedy for the people ' s grievances . A vote of thanks was carried amidst great enthusiasm to the lecturer , and to the chairman , after which the meeting broke up amidst tremendous cheering for the Charter , the Land , and Feargus O'Connor . The men of this villnge wish it to be known , through the columns of the Stab , that in tbis parish theie are 1400 acrc 9 of land , and that the weekly amount generally paid for its cultivation does not exceed £ 16 . Can the land , they ask , be well cultivated with this small amount of labour ?

      NoiTiNGHA&ft—A meeting 0 } the di 8 triot | counoil will be held at tuo Eagle Tavern , Garner ' s liill , at Ax o ' clock on Sunday evening next , to devise the best ; mdtiu of carrying out the plan of organisation agreed to by the National Assembly . Rochdale . —Mr Mitchell , the do ' egate to the National Assembly , will addresQ a publiu meeting , to be held in the Chartist Meeting Room , Yorkshire-street , on Sunday , tha 21 at inat . Chair to be taken at six o ' clock . Loughbirouoh . —The members of the Land Company are requested to meet at the Wheaf Sheat , on Tuesday [ evening , May 23 d , at eight o ' olock , and those who havd not paid their local levies , are requested 11 do so , tho meetings will be hold regularly on Tuesday evening for the future .

      Eam Lbakb near Loughborough , — Mr D ^ an will deliver an address here on tbe Charter , at seven o ' clock on Monday aveoinp , Maj 22 id . Olditah . — Oa Sunday ( to-morrow ) , Mr S . M , K . idd . wi / 1 leoturo in the Working Alan ' s IlulJ , at six o ' clock in ttio evening A mettii ^ of the Land . Company will take place in the abuve room at two o'clock in the afternoon , when all members are requested to pay up their levies , or they will not bs entitled to ballot . OvENnEN . —A . camp meeting will be held hers on Sunday afternoon , at tw , j o'clock , * aen Me . < si ? Rusbton . Shackloton , Cliasat , TayLr , and others , are expected to addresi the meeting A distriot delfgate meeting will bo held in the Association room . Mason square , at eleven o ' claekin iho foreuuon , when sack locality iu the district is requested to send a dt-legate .

      Halifax -On Sund . y evening , atp / a o ' clock , Mr S « 'K ?" a lec ' «« - ¦ Life

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      abbbbi op mr mitchell . Dupun , Mat 14 , At about half-past six o ' clock yesterday evening , Iaspector Guy proceeded to Mr Mitcbei ' s private residence in Ontario-terrace , and having produced bis warrant , stated that information ) were sworn against him by two police-officers , for tbe publication of two letters bearing bis signature , addressed to the Protestant farmers , ( bo ., of Ulster , and published in the numbers respectively of the United IbuhuaM of tha 6 hand 13 thof May inet Mr Mitubel then ,, ' accompanied by Mr Devin RVilly , his partner , and the inspector , drove in a covered car to th- * head police-office , where they arrived a littlo before seven o ' clock .

      Mr Porter addressing Mr Mitobel , said that informations had boen sworn before him that he ( Mr Mitchel ) had comitted felonies under the Act of the 11 th Victoria , passed for the better security of the Ctown and Government , under the 3 rd section of which the informations had been framed , and under which it ; became his ( Mr Porter ' s ) duty to issue a warrant for his appret enaicn . Mr Mitchel was at once committed to Newgate to abide his trial at the commission , which will sit on the 20 ih of May . TRIAL 0 * M 8 SMITH o ' HRIEV , Up ., FOR SKDIIIOff . Dublin , May 15 .

      The gathering of the Confederate clubs in Vestland-row , to escort Mr Smith O'Brien to the Court of Queen ' s Bunch , waa a very extraordinary popular manifestation . ' Before nine o ' clock great numbers of the Confederates appeared in the street , betwefn the terminus of the Dublin and Kinsatown Railway , and the residence of Mr O ' Brien They formed in regular rank and file , keeping distinct from the crowd who came togazaat the speotacle . A strong police party was in attendance to preserve order , but the simple arrangements for tta procession were conducted in tbe quietest and raost regular manner . Mr O'Brien , accompanied by Mr Meagher , Mr Duffy , and other friends , was received with hearty cheering when he took his place in the procession , which started from West ' and-row about half-past sine o ' clock . The Confederates walked three abreast

      through the narrow streets leading to tbe Four Cnurts . The procession consisted ef some thoviBand 3 of pewons , chiefly working men ; hut rasny were well dressed , and not a tew of the middle class were amongst them . They marched with a martial bearing , and tho regular tread of disciplined troops . Mr Smith 0 ' B > ien occupied a plage about the middle of the procpssion . fie leant on the arm of Mr Duff / , of the Nation , and walked between him and Sir Simon Bradstreet . Near the house of Mr West , tbe jeweller , < n College-greKn . part of the procession diverged a little , } When Mr Meagher , with tbe manner of a military commander , called out , ' Do not fall out there . ' Ever and anon the populace who crowded the streets cheered lustik , as the procession passed along ; but the most perfect order and decorum was observed .

      Tho Enniakillen Dragoons and the 55 th Regiment of Infantry were stationed on the quays adjoining the courts , the latter keeping the passages clear . A numerous club of Contcdera-es met the main body in Parliament-street , from Cork-hill , adjacent to tbe Castle of Dublin . Another joined on Oimondquay , from Wineta'e' -n-street ; and a third club ( the Dr ' Doyle ') which marched down Capel street , also joined on the quay . After Messrs Smith O'Brien and Meagher entered thecour ' , the word was given to the Confederati ? ,

      ' Let us proceed to Newpate , and give Mitchel a cheer . ' The entire body then passed through Church-s reet , King-stteet , snd on to the priion . On arriving there the several clubs scattered , surrounding the immense building , and cheering with great ecthusinsm for some minutes . At the moment , Mra Mitchel , who was accompanitd by Mr Devin Reilly , a brother of Mrs Mitchel ' a , and other pewona , stood upon the steps leading to the entrance of the prisoB , and was greeted by repeated cheers from the multitude .

      The Chief Justice took his seat on the bench at half-past ten o'clock . Mr Perrin opened the proceedings by informing the court and jury , tbat the travel aer at the bar , Mr W . S . O'Brien , had been arraigned upon &n < xoficio information , charging him with having delivered a speech en the 15 : h of March , in the parish of St Thomas , for th ° parpitfeof exciting hatred and contempt again-t the Queen in Ireland , and inducing the people to rise ia rebellion . The traverser had pleaded ' not guilty . ' Tbe Attorney General followed , and stated tbe sa ° e for the prosecution at great length . Mr Hodges the government reporter , and Edward , isspector in the constabulary force , gave evidence a 3 to the deliverF of the seditious speech .

      Mr Butt , Q . C-, addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner . He delivered sa argumentative snd brilliant address , which at tho csneiudon , elicited bursts of applause . The Chief Justico summed up , and at half-past six o ' clock the jury retired . In three quartern of an hour the jury came into court and said there was no likelihood of an agreement . The court adjourned to ten o ' clock . On rr-asittmbling at tbat hour the jar ; vece called into the box . The Foreman stated there was not the least prnbnbility of their agreeing te a verdict . The Chief Justice th > -n adjourned the court to tea o ' clock the next day , st the name time ordering the jary to be locked up for tho night . SBFKAT OF THB GOVERNMENT—IHE JURI DISCHARGED . '

      May 18 th . —At the sitting oi tbe court this mornin ; , tku jury in tbe case of Mr Smith O'Brien , after being lucked up all night , were discharged by the Caiet Justice . It is understood that ten were for conviction and two for acquittal . TRIAL OT MR MEAOHXR . Thin morn ' mu another demonstration of the clubs look p ) ao « to ceeoyt Mr Meagher to the Court of Queen ' s Bench . The procession passed through tbe streets in the same order as on yesterday , with , it possible , greater enthusiasm en tbe part of the populiPP . The detail * of the trial of Mr Meaifher were Tery similar to those of the trial of Mr O'Brien . Dcblw , Tuesday Night—At nine o'olock this eveaio K the Chief Justice entered the Court , when tbe jury in the case of Mr Meagher were called in .

      The Clerk of the Crown—Gentlemen , have you agreed to your verdict ? Foreman—Nn , Sir . Chief Justice—Are you likely to agree ? Foreman—By no means , my lord . The Ohiet Jiutioo tb « n adjourned the coui't , and the jury were locked up for the Bight . After the adjournment of the Court , a vast crowd ( accompanied by musicians playing popular airs ) followed Messrg Smith O'Brien and Meagher to the Confederation Committee rooms , where ttey were addresBed by those gentlemen ; after which , the multitude peaceably dispersed .

      THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN DEFEATED . Dublin , May 17 th . The jury in Meagher ' a case was discharged this morning without a verdict ; eleven for convic . ion , one for acquittal . An application to admit Mitchel to bail was refused . O'Brien and Meagher are to tried again next term . ( From our own Comtpondmt ) T 3 K STATJ ! TRIALS—ARREST OP Mil MIICHEL—JBAROBS 0 * CONNOR AND BI 3 ACCUSERS . Dublin , May 15 th ,

      This day , the 15 th of May , is an important , an auspicious day for Ireland . It is ' a great day lor Ireland too . ' On this day twelvemonths precisely , a gieat Irishman—a great advocate for human freedom—and a great enemy to British misrule , closed a long and eventful-ay , and let the world say what it will—a brilliant career iu a foreign land , aurrousded by strange ficea , and far far away from that green nook of earth , fur whion he fought :, and struggled , aad bmke his mighty heart . On this day t ^ elvemon'b . 8 , Daniel O'Connell died in Genoa . Oa this day a still braver Irishman stands be / ore the bar of British—let me call it British sway—for loving his country , and for saying that she might > obe , and should be , a nation . On ibia day the State trials commenced , and Dublin u iu a fever . Nothing can exceed the excitement of all olagaeB . It will be a

      memorable day in Ireland , at all evente . If O'Brien coea to a prison none can forejudge the consequences . It he k acquitted , there 19 an end to British tyranny in this island—it must ba an auspicious day . Smith O'Brien and Irel and , now for it ! The Btske is all . important Th ? game is a dangerou . 9 and doubtful one . No matter . In the long run Ireland will win , » nd the O'Brien will receive the reward of his faith , and bravery , and patriotism . The Four Courts ia a busy fpot to-day . The tra verBers , O'Brien and Mea ^ htr , are en their trial . Hundreds of policemen throng the gates , tbe connyards and every avenue leading to the Queen ' s Bet . ch . Up and down be !< re the courts a strong patrol of mounted policemen are riding leisurely Keeping away tha va > t crowds of men , womtn , and children , which p ess towards the gat j . Is ia a » umng , a strange , an extraordinary scene . Tim % banning' iannot' end with the declaration of the jury ' s verdict .

      And por Mitchel 13 a prisoner . Since last Saturday evening , up to twelve o'olock ta-day , he has been a prisoner in 0110 of the most loalhstmi ; dungeons of Newgate . He is the first victim of tie new Gauging Aot . On last Saturday evening , at aisocock , as he sat with his fo . nily at dinner , in his ho-jse ai Oct . iria-terrace , mac Fortobello , he whs arrep . ted by vub-ii ^ ector Grry , of the r aeiiopokc&u police , and carried before Mr Porter , one ot the magistrates of tha head Ftthci office . Here his committal was made out , a ^ d he was thence removed in one of the com-Bion covered cars of the p ity toNovrgats pris > n . lie « t ! inds charged with having spokon treason against the Q , ue ? n ; md government at the late soiree in Li . meriife , : ind having published trwonaUe language m a letter t > the ProteBtant farsaers of Uhter in tbe Ummd Iri ? hiuk of the Oth iuitoat These ohargcB

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      it is said , he will not deny nor try h palliate . I jjJj in one of my Ijtters , that Mr Mitchel ' s tongue or peh would not be ' gagged , ' and I was right . p r fesr he is at last entrapped . Many think he will pa » tho penalty of loving Iceland in Beven yeara' fjpa , triation to a foreign land ! I think , however , th « government ia not mad enough yet to proceed to these extremes . They might as well proclaim » a ? aeainst tbe Irish people at once as to transport Mitchel . They troa ' t do either . It the people only be patient a little , all will be well . And tho govern . _ !* 5 s 8 a "' . ! 1 not . i ? L * jK ? , f *] Uale - IWid

      went know that the only chance they have , ia b y an ill-timed outbreak in Ireland . It they once could get up a partial and ill-organiwd insurrection , then all would go on smoothly with them after ! But they will be disappointed . Tbe reople w < m ' c rebel !—( at ; lejnt , not soon enough fer their purposes . ) Whenever it cornea to fiat —( ifoorne , it must)— it will corne in such a manner as to disappoint their treacherous schemes . Paddy mow knows better things in that lint than be did fifty yeara ago ! The scenes of 1793 shall not ba re-enacted now .

      And Feargus O'Connor io not a rogae , nor a cheat , nor a coward , after a )] J What naws you tell us ! Many of hia disappointed an I jealous foea , in Ire . land , were clapping th > i" hands U t week , and singing pseans ot joy over bis downfall , with the English mal-content Chartists . Yet , why do [ say ' many ?' Hia foea in Ireland are not ' man / . ' A y . ear ago he had ' many ' enemies in Ireland—now they are re . ducrd almost to no hing . Hi ? foes now only reckon a few of those who fear his growing popularity , and cannot yet forgive past transactions . BuS those people are as powerless as ho need wi 8 h them . They are

      ' Like angel . ' visits , few and far between ;' and unable to work any sort of mischief to the brave O'Connor , or the cause in which he s embarked : The great majority o- Irishmen were EOt apprehenuWe that their br » re country man ' s character will suffer fr . ) Hi the petty jealousies of his English and Chartist fritndt Yet m&uy of those who Btill feel prejudiced against' the Saxon ' a < iid , that O Con . nor ' s sun was set in England , and that the ptople o £ Britain would do more be led bv a' mere Irishman . ' But though Enilichmen may be bigots , still , futh , Miav » re no fools ! Thev Unow O'Connor . They

      remember what he has effected , and they plainly perceive that without him Chartism would soon be ahorn of half its honours . ' Hence , they ivill not be blinded A < e « may prate and rant , and cmhtmniafce , but O'Connor is secure in his honour , and honesty , and prowess—secure , to » , in ihe acumen , and judg . ment > and discernment of Englishmen . Tht-re is no fear <> t rivals , or would-be rivals . Ftarglia O'Connor is still the most popular man in England , it is his own fault that he in aot already menireh of tha vast majority of Irish hearts ! DFIE 1 T OJ THS OOVXBSMfWT . —TlIUSlfH OF « KITS

      O BBIIO . DvBiW , Tueidsy , lUy 16 th . A wonder 1 juitica has triumphed over law ! or rather by a ' luck ; chance' has dl « cotnfir . ed tbe petty icilbi of Lord C arendon . Smith O'Brien is at lar » e . The jury , which was expected to do the ' dirtj work' of ths Whigs , has dliagreed , and tbe otote trials—so far at the ; hare gone—bring not ralu to Ireland ' s hope ) , or downfall to Ireland's defenders , bat a signal and dcoi . iTo triumph . There ' s ' nailing and gmshing of testa' at tbs viceregal lodge !—deipair sod coniternj . tisn , on Cork Hill ! Juy and congratulation juudreno vated hopes in a hundred thousand IrUh cabins ! Th * jary disagreed jeiterday , ten bsing for , aad tiro gainst , a conviction . ' An inch of a miss is at good as a mile , ' se daith tb « Celtic proverb , and two ' noes ' ara a * good for ui as eleven , or even tho round doien .

      rh .-y were locked up last night , and at half . past tea o ' clock this morning were again sum-noned te bring forth their verdict . But no verdict waa forthcoming , It H as no go . . There was no chance of an agri ement , and for once in our history the disunion of Irishmen , proved a boon for Ireland . They were then discharged , snd of couna , go wai the ' traitor' the galiat Smith O'Brien . This U a great day for Ireland . Nothing can exceed the eutbusiasm of the people . Smith O'Brien is novr the Irlah Chief , fhe O'Connell djnasty is at an end . A jear ego , tbe Irish Confederation was but a laughing stock in Dunlin , a terv raw-bead and bloody-bones in the country , now it leads the popular will—sways the national opinion . The triumph of O ' Brien establishes the Confederation on a rock , agalmt which the winds aad srarrg of persecution and prose , cution , and ' gog ^ inx' and proclamations , may lath and chafe , and rattle in vain . '

      To-day Tfeomas F . Meaghor is on his trial . Wehsrs high hopes of Aig triumph nlso . Poor Mitchel is etfll in the felon ' s cell in Newgate . He was remsved ot a writ of Halm * yesterday , to be presenu at ths ' reduction' of the jury , which is to ' trjr'him oa next Saturday . Bis reception amongst the multitudes waa a triumph , though his paltry foea left nothing undone to iHSull Kid irritate him- Oa his removal back to prisuD , the car oa which he waa conveyed to the Poor Courts WBs dispensed with , and bo tvsb thrust likes common thief or pickpocket into the palioa ' van' used for conveying convicts from the police offices to the d fferent gaols and penitentiaries , They but , if an actommodaling jury can be found , he will ba transported , Heavtn foroio !

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      LOCATION AT MINSTER LOVEL AND SNIG'S END . The following parties were balloted from th August ballot , and are to be located at Minste Lovei , with tbe number of their allotments preoed ing the name .

      FOR TWO ACRES . 23 Maria Merryrwm Nottingham 24 Luke Tomlinson Stockport 29 Charles Tinham Office List C William Ashforth Hebden Bridga 25 John Clark Nuaeaton 27 William Uolditch Cheltenham 25 Ann Miles Bristol Two-acre Shareholders cut ef the August ballot , to be located at Snig ' s End . Edrouad Adams Banbury Samuel Whalley Manchester James Holt Manchester John Hudson Leicester

      John Carter Upfonon Severn Charles Frith Greenwich W . H . Curtia Whittington and C » t William Ptckett Office List Constantine Jay Hull Robert WiUon Walsoken CharleB Firth Office List James Hirmer Do James Smith Birmingham Stephen N ° edham Derby Tboaias Sutton Office List John Langl-y Norwich George Staples \ Family Ticket Henry Staples / Office List Three Acres of tbe above Bailot ( to be heated at

      Snig's End . ) Wliliam Gent Wellingborough William Allnutt , Chairman May 18 th , 1 S ± 8

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      Lincoln . —Mr O'Connor M . P ., has consented to cive a lecture on the 29 . h inst ., at the Exchange Room , after the termination of the sale of tbe Red Hall Estate . Chair to be taken at eight n'clock . Crotdon . —The friends of Chartism in this locality are earnestly requested to meet at Loveday ' s C > See House . Luney-street , on Monday evening , Maj 22 nd , at eight o'olock , to take into consideration the re * organisation of the branoh , the peouniary nsshtaaca to be rendered to tho Executive , and tho establbhmor . t of a daily pap ? r . Barnslsy . —All members ot No . 1 branch of the

      National Land Company are r » quested to attend at Mr George Uttley's , on Monday , the S 2 ad initant , at eeveu o'olock in tbe evaning . IIuddbuspield —A special general meeting will bo ieid on Sunday , the 2 L * t inat ., at two p . m ., at Mr Joseph Ibetson ' s , Temperance IloteJ , Brixton-road , when the members of the Association are requested tout end , Coxhoe . —The members of this branch of the National Charter Aasociation , aro requested to meet on Saturday evening , May 27 th , at Mr Featherstone's . Business of great importance will be brought before the meeting .

      Moiiram . —The monthly meetin ? of shareholder ! will be held in tbe lecture room , Mottrara , on Sunday , May 21 « t , at one o ' clock , Pavties in arrears ft the Looal Fund , tha Directors Levy , and payments on their shares , must be paid up , ot run tho risk of losing what is paid . Shareholders desiring to be ui the torthcomini ; Ballot , May 30 ib , must p » y their arrears in tbe Ljcal and General Exueaso Fund , by May 26 th . Hull—A meeting of the Hull National Charter Aosociation will be held on Sunday evening . M » 7 21 st , to elect a council for the transaction of tha business of ihe society , to carry out more etfectuallf theobjectBof the Aisooiation . Siocrpobs . — Mr John West addressed a camp meeting here en Sunday last , and lectured in ti » evoning , in tho Lyceum . Both addresses Rave general satisfaction .

      Nottingham . —Tho next meeting of the Laud Members will he keld on Sunday evening , at sevss u deck , at the Stag snd 1 'iieawnt , Buteher-strest . A 1 ; rke and Eas-y will be utliatthe ekn ot T . Duncimbs . E ? q ., M . P ., Millstone-lane , on Saturday evening , i > t aeve . i o ' ekek . Wiuttinoioh and Cat —A general meeti&g of th » Chartist member * of the abovo locality win bu held on Sunday evening , nt eight o ' clock preoistly , to Ois-0 U 89 the plan o ! organisation .

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      , uaymarKcc , m ttte Uitj of Westminster , at i" ° Office , in the same Street and I ' arish , tor the IVi urie ' . or , TBAUGUS CVCO . NNOR , Esq ., M . ? and p jolisati by Wilmax Hewitt , of So . 18 , Cbarles-stvjet , Ursr . » don-strtet , Walworth , in the parish of St . Mary , Xch * inpton , in tho County of Surrey , at th « Gffico , No . ll " < Gre : » t Wifldmill-strept Haynuirhet , io tfea Cityol'V ®**' minitei . ~ S » turdaj Maj . 2 < u $ > aM 8 »

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      _ «* , % t « rs % A T > ~ ioAT 20 , 1848 THE NORTHERN STAR . _ * ° ^ — = * = i— , ii . — : —^ -T

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 20, 1848, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1471/page/8/