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      Wding out hopes of still further economy 2 nd reductions in succeeding years . f he time and circumstances under which t j , i 5 announcement was made are certainly eminentl y suspicious ; but , whatever the mo-* jve of the Government may be in making it , there is one broad inference to be drawn from the fact—namely , that if the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the First Lord of the Admiralty have satisfied themselves that 300 . 600 J . may this year be . easily saved on the Navy and Ordnance Estimates , keener eyes and bolder hands will be able to detect the ways and means of saving a much larger sum . We shall watch carefully the proceedings on the

      Reports of the Committees , which must speedily make their appearance , In the meantime the Revenue Table for the year and quarter ending 5 th July , published on Thursday , by no means justifies thehopeful tone ef the Chancellor of the Exchequer . That table shows a reduction of 32 / , 741 / . on the quarter , as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year . The decrease in all the ordinary sources of revenue for the year ending 5 th July , 1 S 4 S , as compared with the preceding year , amounts to 2587 , 709 / . In addition to this large falling off , it should also be recollected that , in the vear 1847 there was

      3 decrease , in the ordinary revenue of j . 453 , 143 ^ , as compared with the ordinary revenue of 1 S 46 . Putting these two items together , it appears that the total deficit in these two years of Whig financial mismanage-Hient . amounts io 4 , 040 . GsHl . To this must be added the 9 , 000 , 000 / . loan for Ireland , which was so wastefully squandered in useless work ? , and degrading soup kitchens ; and not a penny of wkich is ever likely to be re-paid ; and it will then be seen , that the total cost to

      the Datum of two years of "Whig Government , amounts to upwards of 13 , 000 , 000 ? . sterling . Wkat do their friends , the Shopkeepers and Special Constables , say to that fact ? It is one which their education and habits will enable them to comprehend the full force of . If they are inaccessible to any other species of argument , they , at least , understand £ . s . d . ; that magical trinity , which is so faithfully worshipped by the profit-mongers . Surely even they will came to the conclusion , that we are ' ' paving too dear for our whistle . "

      The Encumbered Estates ( Ireland ) Bill has again made its appearance , but so much altered as scarcely to be entitled to be considered the same measure . The culpable negligence in the manner of originally framing the Bill , and the tardiness which the Ministry displayed in pressing it forward , have raised general suspicion as to the sincerity of the Government respecting it . Nor did the

      summoning of the House for a special sitting on Tuesday morning , at twelve o ' clock , for the express purpose of expediting it , do much to remove that impression . An amendment , by Sir Lucius O'Brien , to extend its provisions to England and Scotland—which seemed to have been moved in a spirit of irony—occupied the whole of the mcrning sitting , which at last terminated by the Bill being left exactly wfeere it w ; s before the commencement of the

      debate . This is oue of the few measures of public importance which have made their appearance during this'Session . Until the lands of Ireland—and we wi }] add of this country alsoare emsn ^ ij a ted from the shackles of entail , and allowed to be sold freely to those who have the means and the will to cultivate them as they ought to le , we shall continue , as at present , to witness the infamous spectacle of a country artificially converted into a desert , to please an aristocratic class ; and the people at large forcibly driven into starvation , discontent ,

      and , too frequently , crime , because that class chooses to lock up the soil—God ' s gift to man —from its proper use . Of all monopolies , the monopoly of the land is the most deeply injurious to society . Yet , in these anti-monopoly days , net a voice is raised against this monster iniquity . Looking at the enormous mass of business that must be got through , somehow or other , in the course of a very short time , we have little hope of this first assault on the corrupt 2 nd mischievous system being successful . There is not time for its passing , even if its promoters are in earnest .

      On Tuesday ni » ht . Ministers were successful in their defence of a job , by means of which ther provided snug berths for a few of the onhangers of the party . Under Peel's Government , and when the Railway business was Dearly ten times what it now is , it was managed by the Board of Trade , at a cost of little more than £ 3 , 000 a-year . As soon as the Whigs got into power , however , they saw that this . department presented a capital excuse for * making new p laces . At the very close of / he SessioD , and after the bulk of the Members had left town , under the impression

      that nothing but routine matters would be disposed of , they smuggled a bill through Parliament appointing a Railway Commission , with its due compliment of First Commissioner , Clerks , * Inspectors , &c , &c , and , under their management , the cost of conducting Railway business , has suddenly swelled from £ 3000 to £ 17 , 000 . Mr Bankes moved for the abolition of this job , which has not e \ en the merit of doing the business as well as it was done before , to justify the increased expenditure ; but the jobbers were too manv for him , the motion was lost : where the

      carcase is there will the valtures gather . The House immediatel y counted out on the motion of Mr Urquhart impugning , the foreign policy of Lord Palmers ? on ; the hon . mi rn'ier saw the dodge that was going to be tried to snuff out the question , and was just about to sit down , after a few very brief remarks , in order to let , as he said , Lord Palmerston reply , and prevent a count out , when he was anticipated by a motion to count , and less than the " forty " being present , memfeers and reporters scampered off like boys let loose from school , quite delighted with their half-holid ;

      iv-The Public Health Bill has passed several stages in the House of Peers , and it is , after all , not unlikely that this solitary useful measure will succeed in being placed on the Statute Book : if so , it will be almost the sole act which will redeem the session of 1848 from utter condemnation .

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      J . G . Xewbegging , Blackburn . —So many resolutions of a similar description are passed at different meetings thatit is impossible to insert them all in the Star to thetrtJu ! -i-a of other matter . The resolutions were sent to the Land Office . The Chajltuts of Keighley requests Dr M'Douall to say Titen he can lecture at Keighley , and to anneance the sums in the Stae . Address . Jonas Wells , brass nsoulcier . Green-gate , Keighle-r , Vort . Csh . 7 ekhah .-J . P . Glenister suggests ' thatif 200 , 000 Chartists would subscribe a peony s week fortwelre iretks , the § um of ^ IO . iO'J cuuld be raised for the Deftnce Fuud .

      Bixglst . —An eje witHes * should forward information respecting tritiiesses to the attorney engaged to defend the yri ^ onera . ^ ouieh Tows . —The proposition of Hr R < jbiu 6 ou must be paid for as an advertisement . Shleekess . —W iliiam Derine infoms ns that , at the Roj al Hotel Gardens , the effigy of John MitcheL with his name in full on the breast , is set up to be shot fit by the Tisiiors . Can this te true ! If so , Sheerness is disgrai-fcd by such a disgusting insult to a fallen man and *<»* helpless family . . 'It Ikeubaid , Peterborough . —Wo haTe handed over J ' -jur order to iir Watson , We o&ly supply the -WratiN Stab .

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      Scicide of as Officer of the 83 sd Rect . —On "edceeday week , a melaEC&olj occurrence took place in ihe birrack at Caslltcomer . A young 6 ? C } A - Stewan Lane , Esq , a lieutenant of the Sord Reeiment . had been ill of ferer for gome daye previrufcly , aud m charge of two servant ? , and , being labouring under toe eff-cts of delirium , daring the temporary absence of the servants he left hb bed " twkspiHoifrom stable , charged it deliberately , ' « d snot biaself . The unfortunate gentleman onJv survived a few honr 3 . A WniTE Rook — A Manx newspaper mentions «» t a white rook nv ' -tn ' j b . en ettc : l the woods ~ i * r the Nunner ; : .-. kiry . znd k frequently at" [ kcd by thecomr .-ju : kt , v ; ,-Vq « . ; em to enter-^ laan extreordiiu-r * .- •¦ . ;< : if < ; ;' aeir furer fellow .

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      RECEIPTS OF THE RATIONAL , &&KD COMPANY , FOR THE WEBK BNDTNS THURSDAY , JULY 6 , 189

      ( . PER MR O'OONNOB . ( BASES . £ g , d . Criyford a 0 16 6 Parkhead .. 1 lo 0 , Market Laving- Cirencester „ 5 0 0 ton .. .. 0 6 0 Manchester .. 2 1 G 9 ! Kinghorn .. 10 0 Walsall .. 1 10 0 I Stratford-on . Aven , Blackburn „ 6 8 6 C'jombs n C 19 2 Birmingham , Birmingham , Goodwin .. 10 0 | Couperthwsite 0 8 0 Birkeahead M 0 2 6 Westminster ,. 0 7 6 Mottram ~ 5 2 0 i Lambeih „ 0 8 6 Bcrmondsey .. 0 12 C i Wilmslow ., 2 19 5 i Glasgow .. 1 16 9

      Sheffield , 16 0 II Wisbeach , Cut-! Exeter M 0 111 man ., 0 15 6 i Farringion ., 10 0 Hamilton .. 1 10 e Worsboivugh Punrith .. 0 11 0 Common - 810 0 Gainsborough .. 4 8 2 Totness .. 3 0 4 | John Rasberry .. 0 10 Alva . » 0 8 o AnthonyHayeB .. 0 10 0 Malmsbury .. 17 6 Henry Sulivan . 0 10 I Norwich , Clark 1 11 6 Benj Cbamber-Newent .. 3 4 0 lain .. 10 0 Nottingham , Tbos Hodges .. 0 3 6 Sweet .. 3 11 9 Lewis Pugh „ 0 5 0 Hyde . „ 5 0 0 i \ V .. » 0 5 6 Stockton .. 5 0 9 Peter Tumble .. 0 1 o £ 85 1 2 0

      BIPBN 8 B FOND . Haslingden . » 0 10 Nottingham , Market Laving- Sweet 116 ton . .. 0 2 3 Parkhead .. 0 4 0 Birmingham , Mottram ¦¦ 0 8 0 Couperthwaite 0 2 0 Glasgow ,. 0 5 6 Kennington .. 0 9 6 Hamilton .. 0 10 fl Totness « 0 4 0 Gainsborough .. 0 7 0 Alva .. ., 060 Uich Stevens .. 020 Norwich , Clark .. 0 8 6 Samuel Dellow .. 0 2 0 £ i 13 3

      ¦ iaa ^ DOJ Land Fund ... ... ... S 5 1 10 Gipense Fund ... ... ... 4 13 S 89 15 1 Bank ... . „ 181 13 9 £ 271 8 10

      Wm . Dixos , CHSBTePHEK DOTLE , Tbos . Cuar , ( Cones . Sao . ) Philip U'G * ATn , ( Fiis . Seo . ) RECEIVED AT BAKK . A Working JIan , Newton , near Hyde .- .. 5 0 0 Total Amount from tljrde Prcmdent Savings Club .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 S 0 0 Manchester - . ., - k 52 3 3

      NOTICE . The manager has received a remittance of £ 15 from Edmund Stallwsod , on account of The National Cooperative Benefit Society , ' in the Deposit Department of tne Land and Labour Bank . T . Pjiice , Manager . RECEIPTS OF LIBERTY FDKD Suc'bury « 0 5 0 ilarylebone , per Suffolk Arms , Goodwin .. 0 10 0 Hackney .. 0 6 0 Leamington „ 0 19 0 Washington Bri- Blackstone ed ge gade , per meeting .. 0 15 0 Daniels .. 0 15 6 Pinsburj , per Dalkeith , per Allnutt .. 10 0 Rankin - 10 0 Washington Bri .

      Edinburgh , per gade „ 0 5 0 Walker .. 18 0 Alva .. „ o 10 0 Soinerg Town , Newcastle » 111 per Arnott .. o le 0 New Radford .. 0 18 0 Wallace Brigade , Snnderland „ 10 6 per Lacey .. G 5 0 Manchester .. 3 16 0 Oldham , per Nottingham .. 17 3 Hamer .. 10 0 Hnrton Colliery , Manchester , per per Rwxby H 0 3 0 Tbos Roberts 5 0 0 Brighton ,. 0 4 0 Galashiels - 0 5 6 Birstal , per Suck-Great Marloiv , smith .. 0 19 fl per Stallvrood 0 3 6 Bllston , per Sittingboume M 6 2 5 Goodwin „ 0 5 0 Rochdale „ 8 10 0 A few Poor Albert Locaiitr , Needle Women , Bonner * s Fie ' lds , Shoreditch „ 0 2 0 perHevmen - 8 2 0 £ 2 * e 3

      N . B . —The money toticed in last week's Stae appeared before . The Treasurer merely announces he has got the orders , ¦ which makeg a double return and may lead to the conclusion that we are getting twice as much as we actually receivf . Executive Notice . —All monies receired for the Libejty Fund will be acknowledged in the Stas of nest week . We call on our friends to support us without delay , and send their subtcriptions forthwith . John M'Cbai , Secretary . KECIITZD ST W . KIDEE . From theMeoha- Saeriston , per nics of Black . R . Turnbull .. 0 6 4 friars-road .. 8 5 0 Wortley , per W Brook , Leeds * 0 5 9 ^ 0 17 H

      POB HKS JORES . Stafford , per J Walliogford , per Barratt - 0 0 G C Phillips .. 0 3 3

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      — I j . ¦ i " ~ " — ANSWER TO A CALUMNY . TO THE EDITOR OF THE 50 KTBEZM CTAK . Sis , —I shall thank joa to do mo the justice to allos me , through the medium of your journal , to contradict e report which is rery extensively circulated , and calcnlated to do me a serious iDJury ss & member of the Chartist body . It h&B been itated that I am a secret agent of the government , and employed to sesocia ! with the body u a spy . This I most emphatically deny , ind I appeal te yon to give insertion to the same , that say contradiction tn » y be as extensively circulated ai cbe rile report bat gained credence . My object hat been to facilitate the cans * ss much cs mj humble

      abilities will permit ; and , although a single individual , I Krougly deprecate the enl of tpeakiog ill of our friends , for , at the preBint juncture , we cannot sfford to lo ? e one indiridoal from our ranks ; tat , knowing that my conscience is clear , I retort the imputation epon the ungenerous person who was first and foreeiest in promulgating tnch Tile calumny . I haTe the honour to be , sir , Yootb , rery faishfblly , THOIUI PlUKE . Lite secretary to the Central Committee of the Defence Fond . 14 , Bedford-court , Cbandos-gtreet , July 6 tn , 1848 .

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      Electors take Notice —That persons already on the Register , it they have changed their qualification must make & new claim , That all poor-rates and assessed taxes dne on the 20 ; h April , mast be paid on or before the 20 th Jaly , by all e ectora for cities or borough ? , or they will be disqualified from voting at the next election . And that tbc 20 th July is also the la * t day for sending claims for counties . Health or the Metropolis . —Deaths in the week : Male ? , 548 ; female ? , 552—total , 1 , 100 . Births in the week :-Ma ! es , TSS ; female ? , 769—total , 1 . 552 . The following note is appended to the return of the Heaths of two girls from scarlatina maligns : — - o e by Mr SeagraTo , Registrar . The two gir s were fciaters , snd died in Devonshire-place , Newin ^ - ton-causeway , which is situated on the bank of an open ssfrer , in which the water ia at all times nearly stagnant . In heavy rains , such as recently occurred , the * ewer overflows its b&rjks into this court , and into tDixeof the- houses around .

      Supposed IxcESDiABira . —On Wednesday morning , about eleven o ' clnck , a fire broke put on the premises occupied by Mr Foster , No . 8 , Mitard-lane , Strand . When first discovered , the fhmes were blsziDg furiously , and had obtained a firm hold on a large quantity of loose shavings and other inflammable material : great fears were entertained for the surrounding dwellings , ( hey beiBg chiefly composed of wood . The engines of the fite brigade were quickly on the spot , and there bein ? a plentiful supply of water the fire was fortunately soon quenched . For sometime past the-e premises have teen in dispute between several parties , who in theirmntual efforts to gain and maintain forcible po 8 « e&sion thereof , have completely Enattered the building in which nos a doer or window has been left whole , and from the fact that no fire or light waa on the premises , it ia EtrODgiy suspected that grme malicious person must bare thus attempted to destroy them .

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      { From the Gazette of Tuesday , July 4 . ) BANKRUPTS . John Carden , Birkenhead , Cheshire , auctioneer—Wil . Ham Clunes , Brjdges-street , Covent-garden , pawnbroker —Fraaeis Cowlyn , Devonport , mercer—GeorgB Drabble . Manchester , wine merchant—John Lucas , Cardiff , Glamorgenthire , general shopkeeper—Jane Parker , Goob o » rgh with Kewsham , Lancai-hire , innkeeper—Thomas Kajbould , Brockmour , Staffordshire , miller—Francis Robert Stradling , Glastonbury , Somersetshire , apotbecarj _ John Sawley Whitaker , Salford , Lancashire , wine and spirit dealer—James Woodhill , Bristol , jeweller—Richard Yarnall , Newport , Monmouthshire , gardener .

      INSOLVENT PErrnONBSS . R Blake , jua ., Cricklade , Wiltshire , horse dealer—J Connor , Coventry , house painter—W Douglas , Manchester grocer W Griffiths , Liverpool , clerk to an ironmonger ' -G H Hague , Borton , Lancashire , clerk-I Harvey , Cambridge , paper damper in the Cambridge University Printing-office—W Leech , HuddereSeld , band and twine manufacturer-G Leecb , Manchester , green grocer—J Shaw , Manchester , shoemaker—W Watkin , Salford , Lancashire , shopkeeper—J Wood , Torquay , Devonshire , lodging-house keeper .

      SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . Thomas Allan , East Unton , grocer—Jamei Craig Bun . tinir Glasgow , painUr—James K'Leod , Glaigow , bookseller-James Robertson , jun ., Dysart , Fifeshire , iron merchant ,

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      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . . Hkckmohdwikb . —Mr Clissett , of Halifax , Trill deliver an address in the Red Chapel , top of Heck-Hiondwike , on Sunday evening , July 9 th , at Lalf-pasi six o ' clock . The Lancashire and Yorkshire delegate meetings will take place at the Chartist Meeting Room , Hebden Bridge , on the 9 th of July . Delegates attendiDg are requested to come prepared to discuss the following question * : —1 st . The Nsw Plan of Organisation and its accomplishment . 2 nd . The Victims Fund , national and social . 3 rd . The central place for Lancashire and Yorkshire .

      Fjssbjjbt Locality , July 5 . —In consequence of the proprietor of the Star Coffeo-houio , in Old-street , refnaing db permission to meet any longer on his premises , the Finsbury locality of the Na tional Charter Association will , for the future , meet at Mr HopkinBOn ' s , Providence Coffee-houae , St Peter ' sterrace , Saffron-hill , on Sunday evenings , at eight o ' clock . Ev » ry member ia requested to attend cext Sunday and bring hia card of membership . Mr M'Grath will lecture on Monday next , July 10 th , at Hudson's Academy , Cross-street Ilatton Garden , at eieht p . m ., oa the reforms to which the universal enfranchisement of the people would be likely to lead . The whole of the localities in the City of London , Finsbury , and Hoxton , are requested to elect delegates to form a district council to meet next Wednee day evening at the Providence Coffee House , at eight o'clock .

      Little Sheffield District . —On Monday evening , July 10 ih , at half-past seven o'clock , there will be a general meeting ot the members of the above districts , for the purpose ( f more effioiect ' y carrying outthe plan of organisation , and for other important bufline 93 ; when members , and those who are desirous of becoming bo , are requested to attend . Manchester . —Thomonthly meeting ot the Manchester branch ot the National Land Company will be held in the People ' s Institute , oa Sunday morning , July 9 th . Members arc requested to attend , as delegates will be chosen for the forthcoming delegate meeting . Chair to be taken at nine o ' clock pwcis 9 iy .

      Little Sheffield District . —At the council meeting of the above district , held at the house of Mr Charles Clarke , Temperance-hotel , Reckingham-Btnet , it waa unamimouslj resolved to call s general meeting of the members , to devise meana for more efficiently carrying out the plan of organisation ! and for the purpose of agitating and organising the rural districts . Halifax . —A camp meeting will be held at thie place to-morrow afternoon , commencing at two o ' clock . Lecturers from Halifax and other place * are expected to address the meeting . A district

      delegate meeting will be held in tne forenoon at eleven o ' cleok . Delegates must meet opposite the church , when they will be oonyeyed to a place of meeting . Bimneas of great importance will be brought forward . The following localities are requested to be represented : viz ., Halifax , Midgley , Mixenden Stones , Ovenden , Queenshead , Warley , Sowerby , Elland , Bradshaw Lane , Bailiff Bridge , Wheat / ey , Lordship , Northowram . Illingworth Moor , Cold Harbour . Camp meetings will be held at the Ladstone , Norland Moor , on Sunday , July 16 th , and on Cold Edge on Sunday , July 23 rd .

      Beibiol —The branch of the National Land Company , have altered their meetings from weekly to the first Monday in every month , at Snow ' s Coffee House , Temple-street . There will be a meeting on Monday evening next to hear the report of the Select Committee read . Exeter . —A meeting of the members of the Land Company , meet every Saturday evening , and the members of the National Charter Association , every Monday evening at eight o'clock , at 91 , Fore-street , Exeter . BoLTON . —A delegate meeting will be held on Sunday , 25 th of July , in the Chartist Room , New Map ket Place , Bolton , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . The following places are requested to send delegates —Bellmont , Aatly Bridge , Darcer-Lever , Little-Lever , Ringley , Halshawmoor , Strutgate , Tyldaly Banks , Chowbent , Blackrod , WesthoughteD , Horwich , Hallewood , Harwood , Turton .

      Bolton . —The committee of this locality make an appeal to the Chartists and Democrats of Bolton , and its neighbourhood , in behalf of Mathew StevenaoD , who is out of employment . He waa a delegate in the late National Assembly . Mr Stevenson has commenced a news-agency , and also a circulating library , at Little Bolton . Nottisgham . —A meeting will be held at the Neah's Ark Inn , Coal-pit-lane , on Saturday , ( this evening , ) at seven o ' clock . Manchester . —Mr Joseph Barker will deliyer lee turea in the People's Institute , on Sunday , July 9 th . First , at two o ' clock in theafternoon . Subject : "f he Charter . ' Second at half-past six o ' clock in the evening . Snbject : ' The English Aristocracy , '

      Sunderland . —A general meeting of the members of the National Land Company and Chartist Association will be held on Monday , July 10 th , at eight o ' clock in the evening , at the house oi Mr John Budden , Robinson-lane . Sooth Losboh Chabtist Hall . — Mr Thompson will lecture in the above Hall on Sunday evening next , July nib , at eight o ' clock . A meeting of shareholders of the Hall will take place on Friday evening , July 2 Ut , at eight o ' clock . Blackburn . — The Rev . J . Barker delivered two lectures one in the afternoon , and the other in the evening of Sunday last , in the Old Size House , Chapel street . Nottikghau . —The district council will meet at thrpje o ' clock , on Snnday next , at the Roya ! Oak , Sneinten Elements .

      Rochdalb . —Mr Archdeacon , of Manchester " ! will address the inhabitants of Rochdale , in the Chartist room , Yorkshire-street , on Sunday evening , the 9 : h instant . Chair to be taken at six o ' clock . Liverpool . — A special meeting of the members of the Lasd Company will take place in this locality , on Monday evening , July 10 th , at Mr Farreh ' tf , 4 , Cazaeau-street . Darwik , —A camp meeting will be held on the new estate , near Bromsgrove , on Sunday , the lG ^ . h of July , at twelve o ' clock at noon . F . O'Connor , Esq ., and other friend ? , will attend and address the meeting . Delegates from the surrounding towns will meet at the Farm Bouse , at eleven o ' clock . Liverpool . —The quarterly meeting of the members of the Chartist Association will be held on Sunday evening , July 9 th , at Mr Fan-all's , i , Cf zneau-Btreet . Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock ,

      Hide . —Dr M'Douall will deliver two lectures in the Land Company ' s meeeting room , Hydelano , on Sunday next , July 9 . The first lecture at two o ' clock in the afternoon , and the second at six in the evening , Subject : The New Plan of Organisation . ' Kjjightbb . mdgi ; . —Those favourable to the cause of democracy , are earnestly requested to attend next Sunday evening , July 9 th , at eight o ' clock , at Mr R , Watt ' s , Star ceffeaand chop house , opposite the Barracks , Knightsbridge . Stockport . —A meeting of this branch will be held on Monday sight , July the 9 th , at two o ' clock in the

      afternoon-Cousit op Dorham Organisation —> Ir William Byrne lectured at Thornley , on Thuraday , June 29 tb , on the ' People ' s Charter , ' and at West Auckland on Monday , the 3 rd ot July ; on July 4 th at Grook , near Bishop Auckland . Mr Byrne'a route next week is as follows : —Monday , July 10 th , Wingate ; Tuesday , i lth , Castle Eden ; Wednesday , 12 . h , Hartlepool ; Thursday , 13 ; n , Thornley ; Friday , 14 th , Dalton Le Dale , or Murton Colliery . Holbkck . — A meeting will be held on Sunday evening , July 9 : b , at seven o ' clock , to elect a council , at Mr Abraham Maiden ' s , Queen Ann Inn . Bakbubt District . —Open air meetings will take place ( weather permitting ) at the following places , daring the ensuing week , viz .: —Monday evening , July lO . h . at Milton ; Tuesday evening , the 11 th , at Deddington ; Wednesday ! thel 2 tn , atHook-Nunon ; Thuredsy , the 13 th , at BJoxaam .

      Siockport . —Mrs Theobald , of Manchester , will lecture here on Sunday next , at half-past six . Tower Hamlets . —J . H . Shepherd will deliver an address next Sunday evening at eight o ' clock , at the Blue Coat Boy , Dorset-street , Spitalfields . Mahtlebone . —A quarterly meeting of the Marylebone Wurking Man' 0 Hall shareholders will be held on Monday next at seven o ' clock , in the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , New-road . Derdt . —An adjourned delegate meeting will be held on Sunday , July 1 G , stten o ' clock , a . m ; , at Mr Belfield'i , Tesperance Hotel , Green-street , Derby , when it is expected the places named will be punctual in Bending delegates , as bn 6 iness ; of great importance will be brought before the meeting . # Dckinfisld . — At the quarterly meeting on Sunday last it waa agreed to meet OBly the h ' rsc Sunday in every month for the next quarter . ..,. „ . _ ... Cohuitieb of the Somers

      The Dkfbkck and Victim Town locality meet at seven o ' clock on Sunday evening next , at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbndge-• treet . All perwnB having collection books are earnestly requested to make a return on that night , and receive check books- . .. Moorfi £ U > b . —A meeting will ba held in the Milton street Theatre , on Wednesday next . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock precisely . Subject : ' Criminals and Criminal Law- The members of the Executive will be present . . Mr fiwsLi , will lecture at the Leigh Hoy , on Sunday evening next , at eight o ' clock . Mr M'Cbak will lecture at the Whittmgton and Cat , on Tuesday evening at eight o ' clock . Wuimisotom avd CAT .- 'flw / ate ffiem&era of we Co-operative Prevision Society , held at the Wmf tin / on and Cat , are requested to be in attendance on Monday , July 10 th , at half-past eight o ' clock

      ^ uSood .-A public meeting will be held an Angel Meadow , on Wednesday evening . July 12 th . Cba . r-to be taken at seven o ' clock . Dr M'Douall , Wm . Bell , and others will address the meeting . Maetlbbohk .-A lecture will be delivered at the Coach Painttw ' Arms , Circus-street . New . road . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Alao a members meeting at tie above plaoe at seven o clock on important business .

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      Bradfobd . « -A public meeting of the members of the Land Company will be held in the Large room , Butterworth-buildingp , on Sunday , at two o'clock in the afternoon . The Chartists of Bradford will meet in their room , Butterworth-buildings , on Sunday evening , at six o'olock . The Chartist council will meet in their room , WilBon Coffee-room , on Sunday evening , at six o'clock . The Chartists of Herten will meet at the Yorkshire Divan , on Sunday even , ing . at six o ' clock . Female Chaktisis . — Somkrs Town Locality , Olive Branoh-etrcet , Pancras road . —Mr Merriman will deliver a lecture on The Chartists . their duty to . wards each other , nn Sunday evening next , at seven o ' c'ock . A lecture will be delivered here every Sunday evening at the same time .

      GRBBNwicn . —A Fprcial general meeting of the ChartiBts of the above district will bo held on Tuesday evening next , July 11 th , at the Druid ' s Arms , Straights Mautb , for the purpose of eleoting officers of the district for the ensuing twelve months . The men of Deptford , Lee , Lemsham , Blackbeath , Charlton , aed Woolwich , are particularly requested to . ttend . _ Manchester People ' s Ikstitdte . —The second anniversary of the above llall . will be held on Monday evening , July 17 h , on which occasion a soiree and ball will be held , when the following gentlemen will be present , and take part in the proceedings . F . OConner , Esq ., M . P ., W . P . Roberts . E ? q ., Messrs W . Burton , Rev . J . Schofield . J . Leach , D . Donavan , and others . Chair to be taken at , seven o'chek .

      Carlisle . —The quarterly meeting of the National Charter Association rill take place at No , C , Johnstreet . Caldewgate , on Monday , July 10 th , at eight o'clock in the evening . The quarterly meeting of this branch of the . National Lnnd Company will be held at No . C , John-streot , Caldewgate , on next Sunday , July 9 th , at two oVlock in the afternoon . And on Tuesday , July 11 th , a special meeting of the members of the n . peratlve Society in connexion with the above Company will take place , to take into consideration the arrangements necessary preparatory to opening a shop .

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      THE POLICE AND THE MIDDLE CLASSES . THE POLICE RATE —DEPUTATION . —EXTRAOR . DINARY PROCEEDINGS . Yesterday afternoon deputations from the various parishes in the county of Middlesex waited upon Sir G . Grey , at the House of Commons , for the purpose of protesting against the increased demand on those parishes for the support of the police ; and demanding that in the event of any augmentation of the force the burden should be made national instead of lecal . The deputations , which consisted of the churchwardeni ! , vestry clerks , and principal inhabitants of the various parishes , nearly filled the apartment . They were accompanied by Mr B . Osborne , M . P ., Sir B . Hall , Bart ., M . P ., Lord Dudley Stuart , M . P ., Mr Wyld , M . P ., Mr J . Williams , M . P ., &c ., &c . Sir G . Grey was attended by Mr Mayne , one of the commissioners of the metropolitan police .

      Sir B . Hall having explained the objects of the deputation , Sir G . Grey said there had been many circumstances since the 10 th of April which had called for the services of the police in various quarters to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants from dangers with which they were threatened , and , as the deputations were well aware , various localities had been left in the charge of special constables . The existing police force had been kept from time to time in such a perpetual state of exigency , that it was felt that it would be better to have a large augmentation of the paid constabulary than to trouble the householders continually to come out as special

      constables . ( Disapprobation . ) It was nothing for people to say that no actual injury had been done to property . Had not the police force been drafted about as it was , there was no telling what mig ht have been the result ; and he ( Sir G . Grey ) and his colleagues felt it necessary to augment the police force . These funds were therefore rendered necessary , and he considered that they could not come to Parliament for money for the purpose out of the general taxation . The amount paid for the metropolitan police , by Middlesex , was £ 96 , 000 per year ; and as he considered that an increase if the force fould be a boon to the public , there were only two ways of raising the necessary sum required , either by

      the course now adopted or by compelling an equal assessment of all the ether counties comprised in the metropolitan police district . He admitted that the latter was the most equitable course , but it could not be done without an act of parliament , and then it would not meet the present emergency . He believed that Kent , Surrey , and Essex , ought to be assessed higher than those counties at present were . Mr B . Osborne , M . P ., considered the proceedings of the government most unjust to the county of Middlesex . They had taken the advantage of the mere

      accidental circumstance of the magistrates having increased the assessment of the county £ 1 , 400 , 000 , and were attempting to make Middlesex pay the whole expense of a police force , which was for the benefit of the country at large . There were 400 or 500 men of the A division paid for by Middlesex , who were sent to horse races and all parts of the kingdom . ( Hear . ) He viewed the police in the same light as troops , and they ought to be paid for by the country at large . ( Renewed cries of' Hear * from the deputations . )

      Mr Joseph ( Marylebone ) said that he believed every other parish in Middlesex had already made their rate for the present year . ( Loud cries of' We have , ' ) and this demand to the extent of £ 6 , 500 could therefore not be obtained . They had made their rate upon the faith of the bill which had been introduced by the right lion , baronet , Sir G . Grey . Sir George Grey : That was very imprudent . You should not do anything upon the faith of a

      bill . Mr B . Osborne , M . P .: You have never tested your bill in the house . Sir G . Grey - " No , I have not ; had I done so it would have precluded our getting the necessary sura required for the police . Mr Osborne : That is most unjust to Middlesex Why should not the money be taken from the Consolidated Fund ? Sir G . Grey ; A portion is now taken from the Consolidated Fund . The counties pay 6 d ., and the Consolidated Fund 2 d , ; but there are many gentlemen in the House of Commons who object even to that .

      Sir B . Hall : If the government are determined to insist upon the demand now , a special rate and collection will have to be made . 1 therefore , ask you if you cannot hold out any hope that it will be abandoned ? Sir G . Grey : If it is a question of money , I can only say that we want all the money for the purposes of the police , and we must lay it upon the assessment of Middlesex or compel an equal assessment . Mr Ashby ( St Ann ' s , Soho ) said , nearly the whole of the inhabitants of that parish had come out as special constables , and had enough to do in consequence of the body of Chartists in their nei g hbourhood to keep them in order . They never expected so ungrateful a return on the part of the government as to tax them for their services .

      Mr Osborne : I beg to tell you , Sir George , that if government persist in this unjust demand , in case of another outbreak , y ou will get no special constables . Sir G . Grey : Then the police must protect the property of the public on all occasions , and must be supported . Lord DuDLEy Stuart , M . P ., considered that when occasion demanded it , the ratepayers could protect their own property . Sir B . Hall : I have one more question to ask . If the government had not the advantage of the casualty of the increased assessment of the county of Middlesex to enable them to make this demand , how would they raise this money ?

      Sir G . Grey ; If that had not been the case we should have raised the police rate to lOd . in the pound . ( This declaration was received with general disapprobation . ) One of the deputation declared , that if the government persisted in the demand , they must send the police from door to door to collect the rates themselves . ( This was received with general app lause , in the midst of which Sir George took up his hat and left the room , followed by Mr Commissioner Mayne . )

      Mr Geesin ( Churchwarden of St James ' s , Westminster ) : I beg leave to move that Lord Dudley Stuart be requested to take the chair . I think , representing as we do the parishes of Middlesex , we ought not to separate without passing a resolution to the effect that we will refuse to maka any ad ditional police rate , and throw the onus of making the rate and its collection on the government . Mr Jacoii Bell suggested that'it would be better that they should come to such resolution in their separate vestries and parishes , and that it would have a greater effect .

      This suggestion was ultimately adopted , and the deputations departed , expressing their determination of calling public meetings in their respective localities to resist the demand .

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      DEFENCE FUND . Received dTwm . Rider . £ b . a . Amount already published 191 12 el Edinburgh , Hardie ond Paud ' s Club '" 12 0 Coventry , per W . Hosier ... '" 0 3 3 West Auckland , per It . Batiie ... '" o S 2 WedneBtrary , per W . Falrburn ... ' , ' , ' , o 16 0 J . Williams , Ragland ... * " o 0 6 II as well , five metnhers of the National Charter Association ... ,,, 0 2 8 O . Srimshaw , St Mary-atreet , Brldgenorth 0 10 Axbroatta , Workmen at Baak-etreet , Factory o 1 G i „ A few friends at Midgato ... 088

      Tllllbodj ... ... ... ... O 10 0 Alva 0 11 2 John Tow , Bsn ., Bristol ... « . 0 10 John Torr . juo ., Bristol ... ... 0 19 A few friends of Freedom , at Pslton Fell ... 0 5 0 Bristol , per T . R . . „ ... ... 0 37 9 n Tarrott , Mltoham green ... ... 0 2 C H . Nuttall , Mltcham-green ... ... 0 10 Ulverstone , per W . Nlcholflon ... ... 0 7 0 W , Johnstouc , Liverpool ... ••• 0 10 Three working men , Tunotall , per S . D , 6 16 T . Bungay , London ... 0 10 0 Chartists , Ljnn , Norfolk ... •¦• 1 C 8 Bileton , per T , Hameraley ... 0 3 G Birmingham , per J , Brewster ... ... 1 15 4 LyeWasto ,,, ... •¦ 0 4 0 Beverley , per R . lamb ... ... 0 11 0 Portnea , por E . Nobbs ... 0 8 c Tbreo Shoemakcra , Cirencester ... 0 0 7 South Stockton , per T . Dally , 15 a . ( Letter unpaid ) 2 d ... ... ... 0 14 10

      J , Gibbons , London ,,, ,,. ... 0 l o G . Hlekford , London 0 10 Dewsrurj National Charter Association , per E . Nenaomo ... ... ... 0 10 0 Sacrlatoa , per R , TurntraU ... ... 0 C i Brifitol , por A . 0 2 6 Exeter , Collected by Mrs S . Havill , alias Slater Saian ... ... ... ... 0 8 10 Bi 9 hopwearmoutb , per W Dobble ... 0 10 G Glasgow , Journeymen CooperB , S . Rowikes 0 8 2 Welton , per W . Starmer ... ... 0 4 0 ChepBtow , par W . Jeremy ... ... 0 11 6 Gravesend , a Few Friends , per J . Fleeter 0 17 0 ClrenodBter Chartists ... ... ... O 14 10 Old Guards , Dumbarton 0 9 9 Polmont , per ( J . Isglig 0 7 4 Leeds , per W . Brook ... ... ... 10 15 3 Cardiff , per J . W . Manning ... ... 16 6 Co-gleton ChartlstB , per T . Pickford ... 0 16 0 Tunbridge Wells , Members of the National

      Land Company ,,, ... ... 0 3 5 South Shields , per W , Learmouth ... 13 6 J . Hurray , London ... ... ... 0 10 T . Q . London , Claoo Loader 0 7 8 $ Norwich , Charter Aaaocfatfon .... ... 0 10 6 „ St George's , per J . Hurry ... 0 5 0 „ Pockthorp , per W . Fairman ... 0 4 6 Shiney Row , per T . B ' akey ... ... 0 4 4 Sunderland , per H . Halnes ... ... 8 10 0 Newcastle , per M . Jade ... ... ... 19 0 M <\ lmebury , Merthyr , Ljttleton , and Paanell , perT . Ciark 2 13 6 Dartford . per J . LftTell ... ,, ... 0 5 6 Camlaohie , Glasgow , per H . Redmond ... 10 0 W , Lamberton , Kilmare , near Kilmarnock 0 3 0

      Dundee National Guards ... ... 0 17 6 Parkhead end WeBtmuir ... ... 10 0 Wingate GraBgo , per W . Turnbull ... 0 8 G Balf er , per It . Wheatley ... ... 0 8 0 Oasett ; Chartists , per W . Whlttaker ... 10 0 A Few " Friends , Stokeely , per W . Coates ... 0 6 8 G . Fletcher , Wharncliffe ... ... 0 0 C Richmond , Yorkshire , per G , Buckle ... 0 3 5 Winchester , per G . Sturgess ... ... 0 10 Ajr , per B . Brackenrldge ... ... 0 7 8 Bristol Canrtiote , per II . Hayatt 12 0 Braintree , Witham and Halate&d , per W . Smith 10 0 Carlisle , 12 nd enb . ) per J . GUbertaon ... 10 0

      Lewes , per J , West ,,, ... ... 0 3 0 Maccleifield ChartiatB , per H . B , Leech ... 1 10 0 Southampton , per G . Goodman ... ... 0 2 10 Stafford , per A . Brew ... ... ... 0 8 6 < J . Brooke , London ,,, ,,, , „ 0 3 0 W . Hosier , Coventry ... ... ... 0 2 8 * NewlQgtorL Cauaewaj , per H . G . ... 0 2 6 Washington Brigade ... ... ... 0 10 0 Hebden Bridge , per J . Mann ... ... 1 10 0 W . Williams , Abergavenny ... ... 0 10 C . Williams 0 16 J . Davis ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 PrObert 0 0 2 Braysomland , Tredegar ... ... 0 10 G . Bamfield 0 0 6

      M . Harr ' . B ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 Thistle Brigade , Liverpool ... ... 10 0 Trimdo i , per W . DoQgla » ... ,,. 0 2 a Northallerton , per T . Smith ... ... 0 3 3 83 , Deaa-street , Fourth Subscription , per Mr Buckley 2 13 6 £ 248 2 4

      * Oar friends at Newington CausewBy will oblige by forwarding ua tke name cf the remitter of the post office order , and to whom it is made payable . Erratum . —The sur a annouueed in our last , from Shotley Bridge , should have been 13 s . lid . instead of 13 s . Communications relative to the victims of despotism in the provinces , must be addressed to Mr W . Lacy , Defence Committee , Windsor Cattle , High Holborn . I beg to s&y that I am not the Secretary of the Victim Committee , not yet a member thereof ; consequently I cannot supply the information required by our friends at Bingley , Oldham , Manchester , &c . W . Rider .

      Received at Land Office . Q . B o 2 n J . Patersen ... ... ... ... 0 10 E . Silliwoy 0 10 Ten Specials ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Nowton Abbott ... ... ... 0 10 0 Cbntbal Committee , Windsor Castle , High . IIolborn : —

      Suffolk Arms , Hackney ... ... ... 0 2 6 Alfred Lodge , Somers Town locality , per Mr Jenkins ... ... ... .. 0 3 6 Marjlebone locality ... ... , „ 10 0 From John and Sarah , psr Mr Kydd .. 0 2 6 Gotham in stamps ... .. ... 0 16 ThomaB Wlekonhastt ... ... ... 0 2 6 George Barnes ... ... ... 0 2 6 King ' s Cross locality ... ,, ... 0 8 9 Laasnington ... ... ... ... 0 12 o Sundry subscriptions , per Mr Fisher ... 0 5 7 MrRajsoll , Ryo , Su « ei ... ... 0 2 6 Per Mr Bray 0 5 8 Bormondaey branch , per Mr Bowling ... 0 7 0 Wm . CM 0 10 0 R . Smith , GlouosBter ... ... ... 0 10 Wm . D&rie .., ... ... ... 0 10

      Collected , 112 , R gent-street ... .. 0 4 0 From EaBlBgton-lene , per J . Hunter ... 0 0 9 Ipowieh , twenty friends ... ... 0 13 1 MrRowo ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 Sudbury ... ... ... ... 0 0 0 Westminster locality , per Mr Buckley , collected ... ... ... ... 2 5 0 By o lady , colleoted ... ... ... 0 10 MrKeene „ 0 1 C Leeds . —Amount received for the Defence Fund by Mr Brook : — Railway Foundry ... ... ... 1 13 3 Airdale Ponndry ... ... ... 0 17 8 J LoBgfield Fonndry ... ... ... 0 7 3 Went Word ... ... ... ... 10 8 Wortley ... ... ... » , 0 8 9 From various parsons ... ... <•• 6 8 3 j

      J . Swret begs to acknowledge the following sums for the Defenee Fund : — From Bjron-Ward Locality . „ ... 029 From Balffell ... ... ... 0 10 0 From Newton's Head ... ... ... 0 5 6 Collected on the Forest ... ... 0 3 5 J From Daybroake ... ... ... 0 16 From the Fos and Hounds ... ... 0 0 9 From Hyson Green ... ... ... 0 1 2 J TOWIH flAMLBia :- ™ MfsTolliday 0 10 William Hatch 0 0 G Albion Locality ... ... ... oil

      Hoby 0 2 C Lucao ... ... ... ... 0 0 2 Waloh 0 0 6 Hope Twig Folly , per F . Shepherd ... O 6 0 J Cflslon ' * tjpo foundry , par Edridge „ , 0 8 1 Smith , per Birch 0 8 2 A few friends , per Mr Jarmin ... ... 0 3 4 Hops Smart , per Prinoo and Child ... 0 3 3 i A fovr friends in Qaaker-etraet ... ... 0 10 7 Joseph Lacey ... ... ... ... 0 10 Jorman 0 2 0 MrJamee 0 »»{ Chapman's Csffee House ... ... 0 10 0 Mia S . Sawders begB to acknowledge the

      followgums : — Oollooted at : he Pelican 0 5 10 „ at the Hope aud Anchor ... 0 1 oi „ by H . Lowe 0 10 ., byE . Ros . » J Subscriptions ... ... v ' **» Sombes Town— W . Johnson wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the following BUtnfl for the Defence Fund , from the members and friendB of the Homers Totrn locality ; - Mr Tnrners ' s book ° ? f Mr Gliding ' . ) book n I a MrChilda 9 ? a

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      A Select Parit . —Prince and Prinooss Metternioh received the Duko of Wellington , toe Mmckioneas of Douro . the Earl and CWmtew ¦ of Wilton , and a seleot party on Moaday nigtt at their midenoe in Eaton-equara .

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      f / THE CHARTIST TiUALS . CRIMINAL C 0 URT .-WEDNESDA 7 . The body of the court became crowded soon afte * half-past nine . The attendance of barristers was very large . The gallery was bat thinly attended . The Attorney'General entered the court at tea o'clock . Shortly after the Chief Justice of the Common ; Pleas , accompanied by Mr Baron Parko and Mt Justice Manle , took their seats upon the beDch . Joseph Irerfflua John Fus 3 ell was then called upon , and surrendered on his bail . The defendant waa p laced immediately under the dock ; when be tookap hip position he became an object of ouriosity for wme minuces to the learned judges and those present . Tha following i 3 tbe charge as aet down in tbe _ catendar-w ' Remanded from the last session , standing indicted for unlawfully , in the presence and bearing trf divfifflj pubjestsof our lady the Queen , utterin ? , & < i ., certain : seditiouB worda against our Baid lady the Queen and her government , < fco .

      The Attorney-General , with whom wero Me Welaby , Mr Bodkin , and Mr Clarke appeared fo ? the prosecution . Mr Serjeant Allen and Mr IIuddleBtone appeared for the defendant . Mr Staight . the Clerk of the Arraigns ( t » the defendant ) : Prisoner at the bar , are you guilty or not guilty ? Fussell ( in a loud voice ) : Not guilty . Mr Sergeant Allen then applied to tbeir lordships to quash the indiolmint , on the ground of an irregularity , but the objections being overruled , the de » fendant was again arraigned , and pleaded ' Not guilty , ' as before . The Attorney General preoeeded to address tha jury . He said not only had the prisoner at the bae been guilty of conduct which at any time would hare rendered him liab ' e to the utmost punishment that

      the law could miiict upon him , but hi had taken advantage cf the temporary distress that prevailed io this country to excite the passions of the multitude , and this prcscoution had been instituted cot only to warn others who may have become the victims oi such arts , owing to their distress and ignorance , bat to assure the well-disposed subjects of tbe Queen that the law is strong enough , and that its adminis trators are ready to punish with severity those guilty of a violation of the public peace . He made these remarks in justification , if justification were required , with respect to the course which he had felt it his duty on behalf of the government to pursue on this ocoasion ; but it was altogether unnecessary for him to warn them , who wero gentlemen oi greal

      experience , that they must not allow themselves in the course of these proceedings to be influenced bj ftt-. y motives , save those by which as good citizens , d& sirous of preserving the peace of , the country , thes should be actuated . They , of course , must take into cansuderation the evideoce alone which would be pro * duced before them , and dismiss from their minde , aa far as they oould , all which they had either heard , read , or seen , in relation io tbe matter before them , before they entered into that box ; and deoide , aa wag tbeir duty , upon the evidence alone . They had learned from the preliminary discussion that had taken place , that the indictment contained the main charge againEt the prisoner—that of sedU tion—in various forms- namely , as having uttered

      seditious language , —taking part in an unlawful assembly , and of taking part in a riot . The charge , therefore , which the defendant wqnJJ have to answer would be that of seditious speaking , taking part in an unlawful assembly , and with being guilty of riot—the judgment of the court upon all of which would be precisely the same , but with res * pcot to the count charging riot , it was in the discretion of the court to superadd the punishment of hard labour . The first count in the indictment charged the defendant with sedition , and the offence had not bees improperly denned by the Commissioners appointed to inquire and report upon the nature of the offence . And the offence was settled and defined aa this—as tending to injure and endanger the poliiical

      constitution of this country by violent public tumults , by exciting discontent in the minds of tha people , and by thereby exposing the sovewgn and public functionaries to public contempt , and thus exciting sudden political changes by unlawful means . The Commissioners added that such offences might be regarded as ' assaults upon tbe constitution , and though they may not threaten destruction to the Crown and Government , ought nevertheless to be punished . ' And , in truth , although the offence be inferior in oharacter to tha high and grave offence of treason , and though the punishment differed greatly from that awarded to the higher crime , yet , no ('<>• bt , Bedition was an offence of a most Berious character , and did require to be repressed upon every occasion

      by the strong arm of the law . The Learned Attonjey-Gemral then read the charge of Chief Justice Tindal at Bristol , at the trial of the Bristol rioters , in exfenw —( as it has recently appeared in the newspapers we do not think it necessary to introduce it into one columnc . ) He thought their lordships would agrea with him that this waB a full and clear expositien of the law applicable to charges of this description—» namely , Eedition , but also of the consequences of designedly attending a meeting of this description , where seditious words were addressed to the paeple assembled . But there were other circumstances ibat materially constituted such assemblies unlawful , and they were fully and clearly set forth [ in the charge of Mr Baron Alderson at the special commission at

      Monmouth , at the trial of Mr Vincent in the year 1839 . But there was a further circumstance * rkich ought to be well known te the public—if persona went to such assemblies from mere idle curiosity , thus swelling the concourse of people , creating and aggravating the alarm , they had no right to complain if , in the confusion of the disturbance , though per * feebly innocent , they were sufferers . There was yet this further consequence resulting from attending meetings ef this description . If a person went to one of them from idle curiosity , they must take the whole of the consequences if they were punished with those flho had confederated together to call together designedly tumultuous public assemblies . The meet * ing in question , which had led to this proceeding ,

      took place on Monday , the 29 th of May ; it was held after Beven ©' clook in the evening of that day . A number of similar meetings had been held which had excited terror in the minds of the inhabitants of tha neighbourhood . It was held without any previous announcement ; they would hear from the language used by the speakers on that occasion that by some secret communication with those speakers the proceedings were arranged by some private understanding till held without any notice . Upon that oecation some thousands—he believed as many as 2 , 000 or 3000—were present . A van was drawn out into thg centre of the meeting , and two persons addressed the assembly be . ' ore Pussell appeared . The first flpeako * was a person named Williams , whose words he would the an unlawful

      read to s ^ ow that assembly was one , not for the purpose of showing that the defendant was responsible for words uttered by another . « My friends , ' said Williams , ' the bloedy aristocracy has done its work at last . Although we have got a government spy amongst us , we dcn " t care . That man , I know , has transported his own sons ; bat keep the peace , my friends . If any ons disturbs yon , I hope you have sufficient energy to defend yourselves . Now keep the peace , and I will take you to a place whers you will meet five umes the number of men colleated here . When I ghe you a signal I want you to fall into marching order , four abreast , and follow where I will lead you , no matter where . I will take you to a place where you will meet ten times more men than are here , and there you will be advised what to do . I don't fear banishment any more than uiat brave , noble , and patriotic man , Mitchtl ; he dees not care for it . Mitchel has been sacrificed by the

      ruliog government . He 2 ms been murdered by toosa ' base , brutal , and bloody Whigs , ' through the instrumentality of a packed jury and a partisan judge . FusseU , as he had said , waa in the van . Williama was followed by a man named Macartby , who said he agreed with WilliamB with respect to hia condemnation of the Whigs . He asked would the people of Ireland allow John Mitchel to be taken from Ms native land ; if they allowed him to be taken ( rcm his Dative land many other brave men would ftll victims to the diabolical Gag&ing Bill , and it «> now the time for all who valued liberty to strike we blow . Ireland would rise in arms . If that country had : een quiet , it was only that it might recruit M strength , and make » bold effort to release ltealf from the tvranny at the proper time . ' Let the jury reCOlleot that this language waa addressed to . ths lower ovdera of Bociety—persons suffering from tne depression of trade at that time , which wafl COnsiderablv aecraveted by their being there at all , and

      who naturally brooded over thei * WronflS , WUflUiei real or supposed , and were , therefore , the mope iefc dily open to the mieohievouB deBi ' gns of those wno addressed them . Then the defendant FussoU aaid , ' A base government had , by means ef . a packed jury and subservient judges succeeded in obtaining the conviction of honest John Mitchej John Miichel had asserted that the Queen had for gotten her duty to her country , and he * £ " *»** 5 same opinion . If sheneglected her duty they ahonld refuee to recognise her . Government ittaihtt said , had acted upon expediency , ta'J « B » ridiculous plea for conduct so arbrtrary and diagraceful . He wished to impress upon tho meeting ' hat there was one safe way of getting rid of roles * who forgot their duty to their country , and he would openly avow what he meant-he meant by pnvmte assassination . ( Sensation . ) That it was that mado thfl F . mnaror of Austria fly . and that it was tnaC

      should make other crowned rulera fly also . He 1 a * a fire sons , and he would disown either oca ofthm who refused to assassinate any parties who were 1 in-Btrumental in banishing him from lmnative 1 hwdfor such an offence aa that for which Mr ^ « gj »^ Jj been conviofcd . ' The learned gent gnja t ^ woB on to Bay , that the government having na < r ™« £ ™ timents brought b 9 fore them , felt it heir mjw saaaaBASS ? A «•*

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      J uly 8 , 1848 THE NORTHERN STAR . *

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 8, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1478/page/5/