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      TO THE OLD GTJAftDS . Lovia j tsi > HoKpusEa > Comrades , You will m > doui > t read the discussioimpon the motion of Mr . Hume mth no ordinary satisfaction , not derived from the small minonty-alfli ougli the snowball increases in its onward course—but from the speeches of Mr . Hume , Mr . Bkight , and Mr . Lock ^ w , Trhich cannot of course be reported at fulH eng& inthe " Northern Star . ' * Nevertneless , I can analyse them for you . They vere , oneand all—and especially that of Mr . iJKiGHT—what in the "good old Tory times "

      , would have been designated as little short of treason ; audit was from the substance of those speechls , rather than from the terms of the motion , that I gleahed no sUght satisfaction . But although I Toted for that motion , rather than be stigmatised as an obstructive , impeding and standing in the way of progress ; yet , nevertheless , I must call your attention to the feet , that even with Annual Parliaments , Universal Suffrage , Vote by Ballo t , and Equal Electoral Districts , it would not be in the power of that constituency , to return a member for a county if he did not

      possess ^ 600 a year ; or a member for a borough , if he did not possess £ 300 a year . And further , that if even Property Qualification was dispensed with , an intelligent man of your order , capable of representing you , and possessing your confidence , would not be likely to abandon trade or profession , if deprived of the means of existence . And believe me , Old Guards , -when I tell you , that the interest of the labouring classes will not , and cannot be represented in Parliament , except by labourers . That is , by a sufficient number of intelligent working men to enlighten those who are ¦ wh olly ignorant of the Labour Question .

      Old Guards , take experience from the past ; and recollect that Sir . Geobge Grey taunted Mr , HlfSIE with the absence of petitions , and do not let him taunt me with the same popular apathy , when , in this racing season , I give the animal its gallop . As I instructed you , you "will send those petitions to the members of the respective districts from which they come , and you will report to theExecntive

      the number of those petitions , and to whom sent ; while I confess that I should derive no little pleasure from receiving a LITTLE MONSTER from Manchester , Birmingham , Sheffield , Leeds , Newcastle , Bristol , and all the smaller towns of England ; and from Glasgow and the smaller towns of Scotland ; and from patriotic Merfhyr Tydvil , and the smaller towns of Wales . Lord John Russell has

      boasted of your loyalty and your satisfaction , based -upon your silence . Show him that yon are loyal io your principles , and that you will only be satisfied by their adoption . Old Guards , you have now ample time for action , and let me Implore of yon not to throw at away , inasmuch as upon your firm resolution -willdependthe new Reform the Prime Minister has promised , and which is

      eulogisedby the " , 7 tmes . " The Government , to establish itself npon a firm basis , must henceforth recruit its forces from the Liberal , and not from the Tory ranks , and upon the firmness of the people will depend itsRECItTJITIXG CRT ! The more we ask for , if it is legitimate , and not an extension of our former demands , the more we shall get ; while , upon the other hand , the less -we ask for , the less

      Trill be offered to us . Old Guards : " To be forewarned is to be forearmed , ' and let me again forewarn you . The policy of the English Government will now mamly depend upon the state of foreign nations , and especially the state of France . Take warning by the past . The French revolution of 1793 compelled the English Government to promise the Irish Catholics a large Telaxation of the penal code , but circumstances changed , and they changed with them . The French revolution of the "three glorious days / ' as they are called , of 1830 ,

      considerably expedited the Reform Bill , and the passing occurrences in other countries must eventually quicken the march of progress in this country . But let me foreshadow your danger and oligarchical reliance . Ton may rest assured , that if the reactionists in France cannot uphold then * monopoly of power with the concurrence of the representation of the mind of France , they will have recourse to physical power , as a means of resisting the progress of mind if its wise developement and legitimate representation promises to the ¦ R-orMnff classes a fair and legitimate

      remuneration for their labour , 2 fow , mind that , and never lose sight of it , and bear in mind , that this , and all other countries , have for centuries been governed by foreign , and not by domestic policy . In short s tuat tDere has existed a LEA ' GUE of KINGS against the LEAGUE of PEOPLE , and that the voice of knowledge has hitherto been stifled by the cannon ' s roar . Bnt it is now your own fault , if you allow this policy to be continued , which maybe destroyed by the proper direction of that mind , which has been industriously created , and judiciously organised , in this

      country . .. Old Guards , my hands have been so full this week that 1 have not time for more , and shall conclude by again imploring of you to be watchful , resolute , and discreet ; to destroy the Minister's taunt of there being no petitions for the Charter , and to let the House of Commons , ihePress , the country , and the world nndGrstandthatthCTeisaforcein the organised LABOUR-MINT > of England , which no battery can assail , no bayonet can stab , no 5

      sword can cut down , or "Gagging Billintimidate . Let them understand , that the » ARTFUL AND DESIGNING DEMA GOGUE , " alluded to by the artful and designing Minister , has plucked the poisoned arrow from his quiver , upon-which he -was wont torelvforthe accomplishment of his artful , designing , malicious , liberty-slaying assaults upon English industry and liberty . Tour faithful Friend and Representative , Feaegus O'Conxor .

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      TO THE EIGHT HON . LORD JOHN RUSSELL . My Lobd , — It will be ten years on the 13 th of next month , since I addressed you in the "Northern Star , " npon the then position of your party , and the probable result of your policy generally ; and it is two years since I addressed four letters to you in the "Lalower , " upon the Irish famine , the probable use you -would make of it , and what the inevitable effect of your policy would lead to . My Lord , I am perfectly aware that such appeals from one wheiUy unconnected with privileged party , to one who owes his position and power to the caprice of privileged faction . is thr

      and to which he must defer , " owing pearls before swine . " However , as I—though Jerhaps presumptuousl y—speak the warning Toiceof millions , Iconsiderit my duty to them , to you , and to myself , to forewarn you . My Lord , men are impelled by various motives to become politicians , an& none are stronger than those which are based upon dire necessity , and in this age , when prudence , economy , justice , and all other considerations are merged in political pre-eminence , those ¦ who see an utter absence of prudence , ewnomy and justice , arising from political monopoly , very naturally abandon all other hops , save that which is now based npon a partic ipation in political power . I

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      The people have frequently relied upon Whig professions for a just and fair developement of prudence , economy , and justice , but having at length gamed wisdom and experience from the past , they have prudently adopted the motto , that " WHAT IS TO BE DONE FOR THE PEOPLE , MUST BE DONE BY THE PEOPLE ; " and from this resolve no bait can lure them , no threat can intimidate them , no vengeance can affright them . That , now , my Lord , is the POPULAR RESOLYE , based upon Whig betrayal ' of POPULAR fr mi - _ 1 ¦» . _ ^^^^ IMMl

      CONFIDENCE . My Lord , self-interest -is the basis of human action , and politicalpower , unfortunately , constituting the ladder by which many raise themselves to comfort , eminence , and notoriety , all thought of honour , generosity , and justice is merged in the hope of acquiring the greater , because more profitable , prize—and flie people , finding that none-but themselves can convert the prize to their own use , behoof , and benefit , have resolved never again to be diverted from the course , until the national voice shall declare them the winners . My Lord , men are actuated by different motives , though in quest of a similar object-rsome are moved By ambition , some by avarice " , some by love of

      idle splendour , 8 oirie- " $ y hope of achieving a competency , and many of the poor are induced to lecture for the . acquisition of the darling object of others , in the hope of saving themcelves and their families from beggary and starvation . All these , my Lord , are very powerful influences , and are calculated to have a powerful effect upon human action ; but let me now explain what constitutes the strongest agency in the hands of political aspirants . It is the influence , the baneful influence , which the monied classes exercise over then * dependent slaves , through the purchase , the apostacy , desertion and conversion of their trusted leaders ; while the desertion of those trusted leaders leads to the humiliation , the

      persecution , incarceration , transportation , or , perhaps , death of the bold and consistent few . . My Lord you are not so ignorant as to suppose that any party in the state could uphold its ascendancy , for a single week , upon any other tenure than popular dissension , and , itereforc , you must at once admit , that the whole policy of all parties has been , by art , by trick , by policy , connivance , or persecution , to foment and perpetuate that popular discord upon which alone depends the capricious rule of an otherwise weak and insignificant minority .

      Tou are aware , my Lord , of the effect that the desertion of officers would have upon the bravest regiment , full of enthusiasm , and pantiDg for the order to advance upon the enemy—you must he aware that a sudden and immediate panic , and as sudden a flight , would be the result ; you must feel convinced that the rule applies morally as well as physically . But now , my Lord , those days are gone , those magic influences have lost their charm , and I will tell you why . Because by your one-sided policy you have so centralised power and aggregated capital in the hands of a very small minority , that they can no longer contend against the want and dissatisfaction of the too oft duped large and dissatisfied majority .

      M y Lord , when things come to the worst they mend ; but , upon the other hand , "A stitch in time saves nine , " and prevents the necessity for violent haphazard corrections ; as , believe me , that no change based upon mere expediency can be permanent , or even beneficial while it lasts . This , however , has been the policy of every Government , until atlengththe absurd tinkeringof each to MAKE THE THING LAST ITS TIME , has produced a patchwork fabric , in which not a single one of the framers could recognise Ms own handiwork—here a fore-shadowing of LIBERALISM , as it is called , there shaded

      with the old hue of TORYISM ; here a bit of PROTECTION , there a bit of FREE TRADE ; here a LANDLORD'S MINIATURE , and there a MANUFACTURER'S PORTRAIT ; here a bit of STATE , and there a bit of CHURCH . Landlords , manufacturers , protestantism , Catholicism , dissent , railways , navigation , army , navy , ordnance , and patronage , all—one and all—have their supporters , while the industry upon which all live and make profit is without a representative , or , should it find one , he is stigmatised as a DESTRUCTIVE , a DEMAGOGUE , a REYOLUTIONIST , and worse than

      DEYIL . My Lord , allowme now to point out the social error which has led to this political jumble . The mind of the country has not yet recovered from the political error into which it was led by Reform agitation , and by which it was taught to classify parties under two simple heads—namely , WHIGS and TORIES ; the latter foolishly resisting what they foolishly designated any innovation of the BRITISH CONSTITUTION , and the former openly contending for power , for the purpose of adaptinglegislation to the progress of mind and fitness of things as they are . Well , my Lord ,

      in this political skirmish , there were recognised two distinct parties , the one promising , the other resisting progress , and hence the progressive mind of tins go-a-head age was marshalled under the POLITICAL —( mind , my Lord ) the POLITICAL BANKER of the Progressionists ; and now mark the sequel . This party has achieved political supremacy , and the people , believing that political power was hat the means , and social advantages the end , now ask , and justly , GUI BONO ? - what one advantage have we derived from the transfer of power from the hands of our open enemies to those of our professing friends .

      Now , my Lord , I wUl point out your social error . The political struggle was between sluggish land and active money ; between landlords representing Toryism and standstill , and manufacturers representing Liberalism and progress ; the landlords basing then * strength upon the £ 50 tenants-at-will and county representation , and the manufacturers basing then : strength upon popular support and boroug h representation . The farmers are beginning to find that then- interests were best protected by landlords , but the middle and working classes , who were the prop andsupport of the manufactur inginterests , are beginning to

      discoverthat the same identity of interest does not existbetweenthemand manufacturers , as exists between landlord and fanner ; and hence , my Lord , you will find , ere long , that the political will merge into the social question . The people have been taught to look upon the LANDLORDS as representing expensive aristocracy , and upon the COTTON-LORDS as representing economical Democracy ; but , my Lord , both the middle and working classes , the shopkeepers , and traders , have learned from experience , that the monopolist representatives of active money exercise a much more tyrannical influence over then * several orders than the landlords could undtr

      any , the most rigorous , system . Hence , my Lord , you will understand , that the people , - —gaining wisdom from dear-boughtexperienca —have at length learned that political changes are but the means , and social improvement the end , for which they will henceforth contend j

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      and experience has taught them , that of all sources from whence these social changes can come , the legislation of those who traffic in money expended on labour , is the least promising . They have now learned to distinguish between the sluggish tyranny of Land , and the active tyranny of Steam ; that , the landlords inher it by descent , and the steam-lords by their political influence , which enables them to . confine social benefits within the sphere of their own cupidity . ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ " .

      My Lord , have you ever reflected upon this one fact , the repetition of which , though it may surfeit my readers , may be a novelty to you and others who ' are not as well informed as my well-instructed pupils ? It is this : —suppose the case of a landlord , possessing a rental' of £ 5 , 000 a ' year , ' raising the rent , of his tenants ten per cent . ; now , in such case , " how many waggon loads of paper would be converted into FREE TRADE abuse of the . monster tyrant ? Well , my Lord , let us reduce the landlord ' s rental to cotton-lord ' s capital . The landlord ' s five thousand pounds a-year , at thirty years' purchase , would fetch ONE

      HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS ; and as-money is to the one just what land isjfco the other , let me portray the rent-nfii ^ epend' ent of spe ' cuTalion'in converting the raw material into manufactured fabricthat the cotton lord would make of his one hundred and fifty thousand pounds capital . Suppose Mm , then , to employ one thousand hands , with an idle competitive reserve , forced to underbid those at work , and suppose him , in consequence , to reduce the wages of his hands no more than FOURPENCE a-day ; he would , by such a reduction , make profit ,

      over and above fair speculation , but simply by this reduction , of FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED A-YEAR , or two hundred more than the landlord ' s entire rent ; and who is to control him , and who dares to oppose him ? You cannot , as long as his class constitutes your political reserve . Then , my Lord , suppose that the FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED was equitably distributed between the one thousand hands , instead of being filched by the one , which would be best for shopkeepers , traders , labourers , and the

      EXCHEQUER ? If circulated through tho several channels it weuld serve all , while the one monopolist vests it in some RAILWAY or BUBBLE SPECULATION , where ifcis not reproductively used ; and , still further , observe , my" Lord , that these ONE THOUSAND DEPENDENT SLAVES are compelled to abstract a portion of their remaining poor pittance to invest in sick and burial clubs and benefit societies , and to have recourse to the one thousand and one shifts to which , for want of a FULL , FAIR , and

      FREE REPRESENTATION , they are driven , to meet sudden emergencies , sickness , and even death . This , my Lord , this is my first letter to you upon the LABOUR QUESTION—the - question of questions : you may not read it , but millions will , and hence your great difficulty of not knowing the influence which , though now despised , will one day operate upon you . My Lord , in conclusion , I beg to assure you ,

      that I would not to-morrow establish my plan , much as I value it , upon the destruction of human life or the confiscation of property . My hope as , to make the rich richer and the poor rich , by a prudent and profitable developement of our national resources , to substitute plenty for want , content for discontent , harmony for deadly strife , and peace for war . I have the honour to be your obedient servant , Feargus O'Connor .

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      Todmorden . —A delegate meeting was held on Sunday last to arrange for the Lancashire and Yorkshire annual Camp meeting , usually held at Blackstone-edge . The following places were represented : —Manchester , William Shelmerdine ; Rochdale , " William Bake ; Todmorden , Richard Barker ; Padiham , Robert Wilkinson ; Hebden Bridge , Jas . Mann ; Halifax , Christopher Shackleton and Wm . Maude ; Bradford , Thomas Wilcock . Richard Barker was elected chairman and James Mann , secretary . On the motion of Mr . Maude , seconded by Mr . Mann , it was resolved— " That the annual Camp meeting of Lancashire and Yorkshire be held on Sunday , July 15 th , 1849 . " Moved by Mr . Bake and seconded by Mr . Maude— " That the meeting be held at Basin Stone , near Todmorden , instead of Blackstone Edge . " Carried . After other business , the meeting adjourned to Sunday July 15 th , at ten o ' clocka . m .

      , Bradford . —A meeting of the National Land Company was held at Mrs . Smith ' s , on Sunday last . Thomas Hirst in the chair . It was resolved "That the business under discussion should be postponed until next Sunday , and it is requested that the members will attend . " It was also resolved " That the members should be given a fortnight from the 3 rd day of June , as there is a great influx of members that have got confidence once more in the Land plan , and we also have great numbers of the poorer members that are willing to come up if we will give them time . " Birmingham . —A " public meeting was held at the People ' s Hall , on Monday , May 27 th . Mr . Grantbain in the chair . The following resolution was

      adopted : " That it is the opinion of this meeting thnt we cannot , as a body , assist'any set or party in ag'tating for any reform short of the People ' s Charter . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Allan Dalziel then delivered a most excellent lecture " On the Rise and Progress of Democracy" which gave evident satisfaction toalarge meeting , and was well received throughout , as true democracy is the very germ of Christianity . The meeting then adjourned to Sunday , June the 4 th . Maktxebojje Assembly Rooms , Princess Rotai , Circus-Street . —Mr . Stallwood delivered a lecture on " Thelife , character , and writings of Thomas Paine , " on Sunday evening last , to a very numerous audience . In concluding his address , Mr .

      Stallwood called on his audience to reduce the works of that great author to practice , by attending to the registration of all qualified to become electors , by pushing Chartism by every means in their power , by enforcing the necessity of " Home colonies" On the attention of their rulers , and by a bold and manly expression of their opinions on every suitable occasion . After a few appropriate remarks from the chairman ( Mr . Godwin ) , a vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the lecturer . Messrs . Chapman , Christie , Packer , Patteson , and others on behalf of the Sunday " Union ? " Boat Committee —( the boat running from the Weigh-bridge , Paddington , to Greenford-grcen , for the purpose of raising funds with which to take or build a "

      Working Man ' s Hall)—reported that they had been eminently successful that day—the boat had been crowded , and the receipts were large ; they had also the pleasure of announcing that notwithstanding the inauspicious state of the weather on Whit-Monday , that day ' s boating had left a surplus of 10 s . 9 d . for the funds of the National Victim Committee , and they had to announce that the shareholders had resolved to again give the boat for the benefit of the Victims , on Monday , June 25 th . This announcement was received with loud cheers . The 10 Y 9 d . was then ordered to be handed over to Mr . Stallwood , for conveyance to the Victim Committee , and the committee adjourned * ¦

      Hamilton . — The Democratic Association of this place having invited Air . Samuel Kydd to lecture o the inhabitants on some popular subject , he complied with their request on" the evening of Monday , he 28 th May . His theme was , — " Revolutions , — their causes and effects ; the French Revolutions of 1789 1830 , and 1848 ;; their influence on the nations ; the respective missions of France and Britain ; the progress and position of Democracy . In a social wanner , Mr . Kydd placed before his audience a picture of the- condition of France during the reigns of Louis the 14 th , and Louis the 15 th , of the various but converging chains of events which under the next Louis ultimately led to the convulsion of 1789 , of the nature of that convulsion and its results—the career of France idol , Napoleon

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      Buonaparte—the' space of time which elapsed betwixt his downfall and the Revolution of 1830—that Revolution and its consequencesr-Louis Philippe his character , his ambitious aims , and sudden overthrow—the Revolution of 1843 , and its present and probable future effects upon society , were br iefly but ably sketched . He then proceeded to speak of France as the ojiielcener of thought , and of Britain as the leader of industry , and concluded with an eloquent exhortation to working men to fit themselvesby self enlightenment for the great struggle-which was pending between liberty and despotism . —By the special request of tho audience , Mi % , Kydd . delivered a second lecture on the following evening on the labour question . He then explained the different theories upon organising

      labour , propounded by Louis Blanc and M . Chevalier . g iving , the preference to the latter as most practicable at the present day . For the amelioration bf ^ the distress existing in this country , he recomm&nded as most attainable , the project which proposes the location of our surplus or pauper population on the waste lands of Britain and Ireland , and thus , not only provide work for tho unemployed , but rid those who are employed of a heavy burthen , and increase the actual wealth of the country . Throughout the course of his excellent lectures , Mr . Kydd was frequently and warmly applauded , and , we believe , gave general satisfaction . We earnestly ; recommend any locality not having had the pleasuseof hearing him to seize the first opportunity of securing his services .

      - -. FissBtraY . —The members . of the above body met aiirttifflr . rwm ,: v 3 i , a 01 erKeRw ^ llfjgr ^ n , i ; pn ^ Tuesday . evening , June 5 th . Mr . Nobbsin the chair .. Moved by Mr . W . Blake , and seconded by Mr . Jones , " That Mr . Allnutt act as secretary pro tern . " Carried . Moved by Mr . A . Fuzzen , and seconded by Mr . Jones , '' That we , the members of this locality , arc- determined to stand by the Charter , and have nothing to do with any party having for its object less than the People's Charter , being ' of opinion that anything short of that measure of reform must end in disappointment to the working classes . " Carried . Moved by Mi * . Jones , and seconded by Mr . Livesay , " That we , the members of this locality , form ourselves into a committee , for the purpose of getting signatures to the National

      Petition . " Carried .. The locality then adjourned until Tuesday evening , June 12 th . Padiitam . —A meeting was held in the Chartist Room , Thorn-street , on Monday evening , June 4 , when the following resolution , moved by Robert Wilkinson , and seconded by Benjamin Pilling , was carried unanimously : — " That we , the Padiham Chartists , are of opinion , that while we refrain from opposing tho agitation of the Financial Reformers , wo cannot give up one of the principles of the People's Charter , or join any movement having for its object less than that measure of justice ; and , being convinced of the justness ofits principles , we are determined to agitate for the People ' s Charter , and to letourmotto . be , — 'Measures , not men . ' We are ako of ODinion thatanv reform short of the Charter

      would be of little benefit to the working classes , and not -wishing to be deceived by half measures , we intend to be firm to the ' Charter and no surrender ! " ! ^ Charterviix-e . —A tea party and ball was lately got up by the females of Charterville , for the benefit of the victims , which was well attended . The schoolroom was tastefully decorated for the occasion with Chartist portraits , flowers , and evergreens , the portrait of our noble chief , F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., occupying the centre . A loaf weighing thirty-two pound ' s was presented gratis by the female allottees , and another allottee also gave a ham . Ample justice having been done to the good things provided , Mr . George Bubb was called to the chair . —Mr . Willis responded to the following sentiment : — " The living victims of Whig misrule—may the day of their delivery rapidly approach , and , like pure gold from the crucible , may they retain their sterling value also

      to society and their friends . "—The toast was responded to by Messrs . Beattie and Gilbert . — Moved by Mr . Young , and seconded by Mr . Willis , —" That the thanks of this meeting be given to F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., for his advocacy of the people ' s rights , and his untiring exertions in endeavouring to locate the people on the Land ; and this meeting hopes that be may live to see the Charter become the law of the land , and the Land Plan successfully established . " —The resolution , was carried , with three times three cheers , which made the school-i'ooin echo . Dancing and singing then commenced , and were kept up till four o ' clock in the morning , when the party broke up highly delighted with their evening ' s amusement . We are happy to state that £ 110 s . profit was realised , which sum has been sent to Mr . Rider , for the benefit of the victims , and if females of other localities would exert themselves , there would be no necessity for so many appeals on their behalf .

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      _ : m \ The following appeared in our Town Edition of last week : — Fatal Accident to a Son of tiie Dean of St Asaph . —Yesterday a jury wa 3 empanneled at Ful bourne , a village about five miles from Cambridge before Mr . Marshall , deputy coroner for the county on view of the body of John Nichol Luxmoorc , a student of St . John's College , Cambridge , and a son of the Dean of St . Asapn , who met his death under the following circumstances : —The deceased and a fellow student started the evening before for a ride , and proceeded in tho direction of Abington . At Babraham they turned off , and again on reaching the old Roman road leading to Cambridge , llere Mr . Luxmoore ' s companion ( Mr . Stuart , ef

      Trinity ) proposed a race , and the horses were put into a gallop . Mr . Stuart took the lead , and after proceeding a short distance missed the sounds of his frienos horse . lie looked round , and saw Mr . Luxmoore lying on his back on the ground . He returned to his aid , and found him unconscious . Mr . Stuart then summoned help , and on its arrival went for medical assistance , but the unfortunate young gentleman died within a few minutes of Mr . Stewart ' s departure on his last mission . Evidence , was adduced to show that the road , at the spot where the race began , was smooth and safe , bu that it became dangerous as it proceeded , and was

      full of ruts where the accident occurred ; into one of these the horso doubtless stepped ar . d fell , and Mr . Luxmoore was thrown upon his head . The deceased was about 18 years or age . He had been to College chapel just before starting on the fatal excursion , and was reputed a very exemplary young man . He was in delicate health , and his friends wishing him to take horse exercise had sent him a horse up to Cambridge to enable him to do so . The jury returned a verdict " That deceased came by his death through an accidental fall from his horse . " It was stated at the inquest that the unfortunate gentleman ' s father is on the continent .

      Death from Starvation . —An inquest was held on Friday before Mi " . Baker , at the . London Hospital , on the body of a female , unknown , who died from want and destitution . The deceased was known in the neighbourhood of Whitccliapel and Rosemarylane as a mendicant , and she appeared to have no relations , or any friend to assist her . She had no habitation , and went by the name of Gardiner . She was in the practice of wandering the streets all night , occasionally obtaining a shelter in a stable . She was out all night on Monday ,, during the heavy rains , and in the morning she was founa lying unon

      the pavement in Glasshouse-street , in a state of exhaustion . A police constable removed her to the station-house in Leman-street , where she soon afterwards died , —Mi . Liddle , surgeon , said he had found the deceased covered with old rags , which were completely saturated with water . He had opened the body , and found the stomach quite empty . All the organs were healthy , and he had no doubt she had died from exhaustion . The body was in a most filthy condition , and covered with vermin . Verdict— "Death from exhaustion , produced by the want of the common necessaries of life . "

      Mysterious Death by Drowning . —An inquest was held before Mr . Carter , at the Nag ' s Head , Battersea , on the body of Anne Arnold , aged 27 , who was found in a water-course near to Creek Bridge , Battersea . : It appeared from the evidence that on Tuesday morning , about eleven o ' clock , the body was found in a common sewer . From inquiries made by the police it appeared that the deceased had been engaged all day on Monday at a laundress's , and , on coming home at night- , found that her husband ,, his brother and his wife , and some

      other parties , had gone to Wandsworth fair . Upon learning" ' jthis , the deceased became much excited and declared she would go and seek her husband , arid would hot return home until she had found him . She did , not ; meet her husband , however , and , oii his returning home at half-past two o ' clock the . next morning , and not finding the deceased there , he supposed her to have gone to her mother ' s , and this ,- he said , accounted lor his not inquiring . earlier after her . . Verdict— " That the deceased was found in a common sewer , but how she came there there was no certain evidence to show . "

      When a person wishc to salute another in Thibet , he uncovers his head , puts out his tongue , and scratches his right ear .

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      LETTERS v TO THE WORKING CLASSES . XL VII . " Words are things , and a smaU drop of ink ¦ Falling—like dew—upon a thought , produces That which makes thousands , perhaps : millions , think . " bieos . DOWN WITH THE OBSTRUCTIVES Brother Proletarians , Mr . Hume ' s motion for Household Suffrage , the Ballot , Triennial Elections , and a more equal apportionment of representatives to population , has been rejected by 268 rotes against 82 . Only eighty-two members could be foand to affirm Mr . Hume's motion . Partly by their direct votes , and partly by their absence from the House , nearly six hundred of the misrepresentatires of the Commons of England have declared that . there shall be no reform-of . Parliament . ; that you , Brother Proletarians , shall remain as you ' are—the slaves of Privilege , the serfs of Capital , the prey and scorn of landlords and money-lords .

      - Altogether , the debate ( with the exception of the speeches of Messrs . O'Connor , Bbight , add Qjir |||^ tiori of make-believe , " on the " oriei ' side , and aristocratic insolence on the other . The introducer of the motion—the great leader of the moderate Reformers—made but a sorry display , Instead of taking the bold and honest course of demanding the suffrage for all men as a right founded on Eternal Justice ,

      he made the grievance of excessive taxation the basis of his appeal for reform . The extravagancies of the Court , the gold-lace on the coats of flunkey-ministers , and similar puerilities , entered largely into the composition of his speech , which was utterl y wanting in that warmth which sincerity pleading for justice against injustice cannot dispense with . 0 I for one hour of Proletarian energy in that House of professional mouthers and peddling shams .

      Mr . Bright spoke with more energy , and excited the " ironical cheers" of the privileged mockers , when he reminded them of the " not wholly to be despised conspiracies , " and " incipient insurrectionary movements , " in this country in the suminOr of 1848 . He added truly , " that there was a widespread discontent among a large and intelligent class , and a hatred of the law , which those who sat in that House ought to be tho last to encourage . " Amongst tho opponents of the motion , a Mr . Oampbeli , contrived to render himself eminently absurd by delivering some most stupid arguments (?) in support of the most gross injustice . Judging hjm by his exhibition on Tuesday last , it is hard to decide whether imbecility or knavery most predominates

      in the person of the hon . member for Cambridge . God forgive him , I cannot , for the wearisomness I suffered when wading through his most wretched " speech . " In the course of nis harangue , he declared that the 10 th of April was a day the glories of which could be done justice to only by poets and orators !!! As a specimen of his precious arguments take this : — " If it were possible for him , u underpresenfccircumstances , tostatetheopinionsof " the late lamented Dr . Chalmers , he doubted not " that the sentiments of that great man would notbe " expressed in favour of the motion of the hon .

      mem" her for Montrose . " Why what man of common sense cares one straw for what the opinion of Dr . Chalmers might have been , or for that of any other Scotch priest or Malthusian , dead or living ? Shall a question of justice depend upon the " opinion" of any man ? Brother Proletarians , we repudiate their idols of clay ; their " opinions" are of less weight with us than is the passing breeze . How dare any man , Doctor or Minister , Lord or M . P ., presume to give an " opinion " , against the rights of his fellowmen ? The man who dares to do so should have his insolence hurled back into his teeth with ample interest .

      Sir George Giusy , the ballot-apostate , with that modest assurance for which the Whigs are distinguished , " declared that he regarded " . with feelings of unfeigned thankfulness , that constitution , tho value of which had been tested in adverse times , and under threatening circumstances , and was felt and appretiated by the greatjbody of the people . ' This called forth " loud cheers . " Doubtless , Sir George Grey has substantial reasons for his thankfulness , that the " wisdom of our ancestors" created , and the stupidity of their descendants has permitted the continued existence of a " glorious constitution , " through the operation of which himself and his class eontrive to plunder and humbug the population of these islands , as never any other people were

      plundered and cheated , though laws and constitutions have in most countries and times been framed and worked for the benefit of the few rather than of the many . It must be acknowledged , that " the great body of the ' people " fed and appv&tiau the vahw of the aforesaid blessed constitution ; they _ feel the burdens it imposes , and they appreciate its / uinous operation upon their interests . If they could join Sir Geor ge Grey in expressing " thankfulness" for such blessings , they would ue slaves indeed ; slaves who would well deserve worse treatment than they have hitherto mefc with ; wretches who would merit , instead oi whips , the scourging of scorpiefns . But my countrymen are not so base , and for their own honour , I

      beseech them to repel the calunm of the thanlcful Home Secretary . «* That worthy official concluded his speech by assorting his belief that " the House of Commons , as at present constituted , did adequately represent the people . " But can his " belief" outweigh the great—the two-fold fact : First , that ' seven-eighths of the people have neither part nor parcel in tho appointment of the members of that House ; and , second—that the said members , elected by a small minority of the people , have no communion of feeling with the unrepresented masses , no regard for their interests , no respect for their rights ? Is this disputed ? Turn to the division which concluded the debate under notice , and behold the confirmation of all that we have asserted . The

      masses of this country are no more represented in the House of Commons than they are in the Congress of America , or the Aulic Council of Austria . Lord J . Russell , in his speech , stated that the design of the framers of the Reform Bill was to invest those persons with the franchise , who were possessed of independence and intelligence . What an unintentional satire is this upon our " glorious constitution . " Lord Joiix insinuates that the working classes are neither independent nor intelligent . If they are not independent they are at the mercy of oppressors of some kind or other ; and if they are not intelligent , it is proof positive that their " pastors and masters" have utterly failed in their duty ;

      —for instruction is an obligation due by society to all its members , and if that obligation is not fulfilled , the chiefs of society , statesmen , bishops , &c , &c ., are guilty of the worst of crimes against humanity . But if the working classes are not independent , the more need is there that they should be armed with the suffrage to protect themselves , and establish their independence . If they are not intelligent , the greater is the necessity that they should be represented in the legislature , that they may command for their children that National Education which is their right , but which right is infamously withheld by those who , usurping the government of the country , have established the rule of Wrong . The Premier knows . full well , that were the working-men invested wilih the Suffrage , and protected in its exercise by the Ballot , they would show themselvess too independent , and too

      intelligent , to elect such misrepresentatives as himself and his colleague Gbby . Brother Proletarians , lord John Russell—all flummery to the contrary , notwithstanding—really ; stands in awe of your knowledge , and your love of justice ; therefore , he declaims against Universal Suffrage , and , therefore , against your enfranchisement he will struggle tothe . Tast . ¦¦ „ ,.:. .-,,-, „ In the course of his speech , Lord John Russell stated it to be his belief , that " the people—the humblest people—the poorest peopte—had no indisposition to the aristocracy . " The enunciation of this article of the . Premier ' s political belief , called forth " loud and general cheering . " Presently he repeated the expression of his "belief , " and the consequence was , again " loud and continued cheering . " Strange that the " noble' lord ' and those whoso loudly cheered him , will not trust this aristocracy-loving people with the exercise of their citizen rights ! ' The disturbed state of Europe was a great « ard in the hands of both' Grey" and IRvsseix , wLo jm-

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      jnned to Universal Suffrage all ih » evils which hnxo fallen upon Paris , Milan , Vienna , Berlin , and other places . Well ; Lord John Russell knows , no one better , that the sieges , confiscation , massacres , &c , which have stained the several capitals of continental Europe , have been occasioned not by . Universal Sum-ago , but by tho conspiracies of kmgs , aristocrats , capitalists , and their tools , to prevent the establishment of Universal Suffrage , and the realisation of those social f reforms which should flow from Universal Suf- \ rage . Had the classes nljove alluded to per- K . nutted the peaceful triumph of Universal Suffrage , \ lv there would h ? . \ e been neither anarchy , bloodshed , \\ f \ «nor the rule of military ruffianism . Mr . Osbornb ^\\\ adroitly turned the tables upon the Prime Minister - ^ M \ J by reminding him that Ireland had been in a " state A * of siege" for the last twelve months , and that in 9 I that country there were actually more soldier * v I ! \

      than voters—soldiers employed to keep the people \ j in forced subjection . to our '' glorious constitution . " \| I Lord John ' Russell concluded as follows : — " I T I " pray you in tho name of that constitution , not to r / " adopt the measure now before the House , but to V A " give it a decided negative . 1 believe you will be V ? " consulting the interests , and I am firmly convinced .- \ \ " you will also be consulting the wishes and opinions J ^ yi " of tie people . " \ \ Lord John Russell professed to consult your in- \ \ terests , your opinions , and your ivishes , by declaring and voting against all ' Reform ! " His error must ^ » y be rectified . Within another month , Mr . O'Connor ^ . ^ V will bring on his motion in favour of the entire ^ W vV Charter ; and it is important that that motion ; V ^^ p should be backed up by demonstrations of public ^ . ^ LV sympathy . Lut Public Meetings be holden , and ^^ YSA Petitions adopted ; and from John o'Groat's to tha ^ LV ^ Land ' s End , let the cry go forth : — " DOWN J ^\ WITH THE OBSTRUCTIVES ! " " THE CHAR- V * A

      TER AND NO SURRENDER ! " A L'AMI DU PEUPLE . V * June 7 th , 1849 . ¦ ¦ \_ T

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      MARLBOROUGH-STItEET . —Attempted : Sui- . ^ cinE . —Dinah ' Lancaster , a respectably-dressed I J ^ female , about £ 0 years of age , was brought before I B \ Mr . Bingley , charged with having attempted to I . »\ commit suicide , by drowning herself in the Sefpen- I K \ tine . —James Johnson , one of the park constables , * i \\ stated , that on Saturday , about haU-past four J Vi o ' clock , he saw the defendant lying on the grass insensible , with her clothes saturated with water . Two gentlemen were near her . who said they had seen the defendant throw herself into the water , and they had been the means of rescuing her . The defendant was taken to the receiving house , and lmd . the necessary attentions paid to her , which had tho effect of relieving her completely from the

      consequences of her immersion . When lying on the g rass , the detendant came to herself , and said that she was a ruined woman , and that she would destroy herself at the first opportunity . —The defendant said she was the wife oi a surgeon living at No . 9 , Terrace , Gravesend . She had been separated from her husband some time , and had received a maintenance until lately when all her means of living being exhausted , she had fallen into such a state of destitution as induced her to attempt self-destruction . The defendant produced some letters to prove that the cause of separation did riot originate with herself . —Mr . Binglmm decided on remanding the case until Thursday , in order that time might he given to communicate with the defendant ' s friends .

      Another Attempted Suicide . —Sarah Wood , an elderly woman , was charged with attempting suicide by drowning herself in the Serpentine . — "Witnesses came forward to prove thnt the defendant had thrown herself into the water partly under the influence of drink . —Having expressed due contrition , for her folly , the defendant was given over to her friends . Thibd Case of Attempted Suicide . —James Hanscombe was chai'ged with having medtt .-ited throwinjr himself off the bridge over the Serpentine , —The defendant said he was out of work ami in great distress . —The defendant ' s fiithoreame forward and said his son was too lazy to work . —Discharged THAMES . —Assault by a Boy upon bis Mother . —J . Denny , not more than 13 years of

      a"e , was charged with assaulting his mother , and ' , attempting to stab her with a knife . —The prosccu- ¦ trix keeps a salt-fish shop , at 109 , Rosemary-lane . Her husband had to go to America on business some time since , and since his absence the prisoner , % yho ¦ had always exhibited a vicious aisposi-ion , assoei . 'it- ¦ . ing with thieves considerably older than himself , became quite incorrigible , frequently remaining out the whole night . Not many weeks since , to keep him from such company , she locked him in an upper room , where he attempted to precipitate himself from a two story window . On Sunday night . he came home at a very late hour , and when she ordered him to bed , he refused to go . She then struck him with a rod , on which he snatched up a .

      knife , and said that if she struck him again he would give her something for herself . —She gave the alarm , and when Driscoil , a constable , came in , she beat him well . He , however , took up a candlestick , and struck her with it . —Mr . Yardley : Have you no one to keep him in order ; no elder son ?—Yes , I have one nineteen years of age , but he is as much afraid of him as I am , for this boy is the stronger of the two . —Driscoil , 24 IT , said the prisoner was the most thorough scapegrace in London . He was always committing acts of wanton mischief , and was the terror of both young and old in the neighbourhood .. —Mr . Yardley , who said it was a melancholy case ,, seemed puzzled how to deal with the young urchin , and remanded him until Wednesday to consider tha

      case . MARYLEBONE . —Ciiakge against a Man for . Attempting to Strangle his Wife . —W . Foster , a coach-painter , in Paul-street , Portman-market , was chai'ged with attempting to strangle Mary Aune r his wife . The complainant seemed much affected , and said she had no wish to state anything against ; , her husband , believing that she was most in fault ,. they had a few wovds , and she certainly said that she would run him through with a knife . —Elizabeth Williams deposed that the parties had lodged with her . about two months , and that on Monday Jiight , at eleven o ' clock , she heard a- great disturbance in . thoir room , and prisoner said , " If you don ' t be quiet I'll strangle you . " And I then heard a noiselike that of a gurdinjr in the throat , which 1 fulfc

      satisfied proceeded from his wife . I ran up into the apartment , and found tho poor creature lying in bed in a dreadful state ; and on my asking her what was the matter , she pointed to her throat , saying , as well as sbe could , ¦ " My husband has ne .-aTy strangled mo . "—John Wiltshire , another lodger , gave similar testimony . —The wife was then sworn , and she reluctantly gave evidence to the effect liiiifc being irritated at her husband coming home late she used a threat towards him , upon wfcich he threw her down on her bed and said he would strangle hur , but ho only put his hands upon her throat . —Mr . Broughtori : Was there not a gurgling in your throat , and did he not hurt you very much ?—Complainant ( after some hesitation ) : Ves , sir ; but I don't wish to injure him . —Clard , 26 S D , deposed that when called in by the landlady the prisoner was present , and on witness telling him that ho ought to have a medical man , he said , " Weil , if you think fit to send for one you shall pay for him . " 116 ( witness ) went for a surgeon , who on his arrival bled complainant , and said that she was in a thuigerous state . But it appeared that she was in the family way . —Tho prisoner , in answer to the charge , said that a great deal of the evidence given was true , but he denied most positively . having Jiad any intention of strangling his wife , he merely threw her down upon her threatening to stab him . —Mr . Broughton remarked that in most cases of alleged assaults where the complaining party expressed a disinclination to follow up the case , he discharged the accused , but the present matter was of so serious a nature that he felt bound to remand the ior wuck

      prisoner a . LAMBETH . —Burglary and Robbery . —F . Collins and M . Fenton , two notorious " cracksmen , " ' were placed at the bar on a , charge of being con- corned , with two others not in custody , in burglariously entering the premises of Mr . Weir , a draper , in the London-road , and carrying away properly to ¦ the amount of nearly £ 200 . Prom" the evidence it appeared that Mr . Weir , on retiring to bed on the preceding night about half-past eleven o ' clock , left all the doors and fastenings secure , and on the following ( Tuesday ) moiling , he found that in tho course of the night some thieves had entered his shop by forcing the back shutters , and a vast quantity of the most valuable articles , consisting o £ pieces of cloth , Irish linen , silks , &c , had been carried away . The thieves , in reaching the back premises of the prosecutor , must have passed over those in the occupation of a person named Mosclcy , a

      blacksmith , in whose yard there was placed a hackney cab . In this vehicle the thieves placed the > whole of the property removed from the shop of Mr . Weir , and covered it over with some dry litter . — Mr . John Moseley , the blacksmith who charged tue > prisoners with being concerned in stealing his cab , stated that about half-past five o'clock on that morning , he and his man drew a cab out of his premises into the street , where it had been for several days exhibited for sale . Witness missed the cab shortly after ho had drawn it into the street , and it was found , as he understood from the police , in th& possession of the prisoners and two other me » .. — Other witnesses were called , who saw the prisoners and two other men draw the cab along the streets from the London-road to the . Kenuington-road where they were stopped . The prisoners and their companions endeavoured to effect their escape , but they were ultimately secured . The prisoner were remanded to a future day .

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      A quantity of counteril'it shillings are now in circulation . Being but clumsy specimens of the arb of coining , it will be easy or tfie public , thus can tioned , tobeon Us guard .

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      " Onward and we conquer ! Backward and we fall >" " PEO iSg 5 ¦' " > ¦ *>

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      _ 1 : ' "A true labourer earns that he eats ; gets that ho irears - owes no man hate ; envies no man ' s happiness- glad of other men ' s good ; content under his own ' privations ; and Ms chief pride is in the modest comforts of bis condition . "— Shakspere .

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      --_ - ¦ ¦ - » .-. '¦> .. . v . "AND NATIONAL TlADES' JOURNAL .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 9, 1849, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1525/page/1/