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      LETTERS TO THE WORKING CLASSES . LVIL " Words are things , and a small drop of ink Falling—like dew—upon a thought , produces That which makes thousands , perhaps millions , think . " eraos . — LETTEils TO THE WORKING CLASSES .

      IANIFESTATIONS IN FAVOUR OF HUNGARY . FALL OF VENICE . Jbother Pboletariaxs , I have this week had additional evidence of le earnest sympathy for Hungary which anilates your order ; not mere li p-sympath y , ut the heart-felt , soul-absorbing desire to aid he Hungarians by deeds . I have had proof ositive that , in spite of the sentimental teachings of the " peace" fanatics , you are et sound at the core—you have not yet retounced your manhood— you reject and abhor he alavish doctrine of " peace-at-any-price •" slid , instead thereof , you would secure the ictory of Justice at any cost—even the cost f War .

      You will read in this number of the "Star " he account of Mr . O'Coxxor ' s re-election as Member of Parliament for Nottingham Cirmmstances prevented my arrival in Notting-1 am tune enough to witness the proceedinls > f the re-election meeting ; but I had the sappmess of teldng part in the meeting for lungary , held on the evening of Monday ast , August 27 th , in the Exchange Hallme of the most magniecent public rooms in hh country . The meeting had been called by he Mayob , in accordance with the request of i numerously-signed requisition of the inha-> itants . A considerable time before the hour

      innounced for the commencement of the proseedings , the Hall was wedged full , and on ny arrival at seven o ' clock , I found the meeting extending beyond the Hall , through the entrances into the Market-place , where many hundreds were collected , unable to pe netrate into the interior of the building , The Mayob v ? as called to the chair , and he conducted the proceedings with such impartiality , urbanity and good taste , that he won the admiration and received the spontaneous thanks of every mdividual present . There being no seats , the hall was filled well nigh to suffocation

      and the heat was almost insufferable . The enthusiasm of the people was like the a ! mosphere of the hall , nearly red hot . Had the " Northern Bear" been present * he would have got such a warming—I may say , such a roasting and basting—that he would hardly have got cool again , even had he betaken him self to the infernal regions of ice-bound Siberia . I must add my fears , that we shall never be able to properly cook his " bearship , " until we have entire Europe in a blaze . Speed the day when the foes of Liberty shall consume the thrones of despots , and the last wreclH of Tyranny ' s institutions !

      I have not copies of the resolutions , which , of course , were unanimously adopted . Able speeches were delivered by some of the residents of the town—particularly by agentleman , a German , I believe , by birth , but who has for some years resided hi Nottingham ; and by Mr . George Gill , whose very looks proclaim him a friend to Humanity . Mr . O'Connor spoke with his usual force and effect , and elicited that enthusiastic applause his presence at a public meeting never fails to excite . I had been informed , that in the Committee of

      the requisitionists , certain persons of the middle class had manifested opposition to the working men including my name in the list of speakers ; their opposition was , however , overruled , and was not repeated at the public meeting . Of my own speech , I will only say , that all my appeals for the noble Hungarians ¦ were responded to with the utmost enthusiasm . If the people of Nottingham had no other claims to my admiration than the feeling they so abundantly manifested for Hungary , oil Monday evening , I could not but come to the conclusion , that Mr . O'Co ^ OR m ay well be proud of representing such a constituency .

      At JS ' ottingbani 1 found deputations from Suttonin-Ashfield and Loughborough , inviting me to address meetings in support of the Hungarians , on : the Tuesday , at those places . I also received a letter inviting me to a meeting at Northampton , also announced for Tuesday . The fact that—independent of all other obstacles—the Northampton meeting was announced to he holdenintheopenair , forced me to decline accepting the invitation from that town . Some day I hope to pay my respects to my Northampton friends . At mid-day on Tuesday I proceeded to Sutton-in-Ashfield , where I was welcomed with that heartiness for which the men of Sutton are so famed . They are rough diamonds , but sterling gems , nevertheless . Some old friends from Mansfield also attended the meeting , whichafter my address—unanimously adopted the followia . 2 resolutions t—

      L— "That it is tlie opinion of this meeting that the present awful crisis ia the affairs of Hungary demands our most serious consideration , and that it is the duty of Great Britain to draw the sword at once in defence of * the brave and glorious people of that country , and drive hack the barbarous Cossacks to thtir own " frost-bound dungeonthe birth-place of tyrants and nursery of despotism . " 2 . — " That this meeting is farther of opinion that deputations from all provincial towns should asseinbls iu London , on the earliest possible day , to concentrate the mini

      and opinion of the whole country upon this most vital question , and that the deputation—becked by a powerful demonstration of the people—urge upon thegovernment the necessity of withdrawing our ambassadors from the Courts of Austria and Russia , and should those powers then refuse to withdraw their troops from Hungarj , war with them shaU be declared forthwith ; and , further , if the government cannot spare troops for the above purpose , that tha suspension of the Foreign Enlistment Act be demanded , in order that the people may send volunteers at their own expense . "

      If such resolutions as these had heen adopted , and acted vpto , by the aristocratic and " respectable " friends of Hunjrary , two months ago , that nation might have been saved ; but between the butchers and the balbltn the unfortunate Magyars have been crucified . At six o ' clock I parted from my Sutton friends , and returned to Nottingham , from whence I proceeded by railway to Loughborough , whicli place I reached shortly after nine o ' clock , and found a large and enthusiastic public meeting waiting my arrival . My old friend , Mr . Skevisotox , proposed a wellconceived and well-written memorial to the

      government , in favour of the Hungarians , which I spoke in support of , and which was unanimously adopted . I have not a copy of the memorial or I would here insert it . It was affecting to witness the enthusiasm of xhe people of Loughborough acd its neighbourhood for the Hungarian cause . " Although themselves enslaved by bad laws , crushed by Competition , and scourged by Poverty and its attendant evils , it is evident that the men of the county of Leicester have hearts as warm as any in England , for their oppressed and struggling brethren of Hungary ; indeed , like all true patriots , they know no distinctions of race , country , or creed . Their aspirations are for Justice , and on the side of those who defend Freedom ' s holy cause .

      Immediately on the conclusion of the meeting , ( a few minutes before the midnight hour ) , I left Loughborough for the south , and arrived in the metropolis at half-past four o'clock on Wednesday morning . The same day I again left London for Ashford , in Kent . . In the evening , a very numerous meeting took place in the Assembly ' Rooms . Mr . Barrie—a young , clever , and patriotic Scotchman , was called to the chair . The following resolution , which was proposed in an able speech by Mr . Winsford , se bonded by Mr . Iddesdks , and supported by myself , was unanimously adopted : —

      "That this meeting hearfflj sympathises with the Hungarians in their struggle for constitutional freedom and national independence—regards the Russian invasion of Hungary as a violation of the law of nations , and a blow struck at the freedom of entire Europe—execrates the cruelties practised by the troops of the tiro "despotisms , and deplores the misfortunes and reverses which have recently befallen the Hungarian arms ; and this meeting earnestly calls upon the British government to take the neyes-¦ sary measures for ensuring the preservation of the just lishts of the neonle of lluncary . and protecting Europe

      from any further inroad of Muscovite barbarism and Ilussian tyranny . " I confess I was agreeably surprised to find such a meeting in the benighted , and church-and-stateridden county of Kent . The meeting included a large number of the fair sex , who evidently felt no ordinary enthusiasm in the cause of the Magyars . I left Ashford at seven o ' clock this morning , on my way back to London . In addition to very natural fatigue , I find I have contracted a cold—a more than sufficient excuse for this apology for my usnal " Letter . "

      Honour to the men of Glasgow for their splendid meetin" of Monday last , in support of the Hungarians . Surprised that the Edinburgh democrats allowed themselves very recently to be stultified by the peace-preaching fraternity , I am astonished that thev have not yet taken steps to redeem their

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      ^*» PUBLIC MEETINGS ; { From our Second Edition of last week . ) Sympathy witii tiie Hcxgariaxs . —A crowded meeting of the inhabitants of Tooting and its vicinity was held on Friday week , to express sympathy for the Hungarian cause rltichard Aitken , Esq ., in the chair . Resolutions in accordance with the objects of the meeting and a petition to her Majesty , praying her to command her ministers to enter into an alliance with the Hungarian government , were unanimously adopted , and the meeting separated , giving three hearty cheers for the Hungarians . Berry Edge . —A large public meeting was held on Sunday last , to express sympathy with the Hungarians . Several resolutions were adopted , and thirteen shillings collected , which will be forwarded to the proper quarter .

      Southampton . —The inhabitants assembled in public meeting on Tuesday evening , in the Town-hall , which was filled to overflowing with an earnest and enthusiastic auditory . The meeting was convened by the mayor ( George Laishlcy , Esq . ) in accordance with a requisition signed by nearly 100 of the most respectable inhabitants , including the sheriff of the borough and twelve other members of the town council . Many excellent speeches were made , and were received with great applause by the audience , who entered with great warmth and enthusiasm bto the spirit of the meeting . Susderlaxd . —A public meeting took place on

      Monday evening last , to consider the propriety of publicly expressing their sympathy with the Hungarians in their present struggles ; and of memorialising the Queen to recognise their independence , and to enter into commercial relations with them . The meeting was called by the Mayor ( who occupied the chair ) in compliance with a requisition most numerously and respectably signed . It was held in the Atheuseum , the large hall of which was filled in all parts , between ten and twelya hundred persons being present . —Several resolutions were adopted , and a subscription was entered into on behalf of the Hungarian fund .

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      nuix . —At the weekly meeting of the Land members at their room , Malt Shovel , Novth Clraych Side , Mr . K . Jackson in the chair , the following resolutions were carried unanimously : — " That this branch view with £ reat displeasure the decision of Conference in agreeing to give compensation to Mr . Geo . Wheeler , feeling assured that , as a Company , we have nothing to do with the difference between those two parties ; let them fight it out themselves , as weave informed that Mr . Geo . "Wheeler would not come to any terms with Mi * . Poole , and as Mr . Poolc lias displayed such impatience he has suffered enough , and Mr . Geo . Wheeler having received £ 90 of air . Poole , he ( G . W . ) has had the means of doing himself some good , and for this reason cannot lay just claim to further compensation from the Company , than stand in his original position as a balloted member . " " That an equal proportion of rent be claimed from eacli allottee , if not all the amount due . "

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      Sheffield . —A meeting was held on Sunday , August 26 th , in tho Democratic Temperance Hotel , when the following persons were elected as council for the ensuing quarter;—William Carter , James Mitchell , George Tuarusby , John Taylor , William Dyson , Samuel'Jackson , William Cavill , James Smith , Joseph Coldwell , Thomas Gill , Charlos Bashaw , James Wilson . The following persons were elected officers of the association : —President , Thomas Renshaw ; Treasurer , Aaron Higgmbottom ; Corresponding Secretary , Richard Otley ; Financial Secretary , George Cavill ; Auditors , Michael Buckley and Nathaniel Robinson . Tower Hamlets . — The Chartists of this locality , aided by that of Cripplegate , took a pleasure trip to Richmond , on the 20 tu ult ., the profits of which are to bo appropriated to establishing a place of meeting , a library , and "Mutual Instruction Society " , for the democratic party of the East-end of London , "

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      MR . O'COXXOR AMD THE ELECTORS OP NOTTINGHAM . wSiS A T ? stMr - O'CoHKon-carrying out the £ X Pleof Universal Suffrage and Annual ParliasSr ?? et th electors of Hotlinuliam , iu order to t £ J " S OOndu - ct t 0 onticism , and , in the event of theu- being satisfied , to be re-elected their representative . At twelve o ' clock a considerable number of the «» h member " admirers assembled at Barker Gate , with banners flying , and accompanied with music , and proceeded towards tho station to meet Mr . iwm' EntJl -- * tio was the reception of the tinn ?^ e ^ Repre 5 entative > " andloud the acclamations of the crowd , as folio . vine the carries con . " M » . "' "" Nm- r-n rnr nrrrn ,- r

      taming the hon . member and his friends , thev returned to the Market-place , where a platform had been erected for the occasion . Just before the commencement of the proceedings the crowd might amount to five or six thousand persons , and the numbers were greatly increased before they terminated . Mr . George Harrison having been called to the &SW % ""¦ " ¦ as ^ bTed e said - EuS ? Non-Electors of Nottingham , it ia a _ iLn ^ , P eara S oefOTe you on the S \' ° S ° V ? ™ called « P ° n to «» og-O'Coir ^ m ) ? l * 2 examine the ™ tes , of Mr . JiSthi ^ ? rofParliaraentfor Nottingham , mv S ? r f * ST ° n > aild Iam ha PPy that it is in 2 KK . * yo \ with sincer"y t ™ ti ., "mons tt ebe ? t Tmberin the Howe of Com ' m 0 s - th ? man ln whom the working classes nlacd

      hS ! t nco < Wemaytrulys » ythatNo ' tungham has only one representative . There may be i as there are , no doubt-many men here who despise nn ;»? t O i ! u J th ememDer f ° r this place ; but , S . £ ?!? ^« " ? \ . would aPPearthat ^ e repre-« K £ ? a heU' toice { Mr - Walto ) despises them , for nothing do we hear of him , either in his votes or ff * ( Ja « gh * er . ) He is a very quiet member . Cheers . ) My faends , I shall not trouble you any Zi »\ f i e ! iV i \ ' ° . 'Connor to give you an account of his labours m Parliament and the services he has rendered as member for Nottingham ,

      Mr . 0 Coraon then rose , but was unablo to make himself heard for several minutes on account of the enthusiastic cheering . Silence having been in some degree restored , the hon . member said : Mr . Chairman , Electors and Non-Electors of Nottingham , on this occasion I do not stand before you to play the farce of a mock election , but 1 stand before my constituents to carry into effect at least two points of the Charter , namely—Annual Parli aments and Universal Suffrage . ( Immense cheering . ) And this , my friends , is no new thing with me , for when I sat in Parliament for my native county—and I may well call this my native town —( cheers)—at the close of every session of Parliament I have tendered

      my resignation to those who have the best ri ght to canvas my public conduct . ( Hear , hear . ) So long as I accept a public trust from you , my friends , so long do I consider myself bound to give—so long do I consider you justified in demanding—an account of my parliamentary doings . I am the servant of the non-electors as well as of the more fortunate middle and higher classes , and I hope at no distant time that any distinction—so far as tho suffrage is concerned—will be swept away , and that it shall not be within the scope of apportion of the public to overpower the franchise of the industrious classes of non-electors . ( Cheers . ) My friends , for this I have spent many years of my life for thisdurinth

      ; , g e last quarter of a century , I have given my means and my industry , and my talents-such as they are-and thank God that the Labour Question is at last beginning to bo understood in theory , and demonstrated in fact . ( Cheers . ) I wish to see you put in your proper positions , and thebludgcon-men , the pensioners , the soldiers , the bishops , the lawyers , and the parsons , each and all of them , placed in theirs . I wish to see them no longer suffered to live on the blood and industry of the industrious classes . ( Cheers . ) And you , men of Nottingham , have it at least to boast of—if of nothing more—that you stand alone in the House of Commons . ( Cheers . ) You did not buy me and you

      cannot sell me . I did not buy you , and , my life on it , I will not sell you . ( Enthusiastic cheers . ) My friends , you will find me faithful to youv interests , if you are faithful to yourselves . We shall sti-u ^ lo on together , and when my votes avc opposed to your interests , I shall be willing to retire when yon command me ; I need not tell you , friends , that I would surrender my life rather than hold my seat dishonourably , and I think the n . an lost to all honour who would falsify the principles on which he was elected by his constituents . My friends , whether you be electors or non-electors , I am your servant still . ( Cheers . ) Bradshaw , of the mtinaltam Journal , was something move than pleased when ho heard that I was going to retire from Parliamentary life . ( Ironical cheers . ) But I am jrhid that

      his opinions are not yours . (" No , no . " ) I have no doubt I shall be re-elected again to-dav , in spite of all Mr . Bradshaw may write or think . ' ( Cheers , and cries of "You shall . " ) I know that nothingwould give that honest gentleman so much pleasure as to hear that Feargus O'Connor was disgraced and discarded by the people of England , and he anil the leaders of the lying Press are seeking to accomplish this . ( Hear , hear . ) My friends , I am independent of the calumnies and misrepresentations of the Press . ( Cheers . ) What do I care , although they give the " Oh , oh ' s , " and the «« Laug hter" In the House of Commons ? They have been long accustomed to give you all the lean and none of the

      tat , and you and I have now learned to know them . ( Cheers . ) I repeat it , they cannot drive me one hair s-breadth from my principles . ( Cheers . ) I stand here before you in fulfilment of them . I stand here before you , to advocate , as I have done on the floor of the House of Commons , and if you continue vour trust in me I shall do again , annual parliaments and universal suffrage , and carrying out these principles to their fullest extent , I say that if you are dissatisfied with my stewardship . I am prepared to resign my position as your servant . You elected me as such , and it is your right to judqe my conduct . My friends , I am here to-day for the purpose of being judged by you . ( Cheers , and cries of " Wo

      are satisfied . ) I have been asked to subscribe to your horticultural shows and horse-racing but I said "No ; I will not thus obtain popularity . " I appeal to a higher tribunal for your support . I appeal to my own honest public services . ( Cheers . ) My votes have been public—my principles have been made known far and wide , and it is my intention before many weeks are over my head , to let them be heard again in every large town in England . ( Cheers . ) I would * therefore , blush with shame to stand here and look you in the face , if I claimed your support . on any other ground than my services for the people . ( Cheers . ) My friends , our cause is progressing , the power of the * enemy is beto be broken

      ginning . ( Cheers . ) I rejoice that it is so , and no vanity of mine shall interpose an obstacle ; no indifference of mine shall retard the good cause , however it may be named , and by whomsoever promoted . Tor this reason the new Parliamentary Reform Association , or any other association that is calculated to forward reform , shall have my support . ( Cheers . ) 1 care not wko is first if the cause itself triumphs—( continued cheers)—and I am glad that , after fighting for ouv principles bo long , after my name has been branded , and ray character maligned , calumniated , misrepresented , and persecuted , we have reached this good end at last , that those who were not long ago opposed to us , are now ready to

      give four of the points of the Charter , and no doubt will be prepared before long to give us the other two . ( Cheers . ) What fact , my mends , ' -can be more delightful than this , that you have at length convinced those who were opposed to you , that the Charter docs not mean revolution , nor the Chartists violators of the law . ( Cheers . ) You have now a great number , and you will soon have all the middle classes with you . You see evidences of wealth in the shops around you ; but , my friends , you would see more if you were well remunerated . ( Cheers . ) The shopkeeper well knows , that the man who earn 3 twenty shillings is a better customer than the man who earns five shillings ,

      especially if that is spent in the Poor Law bastues . ( Cheers . ) It is the shopkeepers who possess the balance of political power , and they have discovered that the well-paid operative is the best customer at their counters . The shopkeepers arc the very first men who feel when their best customers , the working men , become the worst—they are beginning how to see the error of their former ways—( cheers and laughter)—and I thank God , my friends , that despised as I have been , and alandered as I . have-been—I thank God that I have prepared the mind of England at this day for the proper consideration of this question . I was lately asked by little Johnny Russell if 1 intended going to Ireland to meet the Queen ; ' 1 said " No , not

      unless I had a situation . "— " What situation should you like , Mr . O'Connor ? " I told him I should like to bo shoe-black to Prince Albert , if his boots would fit me . ( Laughter . ) My friends , my timo , my industry , and my exertions are yours , and not the lukewarm Lord Russell , nor the slippery Peelyou never know when you catch him —( laughter)—can resist us if we are true to each other . ( Cheers , ) There is a good time coming , notwithst anding the odium and enmity of the classes who are opposed to you . Show me , if you can , an instance m the history of this or any other country where the working classes are made so powerful that the Ministry is forced to bid for them . ( Cheers . ) Patriotism is a powerful inducement with some men ,

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      bulk of tim , » ot [ lorconsid crationsactuate the great myself * " Omber , . vo « return to parliament . For accepted ?? * " * that x MTCP expected and never EK ? mitner ' ' ltion at the hands of anyone . voui- cxii 7 ) " f aTclled a niile or eat a nical * t hZsnK 7 £ lIeIwas doing your work , and lot . yS-Ri , eaVgus ° 'Connor as they will , if mons of niv ^ entatives in the House of Comlittle ° L y mind you would s-jon get rid of the and UuS ? " f the little ari 3 tocraey- ( checrs nuleK 9 hwl ! 0 makeu P for t ^ ir attendance Se Hand whenl ' ^ V Noting grouse in anvch-. nl the session is over , but wlio never , by S a qS ?' en cr the House during the discussion votes S ll 0 Wever important , although their ustTce ^ tS ! -2 t ! ho so"lce of the Minister , if justice is to be stiflnH n * ri . « „««„!„> „ _ : ™ u * t « i-, — ' > T ——

      3 as-af *" ' ^ . ) wCrtW b 7 mo ; eYb menrGt » rnOlV ystem ? Y < m have , perhaps , 360 Ese " S , Parliament who nevir enter the Thev » L I' Cause th ° y P air off ea ° h session . not ^ be convineed of argUment ' l thercfore ' " their minril ? . of erroi > - They have made up ( Er £ v '\ u arenottobe c ™ Shtby a speech , orp ^ vS" \ i , We T brilliant . ° r argumentative , XSJt , ^^ ffiU not cateh ° them ; they sons-becafse ? h U " {«» " » & for the best ofrcatrouble of llL ^ T ot give themselvea the Srhadapart&V- " ' ^ * ' ( VoeiferJuTcCS ^ T TI J " ? 0 Xlld not be < have tho pariSf L J ° , ^ ' ««» times past , stead of 5 JE'Si ? - dunng £ he daytime inyour repreStivno u , ? ' when to ° mail > ' Cries JW ^ S ! ™ K ^ unk with wine .

      conduct weU WWrtu 1 " 1 ™ scanned m * life has been ftevX tho ° T i 0 l ) jeCfc ° - h ^ B ^^^^ hk ^^ y ^^^ torCSiH 17 good hand 3 ,- ( cheers and laughancitKLT ha PPyt 0 . ee that Sir Robert Peel ana tlie London corporation , are goinir to carrv mv EHftl i if * ? " S and so y s 5 SiHiS ^ MW * ' ^ " ' ™ sha 11 see shortly that the whole of my plan , if left in my bad hands , willturnoutafallacy . Wl , weshall 3 eethat . ( Cheers . ) _ But , m the meantime . I am oka th « t .

      the question is attracting so much attention . 1 think it probable that this is the last time I shall tender my resignation to you as non-eleetors of U tingham for I believe that tho ministry will leel , it they do not see , the necessity of giving in the next session of parliament a vote to every man who is twenty . ono years of ago . ( Enthusiastic cheering ) Yes , tho time has at last come , and little Lord John begins to perceive that if he does not give us Universal Suffrage at once , wo must have something approaching it . Mr . O'Connor then went on to congratulate those assembled on tho changes which public opinion was creating in the mind of parliament , and he earnestly entreated t . Um ™ i-. *

      slacken in their exertions until they had obtained the full rights to which they were entitled , but of which they had been so long deprived . The hon . member then proceeded : —I shall bo proud again to represent you to the best of my ability , and according to your instructions , and if it should happen that I should ever differ in opinion from you , my duty would bo ulain , and yours would be equally clear . ( Hear , hear , ) I could not be induced to give a vote contrary to my feelings , but as vro have not been opposed in times past I hope our principles will be in union for the time to come . Should it happen to be otherwise like CuYCUmatus , I shall return to mv i ) lou < rh . i ™< lv

      like him , to place my services at your disposal , should you see proper to require them . My friends , at this time and m this place , I do not want to appeal to your feelings , but to your judgment , and therefore I shall not say a word about the struggle between Hungary and Austria . To-night I shall be expected m that room , to say something upon that exciting subject , but this is a stage where your feelings should not be aroused , but where only that business that brought us together should occupy our attention , I to give an account of my stewardship , and you , my friends , to decide whether I have acted faithfull y and honestly therein . If I have done so re-elect mo , if you please , not for seven years but for another year ; if I have not , then discharge me . Some members of tho House of Commons repudiate the idea of being your servant ,

      I confess that 1 am so , and I glory in it . ( Cheers . ) My friends , I will not detain you much longer . Tins is a fair representation of two of the points of the Charter—Annual Parliaments , and Universal Suftrage . This is the way to propagate the Charter , and whatever tends to advance its attainment that let us support . For this I voted for Financial and Parliamentary Reform , no matter of what kind . ( Cheers . ) For this I voted for every question that was intended to advance youv interests and your welfare . ( Cheers . ) And I stand here now as a servant before his masters . If you are dissatisfied , discharge me ; if you are satisfied , retain me . What I could do in the cause of the people I tried , and I hope that when I die it may be said of me , that in somethings , at least , I left the world bettor than I had found it . The hon . member sat down amidst loud and long continued applause .

      Mr . James Sweet . —Brother electors and nonelectors , I have great pleasure in calling on you to support the following resolution : — " That the electors and non-electors of Nottingham having closely observed the public conduct ot Mr . O'Connor , express themselves satisfied therewith , and request him to resume his parliamentary duties as their representative , and his arduous efforts , both in and out of the House of Commons , to advance the social and political rights of the people . " Sir , in moving this resolution I must say that I for one , as an elector of Nottingham , have watched the public conduct of Mr . O'Connor most narrowly , and if I had thought that he had not done his duty I should at once , and unhesitatingly , tell him where he had not

      fulfilled it . Seeing that we have so few in the House of Commons , who care for our interests , I think it is our duty to testify our gratitude to tlie man who has the moral courage to stand forward amidst such a set —( laughter)—in defence of our rights . We have , indeed , only one member for Nottingham , for what is the use of such men as Mr . Walter iu the House of Commons . He is , without any doubt , a degenerate son of las father . His father had some sympathies ia common , with the poor man , for he opposed the infernal poor law ; but what feeling for our class has his son ever shown ? ( Hear , hear . ) I shall certainly vote again , should he stand as a candidate for Nottingham , but

      it will be to turn him out —( cheers)—to send him to the right-about . ( Laughter . ) The time has now come when we must do our own work—when we must each put our shoulders to the wheel , and determine to destroy corruption . ( Cheers . ) Nottingham has been impure too long . We had tho Sanitary Commissioners here the other day cleaning our dirty places out ; let us but get the power and we will do the same thing to parliament . ( Laughter . ) I beg to propose the resolution Iresid to you . Mr . Roberts . — Fellow townsmen , we have an honest man before us . ( Cheers . ) Ho has spent his money—his estates—his talent—and his time in forwarding your interests , and he comes here at the

      end ot the session to tell you that he faithfull y did your work . If you ave desirous of doing so you can elect another in his place , but show me where you c ;\ n find him . ( Cheers . ) I say , no better man can be found for the toiling millions of this country . Surely , when one-eight only of the people of th ' is kingdom have a voice in parliament , you will not be insane enough to reject tho services of tho only man who calls himself tlie servant of the non-electors . Let the Mercury and Bradshaw do us justice to-day . That is " all wo want and all we ( Caro for . Wo know that " mercury" lias killed many a man in itd day —( laughter)—but we will not be so easily got rid of . Lot little Lord John Russell

      take an example from this occasion—let him come like O'Connor and give an account of his stewardship . My fellow-townsmen , he dare not try it . 1 have great pleasure in seconding the return of the man ot the people , in the representation of Nottingham . ( Cheers . ) 'ihc Chairman then taking on himself the offiee of returning officer , and after calling for a show of hands , declared Mr . O'Connor duly elected to serve in parliament . The enthusiasm was general , every Hand being held up for , and not one against him . ihc cheering having subsided , Mr . O' Coxsor , in returning thanks , said : Electors of Nottingham , f or you have all returned me to-day , I hope that your riehts will he extended .

      and that m the election of future members of parliament your voices will be yet more powerful , lor I trust that before twelvemonths are over , every man turnea ; twenty-one years of age will have the elective franchise . ( Cheers . ) I am happy to see around me a combination of men holding every political , social , and religious opinion , but each and all determined to accomplish their liberties ; and God spare us , we shall do so . ( Cheers . ) I have been proposed by a Protestant and seconded by a Roman Catiiolic , and this gives me the most sincere pleasure , because I toll you that , if it were in my power , I would destroy all sectarian distinctions . And I'll tell you , my friends , what will do it ; tho union of the lower

      and the middle classes—tho operatives and the shopkeepers . ( Cheers . ) Let it be my duty to work out ouv principles ? yours to return men willing to assist me in doing so . ( Cheers . ) We have both a great work yet before us , namely , that work on which for the last twenty-seven years of my life I have been engaged — tho Labour Question , It is on that subject I hope to speak to-night . It is no ca ^ y task that you have again conferred upon me , and if I should stand alone in . the House of Commons , as tho representative of your wishes and interests , andnottho mcro representative of the aristocratic mind of the country , be sure that I will give no . vote repugnant to youv liberties —( cheers ) —but that , to tho best of my abilities , my best

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      —— — ¦ - .. — - — .., ¦¦¦„ . efforts will be to make you you more comfortable more independent , and more ireo . My efforts for a quarter of a century have been so directed , notwithstanding all the mali gnity of mankind , and the animosity of the press , and I have not been without uward . The plans I have promoted are approved ot-in any other hands than mine . ( Lauqhter and c icers ) Well , nevermind , they are my plans , after thm , Jh n " ? } " , My f"cnds - l MonS to you , and though not born Qf ymu . class 1 vm [ i ^ —I ™ ^ of ?' than belon S the men who nZX ? nd tTs ? y ° - ( Cheers . ) Electors and non-elcctoYS i thank you for conferring on me this renewed mark of your confidence . I thank you for conferring the representation of your wishes on mn

      ? T talJing *«} ve of you I have only to sav , t a let whoever wil desert your cause , no 1 yw » nor slander , nor malignity , nor misrepresent ^ ion—no obloquy and no persecution-will induce me to give f-hSfo , / t hemS' ° om P ° infc of the People ' s Charter . ( Tremendous applause . ) My friend * ns the successful candidate , permit me to S for a vote of thanks to Ins worship the mayor , who has so abl y conducted tho proceedings . ( Much laughter and cries . of "Long live Harrison , the new Lord Mayor . ) Mr . Harbison . —As the newly elected Mayor of Nottingham I return you my thanks . I have no desire , however , to encroach on the privileges of Mr . Carver , and bo I'll thank you as a fellowworker in the good cause . ( Cheers . ) Gentlemen , a great part of our success depends upon removing the prejudices of public men as to the opinions and wishes of working men , and their ability to be entrusted with the franchise . It is for this reason

      ^ that meetings like these , which are characterised by peace and good order , should be held ; and I would ask the Press , which is here very fully represented to give our meeting as it is , and then , if it so pleases ' give its own opinions afterwards . ( Cheers . ) Mr O'Connor , I congratulate you on your re-electionmay you continue long the representative for Nottingham ; we havo only one , and may you , in spite ot the prejudice of the Press , and the enmity of interested men , go on fearlessly , and carry out successfully your philanthropic schemes for the advancement of the working man . ( Cheers . ) Mv friends , I declare the election over , and we shall now separate quietly , after giving three cheers for the Charter , and three cheers more for the National Land Plan . The multitude responded most heartily , Mr J Sweet acting as fugleman on tho occasion , and nfterwards quietly dispersed .

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      - ^^^^^ g ^ gjg ^ g g ^™^^ N ATIONAL ASSOCIATION Oi UNITED TRAMS . turn of the two Mlo ? lg 1 ^ % *^ . able specimen of Free Trade justice itd humanity . In the disastrous yonw 184 ? « the factory operatives were obli ged to submit to reductions in their wages , averaging through Lancashire twent y per cent ., ana ^ many places the reductions enforced wero not less than thirty percent . A short crop of cotton the disturbed state of Europe , and consequent disarrangement of trade , was put forth as a valid Justification for these reductions .

      Well , Sir , things have changed . Tlie rattle boxes aro again in full action , cotton is plentiful and cheaper than ever ; orders in abundance-and the ingenuit y of the manufacturers racked how to get orders 0 Ym > nt « i sufficiently guide We ^ the ^ V ^ nSJ ofcourscseemgallthesemanifestations ofnot returning but returned prosperit y , conceive themselves entitled to partake in the sweets of change ; they select two of their shopmates to

      write a respectful , letter in their behalf to solicit for a trifling advance . Could any human being imagine that this could bo an offence , for which the vengeance of the Bashaw Stott should havo fallen upon tlio heads of these honest men ? Surel y , Sir , it is timo that the factory operatives made a strenuous oftort , by union andorganisation , to place themselves m a position effectuall y to resist , or resent such an iniquitous abuse of

      power The Central Committee havo instructed me to request the favour of insertion of the following letters from the victims of manufacturing oppression . Iam , Sir , b Your obedient servant , William Peel , Sec .

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      In the afternoon , a numbor of tho electors and non-electors dined at tlie Seven Stars , Barker < rate Mr . Harrison presided , and Mr . Skevington occupied the position of vice-chairman . After an excellent dinner , able speeches were delivered by several of the centlemcn present , and Mr . O'Connor who had kindly consented to honour them with his presence , soon afterwards entered the room and was received with the most hearty welcoming The hon . member addressed those present onthe ° Labour question , contending that until the labouring classes had some portion in the land they would never be really independent , and promising that , if supported them they would at no distant date prove tho truth of the promises he had so often held out to them The hon . member on retiring was repeatedly cheered . r '

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      MEEm ' h SS ™ At seven o ' clock in tlie evening a crowded meeting was held in the Exehango Room , Market-place , for the purpose of expressing the sympathy of the people of Nottingham with the Hungarians , and calling upon tlie Minister of Foreign Affairs to interfere , by negotiation or otherwise , in procuring the recognition of their rights by the powers ot Austria and Russia , llesolutions in accordance with the ohjects of the meeting were moved , and eloquent and spirit-stirring addresses made by Mr Paget , Mr . Menbcrg , Mr . O'Connor , Mr . J G Harney , Mr . Lean , and other gentlemen . The meeting was presided over by the hon . the Mayor of Nottingham . The proceedings were over about ten o clock .

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      v THE SHEFFIELD MEETING . On Tuesday last one of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings held for many a long day took place mtheShefficfd Circus . Mr . Otley , the well known and consistent advocate of Chartism was appointed to the chair , and opened tho . proceedings by telling the audience that he was delighted to seo such a gathering of his townsmen ; that he had no need to express a hope that the proceedings would be conducted man orderly manner ; that as Mr 0 Connor was a public man , and that was a public ' meeting , he would be ready at the close of his address to answer any questions that might be proposed to him upon any topic . He explained tho great changes winch aro now taking place in all countries , and expressed a hope that his gallant townsmen would bo , as they evorhad been , the foremost m tho struggle for the legitimate rights of their order . He then sat down amidst loud cheering and introduced

      Mr . 0 Connor , who was received with enthusiastic and long continued applause . The speaker began bv telling them that ho had been re-elected as the member for Nottingham , and that ho stood there that night to deveiope the Labour Question , which to him and to them was the question of questions He then entered into an analysis of the present House of Commons , showing the utter hopelessness of any charge from such a body , and showing that it labour was to be represented , labourers must take their seat in that House , before those who now legislated and lived upon the profits of industry could be made to understand the real bcarin" of the question . He stated that one trade alone in Shoffieldjhad in avery few months expended over £ 18 000 m supporting the unemployed hands of their trade

      while , if expended m the purchase of land , it would have enabled those displaced labourers to support themselves , and at five per cent , give them an interest of £ 900 a year , while their capital still remained undiminished , the property improved , and tho labour market thinned , so as ' to increase the wages of the remaining staff . Ho gloried in the fact that the middle classes had now all but adopted their principles , and that the shopkeepers of Sheffield , like those of other towns , would very soon discover that the wives and families of well-employed labourers would be better customers to them than the wives and families of Mrs . Muffin , and Mrs . Crumpet , who were enlisted in the Free Trade agitation upon no other grounds than being allowed

      to associate witn persons whom they considered of a higher order . He stated the pressure that Lord John Russell asked for , and reminded them that the way that a cock-fighter tried tho pluck of a game chicken was by putting it between his knees and squeezing it—if lie moaned ho was a bad breed , but if ho pecked and fought ho was pluck . Now so it would bo with Lord John . Next session , if the country created a pressure , he ( Mr . O' Connor ) would put the little game cock between hi * knees , and then they should see whether he pecked or moaned . He stated the difficulties with which Chartism had to contend , and that the greatest was their own dissension , and which he trusted from that night forth would for ever be buried in oblivion , andVosumcd his seat amid deafening cheers .

      A vote of thanks to , and confidence in , Mr . O'Connor was then proposed and carried unanimously , amid thunders of applause . After tho vote of thanks was moved and carried , some altercation took place between two or three members on the Chartist council , not with reference to Mr . O' Connor , to which , however , the good sense of the meeting put a speedy termination . Mr . O'Consor again rose to return thanks , imploring the council to Jay aside all trifling piques and differences , and to unite as one man for one common interest—tlie salvation of their country . He then proposed a vote of thanks to , and confidence in , Mr . Otley , their chairman , as a man who had struggled long , and well , and honestly , in the people's cause , and one who he was proud ' to sec still possessed the confidence of his townsmen . The vote of thanks was carried amid tho loudest acclamations .

      Mr . Otley on rising to return thank ? , was received with renewed applause , and after thanks for their confidence , dissolved the meeting , requesting them to subscribe for tho Victim Fund at the door . The meeting then dispersed , giving three chcor . 3 for Mr . O'Connor . After which £ 2 11 s . washand . * d to him for the Victim Fund , to bo applied as he thought proper .

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      !*¦ ' Philmps ' s Finn Axsnni , ATon . —On Friday last a number of very interesting experiments wero made at the London Gas ComjKuvy ' s Works , Vauxhall , with this ingenious and remarkable invention . These were preceded by an explanation , from Mr . Phillips of the manner in which lie was led to the discovery , and of the principles upon which its success depends . He stated that while watching a volcanic eruption in tlie Mediterranean , lie observed that the huge column of water which was discharged from the crater did not extinguish tho flamo which accompanied it , while tho smoke of a brushwood fire swept by tlie wind put out another brushwood fire near it . He exemplified the littto power of water in extinguishing 4-ime by several

      very simple experiments , and he then introduced the " fire anuiliilator , " and at oneo put out very large fires fed with the most combustible materials . The extraordinary spcud , case , a . nd certainty with which the invention acted , \\\ all ihc trials to which it was put , excited the warm admiration of many gentlemen of high scientific attainments who were present- ; and there can lie Italic doubt that tho " patentfivenmmrilator" is a very valuable addition to the discoveries of the v , gc . In construction , and application it lias the great advantage- of being extremely simple , being quit * portable , aadcapablo of being placeu where it would be most accessible in cases of emergency . Tl \ a gases which it evolves , and which ave found so efficacious in c-xtinguishing \

      tlsunc , avj \> toduccd from a compound , of charcoal , nitre , and gypsum , which again is ignited by ibroakinga glass bottle-containing sulplluric said . The acid drops upon chlorate of pot-ass and sugar , and instantly a largo bady of vapoia ? is evolved with , great force from a tu ^ e connected , with the copper or metal chamber in . which the wllole materials ara enclosed . This vagour extinguishes flume with a rapidity which is fcialy marvellous , aud by it Mr . Philips appears to have awysed at tlie simplest and most certain , aieans of oifesiing a large saving iu the immense annual los& of ' property ivad life by ( fro in this ccantry . TJjafi loss is emulated to amount in pgoperty to . JI&OOO . OOO . A company has , we understand , taken , up the invention , and wa have no doi&t that it vil } soon supersede the long rows of bili-kets , filled with water , with which tho

      corridors of our puViLs- buildings ar& now so oftoa garnished . Imsu Packet SeuiyjCE . —It is sy&l to be the inteni tion oJ the Adraixalty in the exoveue of a sound dis- « crotion , to transfer , the packet service between tha imyartaut potts of llolyhead awl Kingstown , together with the establishment at tlie former pkicrfttk tta London , HolylicaJ , wd Dublin SHeam-packefc Company , tbat company , after an experience of some mouths passenger traffic with excellent steamers , having expressed a desiro to enter into a contraot for the conveyance of the mails ; and , ia furtherance of that object , to purchase from th * Admiralty two crt tlieir boats . By the mode nowadopted , both naHies sustain severe losses . Georgia has now 000 miles of railroad , and three railroads ave in process of construction , which will cost about 4 , 000 , QQO Mars , and make \ , m m . Ue * oh aUvoad ,

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      , ^^ +++++++ ** + * + * + * GLASGOW . SYMPATHY WITH HUNGARY . A public meeting , called by requisition , was held on Monday ni ght in the City nail , for the purpose of expressing theirsympathy with the Hungarians , and to memorialise her Majesty ' s government on their behalf . Tha Hall was crowded to excess . On the motion of Mr . Turner of Thrushgrove , Mr George Ross wa 3 called to the chair . The Rev . Charles Clark , amidst loud cheers , rose to propose the first resolution , which was as follows : — " That this meeting regards with deep emotion the heroic struggles of the people of Hungary ia defence of the right of self-government , and deems their resistance to Austrian oppression just

      and worthy of the sympath y of the people of Great Britain , while it views with horror the atrocities to which , the Hungarians havo been subjected . This meeting pledges itself to use every available means to prevent further excesses against that people by the barbarous governments of Austria and Russia . " Mr . William Walker seconded tho resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . Matthew Ccllen proposed the second resolution , which -was to the following effect : — " That a memorial be presented to her Majesty , calling on her to remonstrate with the Austrian government

      against the prosecution of such atrocities as have been perpetrated on the Hungarians in their heroic struggles for independence and self-government ; and that , since they have been compelled to submit to Austria , that they be treated in such a manner as their humanity to their enemies , their patriotism , bravery , and the justness of their cause entitles them to . This meeting also expresses its astonishment at the inhuman and illiberal treatment which the Italian refugees have met with at Malta from the British authorities there , and urge a searching and immediate inquiry into that matter . "

      Tiiis resolution was seconded by Mr . T . Brown and unanimously adopted . Mr . J . Wilklvsox moved the third resolution , as follows : — " That a memorial to her Majesty , founded on the above resolutions , be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting , and forwarded for presentation to the Home Secretary . " This motion was also seconded " , and agreed to . Dr . Ehdouazt , a Hungarian refugee , here addressed the meetiugin a speech which was greatly applauded . Mr . A . Patoxproposed the concluding resolution , naming a committee to collect subscriptions for the Hungarians . This motion having been put from the chair , was carried unanimously , and the meeting , after a vote of thanks to the chairman , broke up at eleven o'clock .

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      honour . The noisy humbugs wholio ^ vloTX ^ ir Gwver , should now be challenaedto ? w ? ; ^ skssz ^ BB SS ^ uusS&a Hungary stains not your hands . It s true that there has been a rumour this week thaf T \™» and Bem , and Guros , and Ki 4 A S "' nStaiSX q ^ Me ^ t vanquished-to 2 ie sworeffn h ^ id . Be that a ^ t galn ^ se ^^^ 3 HS&SHS asssMfeSs - — *! 0110 ur - ti i 11 ^ 7 i ^~ TiT n ^ . ? uould ™ " be cTuaien « rfTi . w !?! :

      " Whose mercy is a nickname for tlie ra <* e Ol tameless ti ^ s hungering fS b&e The last stronghold of the Revolution of 1848 has hisSerai"liu USaI ° / Uri P * wra » ww and SS Z ^ tss ^ faas JT n ? m raPtures over Lord Paluersios's ex-!?«• ¦ ^ ry sPe ?? h on the affairs of Hungary are begmning , by this time , to open their eyes ? If not ye ^™» ced , they mustbe dolts indeed . wane the most brutal persecution is still being waged in France by the bastard Bcosapartk against tne leaders and writers of the Socialist-Democrats , his would-be " Maiestv . " Louis XIX . is

      snlinifino-Hie hand of the daughter of ono of the kings of Europe . Of course he means to re-erect the throne and mount thereon himself ; but it is not impossible that he may mount the scaffold instead . The Legitimists , too , are preparing for a grand move to restore monarchy in the person of the pretender , whom they denominate Hekbt V . While the Baden prisoners are being daily murdered by martial law and not a solitary German democrat is allowed to remain m France , the Duke of Baden has written to BwwAEiRiE , thanking him for the hospitality afforded him during his sojourn in France after hia cowardly flight from Germany . Lastly , the Autocrat

      - addressing General Lamoricierb , the French Ambassador ; Mid : "Myproject , General , ivitk the help of ( job is to suppress revolution wherever it may showtuelf . " There is no mistake ; a grand conspiracy exists to reduce Europe under the rule of the sabre and the kuout . In the teeth of these facts Cobdes and Sturoe , Miall and Vincent , meet to establish the reign of permanent anduniversal peace—that is , permanent and universal ftyery At this moment the peace-mongers are doing their best to aid the tyrants in rivetting the chains of the tramp led-down millions ; verily , they shall have their reward . L'AMIDUPEUPLE . August 30 , 1849 .

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      Monument to me late Mr . C . Buller . —Some few intimate friends of tho late Right Hon . Charles Buller , M . P ., including nearly all her Majesty ' s ministers , purpose erecting a monument to his . memory in Westminster Abbey , between the tombs of Horner and Warren Hastings . The committee to whom has been entrusted the completion of the preliminary arrangements , asked permissioa of Dean Buckland to place She intended bust and tablet in the position indicated , and their request waswillingly complied who .

      Death of the Sheriff Substitute of Caithsess . — 'We regret to learn ( through a communication from the onwo of tho John O ' Gvoat ' s Journal , ) the sudden aud accidental deatli of Charles Forsyte Esq ., Sheriff Substitute of Caithness-shire , which took place in the nei g hbourhood of Wick last wook . Mr . Forsyth , idong with his servant , was out In a hoat on the Loch of Watten , about eight miles from Wick , when tho boat was upset by a suddon squall , and instantly sunk . The hat and cap of tho . parties had been found , and active search was being made for the bodies . Mr . Forsyth had only held the office of Sheriff Substitute for tho county of Caithness for about a year and a half .

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      SiB ,--The following will give you and the public generally a specimen of Whig liberty — On Tuesday last August lith / we , the cardwinders in the employ of Edward Howard and Co feeling ourselves aggrieved at tho extremely low wages we were receiving , and not thinking them equal to the amount of labour performed , resolved on writing a letter to our employers , through their agent . Sainuol Stott asking in tho mildest manner possible for a small advance , at the same time pointing out to them the notice of an a !™™ Z

      , the master cotton spinners of Blackburn , and the average amount of wages their card-grinders JaJ been receiving during lad trade . In order thitS Stott ftengent shouidnot deny reccfvSSLK * wo _ men carried it to his house , and Fie has victimised them for it . On the following eve Zl afc about half-pastflvfco ' clock , some cotton came Sh according to custom four of the number of S room grinders , employed should have got into the room where it is mixed and got readv for the card went instead of four ; one was one of the two that carried the letter to the Whig agent , Stott ; they endeavoured to get it in : th ° ey " wound two orthSe bales in , and then left the rest and went to tE work in the rooms , for they found that they had scarcely strength to do one man ' s work , nevS name two . Consequently Stott , the .-. rant .. «*«

      sent or to Know i . ow they must act , wh * o imme-S 1 for m ? of the two that had attended to it , from the room m which he worked , not the two which in justice ho should have done / but th's was one that ha « carried the letter , so ho gave him his wages and discharged him . Had he sent for one of hose that did not come , but neglected it , it would have been different Well , there was another vet , that he must be without or raise his wages , but how to do ithG could not tell , / or it was not list into getcottonm ; hocould not find fault with his work in the factory . On Friday morning , at twentv-fivc minutes to eleven o ' clock , Stott stnt for him into the counting-house , paid him his w « rcs for tZ weekwnion

      - was up that night-and discharged him but would not say what for , only that ho would earn that another day . Another followed ! and asked for his wages , being the roller grinder for the other , and told Stott , that if that man had done anything wrong , he had done wrong also ; but no , he could not spare him just then , he would < uvc hiva a weeks notice when he was dissatisfied with him , and told him and others since , that the letter was i scandalous one for any one to read Or hear resd . 1 he following is a statement of our wages :-First that is cylinder grinders , 9 s ., roller grinders 8 s 0 d for 01 hours , sometimes 62 per week-should be 58 hours per week ; females work the same time . Wo think the people will be able to jud « c whether the scandal lies on him or us , so we enclose a copy , „ , , , And remain , Sir Rochdale , August 18 . TukVictms .

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      Rochdale -Gi :. NTi , r . Mr . x ,-In addressing to vou the present letter we are actuated with tTio best of motives towards both you and ourselves . It is a well-known but lamentable fact , that the time is not tar gone by when wo were passing through a severe depression in trade , during whicli we ° had many difficulties and deprivations to nut \ in with ia consequence of our not getting waeo » sufficient to procure that quantity of food which our body naturally required to enable us to follow our dailv aim

      auour , we bore it with the greatest patiencebut now , when trade is wearing a more jileasine asnectr-How , when we see that the commercial lonzon is bright anil full of hopeful prospects of a brisk and prosperous trade-now , in fact / when we see that the master cotton spinners of Blackburn aro setting a noble and generous example by « ivinz notice of an advance of five per cent , in the follow * ing branches—viz ., carding , spinning , and weaving wo consider ourselves justlned in asking vou for a small advance . We beg also to remind you of the fact that , during bad trade , the card grinders of Blackburn have been receiving an average of eleven , shillings per week , at ten hours \> cv day , five days in the week and eight on Saturdays . ' Honing you will consider this question , and inform us of your intentions between this and Saturday next , " we remain , gentlemen , your obedient servants , The Card Room Jonmuis on Grindeks of Old Mill , Ciieetiiam-strket , Uockiulk . Mr . Samuel Stott , for Messrs . C . Howard and Co . August 1-ltk .

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      September 1 . 1849 . - THE NORTHERN STAB - '"'— ¦ S

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 1, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1537/page/5/