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      V : S £ ^ tote Timai v \ Qi refe-^^ fe ^ p ^^ ge x T ?^ Th * re to expect Of course those ^ £ SS | % ^ e snbato was Cm ; howeve ^ | topKBwm youwfll be aWe tojudge of yotf ^^^^ . . / ^[ he cholera is ^^^^ P * 1 " having ravaged ihe tiniieaithy % SsSjS | tlie neglected poor : jkaok God for thits ^ ffiave had peace with all tie world , becM ^ wa ^ e not able to go to -trar : thank Gotfi $ l 0 & # . The surviving Irish—that is , thb ^ Jte g tove escaped the famine produced bt |^^^^ wer of the richwere never so loyal ^ wt ^ ranar .- entertained so deep an affection f 6 rjnpii | i * rck as they do for Queen Vicio ^ 1 | ipfflgt 0 oD for that Tonr sinews , yoarJnoBcBsV and yonr marrow

      naie oeeu coined W 6 u « yan extent as to overflow the Exchequ ^ pj ^^ nkiGoi ) for that You will he represenfeiiS-lpstras 1 predictedas being the most prosp ^ QM , satisfied , and loyal people upon the * &pgffithe '^ rtk : thank GOD for that All ia ^^ are now : about to exchange their proda ^ ljreely for your produce : thank God for- ^ at The Qtjeek Dowagee has departed ^ thia life , and the jEnistera , who will haveiSie command of her £ 100 , 000 a year , will tfaanfc God lor that ; although it was humanely ' and charitably expended by a much better distributor . The Colonies -will be handed OTer to -self-govern ment , and &ey will thank &&&& * that

      Bat now , my { nen ^^ aB ^ deplonng ^ vthe death of the QiDSEsrl ) OTttCKBt * after acknowledging writ regretting those direM calamities which hare so afflicted Ireland with famine , and England with cholera ; after admitting the sad condition of Irish landlords and the landed interest generally— 'all is most ludicrously wound np as follows , by the Ttmts . The author says : — " ITS CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH WILL RAISE AN ECHO IN EVERT LOYAL AJTD

      RELIGIOUS BREAST , BY ATTRIBUTING TO DIYIXE PROVIDENCE OUR HAPPY EXEMPTION FROM WAR , REVOLUTION , AND THOSE OTHER DISORDERS WITH WHICH THE MTIOHS OF THE EARTH FAB , AND 2 JEAR HAVE BEEN VISITED ; AND BY CONGRATULATING THE COUNTRY ON THE TBUE LIBERTY AND THE LARGE MEASURE OF SOLID HAPPESESS "WHICH WE ENJOY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION WHICH HEAVEN AND OUR FATHERS HAVE COMMITTED TO OUR CARE . "

      Now then , working men , what think you of such a wind-np as that ? What do you think 4 > f the " TRUE LIBERTY and SOLID HAPPINESS " thai HeaTen has given you ? Bnfc should not the lanes hare added that yonr fathers have tafceu away from you ? But mark , this is only one side of the question—{ he ministerial side ; but let me foreshadow -fiie other side by an anecdote : "Once npon a time , a very ignorant man was defendant in the Irish Court of Chancery in a very heavy suit , and npon which depended a large propertv . While the plaintiff ' s counsel was

      stating his case , the defendant , who sat next his own counsel , was almost driven into fits ; but when his counsel began to state his case , he got up , and , clapping his hands , to the great astonishment of the court , roared out : * Now , my lord , the duffer is coming out 0 / tie stirabout . '' " So , the Junes' version being merely the case of the Government , however the bullfrogs outside may be dispirited , it is not at all unlikely , that they , too , may exclaim , when they hear their leaders' assault upon the Speech : " 2 fow the butter is coming out of the stirabout . "

      However , my views of the crims only bespeak my own feelings , and I am bound to say , that I think any Government is fully justified in basing its policy upon the presumed satisfaction of the people , and I think the people most richly deserve all the burdens and oppression io which they are subjected , so long &s the minister is able to base then * continuance npon popular satisfaction . I take a very different view of the present state of affairs from that

      laken by the Times . I am willing to admit that trade is good , hut I am not prepared to believe that the working class mind of England is now so dull and sluggish , that it will be satisfied that idlers should live luxuriously npon the sweat of the industrious , while those who live in temporary comfort during the season of good employment , will ultimately he driven to the bastile , the idle pensioner still enjoying his whole Ealary derived from limited produce .

      I am not satisfied , and I never will be satisfied , so long as the property , which is the labour of the working man , his life , his liberty , and those comforts and enjoyments to which lie is entitled , are placed in the keeping of those who live luxuriously npon his excommunication : and however the dull mind of England may be lulled into temporary quiescence , by temporary and partial prosperity , and however the Irish peoplemay nave been heretofore used by jugglers and plunderers , I say , however inert and inanimate you may be , and however the minister may boast of Irish loyalty , yet that minister will still find Ireland his « ' GREATEST DIFFICULTY . "

      Let me show you the difference between English and Irish feeling . In England , none but the dissatisfied unemployed , or badly paid , take part in the popular movement , while in Ireland men of wealth , farmers , shopkeepers , merchants and traders , are ever ready to enlist in the cause of liberty . The Irish Democratic Association , hut

      recently established , and only represented by the " Irishman , " will shortly number someFIFTY THOUSANDS in iis ranks ; and although the meetings of that body are attended by spies and detectives , yet such is the sterling and virtuous patriotism of the Irish people , that the presence of the Jailer-General and his staff would not intimidate them , but would augment t ' aeir numbers .

      Working men of England , if any new tinkering legislation is now based npon your presumed ¦ satisfaction ; and if , when unemployed , you then become dissatisfied , blame yourselves , and not me : for I now tell youupon this , the opening day of the Session of 1850—that you will be used by your taskmasters for THEIR , and not for YOTJR ,

      BENEFIT ; that is , you will be negatively , and not affirmatively , used ; you will be used against the Protectionists , out not as auxiliaries to fight the battle of Labour . Now , however often I repeat these facts , you" have not yet learnt them , but learn them you will , and that ere long ; and it iB to prepare you for the coming straggle , that I , have sacrficed eteryflnnff thatigfleMtome . .

      The feudal lords will never abandon any portion of their property so long as thenpower is based npon it ; and , believe me , that you will find it much harder to wrench labour from the grip e of the labour lord , than land from the grasp of the landlord . The power of the one i 3 active , and can be actively nsed the power of the other is sluggish , and can only be sluggishly used ; and

      the act ive power of the one oppresses your order a thousandfold more than the sluggish power of the other . But , however , your apathy , your disunion , and temporary aatiafcction , may temporarily preserve and nphold the power of either , or both , I should give up politics to-morrow , were I not fully convinced that both powers wfll , ultimately—and that erelong—fall before the power of an enlightened and united people ; and this hope , and this hope alone , encourages me to persevere against aUodda . and danger , with , the convic-

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      tion that I am rendering your CRuse a service , because all parties opposed * to you hate and detest me , because I . will not' allow the working class power to be used as an auxiliary force to achieve ascendancy for their task masters . " " * " ""'" ¦ :-i ' , ' '< ¦ ' ¦ : T remain , r your Faithful and Uncompromising'Friend , Feaegus d'CoifNOit .

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      OPENING OF PARLIAMENT . Notwithstanding the extreme wetness of the evening , a . very numerous meeting , convened by the Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association , was held at the National Hall , High Holborn , on Thursday , Jan . 31 st , at eight o ' clock , to consider the Royal Speech . ' Mr . WiLiiAM i ) ixou having been unanimously called to the chair , said , from his knowledge , of tka _\ rorMng classes , he was sure all who presented ihem ^ lres wonl d meet-wiih a full , fair , and impartial heanrig . ' ^"[ Afc this moment Mr . W . * J . Vernon , stepped on the platform , and was greeted with loud applause . ] The chairman resumed , and having stated the object of the meeting , called upon

      Mr . T . Clark , secretary , who read the " Queen ' s Speech , " amidst the alternate laughter , cheers , cries of " oh , oh , " and other expressions of the meeting , at the "Speech from the Throne . " At the conclusion , Mr . < x . W . M . Reynolds , came foward , amidst loud cheers , to move the first resolution , and showed the fallacy of supposing—as the speech did—that the people were really " happy and contented , " instancing the numerous meetings dall y held to benefit the condition of the people , as a proof of the contrary . Amongst others he noticed the Chartist ,

      Parliamentary Reform , Protection , Free Trade , and Sanatory meetings , and proceeded in an able manner to discuss the speech clause by clause , and regretted war had not been declared in favour of Hungarian independence , which elicited loud and long-continued applause , and was renewed when he eulogised the Mussulman sovereign for refusing to give up Kossuth and his brave compatriots to the savage Emperors of Russia and Austria . He also alluded to the many inconsistencies in the speech , and in the cholera clause he'took occasion to mention the cases of Williams and

      Sharp , charging then * deaths on the shoulders of the government , which was greeted with the most hearty cheering . He showed that her Majesty could know nothing of Ireland , 8 eeingthat 6 he only paid a mere superficial visit to that country , seeing merely its fair side , ihe mud hovels remaining unyisited—denounced the present system of Government expenditure , and the causes that had called it into existence—described the debauchery of the ancestors of several " noble dukes , " who derived then * incomes from the -sale of the " charms " of their great grandmamas , which

      was also greeted with ( much applause . [ Here some slight interruption was caused by some person in the body of the hall , making several exclamations which did not reach our ears , but which was immediately silenced by Mr . Reynolds inviting the gentleman to the platform , which was greeted with rapturous cheering byJhe meetinglj Mr . Reynoldsjiaid , as the Government had not promised any reform for England , it was the duty of the people to be ceaseless in their agitation , until the People ' s Charter was obtained , and sat down amidst a perfect furor of applause , by moving the first resolution .

      " That this meeting having just heard read her majesty ' s speech npon the opening of parliament this day , cannot refrain from expressing their utmost disapprobation of the fact , that while comparatively insignificant circumstances are pompously paraded therein , as causes of joj and grief to her majesty ; and , while the attention of parliament is directed to several ndnor topics , no reference is made to the all-engrossing subject of the extension of the franchise , the redaction ofonr enormous taxation , the extinction of onr over-growing pauperism and other grievances , -which , in die opinion of this meeting , should hare a prominent place in this ministerial document

      Mr . M'Gkath , in seconding the resolution , said the government could expect no allegiance from the people unless they ( the people ) had a voice in mating the laws they were called on to obey , and thought that legislation , as at present conducted , was at best " usurpation /' and compared Royal Speeches with Republican Messages , much to the advantage of the latter . Talk of prosperity ! "Wh y one in every seven of our population was a pauper—when had we a proper representation ? our resources were ample to remove every vestige of poverty from amongst ns , Mr , M'Crrath then pointed to the land God had given us , and which the

      aristocracy had stolen from ns , and demanded the reclamation of the waste , and the employment of the common lands for the public good , amidst loud applause , and eloquently recommended agitation as the precursor of freedom and the herald of progress . The aristocracy were pottering on the side of the grave , and would soon tumble into it . Why we even find the placid Earl Stanhope , and the peaceable Richard Cobden , predicting revolutions . Let us watch their movements , and turn their contentions to the advancement of the People ' s Charter . ( Tremendous cheering . ) The resolution was carried unanimously .

      Mr . S . M . Kydd , rose to move the second resolution amidst great applause . —The resolution declared the favour of the meeting for the several points of "the People ' s Charter , " and declared—despite the Times leader—that the people and their leaders were becoming unanimous in their demand for " manhood suffrage , " notwithstanding the diversity of their arguments . ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Kydd eloquently advocated the widening the base of the British constitution , in order that all men might have a footing thereon—as out of

      nothing , nothing could come . —Tell not me , exclaimed Mr . Kydd , that great duke , noblemen , or millocrats pay all the taxes ; no , the people bear all the burdens , and should be the foundation of all Government . ( Tremendous cheering . ) The princip les in that resolution were his , and he would not lay them aside for any party . ( Reiterated and prolonged cheering . ) His cry was no half measure—no humbug—but truth and Justice . Mr . Kydd resamed his seat amidst deafening plaudits , succeededby a cry of three cheers for Mr . Kydd , which were heart ily given .

      Mr . James Gbassby seconded the motion in a sensible speech , which was greeted with much applause . - " Mr . J . Vernon followed in support of the resolution , and strongly advisied the people to stick true to their motto — "the People ' s Charter , and no surrender "—and further , that each Chartist should act and exert himself as if Buccesg depended on him alone . ( Loud Cheers .. ) The resolution was carried unanimously .

      Mr . T . Claek came forward to move the adoption of a petition to the House of Commons , expressive of the regret of the meeting that no allusion was made to Electoral Reform for England in the royal speech , and praying the House to enact the People ' s Charter as the law of the land . Mr . Clark ' s appearance was the signal for interruption from a little knot of persons , who shouted most lustily " Tou are no Democrat , " which was met with

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      counter cnea , loud cheers , and disapprobation ; On ah appeal from the ^ Chairman orderjwas restored , arid Mr ; Clark proceeded to enforce his opinions , and the adoption of . tlip petition , amidst occasional interruptions , loud sheers , and counter-cheer * ,.. jphich now arose' move loudly and vociferously , until at length a person , who had been most vociferous in the body of ithe Hall , came upon the platform' amidst loud cheera . [ Mr . Kydd madei anMelp * quentappeal for order . ] A ; caU ^ ras made to the chair to put the question . whetherjMr .

      Clark should be heard , arid ; * Mr >\ ;> Clark having declared his determination 1 to , bow ; to the decision of the meeting , ^ the Chapman put the question , as desired , whichrwas' decided in thejaffiu-mative , with < only \ one dissentient voice . Mr . Clark resuriied his address , declaring his dissatisfaction at the result of the last ten years * agitat ion , arid his desire to' see such an janibn as should at least : / effect . Jthe enactoent l ) f the' People ' s Oharfer as , the : ^ aw of the Land , in s ofar own day ., -Thoughfc ^ j&t

      ^ f Chaster ,, propounded V » k J . -WMfe' ^ ! watenoiaiiSo ^ liftleV as it had been : re pre r sented , justified his advocacy of the JParliameritary Reformers , as a measure , of progress , that would confer the franchise on four . millions of persons , although he never would desert the green banner " of Chartism , but would , in hi ihe meantime , accept anything that would impel onward the cause of Chartism , which was the cause of the great mass of working people , | in whom hehad the greatest confidence . He moved the adoption of the petition .

      Air . Kydd explained that there was no division amongst the advocates of the Charter . They all appealed , through reason , for the People ' s Charter—which was truth and justice . ' ; Mr . Merrisian seconded the adoption of the pet ition . Messrs . Ambrose Hirst and Mantz having spoken in support of the petition , it was carried unanimously . ' A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman , and the meeting terminated .

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      Ship Inn , Birmingham . —At the usual weekly meeting on Sunday evening last , Mr . Goodwin in the chair , it was resolved , " That the secretary write for thirty cards of membership of the National Chartist Association , and that . 10 s . be sent to the Provisional Committee . " The following resolution was also unanimously passed : —moved by Mr . Newhouse , and seconded by Mr . Roden , — "That we , the Chartists meeting at the Ship , having heard the letter of G . J . Harney read from this week ' s Star , do highly approve of the above , but regret that any difference of opinion should exist at the present time between the acknowledged leaders of the

      Democratic movement ; we , at the same time , thank the above gentleman for his bold , straightforward , and persevering advocacy of the great cause of democracy throughout the world . " . Bklpbb . —The Char tistsheld their weekly meeting on Sunday evening last , at Mr . Gregory ' s , Northterrace , when several new members were enrolled and paid their subscriptions ; " after which , it was announced , that Mr . Barker , landlord « f the Angel Ino , Marketplace , had kindly consented to give the use of his . room for reading the Northern Star and other publications , and that henceforth the weekly meeting would be held there every Saturday evening . St . Pascras . —On Wednesday evening last a crowded public meeting was held at the Bricklayers * 1 - ' m __ i _—; j _ i l ' ht x 1 ¦ •** tt _ i l sireeri \

      * .. Arms , ouonuge- , ew jnoaa . jar . J . onn -VViUui ^ . iii , ± hetchair .- —^ uvrThorassVW »! J , -in an excellent speech , mov < 5 a the fii ^ t resolution , as follows : " That the present unjast svstem of legislation , entailing poverty on the toiling millions , and heaping uncalled-for benefits on the idle and profligate , can never be expected to be altered until the people by their union and determination , obtain » thorough radical reform in the Commons . House of Parliament . " —Mr . Win . C . Weeks ably seconded the resolution . —Mr . William Dixon , in supporting it , said : It was a general axiom that self-interest was the basis of human aotion ; therefore , for class to legislate for class was perfectly consistent : but he was most desirous to destroy class influence , and thereby obtain justice for the * whole of the

      human family . Mr . Dixon , at considerable length , detailed the many abuses at present existing , and sat down loudly cheered . The resolution wa 3 carried unanimously—Mr . John Arnott briefly moved the second resolution : " That believing the suffrage to be the inalienable right of every man , and the document called the People ' s Charter embodying such right , we call upon every person to strive in the obtaining of such Charter as the law of the land . "—Mr . James Boulton seconded it —Mr . Win . J . Vernon , in supporting it , delivered an energetic and eloquent address , which was received by the audience with enthusiastic applause —Carried unanimously . —A vote of thanks to Messrs . Dixon and Vernon , for their attendance , was given , and a similar award to the Chairman closed the proceedings of the evening . Stockpobt . —Mr . James Williams delivered a very spirited lecture on Sunday evening last , in the

      Association Soo / n , the subject being "Our Social System , " which gave general satisfaction . Greenwich . —A meeting was held at the Robin Hood and Little John , Greenwich-road , on Tuesday evening last , at which it was proposed by Mr . Cooper , seconded by Mr . Brown , and unanimously carried : " That their present exertions be most energetically pursued , and that they meet at the commodious room of the above house every Tuesday evening , for the next six months ; and further , to take immediate steps for the formation of a " progress union . '" They earnestly call ' upon their Brother Democrats to give them their hearty co-operation , to merge every other feeling in that of manly struggle for democratic and social liberty ; ( 0 rally ag < un around the old standard , and sink all minor difference for " Tho Charter and No Surrender , "

      Nottingham . —A number of friends met at the Seven Stars , Barker-gate , on the 28 th ult ., to celebrate the birth day of Thomas Paine . After partaking of a good and substantial supper , Mr . Whitley was elected to the chair , and Mr . Fletcher vice chairman . Mr . Ambrose Tomlinson responded to the first toast , " The People , " in a lengthy and wstructive speech . " Tho immortal memory of Thomas Paine , " vas respoudedto by Mr . Roper , who entered fully into the merits of that noble patriarch , in a telling speech . " The ¦ Charter , " responded to by Mr . Glover . " Frost , Williams , Jones , and all banished patriots and martyrs in the cause of human liberty , " was responded to by Mr , Ambrose Tomlinson , who did justice to all the

      patriots who have suffered and are suffering for the cause of human liberty . " Our honourable member . Feargus O'Connor , and the fourteen members who voted for the Charter ; " responded to by Mr . Roper , who , in an explicit manner explained the credit due to Mr . O'Connor , for establishing the Northern Star , thereby giving the people an oportunity of stating their grievances in defiance of their oppressors . " XI , Cr . J . Harney , and the Fraternal Democrats of all nations . " The remainder of the evening was occupied with glees , songs , and recitations . A vote of thanks having been given to the chairman and vice chairman , the party separated , at a late hour . — -Mr . Ambrose Tomlinson has delivered several lectures in Nottingham and its neighbourhood , since his liberation from prison . Staluybridge . —A public meeting was held in tho Foresters' Hall , on the 24 th ult ., for the purpose of adopting the new constitution of the National Charter Association . Mr Thomas . Storey , of

      Ashton , iu the chair . After some introductory remarks , tho chairman introduced Mr . James Leach to move the first resolution : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting the alarming and downward tendency of the labouring and general industrial interests of tho United Kingdom , and the colonies , is the result of the present unjust and unequal system of government , promoting , as it does , the corruption of a small class at the expense ' of the people at large ; and . that this meeting expresses its deliberate conviction , that the only safe and effectual remedy for the colonies is to give them an independent responsible government , and for tho United Kingdom , such a change in the representative system , as will place the House of Commons under the direct eonh-oul of the nation , by admitting the male adult population within the pale of the electoral franchise , which -would bo most satisfactorily accomplished , —to this meeting by tho enactment of the People ' s Charter as the basis of a

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      MllrO constitution . "' Mi ' . Jolin Latticm seconded * neresolution , whieh was carried unanimously . Mr . ¦ Ii , Clark moved the ; following resolution ; : —¦ ' •• That , m ® r a ? r t ( > make effective the demands for the People s Charter , it" is necessary , that the-Memlg of that measure sKpuld forthwith form themselves ; into an ' a 3 sociat | 6 ri- fdr that' purpose , and ' ¦ thdi / itia meeting hereby' calls especially upon' the working claaBes to adopt the course here directed , a * the one most essential to thehcihoral , social ; and por hticalelevation . ' ? .: Mr . Wjlliam . Hill seconded ) the resolution , which was earned unanimously , and the meetipgseparated ^ ' .: v ^ : ' - ¦ ' ; -. ' ¦" :, "

      ,. Eotranchisembnt of CiraisBA ; Kensington , Bam-MEnsMiTH and . FuijriAMl-iThese four parishes aro actively agita ting to fill up ' th ' e vacancy occasioned by the disfranchisement of' Sndbuiy . On Wednesday evening , January the 30 th , a very numerous public meeting was held in the Albion HaH Hammersmith , over which W . Simpson , Esq ., presided . ¦ - . The meeting was addressed by the chairman , and also by : Messrs ; C .. Brown , F ; "Eiisljfell , thGltev - . T . Spencer , T . I Searfe ; Burford , Captain Hood , R . N . ' Hartley . Kennedy , T . Claflc ^ and M ' . Grathj who eriforced- % ith' ^ uch ability , the prior claims of the district to the'two members required to make the numbers : which constituted tho House ofiC&ttHBftiii , in aocordahc ^ iffitlitho Kofprm BiU ; at yihe game tinie demao "( Ji ^ y ^> BunYage ' as if fight for every ; man of equal agjBT&cT ^ A iesoluti ' dh ^ nd petition to the House of Commons was adopted . Thanks , having been voted to the chairman , the meeting dissolved . : —— . .-...-

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      / CHARTIST LIABILITIES . , 10 MR , WILLIAM RIDKR . . Dear Sir , —I have much pleasure in forwarding you tho sum of 163 . 2 d . —10 s . of the amount sent / are the profits allowed on the sale of the Northern Star paper , the remainder ia tho voluntary subscriptions from a : few of the good and true men of Wellingbro ' , tho whole of which is to be applied to the case : of ; Macnamara ' s , action against Mr . O'Connor ; and I am ' requested to state , that the Chartists of this tovrh , feel it to be a disgrace to their order , that the above costs have not been seUled'long ago . It is not only shameful , ' but it is criminal , for Mr . O'Connor to be called on to pay a nation's costs . It may be well to add , that in our opinion , the Chartists of England will not be an honest body of inen , until ; they hare liquidated ; the

      several aepis wnieu tney nave contracted ;; and we believe the best possible way is , for every locality in which the Northern Star paper is taken , to olect agents of their own choice , and the profits to go to Chartists purposes , instead- ofas now , being sWallowed up by . a * ents who are many of them Chartists only for selfish interests . The Chartists of Wellingboro' think it would be better that two-thirds of the profits should cease entirely , if a system of this kind be not generally adopted . One-penny per paper , going into the pockets of , local agents , i 3 of no benefit to" the cause , or to the reader , and we consider it to be a burden which ought no longer to exist : we , therefore , appeal to the Chartists generally , to become their own agents , and apply the profits for the furtherance of their , own cause , whereby fifty pounds and upwards would como in weekly . . On behalf of the Chartists of Wellingboro ' , Yours , Ac , W . Westibt .

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      THE DEBTS OF . THE CEARTIST : ; .:... ASSOCIATION . TO THE EDITOR OF ME NORTHERS STAR . Dbar Sir , —There is something so very serious in contemplating the repeated calls made upon Mr . O'Connor for money that ought to be paid by the Chartist body ; that I think every person in the possession of the least approach to the common feelings of our nature must experience a degree of shame . when made acquainted with the fact . Experiencing that shame , I felt that I could not act with greater satisfaction to myself than commencing a subscription on behalf of Mr . O' Connor , ( or rather Mr . O'Coimor's . positioD : ) and likewise for the Whig ¦ t !

      ictnfrt > 'tn < rreliult up to the presenrtnarTE 3 v " e ' transmitted to Mr . Rider by the post that conveys this note . And I beg to state that I shall continue to receive subscriptions so long as money is wanted , or till the new organisation is consummated , and proper persons are appointed to take charge of monies subscribed for tho purpose here alluded to . I would suggest to the new Executive , in order to wipe away the foul stain at once , not only the propriety of asking , but the justness of demanding from every enrolled member of the Chartist Association a trifling regular subscription , —and a trifle from each would be sufficient to meet Chartist liabilities . Supposing such an amount as one halfpenny per month was demanded of all who claim to dc considered Chartists , and only one-third of those from whom we have a right to expect support

      acquiesced ; a sum sufficient for all the various funds would be the result j of course , this would be independent of the general expense fund . There are many instances where parties could not be expected to fall in with this demand , these the local officers would recognise ; but on the other hand , there are many , who , if it was understood that something was demanded from each , would willingly pay a considerable deal more than the sum I have named ; in fact , I have had it expressed to me by those who can afford it , that under such circumstances they would do so . For myself , I would make it a point of duty to pay for some of those who , I believe would be willing to pay if they were able . Believe me , Your fellow-labourer for man ' s emancipation , John Cook , Bookseller , & 6 . Upper Orwell-street , Ipswich .

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      THURSDAY , January 31 st . HOUSE OF LORDS .-The High Court of Parliament was this day opened by Royal Commission , the Commissioners being the Lord Chancellor , the Marquis of Lansdowne , the Marquis of Breadalbanc , the Earl of Minto , and the Bishop of London The Lords' Commissioners having taken their

      seats on the woolsack about two o ' clock , a message was sent to the House of Commons , summoning the Speaker and its members to the bar , to hear the Royal Speech read . Soon afterwards the Speaker entered , accompanied by a large , body of members of the lower house ; and the Commission for opening Parliament haying been read by one of the Clerks at the table the Lord Chancellor read her Majesty ' s Speech , as follows : — Mr Lords and Gentlemen ,

      We are commanded by lior Majesty to assure you-that her Majesty Las great satisfaction in again having recourse to the advice and assistance of her Parliament . The decease of her Majesty Queen Adelaide has caused her Majesty deep affliction , The extensive charity and exemplary virtues of her late Majesty , will always render her memory dear to the nation . Her Majesty happily continues in peace and amity with Foreign Powers . ;

      In the course of the autumn , differences of a serious character-arose between the Governments of Austria and Russia on the one hand , and the Sublime Porte on the other , in regard to the treatment of a considerable number of persons who , after the termination of the civil war in Hungary , had taken refuge in the Turkish Territory ; " Explanations which took place between the Turkish and Imperial Governments , have fortunately removed any danger to tho Peace of Europe , which might have arisen out of these differences . ¦ ... " ' . -

      Her Majesty having been appealed to on this occasion by the Sultan , united her efforts with those of the Government of France , to which a similar appeal had been made , in order to assist by the employment of-her good offices in effecting an amicable settlement of those differences , in a manner consistent with the dignity and independence of the Porte . Her Majesty has "been engaged in cdimnunications with Foreign States , upon the measures which might be rendered necessary by the relaxation of tho restrictions _ formerly imposed by the navigation laws of this country The Governments of the United States , of America , and of Sweden have promptly tal'en stops to secure to . British ships in the ports of . their respective QQimtrieS ; ftdrantagea

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      similar to tlwse which / their own ships now enjoy in British 1 ports . . i ; . . - ¦ With regard to those Foreign States whose navigationlaws'havehithsirto'beenof a . restrietive character , her" Majesty lias received from nearly all of them' assuranses- which induce her to hope that oar example Will speedily lead to ft great and general ; diminution' of those obstaelea which previottsl y ' existed ' , tp -a /' . free intercourse by aea between .. thV nations of the WOrfd . . . ' : ' ¦'¦¦¦ - ¦¦ - . . .. :,: --: ¦ .. ¦

      • In the summer and saiitumn of the past year the United Kingdom was again visited by the ravages of the Cholera ,, but Almighty God , in His mercy , was pleased : to'arrest the progress of mortality , and to stay this fearful pestilence . Her Majesty , is persuded . that ; we sfiall best evince our , gratitude , by vigilant precautions against tb&i more obvious causes of aickness , and an enlightened consideration fbrtaose who are mostexposed to / its attacks . ; : Her Majesty , in f ^ r Jaafe yisit'to- ' lrekfnd , deriy ^ ^^ jglpt' ^ gj ^^ iQ ^^ ij , the ^ y ^ y ^ fPafl ^ niBnt ' manifested : by ^ all classes of her ^ ects ; ; Altlwugirthe eftects of former years of scacrity axe painfully feJtin that part of the United ffing . dbm , they aro mitigated by the . present ' abundance of food , and the tranquillity which prevails . "

      Her Majesty has great satisfaction in con-. gratulatingjou on the improved condition of commerce and manufactures . It is with regret that her Majestyhas observed the complaints which , in many parts of the kingdom . have proceeded from the ownera and occupiers of land . Her Majesty greatly laments that any portion of her subjects should be suffering distress . But it . is a source of sincere gratification to her Majesty , to . witness the ; increased enjoyraent . of the necessaries and comforts t > i life , which cheapness and plenty have bestoweS upon the great body of her people . .: ¦;¦ Gentlemen op-the House op Commons "

      Her Majesty has directed the Estimates for the year to bo laid before you . They have been framed with a strict regard" to Economy , while the efficiency of the various branches of the Public Service has not been neglected ., ' Her Majesty has seen with satisfaction the present state of the Revenue . My Lords and Gentlemen , Some of the measures which were postponed at the end of the last Session , tor want of time for their consideration , will be again laid before you . Among > the most important of these is one for the better Government of the Australian Colonies .

      Her Majesty has directed various measures to be prepared for the improvement of the condition of Ireland . The mischiefs ' arising from / party processions * the defects of the laws regulating the relations of landlord and tenant , the imperfect state of the Grand Jury Acts and . the diminished number of electors for Members to serve in Parliament ; will , together with other matters of serious consequence , form the subjects of measures to be submitted for your consideration .

      Her Majestyhas learnt with satisfaction , that the measures which have been already passed for the promotion of the public health are in a course of gradual adoption ; and her Majesty trusts that both in the metropolis and in various parts of the United Kingdom , you jyill be enabled to ; make further progress in tHe romoval . of evils which affect the health and well-being of her subjects .

      The favour of Divine Providence has hitherto preserved this kingdom from the wars and convulsions which during the last two years have shaken so many of the States of the Continent of ; Europe . It is her Majesty's hope and belief that by combining liberty with order , by preserving what is valuable , and amending what is defective , you will sustain the fabric of our institutions , as the abode and the shelter of a free and happy people .

      The Lords' Commissioners then bowed to tho Speaker and members of the House of Commons , who thereupon retired , and their lordships adjourned until five o ' clock . . . Their lordships resumed at five o ' clock . Lord Brougham laid on the table a bill to consolidate and amend the laws and statutes relating to bankruptcy . , The Speech . — The Addrbss . — The Lord Chancellor having read the royal message ,

      The Earl of Essex rose to move the address . The noble earl commenced by claiming the indulgence of their lordships for his want of experience , and then proceeded to expatiate on the topics alluded to in the royal message . Their lordships , would , he was confident , sympathise with her Majesty in the loss which the country had sustained in the death of Queen Adelaide .. . ( Hear , hear . ) He was happy to say , that OUr interference On behalf t ( Turkey tad beeu attended with the most happy results .

      . , [ Left sitting . ] HOUSE OF COMMONS . —A few minutes before two o ' clock , the Speaker and several members entered the house , and immediately afterwards The Yeoman Usher of tho Black Rod entered , and summoned the Commons to attend at the Bar of the House of Lords to hear the royal speech given by Commission . The Speaker , accompanied by a great number of members , accordingly proceeded to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the royal speech . The Hou-e resumed at four o ' clock .

      New Members . —The following new members took the oaths and their seats ;—Mr . Standfoid for the Borough of Reading ; Col . Chatterton for Cork ; Mr . Evelyn for West Surrey : Lord A .. Lennox for Shoreham ; Mr . Best for Kidderminster , and Hon . D . A . Pelham for Boston . The Address . —The Spbakbr then informed the house that ho had been to the House of Lords , and obtained a copy of her Majesty ' s speech , which he forthwith read to the house . Mr . Vilukrs then moved that a humble Address be presented to her Majesty , in reply to her most gracious Speech . There appeared to be such a disppsition to attribute tho present circumstances

      of the country to that course of policy which he had endeavoured , for many years , humbly to advocate , and which bad at length been adopted by parliament , that ho should havo thought , but for that disposition , than no worse person than himself could have been selected to move the Address . Confident , however , that the noble lord at the head of the government would not abandon the policy which ho had carried out , and agreeing with the government in its general policy , he had no hesitation in asking the house to Address her Majesty in reply to tho Speech from the Throne . ( Cheers . ) The hon . gent , then adverted to the foreign policy pursued by the government , and defended the kind

      of intervention which this country adopted , which was . that of peaceful intervention . ( Hear , hear . ) The result was that tho country wa more trusted , and stood higher in the estimation of other countries , than , it had ever done in former' times . ( Cheers . ) They had shown the world that great liberty was consonent with the preservation of property and order , and that the greatest safety and tranquillity are to be acquired by yielding in time to the-voice of public opinion . Tho hon . gent ., then adverted to tree trade , whicb . had not , he said ,, as yet , had a fail'trial , but . which , as far as could be- seen , promised soon to surmount the obstruction which had hitherto in so-me ; measure chocked , its progress . The business of ship building aad : that

      of shipowners were never m so prosperous , a condition , tho greatest activity prevailing in . y . 11 our dock yavds . Not only could they build ships cheaper than they could buy them , but-foreigners found that they could'build vessels cheaper in our dock yavds than in their own . ¦ He read a letter from a gentlemen , showing that the business of shipbuilding was increasing in the port of Liverpool . He had also a return from the port ofSunilerlan . il , exhibiting a similar increase in the business of ship-building . He thought he had a right under such circumstances to ermgratuUte the house upon the repeal of tho Navigation Lawi , merely observing , that everything which had been foretold by the opponents of the measure bad not been realised ; while all that had been loretold by its advocates had come to pass , ( A

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      - ¦ . ' . ' ¦¦¦¦«*¦ - - ¦ - ' L laugh . ) flfl next adverted to the Queen ' s visit to Ireland , " wbiclrhad been ' 'attended : wilii the happiest results , and the country , was . progressing , although , no doubt ; there were * sti'l deep traces of the awful visitations the . Irish people had endured . The ne > ce ? sariesof life were more accessible to the people , and the giving of out-door relief had not jfroduced the evil effects wbich were ^ apprehended , from it . The decrease in the relief ^ administered ; both to the incoDTvahd out-door ; poor was . , remarkable for its gradual progress arid extent .. ' Outrages and crime in general had diminished ' aIsV >! to "' an " extraordinary extent . Be / next alluded ' tp the reference made in the speech / to manufacturegahd commerce , which he Wj » Jiappy to say exhibited an imbrotins aspect .

      inewbole world appeared to be waiting the result . of the experiment tried by this' country , and the circumBtaHce&bealluded to , showing that-our manu ^ factureffandcaramerce were in a state of- prosperi / y . was one of great importance . He had no doubt but many persons hadl their confidence shaken in the ; principles of Free Trade by th > demonstrations made ; by theProtectionists , awl other . parties ;* whose au-; ttiority was nofc without its weightv ,: -The annowicefment in'the speech cam * vefy opportunely * , to set the world right upon : the qocstion .: The feon : gentlemaii then argued atmuch lengfib thatatl the predictions of the Free Traders' had ; asv far as the experiment wa 3 tried , been fulfilled .. TBw , time of trial , he was awai'e was short—enJy ' 'One year—but si 5 Hr within the last sixteen months we had imported more corn than had' been imported for sixteen years before ; and surelyifany evil consequenessi were likely to- result

      from sucli importation they would have ere now exhibited' themselves i' instead of which , however , it appewedas if the condition' of ' every class of the community was improving ,, antf as if the labouring classes ,, both agriculturaHa-nd . mamufacturing , enjoyed wages which enabled then * to faaye more of the comforts of life * . The difference in ' the ' expense of feeding the people in dear an £ citeap ! times was enormous . Taking theyeare 1 * 17 and 1849 , " tlierfl was a difference of £ 91 , OO 0 . OQpi in the expense of the maintenanee of the ; whole population . He waa not anxious to -make the people more discontented than '' thoy ; wwei , Rnd be would ; oot go into the ques « tioh ;; as ; tq the amount they ; bad J , pst , by keeping ap high prices , daring " a rlbng ip'riod ^ of time , but he believed no one could question ( sbe ' edrrectneas of his calculation , by which he showecJ that they had lost ^ 91 , 000 , 000 by high prices in the rear ; W 47 . . . [ Left sitting . !

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      — . « ffi » * r-BOBNBAN PIRATES . ' On Wednesday uight a public meeting was held at the London Tavern , convened by the Aborigines ' Protection and . Peace . Societies , . " to epnsidocthe fearful sacrifice of human life on the cofist of Borneo , in July last , and to petition Parliament for the total and immediate ' abolition of the , practice of awarding head-money for the destruction of pirates . " ; ¦ M r . Josepet Stwhoe , having been ^ called to ths chair , . proceea . to explain theobjec ^ for winch the meeting had been called ; nnd read a . letter , apologising for non-attendance , from Mr . Cobden , M . P . The Rev . Henry Richards then .-proceeded io address the meeting , and entered into : i . lengthened

      aetau ol the expedition m July last against -the Bornean Dyak 3 of the Saribas river , in order to prove that the massacre that followed wds deserving of public investigation .. Eo maintained ' that there ought to have been evidence to justify such a fearful act of wholesale destruction . Well , all tho evidence that these 3 > yaks had engaged or contemplated engaging in a piratical expedition , was a report brought to Sir James BrbolJe while at Sarawak , that the Sarebun and Sakarran tribes designed to make a piratical attackon bertain villages in the Rejang . That report , " whiclj waa brought by their known and hereditary enemies , the Malays , he found was never substantiated .

      There was also another report that they threatened to massacre the inhabitants of a small town called Palo , unless they supplied them with arms . There was , however , 'one more fact against them which ha ought to state . They also sent a message to Rajah Brooke , telling him he was an old woman . ( Laughter . ) : This w . is literally the-whole of the evidenca given by the perpetrators themselyesofthe grounds on which this tremendous massacre was . committed . To show that it was a cold-blooded . massacre , and not a struggle with combatants in any degrea equally matched , he read a variety of extracts from the accounts of the-officers engaged ; He contended that the law of piracy gave the criminal the right to a trial before he was condemned :-but in this

      instance the men , without offering , any . resistance , was butchered in cold blood , and never had the form of a trial . The reading of the extracts , and the comments of the speaker , were received with . loud cries of " shame , shame , " and frequent other mavks of indignation , r : " . ; ¦ " - 'V ' , ' .. ¦ ' . ; The Rev . C . B . Gribble , " a'clergyman of the Church of England , niovedihefirst ; res ^ lution ; viz ::. —•' ¦ ' ThatMJIk . tho opinion ' ofthiiimeeting , the recent shviJpilrofi . SOO ^ rt- 2 , 000 Dyaks off-the coastof Borneo , by English seamen , acting , undoi 1 the airectJon of Sir James Brooke , on the vague and general imputation of piracy , is a gros 3 outrage of all the rights of justice and humanity , nnd calculated to cast a deep dishonour on oar national character ,

      as a civilised and Christian people , ; and that a thorough and searching inquiry should be immediately instituted by parliament into all tho circumstances of this transaction , as well as into the general line of policy pursued by Sir James Brooke , in his treatment of the aboriginal tribes of Borneo . " Mr . Aaron Smith said , lie had been' attacked by Malay pirates in those seas . If the natives caught an Englishman they would kill him at once , and boil him next day . ( Laughter . ) As regarded head money , he considered it objectionable , because sin English officer was paid for bisservices without it . ( Cheers . ) lie apologised for intruding , but he felfc called upon to rise to vindicate . the British naval officers , than whom a more gallant and virtuous race of men did not exist .

      Mr .. Geo . Thompson , M . P ., next addressed tho meeting , and in order to disprove the dangers of landing among the natives of Borneo , referred to the accounts given by Sir James Brooke himself , of his own expedition up the river Sarawak without convoy ,- in his little yacht tho Royalist ' . Ho hoped the meeting would commission him in his place in Parliament "to demand a committee of inquiry . ( Loud cheers . ) Then they could have the last speaker before it to give evidence , and if he ( Mr . Thompson ) were on the inquiry , he should not be satisfied until he had turned him . inside out . ( Laughter and cheers . ) , The first resolution was then put and carried mm . con .

      Mr . J . H . Pawiy moved the next resolution , which was to the effect , " That the judgment of this meeting , the system of awarding ; iiead-money for the destruction of pirates as-at present sanctioned by the law of this country , . ought to be immediately and utterly abolished , . as a practice barbarous and unjust in principle , which presents a direct temptation to tne shedding :. of innocent ; blood , and which cannot fail to produce a pernicious and demoralising effect on the character of all persons engaged in the naval service of the country and brought under its influence , " The resolution having been seconded by Mr . S . P . " Woolmer , was also carried new . eon .

      A petition to Parliament , founded on the foregoing resolutions , and to be presented by Mr Cobden , having been adopted , thanks were-voted to the chairman , and the meeting separated .

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      Moore ' s Concentrated Milk . —This singular invention , which has furnished the subject of a report to the House of Commons , ; is prepated at one of Lord Talbot ' s farms , at Tixall ,, in Staffordshire . The patentee , Mr . E . D . Moore , of Arlington-street , London , who for many years held ; the appointment of ordinary medical , attendant oil the royal family , is trying various experiments with a view io the applica ' tion of the preparation to several useful purposes . Mr . Bvande , the celsbrated ^ chemist , has analysed the preparation , and . has m ^ de the following 'favourable report : — " -I have examined the sample of concentrated milk , and am happy to be

      able to make a favourabla report upan it . It IS neither alkaline nor acid , and I can find nothing in it which does not belong bo genuine milk , except a little common sugar . " Hot water is- employed to liquify the paste ; one pint of which produces three quarts of milk ; and tho-prcparation a » y be used m tea aodcoftee without being previously dissolved . It has , been admitted , for the use © £ the royal navy by toe- Lords of th&- Admiralty , and . will probably form , a Doi-tinn of the stores of every shiploaymg

      the British Islands . . The j <* e ^ about , the new school o £ agriculturist being able to . camy sufficient manure for' a field in , their waistcoat j > beket 9 is fannlar to-all newspaper readers . ¦ In . &b » invention , however , iokin « apart , the means are provided of enabling a mwtocarry his byeaifiisi in his waistcoat pocket . Coffee ,, chocolate , a-o < d cosoft ready creamed and sugaxed , m ,-jy be presented in a form so portable that a ts . vsp ' o&nful or two , accoj-dhig to the size of the cuj ,. only , requires the additloii of hot water to make a most agreeable-beverage . ' , ; bark John

      E »; gbA , T ; 50 N to Caltfoksia . — The Calvin , of London ^ 510- tons register , Captain M'Caushnd . sailedfromPlymouthfor San Francisco , California , last week . She is crammed full with aa assorted carno of general merchandise jind Li-itisii manyfactuvoi . goods , including several iron houses , canvass tonis , < fcc . AliOutilOipassengei'Sgoojl Din hor , 40 of whom cmb aykeu in . the Thames , and tne remainder at . Plymouth ; They incl de merchants , mechanics , carpenters , blacksmith's , coopers , Ac . Sir Henry Hunt-ley , ¦ formerly governor ot lrmco Edward ' s Island , goes out in tho John Galvin witli twenty or thirty miners , forming an expedition wr tho puvposo of working mines iu Upper California . Messrs . Fox , Sons , and Co ., wore ; ngenjsfor tns John Calvin at in i ' ^ sgnf ^ f ^ S ^^ mbm

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 2, 1850, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1559/page/1/