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      entirely ignorant of or has been most grossly misinformed as to the character of the late prosecutions , of of those who have been begging of his bounty , or holding so prominent a position in the government of the country , he would have had the discretion and delicacy not to have permitted his name to be paraded before the country as the public apologist and patron * izer of a set of obscure and litigious tinmen . We are not surprised that the manufacturers , &c , of "W olverhampton , should rally round men whd have fought so unscrupulously for their class , and we rely with some confidence upon the public spirit of the trades of England , to evince an equal energy and spirit for those who have resolutely fought their battle against the despotism of Capital . The effect of the' Writs of Attachment , ' is the indefinite imprisonment of the « Conspirator / terminable only by the absolute payment of the whole amount . We appeal to the justice and patriotism of the trade to extricate us from this position . „ , _ , "William Peel . Queen s Bench Prison . entirely ignorant of or has been tnoBt grossly mis- infnnnA ^ ae tn ilia nl < aM / . >/ i . « r « . k « . * :

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      • SUE AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS . THE STRIKE . Lo 5 DO » ,-puring the last few days a conclave of employers has been sitting to consider the time when , and tie : onditioii 9 under which the shops should be re-opened . It is rumoured that the Conference was much divided in opinion , and tbat one of the largest employers in the metropoll 3 stated to a member of the Amalgamated Society that , la all probability many of the closed establishments would be soon re-opened , although some of the larger ones might sustain the contest for some time longer . The workmen state tbat they have good grounds for believing that many of the smaller masters will he ruined should their machinery remain idle for any considerable length of time , as they have no capital to fall back upon to meet the current claims of creditors .

      The position of the workmen remains unchanged ; they STince no symptom of regret for the step they have taken . The number of men out of employ in the metropolis remains nearly the same as last week—viz ., about 800 society and 170 non-society men . A large number of moulders discharged from Penn ' s factory at Greenwich , have , however , obtained employment elsewhere ; and the men who formerly worked for Messrs . Eastonaud Amos , Southwark , who have been soliciting for the establishment of a shop for their own employment , have succeeded in obtaining suitable premises in the Mile End-road , * and aro now &ctively at work on their own account . The London trade societies have generally promised to contribute towards the support of the movement * and it is expected tbat a large amount of subscriptions will be this week received .

      Although a few districts of small importance have sent eo returns relative to the £ 10 , 000 grant for Co-operative purposes , the grant is , we understand , considered as affirmed , and measures are beiug quietly taken towards carrying out the proposition of the Executive Council of ills Amalgamated Society ; aud , in fact , the undertaking will , in all probability , be proceeded with even in the event of a speedy settlement of the dispute ; as it is felt that the existence of extensive Co-operative establishments would , in any event , confer great benefits upon the operatives conaected with the Iron Trades .

      Upwards of 1 , 800 members of the society are employed at the different railway locomotive works , and as the men did not solicit any alteration in the system of labour , it was thought that they would be retained in their situations as usGal . Such , however , it would seem , is not to be the case . The Eastern Counties is the first railway company to open tip a dispute with its engineering workmen , and some 200 zaen will in the course of a week or so be turned out on this lise , that number of memler 3 of the Amalgamated Society being employed in the several engineering sheds of the company .

      During the past week some ill-feeling baa been exhibited by the labourers towards the Amalgamated Society , owing to the fact that the former are to receive no further assist tance from the funds contributed by organised bodies towards the support of the workmen thrown out of employment , but only from the amount contributed from the unorganised trades and the general public . The labourers consequently resolved to act for themselves in collecting subscriptions , and to begin by applying for aid from their lata employers . The Employers' Association refused to treat with them as a body , but advised individual appeals

      to the respective employers . The men have done so , but generally with no definite result up to the present moment . They have appealed for assistance to the nobility , gentry , and public . Mr . Grissell , City-road , declined to give aid , which would make his icen appear like paupers , but has offered to advance 5 s . to each labourer by way of loan , to be repaid shortly after returning to work , or in default to be recovered by legal proceedings . Messrs . Maudsley and Co ., who employed about 100 la . bourers , intended to allow them to work by relays of eight men per week , so that the strike must have lasted twelve weeks before the last relay can derive benefit from tLia

      determination . Messrs . Miller and Ravenhill employ three men by turns out of about forty to watch their lower factory by night , so tbat each man may hope for about one night's pay per fortnight . At their upper factory they give partial employcent , that is , three days per week to fifteen labourers out of about forty-five or fifty , so that each man may look f « r one day ' s work , on an average , in three weeks . At a meeting of the members of the Central Association of Employers of Operative Engineers , &c , held on Tues-. day at their office in Bucklesbury , it was resolved to open their establishments on Monday next to any or all the operatives required on each signing a copy of the following declaration : —

      " I do hereby honestly declare that I am neither now , nor will I during the continuance of my engagement with my present employers , become a member of or support any society which , directly or indirectly , by its rules , meetings , or funds , professes to control or interfere with the arrangements or regulations of this or any other establishment , the hours or terms of labour , the agreements of employers or employed , or the qualifications or period of service * . I do also further declare that I will not , while in my present employment , call in question the right of any man to follow any honest calling in which he miy desire to engage , or of any employer to make what arrangements , and engage what workmen he pleases , upon whatever terms they choose mutually to agree . " Dated the day of 185 " ( Signed ) " \ Yltnes 3 "

      It has been before stated that an intimation had been conveyed to the engineers employed on the works connected win the Eastern Counties Kailway , that they would be disisissed if they continued to eontribute to the support of the men discharged from the various factories ; and that the cen replied to this intimation by a formal resolution , passed at a full meeting of workmen , pledging themselves to contnbste each a day s pay per week , until the end of the Strike . This resolution was adopted on Thursday ni ? ht , and it was thought by many that the threat of discharge would be acted upon b y Mr . Gooeh ; an expectation which was only realised in the case of two men , who , by Mr . Uooch s desire , communicated his determination to their fellow workmen . These men received notice of discharge on Saturday , bu , beyond this , nothing , we understand , has resulted , of a remitting nature , from the expressed {^ termina tion of the workmen to continue their contributions .

      At the works of the South Western Railway , at Nine lams , it is stated that police constables keep watch in plain Clothes , to prevent the attendance at the gates of agents of the Amalgamated Society , for the purpose of receivfn <» subscriptions .

      MEETING OP WORKMEN . On Snnday night a numerously-attended meeting of engineering workmen , took place at the Central Club-house , fetepney , to consider their position , in consequence of the resolutions passed by the Employers' Association , and vrhich were recently published in the daily papers . Mr . Egus , on taking the chair , said that the resolutions referred to , and which bad been made public contrary to tie intentions of tbeir authors , who marked tliem " priVate and confidential , " showed the treachery and villany of tha enaployere , and had the eflact of giving fre 3 h enercy and determination to the men , who were frightened , Vs the employers would probably expect they would be . ( Hear , liear . ) Mr . Matihus felt proud of the noble answer to the employers' resolutions which had been issued by the Executive Council of the Amalgamated Societv . The masters

      might strive as they please , but the Amalgamated Society was too noble an institution to be overthrown at the dictum of a few employers . With respect to the social position of the men , as effected by tiie strike , the deplorable picture presented by tne pages of " Punch "—( laughter)—had not yet been realised ^ The men , as he saw , did not yet come to Sunday meetings in their working clothes , but looking as respectable as ever , and apparently with as much money still in their pocket's . The labourers of Brighton had advised tbe labourers of London to go into the shops , and do the work of the society men . ( Laughter . ) Yes , they might welllaughat such nonsense . As for himself , sooner than betake himself , at whatever sacrifice to his family , to the far west , or Australia , ay , or oven starve , and he thought that feeling was entertained generally bv his fellow workmen . ( Cheers . )

      Mr . Cbomack , of Greenwich , said that the proceedings of the masters during the past week bad been of such a damaging nature to themselves and their object , which was the destruction of the Amalgamated Society , that those who bad formerly been the enemies of the workmen were just becoming their friends . ( Dear , hear . ) Even the " Dispatch , " in which tbey had been so fiercely denounced , admitted the resolutions of the employers were tyrannical and arbitrary in the extreme . ( Htar . ) As far as his experience iu that direction went , he knew that these resolutions Had made tbe men more firm in their position than they were at tbe commencement . ( Hear . ) Rather than sign it himself he would go to other countries to seek for a more favourable reception than was accorded him by those who -would , in that case , be the means of banishing him from his own . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Xbwios , amid loud cheers , on rising to ' address the meeting , said that on last Sunday ni g ht- he hnd propheoied that contributions would flow in for the support of thoso

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      &J ^»~*} asgs&tosi afintervSwithEn " F * P ^ tion ° f employers had exact ifatn « ' fi ^ \ P y . at the Home Office . The know . £ t Vl e ! f ° bjecfc was ' of course , difficult to allthei-bJeJJ e i' \ ™* rate » that the masters , with StSJftp » 4 T tftI ' * ould not stand the contest ' with-Sv ^ Sw ^ * 5 > 1 MS 8 Orrtlff y- ( Hear , bear . ) Perhaps « S « 7 nf * ° P utdow n the society ; but he did not care w , i ? ™ f , tnat » a ? Lord Cranworth had admitted their wgai right to combine , and said it was even politio to allow uieni to do so legall y , as trade combinations would exist , morei or less , without the sanction of tho law . There was another thing , the masters could not get the law altered so as to affect the men , without making it , at the same time , more stringent with regard to themselves , as there was far more of conspiracy in the combination of the masters than who had been throvTnDnt : Tl » i « ^ h y . flfl , udhe hail m > h < . c , ; t . i ; n ..:. __ . S r . Fr uaa oeen inimiea ,

      in . uat or the men . ( Hear , hear . ) Tho men would keep wittou tho letter of the present law , and therefore the masters could not touch them . The government could do nothing in the matter , and in fact they would not , with an election at hand , trouble themselves with the charge of auy unpopular measure , which would expose them to the antagonistic votes of large bodies of the working classos . ( Dear , hear . ) The workmen were open in their proceedinga—they issued no confidential and private circulars , such as that which had recently been issued by the employers , and which was of a more inhuman nature than any circular ever put forward by a bod y of men before . ( Hear , hear . ) The masters had endeavoured to ascertain how many men could be got to si gn the declaration which it contained , but he bad not yet heard of a single man who had agreed to do eo nor did he believe that such a man

      could be found in the whole circuit of their trade . ( Cheers . ) This circular , intended to oppress , would in reality aid tho men , as it would bring public opinion to bear against the employers , and he believed even the" Times" would shortly condemn it . ( Cheers . ) The employers , then , might boast or their capital , and the compactness of their combination ; but it was plajn they relied upon the aid of the Home Secretary , whose aid the men did not want , because they thought themselves able to manage their own affairs . Cooperative Bhops were being established , and would continue to be so , and he hoped shortly to see large numbers of the men employing themselves , as , in addition to smaller shops to oe opened by tho men themselves , the ex-council were in trea ty for the stock and plant of a large establishment . KefemogtotheattacksofthePress , Mr . Newton said he understood tbere was another violent and mendacious attack upon their £ 25 " h *" * H 0 W lar ibat was tlue . he could uot fell , as he was resolved never to spend a sixpence in supporting a journal which tiirough the medium of the master-paid a . ent JnXt v S not

      othe « Rh . ^ eP ^ enteathem- He aw msnnie toa ' ayt at fahw £ h A ! « Same > but hewas ° f opinion that those who hitherto had taken that paper would do well to transfer their sup . port tosoin * of those papers which had treated the struggle inan dav ^ t T ^ T ^^ Spirit Hc saw in the ' Star ' of ttat tr / ate ™ ^ t 'J ^ ^ % - ^ PO" *™* statements as to the S ™ £ - e * £ * ' m Amenca contrasted "Mi the tnatm « . t S te £ ^^ opportunittes . tohiiadmirlbleanji toJSrtWL 1 Ue ™ Shi ilfiillili connected with it . In conclusion , Mr . tfewion MMatedR ™ SJ exhortations to maintain the same calm , 3 and T * Sp demeanour which had diatmguishedthe Strike W&rto aKhK

      joSM SXSSMSK ^^ sassa - * sawyers « ana £ 4 f - * k&ss £ The Executive Committee of the Employers ' Association arebv no means pleaBed-with the threat of Mr . Gooch to dismiss men trom the service of tbe Eastern Counties RaUwav CompTnv who n » a » pay towards the support of the Amalgamated Sodet ? asiti ° feared tbat the threat ma , only tend still further to wi ' den the breacli Mistm * netwean the workmen an , l their employers The announcement thatthe employers had resolved io open their shops on Monday next to ; all the workmen who mi « nt agrwtS a { ii ^ Wi 6 lhem t 0 renoullce aU co ^ ji ^ ^;^ QJsP ?** ** , Similar socie «« J appears likely to be barren of satisfactory results , as tbe workmen in London hive eeuerallv

      « f rt » T ™^ " ? tt « previous week , at the general office of the Amal gamated Socety for the support of the skilled hands thrown out of employ hy the Strike , amount to about £ f 300 S composed of contributions of a day's pay by the u en in work Several contributions from Trade Societies ; are howeveMnclnaed and , among others one of JElflO . from the GwenoA ^ iSSS ' / x ^ ^^^ tions were unanimousl y . adopted :-Resolved-l . 'That in coSsb queue of the conduct of our employers inEnding forth \ ' Zt ment for us to sign previous to returning to our eroploment we ESS ? " * " ? ' / 0 IUpellea t 0 consid « - to best SSofaai ^ a ^ ReXd ? o r rt e ?" . freed 01 ? ° f action for . the benefit of ££ w * K * r « £ V P eaient > " » consequence of the uie ' sit ^ afnl ^ empl 0 je ^ - take int 0 consideration the necessity , as nonbociety men , ef formin ? ourselves intn an >«« in

      , cuueu oooy coivmnction with the Amalgamated Society to resist the tyranny of capitaL _ 3 . That a deputation from tbis meetint be ITTi T " 2 * Esecutiv ? e CounciSeAmalgamfted a-So cie ^ ° ° pr 0 CeeaiD S i 11 " ^ ence to j oining tne

      M * K « BMEB .-The O perative Engineers of the Amalgamated Society continue their exertions as actively as ever XK " ? + SIn ? w ? of ! " There an , we are informed , about seventy trades' societies in Manchester , and of these SSSSS ™^ i l egate 8 10 a meetin s 5 Brewer s Arms , Oldbain-road , a few days a <* o . when a re = o-Se ^ in ThT » ^ I " ** " ™ t 0 S ^ " ^ L nlovers » Th » P f Tl- Sttlk ? against them ° tJwir employers . The contributions of the engineers at present in neSv S ? h , f er ai ) d Salford f 01 > I ** week was stt SW a ° labourer 3 fund 9 ave coming in very rnSf f i 6 AmaI Samated Society attribute it to the Jt jL ^ f ^ T ^ ? « thatthe employer

      I' ^ J ^ ay have caused it to go forth ^ bat theyYthe em toyerTS find work in their mills for the labourers and keep them from starvmg and this affords the public a pretSor u ? the erroneous impression thus created . At the offices of 2 f » Ara ^ Samat ed Society it was stated that Messrs . Galloway and Co ., of . Manchester , had re-opened and taken fortv to fafty society wen on , upon tbe understanding tbat pending the strike they were to work over-hours when break-SfmJ wuf genC ,. CS occurred . living double wages for overtime with an allowance of two and a-half hours for refreshment daring the ni ght , _ the agreement to be void should the strike not result in favour of the operative ^

      LivEBPOoi ^ -A deputation , consisting of the Mayor , Thomas LittledaIe . Esq ., and Messrs . Hugh Hornby and J . iJ . Lloyd , two influential members of the town council , have consented to wait upon Messrs . Forrester and Messrs . iawcett , master engineers , in order to effect some arrangement between them and the workmen , about thhty-six in number , whom they have discharged , and refuse to reinstate m their shops unless they renounce all connexion wiih the Amalgamated Society . This tbe men are unwilling to do , as they would thus have to forego their claim to assistance from tie funds of what they contend is a benefit so-Advices from Lancashire and other parts of the countrv announce continued firmness on the part of the men ; and the following copy of a letter , received on Saturday , from the secretary of the Manchester branch , will , perhaps , convey a better idea of the real state of the strike in tbat important district than anything which has previously appeared in print : — r '

      ' Amalgamated Society of Engineers , &c . « -n c- m , Manchester Office , Jan . 30 , 1852 . . Dear Sir , —The number of meinl . ej-3 paid to-day for tho present wee k is clubmen , 887 , at 15 s . ; r . on . clubnfen ! $ 3 , tl Ai . 219 a PP rentlc < * at one-third of their va « es good SotiU Thi t 0 £ ^ 17 S - ' the nien al ? f ^ l h -1 i D 0 n-S 0 Clety men have been holding meetngs by themselves , and have in all cases , decided " * , redhnnte U T 1 £ / r he soclety ™ Rovers have settled their depute . The trades are with us , and we shall « et more money from them . We are deputing members to a tend five public meetings to-night , and one to-morrawmS ? " various large towns in the nei ghbourhood . Mr —1 one of the largest millowners in this part of the countrv ' has requested a deputation of our men to wait upon him this morning at his works to explain our position . lie wishes to know our objections to piecework , so that he can deiend

      our position on Change ; and he also wishes to know if we car . supply him with mules or engines , and if we are picpared to contract for him . A deputation will wait upon him according to his desire . —Yours , < fcc , „„ „ „ " W . Hemm , Secretary . " To Mr . W . Allen , General Secretary . "

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      CELEBRATION OP PAIXE'S BIRTHDAY . On Sunday last a Tea Party was held at Jlr . Skeiretl ' s residence , Christ Church-passage , Birmingham , to commemorate the birthday of Thomas Paine , the noble proclaimer of the "Rights of Man , " "Common Sense , " "Ago of iveason , &c . Among the sentiments spoken to were the foJowing : — "Thomas Paine , " "May Republicans soon shake hands over the grave of the laattmnt . " These were proposed b y Mr . Broom , of London ' , in two long speeches descriptive of Paino ' s life , character , and tho conduct and effects of kingcraft . "To Richard Carlyle , Robert laylor , Mr . "W atson , and all others who have worded to emancipate the human mind from priestly thrall . Proposed by Mr . Skerrett , in an able , logical , and deeply practical speech . He traced tho history ol mental freedom-showed how bardlv it had been won—de « Sned the province of miud , and called on those present to aid the all-important work of rationally educating society . " Robert Owen , tbe living philanthropist , " waB spoken to by Mr . Taylor in a speech of intense feeline , on behalf of

      tne gooaness oi tue lounder of English Socialism . "Woman -may she soon be enabled to exercise those rights she has been so long kept from , " was proposed by Mr . T . Hawkesford , in an eloquent address . The chairman sung an old , but excellentl y worded son " , on Education . Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting , evincing their fervent admiration for Thomas Paine , their great admiration of Republicanism , hatred of prisstcraft , under any form or name . The meeting did not disperse until a late hour , and it was resolved to hold weekly meetings for the purpose of instructing the people respecting tho life and workB of the brave man to honour whom they had assembled together on that occasion .

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      OPENING OP THE SE SSION . TUESDAY , Feb . 3 . HOUSE OP LORDS .-The Session of 1852 was opened to-day o / the Queen m person . The doors of the IloSsuof Peers were open at twelve o ' clock , and from that time tha arrival ol peBrvpeenues , and those pM . OnS who had been fortunate enough to obtain orders , wa 8 continuous untfl the magnificent chamber waa filled with an assembJoo handsomely attired ladies about fifty peers in their peculiar robes , a full attendance of the corps di plomatique fn thoir varied uniforms , and a greater number of judges than we have ever seen present on a similar occasion . The whole scene was one of much beauty and grandeur , the entire body of the house and gallaries being filled with eailv dressed ladies , tho varied colours of whose dresses with their jewels and other personal ornaments presented a tout ensemble , the effect of wliioh was admirable .

      THE QUEEN'S SPEECH . My Lords and Gextlemkh , —The period has arrived when according to nsa < re , 1 can again avail myself of your -id ' vice and assistance in the preparation and adoption ' of measures which the welfare of the country may require I continue to maintain the most friendly relations with Foreign Powers , * who « m The complicated affaire ot the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig have continued to engago my attention I havo every reason to expect that the treaty betweenGermany and Denmark , which wa 3 concluded at Berlin in the venr Jefore last , will , in a short time , be fully and completely I regret that the war which unfortunatel y broke out on the eastern frontier of the Capo of Good Hope , move than a year . ago , still continues . Papers will be laid before YOU containing full information as to . the progress of the war and the measures which have been taken fov bvineimr it to a termination . 6 b

      While I have observed with sincere sati . -faction the tranquillity which has prevailed throughout the greater portion of Ireland , it is with much regret that I have to inform you that certain parts of tho counties of Armagh , Mona » han and Louth have been marked by the commission of outrages of the moat sorious description . The powers of the existing law have been promptly exerted for the detection ot the ottenders , and for the repression of a system of crime and violence fatal to the best interests of the country . My attention will continue to be directed to this important object . Gentlemen oj inE House op Commons , —I have ordered estimates of the expenses of the current year to be laid hefore you .

      I rely with confidence on your loyalty and zeal to make adequate provision for the public service . Where any increase has been made in the estimates of the present over the pa > t year , such explanations will be given as will , I trust , satisfy you that such increase is consistent with a steady adherence to a pacific policy , and with the dictates of a wise economy . ^ My Lokds asb Gentlemen , —The improvement of the administration of justice in its various departments has comnued to receive my anxious attention , and in furtherance of that object I have directed bills to be prepared founded upon the reports made to me by the respective commissioner . * appointed to inquire into the practice and proceedings of the superior courts of law and equity

      . As nothing tends more to tho peace , prosperity , and contentment of a country than the speedy and impartial administration of justice , I earnestl y recommend these measures to your deliberate attention . The Act of 184 S ,. for suspending the operation of a previous act , conferring representative institutions on New Zealand , will expire early in the nest year . I am happy to believe that there is no necessity for its renewal , and that no obstacle any longer exists to the enio / ment of representative institutions by New Zealand . Tbe form of these institutions , will , however , require vour consideration .

      ajid the additional information which has been obtained since the passing of the acts in question will , I trust , enable you to arrive at a decision beneficial to that important colony . * Ifc gives me great satisfaction to be able to state to you , that the large reductions of taxes which have taken place of late years have not boen attended with a proportionate diminution of the national income . Tho revenue of the past year has been fully adequate to the demands of the public service , while the reduction of taxation has tended greatly to the relief and comfort of my subjects .

      I acknowledge with thankfulness to Almighty God , that tranquillity , good order , and willing obedience to the laws , continue to prevail generally throughout the country . _ It appears to me that this is a fitting time for calmly considering whether it may not be advisable to make such amendments in tho act of the late reign relating to the ropvesentation of the Commons in Parliament a 8 may be deemed calculated to carry into more complete effect the principles upon which that law is founded . I have the fullest confidence that in any such consideration you will firmly adhere to the acknowledged principles of tho constitution , by which the prerogatives of the crown , the authority of both Houses of Parliament , and the rights and liberties of the people are equally secured . The Queen then withdrew in the U 3 ual form , and their lordships adjourned during pleasure . The house resumed st five o ' clock .

      The Aduiiess . —Earl Albemaiuh moved , and Lord Leigh seconded , in the Upper House , tlie Address ; which was , as Usual , nothing but an echo of the'S peech , and the speeches of the noble , mover and seconder nothing but a prolongation of the echo . The Earl of Derby criticised the choice and arrangement of topics—demanding to know why the Ecclesiastical Titles Act had not been enforced , and why Lord Palmerston had retired—strongly censured tho tone of the English press towards the President of France—complained ot the Kaffir War and Colonial administration generally , and contended for a fixed duty on corn . Earl Grbt concurred in condemning the tone of the press , intimated intentions of preparing for national defence , and replied to the other points of the Opposition leader . Lord BROUonAM and the Duke of RicnxiosD spoko briefl y , and the Address was agreed to .

      HOUSE OF COMMONS .-Tho doors of tho lower chamber were opened at a few minutes after twelve , and shortly afterwards the members began to flock in , and were speedily seen busying themselves in affixing their names to their favourite seats . During the reces 3 the chamber has undergone considerable alteration , or rather it has been brought to n perfect state of completeness . The temporary hoop gas pendants ( not unlike thoso used in the canvass theatres of country fairs ) have given place to ten beautifully executed and appropriately designed gothio chandeliers of bronze decorated with copper and gilded ornaments , and suspended by massive crimson cords . A light and elegant brass rail has been fixed round the galleries . The panel 3 in front of the ladies ' g allery , and behind the strangers ' gallery , have been filled in with a similar railing . The emblazonry of the firms of all the municipalities and counties of the kinsdom on the

      panels of the roof and in front of the side-galleries , and the stained glass windows , have been finished . The Speaker ' s chair , table , clerk ' s chair , official boxes , which are no longer of the orthodox soarlet colour , but covered with green velvet , and bound and ornamented with brass gilt ; and the other details of the presidential locale have been provided and arranged in order . The seats in all parts of the house are covered with morocco of a most agreeable green hue , and the floor with a cocoa-nut fibre matting or carpet to correspond . Altogether the decorations and furniture harmonise singularly well with the style awl proportions of the apartment , and contribute to g ive it an appearance of snugness and comfort which those who saw it a year ago would hardly suppose could be attained . The acoustic properties of tho new House of Commons too , are very much improved by the change which was made last year in tbe roof , and afford a most advantageous contrast in this respect to tho aristocratic chamber .

      At half-past one the Speaker entered , and prayers being over , the ballot for the order in which members should proceed to attend her Majesty took place . At twenty-five minutes past two , ( b y which time at least 300 members had assembled , but not including any cabinet minister , the opposition being in the greatest number ? , ) Mr . Pulman , tho Yeoman Usher of tho Black Rod , entered the house , and proceeding up to tho Speaker ' s table , delivered tho Queen ' s command to the house to attend her Majesty immediately in the House of Peers . Tha Speaker , attended by the great majority of the members present , went in obedience to the command , and on their return the sitting was suspended until a quarter to four . Shortly after the resumption of business , Lord Pnlmorston entered tbe house , and took his seat apparently unnoticed

      on the front lower bench below the gangway which sepuratos the ministers from tbe independent liberal members . Lord John Russell and Sir F . Baring entered ' at & few minute ? subsequently , and passed on to their seats without recognising their late colleague . Goveksmksi Notices of New Measure . —Mr . Hatter stated the course the government proposed to take in asking leave to introduce certain new measures . On Monday the Oth of February , the First Lord of the Treasury would move for leave to bring in a bill to extend the right of voting for members of-parliament , and to nmend the law relating to the representation of the people . ( Loud cheers . ) On Friday the 13 tu , leave would be moved for by his noble friend , to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to the local militia ; and on the same day the President of tho

      Board of Trade would ask to introduce a bill to carry into effect certain provisions agreed to between tho two governments of Englaud and France on tbo subject of international copyright . On the 10 th the Solicitor-General would move for leave-to bring in a bill to reform the practice of the Court of Chancery —( hear , hear)—and on the same day the Secretary of State for the Home Department would move to introduce a bill to exclude the borough of St . Albans from tiie right of sending a burgess to parliament . ( Loud cheers . ) The Qukks ' s Speech :. —The Address . —The Speaker reported that the house had been to the House of "Peers , where her Majesty had been pleased to make a most

      eracious speech , which he proceeded to read . Sir R . F . Bclkeley then rose to move the usual address in answer to her Majesty ' s speech . He expressed a hope that , while dwelling on the advantages of peace , let remonstrances come from whence they may against bur affording an asylum to political refugees , we should nevertheless continue to do so , and even to offer friendly advice to foreign powers ; but farther than this we should not go . He adverted to the course pursued by Kossuth , who was apparently trying to get up a feeling in favour of intervention with foreign nations , which he was told had failed in America , and which in this country was simply . absurb . Ho was , bowever , much surprised at the attentiou shown to

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      Kossuth , and the sympathy expressed in l . ohoi » e u- i ¦ signs by those who professed themselves to , 1 * . cates of peace . With respoct to the Kaffir wi »« ° ^ was to be hoped that the reinforcement ,. J £ ' ! 8 aid ; Cape would be sufficient to rostoJ S ^ quUlitv ! ° > w afterwards the colony with its now oonstitu ™ and , h , at enabled to defend it / elf . Ho proceeded to ri&eW dS ? of an invasion of this country while it pouBife ' d he i 'tt navy m the world , and a mercantile marine to douliffi amount of that ot any other nation in tho world Win , « . spect to the projected reforms in the courts of " equitv hi dwelt upon the improvements which have been effected within tha last twenty years in all the other courts in tho kingdom , but from which the courts of equity had hifWir . n . - _ ., ..

      escaped , ana expressed a hope that now at last they mMit be subjected to the hand of improvement . With respect " to the new Reform Bill , he shortl y stated some views of his own on the subject . He would give a vote to every man paying direct taxes , and to every man paying poor rates , and also to every man who had £ 50 in a savings bank lie how . ever , heartily hated vote by ballot and triennial parliaments , believing that no respectable man would mbiect himself to the nuisance of a triennial election Who was afraid in that house to extend the suffrage ? Who hid forgotten that within a very short time three of tho principal cities of the continent Par is , Berlin , and Vienna were in tho hands of a mob , that during that time there existed the greatest order m this country . There was faith in ' tho working classes in En land-their loyalt y had been tried It must not boforgotten , that when wretched politicians had collected a monstrous petition , requiring eicht horses to drag it tothe house , every man who possessed a shlllinir instantly joined the cause of order , and when tho morninc came that was to sack London , that miserable , delud-d humbugging set of political prcaobers-n auEhte ^ -wiH , " -I

      member of tnat House at their head-fcontinuod lau « hter ) - ranished into the holes and corners of the metropolfs on tho appearance of a few poliCvmen . ( Renewed laughter ) Tho attention of Parliament had been for many yea ^ rs directed to tho amelioration of the condition of the people-their bread had boen cheapened—the meat had also been cheapened , aud bo wished he could have stated the same thing of their beer . Their sanitary condition had b (? on improved , and in Ireland much also had been done . The hon gentleman then appealed to the Irish members to pause ere " they openly declared war to the knife against the government of Lord John Russell , In conclusion he expressed a hope that they would vote a unanimous Address to the Throne , and then proceed without delay to the transaction of the business of the country . Mr . B . Carter seconded the Address . Sir B . Hall alluded to the oabal which was reported to have existed some time ago for the purpose of driving Lord Palmerston from office , and which it now appeared had at lust succeeded , though his policy had been aunroved of bv

      that house , and he believed by the public generally . Tho noble lord ' s resignation or dismissal was announced in London on tbe 24 th of December , and yet on tbo same day the fact of such dismissal was printed in the " Breslau Gazette , ' and Vienna was placarded with tho news by tho direction of the Austrian government . Lord J . Rcs 3 HLLsaid he would answor the question put to him , though it required him to go into considerable detail . The noble lord complimonted Lord Palmerston for his ability , and proceeded to state what he considered to he the duties of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs , ap . d the duties of the Prime Minister ; after which he proceeded to say : 1 will now draw the attention of the house to the events which took place in the autumn of the past year . On the 3 rd of November last a Cabinet Council was held , and I happen to have my memory the more impressed by

      what I stated on that occasion by a note which 1 made at the time . I stated that I thought the situation of Europe was exceedingly critical ; that I thought we were on the verge of seeing in 1852 , either what is called a social democraoy have a triumph in France and other countries , or , on tho other hand , of seeing absolute power prevail over the greater part of the Continent . I said that in either case the situation of England would be one of some perilthat we could not expect that the social and democratic Republic in France would observe the faith of treaties , or refiain from attacking our allies . And I said on the other hand , that if absolute power should prevail—this country being an exception in its form of government from the prevailing form—there was a danger of combination upon the subject of the refugees - in this country , or upon some other subjects , in reference to which demands mi ° lit be made with

      upon us which we could not submit to consistently with the honour of the country . ( Cheers . ) I stated that , in my opinion , in this critical state of affairs , it was the interest of England to observe a strict neutrality ( Cheers from all parts of the house . ) I said weoiHitto beware most especially of giving any just cause of offence - ( renewed cheers ) -that we ought to exercise the utmost vigilance in order to prevent sucti cause of off nee . And I think my colleagues generally , und my noble friend , who was more immediatel y concerned , entirely concurred in the general opinion which I then expressed . No formal resolution was , however , come to in that Cabinet , but there was a general understanding as to the desirableness of adopting that course of policy . Now , sir , a very short time after that Cabinet Council my noble Mend unfortunately , as I think , received at the Forei gn Office certain delegates from

      districts in the metropolis with addresses containing terms which were most offensive to Sovereigns in alliance with us ( Hear , hear . ) But I was fully persuaded , and I am still iully persuaded , that though my noble friend had not exercised due caution in that respect—though he did not take the precaution of seeing the addresses before they were presented to him-though he had not taken the further precaution , when the delegates came to him in reference to a most delicate subject , of assuring himself that his words should be accurately reported ; vet I was fully persuaded that my noble friend had fallen into ' error that day entirely from oversight and the immense press of business m his department . I was persuaded likewise that "real misrepresentations were made with respect to the words which my noble friend had used to thoso deputations ( Hear hear . ) I was ready , therefore , and I declared it at once to accept with my nobic friend the whole responsiof bus

      bility conduct on that occasion , although I could not forbear seeing that an error had been committed . ( Hear , hear . ) I ( lid hope that , after that occurrence , my noble friend would have treated me with tho frankness to which I think I was entitled ; that he would have taken no important step—that he would havo made no important communication to a forei gn minister without first giving mo information , and enabling me to express my opinion upon that step . There was a meeting of the Cabinet , I think , on the 5 th of December , and thero was , I think , a generally prevailing opinion at that council , that with respect to any foreign power we had nothing more to do than to abstain from any interference whatever with it ? internal affairs . ( Hear , hear . ) My noble friend correctly represented the views of the government in this respect , and which had obtained her Majesty ' s sanotion . ind approval , in the dispatoh which be afterwards sent to Lord Norman by . He says in that dispateh : —

      I am commanded by her Majesty to instruct your excellency to make no change in your relations with tli 3 French government . It is her Majesty's desire that nothinir should be done by her ambassador at i ' aris which could wear the appearance of an interference of any kind in the internal affairs of France . I am , itc , Falmerston . ( Loud cheers , ) A few days afterwards , among the Foreignoffice dispatches which oame to my hands , was one from Lord Normanby to Lord Palmerston . It ia dated December tho Oth , was received' on December the Sth , aud it says : — Paris , Dec . C , 1851 .

      My Lord , —I this morning received your lordship ' s dispatch , Ko . GOO , of yesterday's date , and I afterwards called on M . Turgot , and informed liisi that I had received her Majesty's commands to say that I need make no change in my relations with the French government in consequence of what had passed . I added that if there had been some little delay in malting this communication , it arose from material circumstances not connected with any doubt on the subject . M . Turgot said that delay had beeu of less imnortimco , as he had two days since heard Iran M . Wnlewski that your lordship had expressed to him your entire -approbation of tho act of the President , and youv conviction that he could not have acted otherwise than he had done . _ 1 said 1 had no knowledge of any such communication , nnd no instructions beyond our invariable rule to do nothing which should have the appearance of interfering in anyway in the internal aftairs of France , but that I had often had an opportunity of showing , under very varied circmnstancts . that whatever

      might he the government here , I attached the utmost importance to maintaining the nv .-st amicable relations between the tuo countries . " I added that I was sure , had the governmi nt known of the sup" pre « 8 ion of the insurrection of the rouges at the time I heard from " them , I should have been commissioned to arid their con"ratula-•• tion to mine , — [ lliat had reference to the combats which took place in the streets of Paris on the 4 th , and to this dispatch Lord I ' almerston : replied . ]— "I have thought it necessary to mention what was stated about M . Walewski ' s d ' spatch , because two of my colli agues here mentioned to me that the dispatch containing expressions precisely to that effect , had been read to them in order to show the decided opinions which England had pronounced . " Ihave , &e ., Nomunby . Lord John Russell said that , after having asked for an explanation from Lord Palmerston , after a lapse of several diyshejreceived a communication , which stated

      That there has been nothine ; in the language which I have held norm the opinions which I have at any time expro .-sed on the recent events in r ranee winch has beep , in any v ? av inconsistent with the instructions addressed to your excellency , to * abstain from anything winch couldbear the appearance of any interference in the internal aftnira of France . « " If the instructions contained in my dispatch , I * o . COO , o f the uth instant , to which yoiu- excellency reiera , vrere sent to you , not in reply to a question as to what opinions youi- excellency should express , but in reply to a question winch I understood to be , whether your excellency should continue your usual diploma tie relations with the President during the inter val which was to e apse between the date of your wcceuWs dispatch , So . 8 to , of the 3 d instant , and the voting by the bench nation on the question to be proposed to them by the President . As to approving or condemning the step taken by the President in dissoiv . ng the assembly , I conceive t is for the French nation and not for the UritUtai Secretary of State , oi te th . BridA SmtaiSi ^ pronounce judgment oh that event ; but if rimrp > . « eli * n .. v « & . «

      to >"' o , v my own opinion on the chsnge which has taken puce in l , « v ^ . , 1 S » n , l ^ A = ' n Of antaS ° » i" » ^ d arisen between the President and the Assembly , that it was becoming every day more clear that their co-existence could not be of Ion * duration and it seemed tome better for the interests of' FranctTindThrouch them for the interests of the rest of Europe tint tho mXJ oi ? Indent should prevail , inasmuch as the ' e " it atn « of hb auta BK ^ heSfZS'W * ° , maintenance of so ial order in irance , whereas the divisions of opinions and parties in the Assembly appeared to betoken that their victory over the President would be the starting point for disastrou ^ Strife Whether my opinions were right or . wrong , they seemedTo ^ be bared by persons iSffiSZ *?; ?" ? - ° ' as far ' ^ » ea ' t " s he ^ rea ? and totefad cation ^ „ , ! i a in otl i f ^ vestments »« J ^ assumed ofKaS ^ 1

      ' , Palmbbston . Sh Ar / U ? seil f oceed ed to Bay , tbat in so graves ft f «\ « E T f ? tonly the Prime Minister but ol the whole cabinet , should have been takenwith regard to it , and that no opinion should have ^ been expressed without , the fullest consideration of the cabinet and the sanction and approval of the crown . ( Cheers . ) The act of the Preftiaent 13 not what is represented in that dispatoh—merelj

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      an act dissolving tho French Assembly , it wa 3 an aftf which , in theflrstplaoqdissolved tho Lomblj and nJt an end to tho existing constitution . It was an act which in tbe next place , anticipated thooloctions of 1 S 5- ' which weio to take place according to the constitution " but with reapact to which great apprehensions were entertained Cut , id the third place , it was an aot putting . ™ end t » parliamentary jiovernnient in France ; and , ns I conceive together with parliamentary government , su-pending I ' hose rights of freedom of-speech and freedom of the Press which w « in this country consider usually accompany a pavliamru-¦ ary government . ' ( Hear . ) Now , I am not going to enter '" to any . dispute whether that was or was not a fit thiu » iiIom e ' Th ; it is entirely a question for tho French peo ° - ~! XnT l ? scIvea to determine The French people may say lhmenK y are -1 "stly entitled to say- " What you call par . itha ° S 7 ^ uwnment has produced such evils in Francewith the { ' ltIy 1 (! d to convulsions—it is so incompatible ou"ht-to beaf peaceof society in our country , that it vernment -ui ^? " . ? put down > and another system of goto iv tha ? w hl " ? 3 tead- " If I" 6 French nation chose i-V-. .. '• n . Hag the rilrhtftPtlin loan * nratanna in

      rmn-_ question to ffive tlu . 0 ;! 1 " ' } ^ Bll t jt '" ^ llit 0 another place the broaV t ? ° ™ p a W aUon of En « land t 0 > a " respect to a sroat n ' ltinn n i uPOn » that doctrino with . solved- if heaV q \ SeSn th » Fran ° ? ' If Prnr ' ee is S 0 l ' ebut lament it . ( lie ?™ fi £ . * P ° « tioii-. i can do nothing those great qualitie s of hum , ouid intJeei 1 lament that out b ^ parl ^ nenla ^^^ oSLnf r l ^ V ™ ^ " ^ a free press-that thoso groa ou . ' lifL froe , ' SCUSSIon . » n * forward havo their . whole dSoffimS « ll 3 ,. not thencewith respect to our own pSluS ^ KajS n ^ ' ^ i , ^ that during tho existence of the DrolU ° , ° . . ? « tC ( i with my noble friend as its or 4 n ! £ ,, *""**? giving the moral support and n ! ora ? s S , ? TT \ ^ to constitutional and parliamentary « o 35 In ? /? S 5 i We have done so in Portugal-we have ionl 2 " i , « ^ we have done so in Piedmon ' t . ( Hear hear ?) In fc w « more anxious than my noble friend , and I was read ? o join him , in giving the advantage of our moral influence in support of that policy . But if wo wero at onco to rowan our approbation of this act of the Presidcnt-howover nece 35 arj ~ how could weadvisa any other countries to maintain their constitutional and parliamentary governments ? ( Hoar , hear . ) Tho noble Ion ! proceeded to say , that , as I conceive the authority of the crown had been set aside and set aside for a purpose which I could not resnect . it

      anpearcutomothat I had no other course open than to inown my noble friend that , whilst I held office , he could no lS , ^ » ! "Ue t 0 hold the seals of Secretary of State for £ 3 ) Afl : llrf- Ithinkthaton the Thursdaj I informed the noble lord that I should wait , thinking it possible that SX ? ' J t S " ' -Kest itsc ) f b * whicl" ou ^ separation might bo prevented . But nothing of the kind occurred . I vevSVh ' 0 * ' ° " 8 aturd » y . the 20 tb , to her Majesty , conveying the correspondence which had passed , and also 61 . 2 ft 'M !? 0 t 0 l ! el ' Mftjorty that Lord Palmerston ?! oriS . V ? - t 0 Sive » Pthe ^ al 3 of the Foreign Office . Xi , , 1 rT V ° S « e with whom I had acted so longitl 1 1 i J ^ rH ""'! of whoao policy I approved , wS I ? nnd f Tlght ° ' ° - « i >! not now say-that I tus uound to consult none of mv coIIi-swups . in

      rtr , th 0 appearance of a cabal , and to Til nnKi f I ° - and entlre responsibility of the act . iiStenfrnm v- deniedth , 0 Stdry * ' «> regard to the letter o To . 1 p"i 2 ' 1 " " h 0 tookuilon llimseIf tllG dbmissuL ?« W « Si , " f - - II 0 said : 1 am far fl ' accusing mv crown 7 f r 7 lntontlon of Pei'sonil 1 ^ respect-to tho Si , n l ' ° llcl ! l thllt ) havinS bee" long conversant ™ "f us ° f the Foreign Department , and having ntAniT * £ donee '" lus own J'ulSment and in his own mode ot doing those aftairs , he forgot and ne

      intPiitinn " locrown ™ to his colleague * , without any intention of personal disrespect to either . But it is impossible tor mo to make this statement without also veforrine n some degree to the state of affairs which now exists on f *"""' of Europe . ( Qear , hear . ) 1 think LLnf SaVy -, , ^ ake that statement , because I havo been i eoeuuml y led to an avowal of my opinions that wo BllOUld not properly or fairly <* ,,.-es 3 an opinion hero rclat \ e to the conduct of the President of the French Republic on the 2 nd of December . I thought it was not our part to do what we have heard the Prussian and Austrian ministers bad done-to go at once and congratulate tho J resident of the Republic on the course he had taken . But this 1 am bound to say , that the President of France . Having all the means of information which he has , has no aoubt taken that course from a consideration of the state of i ranee , ami that the course he has taken is best fitted to procure the weiraro of the country over which he rules , li'nint ironical cheers . ) Lot mo any that asain . ( I / iu «? h-

      ter . j n hat I state is , that I have no reason to doubt , and everything I have heard confirms me in that opinion , that in thu opinion of the President of France the three things which he has done—viz ., putting an end to the constitution , preventing tho elections of 1852 , and abolition of parliamentary government , are all measures conducivo and , perhaps , essential to tho welfare of Franco . But I have to state further—because I confess I have seen with very great regret tbe language which has been used l . y a portion ot the press of this country- ( Protectionist cheers ) - ! remember something as a boy , and have read more of that winch occurred during the Peaco of Amiens to render that peace ot short duration , and to involve these two great countries in one of the most blood y hostilities which ever mangled the face of Europe . ( Hear , hear . ) I believe that temperate discussion and temperate negociations beMveen the two countries might have averted the calamity of war between them , but that the lanjruaee of tho press at tho

      time waa such that it embittered all negotiation , and prevented tho continuance of that peace . ( Hoar , hear ) I should deeply regret if the press of this country at the present time were to take a similar course , Wo have indeed one advantage over that time-viz ., tbat the First Consul of 1 » ranee , great as were hi . s abilities and his talents , was ignorant of the manners and constitution of this country . 1 he present President of France has this advantage over us uncle , that he is perfectly aware how much liberty , nay , how much license of discussion prevails in this country—that the most violent and unmeasured invectives of the press do not imply any feeline of hostility either on the

      part O ! the government or tbe peoplo of this country . ( Hear , hear . ) I am convinced , too , of this , that thero never was a time in which it was more desirable that those two countries should preserve the relations which at present exists between them , and that there never was a time when the maintenance of peace between France and England could contribute more to the cause of civilisation throughout t ! ie world . From overy assurance I havo had 1 am convinced that tbe present ruler of France—the Preaident-is desirous to keep up those terms of peace and amity now existing , and it shall not be any fault of ours , ot tne government of this country , if thoso terms of peaco and amity are not continued . ( Hear , hear . ) I say this the more especiall y because it certainly may be our duty . her

      as Majesty s Speech has intimated , to propose some increaso in the estimates of the year . When tbo proper time comes , when the measures for that purpose are proposed , it will be shown , I trust , to the satisfaction of tho house , thnt these measures are not for an increase of armaments , and are notliiiii * more than not only every country in Europe , but the United States of America , also think ifc necessary to take for their own national defence . It is impossible not to see that with the groiit chances which havo taken place in tho world , among other arts ' the art of war has been improved . It is necessary when tbere is always a possibility of war not to bo without the moans of defence winch that improved art of war may present . But really to see some of the letters that aro publishedand to hear

      , some of the language that is u ? ed , one would really bolievo that those two great nations , so wealthy and so civilised , wore going to butcher one another merely to try the effect of concussion shells . I am convinced that tho fixed and deliberate opinion of this house und tho country is for tho continuance of the most permanent and decuioil peace , and that they regard it as the greatest blessing which the nat ons of Europe can enjoy . But thero is something further which , if I may be permitted , I will point out to the attention of the house . Some yeai' 3 ago we were a ? tonisbeil by the success of insurrections in various capitals of Europe , an ; l tbe overthrow of the existing governments in these countries , and tho e-tnlilisliiiicnt ' of democratic constitutions in their stead . I havo hoard persons in this house

      express their admiration of the establishment of tliosu democratic constitutions , hut I could not participate in their ndmirntion . I looked upon these events with mixed feelings—glad if it turned out that they promoted the freedom , of the nations of Europe , but by no means confident of that ; result . We have seen whoro four years ago , in almost ail these countries , democratic constitutions were established , absolute power was put in their place . For instance , in that little country of Tuscany , in which I at one tima lived for several months under the benignant rule of a most mild and enli ghtened government , wo have seen thas government overturned by democracy , the Grand Duke ¦ Iri yen from his dominions by the forces of the Italian Unity , and we havo seen him afterwards restored to

      absolute power , but witl the addition of foreign forces occupying hi 3 capital and chief towns , and the subsistence of that force partly provided fur by diminishing tho means which the Italians above all other nations aro so pleased to give to institutions for promoting social enjoyments and relaxation . In Austria the constitution was strangled , in its birth , and absolute power restored . In Hesseo-a foreign force was intro-luccdjjto put an end to the constitution there established . Now , is thero no moral to be drawn from these events ? Do they not show , in the first place , that we should not judge hastily or rashly of events occurring in foreign countries , and that ;

      we have done wisely to adhere to our ancient institutions , to our characteristic freedom of speech , and freedom of tha press , and to that rational liberty which is more fully enjoyed in this country than in any of those which demociatic constitutions havo ' been established . I trust , therefore , that with regard to our own country we shall continue ia the path of peacaable and safe reform , rather than b y the hasty adoption of anything different from our ancient constitution run the risk of ruining that true freedom which we now enjoy . But with regard to foreign countries there is this to be said , that whilst wo did not interfere—whilst wo abstain from any intemperate judgment upon their

      internal affairs , yet there is one portion which comes to us of those events which impose upon us a duty from which we cannot shrink . All those governments , as one party or tho other get uppermost , send their opponents or enemies out ! of the country they dread their being 1 n a neichhourine state , and tbat ends in their seeking a refu ° e in England In giving them hospitality we are pursuingthe ancient and kno wn , policy of this country- ( hear , hear ) -we aro but doing that which was celebrated two centuries ago , whea ( Continued in our 8 th page . )

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 7, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1664/page/5/