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      THE HEALTHIAN . No . III . Vol . 1 . London ; Strasge , Paternoster Row ; Pavey , Holywellstreetj Strand .

      An exceedingly useful penny periodical , devoted to ine consideration of human physiology ^ diet , and leeimea with a "new to the preservation of health aSa the prolongation of life . We have read this number with considerable pleasure . Its articles display nrach of cool and rational discussion , and are well calculated to give a scientific knowledge of many things necessary to be known , withoui troubling or annoying the uninitiated with technicalities .

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      tht people's charter illustrated , in a . series of historical essays Dedicated , by permission , to Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Dumfries : Halliday . No . I . This i ? the first nsinbeT of a well-projected work , and so far the execution is not bad . Its glances at preceding epochs of democratic history are brief , but generally well put , and the accompanying reflections iu = t . A sort of bird's eye Tiew of British

      historr is given in this number , in which the chief points ' are , as might have been expected , the Gorman Conquest , and consequent abrogation of all democratic power ; Magna Charta , the Commonwealth , the Restoration , and the Revolution of 1638 . Future numbers are to continue the investigation , and to include a comprehensive history of the present Chartin movement . The work altogether is one which should be in every Chartist ' s library .

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      f * 7 . AVTO » — A T-pmvr-uKVT- — Tnp Honourable ihe Coninnssio'DeTS of Siamps and Taxes have appointed Mr . James Jagger , of Clayton , near Bradford , Inspector of the . hawker ' s licences . GlfcfliSGrOW . —Patext Iron Mason . —A machine , under this name ( Tor which a parent has just been taken ont , ) is about to be erected in one of Mr . Ntlson ' s quarrie 3 , at Woodside , Glasgow . The stones go into ihe machine rough as they ccme out of the quarrymen's p . ck , and come out polished ashlar on the surface , and cut paralleled and square on the sides , fullv prepared for the builder , and this

      at an expence of not more than a fourth of work done by the hand . Tae present machine is calculated to do the work of two hundred and fifty men , reckoning only six hours' work out of every ten . The machine has been constructed by Messrs . P . "W . M'Onie -and Co ., engineers , Scotland-street , Tradeston ; the design and arrangements being the work of Mr . P . MHJuie , of that firm . We understand that the machine , with the experimenting and patents , has cost £ 1 , 000 , although new machines of the same siz 3 can now be made for one third of that sum , and smaller ones proportionately cheaper . — Practical mechanic .

      MANCHESTB 11 . —Sigxs of the times . —On Monday evening there was a large concourse assembled at the New Cross , bearing banners , accompanied by an effigy representing Sir Robert Peel , which they publicly burnt amid the Ehout 3 of the thousands of spectators ; and while doing this they were not interrupted by the authorities . Indeed there needed none , because after they had com-¦ mitted Peel to the flames they retired peaceably . STOCKPORT . —There are thousands out of employment here : wretchedness , poverty , privation , and want , wiih their concomitant evils , have been awfully on the increase , creating bad feeling , crime , and discontentment . But what is still more inconsistent and vexatious—more maddening and exciting

      —is the conduct of the master manufacturers . These unfeeling wretches , who , under the sanctified mask of charity for the starving poor , have subscribed a little towards doling ont bread , &c , sufficient to keep body and sonl together , —these gen-lemen have had a meeting at which they agreed to hare a general reduction , and are now carrying their designs into execution , taking & 3 much as seven shillings from the dressers , and the other hands in the different departments of work in the same ratio , throughout the mills . By this reduction they will take more money out of circulation , injure the home market , depreciate the value of cottage property , Tain the shopkeepers and publicans , raise the rates , iaerease crime , and drive more out of the country .

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      A Tbiflisg Task , oh How to Qbtxn a Holi- dat . —The little party had scarcely commenced their , labouT 5 , when Mr . Parley entered the room with a smiling countenance , and carrying a chess-board ¦ nnder his arm . " I have prevailed on your mamma , " j he observed , " to excuse your customary studies this : -morningj ' on one condition only ; " and a joyous ex- J pression of triumphant inquiry , which seemed to say , u Name it , and it is complied with , " lit np the faces } -of the children as he continued : "that condition is ; the performance of an interesting little exercise , in j ^ rhich you can assist each other ; and , you know , ; many hands make light work . You all see that on j this chess-board there are thirty-two white squares , - i -and an equal number of black ; now , when you have ?

      placed one grain of wheat on the first white square , ; "two on the second , four on the third , and so on , dembling the number of grains on each succeeding white square until the whole thirty-two be disposed j of—when that merry task is completed , you may I devo : e the time left on your bands tD any kind ofamusement yon prefer . " — " Oh , thank you , thank jou papal" exclaimed the little girls , as Mr . Parley j retired . "That will be easily done , " said Henry i Tubbing bis hands in great glee . " Aye , " added j Jane , " we shall sodn finish this morning ' s task . "— j B I wish we had snch a one every day , " said Emily , j B I'll run and get some wheat , " said Henry . " " Do , " resumed Jane ; you'll get plenty of old . Winterton : he stores it up for the fowls . Emily

      and I will place the grains upon the squires , as j Edward counts them out . " — Aye , get the wheat , ! Henry , and that shall be your portion of the task . - Away ran Henry ; the little girls in the meantime were basil ? engaged in arranging how they shonld ; spend tbe time they calculated upon haviDg at their j own disposal that morning , but Edward remained i -silent , apparently engaged in calculations of another description : and when Henry returned with . his cap lull , Jane and Emily laughed heartily at \ the superfluous quantity . The little fellow re-j marked , that he thought it was as well to have j enough . u Iam much mistaken , " said Edward , " if \ you have not xo go for two or three more capfulsyet . ' ; This increased the merriment of the sisters , who > .

      began , bowever , to plaee the grains upon the several ¦ square ? , and Henry raa off for another freight . On ; Ms rttnrn wi ' -h another brimming capful , theyburs ; j into renewed laughter , when Mr . and Mrs . rarJeyj -entered the room to inquire tbe cause of this noisy i enjoyment . Emily replied , that Edward had been ] pl * yitg off a practical joke on Henry , by sending , him for ten times more wheat than they wanted . " Why , " continued the little girl , " it would take w j * 11 day to count that heap of grain ! " —'' Yes , " said . Edward , Emiling , and regarding his parents sigwfi-• eantly , "but I doubt whether three or four days would suffice to do what papa requires . " Jane * ad Henry stared with incredulous amazaffient a : their parentsas looking for their

      , confirmation or rejection of this seemingly extravagant estimate , bnt Mr . Parley merely observed , that ia all undertakings it wav advisable to cotlader well the difficulties of accomplishment . I trust , " he added , " that this little incident , when yon are acquainted with its simple details , will teach Job to think— will Ehow you what insane projects -are sometimes preferred , from the want of reflecwon , to those which are recommended by the prudent exercise of deliberate adoption . Bat even after what you have experienced in proof of its impracticability jou wffl , I think , still w asto nished to learn , that the task von nndertook with such pleased alacrity

      would demand more -wheat than the whole United Kingdom could produce in any single harrest , the grains of which , of course , you coula not count in a Hundred years ; and , had I included the black squares of the board s making the number oalf sixtyfour , the whole world , since tbe creation , has not produced wheat enough to comply with the conditions I" This declaration excited most bewildering surprise ; and Mr . Parley added , " A clearly defined motive should actuate us in all we Bay and all we do ; otherwise , we involve ourselves in confusion ; and motives cannot be said to be defined unless they bs regulated by due preparation for theobtacles thai lie ia the way . —Party * Penny Library .

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      New Life . — " Hundreds who have kept their beds for years have been so speedily re-invigorated with an infusion of Dew blood , and consequently of new life and strength , by the use of Parr's Life PJI 3 , that their re-appearance amoDgst their fellow beings , who had long given them up as incurable , is looked upon -as the greatest of the many great wonders of this miraculous age . Their unsolicited testimony , witnessed by gentlemen of high reputation , may be obtained of any agent for this highly-prized medicine '' America . — The packet-ship Columbus , Captain Ctle , arrived at Liverpool on Friday forenoon . By her we have papers to the 15 th ult . The examination before tbe Recorder of Philadelphia in the ease of Nicholas Biddle and " others , charged with a

      conspiracy to defraud the shareholders of the Bank of the United States , closed on the night flftWlJth ult ., A- cashier and a teller of tb > JJank w ertftae only witnesses examined : they produced books , papers , &c . At the conclusioa of the examination , the Recorder Btated it as hiB firm / belief that there was sufficient cause produced / in the Investigation and testimony before him toVarrant him in binding the defendants over , and he accordingly bound over Nicholas Biddle , Samuel Jaudoa , Joseph Cowperthwaite , Thomas J ) anlay , and John Andrews , eaeh in the sum of lQ , QCa dollars , in two sureties , to appear at the Court of General Sessions , to answer the charges brought against them by Austin-Montgomery , that is , for a conspiracy to rob and cheat

      tne stockholders of the Uniied States . Bank . Cincinnati had been the scene of an alarming riot , In that city , it appears , there are several of what are called " shin-plaster" institutions , or rather individual responsibility banks , which , like all the backs _ in the'United State 3 , issued paper largely . By arectnt decision of the Ohio Court , the notes of these and all other unauthorized banks were declared illegal and uucollectable bylaw . As the amount of paper which these banks had put into circulation was large , the Miama Exporting Company made an assignment of its efivcta on the evening of the 10 th ult ., and the Bank of Cincinnati closed its doors on the morning of the 11 th . The mob , exasperated at the stoppage of these banks , attacked , first , the Bank of Cincinnati ; then , the Miami Exporting Company ; next , tho Exchange Bank , owned by a Mr . Bates , and ended with ihe exchange-office of Mr . Looge * . The rioters were

      principally Dutchmen , who hid suffered most by iosse 3 from the operation of these irresponsible j banks . They forced open the vaults , stole some specie and bank-notes , as well as notes for compa-1 nies which had been redeemed , and destroyed every I thing tbey could get hold of , throwing the remains j into the" streets , and leaving little more than "bare ] , walls . The police wtre quite unable to quell the ; I riot or to save the property of the banks . A few j I military were hastily collected ; they fired among 1 the rioters , who returned the fire , and several were L wounded on both sides . The disturbance only ended j with the day . Whilst it lasted , some of the respon-: sible banks had runs made upon them , which were promptly met . The runs were not renewed on the l' 2 : h ult . Sir Charles Bagot arrived at Kingston on the 10 : h ult . The Uuitcd States ship Peacock , one of the vessels of the exploring expedition , was lost off the mouth of the Columbia river on tho l ^' -h of July . Her officers and crew were saved .

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      MANCHESTER . —A public meeting was held at the Hall of Science , Campfield , on Wednesday evening , at . which resolutions were submitted on the case of Charles Southwell , now confined ia Bristol Gaol , for the imaginary crime of blasphemy ; Mr . M'Dannoa was called to the chair . Mr . Watts moved , in an excellent addrest , the first resolution , '• That in the opinion of this meeting true morality and the general interest and happiness of the nation would be promoted by the freest possible expression of opinion upon all subjects , and that justice is sacrificed , whenever fine 3 and imprisonments are imposed for speaking or publishing any opinions whatever . " Seconded by Mr . Tillman , and carried without a dissentient . Mr . Cooper moved ihe seconded resolution , That inasmuch as the printing

      pre » 3 is the best possible means of instruction , it is ihe opinion of this meeting , that any government making an attempt to curtail its influence , cither by prosecution , or by the imposition of taxes on knowledge , neglects its own best interests , and its duty to the people . " Ssconded by Griffin , and carried nem . con . The third resolution was moved by Mr . Campbell , of Stockport , " That this meeting pledges itself to support to the utnost Charles Southwell , the martyr to the imaginary crime of blasphemy , and every other individual who may Euffer for the vindication of the rights of opinion . " Seconded by a person in the Hall , and carried unanimously . The following gentlemen were appointed as a committee to receive subscriptions towards supporting Charles Southwell : —Messrs . Cooper , Lowe , and Heywood . The meeting continued till nearly eleyen o ' clock . A vote of thanks was tendered to the

      Chairman by acclamation before dispersing . Public Meeting . —On Tuesday morning , in compliance with a requisition to the Mayor . A public meeting- of the inhabitant 3 waa convened in the Town Hall , which wa 3 crowded to almost suffocation , and in consequence of the noise , confusion , and repeated cries of adjourn , the Mayor who occupied the chair was compelled to adjourn to Siephenson ' s-square , where upwards of four thousand persons assembled , when they were addressed by a number of the middle-class and working men , every one acknowledging Universal Suffrage wasa right which ought to be given to the people—and many of them finding the word had become fashionable , professed they had been in favour of that measure for a long time . Many of them asserted that they could briBg documents to prove that they had not bo

      snddenly'beeome converts to tbe principle . They passed a number of resolutions , one which called upon the members to take all constitutional means of stopping the supplies . Another was in favour of the suffrage as explained in the Charter , but instead of making it the main thing to be achieved , they made it a secondary object taking repeal of the Corn Laws first . Every speaker congratulated the meeting on the reconciliation of the Chartists and Repealers , bufin this respect they are very much mistaken . Although the Chartists are pleased to see them come out fox the Suffrage and the Ballot , they will never join in any agitation that does not go tor the whole Charter . Mr . John Bailey , Chartist lecturer , moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman for his impartial conduct . The speaking continued for near four hours , and was ultimately adjourned till next Monday evening at seven o ' clock .

      The Chartists am > the League . —The Chartist town council appointed Messrs . Raitlon , Grocott , and Murry to wait upon the requisitionists on Monday evening , to ascertain what steps the League were about to take the following day at the public meeting . A 3 soon as it was known by the gentlemen assembled that they had entered , and there was a large number , they simultaneously rose and greeted the deputation with loud cheers . The Chartists informed them that however much they might feel pleased that they were coming out for Universal Suffrage and the Ballot , they would not make any compromise , -and argued that if they wishe'd tireir support they must come out for tke five " points . In order that there should be ko opposition at the meeting on Tuesday , it was mutually agreed that a large meeting should be held on Thursday , " for the purpose oi' properly discussing the subject fairly and impartially .

      Rebfern-street . —A highly respectable meeting of the Chartista belonging to this district was held on Sunday evening last to hear Mr . Brophy , of Dublin . Xhe room was crowded to excess , Mr . Murray was called to the chair ; shortly after seven o ' clock Mr . Brophy entered the room , and was received by every mark of approbation . Mr . Brophy made a strong appeal to his countrymen , and created a strong impression that nothing short of the principles contained in the People ' s Charter can ever ameliorate the condition of the people of Ireland , whose present state he described as miserable , and which of . en , in the conrse of his address called forth the sympathy of the meeting . Mr . Doyle addressed tfee meetiag for a short time , and thanked them for the warm manner in which they had received his countryman , Mr . Brophy . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer , and cheers for old Ireland and the Chartists , when the meeting

      separated . Lecture . On Sunday evening , Mr . William Beesky being in this town on business connected with the cause , the Brown-street Chartists invited him to lecture in their room . Mr . James Cartledge was called to the chair . Mr . B . delivered an excellent lecture , in which Peel , Ruissll , the aristocracy , the middle class , and the parsons came in for a severe and well-merited castjgation . Mr . Griffin moved a vote of thanks to the lecturer coupled with ihe following resolution , which was unanimously adopted , Resolved , that this meeting having seen a bill purporting to have emanated from parties who call themselves merchants , tradesmen , and working men , inhabitants of Manchester ( but who have not had the honesty to attach their names ) demanding the franchise for every one of twenty-one yeara of

      age , untainted by crime , together with the privilege of secret voting , and such other matters of detail as may be necessary to the honest and practical working of the principles , condemn the same as servile , vague , shuffling , delusive , ' and unsatisfactory to the Chartists , and unworthy of their support , and co-operation ; and this meeting further conceives that it has been done for the express purpose of strengthening their own agitation for a repeal of the Com L aws , and not from any desire to obtain liberty for the industrious millions . "We , therefore take this the earliest opportunity of again declaring , that we shall not be led astray by any clap-trap , but , on the contrary , pledge ourselves to stick to the Charter , and agitate for nothing less . The time is gone by when even either the one party or the other might expect us to nake the least compromise—taking into consideration what our leaders have suffered from the factions . Were we to iincli from our integrity

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      the ghost of a Shell , s Oayion—the spirits and safferings of Frost , Williams , and Jones would cont nually haunt our wicked and cowardly consciences ; the five hundred patriots who have nobly fought the battle , who have suffered persbcution , prosecution , imprisonment , and proscription , and have sprang from their dungeons , entered the field again , and proved themselves as firm and determined as before , would conclude that we did not deserve our liberty nor men io struggle for us . We will , therefore , before we join the Whigs or the Corn Law repealers , mazes them swallow the whole hog , snout , bristles and all . " The meeting carried it with loud cheerB , gavsavote of thanks to the Chairman , and dispersed highly delighted . Yobk-stbeet . —Mr . Tillman lectured here on -Enoay .

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      ^ AORFOXK . —Norwich , Yarmouth , Lynn , Thetford , Watton , Diss , E ut Dereham , Harleston , Holt , AyMxaan , Fjftenham , North Walsham , fSwaffbam . Lincoln . —LinCoin , Gainsbfo ' , Glamford Bridge , Louth , Boston . Sleaford , Stamford , Spald % , f Bartonon-Humber , + New BoHngbroke , fSoarne , fGraritham , . f arimsby , f HorncaaUe , +. vlarket" Deeping , YoaK .- ^ yort , leeds , Wafcefieid , BridHrigton ; Baverley . Howden ,- Sheffield , Hull , Whitby , New Malton , fBarnsley , fBedale , ' . fBradford ,.- fponcaster , fGuieborougb , ^ Halifax , f Huddersfield , -fKefghley ; tKnaresborrtugh > : + Xortballertbn fPickering , fPonteftact , f Richmond , tRipon , fSelby , f Skipton , tlhirak , Yvetnerby , > fYarm . ' - - - Durham —Durham , Siockton , Darlington , Suriderland , Barnard Castle .

      ^ Northumberland . —Walsingham / Belford , Hexbam , Neweastle-npou-Tyne , Morpoth , Alnwicft , Berwick , fWooller . ¦ : , - ^ CUMBERLAND -Carlisle , Whitehaven , Cockermouth , Pennth , Egronont , fiWigton . : WEstMORELANP .- Appleby , Kendal , J-Kfrkby Lonsdale . Wales . —Carmarthen , Carnarvon , Hftverfordwest , Cardiff . Denbigh , Wrexham , fBcecon . 1 filflld , + Bango ^ TOQwbridge / . ' -f XwW ^

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      CUSTOMS DUTIES , j ( WEST-INDIA N AND NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES . ) Resolutions proposed faMr . Gladstone , in ihe Committee onCusioms Dulies ( -West Indian-ana Xortb American Co oniesj . . - - ,. .. " ' .. ¦;' . ' * - , ¦¦ ¦' ¦ . .. ' ¦ :.. 1 : Thiifcfrom andafter a day or days to be named , the duties chargeable npon goods , waxes , or merchandiae imported or brought into any of the British possesfeions in America or the Mauritius under or by yirtueof the fallowing nets-respectively ( namely ) : — Act 4 < 3 eo , S . cap . 15 r-ImposShg certain daties on : wines imported into the British possession ^ 1 in . ¦ - ' ' .-America . ; . ' ' . " . . '¦ . -. ' ' :- - " : ' . : ' ; ;; . . ' : ' . ; . ¦/ , ; :- ¦; .- ¦ " . Act € Gfeo . 3 , cap . 52—Imposing certain duties onjnplasses , syrups , and pimento , imported into the British possessions in America ; " Actli . Geo \ 3 . caj » . 88—Imposing certain duties on spirits imported into Canada ; . ' ¦ '; ; Act-3 ' and 4 WilL 4 , cap . 59—For regulating the trade of the | British possessions abroad ; ahall v # ease and be repealed . ' : ^ '

      2 . That in lieu of the Aforesaid duties there shall be payable upon gooOa , wares , . and Merchandise , not being the growth , production , or Tnanufacture of the United Kingdom , or of any of the British possessions in America , or of any of the British possessions within the limits ef the East India Company ' s Charter , imported or brought into any of . the Baitish possessions in America or the Mauritius , " by sea or inland carriage or navigation , the following duties , that is to Bay : — ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " . ¦ ' : ; ' : ¦ ¦ : " ' . ¦ ¦ ' S . d . Wheat ........ thequartor ..... ; ...... 3 0 Wheat flour ... ........... the barrel of 198 lbs . 2 0

      Fish , dried or saltsd .......... the ' cwt 2 0 Fish , pickled ....... the barrel 4 0 Salted meat .. the cwt 3 0 Butter i ............................. 8 © Cheese 5 0 Coffee .. ' ...... i 5 0 Molasses , 3 0 Sugar , unrefined ..... 5 0 .. refined , in bond in the ) , „ ¦'¦' - . , , United Kingdom } " P « cent ad wtown Other foreign refined su ^ at 20 '„ „ Tea , unless imported direct from China , or -uq ' . ess imported from the United Kingdom , or from any of the British possessions per pound 1 0 Rum , 6 d . per gallon . Other spirits , Is . per gallon .

      Wine , ¦ whether bottled or not , cotton manufactures , silk do ., linen do ., woollen do ,, leather do ., glass do ., paper do ., hardware , clocks and watches , manufactured tobacco , soap , corks , cordage , oakum , pitch , tar , and turpentine , seven per cent , ad valorem . Oil , blubber , fins , and skins , the produce of creatures living in the sea , fifteen per peiiV . ad valorem . And if any of the goods hereinbefore ~ ) mentioned , except iefined sugar andtea , shallbeiinportedthrough Such goods shall tbe United Kingdom ( having only be charged been warehoused therein , and }¦ with one moiety of being expo ted from the ware- the duties bcreinh « use ) , or the duties thereon , before imposed , if there paid , having beeu drawn back ........... ; .., .................... J

      And if in any of the British possessions in America or the Mauritius , any duty be chargeable by any Colonial law upon any articles similar to the above , but being the growth , produce , or manufacture of the United Kingdom , or of the British possessions in America , or within the limits of t ^ e East India Company ' s Charter , beyond the duty ( if any ) chargeable by such Colonial law upon similar foreign articles—the hereinbeforementioned improved duty upon such foreign articles Ehall be increased by such excess or amount ( as the case may be ) of the duties so chargeable by such colonial law upon similar BrttilbMticles .

      2 . And if in any of the British ; possessions in America or the Mauritius any * duty be chargeable by any Colonial lawupon tea imported direct from China , ^ or imported from theUniteciKingdoin , orany of the British possessions beyond the duty ( if any ) chargeable by such Colonial law upon tsa not so imported—the hereinbefore-mentioned imperial duty upon tea not so imports ! shall be increased by rach excess or amount ( as the case may be ) of the duties so chargeable by such colonial law npon tea imported direct from : China , or imported from the United Kingdom , or from any of the British possessions . •' ¦ . ¦¦ .-. '¦

      3 . Tfcat from and after a day to be named so much « f the said act tor regulating the trade of the British possessions abroad , as provides that any sort of craft , food , and victuals , except spirits , and any sort of clothing and implements or materials fit and necessary for the British fisheries in America , imported into the place at , or from whence such fishery is carried on , shall be duty free , be repealed , except so far as regards the following articles : —( that is to say ) Salt meat , flour , butter , cheese , molasses , corkwood , cordage , oakum , pitch , tar , and turpentine , leather and leather-ware , and all sorts of fishing craft and bait , fishermen ' s clothing and hosiery ; which articles are only to be exempted from duty under such rules and regulations as shall be satisfactory : to the principal officer of' customs , that the articles are really and truly intended to be applied to the purposes for which the same have been entered . ¦ ¦ - ¦¦ . ¦ . ¦¦' ¦ . - . ' ' ' • - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ : ' : -

      4 . That from andafter a day to be named , goods , the produce of the islands of Gu ^ nsey , Jersey , Alderney or Sark , wheu imported from such islands into the British possessions in America or the Mauritius , shall be admitted to entry upon payment of the same duties as are payable upon the like goods , the produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom , or of any of the said possessions . ' •' ' .. ' - ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ ¦ : ' ; ¦¦ ' . . •;' . ' _ " ' ¦ .. ' . ' . 5 . That the Chairman be instructed for leave to bring in a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the trade of the British possessions abroad .

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      SHORT PATENT SERMON . ( From the New York Mertury . ) At the request of the editor of the Railway -Herald , I will preuch on this occasion from the following text : — If ye are honest , honourabie men , Go ye and—pay the Printer . My Hearers , —Thero are many seeming trifles in this world which you are apt to overlook , on account of their unimportance , the neglect of which has pluuged thousands into the deepest mire of misery , and sunk their character into inextricable degradation . Among these ostensible trifles that of neglecting to pay our honest debts is tbe most common , and attended with tho -worst ] consequences . It t&kes off the silken fur from the fine threads ef feeling , creates a misanthropic

      coldness about the heart , skims off all the cream that may chance to rise upon the milk of generosity , and makes man look as savagely en his brother man as does a dog upon one of his species , while engaged in the gratifying employment cf eating his master ' s dinner . One debt begets another ; I have always observed , that he who owes a man a dollar is euro to owe him a grudge , and he is always more raady to pay compound interest on the latter than on tb « former . Oh , my fiieeds , to be oyer head and ears in love is as bad a ptedicaxtvent as a peia < cnv oagbt to be in ; HaA to be bs deeply in debt that you can't sleep at nights without being haunted by the ghosts of some insatiate creditor , is enough to give a man the hydrophobia , make him bite a wheelbarrow , cause it to run mad , and create a general consternation among the lamp-posts .

      My dear friends , the debt that sits heaviest on the conscience of a mortal—provided he has one—is the debt due to the printers . It presses harder upon one ' s bosom than the night mare , galls the soul , frets and chafes every ennobling sentiment , squeezes all the juice of fraternal sympathy from the heart , and leaves it drier than the surface of a roftated potato . A man who wrongs a printer out of a single cent can never expect to enjoy comfort in this world , and may well have doubts of finding happiness in the other . He will be sure to go down to the grave ere time « hall bedeck his brow with the iilvery blosgoms of age , and the green Uaves of hope will fall before the fresh bud of enjoyment has expanded . It U Ofcroe that the

      muKhrooms of peace may apring up daring ehort night of forgetfulneas , but Vbij will all wither under the scorching rays of remorte . How can yon , my fr iends , ever have the wickedness and cruelty to cheat the printer when jou consider how much he haa done , and is , every day , doing for you ? He has pouted into the treasuries ot your minds some of the most valuable gifts that anything short of a God can bestow —aye , riches which yon would not part with for the possession of the whole world and a mortgage en ¦ & small room of heaven . With the keys of magic , aa it were , he has opened tke lron-oased doors el the human : understanding—dispelled the darkne&a « f : Ignorance , and lit up the lamps of knowledge aad wisdom That mighty engine , the piws , ! ¦ Burr «* ndf t » \ q a halo

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      of glory , vttnd it 3 effulgence extends all cWer the broad empire of too mind , illuminated the datkest avenues °£ ®* heilrt * . / 4- ye > the printer , the matf who toils at the lever ef the soul-enli ghtening instrirttent , is often rofebed of hia hard-earned bread by those whom he has delivered from mental bondage and placed in a paradise , to lay off and grow fat npon the fruits of his laboursii ; . x , i ? On , you ungrateful sinners ! if you have hearts moistened with the dews of mercy , instead of gizzirdsfll ed with grivel , take heed what I say unto you . If there be one among ; you in the congregation whose accounts ai'e not settled with the printer , go and adjust them immediately , and be able to hold up your heads in society like » giraffe ; be respected by the wise arid the

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      SOUTHWARK , TRIUMPH OF * THE CHARTISTS . A public meeting of the electors and inhabitants of the Borough of Sbuthwark , was held on Moiiday at the Town Hall , in the Borough , for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament against Sir Robert Peel ' s new Corn Law scheme , and of addressing her Maje&ty oh the subject The meeting was called by the High Bailiff , in compliance with a requisition most numerously and repectably signed , which was presented to him immediately after the details of the Ministerial measure became known . The High Bailiff , took the chair at one o ' clock .

      The Chairman eaicl , that having received a requisition , signed by upwards of 200 inhabitants of the Borough , he had felt it his duty to comply with the request ; and he trusted the meeting would give every one a fair hearing , and their resolutions could not fail to produce a great effect in the proper quarter . Mr . Weston rose to move the first resolution . He had declined to attend the last meeting on the subject , because Sir Robert Peel had stated that it was his intention to take the subject of the Ccrn Laws into bis vuost serious consideration , and to endeavour to devise some measure which should be satisfactory to all classes , un ^ er these circumstances , ha had thought it but fair to Sir Robert Peel , to abstain from interfering . Most of those who heard him were aware that he was more

      in the habit of acting with the party now in power than with the othej party ; but he regarded the present as a most serious , as a most sacred cause —( cheers . ) When they saw the constitution of the present House of Commons , they could not but be aware thattiey were banded together to support the present system , and that even if the Ministers wished to introduce any great alterations , it would not be in their power to do so ; therefore , he had not anticipated any great relitf from the Ministerial measure , but he had thonght it his duty to wait to hear what they had to ; say —( cheers . ) That house had been elected by a combination of the landowners , with the owners of mortgage ? , and he was sorry to say with the clergy — ( cries of * ' Sbame , shaime , " )—who , from old

      associations , from their desire to keep up their tithes , had acted in a manner unbecoming ministers of the Christian reunion . ( Hear , hear . ) ( Mr . Alderman Humphrey , M . P ., here entered the Hall , and was received with a lend burst of hisses , mingled with a few cheers . Order having been partially restored , through the interyention of Mr . Maynard , Mr . Weston proceeded ;) Every circumstance showed the existence of a combination among the landowners on this subject . ( Mr . B Wood , M . P ., here entered tho Hall , and was received with loud cheers . ) He was aware last summer that there was a prospect of but an indifferent crop of wheat , but the Agricultural Associations had taken immense pains to circulate reports throughout the country that there was every prospect of an abundant harvest .

      They had circuited these reports for the purpose of preventing corn from being admitted from abroad , and they had done so at a time when they must have known the crop to have been anything but abundant . ( Cheers !) Did net all these facts go to prove the existence of a corfdderation of the landowners ? ( Loud cheers . ) Was it not most inconsistent on the part of the clergy to get up in their pulpits , and offer prayers for fine weather , and next day give all their energies to support a law which prohibited their countrymen from benefiting bj the bounty of Almighty God ? The crop during the last season had turned cut even worse than the most gloomy anticipators had expected . If it had hot been for the distress that had prevailed , and still continued to prevail , and also for the consequence of that distress ,

      the small demand , the price of corn would have risen enormously high . Tho fact was , the poor had been starved , and the price continued moderate . But for that oircumsiance com would have been 15 s . or 20 s . per quajter dearer than at present . Sir R . Peel in introducing his measure , had admitted the great distress that pervaded the whole country . He also bad admitted that distress was borne with the greatest patience by the people ; but yet , had he brought in a measure which would alleviate the prevailing distress ? No such thing . He brought ia a measure which weuld merely secure something to the revenue and for the benefit of the landed , proprietor maintain corn at almost its usually high price . Sir R . Peel had no right to take credit on his measure . He had been by no

      means happy in the comparison which he had thought proper to institute between the Prussian people and the inhabitants of this country . ( Cheers . ) Amongst the former there were but two classes , the mobility and their serfs . In England there were four or five different classes , and among many of which be would even call the subordinate classes , be would instance servants , more meat was eaten than by the nobles of Prussia--- \ hearj hear . )—It was ridiculous . It : was a mockery —( cheers)—to seek to deceive the people thus , by arguments of which everybody must ; see the fallacy . Mr . Weston was then about to read an article on the subject ; from BeWs Life in London , when ho was interrupted by loud cries of " Adjourn , adjourn to the luea ther ^ market . "

      Mr . Hearne , amidst the greatest uproar and confusion , intimated to the meeting that it was probable that another meeting would be held on the subject this evening , but that if they adjourned tbe pressnt one now , the petitions to the House of Commons -would not b © in time to be presented this evening . ( Cries of " Adjourn , " and much confusion / in the midst of which Mr . Maynard endeavoured to obtain a hearing , but to no purposf . ) - . ' . " . ' . - , ; : ¦ ¦' . ; ' - ¦ ' ¦ . ' . - . ' . - . ¦'¦ ¦ . : ' ¦ " : ¦ ' -. ;;;¦ •'¦; Mr . Touselet Uien advanced , and silence having been , in some measure , restored , said that the proposition of adjournment would be a very goed one if they had any place to adjourn . 'to . ( Cries 1 of " To the Leather Market . " As this was market-day it would be impossible to adjourn theae . ( Increased confusion )

      Mr . Weston again came forward >¦ . and said that the Ministers , in introducing into her Majesty' speech , a paragraph , recommending the revision of the Corn Laws , did but offer an insult to the dignity of her Majesty , who no doubt firmly believed the Ministers had really intended to legislate for the advantage of the people ; on the subject . ( Cheers , and loud cries of " Adjourn , adjourn . ' ) Mr . Weston then attempted to read the petition , but the tumult and coofuMon were so much increased it was impossible to hear a syllable . The persons who occupied the bedy ef the Hall called on the Chairman , from all directions ) to adjourn , and several voices ealled on Alderman , Humphrey to give the meeting the use of a room in his premises to adjourn to . this suggestion seemed te meek with general approbation , and : elicited loud cheers * mingled with cries of " Adjourn , adjourn ; " ¦ . ' :.. ¦/ . ¦ : '¦¦¦' / . ¦ : } . l-

      .:-Mr . Cooper then presented himself to the meeting ; and , silence having been partially restored , he stated that Alderman Humphrey had at once consented to accommodate the meeting with the use of park of his premises in Montague-close . ( This announcenKnt was received with lead and jeUerated cheers . ) ' Mr . Alderman . Hbmfhery then advanced to the front of the platform and was warmly greeted ; he said lie would with great pleasure give the meeting a room in his premises if they wished to ad jouxa there —( loud cheerj)—and if they aigniBed their wishes V > do so , he woo ' . d in five minute * have a platfonn or stage pre-PV ed for their accommodation . ( Vehement cheering . ) Mr . Maynabd again addressed the meeting , and ¦ urged the propriety of their retiring peaceably and quietly . They should meet in hundreds and in thousands , and show their enemies that they had but one common object in 'view , and that was that they were determined to be free , ( Cheers . ) :

      The question of adjournment was then pat a » d carried by acclamation , and the meeting ad ^ oweed to Montague-dose .

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      NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL . ' SCARBOKOCGH . Mr . Wm . Robinson , Anboro ' -strcet . Mr . ' George Dove , Dumple-strect . Mr . Thomas Harrison , ditto . Mr . Richard Kneeshaw , Long West Gate . Mr . John Davison , ditto . Me . William Fiinton , J an ., 45 } Merchant ' s-roWj sub-Treasiirer . Mr . John Thompson , 1 , Potter Lane , snb-Seoretary .

      NETVS 03 IB . Mr . John Trough ton , weaver . Mr . Nathan Taylor , cordwaintr . Mr . Joseph Crossley , weaver . Mr . Jonathan Crossley , grocery &c , eub-Trea surer . -.- ¦ - - " ¦ ¦ '¦ Mr . Thomas Shaw , weaver , sub-Seoretary .

      HEBDENBRIDQE . Mr . John Mid ^ ley , we ^ veiyBridge-lanes , Mr . Charles Loveridge , shoemaker , Bricljgra-laneg . Mr . Richard Wheelvm ) jlBt , undercarder , Mytholm royd . ¦;/ . . . Mr . John Hartley , pieoener , Newbridge . Mr . John Scott , silk stretcher , Bridge-lanea . Mr . Ellis Hitchen , weaver , King-street . Mr . John . Greenwood , weaver , Heptonfctall . ilr . Jonas Pickles , weaver , ' dit . tp .. Mr . Henry Bourn , tailor , Hebdenbrioge . ' Mr . Abraham , Marshall , shoemaker , Hebdin bridge , sub-Treasurer . : Mr . James Helliwell , weaver HeptonstalJ , sub ' Secretary . All communications to be addressed to Mr Helliwell , care of Mr . Abraham Marshall , Hebden bridge .

      WESTBURf . Mr . Jacob Applegate , weaver , BereswelL Mr . David Robbins , carpenter , Alfred-street . Mr . James Maslin , "weaver , Chalford . Mr . Henry Wingrove , shoemaker , ChalfoTd . Mr . James Vincent , handle-setter , Church-street . Mr . Joshua Dauiels , shoemaker , Alford-street . Mr . James Morris , shopkeeper , Warminster-road Mr . Johu Champion , weaver , ditto . Mr . John Bigwood , shoemaker , Brook-street . Mr . William Tucker , Mount Pleasant , Bub-Trea

      rarer . Mr . Charles Flay , Mount Pleasant , Eub-Secre tary .

      SHEFFIELD . Mr . John Drinkwater , pen-blade-grinder , Upperhoylestreet . Mr . James M Ketterick , brashmaker , Pinstonstreet . Mr . Josep Marsh , stonemason , Milton-street . Mr . David Walker , labourer , Johnson-street . Mr . Joseph Harrison , turner , Nursery street . Mr . Richard Otley , tobacconist , Sheffield-moor . Mr . William Wells , clerk , Duke-street-moor . Mr . William Frost , news-agent , Bridge-street . Mr . Henry William Needham , culler , BroomhaHstreet . . ¦ Mr . James Dyson , mechanic , Littlc-pond-street . Mr . Charles Willden , steel-burner , 55 , Thomasstreet , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Robert King , engraver , 21 , Canning-street , and Mr . William Gill , steel-burner , Scale-tree-lanej sub-Secretaries .

      ARNOLD . William Andrews , frameworknitter . William Sharman , ditto . William Rawson , ditto . James Anthon , ditto . John Shepherd , ditto . Daniel Cliffe , ditto , sub-Treasurer . William Emmerson , hair dresser , sub-Secretary . DALTON . Mr . William Liversidge . Mr . Benjamin Dawson . Mr . John Bottom . Mr . Ephraim Ka / e . Mr . John Kaye , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Benjamin Jamieson , sub-Secretary , No . 20 S , Kirkheaton .

      SAIH . Mr . C . Clarke , Bank Cottage . Mr . R . K . Philp , 1 , Cbandos-bujldings . Mr . Moxley , 3 , GaHoway-bajldmgs ^ Mr . J . Smith , Beachen Cliff-place . Mr . C . Franklin , Mark-hill . Mr . S . Morris , Halloway . Mr . A . Phillips , Corn-street . Mr . J- Ha 3 well , Coru-street . Mr . W . Cook , St . James ' s-parade . Mr . JosephTwite , Philip-street , sub-Treasurer Mr . J . Chappell , Philip-street , sub-Secretary .

      WALWORTH . Mr . William Hallady , boot aud shoemaker , No . 3 , Pilgrim-place , Walworth-common . Mr . Charles Keen , decorator , 37 , ' Weymouthstreet , New Kent-road . ,.. ' Mr . John Mason , boot and shoe maker , No , 1 , George-street , Camberwell . Mr . Jame 3 Brown , boot and shoe maker , No . 9 , Prior-place , East-lane . Walworth , sub-Treasurer . Mr . William Pedley , jun ., plumber , painter and glazier , No . 5 , Southampton-street , Camberwell , sub-Secretary . TOWNS PROPOSED FOB THE NEW CORN LA . W

      RETURNS . Tha following is the list of towns , from which it is proposed that the returns of the quantities and prices of various descriptions of corn sold shall be made to the comptroller of com returns , in order to determine the general average prices , whertby the rates of duty shall bo governed : — Not ? . —The towns marked ( + ) are those from which returns have not hitherto been obtained . Cheshire . —Chester , Nantwich , Middlewich , Fonham Ends , + CoDgleton , Knutsford , f llacclesfield , ¦ j-Stockport La > - caster , —Liverpool , TJlvtrston , Lancaster , Prestou , Wigan , Warrington , Manchester , Bolton , + Ashton-uuder-Lyne , -f-BIackburn , + Bury , fOldham , f Ormskirk , fRochdale . Derby . —Derby , fBakewell , fChesterfleld . NoTtiagham . —NottiDgham , Newark , fMansfleld , fRetforil , -f Worksop .

      Leicester . —Leicester , Loughborough , tHinckley , f Lnttervvorth , + Market Harbro * , + Melton Mowbray . Northampton . — Northampton , -f-P < sterborougb , J-Davcntry , fOundlc . Warwickshirf . — -Coventry , Birmingham , f Coleshill , Dunchurch , tStratford-on-Avon , f Warwick . Worcester . —Worcester , + BromBgrove , + Droitwich , -rDudley , -t-Kidderniinster , -t-Stourbridge , -fstourport Gloucester—Gloucester , Cirencester , Tettury , Stow-on-the-WouId , Tewkesbury , f Cheltenham , fDursSey , North Lescb , f Stroud . SoiiEKSETSHiKE . —Bristol , Taunton , Wells , Bridgewater , Froine , Cbard , fBath , f YeoviL Moxmoutushirk . —MonmouUi , Abergavenny , Chepstow , Pontypool , ^ Newport DEYOHSU 1 B . E . ExeVer , Barnataple , Plymouth , Totnes , Tavisteck , Kingsbridge , + Ashburten , + Axmins&er , + 3 outhmol : on , fOakhampton , + Tiverton .

      Cornwall . —Truro , Bodrain , Launceston , Redruth , Helston , St . Austell , fFalmouth , + PeDzance . DoRSETSHiRK . —Blandford , Bridport , Dorchester , Sberborne , ShaiteBbury , Wareham , - } -Toole , + Weymouth . Hampshire . —Winchester , Andover , Basingstoke . Fareham , Havant , Newport , Ring wood , Southampton , Portsmouth , "rChristehurch . Rutland . — - } -0 akham , fUpprngbam . Hereford . —f Hertford , fLeominster , + Rose . SHBorsuiRE— + Shrewsbury , + Bridgenorth , t ' imEmere , fLudlow , fXewport , + O 3 westry , fWelliugton , ¦ f-Wenlock , fWhitchurch . . Wiltshire—fBradford , - { -Swindon , fChippenham , •{¦ Devizis , >} -Silisbury , > rMailborough , fTroubridgo , Warminster .

      Staffordshire . fStaffed , fBurton-on-Trent , fLichfield , fNewcastle-under-Lyme , fStowe , fTi » uworth , f-Utt « xtter , + Walsall , ^ Wolverhflmpton . Middlesex . —London , Uxbridge . Hertfordshire . Hertford , Boytton , fBishop Stortford , | St . Alban's , tWare , tTring . tWatford . Subbey . —Guildford , fCroydon , tKingston , | RytgAte . ESSBX—Chelmsford , Colchester , Romford , I Chipping Ongar , tEpping , fMaldon , -fSsffron Walden . Kem . —Maidstone , Canterbury , Dartford , )¦ Bromley , f Chatham or Rochester , tDover , ^ Qravesend , fRoinney , fSevenoaks , f Tunbridge ( town ) . Sussex . Chichester , Lewes , Rye , - { -Brighton , f Horsham ,+ Petworth . Bedford . —Bedford , fBigglwrwade , fDanstable . Berkshire . —Windsor , Beading , fi-bingdon , rFarringdon , -i-Maidenhead , J-Newbury , + Wallingford .

      Bucks . —Aylesbnry , fBeaconsfield , fBackuigbun , ¦ f-High Wycombe , + 3 toney Stratford . 0 XF 9 RDSH 1 RE . —Oxford , tB ^ biT * t Bur ! rord ' ¦} -Henley , + W * itney . Hdktisgdon . —Huntingdon , St . NeoVa . Cambridge . —Cambridge , Ely , Wisbeacb , -j ^ ewmarkefc . Suffolk . —Ipswich , Woodwidge , Sudbury , Hat ! - leigh , Stow Market , Beccles , Bsagry , LowestofW Bury SWBdmuuU .

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      THE ADJOUBNEt ) MEETHJttr V The adjourned meeting was held in a room of one of Mr . Alderman Humpherey ' s warehouses , to . which the High Bailiff and the other , gentlemen , proceeded in « body . They were joined hew by seYeral hundreds , who could have found 110 place in ^ the Jown Hall . But the room , though spacious , afforded h * other respects hot very imper / ecf « ccemmodation , effftert < rthe press or to the public j an ^ we regret to state that our report of the prpceedinga must therefore /^ Veiy impaifect . Mr . William " HawKB besged to seecsad the adop-. . . . ; . ; ... \ L : . 0 . .

      tion of the petition to ¦ Parliament wbi « n had been moved by Mr . West oh , against the proposed measure of Sir llobert Peel , which the petition denounced as insufficient and utterly valueless . / The Hen . Gentleman proceeded to say that Sir Robert Peel himself acknowledged that the measure would afford no adequate relief for the distress at present existing in the country . It would satisfy no class—neither , thei landlords on the one hand , nor the people on the other ; ' and the Ministry who proposed so heartless and unavailing a measnre , should fea drivea by an indigtmht people from the ofRee which they filled so unworthaf . ( Cbeers ) ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦¦

      Mr . Rainslk-y , a Chartist , then , addressed -the meet ing , condemning the Corn laws , but contending that ii would b « impossible to obtain a repeal of them , till the working classes were possessed of the franchise ; He pointed out that tbe assistance of the working classes was necessary to enable them to carry their measures , and contended that the middle class , was not frienaly ts tbe labouring part of the pbpulation .-r- ( Cries of " Question , ™ ' Go on , " and great confusion . ) Mr . Rainsley farther addressed the meeting te the same efftect , bnt so great was Hie confusion that his observations were unheard except by those on the platform . He conclnded by proposinfr an addition to the petition , asserting the adoption Of the People's Charter .

      Mr . PARIS . , a Cbartist , said that Mr . RainsZey had prepared an addition to the petition , similar to tko one moved on the last occasion . It then received 6 , 600 signatures from the borough of Southwark alone . They were no vf called on to petition the House of Commons not-to pass Peel ' s Bill pa the Corn Laws—that House which had treated them with so mueh contempt and contumely . It was useless to petition them , or to have anything to do with so bad a lot . { Cries of " Question . " ) They would not destroy class legislation till the Charter was the law of the land . The working rnaa had as great a stake in the . eoontry , and aa great a right to the franchise , as any aristocrat , or landed proprietor or millccrat . ( Cries of : •« Shut up / ' and " Question . " ) Under the present system there was no hope . The people must have the power of making their own laws . There would be no use in attempting to bolstet up the falling Whigs , who bad had power during the

      last ten years to repeal the Corn Laws if they had honesty enbugh .: ( Cries of " Hear , bear , " and interniption ;) If . the anti-Corn Law party , then , ; were honest , they would join the working millions of the country , and persevere until they had procured a demo ^ cratic House of Commons / in which would be soon done away with those laws that pressed upon the food anfl industry of the people . let net the Tories gall you as the Whigs did—"( cheers and uproar . ) Let the present meeting do its duty , and give a tone to all the future meetings of the country . Lot tbe middle classes unite with the working classes , and they would soon have the elective franchise extended in favour of both , for the force of public opinion would be irresistible— ( cheers . ) Then they wculti have ; a House in which the people would bo fairly represented , and the operatives weuld have a fiir . day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work —( chaers . ) With these words he anpported the motion — ' ( eheersi ) . ¦¦;¦' ¦ - " ,

      Mr . BtACKMORE warned the operatives against the middle classes , who called for their assistance now be cause they wanted them to help in repealing the Com Laws for their own benefit . Would the working men now abandon the people ' s petition and the Charter ? ( Cheers from the Chartists . ) If they did , they would give the public and the press j list reason to insult them . ( Heir , hear . ) Let the working men remember thai they never would get their rights either as regarded food , or anything else , until taey had a share in returning the Parliament , and a voice in making the laws . The anti-Corn Law party said to them , "If yon will help us to repeal the Corn Laws , we will help you . to get the Suffrage . " Bnt the operatives shonld answer , '' JDoyouhelp us to get the suffrage first . " — ( Cheers . ) It was no use to repeal the Corn Laws , unless the people wero allowed to exercise the power of a constituency .- ^ ( Uproar . ) . :

      Mr , Hearne said that the meeting was called for a speci&c purpose—to present a petition against the Corn Laws . ( Loud cheers . ) It had been said that the Chartist petition Was signed by S 600 ; buk the petition they were met to adopt was signed by nearly three times ' that number . ( Cheers , and interruption . ) They should act like sensible men . ( Hear , hear , and confusion . ) " ¦ ¦' . ¦ ;¦ ¦ ¦ - ; ' - ¦ ' ¦'¦" . ¦ ' .. ' . '¦ , ' . 1 "' -- ¦ ¦ . . ' . ' ¦ ¦ ' . Mr . Feargus O'Connor then presented himself amidst loud , cheers from the Chartists , and proceeded to say that he was surprised to find that when the proposer and seconder addressed the meeting ia support of the petition , there were no signs of interruption ; bat when the working men commenced to speak , thsy were met by cries of " Question , question . " And yet to

      it Was not their ^ intention come between the people and the Corn Laws , or to drive that measure from the House of Commons , but to dislodge Sir Robert Peel from ' ¦ ¦ his position—( cheers y The question was , how they could 'best effect the repeal of those laws , and the adoption of the People ' s Charter in the shortest time—( hear , hear . )—He did not think the most effectual means to attain those ends would be to place the repeal of the Corn Lavr 3 before the Charter—( longcontinued cheering . ) I > id not the present constituency send into Parliament a great majority in favour of tbe Corn Laws , anil could their repeal be expected nntil the constituent body was enlarged—( cheers . ) Was there ever such a disproportion in the distribution of wealth aB at present ; so much money in the hands of

      one class , and so ' much poverty endured by the other ? —( cheers . ' ) And was it not carious that the poverty should fall on the unrepresented , and all the wealth onv those who were represented ?—( loud cheers . ) He ( Mr . O'Connor ) bad lately fallen in with a cobbler , who told him a story about the Bishop of Exeter . " Wel l ^ Diniel , ' said the Bishop , *' I am informed yon area Chartist , and , Ut me tell you , that you . cannot be * Chartist without being an infidel . " " But , my Lord , " said Daniel ,: "I have got ten children , and you hare got none , and I want something to feed them . " "But don't , you know , " said his Lordship , " that God doe not send any mouths without at the same time giving food to fill them . " "Very true , my Lord , " said Daniel , "but hia good designs are thwarted by evit

      men . How else , my Lord , could he have given me all the mouths and yonr Lordship all that might fill them ' "—( great 1-uighter . ) If at quarter-day , -Sir Robert Peel , and hia brother * in office , were to be refused their salary , it might bring them to theii BenseB ; and they would then , perhapa , think of the comforts of the working men . People had talked of the bad agitation of Chartism . Let them show him ( Mr . O'Connoi ) an instance in which the Chartists had refused patiently to listen to reason . The Whigs were originally opposed to them , but now the Whigs were opposed to themselves . Lord John Ruwell wished for an eight shillings duty , while Mr . Villien went for a total repeal , and Sir Robert Peel came in at the end with his slippery pigtail —( cheers and laughter .

      They , the Chartists , knew Yery well the character of the Whigs . They knew very well that the present agitation was merely got up to get them back into office—( long-continued cheering . ) For seven years had ttut people petitioned the Whigs against those laws , and during that time the Wbigs told them that the distress of the country was caused by flactuations in commerce , attendant upon all great commercial nations But when they got on the shady side of Dbwning-street , they said to them , the Chartists , "Do you a simllate your cause with oura . aud letus get into office again . " When he ( Mr . O'Coanor ) had gone to the Conference held last week , they told him that he could not ba admitted without a ticket , and thus was he prevented from going to express tbe principles he held , and of advanciag the

      great cause to which he was pledged . Oae of the speakers at the Conference had aWnded to him ( Mr . O'Connor ) and eaid there wa * * person going about the country in a fustsin acket , while a black one would have suited bint better . He ( llr . O'Connor ) bad ceme to that meeting in a black coat He never attacked a man behind hi * back . He called on the gentlemen of that Coaferenoe to name six , twelve , or eighteen of their number , and they ( the Chartists ) would do the same , and meet them , and put the principles of each to the test —( lend cheers- ) The Whigs had introduced the Reform Act , and that was to do away with Toryism . That Act had been fttliy tried for ten years , and what was the consequences ol it ? Why , it bad put a majority of Torie »

      of from sixty to ninety into the House—( a Toice , "It was you and yonr party that put them there" )—( great uproar . ) The Tories had a property , which they considered the standard of tha franchise ; and , so long as- another man ' s property entitled the elector to vote , so long would'the present state continue . The Charter would strike at the root of all this—( great cheering . It would take the suffering from tbe people . He had sufficient eonfldenee in the working classes to feel tkat should a famine come upon the laid , they would bear the decrees of Providence with patience and submis sion—( cheers . ) Now / there wa¬ a single artkle of luxury denied to tbe table of tb * wealthy , while every thing thatwas necessary to rapport life was taktn fron

      the table of 'the poor num . This trail not the wish of an all-dispensing ftovidence—( load cheera . ) The batae wm how betweM the two eztranei—tbs people and the aristocracy . The Whig * , twelve month * ago , promise * them household suffrage , and if they were Bineere , let them joim the ChartisU , andgofor the whole Charter , and thas , for the first time , let thm Whigs and Chartista k » united . Let them all anite ia this object , and then , would they be worthy of the name of Englishmen , and thni would every poor man be proud to say of Bogiand , " This is my own , my nattre land . " ( Lend cheen . ) After thanking the High Bailiff for thepleasnre , and the high hononr ooaferred upon him , he was prond ia supporting the amendment of the working man . ; r

      The amendment , " That the National Petition , ot the Charter , should be adopted instead of thai submitted to the meeting , ' * was then put and carried . A vote ef thanks waa passed to Uie High Bailiff , wA tlw meeting Mjpnfed ' -al tudf-pMt Hum o ' eloek .

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      A JUNCTION OF THE FIXED AKD SLIDING DUTY THE BEST MODE OF REGULATING THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGN CORN . KnaresboroDgh : Wilson . A Tery modest and unpretending pamphlet npon Corn Law tactics , in which the writer contends for the same principle which has to a certain extent been adopted by Sir Robert Peel , as the basis of the new Ministerial scheme .

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      A PL 4 V FOR THE PROFITABLE EMPLOYMENT OF THE LABOURING CLASSES WITHOUT INCREASING THE BURDENS OF TAXATION . London : Harvey and Darton , Gracechurch-street . A well-meant little essay on colonisation principles . The author recommends the formatioa of county beards of directors , on a large scale , for obtaining , bv grant or purchase , large tracts of colonial lands for the immediate employment and sustenance of all parties who might choose to emigrate ; and that " the sober and industrious , after a short period of service , should be entitled to an allotment of land , stocked with everything requisite to enable the tenant to obtain a comfortable livelihood , and for which a moderate rental should be charged , and the price fixed , and suitable time allowed him to purchase the fee simple . "

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 19, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct418/page/3/