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      EMIGRATION . "WHERE TO , AND HOW TO PROCEED . jcotbs op a iot 3 b thbocsh a portios of cis * i » a , akd seteb . ai . o ? the statfs op . hoxth xh £ B . ica , * a . b . ticuu . h : lt the statbs of MASSACHTTSSTT 3 , HHODB ISLASD , NEW -TOBK , PESHSTXTA 51 A , OHIO , MICHIGAN . UilKOlS . "WISCOSSIS , A 5 D SEW JEESET , TT > DEHTAK . EH "WTXH A VIEW OF ASCEKTaJSJMG TBS DESIEABIXITT . OB OTHEBWISE . OF EMICBATIUN ; AJD TO JUDGE OF IHB BEST I-OCATION ,. FOB X 5 GL 1 SH BMlGSAUTSj JEOSI ACTEAl -OBSEBTATlOJt . BY LAWBESCE PITKETHLT , of Huddenfield .

      JOURNAL . Left home ov . ti » 10 th of January , I « 3 . -accompanied by my friend , Mi . William Stocks ; » t travelled ' per railway to Manchester , -where we took an affectionate farewell ; and . after seeing some friends , and attending to a little business , I took the boat from the New Bailey forBcctes . for -which I na bo l * te that the boat ¦ was moTing off , and part of my laggage had to be thrown on board , by -which It -was partly broken . In one hour I was landed at , or very near Eccles , -where I spent tbe evening -with my friends , Dr . and Mrs O'Brien , -who prepared tor me a small stock of

      icedjcines for « jy voyage . Next raomlng-breakfasted , Trtien , after bidding Mrs . O'Brien adieu , Mr .-CR , with ids two boys , accompanied me to the station , and by twelve o ' clock , 1 was in liverpooL I immediately proceeded to transact some tnsiness , after finishing which I called at all the cfflces of the shipping agents , in coder to asee-taio Trust ships -were bound for New York , -wife tbeir times of m ^ Ktip , Jcc At the tffice of Mr . Hoche , I -was informed ^ that a snip woold sail in a few days for Boston ; that she -was a-very superior Tessel , and would take no more than thirty . passengers ; and *> " »* tbey "would take a very low fare .

      Next morning , I saw and consulted ary friesda , John Hobsen aed Charles Banshaw , -who had arranged to accompany me . They approved of my proposition to go by \ hs * aid ship ; so wb paid , and , of coarse , atranged . I met tire Captain at Mr . Roche * * , who said he ealeulated np <» a thirty-fire days' passage . Mr .-Rocbe had some littie knowledge of me , from the -circumstance of my having sent Mrs . Bradley t « Xew York , by the ship Cambridge , ander his agency , after ihe retnrn ot hex mosey from another office , whs had grossly -used her . Mr . Boehe was very polite , and told ns his oam earpester Tr » going out -with us , sod that everything that could -would be done for our comfort . He also offered to famish jne with letters of introduction to his-friends en the other side .

      We were to hate Bailed at one o ^ clock on Tuesday , ^• nittfjvfl of wMch we went out iweive hours earlier . This caused great Inconvenience , and presented us from supplying ourselves -srith seTeral necessary articles Which ire had intended to provide . We had a steam tag to take « a out -, the mooing was fine , the sea was smooth , sod all propitious . I have mentioned that I met the Captain at Mr . Boebe ' s ; and I also passed somecirilities with bin on the ¦ q usy , on the morning of the day we Bailed , wfcich Were htartUy responded to , and we arrived on bosrd 8 ie Teasel the same moment , but at opposite ends til the

      TBsseL He passed me in haste , sad -called the Steward in a hurried and commanding tone ; and was promptly answered , fie next aikeel , in the -s&mB manner , whether he ( tie Steward ) had any mosey-for him ? and was answered in the affirmative ; Then , " said he , " let Be have it . " 1 mention this to show how sudden was the change effected by stepping from tfee -quay to the ship . On shore he was all politeness ; bat tie left his polite ness and ravltfty on shore . On entering upon what he seemed to consider his kingdom , be-instantly assumed the aits of a tyrant , and the sequel will show h » kept them op during the whole voyage .

      When day begun to dawn , the passengers were all compared with Mr . Roche ' s book , find a dollar , for what is called " hospital money , " vaas demanded from each passenger of whatever age . Thiaimoney is applied for the support of an hospital on Station Island , near the quarantine station , ~ wbera all persons who may be sick , on landing , are placed and taken -care of till they recover . This is a very proper institution , but the benefit TestH&ng is by so means commemmrste with the money paid , and 2 have bees told there is much Jobbing in the aSair . Soms refused to . pay the dollar ,

      but were obliged to comply or b ° seat oa shore . The passage tickets were then collected ; that is , the receipts for the money paid for the passage . This practice is decidedly wrong . The passenger ought to retain his receipt , and that onghl to set forth the terms span which his passage was engaged , eo that if not acted upon , he might , at the port "whese he lands , bring the captain or owners before a magistrate for breach of contract This practice onaht to be forth"With adopted , as a security to the passenger against imposition , and Jot the credit of those isltii ^ hoHi the contract is made .

      A Tegular search was made throughout the ship , for persons -who skulk on board and hide theassslvea for the purpose of going free ; one man was soon turned out from amongst a lot of salt bags , and was . sent on shore 'with the elects srLo had overhauled tbe . passengers . Two female relations of some jessengsrs who had leave to go cut and return by the steamer , were ordered ashore by the boat also ; the captaa-wonld a&ow them to go no further . The day remained fine , the eTening serene , hot during the Tiight it became" lather rough , and nian f j ? assensera-srere sick .

      13 th—The bre «» continued to blow fresh dnriag the day ; towards eTening the second mate -went below-tad assisted to lash the boxes and other luggage . VTe co . w iad fixed an opes , expos&d , iron fire grate , which was placed on deck , sear tto bows , where , if at * Al rough , the breakers came over- and this grate , expoted to the inclemency of the weather , was all that femaJos and others , unaccustomed to -the sea , and Tery oftun sick and unfit to stand * - were allowed for cook ing purposes ; while the ahip ' e ceok had a house on deck , -with proper covering , and « ndosed , wi-h patent apparatus fixed , and seats where he might sit and do his work comfortably ; but for poor-emigrants , it seemed as if anything was good enough for&em after their money "was paid .

      16 ih- —The snlors this day began to erect a wooden l » x on the deck ; it was made of rough boards , with open joints bfetwetn them ; one si&e -was open for about eighteen inches * rom the bottom ; the other side sonfe six inches . The half of a small barrel , -was put in at the open ode , and placed * pon four feet ; and there it was , without any other fastening than a smaU « ord tied from the two back / set to the beam that lay alongside of the long boat , and -which left it to hang backward and forward , as the position of ihe ship might be . S * hls erection -was for the convenience of all the passengees on board , both male and female . It could not be justly styled a pn ' ey , as it stood in the most public situation , . and it was with the greatest difficulty any adnlt conld-enter from the friTOffiwengy of height and -width ; they -were , besides , exposed to the Tiew a ? all ! When in , £ supposed this to be a specimen of the Yankee Captains deference to female delicacy .

      The erection being « cmpleted , the passengers were told that ujdessthey ecaptied the said half-fcarrfcl every aiorning , their allowance of water would £ a stopped ; sad if that , -vrsa not egectrre they "wontd ieaTe the Whole OTerboard , and they might find a place lor themseTres . This ,- then , was the alternative . The ttench was intolerable from the open state of the barrel- * wepticle , the loose state of the box and the hea-ring of fee * hip . Means ought to hare been provided to carry off the soil into the sea ; ont I found tbat passengers , ignorant ol ship rnles , are necessitated to submit to all Bwts fef impositions and inconveniences . The Captain was now become so Tery insolent feat an answer could not be got to any question & p&ssenger might put to him , and some of his understrappers ; followed the trample of the master ; and srould -eren threatea the passengsrs -with conseqaBnces if they did 3 iot submit to ordErs .

      WXD 5 ESDAT MoBSisa—The wind blew rsry strong last night , and continues se this morning , right a-head ; and when we arose we found ourselves blown back a consiuerabla distance ; in fact nearly drivea bade to Liverpool . The Siddons , which ltf i Liverpool the tide after us , neared us about two p . m ,, and passed us . The AUtom , which left the same time as the Siddons " was astern . In the evening it became calm . Went to l » d in good time . Had a quiet sleep till six on Thnrs day morning—got ap at seven . Found ourselves still hovering off the coast of Wales .

      when l arranged for -ay passage , 1 was promised everj attention by Mr . Bocha . Jt turned ootrheweTer , teat I was without berth ; the wood having been used up for other purposes . I was told that I might share a berth with a man and his wife . This waa , however , rather too " so * o ; - therefore I preferred steeping TRth my bed laid on the floor , as also did diaries i ^ mshaw and hia -wife ; and this we eventually found W D 6 aprmlfigej for ^ e -were kept free from Tannin , while Done besides in the ship were clear . Our cabin "was styled a " second cabin ; - but there could be no steerage more roughly fitted up . ' . just got round Holyhead and Carnarvon Bay , aid ^ bow in a ^ t rf both the w elsh and Irisalulli . The SmwtoL . bonnd for New To * , was near u . The captam kicked up a noise oa seeing the sailoa play cards this evening . . * *

      I haTB : just measured -the ladder by which the passengers ascend and descend into the hold . It haiusix « teps to . earry them up nine feet , the step at the top being two feet This waste me a proof of the report I bad so often heard of the extreme Yaaiee palibaness on * M pbcard to females of vrerj grade . They had thft dirtanea to stride ererj time they treat np or down ; and also over a beam , which vu raised seventeen inches above the deck . This was most improper and Indecent . The said ladder was quite open at the-bark , and nearly perpendicular 3 and , of coarse , very dangerous . At eight , the Suxnlon a-he&d . Our churl of a cap * tainspoke with her ; after which , a band of music they had on board enlivened us with a few airs . We gave item three cheers , which they returned .

      This evening , there were signs of a storm arising on fccari-the abip ; the Captain had spoken in a eon » temptnoas manner to some of the Bailors , which they xedbtod M so pafe-igg : one , in particular , swore tbat

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      if he had the Captain in the streets of Boston he would take satisfaction ; and that if he could do no way else , he -would tub his knife into bis on board . He and others , advised the p&saengars who felt themselves aggrieved to try to punish him . Fbidat —< 2 ot up at seven after a restless night , my leg being painfal ; the night had been calm , the-water smooth , all w * s very still ob board , which rather surprised me , there being so manycohildren with us . After washing and "dressing my leg , < I went abdre ; the Irish coast in f « Q view . The sailors were busy—the Captain a dumb dog , being mortified at not being able to learn the point w « were off , not sren a single place . The Swtaico ctrea oow about a mile « -head . I heard another murmur against the Captain , who showed his large teeth like t to&stlff about to seize a car dog . The wind was faTomble , but the "breeze too weak to give us speed . The sailors are a set of most willing active fellows ; t&ere ia nothing left undone that can be done

      to get ms -on . This BtoratiBg a discovery was made of a young Irishman who had stowed himself away in the l « wer regions £ the ship , among the coalB , and had been hid durteg the whole tone , but not without the knowledge of « ome of the passengers . When the Captain -was apprised of this , ire took a rope ' s end and punished : him eeverely with it . We had another Cap . tain on board , one who had lost bis ship , she haxing been on fi ?« seTeral days , while at sea- She waa laden with cotton . The-ship was got into Fayal , one of the

      Western Islands , where she was scuttled , sunk , and raised again ; then condemned and sold . ThiB wretch , to my soyrise , feund fauit with his brother Captain , for dealing so leniently-with Mr . Stow-away , declaring that « he had once punished a man under similar circumstances till he jjomped overboard and was drowned . Perhaps he desired that the tragedy should be repeated . The Captain went and examined the hstchway by which the culprit had ascended ; and fearing any more should pass that way , ordered it to be securely fastened dowr . The man was ordered to go and work with the sailors .

      This <* ayf * e were in all bota ^ ead . sa-w some beautiful fell , and the porpoises were rolling around us in shoils . We were still in > sight of the Irish coast , Cape Clear , &c ; « iany vessels were moving at a snail ' s pace ; several we *© steamers which "went at a most enviable rate of speed . Considering that an hammock weuld be better for me to sleep ix ^ han my floor-bed , one of the sailors Tery kindly lent mB one ; another fixed It for me , and the first mate adjusted and put it in proper condition . I slept a few nights pretty comfortably ; but with my lame leg it was very awkward to get in and out again ; so I abandoned it , and again- took toy old quarters .

      SATCRPXS , ISth . —This morning being fine I was reading aloud on the deck , the captain was grunting out " Steward , Steward / ' and then , in an under-growl , called out , < &et away with yoar reading ; this i 8 not a place for reading . * ' My auditors , in submission , went off 1 felt s afcrong desire " to shew the fellow up . " but considered it best to give him rope enough . Still he seemed dissatisfied , as if he considered the passengers a nuisance . They apparently stunk iu his nostrils , though he was the ugliest fellow in the ship . T&is day we had a dead calm . From appearances , however , a breese waa expected , and all our boxes were ordered to be lished fast toptsvent destruction . We soon felt the fresh -breezs ; it increased as tne evening came on , and tee ^ rot to bed .

      Sdkdat , ISih . —We had a . quieter night than I anticipated . Got np at seven—there was now much sickness and a considerable noise ; the breakfast Was thtrtfore not very-comfortable . We had some Chartist breakfast powder , which we enjoyed more than coffre or tea . I laid down And slept three hours , - then went on deck , which I found to be more comfortable than bslow . The first TW PT" Informed me tbat we -were still off Cape Clear , but now we -seemed to have & fair chance of leaving all land . 1 had calculated on our being a few hundred miles off before this . The wind was not fair , and he expressed a fear that we should have a

      tedious voyage , but Added , it is only " guessing ; " for the last T » yage had a bad beginning , bnt it eventually turned out well . We had two > cbips In sight ; one was said to be & 9 Suxwto * . which had enlivened < cs with their marie -off Carnarvon Bay . There was ¦ some dispute on tbat « nbject , and she -did not near us ssfficiently to enable ca to prove it . The second mate cheered me by anticipating & fair -wind . I learned that we hBd not yet doubled Cape Clear , and I ibe $ un to feel a-strong desire for wind or steam , or some mt-ans by w&ich we could be propelled . I learned that we had not gained on our coewe twenty milea during the whole day .

      JLOSDAT , 20 ih . —BefoeeJ got up , it was announced tbk ^ Cape Cl ear was again in sight . I waa sickened at the -thought ; went on deck , and found it so , £ s well as a Ioms Btmch of Irish mountains . A number of purpoiaes were rolling like hogs within a few yards of the ship . Two vessels still in sight . The second mate informed me he had ono » bees twenty- » ne days beating about -in the channel , and that daring the time two children had died . This m&a finding that I intended travellici ; into the Far West , 'became ^ eiy polite , and alter reading him some letters , . 4 c ., he seemed antious to have cciwersiturn . He expressed a determination to leave the-Bea and go and settle in the West coun ^—wished Hie to stay a day or two -in iBostos after landing and have -some conversation with hU wife , who v&s opposed tc going to the West ; but h « thought 1 eauld persuade tar . I agreed . The paasengets seemed All very desirous to have a meeting ef ter landing for the purpose of . consulting together , and aidiDg each other as mnch ae rtsssible .

      A rattliog bre * zs got up this -evening , and after watching rwo-nhips whieb the saUors said wtre laden with cotton , ea their way to Livcrpsol , made my way to bed as wgal as I could . TCKSDAT . aLst— We have had a boisterous night . My hammock h&s had a motion as constant as the pendulum of-a clocs . ; still I slept considerably . The wind blew from the north-west , the ship heaved in fine style , and a general -scene of sickness met tbe eye . Anything like a Secant breakfast was quite out of the question . 6 p . m . —The wind .-eontinnes to blow fresc N . West , > the vessel tossing wery much and . going five tnots—but tsot in our course—frith the sea occasionaUj' breaking -on her bows .

      Wednesday $ Jnd . —What the sailors ^ sailed a teeeze wind . The ship iove rnrprisingly , aad few of tbc passengers could in any way help themselves . To stasd on deck -was aU but impossible , and Bany of the . p&sengers deplotangly Jamented they bad ever come on icard . Several vessels hove in si ^ ht , driving « wif Oy befate the storm , against which it was our fsie to conte&d . TaitTiSDAY 23 rd . —Sor ing the night , the wind ias been Cavourabla foT a lew nouia ; but the sea ras-so high ttet we made bet little progress . The day ia similar to yesterday—tbe waves rolling majestically . We , however , mske but litOe way .

      FBiSjsff 24 th . —The se » still rough . The water rolling in at the . 3 tern windows , wetted some of the beds , and also damped some of oar goods . W « were therefore , compelled to close the windows . This was a great incon venieaaf , as iinot only pcevented a free current of air but enveloped as in total dinkness at a time too when we conld set betake our ? el «* s to the deck . No food could be cooked in const queooe of the eoofusion . SAinKDii , 25 th . —The wind abated considerably during the night . The sea was however jstill so unsettled that the ahip was more tossed aboit than formerly . The vied still against us . St ? ndat , 26 ti > -All bnt a dead calm . The passengers got on deck and were much refrfcehed after tha week's kicking , teasing .-Mod shaking .

      MosBiT , 2 ? th ^ 3 > aringttienightthe wind blMFfronj the north-east , ( fate . ) and forthefirat time we were on enr coune at seven xoolajm hour . We have progressed at the same rate all the day ; and yet the second mate offers to bet two sovereigns to one that at the rate we are now going we might return into' the dock at Liverpool in four < iays . Bather disconraging thio , 4 or all the tossing we have had , Ttjesdat 28 th . —Jfearly a dead calm the whole day . A sail directly a-head , wfeich , at dusk , we lost sight of .

      WedsesdaT 29 tn : —Curing thi night a good and favourable breeze arose , which continued all the day , and .. cheered us np . Still tbscecond mate insisted that we wera within a few days sail af Liverpool , aaiJ tbis was stated a * an excuse ior putting the passengew on short allowance of water , while the sailors and the captain took just what they pleased . I threatened to sUp them ; lot as we had engaged to hare & gallon a day wa had a right to it , as long as it lasted ; and if any were to be pat on short allowance , all on board should have been placed on the same footing .

      TflCESDAT . ^ Oth—Tberueful Captain again appeased after several days absence from desk . His first aet was to order the fore hatches to be fastened down . He swore they had been kept open for the purpose of stowing away tome of the sailors . I dueovered tbat a young female passenger had no bed ; and her companion had turned her oat of the berth she had till now occupied . She had been compelled to sleep for three nights upon the boxes . I appealed to the sailors , one of whom very soon went into the forecastla , and returned with a bed . We got her some bed clothe * and replaced her in her berth . Her provisions were nearly exhausted j but we OODtriTed to provide her against want . Fbidai , Jtjet 1 st—The night has been nearly a calm and it has been so all day . A alight breeze got up towards evening , but it was unfavourable .

      8-Itusdat , 2 nd > -During the night , we got a faveurable breeze , whici carried as on pretty well . This morning the rain fell in torrents and the wind ¦ veereQ TOuna to S . W ., right against na . The first thing « **^ T »»» hip ander full sail , standing direct for Cape Clew ; Ihe-wind was fair for her , and she proceeded at a noble speed . How I envied their position . I was weary of my own . During the day it was Tery nne ; me wind veered and -we made tolerable progress . I got one of the sailors to measure the forecastle , where the saflon Bleep . It was u feet by : n feet ; there are thirteen berths , and a man for each ; the 5 ? ? ^ f t «^ ^ that by which they enter . What ahox for so many human beings to be crammed into ! The Captain bad a fine airy place , and much mote room for his own indiTidaal carcasi

      This afternoon , oar kind and excellent black cook had a fit , in Ms box , and fell down by the fite . His band was most dreadfully burnt All the passengers were exfcre-mejy sorry at the occurrence ; for be bad

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      been most kind to the children , and won the esteem of all on board by bis civil demeanour- This man had been forty years at sea ; be bad a wife and four children at Boston , and waa a native of that place . Sunday , 3 rd . —The wind has been against as daring the night , but so slight as to be scarcely felt This morning , a breesa from the North West , and we went at the rate of six knots . ( To be continued . )

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      REPEAL OF THE UNION . A pablio meeting in furtherance of the aboTa cause was holden on Sunday evening last , at the Fountain and Still , Golden-lane , Dublin , at eight o ' clock . Mr . George Kennedy was called to the chair , who , after the usual preliminary business of the meeting bad been gone through , said he had great pleasure in introducing to the meeting one whom be bad known in his native land to be a zealous and devoted advocate of their cause ; one whose writings bad raised a spirit of enthusiasm in the breast of every Repealer of Dublin , one of whose articles had been reprinted in letters of Gold , and which would remain as imperishable in the

      the memory of Repealers as the cliffs of Dunleary . He ( the Chairman ) had often wished be bad been more frequently amongst them ; but having fallen into the errors of Feargua O'Connor , he trusted he had had sufficient time to repent of them , and tbat we may once more have the benefit of his exertions in our cauBe . He trusted that he would to-night recant of those errors , and he was sure there was no man in that room but would be proud to see him an enrolled associate . He would Bay not more , bat introduce to them Mr . Clancy , who , if ho would pledge himself to have nothing : more to do with Chartism , be would f » el happy in receiving his shilling .

      Mr . Clancy—Don ' t yoa wish you may get it ? -r ( laughter ) . Mr . Crawley said he woald feel great pleasure in supporting the proposition of their worthy Chairman , on the proposed condition , bat he was determined to have nothing to do with the Chartists ; their objects were bad ; they wanted to get everything by force . He was in the plorlous rebel army of ninety-eight—Mr . Clancy—Did yon carry a pike ? Mr . Crawley—No , I carried a gun . Mr . Clancy—And yet yoa would denounce a Chartist if he carried a gun ? Mr . Crawley—No , I object to them because tbey haven't guns enough—( laughter ) . Mr . Clancy—And yet you call yourself a moral force man ? Mr . Crawley—Yea , I do ; bat the times are different — ( laughter ) . "

      The Secretary Baid be would bave nothing to do with Chartism ; it was evident Ftargus O'Connor was In the pay of the Tories ; he was Editor of tne Evening Star , and it soon showed its Tory colours . A Member said be did not think tbey ought to make objection to Mr . Clancy . He believed there were many Chartist Repealers . Be was a Chartist himself once . Another Member—And so so waa I . Mr . Cluer is a Chartist and a Repeal warden . The ChatRHam—And so was I a Chartist . Mr . ' Clancy made me » Chartist in Dublin , and made me pay my pence , but I thought ke was ody joking tilt he had Major Sire , and the whole castle about our ears—( loud laughter ) . I will never be a Chartist again—( continued laushter . ) ;

      Here a gentleman who said be -was a Russian , bnt refused to slate bis name , addressed the meeting at 1 some length . He objected to parties of different prin-1 ciples coming together ; each party , he said , should 1 keep by themselves . It was not likely that a Chartist could be a good Repealer , or tbat a Repealer could be a Chartist . He would advise Mr . Clancy to attend eight or ten meetings before ha became a Repealer , that be ! might understand their principles . This was what be had done—( laughter . ) I Other members addressed the cbalr , both for and 1 against Mr . Clancy's admission ; after which 1 Mr . Clancy , addressing the chair , said , Sir , I wish to know , before you come to any conclusion on this subject , if I might be permitted to make a statement of my views here to night ? -. 1 The Chairman—By all means . I think we shall be all hBppy to hear you .

      Mr . Claney then expressed his thanks , and proceeded for nearly three hours , ot which the following is a mere outline r—Mr . Chairman and fellow-countrymen , I can assure you I feel highly gratified at the opportunity afforded me to-night of mingling with you in the glorious struggle for national redemption . Never in my varied life did 1 feel s prouder moment than the one which I now enjoy in the company of those who have been taught that Repeal and Chartism ought not to go hand in band . There is not a turob of my bosom tbat does not beat high for the the happiness , the prosperity , and the in *

      dependence of my native land—( cheers ) . There does not pass a spare hour of my life that my exertions 4 Lq not tend to th&t sacred object—( cheers ); and thrice happy shall I be to night if you can agree that I shall , along side of you , for the future , cast my mite of f xertion into the scale of your political redemption . Thrice happy shall I be to right my country if I can convince you that this course which I have hitherto pursued will be a coarse worthy of your imitation , worthy of the cause we bave at heart ; a course of policy alone worthy ef making Ireland again what she once

      was" A great independent patriotic nation , A star to the oppressed in darting desolation . " Tbat T « m a ChartiBt , a sincere , devoted uncompromisinc Chartist , I am proud to p > eclaim . Bat for tbat I am not the less devoted to the glorious object -which you have in view to night If Ireland was not my country I would be a repealer , on the ground that the inhabitants of each country are by nature ' s laws , made the sole trustees of the land of their birth . I would spurn the brand of the Ostman Citricus , as I would the impious mandates of a Saxon council ; but I roust confess I would not like to see in Ireland a parliament , unless that parliament were based oa the principle that the toiling millions of Ireland should be fairly and faithfully represented in it—( hear , bear ) I must

      confess I would not like to sec in Ireland such a parliament as the last we had there ; for a baser set of political tracers never disgraced any country . I must confess that I should like to have a guarantee for our national honour before it should be placed in ihe hands of . snch marauders ;—a political banditti , who , out ot one buDdred and , five members , one hundred and two received bribes . Thirty-two barons took places and bribes from Castlereagh ; several to the tune of £ 3000 a-year , and not one under £ 600—( hear , bear . ) One member was actually bribed in the lobby of the House . He was sure they would not like another House of Commons composed of such fellows as these . But they might ask howcoald it beremeuied . He ( Mr . C . ) would answer by basing it on the principles of the People ' s Charter . Let us , if we are to have a parliament , have a good ona The came amount of agitation tbat c » d procure a bad one e&n also procure ua a good oue , if we

      will only have comruon sense to state our terms . Ltt ss then have a parliament based upon the principle of universal suffrage , that every man may have a voice in the choice of thOBe whe are to be the guardians of his birthright . Let us bave Annual Parliaments that if tkey do not perform properly the work we have allotted them , we can send them about their business at the end of the year ; and elect others in tbeir stead And let as bave the Ballot to protect the voter in the exerc ' ueof his just prerogative—these appendages alone would be sufficient to secure as against the base money or machinations of a Sidmouth , a Pitt , or a Castlere&gh—( hear , hear . ) A moral confederacy © f the Chartists and Repealers could alone effect this . Yes , 1 aver that if Mr . 0 "Connell only made common « ause with the Cliartista of this country , he could carry Repeal in tkree months . The Chairman—I believe that to be true .

      Mr . Clancy , continued—But why are we divided ? Why are we taught to bate each otner ? Good policy nor sound wisdom could not dictate such a coarse ; one great fault of the leaders of repeal was to attribute all the misfortunes o ( Ireland to the people of Eigland . And for this purpose an eternal war of prejudice was fcept up . Here Mr . Clancy read extracts from the speeches of Mr . O Neal Daunt , and Mr . Taylor , the forBtcr gentlemao showing np the ignorance of the poor factory girls , and those who worked in pits , but he forgot , said Mr . C , to Bbow the cause of that ignotaace

      or the authors of it . He had been in the South and West of Ireland , and he knew fcbere yrere men of the same staiup , as those oppressive taskmasters there ; and if the Irish people -were better taught upon religious matters , it was because they bad nothing else to do and iittlts else to live upon . The latter gentleman said the first act of an Irish Parliament would be to over run the country with railroads—( hear , beat)—in order to destroy Peter Purcel ' s coaches . He would ask the Chairman wonW he approve of that first act of an Irish Parliament t

      The Chairman . —Certainly not I ' m an enemy f > railroads . Mr . Clancy did not think that men who could wish to injure bis country for the purpose of destroying an individual , was o fit person to be in an Irish Parliament , and it was for this that he wished the working classes to have the vote , to keep such men out of tbe House . He had no great hopes from a bouse tbat would be mostly composed of lawyers and money-gamblers . Chairman . —That ' s because Mr . OConnell is a lawyer .

      Mr . Claney . —And so is Mr . O'Connor . I am not bere , sir , to arraign Mr ; O'Connell , nor am I here to be the panegyrist or Mr . O'Connor . If yoa choose fa worfc under the banner of 0 'CouaeH , you have a perfect right to do to , bat that is no reason why be should stand by and bear Mr . O'Connor- calumniated . One gentleman bad said Mr . O'Connor . was a Tory spy , because the Evening Star became » Tory paper ; but did the ; know tbe foots ? The Evening Star was in being before Mr . O'Connor had anything to do with it , and we bare the sworn evidence or the proprietor , Mr . Fray , at Liverpool , tbat while Mr . O'Connor was connected with it he bad done the Editorial work gratuitously . Mr . Pray was an American , but , unlike Mr . O'Connor , be did not like to be doubly active in a losing game ; and so soon as he found that advocating Chartist principles was a losing game , be cut * O'Connor's connexion , and establishes the Star on Tory principles to replenish bis coffers—( hear , ) and than , forsooth , O'Connor is a Tory spy . One gentle * man in that room , wbo refused to give his same , for

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      reasons best known to himself , said be ( Mr . C . ) should attend eight or ten meeting of the repealers : while another said , being a Chartist , he bad no business In tbat room . But what did he learn since he came into tbe room 1 Why , the fact that every man in the room was a Chartist—and thai Individually tbey did not deny ! it . while collectively they shrank from Its avowal because one man bad told them not to do so . Chairman . —I admit the great principles of Chartism are very good , but I cannot bring myself into disgrace by admitting Mr . Clancy as a member . Besides it is against tbe rules to introduce Chartism at alL Will you ( addressing himself to Mr . Clancy ) renounce Chartism and become a good and true repealer ?

      Mr . Clancy . —I have ever been a repealer—I ever will be ft repealer . And whether I am admitted into tbis body or not , tbe hallowed principles of Chartism , I shall ever cherish . For Chartism I bare sacrificed my home , my friends , my all . The dungeon ' s gloom would not dull tbat bright spark in my bosom , and sooner than : abandon my principles , the scaffold should be a welcome passport to that happy land , " where tyrants taint not nature's bliss . " ( Cheers . ) I bave been tanntod with obtruding myself on tbis meeting ; bnt sucb is not tbe fact I ant not in the habit of obtruding myself at meetings of this kind , but having received a card of invitation , and a copy of your rules from your Chairman , you would say I was not a good Irishman if I did not attend here . [ Mr . Clancj exhibited tbe card , and copy of the rules ] Tbe Chairman said they bad been sent to him by mistake .

      Mr . Clancy : If it were a mistake , the mistake was not on my side , and was I not justified in taking advantage of it—( 8 ev « ral voices , —certainly )—bnt I hope we are not the less friends for tbat . He objected to the line of policy pursued tbat uight by tbe Chairman . He did not > think it waa tbe duty of the Chairniaa—( with every respect for him)—to endeavour to prejudice tbe meeting against him , such a course waa only worthy of an Abinger , or a Jeffreys ; but as it appeared he could not be enrolled it member without the abandonment of his prinoipleB , which be held dearer than life , be would not press tbe subject any more , bis object being fully achieved . He would not envy tbe party on whose beads tbe onus must fall . Wherever he went be would still be the friend of their cause ; but while

      be remembered that Ireland was bis country , he could not forget that the world was his republic , and tbat mankind of every description were bis brothers . ( Cheers . ) Be bad no envy fer tbe feelings of tbe patty who propagated this hase exclusive doctrine , when it should go abroad that Russians and : foreigners might join this society , that a Catholic , an Irishman , one who bad canvassed 350 electors for O'Connell ' a first retnrn for Dublin , was excluded , because be believed in tbe faith of the People ' s Charter , which Mr . O Connell himself bad assisted In drawing up , and recommended Lovett to to take nothing less . He would now bid them farewell , and thank them for tbe patient btaring tbey haJ given him . He never expected to Bee Iieland happy or free until he saw a perfect union of tbe working classes of both countries . Let him bat behold this glorious

      confederacy , then he would not care for the powers of Whin or Tory Governments ; then , and not till then , might he expect to see his toiling brother standing erect with the brow of freeman ( treading tbe earth as bis inheritance—having a fair day's wages for a fair day ' s work , and retiring at eve to bis peaceful dwelling like the glad snn-beams tbat had been shedding tbeir lastre o'er him . Tben . and not till then , might they expect to behold the refulgent beams of tbe sun of liberty bursting from behind tbe dark abadefl of prejudico , timidity and corruption ; his gladdening rays , enlivening , regenerating ! , and kindling In tbe bosoms of Irishmen an inviolable , an indissoluble typto spirit of pat * iotism , unity , and brotherly love to make us happy , prosperous and free—( loud cheers ) Mr , Clancy on retiring was shaken hands ; with by every member in the room .

      Thinks having been voted to tbe Chairman , the meeting broke up at twelve o ' clock , tbe proceedings having occupied above four boars .

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      T . S . DUNCOMBE , ESQ ., M . P . A great pablio meeting was held on Monday evening , at tbe Hall of the Political and Scientific Institution , 1 . Turn-again-lane , to present an address to Thomas Duncombe , M . P ., for his patriotism in bringing tbo conduct of Lord Abinger and others before the Legislature . Tbe place was crowded to excess , many being compelled to depart without gaining admission . Tbe large platform was inconveniently crowded with respectable persons , tbe charge being Od . and the committee were compelled to refuse admission to numbers of eager applicants . About eight o ' clock , Messrs . Buncombe , O'Connor , Roberts , of Bath , Cleave , and other gentlemen arrived and were greeted with great applause .

      Mr . O ' Connor having been elected to tbe chair and received witb load acclamation , commenced by stating tbat be had frequently b * en called upon to perform pleasing duties in reference to the public , but upon no occasion bad be felt more gratification than in introducing to them the business to be transacted during tbe evening , and he should fail in performing biaduty as Chairman , if he did not pay tbe homage due to their respected friend Mr , Puncombe . He had often impressed upon them the different manner in which the Whigs , Tories , and Chartists performed their work ; the WbigB ind Tories acted in union and concert ; by associating and uniting their energies , they became powerful , and were thereby enabled to retain the masses in slavery . He was nut surprised at the reason

      why liberal gentlemen did no more for the Chartist cause , by so doing thuy would forfeit in some degree their social distinction and caste , ana the majority of them were too thin-skinned to advance the bappimss of mankind , at tbe expense of offending their own order . Men professing iibaral principles had hitherto flattered tbe people when they needed tbeir assistance , but when their object was achieved , they treated them with pity , scorn , and contempt ; pity because tbey were so ignorant , scorn for being their tools , and contempt for tbeir weakness and poverty ; bat now , after years of disappointment , they had met witb a good and estimable member of the arietocracy . The work that had been slovenly done by others had ever been efficiently done , and witb much talent , by Mr . Duncombe—( great

      cheering . ) He possessed all the qualities essential to a public man , and one more essential than tbe whole combined , and tbat was humanity . Talk of talent , energy , zeal . —these were as nothing unless they were tbe superstructure built on the bases of huraantty ; that quality Mr . Dunoombe possessed above every other pablio man witb whom t . e had come in contact It had been bis fortune on many occasions to present Mr . D with a tale of woe , and he hud never turned his back upon it ; he had never allowed any other business to interfere with h \ B consideration of the poor man ' s case—( hear , hear ) . Intelligence was fast spreading among tbe people , and gaining a power over wealth . He was not aware whether this as owing to the five

      tons of rubbish distributed by tbe League—daughter ); —but if it was , tbey might ( upend upou it they would use it for tbeir own purposes . He defied any man to say that be visited Mr . Duncombe and had a cold b ! oulder turned towards him ; he bad ever exerted himself for tbe good of mankind . He was enthusiastic in bis hopes from tbe Reform Bill ; but when be saw that it fell short of benefiting the whole people , tbat moment did he abandon the practical reformers aa Wiey were styled , and told them he expected more . Mr . Duncombe bad equally opposed the unjust conduct of tbe 'Whig Magistracy whvn tbat faction was in power , ob he bad recently done with the Tory , He was animated with tbe same hatred of tyranny tben as now . Mr . O'Cjnnor then alluded to Butler ' s

      Emigration Scheme ; the factions bad made England so hot , tbat tbuy wished to and some spot in the Atlantic , Australian , tbe Devil-may-care-laud , to which they might transport them . He felt as great a pleasure in presiding on tbat occasion as Sir James Graham did in reading an occasional article from the Times . The present meeting was a proof that all men were finding their level in society , and was a just tribute of respect to one who bad benefttted tbeir class . Mr . AKMSTiuhN Q Walton moved the following resolution : —

      "That this meeting has observed with feelings of regret and indignation the refusal of the Commons House of Parliament to grant an inquiry into tbe conduct of Lord Abinger and certain provincial Magistrates , as evinced in the legal proceedings arising out of the late strike , which refusal skill further demonstrates to this meeting that justice will never be fairly administered until the whole people are in possession of equal political rights . " Mr . Walton , in an excellent address , elucidated tbe Bpirit of the resolution , and contended that it would be equally aa reasonable to expect a criminal to pronounce tbe sentence of bis own condemnation , as to

      have expected tbe House of Commons to have granted an inquity into acts in which , if they were not the cnief agents , they at least largely participated . It was useless to expect any inquiry from such a body , either as to the conduct of Lord Abinger , or as to tbe cause which drove tbe men during the late strike to acts of desperation . The only way to purge the Judicial Bench , to cause tbe law to be equally administered to poor and flch to master and to man , was to make the Judges responrfbte t ° people , —and tbis , and every other political blessing would never be attained until political power was rested In the bands of tbe whole people . Mr MAYflABD briefly seconded the resolution .

      Mr . BENBOW supported Ihe resolution in a forcible address , In which lie strongly commented upon ( he conduct of Baron Gfanzey in reference to bis treatment of Jones . * . ' i The resolution wsatHjanimouBly came * . A dog barking daring tbe reading of U , Mr . O'Connor declared it to be Abiuger ; b « $ , on patting the reaolution , declared that he bad [ net one friend in court , — which was greeted with great laughter and applause . Mr . Ccffay , in an energetic address adapted to tbe occasion , moved * the following resolution : — " That this meeting returns its sincere thanks to those Members of the House of Commons who voted for the previously-mentioned inquiry ; and hereby present-to Thomas Duncombe , Esq ., M P ., the following address expressive of tbeir admiration of his conduct . " Mr . Cuffay then read the following addressr , which was beautifully engrossed on parchment .

      Five hundred copies of the address were sold in tbe meeting ; and also several beautifully printed in gold letters , on blue and violet paper .

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      TO THOMAS SLfNGSBY D 0 NBOMBE , ESQ ., M . P . Tbe Address of cjntain Inhabitants of the Metropolis , in pablio meeting assembled , at the Hall of the " City of London Political and Scientific Institute , " on Monday , April 10 th , 1843 . . SIB , —We , tbe ] inhabitants of the Metropolis , in pablio meeting assembled , highly estimating your character as a politician , and as a member of that body which professes to [ represent the Commons of England , hereby publicly express our approbation of your Parliamentary conduct , and thank yoa for the zeal and energy with Which , on every occasion , you have

      responded to tbe call of tbe people , and consistently advocated their claims . We also feel an especial degree of gratitude towards you for the line of conduct yoa panned in reference to that political partizan and tine-serving Judge , Lord Abinger , and bis coadjutors In the work of oppression , the " great unpaid ; " and we taut that the ' monomania" attributed to yoa by a renegade ot tbe first water , will continue to charac terize you , and thai you will never cease yonr exertions until justice is faiily administered unto the whole people , —until all are equal in the eye of tbe law , and all enjoy the benefit of a free and properly defined Constitution . '

      Pursue , tben , Sir , tbe noble course yoa have hitherto adopted , disregarding alike the ridicule and the sarcasm of those who , wrapped up in the shallow mantle of selfishness , or enveloped in the mists of prejudice , have neither hearts te feel , nor intellects to appreciate tbe honour of being a true representative of the people , and of meriting their confidence and approbation . Accept , Sir , a sincere assurance of our energetic cooperation , and let us trust tbat success may crown our united exertions . Signed by order , land on behalf of tbe meeting , ] Feabgds O'Connor , Chairman . Mr . Skelton seconded the adoption of tbe resolution and tbe address in an eloquent and philosophical speech , wherein he ; showed that absolute rule always engendered oppression , and that the only sure means of the masseB regaining their independence was by obtainiDg possession of tbe land , to which be earnestly directed their attention .

      The Address was then unanimously adopted , amid loud acclamation . Mr . O'CoNNOB . jas Chairman , then presented the address to Mr . Duncombe , assuring him that he should affix his signature to it with more pleasure than ever monarch affixed his ] signature to the death-warrant of a rival . When this address wasr « ad to the Geese tbat hissed Mr . Duncombe'a letter at Sadler ' s Wells , would they hiss that ? The gentlemen of the aristocracy took great pride in their ] picture galleries , and pointing out the beauty of the gems to their guests ; but he had no doubt that Mr . Duncombe would set a much higher

      value upon that testimonial of tbeir approval , than upon any pietura Testimonials of that description were not to be easily procured in these days ; and , if he formed a true estimate of Mr . Duncombe ' s character , the present one would be highly valued . Members of tbat body to which Mr . Duncombe belonged professed to entertain but little value for such marks of public approbation , but , in his belief , tbey were not sincere . The grapes , he thought , were sour ; the present was the true manner and method In which they could show tbeir approval of Mr . Duncombe's conduct , and give a triumphant and convincing answer to his revilers—I great cheering ) . '¦

      Mr . Duncombe , on rising , was received with tremendous cbeeriDg , and stated tbat before be alluded to the cbief object of tbe meeting , be would reply to a question put to him by Mr . Benbow , whether he had read the trial of Jones , of Leicester , before B ^ ron Gurney . He had read the trial , the defence , and the observations of the Judge , with that disgust which every honest man must feel at seeing a fellow creature tried before fiucb a partial , tyrannical , jand partizm Judge . With every word condemnatory of that Judge , which had been uttered by Mr . Benbow , he fully concurred . He heard that a new trial was to be meved for , and if ever an individual deserved a new trial he was tbe man ; but if that should fail and Jones should present a -petition to the House of Commons , be should have no

      hesitation in expressing btfore tbe House the same opinion of Baron Gurney ' a conduct as be had then expressed , and as he had previously done in reference to the Judges of Assize and those called Justices of the Peace . He had no doubt that many of them , when the address be bad the honour to have received , expressing their approbation of bis Parliamentary conduct , was being presented , wondered what feelings were passing in his mind . His feelings were those of as great gratification as he ever entertained , but they were not feelings of unmixed gratification . He said to himself tbat if au humble individual as be was , for tbe small services which he had rendered to the people , could call forth such a warm , loud , and enthusiastic expression of gratitude , what must bave been the con .

      duct of the great body of that House , when one individual was alone selected for tbe honour they had tbat evening paid him . It was impossible not te come to ' . the conclusion that the House of Commons was no ways identified with the liberties , rights , er privileges of the people . He was happy to perceive that the resolution returned tbeir thanks to the members who supported him on those occasions . The seventy-four who voted for inquiry Into the conduct of Lord Abinger , were equally entitled to \ their gratitude as himself—( no , no )—especially those thirty-three who voted for enquiry into the conduct of the magistracy , because they weie in that House surrounded by what the address appropriately in one sense of the word styled the " great unpaid . " But although they might

      be called unpaid because they received no fixed stipend , yet they took good care to be paid at the ex pence of the people , and never did they pay themselves better at yoar txuence and the expence of your liberties than during the disturbances last autumn . His motion in reference to Lord Abinger , was made in fulfilment of a pledge he had given at one of the largest meetings ever held in tbe metropolis during late years . He tben stated tbat if no une ) else did on the first day of the session he wonld give netloe of a motion on that subject ; that large meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern—it was no packed meeting —( cheers)—it waa no ticket meeting—it was no Drury-lane or Sadler's Wells meeting—( renewed cheers )—it was a meeting for the whole ; metropolis , and all the admirers

      of Abinger might hava come and out-voted them if they could . He bad then stated in strong terms his opinions of the partial , oppressive , and tyrannic conduct of Abinger , and that it was a disgrace to the Bench , and nothing that had been said iu palliation of his conduct —nothing that occurred out of the motion he made , had , in tbe least , altered his opinion , or that of any honest man in the country . He still said that he was a disgrace to the Bench , and that no man brought before him for a political offence had the slightest chance of a fair trial . There was ! no question so important as tbe impartial administration of justice—there was nothing that affected so deeply the lire , property , and ( he liberty so dear to Englishmen ; and if this was taken away , neither life , liberty , or property were aDy longer

      safe . It had been asserted that the debate would be a warning , and that no ether case would occur . This had not been realized . True , that Baron Gurney bad only done to one individual ! what Abinger had done to fifty ; but if Gurney had had fifty Jones ' s to have tried , he would have treated them all equally as cruel Mr . D . detailed the hardships of Jones . He was deprived of animal food , was only allowed bread and water , and confined along with offenders coavicted of the second description of misdemeanor for the sole crime of entertaining opinions , entertained perhaps by every man in that assembly , and neitherjprosperity , happiness or contentment would ever be attained until those opinions wore reduced to practice , and the working classes enabled to protect themselves by means of tbe elective Franchise .

      The m » tion he bad made in referenee to the magistracy was met exactly as he expected it would be ; he well knew what an hornet ' s nest he should arouse ; be was surrounded by the great unpaid ; turn his eyes which Way he would there Was a- conglomeration of quarter sessions —( laughter)—but be had made up his m ' nd to beard the lion in his den —( cheers . ) He still considered himself most fortunatejin escaping such a trial without personal violence . The minister of police , Sir James Graham , had accusedi him of monomania , because he had presented petitions from thiiteen or fourteen individuals who bad experienced a gross breach of justice . They bad been arrested and imprisoned without any charge ; in some instances without a warrant , and in all cases their houses , papers , &c , ransacked without the

      formality of a search warrant , and bail refused them . All that he bad asked for was to refer the evidence to a select committee , who should report to the House , and through tbe House to the country . He would ask whether a more rational or reasonable proposition could have been made f whether it gave any evidence of his being possessed by any species of a mania ? Was it not , in fact , an insult to the people 7 The insult to himself he cared not for , for a minister of state when asked for a committee to whom they could refer the evidence , to say it -was a proof that he was labouring under monomania , that was the only answer be ever received . He did not believe tbey had read the petitions of these men , bat he trusted they would be circulated by that portion of the press which advocated the canse of the

      people . He trusted to see them printed in the Northern Star , and in that portion of the press edited by Mr . Cleave ¦{ Chartist Circular . ) Mr . Duncombe then commentfidStrongly upon the cases of White and Leach , and stated tbat if tried by Abinger or Gurney , he might , he believed , be convicted of sedition for the language ho had then uttered . These men had been betrayed by the police and by hired spies , and in some cases retained in custody day after day without any charge against them , the police being busily engaged in endeavouring to get evidence , and falling , tbey weie altimately liberated . Were not these cases which deserved the consideration of the House of Commons ? And yet a Minister of State had tbe insolence for his doing this to accuse him , and

      through him the people of England , of Monomania . He was proud to be a Monomaniac in such society . He found an host of Monomaniacs on his late visit to Nottingham . The people of Nottingham had done him the honour to aafc him bis opinion of the merita of the rival candidates for their Borough . At first he declined to interfere , bat ultimatelyjhe gave his opinion in favour of Mr . Giseorne . He had sat in the House for some time with thai gentleman , and believed him to be a sincere friend of the working man . The people of Nottingham said if he was sincere he must go down and , assist them . He went , and was welcomed by thirty or forty thousand of the honest , independent , men and women of that town , Which welcome completely justified him in going down , i He bad beard that a petition

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      waa to be got op to disfranchise tbe town . He- only knew one ground on which it could be supported , and that was , tbat the electors would not be bribed to vote for Mr . Walter . The Nottingham election was a sign of the times . What was the question that there occupied the attention of the people ? He , it was "well known , waa an advocate of free trade ; but if free trade , or tbe poor laws , or other evils were mentioned , thej attracted no attention . The question of questions was the franchise ; all else was * kept ia abey < ance . It was the question of the franchise which returned Oisborne , and he felt oatiaflecl that that gentleman would not disappoint the working men , but would advocate the attainment of their rights * . He had now a personal matter of a melancholy nature

      to acquaint them with . He had been hissed , ' dreadfully hissed , by the League at Sadler ' s Wells Theatre—( laughter ) . Kir . Duncombe then read from the MoTTU ing Chronicle a report of the League meeting at tbe above place , wherein it stated that a letter from him had been dreadfully hissed on Friday evening . Mr , Duncombe explained tbat the letter was an apology for hia non-attendance at the above meeting , to which he had received an invitation . At this meeting a Lancaakire magistrate ( Lawrence Hey worth ) was in the chair . He did not know what a Lancashire magistrate had to do with the Borough of Finabury ; but he thought that being a Lancashire magistrate would more entitle him to be kicked out than put into the chair . He bad inquired of some persons who had been present

      regarding this hissing and storm of disapprobation , and be found it was confined to the stage , which was entirely occupied by the provincial agitators of the anti-Corn Law League . He was not at all surprised at their conduct . He had refused , and should continue to refuse , ( friend as he was to Free Trade ) , to attend any meeting that was not a free and open meeting—( tremendous applause ) . He had been applied to by letter from persons sitting at the League office , 448 Strand , three veeks back , regarding bis support of the League . His answer bad been studiously sapprtssed bat be now felt that it was due to himself and to ths electors of Finabury to have that answer published . In it he had referred them to the speeches , votes , and motions which he bad made relative to Free Trade

      and informed them that if the slightest dissatisfaction existed among his constituents , they bad only to call a public meeting , and he would explain the principles on which he had acted , and on which he intended to act . This meeting they had never . called . He informed a friend of his , who was on tbe Com * mittee from Whom the letter emanated , to as sure them that if they declined calling the meeting on the ground of expense tbat he Would erect an hustings on Islington Green and defray the whole expenses himself . —( cheers . ) But be had heard nothing from them until that morning ' s Chronxelt reported the hisses and storm of disapprobation . After the demonstration he had that evening received , he should not feel much alarmed ot the storm of hisses from Sadler " *

      Well's , when they should call upon him to tumble witb them in a public , not In a packed meeting . He should be very willing to join in the sport , but he should decline to attend any hole and corner ticketed . ftfiatr . He believed that a repeal of the Corn Laws WOUld bo beneficial to all classes , but , it was perfectly futile to look for that measure from the present House of Commons ; before they could ever remove any other mono * poly they must remove the monster monopoly of class * legislation . —( great cheers . ) It was a waste of time and money to seek for repeal until that was done j and be advised them to keep tbeir money in their pockets , and not give it to the League , or rather to give it in support of the agitation for the Charter ; the League in the House of Commons were perfectly dumb-foundered , were completely paralized ; before the meeting of Parliament they asserted tbat the whole country was up in arms for a Repeal of tbe Corn Laws , but what had they

      done during the Session ? Completely nothing . While Sir James Graham and Peel bad got such a mass of agricultural knees at their back , all their efforts would be powerless ; and until they removed these agricultural knees , by giving the people the franchise , it was utterly impossible they conld attain their object . He thanked them for the patience with which they had heard him ; he thanked them for the address he bad the honour to accept from them ; he should prize it aa losg as life existed ; it would be a consolation to him for any difficulties he might fall into ; and would enable him to meet , unmoved , the taunts aid sneers of a majority of the House ot Commons . As be had stated in bis place in parliament , he should bave the consolation to reflect that however email the minority might be in that House , while be remained honest and true to his colours , he should continue to receive the support of the great majority of the people . ( Great and enthusiastic cheering )

      Mr . Bolwell moved , and Mr . Fabrer seconded in very excellent speeches , a vote of thanks to the Chairman . Mr . O'CONNOR in reply , stated that Mr . Bolwell had made a slight error in saying that himself and Mr . Duncombe , regardless of their own happiness and comfort had exerted themselves on behalf of the people . He assured them he was consulting bis own happiness in tnecaurae he was pursuing , and that hia happiness would never be complete until the whole people were in a state of prosperity . He differed from Mr . DoncombS regarding the propriety of a Lancashire magistrate taking the chair at a Finsbury meeting . Cows afar off had long horns ; the unwashed knew tbe dirty cows at home , and it is better to have one from afar . He had

      bunted the League from province to province . He had challenged to meet them in any town in England or Scotland ; last week he had challenged them at Drnry ^ lane , and offered to p * y half the expence , and now knowing that the £ 60 . 000 was nearly gone , and that money was an object , he challenged them to discussion at Drury-lane and would pay the whole expence of the meeting . Tbe approbation they had that evening given to Mr . Doncombe , would bave more weight than the hissing of the geese . If a meeting was called at Islington , God forbid that Mr . D . should be at any expence , or put to any trouble for arrangements ; every working man in London would , on that occasion , think himself an inhabitant of Finsbury ; he ( Mr . O'Connor ) would then consider he was an' inhabitant of Finsbury , and the working men , for twenty miles round , yea , from Yorkshire , Lancashire , and the whole country wonld , on that day , be men of Finsbury . Mr . Duncombe was nofc

      only on honour to England , but also to Finsbury , and however a party clique might array themselves against him , he felt convinced that Finsbuty , tbat had so lately acquired her own freedom , was as proud of Mrv Duncombe as was the rest of the country . It had been said that Mr . Duncombe had no power io the House ; but power in the House must first be gathered from public opinion out of the House ; and when another opportunity came of testing the electors , wonderful aa the comet now waa , being all tail , be bad no doubt that Mr . Dunoombe would bave as long a tail ; and that , ia nine cases out of ten , the pledge demanded by working men would be—will you support Mr . Dancombe in the House . Mr . Duncombe stood at the present moment in a position ss proud as that of any man in the kingdom { they had that evening adopted the true course of supporting those who advocated their Cause . In conclusion he would only say , that on every occasion he should be happy to respond to their oalL ( Great cheering . >

      Three cheers wera then given for the Charter , three for Duncembe , three for O'Connor and the Star , and three groans for the tumblers at Sadlei ' s Wells , and the meeting dispersed . The Hall is . just out of tbe bounds of Finsbury , but it might with justice have been called a meeting ef his ( Mr . D . ' s ) constituents .

      Market Intelligence

      MARKET INTELLIGENCE

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      London Corn Exchange , Mondat , April 18 . — This morning there was a largo number of both town and country buyers ia attendance , and the demand for ail descriptions was very steady , at an advance in the quotations noticed on Monday last of from Is . to 2 s . per quarter , and a good clearance waa readily effected . Foreign Wheat * free of duty , at a rise of Is . per quarter . Grinding and distilling Barley , at full prices , but , in malting parcels , little was done . Superfine Malt Bold briskly ; other kinds slowly , at late rates . For Oats the rake was the turn higher . Beans , Peas , and Flour at last Monday ' s quotations .

      London Smithfield Market , Monday , Apsit 10 . —The beef trade here , vo-day , waa in a sluggish state , at a decline , in ths quotations obtained oa Monday last , of 2 d per 81 bs . The few stOTe Cow *» Heifers , &o ., brought forward , commanded little attention , and the figures were low . In the early part of the day tbe mutton trade was dull , but , as it advanced , the sales became steady , and tbe currencies quoted in our last report were maintained . For Lambs the figures were fully 2 d per 8 Ibs bsneath those obtained on the 3 rd inst . The best descriptions of Calves maintained their previous value ; but that of other kinds had a downward tendency . The Pork trade was heavy at barely stationery prices . Not a single head of Foreign Cattle has reached either London or any of the outports during the past week , while none were on offer here to-day .

      Wool Mabket . —No public Bales of Foreign or Colonial Wool bave been yet announced ; still the demand by private contract is excessively heavy , « barely lateiates . . . Potato Mabkets . —Taera has been a good arrival of Potatoes in tlie Pool during the past weefc from most quarters . Good sound ¦ qualities &r taken at fall quotations ; but all otber kinds are difficult of sale . Bohough Hop Market *—Although there hat been a very moderate amount of buMness transacte d in any kind of Hops since our last etatenaent , tne

      quotations , particularly those of the best Jbast ana Mid-Kentsia pockets , are steadily supported . Tallow . —The business doing in the past week has been very limited , either on the spot or for the autumn , and it will be seen by our statement , as under , that tbe delivery has been again less than the corresponding week last year , and therefore the slight decline in price compared with our last quotation . The price for hard Y . C . is 43 a . for the last three month ? , 43 s 6 d to 44 b for separate months from August to December . Town Tailow is supp lying a large portion of the demand in London .

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      g THE NORTHERN STAR ;

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 15, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct477/page/6/