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      N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , That the next Gkkkral Qcjartbr Sessions of the Peace for the Borough of Leees , in the County of York will be holdeu before Thomas Fxowkb Ellis tha Younger , Esquire , Recorder of the said Borough at the Court House , in Leeds ,, on Wednesoat , th « Seventh Day of July next j at Two o'Clock in the Afternoon , at which time and place all Jurors Constables , Police Officers , Prosecutors , Witnesses ' Persons bound by Recognizances , and others havine business at the said Sessions , aro required to attend And Notice is hereby also Given , That all Appeals not previously disposed of will be heard at the opening of the Court , on Friday , the 9 fch day of July next , and that all Proceedings under tha Highway Act , will be taken on the First . Day of tbe Sessions . By Order , JAMES RICHARDSON , Clerk of the Peace for the said BoiougV Leeds , 10 th June , 1841 .

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      C . GRIMSHAW & CO ., 10 , GOREE PIAZZAS , GEORGE'S DOCK LIVERPOOL , ' "TVESPATCH 6 ne First-Class AMERICAN JL / SHIPS , of large ^ Tonnage , for the following Ports , namely : —NEW YoRK , PHILADELPHIA , BALTIMORE , BOSTON , and NEW ORLEANS , in which Passengers caa be accommodated with comfortable berths in tha Cabin , second Cabin , and Steerage . Persons about to emigrate may save themselves the expence and delay of waiting in Liverpool , by writing a Letter , addressed aa above , which will be immediately answered , the exact day of sailing , and the amountef Passage-money told them ; by remitting a part of the Passage Money to Liverpool , Berths will be secured , and it will not be necessary for them to be in Liverpool till the day before sailing . N . B .. The Ship never finds . Provisions for Secont Cabin-or Steerage Passengers , and Emigrants are imposed upon by Agents agreeing to find them . FOR NEW YORK , Tons Tons Ship . Capt . Register . Burthen . To Sail CORNELIO French 1100 1500 3 rd July HIBERN 1 A Hawkins 551 900 10 th July ( Packet Ship . ) : . Apply as above . Liverpool , June 22 nd , 1841 .

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      Just Published , Price Two Shillings , Cloth , PAPER AGAINST GOLD , containing the His . JL tory of the Bank of England , the Funds , the D « bt , the Sinking Fund , and the Bank Stoppage ; , also showing how Money is raised or lowered ia value by alterations in its qualities ; and the evil effects of the whole upon the Community . By Wm . Cobbett , condensed by Margaret Chappelsmith . Price One Shilling , GASKELL'S POPULAR COMIC SONGS * Complete . This Edition contains the whole of the Songs that wero published in five former Numbers at Sixpence each . Price Three Halfpence , RULES AND PRINCIPLES OF AN INSTITUTION FOR THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITIES BASED ON CHRISTIANITY , intended to be known as the Christian Co-operative Joint Siock Society , instituted in Manchester , September ; 1840 . Price Sixpence , BRIGHAM's REMARKS on the Influence of Mental Cultivation and Mental Excitement upon Health . Everyman who values his health ought to be ia possession of this Book . Price Fourpence , CHANNING' 3 LECTURES on the Elevation of the Labouring Portion of the Community . Price Sixpence , THE ORIGIN AND NA . TURE OF GHOSTS , DEMONS , AND SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS , Generally , fully , and familiarly Explained and Illustrated . By R . Buchanan . Price One Shilling , Originally Sold at Five Shillings , MUDIE'S EMIGRANT'S POCKET COMPANION . To those who are about to Emigrate , this book contains much Information that is highly useful and important . Manchester : Heywood , Oldham-street ; and may be had of Cleave , London ; Hobson , Market-street , Leeds- ; and all the Agents of the Northern Star .

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      MEDICAL ADVICE . MESSRS . WILKINSON AND CO ., SURGEONS , No . 13 , Trafalgar-street , Leeds , und 34 , Prints Edward-street , Fox-street . Liverpool , HAVING devoted their Studies exclusively for many years to the successful treatment of the Venereal Disease , in all its various forms ; also , te the frightful consequences resulting from that destructive practice , " Self Abuse , " may b * Personally Consulted from Nine ia the Morning till Tten at Night , and on Sundays till Two . Attendance every Thursday at No . 4 , Georgestreet , Bradford , ( From Ten till Fi ? e . ) In recent cases a perfect Cure is completed within a Week , or no Charge made for Medicine after that period , and Country Patients , by making only oat personal visit , will receive such Advice and Medi * sines that will enable them to obtain a permanent and effectual Cure , when al ] other means have failed .. - '' ¦ Theyhopethat the successful , easy , and expeditioHfl modethey have adopfccd . of eradicating every symptom of a certain disease , without any material alteration in diet ,, or hindrance of business , and yet preserving the constitution in full vigour , and free from injury , will establish their claims for support . As thia Disease is one which is likely to be contracted whenever exposure takes place , it is not like many other visitors , once in life , but , on the contrary , one infection may scarcely have been removed , when another may unfortunately be imbibed ; therefore , the practitioner requires real judgment in order to treat each particular case in such a manner as not merely to remove the present attack , but to preserve the constitution unimpaired , in case of a repetition at no distant period . The man of experience can avail himself of the greatest improvements ia modern practice , by being able to distinguish between discharges of a specific and of a simple or mild nature ; which can only be made by one in daily practice , after due consideration of all circum .-tances . In the Bame manner at birth , appearances often take place in children , which call for a proper knowledge and acquaintance with the disease , in order to discriminate their real nature , and which may be Ae means of sowing domestic discord , unless managed by the Surgeon with propriety and skill . Patients labouring under this disease , cannot be too sautious into whoso hands they commit themselves . The propriety of this remark is abundantly manifested , by the same party frequently passing the ordeal of several practitioners , before he is fortunate enough to obtain a perfect cure . Tho following are some of the many symptoms that distinguish this disease : —A general debility ; eruption on the head , / face ,, aud body ; ulcerated sore throats , scrofula , swellings in the neck , nodes on the 6 hin bones , cancers , fistula , pains in the head and limbs , which are frequently mistaken for rheumatismi &c . &c . Messrs . W . and Co . ' s invariable rule is to give * Card to each of their patients , as a guarantee foe Cure , which they pledge themselves to perform , or return the fee . For the accommodation of those wfco cannot oon » veniently consult Messrs . W . and Co . personally * they may obtain the Purifying Drops , price 4 a . 6 d ., at any of the . following . Agents , with Printed Directions , so plain that Patients of either Sex may Cure themselves , without even the knowledge of a bedfellow . Mir . Heaton , 7 , Briggate ; and Mr . Hobson , Times' office , Ueeds . Mr . Thomas Butler , 4 , Cheapside , Londoa . Alt . Haiitlkt , Bookseller . Halifax . Mr . Dbwhiest , 37 , New Street , Huddersfield . Mr . Harbison , Bookseller , MarketPlace , Baraaley Mr . Hakgkove ' s Library , 9 , Coney Street , York . Me 33 ra . Fox and Son , Bodksellers , Pontefract . Mr . Harrison , Market-place , Riuon . Mr . Lanqdalb , Bookseller , Knaresbro& Harrogate Mr . R . Hurst , Coru Aiark-n , VV akefieid-. ¦ ; Mr . Davis , Druggifat , No . ( 5 , . ViarkqtPia . ee , Manchester , r Mr ; Johnson , Bookseller , Beverley . Mr . Noble , Booksellary Boston , Lincoln-hire . Mr . NoBtE , Bookseller , . Market-place , Hull . Mr . H . HuttTos , Touth , Lincolnshire . Iris Office , Sheftieid . Chronicle Office , Lord Street , Liverpool . Aad at the Advertiser Office , Lowgate , Hall , yj

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      TO THE ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE . FRIEXDS AND CorXTBTHEK , HAYING been solicited by the delegates of the unrepresented people tassembled from all parts of the Riding ) in Dewsbnry , this day , to ailow my = elf to be put in nomina-ian as a candidate for the representation of tbe West Riding , I- hare deemed it my duty to at once comply , and in responding to the call made npon me , see the necessity and propriety of makisg knovrn the principles in support of which I claim your suffrages . ' I appear before you as the humble advocate of of that great body o ' f our countrymen excluded by the present legislative system from all participation in those rights and franchises held and exercised by the other classes of the community .

      I see around me the men of ray own order ( the working class ) creating ( under God ) all "wealth yet CDioving none—earning that bread in tbe " sweat of their brow , " which they themselves do not eat , but ¦ which is devoured by the drones , the schemers , and plunderers of society . From personal connection , correspondence ^ and communication , I cm ? peak to the universal spirit of discontent existing in the breasts of the labouring many . I know that dissffsction toward all existing ' institutions pervides tse mass of the woTkiBg classes . I kcow that they regard with scorn aid contempt the miserably delusive measures

      of Reform lately propounded to the country by the present Advisers of the Sovereign . What will the proposed trifling reduction per pound in the price of Sugar ; the proposed alteration ( for the worse ) in the Duties on Timber ; the proposed alteratioa in the Corn Laws , intended solely to bolster up a decreasing Revenue ; what will ' these changes do for the wretched hand-loom weaver existing upon " 2 s . 9 i ., 3 i Sd ., and 4 s . 6 d . per week ? For the miserably-paid agricultural labourer ! For the tens of thousands of the ; destitute of England , Scotland , and Ireland vnlling to earn by labour their subsistence , but unable to find it ! is

      A cbas ^ e required , not to keop one faction in and another faction ou ;; iut a change that will socially benefit ths mighty mass—that shall guarantee " to him who toils the fruits of his labour . " How is such change to be effected ! Will titled Aristocrats or wealthy Commoners do that for _ you which would ameliorate their class-usurpation Not they indeed . How then is such change to- be brought about ? By the destruction of class-legislation and the representation of the oppressed wealthproducer ? . Seeing , in the present system of legislation , the cause of the political debasemca ; and _ social" wretchedness of the working class , I seek for the enfranchisement ( politically and socially ) of that class by the recognition and adoption of ths principles of the People's Charter .

      I demand the extension of the Suffrage to every male that snail have attained the years of manhood . First , on the ground of right , believing that " all insn are bom free and equnl . " Sscond , on the ground of protection , ihat iaboar may legislate for labour , aud that the rich , through class made laws , may no longer grind the faces of the poor . Opposed in principle to secret voting , I wonid nevertheless g ^ ve my support to tbe Ballot &s a m = ans of protection to the weak against the tyranny of the strong .

      Ani . ual or Sessional Parliaments I would most cordially support . A more equal division of Electoral Districts is absolutely nscissary to avoid the gross anomalies of the present system . The Property Qualification at present required on the part of iLiglish and Irish Representatives is a j < ro * s insnlt to every principle of justice , the people ' s approval shooid ' be the only qualification of the legislator . Each Representativesnoald receive wages for attendance , that he may be truly tbe servant of the people , they ( the people ) having the po'ver to dismiss him from t&eir service when failing to 1 ' uISl ize duties of Ms mission .

      - * Oniy when tbe people are represented will legislative measures be adopted for the good of all . ?» But , in ths meantime , it is perhaps necessary that I should state britfly my sentiments v . poa certain jjrea ; quesuons connected with the welfare of our common country . I am sternly opposed to the New Poor Law , both in principle and detail , and will seek its immediate and total repeal . Regardin-j wi ; h horror and indignation the wholesale mu . cer of the children of the poor in the manufaeioriag districts , the Ten Hours Bill shall have my hearty support ; and I will seek by every means ininypo ^ verw promote a eomplew reform of factory labour .

      feeeirg in local government the best palladium of national liberty , I am opposed to all ienem-s of '" cemralL-aaon . ' "' I zm hostile to any scheme of Rural Police , and consider tha : th- ; conapleie contronl over the police of io ^ vus and boroughs should be vesiedin the hands of ihe inhabitants . I am opposed to all re 5 ; ric : ioas upon knowledge , and will seek the repeal of all law ; and iaxes fettering ihe press . The advocate of religions as well as civil liberty , I contend again ?; the exLr . ecce of a aiats church , or compulsory exaitious for i . 3 . 2 support ot any sect or creed .

      I will support a total repeal of the Corn -Lairs accompanied by sach a reduction of taxation as -. Till alloT the BritUa farmer to compete with th 3 foreign corn grosver ; and give to the manufacturing population , the beaen : of sach repsai witbau ; iuiiiciing injury upon the agricultural classes . 1 am for the Tcpsal of all il aono ' t / ohas'' by the repoal of the "monopoly" of legislation . "With refpsct to Ireland . I am decidedly in favour of a Repeii of the Le ^^ litive Uaion , believing that it would b 3 for th- ; uiierea and welfare of both counties that Ireland should c : > n * :-: ; uie au-i leglsla . e for herself . If electel as your R ? pre 5 eni : r . ive , I shall u ? e every exariion : o prj ; . ; re ths liberation and restorj .-ViOn of all those suffering in prison or in exile fur their 2-JvocacT of ihj xijjh ' . s of man .

      Elector ; , — [ hare briefly but explicitly stated my prin ? iples—tbe grounds upon "winch I hope lor your Suffrages ; in you k reposed a weighty trust , see itV . yoa EX ^ TCiU ina : : rii .-: i ,--r the good or' ali . We are on the ere of a change , which ej earthly power can aver :, it is for you to sav h 3 . v tha : change shall be effected . W ? are 0 : 1 : he vsry thr-. shiM of " Revolution , " it is fur you to decide whether that " Re-Tviti-ion'' shall be peaceably br- " : gh : about with your £ -. sis ^ a :: ce , cr whether the d ^ frinchis ^ d miy j shall bj cjap-iled zi > r : ijbt ibenHslvas : a spue of j-sd ? opposidon—ia tbe latter C 3 ^ ' ? the consequences are frish ' . fai to coaverap aii . Br i >> T ? m-, inure brute force cinnst macii icnger hv . 3 . 3 ' . he voice oi th ? oppressed and the enslaved .

      ^ on-Elect-ors . —The pr . ncipks set forth in this acareis are no new p ? i ^ . c -v > ie ? adopt-a fur ' . he oeea-Fionj for ye ^ rs I h ^ ve .-traggied for their triumph ; my irst services in your caa ~ e enutie me to look for th » :- support of which I feel contHem . Fricuis aad C-ouctrvsen , —>" o ^ r is the tim ? to as ? er ; you ? ciaiai to v , e -Mnrago ; ioig d ^^ rar . curse J —loag eBs ' ipveJ , pe -is-.- to bo ins -wiping sers ot faction . A-.: * aa : h your thousands and tens of thousands , on the day cf nom : i : a : irii ! , siia once , and for ever , ~ ji a-ide l-m ojioa ? a-. d w . ck ^ d distinction of th-i " privileged few . '' a . ud ' . h-2 * ' ? ubj ? c * - many . " Demand your n . ghis , and praotie 3 Dy '' nsn-n tout demand .

      I am , Your eevore ! Friend and Serraiit , GEORGE JULIAN BARNEY Dcwsbarv , June 20 . 1841 .

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      TO THE ELECTORS AND NON-ELECIOKS OF THE BOROUGH OF LEEDS . HAYING b ? ea invited tobscoma a Ca ididate for tae R ^ pr ^ entauon of your £$ or-u ^ n , I cheerliuiy comply , and re ^; my hoprs of saecssi upon tha ( k > inciuer ; c-a benveen my principles ana objects , ana your iatcres . s and dines . Tairs are period ? m the hiswry of naiioG =, when events concur to produce & cris . a , m -which attention to ; h 3 cousiiiuuou an 1 workings of GovtiTiHae ^ t , tie cwitiva of ; he p .-uple , vaeir grievancesopinions

      , and feelings , become the sacred duty ot aii . Tue present is such a period . The voica of discontent nnsjs tfiroa ^ h . the iaa -i , and the crv of me oppressed ptercetn tne beaven 3 . Mcrcaaats aud Mauufac ^ turers , ilisters and Workmen , all , in fact , except rhose prirtlejfed to iive on the resources developed and wealthproduc-d by the mind , skill , and labjur Of tie people , are < Uss ± : ufi . * i with things as they are . Oppression and frand increase daily . Ruin and udendurable misery are ixoiss of things as they are therefore , a change is demanded .

      Bat TrhaJ change ! Wu « chaage ' adequate to the emergencies of the case , and capable of effectually eradicating existing evils ? Wnsi change wiii make Eaglaad and Englishmen what " they ougtas vo bs 1 Various schemes are offered jj parties cliimin ? yoar SuSa ^ &s . Which is the best ? Tom is ; ne qaeation , tha Question of Questions , " winch you mast now deeiie ! As aa Englishman attached to my cotmtry , and a maa desirom of advancing tha condition of my race , I respesifoily snbmit my -riews of the means by waicti i \\ 9 iionour » ad happiness of bath wuald bs se'iarsd , *• B 3 ja « , and fear not . " That is my remedy ; theioano . vaon of my political creed . Cktss L ;^ isi « io 3 , and Irresponsible Powar , are op ? a ; = y 10 ih : 3 . 1 believe them , thererore . to be the scvire-e 01 wur miseries—GoTernmsnt by tad for the people , the onlv remedv .

      ? ¦ u o" wthB PeoP ^ c requires that the voice of th « r itepresai 2 iati 7 £ s be heard in the Legislature whiea m ^ i ^ iaws afectin s : rheir iiTes , means of ffxi ^ fWOTjgptiiappiaess . This Justice to the Peopie va , aoj oaly compatible with , bn ? inseparable P ^ JriiJf * - teppiness of all . I am , therefore , no refcaalflaruzui , aOr Pmj Slare .

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      . My Principles are embodied in the People ' s Charter , and are admitted , by all , to be abstractedly \ jusi ; but I hold that where Justice-is art abgtr&clvm , Injustice must be a reality . The Principles of the Charter woald rest the Government of the Country in Men of Mature Ago and Sound Mind ; the present system enfranchises and legislates for Bricks , Mortar , and Money . The former is s , Living Soul , the latter a Dead Matter Suffrage . I am not only for the Repeal of the Corn Laics , bat the abolition of all Duties upon Imports and Exports . I would make Trade as free aa the air we breathe , and abolishing all other Taxes , would provide the needful expences of a just trovernmment by a Tax upon Property .

      I maintain tha right of the Unemployed Labourer , as well as the Aged and Infirm , to a enbsistence from the soil of his native Land ; and shall , therefore , oppose the present Poor Law as insufficient in its provisions , as well as insulting and despotic in its administration . My opinions on other subjects I shall have an opportunity of submitting to you shortly ; in the meantime , I assure you your Choice shall be my Qualification , your approbation my reward , and the promotion of ydur universal Interests my highest Happiness . I am , Gentlemen , Your Friend and Servant , JAMES WILLIAMS . ' Sunderland , June 12 , 1841 .

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      TO THE ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF LEEDS . rjlHE time has arrived when anew Government JL has to be formed out of the Representatives of the National Mind . In the strugglo for the selection and election of such Representatives Leeds has to tske a part ; and already are . four Candidates , in the respective interest of the two great factions who have ruined our country , claimants for your " sweet voices . " To meet the usurped power of faction , you have , in Public Meeting assembled , called upon me to become a Candidate for the Representation of your Borough , associating me with a noble colleague—one of Nature's Geitlemen . I hare great pleasure in responding to your call ; and hops to prove myeolf

      worthy of your cocfidence by exhibiting the mcompetency of our opponents to legislate for the present enlightened race of "ignorant" Englishmen . I am a plain , blunt man ; so " ignorant , " that I am not considered worthy of being trusted with the power , or even the right , of judging of the respective merits of those who plead far your Votes ; while yon consider me worthy the distinguished honour of standing by their side as a Competitor . My opinion on the questions of " the Suffrage , the Ballot , and tbe Church , " are not " in process of formation ' ! They are fully matured and confirmed . I trust , therefore , that I shall not require "drilling " to ' render"me " sufficiently acceptable to the Electors" on these points 1

      I am a firm and uncompromising advocate for the immediate legislative adoption of the People ' s Charter—a document drawn up by Dan O'Connell , Mr . Roebuck , Mr . Hume , and others . Tuis measure ' duly provides for the just Representation of the j ¦ whole People ; secure ? the free exercise of the Yran- ' chise j and pats an eff .-ctual stop to the practice of Bribery and Corruption which now eo notoriously prevails . Under it ' s provisions the House of Com- ' mons could be no other than a true reflex of the j National Mind . ' Belonging to the people ; having no interest but 1 in common with the ptople ; working for the people j ( in Parliament if sent ) as I have hitherto worked , among the people , I shall be free from the tram- ; znels of party or faction ; and shall not have to ; sacrifice honour , honesty , truth , consistency , and character to maintain the ascendency of any one set 1

      of miscreants over another . I shall never be ! obliged to vote that " black is white" to preserve ; my friends in ofBee !! : I make no difference in the creeds of Whig and j Tory . The whole ( if any ) consists in their position j relatively to the two little monosyllables— " in" and " out V The Whi ^ s in are Tories : —the Whigs 1 o-at , are anything that you with to make them to ; secure their " innings" !! j As a charge has lately b * en made by tha hired i press against that body to which I have the honour j to b the Chartist Miss 3 ionanes

      elong— " -paid , ' —a word here , perhaps , may not be out place . We j have been called " Trafficking Poliuciius . " For the j present I shall rest q-iietiy under the charge ; but j upon the day of Nomination I shall take the liberty j of questioning both " the noble soldier , " and the I ki prostituted barrister' as to the difference of our j respective callings : and I think I shall ho , able to j show , that while I still eat the bread of honett toil , j that one of my competitors is a tool ready to be hired j at so much per day fo ? the honourable service of indiscriminate slaughter , while the other is ready to i prostitute himself , lor pay , to the indiscriminate

      support of ri « ht or wrong—the first comer being the ; object of his protection and support . j Electors andNon-Eiectora !—A great and mighty change is at hand ! and it behoves us to be prepared wiih the proper machinery for w-rking out that chau ^ e . Hitherto all Revolutions have failed , because the people have not been prepared with a new system to replace the old one ; the intermediate ; spice bet-n-ecn the deathof one system and the establishment , of another having generally been one of Physical Revolution , in which the paramount and general good of the peopls has been overlooked .

      To constitute a small cog in the required machinery I take to be the purpose to which you mean to apply me and my honourable colleague should y - > u elect us ; that is , w < t sha . il form a , portion of the National Representation of the National Will , ready to act for the Nation when society shall be convulsed , Ca 3 in all probability it will be ) by the interested struggles of the two rival factions lor supremacy . Whatever danger may be consequent npoh that position , I willingly undertake it ; and shall not shrink from any honourable ta ^ k imposed "npon rte by my Cunstitutents . We are in the midst of a inishtT struggle between Land and

      Machixesy . The q . iesnon of the rightful and harmouiocs application of these two elements of production i = ? one of paramount importance , though few understand its bearings . I flatter myseif that 1 know some lutl-e on each branch of the subject , Laving haJ practical acquaintance with both . We mast r ^ tnrn from a too-artificial , t « a more natural stare of Society . Tnen will each of these great sources of Wealth ann Happiness nad its true plac-e iu the estima : ion of Soci ^' . y . and product it 3 uatural results . Agsicclttre will th >; n be fostered , and not discouraged ; and Mjchi . nery will be made to work for ma'i , instead of working against him , as at present .

      Looking anxiou .-ly for the cay when unprotected Labour , .-hall m ^ et protected Capital , before an unprejudiced jary of Englishmen . I am , Your devoted Friend and Servant . JAMES LEECH . - Manchester , Jure I 4 : h , 1 & 41 .

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      TO THE ELECTORS AND INHABITANTS OF

      THE BuROUGH OF ROCHDALE . Elfcioks and Inhabitants of Rochdale , I COME before you , at this great Crisis , as the cand : da : e for your representation , not assuming that po > irion at my own reeking , bur under the command ot' a great body of your Electors , signified to me by heir written requisition , aud sitice sanctioned at your late Meetijit :, by the unanimous approval of " your as ^ mbW C tiz-n *—not 3 « -emb ! ed 111 privacy , or wnhin walls , whore oppon-ms could be excluded —but in an open rpace where every individual had the uEresiric'ed p-jtver to eater , afcera Procession

      through your Street-- , which gave the greatest possible publicity t . * the object . I am not . so presumptuous to coB-ider this proceeding as a manifestation of personal favour to myself ; I hold it as a declararation of your adhesion to that great Cause which we jointly support : —that Cause i * , the Abatement of- Monopolies , Political , R 1 'g'ous , and Commercial 1—it wa ^ this cause which , at your M * etin £ and Proce = aion on Sa . nrday evening , produced sucn unanimity and enthus > a < m—that through the extended range of that Proc-er-- ? ion , and ai that Meeting , not one murmur or" dissent was haard .

      When I avowmy ; eif tl . e Uppoi : « . t of all Monopolies , I proclaim the advocacy . » f evrry Measure which can produce Puli £ icai , Religious , ' and Commercial Freedom . I desire , by the jn-t Extension of the Suffrage to all Classes of the C-irriminny , prot > etrd by the Ballot , to de ? troy the Moiiop . fly nf Reprc-ent ?; ion by which the /« p have br en h ; th * r- - >» e . ii-bl ^ d to maKe Laws to the injury of the mm , y : —an < i I hold tins Monopoly of R-presentation 10 br . ihe ^ ra !! d sourcn trom which every oiher Monopoly h * s derived i : s existence and support . I de-ire to Establish Religiou * Liberty , by Abolish-\> ig . Church Rates arid alt CompuJsorg Assessments , through the means of which a man may oe requir- d ta pay for the Ministry or Ordinances o ! a Cnurch with which he is not joined iu commun'on .

      I desire to establish Commercial Liberty , by Repealing all Duties imposed for tne ProKxnion 01 Ciass Int 6 rests , ajnong 3 t which I .-o . i * idertheDjiieson C : rn to be the most greviou ? , oppress e , a . iJ unjust . —asd rendered stiil { Hora ihtoiei'afeje , wlnist through the means of the N ^ w Po- ^ t Law , the provision ibr the Po-T has beea curtailed , aua the umu ut wliet rendered so hard and offmsivj t » Aid Lmje ..-t - e ^ liu ^ = of ED ^ lifh Ind ? pesd .- ; ii-u z ~ ;¦; ihriuee lue iuff . ru = to submit , in m ^ nycu .-..-s , 10 the fxuuuu ^^ uf lif--through want aaJ JL-eise , rather ; au hi ; ra :-3 o thenisehresiothe do . r-in ^ co : iJi' -.. j u ¦ , /¦ a Wovkf . oui ^ . By these u :. j ^ i ^ u ^ -i : ¦ ; -, ,.- ,. -u- ^ i L-t- b- ^ ea generawd , th ? rtrachueir : -f £ ¦ 4 jl ::: tim - u iu " ih .-coflstiturion of their Con- ^ - v i ^ 3 " be .-si -. vr . - . kenedoutrage has been tne urisr- -i " - ¦ . : co :. m q !¦? ¦ . •; \ - . •{ >¦¦ ,-Ja'ls have \ ,- ? r . % \\ f- \ r » - ' - : ' . '• .- ' ¦ -iv r - ; " ....

      under pretence of ta ^ rcir . i- i \ . ^ :. vfu-r—tut ; constitutional Cc-. Ltab : c has " t-: ^ a . x . hin ^ e- - ] for ; hehired Policemen—the noble iustrutioL :-. ^ yoin Graat Alfred have been canceled—Englishmen aro ao . longer to be the unpaid tuaroian 3 of their own

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      peace—and a body has beeii formed undor the name of a Rural Police , for the support of which , your Taxes havo been increased , and an instrument ? hfi § been created , which , in the hands of an arbitrary Government , might speedily be converted into a Standing Army independent of the control of Parliament , and applied to the subversion of all the Constitutional lights of the people . My desire iai to restore y oar country to good order , not by the continuance of imprisonments and punishments , and despotic establishments , but by such improved Laws and systems of policy as will secure the attachment of the People to their form of Government , and their obedience to tha authorities of the State , by a sense of the practical benefits seenred to them .

      With reference to Ireland , I claim for that portion of the United Kingdom , Eqnal Rights , and Privileges , and Franchises with Britain * and I desire to incorporate the interests of the two Countries by the communication of mutual advantages , through the mfans of juEt and impartial principles of united Legislation . Electors and People of Rochdale , such is an abstract of my opinions , my well considered opinions —which I have more fully explained to you at your public meetings : —I have told you also , that I will not go to Parliament to support the objects of any Party or Ministry , or any L ? aa * er , but to sustain fo

      the best of my judgment , by my honest votes , ihe combined interests of all Classes of the Community : and impressed wirh the evil of the lengthened duration of Parliament ? , I reiterate the pledge of annually submitting my Parliamentary Conduct to the test of your decision , and if called on , at any time , by any considerable number of the voters who supported mo , I promise to re-placo in your hands the trust of your Representation . If I go into the House of Commons in a capacity to serve you , I must go there by your free , unsolicited , and unpurchased voices : —On no other terms can I consent to be yonr Representative .

      Electors of Rochdale , I feel there are no personal grounds on which I could solicit the position of your Representative . We come together with a view of acting for the common good of our Country * we desire , at this gTeat Crisis , to take the best steps to promote those Reformed Systems which the National Internets imperatively require . Fot these objectBour connection must be founded on public virtne . Electors and Inhabitants of Rochdale , I am informed that the friends of Monopolies will attempt to make a stand against us , by msans of the power which the monopoly of the rights of voting supplies them . That they hope , by private workings and undue influences , and , abo ^ e all , by creating divisions , to swamp the votea of the Liberal Electors , and defeat that power which would bo impregnable

      to their attacks if the Elective Franchise wero diffused to a just f xtent through your Working Classes . Boon your guard , therefore . Recollect "That united we stand—divided we fall , " Think not of the individual Candidate , but of the cause , —think of your wives and families—think of yor ^ r work ing fellow townsmen , the Non-Electors , and then ask , — will you giTe your votes in support of those monopolios by which tbe sources of employment are closed , whilst , at the Fame time the prices of food are raised 1—Electors , recollect that the moro the franchise is limited , the higher are the responsibilities of those who hold it . Permit me , in conclusion , to call to your mind the memorablo words of Nelson , — " England expects every man to do his duty 1 " Acting upon this motive alone , I offer myself to your service .

      Your faithful Servant , WM . SHARMAN CRAWFORD Rochdale , June 7 th , 1841 .

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      TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF BRADFORD , n ENTLEMEN , —You are about to be called Hpon IT to exercise the important Trust which you hold in common with the other Electors of this Kingdom , of returning Representatives of your opinions to Parliament . The present Political Crisi 9 ia perhap 3 of m ' ire importance to the industrious and productive Classes of our Countrymen than any that has occurred in our history . A struggle ia about to ensue between the two great Factions of the State for Political Power . —They are eo nicely balanced that it will require but a very few Independent Men in Parliament to turn the scale on whatever side is most favourable to the People .

      It behoves you therefore to exercisp the Elective Franchise with caution and discrimination . Have % clear understanding with the Candidates , and endeavour to return , at least , one independent of party ; for the great advantage of having only a few such men in the ensuing Parliament is obvious . They all hold th-3 Balance of Power , a ;; d the cause of the People must progress . In responding to your call , it is but right that I should give you a candid statement of my political principles . They are , adopting the maximof Bemham , to secure to the People the greatest happiness of the greatest number ! To arrive at that d ^ sTable end , I luiieveit necessary to give to them Universal Suffrage and increased facilities for acquiring knowledge , by a National System of Education founded on liberal and enlightened principle ? . 1 am for restoring to the People their ancient usage- of electing their representatives Annually , and that they

      should be paid lor their Services , believing these measures te be of the utmost , importance m securing a real Representation of the People in Parliament , by establishing , on a firm basis , that dependence of the Representatives upon the Represented , which is essential to good Government . I am also for a division of the Kingdom into Electoral Doi / artments , depending in their divisions upon an equal amount of population , as oue of the means of getting a fair Representation of the People , by destroying the present corrupt and iniquitous system of permitting Boroughs with a papula ' . ion of 4 , 000 to exercise the S 3 me influence in the State as those containing 100 , 000 inhabitant ? . I am an advocate for Ihe Vote by Ballot , not from principle , but expediency , looking upon it under iho present confined arrangement , as the o : ily means of destroying the corrupt system of influence and bribery at Ejections . The foregoing I consider fnudamcui&l principles called into existence by the increasing intelligence of the

      age . With res : arJ to those Measures now exciting public Discussion , 1 ara t ^ r a Total Repeal of the Corn Laws , believing tin m to be an iniqiutms tax upon trie many for the bcutri ' . oi' ihefew ; and an impediment to tne Extension oi' the ^ rea :, Resources 01 this Cautery , her Maiiu ' acturing Industry and Capacity . 1 arj for a Repeal of all thuSo Laws which prtveiit the freest . Intercourse cf rations in their Commercial Transactions , belie / . iJig feuch Restrictions to bo disadvantageous to the £ ; reat mass or' the Peoplo in this Country , and au Impediment to tho Advancement of the Civiiiziuou or Mankind . I am in iavour of a Graduated Property Tax , as the fairest which can be levied , to supply the deficiency of Revenue which might be occa : > iout . * a by au alteration ot our CummerciaJ Code .

      I am opposed to tho New Poor Law , considering it Unchristian and Inhuman , in sacrificing the nearest and dearest Ties of Humanity to Pohtical Economy . I am tor the Abolition of Church Rates , ; iookiug upon tb ' -ui aa oppressive aiul dislwueat , j towards the . Diss-j ^' . ^ rs , 111 eaiiing upou them to coni tribute to ihe suppcrt of a Sirueiure iu which they ; never coii ^ ivgi-. e . | This 13 sho { . 'aural outline of my Principles ; not I takf 11 up to ? ; he occa ^ ou , but wi , ic " : i I havo holu ! throughout life . I have Independence and Lei-ure , i both eventual for tha proper performance of tho duty ! ot' a Re . ' irj ^ oitjMve of the People in Parliament . ; If you thihk j . jy Prjflci ^ lr-s claim your support , iny 1 time and energies ar « at your servico ; but by no \

      bribery or Intoxication , ( being a decided friend to the Temperance Cause . ) will I compromise my Principles , 0 ^ < . u ieav ur to corrupt you . I shall then have ihr . satisfaction , in ci .-e of my Election , of emerius upon my duties bold and fearless , iu having been returned by Honest and Independent Electors . Ort the ot ' iu-r hand , in case 1 should not be chosen by a Ma-j'n-ity of you , I shall ha-vq the saiisiaci . oti <" ¦ " r . !" ; into private life without a siDfj !^ unp ! -a-U ' . u t ^ -iin ^ , ijut . w ;' th tho consciousness of having hono-tly off .: ed to my supporters the means of r * 'cordir _ g ttieir opinions m-favour of the Political Principles oi which I am the humble Adrocatc . I rem ? - ' n . GenU- ' -tnen , Your ' f , faithfully and sincerely , W . SIMPSON .

      Bradm ^ re-Hoase , Hammersmith , J . u . c l-2 . h 1841 .

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      TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PERTH . n ENTLEMEN , —I have been solicited by a nu-VI merous portion of your fellow-citizens to allow myseJ' to be put in nomination as a Candidate for your bufira ^ es at the approaching election . And , gentlemen , 1 assure you , that nothing but a high sense of public duty , and the hopo of preventing the represematiou 01 > uur city from falling within ihe pale of Aristocratic or Ministerial influence , could have induced me to come forward . It is a matter of imperious necessity that some thorough Radical Reformer should stand forward to Tindicate the parity oi > our principles , the freedom of your

      election , and tho independence of your character . ' I acssp : iiio ; uvua : ; on with a ceisrmluation to assist you ia daftiiting the unconstitutional in , tenuoos uf the pre .-tn : Government , in thus attempting to SV . rcc upon you a Placeman as your represeutativej —a P . ' .-ciuau , too , wito already puts into his pocket i'S . otO per annum out ox tho public taxos , wrung fi um t « 2 industry of tho poor . Your object ialaudame . . in < l I hopo you Will succeed in frustrating their u ^ -L'ii bj placing uy xj ^ nio a : the lie-ad of the poll . I make no bfey pretensions , —I can boast of no aristocriiicil connection , no family influence , no corrupted instruments of power , —I depend entirely upon the reliance ion may place upon the honesty of my principle w& fha integrity of my actions .

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      I eol < cit your suffrages as a thorough Radical Reformer of the old school , — unused to the new fangled doctrine of " ExpedjieiiKSyj ^ pr to the claptrap theories of the present GoVemment , ^ - ! am opposed to . - Finality" principles in every sense of the word , arid I am therefore determined to gp on radically reforming the Commons House upon the : principles of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , and Vote by Ballot . ¦ ' ¦¦ Aa a Radical Reformer I am opposed to every species of Monopoly , whether of power or of wealth . I am opposed to the Monopoly of the Bank of England , because I conceive that its connection with the -Exchequer is dangerous t © the commonwealth—its ' power over the monetary interests of the country injurious to trade and commerce , and its influence over the whole property in the cotmtry , an evil which demands the serious attention of the Legislature .

      I am opposed to the Corn Laws upon , principle ; because 1 conceive them to b& najusfc , impolitic , inhuman , and unchristian ; and am therefore opposed to the Government plan of a fixed duty , in the full conviction that any tax upon food is an injustice that ought not to be tolerated . I am an Advocate for their Total Repeal ! I conceive that the question of Free Trade as brought forward by the present Ministry is a scheme to gam popularity—a mere stalking horse to delude tho people with new promises , which , like all the rest , are sure to bo broken—a speculation to gain a little strength to uphold their rotten and rickety administration .

      I am in favour of Free Trade ; but would also free the industry of tho people from tho enormous amount of Taxation they are called upon to pay for the support of the State , and supply the deficiency of the rerenuo by a tax upon all real and funded property ; then , instead of merely revising the import duties , we could safely abolish them altogether . The industry of our people , combined with our natural and artificial resources , would enable us to compete with any nation in tho world . Why then should we fear competition 1 If we had a cheap Government , wo Bhould not . Wo ask it—we demand Free Trade , Free Labour , Free Institutions .

      As a Radical Reformer , and an advocate of self government , I am opposed to the graud scheme of centralization—a scheme set on foot by the present Government ( of which tho Hon . Fox Maule is an active member ) to subjugate the people and destroy every vestige of Constitutional freedom that our ancestors have fought for and defended with their lives . To the Rural Police scheme , for filling the country with Gendarmerie , I am heartily opposed ; and also to the principle of the New Poor Law Amendment Act . Though its baneful and destructive influence has not touched your land , recollect Engiaud is already cursed with it—Ireland is under its ban—Wales is falling beneath its deadly blight . You , people of Scotland , cannot expact long to escape from its poisonous touch . Be prepared , then ^ and return to Parliament one who will use his endeavours to resist the invasion of tho Poor

      Law Commissioners upon your constitutional right . I am opposed to the connection betwixt Church and State . I hold it wrong in principle , and utterly at variance with the precepts of Christianity , to tax a man for the support of any religion with which he does not conscientiously agree . As a Christian , were I in Parliament , I would vote for tho abolition of clerical imposts , of all stipendiary ministers and high church dignitaries , all exactions , oblations , fees , and emoluments , levied by the clergy in the name of an established religion , whether in the Church of England and Ireland , or in the Kirk of Scotland , and throw religion upon its own merits , and its support upon the voluntary contributions of its adherents . I am also opposed to the existence of our English Ecclesiastical Courts , believing that such institutions are not compatible with our sacred religion , whose precepts teach us " Peace on earth , and good will towards all men . "

      These are my views . If you agree with me , I hope you will give me your cordial support . And , Gentlemen , depend upon it , if I succeed at the Poll , I will servo you faithfully , honestly , and honourably , so long as I maintain your confidence . And farther , I pledge myself , in accordance with my Ticws of Annual Parliaments , to appear before you onca a year , and givo you an account of my services in your cause . I have the honour to be , Gentlemen , Your most obedient servant , R . J . RICHAUDSON .

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      TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE . p ENTLEMEN , —A dissolution of Parliament is IX at hand , and you will be shortly called upon to exercise your must valuable rights aa freemen . Permit me , on this occasion , to solicit your suffrages . The Son of a Member of Parliament , my attention has been early directed to the science of Politics , aud I have there learned to rocogniso the great principle of equal rights and equal privileges . I therefore boldly , unhesitatingly , uncompromisingly avow myself the advocate , of Universal Suffrage , which shall secure to every adult male the right to the vote in the locality wherein ho resides . The recognition of that right' I believe to bo the best security for tho rich , as it is the only guarantee for the poor .

      I am decidedly opposed to the Naw Poor Law Amendment Act . The principle which has been avowed by its advocates , that no distinction shall be made between poverty , the effect of misfortune , or tho iVuit of crime , 1 detest , as equally abhorrent to the feelings of Humanity au < l the dictates of Christianity . The centralized authority of the Poor Law Commissioners 1 look upon as unconstitutional . Its exercise heartless and tyrannical . My best tiforts , therefore , wyuld be directed to its repeal , and a return to those principles which shall secure the benefits of the Act of Elizabeth without the abases . Having successfully , after obtaining tho highest academica honours , BUwied in iho thr .-o faculties of Law , Medicine , and Theology , 1 venture to hope that my services might prov « useful upon many questions connected with those subjects that come before tho Parliament .

      Being a resident in the Borough , its Local Interests must neeessaniy engage my best attention . Should you do ma th < s l'i # h honour to elect me as your Representative , in . Parliament , I trust you will ever find me active in business , unremitting in exertion , and unwearied in application . Neither Whig nor Tory , it shall bo my proud boast to be , indeed , and in truth , tho Representative of the People . I have the ) 'honour to he , Gentlemen , Your most obedient humble Servant , WILLIAM VILL 1 EKS SANKEY , M . A . 30 , Harwood Slreot , Juno 15 , 1841 .

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      TO THE ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF CLACKMANNAN AND KINROSS-SHIKES . REQUISITION " , signed by a number of the electors XX ami all the Chartist Associations , has been put into ruy hand calling upon Hie to become a candidate at the forthcoming election for Clackmannan an'l Kinoss-shire . I feel honoured in such an invitation , and accept it with , the determination , of prosecuting tUe canvasa to the utmost extent the people may deem it right . I multr-8 : and tot Col . Abercromby ia already in the fhld upou tho TVbi' ; interest It is currently reported that a candidate for the Tory interest will alsa make hia

      appearance . It 13 » i »; lit that tho Chartists , who are nine-teut ! 's of the population in those districts , ought albo to have thtsir candidate upou the present oceasiun . To tbe Chartists I have , upon innumerable occasions , explained my principles , these are all contained in that we \ l known document called the People ' s Charter , and I have unhesitatingly declared that 1 will countenance no qttuT agitation until this Charter become the law of the land , as , in my opinion , those who do so sacrifice their birthright at tiie shrino of some of ttw factions ¦ who have a \ V in their turn deceived , and afterwards pillaged and opprt-. 's ^ d , the British people .

      To the electors of theaa counties—Aliow me to point out shortly your present position in connection with the great body of tho people ; you are divided between the manufacturing and agricultiWut pursuits ; a -wise and enlightened government is nocssm-y as : i protection to these interests . But government in thia country has never held in the legitimate-path of its duty , it has continually interfered to regulate tiWt * ii . t- rests which it ought to have only protected . AVmsw nas now increased to sucli au extent under its long continued maladministration that the whole resource of the people are absorbed to satiate its demands , aud tnwu now , in the midst of profound peace , the resources of the most ingenuous and industrious people in the w > rM aiv in adtqu&te to supply its wants Up . varrta >; f two millions of its ' industrious labourers and -an ^ ms toil from raoming until midnight , and have not u titlw of the

      ordinary necessaries of life . Our wareln u-stis are groaning with tho fruita of the peop le ' s industry , ' and yet they are wandering about ill' fed and clothed la hus . The people are naw convinced that these permanent evils result from bad ; government . Y « nt tu « e ;« ut < jrs ot these counties , are called upon to send forth & reyrest-ntative who "Witt either augment or rwuuvn these evils . If your election should unfortunately fatl Hi'on either a Whig or a Tory , you will th » n have extineim .- ' neft the last vestige of hope among the psopKj , « f u \< = ir condition being improved through , your patriotism and . w . Udum . If youeltct a representative who will ) A 'ge hii .-,.-i «! f to use all his influence in Ai : o House , of Cuniiiioi . - ; ro piss the People ' s Charter into ! a . v ; -y- ' - ' -t " ' it - ^ . > ire tho people with renewed cenfMenca ir . your 1 nU ii y aud wisdom , as they feel coiittdfuc tlatr-ii-i * country , is doomed Bpeedily tJ be the scejio oi amnciiy aud revolution .

      To the Chartists of tlie * e cwcih . ^— 1 u .-. re no v called upou to perform a sacred and import tit o . uty to yourselves , your families , and your country , 'i ' li * peop o are the legitimate source o £ political power . Yt . u have now an opportunity to prova it . 'i'lie YVIiI-m and i ' yi-k ' s are your hitter aud uncoinproiuisini ; enemies—une that power by harrasaiivg them in nil possible mesns under the constitution--use your constitutional riguta

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      at the day of nomination , and after recording your decision thtre , trust to God , and the saoans He will discover to you : for tfca securing and establishing of your rights in this land .: ' ^> ' ¦ ' : ¦ ¦ ' . '¦"¦ ¦ v Mam ,, . ¦ . Electors and non-electors , ; Yours &c , Alva , 14 th June , 1841 . Abraham Duncan .

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      TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF LEEDS . GENTLEMEN , —A Requisition has been presented to me from a large aud influential Body ot' the Electors of Leeds , calling upon me to become % Candidate , in conjunction with . Lord Jocelyn , ibr the Representation , of the Borough in the event of a Dissolution of Parliament . The character of the Appeal with which I am honoured , whether I regard the number or respectability of the parties who make it , is such as will not permit me to hesitate between the inclination of private feeling and the dictates of public duty ; I , therefore , Gentlemen , respectfully announce to you my intention of complying with its request . In declaims myself a Candidate for so great an

      honour , and in purposing to undertake so heavy a responsibility as that of watching over the Parliamentary Interests of thiB extensive Borough , I nish I could offer to you the benefit of Parliamentary as well as Commercial Experience in the consideration of all those great questions which so deeply absorb the public mind . Never have we stood more in need of the ability of an energetio Government or the wisdom of an enlightened Legislature than at the present moment ; and I confess that I do not recollect the period when the depression of every branch of our Commercial Interests has been so appalling as it now is , nor can I conceive any duty so imperative upon Parliament as that of a most patient yet prompt endeavour to devise substantial means of relief .

      What may be the cause or the combination of causes which has produced this paralysis of our commercial strength , or what may be the best means of restoring us to activity , admits of much discussion , and deserves to be discussed with moderation and temper . To those who ascribe our present distress to the operation of the existing Corn Laws , I can admit that a reduction and modification of the present scale of duties would not be attended with injustice to any class of the community ; and to the advocates of Free Trade I can equally admit that our Commercial Code requires deliberate investigation , aud that many obstacles which now impede the current of Trade may be removed without injury to any other existing Interest ; but in the pursuit of this object , I hopo that Euglaud will not be compelled to abandon thoso exertions which she has 60 nobly begun in tearing off the hideous badge of Slavery from the human race .

      Upon the subject of the Poor Law , the provisions relating to what is called out-door relief appear to me to have been made by the Commissioners in utter ignorance of the precarious employment of a manufacturing population , of which not only individuals , but masses of individuals , are , at a few days' notice , reduced from a state of industrious competency , to helpless destitution . Relief so restricted is wholly inapplicable to the wants of the dense population of a trading district ; besides which , there are other parts of this law that evidently require amendment . It is needless for me to dwell in this address upon my devotion to our Church , or upon the importance which I attach to the Religious Education and Moral Improvement of tho Poor . It is equally needless for me to express my reverence and admiration for all tho 3 e institutions comprised within the pale of our unequalled Constitution , calculated as they are to

      entail blessings upon all classes of the Community ; but I am persuaded that these blessings cannot be permanently enjoyed by any class , or in any rank of life , unlesa due regard be paid to the means of subsistence and to tho ' * contented labour" of the great body of tlie People . Whatever may be the estimation in which the policy of the present Administration has been held by its supporters , they must acknowledge that that policy cannot bo successfully applied to the exigencies of the State except it be based upon the Confidence of the Nation . They must see that this Confidonao has been withdrawn ;« agenetal dissatisfaction with the measures of our Rulers , and an increasing suspicion of tho Honesty of their motives , are fast growing upon the public mind : I concur in these apprehensions , and should hail their removal from Office as the first step to the restoration of our National Prosperity .

      I havo the honour to be , Gentlemen , Your faithful Friend and Servant , WM . BECKETT Kirkstall Grange , 8 th June , 1841 .

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      TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF

      LEEDS . n ENTLEMEN , —The honour you havo done me in vT presenting to me the flattering Requisition L have just received , proposing that I should offer myself as a Candidate for your Suffrages as one of your Representatives in Parliament , demands my most cordial thanks . I am fully sensible , likewise , of the additional value which is stamped ou that Requisition by your having associated my name with that of your honoured Townsman , Mr . William Beckett ; and , with such a call and 6 uch a colleague , I cannot hesitate to accept your invitation , and to profess my willingness to fight with you the battle of the Constitution in this great Crisis of the public affairs .

      With respect to the principlo on which I now come forward , I have already had some opportunity of explaining myself to you personally ; but in accepting your Requisition I am bound to state explicitly to all the Electors what those principles are . In one word , then , they are strictly Conservative ; that is to say , they are such as will lead me to consult the interests , not of one class to the exclusion or prejudice of others , but to advance the well-being of the entire Community , adhering as closely as possible to the old Landmarks of the Constitution . I shall not bid for your support by promising to root np and destroy every Institution that may be found to require Regulation or Improvement . ; but with due respect to the existing Laws and Usages of the Country , I would labour to preserve whatever is useful , and honestly to correct and reform whatever is amiss .

      As to the immediate questions which , now occupy the publio mind , I believe you will agree with me in thinking that , however important they are in themsofve- * , and deserving of the most serious consideration of tho Legislature , they do not constitute the real point at issue at this time , which is no less than the formation of an efficient Government in place of the weak Ministry whi (> h has for the last few and disastrous years exercised tbe responsibility without being able to wield the powers of the State .

      That the unoxampled depression of the Commercial and Financial affairs of the Country requires a searching investigation inte its cause , and great wisdom and firmness in applying theiutest remedies , no man can doubt ; but it is equally obvious that the indispensable preliminary-to this is the formation of a strong and effective Government , wise in counsel , and possessing the confidence of so decideda majority of tho Rfcpresentativco of the people as to have the power of carrying through the measures which they may doem the exigency of the times to require .

      To tho support of auch a Government , if elected as one of your Representatives , I shall consider it my duty to render my assistance , believing entirely that it can be formed only on Conservative principles ; aud while thu 3 seeking to accomplish what I consider necessary to the safety of the Country , I will address mvself assiduously to the protection and advancement of'your own varied interests , and to the consideration of those great aud complicated national questions which involve on the oae hand the gri . atest extension that can safel y and profitably be inade of the Manufacturing and Commercial Exertions of this . Country , and on the other the protection of the lar # e and important interests of the Cultivators of the Soil ; the suupiy of Food to all classes tree from the influence of Foreign Jealousy and the dangers of Foreign War ; the removal of all the

      harsh and needless severity of the New Poor Law , rendering it applicable ( which at present it is not ) to the vicissitudes of the trade , and the wants and comforts of the Manufacturing Population ; the / mainteuanoe of the great and truly glorious effort made at no large a cost by thia Country to strike off the bonds of Slavery throughout the world ; and the extension of those means of a moral and religious National Education which can alone insure the safety of the State and the well-being of all ' Classes among our rapidly-iacreasing Population . Upon these and all other sibjeots I shall be happy to afford you every satisfaction in my power when-f ever the proper period arrives for my again appearing among you , and in the fftoantime I shall rely on tha continuance 6 f those efforts upon your part to which you havo so generously pledged yourselves , and which , if continued , canuot , I believe , fail to be cromW wiih the tL ^ red effect .

      I hive the honour to be ,, . / Gentlemen , Your moat obedient , humble servant ,

      : - . JOCELYN London , Jano 7 , 1840 . / hoCommittee for promo tin ' s the Election , of Mr . W . Beckett and Lord Jocelyn meet at No . 17 , Albion-Street , every day at Eleven o'Clock in the Morning and Seven in the Evening . Any information will be willingly afforded to the Electors at any timtmtheday .

      M^T^&A^Fa Leeds Borbu&H Sessions.

      M ^ t ^ &A ^ fa LEEDS BORbU&H SESSIONS .

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      2 THE NORTHERN STAR .

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