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      TO THE EDIXOK OF THB NORTHERN STAB . Sis , —By the last circular issued by the MasoiiB ' Committee , I perceive they only require the mm of ¦ CloQ in order to terminate the strike successfully that is , -without yielding to tke brutal insolence of Allen , and the imperious decrees of Grissal and Peto . Aa a means of raising apart of this sum will you allow me to susgBst , through your columns , tost erery Chaifist . Association throughout the eonntry should devote the profits of one erening ' B lecture , concert , or ball , ¦ whichever might be most convenient , 01 most likely to be productive to the Masons Funds . I have no means of calculating how much this would yield , but "whether much or little , it would be a fitting testimony , on the part of the working classes , to the gaLart conduct of one of the most worthy sections of thfcii body . I cannot allow myself to believe for a moment that * uea a testimony will be withheld .

      I am , Sir , Respectfully yours , P

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      WATKDvS'S LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS

      LECTURE II . coxiixrED . Before I proceed to show who they are that do unto others as they wonld be done by , and who they are yebo do not , I will relate one instance in which we comasonly donnto others as we would "be done by , and another in which we ought not to t ' . o so . And first , when we envy another , we do as we would be done by , bnt we do so involuntarily , and therefore our doing it is without merit . Sometimes , too , when we praise another , we do as we wonld be done by , bnt we do so interestedly , and therefore there is no merit in our doing it . Alas ! hew seldom is there any merit in what we do .

      Bat , 2 sdly , there are cases in which we ought cot to do as we would be done by , but to act according to the circumstances of the case . Punishment is only proper in incorrigible cases , and then not a vindictive punishmeiit , but a punishment in the spirit of pity . Punishment oaght never to exceed the offence , and should be made to operate on the mind rather teas on the body ; all other punishment partaies of the nature of vengeance rather than of correction , smd is more likely to harden than to soften . If we seek to punish the person instead of to corrc ct the offence , we ourselves become offenders ; aye , and commit a greater offence with less excuse than did the original offender . I would ' not make what is called an example of a criminal ; for what good lesson can hanging a man teach us 1 Let the murderer be put not out of life but out of society , and tiie traitor ont of future trast . This wonld be doing not , perhaps , as we would be done by , but as we ought to be dene by .

      There are many cases in which , were we to do unto others as we would be done by , we should do far more for them than is done ; as , for instance , some services are of a nature so laborious or dangerous that we either could not or would not perform them ourselves , and yet , what is our consideration for those ¦» ho do perform them- Saiiors , miners , engineers , masons , carpenters , nGr shall we omit the poor sweep , are all worse paid and worse used than any other class of men ; the most useful are generally held the most cheat ); the effeminate are best rewarded . Pimps , parasites , prime ministsrs , and others have more wages , the more £ lthy , frivolous , or flagitious is the nature of their employment . Now , ought not those to

      be best paid whose libeur is the hardest , most skilful , and most hazardous , —who expose their limbs or their lives every moment that they are at work , —who necessarily abridge their lives , and voluntarily encounter privation , danger , find discomfort ? Would they not be best paid . if we did nnt 9 others as we would be done by ? Eat owners and masters living in luxury and ease combine to reduce the wages , the means , the strength of woiking men , so as absolutely to unfit them for work at last ; combine to get rid of men , and employ beyB to do men ' s work , but not at men's wages . Boys axe goaded on by fear and pain to work at raVg beyond their strength ; girls at tasks unsniting their ki , tiil both mind and body fail , and they become bikht « I and blasted even in their early years

      Alas ! the ordinary evils of life ; the accidents , the diseases , to which we are subject ; the lapse of time , tie loss of friends ; these are enough , without- the additional , the superinduced evils which tyranny inflicts upon us ; aggravating all and making all more unendurable . And now let us pee who they are that do not unto others as they would be dene by—and who they are ihat do do so . The Qneen does not do nnto others a 3 the wonld be done by , nor as she is done by . There is ne ims far whom so much is done—no one who does so

      Klde m return . Bnt she , poor thing , is out a puppet in the hands of ministers who tell her that she can do no wrong , because she only does what they kid herthe infalUblesJ If they spoke the truth , they would say to her , so far from doing no wrong you cannot do right , for indeed it is wrong to be a queen , it is wrong to sit clothed in purple and fine linen and faring sumptuously every day , while many hundreds , many thousands , msny millions , are without a cot , a coat , or a crustdocined to work , want and woe , that you may live idly , luxuriously , and happily . The devil-Dote breaks our rule when up to the ears in blood and treasure , he sayB to thess who are steeped in poverty to ths very lips , " Go to ! ye are idle I Ye might earn riches if ye were not idle I" So they might , please yeur Grace ! if they were

      aot employed ia woiking for such as you . Yes , the reasoa why a working man cannot get bread for his family , is because he has the families of six drones to snppert ia splendent Our present prime minister broke * w « rule when he proposed the time of redress , ia time that he never intended to come ) , hoping that the intervening winter would rid him of the poor complainants , and knowing full well that whatever the people might suffer from cold and famine , he had nothing to do but to make a merry Christmas and a happy new year ! Lords who live like ladies and ladies who live like lords—those tt "" g » which fiatter about like butterfiias , while the working bee , dispossessed of its honey and of its hive , must crawl on the ground in despair , tco , break the rule , and so too do

      the bishops—the bishops who shew us plainly how they woad be done by—they would have palaces and parks , caniaje 3 and Iivery-servant 3 , &c . kz . They hare all these , but do they wish us to hare them ? 2 Co : they do all in their power to prevent us from enjoying any of the comforts which they enjoy—they strive to increase their own splendour , by increasing the sins and miseries of ethers . Parsons , too , do they comply with this d / sine precept ? they who profess and c-sH themselves CLrhtians , alas ! they are the least Christian amongst U 3 . y&t only do they thexnsslres sot 60 unto other 3 as they wculd bs done by , but tfcey pervert all under tht . Lr irfuEnee who mirht otherwise be so inclined , acd £ . >• nictnb-eis of r-ligicus societies " ^ ho are taught to Kr :-:-Ur their pride asd rznily as leUzion , and that

      piLt :: jirg those or mmiErering to the rapidity of ministers , is serving G ^ d—whose vwy charity cannot apr < ar ex-j : v : in a hull , carsct contribute exc-. pt to a b ' _ i : ar , en I mes : fa = bock = d / or rrhzi it is wor ; a in a printed Kit of subscribers—wheoe faith is bnt the hope of the salvitlon of tbeaiselvts ara of the damnation of others ; go -hes ;> vep the rait 1 No ; Neither the aiistocrccy n ; r i £ cs = T > ho Tclczilv imitate them , the shopc-cracy , C ' . xJto others £ 3 they would be cone by , neither "» 7 " _ : es nor Tories , ner mere Cera Law Rep-rJer ^ , cor Ei- ; er n ^ middle clasies . TTho then are tbry that Co fs . fi this di-rii :-:- pr .-ccj j , that do f ;> 12 ow this rolcen m ]^ : O ne cis ; sand one a ' . on ^ , oaiy the Chartists , ihi poor , pcisecste J and despised Ciar : is ; s , they and none be

      no ou ^ rs t -= y cone by , for ihty Eikf ^ r n ^ ihirg f- ^ r themselves that they are not v .-illicg to accord to Gibers—they want no : hing teat , they are nn'trGilng ethers tbould start—iheir wlih is the grts ' . fec ^ har- pintis of the greatest number ; and , therefore , it is t .. ai the powers that be ( but which 035 bt E * -er to have Leenj have decreed their opinions Eeci u ' jss—their acts treasonable ^—therefore is is ihst tL-z ' j- have been arrested , imprisoned , banished—therefore it is that tbc-se who will not do as they won ' -d b-j &jii « s l-y consider it a crime in those who do so , utd ptiiish thea accordingly . TV . no bnt the Chartists p ' . eaj ths cause of suffering humanity— -A the poor oppressed aesinst the rich oppressor—aye , though

      opposed even by those whose freedom , ¦ w hose bs . ppi-£ -ss , along with their own , they are strivirg to obt ^ is ? " R " e had a striking instance of this lateJy in the cs « - .. 1 the poor ejected Spitalfields weavers . There w ? re none of your humanity-mongers , your kn&Triedge-E ^ -sgcrs , your profit-mongers , there—no Jl . P . 's , though Etycial were iDvireJ—scd tbfcre ¦ sra ? bnt one j > zrsun , s = i ha came to frustrate the objects of the inettingtj > oppose its chariul-le intent . Ah , the Chsrtiits are £ = only honest friends cf th& poor ; zmd I wo ^ ld call on them not oclj- to do rrata others generally C 3 they wedd ba done by , bnt more particularly to do so nnto es-ch otter . CLkrtists have tie first claim on the sympathies of CLartists , and the fact that they Lave u ; e anUpatby of all other classes—that all others oppose them—points them out as the worthiest and mest ssedfbl of the Kymt-sthy and support 1 f each other . Ibelicve that the reasen why Chartists have hitherto » een backward in csrrying cut that syftem of exclusive

      QeaiiEg in fa- ? cur of one another ; and to rednce the Biiddle classis to our ranks , is that they are jealous cf the motives of those who seek , or who ask , or who need srrppo ' tof thi 3 descriptien . borne consult their own convenience—some would rsther keep a brother down . But surely s » cubious friend , or a friend in part , is better than an evowed or thorough enemy—and by befriending sueh a one , we make him our friend wholly . * Who c& . fct to be mere united than feilowwoikmen ? who oaght to cling more closely together than feliow-saffems ? We sbonld mt stand by , ana see these sacrificed who have sacrificed interest to Tmzciple for us . Let all honest Chartists be honoured ; ana the false , m ^ y they be made to appear in their troe colours ; also all those who follow , not for the sake of tB , bat for the sake of our loaves and fisheswho , like carrion-crows , fiy in the tract of an army , not earing for tta canse , not cariag which side gains the victory , bet caring oniy for the spoil , for the bar .

      ( To he concluded in cur next . ) * On the subject cf exclusive dealing , I stall shorllj lorvrard eh essay to the Xorthe ,-n Slur . J . TT .

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      CHABTiSM , JOES COMPANY , AND CAEOOL The advancing aimy- and the Sikhs •; The " Qnihi's Ducks , " and Mulligatawney Boys" ! j ! " Xerxes" and " Darisw '— " Alexander" and " Xencphon" !! . ' . ' We have now come to the end cf our lucubrations on Afghanistan—we have done our best to enlighten the British public on the true state of affairs in our Indian Empire—we have warned the Government of what will be the undcubted result—we will give them our best advice , and suggest such remedies for their consideration as will prevent them from going headlong to destruction and save the lives of our gallant , though mistaken soldiery . We cannot however blame them , and though they suffer themselves to be made the tools by which the wily and ambitious , though cowardly vagabonds who direct their movements work , yet , have they but a choice of evils ; and they must either fight like tigers , or submit their giuiets to Iho butcher and b : slaughtered like sheep .

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      We have little doubt but that the Sikhs are enjoying our present dilemma-, the accounts from the various camps state that the Sikh soldiers are terrifying our men with stories of the utter impossibility of getting through the pass without half of them getting killed , with a few other tales , and an order bad been issued to prevent Sikh soldiers on entering eur camp to converse with our men . We may well exclaim , '' Save us from our friends ! " When the 16 th Lancers went with Lord Wm . Bentinck as an escort to have an interview with Bunjeet Singh , the Sikh horsemen splendidly armed , and caparisoned , and clad in chain armour , showered on our men every abusive epithet their language afforded , and exhausted its vocabulary in terms of contempt and hatred towards the Feringhees . Two of our

      own special comrades were standing near a group of Sikh horsemen , when one who appeared to fee a leader , exclaimed , "Look at these Soow rs , these Burrawahs of Feinghees , were they in my power I would chop them up , make curry ' s of them , and give them to the Pariah dogs . " The rest seemed to be of the same opinion , as they clenched their hands , gnashed their teeth , and scowled fearfully beneath their helmets . Our comrades , thinking that discretion was the better part of valour , having learnt a great political lesson , rejoined their troop , and warned their comrades of what they might expect from their Sikh friends . One of these , was a Waterloo man , and any one at all acquainted with the 16 th will know the person alluded to ; R . ff ., of the E . or Radical troop , our own respected comrade , who we trust will survive all disasters , and return to his native

      land . The Sikhs and Affijtians may hav * their [ quarrels , their jealousies , and border feuds , their disputes about the great Imperial Diamond which had been so rife a subject of warfare between them , but let the Feringhees step in among them as a third party , the common detestation in which they are held by both will have the effect of diminishing their animosities , and of regarding with the utmost complacency and smothered derision every loss and disaster of the European lords of Bindostan by our own dear friends and allies , the Sikhs of the Punjaub .

      On no account will the Sikhs allow us to quarrel ; they will not have the warfare transferred from Affghanistan to the PuDJaub ; they will net give V 3 a pretence to fall back on Lahore , and satisfy the brigand desires and crsving 8 , and "wishful longings which for so long a period of yeara have ac » od like a charm 01 talisman on our troops , whether native or European—the plunder of Lahsre . In these few words is comprised all of massacre , of brutality , of violation , of robbery , and of every deadly vice oi which human nature is capable , when the hellhounds of war are slipped , and when paid and hired murdere . s roam abroad free and unshackled . It is easier to be masters of Lahore tban to regain Car

      bool ; end , there is no doubt , our allies , the Sikh , will afford us some little assistance in endeavouring to penetrate the mountainous wilds and passes of Aftghanutan , and shake themselves free from such a daDgerous neighbourhood of marauders , whilo praying to every s ^ int , deity , or holy man in ths " Sikh " calendar , that we may be Bpeedily " check-mated '"! Then will the " Sikas" have an opportunity to show their love , revenge , or hatred , thea will they follow out to the very letter the views and policy of Kuiijeeh Singh , and then will the " broken , flying , exhausted , dispirited , and dying Feriiigbees" become an easy prey to the proud Sikhs , who would chop them up , make currys of them , aud give them to ba devoured by Pariah dogs !!!

      We do not pretend to the gift of prophecy ; we leave that to the priests ; but we call on all and every one at all acquainted with the circumstances to say , if we do not rather understate than overstate the fearful picture ! We have Eerved with Bengal troops , Bombay troops , and Madras troops—commonly called in India , " Qui-hi ' s Ducks , " and " Mulligatawney Boys" — we know what they can do , and what they cannot do ; we are aware ef their gal antry , prowesa , and physical capabilities for a " Bputt , " and their hardy endurance with unshaken nerves , of all the dangers , fatigues , and annoyances cf a Hindostanee campaign , attended , as it invarinbly is , by an immense and even luxurious commissariat , with all agrcemens and appurtenances to boot , and when , in less than an hour after the troopa

      have arrived on tho ground allotted to them , after a day ' s march—the Bazars are all np in lines , and open ; the men and officers are in their tents at breakfast , or under the shade of some mango , or tamarind trees , eating , drinking , or smoking thtir pipes , cigars , or hookahs , or preparing for a sleep , and the whole encampment looks much more like " Portsdown fair , " than any approximation to what we , in our ignorance , deem of modern warfare . A campaign in India is considered but an a tour of pleasure , with a prospect of being amply repaid by double batta plunder and priza money ; and although

      we have some hard fighting and some revera . s occasionally , they have been but for a few days , and were but as shadows , and thd reality of our position was never shaken until now . We hava neither the physical or moral force to possess ourselves of Afghanistan , or to retain it if we did so . You must ( iepeml entirely on your European troops ; the native soldiery is not fit to encounter with the brave and hardy mountaineers of the Affghan hills , nor with the population of their cities , towns , and valleys . Whenever we have taken them on service out of Hindostan , wa have found them nerveless and dispirited , and we must find them with every comfort to make them of any use at all .

      We gained a ' loss' in tho result of the Burmese war , and had it not been for the gallantry of our European men and officers , tho Burman Stockades might have stood to the present time . We suffered severely there , and three field officers , whom we had previously served uH'ler , were shot there—Colonels Pepper and Corny , and Major Walker , all of tho Light Infantry . The Bombay troops had worse luck at Ras-el-kjma and Beui-Boo-Ali , in the Persian Gulf , and the Arabs broke in upon them and suiprised them in them their tents , cutting the Bombay European regimen ' , almost to pieces . Neither Europeans or

      natives could withstand the sharp , naked sabre of the enthusiastic Moslem ; and those who were wounded , but escaped , told us that the rush was like tha simoon ; nettling could withstand the shock ; and flight was the sole chance for life left ! We never did nrach in the Nepaul bills and Ka . unga ; and the death of General Gilieipie toil us in plain terns that we had better leavo the Xepauleae alono . With all these warnings before and examples before us , we are going to rush headlong to ruin , ami like babies -wha have broken their rattle , or been deprived of some favourite plaything , without looking beiiind , we must pr ^ ss forward at whatever cost .

      Let us imagine all the troops , European and niitivo , a 3 full of ardour , ci : thusia t -m , and revenge as the leaders —let us imagine our women appealing to tfce passions of the men for retribution 021 tho " murderers" of thfcir husbands—k-t us imagine them fight ng knee-d-j ? p in AiVgban blood , arid taking possession of Cabool , fctill C'ibo"i is uut Afi \ : ht » nistan . The longer they stop in CibO'jl , the Jess powerful will they be ; continual a ' . taeks au > l skirmishes will diminish our troopa ( for iepeiid on it the Afghans will give you no rtstt , t-nd your munitions for -war will be expended , and ytur reinforce inlets , b ito of inoaey , materiel , and rnun , v : i , l have to rtneh you ( which would be move than doubtful ) through some . ' kindred niLes of an enemy ' a country , and to pas 3 prevloiuy through that of a ve ; y iuJrew . irm frisrd .

      You ¦ w ill have to drai : > Hindustan of th ; flower of ber trcops , Euioptau ? . u > i native ; uud depend on it , the u ; . quitt spi . it cf the Hindoo * and . M ;; homatan 3 tlv .-ru Vfi : l bursi forth in t-7 ery direction , tho more n . rcdy by havii . g t > ee ;; j ?; - hr . hi amt > ta < . ri . il . " The greriU-at portion oi -your Aff . / hani ; : h ; n force ^ ttl consist of tne rei&iives and friends of tbost ; who viil raise the various f-uwiards of rebiliion wK--n you are far aTray across th ? fc'a * . lt ; dgc- or Indus , aud yon vn'l h . ive no power lo i * ut tbtia down . Our " S ^ Mhu-s ' are merely clinging to 11 a till th&y

      can do bett-. r : th-y u .-. notloVJ us , isii- ' i at a tijnul :, iven they would cut t \ j throats cf txwir Jiu . Oj uai officers ¦ without hbaiu-. zi--a or lfciii-jrse , as th ^ y aid btf

      We look f ^ r no cor . que : t , we wish to get out of this disptiati war -with sjuiL-ihing liio honour ; we would ratber hnil the nppt ^ T . incj of a X ~ nophon , sacuviog the rtlrtat of ten or f ^ e ' -iy t ' acusraid . than that of n nio . U .-11 Maercy :. i : > . a conqueror , leading on to victory . Wl- may be sicguur ia our opinions , but tiiould the present atrociuu .-, :-: j : i-c'hr : > t : in , and lit-nion-liirc crdsrs of th- - - H ¦ rta Gu ::.. j . :: > dyf the Jndina authorities be pEisvrled in , cur ln < : ;; in puvvc-r "ill uboitiy be as a ihing that vras ; our frii-r .: s and relatives will be slaughtered like sh ' -ep , cr vriil have to fi ; . ht like tifitrs , and we

      expect to s-.-e a second Kout as complete as that of Xerxes cr Diriiss !! On ti ; -ir heads be ths biamu—we hava done our dn : y , and if shey vsill take cur advica we will an ' niit a f _ w obicr 7 ations next week for their consideration anc ! sdoption . If the ministers and atistocrscy are C 2 rs-bv . -i ; L-ntd and wilfully blind to wh . it is passing around tLu-m at home , let them elevate their vision till itLnibr&ce theafluurs of tho Oriental Empno , and let tuem do soKiething to palliate tho atrocities of the West ; but we Lsyb iittle hope ; as Fearg 113 O'Connor says , " factioa will die hard . "

      As a "Well wi % her to the h . nman raca , and as a devoted friend to my country , the sooner that time arrives ttc better wiii it be for all . A Woolwich Cadet .

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      will not touch with their little fingers ; and / from &e manner of some of them in declaring that any man shouldbe at liberty to do the utmost good he could , and . in nia ewn way , I contend that these words—fits 0 M 7 J _ v ^ y-sett € th forth an unbounded liberty that would be fatal to the best interest of any union of individuals , social , political , er operative . Therefore , in all societies , are all the members bound by rules , which are the will of the majority , and therefore law to every individual member . ; The Chartist body havo also a code of rules , which are the constitution \ , f the , society framed by their Convention , elected for such purpose , in which code is laid - t down the principle of action , whereby to obtain the Charter ; for if we . are to allow our members , especially pur leading ones , to be running m . 7 , o f' ° { ° w enemies' camp , without being deputed by the body duly convened ^ -If they are to join with any party who say , " we are of the people , we are for

      your cause , we are going to join this , or that "aelp as ; if they are to be at liberty to follow their own whims , and ruu after every Lo here , and Lo there how are we to know the sheep ; from the goats ? how shall we know friend from foe ? where would be our stabu'ty ? How could we fee recognised as a party , when we were thus dandling and mixing with every party ? ¦ / ¦" ¦; . . . ¦ - . . ; ; ¦ . . * - . . . ¦ . ; i "SeeiDg that this aelf-willed , this own way Individual aad Bectional movsment , ia contrary to the bond of union , to the democratic principle of the social compact which we imitate in our Association , and seeing that there are those in union with us who dp not seem to understand the principles ot union , whereby all are bound to act in . unison- ' with the majority , and not only be honesi , but appear so , by avoiding any cause for suspicion , and therefore of warning and tJenaaciatton ; seeing these things , I propose to you , brothers , that at the next delegate meeting that shall be convened to extend , alter , or amend the constitution of our

      Association , vhat the followjng clause be added thereto .- — ^ " That as there cannot ba in any nation but one National Association for any similar object , and but one national movemunt for such objbot , to be effective , that this Association being the first constituted for these objects ( which are declared just and necessary ) , beiflg open to all persons without distinction who may please to join it , this society cannot but view with distrust the attempts of any persons to form , another aociaty upon the same basis , except they declare themselves part of this national union and act according to the rules thereof ; because their efiorte must only tend to prevent or delay the accbmpHshinent of the objects they would profess to seek , and therefore no member of this society is at liberty to aid in any way the formation or forwarding of such other society , eh pain of being excluded our ranks . " .

      Hoping , Mr . Editor , that these remarks and recommendations of mine will be placed to my account , and not set down to the Star , 1 remain , Yours , in bonds , j . _ -. Bristol .

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      —? r— . - . ' .. ' ¦ . ' ¦" TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM . Brother CnARTiSTS . r-Having had the honour in the late Convention , to propose the resolution recommending the registration of all holding Chartist opinions throughout the kingdom , which was seconded by Mr . Feargus O'Connor , and met with the unanimous support of the Convention ,. . I beg to submit the following as a safe and practicable means of carrying it into effect . There is scarcely at the present time an artisan or mechanic , but pays at least four shillings per week in all large towns or cities , for any inconvenient room , without the accommodation or outlet of any kind , or with out the privilege of exercising their rigkts . as . a citizen They have nothing to dp except to pay in either parochial or Parliamentaiy affairs .

      Now , supposing six Chartists united together took a houseof £ i » 0 per annum , they would have all the advantages , conveniences , &c . Buch a house affords , witheut extra expense , and they , at the same time would confer on themselves the rights of citizenship , thus gaining six votea in parochial matters , six votes in Parliamentary matters , and be actiDg strictly in accordandie with law , as see the Act , 2 Wni . IV . c . 45 ^ e . 29 , com-Xaon \ y called the Reform Act . The Same will nlsoapply to Scotland , as see the 2 d and 3 d > Vm . IV ., c . 65 , a . 12 , commonly called the Scotch Rtforni Act ; of course *

      it will be necessary that each person see that their names be placed on the electoral registry—let this be attended to and we shall not have to bear the insults of a Babington Macaulay , or the injustice and oppression heaped on us by the persons calling themselves the representatives of the ' people , but who appear by the decisions of the late committees to represent their breeches pockits . ' only . Faithfully , yours , Edmund StAtiwooD , 6 , Little Vale-place , < Hammersmith-road .

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      THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE MEM BEKS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSO CIATION .

      BnETHREN , —The duties which devolved upon ns , as members' of the National Convention , » ie terminated . The period is now approaching when it becomes us , ia accordance with the principles of tho People ' s Charter , to resign into your hands that ( rust which you have reposed in us , and which "we have striven to the best oi our ability to exercise to the satisfaction of our coustituenta and the'benefit of the common cause . We therefor j direct your attention to tho proper measures to be adopted tor tho election of a new Executive Committee . ,

      THE . PRINCIPLE ON WHICH WE HAVE RETAINED OFFICE . We have not , as many bave very , tic justly supposed and t&kt ; n grent pains to circulate to our prejudice , held office longer than the period specified by the Charter . We assembled for the fitst time as an Executive in the beginning of July , 18 il , and therefore cannot have been in existence as a Committee twelve months until the ilrat of July , 1842 . The rules of the Association specify that the election should have taken , place oh the first of March . It is needless to recapitulate the reason why it was impossible to observe that date . It will surely satisfy every honest mind when we state , that although we have been compelled from necessity , and by the Peopls ' s permission , to alter dates , we bhall bo the last to aKer or violate piinciple . The oniy difference which an ensue Trill ba to inseit June instead of Pebruary , and July instead of March , religiously adhering to the principles of annual electioiis .

      NOMINATIONS . The nomination of candidates for tho Executive Council shall Ira made in tho following manner . Each sub-secretary eliall bo at liberty to nomiaate one candidato from this date up to Slooday , May the 23 rd , which is ' the latest period at v /' aich they can be received . Each sub-secretary will forward his nomination ( according to the form prescriburl in tue rules and ro ;; aiations ; directed to tho General Secretary , and shall likewise certify-that tho person nominati / d , if duly elected , is prepared to servo ou tho Executive Committee , aad is a member of the General Council . Ou Tuesday , Muy the 24 th , tho Qoneral Secretary wiil . traiiiinit a , li ? t of ail the nouiinatious to tho fiub- £ ccreV . iviea , which list shall be printud , ou written , on cavdu , preparatory . to kelne ; ( iistributcil amongst the memboru of the Association for

      THE BALLOT . Wiiich shall take place throughout the nation in tho week beginning with Tuesday , the 7 i . h d . iy of June , itiid-endin !? on Tucaciay ,. the 14 th day of Juue . Let it be particularly observed ihat each localit y u-Ul choose for itself one day only-for-Che ballot , out of the seven , so us to convenience uH localities .

      JIOIiE OF BALLOTING . The fifth rule of our Association states , " That any pn-son p ) i ; ul bt ; admitted a menibtr of this Association on taking a cavrt . of membfership . " . ThWreforo no-person will be eliijibie to vote for the officers of .-the Assr > cic . tion uultisa they can produce a ciird of memheraiiip . The sub-secretary sLal ^ g ' taut to each person , producing a card . of membc . rahip--of the locality to which he belongs , a voting card , on vhich is written or printed the names of all the candidates . The elsctbr shall then , at his

      own convenience , draw a pen through all the names except ths five fpr ' whoni he votes , and the live names left btanding on the card shail be cohsidere' 4 as the persona wliom i-ie tainis eligible to serve on the Executive . The Bub-secretaries siinll also bo impowered to giant to absent , sick , or distant members their voting cards , and receive their votes in return , sealed up , through the post effice , or by other racana , which sealed votes are to be opened by the General Council , and deposited in a box provided for the purpose , and to be called the ballot-box .

      On the day of ballot each sub-Secretary shall act as registrar , and the General Council as scrutinisers of tbo vot-3 . The sub-Secretaries , attended by the General Council , 8 hr . ll on the day or evening appointed for the ballot by the majority , stand around the ballot-box , and proceed to cill over the roll , each voter advancing when his name ia callsd , and dropping his ballotting card into the ballot-box . On the conclusion of the ballot , the General Council will proceed to the scrutiny . They shall first count the cards to see that tho number corresponds with that on the rolL They shall , secondly , catt up each card in succession , and the sub-Secretary shall put a mark opposite tha name of each of the candidates -reported as having been voted for . Finally , they shall declare the result t » the voters , and fey the first post transmit tb e result to the General Secretary , reserving a copy for themselves .

      On Tuesday , the 2 lalcf Junei or earlier if possible , the names of the uew Executive will be annouueed ; and on Friday , tho 1 st of July , the new Executive will supersede the old , ^ Brethron , we trust these duectiona will be strictly adhered to , and that all of you will vi « with each other in exhibiting the proper spirit of Chartism during such an inportantf practical appUeatipn p ! our principle . All thpse places in arraaTa for cards ave particularly requfistetl to discharge the Banie , andi thereby enable the present Executive to leave <> f 8 ce withciit entailing any debts cr the fcooka oi thek successors .

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      Having full reliance in you , our constituents , supporting us in the course we have advised , regardiug the election ,. ¦ ¦ ¦ ..- ¦ . " : . ¦ - '' . : ¦ ¦" : ' ¦• • . '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' - '¦ Weremain , your faithful ; : And devoted representatives , James Leach , P . M . M'Douall . Morgan WILLIA 5 IS , R . K . PHILP , JOHN CAMPBELL .

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      to the chartists of london and . ..:. . .- ; : . vicinity .. ¦ '¦; ;¦ :, ; / -. ' Wb , your representatives in Conncil , address you at this important juncture * requesting your earne&t attention to the recommendations laid before ypu by the Jate Convention . We have . now ; arrived at a critical period in the histpry of Chartism . That the most alarming distress prevails throughont the country iB admUted even by those prefesaing tp represent our interest in the British Lagislature , yet they have taken np steps tp remedy this evil , and have scornfully refused tp listen to the remedy which we , in justice to ourselves ^ have been com pell ea to propose . After this degrading treatment , it w >« uld be madness to expect a redress of oiir grievances from a Pariament constituted like the present We must now depend upon pur own resources . We must now achieve that by Union and determination which a corrupt and oligarchical Government has denied to us .

      We call upou you to brace your energies for the struggle , tp unite . as one man in followiag that course which , after mature deliberation , has been adopted by your chosen representatives . We now stand in ahigh and prominent position ; every eye ia directed to our movement . Apathy or division in our ranke , at this juncture , would be in the highest degreti criminal ; would be a base desertion of our own aBd our countiy ' s causa . We have a powerful and a wily enepay to combat , who oh the least sign of vacillation in . our ranks , will renew the fiery persecutions We have already undergone ; but present a bold and uuited front to your oppressors , and the united powr . f

      of both Whig and Tory will not dare to niolest you . The political horizon ia brightening around us ; the whole of tlie labouring population of the country is with us . We are rapidly procuring adherents among tho middle class of society . The so-called libera' press of the country hitherto entirely neglectful of , or bitterly opposed to us , has now unanimously declared itself favourable to our principles . We have a respectable minority in the House of Commons ; and what is of far more importance , we contain within our own ranks every element calculated to ensure success . This is a cheering prospect , and will , without doubt , spur you to increased exertions to obtain that political power under which all monopoly and misrule shall cease .

      We congratulate you upon the peaceable and citizer .-like manner in which the proceedings connected with the presentation of . the National Petition -were conducted , and which has greatly tended to raise us in the estimation of the press and the public ; such displays of our numbers and our organisation are calculated to strike more terror into the hearts of pur oppressors than the most violent proceedings or the most bitter denunciations ; they fear not a disorderly mob , bu = they dread an organised people . Let a similar display of determination , prudence , and sobriety . - , ever" characterise-your conduct , and your ultimate success is certain . Set immediately about carrying into effect the recommendations laid down by the Convention ; call meetings iii every district in the'metropolis and its vicinity , and adopt the memorial and tha remonstrance . Have an eye to the raising of the necessary funds fjr carrying these measures into practical effect , and for diaharging the loans advanced by the Vdrious localities for the late demonstration . ;

      You will shortly have a plan laid before you whereby this may be easily effected , and if carried out with spirit a large surplus will be raised to be devoted to the good cause . That the organisation of London is good , was evinced by your lato excellent display ; yet much remains to be dene . The trades of the metropolis afford a wide field for your exertions . Every prudent step must be taken to . -arouse thein to the importance of obtaining their political freedom ; in the country districts your principles are almost unknown . Steps are now being taken to ensure their co-operation , and we Confidently call upon you to assist in the efforts which will ba made to enrol them in our association .

      In conclusion , wo again impress upon you the necessity of casting to the winds every atom of jealousy Or division which may have existed in our ranks ; of being firm , yet guarded and saber , in your behaviour ; cf looking upon every Chartist as a brother ready and willing to assist in the emancipation of your common country ; and cordially uniting with him for the attainment of that much-cherised object . Signed on behalf of the London Delegate Council , Philip Martyn . Thomas Wheeler , Sub-Secretary .. On behalf of the Surrey Council , JOHN Maysard , Sub-Secretary . On behalf of the Provisional Committee of Marylebone . Edward Standgrooji . > Naqle .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , May 13 . Mr . -Roebuck brought forward an amended list of a CQCJUiittee on the charges of conupt compromise ; framed , be said , on Sir Robert 'Peel ' s ' suggestion ,: so as to command tlio confidence of the House and of the country . Lord Francis Egefton had declined to serve on the Committee on the ecoreof ill health . This is the amended list—Mr . Braniston , Mr . William Miles , Mr . Ssbrij ? h { LascelleSi Sir William Heathcote , Sir Witlic . ni Sonierviiie , Mr . Hawes , Mr . Strutt , Lord Worsley , aud Mr . RoeLuck . . After some rather random discussipn , in which Mr . MONCUTON Milnes decla ed that the House had permitted the appointment of the Committee through a * . want of ravral courage ; and

      Sir John Walsh objcclwd tp crrtain' names on tho Committee , which he did not mention , wishing to sec gentlemen of the highest character -for- , professional aacl legal eminence substituted , —tho Committee was agreed to . Mr . Roebuck having moved that the Committee have power to send for persons , papers , and records , Mr . T . Buncombe believed it would be now proper that ha should submit to the House the motion of which he had given notice , and as l : o had made a slight alteration in the wording , he would read it to the House . He would movt" That each-Mtiiiber appointed to eerva on the Select Committee on conipronriises ol eleoiioa petitions , skuli sul ) s « ribc the following declaration , in Che pveseuca of Mr . Speaker : —

      "I , , do solemnly- t ' sclnre Ihat I never , directly or in indirectiy , lvive to my knowledgG btenguilty , by myself - . or- amenta , of any act of bnh- 'ry . trciiiing , or otbc ' r corruption in procuring a seat iii Par-. liamen {; that I ut . vet pr . id or promised to pay , ii \ t ? nd to pay , or sanctidiis'i the p ' jyn ' - ^« » f , f- ny & - py sums of money , beyond the legal charges of procuring my return a ' t tho last or any pro pious election ; nor havo I , at any tims , connived at , henn privy to ,. ov " assisted in , any brib-. ry , treating , or Other corrupt- ' prat'tice " at . any election for a Mtnibcv or Members to saivs in Parliament . " ( Signer !;

      At the close of the last session he had t ? ,-ken the liberty of asliing 11 qneation of the Right Hon . Gentleman ; t ' the htwl of hat M"j - -sty ' s GovarnineJit , vylmthtivit w . his i . iiU ntiou to bring in any measure to grevuit biibci-j . Hu had deciaved upon that occasion tiiat it was notorious , that more bribery , more corruption ,, and muro treating had taken p ! . i « e afcthe laat eleotiya than had ever tieeii Sanwn . in the most ' ¦ corrupt age of the iiiust corrupt nntion—rdoinVclieera . ; The liight Hon Gje ' usman told him , in reply , that the pressure of other czcasu ' vesy and the stata of tho public bu&iuess , would not permit him to introduce any measure of this sort ; but he trusted that the Noble Lord , the Member for London , would go on vpith the n ; casure lie had

      iniroduedd in anothfi-r session of Parliamerit , aud , at the same tim . o ,. the RJ ^ ht Hon . . Gentleman said he was sorry to be obliged to conffcis that at the last genervil election gross bribery , couuption , and intimuVat . iou did take place ; The Bight-Hon .-Gantleman di

      e 6 vital a question should be snugly stnt to a private cotamittee-room up stairs * where personal feelings and party objects might bave full play . He wished for an inquiry at the bar of that House in the face of open day and befere the whol 9 public— ( cheers ) ; and he must say that the opinion of the public with regard to all the recent transactions of that House , and especially in reference to their conduct last week , was that of unmitigated dis . ; U 3 b at the hypocrisy and ipjustica of the House . The public know that thrsj .-were about to ' prosecute five or six individuals , ¦ when they ¦* ere aware thatthere were six hundred—^ cheers ) . The public also said , and he thanked God thai there was this sensooS

      fair play in ttH : British pubVic , that they did not like to see eight or ten iiidiyi '' luals hunted down by six liuudrod equally guUty ~< -cb . eers . and ^ laughter ) . Three millions and a half of t ae people came and told the House so in tiieir-petit ) oh—in that petition whiefc tha House did not choose t / j hear ,, and -would not allow to be proved . What diA three millions and a . ' half of the industrious classes tay in their petttibn ? Tijcy ' . dcoJsred— "Tiat tho -existing state of the representation is not only cxiromc ;! / limited and uajust , but unequally divided , and g >< re 3 preponderating influence to the landed- and mor . isid interests , to tho utter ruin of tho sniAl ! trading -a : ; d labouring classes . " They said , and said meat tr . rjyw * ' That bribery , intimidation , corrup-

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      tion , perjury , and riot , prevail at all parliamentary elections , to an extent best understood by tha members- of your Honourable" House '— 'hear , hear ) . Ha : assei-ted that tbis -was exactly the state of feelin ?; : a 3 to bribery , and that there was notking but unmitigatsd disgust when they vie wed the party proceedings in that House . At all events , if this inquiry was t ? take place , they ought to take care that tbose who were , to a certain exteht ,. volunteer inquiaitors should : mount th ©; judgment seat with clean hands . He agreed with the ; Right Honourable Gentleman that public' confiiJenc * ought to follow the appointment pt the committee , and with -thaHon . Boronet . ( Sir John Walsh ) , that they ought be presided over by one of great legal abilities , and that they ought to be presided over .

      by a person of the greatest ; " calmness , of temper and of the utmost moderation of language —( hesj , and ¦ laughter ); Such a committee so cbrisiituted -nr . d so commenced would enjoy the public confidence ,- "' and there wonld be a chance of their decisions being look « i ( i np to with respect He had heard it stated that if this test were appKed to Hon . Members before they served on the committee , the House would in ail prolabiliiy not be able to ^ find enough members to . constitute a committee ( hear , hear , btar . ) He trusted that thia was not true . He . trusted that there were at least nine mea in that House who -were free from such an accusation ( laughter . ) He had only to say . that if he were one of the persons named to serve on that committee ( uiach

      cheering , ) he could not take that test ( renewed chearaj He could take it , as the representative of the borough of Finshnry ; but , ucfortunately for him , ha had oace stood as a candidate for the very pure and immaculste borough of Pontefract ( great laughter and chsets . ) ¦ He bad spent £ 4 , 000 in Pontefract , aud he . had no hesitation in sayiug that the money tras spent in gross bribery , treating ,, and corruption ( cheers . ) He ¦ waii defeated . The noble lord opposite ( Lord Pollington ) and tha Hon . Gentleman ' s father ( Mr . Jslonekton Milnes ) wers the persons who assisted in his defeat ; and until th © Honourable Gentleinan got up and so stated , ia his place in the House , he could not believe that any one waa returned for Pontefract vrithout bribery ( cbeera . ) ¦¦ " ¦ . / - . ; . '"¦ ;

      Mr . MONCKTON MiiNFS rose amidst considerable confusion , to deny it . . : Mr . T . S / Duncombe continued : Unfortunately , hQ had also . stood five contested elections for the borough , of Hertford ; in three of these he hud been successful , twico lie had been defeated ; and he must say to tha House , as impeaching the character of tho -Mezabers generally , that ho left behind Mm , in Hertford , considerably above , ' £ 30 , 000 . ( Cheers . ) He had to contest the place , and to contend against the great aristocratic influences of the neighbourhood . Those connected with these , aristocratic influeucts would , he believed , admit thtt their cost was much mor « . He had to contend against seven divy leases , under which the poor tenants were turned out if they disobeyed their

      landlords . . ( Cheers . ) One of the principal of them was Lord Salisbury ; the tenants were turned out by his Lordship , and when they were turned out he ( Mr . D . ) had to deal with bricks and mortar , and to build them houses . '( Laughter . ) ' He had built -sixty-three of thesa houses . ( Cheers . ) A considerable 'portion of hi 3 money here went in treating , and of course a great portion went in bribery , vla ' tighte ' r . ) After ' What he had coufessed , he was clearly not one of those who could take this" test . He only wished to see the " Simon Pures" who could fcike it ; they would be theadmiratioii of the country —•( cheers ); the people of this town would flock down to see them go into the cpninittee , and to see them return , rsady to repprt to-the Bouse against those gentlemen who had be ^ . n guilty of the practices of whichtboj said they * were . themselves innocent . Ha thought , after makiug these confessions , that he need

      net say one word more . He hoped there vronld be no objection to . the test he wished to apply . If any Mem--ber now appointed upon the committee could not attend another would be appointed , and of course they would have to teko the test ; and if the House would not apply this test , he would like to fenow what the public would think of it— - ( ' cheers * . If they did not assent t » his . mation , he would , after the Whitsun recess , mova an address to th 9 Crown " , praying that , in . consequence of the recent exposures , her Majesty would be pleased to dissolve the present Parliament , in order thit Members being deterred by tb . 8 discovery of tho system of bribery which prevailed at the last election , migLt not repeat the offence , and so that the Housa would be restored to that public confidence and esteem which , as ha contended , was essential , to the njaintenaace of theif legisl'itivs authority—( cheers ) .

      Lord PoLLiNQXON and Mr . Kiln ? . s . ayetred that tho . charge against Pontefract vras -usfounded—only Liberal candidates had attempted to bribe the borough , and they failed . Jfr ,, HardYt however , admitted that ha once refused to pay *' £ 500 for vote 3 -which would havs gained him an electioa there . Mr . Wahd condemned the motion , as an attempt to turn a grave proceeding into ridicule . Mr , Hume and" / Sir Robert Peel treated it as a , mere obstruction of-. all inquiry . Sir Robert considered the Committee now named qu-ilifled to discharge their duty as honourable men .

      Mr . Roebuck pronounced the proposal a roundabout , dishoiaest mode of oppesin ij an hoiiest motion—men who are abxious for purity teach by txsmple as well as precert . It was the system ,, not : the individuals , that he attacked : but hero were five or sis cases wh'ch he could . prove , and were they ta turn round . " -and . say "The wljoJe state of the representation is eo ft / uY , the whole thing is so bad , that v ? e wiii not make any inquiry , wewill sit ; down contented" ? Lord John Russell concurred in tbese argumenti ? .- ¦ ¦ -.. : ¦'¦ , " .. ¦' .-: ' - : '" ' ' - - . - - V . - : Mr . Smith O'Brien , Mr , Waklet , Mr . BRoraERtOiS , and ilr . Verkon Smith , stjipw-ted Mr . Puncombes Eiotion . ' , ¦ . It was finally rejected by 160 to 17 .

      Mr . Charles Bugler presented . ' a . petition from Mr Henry Warbiirton , making a stntcraent respecting tha compromise for one of the seats for Bridport . . ' .- : ; Bilr . Warburton represrat ^ J , that when he first stood for Bridport , in 182 C ^« was the enstom for the successfql candidate to giw ^ l 0 to each voter - an d the su in thus spent amounfc&i to £ 2 000 . - Ho had bc «; p < 1 on that undentaniVjfm ? at each election . After the Reform Bill , it was resolved i : i tlio borough to discontinue tho practice , but a reservation of ^ indulgence was iuade in favour of the poorer electors '; and tho pavments sinca that time amounted to ; gl , 500 or £ l , 7 O 0 , including £ 100 for dir . T-ers and £ 490 for proct-e-ioris' . At tho last general e'ltction , briber ? -did tnko place under the direction of Mr .. .. Paitchell cr his sgants , without the cps . nizir . ee cf Mr . Warbuvtcn ; yet , without any interference of hisowii , he became mixed up in ¦ transactions which compromised his seat , his egerit having paid is

      fiuui of money to Mr . Hutchinspn , one of . Mr . : Mitchell ' s uef / nts . -In justice Mr . ' " 'itcheil oiigLt to fcavn resigned ; but Mr , . "Wat-bartca intimated to Mr . Gochrane , their U !! sueci ; ssful ' antagonist , that if Mr ? . Iitcb e'lJin > on' had acted as his agent in--sT ) ivnoin ' : ' irionay-: it-tL ' e-eleOMon . - .

      Tho . p- ; . tition . waa ordered to ha " i ) v vAsi , for the use ofM ' einlvcT . i ' only . ;• ¦ ¦ " - . ' ¦'¦ ¦ ; . ; The / . ' rntr ' -for going iivto- Coniihitcao on tr . o Onstonia Dutips ' Bill . having bfen read , " ' ¦ . ¦ '¦ Lord HOWICK moved his r .-wolnMon ng . iir . rt-differ ^ n- tiai duties in f avouv Af the C 6 ioni « ' . Snch c ' , vfr ; V . - -nci : S , he said , •¦ w ould injure tbe ie"o : iu 3 vritcout ' sneGting tho consuiB ' cr ; ¦ while they ^ imhTf ^ c ; : G > 'io ! - ; : l tr ^ fs ir . to ri-frat ' oas fx ' st-r . tp ; The pr nc ' p ' e *> » o .- JippHefi to tho t ) Monies vas'fhat avaAretl hy Sir Iu ¦ ¦¦ er i Peel , tLat -iiwy sfaouid be * a ' lowec ? to •' buy cncup and xnil dear , with access , to our aiai ' Kets . but vrilh no pzennar s . £ - Visiitiirea .. The Hduso should : t-e .. . c- ' iuti ' siis in-erc-atinS . ' ffe ^ h-protcctioiis and-diificultie . s . of tbis aind-, especially' * . in cjnsideriag tlio effect ¦ which tho bxaropte'of Gfre ^ . t liritain wonld . have ' .. in Ahjeiica aud . cth «" ' foreiga countviea . . ' - '¦ ' : r '

      Mr . 'Gladstone thought tbat Lovvl Howkl : dM » o undfersuuiid thy contewiplated avrstngejutnts . There were one hundred aiid ; thirt . r-bhe : ri '? fiiiss . io . rs " hi favour of diffeientiai '( duties- in the fcxistiug t / uiir . ay-d in each of liinety ^ elgM- casts the foreisn duty , -lio ' s now been lowered : other dutlts wcra :.-reserved for . future negoeiations , but that was to reason v / by hi the ine . au time the duty on . Colonial produce s&oiii ' u u « t 'Ivs reduced . TheOppoEitioii'MfcUibersfcacl grown ' mow clive to the evils " of differential duties eiheythry hadchauged sides , for they had extended th ^ m to East Indian prodacts . But the rprtuotion of 'Colonial fiucies coiiM nbt . be ' called

      the creation of differential duties , since it was merely extending what 'they fiad dorfi fo ? Irela ? id half a century ago , vvlieri -thev'cornnjero-al separation cf that coentry frobi Grsat Britain v ? as removed—it -was' ia fact removing a restriction , not cr « atfog one ; afccl , as in tke caso . ' cf the German Customs Union , it was eo forgiving - ' freedom' to trade . ¦ w ' Sthiii ; ceitain bwi » oar | . e 3 . While wtf retain lUSarenfcial duties in favour of cub manufactures within ; tli » Colouies , anci reztriotions which conip&l the eajp ' osment of our shipping ; tha nameof diiFerential duties musi not irigbiea us from doing justipe to the Colonies . \ ';¦ ¦" -. ¦¦ -. " ¦ . " - . ,-

      Lotd Howick ' s yibw was suypovtcd by Mr . F . T Baring ,. Lord John Russell , and Mr . Ccailea Viliiers Mr . Gladstone ' s view by Lord Siauky and SirKobert Peel ; yvho insisted that colonies coulu ict be treated as foreign ; ' co \ intric ? s , else why ietairi tbein . and go to tho expenco of tU-fending them ' . ? . : " : . ; - . ' ; ; . ' . On a division , the motion was rfjected , by 281 to 108 . . "" - ¦• v . : - . - ' . ,, " : ' ; " : ¦¦ ; : ¦;¦ ¦ , ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ . ¦ . - ' \ ¦ .: ¦ ¦ ¦;¦ - . - - } Tho House went into CbmroiUee ; and tho . ¦ ¦ Conimitteo aojourned to Monday . vfeek . ; - , At a' quarter to one o ' clock , the House adjourned over Whitsuntide , UH Friday * ^ : ;

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      The Masons On Strike,

      THE MASONS ON STRIKE ,

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      We solicit with more than ordinary seriousness the attention of the trades throughout the country to the purport of the above circular . It is , as therein stated , " our last appeal" for pecuniary aid , and vre therefore anxiously hope , "will meet with a liberal and warm response . Those on strike zit Penryn , Dartmeor , and Plymouth , have been "written to , -with a view to induce them to accept the terms set forth in the resolution

      come to by those on strike in London , &C- ; and although their reply has not yet been received , there is no doubt but they ¦ will accept it ThuB we sanguinely anticipate , should yon liberally respond to " oar last appeal , " tbat in two weeks from tbis data every man will be off the funds , -without the slightest evidence of disorganization — ¦ with the great necessity of union more firmly than ever rooted in their minds ; and despite the luring temptations of the enemy ' s " golden arguments "—the formidable combination of the government and the capitalist , which from the ¦ commencement have been openly arrayed against them— unmoved in that determination \ rith "which thsy set out To achieve only this , under Euch circnmstinces as those unto which they have been rabjected , must be a matter of incalculable importance , and , as "we must believe , to the entire of the trcdes .

      Tint " Union is Strength , " is daily , even hourly , manifested , especially in this metropolis , by the appearane ^ e and position in society of those united , contracted with the appearance and position in society of those not nnited . The Sovereign , the aristocracy , and the capitalist , however much they ni 2 y appear to differ ¦ with , one another upon other subjects , are perfectly agreed a :: d united to maintain in common what thc-y are pleoie ^ i to term their respective " rights and privileges .

      The Tights and privileges" due from employers or fcrcmen to the "orkinj man is what we have so long been contending for , and in support cf which you have so gtnironsiy supp . irt--d iii ; anis&eing that the interests ¦ jf th = ; h-arles are a . t le ^ st as closely itfenV . ne : . as tb ? . t cf the SoTcreign , tie aristocracy , and the capit :. ! i&t , ar / 1 loHjvrir . T thtir example , you arc earnestly S ' .-licit-j . t now , on the eT . " . of iie conclusion of the straggle , t-r . ee more to nr-. n ' -fitt , by year support , that yon are determined , eqnaiiy with them , not to allow those who have j-tood so loag ar . d so true , to be iadiscri ; iiiij . ite ) y viciiniizad ; but to " maintain in c mmon the riglrs and privileges" ¦ ¦?) respectively due to your order .

      WitG many and heartfelt-tlnnks for the nnpar . illeled support we have rectived , and which we hope will have izs . g-jcd res * iit 3 ; as also with a mo ^ t sincere hope , that if in : he aial of either the trades or their delegBt ? " , if tbe Mason ' s society , their comwUtie , or thfcir ether ci 5 ee : 2 j to promote the interest cf those conccn ^ -d , or ¦ with a View to facilitate tLc honourable ternnaatinn of this mon : sDtoii 3 Btrike , r . nyir ' suarierstaadJrjg has .-. risen , or lit ; l « bicktrings titen pJaoe , that they "will be cblivi : ted ; and that prior to the di&soiutis » i of the existing deegste meeting , st * -p 3 will be taken ptrmantntly ts bler . d together tfce talent , ! ho energy , r . nd the means of all , in coki ^ iot ! defence of the rights of esck , We beg to subscribe curselves , Gratefully yours , The 2 » 1 aso > s o : r Stiuke ,

      Thomas Shortt , Sec . 6 , Aznes Street , 'Waterlon-road , Lam >> eth , Maj 11 to , 1842 .

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      The followln ? is copied from The Charivari . i ! r . tea April . UCtb , Ii-i 2 , a wetk ' . y piri- > a : cal published i : ; London : — " XslsON ' s Monument . —TLis national testimony to our-grt-itL-fct nr . Vdl-hriro is forraed of a square encleiurc , eompcsetl of de : ; l planks , profusely embitzjntd xriih " poithig bills . —The interior contains a stone erection , neatly sis feet hi ^ h , and has been used for sciae time past as a promenade for two respectable journeymen stonemasons and their labourer . It is confidently expected that the next generation will be tnxbled to &ee it withc-nt looking over the pailings by which it is surrounded . "

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      THE STO 1 TE MASONS ON STRIKE , PSOM THE JJEW HOUSES OP PABLIAMENT , AND NELSON ' S MONUMENT , LONDON , AMD IHE TfOOL * W 1 CH D 0 CKYAB . D , To the Public and the Trades of Great Britain and Ireland . " It is not for the paltry consideration of a few shil-Knp that reflecting men undergo such privations and sufferings as strikes generally occasion ; but to prsvent that debasement—that moral degradation—which is the inevitable consequence to which the contemptuous and haughty . capitalist -would reduce them , 'Do not the rich men oppress you V is an interrogation as Btrictly and truly applicable to-day aa it was eighteen hundred years ago . " Bbethken , —The most material alteration in the position of our strifce since we last reported is the reduction of the number upon it .

      Pram the Houses of Parliament and the Monument together only twenty three- remain on the funds . At Woolwich , although we have no official account from them respecting tbe number , we believe the number of the turnouts do not exceed fourteen . At Plymonth , the turnouts are reduced to four . At Dartoioor there are fifteen on the funds ; and at Penryn we understand four . The above is briefly an exhibition of the number now receiving aliment on account of the strike , and which

      it will be perceived are becoming " beautifully less , " being reduced from ooore four hundred down to sixty Thirty-seven of these sixty , with a laudable anxiety to relieve their supporters from the burden of paying them , -and , if possible , honestly to take themselves from-this % o some other locality , in qnest of other employment , have come to a resolution , with your aid , to do ao , as will be Been by the following circular , copies of which were sent to the several trades with the last donation sheets : —

      IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE TRADES OF LONDON AND VICINITY . "In confidence they calmly await the issue . ''—Bn . ay . Fellow Men , —A resolution , of which the following is a copy , waa agreed to at the meeting of yonr delegates held at the Craven Head .- Diary-lane , on Wednesday evening , the 27 th instant : — Resolved—•• That the secretary of this meeting is hereby instructed to communicate with the various trade societies of London and its vicinity requesting them to send their delegates to an adjourned meeting of delegates , to be holden at the Craven Head , Drnrylane , at eight o ' clock , on Wednesday evening , May 11 th , 1842 , when the propriety of dissolving or continuing each delegates' meeting is to be considered , as also to . ditermine what step 3 shall be taken in tho present position of the Masons' Strike . "

      In consideration of the foregoing resolution , and at the instance of the Masons' Strike Committee , a general meeting cf all those in receipt of strike pay located in Woolwich and London has been held to deliberate upon and determine what conrae under existing circumstances , it would ba most expedient for them to adopt The subject of the strike , its present position and prospects , were fairly and fully entered into , and , after coolly and dispassionately reasoning upon the same , it waa unanimous ']/

      - Resolved— " That tee , the Masons on strike , from Weolwich Dock Yard , Houses of Parliament , and Nelson ' s Monument , against the contumelious language , the tyrannical and insulting treatment of George Allen , mason ' s foreman to Grissell Sc Peto , althongh immoveably determined never to succumb—never to toil under the cruel domination of Allen—having considered the embarrassed state of our resources , do hereby agree , if means be provided to pay tbe amount severally due to us on account of such strike , with a small advance to enable as to go in quest ef other employment , at once t * relinquish all fnrther claims upon the funds respecting it "

      To carry ont at once the object of this resolution , and which , taking all circumstances into consideration , appears to as the most jndicious we could have adopted , and which it will be seen has been unani mously come to , it will require no less a sum than one hundred and fifty pounds . For this sum , either in subscriptions or by loans , we most earnestly appeal to the several trades which have so warmly espoused our canse , and so hugely contributed to our aid . It is enr last appeal , and one which , if promptly granted , will enable our undismayed ,

      uncocqasrable , " little anny . " although exhibiting evidences " from the crown to the toe , top-fall , " of bitter persecution , cruelty , and privation , to quit the battlefield , afler a struggle el eight months , without tarnishing the honour of trade societies , or sallying their own character as determined and decided men . Without a single breach of the peace—giving tha lie direct to those who , in the language of Adam Smith , asssrt , that " Those who combine have always recourse t « the loudest clamour—to the most shocking violence and outrage . "

      Depending , from our past experience of year readiness to assist us , that this final appeal will not be disregarded , We EubEcribe ourselves , Yours gratefully , The Committee of the Masou 3 on Strike , Thomas Shortt , Sec . Pro . Tem . April 29 th , 1842 .

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      ^ pi - - - TO THS EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Allow me , throush the medium of your invaluable columns , to say a word to my brother Chartists upon the Convention ' s resolution and debate , against denunciations of public men . " With all due deference to the opinions of those whom my fellows deputed to represent them on that important occasion , who , of course , are but fallible men , like ourselves^—with tbose impressions , I deem it eo liberty to state that I think , in their resolution and debate upon decunciations , they felt . more-for themselve 3 than for the people—that it hath the appearance of atteznptic' to bind heavy , burdens , on the peoDW . 5 thou ^ cers " , that some of tbem , tb . 8 binders ,

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      A Report on the Drkadful Accident ap Paris ba 3 Wen . made by , two- . ejairiejji ¦" oi ^ iiseei's u > tlia Acaocmyof Sciences ,, in .. which-- they attribute tha fatal event to the fa&t of lour- wheel carnages baing oniployed , aud also condemn the yesvsiation by ;; v ? hkbL passengers are locked in , and . thus , in caso of-afi ' cU d ent yhaveao aMa& 3 Qf escape .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 21, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct754/page/7/