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      WHERE TO , AND HOW TO PROCEED . XOTES OF A IOUB . THB . OCSH A . P 0 B . TIOK-0 P CANADA , AKD SETEHAL OP THE STATES OF SOBTH AMERICA , PAUTICCIAULT THE -STATES OF MASSACHUSETTS , SHODE ISLA 5 D , SEW 5 OBE .. PESSSTXTA 51 A , OHIO , HICH 1 GA ?« , ILLINOIS , Tnscossia- asd sett jekset , 5 rsrEKaAS . ES "WITH A VIEW OF ASCEUTAISISG THE BESraABlLllI . OB OTHESTV 1 SE . OF EMIGRATION ; ASD TO JDDGB OF SHE BEST LOCATION . FOB tSGLlSH E 311 GRASXS . FB 011 ACITAi

      OBSERYATI 03 . BT 1 AWBKXCE PITKETHLY , cf Hnddersfield .

      JOURNAL . rXeftb' - - on the 10 th of January ? = 43 , accompanied fcy myfiUv . i . Mt . "Wfllium Sty-- - , ~ t tav 4 ied per x&Dway to jiancbester , -Ris ^ re "we tosk an affections'e farewell ; sad , after seeing some friends , and atttruiing to a little business , I lock the boat frcm lbs Sew 3 JaOey for Eecles , for -which I wia so late that the boat ¦ sras mosin ? e 5 , and part of my lustre bad to be thrown on board , by which it was partly broken . In odb boTii 1 -was landed at , or very UraT Eeeles , ¦ whtxe I spent the evening "with my friends , He and Mts O'Brien , \? ho prepared for me a small stock of

      medicines for my voyage . Ntxt morning brtakfasted , -when , after bidding Sirs . O * Brao adieu , Mr , OB ., with his two boya , accompanied ma to the station , and bj twelve o ' clock , 1 v as in Liverpool . I immediately proceeded to transact some > & 3 iness , after finishing which 1 ealied at all the ifflees of the shipping agents , in order to ascertain ¦ wf cat ships -were-bound for K « w Tori , "with their timts of sailing , Ai At the ( flee of Mr . Koche . I w&s iniorBsed that a ship would sail in a few days for Boston ; that she "was a very snperior -vessel , and -wc-nld take no more than thirty passengers ; Sid that they -would take a very low fare .

      Next morning , 1 Siw and consult ed my friends . John Bobsan and Charles Earnshaw , who had anangta to accompany me . They approved of my proposition to go by the s ^ id ship ; so « e paid , and , of course , arranged . I met the Captain si Mi . Roche's , "who said be calculated upon a thirty-five days * passage . Mr . Rache had some little knowledge of ma . from the cbrcumsUEce of my having rent Mrs . Bradiey to 2 f 6 w York , by the ship Cambridge , under his asency , after the return of hex jnoney from another effica , who had grossly uw . 1 her . " My . Boebe -was very polite , fiiai told us his t Tra cmpeniei was soing oat "with * is , and that everytboEs that eotiid 'would be done for our comfort . He also cflered to fnmisli me "with letters of iniroduction to his friends on the other aide .

      We "were tohavesaOed at cue o ' clock on Tuesday , instead cf "which Tee -west out tsre ^ Te hours cariier . TMs c&a&rd greajtincoavcnicuce , and prcfeiitcd us froni Supplying onrseJves "aitb several ntcssssry articles -which vre had inteEded to pruvide . We had a steam tag to take us out ; the morning TFBs fee . the « sa -was smooth , and = 11 propitious . I have mentioned that I met the Captain at } Ir , Roche ' s ; sad I also passed some civilities is-iti him on the qnsy , on the morning of the uay we sailed , which "Were htartily respotidw ; to , and "we arrived on boerd the vesel the same aaomest , but at eoposiie ends uf the

      -reastl He passed me in baste , and called the S : eward in a hurried and commanding tone ; and " was promptly answered . Ha next asked , in the same maim , r , -whether he ( tae Steward ) had any money for him ? aad was answered in the tfirai ^ nva ; " Then , " said he . " let m ^ have it . " I mention this to show how sudden was the change efiicied by stepping from the quay to the ship . On score he was all poiiteness ; but he left iiis politftaess and dviii ^ en sh ' -Te . On entering upon wfcst he seemed to consider bis kingairm , he instantly assumed the airs of a tyrant , acd the Ftgnel will show hi kept t ^ " tip daring the "whole voyagr .

      When day oegnn to dawn , the posseurers were all Compared Trich Mr . Suche ' s Krtjk . and a dollar ,, for what is ealied " hospital muney , " was eemand = d from each psssenger of whatever age . This mou » -y is applied for the . support of an hospital m Station Islacd , near the qcarantine station , "wi-tre ah ptiscins wha may be ski , on loiiding , are placed and taken care of till they recover . This is a very proper institution , "but the lxaitfit rs-ulting . is by no aieans coB-. mensnratt -with the money pa a , and I have been tsld there is much Jobbing in the aT&fr . Sores Tffnsed to pay the dcilar ,

      Imt were obliged to -comply or b * sent on-shore . - ThB passage ficketa were then collected ; th 3 t is , the receipts for the macey paid f&r the passage , ffhis practice is ^ eddedij wrong . The passenger ought to retain his receipt , and that ocgbt to act forth the terms -span -whicti ± iia pass ^ e traa engaged , so that if aot acted upon , h ? xnicht , at the port where he liDa 3 , TbIb ? the captain or owners before a magistrate for breach of contract This practice cssht to bd fortt" » iih adopted , as a sesnrity to the . pssstnger against impositiorL , and iox the credit cf Uw £ e vith -.. hum tbe contract is made .

      A regular search was made througluri the ship for persona who skulk on board and hide themselves for ¦ file porposa of going free ; one man wsa socn tumM out from ajcongst a lot of salt > ags , and w ^ s sent on shore "wlih lie cierka xrliQ tad overtiaJed Xbe passengers . Two female relations of soias paE-= engers who Jiad leave to go cnt and return by the sttiiroei , - were ordered ashore by the boat aiso ; the captain wonld allow them to go bo further . The cay remained fine , ibe evening Eereaa , bnt dnring the night It became rather Toogli , and siany pa ? - « pngprB were sick .

      13 th—^ The breczs coi . tinaed to blow fre = h daring tiw day ; towards evening the secaad mate went be-iow and asiisted to lash the boxes asd other luggage . ; Te now had fixed an open , exposed , iron fire , grate , which "was placed on deck , near the bows , where , if at all Tonga , toe brekkers came oven ; and this . grate , evpesed to the inclemency of the weather , was all that fciaaks aad others , onaceostomed to the sta , and very cften sick and unfit to stand , were allowed for cooking parposes ; -wMle the ship ' s ceok had a house on deck , -wiZb - proper covering , and enclosed , wj h patent Apparatus fixed , and seats where he sight rit and " do feifl " work comfortably ; "but for poor eniigants , it seemed aa if anything was good enough for them after their monef Traapaid .

      16 th . —The saDon this day began to erect a wooden tax on tae deck ; it was made of rough boards , with open joints between them ; one side waa open for about eighteen inches * rom the bottom ; the other side some six inchea . The half of a Email barrel , was put in at toeopen tait , and placed upon four feet ; ana there it was , without any other fastening than a small cord tied from the two lack feet to the beam that lay alongside of the long fcoai , and whicn left it to tang backward and forward , as the position of thfi ship might be . This er&tion was for the convenience of all the passengers on fcosrd , both male and female . It could aot T » justly styled a privy as it stood in tiis most pubSc situation , and it was Irish the greatest difficulty any adult could enter from the fnmffiriPiicy of lielgbt and width ; they were , besides , exposed to the view of all i When in , I supposed this to fee a specimen of the Yankee Captain ' s deference to female delicacy .

      xhff-erection being completed , tbe passengers were told that unless they emptied the said half-barrel every jQoming , their allowance of water would be stopped ; and if that was not effective they would heave the whole overboard , aad they might find a place for them-Jelves . Tiiis , then , was the slternativa The stench was intolerable from the open state of the iazrel-ieceptjcle , the loose state of the bat and the heaving of the ship . Means ought to have been provided to cany off the soil into the sea ; bnt I found that passengers , ignorant of ship rules , are necessitated to submit to all B # rts of impositions and inconveniences . The Captain was bow become so very insolent that an answer could not be got to any question a passenger jnighS put to him , and some of his understrappers followed the Example of the master ; and -would even threaten the passengers with consequences if they did aot submit to orders .

      WI&XX 5 DAI HossrSG . —The -wind blew vary strong last night , and continnes so this morning , right a-head ; and when we arose we found ourselves blown back a coasiifcrabli distance ; in fact nearly driven back to Liverpool . The Siddons , which lift Liverpool the fide after us , neared ua about two pjn ., and -pawed us . The A&eas , -which left the same time as the Siddens "Was astern . In the evening it became calm . Went xo i > ed in good time . Had a quiet sleep tfll six on Thursday momine—got np at seven . Pound ourselves still hoverine vS the coast of Wales .

      When I arranged for siy passage , I was promised every attention by Mr . Roche . It turned- cut , however , that I -was -wisbout berth ; a © wooa having been used ¦ np for other purposes . I irss told that I might share a berth -with a man and hi 3 Trife . Thh v . as , bowever , rather too " so so ; " therefore 1 preferred sleeping ^ ith my bed laid on the floor , ss also did Charles -Ettnshaw and his wife ; and this we eventually toand to be aprlvaege ; for we were kept free from vermin , Zr \ J ? , ° ^? bes 5 des ^ tke » bip "were dear . Oui cabin « as styled a » second cabin , - but there could be no steerage more roughly fitted up . Slow as " we have moved , we have , at three , pan ., just got round Holyhead and Carnarvon Bay , 1 r , d £ * » QW in sght Of hoth tha WeUh and Irish Mis . The Swanim , bound foi New Tori , was near « . t ^ » Ptem iiEksd np a aoise on seeing the sailor , play cuds this eyesing , r *

      I have just measured the ladder by -which the Dasaaagers ascend and descend into theiold . it-haiiS « tep « to carry ihem up nine feet , HiBuitep si the top -Swag twofeet This mto me a proof of the » port i fcad bo often heart of th * extreme Y « nk » poUteneiu oa jhjpbdKd to femalet cf tmt grade . They had this dixtuoi *> stride ev « ry time they vwt ap or down » d also otbi a beam , irhlah m zaiaed Mrenteea jaebs above the deck . This -was most improper and ^ fadeeesV - The said ladder ma quite open at the back , sad nearly perpendicular , and , of coorae , very danferooti At eight , tile SiKMlm vhead . Our churl of a captain spoke with her ; after which , a band of music they had onboard enlivened ns with " a few airs . We gave &em three cheers , -which they returned .

      This evening , there -were signs ef a storm arising on board the Jhip ; the Captain had . spoken in a contexaptuoos ^ n" >^ BT to some of the sailors , - which they xeaiftMi as an optrif e ; one . in particular , swore that

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      f he ha-1 the Captain in the streets of Boston be -would ake satisfaction ; and that if be could do no way else , ie would run his knife into him on board . He and > thers , advised ths passengers who felt themselves iy grieved to try to puniBh him . : Fbibat —Got np at seven after a restless night , my leg being painful ; the night had been calm , the water smooth , all was very still on board , vrhicb rather surprised me , there baingso many children with ns . After slashing and dressing my leg , I went above ; the Irish N > aBt in f all view . The sailors -were busy—the Captain i dnmb dog , being mortified at not being able to learn the point we were off , not even a ^ siogle place . The Swanfon was now abuut a mile a-head . I heard another murmur against the Captain , who showed his large teeth like a mastiff about to ssiss a cur dog . Tb « wind was favourable , bnt the b «* 3 : > too -weak to give us speed . The sailors are a set of most willing active fellows ; there is nothing left undone that can be doue

      to set fes on . This morning a discovery was made of a young Irishman who had Etowed himself away in the lower regions of the ship , among the coals , and had been hid during the waola time , bBt not without the knowledge of some Of the passengers . When the Captain was apprised uf this , he took a rope's end and punished hiia severely wiih it . We had another Captain on board , one who had lost his ship , Bhe having beea on fire several days , while at sea- She was laden with cjiton . Tha ship was got into Fayal , one of the

      Western Islands , -where she was scuttled , rank , and raised again i then condemned and sold . This wretch , to my surprise , fennd fan ? t with bis brother Captain , for dealing so leniently wiih Mr . &tow . i-w at , declaring that he had once punishvd a man under similar -circumstances till be jnmped overboard and was drowned . Perhaps he desired that the tragedy should be repeated . The Captain -went and examined the hatchway by which the culprit had asrended ; and fearing any more should pass that way , ordered it to be securely fattened dow . Tne man was ordered to go and -work with the sailors .

      This 4 ay we were in all but a dead calm . We saw some beaufcfal fish , acd the porpoises were rolling aronnd us in shoils . We -were still in sight of the Irish coast , Cape Clear , feo ; many vessels w * re moving at a snail ' s pace ; several were steamers which went at a most enviable rate of speed . Considering that an hammock wenld be better for me to Bleep in than my floor-bed , one of the sailors very kindly lent me od « ; another fix ^ d it for me , and the first mate adjusted and put it in proper condition . I slept a few nichts pretcy comfortably ; but with my lame le « it was very awkward to get in and out again ; so 3 abaDooned it . and -acs . in took my old quarters .

      Saturday , 18 th . —This morning btins fine I was reading alonU on the deck , ihe captain was grontiDg out 11 Steward , Steward , * ' and then , ia an unrter-growl , called oat , " Get away with your reading ; this is not a placs for read-. ng . "' My au-aitors . in submission , went oft 3 felt a strong desire " * to shew tbe fellow up " but considered it best to giro iaim rope enoiuh . Still he seemed dissatisfied , as if he considered the passengers a nuisance . They apparently stunk ia his nostrils , thonsh he was the uglitst fellow in tbe ship . Tliis day lire had a dead cahn . From appearances , however , a breiza was expected , and all our boxts w ? re ordered to be lssbed fait to prevent destruction . We soon felt the fresh bretze ; it increased as tbts evening came on . ar . d we got to i-evl .

      SURD at , 19 ib . —We had a quieter night than I anticipated . Got up at sat&n—tfcere was now much sickntsa and a censiderabip no : sp ; the brv ^ kfatt waa therefore cot very comfortaMe . Wr had some Chartist breakf » it powder , which we erj > yed more than coffee or tea . I laid down and sievt three hours , then went on deck , wiich I found to be more comfortable than bslow . The first mat * Informed me that we were still off Cape Clear , bnt now we wemed to have a fair chance of leaving all land . I had calculated on oar being a few hundred miles off before ihis . Tbe wind was not fair , and -tie expressed a fear that "we should nave a

      tt-dious voyage , bnt added , it is only " guessing ; " for the last voyage had a bad beginning , but it eventually turotd out wtlL We had two ships in sUnt ; one was said to he the Swatito * which had enlivt-ned us -with tbeir music off Carnarvon Bay . There was some dispete on that subjt-ct , and the did not near us snficlently to enable ns to vrme it The « cond mate cheered me by anticipating a Tair wind . 1 learned that we had notyei doubled Cape Cl ^ r and I br- ? nn t « feel a strong desk * for wind or steam , or some m-ans by which we coxdd be prop-, ik-d . I loarned that wo had sot gained on our course twtaty miles during the whole day .

      3 Jo > "DaT , 3 C » h . —Before I got up , it was announced that Cape Clear was again in £ ight . I was sickened at the thought ; went on deck , and found it so . as well as a long stretch of Jrish mountains . A cumber of porpoises were Tolling like hog * within a-few yards of the ship . Two vtssbls still in sighl . The second mate informed me he had ones been twenty —» no days beating about hi the ebancil , and that during -the tiruet-wo children had died . This man finding tint I intended travelling into ttre-Far West , became very polite , and after reading him soae letters , ice , he seemed anxious to have conversation , He txpressed a determination to Jeave the sea and go-and settle in the Wwt countrywished me to stay a day or two in Boston after landing and have some conversation with his wife , who was opposed to going to tbe West ; b ; it he thought I could peiznadeher . I *? re » d . The passengers seemed al . very desirona to have a meeting afttr landing for the purpose of consulticg teg ' -tfcer , and aiding cash other as racch as possible .

      A rattlins bre'zj sot -ap this evening , oad after witttinjz two ships which the tailors said ware ladea wit ii « ctton , on their way to Liverpool , made my way to bed -is well as I could . Tkbkiat , 21 st—We have hsd a bointerooa n '« ht . My hammock has had a motion as constant as the , pendnlam < £ « clocK ; still I alepl considerably . Tbe wind blew fraa the north-west , the > 3 bip heaved in fine styJe , and a gscsral scene of siotnass met the eye . Anything lifct . % decent breakfast waa quite out of tbe question . 6 p-m . —> Ehe wind contmuee-to blow from TS . West , the vessel towing very much aad ^ oing five knots—feat not in our eocrse—with the sea occasionally breaking on her bows .

      Wedkesba * 22 nd—What tae sailors called a breeze wind . The ship hove sMprisicgly , and few of the passengers jcould in any way fcsip themselves . To ^ tand on deck was all but impossible , and many of the pasengers deploringly lamented they had ever come oa board . SevertJ vessels hove in sight , driving swiftly before the storm , . against which it was our fate to eostend . T 3 TJBSDA 7 23 rd >—During tbe nl ^ ht , the wind has bees favourable for a few bonrs ; but ibe sea ran bo high that we made bat little progress . Tbe day is 8 imil » to yesterday—the -waves rolling majestically . We , however , make bat little way .

      Pau > iT 24 th . —Tbe sea still rouj ? li- The -water rolling in at the stern windows , wetted some of the beds , and also damaged some of our goods . We were therefore , compelled to dose the windows . This was a great inconvenience , as it not only prevented a free current of air but enveloped us in total darkness at a time too when we could not betake ourttlves te the deck . No food could be cooked in consequence of the confusion . SaTurdav , 25 th . —The wind abated considerably during the night . Tbe sea was however still so unsettled that toe abip was more tossed about than formerly . The wind still against us . Scsdit , 26 th—All but a dead calm . The passengers got on deck and were ranch refreshed after the wtek ' s kickiDg , tossing , and shaking .

      Mosdat , 27 th— Baring tbe night the wind blswfrom the north-east , ( fair . ) and for thu first time we were on eur course at . seven knots an hour . We have progressed at the S 3 m * rate all the day ; and yet the second mate o 9 ers to bst two sovereigns to one that at the ratu we are now going we might Tfcturn into tbe dock at Liverpool in four d 3 ya . Rather discouraging this , for all the tossing we h ; ve had . TTESDAT 28 th . —Nearly a dead calm the whole day . A sail directly a-hea-1 , wh'ch , at dusk , we lost Bight of .

      Wedhesdat 23 th . —DariDg th « niiiht a good and favourable bretza arose , whieh continued all the day , and chc-ered us up . Still the second ma ' e insisted that we were within a few days sail of Liverpool , and this was stated as an excuse ivr putting the passengers on short allowar . ee of water , while the sailors a ;< d the captain took ju 3 t what they plKa ^ d . I threa ' . ened to stop them ; for as we had engaged to have a gallon a day we bad a right to it , as long as it listed ; and if any were to be put on BhorS allowance , ail on Board should have been placed on tbe same footing .

      THtusr > AT , 30 th—Tteruefal Captain again appeared aftei Beveral days &bsene = from dn-k . His first act was to order the fore hatches to be fastened down . He swore they ha ^ been kvpt open for the purpose of stowing away some cf the sailors . I discovered that a young female passenger had no bed ; and her companion had turned her out of the berth slie had till now occupied . She had been compelled to sleep for three nights upon the boxes . 1 appealed to the sailors , one of whom very soon went into the forecastle , and returned with abed . We got her some bed clothes and replaced her in her berth . Her provisions were nearly exhausted ; bnt we contrived to provide her against want . FbidaI , July 1 st—The night has been nearly a calm and it has been so all day . A slight bretza got up towards evening , bat it was unfavourable .

      Batukdat , 2 nd . —Daring the night , we got a favourable breeza , whick carried us on pretty well . Hd » morning ae rain fell ia torrenta and the wind veered round to S . W ., right against US . The first tiling ] kw -was a ship under faU » ail , standing direct / or Cape Cteaj ; the wind waa fair for kec , and aba proceeded at ft aobta speed . How 1 envied their position . « *»• » e « 7 of my owa . During ths dayit was Yery flne ; the wind Teer « d and we made tolerable progress . I got oae -of the sailon to measure the forecastle , where a 8 saflor * sleep . It waa 14 feet by 14 feet ; there are thirteen bertlu , and a man for each the on ^ passage Jo , air is that by which they ' enter , wnat a box for so many human beings to be crammed Into-l The Captain had a fine airy place , and much more room for bis own individual carcass . '¦

      This afternoon , o « r iind and excellent black cook had a fit , in his box , and / ell down by the fire . Hib fcana was most dreadfully burnt . All the passengera irere extremely sorry as the occurrence ; for be had

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      en most kind to tbe children , and won the esteem of I on board by hi& civil demeaaour . This man hod sen forty years at 8 ea ; he bad a wife and four chilren at Boston , ; and was a native of that place . Sunday , 3 rd ;—The wind has been against us during te night , but so slight as to be scarcely felt Tkis orning , a bretza from the North West , and we went , the rate of six knots . ( To be continued . )

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      ^ rr ~ . r~~~— - *~~ - ^^^ ' ••"———^~ REPEAL OF THE UNION . A public meeting in furtherance of the above cause as holden on Sunday evening last , at tbe Fountain id 5 « H , € K > lden-lane , Dublin , at eight o'clock . Mr . Osorga Kennedy was called to the chair , who , ' tar the usual preliminary business of the meeting had * yn gone through , said ha bad great pleasure in intronclng to the mteting one whom he had known in bis ative land to be a zoalou 3 and devoted advocate of ieir cause ; one whoso writings had raised a spirit of athusiasm in the breast of every Repealer of Dublin , ae of whose articles had been reprinted in letters of Adand vrhich would remain as imperishable in the

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

      ilr . Clancy—Don ' t yon wish you may get it?—( laughter ) . Mr . Crawley said he would feel great pleasure in supporting the proposition of their worthy Chairman , on th& proposed condition , but he was determined to have nothing to do with " the Chartists ; tkeir objects were b » d ; they wanted to gat everything by force . He was in the glorious rebel army of ninety-eight—Mr . Cancy—Did you carry a pike ? Mr . Cra-wley—No , 1 carried a gun . Mr . Clancy—And yet you would denounce a Chartist if he carried a gun 1 Mr . Crawley—No , I olj-ct to them . because they haven't guns enough—( laughter ) . Mr . Clancy—And yet you call yourself a moral force roan ? Mr , Cratrli-y—Yes , I do ; but the times are different — Oauebter ) .

      The Secretary said he would have nothing to do with Ciaitlsm ; it was evident Fearpus O Connor was in the pay of the Tories ; he was Editor of the Evening Star , audit soon showed its Tory coioura . A Member eaid he did not think they ought to make ohjection to Mr . Clancy . He believed there were many Ciiartist R pralers . He was a CUartist himself oner . Another Member—And so so waa I . Mr , Cluer is a Chartist and a Repeal warden . The Chairman—A . td so -was I a Chartist . Mr . Clanc D made me a Chartist in Dublin , and made me pay my pence , but I thought ke was only julung till he had

      Mcjor Sire , and the whole castle about our ears— ( loud i L < uu , bt ? n . I will never be a Chartist again —( continued lanzbler . ) Hc-rc a centleman who said ho was a Russian , but refused to state his name , addressed the meeting at i some length . H < a o > jfcted tn parties of different principle * comiDg together ; each party , ho said , f > h « utd ke < p by themselves . It was noi hkeiy that a Cuartiat could be a goaa Repealer , or that a . Kepealcr cuuiil be a CLartist . He woold advise Mr . Clancy to atteni etght or t * n meetings before he became a Repealer , that be mijbt understand their principles . This was what he had d .-ne —( laughter . )

      Other members addressed the chair , both for and agam ? t Mr . -Clancy's admission ; after which Mr . Clancy , addressing the chair , said , Sir , I wish to know , before you come to any conclusion on this subject , if 1 might be permitted to make u statement of ay views here to night ? The Chairman—By all means . I thiufe we ahall be all happy to bear you . Mr . Clancy then expressed bis thanks , and proceeded for nearly three hours , of which the following is a mere outline : —

      Mr . Chairman and fellow-rountrymen , I can assure you 1 feel highly gratified at the opportunity afforded me to-night of mingline with you in the glorious strusgle for national redemption . Never in my varied life did I feel a prouder momeDt than tbe one which I now enjoy in the company of those who have been taught that Repeal acd Chartism ought not to go band In hand . There is net a throb of my bosom that does not beat high for the the happiness , tbe prosperity , and the independence of my native land—( cheers ) . Tbere does not pass a spare honr of my life that my exertions <* o not tend to that sacred objret—( cheers ) ; and thrice happy Bball 1 be to night if you can agree that I thall , along side of yon , for tbe future , cast my mite of xertlon into the scale of your political redemption . Tarice happy shall I be to right my country if I can convince you that this course which 1 have hitherto pursued tfUI be a course worthy of your imitation , worthy of Hie cauae we have at heart ; a course of policy alone worthy ef making Ireland again what she

      once was

      " A great independent patriotic nation , A star to the oppressed ia darting desolation . " That I am a Chartist , a sincere , devoted uncompromi&ine Cb .. rtist , I am prond to p oclahn . Bat fur that 1 am not tbe leee devoted to the glorious object which you have in view to night If Ireland was not my country I would be a repealer , on tbe ground that the inhabitants of each country are , by nature ' s laws , made tbe sole trustees of the land of their birtb . I would spurn the brand of tbe Ostiuau Citricus , as 1 would the impious mandates of a Saxon council ; but I most confess I wonld not like to see in Ireland a parliament , unless that parliament . were based on the principle that the toiling million * of Ireland should be fairly and faith / ally represented in it—( bear , hear ) I amst

      con--feas I would not like to see in Ireland such a parliament as the last We had there ; for a baser set of political tr&fficers never disgraced any country . I must confess that I should like to have a guarantee for our national honour before it should be placed in tbe bunds of such marauders;—a political banditti , who , out of o- ^ ehundred and , rive members ,. one hundred and two received ribes . Thirty-two barons took places and bribes from Castltreagh ; several to ths tune of £ 3000 a-year . ^ nd not one under ££ O 0- ! -thear , hear . ) One member was actually bribed ia the lobby of tbe House . He wae sure they would not like another House of Commons composed of such fellows as these . Bat they might ask how could it be remedied . He ( Mr . C . ) would answer by basing it on the principles of tbe People ' s Charter . Let ua , if we are to have a parliament , have a good one . Tbe same amount of agitation that can procure a b&d one ean also procure us a good oue , if we

      will only have common sense to state our term a . Let us tbeu have a parliament based upon the principle i . f universal suffrage , that every man may have a voice in the choice of those who are to be the guardians of his birthright Let us have Annual Parliaments that if they do not perform properly the woik we have allotted them , we ean send them about their business at tbe end of the year ; and elect others in their slead And let us have the Ballot to protect tbe voter in the exercise of his just prerogative—these appendages alone would be snffif . ient to securu ns against the basa money cr machinations of a Sidmoulu , a Pitt , or a Cuilereagh—( hear , htar . ) A moral confederacy cf tLe Chartists and Repealers could alone effect this . Yes , I aver that if Mr . O"Conntll only made common aause with tbe Chartists of this country , he could carry Repeal in three months . The Chairman— I believe that to be true .

      Mr Cancy , continued—But why are , we divided Why are we taught to bate each other ? Good policy nor sound wisdom could not dictate such a course ; oue great fault of tbe leaders of repeal was to attribute a ' . l the nmfortunea of Ireland to the people of England . And for this purpose an eternal war of prejudice wa 3 kept np . Here Mr . Clancy iesd extraets from the Bpeechts of Mr . O Neal Daunt , and Mr . Taylor , the farmer gentitui'in showing up the ignorance of tke poor factory tirls , and those -who -worfced in pits , bnt he forgot , said Air . C , to show the cause of that igr . o . ance

      or the authors of it . Ho had been in the South and Wtst of Ireland , and be knew there were men of the gams stariip , as those oppressive taskmasters th > re ; and if the Irish ptople were better taught upon religious matters , it vpus because they had nothing else to do and little else to live upon . The latter gentleman said the first act of an Irish Parliament woultl be to over run the country with railroadt—jhear ^ hear)—in order to destroy Peter Parcel ' s coachos . He would ask the Chairman would he approve of that first act of an Irish Parliament ?

      Tbe Chairman . —Certainly not . I ' m an enemy to railroads . Mr . Clancy did not think that men who could wish to injure his country for the purpose of destroying an individual , was a fit person to be in an Irish Parliament , and it was fur this that he wished the working classes to have tbe vote , to keep each men out of tbe House . H « had no great hopes from a boose that would be mostly composed of lawyers and money-gamblers . Chairman . —That ' s because Mr . O'Connell ia a lawyer ,

      Mr . Clancy . —And bo is Mr . O'Connor . I am not here , air , to tti-iiMgn Mr . O'Connell , nor am I here to be the panegyrist of Mr . O'Connor . If yon choose t » work under the banner of O'Connell , you have a perfect right to do k , bat that is no reason why he should stand by and hear Mr . O'Connor calumniated . One gentleman had said Mr . O'Connor waa a Tory spy , because the Evening Star became a Tory payer ; bat did they know the facts t The Evening Stctr-9 ni& in being . before Mr . O'Connor had anything to do with" , and we have the Jworh evidence of tbe proprietor , Mr . Pray , at Liverpool , that wbile Mr . O'Connor was connected with it he bad done the Editorial work gratuitously . Mr . Pray was an American , bnt , unlike Mr . O'Connor , he did not like to be doubly active in a losing game ; and so soon as he found that advocating Chartist principles was a losiug game , he cuts O'Connor ' s connexion , and establishes tbe S ^ " on Tory principles to replenish his coffers—( hear . ) and then , forsooth , O'Connor is a Tory spy . One gentleman in that room , wbo refused to give his name , for

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      laona beat known to himself , a-4 d he ( Mr , C . ) should ; end eight or ten meeting of the repealers : while other said , being a Chartist , he had no business in at room . Bat what did he learn since he came into e room ? Why , the fact that every man in tbe room is a Chartist—and that individually they did not ny it , while collectively they shrunk from its owal because one man had told them not to do so . Chairman . —I admit the great principles of Chartism e very good , but I cannot bring myself into disgrace admitting Mr , Clancy as a mexiber . Besides it is ainsfc the rules to introduce Chartism at all . Will > u ( addressing himself to Mr Clanoy ) renounce Chaitm and become a good and true repealer ? Mr . Ciancy . —I have ever been n repealer—I ever will

      3 a repealer . And whether I urn admitted into this > dy or not , the hallowed principles of Chartism , I shall ? er cherish . For Chartism I have sacrificed my home , y friends , my all . The dungeon ' s gloom would not nil that bright spark in my boBom , and sooner mu abandon my principles , tbe scaffold should be welcome passport to tliats happy land , " where tymts taint not nature ' a bliss ; " ( Cheers . ) I have been mntud with obtruding myself o . i this meeting ; but ich in not the fact . I ant not in the habit of obtruding lyself at meetings of this kind , but having received a inl of invitation , and a copy of your rules from your hainnan , you would say I was not a good Irishman if diil not attend here , [ Mr . Clancy exhibited the card , nd copy of the rules ]

      The Chairman said they had been sent to him by mistake . Mr . Clancy : If it were a mistake , the mistake was not on my side , and was I not jus ^ fled In taking advantage of it—( several voice « , —certainly)—but I hope we are not the less friends for that . He oHj ^ cted to the line of policy pursued that uight by the Chairman . He did not think it was the duty of the Chairman—( with every respect for him)—to endeavour to prejudice the meeting against him , such a course was only worthy of an Ablngcr . or a Jeffreys ; but as it appeared he could not be enrolled a metnht-r without the abandonment of hia principles , which he held dearer than life , ha would not press tbe subject any more , his object D 8 ing fully achieved . He woul'l not envy the party on

      whose heads the onus must fall Wherever he went ha would still be the friend of their cause ; but while he remembered that Ireland was bis country , he ooatd not forget that the world was his republic , and that mankind Of evory description were his brothers . ( Cheers . ) He hart no envy for the feetings of the party who propagated this base exclusive dcctrin <\ wbt-n it should go abroivi that Russians and foreigners might join this society , that a Catholic , an Irishman , one who had canvassed 350 electors for O'Connell ' s first return for Dublin , was excluded , because he believed in the faith of thtf People ' s Charter , which Mr . O Connell himself had assisted in drawing np , and i fcconnm-nded Lovett to to t ike nothing less . He would now hid them farewell , and thauk them for the patient h . aring they baJ f ? iv « n him . He never expected to see li eland happy or free until he saw a perfect union of the workhig classes of

      both countries . Let him but behold this glorious confederacy , then he would not care for the powers of Whig or Tory Governments ; then , and not till then . Plight he expect to see his toilinq brother standing PTect with the brow of a frerman ! trending the earth as h > B inheritance—having a fair day ' s wages fur a fair d iy " a work , and retiring at eve to hia peac ^ ul dwelling 1 ke tbe glad sun-beams that had been sheddii . g their lustm o " er him . Then and not till then , mi ^ ht thfy ixpect to behold tho refulgent beams of the sun of liberty bursting from behind the dark siu'les of prejudice , timidity and corruption ; hia gladdening rays , enlivening , reeenrrattnij , and kindling in the bosoms of Irishmen an inviolable , an indissoluble typic spirit of pat iotUni , unity , and brotherly love to make us happy , prosperous ami tree—^ loud cheers | Mr . Cl . « n « y on rrtiling was shaken hands with by every member in the room .

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

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      TO THOMAS SMNGSBY PUNB 0 MBB , ESQ ., M . P . The Address of certain Inhabitants of the Metropolis , in public meeting assembled , at the Hall of the " City of London Political and Scientific InBtUute , ' on Monday , April 10 th , 1843 . Sir , —We , the inhabitants of the Metropolis , In public meeting assembled , highly estimating your character as a politician , and as a member of that body ¦ which professes to represent the Commons of England , hereby publicly express our approbation of your Parliamentary conduct , land thank yon for the zeal and energy with which , ? on every occasion , you have

      responded to the call of the people , and consistently advocated their claims . We also feel an especial degree of gratitude towards you for the line of conduct you pursued in reference to that political partizin and time-serving Judge , jLord Abinger , and his coadjutors in the work of oppression , the " great unpaid ; " and we trust that the ' monomania' attributed to you by a renegade of the first water , will continue to characterize you , and that you will never cease your exertions until justice ia fairly administered unto the whole people , —until all are equal in the eye of the law , and . all tnjoy the benefit of a free and properly denned Constitution . 1

      Pursue , then , Sir . [ the noble course you have hitherto adopted , disregarding alike the ridicule and tbe sarcasm of those who , wrapped up in the shallow mantle of selfishness , or enveloped in the mists of prejudice , have neither hearts te feel , nor intellects to appreciate the honour of being a itrue representative of the people , and of meriting their confidence and approbation . Accept , Sir , a sincere assurance of our energetic cooperation , and let ua trust that success may crown our united exertions . Signed by order , and on behalf of the meeting , i Feargus O'Connor , Chairman . Mr . Skelton seconded the adoption of the resolution and ( be ailrtress in ftn eloqiunt aud philosophical speech , wherein he showed that absolute rule always engendered oppression , and that the only sure means of the masses regaining their independence was by obtaining possession of tbe land , to which he earnestly directed their attention .

      The Address wab then unanimously adopted , amid loud acclamation . Mr . O'Connor , as Chairman , then presented the address to Mr . Duncombe , assuring him that he should affix his signature to it with more pleasure than ever monarch affixed his ' signature to the death-warrant of a rival . When this addrrss was rtad to the Geese that hissed Mr . Duncombe ' s letter at Sadler's Wells , woulii thty hisa that . ? Tlio g « nvltinen of tbe aristocracy took great pride in thfcir picture galleries , and pointing . out the beauty of the gems to their guests ; but he had no doubt that Mr . Dunconiba would set a much higher

      value up ' . u that te ' tt morial of their approval , than upon any pieture . Twtiinonials of that description vr « re not to be easily procured in these days ; and , if be fenned a true « atiinate vi Mr . Darcpnibe's character , the present one would be highly valued . Members of that body to which ! Mr . Duncombe belonged profes 3 ed to entertain but little value for such marks of public Approbation , but , in his bthtf they were not sincere . The Rrapes , he thpught , were sour ; tbe present w : ia the trua manner and mu'hoil in which they could show their approval of Mr . Dancombe's conduct , and give a triuoipbaot anil convincing answer to his revilers—( great cht-erinR ) .

      Mr . DUNCOMUE , on rising , was received with tremendous cheerum , aDd stated that btfore he alluded to the chief object of the modtin ? , he would reply to a question put to him by JMr . Benbow , whether he had . read the trial of Jones , of Leicester , btfere Biron Gurney . He had read tbe trial , the defence , and the observations of the JuJfie , with that disgust which every honest man must feel at seeing a fellow creature tried before such a partial , tyrannical , ; and part'Zin Judge . With every word condemnatory of thut Judge , which had been uttered by Mr . Benbow , be fuiiy concurred . He heard that a new trial was to be moved for , and if ever an individual deserved a new trial he was the man ; but if that should fail and Jones should present a petition to the House of Commons , be should have no

      hesitation in expressing bt-fore tbe House the same upinUn of Baron Gurney ' a conduct as he had then expressed , and as he bad previously done in reference to the Judges of Araize and those called Justices of the Pence . He had no doubt that many of them , when the address he had ithe honour to have received , expressing their approbation of his Parliamentary conduct , was being presented , wondered what feelings were posing in bis mina . His feelings were those of as Rroat gratification as he ever entertained , but they were not feelings of unmixed gratification . He said to himself that if an humble individual aa he was , for the small services which be bad rendered to the people , could call forth such a warm , loud , and enthusiastic expression of gratitude , what must have been tbe

      eonduct of the great body of that Hoase , when oue individual was alone selected for the honour they had that evening paid him . It was impossible not te coma to the conclusion that the House of Commons was no ways identifle 1 with the : iibertie 8 , rights , or privileges of the people . He was happy to perceive that the resolution returned their thunka to tbe members who supported him on those occasions . The seventy-four who voted for inquiry into the conduct of Lord Abinger , 'were equally entitled to their gratitude as himself—( no , no )—especially those thirty-three wLo voted , for enquiry into the conduct of the magistracy , becaus * they were in that House surrounded by what tbe address appropriately in one sense of the word styled the " great unpaid . " Bnt although they might

      be called unt > nd boennse they received no fixed stipend , yet they took good care to be paid afc lh « expence of the people , iind never did tbi-y pay themselves better at your i xuence and the exuence of your liberties than dining the d : aturbancts last autumn . His motion ia reference to Lord Abinger , was made in fulfilment of a pledge he had give ^ at one of tbe largest meetings ever held in the metropolis during late years . He then stated that if no one else did on the first day of the session be would give neticnof a motion on that subject -, that large meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern—it "was no packed meeting —( cheers)—it was no ticket meeting—it was no Drury-lane or Sadler ' s Wells meeting—( renewed cheers )—it was a meeting for the whole metropolis , and all the admirers

      of Abinger might have come and out-voted them if they could . He had then stated in strong terms his opinions of the partial , oppressive , and tyrannic conduct of Abinger . and that it was a disgrace to the Bench , and nothing that had bean said in palliation of his conduct —nothing that occurred out of the motion be made , had , in the least , altered his opinion , or that of any honest man in tbe country . He still said that he was a disgrace t « the Bench , ami that no man brought before him for a political offence had the slightest chance of a fair trial . There was no question so important as ' tho impartial administration of justice—there was nothing that affected so deeply the life , property , and the liberty no dear to Englishmen ; and if this was taken away , neither life , liberty , or property were any longer

      safe , it itsd been asserted tint the debate would be a warning , mid that no ether cnee would occur . This bad not been eeaTz ^ d . True , that Baron Gurnoy bad only done to one individual what A binder had done to fifty ; but if Gurney had had fifty June ' s to have tried , he wouldhave treated them all equally as crueL Mr . D . detailed the harduhips of Jones . He was deprived of animal food , was only allowed bread and water , and confined along with offenders convicted of the second description of miBdemeanor for the sole crime of emertaiuiug opinions , entertained perhaps by every man in that assembly , and neither prosperity , happiness or contentment would ever be attained until those opinions were reduced to practice , { and the working classes enabled to proved themBelveB by nie-us of the elective Franchise . The metion he had made in reference to the magistracy

      was met exactly as jh « expected it woula be ; he well knew what an hornet ' s nest be should arouse ; Le was surrounded by the great unpaid ; turn bis eyes which way he would there ! "was a conglomeration of quarter sessions —( laughter )^ -but he had made up his m ' na to beard tbe lion in bis den—( cheers . ) He still considered himself most fortunate in escaping such a trial without personal violence The minister of police , Sir Jame 9 Grobam , had accused him of monomania , because he had presented petitions from thirteen or fourteen individuals who had experienced a gross breach ef justice . They had been arrested and imprisoned without any charge ; in some instances without a warrant , and in all cases their houses , papers , dec , ransacked without tho formality of a search warrant , and biil refuged tbeui . All that : he had asked for was to refer the evidence to

      a select committee , who should report to the House , and through tbe Hoo . se to the country . He would ask whether a more rational or reasonable proposition could have been made ? whether it gave any evidence of his being possessed by any species of a mania ? Was it not , in fact , an insult to the people ? The insult to himself ha cared not for , for a minister of state when asked for a committee to whom they could refer the evidence , to say it waa a proof that he was labouring under monomania , that was the only answer he ever received . He did not relieve they bad read the petitions of these men , but be trusted they would be circulated by that portion of the press which advocated the cause of the people . He trusted to see them printed in the Northern Star , and in that portion of tha presa edited by > Ir .

      Cleave ( Chartist Circular . ) Mr . Duncombe then commented strongly upon the cases of White and Leach , and stated that if tried by Abinger or Gurney , he might , he believed , be convicted of B&dition for the language" he bad then uttered . These men had been betrayed by the police and by hired spies , and in some cases retained in custody day after ] day without any charge against them , the police being busily engaged in endsavouring to get evidence , and failing , they were ultimately liberated . Were not these cases which deserved the consideration of the'Hoase of Commons ? And yet a Minister of State had the insolence forbi * doing this to accuse him , and through him the people of England , of VWnomania .

      He was proud to be a Monomaniac in such society . He found an host of Monomaniacs on his late vlait to Nottingham . The people of Nottingham had done him the honour to ask him his opinion of the merits of the rival candidates for their Borough . At first be declined to interfere , but ultimately he gare his opinion in favour of Mr . QisVorne . He had sat in the House for some time with that gentleman , and believed him to be a sincere friend of the working man . The people of Nottingham said if he was sincere he must go down and assist them . Ha went , and was welcomed by thirty or forty thousand of the honest , independent , men and women of that town ; which welcome completely justified him in going down . He had beard that a petition

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      was to be gob up to disfranchise the town . He only knew one ground on which it could be supported , and that was , that the electors would not be bribed to vott for Mr . Walter . The Nottingham election was a sign cl the times . What waa the queatioa that there occupied the attention of tbe people ? He , it was well known , was an advocate of free trade : but if free trade * or the poor laws , or other evils were mentioned , they attracted no attention . The question of questions waa the franchise ; all else was kept in abeyance . It was the question of the franchise which returned Gfisborne , and he felt satisflecl that that gentleman would not disappoint the working men , but would advocate the attainment of their rights . He had now a personal matter of a melancholy natara

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

      regarding this hissing and storm of disapprobation , and he found it was confined to the stage , which was entirely occupied by the provincial agitators of U » anti-Corn Law League . He was not at all surprised at their conduct . He bad refused , and should . continue to refuse , ( friend as he was to Free Trade ) , to attend any meeting that was not a free and open meeting I tremendous applause ) . He had been applied to by letter from persona sitting at the League ( ffice , 448 , Strand , three veek * back , regarding his support of the League . His answer bad been studiously suppressed ; but he now felt that It was due to himself and to tho elrctora of Finsbury to have that answer published . In it he had referred them to the speeches , votes , and motions which he had made relative to Free Trade

      and informed them that if the slightest dissatisfaction existed among his constituents , they had only to call a public meeting , and he would explain the principles on which he had acted , and on which he intended to act This meeting they had never called . He informed a friend of his , who was on the Committee from whom the letter emanated , to as * sure them that if they declined calling the meeting on the ground of expense that ho would erect an hustings on iB . ington Green and defray the whole expenses himself . —( cheers . ) But he h&d heard nothing from them until that morning ' s Chronicle reported the bisseB and storm of disapprobation . After the demonstration he had that evening received , he should not feel much alarmed at tha storm of hisses from Sadler ' s

      Well ' s , when they should call upon him to tumble with them in a public , not In a packed meeting . Me should be very willing to join in the sport , bnt he should decline to attend any hole and corner ticketed affair . He 'believed that a repeal of the Corn Laws would be beneficial to all classes , but it was perfectly futile to look for that measure from the present House of Commons ; before they could ever remove any other monopoly they must remove the monster monopoly of classlegislation . —( great cheers . ) It was a waste of time and money to seek for repeal until that was done ; and he ad viaed them to keep their money in their pockets , aid not give it to the League , or rather to give it hi support of the agitation for the Charter ; t& « League in the House of Commons were perfectly dumb-foundered , were completely parafed ; before the meeting of Parliament they assorted that the whole country was up in arm ) for a Reper . ; of the Corn Laws but What had they

      doue during the Session ? Completely nothing . While Sir James Graham and Peel had got such a mass of agricultural knees at their back , all their ^ urts would be powerless ; and notil they removed tHeae agricultural knets , by giving the people the franchise , it was utterly impossible they could attain their otject . He thanked them for the patience with which they had heard him ; he thanked them for thu address be b&d the honour to accept from thtin ; he Bhould piizs it as long as life existed ; it would be a consolation to him for any difficulties he might fall into ; and would enable him to meet , unmoved , the taunts aid sneers of a majority of the House Of Commons . As he had stated in his pface in parliament , he should have tha consolation to rtftect that however small the minority might be in that House , while he remained honest and true to bis colours , he should continue to receive the support of the great majority of the people . ( Great and enthu . aiastic cheering . )

      Mr . BOLWell moved , and Mr Farrer seconded in very excellent speeches , a vote of thanks to the Chairman * Mr . O'Connor hi reply , stated that Mr . Bolwell had made a slight error iu saying that himself and Mr . Duncombe , regardless of their own happiness and comfort had exerted themselves on behalf of tbe people . He assured them he v ? as consulting his own happinessio theceurse he was pursuing , and that his happiness would never be complete until the whole people w < re in a state of prosperity . He differed from Mr . Duncombe regarding the propriety of a Lancashire magistrate taking tbe cbair at a Fmsbury meeting . Cows afar off had long horns ; the unwashed knaw the dirty cows at home , and it is feetter to have one from afar . Ho had

      hunted the Leagne from province to province . He bad challenged to meet them in any town in England or Scotland ; last week he had challenged them at Drury . lane , and offered to pvy h < df the expence , and non knowing that the £ 50 , 000 was nearly gone , and thefc money was an object , he challenged them to discussion at Drury-lane and would pay the whole expence of tho meeting . The approbation they had that evening given to Mr . Dancombe , would have more weight than tbt hi 38 ing of the geese . If a meeting was called at Isliugcon , God fsrbid that Mr . D . should be at any expeuce , or pat to any trouble for arrangements ; every working mas in London would , on that occasion , think himself as inhabitant of Finsbury ; he ( Mr . O'Connor ) would then consider he was an inhabitant of Finabury , and ths working men , for twenty miles round , yea , from Yorkshire , Lancashire , asd the whole country would , oa that day , be men of Fiusbury . Mr . Dancombe was not

      only an honour to England , but also to Finsbury . and however a party clique might array themselves agatot him . he felt convinced that Finsbury , that had so lately acquired her own freedom , wab as proud of Mb Duncombe as was tbe rest of the country . It had been said that Mr . Duncombe had no power iu the House ; but power in the House must first be gathered from public opinion out of the House ; and when another opportunity came of testing the electors , wonderful IS the comet now was , being all tail , he bad no doubt that Mr . Duncombe would have as long a tail ; and that , is Bine cases out of ten , tbe pledge demanded by working men would be—will you support Mr . Duncombe intba House . Mr . Duncombe stood at tha present moment id a position as proud as that of any man in the kingdom ; they had that evening adopted the true course of rapporting those who advocated their cause . In conclusion he would only say , that on every occasion be sbonld be happy to respond to their call ( Gfreat cheerine )

      Three cheers were then Riven for the Charter , three for Duncombe , three for O'Connor and the Star , and three groans for the tumblers at Sad ' -e ^ s Wells , and the meeting dispersed . The Hall is just out © f the bounds of Finsbury , bnl it might with justice have been called a meeting ef Ws ( Mr . D . 's ) constituents .

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      London Corn Exchange , Monday , April 10 . — This morning there waa a large number of bowl town and country buyers in attendance , and tit demand for ail descriptions waa very steady , at an advance in the quotations noticed on Monday last of from la . to 2- > . per quarter , and a good clearance was raadily < fkcted . Foreign Wheat , free of duty , at a rise of la . per quarter . Grinding and distilling Barley , at full prices , but , ia malting parcels , Httlfl was doiie . Superfine Malt sold briskly ; other kinds slowly , at late rates . For Oats the value was the turn higher . Beaus , Peas , and Flour at lafit Monday ' s quotations .

      London Smithpield Market , Monday , A ? bu > 10—The beef trade here , to-day , was in a sluggiSa state , at a decline , in tho quotations obtained on Monday last , of 2 d per 8 ! ba . Tae few store Coff ^ Heiiers , &c , brought forward , commanded lit " attention , and the figures were low . Ia the early part of the day the mutton trade waa dull , but , as it advanced , the 3 ales became steady , and the currencies quoted ia our last report were maintained . For Lambs the figures were fully 2 d per gibs b « - neath those obtained on the 3 rd inst . Tae best descriptions of Calves maintained their prenoas value ; but that of other kinds had a downward tendency . The Pork trade was heavy at barelj stationery prices . Not a single head of Foreign Cattle has reached either London or any of the outports during the past week , while none were on ottar here to-day .

      Wool Market . —No public Bales of F ° iaffi . y * . Colonial "Wool have been yet announced ; still iw demand by private contract is excessively heavy ) »• barely late rates . Potato Markets . —There has been a good * £ rival of Potatoes in the Pool daring the past w *~* from most quarters . Good sound qualitits •* taken at full quotations ; but all other kinds are <*» * ficult of sale . Borough Hop MarkSt . —Althqagh there h « been a very moderate amount of business tranB * ew ° in int kind nf HniM xinKA nnr last statement . U >*

      quotations , pajfienWy tfeose of the best Easfrtf » Mid-Kente in pockets , are steadily supported . Taiaowv—The Business doing ia the past ««*« has been very limited , either on the spot or for tw autumn , and it will be seen by bur statemen t , » under , that the delivery has been again less than | d » corresponding * week last year , and th erefore uw slight decline in price compared with our last "I 110 . !* tion . The price for hard Y . C . 18 433 , for the law three month ? , 43 a 6 d to 449 for separate nwntff > from August to Deoember . Town Tallow is euPP * ing a large portion of the demand in London .

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      T . S . DUNCOMBE , ESQ , M . P . A great public meeting wa 9 held on Monday evening , at the Hall of the Political and Scientific Institution , 1 . Turn-again-lane , to present nn address to Tnonias Dancombe , M . P ., for his patriotism in bringing tbe conduct of Lord A binder and others hi'fore the Li gislature . Tbe plac * was crowded to excess , many being conipr-Ued to depart without gaining admission . The lage platform was inconveniently crowdnl with respectable persons , tbe charge beinx Gd . and the committee were compelled to refuse admission to numbers of eager applicants . About eight o'clock , Messrs . Duncombe , O'Connor , Roberta , of Bath , Cleave , and other gentlemen arrived and were greeted wiih great applause .

      Mr . O Connor having been elected to the chair and received with loud acclamation , commenced by stating that he had frequently b » en called upon to perform pleasing duties in reference to the public , but upon no occasion bad he felt moro qra ^ tieuUon than in introducing to them tbe business to be transacted during tbe evening , and he should fail in performing bis duty as Chairman , if he did nut pay tbe homage due to their respected friftnd Mr , Dunconiho . He bad eften impressed upon them the different manner in which the Whigs , Tories , and Chartints performed their work ; the Whigs lui Tories acted in union and concert ; by associating and uniting their ent-rgies . they became powerful , and were thereby enabled to retain the manses in slavery . Be was not surprised at tha reason

      why liberal gentlemen did no more for the Chartist cause , by so doing th « y would forfeit in some degree their social distinction and caste , and the majority of them were too thin-skinmid to advance the bappin sa cf mankind , at the expense of offending their own order . Men professing liberal principles had hitherto nattered tbe people when they needed their assistance , but when their object was achieved , they treated them with pity , scorn , and coniempt ; pity because tbey were so ignorant , scorn for being their tools , and contempt for their weakness and poverty ; but now , after jeuaot disappointment , tbey bad met with a good and estimable member of the aristocracy . Tbe work that bad been slovenly done by others had ever been efficiently done , and with much talent , by Mr . Duncombe —( great

      cheering . ) He possessed all tbe qualities essential to a public man , and one more essential than the whole combined , aud that was humanity . Talk of talent , . energy , zeal . —these were aa nothing unless tbey were the superstructure built « n the bases of humanity ; that . quality Mr . Duncombe possessed above every other publio man with whom lie bad come in contact It had been his fortune on many occasions to present Ml . D with a tale of woe , and be had never turned bis baefc upon it ; be bad never allowed any other business to interfere with his consideration uf [ he poor man's case—( hear , bear ) . InteWgeace was faat spreading among ' the people , and gaining a power over wealth . He was ncj , aware whether this : as owing to the five tons ot rubbish distributed by tbe League—daughter );

      —but if . it was , they might aepend upon it they would uae it for theix own purposes . He defied any man to say that he vlcited Mr . Duncombe aad had a cold shoulder turned towards him ; he bad ever exerted himself for the good of mankind . He was enthusiastic in hi 8 hopes from tbe Reform Bill ; but wh « n he saw that it fell short of btmefiiting the whole people , that moment did he abandon tbe practical reformers as they were styled , and told them he expected more . Mr . Duncombe had equaliy opposed the unjust conduct of tb . 6 Whig Magistracy when that faction was in power , as he bad recently dune with the Tory . He

      w « s animated with the same hatred of tyranny then as now . Mr . O'C mnor then alluded to Butler ' s Emigration Scheme j the factions had m ide England so hot , that they wished to find some spot in the Atlantie , Australian , the Devil-may-care-laud , to which they might transport thbtn . He fell as great a pleasure in presiding on that occasion ( is Sir James Graham did in reading an occasional article from the Times . The present meeting was a proof that nil men were finding their level in society , and was a just tribute of respect to one who had btmefltted their class . Mr . Armstrong Walton moved the following resolution : —

      "That tfeis meeting has observed with feelings of regret and indignation the refusal of the Commons bouso of Parliament to grant an inquiry into the conduct ot Lord Abinger and certain provincial Magistrates , as evineed in the legal procendingB arising out of tbe late si / ike , which refusal still further demonstrates to this meeting tbat justice will never be fairly administered until the whole people are in possession of equal political rights . " Mr . Walton , in an excellent address , elucidated the spirit of the resolution , aud contended that it wuult ! be equally as reasonable to expect a criminal to pronounce tbe sentence of his own condemnation , as to have expected the House , of Commons to have granted an inquiry into acts in which , if they were not the

      chief agents , they at least largely participated . It was useless to expect any inquiry from such a body , either as to the conduct of Lord Abinger , or as to the cause which drovo the men during tha late strike to acts of desperation . The only way to purge tbe Judicial Bsnoh , to cause tbe law to be equally administered to poor and rich—to master and to man , was to make the Judges responsible to the people , —and this , and every other political blessing would never be attained until political power ; was vested in the bands of the whole people . Mr . MatnArd briefly seconded the resolution . Mr . Benbow supported the resolution in a forcible address , in which be strongly commented upon the conduct of Baron Gurney In reference to his treatment of Jones . Tbe resolutle * was unanimously carrlH .

      A dog barking during the reading of U , Mr . O'Connor declared it to be Abinger ; but , on putting the resolution , dadared that ha had not one friend in eourt , — which was greeted with great laughter and applause . Mr . CUFF At , In an energetic address adapted to the occasion , moved tie following resolution : — " That this meeting returns its sincere thanks to those Members of the House of Commons wbo voted for the previously-mentioned inquiry ; and hereby present to Thomas Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., the following address expressive of their admiration of his conduct . " Mr . Cuffay then read the following address , which was beautifully engrossed on parchment

      Five hundred copies of the address were sold in the meeting ; and also several beautifully printed in gold Iettei 8 , on blue and violet paper .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 15, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct798/page/6/