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CHARTIST AND REFE . *^ ^ gS . " BET '" * ^ r ^ r : ^ s ^« j 5 ^ t Att ^^ gg * ft firman , Mr ^•^ S ^ ffiWfrdS Casting , when taggS totfcy constables . of police «»«»»« " S of ' The police ! the Sr- ^ rSX NK ^ Siced an indiscriminate feaMn au-aSrntel people . There were cries of 2 ^ J $ ? the oolice and some stones were thrown . TESe . Ker £ . beaten off the ground , aud Stated to Hie bystreets , where several missdes Smit tha nolice . A . brick was thrown at
Inspects- Tarletoa , which caught him between the Kders and knocked him down . . At the same momentSsrgeant Moore was served in a . similar manser . The police then went to work with their truncheons , using them indi ysiminately over the heads ofthepeonle . In so doing many were severely injured . The police having managed to clear one staeet , those who had escaped without meeting with personal injury retreated into Turk-street and Castfe-street , where they shouted « Down ^ to Police . ' Here brick-bats and ginger beer bottles were ice
thrown from the wiodows ' upon the police , and pol constable N 169 wa 3 severely cut inthe mouth by a fcrickbat , and wasomfced to be taken away to the Btation-house . Though the people received a very ron'h handling , crowds continued to assemble in Virginia-row , and other places , when a party ot mounted constables csme up with . words drawn , and succeeded in getting the streets tolerably clear . Thev had barelv done so and gone off to another part of the neuhbnorhood , when being informed another attack was made on the officers , they set to work again , and many heads were broken before
the mob would disperse . This scene of fighting lasted from ten o ' clock until one , when the neig hbourhood assumed its usual state cf quiet , and the police were taken off to a place close bv in case any farther rioting ehoald take place . " Three or four were taken into custody .
LONDON FIELDS , HACKNEY . From information forwarded to the Commissioners of Police that a monster meeting was to take place in these fields on Sunday morning , the most ample provision was made to prevent it . At six o ' cloc k , a u . a powerful body of police , belonging to tbe N , G , and H division " , with Mr Superintendent Johnson and inspectors Thatcher and Cowpden , took possession of the ground . A considerable number of psople congregated during the day , but no meeting was allowed 15 take place . No serious conflict occurred .
VICTORIA PARK , A public meetins waa held in this locality on Sunday morning at eight o ' clock , when after having appointed a chairman , a number of mounted policemen with drawn swords galloped on the gronnd and cleared it in an instant . A most desperate affray also took place in Virginia Gardsns .
BISHOP BONNER'S FIELDS . Two meetings took place in these fields during the afternoon—one at two o ' clock , and anolhsr at five . The first wsw principally to sympathise with Mr Mtchel , and a resolution passed to the effect . ' That the government had shown itself to be tyrannical and cruel in banishing Mc Mitchei , who had been guilty of no offence . ' The second meeting commenced im > mediately at tha close of the first . After several speeches had been made by Mr Ernest Jones , and other leaders , the meeting separated . A general feeling however was predominant that the church was filled with policemen , ( no uncommon occurrence , ) vbiu the windows were speedily broken , a new macadamised road in front of the church furnishing a nlentiful supply of projectiles . The police were now called into action , and havin ? emerged from their
various places of concealment they marched off in sections into the midst of the people . Many ran off In various directions , hat several hundreds refused to go , and were loud in their complaints . The police having been commanded to clear the ground , a se-? ere conflict toe-k place . The truncheons were used Tfith full force , and iu the space of a few minutes several dozen men and boys were knocked flat npon the ground , and were trodden on by others in their anxiety to escape , whilst many had their heads broken , arms fractured , and were otherwise seriously injured . Notwithstanding the violence of the police , many refused to leave the ground . An officer of the K division was stabbed through the fleshy part of the hahd . The constable wag immediately removed to the London Hospital . Several persons were taken into custodv .
Throughout Sunday the Hon . Artillery Company was on duty at the guard-house of the company in the City-road , under the command of their respective officers . They were in constant readiness in case their services should be required . In Smithfield arrangements were made by the City authorises to prevent any meeting taking place , and during the afternoon and evening the police were ou duty in the market . A strong force was also at the Smithfield station-house .
MEETING AT FARRINGDON HALL . ( ^ Abridged , from toe . Jfornwig CTronide . ) On Monday evening a meeting was held at the FarringdonHall , Snow-hill , for the purpose ' of calling upon the government forthwith to release Mr John Mitchei , and to afford him & fair trial . ' Mr Sn iexee moved the following resolution : — 'That it is the opinion of this meeting that John Mitchei has not had a fair trial ; that to petition Parliament is only aiding to fill the waste-paper office , and that , therefore , this meeting does what Englishmen ought to do when injustice is perpetrstcd , namely , demand the release of John Mitchei , and that he be put upon his trial again before an unpacked jury . ' Mr Hssse seconded the resolution , which was adopted .
Mr Thohas Peestos moved the following resolution : — ' That this meeting , recollecting the glorious efforts of our forefathers to maintain in its purity the institution of trial by jury , would feel that they were unworthy of the sires they boast of if they , yielded silently and nnmoved to the gross abrogation of that precious institution in the person of John Mitchei . ' Mr Alhxak 3 es Cahpbsli , seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . The CHiTRMis stated that sn address to Mrs Mitchei had oeen-azreed upon , and was te- be taken over by Mr Walter Cooper , as they could not trust it to the post-office . For that purpose a collection would be made . The-meetin ? then separated :
GOVERNMENT PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONTEMPLATED CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION ON MONDAY NEXT .
( From the Diily News of Wednesday . ) Yesterday afternoon a lengthened interview took place at the Home-office bstween Sir G . Grey , the Attorney and Solicitor General , and Cel- Rowan and Mr Mayne , the two commissioners of police . The importance of the interview may be gathered from the fact that the Secretary of State , with tha law officers if the crown and police commissioners , were upwards of two hours in deliberation . During the afternoon it was reported in the neighbourhood of the House of Commons and Downing-stceet that the meeting had a two-fold object ; thefirst , it is stated , was for the purpose of arranging measures to put a Btop to the proposed demonstration on Monday next , when the metropolis is threatened to be kept in a
state of excitement by numerous meetings to be iolden on that day . The second object , it was said was to consider the necessity of applying to Parliament for additional powers to enable the executive to put a stop to the present uncsnstitutipnal agitation . Before the interview took place v . * y * cemmunication with several of the judges , and , after it was ovar , the right hon . baronet had an interview with the commander-inchief , at the Horse Guards ; immediately after which a messenger was dispatched to Woolwich . Subsequently , the Secretary of State proceeded to the official residence of Lord John Russell , in Dawnmg-sireet , where several members of the cabinet
remained in consultation for a considerable time . This accounts for the non-appearance of any of the cabinet ministers in the Hoase of Commons up to six o clock , with the exception of Mr Labouchere , the President of the Board of Trade . In the course of the day orders were sent round by the right hon . baronet to the police magistrates of the metropolis to issae a notice calling upon those gentlemen , tradesmen , and others , who had been sworn in as special constables , bat whose period of service had expired , or would expire to-day , to attend to be re-sworn . The news of the apprehension of Ernest Jones and others on Wednesday , flew like wild-fire throneh the metropolis . s
Several memorials have bsen got up numerously Eigned by the shopoerats , praying that the Quean will ba graciously pleased to cause the laws to ba put In fall force against the Chartist leaders and abettors of their meetings , and that her Majesty will command the Executive to use the moat stringent measures for the immediate suppression of such unlawful meetings and processions . Several persons were waiting at Farringdon-hall on Wednesday night although no meeting was announced to take place . Two government reporters , with a number of police tten in p lain clothes were in attendance .
About 800 or 1 , 009 Chartists met on Wednesday night at the South London Chartist Hall , Webberstreet , Blackfriars , for the purpose of hearing a lecture from Mr Vernon , on the Land Question . At the conclusion oi the lecture several speeches were delivered , which were loudly applauded by the meeting . Three cheers were given for Mitchei , which were followed by three for Ernest Jones and his speedy liberation . The meeting then separated . ^ A powerful body of the L division of police , under Superintendent Butt , aud Inspectors Arnold , Evans , Carter , and Rogers were in the neighbourhood ready to quell any riot , if such had been attempted . Oa Wednesday sight a numerous meeting of Chartists and Confederates took place at the Chartist Assembly Rooms , Dean-street , Soho . In conse-
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quence of the events of Tuesday , and the arrest of Messrs Jones and Williams , & s ., the most lively onrioVity was excited . The dm . new was confined to the proceedings of the Irish Confederates . Mr Looneyread some articles from the Irish newspapers , and after several addresses the meeting separated , A body of the C division ef police was stationed , in Dean-streefc .
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Chabiht Meeting at Nkwcaetm . —A Chartist meeting to sympathise with John Mitchei , and exaress its opinion on the Reform movement , was held on Sunday last upon tbe Town Moor , at Newcaitleupon-Tyne . The attendance was large , but all seemed peaceably disposed , though words of daring were uttered by some of the speakers . A resolution expressing sympathy with Mitchei was passed , and a memorial to the Queen , praying for his liberation , was adopted . Tus DisrtJBBiSCES at Bhadford . —On Saturday morning a party of fifteen or sixteen men were apprehended whilst illegally training with , a number of pikes in their possession , and were lodged in prison . _
, Cldbs for the Purchase op Arms . —We understand , from good authority , that numbers of workmen in this town are enrolled in clubs for the purchase of fire-arms , with what intent may be easily surmised . Of the whele of the workmen engaged in a large public estabh ' shment , it is said that there are not six who are tot members of these combinations ; and some of them make use of very significant expressions with regard to certain persons high in place , which , were it not that * threatened men live Ion */ might lead us to fear for their safety . Ifc waa reported on Tuesday that the clubs had been provided wi « h a specimen ol a firelock and bayonet from Birmingham , which might be had ( wholesale ) for 12 i 6 d . —Leicester Chronicle .
Glasgow . —A meeting of Chartists and Repealers was held in Wasgow on Friday night , for the purpose of sympathising with Mr Mitchei . The resolution passed was : — That the inhabitants of Glasgow , in public meeting assembled , believing John Mitchei to be a pure , honest , and disinterested patriot , and for expressing his honest conviction openly , the base , treacherous , and cowardly Whig government have succeeded in transporting him , and confiscating his fortune ; in order , therefore , to give expression of our sympathy for him , they pledge themselves to contribute to the national fond about to be raised for the support of his wife and family , until he is restored to them ; and also to memorialise her Majesty in his behalf . '
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THE LONDON REPEALERS . The fraternisation of tha Repealers with the Chartitts progresses rapidly . Oa Sunday evening last a crowded meeting of Confederates and Chartists of the Bennondsey district was held at the Ball ' s Head , Bull ' s Headcourt , Tooley-street , Mr Cornelius Dingavin in the chair . —Hr Langley ( Chartist ) , In an able aad energetic speech , detailed the Flan of Organisation . —Mr Kempley moved , and Mr Tierney seconded the following resolution : — ' That the thanks of this meeting be given to that unflinching and unswerving patriot , Feargus O'Connor , Eiq ., M . P ., for his manly and generous sympathy iu devoting tha profit ! of the Kostsebm Stab , on Saturday , June 11 th , to the heroic Mary Mitehsl and her five fetherleis children , duriag the absence of Ireland ' s
gifted patriot , John Mitchei ; ' which was carried , amidst losi acclamation . —Moved by Mr Collen , and seconded ly ilr Harley : — ' That a committee of twelve working mea , with power to add to their number , be appointed to form a junction between the Repealers and Chartists in this district , In order to carry out a vigorous agitation for a Repeal of the Union and tha People ' s Charter . ' The resolution was carried with loud acclamation . Resolutions pledging the meeting to support the family of the martyred Mitchei were also carried . —Mr H'Sweoney then announced that ho had received a sovereign from aa old friend towards the Mitchei Fund . The meeting then adjourned till Sunday evening next , cheering for Mitchei , O'Connor , Repeal , and the Charter ,
* The Johr Mitchel CtrjB . '—The first meeting of this Club , consisting of Repealers and Chartists , was held on Monday evening , at the South London Chartist HalL Blackfriars-road , which was crowded to suffocation . —Mr John M'Gildy was called to the chair . —Messrs Looney , Barry , Sheridan , and Martin , addressed the meeting . Reiolutions pledging the meeting to continued agitation for Repeal were adopted . The meeting then separated , cheering for Mitehsl , the Charter , and Repeal . The Whig Reigk or Tekob ih Westxinste * . —Oa Monday evening a large meeting of the Confederates and Chartists of Westminster , was held in the rooms ef the Wallace Brigade , Caarter Coffee House , Stratton Ground , "Westminster , te sympathise with the martyred J . Mitchei . Long before the hour of meeting & paste of the
police of the B divislen tookpossesiicn of tha surrounding neighbourhood , blocking up every avenue leading to the place of meeting , alarming the peaceable Inhabitants by their warlike appearance . A more unwar . rsntable and unjustifiable attempt on the part of the government to prevent the right of public meeting could not have been enacted by the autocrat of Russia . Staves were drawn , but the people by their good conduct at onca showed these myrmidons how futile it was , on their parti , to create a breach of the pnace . — Mr John Young was caUed to the chair , when several spirited appeals were made , urging-upon the meeting the necessity of union between Irishmen and Eaglisbmen , which was well-received by the meeting ); and an arrangemtnt is about to be eatered into for an amalgamation of the Chartists and Confederates of thia district . The
! following resolutions were passed unanimously . Moved by Mr Hash and seconded by Mr Crump : — ' That we , the Confederates and Chartists of the City of "Westminster , In public meeting assembled , do solemnly and advisedly enter our protest against the persecution of that unflinching patriot , John Mitchei , believing as we do tbat the government resorted to the most unjustifiable means by packing a jury and otherwise curtailing the liberty of the subject , thereby preventing Joba Mitchei having a fair and impartial trial . ' Moved by Mr M'Stveeneyand seconded by Mr T . Nash;— ' That this meeting viewing with deep regret the position of that noble spirited lady , Mrs Mitchei , do enter Into a subscription towards the maintenance of that patriotic lady
and her fatherless children , and that a committee be formed for carrying out the above object . ' Moved by Mr Dymcnd , and seconded by Mr Reading , and spoken to by Mr Workman : — ' That it is the opinion of this meeting tbat it is essential for all raen entertaining democratic opinions to * traite , for tiie purpose of endeavouring to frustrate the government in their tyrannical course , and . their unjust policy towards the working classes . ' The meeting then separated , giving three cheers for the Charter , Repeal ,. and the brave men of Bradford ; and the mercenary police departed to their hemes in peace appearing mortified that they had not occasion to use their bludgeons on the heads of an inoffensive people .
Ta Robert Ehhett Club . —A large open-air meet , ing of this club was held on Sunday afternoon , in Bishop Bonners' Fields , when about 15 , 000 persons were preeent , as was also Mr Doogood , the governmentrsporter . Dr Kelly In tho chair . Among those who addressed the meeting were Messrs C . M'Carthy , Cartin , < fco ., when the following resolution was carried : —* That this meeting is of opinion that the conduct of the government in packing a jary to convict the patriot Mitchei is brutal , aad even bloaoy , and if England was Bitailarly Bitaated , the crime of John Mitchei would , be looked upon as a virtue . '
On Moaday a large meeting of the club was held In tha Temperance Hall , Cable-street , Wapping . Mr Car . tin in the chair . A vote of thanhi was given ' to Mr O'Connor for fits letters to Mrs Mitchei . The meeting then adjourned . On Tuesday evening the hall was again crowded to suffocation . Mr ^ earns in the chair . Messrs Rsadlng Gutteridge , Hope , and others , addressed the meeting . The meeting then adjoarned . Meetings for the ensuing week : — Sunday : —Temperance Hall , Cock Lsne , Suow-hill ; Druid Arms , Qrseawich ; Bull ' s Head , Bull ' s Headcourt , Tooley-street ; Green Man , Berwick-street , Monday and Wednesday '—Davis Club , Assemblyrooms Dean-street , Monday , Tuesday , and Thursday . ' —Robert Emmefct dub , Temperance Hall , Cable . street , Wapping .
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Value of LmaRTT . —Without liberty , even health and strength , and all the advantages bestowed on us by nature and providence may , at the will of a tyrant , be employed to our own ruin , and that of our fello w - creatures . Fashion . — ' Fashion is a poorvocation . Its creed , that idleness is a privilege , and work a disgrace , is among the deadliest errors . Without depth of thought , or the earnestness of feeling , or strength , of purpose—living an unreal life—sacrificing substance to show—substituting the fictitious for the natural—mistaking a crowd for a society , finding its chief pleasure in ridicule , and exhausting its ingenuity in expedients for killing time . Fashion is the last influence under which a human being who respects himself , or who comprehends the ends of life
wonia oesire to ba placed ;~ Channing . « No man can Jo anything against his will' said T ? T ? £ i * ° , Botany Bay againt his will . ' tuSers Leffl ? ^ i ' ^ P ? " 'J ^ nsed viethem . haTe marines bUleted u P ° a forborne mo ' ntlST ^ " ° ? J' J ^ ° £ **!! has been set atfetv ^ Tf " / 0 - ^ *? . W" - pay hi | passageWn gSnd ! fund 9 to had oeffS ^ own ^ Safe ^ T ^ T- " ' who paniens , to take a hawk ' s w yr ' A ? comoottom by the breaking of the LT » ftW ° tile RoBBEk-Some time since a conn ^ kdI at a coffee-house , looking Z % * a "E nS ?**? , to another that sat near him _ l < Il £ ? gg - «»* vouncg for some time to Bee what the min £ t ^ « £
doing , one not Deing accustsmed to the LanXnn prints , I know not where to find these articles' t 5 this the other archly replied- ' You mustlook amor ^ the robberies , sir . ' B * A day , aa hour , fef virtuous liberty , is ^ orth a whole eternity ef bondage . '—Addison .
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B BPABTtmS OF UR UWOBEL COR BEBUUDAi Dublin , Jusb 2 . —At four o ' clock , yesterday , Mifcchel was removed from Spike Island , in the Scourge steamer , for Bermuda . The following ia from the Cobs Rbfobtbr received thia evening . John Mitchei stands no mars on Irish soil . He wbs removed , at four o'clock this mornin ? , to the Scourge steamer , which arrived In the harbour yesterday , and sailed for Bermuda this morning . If twelve months pass ov » r ere ho . stands again , a free man , on his native shore , ' Ireland dwerves ail tho obloquy and disgrace that can be Inflicted on her . Bermuda lu one of the strongest fortresses In the Queen ' s dominions—another St Helena ; hot this makes no difference .
Bven in tho summary way in which this noble man has been dealt with he has his triumph . Government dared not wait to transmit htm with the freight of scoun . drels , to whose level tkeir baseness thought to sink him . Bat what will be thought of the duplicity of the author ! , ties , whownt Mr M'Carthy the following order to see John Mitchei , on presenting which that gentleman was told that he was on his way to his place of exile : — Dahlia CaslU , May 30 th , 1848 . Sib —I am directed to acknewledge the receipt of
your letter of the 29 th ult ., and to acquaint yoa that It is not usual to permit access to prisoners under sentence of transportation in a convict depot , except under peculiar circumstances ; but hig excellency has been pleased to sanction your having aa ' interview with Mr John Mitchei , In tho presence of the governor of the depot , as you propose . I am , Sir , your obedient humble servant , T . N . Ridihqtoh . P . P . M'Carthy , Esq ., & c , Cork . Bermuda is a mere rock in the Atlantic , hut enjoys a splendid climate ,
' IRISH FELON . All the necessary preparations are being made for the speedy issue of the successor of the Un itkd Irishman . MK . MlTCHBt ' s LAST PUBLIC ! DOCUMENT . The following letter was addressed on tbe day of his conviction , by Mr Mitchei to the St Patrick's Club , of which he was president : — To tho Secretary of the St Patrick ' * Confederate Club . Hewgate , Friday , 1 o ' clock . My dear Sir , —In taking farewell of the 8 t Patrick ' s Club , whioh I do with deep gratitude , for their unwavering kindness to me , I wish to make some remarks to them on the position of the cause . There is no reason to be dispirited , provided the Confederates will from this
day forth insist on an aggressive course of action being entered oa and steadfastly pots ^ ered in ; I mean that a resolute jtand should be taken for right and justice against' law , ' for the common privileges of manhood against police constables and soldiers , I tell you it will never do to recognise for one Instant their ruffian Acta of Parliament for laws , nor to suffer continual insults and buffeting a at the hands of men in blue coats armed with truncheoBS , The spirit of ne nation could live through such an ordeal , if it be much longer con tinued . You may organlse , and recruit and arm and what you call prepare , till harvest , or till an European war , or till the sky falls ; but tho cause will be going back instead of ferward , Now , to insure safe and rapid progress , the Confederation absolutely needs a more efficient executive
head . I need have no delicacy on this point , because I havo expressed to the principal members of the Council In person , my decided opialon that the Council has not been doing its duty , and that constituted as it ia , real service of the sort now wanted is not to be expected from it . The Council is at present , and always has been , a clique or close borough , and the practise of adding at pleasure to ita own numbers , has a tendency to make it become continually more and more of a oil que and less and less independent and effective . Do not understand me as intending to undervalue either tho character or the abilities of most of the 'leaders , ' as they are colled now in the Council . For several of them , and especially iov my dear friend , Mr MeagherI have the highest esteem and regard . But ,
, I say , that censtltuted as the Council is , arranged as oil its proceedings are , in & select circle of gentlemen , no bold forward movement is to be expected . I mean , in short , ' that tho Confederates , the Clubs , the people in some form , should actually elect the members of the Council—sayfjr six months , and not by any means suffer it to add to its own numbers . Of course , this would violate the' Convention Act , ' which I consider an additional argument is favour of the thing I suggest . It is plain that no unpacked jury will over convict for sedition in Ireland , and I hold it to be absolutely essential to the c » use , that we should continually put the govern . meat to the disgraceful and diabolical sesource of pack * Ing . This is needful , in order to rouse indignation , to excite all honest and manly feeling . In this country In
our favour to show , what British government in thia country rests upon—vii 5 „ fraud , force , corruption , perjary , and blasphemy ; but , above all , it is needful , ia order to keep alive and increase the spirit of the people . Believe me , It ia not arms , It Is not food , it U not organi . sation , opportunity , or ' union , ' er foreign sympathy Ireland wants—it is spirit—a proud , defiant Intolerance ot slavery and scorn , of pretended legal penalties / as well as other personal consequences . When this soul has come lato Ireland , her opportunity Is come , till then —never ! never !! Ihnow that in writing this to you I subject myself to the Imputation ( which I hear some Confederates dare to cast on men who hold each sent !* ments ) that I am ! an agent of the British government , hired to excite what is called a premature insurrection . "
Let me entreat the Club to look , with dislike upon any of its members who Is ready to make such charges lightly against others . This wretched cowardly spirit of mutual suspicion is really the most fatal element I see ia our movement at present ; and the man amongst us who charges another with so hateful a crime , or hints it , or says such , or snch conduct , opinions , or ad » vice , look like such an iniquity , ought , indeed , to be pre . lared to substantiate the charge at his peril . Our pro . ceedinga hltherte have been public and above board , and I had hopes that our excellent principle of no conceal , ment would have got rid entirely of the mischief of In . formers and detectives , and their odious trade . Bat I
find that the mutual distrust created by continual hint * of their existence may , as disastrously affect our action as the very things themselves . I do not know that I have more to say to you except to exhort your earnestly to go on . The villaniea of these criminal persecatlona , mast show every one of you that it is now only the more necessary to provide arms and ammunition , so as to have the power and spirit—the opportunity will como from Ke & ven . to aboUib the frlghful oystom which , under the names of law and government , lays waste and beggars , and degrades our noble country . I remain , dear Sir , your friend , Josh Mitchei ,
THE N 0 BM HEROISM OF IHB LAST SCEKE , The Dublin Evening Herald , a Conservative paper , pays the following tribute to the noble heroism displayed by Mitchei in the last scene : — It Is very easy for the Times and Pohch—the bully and the buffoon of English journalism—to call this man a ' monkey * and a ' coward ; ' but those who saw and heard him speak his last « ords to an Irish audience from the dock in Green-street , acknowledged in the unbroken defiance the genuine abandonment of self and the stoical devotion with which he met his
fate—something that was unmistakably noble and heroic—something that In another canao would havo been splendidand whichevea doomed , and justly doomed , as he stood there—a felon going within a few brief hours into banishment—clothed him with a certain grandeur , opposed to which the Viceroy , in hU timidity , hie duplicity , and his triumph , looked marvellously little Indeed but meaner still doss this great Whig functionary appear in those small traits of detailed , and , as It would seem , gratuitous severity , which would almost indicate tho spleen and vindictiveness of a personal animosity ,
Amongst the subscribers to the Mitchei fund are Dr Blake , Bishop of Dromore and Lord Cloncurry . His lordship has contributed £ 100 .
FBOSCBIPnOIT , Dr Gray , proprietor of the Feeeman ' s Jodbnal , and Mr Joseph Henry Dunne , an active member of the Repeal Association , were refused admission to the bar this day . The cause of rejection is reported to be the appearance of seditious articles in the Freeman and the delivery of a seditious speech by Mr Dunne on a certain day , for which offences they were held inadmissible .
REPEAL ASSOCIATION . Dublin , June 5 . —There was acrowded audience in Conciliation-hall . Dr M'Keon presided . Mr J . O'Connell eaid ; He would conclude his motion with one or two remarks , and also b y putting a notice on the books , provided the terms of arrangement on which Repealers were divided met the approbation of the committee of the Association , specially summoned to meet to-morrow , and to continue sitting every day in the week—providing these terms would be agreed to , it would be his duty on that day week , as he said , to move that tha Association do stand indefinitely adjourned . The consequence of snch a step will be taken solely as the grounds on which a new body is to arise . ( Cheers . ) In the
Irish Confederation at present existing , similar steps would be adopted at their meeting . io-morrew . The terms of arrangement will be submitted not to any particular members of tho Council of the Confederation , but to the entire bod y of that Council . If they agree it will have the effect of causing an indefinite adjournment of the Confederation ; thus the two bodies will cease to exist , so that a new body , representing all sections of Irishmen who have been so long divided will spring up . He had not coma lightly lo the conviction that a new association must be formed , but they all had to agree with the will of the country .
The people generally were influenced by one deep sentiment—anion almost at any price—union frame , diately among all Repealers . ( Loud cheers ) One thing was quite competent to show that they could not go on in that Association—he alluded to the decline in the rent , The country was refusing them support . They could not complain , nor remonstrate against it , for they made it known in the most unmistakable manner . The weekly rent was inadequate to sustain the Association . The rent was only £ 12 last week , and on this day it fell short even of that sum . It was . impossible , therefore , to continue without union . The country had spoken out , and would not give them
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su pport Bidicient to maintain the qui association , It would be a matter of necessity ,, even u that great voice of public opinion bad nofc spoken out- ^ it would have been , he repeated , bis duty to piop ' o ' Ba an fade * finite adjournment of the Association , as the country did not give them the necessary support . He might have doubts and fears , and he confessed . he had some , but he would bow to the decision of the country , and do his utmost to work out fully the experiment ef the sew association , iffyoud applause . ) It was just aug-. ecu ted to him that it was an unquestionable fact that the peop le of Ireland did not support the Confederation either , so strong was the desire for union , and the only " 7 norr lov *" formation of tbe new
body . ( Uheers . ; testis mignt ne supposes tnac cue new body was to have anything illegal in it , or be calculated to inveigle them into any violation of the law , it would be well for the country to know that the new ' body was to be formed by the anion of all Iriahmen—( cheers)—the concentration of public opinion . That was the principle of the new body , which was perfectly legal . Mr O'Connell then proceeded to state that the committed of the Association and the Council of tha Confederation would deliberate on the steps to be taken in the formation of the new body , and if they should not agreed , instead of moving an indefinite adjournment , on next Monday he would move tbat the Association adjourn for another week , in order to give them an oppertunity of fully considering the matter .
The otherlproceedings of the Association were of no importance .
immur ternix . On Saturday evening tho neighbourhood of Usher ' a-quay was disturbed by a conflict which took place between some soldiers of the 31 st and 55 th regiments . From all that could be learned it seemed that they were drinking in a public-house on the quay , and one of the 31 st having said that Mitchei should come back , or something to that effect , a 55 th man expressed hi & contempt for what had been said , and tho result was a row , in which the 55 th were getting the worst of it when the picquet came round , and the combatants then decamped . There were forty or fifty soldiers engaged in the scuffle , but the weapons employed were of a no more serious character than their cross-belts and fists . Last
evening , at from eight to ten o ' clock , or thereabouts , there was a renewal of the scene in Barrack-street and in its neighbourhood , in which some of the 49 th and another regiment were said to have been mixed up . The soldiers fought in different places , and made their escape whenever the picquet appeared , to recommence hostilities at some other corner of the street . The cause of the divsien all throueh related to' Repeal' or « Mitchei , ' tbe 31 st being Tipperary boys , while the 55 th sresn English regiment . The conflict was renewed on Sunday evening , when some soldiers of the 55 th received very severe bruises
from their opponents ; one man ' s head was badly out , and his cnaoo was broken in pieces . He was taken to an apothecary ' s shop adjacent , aad had his wounds dressed . He said it was the determination of hia regiment to' fight it out , ' and that tbe conflict would be resumed . On Monday a sale of Mr Mitchel ' s effects took place at his late residence on Ontario-terrace . Among the articles of vertu exhibited , were a pike of enormous dimensions , fashioned after his own model , without crook or axe , a perfect' queen of weapons , and two cavalry sabres . The rooms were , crowded , to suffocation by parsons of all ranks , and every article offered for sale waa eagerly bought up at greatly enhanced
prices . p Dublin , June 6 . —The meeting of the Confederation took place this evening , and was most numerously attended . The excitement fully equalled in intensity any of the former gatherings in the Music Hall . The speaking was of the most' open and ad-Vised' character , The police , informed of the clab processions , at an early hour blocked up all the approaches to the place of meeting . When the clubs arrived , admittance was refused , unless they broke up their semi-military organisation and passed in single files . A parioy took place , and after some time they were suffered to proced in detached parties . Mr Meagher was arrested , and taken to Sackvillestreet police-station , where he was charged with having assaulted a police constable in the discharge of his duty .
m Mr Meagher was immediately after the charge liberated on his own recognizances . An immense crowd of persons collected about the station , and when Mr Meagher re-entered the street ho was moat enthusiastically cheered en his way to the Musichall . Mr John Byrne was also arrested on a charge el attempting to rescue Mr Meagher and assaulting the police ; both charges will be heard this morning at Henry-street police-office . At the meeting upwards ! of 400 new members were admitted , among them Dr Antisel and Rev . T . O'Malley , Very long speeches were delivered by Messrs Meagher and Daffy . The utmost harmony prevailed .
( From our own Correspondent . ) Dublin , 5 th June , 1848 . 'Brothers ! b star from our circle is gone !—The brightest , the purest of all aur fair ring ; Say—shall we weep for our lost , banished one , Or speed it with blessings , wherever it wing f Yes—Benedicite ! Peace on its way , Though far from the cradle that nursed its young sphere , Our lustre is dimm'd by the loss of its ray , Pat cloud not Its golsg by one dewy tear ! No—Bonedldte ! Peace to tbe star .
John Mitchei is on the wave again ! His sojourn in Spike island was but brief ; and he is now whilst I write , on his passage to Bermuda . On Friday morning , the 3 rd instant , he sailed away in the Scourge war steamer . May God be with him ! Hay Heaven vouch , gafo him a continuance of that patience and fortitude , which Dustalnoihlra . In his past sufferings . Poor Mitchei J So brave I so faithful I so generous f so confiding ! and , alasl so deceived ! and so unfortunate I But he was not unfortunate , after all J To a noble spirit , like his , it ia no misfortune to suffer for
country and for liberty . The greatest men , of ancient or modern times , suffered in a similar cause ; and if Mitchei fell , hia is not the felon ' s * doom—he fell glorieuely , and his name will stand proudly amongst the best and bravest , not only of Ireland , but of the brand universe , Toe oonicioumBs of this fact must sustain the gallant martyr In his exile ; it mutt coniole his beautiful and bereaved wife in her desolation ; it must be a source of pride to the ' young men' who looked to him as a guide , and , as a prophet ; and above all , it cannotbut cement old dissensions , and bind together ovary section of Irishmen into ono vast Indissoluble ' ENEMY ' to British corruption and British misrule .
The people of Dublin are as tranquil as possible . There is no bustle , no ' row , ' not eo much aa a policeman pommelled , nor a lamp fractured , andyetthe Castle ia still in a state of siege . Lord Clarendon still * Sees plkeo in clouds , aud cmelln them in tbe wind . ' The anti-union manifestoes of the Irish Confederation , in green , and blue , and pink , and orange , glare oa ever ; post , and pillar , and door-way in Dublin ; and the 15 , 000 red coats . ' and the 1 , 500 « blue coats , ' at present located on tho Llffey , are no more competent to frighten the people into their old 'fair and easj * ways , than the
terrors of the convict hulk were to subdue the proud soul and heroic , courage of John Mitchei . Oh , no ! There will be no rest for the Whigs ! Clarendon has a snug berth of it here in Dublin , but , after al ) , he enjoys no sinecure I The tortures of Tantalus were but chimeras of the poetic brain—not so those of our unlucky Lord-Lieutenant ! Every day brings new 'botheration ' to poor Yilliers ! He is in a fresh dilemma every time he enters tho Council Chamber . Ae the lazzaroni of the Irish capital would say— ' More of that to his excellency every time he sees a paving-stone I '
Many thought that Smith O'Briea was withdrawing from the camp , because he absented himself during the trial of Mr Mitchei . The Nobthebn Stas ~ soema to have its suspicions that way too , but I am happy to say that snob is not the case . 'Whatever may have been lAs O'Brien ' s motives for retiring from Dublin during those memorable days , it certainly was not cowardice whioh Induced them . Smith O'Brien is not a coward ! All the world kcowa that ! Aad if he bo a renegade , I know not where to saeh for faith , or honour , or devotion , amongst Irishmen . No , not Smith O'Brien has not tho fire , the glow , tho daring , the enthusiasm , the heroism , of poor Mitchei , but surely , his honour , his fidelity , his love of country , is not ona iota less . Since he enlisted in the cause of hie fatheriand i his actions were
alike honourable to himself and to his country , and he suffered many pains , and penalties , and privations , lor 'thefaith that is in him . ' But if any doubt arose in the people ' s minds as to Smith O'Brien ' s fidelity , the manifesto which he issued to tho people of Ireland last weak , is more than sufficient to dissolve the delusion , This manifesto comes iu the shape of an address from the Council of the Irish Confederation to the people of Ireland . It 1 b the most extraordinary document yet issued in those extraordinary days , It is all so good la its way , that I cannot select or make estracts fromlt , but 1 * will open the ojcii of the Whigs , and all those who Imagined that the saartyrdom of Mitchei would pacify the Irish people , er that tho ' Scourge * transpor t bore away , to Bermuda , that ' new soul which has come Into Ireland . This address , hearing the signature ot Wm . Smith O'Brien , proves that ' the
descendant of Brian Boru' has riot degenerated . The old hero Of Clontarf oould not address his Dalcassians more ' openlj ' and stoutly than does bis illustrious uoion . the present generation of Irishmen—the existing enemies of the ' STRANGER . ' It is nothing short of a declaration of war tgoinat the Whigs , though they say , from the peculiar manner in which it is worded , theAttor . noy-Gcneral can moke nothing of it—it is neither more nor less than a CALL to the Irish people to ' stand together , ' and to aboudon every hope of amelioration by psaeeablc means . Thia is- the su m total « » he nea | j and front' of tho addross in queation . To thi 8 address ma , Smith O'Brien appends his signature , on behalf of the Council of the Irish Confederation . Who , then will suspect this brave Munster man to be a cheat or a cow ard , or a run-a-way , ia the hour of danger « Whatever may bavo prompted kirn to withdraw from Mr Mitchel ' a trial , it certainly was not dread of the enemy . '
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During Friday and Saturday ths , yAiw w «« very ' busy' arresting the hawktri and . Q / ing statioaere , for seUlng and dUtrlbutlng printed copies of these addresses . Siveral of thosi poor follow ! were , dragged before the magistrates , and committed to ' durance vile , ' according to the whim or convenience of ' their worships ! ' More of tho fraternity of news-venders wero arrested for selling a revolutionary publication !—The 1 M 8 H NATIONAL Gcubd , o very clover weekl y periodical , published by M'Cormlck , of Cbristchurcb-place , These poor devils wero punished too , and had their little ' stock . lu-trado ' withheld from them by the police . Oa to-raorrow evening ( Taoaday ) there will b & an « z' traordinary' meeting of the Irish Confederation in the Music Hall . It Is supposed that the plans and policy of the council , for the future , will be proclaimed to the public . It is certain the leaders of that great organisation are not appalled at the fate of poor Mitchei . _ _
The National Tribute for the wife add family c > f John Mitchei goes on swimmingly . Even hundreds of those heretofore diametrically opposed to his policy now recognise his claim to Irish sympathy , and contribute to this good work according to their means , Every town , every parish in Ireland will come forward , and though the country was never so depressed nor the people so miserable , still a splendid offering will be realised . We are proud to find Mr Fcargus O'Connor amongst the ranks of those who offer aid and consolation to tho heroic Mrs Mitchei . But we are not surprised to find that gentleman in such a position . He never forgot the claims of his native country , and besides , having tasted of the . 'btttar draught' of British persecution himself , he can the mora readily sympathise with hia fellon saSarera , The example of Mr O'Connor should urge others on tha English side of tbe Channel in the seme path .
It was an error of mine when I said , last week ,, that the household property cf Mr Mitchei was seized on by the government . Tho officer * of the Castle visited the office of the Uhited Iehhhah and seized on tbe effects found there , but they ' came a day top late ! ' Mr Mitchei , a day or two before his conviction , had effected a sale or transfer of his property in the United Irishman to Mr John Martin , of Loghorne , and' the far-famed Rev . Mr Kenjon , of Templederry , so that the jrtckalls of the Castle had no power to carry away a pennyworth of the said property . The ? visited the residence of Mr Mitchei , Ontario-terrace , Rathmines , bat were baulked there also-Mr Wm . Mitchei , the' felon ' s' brother , was found inpoi . session of the goods and property there , so the bailiff * had to walk away empty-handed . They searched for treasonable papers and documents , bat found nothing in that way .
The meeting of the Protestant Repeal Association on last Tuesday , is a source of much congratulation to those who love Ireland—of pain , and chagrin , and affright to those , who hate her . It was a sheering sight—1590 brave Protestant citizens of D ublin coming together , and vowing that they would be no longer the tools , and dupes , and slaves of Englaad . ' Another subject for . ' congratnlatlon , is in the likelihood of an amicable adjustment Wng IcaeedUtely effected between Old and Young Ireland . I understand that on last Saturday there was a conference held between tho loaders of the two parties , aad that the most agreeable consequences win bo the result , and I venture to say , that in a few days we will have ' both parties working unitedly and effectively together , I cannot state anything more explicitly »• yet , but all our dlssenlions are over . Glorious sews this for poor Clarendon and his employers !
A new weekly journal . TBE UISU Tribdhe , will & p . pear here on next Saturday . I am told Mr John Sey . nolds has the chief concern ia this affair . It is said that the Tbibume will be a talented aad' well-conducted journal . The United Ibiobhan is no more , but a new journal will arise from Its ruins , advocating tho same policy , and oendacted on the same principles as its predecessor . It is , they aay , to be called tho Ibisb Felon , and te be under tho literary guidance of Mr j , D , ReiUy , the subeditor of the Uhited lineman , and the Rev . Mr Esayon , who is now residing in Dablia . Success to every' Ibisb Felon ' at home and abroad !
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TRADES' MOVEMENTS , THE MECHANICS . TO TUB EDITOB OF THE NOSTHEBH STAB , Dear Sib , —la the columns ot your valuable paper of the 13 th ult ., I find a letter from Mr Alexander Fletcher , boiler-maker , of Lambeth , letting forth the case of tbe prosecuted shoemakers , and throwing no small portion of abuse upon the mechanics ; and as one that has been closely connected with all the transactions referred to in
my friend Fletcher ' s letter , I consider I am in duty bound to eethlm right , In . justice to the mechanics , the delegate meeting , and their corresponding secretary ; and also as such reports , If allowed to go abroad unsontradlcted , will bare a tendency to do much harm , and create much Ill-feeling between us and the mechanics generally . The money subscribed by the boiler-makers , towards the Newton conspiracy , waa £ 116 4 s . 6 JJ . "We never were solicited to subscribe this sum , and as we voluntarily gave it them , Ice nilderno one has a right to tell them of it again through the columns of the press .
My friend Fletcher quotes the treatment ot thi ? hollermakers' deputation by the delegates and the corresponding secretary of the mechanics . Being eno ot tbe deputation I will state the facts : —It was agreed by our meeting that a deputation should wait' upon the delegates of the mechanics then sitting in Manchester , to obtain certain information relative to the National Association of United Trades , < fcc . w " e proceeded to the Brewers ' Arms , Rochdale-road , and sent for Mr Selsby , to whom we explained our mission ; he requested us to wait a short time white he made our business known in the
room , and returned us answers to our questions to the best of his knowledge ; he said that our questions bad not been answered by them , but the ¦ general feeling was in tho manner he had answered our questions . Mr Selsby expressed his sorrow that we could not be ad . mitted into the room to enter more fully into the matter , but they had ° uch a press of business on hand that they were very desirous of going on with it as speedy as pot . slble ; and any one acquainted with the state they were iu at that time with the Newton conspiracy , and the Belfast and Sochdale strikes , mast judge that they had not much time to throw away .
I must flatly contradict the assertion of my friend Fletcher , that Mr Selsby stated , ' they could not think of lowering themselves to receive us . ' He treated us with courtesy—listened to our questions—retarned to lis and anewcred tham—and the result of our interview with Mr Selsby had no effect whatever upon our meeting with a view of preventing us to join the National Association of United Trades ; we bad a chance of giving a fall hearing to the deputation , as wo appointed" a day on purpose to hear tbem ; but our interview with Mr Seloby was momentary and without previous notice , and I am satisfied that no Insult was offered to us , end our questions were answered in a plain and
straightforward manner . If my friend Fletcher wishes to make an appeal to the trades on behalf of the persecuted shoemakers I hope ho will confine , himself to that subject alone , without dragging the £ 180 , tho delegate meeting at Manchester , and our Interview with Mr Selsby , into the question , and itwill haven better tendency to operate friendly upon the minds of the trades generally . I am sure that whatever the boiler-makers give , It is with a free and open heart , without a desire of making a public boost of their liberality . I remain your humble servant and constant reader , John Robeets , Corresponding Secretary to the Friendly Holier . makers Society , No . 10 , Leaf-street , Halm , Manchester ,
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TO TBE EDITOB . OF TBE K 03 TBBBN STAB . Sir , —Permit me to do an act of Justice to Mr Selsb y , of Manchester . I think Mr Newton has quite mlsun . deratood tho facte stated by Mr Fletcher . I do not think Mr F . states tbat any want of courtesy was shown to Messrs Parker , Feel , and Jacobs , the deputation from the National Association , who waited on the Mechanics Delegate Committee in Manchester , nor that the alleged oftmslve remark was made to thtm . At all events , to prevent any such impressions obtaining credence , I beg to assure the trades , as one of that deputation , that to us Mr Selsbj'a reception was perfectly courteous and friendly , and that Mr Newton ' s statement is quite cor . root , an j that the deputation were foll y t * tl * 6 ed with
the result of tholr interview with Mr SeHby . I must , at the same time , express surprise that Mr Newton aad his friends should never have heard before of tho creel case of the Inverness shoemahars , seeing that the NoaiHBBK Stab , of April 20 , contains a letter , headed ' Trades Unions illegal , Hume ' s Acts repealed , ' and signed O . N . And pre * iou » to that , on April 8 th , a lengthened report of the case appeared under the National Trades Report , and terminating with a dlrsct appeal to to the trades for their assistance , I think it probable that a short twelve months slaoe the columns of tho Stab had peculiar attraction for Mr Newton and friends . I mean , sir , when its generous and patriotic proprietor , and its talented editors , were appropriating its columns and wielding their pens In behalf « f the working men of Nowton . What hotter medium then I would ask , oould have been selected to bring tha Invar .
ness case before the worhing men of England , than the only English journal that cares a brass farthing for the working men , or thtir grievancee ! That Mr Hswton and Ms friends aro notreadora of the Stab , I am compolled to Infer , and sincerely regret , inasmuch as the poor Inverness shoemakers , have thereb y beea deprived of tho sympathy and active support of a class of their fellow-workmen so likely , had they beea aware of their position , to assist them . However , sir , I hope it Is not jet too late , now that the case is fairl y before them . I only repent , that no case within my recollection ever presented a stronger claim upon the sympathies of all classes ef working men , than that of the shoemakers of Inverness ' . I am sir , your obedient servant , Wm , Psrt , National Association ef United Trades , 11 , Tottenham-court Road , London , 31 st May , 1818 .
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Ckying in the Wiuibrnkss— A celebrated itinerant preacher of tho nreseni day held forth a short tuna since , at Dansville , Penn . On giving notice of b . 18 intention to preach , he requested the ladies not to bring their children When they came to hear hia . He thought it waa enough to hear one crying aloud in the wilderness at 6
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THE COLOSSEUM , REGENT'S PARK . This is certainly the grandest of the London exhj . bitiona . The great panoramic picture of Paris now occup ies the interior of the dome in which the pio . tuve of London waa formerly exhibited at this insfi . tution . Tha picture is painted by Mr DaoMn , under the direction of Mr William Bradwell , and coven 46 , 000 square feet . The « o » na ia magnificent , and equally delights and surprise ! the beholder . The united talent and labour of these two gentlemen have produced one of the meat extraordinary pictures ever exhibited , when the immense size of the production its extraordinary accuracy of representation of ge neral outline and of minute detail , and its admirable pictorial illusion and expansivenesa of distance pic .
, torial perspective , and depth of atmosphere are con ., sidered . The picture represents the city by moon * light , the sky being clear , and & few atara dispensed here and there . The streets are illuminated by tho lamps , and the lights in the markets » nd shop windows , and on the river and bridges , add to the effect , and produce sufficient brightness to enable the view to ba carried out to the full extent of the suburbi , and afford the spectator ( who is supposed to look down from a balloon over tho gardens of the Tuile . ries , ) a scope of virion whioh takea in almost every object of importance . The Seine and its numerous bridges can ba accurately traced , and thus the localities of numerous important buildings and points are easily fixed upen , and the spectator who has
visited the French capital recognises the various objects of curiosity with which he has been familiar . The Champs Elysees , the Barriere de I'Etoile , and the Aro de Triottphe , and the Bois de Boulogne , are seen , and the gardens of the Tuileries , the palaceitself , the Place de la Concorde the obelisk of Luxor , and the fountains , are conspicuous objects . The management of tbe water of the fountains , which appears in motion , is admirable , and as a mere effects the reflection of the moon ' s rays upon the water iscertainly the most wonderful . So close is it to nature , tbat it hardly looks the possible result of artifice . As a painting , this panorama deservea to be highly praised ; it has been carefully executed , and the idea of reality is in many parts so strong that theeffect becomes deceptive . This is particularly felt
when looking down upon the forward objects . The sense of height is then so great , that we do not appreciate the actual distance , but almost grow dizzy under the effect . The perspective is well managed , and some—indeed , tbe majority—of the edifices ap . near built up , and hardly seem to be depicted on a level surface . This is particularly the case with the Chamber of Deputies , having looked down oa which , for tome moments we lost ourselves in the illusion . The colour is natural , and not exaggerated ; in many parts it ia powerful , and in no place weak . The effect of moonlight Is happily realised , and the clever manner in which the numerous lamps are imitated renders it more striking . We strongly recommend all our friends to visit ' Paris by Night ' during the Whiteun holidays .
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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . Drs Ryan and Bachhoffner still continue to delight their hearers with their excellent lectures on chemistry and electricity . and by tbe lucid and simple manner with which they treat their subjects combine amusement with instruction . In the new theatre , the wonders of the o / . y . hydrogen microscope is exhibited , and a series of dissolving views , taken from Roberts ' s illustrations of ' Scenes in the Holy Land / This delightful exhibition is greatly heightened by the orchestra of the establishment , conducted by Dr
Wallis , who has arranged several appropriate airs with great taste and judgment , thusrendering a pleasing finish to tho whole . Some experiments have been exhibited with Master ' s freezing apparatus , which proved highly satisfactory ; and it ' arppears to us a most ingenious and generally applicable inventus for freezing and cooling liquors and fruits of all kinds almost instantaneously , and in . the hottest climate . The directors of this most excellent establishment deserve the utmost praise for the liberality they have shown in endeavouring by every means in their power to render their institution worthy of the extraordinary patronage it has obtained .
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CREMORNE GARDENS . These delightful gardens opened for the season on the 20 th ult . We visited them on Monday night , and observed that many improvements had been made since last year . The effect is truly enchanting , and reminds us of the Elysium of the ancients , and the fairy tales of childhood . The various parterres are embellished with classic statues , and at dusk are illuminated with thousands of variegated lamps , aS also in tbe beautiful pagoda , wherein sits an efficient band , whioh during the evening played several enlivening airs in admirable style , and frem whence several excellent songs , comic and sentimental , were sung . ' Telemachua , ' a splendid ballet of action , 19 placed on tho stage in a manner that reflects the
greatest praise on tho management ; the scenery and properties are of the most costly and gorgeous description , particularly the mountain stream and waterfall . Tbe dancing of' Eucharis' and' Calypso , * was excellent ; the rapid evolutions of the latter , were truly astonishing , and elicited bursts of applause . After the ballet the visitors danced waltzes , quad , rilles , and the polka , round the pagoda , a splendid brass band playing at intervals during the dances until a quarter past eleven , when the evening ' s entertainments concluded by a brilliant display of fireworks . Wa wish the spirited proprietor the success he merits , and have no doubt but tbat as tbe season advances , he will be amply rewarded for tbe cheap treat those gardens afford to the public .
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A Meeting of the Cobdenites was held at Holmfirth , on Wednesday , the 31 st ult ., when after a deal of abuse-by the ) epeakers of Mr O'Connor , and a resolution of the usual stamp had been submitted to tbe meeting , Mr James Hirst , a working man , rose and moved the following amendment : — ' That it is the opinion of this meeting the evils under which the working classes of this country are now suffering can never be permanently removed until the People ' s Charter become the law of the land . ' Mr James Lockwood seconded , and Mr Henry Marad / en supported the amendment . On the amendment being pot , nearly
the whole meeting held up their hands amidst loud cheers for tbe Charter , and on the original motion being put in favour of Hume ' s motion , only about twenty hands were held up , out of a meeting of at least 1 , 000 . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting separated . The meeting was called by a requisition signed by fifty-three of the shopkeepers , & c , of Holmfirth . A Horrible TRAasDYuaa been enacted at Edgecombe , Maine . A msn named Pinkham , and his wife , who laboured under the Alillerite delusion , first murdered their four children and then killed themselves .
Alleged Case of Poisoning , and Suicide of the Accused at Bristol . —On Tuesday Thomas W . Hill , a builder , whose wife and two children had died under circumstances which were considered of a natore to create suspicion against him , committed suicide on Sunday night by taking a quantity of the essential oil of bitter almonds . He lett a declaration of his innocence . A coroner ' s inquest was held , and a verdict of temporary lunacy returned , A coroner / a jury had been summoned to investigate the causes of the death of the mother and children , and had been adjourned till Friday next for the exhumation of the bodies , and a chemical examination of the contents of the stomachs . The grounds of suspicion against Hill were the facts of hia wife and children having died within a very short time after he had effected an insurance upon the life of the former , so large in amount that it wai believed he would not have been able to pay the premium upon it .
Anoxhbb Victim to Capitalism . —To all those who voted tbat M . Stevenson should be the delegate to tbe National Convention . and Assembly . — -Friends ,- " Matthew Stevenson , whom you elected as your delegate for Bolton , has been turned out of employment byhis employer . He ia commencing ( in order to gain a subsistence ) to bo a news-agent for Bolton and the neighb . mhc od . Wi 1 you support him er not ? He will supply parties at their own houses with the Northern Star , and all democratic and other periodicals . Parties can give their order either to Mr Stevenson , Mr Piokvance , or Mr Yates .
DBsiaucTioN or a Chapel bv Firb . —On Friday evening , a fire broke out shortly after nine o ' clock in the sohcol-room , attached So Park Chapel , situate in Grove-street , Cnmden-town . The chapel , which belongs to the Independents , was built in the year 1841 , and was ministered by the Rev , Mr Harrison . The first alarm was given by a gentleman passing , who observed a quantity oi smoke issuing from one of the basement windows . In a few minutes the whole of the interior of the chapel was one body of flame , the immense quantity of woodwork forming the pews , < fco ., burnihg with great rapidity . About half-past nine o ' clock , and long before the arrival of any of the engines , the roof fell in with a tremendous crash , and great fears were felt by the inhabitants of the houses facing the side of tbe chapel in Gloucester , street , that the fire would catch their
dwellings . At the residence of Mr Williams , surgeon , at the corner of Grove-street , tho heat was bo intense that water had to be continuously thrown over the roof to prevent it from catching . Although the reflection was seen for miles round , it was nearly three quarters of an hour before the first engine ( except the parish engine ) arrived , and then there was such a scarcity of water that it was some time beforethey got to work . At that time the whole of the interior of tie chapel was destroyed . By halfpast ten the fire was entirely subdued . The cause of the calamity is attributed to an escape of gas . The building was fully insured . A poor poet having written some doggrel verses to a young lady in whioh ho repeats the phrases , ' I saw thee once , ' she returned him for answer , that he would take eare he nevac aw her again . '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 10, 1848, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_10061848/page/6/
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