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Avru. 18, 1846. THE NORTHERN STAR . ,»
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THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
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A publication entitled " The Popular Inf...
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS. The news from FRANCE th...
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SADLER'S-WELLS. The managers of this lit...
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ROYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE. Thc indefatiga...
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ASTLEY'S. The principal Easter novelty a...
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THE COLOSSEUM. Among tho varied attracti...
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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The holid...
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TOWER HAMLETS. At a Weekly meeting of th...
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Coal-pit Exrtosios.—On Tuesday, an inquest was held bv Mr. Henshal), deputy coroner for the county, at
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the Three Oi-owns public-house, Kingley,...
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Famine, Eviction Of Tenantry, Popular Ou...
_p loymcnt . In _^ _wii- _* e _^™ dhetnlsted with promptitude , nnder- ihe P _^ J & _mM _fiVTthHJ _btt "i _^ ion to commit a _^ £ 2 _^ * _# - «* s » Ihe _**™ . ? JjeUeis haTe reached town to-day an-~ £ Sbut there was an outbreak of the people at C &; the county town of South Tipperary , yesterday . Thc people , who are reduced to the itmost extremitv of distress , and whose bones protruded through the skin which covered them , staring through hollow eves as if they had just risen from their shrouds , cried out that they could no > longer enante the extremity of their distress , and that they
mast take that food which they could not procure , and without which they could not live . They therefore _assembled yesterday to the number of several hundreds and attacked the extensive and valuable flour mills situate just in the town . These mills are the largest , most valuable , and perhaps the best stocked of any in Ireland . They are the property of several Quaker gentlemen , named Grubb , Malcolmson , and Hughes . Fortunately , before the people could force their way into tbe mills , the army , consisting of artillery and dragoons , had arrived at the scene of outrage , and succeeded in dispersing the
rioters without loss of property , and happily without loss of life . The people dispersed in tbe town , again , it would appear , collected at some rendezvous in its Ticinity , and they forthwith proceeded to Marfiled mills , the most extensive flour manufactory in Ireland . Tne proprietor is Sfr . Stein , a Scotch eentteman , largely engaged in the distilling of whiskey from grain , and long a resident in this country . It is said tbat into tbis place thc people were enabled to force tbeir way , but whether they were also successful in plundering it we have nst been enabled to ascertain . "
FURTHER ACCOUNTS . _—GLOXMEL IN A STATE OF SIEGE . DUBLIN , April 15 . THE _FAMIXE . —OUTBREAK IN CLONMEL . The Mowing alarming accounts are contained in theiYfot : — " Clonmel , Monday , April 13 th ( 12 o ' clock ) . , 'I write this labouring under the most dreadful
anxiety of mind . The town is in an awful—fearful state of excitement . Just now the main-street is lined with military , and the people infuriated : one hundred and twenty cart loads of flour came in just now , escorted by the military and police . Mr . Ryan was hissed and hooted by tbe people , who crowded the streets in great ninnbere . The conduct of tbe military and police is beyond all praise ; they know the disagreeable duly they have to perform , audthey do it with the best grace .
"Airs . Shannon ' s mill at Abbey has just been broken open and thc flour takeu off . The Artillery and Dragoons , under the command of W . II . Kiall , Esq ., and Col . Piiipps _, have gone ont . I know not what will be the result May God help the destitute , starving wretches ! Tbey see no attempt made to provide them with food or employment . Deathdeath from starvation staring them in the face , and tbe food leaving the country before th _» ir eyes . I tremble for the result . Hitherto , their patience and fortitude were most exemplary ; but now—now finding that there is no immediate hopo of work for them , thev are driven by hunger to desperation . "
"Clonmel , April 14 . "I am scarcely able to convey to you thc terrific proceedings of this eventful day . The town is in a siate of siege : -whilst I write the main street is fell of horse , foot artillary , and ordnance—fifty of us have been sworn in as special constables . Every baker ' s shop in tbe town has been attacked and ransacked . Tubberaheena Mills have also suffered , and thirty tons of flour taken . The police were attacked , and several of them knocked down , cut . and wounded .
3 klr . Riall , Mr . More , Major Shaw , Mr . Wm . Ryan , and Captain Osborne , magistrates , are doing all that men can do , under the frightful circumstances . The military , police , and magistrates , are deserving of every praise for their merciful conduct . The people are savage—their countenances bear in vivid colours ihe impress of hunger . Major Galway , commanding officer of the garrison , is tbe most humane gentleman lever knew . Ofiieers and men are beyond all praise .
"Any language tbatl could make use of would fall far short ofthe actual state of things here . If the people do not get food , blood will flow in torrents ; and on whose beads will tbat blood fall ?—who are to answer for it ? "The shops are all closed , and business totally suspended . The mills were attacked at breakfast tour on this morning — the bells rang , and tbe authorities were on the spot . _Nothing serious occurred . _( rSOM A 50 IHER _COBEHSPOXDEXT OF THE PILOT . ) " Clonmel , April 14 .
" A large body of people proceeded to Hughes s mill , whieh I believe was quite unprotected by police or military . They were followed by Captain Osborne —they told bim they must have work or food , as they were actually * starving . Captain Osborne p ledged himself tbat tbey should have work _te-morrowand a dinner to-day , opon which they quietly etired . The poor creatures in general show great forbearance under their sufferings . But what is the government at ? We see a supply of bullets—but where is the bread ? ' * The _Famtsk—Iksehrechox—Plwder!—If the olio-ring- , from a respectable correspondent , descriptive of a scene tbat took place in Tipperary , on Monday , bring not tbe government to a sense of their dutv , we don ' t know what will : —
" Tipperary , Monday evening , April 13 . "This town presented a picture of anarchy and confusion tbis day , which it is to be apprehended , will lead to frightful consequences . «• A dray , laden with flour , was seized in the _ceatreoftfetownby the starving people , and , despite of the police , the greater portion carried off . The police acted with great forbearance , as in their efforts to protect the flour tbey were pelted with stones and other missiles , and the chief constable , Mr . Egan , much injured . The army were immediatelv called out , and peace for the present is
restored . "Tbis state of things has been produced by the shameless , and I would say heartless , apathy of out neighbouring gentry and absentee landlords , as the only names on our list of tbe subscriptions about being raised , is James Scully , Esq ., that excellent and humane magistrate , who came forward and laid down SOL It was expeeted that our Protestant rector would at least subscribe a sum equal to our worthy vicar , when I tell you tbat his income from this parish is over one thousand pounds per year , besides fifty thousand pounds in the funds ; bnt be thought 201 . a verv large sum to subscribe . j
" The destitution here is much increased by the price of fuel , ten shillings being tbe price ol a small load of turf , which is retailed to the poor at one halfpenny the sod . The patience and forbearance of the starving people is wonderful under such privation ; , and no efforts made to procure employment for them . "—Limerick Hepomr .
Avru. 18, 1846. The Northern Star . ,»
_Avru . 18 , 1846 . THE _NORTHERN STAR . , »
The British Empire.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE .
A Publication Entitled " The Popular Inf...
A publication entitled " The Popular Informant , " has recently been _publiehed by Mr . _Efflnghau Wilsok , Royal Exchange , Wo numbers of which are before us . We know of no work published since Pake ' s "Righls of Man , " unless we except tbe celebrated " Black Book , " bo well calculated to open tbe eyes of the people to the monstrous abuses of oui blessed system , which , « s we have often heard , is " the admiration ( of the . world , and the envy of surrounding nations . " In addition to informing the people , thf > anther aims ai tbe almost hopeless object of
_enlifihteuimr the blundering legislators of St . Stephens , who , although ( for the most part ) university-taught , are , great numbers of them , sadly deficient in really " useful knowledge . " Each page consists of two columns , oneef which contains " Geographical and Statistiscal faete / 'ftue other "Political Inferences . " The subjects disoBssed are the aire , population , resources , revenue , consumption , and representation of the British Empire ; the revenues , members , dignitaries and abuses of the Church of England and Ireland ; and the cost and absurdities ef the British monarchy .
The author of the Popular Informant commences by asking "What is the British Empire ? " We quote what follows : — "You answer me that yoa do not care ; you , whose hands are horny _wiili _liandUug the pickaxe , or hammering on the anvil , who are weary with plying at the loom , exhausted with guiding the unprofitable plough , or faint with picking oakum on the starvation diet of a union . You answer me , that all you seek is a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work , which you seek in Tain , and that you hare little care beyoud . But yon are wrong . The richest of all _possessions in which ever man took pride immediately concerns you , —I moan the liritish Empire , belonging to that British people of which jou are a member—probably a very useful member . "
" The sovereign of tlie realm—the prime minister , who is the real sovereign whilst holding office—th « parliament —the army and tho navy—are sour servante , and only _jrepnseiiC the _stewwds and the bauifis of a vast estate , of which one eight-and-twentj mUiionetk share belongs to you . _Quesn Victoria , Sir U . Fret ., the Peers , the Commons , and tlie Bishops , have only , like yourself , oneeight-and-twenty-millioneth share a-piece , but no just claim to more ; _sometimes indeed rather less , as with the _Gutlphs and _Coburfi 6 ; lew , because it was your industry , _Jiur intellect , four courage—or at least j / our fathers 'the fruit of which you should iiherit—which gathered this _masrificent domain together . Sow , the princes of _fl ' ej £% ni 3 * 5 tainilv , and thc CoLurgs , that is to say King
A Publication Entitled " The Popular Inf...
_Lxof old aud Prince Albert , without ever contributing ' anything to the common stock , have stepped in to take a lion ' s share of the wealth and power wliich you and yonr fathers bad earned , conquered , and accumulated . I do not not mean to say that jou enjoy jour right . It is not the right which jou actually possess , but which you ought to possess , that I am anxious to point out to you . " The Popular In / ormant -proceeds to exhibit the extent and population of the British Empire that it is tbe largest in the wholej world , and the most _populous , excepting the Chinese . " It is nearly one-eighth larger than the Russian Empire , more than double tbe size of Europe , and contains onesixth part of the dry laud of the habitable globe . Its population comprises upwards of one-fifth of the human race , equal alone to tbe united population of Russia , Austria , France , Prussia , Spain , and Uolland . "
All this the Popular Informant explains at length and in detail . Next the reader " is enlightened as to the amount of the " National Income , " _alowiag the amount derived from agriculture , fisheries , mines , and manufactured articles ; and further , showing how that income is divided . For the atonishing details of these "great facts" we must refer our readers to thc work itself . We here sehwt a few extracts from the "Political Inferences ,
"WEALTH OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE . All the most varied and valuable productions of the earth , vegetable , animal and mineral , are to be found in the British Empire . Thecranbarrvthrmng in an arctic—the oak tree and the wheat in a moderate climate-the date , the cotton tree , the sugar cane , and the tea plant ofthe tropicsall flourish in its dominions . The white bear and the arctic fox—the rhinoceros-the tiger and the humming bird , are alike denizens of its domain . ft famishes irory from the _rnslras of tbe frozen regions and from the tusks * of the elephant . It furnishes spermaceti from the whale—feathers from the ostrich—coral from some of its shores—pearls from others , and diamonds from its tributary territories Undoubtedly , the possession of this empire has , in many indirect wajs , contributed to the wealth and enjoyment of the people of the British Isles .
The nation is , indeed , wealthier than any other in the world . A reference to the other column will show you , that , in almost every thing constituting national cower and wealth , we must rather compare the United Kingdom with the wholeof Europe , than with any country in it . In some things , as in the produce of hermines—in cot . ton manufactures—and in the extent of her navy—it is the United Kingdom against the world . So ( if we except the United States ) it is with her railways and canals—steam engines and steam boats . The whole of her manufactured produce , the value of ths exports and imports * _canjjonly be compared with those of the principal European countries taken together . The excess which the national income affords over the bare necessaries of life , exceeds , in the United Kingdom , that whicli the great bulk of Europe furnishes .
In almost every thing indicating wealth and power we find France equalling Russia , Austria and Prussia , and GreatBritain doubling France , or cquallingfhe whole put together . This wealth is very unequally distributed in the United Kingdom , since , about two thirds is in the possession of one quarter of tbe people , whilst ( inclusive of nearly three and a quarter millions of _paupers in England , Ireland , and Scotland , and of four millions of potato-fed peasantry , ) another quarter of the people are in a state of abject poverty .
"DISTRIBUTION OF " WEALTH . If wa divide the population of the British Isles into two great classes of rich and poor , we shall find the rich to amount , as nearly as can be ascertained , to seven millions , or one quarter ofthe population ; the poor to twenty-one millions or three quarters ofthe whole . In . the present acceptation of the word we shall , therefore , include in the class denominated rich , all who live upon _theircapital , or obtain their means of livelihood by directing ; the labour of others , or in any other manner , excepting by the sole agency of manual labour . 1 ? . the - ¦ lass designated as rich are hence comprised , the nobility , gentry , clergy , professional men , merchants , manufacturers , shopkeepers , and occupiers of land . The class of poor , amounting , as it _hos been said , to about three-fourths ofthe population , includes artisans , labourers , journeymen , occupiers of laud who cultivate it without other assistance , and all o thers who oh tain their living by the sole labour of their hands .
If we take the number of able-bodied men amongst this population , at the ligh estimate of one quarter of the whole , we have five millions and a quarter . Kow if we take into account three millions of paupers in Great Britain and Ireland ( two trillions nine hundred and seventy-three thousand exclusive of Scotland . ) If we consider that four millions more of the _population of Ireland live exclusively npon potatoes ; and if we bear in mind tbat the rate of wages in many agricultural districts is 9 s ., or even 7 s . a week ; assuredly 12 s . a week is a high estimate to give as the average earnings of the labourer and operative . Yet this calculation gives us only 1561 millions of pounds ' sterling as the joint income of these twenty-one millions of people . Now as we have shown the Income of the British people not to be under 458 millions sterling , it follows that the income of one quarter of the population nearly doubles , numerically , that of the other three quarters .
As thc poor have three times more mouths to feed with their 156 | than the rich with the " 301 J millions which fall to their share , it is obvious , at the first blush that they are six-fold wealthier .
THE POOR MAS' 3 SHAKE IN THE SATIOSAL SUCCESS . It appears , tbat though in some measure , the whole people have profited by the extraordinary increase of the National Empire , th . it one-qutrter of its population only has derived much benefit from it . Let us therefore enquire , whether its accumulation was effected through the treasure , blood , endurance , and capital of that favoured portion of it ! No such thing . The labouring man , who smokes one pipe of tobacco pays the value of eight for maintenance of the national government and forces . The poor have contributedat least one-half , and probably , three-quarters to the funds by which this
extension was effected , or to pay the interest of the loan by which they were raised . There is no privileged class in England , as there was in Poland , and no castes as there are still in India , which said "We , and we only , have a right to fight the battles of the people . " On the contrary , our armies and our navies—in peace and war , are manned from the ranks of the poor . To secure this empire , they have perished twenty for one to tbe rich , aud their bones bleach in every quarter of the world , from the regions of tho Arctic snows to ( he foot of the Himalayan mountains , and lie scattered at the bottom of every sea , over which the Sag of England has ever floated .
In the old days of the Roman republic , when any conquest was effected , the conquered people were forced to send a tribute of corn , and oil , and wine , whieh was distributed amongst the people . When we force an empire like thatof China to pay ransom , when we subdue a territory as large and wealthy as a European kingdom , the only result to the poor , is the expenditure of blood , and tbe increase of taxation . Ths part the rich and poor bear in our foreign empire , truly resembles tbat ofthe giant and his friend the dwarf in tha fable , the former receiving all the gain , and the latter all the blows . Yet , though the poor have contributed so large a share of blood and treasure to the acquisition of tbis vast property , when—sacrificed to monopoly—they sink into pauperism , then every right to relief is called in question . No doc—no Imnganimal—is to be fed like the pauper .
THE DUTY OF THE ENGLISHMAN . You , therefore , to whom those pages are addressed , the artizan—the labourer and the poor man—are bound to struggle for your right i » the representation of the state , which is now in the hands of one portion of the people , not only for the _parpose of a more equitable distribution of the national burthens and advantages , but because you are one of that people , to whose care a hundred and thirty-six millions of men- the dominion ofthe seas , and one sixth ofthe earth's surface have been entrusted!—whilst even this trust is trifling , if we compare it with the awful responsibility entailed upon you , if tht effect of your example npon humanity at large is considered .
I am perfectly aware , that _pswer without knowledge for the people , would be _' dangerous to their own interests , but the acquirement of knowledge depends upon yourselves , and if , in the present condition of England , there is no chance of the people attaining power , except through the acquisition of knowledge ; on the other hand , it is quite impossible for the people to aoqoire knowledge , without obtaining power . It is impossible to read this publication and therefrom learn the magnificent resources ofthe British empire , and not feel something like the glow , of exultation that we belong to this mighty state .
" Lives there the man with soul so dead , Who never to himself hath said , ' This is my own , my native land' !*' But how speedily that feeling of pride is lowered by the humilating reflection that these wondrous resouces ' are monopolized by the idle and privileged , ! the men who by their industry , skill , and valour have built up this empire , being reduced to politica serfdom , social slavery , and physical misery . Nevertheless
"England with all thy faults we love thee still , " and be it the work ofthe English people to redeem their country from the " faults" which at present defile her name , and tarnish ber reputation . Let the people then resolve to follow the advice of thc Popular Informant , and acquire knowledge , that once acquired thoy must speedily acquire power . It will then be their own fault if they do not make the idlers work , and deprive the rich of their unjust _monopolies , and unnatural _privilgee . We do not accord with everythin g / a the " _Tbptdar _gformant , but considered as a whole we « wnot too highly extol it . Chartist lecturers and public speakers will find it a Taluable text-book , and no man should be without it . We must defer to another _oacasion any notice of No . 2 . We may as wil add that tuck number costs but Fourpence
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS . The news from FRANCE this week is unimportant . The _Chamberof Deputies has been principally occupied with the debate on the extraordinary grant of ninety-three millions of francs demanded for the navy , and which has been reduced by the committee whicli was appointed to examine it to seventy-three millions ( about three millions sterling ) . The Russian Grand Duke Constantinc is at Toulon , where be arrived ou the 11 th . M . Francois Jean Sevcstre , a member of the National Convention for the Department of Ille et Vilaine , died at Tournan , on the Gth inst ., in the 94 th year oi bis age . M . Se vestrc was one of the most energetic membersofthat asscmbly . _Hevoted thekiug ' sdeath
, and , having been appointed one of the commissioners of Pnblic Safety , he was charged with the surveillance of the children of Louis XVI ., confined in the Temple , lie was banished in 1815 , and only returned to France after the revolution of 1830 . Wc read in the Journal des Debats that a certain M . Blanc , editor of the papers called La Lecture and La Censure , and Al . VrayetdeSurey , the printer of the same , having been summoned before the Court of Assize . for the 20 th of April , for having published a work intituled " Freneh Pandemonium , Almanac of Anti-Christ for the year of Satan , 1816 . " Thc crime laid to their charge is that of outrage against tbe person of thc King * and the . endeavour to excite hatred and contempt ofthe government .
SPAIN Has been the theatre of extraordinary events . The military ruffian Narvaez is at this moment once more an exile , his enemy , the infamous Christina , _hasproved too strong for him , and at this moment he is in Paris a ruined , penniless exile . Narvaez tried to get up a military pronunciamento against Christina , but his intrigues were discovered and he was compelled to resign ; this blow was immediately followed by a second , his immediate explusionfrom the kingdom . True , the embassy to Naples was offered him as a sort of decent covering to his expatriation , but this appointment he unceremoniously
rejected . On being commanded immediately to quit the kingdom , he pleaded that he had only just been bled , and was not in a condition to undertake a long journey , but no attention was paid to that consideration , and he was obliged to depart without further delay . A whole host of public functionaries , creatures of Narvaez , have also been dismissed . Two or three days before the fall of Narvaez , a revolutionary movement took place in Gallicia—the regiment of Zamora , quartered at Lugo , had set the example of revolt . The war-cry was , •* The Queen , the Constitution of 1 S 37 , Don Enrique , and down with the Duchess de Rianzares !"
Late accounts represent the movement as put down . " Gonzalez Bravo , who has resigned his embassy to Lisbon , has arrived in Madrid . General O'Donnell has been recalled from Cuba , and General Roneali has been appointed Governor of thc island . O'Donnell has been created Count of Lucena _, in reward for his _distinguished services in "days of much difficulty . " His services in Cuba , and the sanguinary punishments indicted on the slaves , are too well known to be easily forgotten . For such services , however , he would appear to be admirably adapted . Isturitz , who had been recalled on the resignation of Narvaez , is said , by letters from Madrid of tbe 12 th ,
to have partly succeeded in forming his new Ministry . According to these accounts Isturitz is president of the council . Mon is Finance Minister ; Pidal , Minister of the Interior ; and Armcro , Minister of Marine . This combination cannot last . " It is easy to perceive , " says thc Times , " that a revolution is at hand which will thrust ignominiously , aud for the second time , from thc soil ot Spain that Princess whose successive vices of youth and age have inflicted on the kingdom , and on her daughter ' s reign , the curses and humiliations of the debauchery and avarice—followed , but not atoned for , by the mean propitiation of religious cant . "
Owing to the extreme distress of the industrious classes in
BELGIUM , revolutionary symptoms have manifested themselves in that coantry within the past few days . The Brussels Herald states , that in the course of Friday afternoon numerous copies of an inflammatory circular were distributed in this city , chiefly amongst the working classes , and in the streets where they reside . The plan adopted was as follows : —At various points of Brussels two or three individuals dressed in blouses , under which tbey concealed large packets of the obnoxious circular , awaited for convenient opportunities to glide seme copies into the hands of the _passers-by , whilst other emissaries were on the
look-out to give warning whenever any ef the police authorities appeared . Copies were also dropped in the public thoroughfares , thrown into shops , or thrust under doors . Notwithstanding all the precautions which had been taken to conceal the authors of the seditious circular , the police soon got on their scent , and succeeded in discovering and arresting the printer . This first step led to further arrests , and we have grounds for stating that the authors of the circular are either already in custody or that they are well known . The following are extracts from the circulardenouueed as " criminal" and "inflammatory" : —
" ihe future inspires cruelalarm . You rich people of the land , you aristocrats , are much to be pitied , notwithstanding your pleasures and the material treasures which you possess . _Yourkard-heartedness , your selfishness , your _rapacity , your inhuman conduct , will lead to robber }' , incendiarism , and assassination ! "That terrrible prophecy willbe realised , if a speedy and efficacious remedy be not adopted for the distress of those who are not beggars by _profession , but ot those who know too well their dignity and their strength to degrade themselves to such an extremity ; for the proverb s « _ys , ' Hungry belly has no cars . ' " Military brothers ! your relatives , your brothers , your friends are aboutto expose their _state of distress to the government . We do nob wish to war against
you ; all we ask for is to have work and bread , in order that we may not all perish by hunger . Do not be against us , for you , soldiers , are also . children of the people ; and if , by order of pitiless or ignorant chiefs , you fire on the people , your balls and bullets will strike your own fathers and mothers—your own brothers and friends . Do not lire on the people , but say to yourselves , ' We soldiers are also of thepeople ; wc will not be our own executioners . '" The circular summoned all " true Belgians" to meet , and proceed en masse to the King and tbe Representatives of the nation , in order to lay before them an account of the prevailing misery . On Saturday six persons were arrested at Ghent , and conveyed to Brussels , charged with attempting to create disturbances ,
The intelligence from
GERMANY is very slight . In the Grand Ducby of Baden the liberals are carrying all before them in thc elections . Thc King of Prussia has _juit issued orders to the President ofthe province of Silesia to cease all proceedings commenced against M . Itonge by the criminal courts at Breslaw . From
SWITZERLAND we learn that the radical revolution in Berne is running on smoothly . The Constituent Assembly , principally composed of Radicals , adjourned , after having named a committee of _twenty-seven members to lay the groundwork of a new Constitution . This committee has named a subcommittee of seven members , at the head of which is M . _Oehsenbein , the leader of the free corps ; then comes M . Kohler , formerly councillor of state . Prefect of Berthond , a man of moderate faculties and no personal consideration ; Stockmar , who
raised the standard of revolt in 1830 , afterwards elected councillor of state , driven from the council by a stroke of policy of his former friend Neuhau , and forced to leave the country , and is now returned after an absence of many years . Funk , president of the committee of twenty-seven , takes tbefourth place ; Stoempfii , editor of the Gazette de Berne , and an ultra-radical , is a young lawyer of great talents , and ; m enthusiastic follower of William Snell , a professor , who was dismissed the university by the late government ; MM . Inmer and Bclrichard make up the number . These gentlemen , will , ho doubt , draw up a charter in the spirit of that of the Canton de Vaud .
For important intelligence from
POLAND detailing the increasing spread of the peasant war , we refer the reader _' to the seventh page . Important intelligence has this week been reeeived from
TIIE UNITED STATES . Some weeks ago Mr . Dayton ( a Whig ) called upon the President by a resolution to say what additional naval or military force , if any , he required , and for what reason or purpose this force was wanted . On the 2 nd ult . the following " Special Message" from the President was read , in answer to Mr . Dayton ' s moVon : —
TO THE SEXATE OF THE USKED STATES . " In answer to the inquiry of the Senate , contained in their resolution of the 17 th inst ., whether , in my ' judgment , any circumstances connected with , or growing out of , thc foreign relations of this country require at this time an increase of our naval _ormilitary fcrcc ; ' and , if so , ' what those circumstances are , ' I have to express the opinion that a wise precaution demands sack increase . " In my annual message of thc 2 nd of December last I recommended to the favourable consideration of Congress an increase of our naval force , especially of our _i-icam navy , and the raising of an adequate military force to guard and protect such ot our citizens as might think proper t * emigrate to Oregon . Since that periomd 1 have seen no cause to recall or modify those recommendations . On the contrary , reasons exist which , in my judgment , render it proper not only that t . _Vy Bkould be promptly carried
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into effect , but that additional provision . should be made for the public defence . "The consideration of sueh additional provision was brought before appropriate committees of the two houses of Congress , in answer to calls made b y them , in reports prepared , with my sanction , by the Secretary ot \ Varand the Secretary ofthe Navy , on _thc-dth of December and on the 8 th of January last ; a mode of communication with Congress not unusual , and , under existing circumstances , believed to be most eligible . Subsequent events have confirmed me m the opinion that these recommendations were proper as precautionary measures .
" It was a wise maxim of the father of his country , that ' to be prepared for war is one of the most efficient means of" preserving peace ; ' and that , avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace , ' wc should 'remember also , that timely disbursements to prepare for danger _jfrequently prevented much greater disbursemets to repel it . ' The general obligation to perform this duty is greatly strengthened by facts known to the whole "" ™ orld . A i ontroversy respecting the Oregon territory now exists between the United States and Great Britian ; and while , as far as we know , the relations of tho latter with all European nations are ofthe most pacific character , she is making unusual and extraordinary armaments and warlike preparations naval and militaryboth at
, , home and in her Merth American possessions . "It cannot be disguised that , however sincere may be the desire of peace , in the event ofa rupture these armaments and preparations would be used against our country . Whatever may have been the original purpose of these preparations , the fact is undoubtcd _^ that they are now proceeding , in part at least , with the view to the contingent possibility of a war with thc United States . The general policy of making additional warliko preparations was dis tinclly announced in the speech form the Throne , as fate as January fast , and lias since been reiterated by the Ministers of the Crown in both houses of Parliament . Under this aspect of our relations with
Great Britain , I cannot doubt the propriety of increasing our moans of defeuce both by land and sea . This can give Great Britain no cause of offence , nor increase the danger of a rupture . If , on the contrary , we should told our arms in security , and at last be suddenly involved in hostilities for the maintenance of our just rights , without any adequate preparation _, our responsibility to the country would be of the gravest character . Should collision between the two countries be avoided , as I smcerely trust it may b » , the additional charge upon thc Treasury in making the necessary preparations will not be lost , while , in the event of such a collision , they would be indispensable for the maintenance of our national rights and national honour .
** 1 have seen no reason to change or modify the recommendations of my annual message in regard to the Oregon question . The notice to abrogate the treaty of the o'th of August , 1827 , is authorised by the treaty itself , and cannot bo regarded as a warlike measure ; and I cannot withhold my strong conviction that it should be promptly given . The other recommendations are in conformity with tho existing treaty , and would afford to American citizens in Oregon no more than the same measure of protection wliich has long since been extended to British _sublets in that territory .
" The state ot our relations with Mexico is still in an unsettled condition . Since the meeting of Congress another revolution has taken place in that country , by which the government has passed into the hands of new rulers . This event has procrastinated , and may possibly defeat , the settlement of the differences between theUnitpd States and that country _. The Minister of the United States to Mexioo , at the date of the last advices , had not been received by the existing authorities . Demonstrations of a character hostile to the United States continue to be made in Mexico , which has rendered it proper , in my judgment , to keep nearly two-thirds of our army on our south-western frontier , in doing this , many of tlie regular military posts have been reduced to a small force , inadequate to their defence , should an emergency arise .
"In view of these " circumstances , " it is my judgment , " an increase of our naval and military force is at this time required , " to place the country in a suitable state of defence . At the same time , it is my settled purpose to pursue such a course of policy as may be best calculated to preserve , both with Great Britain and Mexico , an honourable peace ; which nothing will so effectually promote as unanimity in our councils , and a firm maintenance of all our just rights . "JAMES K . POLK . " Washington , March 24 , 1816 . " Nothing in the Senate had occurred of importance subsequent to the reception of the above message . Advices from
CANADA state that the provincial Parliament was opened at Montreal on the 20 th instant , with the usual formalities . The speech of Earl Cathcart embraces several topics of interest . He adverts to the present state ofthe relations between the British and the United States governments , and urges the immediate and efficient re-organization of the militia ; at the same time assuriug the parliament that " her Majesty will be prepared , as her predecessors have always been , to provide with promptitude and energy , corresponding with the power and resources of the empire , for the security of her North American dominions . Intelligence from
ALGERIA of the 7 th inst . states that Abd-el-Kader , who was said to have fled towards the west , had returned to the east . He appears , however , to have completely evaded his pursuers . By the last accounts , he was marching towards the Djebel Sahari , in the direction of the territory of the Ouled-Nails Gkerabas , followed at a considerable distance by General Jusuf . Important news , affecting the interests of the free mountaineers of
THE CAUCASUS , has been received at Constantinople , to the effect that the independent tribe of the Abnzes , who occupy a vast district on the Black Sea , had agreed to make common cause with the Circassians against the Russians .
LATER NEWS FROM SPAIN AND BELGIUM . INSURRECTION IN GALICIA . The Queen , Peninsular steamer , which arrived at Southampton on Thursday , brings tbe following intelligence : — "A pronunciamiento has been declared at Vigo , the 10 th , by the officers and soldiers in favour of Dun Enrique . " The Governor of Vigo and Commandant of the troops there were furnished with passports for Cadiz , and were to leave by the next packet . No blood had been shed in the affair .
" Martial law was declared at Corunna , and tho mail packets forbidden to take passengers to Vigo during the disturbed state of that part of Galicia . " The insurrection is said to be extending in Galicia . A movement is apprehended in Catalonia , letters from Barcelona of the 9 th instant state that attempts having been made to _scduoo the troops from their allegiance , the Captain-General has issued a proclamation offering their discharge from the senvice and three ounces oi gold to the soldiers who should denounce the delinquents .
TIIE ATTEMPTED DISTURBANCES IN BELGIUM . Brussels , April 14 . The distribution of the inflammatory pamphlets , of which we have spoken , shows that many agents were employed and much , money spent ; this distribution was not confined to Ghent and Brussels , but was made at thc same time among the workmen employed on the railway from Liege to Namur—this wc know for certain . We are assured besides , that copies of the same pamphlet have been seen at Oudenarde . His Majesty ' s attorney-general went to Ghent on the 12 th , in order to cause several persons to be arrested . M . Parys , printer at Brussels , has been set at liberty , because he at once disclosed from whom he received the pamphlet which he printed , and by whom he was paid for so doing . In consequence of the declaration of M . _ParjB , M . Pcllerin the shoemaker has been arrested .
We have received the following particulars from Ghent , which may be considered as authentic : — " The author of the pamphlet is ayoung man twentysix years of age , named Labiaux , a merchant ' s traveller , who lives at Molenbuk Saint Jean , lie went to distribute the pamphlet at Ostend , Bruges , and Ghent , where he wns arrested . lie had employed the printer Verbear , who had been arrested at the same time as himself . Four other persons oi Ghent , te whom Labiaux had given quantities of bis pamphlets to be distributed among the people , are also arrested . Thrse six persons , escorted by some _gensdavmes- , were immediately conveyed from Ghent iram
to urusseis oy aspeciai . _-jlucsame cram _viougin back the Attorney-General and M . Verbike , Commissary of Police at Ghent . " — Moniteur Beige , April 14 . Guent , Aran . 12 . —Tho Messager dc Ghent says : — "Theappeal to the people , wliich was distributed in immense numbers in our city on Friday evening , invited the workmen to a general meeting at the Place •" _•¦* Vendredi , on Easter Monday , at ten o ' clock in the morning . At the hour when we are going to press , this place is crowded with curious spectators . All is quiet , and it is hoped that the day will pass over without any blamable excesses , the onl y result of which would be fatal collisions , which our population , always so calm , have the greatest interest to avoid . "
We find the following passage in the Journal dee Flandres : — " At the time of our going to press , Borne suspicious-looking persons arc beginning take up the pavement in tho Place de Vcndvcdi . We hope that the authorities will promptly interfere to do justice to these wretched disturbers of public tranquillity . "
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Sadler's-Wells. The Managers Of This Lit...
_SADLER'S-WELLS . The managers of this little theatre-whore Sliakspeare and the regular dramatists , during their banishment from the boards of the patent theatres , have found at least a local habitation—did not provide any extraordinary entertainment for the Easter holiday folk . Proceeding in the path hitherto pursued by the present directors of the establishment , eschewing pantomime , ballet , burlesque , and spectacle , they presented to the public nothing beyond their ordinary bill of fare—a tragedy , followed by a new " comedietta , " the entertainments concluding with a farce . For Easter Monday , when holidaymakers are on the qui vivc for novelty , tiiis might be deemed a somewhat desperate experiment . Tbe result proved , however , that the managers had formed no incorrect estimate of the reeling entertained in favour of thc " regular drama . " A strong appreciation of standard dramatic authors , was evinced by the full attendance , and by tlie order and attention ofthe audience .
Payne s Brutus , or the Fall of Tarquin , though possessing no strong claims either to originality or poetic merit , is undoubtedly a good acting play ; and was on this occasion most creditably supported by the _Sadlei- _' g-wells company . The part of" Lucius Junius Brutus ( originally played by Edmund Kean ) was , of course , alloted to Mr . Phelps . It is almost needless to say of an actor of such established reputation that he sustained the character most ably . His simulated madness in the two earlier acts evinced careful study and nice discrimination ; and his frenzied denunciation of _Sextus Tarquin , immediately after that prince ' s confession ofthe rape of Lucretia , and his address to the citizens in the forum , elicited loud applause . His performance was , however , most striking and artistical in the last act , when with a stern but dignified stoicism , not unmixed with some involuntary manifestations of paternal tenderness , he
"Gives to the cruel axe a darling son , " The Tullia of Mrs . Warner , the Tarqninia of Miss Cooper , and Mr . G . Bennett ' s Colhitinus deserve special mention ; and tho minor characters were well sustained . The tragedy was followed by a new comedietta called My Uncle ' s Pet , which amused the audience . The entertainments concluded with tbe farce of State Secrets , A new five-act play , called Judge Jeffreys , was produced on Wednesday evening . Lady Grace ( Mrs . Warner ) has married Pomfret , a young soldier ( _M'U-iton ) , and begins to fear that her years , now numbering thirty-five , are rendering her less attractive to her husband than she ought to be . A discarded suitor , Morgrave ( Bennett ) , finds in this disposition a material for vengeance . Pomfrot ' s sister , unknown to his wife , is married to an adherent of
Monmouth s _, who is eluding the vigilance of Jeffreys , now pursuing his course through Dorsetshire , where the action ofthe piece takes place . Sin has secret views with her brother , and Morgrave succeeds in making Lady Grace believe thatsheisnotasister , but a mistress . To torment her husband she feigns a passion for Morgrave , and he , enraged to a degree beyond what she eould have anticipated , and discovering that she has harboured fugitives , denounces her to Jeffreys . As the lady discovers that the Buspected mistress was a sister , and Pomfret finds that that very sister and her husband wore the fugitives protected by his wife , the agony of both is extreme . After a vain endeavour on the part of Pomfret to save his wife's life by a sacrifice of his own , the whole of these personages are led to execution , and are only saved on the way to the scaffold by the timely arrival of Lord Feversham with the king ' s pardon .
in a quiet dry humour oi the famous judge , _Phel-. _a seemed completely at home , and , albiet an act > r of feeling par excellence , was most felicitous in displaying thc want of it . Mrs . Warner looked beautifully as Lady Grace , and acted with dignity and feeling . Marston , as usual , exerted himself to the utmost in his well known style . Scarf ' e played a half-witted clown with much humour . Bennett made a most protentous villain of Morgrave , and uttered liis soliloquies with his ordinary predilection for emphasis . Iu the . mall character ¦ of Lord _Fevershnm , Mr . Warde ' s gentleman-like bearing told to advantage _. At thc fall of the curtain there was loud approbation , mingled with a few hisses . These last may be attributed solely to a little obscurity in the catastrophe of the peace . Ilalf-a-dozen lines , explaining more clearly that the innocent have escaped , would , in our opinion , set all right . The principle actors appeared on the stage , and then there was a loud call lor thc author .
Royal Marylebone Theatre. Thc Indefatiga...
ROYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE . Thc indefatigable Lessee of this Thespian Temple produced a variety of amusements for the entertainments of his numerous patrons during tho Easter holidays . Although from some _uncontrolablc circumstance the "Mysteries of London" w . is postponed for a short period—a very efficient substitute was found in Mr . II . Melville ' s domestic drama , "The Cavern of Crime , " or " The Child of Sorrow , " which is well put on the _staye , and well acted . The talent of Rayner , Mr . Howard , Mesdamcs Cambell , and Mrs . Neville , shining conspicuously in thc serious portions of this interesting drama , and that of Messrs . T . Lee , Neville , and Mrs . Robberds , in the comic portions . The piece was well
received and announced for repetition every night , with the hearty concurrence of the whole house , A two-act farce , written by Mr . T , Lee , the celebrated Low Comedian designated , the "Widow Machree , " Qr" Paddy lrom Cork , " followed , in which the author sustained the character of Paddy 0 Lynch , and assumed that of the Widow Machree , introducing Lover ' s song , bearing the latter name , also that of the " Widow Malone . " The piece is a most amusing one and was greeted with roars of laughter , and the most uproarious applause . At the close , the author , in the character of the " Widow , " at the call of the house came before the curtain , dropped her curtesy ,
and announced the piece lor rejotition every night amid the unanimous acclamations of a crowded audience . The entertainments concluded with the popular comic pantomime of "Little Jack Horner , or Harlequin and the Magic Plum , " in _whioli the fun , frolic , bumps , and thumps of the species of entertainment was duly exhibited much to the delight of tlie audience . Ambrook , from the Surrey , made a graceful and elegant Harlequin , liis dancing in conjunction with that of MissTetlow , the fascinating and highly pleasing columbine was in great favour , Paul Herring , clown , was excellent , as usual , his Burlesque Hornpipe was rieh in the extreme . The Pantomime was eminently _successful .
Astley's. The Principal Easter Novelty A...
ASTLEY'S . The principal Easter novelty at this theatre was an equestrian spectacle , founded upon the supposed attachment which the Arab bears towards his Horse , entitled The Arab and his Steed , or the Pearl of the Euphrates . Arrac ( Mr . J . Dale , a first appearance ) , the Arab , a son of the desert , is in po-session ofa horse of matchless qualities , swifter than the lightning , and with eyes like sunbeams . The reputation of this steed reaches the ears ofa certain Caliph , named Omar ben Moslem ( Mr . J . Bradshaw . ) a very dark-visaged and _dark-souled specimen of _Muliomedunism , who dispatches his chief courtier , llafi . . ( Mr . Wallet , another first appearance , ) not a poet ,
but somewhat of a humourist , who endeavours in vain to prevail upon Arrac to sell his horse , and upon his refusal , surrounds his tent with u party of boldicra , and the Arab is constrained , with many a pang , to go with his family as well as his horse to the Court of the Caliph . The animal is so much admired there , that the Caliph , desirous of" obtaining it honestly , offers 50 horses and much treasure for its purchase . The Arab , urged by his wife , daughter , and son , refuses to part with it . Much declamation passes between the man who can strangle whom he pleases , and thc son of thc desert who owns no master . At length , aftergiving his consent to the transfer , and recalling it , Arrac approaches his horse as i f to take leave of it , and whispering a few words in its ear , the sagacious animal ( one of Mr . Batty ' s beautiful stud , ) darts through tho serried _ranla of soldiers , leaps a wail and seeks his native desert . Arrac and his family are cast into prison ; but Scihs ( Mr .
1 ' _roudley , ) the nephew and apparent successor ot the Caliph , had been smitten with tho charms of Zillah , ( Miss Fielding , a first appearance , ) the daughter of Arrac , "the pearl ofthe Euphrates , " and with the aid of Barney Brallaghan ( Mr . T . Barry , ) an Irish sailor , who had been wrecked upon the coast near the Caliph ' s Court , and who hud captivated Fatima , one of the beauties of thc Ilarem , contrives to liberate Arrac and his youthful son , Jezirni ( Miss M . Harvey , a _fiftt appearance , ) the latter escaping in the care of Barney . Thc youth and the Irishman arrive in thc desert , and a band of warriors is soon ready to fly to the rescue of Zarah ( Mrs . J . Cooke , ) the wife of Arrac , and Zillah , still prisoners with the grim Caliph . The most imposing party of these warriors consists ofa troop of Amazons , mounted upon real horses , headed by a heroine , named Llahla-Louri ( Mrs . Adams . ) On their way across tho " endless desovt , " they find Arrac and his camel ( a real one ) perishing from thirst , a bird of prey hovering
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over them . The scene represents the well known picture of " The D > ing Camel . " Barney , having provided himself for the journey with plenty of whiskey as well as water , restores Arrac ; who , mounted again upon his steed , proceeds with the warriors to the Caliph ' s castle , which is assaulted and blown up , after a desperate conflict , and the consumption of much gunpowder . The Amazonian band perform wonders , and most of the ladies have a few passes with the Caliph , who fights like a Mussulman . He at length falls , little Jeziral having the honour of giving him the coupde grace . There is a good deal of stirring interest in tho piece , and some of the tableaux are very striking . A very pretty pas de deux is dsinced b y Mr . W . Harvey and Miss L . Waite . Mr . Barry ' s humour appeared highly acceptable ,
especially to the galleries . 1 he circus exhibited some very attractive novelties . J ) L Dumois , whose physiognomy has some slight affinity to that of Napoleon Bonaparte ' s , goes through various personations of him , as General and Emperor , changing his costume whilst thc horse is at speed . An amusing little " sketch " introduces Miss Caroline and Master Dumos , two very small actors , as Countess Fiddlefaddle and Count Poinpolino , in the costume of 1745 . These infant artistes , their miniature coach drawn by two exquisite little ponies , and their tiny lackies , were laughable caricatures . Madame Dumos afterwards went through her graceful feats of daring horsemanship , and the performances ofthe two spotted horses , Selim and Victoria , afforded surprising evidence of the capabilities of this animal and thc effect of high training . The house was well and respectably filled .
The Colosseum. Among Tho Varied Attracti...
THE COLOSSEUM . Among tho varied attractions of Easter time , the Colosseum justl y holds a high place in the estimajnation of the sight-seeing public , with its Gfyptotheca—its classic ruins—exterior promenade—its gothic avaivy—its Swiss Cottage—its stalactite caverns—its panorama , and its ascending room—few who visit it will be disposed to deny the claims which it has upon general patronage . No one , who has for the first time visited the Colosseum can well avoid
those feelings of admiration which its various attrac _* tions are calculated to excite . The different exhibitions have each been prepared with such elaborate care , and display so much attention to the rules of taste , that we are satisfied even those who have already visited them may see them again and again with renewed satisfaction . It would be superfluous to notice in detail thc beauties of the Colosseum , as they are already familiar to _tlnj public ; but we cannot resist expressing our admiration of that _extraordinary effort of ingenuity—the assimilation of the stalactite caverns at Adelsberg .
Royal Polytechnic Institution. The Holid...
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . The holiday multitudes indulged their curiosity and love of sight seeing by densely crowding this establishment throughout the week , and seemed deeply interested in all the various and numberless specimens both of art and nature with which this museum abounds , but the dissolving views was perhaps that which created most anxious desire . From the great interest just now created with respect to the Oregon territory , it gives us pleasure to inform the public that a series of views , illustrating thc Columbia river , hasjii 8 tnow been brought out at the Royal Polytechnic Institution , and painted by Mr . Claw from sketches executed under the immediate superintendence of ' agentleman who resided on the spot for a period of nine years ; these views arc accompanied by a brief description ofthe countrv , which is given
gratuitously to the visitors . The directors deserve great credit for adopting so elegant a means of instruction . On Monday and the succeeding days the institution was crowded with visitors , all of whom seemed to appreciate the spirit and energy with which the establishment is conducted . Macentoshe _' s new revolving engine created quite a sensation , and indeed toscea carriage propelled by so simple a machine might well induce surprise—it is worked here by atmospheric pressure , but it is capable of being used either by steam , air , or the gases . The lectures of Dr * . Ryan and Buchhoffner were all of the highest class . The musical department , under thc imnu > diatc superintendence of Doctor Wallis , deserves particular notice , being one ofthe delightful features in this admirable establishment , the variety of the beautiful and well-executed music relieves the mind , and gives a pleasing finish to the whole .
Musical Entertainments In The ^ Peoples'...
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS IN THE PEOPLES' HALLS . Wc recently visited thc National Hall , and was delighted to bear the songs of " Burno , Moore , and other Patriot Poets , " warbled forth by the sweet voices of Miss Thornton and Mrs . Dixon , and the _Marsellise and other patrotic hymns , carrollcd by Mr . Collett . We have been induced to refer to this topic , thc more particularly , as at the present time wc find one of the " Peoples' Halls , " the ( South London ) much in need of pecuniary aid , and in this source we think the requisite aid might be found . We think if our friends , of "South London" would open their Hall one or two nights a week for musical entertainments it would gratify their friends .
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Tower Hamlets. At A Weekly Meeting Of Th...
TOWER HAMLETS . At a Weekly meeting of the Chartists of the Whittington and Oat Locality ** the _Jfollowing Resolution whs unanimously adopted : — " That we tender Mr . Feargus O'Connor our thanks for his _^ friendly and manly reply to our Resolution on thc Ballot , that we consider it as one more proof , if proof were wanting , of his firm resolve to support the true interests of tho toiling millions !"
GREENWICH AND DEPTFORD . A general meeting of" the Chartists of the abore locality was held at Mr . Paris ' s room ou Tuesday evening , April 14 th , when the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : "That Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Messrs . P . McGrath , C . Doyle , T . Clark , and T . M . Wheeler , be re-elected on the Executive committeo for the ensuing year . " " That the thanks of this locality are due , and are hereby given , to the present Executive for their energetic and praiseworthy conduct during the past year . "
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL . This body met on Sunday , April tbe 12 th , at ths Hall , Turnagain-lane . After the receipts of several sums of money from the various localities represented by this body . It was unanimously resolved : — " That this council hereby calls upon all the _metropolitan localities to get up petitions against , and otherwiso raise every equal opposition to , thc infamous ' Curfew' and ' Coercion Bill' now before Parliament . " The council then adjourned until Sunday the 26 th instant .
ENSUING NATIONAL CHARTIST CONVENTION . Borough of MARYLEnosE . —A public meeting will be held at the Feathers' Tavern , Warren-street , Tottenhani-court-road , on Monday evening , April 27 th , for the purpose of electing a representative for the borough in tho ensuing Chartist Convention . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock precisely . Tower Hamlets . —A public meeting to elect a dolegate to represent ; the borough in the forthcoming Chartist Convention , was held at the Brassfounders ' Anns , _Whitechapel-road , on Thursday evening , April lGtli _, Mr . John Mills in the chair . Mr , Burder moved , "That Mr . M'Grath be the delegate ;"
which was seconded by Mr . _IHingworth . After considerable discussion , Mr . M'Grath was unanimously elected . A resolution was passed unanimously , "That the several localities in the Hamlets form Finance Committees , to raise the necessary means to defray the expenses of sending tlte delegate to Convention . " Mr . J . Taylor moved , "That this meeting do now adopt a petition similar to the one that appeared in the Star of Saturday last , in opposition to the Coercion Bill now before Parliament ; and that such petition do lie at suitable and convenient places for signatures . " Mr . Cannon seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting dissolved . _^ J \ j ( . _, J ' _^ ;
Coal-Pit Exrtosios.—On Tuesday, An Inquest Was Held Bv Mr. Henshal), Deputy Coroner For The County, At
Coal-pit _Exrtosios . —On Tuesday , an inquest was held bv Mr . _Henshal ) , deputy coroner for the county , at
The Three Oi-Owns Public-House, Kingley,...
the Three _Oi-owns public-house , Kingley , on the body of Robert Seldon , a collier , _um'ilojed nt the works of Alessrs Knowles and Stott , _Kinsley . F 10111 the eridence it ap peared that there are two conl-pit _* _, the workings of which extend into each other ; but one of which is on a lower level than tha other . The lower pit has been abandoned some time by the colliers , who have tnrned out : but as the workings extend under the bed of the river Irvrell , and as they are required to be kept free of ' water in order to insure the ventilation of the higlier pit , a man named Benjamin Bavratt was employed to > work an engine to keep the water low . Barratt was sup- ¦ posed to be doing his duty , and the men at the _higher '
pit were at work as usual , on Tricky last , when they were alarmed by the report of a distant explosion . They < hastened to the bottom of the shaft , by which alone they f eould escape , but finding themselves safe . Seldon ob- iscrral that wherever the explosion had occurred the e danger would be past , and he adriied them all to return n to their work . They began to return , and nero walking g along the working about a dozen in number , all having g lighted candles in their hands , aud Seldon lending the « way , when , on nearing an _horizontal working which' h communicated with the other pit , it was found that a a great quantity of foul air had accumulated there . They y had no time to retrace their steps before it took fire front iv Scldon ' s candle , and a loud explosion ensued . All of of them were able to make their way through the lire to the le
bottom of the shaft again , but on arriving there it was is found that Seldon and another in « n were so shockingly ly burnt that they were only able to crawl along on their ir hands and knee * . Seldon only survived the accident tiil il ) the next day , aHd the other collier is hardly expected to to recover . On examination beiug made into the cause of ol tho accident , it was found that Barratt had been drink , k . iii ( t and neglecting his work for three days , by which ch means the workings of the lower pit were filled with th water , and there being no escape for the air by the lower er shaft , it had been forced hack into the other workings , ; s , Tho inquest was adjourned to Friday , whan thejury re-re . turned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Barratt , tt , who will be sent to Liverpool for trial at tho next at assizcB .
EcLirsE . —Thero will he an annular oclipse of theh ( sun on Saturday the 25 th instant , partially visible at al Greenwich . It will _commence at Ch . & im > _after-er noon ; middle , G h . U m _, afternoon ; and end 6 h , h , b * m . afternoon . _?;'• _' . BnumiTT .-A fei _? days since , apoorfeUowmetiei his death at Huddoraneiu _, throug h the bMa } prac-ac tice of kicking . His opponent l _* as been cb _* amutteutei for trial on a charge , of _ijianulaug hter .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 18, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_18041846/page/5/
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