The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-09 00:00:00

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The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Rona, the
Princess Alit?, the Triflers Helena, and the Princess
Louise, and attended by the Countess of Desert, Dowager
Lady Lytte'ton, Hon. Miss Macdonald, Col. the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, Maj.-Gen. Bowleg, Col. Buckley, and Col. Bouverie,
arrived at Osborne, Isle of Wight, at two o'clock on Wed-
nesday afternoon, from town.

Mr. S. Browning and Mr. O. Godeffroy, of Ham-
burg, had an interview yoittrday with Earl Granville, at
the Board of Trade.
A deputation from Bradford, including Messrs.
W. Rand, W. Murgatroyd, W. Walker, and H. W. Riple%,
had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. H. La-
boucherr, at the office of the Board of Trade.
The Duke of Northumberland had yesterday an in-
terview with Sir 0. Grey.

BRITISH ANTI-STATE CHURCH ASSOCIA•
TION. _

A crowded meeting, convened by this association,
was held lust evening in the Queen's Concert Room, Rano-
ver square. Dr. Thomas Prise took the chair.
The Rev. 3. BURNETT moved the first resolution,
That, to the opinion of this meeting, neither the civil nor spiritual
interest• of the people can be effectively secured, unless perfect religi-
ous liberty be constitutionally guaranteed ; and that the application
of national resources to any form or forms of religious worship and
instruction is a clear violation of ouch liberty.
which, having been seconded, was carried unanimously.
Mr. C. LEAMINGTON, M.P., then moved
That it Is eminently desirable to effect an adjustment of the relationa
el ecclesiastical bodies to the date upon a basis which, by relieving
the state of all pecuniary obligation, to them, Atoll deprive it of every
pretext fur interfering in their affairs; and that to axomplish this
peacefully, and by the force of public opinion only, and with due re-
gard to existing interests, is, in the judgment of this meeting, en ob-
ject which cannot De too energetically or persevr rlngly pursued.
After alluding to the assistance given by the dissenting
body to the anti-state church principle, he said it was quite a
different matter when a person like him, professing to belong
to the church, came forward to urge its separation from the.
state. But why did he do it ? Simply, because he wished
the church well, and conscientiously believed that the disso-
lution of the alliance between the church and state would be
beneficial to the church, irlvantageous to the state, and
highly conducive to the welfare and promotion of Christi-
anity. The church was in a condition of thraldom which it
was lamentable and humiliating to consider; the church
was not only allied to the state, but was subjugated by it.
Ile read several extracts from a pamphlet which he
held in his hand, written by a clergyman of the
church of England, who was strongly opposed to the union.
lie referred .o several abuses deeding in the church, and
particularly condemned the ceremonies observed upon the
election of a knight of the garter, at which the chancellor,
the prelate, and the registrar of the order assisted, and cou-
pled the name of the Deity with that of a degraded person
who had been constituted the patron taint of this country—
an act which he considered disgraceful to the church, and of
which he hoped never to see a recurrence. lie concluded
by commending the exertions of the society in seeking to
effect a removal of such abuses, and hoped that they would
shortly find in the result of its work the west complete and
entire success.
The Rev. Dr. A.neit Eft seconded the resolution to a similar
effect.
Mr. G. THOMPSON, M.P., supported the resolution.
There w-anothing connected with the church as an establish-
ment that was not utterly foreign and inimical to the exhor-
tations, genius and spirit of pore Christianity. The church
was nothirg without its authority, nothing without its
wealth, nothing without its pomp, nothing without is fetters,
and, he might say, nothing without its dungeons. And all
these were at everlasting variance alike with the spirit and
design of the rospel. It was not only an evil in itself, but
it was the fruitful parent and supporter of unnumbered other
abuses. It was impossible to attempt to advance the cause of
reform in any direction, on any suhject,without being met im-
mediately by the churchman, who opposed the propnsal, notbe-
cause he objected tothe reform itself, but because he knew that
the general spirit of reform was to destroy the establishment
which he desired to see supported. The Jews would at that
moment be eligible to sit in parliament but for the spirit in
the upper house of the legislature. lie thought that if the
tie which bound church and state together was broken their
episcopal brethren would, a few years afterwards, acknow-
ledge that they (the societso were 'to enemies •if theii, in
begging the separation, and, in a aution, would thank them

for the opportunity thus afforded of testing the power
of their church.
The resolution having been carried,
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, M.P., moved:
That the British Anti-State Church Association harlot undertaken,
mad for cane time part eonaletently laboured, to raise publie opinion
to the krel of this great &sage, le worthy the coonteaanee and e
port of orrery intelligent endgames hiend of religious liberty
throogn-
out the kingdom.
Mr. Ketteusw, M.P., seconded the resolution, which was
also egreed to unanimously.
In compliance with loud cries from all parts of the room,
Mr. MIALL then came forward, and made a short address on
behalf of the objects of the sasociatlon, concluding by saying
that it was impossible, in the face of the advancing civili•a-
non of the country, that such animposture as the established
church could long be permitted to exist. He proposed a vote
of thanks to to the chairman, which having been seconded
by Mr. H. SWAIN, and duly acknowledged, the meeting
separated.

ASSOCIATION FOR THE AID AND BENEFIT OF
DRESSMAKER/ AN/I Muumens.—An annual meeting was
held yesterday, in the rooms of the fludistical Society, St.
James's equate. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey presided.
Mr. Grainger, the hon. secretary, read the report of the
committee, which stated that the society war satisfactorily
progresaing, though less in a pecuniary sense than cou'd be
desired. The committees had caused express enquiries to
be made as to the hours of work both in country anu in town,
and there was no doubt that a marked amelioration bad
taken place through the agency of the society ; and
that the hours of work would be reduced at no
distant period to twelve per diem. They alluded
with satisfaction to the exertions which were being made to
enable dreennakers and milliners to form a society to esta-
blish provident funds and annuities. It was considered
advisable that the two institutions should be kept separate,
but the committee expressed their willingness to co-operate
to the utmost extent of their power with the new society.
During the past year 1,273 pen 'no had been registered by
the society, of whom 528 were provided with situations. Itt
no one instance had the conduct of any person recommended
by the committee been complained of, i; having been uni-
formly exemplary. The system adopted fir affording
medical attendance at a very trifling expenee had worked very
satisfactorily. By that system young persons were entitled,
by the payment of 59., to medicine and advice for a twelve-
month. file number subscribing to that department during
the year was 94, which number exceeded that of any former
year. With regard to the provident fund, it was to be re-
gretted that the contributors had not been very extensive.
The bonus granted out of the funds of the institution on all
sums deposited on the year was such as, with the govern-
ment interest, would amount to 10 per cent, on all sums
under 51., 74 per cent. on sums of from 51. to 101., 5 per
cent. on all sums from 101. to 201., and on all sums from 201.
to 30/. the interest only which is allowed by government, via.,
31. 16s. Id. The committee had taken measures for securing a
better system of ventillation in'workhoustei with some success.
They concluded by recommending the soviets' to the parti-
cular attention of the employers and the public generally.
The receipts during the year amounted to 3401., oat of
which a balance remained of 20/. 16e. The stock held by
the institution amounted to 1,2341. Resolutions were passed
by which the meeting approved of the objects and conduct
of the society, and pledged themselves to give it their earnest
support. Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Redosayne, Dr. Brewer,
Mr. Highly, Dr. Alibi, Mr. Le Gros Clarke, and other gen
tlemen, spoke in support of its principles. The last resolu-
tion was a vote of thanks to Mr. Grainger, who, in acknow-
ledging the compliment, made some remarks respecting the
pr. green of the society, which was shown by the fact, that
during the first year of its existence 309 persons were regis.
erred ; in the second year, 899 ; in the third, 1,217 ; and in
the last year, 1,273.
CHARTISTS PROCEEDINGS.—Last night the char-
tists held private meetings at their Assembly-rooms in Dean-
street, Soho. and in Circus-street. The utmost precautions
were adopted to prevent the intrusion of strangers, and the
reporters of the public press were refused admission, as also
all other persons who could not produce a card of their en.
rolinent as chartists. It is said that the object of the meet-
ings was principally to devise the means of raising a fund to
defend the chartist martyrs,
, Messrs. J ones and Williams.
FEMALE CHARTIST ASSOCIATION.—A society COM.
posed exclusively of women, called the Female Chartist As-
sociation,has been established in Bethnal green; it has
upwards of 1,500 enrolled members. They hold weekly
meetings at a public. house, the secretary, Charlotte Rees,
attending to receive new members. A female chairman is
elected, and the orators are s :elusively women. They are
shout to convey in procession a petition in favour of the
charter to her Majesty at Buckingham Palace.

THE REFORM MOVEMENT.
MEETING AT LAMBETH.
In pursuance of a requisition numerously and res.
pictably signed by the rate-payers of St. Mary's, Lambeth,
and presented to the churchwardens, a meeting was held
last evening in the vestry-room of the parish, Church-street,
to take into consideration Mr. Hume's motion in parlia-
ment for the further extemion of reform."
Mr. Churchwarden Hunt was in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said they had met there that night to con-
sider whether the recent statement of Lord John Rumen
was true. He characterised the assertion of the premier that
the people did not want reform as the most preposterous that
had ever been uttered even in the House of Commons.
Mr. BYRON said he thought Lord John Russell had an
object in making the extraordinary etatement they had
heard. He made it in order that the full espressaion of the
people might be drawn out, and that he might be justified
by the public voice in granting a degree of that reform so
much called for. They did not, however, want such timid
men at the head of aflaira as Lord John Russell. (Hear,
hear.) He moved:
That in the opinion of this meeting, the Commons house of parlia-
ment, ss now coagulated, does not represent either the feelings, the
views, or the internals of a large majority of the British nation, and
that this majority, upon whom falls with most dieproportionate and
increasing pressure an enormous burden of taxation, has no voice
whatever either in the control of that burden or any other legislative
enactment.
The resolution was seconded and carried unanimously.
Mr. ()luny mid that no growl a poll teal untruth as the
assertion of the premii r could hardy be accounted for unless
his lordship had same particular abject in view. The reso'u•
then he would move to express the opinion of the people of
Lambeth on the subject was :
That the recent declaration of lord John Russell in his place in
p irliument, to the effect that the middle and working easels of this
kingdom were satisfied with the representation of the people as ex-
emplified by the operation of the Reform Act in constituting the pre-
sent HMOS of Commons, is a huge political untruth, and an respects
so much of the borough of Lambeth as comprises the parish, Genus:illy
unfounded in feeling and in fact.
C. PEARSON, Eq., M.P. who was loudly called for,
pledged himself hot. y and fearlessly to support the motion
of Mr. Hume, which, if Rallied, be would regard but as an
instalment of what was due to them. (Loud cheers.) He
maintained that it was the right of all men of mature age
and sound understanding to vote for members of parliament.
But it would be a mistake to refuse a little when that might
be obtained rather than to demand a great deal and obtain
nothing. Every attempt they made to increase their 'wit-
tiest rights made them stronger. Look at the metropolitan
horoughs—the Tower Hamlets, Lambeth, Marylebone, the '
representatives of which were pledged reformers. Another
House of Commons might do Justice to the people. He
could not see the wisdom of the Reform Bill, which kept
the important districts of Chelsea, Hammersmith, Fulham,
and Kensington, containing a population of 150,000, with-
out a representative, while it gave the franchise to Lambeth
and Southwark. The hon. member concluded amidst loud
cheering, and the resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. llYitou moved the adoption of a petition to parlia-
ment embodying the foregoing resolutions, to be signed by
the chairman, and handed to Mr. Pearson for presentation
to parliament.
Mr. HARNEY, in seconding the motion, expressed his
pleasure at observing the orderly nature of the proceedings
calculated as they were, unlike the meeting of an armed
rabble, to have weight with the government, and really and
truly to forward the cause of reform.
In reply to •question from a gentleman is the room as to
the extent to which Mr. Hume wciald extend the suffrage,
Mr. PEARBON, M.P., said he did not think that the motion
of the hon. member for Montrose had as yet assumed a defi-
nitive shape. He (Mr. Pearson) attended the meeting of
liberal members on Saturday week, at the Free.trade Club,
and it was then determined that the franchise should not be
confined to householders, but should be extended to lodgers.
(Loud cheers.)
The petition was then unanimously adopted, and thanks
having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated.
MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM.
Another meeting of those favourable to the more
extensive reforms advocated by the complete suffrage party
was held in the Town-hall, at Birmingham, nn Wednesday
night. It was convened by Mr. Councillor Baldwin, the
President of the New Political Union, and was attended by
about 6,000 perions.
The chair was Viken by Mr. BALDWIN, who, in opening
the business, adverted to the fearful amount of distress
which existed in the country at the present time. Much of
that was (he said) caused by the government not managing
the affairs of the country as they ought to do.
The SHCRETART having read a report from the Council,
Mr. WRIGHT moved the first resolution. He said that
he had been much through the country of late, and the cry
for bread was becoming deeper daily. Lord John Russell
seemed to be a sort of Rip Vats Winkle—he had been asleep
for years past, and accordingly betrayed a proportionate
amount of ignorance of the wishes and the feelings of the
people. The history of England written is the next century
would depict his lordship as a man of small mind, who,
having been somewhat instrumental in procuring for the
people a small measure of reform, refused to aid
them in obtaining complete justice, and accordingly
sunk into a position the most contemptible. (Cheers.) He
denied that there was any real ground for the cry which had
been raised about the safety of the throne ' • it was the prime
minister who cared rather for the safety of his own place
than that of the throne. There were one hundred and fifty
millions of people interested in the pate* of the country, but
not in such peace as now existed, which gave them a stone
for food. The cry had gone forth in the country, and it'
would increase in depth and intensity until nothing could
resist it. With universal suffrage the constituency would
be far more intelligent than any that mere household
frage could give ; let them give every man of 21 years of
age a voice in the government of the country, and a con-
stabulary of 1.50,000 men would not be required to preserve
the public peace. By adhering to the principle of household
suffrage they would shut out from the franchise
vast numbers of the most intelligent portion of the
community: these included the great body of commercial tra-
vellers, thousands of Sabbath school teachers, and of intelli-
gent clerks in public and private establishmects. (Hear.)
Mt. Wrieht conchnied ay moving the following resolution :
That thu =mingle of opiniou that the misery and dime* ot the

country are the result of a system of legislation or ablishel by • par-'
Hameln which does not justly represent the trading cleaves of the
Melted Kingdom, and which nesrly excludes the whole of the labour-
ing population• and therefore this meeting openly and unequivocally
declares that the statement made by Lord John Russell recently In the
House of Commas is an evidence of the lamentable ignorance of her
Majesty's Webers, and such as serioudy to endanger the peace of the
country and the safety of the throne; and further expresses its deli-
berate opinion that the present ministry are fully responsible for the
distress of the country and the lamentable consequences which have
resulted therefrom.
Mr. limb, • chartist, in seconding this resolution, said
that that meeting had now the chance, and he hoped they
would avail themselves of it, of declaring whether they
wished for reform, and of giving an open, fair, and stand-up
denial to Lord John Russell.
Mr. BLAXLAND (chartist) spoke in support of the resolu-
tion, which was put, and unanimously carried.
Mr. J. Matiost said, in rising to propose a petition to the
House of Commons from the inhabitants of the borough, he
would observe that s far as the character of the house was
concerned, to which that document was to be forwarded, he
had neither confidence in its justice, its judgment, or human-
ity ; but it constituted the channel through whith the senti.
ments of each part of the people made known their opinions
and grievances to the nation. The petition contained an ex-
pression of the sentiments of the people of Birmingham, and
a candid statement of the distressed condition of the locality.
He concluded by moving the adoption of a petition to parlia-
ment, praying the extension of the suffrage to every male
twenty-one years of age, " having resided in one place fur
the term of six months,"

Mr. Beinowe, in seconding the adoption of the petition, '
urged the people to unite in order to show such a front that
they could not be resisted.
Mr. Gases next addressed the meeting in support cf the
petition, which was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. Josesu STOWE commenced by observing that,
although he was not a membei of the Political 'Union, he
cordially sympathised with its objects. (Hear, hear.) Six
years ago he was one of a party to forma a society the pur-
pou of which was to secure the full re presentotion of the people
by moral and peaceable means. Since that time he rejoiced ,
in the belief that great progress had been made towards the
achievement of that object; and also in the circumstance
that so much good feeling pervaded all reformer-, whatever
minor differences there might exist amongst th. m, especially
at a time when it was essential that 411 ponies should be
united. He believed that the time had ceme when it was
necessary to devise the best means for at once carrying out
their principles: those p inciples which Charles James Fox
(Lord John Russell's political father) profes,ed nearly
seventy years ago. In a speech made to the electors of West-
minster, in the year 1780, Mr. F's recommended certain
reforms; these were the adoption of the principle of univer-
'sal Buffs aae, equal electoral districts, no property quahfica.
tion, vote by ballot, annual parliaments, and payment
of members. For his part, he (Mr. Sturge) had
always recognised and advocated the principle that
man and not property was entitled to the frau-
chine. Let them obtain that, and he for one was
willing that the other reforms should remain fur a time in
abeyance. The great desideratum to secure was a full, fair,
and free representation of the people. The course the people
had to pursue was clear. It was to unite hand and heart
against the oligarchy to procure for themselves their fall
share of political rights; to wrench from the oligarchy the
power they had usurped, and place it wheee it ought to be—
in the hands of the people themselves. He repudiated any-
thing in the shape of a compromise of the principle of uni-
versal suffrage. He had rather (he said) have half a
dozen honest men in the House of Commune, who
would stand firm by this principle, than 150 who
would sacrifice it to household suffrage, which, to say
the least of it, wu an expediency. He be ivvcd,
however, th it of those who would support Mr. Hume's
motion a great number would support universal suffrage.
Two-thirds of the members in the House of Commons were
directly interested in the maintenance of things as they are,
either them-elves cr their families receiving money from the
state. It .0.3 time the people possessed themselves of the
power of putting an end to such a system. Man, as man,
had a right to the suffrage. If they obtained household :dif-
frage now it would only give rise to another agitation. It
were fat better,therefore, that that question should be settled
at once and for ever. Mr. Sturge concluded by moving the
following resolution :
That this meeting, while affirming the prayer of the petition now
adopted, and declaring that it cannot support or auction any pro-
ceeding which would compromise the right of any portion of their
fellow-eoun.rymen to a vote in the choice of those who maim the
laws they are bound to obey, are willing to co-operate in legitimate
and peaceable measures for the auaininent of this object with all
these who fully recognise the great principle that man is entitled to
the elective franchise, without any reference to his possession of pro-
perty either belonging to himself or others.
Mr. LANGFOII.I), in seconding the resolution, said that
universal suffrage was the right ssffrage, and that it had
only not been obtained because the people had not been so
united as they might have been. He suggested the adop-
tion of a system of federal agitation fur obtaining political
as well as social reforms.
The resolution was carried. .

By a sulAequent resolution it was agreed that Mr.
Scholefield should be entrusted with the presentation of the
petition to parliament.
The proceedings terminated shortly after 10 o'clock it the
evening, good order having prevailed throughout.

CELEBRATION OF THE PASSING OF TILE
TEN HOURS FACTORY ACT.
A great demonstration of the working elastics was
held in the Free-trade Hall, Manchester, on Wednesday
evening, to celebrate the passing of the Ten Hours Bill.
Upwards of 3,000 persons, of bob sexes, sat down to tea,
and the hall presented an animated spectacle. The chai,
man, the Rev. C. 1). tVray, vice-dean of Manchester, on
entering the hall was accompanied by the principal guests,
amongst whom were Lord Ashley, M.l'. Lord J. Miners,
M.l' , the Marquis of Blanchard, the don. W. F. Cowper,
M.P., Mr. .1. Fielden (late M P. for Oldham), Mr. W. B.
Ferrand (late M.P. for Knareiborough), and Mr. C.
Hindley, M.P.
The Rev. CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceeding., said
they were met to celebrare the passing or a bill through
parliament by which it was enacted that no person under 18
years of age, and no female whatever, could be allowed to
work in any cotton-mill more than ten hours in one day,—
* bill which had received the royal assent a year ago to
morrow, and on the eve of which day therefore they were
very appropriately assembled to renew the expression of their
gratitude. (Loud cheers.). The rev. chairman proceeded
to contend that humanity, Justice, end religion had demanded
this measure, and then called upon the various speakers.
T. MAWDEELEY, an operative spinner, moved the first
resolution :
That this meeting of factory operatives, in congratulating each
other on the find mimeo, of the agitation for the Ten flours Bill, and
Mho in expressing their deep and sincere gratitude to Almighty God,
beg most respeogially to tender to the Right lion. Lord Ashley, kI.P.,
and to John Fleiden, Esq., their best thanks for their long, unwearied,
and disinterested exertions in this cause, and express a hope that thOr
valuable lives may bo long spored, and that providence wtil stid oon-
tinue to make them the means of conferring further blessings oa their
fellow-men.
HENRY GREEN, another operative, seconded the reso-
lution._ . .

Lord AAII LEY rose amidst much cheering, and said : I am
particularly glad in addressing you to see not only men but
women of Lancashire here assembled. It doe. really gretify
me exceedingly to see you attended here by your female re-
lathes, because it brings before us the proof of one great re-
sult of the factory measure, that it has given leisure to the
females; that it will tend to elevate the character el 1
females in this vast district; that it will give them time b.
acquire a knowledge of those domestic duties irom which
they were before excluded; and that it will enable them I
with propriety to walk in that highest and noblest dignity to
which woman is capable of aspiring on this earth—l menu
the dignity of wives and mothers. (Loud applause.) And,
having won th-e great achievement, now let me ask you
how shall this great victory be improved ? You know ver.
well that your opponents said it would he no benefit to confer
these two additional hours upon you—you know it was said
that these hours would be abused—you know it was said
they would be passed in debauchery and idleness. Will it be
so? Has it been so? (No, no.) I knew very well that it
never has been /13, and I am quite convinced it never will le
so. I am quite convinced that you will use that time for
the purposes for which we have son.,ht it. (Cheers.) Now,
therefore, let me implore you—it is almost an insult to im-
plore you, but so long have I been eugags d in this matter
that I may take the liberty of adding this last entreaty—
let me implore you, by your endeavours to turn
to the hest account the hours you have obtained, and by
your conduct and general bearing, to outlive all opposition ;
and by your general demeanour to bear down all possisility
of reproach, to show—what I have ever asserted you to be—
that you are the finest material that God has given to this
carte ; that of you may he made good citizens and subjects,
good members and associates of the great human family.
(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I have to thank you in my owe
name, and in that of a great many others, far the honour
you did us in sending a medal, struck to commemorate the
giving of the royal assent to this most important measure. I
had the honour, at the request of the operatives, and in con-
junction with other, who were named in your resalution, to
present a gold medal to her Majesty, in testimony of the
affection of her subjects in Lancashire and Yorkshire--" In
testimony of the gratitude they felt at the giving of the royal
assent to this long•sought measure." I have had the honour
of speaking to her Majesty of the character of her subjects,
Particularly in these great counties. I had the honour of
telling her what I have said to you to night, that I did not
believe there was a finer material to rule over. I did not be-
lieve there was a bedy of men capable of nobler senti-
ments than God in his providence had called her to govern.
(Cheers.) And I may tell you it would have done your
hearts good to have beard the zealous, ardent, and affec-
tionate. manner in which her Majesty replied. " I know
it well: I fully believe what you say, that they are as
noble a material as any sovereign was ever called upon to
govern." (Loud cheers.) I told her that you were a loyal
people—and et) you are; and you are loyal in every sense
of the word. You are not only loyal because you love
and will obey your sovereign, but you are loyal because
you are true in all your reLtions of life; and I know
that yon are loyal because during the whole time I
have been engaged in this arduous and often times
intricate contest, I have never in ono instance, du-
ring these fourteen years, found an operative flinch
from his word or make a wilful mis-statement ; I have
never found him say anything upon which I could not rely,
and boldly maintain as a fact in the House of Commons.
(Cheers.) Aye, gentlemen, and if I felt pride in you be-
' fore. I confess that the event of the last few months have
given to me a deeper and more assured a disfaction than I
ever experienced in any other period of my life. When I
Ice the patience, fortitude, and magnanimity with which
you have endured almost unexampled privations; when I
see that without resorting to any disorderly movement you
have submitted in patience, believing that those who are
appointed to rule you have your interests at heart, and that
they will do for you whatever providence has plac. din their
power to do; when I see all this, I do declare that at no
time have I ever telt each satisiactioa, and, it I may use

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momentousthe t enu'ues
thoroughly grateful to Almighty God that it pleased him to
make the land of my birth this country of England, and to
make my fellow-citizens Englishmen such es I now see
before me. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, di let me call to
your recollection—and in calling it to your recollection I
wish to tall it to the recollection of all those who have been
witnesses of this great struggle—how was this victory
achieved ? Was this great victory achieved by violence ?
(No, no.) By violence of manner ? By violence of con-
duct? By violence of language? No: this great victory
is the finest proof of morel triumph that ever has been ex-
hibited to the admiration of a free people. I may nay with
pleasure, that it cannot be said of the conduct of any ques-
tion of equal interest. I have attended large meetings In
times of the greatest excitement —I have addressed three,
four, and five thousand people collected together—l have
addressed them upon a subject you know well how
deeply corcerning your interests, and how close to
your own affection—and yet, notwithstanding the op-
position you met with, I never heard a menace,
an angry word—scarcely ever did 1 hear an uncharitable
expression—uttered against those who, by their opposition,
shut you out from the attainment of your long desired mea-
sure. (Bear.) You have obtained this by your perseverance
and by showing your real fitness fur it. And this victory
shows what can be done by the peaceful agitation alone of a
free and enlightened people. (Cheers.) Now let me say
one word upon the present position of the measure you have
attained. Bear in mind that what you have at.ained is now
iu your own keeping. It is for you to maintain the measure—
for you to stand firm by the achievements you have arrived at.
I tell you it is not in the power of any body of men to wrest it
from you. But if you grow weary, if you are persuaded,
and if you become indifferent to the great benefit you have
received, I tell you it is not in tha power of your friends in
p trliammt to maintain the measure against your indiffer-
ence. No doubt there an some parties who will endeavour
to make the working of- the Factory Act as obnoxious r -
poastide. I entreat you by no means to he discouraged.
Depend upon it, if you wilt but stand firm, when trade shall
revive you will find the means in your own bands of main-
taining your own rights. (Cheers.) But de let me exhort
you, as 'have ever t aborted you, to the utmost forbearance of
manner, and the utmost forbearance of language to these great
and mighty capitalists who are the employers of labour,
in these great and industrious counties. For depend upon
it you have a vast number of staunch friends omoug them,
and thou who mew appear in some respects to be hostile to
the greet measure will, I am certain, he won over by your
moral red generous bearing, and you will have the satisf.e-
tion of having made ardent converts of your present oppo-
nents. (Cheers.) Well, now, as time is short, and as there
are many to address you, I will only say a few words in con-
clusion, and those few words shad be merely to show that
we will not be behindhand with others who are very active
is the Fund day, and we will become downright chartists.
(Tremendous cheering.) We will have, moreover, our six
roints. (Cheers.) Here they are: Public ordtr, honest
labour, domestic comfort. (Hear.) First, these three, and
then above all—Glory to Gall in the highest ; on earth peace,
and good will towards men. (Cheers.) That is our charter
—these are our six points; and may God bless and t raservo
you, and the attainment of them for yourselvo end your
posterity. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. 3, FIELDEN next rose, and was also reef:red with
great cheering. After alluding to the part he had taken in
the passing of the measure, he said 1 have no hesitmioa in
saying that the workers in facaries, bath males and females.
are receiving higher wages while only working ten hours
than they wou'd have been allowed to receive if working
twelve hour?. Wages have been better suatair.ed, and work
has been more equally distributed. But there are a few
bets with regard to the work which I wish to communicate.
You all know it to happees that returns are publ:seed in
the public prints, on the authority of Captain Willis, of
the number of hands employed in the mills in Manchester;
and I was looking at the returns published in one
of the papers of this moiniog, and found the bat re-
turns to be as follows The number of operatives ern-
' ployed, or who should be employed,
.in cotton factories, is
28,334. Or these there are—on full time, 20,633; cn short
time, 3,164; wholly out of work, 4,507; so that there are
7,671 persona according to the return of Captain Willis,
in this city—the first manufacturing city in the world—
more than half of them not employed at all, sail the re-
mainder only working short time. Therefme there are only
three fourths out of 28,000 that are in full employment, so
that the other one-fourth are competing with the three.lourths
to get possession of that employment ; and every .ore knows
that in such a state of things an opportunity Is given to
masters to reduce wages, and that wages are reduce.: by that
means.
.(Hear.) Now if you take the whole population em-
ployed in factories, according to the r turn of the inspecters,
to April last, there are 545,000 so employed in Eoglaud,
Scotland, and Ireland ; end whet proportion do ye.o think
the number of males above the age of eighteen to
that number? Their number is only 138,298; so that these
factories are peopled by women and chi! then, who, some say,
are able to work 13 or 14 !Pairs a day without inconvee:ence
or injury to themselves! But supposing that in the other
factories throughout England, Scotland, and Irelsr.:l, the
employment is net more than it is in Manchester. there
would be 136,2-50 persons wholly or partially out of em-
ployment competing with 545,000, and thereby affording
the masters an opportunity of reducing their wages. Now,
had the old system been in operation, and the people em-
ployed been working 12 hours, the number out of employ
would have been 200,000, out of 545,000; and everybody
knows that 200,000 unemployed comming with 1,00,000
employed, would have given the manufacturers an oppor-
tunity of reducing wages lower than they are, and Cost they
would have availed themselves of it. So that you may rest
mewed of it that your wages are higher with a ten hones'
bill in operation than they would have been with a
twelve hour system. Why, it aetoniahex me that wages
have not been reduced much more than they bare been.
And I am quite veal!), if you can pass through times like
these and receive benefit, let trade revive, let labour become
more plentiful, and I warrant you will get twelve boon
wages for ten hours work. Good therefore, gentlemen, has
resulted from the passing of this bill, and I rejoice at it, and
you rejoice at it; and though some would mar its operation,
if you will, as my noble friend (Lord Ashley) has exhorted
you, be true to yourselves, not all the powers of England can
deprive you of its advantages. (Applauee.) I know that a
great: many stratagems are afloat by some engaged in cotton
factories to get an alteration of this bill. Some are asking you to
go fur a restriction of the moving power ; don't peotien for
anything of the kind. Hold by the land where yea are : it
has done good in bad times: wait and see its epera-
lion when good times arrive. I am goieg to wait
to see the operation of the Ten Hours Bill.
But I believe that when we have come to the result we
must arrive at we shall have generally a maximum cf eight
hours a day—that we a: all, in fact, go back to that good
old system which prevailed in the time of Alfred, of eight
hours for labour, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours
for sleep. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. PHILIP KNIGHT said, though some were dissatisfied
because they did not get so much wages as before. He agreed
with Mr. Fie'den that they would not have tied so much by
working twelve hours under the old s) stern in these bad
time. He moved:
That this meeting feel great pleasure in haring this orportualty of
publicly expressing their sincere thanks and unfeigned gratitude to
the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Faversham, Lord John Mannera, Lard
Robert Grosvenor, M.P., the Right lion. W. F. Cowper, M.P.;
Charles llindky, Lag., M.P., Joseph Brotherton, bk,q., 51.1'., IL A.
Aglionby, East., M.P., W. B. ['errand, Esq., and all other noblemen
and gentlemen who spoke in favour of, and voted La., the Ten
Hours' Bill en both Monaca of parliament.

Mr. J. SMITH seconded the motion, and said that having
hikaself worked 16 and 17 hours per clay in a factory, he
cJuld well appreciate the advantages of the new regulttioce.
(Applause) The motion was carried with cheers.
The meetine was subsequently addressed by for I John
Alakusers, the Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., Mr. C. likaaley,
M.P., and the Marquis of Blandford. Resolutions were
ag'eed to, thanking Mr. Fielder, Mr. Oaeticr, and many
other supporters of the Ten Hours' Bill for their services.
The proceedings of t".e meeting were brought to a close with
three times three hearty cheers for the Queen.