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London, England, 1842-08-30 00:00:00

borough, I was told, as an inducement, that, though
should have no prospect of being returned, an opportu--
nity would be afforded to the honest electors to record
their votes in favour of Complete Suffrage--(Cheers)
and for myself, I confess that I have such
a feeling about the House of Commons, that
if I thought I could serve my country as well
by going the same number of days or hours to News .;
gate as to the House of Commons, I would quite as soon .;
go there—(Cheers)—and I am not sure but I should
find almost as many honest men there.—(Loud cheers,
and laughter.) Well, my friends, recollect Nottinglian;
was a place where corruption had done its worst, anti
yet, out of 3,685 ,votes, we polled 1.801 ; and our or
ponents, despite all their influence, were only 84 a head
of us.—(Cheers.) It must itot be forgotten what we had
to contend with. I was, in the first place, an linage- 0
0
promising and avowed teetotaller of fifteen years' stand'
lug, and therefore I could not be a particular favourite
with the innkeepers.—(Cheers.) I was also thought to ,sd
be an ultra-peace man, and one who desired to abolish
a standing army and navy. That caused me many
opponents.—(Hear, and cheers.) In addition to this, it ,
is well known that our opponent gave numerous break-
fast.., and brought up his votes early and in a strong
phalanx. If we had succeeded upon the purity of elec-
tion system, those electors who had long received more
or less for their votes knew that they would lose the
money-value of their votes.—(Cheers.) I had also to
contend with a compromise between the Whigs and the
.Tories ; and I must say, without desiring to impugn any
particular persons, that if one thing could sink the
Whig party more than another it was the compromise •
that took place there. But with all these odds, 1 have,
no doubt but that I should have been at the head
of the poll at ten o'clock if our opponents had not gone
in on the old system of open bribery—(Loud cheers)and. I have an old friend here who tells me that the case
is so clear, that if we only have a fair tribunal, the seacit
of the Tory candidate is not worth sixpence._(
cheers.) You must be aware, or, if you are not, I may
tell you, that after the election Mr. Walter said that be
met Mr. Sturge as an honourable candidate--(Cheas)--
' and, yet, at a dinner given a few days ago, be said that
we were guilty of bribery and intimidation, notwitht
standing what he had before said. Now, I, in the face or
this meeting, and in the face of all the world, deciAre
my readiness to challenge any one to find one case where
a single farthing was given for a vote.—(Loud cheers.)
These facts are very encouraging to the friends deal'
plete suffrage.—(Cheers.) One circumstance has gi'er,!
me great satisfaction ; it is the harmony and unity ,with
~
which all classes of honest Reformers acted together 11
that election, and endeavoured to forget and forgive Pss
offences.—(Loud cheers.) I know lam of rather a on.
guine temperament, but I believe such to have been
the advance made by complete suffrage in elections, thatl
think, with the present constituencies, if Ive ha
equal electoral districts, we might carry the maj
or
of votes to the House of Commons at the next election.
(Loud cheers.) I have viewed with great anxiety what h 7
lately taken place in the manufacturing districts, bur,
believe that the great movement which has been wadi
had no connexion whatever with politics.—(Cheers ),,ot
am aware that in some places it has been assumed
the Charter was the cause of that movement, but I ir
satisfied that the step was taken quite independent of isie
Charter, or any other political party feeling.—(Ce;i_
However I may recognise the right of a manufacture i;
lower the wages of his men, I say that the men
right to unite and to say, but to say Ileticetofit;
" We won't work for less than a certain
sum."—(lmmense cheering,) But I am satin
sulke
that we cannot attain any great political object by awit .h
se
for wages.—(Cheers.) Such a strike is attended ,
much danger that I could not, as a political inove!!!eriar:
be a party to recommend or to encourage it.—(Tre,
hear.) I have two friends in Hanley. in Stafforcyli.i.ci
where the first outbreak took place. One who eml3l..°)oco
1,200 men said that he was one who fully went wit,h." on.
the question of suffrage, and he said that when
pealed to his men to act as constables, and
sworn in, every one of them, save two, came fornno of
did so. I asked one of his servants what was the oral d he
the people on the leading points of the Charter ; a)"
at
said that 19-20ths were in favour of it.—(Cheer6 _ been
Birmingham an adjourned meeting was to hilod, I
held thay week. On going down to the g, nea bY
found that the day before placards had bees issti, sad
the Magistrates, cautioning the people not to e'"
rae
lstrates
these placards were signed both by Whig
and, by some who had the character of being 133 Wile had
(Cheers.) The Superintendent of Police told iiiiethere or
orders to prevent open air meetings beinwheladioperset -
any where else. I recommended the peo;le ttii°s of their'
and when the question was put to them, 9-1-U` chesvheis
held up their hands in favour of dispersing: IP: but the
ready to support the right—not the privilekej,' to Or
right—of the'people meeting in open a.ssen'u'' tn.!
sider what measures should be taken to reure-ces are •
grievances ; and I hope, if the present interferen...,,ch to :
persisted in much longer, that means will be Taro
bring the question to a legal issue.—(Load flte open
Finding the people were not allowed to meet in of the
air, I addressed a letter to the Commissioners on the
Town-hall, requesting the use of that building that
usual terms, and I received a letter in reply, stat'ri' sncl
referring to the.recent proclamation of her ›laiesti'ittee
the course adopted by the Magistrates, the Cowls the
did not feel justified in granting the Town-hall e•'')
purpose suggested by me.— (Hisses, and cries of "Shail,,,
We were refused the liberty of meeting in doors or o_ri,
I have long thought that we could never peacefully eartg
this great object until there was a readiness on our par
to make individual sacrifices.—(Cheers.) I will illustraihe
what I mean by what once took place in Ireland. Sue
was the universal feeling against tithes in Ireland that the,
people agreed not only that they would not pay them, bli"
that they would not buy the cattle taken to satisfy the
tithes. At one time there were 50,000 cattle brought ootci
but the people would not buy them ; at last they turned
them into the barracks, and the officers so sympathi!co,
with the people, that they said they would not 0r,..
their barracks to be converted into a cattle pal,
(Cheers.) The course that the people of Ireland then Frs.'
sued the people of England should adopt now'._ (Cheeded
After some further observations, Arr. Sturge conch' t, it
by saying that he wished to make the law, instead ea,
sword in the hand of the strong, as a shield of the wf_.„,
a protection of the innocent.—(He sat down amid Wl°
continued applause.)
Mr. ELT, in a short speech, moved the following re'
so-
Tlutionhat : ns
the proceedings of the House of Coniilingoose
ring the past session incontestibly prove, that that / r re,
has no sympathy with, and does not in any rooneibr iR
present the feelings of the people of this country Lstit,,..
spite of the decay of trade, and the wide-spread lefest to
tion of the operative classes, which were made maithiencet
the House by the most authentic and fearful ey
Mese-
its Members have nevertheless retired to their s ,c,i
4, decal
meats and country sports, without taking °n they
step to alleviate the misery, 'the existence of wh.
have been compelled to acknowledge." in su
. Mr. ROBERT K. PHILP seconded the resolution'
""
excellent speech. ant of space will not allow
W •
publish it. the
. Mr. G. P. HEALY, barrister-at-law, also sr ice to .
resolution. eheerS'
wlthe4 onereso dissentientlutionw voice.
asthencarried amidst loud
without
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JONATHAN DUNCAN, Esq. of Bombay, in -xo, and'
argumentative speech, moved' the second resolutio s fro
pointed out "the robberies" of various Governmeiir
the earliest days to the present time. keine,
" That the facts affirmed in the foregoing rest' sea"
added to a long experience of similar injustice,.or_ed our
cient to convince the people, that the great vice the
institutions is class legislation, or the legislation. the
few for the few ; and, in the opinion of this nieet,l,l, ;sec,'
only effective remedy for class legislation is, to joss
man a direct control over the making of °h se
which affect his social happiness and moral well UV
Mr. C. WESTERTGN seconded the resolution..
Mr. J. H. FAREY moved the following reso%liiith“ high
" That while this meeting, therefore, views into by
satisfaction the results of the contests entered ips-,
Mr. Sturge, at Nottingham, and Mr. Vincent' they
wich, on the principles of Complete Saffrgo'N a the
earnestly call upon all true Reformers to pro oboot
cordial union of the middle and working classes,. our
which it is impossible effectually to contend itg,rschich
powerful, selfish, and sordid aristocracy, but w;,';',„ wosi-
the giant evil of class legislation would be speeu"J
hilated."
sssi d, sa'",'„als"
Mr. LOVETT, who was very warmly rs---rse„ coop's--
seconding the resolution, that his definition oi «'l7O
suffrage" was to be found in the document ealiti:beheePeople's Charter."—(Loud cheers.) When at
lent friend, Mr. Sturge, called a conference
ham,tlit,re . wet man/
he went
rteheorpeptooseaddijoocaatgertehaatt view. 1,0 Charter,
tation
dbeuttearmftei
nr
endi minutely examining ewxasamnienciensgsai poin
part i" ()int, they
of the people.—(Loud cheers.) : declared
Mr. VINCENT, in supporting the resolution,_rin.y
that he had never been to a
• public meeting so ti itta
pressed with the conviction that they stood aftltood at
very brink of the most imminent danger as they.r
ey
that moment ;
!`' whatever part of the cheats}'
looked, they saw the results or long course ot, "ieople.
manifesting themselves in the actions of astarvil'7.ll,it the
after p.es
ry
(We regret that want of space clanpjeuisstiesPtsico'oe, vet
greater portion of Messrs. Lovett 's and V lou
powerful addresses.) .o_, were
It is almost needless to add that the resoluti
loon an
carried amidst the loudest applause.
Thanks having been passed to the Chairill'''',ost
duly acknowledged, the meeting separate
enthusiastic cheering for Sturge, Complete Suffrage'
the Charter.

C.
Last week, as M. Paul, a coach-proprietor in trh(e.
Avenue of St. °nen, at Batignolles, France, was Plt)e,
seeding in his cabriolet along the road of the Rev°. ,
he was attacked by two men, who demanded his pi 54
One of the. men stopped the horse, and the othel g.„...
into the vehicle .to attack its owner. He found. "tle
ever, a powerful opponent, and one perfectly cool in :n,
midst of danger, for M. Paul, having succeeded in getl'ile
his arm loose, drew out a poniard-knife, with whch,:th
cut the string which tied a of great strer;rhe
and courage that he happened Mochae with him. beer
moment the animal was free he rushed on the rot,
fiercely and bore him to the earth. lie then was le
tacking the other, when M. Paul drove off, and Vve t e
alarm to the authorities at Clichy. The dog soon cam t
up with his jaws covered with blood, and, on arriving
3
the scene of combat, one of the men was found epirnigi:
es
his entrails having been torn out by the dog. The
°the-
robber was discovered next day concealed in thehe •fierce
quarri
of Montmartre, bearing numerous marks of t
attack of the animal.
Lady Louisa Johnstone, relict of Sir F. Johns
Bart., and only daughter of the late Dowager Conn,l
Craven, on behalf of her eldest son Sir Fred. John ‘:;1,1--
liam Johnstone, Bart., of Wester-hall, an- infant °t, the
age of eleven months, ias petitioned the Queen, Prgin°
that her Majesty will be
pleased to declare that the
title,
honour, and dignity of Marquis of Annandale of.
rigr
now belongs to_ her- infit- at son.—Referred to the Coo`.
tee of Privileges.
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