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Revolutionary niOrements an
SSosen'r-stepaen declared king of Hungary
s oe'sou'. @tStur0dnces at Petersburg.-Russia
promisss neutrality. ''
The Royal Mail Steamer America has ,rrinod
Eom LirerPoo with dates from that place 70 The
ON 1nstant, and London to the I4th. both ipclu.
Isse-mahing the trip in Ia DAYS
ne gfeat Chartlst meeting, agreeabIy to no.
|tice, was held at London on the 10th instant. and
iaithough by far the largest meeting ever held in
me me metropolis, everything passed off Quietly.
mere were upwards of two hundred thousand
people present. The petition was presented to
afiiament by the Deputation, through Mr.. Fer.
gus O'Colnol.
me Revolters overawed for the present bv the
government, remained quiet, but very active pre-
ParatIons were going on for Revolution The
|UuhSmlths and Blacksmths throughout the coun
try were still mostly engaged maoufactnrino
arms, the supply of which was rapidly increasnS
ne Peasantry were everywhere practising shoot
ing. and IN other respects making themselves ac !
quainted with the use of arms. -
he Repeal papers are very violent and con-
tInue to urge the people TO action.
O'Conuel had an interview with Lord Jobnl
Russel, and it is said that he asked large conces
slons, which the Hon. Lord refused. and intimated
that In doing so, he only expressed the intentions
OF The Government.
Denmark commenced war with the Duchess
Oh HolsteIn and Scheswg, and fierce battle was
fought near Fleusburgh, in which the Danes were
victorious. The loss on both sides was heavy
The Prussian troops were ordered to advance loI
the support of HoIseia, and the intention was.
should the king of Denmark retaliate by stopping
their passage round, TO invade his territories.
his VIII undoubtedly lead to warm work belweenI
The Danes and Prussians
la Hesse Cassel, an insurrection had broken out.
a frightful riot occurred at Cologne, on the
10th inst.
The excitement at Madrid, caused BY the at
tempted Revolution, had been aayed. and at the
latest dates the city was quiet.
The Austrian troops were everywhere defeatedS
Dy the people of Lombardv.
The Polish committee in Posen established sub.
committees throughout the Grand Duchey, calling'
On the people for arms, and urging them TO pre-.
pare for war.
The Russian soldiers had been driven out, and:
he treasury seized. The Eagles were torns
iown, and in order to prevent communication the
mails were entirely destroyed.
Holland and Belgium were quiet.
Arch Duke Stephen had been declared king ofE
Hungary.
Turkey finally acknowledged the French Re-
public.
Serious disturbances had occurred at ST. Peters
ourgh, Berlin and Rome. Palermo and MiIans
we're Tranquil.
The Emperor of Russia promises neutrality ifE
MS possessions not attacked.
Ia France military preparations continued.
The following is the petition of the Chtrtsts to1
he Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Par
lament assembled. Let every American readI
md ponder lis contents:
We, the undersigned inhabitants of the British
Isles and subjects Of the British Crown thus avail
ourselves of the constitutional privilege of sub
hitting the consideration OF our political rights
md wrongs to your honorable house. in the hope
hat they will receive from you that degree of at
enlion which the Importance Of the one and the
,ppressjveness of the other demand from the guar
lians of the civil, social and religious rights ofs
ne people.
Your petitioners declare that the great end of
all governmental Institutions, should be the protec-
hon OF life, the security of property, the promo
ion Of education and morality, and the diffusion
Of Happiness among all classes.
That your petitioners consider the only legiti-
mate basis of an equitable government is the ex-
preston of the mind of the whole male adult pop
IIaiIo1, through the untrammeled agency of theI
franchise.
htt SOuI pGllsiOu0TS Ie8aTu tue representation
in Parliament of every man of sound mind as al
rlghI compatible with, and sustained by, the laws
Of nature and OF God. and that mans privation by
MS felow-creatures Of such right is act which,
if tolerated, evidences the existence Of tyranny
and injustice on the enc hand. and servity and!
degradation on the other.
That yOur petitioners regard the Reform Bill
as unjust, it restricts the right Of citizenship
10 one-sovonth of the male adult community. and
stamps the other six-seyenths with the stigma of
political infe feriority.
That your petitioners have never yet heard n
valid reason urged for maintaining the present re-
system, and that the argument plead
I'd against The admission of the people to the i'm
nunlties which the social contract should guaran-
lee are based upon class, sefshness, prejudices- \
and contracted views of humanity.
That your petitioners holdthe elective franchise
not 10 be a trust, as has been absurdy represented.
but a right inherent in every for the preser-i
gaion of his person, liberty and property, which
is to be exercised to the best of the possessors
Judgment without let or hindrance from his neigh
Dor.
That your petitioners, believing that the prin-
ciple Of universal suffrage 10 be based upon those!
eternal rights of man which, although kept in
abeyance, can be neither aenated nor destroyed,
appeal to your honorable house 10 make such or
ganc refoms in our representative system as vii!
make that principle the foundation uro--, which