The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-19

! Frost. tn" once famous Chartist So, ,,
yours ago the namc OF John Frost WIS 10 Vo,I.J
| terror In every household Throughout In.D,.
! He was one Of the heroes OF the enrll.-t .i,..,
thariIsm, which had liz origin ia TIN i.h,f a
the workingmcn Of England that the r5tnr
classes. having obtained their Reform l.Ii
had thrown over thor poorer as...i,t.,
who had helped them to get H. r
Reform hill OF 1892 gavo the fr.r.tis,
| To all hut tho poorer members of 49,
community. II left the workingmcn w.tlou, a
| vote. Yet the workngmcn had don, I'll ,.r.
deal to help the passage OF the blll thinkin.,.
| hwould be- the means Of ntrodunin, n.- ana
moro radical changes in the political ,,si,,,
when the bin was passed. however. Ola. ..r,
| rcformers II those days. Lord Grey. IorlIt,n
| Russell. and Lord Brougham. dnant.liI't
| enough was done and that tho cham. .,e ,,
form was closed. Then the artisans ~ i.,
| towns set about an agitation OF their own ma
Frost was among the first to come to th.. fr.,,,
| The belief Of himself and his nss,,.,t.s
| WIS that only by mcana Of an unrua,
Parliament elected 10y universal snnr,,,
| could tho fate of tho hard-workiug ana
| badiy-paid men be allcvatrd. Fro-i va
n shopkccpcr at Newport. in Wales. and ..,.
cupicd the position of "A magistrate. from wht.l,
| he was removed ON account Of his syflts,tfv
with the Chartists. lie thus at oncc l...ano
the most popular Chartist in his district Ono
OF their leaders having been imprisoncI INST
formed conspiracy to liboratc him. Th,ro
was largo mining population around y ".
port. and all the miners were norc"Chauis,4.
| They marched upon the iail in arms Mit ino
| Mayor and military authorities. havin.. boon
| apprlscd Of their movements. met them i N,lt
| under the walls of the prison. The Cuuni-ts
| were defeated. and the leaders ofthe movement
| Frost, Williams. and Johns-werr ar. -i.i
| md tried tln ~
| Their sentence was death. hut il was af.rwari
| mtignted to transportation to Australia Mr
| life. Some years ago Frost WIS parlou.d and
| allowed to return to England. when ID .Damo
back. hardly any one knew him. and hc itcd
| quietly down near Bristol. Chart SIN WA dead.
| Frost had suffered great deal during his ). lrs
| Of penal servtudr. but before he died lc nud
the satisfaction of seeing three at least j TO
| six famous points Of the Charter iOr VII b 10
| fought carried into effect.
| The history Of the other departed cclrr,ty Is
| Of a somewhat different character i. .n,,is
| Bravay was once worth ~ much rs two o. ,!rcd
| millions Of francs He WIS Provcncal birth
| and cObhlcr bytrndc. Tired of the unproduc-
| tivcncss Of his business at home. he cmi-.ratcd
| TO Alexandria and entered n bootand shoes Store
there. His having been sent one day to take
the measure Of Said Pasha's feet was the begin.
| ming of his fortune. Said Pasha took u L,nry to
| the cobhlcr while the cobbler was smart enough
| to understand the character Of the Vic.royma
glance. Bravay was man full Of mirih and Of
great acutencss. The Pasha had fallen inioa
| torpor. from which his courticrs worrtryn.to
| eXtricate him. He was tired Of everything ia
| had around him, and especially Of the uuiuio.
| lecual hours of his harcm. Bravay Imported
| Tor him Italian musicians. and infused EulD-
| pean elements into his household. Inafy
yearsh became the great link between Frame