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BIRMINGHAM CONFEDERATE CLUB.
1 b held their weekly nieetin
at the lloyul Oak, LlClIflt3ld,1())n Sunday, June ll, Mi-.
' ‘ '1. i
Messrs, Gurk,
ing. ilr. art entered
proceedings, and stated that he had opened a new club
in West Brcmwieh. This intelligence was warmly re-
ceived. A subscription has‘ bcen popencd for Mrs.
M’ chcl. and ti has been paid in; it will remain open
for six weeks. .
WOLFE TONE CLUB, GREAT BRIDGE. p
he members of this club held their weekly meeting
at the Navigation Inn, Toll-end, Gre:ttBi'idgf:, on Sun-
day, June ll. Mr. llart, being on his way tram West
Bromwich. attended, and brieiiy addressed the meeting.
This club is going on well.
THE IRISH TRIBUNE.
ClIAlt'1‘ia'M IN THE ME'.l'RUI‘OLIS.
Sunday night several meetings took place in Church-
strect,‘ Slioreditch, of.feinale Chartists. The question
principally ‘discussed was, their alleged right at walk-
ing in procession with an to t] con, request-
ing that her iuajt ty ‘ ' ' ‘A
and call to her councils such men as would advise the
Charterto become the law ct‘ the land.
:In spite of the precautions taken by government; the
Chartists intended to meet, and primed bills were
widcly circulated amongst that o y.
llI'])o all " ' '
u . t. i 1
two o’cloek,to Mr. Arnold, one ofthc magistrates at
government really intended to prevent the meeting,
were prepared to do so. Upon being answered in
the alhrinative, Mr. llI‘Douallaniiounced tliatlic H
. m . . , , ,- an
ing the meeting.
Great numbers of‘ the. police and military were
j stationed at Clcrkcnwell-green, mid in Bishop Bonncr's
0w.1M=.ILsT0N- . 1&32;-.l:ili?..‘I“..ii‘'fi.2‘$2tEl’;‘‘ii.i1if.oiitifii"“f 5'-
glalt Shovel, in Qxfcird-street‘, Bilston."l.Ve“::‘and a H . . null“ “mm ' '.‘ ' ‘
vrhceagdciii:le(i'.4ill]?sxi,iii’a%ig“dddrcss He was listened to "ml 313"‘ were P."’P“"“ .""d ndwted for their Pm‘
with tliegreatest attention by :i numerous and‘respect- gong “"f,‘f)]‘:’"‘;‘;“I“a“‘x‘i‘icnc"c:::”tgei;‘ S;‘;=;“tn"fg2X:lS:i
able audience, on whom he made great impression. ‘ mm “ 'mL Sgveml = ’
Mr. Joseph iiinney next addressed the meeting, with
equal effect. I regret that I am not able to give you
.. l L v 7....-.1’.-on iv Q90
Mr. John Shea Lalor has writtcnxa long letter to the
Cork Southern Reporter, stating the objects, rules, and
-regulations of the Bantry u ).
new club was opened on Monday, June 12, at the
Rose and Crown, Tonks-street, lllrniing iani.
c uh will be opened at the Ship, Steclhonsc-lane,
Birmingham, on Monday, une .
A meeting of Irishmen and friends of Ireland took
place at the Leopard, Span-lane, West Broniwicli. Stat‘-
fordshiro. on uadn , June ll, when an address was
delivered by Mr. Hart, secretary of the Birmingham
l A club was then formed, and twenty members
ll .
v enrolled. The meeting adjourned till Sunday, June .
UNION AMONGST REPEALERS.
(From the Limerick Reporter.)
“'0 confess we were not prepared for the extraordi-
nary eourso pursued Within the last few days by Mr.
John O'Connell, and we ieve the whole country
view we regard his letter to the Freeman and his speech
yesterday in the Conciliation-liall, we are wholly at a
loss to reconcile his conduct with the supposition that
he is a sane, and at the same time an honest man. If
any public man ever committed political suicide, surely
Mr. John O'Connell has now done so. If he was paid
for utterly destroying hishown character and wrecking
‘ ‘ o et '
would have taken. Beforche made astatement to the world
that could have no other effect than to indict irreparable
- amage upon tlicnepezil Association, i ’ were meant o
what he was about. Had he looked before he leaped,
he would have saved himself from being the laughing-
atoclr of the world in now so awkwardly taking another
leap backwards. Holding out to the country a. ho e of
union, and impressing upon men its indispensable
necessity-so indispensable, indeed, that without it re-
jtelling us that there is to in, no union of rcpealers-tliis
.md thatany further agitation is but a mockery. Surely
"if the people before this had so unequivocally shown
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longer, they will now feel still less disposed to lend its
support to what its leader himself has proved to be a
mockery. We fear the effect on many honest minds
will be not to detach them from Conciliation-hall, but
to destroy their faith in repeal itself, and so disgust
them with the agitation as to drivetliein altogetlier from
the ranks of national‘ y. '
It demonstrates that the people are so utterly dissa-
tisfied with the “ slow coach " of Burglilquay-so im-
patient at its stand still, and sometimes retrograde po-
licy. that in despaii ui LVLI reaching their journey's en
bv this old vehicle, they are calling loudly and illl. i ii-
bly for the Irish League, because they believe it will
bring them to the goal with something like the railway
4 - - . ,. -
If eoplc wait till there is perfect unanimity in a
‘country upon any one subject, they will wait till dooms-
day. Why, we could name bisho and deans, and
urchdeacons, and priests who are, or very recently were,
opposed torcpealitsc-ll‘; and is the overwhelming ma-
jority of Lllx. country to wait till they change their minds
before it pronounces for native rights and native rule?
Ecclesiastics, like other men, have been among the best
and the worst politicians. Mr. O'Connell had to
witlistand Catholic bishops in the heyday of his agita.
tion, and it is not forgotten that it was a Sovereign
Poatifi‘ who tirst consigned the people of Ireland to
chains and slavery. Po c Adrian, an Englislnnan,
made ag-rant of the country to llenry II., and that nio-
narch was not slow in zivailing himself’ of the kind offer
of his fellow-countryiiian. ' ‘ in was seven huu< red
'I.'l3z‘l'l n ' ' ‘ '
Another Pope (Pius, of glorious memory), has shown
us and all Europe how to break the yoke of the oppres-
sor. Europe is free, and shall Ireland alone sit still in
the valley of the shadow of death?
Grzotoorcxr. ‘I)ip‘coynav.:.Not far from the right
iuuuisa,
in Siberia, a rich mine of stones has been discovered in
the midst of the cstablishmcn for the washing of auri-
fcraus can 5. The stone: present a perfect reseinblance
iamonds, except that they are a tritle less heavy iuid
less hard, although lllI‘l'LlL‘l' tha‘n grilinite. Specimens of
. . . -. - , In 1 - . ..
of Natural History of St. Iletershurgh, mid Russian nii-
ncriilogists propose to call them diarnanloitle.-Galip
nova": Zllexscnlycr.
men seized holdsol‘ the constable.
irow the baunisters.
over, aftcrasharp struggle, con-
rived to effect his way out. Pikes, of furniiduble
nsions, were offered for sale, and were pure as d
avidity, at prices from 25. (id. to 7s. 6.d
nm:r's Fields were to be the great scene of action,
and at an early hour on Monday morning, an immense
number of police were more icd , ‘ ‘ and
took entire possession of it, about one liuipdrcd‘men
. ‘I L . . . l . -. - .
dime
with
I30
Bonner-‘s 1-‘ielils, to ascertain from him vrhethcrptlie‘
weapon
in the shape of sabrcs or cutlasses and horse-
ist Is; and a g
reat number of those who were on foot
' ' A body of Chelsea
pensioners attended. 'Abont a qua er ' ‘ "
seen to drive up rather rapidly, and having
u c to where several inspectors of police ‘
in conversation, two or three persons, who were sup.
posed to be Chartist leaders, got out, and entered into
communication with them. The result of the commu-
tiication, it was believed, was to the effect that the po-
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the meeting if it were persisted iii. They then retir
and were soon surrounded by a mob, to whom they i
tiniated the intention of .the authorities to stop the
meeting, and advised the people to go home and attend
the meetings to be held in their respective clubs and in
tlieadifferent districts.
I1;
I].
P . L ‘ I I ‘ ' ‘ metro.
hold any open-air meetings.
THE CIIARTISTS IN THE PROVINCES.
ruivcucsr .
artists being unable to meet in Stephcnson's-
Monday night in the City-hall. The
HUIJKB , ' ’ t e u-
ceedings commenced, the hall was filled throughout.
Mr. W. Burton of Oldham-street, was called to the
chair, who stated that the only condition on which he
would preside was, that there should be order and peace,
y w ii i means alone it was that they could gain any-
thing whatever. Thcir chief object was to tell Lord J .
Russell that the people wanted a change in the system
of re resentation. He had no doubt that the local
authorities themselves wanted aeliange in this respect,
and it was their duty to tell Lord John Russell that.
All the trading interests that he knew wanted IL change
as much as the chartists did, and it must be their aim
not to intimidate the middle classes. Let them re-
member that there were not only the four-point men,
but there were the maiiliood-suffrage men.-anotlier
The Ch
square, met on
.
ing the constitution in attempting to suppress public
opinion. Ile exhorted those present to exercise their
‘ ‘ ' piucuiiiig arm and -ml H
would never be any better until they forced the govern.
ment to make alterations. r. ’cbster, of Halifax
‘ ' ‘ ' olutioii,ccndcinning the prosecutions
instituted by the Whig goveminent as vindictive
disgraceful. The mover's speech was -
matory character. p ‘
disguised as a drover, was, during the meeting, some.’
what roughly handled, and had to take refuge in n
stabl " ‘ W r W’ ' -
him from further violence.
plain clothes were unnoticed
Liverpool, Sunday Evening
A Chartist meeting was held at two o'clock to-day7'on
e, to take the opinion of the
n u. 1 . - L the
ill .-.
The few police present iii
the sea beach, near ootl
inhabitants (in 1 (ml Tnhn
peep do not want reform; also to
against the sentence of Mr. Mi -liel
taken by the magistrates, wh
enter a protest
Precautions were
cheers. Mr. W. i1I‘i.ean presided. Mr. '1‘. J ones made
it violent speech, calling Lord John Russell a liar, and
designating the government a iordc of brigand radians
and assassins. A collection was made for the defence of
the London , mith, the secre-
cynolds, and Mr. G. Lloyd, were amongst
peakers. Aftcravotc of thanks to the chairman
the meeting quietly dispersed, but another was an-
nounced for Monday. .
SCOTLAND.
Edinburgh, June 10.
Last night the police were employed in tearing down
‘ ' ‘ ' M "Mr of Chartists at Bruats-
field-links on Moiiday. It is, therefore, probable that
the Edinburgh contribution to the simultaneous meet-
ings will not take place. At present there are abou
1,000 soldiers in the Castle, and 300 cavalry at Picrsliill,
the pensioners and special constables are at hand,‘ on
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selvesin readiness.
We learn, by electric telegraph from Glasgow, that u
Chartist meeting was held there yesterday afternoon;
about 5,000 to 6,000 persons were present, speeches of
“ ‘ “ ‘ were llnllvnrnrl = ' '
i- .
Mitchel were adopted. Though the
authorities of the city did not prohibit the meeting, 600
police were stationed in front of the p at erm
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ECONOMY IN THE STAT ENDITURE, AND
E UITABLE TAXATION. .
In pursuing the advocacy of these great, and, we will
M . .. .. .- wed‘) -. . .-
any of the cheap and popular publications of the day,
lest some of the statements they contain should, from
the haste with which they have been got up, mislead
us. We are bound, however, to say, tliatthe inaccura-
cies we have Iiithert detected in them are on the indul-
gent sidc. the items 0 '
stated at sums so large as the
E.“ ‘ ' ' par la
lic documents. and from them
' serious coa-
r man, from the preuii r to the poor-
est tax-payer. We do not assume that it would be
e' r necessary to bring our executive expen-
diture down to the frugal level of that of the United
States; but if ours ought to be wicc as much, or thrice
as much. or even four times as much, we do not see
why it should be more than nine times as in
are but men after all, and if the public business be
well conducted at Washington at so slight a cost. We
may take comfort in the belief that our own may be
well conducted at four or five times the expense at
most. Let the following be studied .
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body which had sprung up, mm but.
Mr. Clarke Cropper moved the lirst resolu-
, . . . . . , , . ,.
tion the language of Lord John Russell in the House
of Commons that the people want no reform, we have
assembled here to-night to tell the Premier that his as-
sertion was a false ant ' n the ill.
used millions ' ry: and we pledge ourselves
never to cease oui' agitation until the Cliartcr becomes
the law of the land," .
"" ' ‘ ’ by ltir. James Leach. The next
resolution was moved by Mr. Donovan :-
“ That t iis meeting is per ctl . ‘ that the con-
‘ “ ‘ ' this Llty hi-I , ‘ ‘
are not the protectors of the liberties 0 ' the people, but
the tools of a base Whig Governuien .”
This was seconded Mr. Archdeacon, and after it vote
of thanks to the chairman, the meeting quietly dis.
pcrsed. The authorities had a nanibcr of constables
' ' ' ' ' ‘ " lvivrx lvmn
llcctlcll; but I1 fell‘ minutes aim the meeting broke up
they were recalled.
A Cam’ lllll-ZETING
l l
‘ -A Chm-tist camp meeting took
place yeslcgr ay g-Sui mg.
day) at Blackstone Edge, 3. p
an ' '
-.
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‘ ' ‘ ure ‘
miles from lllnnclwster. and hm from Roclidnle. The
numbers attending the meeting were about 6,000. A
better conducted assemblage of wcrkiiig people could
not well be seen; many well-dressed women were pre.
‘MM. 111111 seemed to take great interest in the proceed-
ings. The chair was taken by lllr. Tag , a working
mm. from 13<10Ul7- l r. Shackleton of Halifax, moved-
. "" ' ' ll.'LVlll"' li - ‘
Lord John Russell. that thc "gaecicgllid (ll:
' AL L 1 .
and declares its firm conviction that no other measurci
of reform will serve the end sought, or meet with the
cuppa 0 ie great body of the people, and pledges it.
=I.u AIDILA " ‘ ' UCVVWL:
the law of the land."
The resolution havlngb ' d M . '
Bl‘-"-l1f0l”di moved that the llcflIii(;:;ml;>liIici:nmlcaE'vvi1?i"itvfla‘t’;f
uu: v.uopv:7I5E f.“ J "‘ ""
qf('rm-I " “ ' ’ "...'mi Slates, irrespective qt‘
the charges for the forces, di'plama!i'c, foreign service:
andpubfic debt.
. - cnn.i'r nnxuiu.
Cit M,577.356
Judiciary l,(‘y9S,8155
Miscellaneous 2, :0-1,97
$5,881,198
Charges of Collecting Revenue :- .
Customs $659 746
7
Excise
I’reveutive Service ,.i77
-jdl 323,860
Post-oflicc .. 1,128,-I-til
Stamps ... l.’i3,657
Assessed Taxes 316,894
.:.f- $470,-55l
Cost of othcr'Ordinary levcnuc 58,978
Superannuation and other allowances 364,388 g ..
.m..s9.s2:.-ll!
jinx
IIxu'r:n STATES.
Expense of Congress, pay of Mcnibers, &c. ii?-5%)
,, ofthc Ex c "H: 110-Ow
,, ,, Jud iary .. 13"-000
- ,, ,, > Government of Territories $3000
,, ,, Surveyors ofPnblic Land w’00o
Officers of the Mint, Public Buildings, &c. '
.c4g7,000
Miscellaneous Services
Total Expenses of the Home Government of ,
the United States flyomtow
. . . i
From these tables it will be perceived that the E
the government of the United States, not 139 ‘mm
army,‘ navy, diplomoti foreign SGl‘VlC0v P“ I’ be
over cm: mi'lIz'o(i sterling : ‘Vlldcv 0“
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