armings, a specimen of which we have in the following, which I take from a printed paper:~

the rich against the working people, as clearly as day-light; and this, too, under the recommendation of the magistrates! Nothing can be plainer than this.

Let us hope that there will be no need for any-thing of the sort; but if there were to be, dreadful, indeed, would be the scenes! This is what never was attempted before in any country upon earth, except just now at Paris; and this will not long succeed in France; but what, then, is it to do

SAINT LUKE, CHELSEA, November 5th, 1831. At a meeting of the inhabitant householders of this parish, held in the Board-room, at the Workhouse, on the day above written, by direction of GEORGE ACELOM and JOIN GEORGE FITZGERALD, Esquires, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in and for the county of Middlesex, in consequence of a communication from the Commissioners of Police, at which two hundred inhabitants were present, the following regulations were unanimously adopted for the guidance of, the here? In Paris, the literal fact is, that special coustables who were then sworn in for the fundholders and other tax-eaters are the preservation of the peace:-That a list be armed by the Government against the made out of every inhabitant householder be-working people; and, in the country, tween the ages of 21 and 60, occupying a the present subdivision of land, produced by the revolution, is so complete, that there are scarcely any labourers who subsist on mere wages. Here, in England, the case is just the contrary; the uniting and amalgamating of farms have made all labourers, except one man in a square mile, or thereabouts. So that here there is a country people with wholly different feelings and motives than those which now exist in France, and here, therefore, the conduct of the country-people is wholly different.

house assessed to the poor's rate, at a rental generally of not less than 201. a year, and who is not disabled by infirmity, or prevented by the nature of his trade or profession, from filling the office of a special constable. That from this list a body of not less than 300 persons be selected, 200 for the Old Town, and 100 for the New Town, which body is to be divided into sections, containing not less than 10 nor more than 15 persons. That each section be composed of persons living near each other, and that the sectious severally elect a leader from whom their instructions are to be received. That 10 of the leaders or heads of sections are to elect a captain, from whom they are to receive their instructions. That in case of any apprehended tumult or riot, the Our bright and illuminating newscaptains and the leaders of sections residing papers rail against the English CHOP in the Old Town, be convened to meet the STICKS, and the working people of magistrates at the Workhouse, and those NOTTINGHAM, DERBY, BRISTOL, &c, living in the New Town he summoned to and call them all sorts of vile names, meet the magistrates at the Hans Town Boardroom, to consult with them in order that such making, at the same time, disadvan arrangements be made as will render the ser- tageous comparisons between their convice of the constables effective. That if the duct and that of the French working aid of the constables be required, on any sudden emergency, that bellmen be sent about to people! As to what the latter did last give notice; and that the constables then as-year, that was a mere burst to resent a semble, as expeditiously as possible, at the two stations before-mentioned. These regulations are proposed as the ground work for fur

ther arrangements, such as dividing the parish into districts to be patrolled, or taken charge of by particular sections, &c.; if, unhappily, any occasion arise which may render the is hoped that the good feeling and determinaadoption of such measures necessary: but it

tion which this meeting has already shown, will, when properly organised, keep evil-dis posed persons IN CONTROL, and convince them that the inhabitants of Chelsea w not submit

to lawless riots or tumults, the objects of which are robbery and plunder.

(Signed) GEORGE ACKLOM,

JOHN GEORGE FitzgeraLD.

particular affront. To do justice in this case, we must look at what the French working-people did before they got the change, which ridded them of gamelaws, tithes, enormous taxes, pensionlists, and a domineering Noblesse. This and before I describe, in the words of is the fair way to make the comparison; ARTHUR YOUNG, who was upon the spot, what the French did, how they began their change, I pray most sine cerely that the English working people may never be their rivals in this respect. "The 27th. To Besançon; the country, mountain, rock, and wood, above

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had not arrived an hour before I saw a peasant pass the inn on horseback, followed by an officer of the garde bourgeoise, of which there are 1200 here, and 200 under arms, and his "It is impossible to justify the exparty-coloured detachment, and these "cesses of the people on their taking up by some infantry and cavalry. arms; they were certainly guilty of asked why the militia took the pas cruelties; it is idle to deny the of the King's troops? For a very "facts, for they have been proved too good reason, they replied, the troops clearly to admit of a doubt. But is it would be attacked and knocked on the" really the people to whom we are to head, but the populace will not resist" impute the whole? Or to their opthe militia. This peasant, who is a pressors, who had kept them so long rich proprietor, applied for a guard to " in a state of bondage? He who "protect his house, in a village, where" chooses to be served by slaves, and by there is much plundering and burn-" ill-treated slaves, must know that he "ing. The mischiefs which have been "holds both his property and life by a perpetrated in the country, towards" tenure far different from those who "the mountains and Vesoul, are nume- "prefer the service of well-treated freerous and shocking. Many chateaux men; and he who dines to the music "have been burnt, others plundered," of groaning sufferers, must not, in the the seigneurs hunted down like wild" moment of insurrection, complain that "beasts, their wives and daughters" his daughters are ravished and then "ravished, their papers and titles burnt," destroyed; and that his sons' throats "and all their property destroyed: and" are cut. When such evils happen, they "these abominations not inflicted on "surely are more imputable to the "marked persons, who were odious for" tyranny of the master, than to the "their former conduct or principles." cruelty of the servant. The analogy "Some gentlemen at the table d'hôte holds with the French peasants-the “informed me that letters were received" murder of a seigneur, or a chateau in from the Maconois, the Lyonois," flames, is recorded in every newspaAuvergne, Dauphiné, &c., and that "per; the rank of the person who sufsimilar commotions and mischiefs "fers attracts notice; but where do perpetrating everywhere; and "we find the register of that seigneur's that it was expected they would per-" oppressions of his peasantry, and his vade the whole kingdom."-Young's "exactions of feudal services, from Travels in France, in 1787; Vol. I." those whose children were dying p. 160.

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"around them for want of bread? This, observe, was in 1787, just be-" Where do we find the minutes that fere any thing had been done in the way" assigned these starving wretches to of making a legal change. The practice" some vile pettifogger, to be fleeced by of the French Chopsticks was, to go to" impositions, and a mockery of justice a nobleman's house, first bring out his" in the seigneural court? Who gives le-deeds and burn them; next empty" us the awards of the intendent and his he house of eatables and drinkables; sub-délégués, which took off the taxes ext take away clothing and bedding" of a man of fashion, and laid them d plate, if any; and, then, set the" with accumulated weight on the poor, use on fire! The same was, in many "who were so unfortunate as to be his Cases, done with large farm-houses; "neighbours? Who has dwelt suffiand also in many cases, in cities and" ciently upon explaining all the ramitowns. So that men ought to be cau-"fications of despotisms, regal, aristotions how they revile the English work-"cratical, and ecclesiastical, pervading ing-people for not imitating the conduct" the whole mass of the people: reachof those of France. But, what is of "ing, like a circulating fluid. the mos much more importance, is, the causes of distant capillary tudes o fuoverty an

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"wretchedness? In these cases, the" against this assertion: abuses ought "sufferers are too ignoble to be known;" certainly to be corrected, and corrected " and the mass too indiscriminate to be" effectually this could not be done pitied. But should a philosopher feel" without the establishment of a new "and reason thus? Should he mistake" form of government; whether the "the cause for the effect, and giving all" form that has been adopted were the "his pity to the few, feel no compassion "best, is another question absolutely "for the many, because they suffer in" distinct But that the above-men"his eyes not individually, but by mil- tioned detail of enormities practised "lions? The excesses of the people "on the people required some great "cannot, I repeat, be justified: it would "ehange is sufficiently apparent." "undoubtedly have done them credit, Boroughmongers, look well at this; "both as men and Christians, if they" Consider it," as Solomon says of the "had possessed their new-acquired field of the Sluggard. Oh, no! you power with moderation. But let it be will not: you will go on just as the "remembered, that the populace in no French Noblesse did. Observe that country ever use power with modera- those outrages were committed before "tion; excess is inherent in their ag- the reform was legally begun; and it gregate constitution; and as every was not till the one half of the noblegovernment in the world knows, that men's and gentlemen's houses had been "violence infallibly atends power in pillaged and burned, that the legal "such hands, it is doubly bound changes began to be adopted. The "in common sense, and for common French revolution did not begin at "safety, so to conduct itself, that Paris. It came thither by degrees from "the people may not find an interest in the country: it was the starving Chop "public confusions. They will always sticks who set the Parisians to work: "suffer much and long, before they are as long as the Noblesse and the swarms "effectually roused; nothing, therefore, of tax-eaters found peace and safety in can kindle the flame, but such oppres- the country, they laughed at the canaille "sions of some classes or order in the in great towns; but when their countrysociety, as to give able men the op- houses were burned, they fled from the "portunity of seconding the general country, and mostly into the service of "mass; discontent will soon diffuse the enemies of the people of France, "itself around; and if the government "take not warning in time, it is alone "ments of Europe, give such numbers of men "answerable for all the burnings, and "a direct interest in supporting, cherishing, plunderings, and devasation, and blood" advocates for tyranny of every species are "and defending abuses, that no wonder "that follow. The true judgment to be found in every country, and almost in every "formed of the French revolution, must" company. What a mass of people, in every "surely be gained, from an attentive part of England, are some way or other in "consideration of the evils of the old "terested in the present representation of the "people, tithes, charters, corporations, monogovernment: when these are well un-polies, and taxation! and not merely to the "derstood-and when the extent and "universality of the oppression under "which the people groaned-oppres-« "sion which bore upon them from every "quarter, it will scarcely be attempted" "to be urged, that a revolution was not "absolutely necessary to the welfare "of the kingdom. Not one opposing "voice can, with reason, be raised

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things themselves, but to all the abuses at tending them; and how many are there who life, not merely from such institutions, but "derive their profit or their consideration in from the evils they engender! The great mass of the "mass of the people, however, is free from "such influence, and will be enlightened by "degrees; assuredly they will find out, in

every country in Europe, that by combina "tions, on the principles of liberty and pro"perty, aimed equally against regal, aristo"cratical, and mobbish tyranny, they will be "Many opposing voices have been raised;" able to resist successfully that variety of "but so little to their credit, that I leave the "combination, which, on principles of plunpassage as: was written long ago. The "der and despotism, is everywhere at work aouses that are rooted in all the old govern- to enslave them."

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BY THE KING.

A PROCLAMATION.

WILLIAM R. Whereas certain of our subjects, in different parts of our Kingdom, have recently promulgated plans for voluntary associations, under the denomination of Political Unions, to be composed of separate bodies, with various divisions and sub-divisions, under leaders with a gradation of ranks

and authority, and distinguished by certain badges, and subject to the general control and direction of a superior Committee or

What! To meet so early as 6th December! Well, then, I am a false prophet for once! I really should not wonder if this was done on purpose to make me such! No matter: the Parliament is to meet for work on that day; and work, it seems, it will have to do; for the rumour is, that there are now to be three bills instead of one! That is too much of a good thing! But if the three should not be so good as the one: what then? The scheme is, very likely, to carry the Schedules and lose the ten-Council, for which associations no warrant pound suffrage! And then to call has been given by us, or by any appointed by us to be thankful for what we have got. us, on that behalf: and whereas, according But this will be no get at all. For I to the plan so promulgated as aforesaid, a have no hesitation in declaring, that I power appears to be assumed of acting indewould rather see no change, than an pendently of the Civil Magistrates, to whose augmentation of the qualification for the requisition, calling upon them to be enrolled suffrage. To say, "Take what you can as constables, the individuals composing such get," is a delusion; it is a cheat; it is a associations are bound in common with the gross fraud; for you get something rest of our subjects, to yield obedience: and worse than that which you had before. whereas such associations, so constituted and However, I am in no hurry about the appointed, under such separate direction and matter: I know that PEEL'S BILL will command, are obviously incompatible with bring us a real change of great magni- the faithful performance of this duty, at vatude; and that it may, possibly, be the riance with the acknowledged principles of better for coming in its own good time the Constitution, and subversive of the auand manner. It will, when it come, be thority with which we are invested, as the SuRADICAL in the full sense of the word: preme Head of the State, for the protection of it will go to the points of even the the public peace; and whereas, we are detersmallest fibrous roots of the evil. So mined to maintain, against all encroachments that what these Whigs may now do, or on our Royal power, those just prerogatives of attempt, is, with me, more a matter of the Crown, which have been given to us for curiosity than of concern. Being quite the preservation of the peace and order of sure that the change, the sweeping society, and for the general advantage and sechange, must and will come, it will be curity of our loyal subjects: we have, therefore, an amusement to watch the various thought it our bounden duty with and by the turnings and twistings of roguery, hypo- advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our crisy, and folly. Royal Proclamation, declaring all such Asso

ciations so constituted and appointed as afore- ' should well ascertain that he really said, to be unconstitutional and illegal, and wants to fight; for if he have any disearnestly warning and enjoining all our sub-inclination to this, he will hate you jects to abstain from entering into such un- much more than he will hate his enemy; authorised combinations, whereby they may and, if he can do it, he will even destroy draw upon themselves the penalties attending you. a violation of the laws, and the peace and security of our dominions may be endangered. Given at our Court at St. James's this 21st day of November, 1831, and in the second year of our reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

There are two evening London papers devoted to the Tories: it is very curiou s that both these papers published the proclamation before it was out in the London Gazette. They must have had written copies of it sent them. Think of that, my readers, and be not deceived. Curious document! It is as Dr. BLACK One of the newspapers tells us that Lord says, not law, and it warns against breach GREY is "VERY ILL." He would do of the law, without telling us what law. well not to be "ILL;" I can tell him Men have as clear a right to form these that! A man must not be ill under such associations as associations for circula- circumstances; unless he die, and that, ting the Bible. But the moment this too, pretty quickly. I do sincerely hope proclamation appears, DADDY BURDETT that he is not ill; and that he will come dissolves his UNION, and his secretary, out of this affair with honour. I am, GOUGER, sends for a declaration of the however, in great fear for him: this dissolution along with the proclamation! proclamation looks like a compromise So that the Daddy has become the most with the boroughmongers: it certainly docile and obedient soul in the King's excites great suspicion, and great disdominions. He is a day-star of passive content; and any attempt to enforce it, obedience and non-resistance ! I had will complete the hostile feeling tonot the smallest doubt of the Daddy wards the Ministry, in whom, be it rehaving been set on to the Union work membered, I never expressed my confiby the Ministers; and that he has now dence; and I hope that this will be rebeen set on to give an example of dis-membered. solving them. How the Birmingham people will take this I cannot say. Their position is awkward. In fact, all is confusion of mind: no man knows what to think the state of things is THIS County meeting exhibits all the just such as has always preceded some old tricks of the Whigs and Tories, great event: each class is looking at all united against the people. I beg the the others with suspicion, not unmixed reader to go carefully through the folwith anger: the ruin of the middle class lowing reporth of it, given by some and the misery of the working class go Irish reporthing hacks, hired for the steadily on increasing; and, without purpose. The meeting was, observe, în some great, and very great, political the SHIRE-HALL, into which, of change, legally made, the result must be course, the people were not admitted. dreadful. Perhaps the Unions, by being It seems that the packed crew of taxopen demonstrations, would have been eaters, with DADDY COKE (the Lightthe least dangerous of any mode of house and "Bloody-King" man) at showing public opinion. The Whigs, their head; and the bands of yeomanry however, are " so wise!" The Unions cavalry, got together from all parts of were founded to support them and the the country. When I have inserted the King; but, for what? Ay, there is reporth, I have some remarks to add. the question! To support them in the doing of that which, may be, they' do not wish to do! Before you press a man with offers to be his second, you

NORFOLK MEETING.

A public meeting of the nobility, gentry, clergy, and freeholders of this county, was held on Saturday, the 19th