TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS AND NON-ELECTORS OF EDIN BURGH. CHARTIST CANDIDATES ,, qualified to serve if elected , and working men to Gsxtlem ex,—As ther e is every prospe ct of a gene- contest the shew of hands in such places as we are leave tu ra l election very speedily taking place, 1 beg not likely to secure the support ol" the electoral hody. offer myself as a candidate for your suffrages , upon Let the councils in the various localities issue collect- ing books purely Conservative princip les—upon princip les at once, and take such other steps as they may flunk lit , t0 rai se the necessary for the which, in my opinion, must lie adop ted to secure the funds necessary purpose. In the meantime steps niiist be has so long buas icd of. pre-emine nce that England immediatel y taken to elect an Perhaps it is but right , that iu th is age of active EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE , thoug ht and boasted inconsistency, as necessary to as our term of cilice expires ou the 20th of next keep pace with , the march , of mind and progress of mont h. The sub-secr etaries arc requested to con- NATIONAL ven e meetings of the members in eacli locality, for commerce, that 1 should state my views clearly and AND TRADES' JOURNAL. the purpose of nominatin g tit and proper persons to then an advocate for annual Par- explicitly. I am , , ~ ~ serve in the above capacity , all seen nominations to- liament s ; because 1 find that what is thought virtue LONDON, mcsi be forwarded to the General Secretar y, on ov before VOL. X, NO. 434. SATURDAY, JiAmiT?, 1846. , «»™«» or ' and policy to-day are considered -viceand ignorance ^ Wedn esnay, March ISth , after which date no nomi- It is because I find that a Parliament natio n can be received. to-morro w. THE INSURRECTIO N IN POL AND. was presumed , theiSikhs were unmoles ted in the con- ANNUAL CONVENTION. elected in 1S41 was obliged to violate its pledges in Jforeip 9fou& .(From the G erma n papers. ) struction of the pontoons by means of which they Ctetist JtattUtoence* February. The General Council are also instructed to take im- JSi2 and to confess its ignorance in ISiO, that I look WiRsm, 16th —A ver y fortu nate event ellectetl the passage of the river. , We have thi s week further mean s satis mediate steps to secure tho election of delegat es to , but by no is the arr est, of the most important Polish chief , THE EXECUTIVE COMMI TTEE -. for a representation as active as the cir cumstances s The position of the British army was as follows :— TO TflF ' Convention which will assemble at factor y, news of the progress of which was effected yesterda y and last night. Among MEMBERS OF THE the Annual , Sir John Littl er and his division were at Attaree , NATIONAL ClUltTvua iujiit EK , purs uant ¦which it is called upon to govern, and I think it these are two of the greatest nobles, the ASSOCIATION. Leeds, on Monday , the 20th of April next THE WAR IN INDIA, Counts Ig. seven miles fro m Feroz-po re ; the head-quarters oi an emanati on from that mind rather than the another column. natito and Constan .... ki , one of whom Fkikkos —Tlic to tiie rule of the Association. should be particulars of which we give in the Commande r-in- Chief miles higher up the period for which we were appointed being con- was sent away yesterday, were six Pmu p M'Giuth , its eontro ller. It will be seen that the Sikhs, so far from and the othe r to-day, under river ; and the to serve as officers in the noble cause of Chartism is at Mood- a strong escort. Umbailah force was four miles beyond Thomas Clark , quer ed, or even humbled , by their defeat fast approximatin g to a close, and in apprising you I am for giving the vote to every man of twenty- this, or seventeen miles from Ferozepore , whew the G'jiRisTor jisn , kee and Fero zeshah , had again crossed the Sutlej, Ukeslaw, rebruar y 18th. —A very of tim duty which will consequently devolve Dorm O of age, of sound mind , eminent Pol ish Governor-General remained . The division of Sir upon ne years and not in prison as and were encamped on the British side landowner has been arres ted you, w« feel bound to call Fjuj mts O'Ooxnoh, again strong ly in Ostrowo , and con- Harry Smith had moved in the direction of Loodi- your attentio n to the pu- a felon—because all other systems of representation addition to the army opposite to veyed to Posen. At Ostrow o sition which we now hold as a Thomas Mak tik Whkkl er , Sec. of the river. In itself the agitation was anah. It was towards this latter point that atte n- party in this grea t failed it as well as Sir Henry so great that the magistrat es country , and at the same time to P.S.—The first number of the Political Work s of hav e , and because it is impossible to cause an Feroze pore, and menacing found it necessary to tion was almost wholly turned as the scene of the con- invite your att en- Hardin se's scanty force, anoth er Sikh ar my or divi- address the assembled citizens. , tion to the line of condu ct which we have Thomas I'aine is now out. For particul ars see equitable distribution of the wealth of the country The Russian Com- flict, which accordi ng to general report . took place on pursued sion, estimated at unw ards of 30,000, and a formidable missioner has dissolved the since wo were lirst honoured with the adv ertisement. unl ess those who produce it bate the power of Resource at Kalisch. the 21st of Januar y. The letters written from Loodi- confidence of boldly cross ed the river within Poses, bebruar y the Association . force of artillerv , had 18.—The -arrcsts still continue. anah , of as late a date as the 28th January, de- In glancing at our past career we LONDON. electin g those who shall make laws for its govern- encamped. The latest rum our A rien landowner find less to excite LiMEiiousK. sight of Loodianah , and was yesterdav bro ught here from scribe numerous skir mishes for several days previous , regret than might be expected , —A crowded meeting was held in the ment. Sir Harry Smith bad been re- fllc milltj , ' when it is considered how Brunswick Hall Ropemakeis ' on Tuesday at Bombav avers that 1' ,. , ».v have had their pieces loaded and indicated , at least , the immediate prese nce of much cause we have , -fields, of the Sikhs. - i had to jus tify apath evening, 1 am for equal representation , because I hold it to pulsed iu his attack on the second body with ball , and the hussars received yesterday sabres the enemy. y on our part , aiid how Jittle to March 3rd ; and , al ter an eloquent address The most sanguine believers in " the conquest of the ground to an edge. Lar ge sums iu gold have been encourage and stimulate us in our at tempt to accom- from Mr. Phili p* M' Grath , on the oponintr of this neat be ridiculous that niue or ten dukesand peers should Troops were movi ng in all directions upon the Sut- plish the political Punjaub " believe th at it will take eighteen months taken from some of the persons arrested. Of course emancipation of the workim- and commodious building for public meetin gs and the , lej, and , independentl y of the arm y of from 15,000 elect one-ten th of the represent ative body of the to complete the job ; there are other s who are scepti- there is much classes. 1 he mass of the people , who on»lit to revival of Chartism in the Limehouse district , the talk among the public , on the plans of to 20,000 men assembling to the westward of the have who produeeaUits wealtUshouul cal whether it will be done in that time , or even done the conspirators. made common cause with us, have not done following resolution was moved by Mr. J. Shaw , se- country, while those There wer e ten at the head of the Commaudei '-in-chief Char les Napier , so at " glory J " may , under Sir least in a subs tantial manner ; but at conded by Mr. Drake , and carried unanimou sly jbe debarred the priri lege of Toting. at all .' Horrible slaug hter , gore and whole, each of whom had three under him, then . that we arc :— receipt ot would, according to the most authentic returns , not astonished , as we have searched be expected to fill th e newspapers on the a«ain three under him, ami so on, so that those under in vain tbroii "h That this meeting, having wi th the utmost disgust and I am for abolishing property qua lification for-mem- compose a force of upwards of 40,000 men of all the record of revolutions for au the next mail. No. 3, did not know the leaders (No. 1); and so in example of the mul- abhorrenc e read the two letters of J . 1$. Wacauley, tlieso-' bers of Parliament , and for making the choice of the arms. titude rising spon taneousl and of The most importa nt news of the week , for the the following divisions the principals were unknown.