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      The Miners' Conference. (Continued/Rom T...

      possible , bringing ont the -Winers' Advocate , as an organ of instruction , communication , and defence for the British miners . 7 th —That this Conference recommend to all the minin ' " districts to establish , as soon as possible , a svstem or restriction of regulation of their labour , and that each delegate to the next Conference come prepared to discuss the utility of a uniform system of regulation of the miner ' s labour ; in tbe meantime this Conference strongl y recommend to all miners not to earn more than four shillings per day , and even to keep as much under that sum as possible , so as to suit their localities and convenience , in order to bring the mining trade into a healthy state , and afford employment io all . itated and

      Sth . —That the counties first to be ag organised by the two general missionaries , shauue Yorkshire , Staffordshire , Derby and * ° * ° S 2 ' and , if possible , Warwickshire and Shropshire ^ The missionaries to send in to . the g ^^^ fortnig hts report of their proceedings and that theyReceive ^^ \ b T ^ Lblr £ tlli ty , from time to time , tne - £ "" f th : Durham delegate meeting . . Jhat one of t hemis sionaries be Vdliam Daniel ^ the Oiber tbe chosen by the Northumberland and Durham dele ^ Qth -S ' we petition the next session of Parliament to pass a ' law compelling coal masters to tot miners tor the coals got , hy taeiglu oslt : and that petitions generally be got up m each mining conntv in favour of the same , such petitions to be alike worded , but each county to pay tho expenses of getting up their own petitions .

      10 th . That this Conference agrees to petition Parliament , early next session , to pass an ElCHT Hours Bill , for all boys and young men below eighteen years of age , so that proper time be available for education and instruction . 11 th . —That this Conference are of opinion that Lancashire , Staffordshire , Derbyshire , and other organised districts , should , in honour , allow some remuneration , by way of donation , for the extra labour of the two officers of the general board .

      Afternoon Sitting . 12 th . —That the " wages of the missionaries be £ 1 2 s . per week . 13 th . —That the missionaries over and above the proper and necessary travelling expenses be allowed one shilling per day each , when breaking up new districts , viz - . —for the first two or three days m suehnew district ; and that they be allowed hand bills for calling meetings , but that no extra expenses be allowed without being brought before the Northumberland and Durham delegate meeting . 14 . —That the general officers be allowed , to obtain the necessary books , cards , rules , & e ., for the .

      proper transaction of the general business of the Miners' National Association , and also to get handbills printed and forwarded to the missionaries . 15 th . That in consequence of the continued frequency and extensive loss of life by colliery casualties , that a memorial be forwarded to Sir George Grey , Secretary of State for the Home Department , urging the speedy appointment of Inspectors , as proposed by the Miners * Inspection Bill . 16 th . —That the next Conference be held at Hanley , Staffordshire Potteries , on the first Monday in February , 1851 ; due notice to be given of the place of meeting .

      17 th . —That each county or district are hereby recommended to examine Tremenhere ' s Reports , and that they forward proofs of the fallacies of such Reports to the next Conference , with a view to lepresent'the same in a petition to the Legislature . Friday Morning , October ISth . The Conference met this moraine at tbe appointed hour , and proceeded to discuss and draw out the memorial to Sir George Grey , drawing his attention to the necessity of carrying out the Miners' Inspection Bill , and also the address to the

      miners . It was then resolved : — . ISth . —That we recommend to the miners of Northumberland and Durham to consider the attendance of Thomas Weaiherley and Martin Jude , relative to their expense in attending the

      Conference . 19 th . —That the admission fee , for members in all unorganised counties be sixpence each , including a card and a copy of the rules , the same to bo forwarded to the general board . 20 th . —That members be admitted , in partially organised counties , for one penny each , including a card of membership and a copy of the rules ; but the county board may charge the sixpence to their jnembers , being responsible to the general fund for one penny thereof . ADDRESS . Foxow-Mis , —In presenting to the miners of Great Britain the foregoing rules and laws for the general guidance " of those who may become members of this great national organisation , we are also desirous to enlist the attention of -the great body of miners to the necessity of entering such association , and becoming members thereof without further delay .

      ' Brethren , let us implore you to take advantage of the present opportunity to accomplish this great object and thereby destroys the' monstrous system of competition , which , if not grappled with at present , will most assuredly crush the few remaining privileges enjoyed by you . . Look at the futile efforts of local and partial attempts to beep up the miners' wages ; and witness also the vast ex-. pense in forming , or getting np , and continuing a mere local union , which , in the majority of instances , have gone down , and thus lost aU the advantages which have heen obtained . ' Fellow-men , the whole of the different trades and bodies of men are on tbe more to improve their condition , and great numbers have expressed themselves favourable to a General Trades' Union , embracing all ihe several trades , lij then , such organisation would seem to be of utility , why not you have a general association , as comprehensive as the great body of miners ?

      Rally then round the standard of the Miners ' Association , and prove yourselves worthy of the name of men and of Christians , who will not forget that they are responsible for the welfare and comfort of their children , and willing to make an effort io leave the world better than they found it . WauiM Dastelis , Chairman . Mabtix Jude , Secretary to the - Miners' Conference .

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      THE NORTHERN SfAJL „ . ..-., , October 26 , 1850 .

      The Lancashire And Cheshire' Miners. To ...

      THE LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE' MINERS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE KORTHERX STAR . Sia . —At our last delegate meeting , held at the Queen ' s Arms , Bradford , near Manchester , amongst other resolutions , it was ordered , " That the lodge Which had not brought a penny extra should do so , towards paying the expenses of the Edge-lane - jmiers ( near Oldham ) , for going into Shropshire to contradict the false statements of Mr . Evans , their master , who had posted placards through Shropshire , of which the following is a copy : —

      EDGE LAXE ASO DRY CLOTJGtl COLLIERY . "Wanted , a number of colliers and waggoners , who will meet with employment and liberal wages , by applying to 3 Tr . Edward Evans , of Oldham , at the Pheasant Inn , Broseley ; none need apply hut geod and able-bodied men , as the wages given , will be Uberal , and the work constant : As soon as the men on strike received notice of Mr . Evans ' s doings they sent off two men with instructions to pest a copy of the following placard by ihe side of his , wherever one could be found : —

      TO THE SHROPSHIRE MISERS . EDGE LANE AND DRY CLOUGH COLLIERIES . The coal miners , late in the employ of Mr . Evans , wish to present to the public a true statement of facts . They have been on strike now twenty-three weeks against a proposed reduction of more than four shillings in the p : und , therefore they hope the miners of this county will not he ledastray by the sophistry of Mr . Evans , of Oldham . Men of Broseley , Irouuridge , and the surrounding vicinities , we hope and trust you will look to your own interest , and that of your families , and not go to Oldham to be made a tool of in the hands of Air . Evans , to bring down wages , ruin , and destruction on your own trade . TBE Ml > "EBS OF OlDH-UL

      "When the men arrived in Shropshire they found ihat Mr . Evans had engaged a number of men , and had drafted several off to Oldham the day previous . They succeeded ia stopping others from coming to Oidham and in inducing those who arrived at Oldham to return home again . "The master , on various occasions , has printed and posted placards with the view of inducing the public to withhold their support from the men . Some of his placards are above three feet long , and two feet wide . The . men , in self-defence , have been compelled to print equally as large also , incurring great expense out of their small allowance . The strike has lasted above twenty-eig ht weeks , and there were nearly 300 men and hoys , all of whom , with the exception of one , are standing as firm as they were on the first day they turned out .

      - On account of this unparalleled long and expensive contest , I hope all the union men of Lancashire and Cheshire will pay the extra penny levied on them cheerfully . I also appeal to the miners of Durham and Northumberland , on behalf of those brave and patriotic men ; if they would only lay on a levy of one penny , or even a halfpenny per fortnig ht per member , it would he a great act of charity , and would assist the men materially in more ways than - one . I could wish the miners of the two counties to bear in mind , that no two counties in Eng land sympathised with the miners of Durham and Northumberland more than the miners of those districts , and that they also subscribed to the utmost of their ability , to the strike fund of 1844 .

      To the miners of Nottingham and Derbrshire , —I hope that you will take this case into your consideration , ^ they stand in great need of a little support ' at the ' present critical moment . I do not expect that the strike will last many fortnights longer , as Mr . Evans has sent several times of late to make an agreement with one portion of the men ^ He is very anxious to agree with the Bent ( thin ) mine men ; but to the Riley mine men he says , " he will have the shilling of them whenever he dees agree

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      with him , " meaning the proposed reduction of one pennv per quarter , i . e ., from 4 s . 8 d . to-Ss .: 8 d . The county delegate meeting was adjourned until Monday next , 28 th inst ., to the Fleece Inr , Brad . ^^ vVigan / a buge has been formed at Mr . Brind ! es Concert Room , and twenty members entered the first nig ht . „ , . .. . . , t Cmfton . This district , which has always been tbe great curse of Lancashire , has now made a movement . Two lodges have been opened , one at the Windmill , the other at the Spindle Point : and nearly 200 have already enrolled themselves as membe M of the union .

      Radcliffe and Banktop ( Bury District ) .- ! have lately held a good meeting of the men of this district in the Primitive Methodist meeting rooms . Mr . Greyson , also , held a meetihg on Wednesday last at the Swan with Two Necks , Radcllffe . In addition to the strike at Edge-lane , there is one at the Dean Colliery , which commenced on the same day as that at Edge-lane , i . e ., April 11 , one at Cockneymoor , of fifteen weeks ' duration

      also , Caption Fold Colliery , at Hey wood , which has lasted about seven weeks . The Dunk Colliery is just worked out , and the men are out of work ; and there is also a small colliery near to Edge-lane , where the owner has failed ; consequently , they are paring them to ; all those men must be supported somehow or other , or else starvation will compel them to go to work at the masters ' terms . Tours , & c , D . Swallow .

      Great Open Air Meeting In Manchester, Th...

      GREAT OPEN AIR MEETING IN MANCHESTER , The first open-air meeting that has heen held in Manchester since 1848 took place on Sunday last , the 20 lh instant , in the Campfield ; and , thoug h the bills announcing the meeting had been systematically torn down , and every obstruction thrown in the way , an immense concourse of people had assembled b y two o clock , at which period-Mr . John Kni g ht was called to the chair . The * Mayor of Manchester Captain Willis , the chief of the police , Mr . Beswick , and all the principal officials of the constabulary were on the ground . The appearance of Mr . Ernest Jones was hailed with loud cheers .

      Mr . Ciakke Croite opened the proceedings by a neat and argumentative speech , impressing on his audience . the necessity of making a manful push in order to return Mr . Roberts to the Town-Council , and stating , if they chose they might as easily have a Chartist Mayor as a Whig or Tory one . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . J . Joseph Mantle followed , energetically impressing the necessity of organisation , and pointing to the fearful destitution existing in the country , and io the folly of the people permitting the luxury of the rich at the expense of the poor . Mr . Lindsey , in dwelling on the necessity of Union , said , he was one of those who thought that something more than the Charter was wanted . He thought we ought to direct our attention to co-operation ; it was what -we must come to when we had obtained political

      power . ( Hea i- , hear . ) Mr . Eknest Jones then rose , and when tbe cheering had subsided , said : Mr . Chairman , and men of Manchester ! From 18 , 000 pulpits 18 , 000 parsons are this day preaching the gospel of the rich ; I stand here to preach the gospel of the poor . Surrounded by the Temples of Mammon , I stand here to preach the democracy of Christ—for Christ was the first Chartist , and democracy is tbe gospel carried into practice . ( Loud cheers . ) I appeal to the great God of humanity—in that building they are appealing to the Godof gold . Christ opened eyes born blind—our parsons blind those whom

      God endowed with sight , that they may drag them through the mire of social misery , and plunge themdeepervhiletheysaytheirprayers . Christ fed the hungry in the wilderness—they make a wilderness where God gave bread . Simon Magnus was reproved for trying to purchase the spirit Irom an apostle—they purchase it every day from a common auctioneer . The apostles received their call from the Holy Ghost—our parsons receive it from a city aldermen or country squire . Then , I say , that this is the holier congregation , and -that the-Chartist parson is the better Christian of the two . ( Cheers and laughter . ) I feel , too , that Tarn adr iVpssino- a nobler audience than that now assembled

      within the walls of that church . I am addressing those whom Wolfe Tone called the most honourable order of society—the men of no property . Listen 1 you penniless thousands ! Every brick in those factories has been placed by the hand of labour ; every stone in those pavements has been laid by the arm of toil ; every machine in yonder mills , every carriage in these streets , every article in these shops , has been made by the working-man . By you every battle has been fought—by you every victory has been won—and now listen to your reward : within our towns lie 2 , 500 millions of wealth , —they belong to a few hundred moneylords ; within our factories lie machine power equal to 800 million

      hands—it belongs to a few thousand manufacturers ; around you lie seventy-seven million acres of landthey belong to 30 , 000 landlords ! twenty-eight millions of it are uncultivated—of what is cultivated , twenty-seven millions are wood and pasturage , deer forests and preserves , not to produce more food , but to prevent the little that is there from being eaten ! This land , and all the wealth upon its surface , have been created by God and the working-man : by whom is it enjoyed ? by the devil and the rich idler ! ( Loud cheers . ) And what is your share ? The National Debt ! You , who owe nothing , but to whom every thing is owed , you have to pay twentysix millions per annum . Enormous juggle . The

      National Debt is a government trick to attach the middle-classes by their purse-strings . They rule by gold and steel—the debt and the army . Gold to curb tbe middle-classes—and steel to crush the people . A nation cannot secure liberty as long as public credit and private solvency depend on the stability of government . The resources of the government should depend on the people—not those of the people on the government , ( near , hear . ) Government ? "What are most of the governments of modern Europe ? The conspiracy , of the few to blaspheme their God , and murder their fellow-men . The people , like the high-mettled racer , run for the prize on the great course

      of competition : they win the race—but who gets the guerdou ? The horse that won it ! the jockey who rides it ! the golden cup for the rider , but the lash for the sweating steed . ( Cheers . ) Well , then , we have learned to kick , and we shant breathe free till we have thrown the rider . ( Loud cheers . ) We have not been the advocates of anarchy : we have merely said that nations were not made for governments , but governments for nations . We did not try to subvert the Queen , —we tried to take out some of th © dimmed jewels of the crowndimmed with blood and tears , and to replace tbem with the bright ones of freedom and content—but , if she wont wear themthen . ( Prolonged cheering . )

      We have not tried to destroy property but to make the robber disgorge his plunder . The nation is the great landlord : the aristocracy were its tenantry , who won leases . from its . ignorance , perpetuated them hy fraud , violated them by force , and now hold them by your apathy and disunion . ( Hear , hear . ) Beyond these walls lie green fields that would give eleven acres of good land to every family in the United Kingdom : place the surplus population on that land—emigrate from these factories to those cornfields—no _ one will deny that eleven acres will support a family in competence ; this would double your wages , factory-slaves ! for , what becomes scarce rises in price , if the demand continues ;

      your hireablc labour would become scarce , and therefore would rise in the same proportion , ia which you changed the wages-slaves into the freehold farmers . ( Hear , hear . ) This would create home trade : for home trade depends upon the pockets of the working man ; this would banish poor rate . for there . need not be a pauper , savothe cripple , the infirm and the aged—and the home of their kindred would be the union they should find ; this would fill tho till of the shopkeeper , and rekindle the heart of the toiler—this is what the Charter , and the Charter alone can achieve . ( Loud cheers . ) Some tell you that teetotalism will get you the Charter : the Charter don ' t lie at the bottom of a glass of water . Some tell you social cooperation will do it ; co-operation is at the mercy

      of those who hold political power . ( Hear , hear . ) Then , what will do it ? Two years ago , and more , I went to prison for speaking three words . Those words were : " organise—organise—organise . "And now , after two years , and more , of incarceration , I come forth again to raise that talismanic watchword of salvation—and this day again I say : " Organise ! organise ! organise . " ( Loud cheering . You cheer : it is well ! but that is not enough ! will you act ? We ve had cheering enough—I want action now ! Men of Manchester ! I will test you , I will recite to you a creed : —I believe that God gave the land to Adam and to his children , as an inheritance for ever . Mark ! not to tbe eldest son , nor to the second—but te all his posterity alike . He did not create one Adam the progenitor of the rich , with a title-deed engraven on his breast ; and

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      another ; the father of the poor ; with a spade chained to his arm : but he did give a title : to the land in these words : — " He that will not work , neither shall he eat ; " and by that title I claim the land for every working man , and by that title am determined to obtain it . ( Immense cheering . ) ' I believe that those who make clothing have the first right to be clothed ; those who build houses the first right to be sheltered ; those who create profits the first to the profit ; those who support government the first rig ht to appoint the governors . ( Loud app lause . ) . I believe all this , and that the Charter would enable us to obtain it . Now , then , if you believe this , too , and are determined to obtain your share of the wealth that ybucreate , every man who

      is resolved to have tho Charter , by any and every means that circumstances may render just , hold up his hand—but let no man do so who is not determined to abide by his oath , for he would be a liar to himself , and a traitor to his brother . ( Every hand in the meeting—a perfect forest—was here raised , amid long-continued and enthusiastic cheering . ) Now tell that to the old women who want to frig hten us . lam happy to find the mayor of Manchester and the constabulary are present . As for you ( addressing the mayor ) I know nothing of you , but I hope you will go from this meeting a better man than you came to it , I also see the gentleman who arrested me ; now , sir , my quarrel is not with tho myrmidons of the law—my quarrel is not with

      you , but -with your masters . Tou may tell them , that I went into your prison a Chartist , but that I have come out of it a . Republican . ( Loud cheers . ) You may tell them , in the speech for which you arrested me I spoke of a green flag waving over Downing-street . I have changed my colour since then—It shall be a red one now . ( Tremendous applause . ) You may tell them that I do believe the ship is in existence which shall bring back Frost , Williams , and Jones , and their associates , and may , perhaps , bear Russell , Grey , and Wood , to take their place . ( Continued cheering . ) And now for you , working men' Your fate is in your own hands . We can do no more than . show you the good resulting from one course—the evil

      following on another . It is for you to . choose . When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt , ere he reached the borders of that promised land , which he was not allowed to enter , he divided the tribes into two multitudes—the one on Mount -Ebal , the other on Mount Gerizim ; the one the hill' of curses , ' the other the hill of blessings ; and then he propounded to them the blessing and the curse . He told them , if they would walk in the way of their God , and not bow to the idols in the hi gh places , they should possess the promised land—they should sit under the shadow of their own vine-tree ; and none should dare to make them afraid—they sliould be a people free , great , and prosperous forever ! But , if they neglected the warning , they ' should

      never possess the land ; they should plant and sow , but should not reap ; they should be strickemwith poverty and disease ; they should be sold for slaves , yet none should pay the price ; and they sliould be the bye-word among the nations of the world . Thus do I , one of the humblest of your advocates , propound to you , too , the blessing and the curse . I say , if you walk in the way of your God—not the god of the priest , but tho Great God of Humanity , whose religion is democracy , and " whose service is perfect freedom "—you shall enter into that promised land , of which seventy-seven million acres lie around you ; you shall sit under the shadow of your own vine tree , and none shall dare to make you afraid ; you shall break the rod of the Pharoahs , and snap the rod of the Ammonites , and be free , great , and prosperous for ever . . But if you neglect the warning and still bow to Baal ,

      Mammon and Moloch , whose palaces aro now rising around me ; you shall never own the . land of your inheritance : you shall plant the vineyard ,-but another shall gather the grapes—as it is now ; : you shall sow the grain , but another shall reap the harvest—as it is now ; you shall be stricken -with poverty and disease—as you are now . " women and babes shall . be your rulers "—as they are now ; ' you shall bo sold as slaves" yet " none shall pay the price" of your labour—as it is now ; your wives and children shall perish before your eyes ; you shall live as miserable serfs , and be buried in a pauper grave ! This is the blessing and thecurso ; now choose . ( Enthusiastic applause . ) Once more I call upon you : come out of political Egypt into social Canaan ! Once more I ask you , shall we halt on Pisgah for ever , when God has spread Canaan at our feet—when the Franchise is our Jordan , and the Charter is our Ark ?

      Men of the rights withheld , Men of the power abused , Machines cast to neglect When your freshness has been used . Men ot the stalwart arm , Men of the honest heart , You Pariahs of the west , Arise ! and claim your part ! Mr . Jones resumed his seat ; amidst deafening cheers , and after the customary votes of thanks , and three cheers for Ernest Jones and three for the Charter , that made the neighbouring church ring again , this important . meeting separated in the most perfect order .

      The Proposed Conference. Buother Chartis...

      THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE . Buother Chartists , —I postpone , until next week , addressing you on a subject , to which I had intended adverting , in order to offer a few observations relative to the proposed National Conference ; a matter on which I would not have ventured to solicit your attention , were it not that my recent tour has afforded me the opportunity of judging as to the expediency of such a measure . Fully agreeing as to the advisibility of holding a Conference , I yet differ as to the time suggested for

      its assembly . It . is necessary that on such occasions the mind of the country should be fully and fairly represented ; but this is , at present , impossible , from the following causes : — Yery many of the localities that flourished in 184 S have now no political existence whateverneither council , committee , nor members ; of those remaining in the field ] , ' many are scarcely able to meet their local expenditure ; organisation lies prostrate , and , with it , the machinery for electing and supporting the members of a Conference .

      Moreover , though the democratic feeling is , 1 believe , wider spread than ever , and beginning rapidly to awaken from its two years lethargy , it is not yet sufficiently directed and concentrated to one point , to embrace the idea of tho proposed Conference . Trade is yet too brisk ; the reaction has not yet proceeded far enough to show the people the necessity of union ; the Conference would not meet with general support , and would inevitably display the weekness of the movement , while it in no way added to its strength . The result of a Conference meeting * on the 1 st of January next would be that not one town in ten would send a delegate ( those far removed from the nlaceofassemblv could not afford it . 1 and the

      socalled "National" Conference at Manchester would be only a few delegates from Manchester and tho immediate neighbourhood . Wo have already too often experienced the evil effects of local meetings calling themselves national representation . They assume to legislate for the whole body of Chartism , but the majority not having had a voice in the election naturally refuse to abide by the decisions of the elected ; and thus a breach is too often created among the people where an union was meant to be effected . It is the duty of the Executive of a movement to see that a Conference be not called at a time when the majority of the body would nOt be represented , which they would not now he ; from the causes I have adduced .

      If , on the other hand , the Conference be postponed for a few months—say till May or June—we should , I conceive , derive the following advantages , which could not now be realised : — t -. The interval should be employed in organisation —in re-creating the defunct localities ( several have been re-established during the last few weeks )—in concentrating and directing the public mind ; the machinery for this is in existence—there is an Executive—there are lecturers—and there is far more democratic literature than there was in 1848 . The money , that would now be only wasted in supporting a partial Conference , would , if devoted to the object of organisation in the several localities , enable a National Convention to meet in the spring , which would in reality be a reflex and recognised guide * of the public mind .

      Another thing should be taken into consideration ; by the time I name , Parliament will have met , and the policy of the various parties be developed ; the ensuing will , inevitably , be a stormy . session ; Whigs and Tories will have their . opposing phalanxes in the field , and . propose thei f conflicting measures and mock reforms to catch ' . the people ; this , of itself , will raise excitement in the country ' and , at that time above all Others , it would be necessary for a Conventionto be sitting in order to take the helm of the democratic , movement , and place it in a dignified and authoritative position in the face of faction , A Conven ' tibn then sitting would answer the voice of faction with tho voice of the people—give that weight to our movement , which a Convention alone can do—and , above all be backed the from

      by power without , which , at an earlier period , would be almost utterly deficient . To hold a Convention or Conference oh the ' 1 st of January would be a failure—it- is too soon—it is a month before Parliament meets—when the country will be almost dead in feeling ; it is iust after Christmastime , when the people will have spenttheir ready money ; it is prematurely forcing the movement , when it has not strength to bear tlio artificial growth-it would dwindle like a hotbed plant—and what object would be gained ? Wo do not' want it to form a plan of organisation : we have ono sufficient for all present purposes . We do not want it to lay down rules for an association : we have one which , Itrust , we shall never dissolve till we have carried the Charter . We do not want it to help us through a tancof crisis s it is five months too soon

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      for that-the crisis has'not yet arrived ; - The only thin * that , as appears to me , could be urged m its favour , ' would be to determine our policy towards the middle class reformers : and even this is premature . They are . tit is true , beginning to unmask themselves ; but , till they have proceeded further in their career , the country at large , ( whatever may b e some of our individual convictions ) , is not in a position to take a just estimate of their intentions , and therefore but too liable to adopt an erroneous policy , if called upon , at present to decide . Itis for this , therefore , I suggest the postponement of the Conference until Mayor June ( unless

      circumstances as yet unforeseen should arise in the interval ) , and that the whole country should decide upon the place of meeting . I have never flattered an individual—I am as little disposed to flatter an individual locality . With all due respect for the men of Manchester , I do not see why Manchester should decide where the Conference should meet , any more than London , Halifax , Nottingham , Glasgow , Aberdeen , or Derby , or any other place . We do not want a Manchester Conference , but a national one . I suggest that tho Convention should assemble in London , because London will become a gathering point of democracy owing to the exhibition of 1851 . In almost every locality where I have been , the

      leading Chartists have expressed their intention of visiting London during the time of the Exhibition : we might , and ought to , take advantage of this ; we ought to place tbe ,. " People ' s Parliament" side by side with the squabbling factions of St . Stephens ; in Londonwecan backit ; at that period , withan amount of external power and talent , which could not be realised at any other place at any other , time . The , g lass-palace is the apotheosis of tho middle classwe ought to show the spirit and power of Chartism in the same city on the same day . Its voice sounds louder when raised at the very doors of the House , than when sent from a distance of two hundred miles . London will be a camp of faction—in the enemies' camp we ought to plant our standard .

      The objection that London is less central than Manchester will not hold good then , thought it mig ht be valid to some extent now ; all eyes will then be directed to London ; b y that time funds will have been raised , for organisation , and public feeling will have been developed and aroused—and the seat of the legislature ought to be the seat of our democracy as well . . I purpose submitting , at a future period , a few suggestions to the Metropolitan Delegate Council , as to how material advantage may be taken by them in furtherance of our organisation , of the influx of democrats from the provinces , and remain , brother . Chartists , ' .. ' . . . Your faithful servant , Ersesi Jones . Coventry , 23 rd of October , 1850 .

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      The Executive Committee op the National ¦ Charter Association held their usual weekly meeting on Wednesday evening last , at the Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand—Mr . Edward Miles in . the chair . Correspondence of a highly encouraging character was read from Hastings , Holmfirth , and Lynn ; and also from Mr . Christopher Shaekleton , of Halifax , detailing the proceedings of the West Riding Delegate meeting at Bradford , on Sunday last . On the motion of Messrs . Grassby and Arnott , the following

      resolution was adopted ;—" That the Executive warmly approve of the resolutions adopted at the West Riding Delegate meeting on the 20 th of October , and commend tile same to the Chartists throughout the country . " Mr . Harney then moved , and Mr . Stallwood seconded , the following , which was also agreed to : — " That the members of tho Executive Committee of the National Charter Association having taken into serious consideration the proposition to hold a Conference at Manchester , disapprove of the same , because , in the present state of the country , itis

      impossible to assemble a truly national Conference , and the meeting of a mere sectional body would he mischievous , rather than advantageous , to the Chartist cause . The Committee , moreover , consider the metropolis the only fitting place for a meeting of the . National Delegation , and , this Committee—tho recognised head of tho Charter Association—the only party dul y authorised to convene such delegation . " The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday evening , October 30 th , Rochdale . --Mr . D . Donovan , of Manchester , delivered a lecture here on Sunday

      the 20 th inst ., " On the relative difference of Co-operative Societies in England and France , their rise , progress , and present condition , " and concluded by showing that they could not be earned out beneficially without political power . A discussion commenced at the close of the lecture , to show that co-operative stores alone , would not obtain political freedom . The discussion was adjourued to Sunday , the 27 th inst . A discussion also commenced relative to a report which had been laid before the Board of Guardians with a view to introduce into the Rochdale Union

      the Separation Clause of the New Poor Law Act . The discussion was adjourned to Sunday , November the 3 rd , at six o clock in the evenin g . -A . p ublic meeting of the members of the Chartist Association , was held on Wednesday , the 10 th inst ., and also adjourned to Monday , tbe 21 st inst ., to take into consideration the various propositions that are before the country . Mr . O'Connor ' s letter was read from the Star relative to the proposed Chartist Conference . After a length y discussion , the following resolutions were agreed to : —1 st . " That we , the Chartists of Rochdale , agree with the proposition of Mr . O'Connor , that a Chartist Conference be

      held in Manchester , and also agree with the men of Manchester , that that Conference be held on . the 1 st of January , 1851 , and call upon tho country to elect good and true Chartists to sit in that Conference . " 2 nd . " That we do not recognise the present socalled Executive , in consequence of their not being elected by the country according to the plan laid down at the late Hebden Bridge delegate meeting . " 3 rd . " That we do not recognise the body of men calling themselves a Democratic Conference , neither shall we adhere to any . name but that of the National Charter Association , and the six points of the People ' s Charter . ' '

      Sheffield . —The council held its usual weekly meeting on Sunday evening , in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Queenstreet , when Mr . Hi gginbottom was called upon to preside . The speech of Mr . O'Connor was read from the Star , which was highly applauded , there being but one opinion of its excellence . After the financial business had been disposed of , Mr . George Cavill moved ,

      and Mr . Ash seconded : — " That a soiree and ball be got up in honour of E . Jones , Esq ., and that the Hall in Rockirigham-street be taken for that purpose , to be held on tho 5 th of November . "—Carried . On the motion of Mr . Rooke , the following persons were appointed to carry fully out all the necessary arrangements : —Messrs . Cavill , Whaley , Higginbottom . Allinson , Hayne , and Buck . A vote of thanks' was awarded to the

      Chairman , and the meeting adjourned to next Sunday . Nottingham . —The members of the Seven Stars locality held their usual weekly meeting on Monday evening last , when a resolution , approving of Mr . O'Connor ' s suggestion that a Chartist Conference be held in Manchester was unanimously passed , and likewise a resolution approving of the men of Manchester , naming the time the said Conference should meet .

      Mr . Ernest Jones in the Po tteries .- — On Monday evening last , the Peop le ' s Hall , Brunswick-street , Shelton , was crowded to excess by an highly intelligent audience , to hear a lecture from Ernest Jones , Esq . Mr . J . Copewell in tho chair . It would be impossible to give even a faint outline of this splendid discourse . The immense mass of statistical information , and tho masterly elocution displayed in every sentence , drew forth such loud bursts of applause as were never before heard within tho walls of that building . Previous to the lecture , a tea party , in honour of this sterling patriot , took place in tho Hall , which was crowded . At the close of the meeting , on tho motion of that unflinching democrat Mr . C . Hackney , three tremendous

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      cheers were given 7 for ; : the London brewers , - and three awful groans , for the . old Austrian Tiger . 'Upwards of 18 s . for the Polish and Hungarian Patriots was collected at the doors . : ; '; ' .. ' " , CoVenTRY . — -A large concourse of persons assembled on Tuesday , the 22 nd inst ., in St , Mary ' s Hall , the use of which had been kindly granted by the Mayor , to hear an address from Mr . Ernest Jones ou " the

      Reorganization of the Chartist Movement . " Mr . Bedder was called to the chair , who having opened the proceedings of the meeting , introduced Mr . Ernest Jones , who was received with the greatest applause , which lasted several minutes . "When silence was restored , he delivered an address of nearly two hours ' duration , which for eloquence and sound reasoning , was never surpassed within the walls of that ancient edifice . At the conclusion , a vote of thanks was given to Mr . Jones and the Chairman , also a vote of thanks with

      three cheeers for the Mayor , for the use of the hall , likewise three hearty cheers for the victims of Whig misrule , when the meeting , at the . hour of eleven , quietly dispersed . A number of friends then adjourned to . the Temperance Hotel , and forthwith formed themselves ; into a Chartist locality , Mr . Hosier being appointed treasurer ; ' A .. Yates , secretary ; and John Grreenhall , John Gilbert , "William Bedder , Thomas Pickard , ¦< and George Freeman , committee . " A subscription was immediately entered into for . current

      expenses . NoitTHAMPTON . —On Sunday afternoon , Dr . Frith , ! of Bradford , preached a sermon , contrasting the gospel of Christ and the teachings of'the priests of the present age , also giving a severe castigatioh to all the fraternity of the " black slugs . " . The meeting was numerously attended . On Monday , evening , Dr . Frith , delivered an address to an intelligent audience on the union of the several

      Democratic societies of Great Britain and Ireland , and showed that , without union , the people need not look for or expect power ; and , after briefly commenting on the Walmsley and Co . ' s meeting in London , finished an address of one hour and a half ' s duration to the satisfaction of the audience . Washington Locality , King and Queen , Foley-street . —At the meeting on Sunday

      evening , on the motion of Mr . Isaac Wilson , seconded by Mr . Shell , the following resolution was passed : — " That this meeting disagrees with the policy of Mr . O'Connor , in calling a Conference " at " Manchester , as the Democratic body in London are engaged in laying the foundation for a thorough union of the People . " The motion was supported by Mr . Fussell , and carried by a large majority .

      Manchester . >— On Sunday evening last Mr . Ernest Jones delivered an address in the People ' s Hall , Heyrod-street . The meeting commenced by Mr . Kni ght being called to the chair , and reading our Champion O'Connor ' s letter , which was listened to with marked attention , and received general approval ; after which a collection was made on behalf of the Hungarian Refugees , amounting to one pound six shillings and sixpence . The hall was densely crowded in every part . Mr . E . C . Cropper briefly addressed the meeting , upon the necessity of acquiring power in the local

      government of the borough , and called attention to the fact that Mr . W . P . Eoberts and Mr . Peers Hey wood , two sterling Chartists , were in nomination as town councillors ; and concluded by urging all present to exert themselves to secure the triumphant return of these two gentlemen . Mr . Jones was then called upon to deliver his lecture , bnt it . was some time before he could proceed , owing to the renewed cheering with which he was greeted . The lecturer spoke more than an hour , in a strain of captivating eloquence , interrupted

      ' onlyby loud bursts of approbation . Mr . W . P . Roberts addressed the meeting in his usual clear and argumentative manner , reminding all present of their duty at the forthcoming municipal election , and stimulating them to greater exertions in the cause of freedom . Thanks were then given to the lecturer , the chairman , and the other gentlemen who had taken part in . the business of the meeting ; and about twenty members were enrolled . Thus ended a day which will be long remembered by all present , with feelings of joy and satisfaction . ¦

      Emmetx ' s Brigade On Sunday evening a meeting was held at the Rock Tavern , Lisson Grove—Mr . Hambleton in the chair—after the transaction of local business , the sum of 10 s . was voted for the Hungarian Refugees , and 6 s . 9 d . towards prosecuting the ease of the Greenwich Locality against the unjust deprivation by the landlord of a hall they had engaged . A long discussion took place on the proposed Conference at Manchester , and while

      the utmost amount of confidence was placed in Mr . O'Connor , a hope was expressed that he would not allow himself to be led into any proceeding that could be construed into opposition to union , which the Conference assembling at John-street w ere endeavouring to effect . —Mr . Blake urged upon the meeting the necessity of supporting the refugees bow in London . —Arrangements were made for forming a new locality in Portland Town , and several fresh members were enrolled . ~

      Edinburgh —At a meeting of the Democratic Tract Society , a resolution expressing confidence in the present Executive , and a pledge to support them during their term of office , was adopted . Leeds . —Mr . N . H . Chadwick lectured on the state of "European Affairs , " on Sunday last , in the Bazaar , to the satisfaction of his hearers .

      The Proposed Conference, To P. O'Connor,...

      THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE , TO P . O ' CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Dear Sir , —Seeing from the Star of Saturday last , that it is your wish that all localities in favour of the holding a Conference would send a note , to that effect , I write , to inform you that the Chartists of Hull entirely approve of the Conference , thinking it the most effectual way of arousing the country from its present drowsy state , and of giving an impetus to the cause or Chartism , Yours fraternall y , J . Coleman , secretary .

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      I,Jl W^Y-.Tf Meeting Of Shareholders Was...

      i , JL w ^ Y-. Tf meeting of shareholders was held at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-streot , « Lv ™ sd y ev n !^ Mr . Humphries in the , „? ^ MrBroomueld stated , in his opinion , that unless the shareholders took some energetic steps to assist Mr . O'Connor in winding up the affairs of the Land Company , that the funds contributed for so noble a purpose would be frittered away in legal and other expenses . ' It was his belief that they could still carry out the objects by joining the new Land Company , which had been enrolled by Mr . Udd Pratt . He had embarked £ 11 in tho Company , and would transfer it to any other p lan that they mi ght adopt . Mr . Dunning thought it would "jj . impossible to start a new Company until the

      affairs of the present Company were arranged ; he believed that if prudent measures were adopted a good devidond could be realised , which he should wish to invest in a similar , but improved undertaking . Mr . Wheeler stated that the Directors were taking steps towards obtaining a Bill for Winding it up when Parliament opened ; but he had no faitS in the House of Commons coming to a favourable decision , therefore it was necessary that they should take steps , not only to protect themselves but to protect Mr . O'Connor , from legal actions , and other annoyances to which ho was now subjeot . Several other speakers addressed the meeting are ^ liS was passed calling the attention ff 5 ? SSS London branches to this subieofc -rnAlul J Iadjourned until Wednesda ? evenin ? nnvt £ ? fault was found with the ^ silenoT ^ f * f n- * upon the state of affair , mTi ^ SS' ffS nfSrTi ? 8 SUggeSted aS a ^ aSs Ta ^

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      The follovfingappeared-in our third edition oflastweek .:- — , t .. ; , / .. ; . ¦ . ' . THE FRIMLEY MURDER . 1 ^ EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS . ? ¦ ¦• ™

      Guildford , Friday . — Levi Harwobd , Jamcg Jones , Samuel Harwood , and Hiram ^ Sminh , were brought up for re-examination this * day . So littla suspicion had three of them of the fact of the fourth having confessed , that one of the former , Jones during a temporary adjournment of the proceed . ! ings , actually joked with a bystander on the subjece of his confinement in the gaol . The evidence oftha witnesses did not differ from that already given . Superintendent Houlivgton said , by the desire of Smith I had an interview with him on Sunday l wj t —{ Levi Harwood here directed a piercing- glancg towards Smith , who kept his eyes fixed upon tha ground , and appeared anxious to avoid

      observation , j—Mr . Hollington : Smith asKea to see one of , the reward bills . As I had not got one with me ; Mr . Keene produced the " Hue and Cry . " I after-. wards sent for a bill , which the prisoner read himself . After doing so he asked me to explain the meaning of the word " accomplice , " and what wag meant by a free pardon for any person who did not actually fire the shot ? I told him he must use hig own judgment as to what it meant . He asked mg whether the terms of the bill would be acted up to if he was to , " peach ? " . Mr . Keene and myself both told him that he had got the bill before him j and he . must use his own judgment , He then said he knew it was plain enough imthe bill , and he had made u p his mind to make a statemen t .

      Levi Harwood and the other prisoners exhibited much uneasiness at this juncture , and looked fiercely towards Smith . Mr . Keene then handed in a written document 1 dictated to himself by Smith , which Mr . Makepeaca read ,. as follows : r- '« On the 27 th of September last being Friday night , mysel f with other persons now in custody , named James Jones , Levi Harwood , and Samuel Harwood , were at Frimley , and broke into ' Mr . Hollest ' s house by taking out a ; bar . I entered first , and Levi Harwood second . With a worm Levi Harwood bored two holes in the frame of the dooc leading to the kitchen , and pushed back the bolt

      with his knife ,, and then , myself , Jones , and-Levi Harwood went in and there looked about . Levi Harwood thennopenedoaiwork-box , and ' took 2 & from it . We then all three of us went into the sitting-room , and Levi Harwood and Oones searched while I held the candle , and there found a silver * hunting-watch and a small old-fashioned gold one Wo then went into another room , and I don't know what was taken from there . ; They then went down into the pantry while I stood in the passage . It wag then about half-past two o ' clock . I then went out and fetched Samuel Harwood in . Three of us then went upstairs—myself , Jones , and Levi Harwood

      went into a bedroom and removed three ladies dresses—two out of the drawers and one from tha bedstead . There was no one sleeping in that room . We then came down stairs and put on the masks . Myself and Jones put on the green ones which were , produced last Saturday , and Levi Harwood put on a white one , and a white Guernsey over his waisfr « coat . Jones put on a large cloak whieh was hang ing in the passage , and I put on one like wise . The cloaks belonged to the house . We then all four of us went up stairs . Jones went first with a pistol in his ri ght ; hand , Levi Harwood second , with a pistol in his right hand , which he loaded on the road to Frim « ley . He loaded both pistols with marbles . Jones first , Levi Harwood second , and myself third , here ?

      entered Mr . Hollest ' s room , while Samuel Harwood stood at the door with a screw-driver in his hand . Levi Harwood then said •« Lay still , my good woman , or else I will blow your brains out . " He was standing at the foot of the bed at this time , - Mrs . Holiest instantl y got from her bed , and Jonea being on her side of the bed , Levi Harwood at tha foot of the bed , and myself against Mr . Hollest ' s side of the bed , when Mrs . Holiest got out . of bed , Jones took hold of her-and thurst her up in the ; corner of the room on her own side of : the bed . Mr . Holiest jumped out of bed and went to taka hold of Levi Harwood , when he ( Levi Harwood ) immediately fired the pistol at Mr . Holiest , and I took the gold watch from off the stand in the room

      , and we all four then ran down stairs . We were in the room for about , irve minutes . Jones and Samuel Harwood then started for Guildford . After we had walked together across the common about five miles Levi Harwood and myself then parted from them , and we went to Kin gston together . There I left him to go to London , he having tha things with him that had been taken from Mr . Hollest ' s , and I returned ; to Guildford . We arranged on the Tuesday previous . to commit tha robbery . On the Frid > y evening Samuel Harwood and Levi Harwood went first , and myself and Jones met them on the top of the hill , about two milea from Frimley . It was then about nine o ' clock , and

      there the pistols were loaded By Levi Harwood . We all four went on to the canal bridge and there parted ; Levi Harwood and Jones went first , and myself and Samuel ' 'Harwood followed them .- ia about five minutes , and joined them on the green near Mr . Hollest ' s house . " . . „ ., When the confession had been read , Levi Harwood , in a half-stifled voice , exclaimed , " It ' s all false—what he ' s said is all false . "—The prisoner Smith inquired , " Am I to be locked up again , sir ?" The Chairman . —Yes certainly . The statement you have made is at present strong evidence againsfi yourself . . This reply appeared to take Smith by surprise . The Chairman then announced that the proceed * ings would be formall y adjourned until Saturday next .

      A Certified Ccre Of Scaofula Bi Hoixowas...

      A CERTIFIED CCRE OF ScaOFULA BI HoiXOWAS ' s OINTMENT and Pnxs .-The following certificate from Mr . T . Alcorn , of Jerry ' s Plain , New South Wales , was forwarded to Professor Holloway by Mr . Pinkney , chemist , of the same place . 'Jan . 1 , 1819—This is to certify , that my daughter , aged seven years , was afflicted with scrofula for three years , and that , after she had been attended by several respectable medical practitioners without success , I was induced to try HoUoway ' s Ointment and Pills , which remedies in about three months completely cured her , and she is now in the best ot health . This can be verified by numerous persons in this vicinity , where I hare resided for twenty-two years . ( Sigaed ) K . Alcorn . ' The panorama of Paris , which has been so attract tire at the Colosseum , is . about to be removed and replaced by another picture by Messrs . Hanson and Sons , which is now in a state of great for * wardness .

      The Koh-i-noor diamond , or Mountain a Light , will , it is said , be placed among the collection , of minerals at the Exhibition in Hyde-park , next year . A poor woman , residing near Newcastle-upon « T yne , was so much affected last week by the sudden appearance of her son , whom she had not seen foe some time , that she died instantly .

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      From The Gazette Of Friday, October 18. ...

      From the Gazette of Friday , October 18 . BANKRUPTS . William Piggott , of Great Eversden , Cambridge , general shopkeeper—Benjamin Tebbitt , of Ventnor , Southampton , draper—Jonas Clarke , of Sohani , Cambridgeshire , dealer in flour—William Ford , of Holborn , haberdasher—Charles Jones , of Llanfyllin , Montgomeryshire , grocer—James Fielding , of Manchester , provision dealer . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . David M'Grigor , of Aberdona Mains , farmer—Donald Maedougall , of Port Ellen , Islay , innkeeper—James Morrison , of Perth , grain dealer—James Clark , of Glasgow , raU « way furnishing contractor—James Black , of Glasgow , inspector of weights aud measures . From the Gazette of Tuesday . ' October 22 th .

      • BANKRUPTS . Edward Armytage , Clifton-bridge , near Halifax , and Come bridge , uear Huddersfiekl , cotton spiuner-Jobu Tngs , Henley-in-Arden , Warwickshire , surgeon—Frederick and George La Mark , VVater-lane , Tower-street , ship brokers—James M'Monnies , . Liverpool , corn merchant-James StevensTripp , Lombard-street chambers , Clement ' slane dealer in railway shares . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . J . W . neddenvick , Glasgow , distiller—II . Urie , Paisley , painter—J . Birnie , Dundee , manufacturer .

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      Corn. Mark-Iake, Wednesday, Oct. 23.—Our...

      CORN . Mark-iake , Wednesday , Oct . 23 . —Our supply of English wheat was short this morning , and tho stands were cleared by the millers at fully last Monday ' s prices . We hav ? again to report a good arrival ot foreign wheat , principaUy from the Baltic ; the sale was in retail and without anychange in price , though fino samples met with rather more inquiry . For the best flour there was a better demand . Fine malting barley sold in some instances dearer , but distilling and grinding samples , having a large arrival of foreign , went off slowl y at previous rates . Beans without alteration . Peas of all descriptions Is per qr . cheaper . During the past week we have been well supp lied wiW . oats , chiefly from Ri ga and Archahgel ; the holders were firm m their ; demands , and the sales made were attes t Monday ' s pnees . We continue to have fine weather 1 (* securing our crop of eloverseed

      . RiCHitoND ( Yokkshuo !) , October 19 .-We had a good supply of wheat this morning , but only thin of other grain , and all was cleared off .-Wheat sold from is Gd to 0 ' s - oats Is 8 d to Ss id ; barley 3 s 3 d to 3 s Cd ; beans Is oa w is 3 d per bushel .

      BREAD , The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are fr « f 6 id to 7 Jd ; of household ditto , 5 Jd to 6 Jd per wo *

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      DIED . , - , . „„ . On Wednesday last , Air . Charles Turner , of unw street , Somers Town , aged thirty-three years , ue « " m a long time Secretary to the Somers Town Brane » » . National Land Company . Ho was a highly intelligeiw honest man , aud has left a widow to lament his ' •^^

      Printed By William Ridek, Of No. 5, Macclesfiew^F ' ' In The Parish Of St. Anne, Westminster, At The R°? M

      Printed by WILLIAM RIDEK , of No . 5 , MacclesfieW ^ f ' ' in the parish of St . Anne , Westminster , at the r ° ? m

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      office , 16 , Great Winamm-street , « " }™«™ 5 '' irposS 08 ' of Westminster , fortheProprictor , FEARGUS 0 U »» at Esq . M . P ., and published by the said Wiluam Wobj . the Office , in th * same street . " J r rish . -Sauir October 3 Cth , 1850 .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 26, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_26101850/page/8/