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      The Executive Committee of m * * £ " jiokal Ghabtek Assocuhox met at the ^ e rr M ^ r ee ^ . ^ g Lee on Wednesday , the nsual niglit of meeting . Mr . Edward Mde 3 m fte chair . from

      C orrespondence was read Dorking , applying for cards , to form a locality in that town ; from New Radford , Nottingham , enclosing ten shillings for the funds ; from Leicester announcing a prosperous and increasing locality ; from Mr . John Knight , chairman of the late meeting of Manchester Chartists , forwarding postage stamps , and requesting a card of membership . A report was delivered from the Committee for effecting a union of

      the several Democratic Societies , from which , jt appears , the Committee have nearly comleied its labours , and that the Conference will re-assemble , at John-street , on Sunday afternoon , October 6 th . The Committee then adlourned until Wednesday evening , October 2 d . * Derby . —A district delegate meeting was held on Sunday last , at Swanwick , and the delegates from the following places were present Derby , Swanwick , Belper , Codnor-park ,

      Butierly , Alfreton , and Sutton in Ashfield . It was resolved to hold a camp meeting on Holbrook Moor , on the return of Mr . Ernest Jones from Scotland ; other business was brought before the meeting , which was postponed to the next delegate meeting to be held at Derby , to give an opportunity to Tutbnry , Greatly , Swadlincoate , Barrowash , and any other place that may think fit to send delegates , Mr . John Moss , secretary , boot and shoemaker , 81 , Parker-street , Derby .

      South Shields . —Mr . Ernest Jones visited this town on Monday , the 23 rd—Mr . Wakeman in the chair—and in Ms usual eloquent sty le delivered a soul-stirring address to a crowded meeting , in the Town Hall , strongly enforcing the necessity of a firm nnion of the working classes , for the attainment of their p olitical and social rights . The lecture was listened to with great attention , and was loudly applauded by the meeting ; a goodly number promised to take out cards at the Council meeting , on Monday evening next , at Mr . Dryden ' s School Room , Mill Dam , South Shields . After the lecture , Mr . W . Robinson ,

      shoemaker , in a neat speech , enforced upon the meeting not to he satisfied with merely cheering the lecturer , but to show their attachment to the principles advocated by Mr . Jones , by at once joining the Charter Association , and concluded by presenting to Mr . Jones the following address , which was seconded by Mr .

      John Bell : — " JUXDHESS TO E . C . JOXES , ESQ . "Respected and Honoured Sir , —It is with feelings of unbounded pleasure that we welcome you to this town , after the long imprisonment you have suffered , for no other crime than that of having advocated the rights and interests of the suffering and toiling millions of this unhappy land . You , honoured sr , having seen the serf-like condition of the wealth producers , had the manliness and courage to declare their wrongs , and for this , the tyrants cast you into the felon's dungeon ; but even then they could not chain your thought , nor stay the mighty torrent of democracy . Sir , we rejoice to think that even then you

      could hold communion with the spirits of the mighty dead—such as a Hetherington , a Hunt , a Marvel , and all who have suffered and died , struggling for the liberties of their fellow countrymen . Sir , we sympathise with you in all your trials . Go on , noble sir , in the cause in which yon have embarked , and may the day speedily arrive when your labours shall be consumated by the enactment of that document called the People ' s Charter ; for which you have so nobly laboured and suffered . Long may you live to enjoy the smiles of an affectionate wife and loving children ; and that your name may live in the hearts and affections of a grateful people , while those of your and our enemies will sink into ever lasting infamy , is the earnest prayer of yours ,

      " Signed on behalf of the South Shields National Charter Association , " WnjJAii KoBI 3 ^ soI ^ . ,, Mr . Jones briefly returned thanks for the kindness shown towards him ; a vote of thanks was then moved by Mr . Robinson , seconded b y Mr A . Morton , to the brave men of Messrs . Barclay and Perkins , for the punishment inflicted on the butcher Haynau . After a vote of thanks to the . chairman , the meeting broke up ,

      Bikstai . —On Wednesday , the 18 th inst ., Ernest Jones , Esq ., delivered an interesting lecture to a numerous meeting , held in the Hall Of Freedom , which was well filled on the occasion . The lecturer dwelt at considerable length on the decline of the working class in the scale of comfort , and showed clearly to every thinking mind that they were fast sinking , and becoming more and more , mere tools for the use of the other classes of society , who were living on their toil ; and that the only remedy for this state of things was the obtainment of political power . At the close of the lecture the following resolution was passed , amid the cheers of the meeting : — " That this meeting , viewing with abhorrence the efforts

      of despotism to repress the rising democracy of Europe , and believing that all men are hrethren , and that the cause of liberty is the same all over the world , hail with delight the conduct of the men in the employ of Messrs . Barclay and Perkins , in lashing Marshal Haynau—the dastardly woman flogger of Austria—through the streets of London , and thus reading a lesson to tyrants at home , and their kindred abroad . " After the meeting , between forty and fifty friends sat down to a good substantial supper , and when ample justice had been done to the good things , several Reformers' songs were sung . G-. Ramsay presided during the evening ; and the whole passed off to the entire satisfaction of the friends assembled .

      Somers Tows . —A discussion was held at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , on Sunday evening , on the respective lines of policy laid down by the National Charter Association , and the Charter League . Mr . T . M . Wheeler was in the chair . Thediscusfiion ( which mainly turned on the propriety of conciliating and acting in union with the middle classes ) , -was carried on with excellent temper , the speakers upon the side of the League , being Messrs . Allnnt , Nobbs , and Weeks ; on the side of the National Charter Association , Messrs . Lowry , Hornby , Brisck , Humphries , Thurston , Slowcombe , and

      Wheeler , The discussion was prolonged until a late hour , and though no vote was taken upon the subject , yet it is but just to say , that the whole of the audience , with the exception of the speakers upon the Bide of the League , agreed with the general polic y of the Old Association , and were of opinion , that the concoctors of the Charter League had not shown sufficient grounds of complaint , to warrant them in attempting to start a new , and , consequentl y , in many respects a hostile body . The speakers on the side of the League were heard in reply to each consecutive speaker on the opposite side , and must have felt gratified at the attention and forbearance displayed by their opponents .

      Norwich . — The following resolution was passed unanimously at a meeting held on Saturday , September 21 st : — "That this meeting views with disgust the idea circulated h y the public press , ( but which we cannot

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      believe ) , that government intends to prosecute thenbble-minded men of London , who evinced their abhorrence of brutality by the evidence they gave Haynau , of the general feeling of the English people , whose sympathy for the oppressed is only equalled by their detestation of the oppressor . " Hull . —On Friday evening , the 20 of September , an interesting and eloquent lecture

      was delivered by Mr . Chadwick , ( late state prisoner ) , on the present condition of the masses , and the means for their improvement , in which he produced a number of facts . Although it had been previously announced that Mr . Ernest Jones would lecture , yet Mr . Chadwick gave the greatest satisfaction , and was frequently applauded . A vote of thanks was given to Mr . Chadwick and the chairman , and the meeting concluded .

      Sunderland . —A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Arcade long room , on Tuesday evening—Mr . T . Lonie in the chair—to hear a lecture from Ernest Jones , Esq ., on the best means of permanently removing the poverty , crime , and destitution existing in this country . Mr . Jones moved a vote of thanks to the brave men in the employ of Messrs . Barclay and Co ., for their reception of Haynau , which was carried . Three hearty cheers were given for Mr . Jones , three for Barclay and Perkins ' s draymen , and three groans for Haynau , the Austrian butcher . The lecture gave the most unbounded satisfaction .

      Hamilton . —A meeting of the Chartist Association took place on last Monday evening , when it was agreed to , that Mr . G . Julian Harney be requested to visit this place when on his tour . At a previous meeting Ernest Jones , Barrister , was invited , and has consented to deliver a lecture on the 8 th of October . Sheffield . —A meeting of the council was held on Sunday evening , in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Queen-street , when Mr . Higginbottom was unanimously called tc the chair . After the secretary had settled

      the financial part of the proceedings , letters were read from Glasgow and Rotherham ; from the latter place wishing a district to he formed , comprising Sheffield , Rotherham , Doncaster , and Worsbro' Common . On the Motion of Messrs . Boyston and Whaley , it was resolved : — " That it would give us great pleasure to cooperate with our Rotherham friends . " On the motion of Mr . Cavill , and seconded by Mr . Hague , the secretary was instructed to correspond with Feargus O'Connor and Ernest Jones , Esqrs ., immediately . Thanks being voted to the chair , the meeting was adjourned to Sunday , September 29 th .

      Fixsbuky . —A meeting was held at the Old Dolphin , Old-street , on Sunday , September the 23 rd , Mr . Warden in the chair , when it was movedby Mr . John Blake , andseconded by Mr . Johnson : — " That in the opinion of this locality , for the better organization and government of the National Charter Association , we recommend the Executive committee to call , as soon as possible , a general Conference , and the members of this locality pledge themselves to subscribe One Pound towards the expenses of such Conference . Other business being done the meeting separated .

      Beightox . —At a meeting held at the Running Horse Lin , King-street , on Monday evening last—J . Nieass in the chair—the following motion was proposed by Mr . Farr , and seconded by Mr . Williams : — " That the thanks of this meeting are due to the men of Barclay and Perkins ' s brewery , forgiving to that inhuman butcher Haynau , a specimen of the feeling which the democrats of Great Britain entertain towards all tyrants , and notwithstanding the abuse of the Times and other advocates of the continental despots , the Bankside brewers and draymen will be ever remembered by the Chartists of Brighton with feelings of

      admiration and esteem . ^ wcastle-ox-Ttse . —The Chartists ot this town enjoyed a rare treat in hearing , on Sunday night , a most excellent address from Mr . E . Jones , who had been invited to visit these northern towns . The meeting was called for six o'clock , but several friends met at four o ' clock at Mr . Johnson ' s , Temperance-hotel , and took tea with the talented lecturer . On the removal of the cloth Mr . J . Watson was called to the chair , -when several short addresses were given , illustrative of the position of the Chartist cause in Newcastle , South Shields , and Sunderland , by friends present from those p laces , and an understanding arrived at of the utility of again attempting the organisation of the district as

      soon as possible . At the public meeting , which was held in the Lecture-room , Nelson-street , Mr . Jones had the pleasure to witness a full house , and a spirited reception , the cheering continuing for some time after his arrival on the platform . M . Jude was called upon to preside , who , having read the bill convening the meeting , introduced Mr . Jones amid the repeated cheers and plaudits of those assembled . Mr . Jones entered on the business of the evening by a close and well-digested view of the relative well-being of the working classes at the present time with times gone by , argumentatively and statistically ; proving that there was no evidenee of progress or improvement in the condition of the

      working classes . He then passed m review the different schemes propounded by the people ' s rulers , to better their condition ; showing that neither Free Trade , Protection , nor Emigration were calculated to achieve any real and lasting advantage for the people of this country , ridiculing the idea of improving our condition by sending the industrious bees away , and keeping the idle drones at home . Mr . Jones next dwelt upon the necessity of cultivating the waste land of the country , as being preferable to depending for support either on our colonies or elsewhere ; demonstrating , by reference to history , and various other sources , that two acres of land would keep a family , whilst the number of acres available in this country was eleven

      acres per family . The gentleman then reverted to the means necessary to bring about so desirable a change , and ably showed that nothing short of political power could achieve such results . The People ' s Charter was the remedy—the means to an end , and aU our efforts ought to be concentrated , in order to make that Charter the law of the land . The thing was practicable ; they had but to unite in one general association , ' and keep before the country their collective power . Their great influence , generally and universally expressed , would have its due weight in bringing about that change in public opinion , which necessarily ensures the desired results . The address , which was one continued chain of reason rivetted the attention of the

      audience ( interrupted only at intervals by outbursts of approbation , ) and seemed to make more than common impression upon them , was at its close cheered to the echo , amid which Mr . Jones resumed his seat . Mr . Jones having alluded to the brave fellows who " scotched , but not killed" Haynau , a resolution was moved by Mr . Rutherford , and seconded by Mr . Watson , approving of such treatment , and adopted with the most hearty good will . Three cheers were then given for the Charter ,

      when the vast assembly broke up , many having come from a great distance , especially some miners from West Crambington and Deleral , highly delighted with the excellent and talented address thev had heard . A great many Chartists accompanied Mr . Jones to his hotel , and again took tea with him , his arrangements obliging him to depart for South Shields next day . The evening was spent in recitations and in addresses relative to the federal association now forming in London , and expressive of the utility of such formation . Golden

      Metropolilas Delegate Council , 26 , - fewe . Barbican , Sunday , September 22 nd—Mr . StaUwood in the chair . The Democratic Press . — The several delegates delivered in their reports on this matter , and stated , that the following were duly appointed , by their several localities , to sell the Aorthem Star , Red Republican , Reynolds ' s Newspaper , and all ether democratic literature . The Soho locality : Mr . Robinson , of 9 , Tottenham-street , Tottenham-court-road , who will undertake to execute orders withm four miles of the localities place of meeting , Little Dean-street . The Emmet Brigade :

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      Mr . S . Murdin , of 4 A , Adam-street West . The Brunswick Hall ; Mr . Matthias , at Mr . Newton ? * , licensed victualler , Ratcliffe-cross . The City and Cripplegate : Mr . Martin , at 26 , Golden-lane , Barbican . The Crown and Anchor , . Waterloo Town , and East London : Mi-. Newby , 12 , Whitestreet , Bethnal-green-road , and Mr . Reynolds 3 < p , Edward-street , ditto . Finsbury and Somers Town : Mr . John J . Fussell , Bagnigge-wells-road , and Mrs . Hetherington , Judd-street , New-road . Wat Tyler Brigade , Greenwich : Mrs . Williams , 3 doors from theNorth Pole , Greenwich-road . Proposed supper to Ernest Jones and other Democrats , at the Pity Hall . — Mr . Blake reported , that the Emmet Brigade was

      willing to render all the assistance in its power . — Mr . Ferdinando said , his locality thought' a larger place desirable for the occasion . —Mr . Brisck said , the City Hall would accommodate two hundred to set down to . supper , and that Mr . E . Jones had promised them a visit . —Mr . Johnstonp thought it would be well to ascertain the cost ,. and through their several localities , the numbers likely to . attend . — Mr . Moring saidj it had already , been decided that the price should be one shilling and sixpence for a single ticket , and two shillings and sixpence a double ticket ; and , it was thought , the time would be the second week in October . The Bezer Fund . —Mr . W . A . Fletcher handed in four shillings and tenpence from the Soho locality . The delegates were requested to bring in any , sum their localities ihay have in hand for . this fund on Sunday nextj in order that it may finallyljlpse . Proaress of Chartism . —Mr . Jeffery reported ; , that him-i

      self arid Mr . Bligh , had made avrangejnents for a preliminary meeting in Croydon , ano / tuat ^ t | eXjjg pected , in a short time , to be enabled to -announce * a public meeting in the Theatre , Woolwich . JOn the motion of Messrs . W . A . Fletcher . and Jeffery , it was resolved : — " That the delegates inquire through their localities , if they have any , and what means , of establishing Chartist localities , in any of the following places , and report it at the next meeting—viz , Camden Town , Kentish Town , Hampstead , Bow , Stratlord , Camberwell , Brixton , Clapham , Wandsworth , Hoxton , Kensington , Hammerssmith , Chelsea , < fcc , & o . "— "That any Chartist friends living in any of the . above mentioned places , be requested to communicate with the council on the subject . " —The Council then adjourned until Sunday afternoon , September 29 th .

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      REVIVAL O F CHARTI S M . —MR . ERNEST JONES IN LEEDS . ( From the Leeds Times of September 21 st . ) On Thursday evening , Mr . Ernest Jones , who has come on a tour into the West Riding after his release from prison , attended a meeting in the front room of the Bazaar , Briggate , and was met by a large body of working men , holding the opinions enunciated in the People ' s Charter . Mr . Wm . Brook was called to the chair , and opened the proceedings by giving out a Chartist hymn , commencing thus : — " Great God , is this the patriot ' s doom , Shall they who dare defend the slavo Be hurled within the prison ' s gloom , To fit them for an early grave ?"

      The Chairman then addressed the meeting , calling upon the working men of Leeds to do thenduty in supporting a man who had suffered incarceration for the cause they all had at heart . ( Three cheers of welcome were given for Ernest Jones . ) Mr . Ernest Jones then came forward amidst a storm of applause , and addressed' the meeting at considerable length . He said that he proposed to dilate upon the political and social causes of the misery , disease , and crime in this country , and what he conceived to be the means of their removal . He

      contended that for the past fifty years the condition of this country had been a lamentable declension , and though there had been occasionally small gleams of prosperity , yet the people had invariably fallen down two steps of the ladder for every step they were enabled to make upwards . The working men of England were implored by their rulers not to organise or agitate , as free trade would ensure them continuous prosperity . But free trade was only a negative good : it only opened the gate for things to enter—a very different matter to bringing things across the gates when they , were opened . The present prosperity of English ; manufacturers arose from the stoppage of continental production ; but as soon as the despots had gained . the upper

      hand or liberty triumphed , " foreign competition would again press wages down and down to starvation -point . ( Applause . ) Now , then , when they were in a state of comparative prosperity , was the time for them to organise , and make preparations to avert , or at least meet , the coming ** rainy day . " Competition and cheapness were the great causes of the destitution and misery to the working classes . Shopkeepers , by the operation of competition , were in a continual race as to who should sell the cheapest ; and how was this to be done ? Neither of these shopkeepers would consent to less profit ; but they cut down the wages of the working men ; and the working classes , by this same principle of competition were daily exerting themselves to produce more

      for less wages ; and , by these means , competition acted and re-acted against the operative , who had gone lower and lower until he had arrived at an inconceivably miserable state . But this competition did not act upon the upper classes : the lawyers had not reduced their fees ; the parsons would not cure their souls for less ; the king would not govern them for less than he would fifty years ago . ( Applause . ) Mr . Jones then adduced a number of statistics to prove tho alleged declension of England , and the deteriorated condition of the working classes . He next turned to the decreasing duration of human life among the working and trading classes in England , and the increase of crime and pauperism ; and contrasted the miseries of the working

      classes with the reckless expenditure upon royalty and the scions of aristocracy . The remedies for all the people ' s miseries , as propounded by the statesmen and the governors of the day , were—free trade , protection , and emigration . Free trade , though true in principle , would not give permanent prosperity , because it was founded upon the assumption , that England would manufacture for all the world ; whereas all the civilised nations of the world were now manufacturing for themselves . It was quite out of the question to think that new markets could be found to keep England employed . Protection was a good thing—not the protection of landed proprietors and corn monopolists—but that protection which consisted in the working classes protecting

      themselves . ( Applause . ) Emigration was advocated upon the assumption that fewer mouths would want feeding ; but it was forgotten that the mouths carried with them the hands , aye , and the strongest hands of the country . If they were to have emigration , let them begin at the top , not at the bottom of the scale . Let the parsons and lawyers , and those above them emigrate ; but let us keep our men of muscle and sinew . What we wanted to see was emigration from the smoky town to the agricultural district . Land was the shield of nations—corn fields were the fortress of freedom . ( Applause . ) Properly cultivated , the soil of England was capable of supporting a much larger population than this country now possessed . If the soil of England

      were equally divided , eleven acres of good land would fall to the lot of every family in this country . So long as that were true—and he defied any one to gainsay it—the people must turn to the land as the means of their regeneration . He was prepared to recommend the division of the land into small allotments among' the people ; and attributed the evils at present afflicting the country in no small degree to the large holdings of land which had of late years become so general ; whereby the soil had not been made to yield anything like the crops which it was capable of producing , and these men of muscle and smew who should be employed in the healthful occupation of tho farm and the homestead were driven to the life-destroying , smoky , filthy

      towns . Political power must always precede social regeneration . Let them co-operate as soon as they pleased , and as soon as they were beginning to succeed , the monopolists would come down upon them with some law to nullify their best efforts . Virtue would bring them nothing . Be they as good as the angels in heaven , that would never gain political power or social regeneration . Large as was the revenue derived from the consumption of tobacco , and spirits , and malt , and anxious as he was to see the people abstain from all these things , he denied that by abstinence they could cripple the revenue ;

      for if tho revenue failed from these things , fresh taxes would be levied . ( Applause . ) What was the remedy for their present political and social degradation ? The People ' s Charter , ( Applause . ) That measure was attainable by the people whenever the people would stand forth in their might , and demand it . ( Applause . ) By manfully declaring their political opinions and uniting in their factories and workshops , demanding their political rights , or refusing longer to produce wealth for the idlers , they must succeed . Whatever the people willed , that would they have . The great battle of protection was coming on . Both Free Trader and Protectionist would come before the people and crave

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      their aid ; but the people must spurn them both , and rear up a great Charter party out of the wreck of Whig and Tory spoliators . ( Hear , hear . ) Other events were looming in the distance—reaction in the state of trade—reaction in France , and the downfall there of pretended Republicanism . The time was coming when a Garibaldi would reappear—when Kossuth would come from his exile . ( Loud and prolonged cheering . ) When these things came round ; when they were in destitution and pre pared to go a-head , what would they be able to answer him when he said to thorn— " On such a night , when you were in prosperity , I came , to Leeds—I urged you to Organise for your regeneration and the attainments of your rights , and did you organise ?" ¦ ( Applause . ) Let them forthwith organise , and so act as to be able on a future day to look back with pride and pleasure on this night .

      ( Vehement cheering . ) Mr . John Shaw , proposed a vote of thanks / to Mr . Ernest Jones for , his excellent address ,, and of sympathy ' with him ' in . his ' recent imprisonment . '' .. '' . Mr . Chadwick ( of Manchester ) ' se conded the motion ; it was carried' by acclamation ; and Mr . Jones' replied , urging tho working classes to' immediate action in the cause of the People ' s Charter . Mr . Beaumont proposed , in a few words , the following resolution : — " That the thanks of this meeting are ^ duo and are hereby ' giveh to the men employed by'Barclay and Perkins , for their noble conduct with respect to the tyrant and womanflogger—Haynau /' rjBr . J . Harris seconded the motion , and it was carried amidst loud cheering . r * -Ifc was then , announced that ; Mr . Jones would be Ihr ^ edsAgain . shortly . ' whenitwks intended ttf'have a public tea party in " his ' honour .. ' ( Applause . ) ' ; . A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings at a quarter before ten o ' clock .

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      DEMOCRACY IS MARYLEBONE AND PADDINGTON . . A public meeting , convened by the Emmet Brigade , was held in the Literary Institution , Carlislestreet , Portman-market , on Wednesday evening , September the 25 th . Mr . Hunniball , who was called to the chair , apologised for the absence of Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds , on account of the melancholy death of his eldest son , Mr . Stallwood , amidst the loudest applause , came forward and said , the resolution the committee had drawn up was worthy of the Emmet Brigade . It was as follows : — "Thatphilosoph y , the scriptures , arid common sense alike , proclaim the Land , and all appertaining thereto , to be the property of the whole people , but of which the conspiracy of kings , lords , priests , and profitmongers , had deprived them , and to the benefits of which they could

      only be restored through such a reform of the Legislature as should be based on the principles of the People ' s Charter . " ( Loud cheers . ) That resolution proclaimed great truths ; there certainly was a time when neither kings , lords , priests , or profitmongers existed . In that day of man ' s primeval equality , tho Land , and all belonging thereto , must , of necessity , have been the property of the whole people ; the scriptures verified this conclusion , for in the first chapter of Genesis , verses 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , they would find the earth and its fruits set forth as God ' s gift to man . ( Hear . ) This was further confirmed in the 24 th psalm ; but a race of priests , kings , aristocrats , and profitmongers had despoiled them of their inheritance . Now the three classes appeared united against the wealth producers , the result of which

      to them was but too well known ; and the last class appeared the worst of all , as witness the Moses , the Hyams , & c , with their eternal cry of cheap , grinding labour to the very dust . ( Cheers . ) He ( Mr . StaUwood ) thought the only remedy was . the People ' s Charter . ( Cheers . ) The speaker here entered into an exposition of the principles of the People ' s Charter , and said , it could not be supposed that lords , priests , or profitmongers could , or would ever represent the interest of the wealth producers ; and hence the necessity of having men of their own order in tho House of Commons . That they were not represented in the Legislature was proved by the treatment of the bakers appeal , by tho bringing in and passing a bill for the factory workers one

      Session and repealing it the next ; by tho treatment Mr . Slaney received when submitting questions for improving the condition of the labouring classes . It was their duty to rally round the National Charter Association , to discuss social rights ; and having gained the ^ barter , they might then look forward to Industrial Home Colonics , to an exchange for labour , to a proper paper currency , representing the real wealth of the nation , and to a national system of secular education ; these obtained , and not before , would they be in a position to exclaim , " AU hail Liberty , Equality , and Fraternity . " Ho had great pleasure in moving the resolution . ( Cheers . ) Mr . D . W . RuFFY , in seconding the motion , said , he knew there were those who denied that the

      people possessed any rights , especially a right to the fruits of the earth ; but the resolution very properly said , that " philosophy , the Scriptures , and common sense , " loudly proclaimed those rights . ( Hear , hear . ) For himself , he did not believe the people ever would be free while the land remained private property . ( A Voice : Alter the law , then . ) That was a most sensible observation ; and this meeting had been convened to ask assistance in that respect . ( Cheers . ) He knew how titles to land had been obtained , yet he was not one who would re-seize it by force , but would take legitimate means to that end , as he knew on the question of the land hung the salvation of the people . It was the source from which all wealth sprung .

      ( Loud cheers ) Mr . Ruffy here stated the number of landholders in 1770 , and the great reduction that had taken place in their ranks since that period , the misery that had overtaken the people in consequence or their having been drawn from agricultural pursuits , and p lacing women and children in factories . The Sheffield union had employed some paupers on the land , and thus proved that not only could they support themselves by spade labour , but could leave a surplus to aid others . This fact fully showed that the country might most pleasantly be relieved from the burden of poor rates . The People ' s Charter , ? by the resolution , was made the basis of the proposed reform , and properly so , too ; but it was essentially necessary that the people should

      discuss social rights , in order that Chartism , when obtained , should not be abused and perverted as Universal Suffrage had been in France , ( Cheers . ) Let this be done , and the Charter gained , and he had no doubt , in due time , the people would enjoy the fruits of the earth . ( Applause . ) Mr . S . M . K ydd rose , rapturously applauded , and said that the resolution moved and seconded by his friends StaUwood and Ruffy was a philosophical , philanthropic , and all-embracing one , and he knew nothing more monstrous than the system which kept those unenfranchised who produced all the wealth , aud paid all the taxes . That resolution included alike the peer and the peasant , in its enfranchising clause . It also embraces the labour

      question . During the discussion of the factory question he had to wait on a peerof the realm , with a deputation , and a lordship had asked for his ( Mr . Kydd's ) opinion . He replied , " The law did not recognise him , and , consequently he had , in the eye of the law , no opinion . His lordship said , "Oh you have . " To which he ( Mr : Kydd ) responded , " Yes , precisely tho same right to speak as a lion has to roar , when he is shut up in the cage , for such did he consider to be man ' s case without the suffrage . " ( Loud cheers . ) One of the speakers had observed , that the petjle would again soon be destitute . ( Hear , hear . ) He knew this was too true , and hence it was necessary that their movement should be an abiding one . Lot them be the steady

      advocates of right on all occasions , if they did not they would be the heirlooms of slaves to all posterity . ( Loud cheers . ) The labour question bore naturally and materially on the resolution before them , and it appears that the reversion from agriculture to manufacture had been a change from virtue to crime . They heard talk of prosperity , but it must not be looked for in the dwelling of the artisan , or in the cottage of the labourer , and that prosperity which gave twice the length of life to the rich as it gave to the poor , he declared to be the civilisation of hell , not of human society . ( Loud cheers . ) Talk of prosperity indeed , when ships were increasing to carry people from their shoreswhen the cost of keeping their poor had increased .

      Cobden and Bright ' s prosperity was that of stimulating labour ono day , in order that they might starve it the next ; there never would , there never could be prosperity , until the principle of human brotherhood was admitted . ( Loud cheers . ) He accepted , with all his heart , tho scripture maxim , " He who will not work neither shall he eat ; " but let this become a verity , not a sham . He remembered standing on that platform two years ago when the government sent their spies to entrap the people , ; but their efforts had been futile . Democracy still existed , possessed of more vitality . Feudalism was dead — Profitmongering and pickpocketism were fast going—and the reign of democracy must come . ( Immense cheering . ) Locke , Milton , and others had wrote for it , proclaiming man ' s equality

      Democracy Is Marylebone And Paddington. ...

      before God and the law . , Their modern leaders had suffered for it , endured persecution and prosecution in its cau ? e , and some had gone to death ; but although the waves of adversity might cause it to sway , come it must . "Philosophy , which , overleaping the boundaries of nations , surveys all mankind as ono common family , which has done so much , and still pursues intrepidly its illustrious enterprise . Error , and interest , and malice , and ambition may , impede , but shall never stay its course . The opposing wind frets the surface of the coming tide , but ; if moved from its foundations by a more powerful influence , it rolls securely forward to the shores of its destination . " ( Great cheering . ) : . j The resolution was put , and carried unanimously , amidst the loudest acclamation . Mr . John Petite moved the foUowins resolution

      — " That this meeting calls on its brethren to join the National Charter Association , of which tho following localities are established within the borough , viz ., the Emmet Brigade , at Rock Tavern , LtSSoh Qrove ; . the Marylebone , at the Princess Royal , Circus-street ; the Washington , at the King and Queen , Foley-street :- ^ and to establish localities in all such districts where none at presenVexist , as this meeting is convinced that ft . is . ; only by organisation and democratic association , that great political rights and social privileges " can be obtained . " Mr . ' John Aunotx seconded , and Mr . Elliot supported 'the resolution , which was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given , by acclamation , to the chairman and the meeting dispersed , evidently delighted with the proceedings of the eyening . isig-j , ^ , -.. ^ ¦ - . .-.. ¦;' :.. w ,-.-..- '¦¦ - ¦ ' ¦ ^

      To ;The Working Classes Of Leicester And...

      TO ; THE WORKING CLASSES OF LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE . Brothers , —From the long silence which has shrouded our movements many of you will have imagined the Chartist Association had ceased to have an existence , but we assure you such an assumption is contrary to fact ; although our ranks have been weakened and much thinned by desertion , our association has maintained its vitality . Firm in our belief that our principles are based on truth , and conscious that truth will ultimately prevail over persecution and falsehood , we have stood firm , and we now earnestly appeal to you to aid us in forwarding this cause of Political and Social Democracy .

      At a time when apparent prosperity seems to reign among you wo may be blamed for inviting you once more into the field of agitation ; but we warn you that this prosperity is only apparent and temporary , not real and lasting . The time will come , and that , perhaps , not long first , when the . cry of want of work and of the necessaries of existence will be heard on all sides , and the question will be asked , —What is to be done ? We entreat of you not to put off till the evil hour what may be better done now ; now , while you have full time for reflection , together with enlarged means to carry out your projects . Is it possible that the working men of these islands , boasting of their freedom and intelligence , can consent much longer to remain the " mere hewers of wood and drawers of water 1 "

      the producers of wealth for others to enjoy ? Working-men are you not acquainted with the fact that the real workers have two sets of paupers to maintain , —the idle aristocracy , the cormorants of Church and State on the one hand , and a large body of your own order on the other , who are compelled unwillingly to be idle through the prevailing false system ? Out of an estimated annual production of 020 millions , 500 millions , or thereabouts , finds its way into the pockets of the aristocratic idlers and capitalists , leaving the remaining 120 millions for tho working bees who have produced the whole ; and it will become even worse unless you bestir

      yourselves for your political , and through them , your social rights . What is to be done for the people must be done by the people ; and if you desire these rights , it is useless to expect them from the propertied classes ; you must put your shoulders to the wheel , work diligently and perseveringly , or you will never obtain them . We tell you plainly , that small reforms will not be of much benefit to you ; that no political measure , short of the " People ' s Charter , " will be effective for your purpose ; that is the only measure , in our opinion , that will ensure a full , fair , and free representation in the House of Commons .

      This is an appeal from working men to working men , and we trust it will not be made in vain ; bestir yourselves , —read , " reflect , and you will then discover the anomalies of your position . With idle land , idle capital , is it not monstrous that there should be so many idle labourers ? Pauperism increases with wealth ; great masses of misery and destitution surround splendid palaces . How is this ? Why should such a state of things exist ? They could not if you were to act unitedly and determinedly : your disunion is the great cause of your wretchedness . " The fault , dear brothers , lies not in our stars , But in ourselves , that we are underlings . " We call upon you to come forth and be workers in

      this great cause , the cause of truth and justice . We ask you to aid us in establishing a better social system . We contend earnestly and sincerely for tho natural and inalienable rights of man , —rights antecedent to all others—the right to the suffrage , direct and universal—the right of man to live , to labour , and to enjoy the fruits of his labour—rights which aristocracies , whether of . land or ' capital , have no right to withhold . The evils we contend against are tho monopoly of the people's soil , a false system of currency , and the ruinous system of competition which is crushing us down more and

      more—the idol before whom nearly all bow and pay homage—tho god Cheapness . Our means of operation will be the holding of public meetings and lectures when necessary ; the distribution of tracts , the forming a local Election and Registration Commitee , the establishment of adult and childrens ' schools , and also mutual instruction and improvement classes , and by endeavouring to promote union , brotherly love , and self-respect among our order . We do not pledge ourselves that all the plans we have enumerated will be carried out immediately , that can only be done so far as we receive support from you .

      We think wo have said sufficient to convince you that our intentions are honest , and that our views are broad and comprehensive , we therefore invite you to come and give us that support we think this great cause deserves at tho hands of working men ! We know we shall meet with opposition—for that we are prepared , and that will not affect us so much as your apathy and indifference . We have stated our viows boldly and broadly , with the knowledge that we shall be opposed , persecuted , and slandered ; but confident that the stand we have taken has truth and justice for its foundation , we bide the issue with a certainty of success . With truth on

      our side and reason and argument for our weapons , we know we shall prevail , " for whoever knew truth put to the worst in a free and open encounter ? " Rally round this , the true Working Man's Association . Working men of all grades , Chartists and Social Reformers , men of thought , men of intelligence , take your place in the struggle ; have faith in the glorious idea of universal Happiness , the great redemption of man in bondage ; be content no longer to hug your chains as wages ' slaves ; struggle with us to destroy this horrid system of proletarianism ; and let us place man in the position designed by his Creator—a happy , intelligent being—a glory to God and an ornament to his

      race . The men who address this to you arc humble men of your own order—men who feel the inj ' uries inflicted upon them by the false system they live under , and men who are sincere in their desire to establish a better state of things , We are not actuated by ambitious motives , nor through a love of popularity : we should only be too happy to give place to men of greater judgment and intelligence ; but at the same time , we can only resign our places to men honest and sincere in what they profess ; to all such we say—Come , be faithful to our great

      Principles , and show your devotion by your acts . o all working men wo say—Come , the most humble among you may be useful if he will only place his shoulder to the wheel . Come then , brothers , one and all , give us your assistance in placing this great movement of social democracy on a firm footing in this county ; do not let it be said b y future generations that we refused to aid in making the world belter than we found it . We are , brothers , Yours in the bonds of fraternity , The Local Council of the National Charter Association .

      A Vessel From Calcutta Has Brought Fifty...

      A Vessel from Calcutta has brought fifty hogsheads of brandy as a portion of her cargo . We have never known an importation of foreign spirits to this extent before from the East Indies . A Hint to Single Ladies . —The plain English politest address of a gentleman to a lady is , " I am now , dear madam , the humblest of your nevants—be so good as to allow me to be your lord and master .

      The-Roote - Op Mr. Ernest Jones. Ernest ...

      THE-ROOTE - OP MR . ERNEST JONES . Ernest Jones will be at Aberdeen , Saturday , September the 28 tn , " Dundee ; Monday , the ' SOtb . ' ¦¦ •? - - •• - •'• Kirkcald y ; Tuesday , October the 1 st . Edinburgh , Wednesday , ' the 2 nd . Falkirk , Thursday , the 3 rd , Tillicoultry , Friday , the 4 th . . "'' : ' Alexandria , Saturday , the 5 th . ' Paisley , Monday , the 7 th . - ' ; * Hamilton , Tuesday ; the 8 tb . Glasgq \ vy Wednesday , the 9 th . Kilmarnock , Friday , the 11 th . Eurther dates will be given next week ; I much regret that any misunderstanding should have arisen relative to my visit to Hull on Friday last . Mr . Candelet explained the circumstances to me , and my kind friends in Hull could not have sent a more competenfj representative ; but , while no charge of negi loot can attach to the committee , I trust it will also hold me guiltless of all blame . Ernest Jones . Berwick , September 25 th . .

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      Nottingham .—On Monday Evening Last A Me...

      Nottingham . —On Monday evening last a meeting convened by Bellman , was held in the Large Room at the Seven Slavs , which had been called for tha purpose of giving the notorious Messrs . Beattie , Bradshaw and Co ., of Minster Lovel , an opportunity of making known their grievances ; these gentlemen had arrived'a day or two previous , and had . been very industrious , in company with thfeir esteemed friend Jackson , late an allottee at Minster , ' but now again residing in Nottingham , attending small meetings in the public-houses in this town and neighbourhood . At the appointed time , Mr . John Wall was called to the chair , and stated that he hoped a fair hearing would be given to every person

      who might think proper to address them . The first speaker was Mr . Bradshaw , - whb ; . said , he came for the purpose of demanding that the men of Nottihgv bam should send a deputation to Minster , to settle / the difference between them and Mr . 0 ' Connor , and that that gentlemen should . be invited to meet them . —Mr . Sweet , addressing the ' ehairman , said l . Sir , I feel . very . much ' surpriseaithat Mr , Bradshaw should cbme liefe aV this time and make such a demand upon this branch ' of the Land Company ; it woul d have been far more reasonable for him and his friends to have met Mr . O'Connor in Nottingham , due notice having been given of the late visit of that gentleman to his constituents . —Mr . Beattie was the next speaker ; he complained that no renfc had been demanded of him—that he did not know

      what he had to pay—that no lease had been given to him—that when the bailiff came all the rent due ,, viz ,, £ 18 , was demanded instead of , £ 12—that they had been repeatedly promised such lease on payment of rent , but those who had paid had not received their leases ; and after a long and wearisome statement , which the members evidently were very tired of , he sat down . —Several questions were then put to Mr . Beattie : by various members , as to whether the persons whom he had named , had paid tha whole of the rent due before asking for the lease , and wishing to know his reason for refusing to pay

      the directors the rent ? To the first question lie would not give an answer ; to the second , that he would not be tenant-at-will to any man . — Mr . Sweet said , he wished to ascertain , if possible , through the chairman , what was Mr . Beattie ' s opinion about the capabilities of the soil , and whether it was possible for the allottesa to get a living and pay rent therefrom ? Many and various statements had been made , and he had heard Mr . Beattie himself , on a previous occasion , declare that his land had grown him carrots as long and as thick as his leg ; and , further , he had heard him also admit , that he had let three acres of his land for more

      money than his rent came to for four acres and a good house ; and yet he did not appear to be very desirous of being just to his brother shareholders , by whose means he and others had been placed upon the land , or , instead of quibbling and fencing about who were the parties to whom the rent should bo paid , he would at once have paid the money into the hands of the Directors of the Company , the only proper parties to receive it . Mr . Beattie did not attempt to unsay what he had formerly spoken . —At this stage-of the proceedings , a young man of the name of Place , a resident of New Radford , a joiner by trade , who had worked upon two or three of the estates , got upon his legs , and made the following statement : —That he knew the houses at

      Minster Lovel only cost £ 70 each in their erection , and that Mr , O'Connor had stated two or three various sums , until now he declared they had cost him £ 150 each , thus making to himself £ 80 upon each house , and bz-inging the Company several thousands pounds in his debt , when he was never worth four thousand pounds in his life . ( Cries of " Shame , shame . " )—Mr . Sweet said , he felt surprised that the chairman had not called Mr . Place to order ; his was an ex-parte statement , and ought not to have been made in the absence of the person accused ; no proof had been produced of the dishonesty of Mr . O'Connor , and he felt determined now to tell Mr . Place , that , in the first place , if he knew his statement to be true , he , himself , was a

      scoundrel in withholding the facts from his fellow shareholders ; and , secondly , that he was like al the redt of the assassins , who , when they could not bleed Mr . O'Connor any longer , turned round upon , him , and , coward-like , stabbed his character in his absence . —Tho whole meeting here rose up , and would have forcibly ejected Mr . Place from the room , but Mr . Sweet hoped that no violence would be committed , for that was what their enemies aimed at accomplishing . He had no doubt in his own mind but the friends of Messrs . Beattie and Co . had found the necessary materials for them to scamp about the country . —The chairman hereupon abdicated his seat , but , before doing so , Mr . Mott said , that . the question was , had the rules been abided by , and had Mr . O'Connor done as he had promised the allottees he would do ?—Mr , Hall

      answered by saying , that it was not in Mr . O'Connor ' s power to do what he had promised ,, seeing that the goverment , tho press , and a portion of the allottees , had used all their energies to prevent him . —In the midst of tho bustle , the Minster trio made their exit , when Mr . Sweet was called to the chair , and the following motion , moved by Mr . Wardley , and seconded by Mr . Oldknow , was carried unanimously : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the character of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., stands unimpeached , and that we put implicit confidence in his honour and integrity , and earnestly request him to enforce from the allottees on the various estates of the Company the rent now due , and if such allottees neglect , or refuse to pay the same , that they be , as soon as possible , ejected therefrom . "—A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings .

      Dlbden-Hill Harvest Home Festival. — On ...

      DlBDEN-HILL HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL . — On Monday , September 16 th , the residents on the Dihden-hill estate ( the property of Mr . Baum , ) near Chalfont St . Giles , Bucks , held their annual Harvest Home Festival . The bill of fare consisted of a dinner and tea . Having received an invitation to attend the same , we left O'Connorville ( where we reside , ) accompanied by several friends , to partake of the good things provided for tho occasion . We proceeded through Newland-park , a large track of land , which , we understand , is locked up in Chancery , and which would , if cultivated , be the means of giving a comfortable maintenance to many impoverished families . A short walk from this place brought us within sight of Chalfont St . Giles ,

      celebrated as the place where Milton wrote a portion of his Paradise Lost , where we could command a view of the Dibden-hill estate , which presented a lively and animated appearance ; flags , bearing appropriate inscriptions , were to be seen flying in all directions . Upon arriving at the estate we were mot by the occupants , who gave us a hearty welcome . After dinner ( which was composed of good old English faro , and which was served up in a manner that reflected the greatest credit upon the ladies , ) we retired , preceded by the band , to a vacant spot of ground , where many a rustic game , including the dance on tho sward , served to amuse and delight the guests . We then retired to a spacious room , where an excellent tea was in

      readiness . Ample justice having been done to tho meal , the tables were cleared , when Mr . "Wbitmore , a veteran democrat , was called to the chair , and , in an excellent speech , ably enforced the necessity of union and sobriety among tho working classes , aud peace and good will among nations . Several democratic sentiments were abl y spoken to , which to enumerate , would occupy too much space . The remainder of the evening ' s entertainments consisted of democratic songs , recitations , and dancing . A burlesque upon the Queen's speech was recited * bv a friend in a manner which called forth th . 0 repeated plaudits of the audience . The evening ' s entertainmont concluded with three cheers for Mr .

      O'Confn , ' n ™ ? , lan am ««> Charter ; three groans tor Haynau , the Austrian butcher ; and three cheers for Bare ay and Perkins ' s draymen . After a vote of thanks to tho chairman , the meeting separated at an earl y hour , highly gratified with the day s enjojment . Before we took ouMoave we did not forget to express a hope that a spirit of fraternal and brotherly feeling would , for the future , exist among the democrats of Dibden-mll and their friends at O'Connorville ; a hope which had their hearty concurrence . We then look our departure , convinced that the residents on ^ " > aenhili estate , although few in number , Will P' «* f ¦ valuable addition to the democracy ot Buckingham-Shl -r ? , ' H o , mEN has conferred the honour of Knighthood uptl ! jX £% , W , K ^ Acadenncian .. .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 28, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_28091850/page/1/