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      Grand Demonstrations Of Langa Inuee And ...

      GRAND _DEMONSTRATIONS OF _LANGA _INUEE AND Y 0 UK SU 1 RE CHARTISTS .

      _Sondav last may be considereil as the resurrection ( Jay of Chartism . Upon _' that day the Squires were Obliged to solicit the forbearance , and indulgence of the working people for their birds . The heather was literally alive—not with its usual tenants , but frith those who ongbt to be its cultivators . Man-Chester bad its demonstration—Leeds had its demonstration—and Bradford had its demonstration—all tending to one and the same purpose , aU having the

      same object in view—the advancement of the People ' s Charter , and to _ewear renewed , and if possible increased hostility to Whigs and Whiggery . As a matter of course , neither the hired watchmen , spying from their editorial cocklofts , nor the worKers « J the telegraph in the metropolis , mil yet conoeaeend to notice these monster-meetings . But those * who would rule in spite ot the P ° P _*?^ L „ Y „ _minu _" defiance of popular opinion , _. should _teang that the wild howl of Chartism _jmrfal _™ _& g faun its throne before , and ha *> _"fW rise Jo hunt ingittotaattombfrom which it is to rise no

      * „ . - : _¦* , ? r , p « raroi from the _Man-Wesljancom _^ n _^^ _theswrm _^^^^ _^ _WJSjS backbose of _l- _^ ANn _» TtheTpot apparently out of reach ot _S « f _ll a » ble _* gathering [ . However , _«? h _^ rrfhaselimbed many a hill , it did not turn H _ _"SErfSLUascended three miles of a steep . _SfW « hte and on the summit presented the _glo-KSS eofTHIRTY THOUSAND devoted _ifecjnies _^ adlof whom . mu « t hate travelled three miles ; and many of whom had travelled thirty , to renew the covenant with their fellow-men . The spot selected was a beautiful amphitheatre , from which the world below looked like a vast deserted rMn . At half-past two o'clock . Mr . O'Connor ,

      MrJones Dr . McDouall , and the _Mauagm- _? Committee irom Manchester , had reached the summit , and were "fondly and enthusiastically cheered . When Mr . O'Connor mounted the platform the air rang again with warm and / hearty plaudits . Old Ben Rushton , the Halifax -veteran , and one of whom Torkshire has ever reason to be proud , was _nnanimously called to the chair . There is something very attractive to the eye and to the ear oflabour , in this man ' s _per--sonaSdinhisToice . 3 e has stood all the trials , theetaanees , the risk and _responsibilities consequent upon fidelity to the Democratic principle ; and his unswerving honour , bis modest demeanour , and _indefatigable perseverance , have secured for him the _Tiniversal respect of his order . ...

      The Chairman made proclamation for silence , and , after having congratulated the meeting upon such a glorious demonstration , he told them that the squire lad made a request that in their passage across the mountain they would not disturb the rest of bis birds . ( Great laughter . ) Those gentlemen , thought but little ofthe rest of the tolling millions , as compared -with the rest of thoie birds that ministered to their -amusement . It would be -well for themselves and , ibr the country , if they thonght more of their duties _ariaiessofiheirspMts . ( Cheers . ) Bowever , as there weremany talented individuabitoaddressthem _. some of whom they had not heard as often as they could "wish , some of whom they had not heard recently , and some of Tfhom they had never heard , he would now

      open the _proceeding by calling upon Mr . Thomas Livesay of Rochdale , to propose the first resolution . Mr . Livesay , upon presenting himself , was loudly and deservedly cheered . Be said thathe stood before bis countrymen to test them once more upon those principles whieh were daily though silently making th _. ir way in the mind of all _dasses of this country . ( Cheers . ) Yes , he contended for it that all that was required to force » universal submission to the principles ofthe People's Charter , was to impress upon the minds ofthe other classes , who had no principles by such gatherings as the present that there wasa substance behind the shadow

      of Chartism . ( Loud cheers . ) He was there to tell the Prime Minister tbat he did not go far enough for theage , and that be for one was not going to Under an unqualified allegiance te a minister who could ' nt tell what his own principles were . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Englishmen liked to knowwhatthey are about , bnt little Lord John did not know what he was about himself . ( Cheers and laughter . ) He thought thatif theiropponents saw the meeting now _tefore him , that they wonld strike at once in hopelessness of mueh longer resisting the demand ofa very shrewd and . a very determined people . ( Cheers . ) He would now conclude by moving the following resolution : —

      Thatthe time is now come when lt is imperatively ne cessary that the people of these realms should be admitted to their just share of the representation in the Commons House of Parliament , and now that a rival agitation has ceased to exist , having achieved Us object , that of opening the markets of the world to the capitalist and speculator , itis now more than ever necessary that the working classes should have the power of legislating for their labour , so as to have that labour equally protected with the other classes of the community , therefore we resolve again to proclaim to the world , the principles of the Charter as the _OUlj jUSt fOUnd _^ on for just Government , and we are determined -never to cease agnation , nntil that document be the law of the Laud . The chairman called upon

      Thomis AJa ?« t . y _Wheeu-s , of the Executive , to second thc resolution , who was reeeived with the most unbounded applause . He asked where was the power at the command of fact to roll that torrent < Waihehill which had so nobly climbed to its summit as a proof ofthe deep root that Chartism had taken in the minds of the working classes . ( Cheers . ) He did not know tnat he ever witnessed such a glorious spectacle as then presented itself . lie felt assured that those who had predicted the fall of Chartism ¦ would bow admit its elevation when it ventured upon its onlv rest dav to the summit of the highest hill in the countrv to send its aspirations to the very heavens

      —( cheers ) . What wasit that we were struggling for ? Was it for other men ' s rights , other men ' s property , or other men ' s privileges . "No , it was for the restorat ion of those rights and privileges by which faction was enabled to usurp the labour of others to its owu especial advantage . ( Loud cheers . ) He rejoiced to see such a gathering at the present moment for the great moral effect that it must produce upon men ol all classes , and as he sincerely taought that the lirac Lad arrived for again proclaiming our principles to the world and for expressing our determination to see them realised , he had much pleasure in seconding the resolution . ( Loud cheers . ) The Chairman said that he wonld now introduce

      Erxest Joxes , Esq ., barrister-at-law , to make his maiden speech to his new allies . Mr . Jones upon I presenting himself was received with continued plaudits , and addressed the meeting , He congratulated the meeting on the imposing array of numbers in whieh they had mustered , they had chosen a holy dav , and thev could not have signalised it by a more holy deed , —for they were _a-ssenibled in defence of right , justice , and liberty , and well would it be , if bishops and pastors were to he found preaching on the hilltop iu honour of the God of peace , instead of expounding dogmas of the God oi war , m stately churches to listless hearers in well-cushioned pews . ( Cheer's 1 The speaker then proceeded to advert to the present state of parties , the position ot the and cautioned the meeting jgainst

      Chartist bod-- -, _- bem-led astray by the false promises of the Whig government . They shall not he continued deceive ™ a „ ajn __ those men who call themselves liberals , to ittin liberality . They may send their emigsaries about the country to mislead us . Ihey may bring their show-measures forward from their warehouse of political expediency ;—they may send their _parliamentarypsdlars to the constituencies , huxtecing their liberal measures : we will not buy their wares at the expense of our rights . They are slop-made articles ; —they will not stand the wear . and tear of these stirring times . ( Cheers . ) They have always a large _assortment on hand to meet an unexpected demand . Their flimsy garments will not suit our backs—they would soon leave us naked to the mercy of their

      * " liberal policy "—tbeir " sanatory reform , " " _edu-^ _ationalmeasures , " and"improvcdllaw of settlement " —words , that have no plain solution iu their political dictionary . I will tell you the meaning : * sanatory reform" means pulling down the houses of the poor , and _building up palace * for the rich in their place ; " sanatory reform " meaus giving one hundred thousand pounds for the ventilating of the Houses of Parliament ; " sanatory reform" means £ 70 , 000 expended ou the health of her Majesty ' s horses . ( Hear , hear . ] "Educational measures" means bribing the poor voter of his vote and trying to rob him of his honesty , by the very men who profess to watch over his education ; and an "improved law of settlement " ineans the Poor Law Bastile upon a large scale . Not one word about a reduction in thc hours of labour , —

      . an extension of the franchise , —abrogation of the ioorLaw , or the game law , or raking the weeds of corruption out of the altars of their church . ( llear . ) They have been standing still while we have been marching onward . If , before , tve were strong enough to wrest Reform from their sordid grasp , now we are strong enough to wrest the Charter . What -carried Reform ? Popular power . What rendered it . a , mockery ? Whig treachery ! Now , popular power can carry a greater reform , and this time Whig treachery shaU not rob us of its fruits . ( Cheers . ) . Aud why do they oppose us ? Do they really wish _< our good ? Do they really think the Charter would 1 be the death of us all ? What is it that we want ? j j Js it something so unreasonable ? It is mercv at the j

      J hands _af monopoly—justice at the hanas of power—; _sand our own at the hands of luxurious rapaeity . On -Twhat grounds , I iay , do they oppose us ? Theysay 'vwcarc too ignorant to enjoy the franchise ; we , _our-Bselvcs , do not _knotv what we want ; we arc no judges roof what would be good lor us . Does a man know _awhat he wants when he is starving ? and sees the rriricH rolling on riotous profusion ? He 11 tell you he mwantsfood-but then , they say that s all _lusfollyiitits the workhouse that he wants 3 Does a man know iwwkatlie wants when he is sinking with over-work , ihhatthe wealthy may enjoy their sumptuous indceeence _» He'll tell you he wants some hours of rest ; uuut then , they say that ' s idleness and crime ! It ' s ; thbe oaoit that he wants ! 7 " ces a man know what he

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      wants when he ' s ground to thednst by the accursed hand of _monopoly ? He'll shout , "Death to _™» poly that consigns me to the _WOrkhomand . tin gaol ! ' ' but then they say •/ Tha _^ » ll h _«^? _ra" « 1 poor ; man , he kno ws nofcMs own _»^" _^ " ° _* * _whnsfilikelv as the sufferer , to know wnere _tht _SKKSbani-m _<* M * _W-- «« J « _? t _^ _Sl poverty , to k owwb _* « medy should be applied ? ( Loudoneers . ) We «» too ignorant ? So _. . _gnorant , that with aU « beir wisdom , they can deceive us n . _longer . ( Cheers . ) Their second great objection is . that the Charter would give ns a preponderance oi power . And with whom , I would ask , ought , in _commonjustice . the preponderance of power to be t With thirty millions , or with one ? And now foi

      this greatest argument—Their cry of capital . Thei say it is monstrous and absurd , that a man , possess " - ing but a few shillings per week , should have a vote the same as a man possessing niillionssterling . Thai a common working man , should be able to balanct the vote ofa great capitalist , a mill owner , an East Indian director , a landed or funded proprietor , whose vote involves so many great interests . — Shall a common man have a vote of equal power with his—a common man , who knows nothing about the interests he may be about to sacrifice ? Let me tell him , if that common man , as they call him , the poor starving mechanic , were proportionally benefitted by the capital which hislaboiir ereates , —those TaBt treasure . ** , wrung from the sweat oi his

      brow , he would soon make it " his business to know something about those great interests . —( Hear . ) What ? are pounds sterling , or living souls , to be represented in onr house of Parliament ? What ? are the interests ofa man possessing a million pounds to be cared for a million times more ? This—this is what their argument involves . This , then , is their philanthropy ! Out upon them ! they have but legislated for their money-bags—we will legislate for our fellow-men . The interests they tried to promote , was the interest of their vested capital , —the interests we will further , shall be those of humanity all orer the world . ( Cheers . ) The means they took to further their interests , put bloodshed and violence at a premium . They can build Greenwich

      and Chelsea palaces for the men , who plough the sea , and handle the bayonet , but what havo they built for the men who ploughed the land and handle the loom !—Oh I they have built Poor-law Bastiles and Union-workhouses I To further thera , they have entrapped us into violence , and then punished the outbreak they were glad to see . Diced with our very hearts , and scored tbeir winnings by our degradation . They have treated our national petitiun with contempt , —the universal groan of England fonnd no echo in an English Parliament . They have turned out the only minister , who has carried a popular measure , turned him oat on the Coercion bill , —their tender hearts must have fired at the thought of coercing a people—yet they couid ask

      Lord Lincoln , Sidney Herbert , and Lord Dalhousie , to join their Cabinet , the very men who were prime movers of that very bill ! After all this—they dare to ask us for "another fair trial . " What ?—When Lord John Russell himself confessed to Duncombe . he was going to do again just what he had done be * fore ! Another fair trial ! What do they call our apprenticeship under Grey ? What do they call the ten years trial we gave them nnder Melbourne ? Another fair trial , when they confess they are going to govern on the same principle as before . No I We have one answer for them throughout the country : Away ! we will have none of you ! for you are but unprofitable servants . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Jones then adverted to the means for the attainment of

      the Charter , and the benefits it would confer , —and said in conclusion , I mnst not omit a word to our calumniators , to those , who say that we are mere physical force destructive * -, — that our path goes through strife and turbulence . It is false ' . and they know it . Our ways are ways of peace and order !—We can carry , and we will carry , our Charter through peaceable , legal , and constitutional , means . But , on the other hand , a word for those who bid us bend in passive obedience to whatever the hand of power might impose . Because we desire peace , we are not to neglect our self-defence . ( Loud cheers . ) The very laws allow us to punish the thief ,

      who breaks into our house—the thief , who takes our all . My friends , labour is our all , —and who steals our labour from us ?—The very laws allow us to strike the murderer who assails our life . My friends ! Who are murdered by thousands in the workhouse , and the factory , and the mill ? But , notwithstanding , let the world hear it , if they will but be honest and just , our enemies have no violence to fear . —Were we an army ofa million on this field to-day , our cry would be ¦• Down with monopoly all the world over ! " but , it is my pride to say , we would not infringe the right , or touch a hair on the head of onr greatest enemy . ( Continued cheering . )

      The Chairman put the resolution which was carried unanimously and with hearty cheering . The Chairman said that he would now introduce their old and faithful champion , that they always loved and always wished to hear . Mr . O'Connor , upon presenting himself , was prevented from proceeding for some time by continuous applause . He told them the reason why he And they were there , what their duty was , what their prospects were , and why they were more than ever called upon to resist the coalition of Whig finality , Irish place hunters , and newspaper venality . He took that opportunity of declaring war to the death against such an unholy trinity of legislation , and in defiance of all the unconstitutional appliances at the command of despotism , and iu defiance of the strained ordinary law , he repeated his determination to overthrow such a combination of incongruous elements . ( Loud Cheers . ) He had rallied Chartism more than

      once before upon the bill top , the mountain side , and in the valley , and he was prepared to rally * it again even if driven into the river . ( Loud Cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor continued to address thc meeting at considerable length , and then explained the reason why he had much pleasure in seeing Dr . M'Douall once more amongst them . ( Loud Cheere . ) Tbe difference between Dr . M'Douall and others who had left the ranks , wasjust thus—that whereas all others sought to qualify themselves ior some section of our opponents by the most rabid abuse of Chartism , Dr . M'Douall , during the whole time he had seceded from the movement , had never aimed a blow at our principles , or united with any section of our enemies , ( loud cheers and true , ) and I am sure thathe as well as myself must be gratified at the warm reception he has already received from the Chartists , who have received him back with open arms . Mr . O'Conuor then moved the second resolution as follows : and sat down in a tempest of applause . i

      Thai this meeting _viewe with delight tlie _pregrtss o the Chartist Co-operatire Land Societv , as propounded by Feargus O'Connor , Esq .., aad carried into operation so efficiently by the directors , as the only means of placing the _oecupants ia independence and happiness , and maintaining the price of labour ia the competitive market , and that we , the friends of labour , are determined never to relax until the said society is extended to its greatest possible limit . The Chairman next introduced Mr . William _Beesley , of Acerington , who said that he had much pleasure in seconding tbe resolution , and if any body asked him why he had again come out of his temporary retirement , his answer was , because thc base , brutal , and bloody Whigs were once more in power , and he' was registered , tlieir determined , their uncompromising foe . ( Loud Cheers ) -. The _Chaibman then introduced

      Dr . M'Douall , who was received with tremendous applause . He said that he could scarcely express his feelings at that moment , when he saw the old ship afloat again , and so well manned , lie could only make one passing observation upon his retirement from the cause , which , he trusted , would be received as tbe real motive for his temporary secession , and also as his reason _foi _< Mice more joining tlio Chartist ranks . He left the movement because lie found that if he remained in it there should be a squabble kept up between himself and others , who took a prominent part , which could only injure the general cause . ( Cheers . ) He left the movement rather than widen the breach between himself anil Mr . _O'Cmnor , which he knew would be one day

      healed—( cheers)—and for which he longed , because—and lie took that opportunity of confessing it—besides Laving the greatest confidence in- Mr . O'Connor as their leader , he had a personal friendship for him , wliich even their differences had never disturbed . ( Great cheering . ) It was nonsense to suppose that any other man in the kingdom , or any other man living , except Mr . O'Connor , could lead the _Ch-irtist party . ( Great cheering . ) The people would not have any other leader —( cheers)—and he ( Dr . M'D _. ) was now determined to go with him and them for tbe advancement and thc final _accomplishment of our principles . ( Loud cheering . ) Mr . O'Connor bad so much to say upon other subjects that I think lie

      forgot the resolution altogether . ( L-iughter . ) He was talking of the Charter and tiie Whigs , but the resolution is about the Laud —( hear , hear )—and he will give me leave to say , that uf all his movements , aud all the movements that have been made to advance the social and political condition of the people , I look upon the laud as the greatest . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Yes , my fricnds , ~ I have had an _oppovtu-Mi ty of examining tJris sinnJl farm . < _-v . _steii ) for myself ; and 1 tell you that 1 should like lo sec it national instead of partial . ( Cheere . ) It gives me great pleasure to meet my old friends once more , ami i _sluiil now sit dawn by giving my most hearty support to he resolution . i

      Thc Ciiairmax then put it to the Kicetimr , wh _.-n it was carried amid thunders uf applamc ; and after a well-deserved cu ! _oj _* ium _ii-ion ihe Chairman _bvMi-. O'Connor , _seconded by acclamation , and _can-iwl . ¦ _iniiil hearfy cheers , the thousands ol' _l-c-auiiimied Chartists descended the mountain , and reticed wuh new hopes to their several homes .

      MANCHESTER . The Manchester party did not arrive at its desti nation tiff after S o ' clock , when Mr . Jones was conveyed to the new Chartist Hall , whicbywas crammtd , and where for the first time he delighted a Manches-

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      ter audience withhis eloquence . ' ¦ -This young gentleraanhas had an opportunity that isseldom presented to others of his class upon entering public life , and we may ray without even the semblance of flattery—that bis reception , though cordial—was not more than hhi talent , his zeal , and his eloquence entitle him to . Mr . Jones promises well . His eloauence is of tho very highest order , while his mind appears to be _stored with an amount of diversified knowledge _, valuable to the possessor and capable of being turned to good public aeeount . We are glad to learn that the thousands who have had an opportunity of hearing our legal recruit , have expressed themselves perfectly _satisfied and hi ghly delighted with his enlistment , while the whole Convention has had an opportunity et judging of his temper and courage . Mr . Jones cook no part whatever in the noisy _equabble and

      disgraceful wrangle created by Mr . Cooper , until he saw the impossibility of curbing or even checking that man ' s madness , when he manfully moved his expulsion , which was carried unanimously . We regret to be obliged to state that one , and only one , unpleasantness occurred to mar tbe happiness of the jjreat day . Mr . Livesey , who is a remarkable stout man , had ridden his celebrated race-horse " Bando" to the top of the mountain , but , on descending , Bando came down , and pitched Mr . Livesey upon hig shoulder , from which he appeared to suffer a great deal of pain , as well as from his hands , which were very much bruised and cut . We trust , however , that some friends will have the goodness to communicate the state of Mr . Livesey ' shealth to ns . while _wesincerely hope that he has not suffered severely from his accident .

      BRADFORD . Chartism had a great day in Bradford on Monday last , and , notwithstanding , some dissensions that have existed for a long time in our ranks iu that town , the threatening position of "Whiggery appears to have operated as a union wand . As soon as Mr . O'Connor bad announced his intention to attend a tea party at Bradford , suitable arrangements were made for having it upon an extensive scale , and truly they did not fail . . "When the train , by which Mr . O'Connor and the Executive arrived , bad reached the Bradford terminus , the station was surrounded by one dense mass of working men . There were two bands in readiness , and a large procession

      was ready to receive the leader of Chartism . The day was fine and there was joy in every countenance . The bands , for there were more than one , played lively airs , while the multitude proceeded through the town with a kind of triumphant step , a step in defiance of Whiggery ; and so large was the concourse , that although no arrangement of the kind was made , Mr . O'Connor addressed them in the space opposite the Temperance Hall , at considerable length . The Tea party * was admirably arranged , and every one appeared satisfied with the eating and drinking department . After the tea party was over , Mr . M'Grath was appointed to act as Chairman , and introduced

      Mr . O'Connor , amid the cheers of the meeting That gentleman spoke at considerable length , and by the time he had concluded , Mr . Clark , who had been addressing the meeting at the Oddfellows' Hall , arrived , and also spoke at great length ; and thus we had , at Bradford , on one and the same day , a town-full of Chartists , an Oddfellows Hall full of Chartists , and the Temperance Hall full of Chartists ; a pretty good proof that the very indifferent sanatory arrangements of the government had not yet stifled Chartism . We verily believe that this said Chartism has as many lives as a cat . Upon the whole , the people of Bradford have expressed themselves highly delighted with the day ' s entertainment , and like the rest of Lancashire and Torkshire bave been once more roused lo action by the cry of down with the Whigs , who coerced Ireland ; starved England ; murdered , transported , persecuted , prosecuted and insulted every friend to the working classes .

      HUDDERSFIELD . REVIVAL OF CHARTISM . On Tue-day last the people of Huddersfield had a great treat . For many weeks , indeed we might say for months , some ofthe injured innocents who have been ruined by their connection with Mr . O'Connor and thc Star , have made Huddersfield their headquarters , aud have even invited some of their friends from Manchester and elsewhere , for thc purpose of strengthening their ranks . Perhaps it is not too much to say , that of all thc low ; ofall the mean , of all the rascally attempts at misch ' ef , that recently made at Huddersfield , with some support from Leeds _, an application for a little from Manchester , and a

      sprinkling of _newsvenderiwn from London , far exceeds all attempts yet made . But it burst rather too soon for the convenience of the principal conspirator , who relies more upon the credulity and _gullibility ofa few dupes , than even upon his own good opinion of himself , although not bounded by very narrow limits . While in the north , Mr . O'Connor ' s friends have been enabled to put him in possession of a few documents , and of not a few conversations . He gave three weeks' notice to the injured innocents who panted for an opportunity to meet him in public and expose him , but when he appeared in Iluddersfield , on Tuesday last , and made proclamation three times over for his accusers , they showed their

      discretion in tlieir absence . Mr . O'Connor ' s speech , whichj lasted nearly two hours , was rapturously applauded throughout ; and the result ot the malignity of his _maligners is the subjoined Address froni tho Men of Huddersfield , who have known him for eleven years _. The Address of the Inhabitants of thc Borough of Huddersfield in Public Meeting assembled in the Philosophical Hall , August the 4 th , 1846 .

      TO FEARGUS O ' CONNOR , ESQ . Sir , —Assembled once more to bid you welcome to Huddersfield , permit us to express our gratitude for your long and continued exertions in defence and support of the principles of equal rights and equal laws—for the rights of labour—the emancipation of thc sons and daughters of toll—from middle classgrinding—aristocratic thraldom—and regal despotism . Sin . —We accord our hearty concurrence in your opposition to thc New Poor _Law- _^ to the Malthusian Free Trade schemes—the Whig Policy locally—generally—and especially to their Jesuistical . _thimblerigging as a governing power . - We concur in your endeavour to emancipate the white slaves from the mills aa well as the women being emancipated from the mines . Wc are ready to aid you in the total abolition of slavery under every colour and in every clime .

      Sir , —With a vivid recollection of yonr groatyour manifold—your steadlaRt—your lomi-continued services under constraint—sacrifices—physically and pecuniary—of the ardent [ and uniform exercise of your great talents and your transcendent oratory in " the advocacy of our rights under every circumstance , we hail you as the leader in whom our confidence is centered . We hail you as a leader pre-eminently calculated to conduct us in the wisest course to the speedy consummation of the establishment of the Charter aud the settlement of the people upon the land , Wishing you long life , health , and happiness , Wc remain , Sir , Your devoted admirers , Signed on behalf of the meeting , Wili . uh Cui ? P .

      Chairman . Iluddersfield Aug . 4 , 1 S 4 G . The spacious platform , body and gallery of the Philosophical Hall was crowded in every corner , and Mr . O'Connor refused to receive the above address until lie had first delivered his sentiments and tested the courage and veracity of liis accusers . He suid that in these days of political change , whew inconsistency is the best qualification for a public man , tbat he thought it better that the meeting should withhold the address until it had an opportunity ol discovering whether lie had qualified himself for their confidence by inconsistency . He then entered into a splendid illustration of the inevitable effect of the principle of Free Trade being carried out by a Malthusian Government , he mowed down thi ranks of Whiggery witliout mercy or remorse , and there was no small sprinkling of the fraternity

      present . He then entered upon the land plan and it _> advantages , and successfully combated , not only tin Dewsbury sophistries , but the _er-otehols of tbo _ignorant who found fault with ihe system that they _dhnot and could not understand . Mr . O'Connor put this one _qucsti'in to the audience : — " Is it good ano desirable , or is it bad and injurious , that tlie labouring : classes should be possessed of land ? " ( _Ohefir _.-and goad . ) If so , then how does it happen that th < _- only man who has ever made the experiment since the commencement of the world , should be abused for the attempt ? ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor would ask another question * . — " Did they ever hear of any _j-cntlcmnn who attempted . to serve the labouring ciasses , ocapiim absse V " Or did they ever hear ol a mnn who robbed them denied his fair _sliaie ol praise ? "' ( Cheers . ) After Mr . O'Connor had concluded , amidst most rapturous applause ,

      Ah :. ArUitATii uns _introduced for tbe first time te a {' fiidiicrf field audience , lie made innnsk splonid speech and some of the passages told with tremendous eftect . lie said thai wo were denounced i ' ii- trying to buy baek-uur own , while thnsc who _professed to rule us . boast that their possession of liie s ) il is bused _iinoii the light , of conquest . Hi ' , ashed whether the despots id ' Austria , Russia and Prussia , had a better title tu the fair plains of Polnnd . than the Chartists had to the land they had purchased with the pence abstracted lrom their moans of comfort ? lie gave some beautiful _illustrations of the 7 alue ofthe Laiid , as _gatlieied from the lerturesfcl Air . Silk BuckiiiglMii ! upon the condition ofthe inhabitants of six ofthe Northern States of Aimrica , and showed that Mr . Buckingham had traced their

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      superiority over the English and other workingclasses from the fact that they laboured on the land for themselves . Mr . M'Grath then entered into a full exposition of the merits ofthe land plan and the capabilities of the soil . After which he criticised the pretensions of tho several political parties ir the state with great force and eloquence ; and after » 8 P eech of considerable length , it was with great difficulty his audience would allow him to conolude . He was received with _contintedcries of "Goon , go on . " He retired , however , amid tremendous applause , when

      Mr . Thomas Curk of the Executive was introduced . He spoke with great fluency , and withmnch force . In reply to those who were taught to doubt the possibility ofa man and his family being supported on two acres ofground he recommended them not to travel foreign countries , but to look at home for proof of the fact-rat Holmnrth , only a few miles from Huddersfield , he had visited a man whft had about an acre of ground , and he believed that man was then upon the platform , and there wag more ¦ than £ 120 worth of produce upon that acre . He had visited similar quantities indifferent parts , and he had been led , not driven , to the conclusion , 'tliat there was no hope of salvation for the working classes except in the possession of the land . —We regret exceedingly that it is not in our power , in consequence ofthe length of Convention business , to give a more detailed report of the very interesting proceedings ofthe Huddersfield meeting . Suffice it

      to say , that there never was a meeting that gave more unbounded satisfaction , and that at half . past II o ' clock the meeting was as solicitous that Mr . Clark should continue his address , as if it was but sunset on a cold winter ' s evening . The place was broiling * and yet not an individual gave way ; and since the meeting , those who were before strangers to Messrs . M'Grath and Clark , have expressed their entire approval of the country ' s choice . At the conclusion of the meeting , the old spirits flocked to ihe platform , cordially shook hands , and expressed their determination to set the old ship afloat once more , with a more faithful and disciplined crew . Messrs . O'Connor , M'Grath , and Clark retired to the house of Mr . Pitkeithlv after the meeting was over , and were most hospitably and _welcomely entertained by one of thote Chartists whom the griping cupidity and plunder ofthe patriots of 1839 , had almost driven from the ranks .

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      Leeds. The Chartist Council, Desirous Of...

      LEEDS . The Chartist Council , desirous of availing themselves of the opportunity afforded by the meeting of the Convention , of holding public meetings in furtherance of the Democratic cause , issued a placard calling a public Meeting to be held in the Vicar's Croft , on Sunday , August 2 nd . The bills convening the meeting were several days issued when , on Saturday last , our Whig Mayor issued his mandate to the Chief Constable to prevent the meeting , and bills to that effect were posted through the town . On the appearance of the prohibition , some members of the Chartist Council waited upon the Mayor to remonstrate with him upon his illiberal conduct , but they found hira _immoveably resolved upon the prevention of the _meeting . "Under these circumstances , the Council issued another bill , announcing that the prohibited meeting would be held on Richmond Hill , at two o ' clock on Sunday afternoon . At the hour

      appointed , a numerous meeting assembled , when Mr . William Brook , member of the Town Council , waa unanimously _appointed to preside . He commenced an excellent speech by severe , but well merited animadversions upon the conduct of the Mayor in forbidding the meeting . Judging from the hearing of the meeting towards Mr . Brooks , be seems to possess In a high degree the confidence and respect of his fellow towns-men . The meeting was subsequently addressed by Messrs . Tattersall , M'Grath , and Clark , in speeches , to every sentiment of which the mind of the audience responded . The all pervading sentiment of the meeting seemed to be inextinguishable hatred of Whiggery , and a firm resolve upon continuous exertion till the reins of power are snatched from the hands of the treacherous party now in possession oi them . The Chairman having announced that a public meeting would be held in the Croft on Monday evening , a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to him , when the meeting separated .

      CARLTON . A Mr . Orange has been at this place for the purposeof lecturing on what he called " TheLand Savings' Bank . " During his address , he told the audience that this bank was established for the express purpose of elevating the working classes . Of this , the following is an illustration : —* ' A man can enter his name as a sixpence a week subscriber for an Eighty Pounds share ; that is , he would have to pay twenty pounds in , and then he can draw out tlie said twenty pounds together with the loan of sixty pounds , ( for which he will have to pay fiva per cent _, per annum , although he will receive _^ ut four per cent , for his twenty pounds , ) making eighty pounds to purchase himself a house or a plot of land . N _& w , suppose a member subscribes sixpence per week , it would take him fifteen _yeara , four months and fourteen days , then it would take nine years and six months in paying back the sixty pounds lent to

      him , ( according to the rules ' of the institution , ) making altogether twenty-four yearg , ten months and fourteen days . Think of that for an example to set the people ?" The opinion here is that Mr . Orange is sent out by the Whigs to bid for popularity for the next general election , but will they gain it f No , they hare lost the confidence of the people for ever . At tbe end of his ( Mr . O ' s ) lecture , he inquired whether any one wished to ask any question ; if so , he would gladly answer them . This caused a somewhat strong debate , although there were but three or four Chartists present , the Whig clique got such a beating as they never had in their lives . In conclusion , Mr . Orange declared he would never more attempt to answer any question respecting either Feargus O'Connor or his movement .

      SOUTH LONDON CHARTIST HALL , Last Sunday evening , a meeting ofthe Committee of the Veteran Patriots , and Exiles' Widows and Children ' s Funds , took place at tho South London Chartist Hall , when Mr . Thomas Clark was unanimously elected General Secretary , iii ' the room ol Mr . Thomas Cooper resigned ; several gentlemen were then added to the Committee , who agreedto the propriety of assembling together as early as _possible . . ,. ; In accordance with the notice in tbe Star , several

      of thc Committee also attended a meeting at _Turnagain-lnne ; Mr . Skelton _, jun ., was present with the books , & c , the whole of the evening , but unfortunately such was the multiplicity of business which the members of the City locality had to _transact-as to preclude the possibility of entering into the affairs ofthe Veterans , & c , it was theretore resolved that the Committee meet at seven o ' clock on Sunday evening , August Oth , in thc Hall , Turnagain-lane , when the co-operation of all truehearted men is anticipated .

      CITY-HALL , TURNACAIN LANE . The following resolutions were passed at a meeting ofthe City Chartists , held at the Hall , Turnagainlane , Sunday , 2 nd August , Mr . _Furzon ; in the Chair . Mr . Tucker moved , nnd Mr . Overton seconded—That the minutes of the last meeting be confirmed . Mr . Antill moved , Tiiat tlie minutes be rescinded , which was seconded by Mr . Slater , Amendment carried . Mr . Tucker elected Secretary . Mr . Knight elected Treasurer . Mr . Cover moved tho following resolution—That a vote of censure be passed on Mr . Dunn , for tlio clandestine manner in which he obtained ihe funds of this locality from the Treasurer . Mr . Antill moved an amendment— -That . "Mr . Dunn bo expelled tlie locality ; which was seconded by Mr . Tucker , and carried .

      Mr , Tucker moved—That Mr , Thomas Cooper , the Chartist , be expelled from this locality . Mr . Mllle seconded it : after _bciiifc most ably supported by Mr . Dennis . Dcvaine , and several others , it Was carried by n majority of nearly six to one . Mr . Slater mo \ td ( whieh was seconded ) That the Secr <* tnrj- do send notice of tiiis night ' s _pi'oceedlnj ! R to tilt ! N or hern Star , for _insertion—likeivise , Tl . at the Secretary Bcnd an account to the Convention at Leeds—carried . The meeting then adjourned until Sunday evening , the Dili of August . Geoiioe _Ili-Niiy _Tdckeh , Secretary ,

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      [' he demand upon our space this _ux-ik lias compelled us to reject , or rather to postpone , the iusei'iion of much original matter , and has also prevented us from _adveriiiu * to many subjects now interesting to the labouring classes of this country . We merely ask tliercader to peruse the proceedings of the Convention and the several public _uniiithflSB that havo tnkim place during the past week , as the index to the present national thought . As if by common consent the working classes have laid aside their eveiy _dilliireuce , and joined , almost to u man , in the resolution to complete the overthrow of _Whiugery .

      A / I * . l / ltoyK . s , 50 , Wigmore-street . —Tho subject on which jou have exercised youi- poetical talent is timely , and docs honour to your _fvelines ; but not huving been nursed in the lap of thc Muses , wc shall keep your dl ' it &' ou for the _inspection of our Editors , . _. who are at present in the country . It will _kee-, i a week —the suhjuct will shortly ho _foiced upon head-quarters , to ihe ten or of ihe monsters _nho seem to glory in the inhuman system , J . AiiNorr . —Tha _Knlancc Sheet shall he given in our next . Tliciri'orin the "Song" was not observed until too late to rectify it . Insiuad oi

      " " Let all be mirth r . ivl holiday On this our holiday , " the lines should rend : — " Let all be inirtl ) and harmony On this our bol'duy , '' - '

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      RECEIPTS OF . THS CHARTIST CO-OPERATITJG ; . ' _,,: ' _.--,. r ; IAND SOCIETY . ; '' . ' FEB , UR . O'CONNOR . .. ¦ ¦ . _' . SECTION No . 1 . , 0 HABM , £ a . < 3 Totness , per . W . M . Tanner ,. » » 1 1 <" J . Corby , Northampton .. .. ,, 4 10 Plymouth , per E . Robertson .. „ 8 7 0 Bolton , per E . Hodgkinson .. .. .. 3 5 6 Torquay .. .. 7 0 fi Halifax , per C . "W . Smith .. .. .. 0 16 0 _Artiehoke-inn locality , Brighton , per J Giles ., 2 10 0 Keighley , per J . Vicars .. „ .. ., 800 Armley .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Bradford , per J . Alderson .. .. .. 5 o Ashton-under-Lyile , pel ? E . _HoblSOn .. . , » 8 U 0 Paisley , per J . Lithgow .. „ ¦¦ 2 0 0 Kidderminster , per G . Holloway .. .. 3 0 0 Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. .. 2 6 3 Huddersfield , per J . Stead .. ., „ 4 116 _ £ 49 _ 2 SECTION No . 2 . _BHABBS , Newport , per J . Williams .. .. „ l l 0 Totness , per "W If . Tanner .. .. .. 0 12 3 Derry , per J . Cameron .. _.. .. .. 1 19 0 _stockton-upon-Tees , per T . Potter . ¦ .. 4 6 o Bolton , per E . Hodgkinson » . « l o o Halifax , p _* r C . W . Smith .. .. _- « 3 7 0 Artichoke-inn Locality , Brighton , per J . Giles .. 0 13 I Northampton , per W . JSunday .. .. ... 5 0 0 Lancaster , per J . Harrison .. .. .. a 0 U Norwich , per S . Bagshaw .. .. i . 3 5 0 Keighley , per J . Vicars .. .. .. .. _2 ' 0 8 Bradford , per J . Alderson .. .. .. 5 0 0 _Ashton . under . Lyne _, per E . Hobson .. .. 4 17 10 Leicester , perZ ; Astill . .. . « .. 110 „ Newton Abbot , per J . B . Crews .. .. 15 O 0 Manchester , per J . Murray .. •• * 3 . J | William Banton Lynn ti , .. .. 13 0 £ 57 17 1 NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . PEB MB , O ' CONNOR , JOB , CONVENTION . Tunbridge , per W . IT . Lawner .. .. .. O 10 0 From the Huddersfield meeting ,. .. 15 8 Crayford , per 3 . Donald .. .. .. 0 9 8 Dewsbury . .. .. _.. .. .. 0 12 6 Rochdale , per E . Mitchell .. .. ., 107 Stockport , per W . Mitchell .. .. .. 0 10 0 Carlisle , per J . Lowry .. .. .. .. 9 15 0 FOR EXECUTIVE , James Town , "Wrexham .. .. .. 0 0 6 N . B . In consequence of the absence of Hr . "Wheeler from London , the several sums of money reeeived at the office for various _jmrpoBes cannot be announced till his return next week , when all communications reeeived during his absence , will be duly attended to .

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      THE GHAM 1 ST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members , and transacting other business connected therewith are held every week on the following days and places ;—

      SUNDAY . EVKNING . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriars-road : at half-past six o'clock . —City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane s at six o'clock . —• Westminster ; atthe Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane- at half-past seven . —Somert Town : at Mr . Duddrege _' s Bricklayers' Arnifli Tonbridge-street . New-road , at half-past seven— 7 / ouier Hamlets : at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o ' clock precisely . —Emmett ' s Brigade :. at the Rock Tavern , Lisson-grove , at eight o ' clock precisely . —Marylebone : at the Coach Painters' Arms , _Oireufi-sti Get , at half _, past seven . Gray's Inn Road , Mason ' s Arms , Britannia-street .- — Hammersmith : at No . 2 , Little Valeplace , at ten in the forenoon . —Newcastle-upon-Tyne : at the house of Martin Jude , Sua Inn , Side , from seven till nine . —Leicester : at 87 , Church-gate , at six— Bradford .- Woolcombers * Amqb Inn , Hopestreet , at five .

      _UOHdJLY EVEMN 6 . . Rochester : at the Victory Inn , at half-past seven . —Cambcrwell : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth at eight o ' clock precisely ; - . — Kensington : at eight o ' clock , at the Duke of Sussex . —Limehouse : atthe Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker ' s Fields , at eight o ' clock . —Chelsea : at the Temperance Coffee House , Exeter street , Sloane-street , at eight o ' clock . — Leicester : at No . 17 , Archdeden-lane , at seven o ' clock . — Chepstow : at the Temperance Hotel , Bank Avenue , at eight o ' clock . —Armley : at the

      house of Mr . William Oates _, boot and shoemaker , Armley Town-gate , at eight o'clock . —Liverpool _: at eight o ' clock , at Mr . FarreN _' s Temperance Hotel , 4 , _Cazneau-street . —Belper : at the house of George Wigley , the Dusty Miller , Field-head , from seven till nine . —Bristol : at No . 1 G , Horse-fair , at eight o'clock in tbe evening . _—Darlington : at John Moss's , No . 24 , Union-street , at half-past seven . —Chorley Wood , Common : at Mr . Barbor ' s at seven o clock . — Rkhnansivorth : at the Cart aud Horses , at seven o ' clock . —Mile End : at the Golden Cross , at seven o ' clock .

      TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich : at Mr . Paris's , Cold Bath , at eight o ' clock . WEnSESDAY EVENING . Aberdeen ; the office-bearers meet at half-past seven , at No . 1 , Flour Mill-lane Hall . —Brighton : No . 2 , at No . 3 , Charles-street , at eight o'clock . SATURDAY EVENING . SLorediteh . at Chapman ' s Coffee _Houso , Church _^ street , at eight o ' clock .

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      DEMONSTRATION TO O'CONNORVILLE On Monday , August lith , Tbe following is the order of proceeding as arranged by the Metropolitan Committee , and they would particularly impress upon their friends the necessity of observing punctuality on the occasion , ns the least delay must materially affect tbe day's pleasure , therefore the vans will start from the places at thc time announced below to a minute .

      DISTRICTS . Westminster . —The Chartist Land Office , 83 , Dean Street , Soho , at half-past six . LraienovsB . —The Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker's Fields , at a quarter before six . Simm's , —11 , Tothill Street , Gray ' s Inn Lane , at six . Shorkditck . —Chapman ' s Assembly and Coffee Rooms , Church Street , at six , Somkrs Town . — The Bricklayers Arms , Tonbridge Street , New Road , at six . _WiilTECHArfiii , —Brassfounders Arms , Whitechapel Road , at quarter before six . Lambeth . — South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriars Road , at siv . City of _Lokdoh . —The Hall , Turnagain Lane , at

      SIX . Chelsea . —Sloane Square , half-past six . Crown and Anchor , —24 , Hunt Street , Mile End New Town , at a quarter before six . Retunal Green . —The Whittington and Cat , Church Row , at six . _Camijekwell and Walworth . —Thc Montpelier Tavern , Walworth Road , at half-past five . Clake Market . —Sheffield Street , at six . Kensisoton . —Duke of Sussex , High Street , at half ' -paat six , _Hammeusmitu . —Thc District Office , 2 , Little Vale Place , and at 5 , Providence Place , Broadway , at half-past six . Tho vans havinc taken up their passengers at the

      several districts , will at once proceed to the end of Oxford Street , Uxbridge Road , each van as it arrives is to take the side next the Park , the first van moving on gradually to make room for the others as they arrive , and as the clock strikes seven , the vans will start in procession down the Uxbridge Road direct to tlie towu of Uxbridge , and then to ' * O'Coimovville , " each van taking its station by thc board bearing the name ol" the district from whence it started , and to ensure regularity and prevent confusion on the return , a trumpet will sound the note of [ _iropanitioii at a quarter before seven , and at seven it will a <; ain sound , when the vans will leave and return to town in the same order as observed on coming to "O'Connorville . "

      All persons going by the Committee ' s Vans must be , ' provided with tickets previous to the day of the demonstration . By Order of the Committee , T . M . _Wiit-BLEB , Secretary . Marvlebosb _Locautt . —A members' meeting will take place on _Wcdiu-tdny evening-, August 12 th , at S o ' cloek , at the Cuacli Painters' Anns , Circus-street , New-road , w business of importance . _fJuMnssTiuTM . v GomuTTi . _' s . _—The » rafc meeting will take p lace at tbe South Loudon Chartist llall , Uo , Blackfriars Road , on Sunday afternoon next , August Oth , at three o ' clock precisely . TllK FhaTKKWaI / Democrats . —As tlie usual meet ' _inu night of the Fraternal Democrats would fall on the 17 ( li , tlie date lor _holding the Demonstration to

      the * ' _I'eo'iro ' tt r ' sute , " I request tho attendance of the members oue weak later , namely , Monday erenimr . August 24 th , atthe White Hart , Drury Lane . Chair to bu taken at eight o ' clock . G , Julian Harney . The membrrs of the committee for the getting up of the late _Oiioper Soiree , are respectfully requested to assemble at the Hull , _Turnaga-. n Lane , City , on Sllll'l'iy evening . August 0 th . at Five o'clock precisely J , _SiiAir , Bath . —Tl _emembsrs of this branch ofthe Chartist Co-operative Laud _Society are requested to meet at Mr . _Trotiuau's , _Tinjr-lane , on _^ Sunday ( to-morrow ) , _Aussnst Oth , at eight o ' cloek precisely , on business ot area * ; iir . portance .

      -JAi . _roui ) . —A members' meeting to bo held on Sunday next , at two o ' cloek , in thc afternoon , bj order of tl . e council of the National Charter Association , Tchhagain Lahk _, —The committee for _getting up the late Sunce to Cooper will meet on Sunday ( _i-mnirow ) evening , at six o ' clock , in the hall T ynagain- ' ane .

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      ,. . _.-THBrMAE'TTR _^ _ROaT , k-, ,, - . _i _. _iiJiiiih . _' L _^ H _' _QLlCdt Subscriptions received by Mr . Q . _Rooaas , _Actinr Treasurer , up ' , _to'Au'jjwt 8 : —¦ ; vy . .. . ¦ •¦ - * _i . a . Already acknowledged ..... , $ 7 7 _g Collections per Mr . G _, 3 , Harney ( 6 th _amownti . .. . _,. 711 a Collections per Mr . Leech , _Huadersfieid . " ... . , . . . 119 0

      £ 26618 3 _VETBRAN PATRIOTS Mr . J , _Stuw acknowledges the receipt of the following small _turae , which he says he cannot _disbum without the _lanction of the Committee . He also addB that his brother treasurer , holds other monies , which render it imperative on the Committee to speedily attend to business , FOB SICHASDS , Mr . Green . _. . _, , 006 Mm . Green . . . . . 0 0 C Mr . _Barni . . . . . 010 Mr . WtUa 0 10

      FOR MBS , ElLIg . Mr . _Batm _| . . . .. 010 FOS YBTCBAI * _PAT » IOT » , Ac . _^ _** _i _™« • • • .. 050 Mr . _Wilks ... . , 010 And th » aura ol 10 s . Sd . from Bri ghton , per G , J , Harney , J . Sbaw .

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      GUILDHALL . Extbaobdinaby . Illeoal Mahkiace . — "Walter Wilkins nait his fiftieth year , and living at _Uoi 16 , Smitlifioldl ban , as a goat trainer , appeared on Saturday before Alderman Wood and Challis , to charge an elderly female giving the name of Sally Wilkius , under the following : extraordinary circumstances . The _complainant stated that on Friday afternoon the prisoner came to his residence and asked him for money . Knowing her to be exceedingly violent , and with a view of preventing her gaining admission he locked the door . She then burst it open , and proceeding to abuse him and his wife , who was living- with biro , in very dbgUBling terras , he seized her , and conveyed her to the station _, house . Theprisoner did not deny "breaking open the door , bat added that she did it in consequence of the complainant , who was her husband , refusing to contribute towards _, her support . She was the widow of his brother when he married her . Shortly after he deserted her , and left her in the most abject state of poverty . She only wanted a little relief from him to keep her from starvation .

      Mr . Alderman Challis— Wiry , Mr . WilKins , this is an ex . traordinary statement ; is it correct f Willkins—I admit she was the widow ofa brother when I married her , but before that ceremony took place I told her that the marriage would be illegal . Mr . Aldorman Challis—In what way ! Wilkins—Before we went to church 1 showed her the Act , and fully explained to her that it perfectly absolved me from the consequences of such a marriage . The act is the 5 th and 6 th of William IY ., c . 54 and the second section says , " And be it further enacted , that all mar . riages which "hereafter be celebrated between persons within the prohibited degrees of _consanguinity or _affinity

      shall be absolutely null and void to all intentions and purposes , whatever , " It is under that Act that I consider I am free from all responsibility in keeping her . Your worship I would not have adopted this course , had she not so frequently troubled me . Mr . Alderman Challis-But you deserted her and left her destitute , I think she had good grounds for troubling _yeu _. Complainant—Not under the Act , your worship Mr . Alderman Wood—Do you mean to say that yoa WWt to church and went through tho marriage ceremony with this female , when you knew it to be bad io law ?

      Complainant—I did so . Mr . Alderman Wood—And I suppose the oath you took when you took this woman for better or for worse , to cherish and maintain ber , < Sc , goes lor nothing ? . Witness—Such is the law , sir . Mr . Alderman Wood—Then , sir , I am disposed to think that you ought to be proceeded against for contracting an illegal marriage . Prisoner—But , your worship , he has since married his niece , and is now living with her . ( Much astonishment in Court . ) Mr , Alderman Challis—is that a fact , Wilkins ? Wilkins—Yes , it is . Mr . Alderman Wood—Then I am certainly of opinion that we ought not to part with you ; you must be detained . As for the lemale , she is discharged . At a later part of the day , Wilkins was again brought forward . Alderman Challis observed , that his offence was 0 a very serious nature , and he should call upou him to cuter into his own recognizances to answer any charge they might prefer against him .

      The niece whom Wilkins admitted tohave married is & daughter by a former husband of the first female he had married .

      MANSION HOUSE . A young man , one of whose names is John Fitisim . mons , was brought before Alderman Gibbs , upon the charge of having robbed the Right Hon . John Johnson , the Lord Mayor of London , of a watch and appendages _, value sixty guineas . Mr . Ifobler attended for the prisoner . The Lord Mayor stated that ou Monday evening , he came to the City terminus from Bluckwall by the railroad , In the ten o'clock truin , aud was waliln _^ with some fr iends , who accompanied him , lor a conveyance to . the Mansion Ilouse . . He was hustled by several persons _, amongst whom was the prisoner , and one of the number who was shorter ia size than the prisoner , snatched his watch , chain , seal , and key , and ran off . There was no policeman on the spot , but soon after the robbery wa 6 committed , a policeman made his appearance , and took theprisoner , who _' said he had come from Gravesend , iuto custody .

      Ia answer to questions from Mr . _Hobler , his Lordship said he felt his watch go from him as the prisoner passed . He valued the watch , because , when he became of age , hi & fathre presented him with it . He was waiting at tbe steps ut the time for his carriage , Mr . John Wood , of _Falcon-strect , stated that he was stauding close to the Lord Mayor at the time , and he saw theprisoner and a shorter man in front ofhis Lordship , and four or five others about the spot . He did not know that the Lord Mayor had been robbed until he heard hi _& Lordship call for the police , nnd say tbat he was robbed . Mr . Hobler . —Did the prisoner attempt to run _awt > y 1 AVituess . —I did not see that he did . Alderman Gibbs , —Did he appear to you to be acting in concert with the shorter man ? W'itness .- _^ CertaHii y . r shouid say they were decidedly acting in concert together . Evan AVilliams , porter at the railway terminus in Londoii _' Street , said that he _irinv a shorter innn than the pri . soner run down the steps quickly . Alderman Gibbs . —How did it happen that there was no policeman at thc terminus 1

      Inspector Woodrnffe said the terminus was under thc superintendence of the K division of the Metropolitan police , and the City police had never anything to Uo with that district . The prisoner proved to be the man whom some months ago Daniel Forrester apprehended at Masterman _' s banking-house , _suspecting he was lurking- about the place for the purpose of committing a robbery . Upon the prisoner's person were found a white silk handkerchief with a broad puce border , which lie seemed Tery anxious to get back i ' rom the officer , and a shilling . It was stated in the Justice-room that within the last few days , bank-notes and gold , to the amount of upwards of . £ 3 , 1 ) 00 , bad been stolen in tbe neighbourhood ol" the Mansion-house . The prisoner was remanded till Tuesday next .

      SOUTHWARK . On Saturday Thomas William Innes , a _fashiomtWrdressed person , descvibediu the public sheet as a gentleman , residing at 7 , Queen ' s-buildings , Brompton , was placed at the bar charged with _committing an indecent assault on Mrs . Julia Nevoson , tho wife ofa gentleman residing at 23 , Bryan-street , _lVrtmnn-sqitare , in a _Ui-stclass carriage , on the Greenwich Railroad . Thomas "Woodcock , an inspector ofthe Greenwich Hallway , said that on the arrival of the twenty minutes to un o ' cloek train from Greenwich at the London Uriiige ter « minus last night , he was called to oue of tbe _lirst-cluss carriages , in which were the complainant and the prisoner . The former seemed much terrified , and instantly gave the latter in charge " for ' assaultiiig her . Air . Seeker . —ls thu complainant here to prefer th & charge 1 Inspector . —1 requested her to be here at ten o ' clock this morning , but the lady is not in attendance .

      A gentleman , whose name we understood to be Went _, worth , suid that lie was the friend of the lady ' s family , that she was extremely unwell , and consequently nut a we to attend . In fact , she- thought thc punishment the [ _"'isoner hnd received in being locked up all night in a cell would be a sufficient caution to him not to repeat such disgraceful conduct at any future period . Mr . Seeker said the prisoner ought not to have been locked up unless the lady intended to appear against liim . Such charges as these ought , for the safety of the public , tu be thoroughly investigated , and a _punishuwv . 1 _iviilieted commensurate with the offence , lie Wil 5 extremely sorry the complaining party was not in utteildaiiee , but as such was not the case , he could do " uotii ' _iig else than discharge the defendant . He was accordingl y discharged , to . the disappointment of the railway authorities .

      WANDSWORTH . On Saturday John Mullins , Patrick Rvan , Jeremiah Galhvaii , and Edward i _' . rowii . four bricklayers , were _brouj > lit ap befoi _' u ilr . Glivefor _amoatbi'iital iissault upon . 1- Walker , _IbciWwjjaw of ; , body oi' excavatorsutiipluuij in making a reservoir in _Battursea-fii-hls . It iippeuad that Walker , who was superintending the works of the reservoir , had occasion to find fault with the foreman i _* the bricklayers employed at the same place , when some hard words were used ' _'ctirveri thein , in _i-oiiseipmnce ol which the biicklajevs struck work , and their foreman ordered a barrel of beer to be rolled upon the Held , and «" the men-got drunk , after which a number of them set _U'iU' ' Walker and knocked him down , and struck and _kk'lii'u bim in a most brutal manner ; his hciul anil body \ svX 0 covered with bruises , and ho became quite insensible _, fortunately some _detui-mined men interfered , and dragged him away from liis brutal assailants , and eomeyeu him to II _IlOIISC _, Wild Clie hty fill'Illl-rv mail an hour in a _sniisi-lcss State , A body of pvihce _, consisting of thirty-six constables afterwards proceeded to Uattersea-lields , where llie . V succeeded in apprehending the four prisoners , but t '»> foreman and the man who first commenced the attack had absconded ,

      The prisoners , wbo denied that thev had any hand _iA the attack , were remanded for a week , " to give time for _t' ' apprehension of the other parties .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 8, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08081846/page/8/