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    fi Af . _gcti'H —A _babbv" meeting having been _fl _Wjled for Thursday , at the Cross Keys Assembl y _fEom , for half-past two o ' elock precisely , the iroriSne men ran aH _nata of losing their _employ-JenTan d _prooeeded to & e _aeejing _, to _innifest Sehr loyalty . Half-parf two _MiiTfld , bnt no / Treat Zbb made their appearance , noh » w tne _coneoctors nfthe meeting were visible ; and it was now _eviw to all that a "keek" from ah anti-room had _Sgfied tbe respectables that ' they were in the * irrong box , * and tbat they were now somewhere _assembled to consult upon the best means ot instotting ths meeting , upon which it was _mored by _ttrTureubirt tint Mr . Daniel Potter take the

    Chair , and proceed witn tne _dosibqss tD _' _iaseives , which was earned by acclamation . Mr . Potter then walked np the room , and took possession of a chair , which had been undoubtedly intended for onr worthy Chamberl ain . He commenced by stating the object for whioh , according to the placard , the _meeting had been called—commented upon the _disfmeerul conduct of those who bad called it , in ha ving run away , because working men had dared to come amongst them , and concluded an excellent address by calling npon those who had anything to av , W come forward . Mr . Wm . Taylor was then oiled u pon by the meeting , who rose and said , that , altho ugh he was a Chartist , he had not come for the

    purpose of opposing the gentlemen who had that da y signalised themselves by their despicable _condoct , bnt merely to reqnest them to allow a few w ords in favour of Chartist prisoners , and praying ber Majesty to recall Frost , Williams , and Jones , te be incorporated in the address , which he expected to have beard read to _^& emj but , as the address bad not been submitted to the meeiing , he would move ihat an address be sent to her Majesty , including the prayer for mercy ; sad that a committee be appointed to draw it up—which was seconded by Mr . Junes Macpherson in a very neat speech . A _committee having been appointed , Mr . Taylor moved a -rote of censure npon those gentlemen who called the

    _Bieeting , in having shunned the society ot men , who , although poor , were in many respects better _jhan themselves—which was earned , and no mistake- Mr . Urquhart moved "That we pledge curatives never to cease agitating until the Cnarter became the law of the land * which was received with three tremendons cheers for the Charter . Mr . Jun es Scongall then proposed a vote of thanks to _those who had been so kind as to issue bills , and get np snch a good place for tbe working men ta meet in , which met with derisive piaadlis . dree cheers were then given for the exiled Char * lists ; three for O'Connor ; three for the Chairman ; and the meeting separated .

    HALIFAX—A district delegate meeting was held in the Association room on Sunday last , to arrange for the forthcoming demonstration to Mr . O'Connor . It was agreed to request him to arrive at Sowerby Bridge , at twelve o clock . The procession to form in _Horton-street , and to be ready * to proceed to Sowerby at eleven o ' clock . A soiree will take place in the evening . TBTJBO . —Mr . Powell leetnred here on Snnday evening . XpsWXCB . —Mr . RufiEy Ridley has been delivering a series of lectures here , which have produced a valuable impression , and are calculated greatly to help forward the good cause . CEP ! FORD . — Mr . Wild , from Bermondsey , leetnred here on Tuesday , to the mo 3 t numerous audience we haTe yet had . Two new members were enrolled .

    LEICESTER . —Onr number , last Saturday night , reached 614 , an advance of SO within the week . _To-sight ( Monday ) we reached 645 . Mr . Cooper preached in the room at All Saints' Open , on Sunday night ; and on Monday night withdrew his name as candidate for the forthcoming Convention —the people affectionately requesting him to do so from a . consideration that his stay in Leicester "is Tual to Chartism . Several thousand signatures have been obtained for the National Petition . Preparations are being made for the O'Connor demonstration . The Mayor has granted the use of the Guildhall , on Monday nights , during the winter , for the delivery of lectures on Science , History , and General Literature "—to Mr . Cooper , and such other persons as may be willing to assist him .

    _WOLVEBLHAMPTOK- —A tea party and mil was held here on Tnesday evening . The arrugementB were most excellent , and the spirit of the evening of the best kind . The purveyors , stewards , speakers , musicians , host , and guests vied admirably with each other in sustarnrng the good _ksmonr and kindly and improving intercourse of the evening . The principal BpeakerB were Messrs . H . Candy , Blakeborough , and Mogg . BRADFORD ( Wilts . )—A public meeting was held on Monday evening , in Whitehill Chapel , for the purpose of hearing Mr . Clarke , of Baih , who jpoke an hour and a half on the present state of _pablic affairs . EUDDIHGTOH _" . —The _National Petition was adopted here , at a public meeting on Tuesday , the 16 th inst .

    _PABKLTTGrTOir . —The female Chartists cf to place have come to the resolution of forming themselves into a Branch of the National Charter Association , and are determined to vie with the men is _procaring signatures to the National Petition . Ths Chartists of tbis town held their weekly meeting on Tnesday night . Several new members were enrolled . A resolution was passed , that Mr . O'Connor be invited to visit Darlington , either on his w » j to or from Newcastle . A visit from that unflinching patriot would be of great service .

    _CORHWAXXi . —Delegate Meeting . —A delegate meeting is convened for two p . n ., on Sunday , December S , at Endean ' B Coffee House , Truro , when tbe Council will have made every preparation to reserve friends from Penrance , _Hayle , Carnbome , Vadebridge , Padstow , St . Ives , and ali other towns ho did not take part in onr last for tbe purpose of securing the exertions and the able services of Mr . K . Powell , or snch other lecturer as may be deemed _* eees . ary . _OTTOTGSABI . —The nsnal weekly meeting » m held in the Democratic Chapel , Rice-place , Barker-gate , Nottingham , on Monday evening last . Mi . Russell in the chair , who introduced the business

    ef the evening to the meeting , and after the financial _tiah-s of the Association were adjusted , Mr . Hawass and Mr . Shepherd were duly elected to serve as Delegates for _?* otungham , in the Five Counties ' Delegate Meeting , to be held at Rice-place Chapel , _Kotfcighani , on Sunday next , at one o ' clock . It is paniculariy requested that all villages within the waniy of Nottingham , and the other four counties if convenient , will appoint Delegates to the above _J & _ationed n . eeting . And further , that all members _tfihe Natior _. al Charter _ijBSDttation w _. thin the _eramnss of Nottingham , _Lcuester , Derby , Lincoln , * _Bd Rutland , will , W ; ihH » feven day . * , send to the Remarks of their respective localities , their name , fcadeEce . and number of card .

    TODMORDEN . —The Chartists of Todmor-«* n baTe come to a resolution to support Mr . Pinder , tie _blacking-manufacturer , as far as possible , and fistj _cail upon other towns to do the same , for , as « _£ Editor of the Star very happily remarked , " this *» , if properly encouraged , wonld support the Extenure , " and when we know the amount of good to * Executive has done , _and is doing , it is our duty * f provide _areScient fund , so tbat tbe _resolntions

    _jk * J come to can be properly carried ont . Todmoroa has oily had an association about four months , _** d they have paid for 150 cards and the monthly * ot * crip : _ions due , which has amounted this last * ° oth to 10 s . They have got forty-eight petition _s & eete , which they intend to fill with real signatures . _Atibewetkiy meeting , held as nsnal in the _Mecha-^ k _* ' institute , Bridge-street , on _Tuesday night , it _*^ mok td , iS That 10 s . be sent to Mr . Heywood , _& _" _£ _" of the Executive , for the use of that

    _SOSWICH . —Mr . Robert Wilkinson , of _Hali-*** » who Iiz _5 been _FpendiDg a few weeks in this ea 7 , and has delivered here two stirring and _impure _ltctures on the Charter , spent a farewell * eurjg _^ . jj njs _A : cr ? rjch fnends on Tuesday last . * _Etuterous company assembled to pay their respects _p ° ne whom they had learned to esteem , and were * ° ? to part from . In the course of the evening , _**• Wilkinson delighted his friends with a recital of _¦^ origin ar . d _progress of Chartism in the north J _inland , and emphatically described the traps mo scares set to catch the unguarded , but most rr _°° _f advocates of liberty ; and with that _im-Ppsnve manner peculiar to himself , cautioned some _w the young and incautious members io consider _*^ 1 the effect to be produced by th © contemplated f _^ on , before it is set in motion- _Sones and toasts

    • j _^ rna _' . _ely amused the delighted party , and towards "J cioie jlr . Hewitv ' s song was sung , descriptive of « e high estimation in which Mr . O'Connor is held by we men of Norwich , and tbeir consciousness of the _T _^ -y Power of the Northern Star . This song Few Mr . Wilkinson again before their notice , when _Sv ? M € rfc < i at great length en the exertions of that Mole champion of liberty , and concluded by giving we _foilowing toast : — " Ihe working classes of _York"jr _ej , and more especially Feargus O'Connor , as the ¦ _fcst industrious of the whole , and may their _exer-™ as to obtain the Charter be crowned with _sne-! _fc . The _Secretary then rose , and expatiated on _UAv g ly Power of the press , pointing ont what _«« teen achieved b y the brilliant luminary of the ? i _" —what must be the effect if a Star ot eqoal _" _5 t lai'cy was to shine in every county of the British _*™ pire , ana concluded bv _m-hice how long could

    . « or _eitner factions tyrannise over the sons of _^; ? 5 with aD honest and virtuous press to _ex-FKK and direct the public mind 1 'I bus ended one v ' _i-rj _i t 05 t s S rtfca ' ° _'e meetinga ever _heldbyaoonoaK V _" _^' _"w _ich ; _» rid each retired regretting w . i ,- " 'would be the last spent with his friend «* . Robert WUkinson .

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    Stafford . —The good cause goer steadily on lata . There was a good meeting last night . Mr . Peplov ? was elected delegate for _* he delegate meeting to be holden here on Sunday next , the 28 th . A pnblic meeting is convened , by requisition , to be holden in the Market-place , on Monday next , for the purpose of adopting the National Petition , when it is expected that some ef the delegates will stojp and give us " a lift . " A tea-party and ball win take place here at Christmas , for the benefit of the cause . Preparations are bong made , ' and it is expected it will be of great service to us . - OPEHBHAW . —Mr . William Shearer , ut Man-Chester , delivered a very instructive lecture on the evils of class legislation , on Sunday evening last , in the new Chartist Room , near the Drovers' Inn . The Chartists of this district have been labouring under many disadvantages , it being at the risk of being turned , not only ont of work , bnt literally of being turned into the street , to avow themselves Chartists . The few cotton lords who employ the generality of the slaves in the neighbourhood , belong to the liberal reforming . Corn Law League ; in addition to which the Chartists have been withont a room to meet in for some time , and bnt for the spirit infused by reading tiie Northern Star in each other ' s houses , despair would have overcome Chartism here ; bnt , thanks to a few of the right sort , who have left no stone unturned to secure a place of meeting , they have , succeeded , and opened a large convenient room , formerly a hat warehouse , near the Proven' Inn , Ashton Road , Opeashaw ; and tbey trust that tha DrojWen

    fnends will rally round tit * nag or rreexk > at--U » People ' s Charter . [ We sincerely hope that the Chartists of this locality will meet with many imitators in better-paid districts . Their exertions in the midst of mnch misery and destitution are very

    laudable , —Ed . ] BX _& _BLIITGHAM—Fbost , Williams , and Jones . —The General Committee of Birmingham for securing the return of the Whigimade convicts , at its usual weekly meeting , held on Tnesday evening last , at the Charter Association Room , Freemanstreet , Mr . _Nicholls in the chair , appointed a subcommittee of three persons , in conjunction with the secretaries to draw up a plan and superintend the arrangements with regard to thiB Committee ' s soiree ; several other plans were entered into in respect of the agitation of the coantry . Chartist Meetings . —The good cause is progressing steadily in this town . Every week brings an accession ot numbers to the National Charter Asso ciation .

    Fh £ _sxan-Sth £ et . —A numerous meeting was held in Freeman-street on Sunday evening bast , Mr . Walter Thome in the chair . Tbe meeting was addressed by Mr . J , Williamson , in bis usual manly * nd energetic Btyle ; after which Mr . George White delivered a long address u On the condition of the working classeB and their right to the suffrage . " The greatest enthusiasm prevailed , and several names were added to the Chartist ranks , after which the meeting separated . _Moudat £ vk 5 ikg . —The usual weekly meeting was held in Freeman-street . Mr . George White addressed the meeting on the principles of the People ' s Charter , and ridiculed the emigration system as one of the modes brought forward by parties who

    had bought up land in the colonies , with a w ' ew of getting the white slaves of England to cultivate them , and shewed that the mode of letting land in those places , was such as to keep the labourers in a continued state of subjection to their employers . He also entered into an investigation of the arguments made use of by those who demanded a vote , merely _became ( key were in poverty . He maintained that if every man in the country had ten pounds per week , still they ought not to allow themselves to be dictated to by a few men , for as long as the few bad the power of law making , the many would hold their property only by sufferance . After entering into a variety of other topics , and exhorting them to union and perseverance , he sat down loudly cheered . The meeting then proceeded to local business .

    Swallow-stbjset . —A meeting of those favourable to the National Charter Association was held at the Fox Inn , Swallow-street , on Monday evening last , Mr . Vaughan in the chair . The meeting was _addressed by Mr . George White , on the object and principles of Chartism ; after which the names of eighteen persons wt-re read over who had agreed to join the National Charter Association . DirDDESToi _» -ctni-NECHELis . —A meeting was held at Park ' s Temperance Coffee House , Upper Windsorstreet , on Thurscay evening last , Mr . Frederick Corbett in the Chair , when a provisional committee was formed to enrol members .

    _Challenge to Cobden , Ccrtis , and Company . — In constquenco of tne cowardly and base conduct of the Anti-Corn Law League , the Couucil determined on giving them a public challenge . Large bills were accordingly posted , announcing a lecture by Mr . Mason , at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street , on Tuesday evening , on the subject of the " Corn Laws and Commercial System of Great Britain , " after which be would dis cuss the question with Cobden , Curtis , or any other member of the Ami-Corn League . The Hall was weD lighted up and had a very beautiful appearance . At the time appointed Mr . George White was unanimously called to the chair , and opened the business , stating the reasons

    why the present meeting was called , and stating his determination to _^ ire every man a fair hearing . Mr . Mason was received with loud cheers , and entered into a luminous dissection of the craft and _wilmessof the pretended Corn Law Repealers . He described the grinding effects of our commercial system on the _labouring population , _acd laid bare the rottenness of the present Government . He next adverted to a false _sta ? ement which had appeared in the Alorning Chronicle , purporting to be a report of tne 'iown hail Meeting , in which it was asserted that a body of working men had attacked Mr . White . He thought that _thf character of the working men oi Birmingham was involved in that statement . He was a witness of ihe whole transaction , and so were a great many who then heard him . He maintained that it was a body of _Demons cailiDg themselves

    gentlemen , who made the attack . He therefore called on all those who _knt _; w that to be the case , to hoia up their hands . A vast number of hands were then held up , and none on the contrary . Mr . Mason then proceeded to defend the character of the Chartists and the principles they advocated , and alter giving a severe _castigation to the loafers , he sat down amid loud and enthusiastic cheers . The Chairman then called upon any person who had any observation to make on the subject of the lecture to come forward , but none seemed inclined to dispute the able lecture which cad just been delivered . After a fchort pause , the Chairman addressed tbe meeting on tbe base conduct of _Cobden and his colleagues . After which a vote of _thanks was unanimously _fciven to tbe lecturer , and three hearty cheers for the " Charter , " when the meetiEg dispersed .

    _Hampton Ward . —The Chartists of tbis locality met on MoDQay evening , at the _Domestic Coffee House , _Henrietta-btrett , Mr . Buckle > Bradley in the chair ; and were ably addressed by Mr . Pare , upon the principles of ibe Charter , and the neces sity of eo-operation . SOTJTHWABK . —Public _Meeting at the Town-Hall to _address hkb Majesty . —A pnblic meeting , convened by the High Bailiff , was b _^ _lo at the Town-hall , on _Tuesday afternoon , at one o ' clock , the High Bailiff in tbe ciiair . The meeting at first was but thinly attendea , and Dr . Bedford moved the _adjoummtnt of it until that day fortnight , at seven o'clock in the evening . Mr . Wilson seconded the resolution . On a show of hands the numbers wtre

    nearly equal , and the _business , on the decision ot the chairman , was entered into * one or two _resolutions were proposed and carried , and an _adorcfs to her Majesty wa 3 moved by Mr . Barclay and seconded by Mr . Corner . Mr . Maynard , sub secretary of the National Charter Association , rose and _movpd the iollowing addition to the address , congratulating her Majesty on her safe delivery—** But we cannot but acquaint your Majesty that thousands of virtuous and modest women , of your Majesty ' s subjects , are passing through like natural extremities upon beds of _'traw , without even a pillow whereon to lay their heads—that starvation and misery are pervading the whole length and breadth of the land ; and we attribute this state of things to class legislation , and , therefore , pray your Majesty to instruct your Ministers to pass a iaw , or charter , that every unconvicted ot

    male of twenty-one years of age , crime , may have an opportunity of exercising that _riKht which he is heir to , and give him a vote to elect members to represent tbem in the Commons ' House of Parliament ; and while we , the working and industrious portion of your Majesty ' s _sut > _jects , with other portions of society , rejoice in the hope that this event may prove a blessing to the nation . Dr . Bedford seconded the addition to tho address , which was also ably supported by various persona present . Ihe two members ior the boTOUgb _, the High Bailiff , Dr . Beuford , and Mr . Wilson were _app-jinkd to present the aadress . A vote of thanks was given to the High Bailiff for his conduct in the chair , wbich throughout the meetirg was perfectly fair and gentkmanly , aud the meeting separated , after having shown their loyally to her Majesty , and their sympathy with tbe distresses of their fellow creatures .

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    _AflERGAVBNNT _.-On Monday , the 15 th , a meeting was holden here in the expectation of a lecture from Mr . Morgan Williams , whose arrival was precluded by a heavy fall of snow . Mr . C . Powell , of Black Hood , and Mr . Griffiths , of _Aber _Bvenny , severally addressed the meeting . On ond > y , the 22 nd , we sent the town crier round to anno once that a Mr . Knowles , tailor , wonld lecture in the Chartist Association Room , _Frogmore-street , at seven o ' olock . At the time appointed the room was crowded . Mr . Knowles ably defended the principles of Chartism at a rapid rate ; rivetted the attention of tbe audience in an excellent speech , which lasted one hour and twenty minutes . Mr . Knowles is certainly an able lecturer , and we hope he will obtain work in the town , and abide with us . We are looking forward to the time we hops tbe brave champion of our rights , Feargus O'Connor , will call on us , going from Merthyr to Monmouth , as the road is direct through the town / We shall make proper arrangements for his reoeptien .

    BAXMUNSHAM . —Mr . Ruffy Ridley leetnred in the Market-place , on Saturday evening , to a numerous and attentive audience . rttOTTRArtt . The National Petition was adopted here at a public meeting , convened for that purpose , on the 18 th instant . The meeting was ably addressed by Messrs . Lees , Mackelvy , _jDoyle , and others .

    almomsburt . —Mr , West _laotored tan on the 19 th instant , to a _etowiti _atrdJeieeV _iu _^ _Wrih much effect . BELFAST . —The Chartists of this city bave formed a discussion class , which meet weekly for mutual instruction and information . SALFORO . —Mr . Clark leetnred here on Sunday night last to a numerous and respectable audience . CBANE 2 _MEOOR ( near Dodwobth . )—A few Chartists at Dodworth met a number of the good men and true of Crane Moor , a locality within two miles ot Wortley Hall , tbe seat of Lord Wharncliffe , and the very hot-bed of operative Conservatives ; they enrolled themselves in the National Charter Association , and tbeir meetings will be every _. Tuesday evening . All letters on business to be directed te Thomas Crofts , weaver , Dodworth .

    WEST AUCKLAND . —The Chartists of West Auckland and Evenwood have determined to join the National Charter Association . Upwards of twenty joined on Sunday , the 4 th ; and in the week following , other thirteen blistered hands gave their names ; they are determined to leave no stone unturned to procure signatures to the National Petition . _BAStKBUSV . —The Chartists held their weekly meeting on Monday . After the enrolment of new members , and other business of importance , the members present agreed to Bend the sum of 12 s . 6 d . to Dewsbury , for the West-Riding expenses ; and also requested the secretary to send to the Secretary of the Executive for a hundred cards for the enrolment of new members at the O'Connor demonstration . Tbe cause of Chartism here is progressing .

    KETTERING . —The Chartist of this place are not dead ; but they have been in an inactive state for some time , through the influence of the H new move" party , and the Corn Law men . We want a little of the spirit of the uncaged Lion to arouse us again into action ; but a few of tbe Imperials put the principle of the Association to the test , last Tuesday night , by dissolving the old one , and joining the National Charter Association . Twelve names where given in , and sub-secretary , sub-treasurer , and _conncilmen nominated . We are anxious to adopt the National Petition , and to do our part towards the 4 , 000 , 000 .

    NEWARK . —On Sunday last , Mr . Harrison , of Calverton , preached a sermon , in our large Association-room , Portland-street , in the afternoon , to a most numerous and attentive audience ; and in tbe evening , Mr . Dean Taylor also made a very impressive discourse to his numerous hearers . On Monday evening , Mr . W . Dean Taylor delivered a most eloquent lecture to a crowded and a most attentive audience , in which he pointed out the sophistries of the Corn Law Repealers , and showed , in forcible language , the necessity of the people uniting in the National Charter Association . At the close of the lecture , seventeen new members were enrolled ; and afterwards the General Council was chosen , and a number of Chartist publications were sold—Extinguishers , Campbell' s Com Laws , Ac . Trul y a fine spirit is riBing in this Tory-ridden Dnke of Newcastle a Borough .

    ECCLES . —The brave men and women of this Tory-ridden village assembled on Monday evening last , to hear a lecture from Mr . James _Cartledge , of Manchester , who delivered a soul-stirring address , refuting all the calumnies bronght axainst the working classes by the pulpit and the press , and shewing the necessity of renewed exertion , from the enviable position we new hold . At the close of his address , he announced his intention to enrol all that were not members of the National Charter Association , when , to our indiscribable pleasure , the females present began to shew the men an example worthy of imitation , by at once flocking round the lecturer to have their names enrolled in bo glorious a cause . A few men followed , and the cause goes on prosperously .

    PRESTON . —On Snnday evening last , a discussion was held in the Chartist Room , _Avenhamstreet , between Mr . Odleum , a Chartist , and Mr . Blinkhorn , a Corn Law repealer . The audience was crowded , and the _general feeling _f-eemed to be decidedly in Mr . Odleum's favour . The discussion was adjourned till next Sunday evening , to be then thrown open to the meeting . BTJBNIiEY . —A public meeting was held in the Market-place , to adopt the National Petition , on Thursday evening , the 18 th instant . The chair was taken at eight o ' clock , and although the night was intensely cold , there were from seven to eight hundred persons present . The addresses delivered was of the most animating character , and the petition was unanimously adopted . The meeting broke up about ten o ' clock , highly gratified .

    ARNOLD . —Mr Dean Taylor lectured hereon Wednesday tho 17 th inst ., on the principles of the Charter , and tho necessity of beiDg a Chartist . GLOUCESTER . —On Sunday last , a public Chartist entertainment and ball took place iu the Democratic Assembly Rooms , Worcester-street , for the benefit of the funds of the institution . The room was neatly decorated with laurel and evergreens . Dancing was kept up during the evening . HAWICK . —The quarterly meeting of the _Charlisis of this place was held in tbe Chartist Hall , on Saturday last , when after the transaction of local _business , a motion was made that this association discuss the pian of Lovett and Collins , with a view to its adoption . A long , irregular , and somewhat angry _discussion ensued , which was ended at last by Mr . C . Hunter moving , " That this meeting proceed no farther in the discussion of the New Move , " which was carried by a great majority .

    BURNLEY . —At the weefcly meeting of Cbartists in Burnley , held on Monday evening , the 22 nd inst .. the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — "Tbat we Decome agents for the sale of Pinder ' s blacking , and that the Council be empowered to make _arrangements for carrying tbe same into effect forthwith . " . We also strongly recommmend onr hrother Chartists threnghout the country to do likewise , and use their utmost endeavours to promote its sale East and _Noeth Riding Delegate Meeting .

    —An East and North _Ridiag delegate meeting was held at Market Weighton , on Snnday last , Nov . 21 st , _wben the folio-wing places were represented by delegates or letters , viz .: —York , Malton _, Scarbro ' , Pocklington , Market Weighton , Selby . Hull , Holme , and Bridlington . Mr . Barley , of York , moved , and Mr . Smith , of Holme , seconded that Mr . Mackening act as Chairman , which was carried . Mr . Edward Burley , _Secretary tor the district , then read the correspondence for the last month , which gave cheering Information of the _progress of the cause , and tbe necessity for a good lecturer being engaged for the ensuing month- After the capabilities of the district being well discussed ,

    Mr . M _tokening moved , and Mr . Smith seconded , that Mr . Jones , of Liverpool , be engaged aa lecturer ; or , should Mr . Jones be engaged , Mr . Harrison , of Calverton , Nottinghamshire , be applied ta—Carried . Mr . Mackening having given bis opinion of tbe possibility of the farmers joining our cause , moved that the Secretary be ordered to apply to Mr . O'Connor , to visit the Eut and North Biding of Yorkshire the first oppertunity , as much good may be anticipated by a visit from him . —Carried . Thanks baving been moved and carried to Mr . Barley , for hia services to the district , the _meeting broxe op . Tbe next delegate meeting will be held at Howden . on Sunday , the 26 th December .

    To the Chabtists of the East and _* North Riding op _Yobkshiub . —Edward Burley , trie East and North Biding Secretary , particularly _wqueatMnat all towns who received cards in tne above districtfrom Mr . Skevington will immediately forward pay for the same , per post ifHee order , to him , as be has been applied te by the Executive . He has received some , and _wishes to forward all at the same time , to save expence . All communications for the future must be addressed to Edward Barley , care of Mr . Wilson IngL _' _s , news-agent , No . * , Colliergate , York . .

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    JJ _^ B |« Xl # . ~ The Irish Universal _Suflrage Association met « _q Sunday last , at their room , No . 14 , North _Anneatreet , Mr . William Woodward waa _' _caUed to the chair _, jibe Saoreiary read the minutes of the last meeting . He alM read * everai letters from England , giving additional proof of the sympathy which the working classes of England have for their suffering brethren in Ireland . He then read the objects of the Association , and briefly commented oh them . Mr . O'Higgins said he was sure t & e meeting would be delighted to hear the letter which he held in hia band read . It is tbe letter of our valuable iriend and brother in the cause of the suffering poojr , Mr . J . Lbwery , Who was indefatigable in his exertions In tbe o % untry , and although he had met with

    pereecntiopfor joining our association , he bad persevered , and the result of his perseverance is , that he has sent us the names of twenty farmers to be enrolled as memben - of our Association . ( Cheers . ) Notwithstanding kll the _fftlaehoods Which were circulated respecting the legality of our society , it was progressing even beyond our most sanguine expectations . The sensible and truly patriotic portion ot the people were joining our ranks in every quarter of the coantry where the principle * of our Association were made known . A few snch sterling and uncompromising patriots as Mr . Lo wery would soon spread the prinoiples of the People ' s Charter all over the land ; the obvious result of which would be tbat humbug and delusion would be banished from the country , and true political , knowledge

    established in their stead . He deemed it right to mention that _Efforts bad been made to deter the people bom _^ eadjfqt tb » N » rther » Slar , _Itat they might Jbeeonw ac quainted with tbe real feelings of the English people towards their Irish brethren , the working classes . This plan to prevent the people from attaining that political knowledge which the Irish press denied them , and Which was supplied by the Star , waa carried to so high a pitch that It became necessary to take the opinion of eminent counsel npon the subject , and he ( Mr . O'Higgins ) had the pleasure of informing the meeting that an action at law could be maintained against any person who would damage the property of the proprietor of the Northern Star , by misrepresentation or otherwise ; and as the proprietor , Feargus

    O'Connor , is an Irish barrister , the people of Dublin , and perhaps of Drogheda , too , might be gratified by hearing Mr . O'Connor plead on behalf , net only of bis agents here , but on behalf of his own property . ( Hear , hear . ) Depend upon it , that it will not be necessary to send him a large fee , in order to retain his services in the Irish Courts of Law . It was stated , In order to damage the present Northern Star , that the Northern Star , which was published in Belfast prior to 1798 , by one of the most intrepid and talented patriots that ever Ireland produced—Arthur O'Connor , the uncle of Feargus O'Connor , was an Orange paper , and that the present _Star is also Orange . This is a flagitious falsehood . The Northern Star of 1798 , office , types , forma , press , and all , were burned by the Orangemen , and the

    patriot , O'Connor , was persecuted and banished from his native country , the land which he loved , on the evidence of such men as Tom Reynolds , the infamous Tom Reynolds , and doomed to roam an exile In a foreign country , without a glimpse at the land of bis nativity in his old age ; while those who now assume exclusive patriotism as well as exclusive sanctity , were _paying court to the tyrants of the day , and making their way at the Irish Bar , having previously skulked from the rigid discipline incidental to the study of Theology , at St . Omtr ' s , to tbe more delicate study of Gastronomy , at the Inns of Court in London . The Northern Star , ot 1798 , waa founded on the principles of Civil aud Religious Liberty In their widest sense . It advocated Cathol . c Emancipation with a talent and a

    spirit never before attempted , nor since equalled . It was the _stre . uous advocate of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Equal Rep » e 8 * = nt :. tion , and No Property Qualification for Members of Parliament ; and the Northern Starot the present day follows in the footsteps of its predecessor , with the addition of its advocacy of a Repeal of the Union , and the best defence ef the Irish Catholic clfcrgy against their Tory calumniators , tbat ever appeared in the columns of a _newspaper . Mr . O'Higgins conclude ) i by proposing that the twenty farmers whose names he read , be admitted members of the Irish Universal Suffrage Association . Mr . R . Dunne seconded the motion . Mr . Dyott , in bringing forward a motion on tbe subject of Repeal , said that be did so for two reasons : first , it was

    objected that they were not sufficiently ardent in their pursuit of that measure , and he , as an earnest and consistent repealer , and as a member of the society exclusively devoted to the _purpose of Repeal , wished to hear thin _association over and over again recognise and declare the justice and necessity of getting rid of that monstrous political iniquity—the unequal , destructive , and miscalled Union between England and Ireland . He was most anxious that all repealers should fully understand that the Universal Suffrage Society stood pledged to the accomplishment of repeal , and _sought the extension of the right of voting , the ballot , & c , as means to that great and glorious end . This Was hiB first reason —the desire of conciliating all repealers—fer brine ing

    forward the present motion . His next was , that a vury _nuratrou * class of patriotic and well-disposed _Irishmen dreaded the undefined repeal agitated for by Mr . O Council ; though they were quite convinced of the necessity of properly restricted home legislation . They feared , and with justice , a repetition of those differences which had taken place within the short period between 1782 and 1800 , and they wanted to see those evils provided agaiubt , which would of _necessity arise , and should eventually terminate in separation or civil war . ( Hear , hear . ) These might be called tbe Crawforditea , for whom , as an honest and sound-thinking _cla _> R , he entertained the _highext respect and esteem . ( Hear . ) To allay the apprehensions of this respectable and numerous class was his second inducement to

    propose—** That while tbis Association fuily recognises the justice and the necessity of repealing the L _< _gittlative Union at present existing iu tweeu Oreat Britaiu and Ireland , they . lo not mean , aa tbe phrase 'Repeal of the Union ' might Imply , a mere falling buck oh the Constitution of ' 82 , but such a mortification of that Constitution as would effectually prevent _cttllisi _na between tbe two legislative bodies , by strictly confining the Irish Parliament to the internal concerns of their own country . " The mutual affairs of the two countries should of course be adjusted by representations from both . ( Hear . ) This resolution he submitted for the adoption of that Society ; it would strve to put their id _* _-as on this important subject into a definite , and he hoped a satisfactory shape . ( Hear . ) Mr . W . Martin rose , and said be

    felt great _pleasure in seconding _thu resolution which Mr . Dyots proposed , and had supported _b « ably . He said he was a lloniau Catholic and a _K-pealer ; and if he should be asked why he was an advocate for tbe People ' s Charter , or Universal Suffrage , ho would tell those who ask « l him it was because be was a victim of the present vicious system , which vested the right to vote in property . He was ; _i householder in 1835 ; ho was at that time in tbe employ of a most rigid Conservative , and who nwdu hini some very _bandsomo offe' a if Uc would vote against bis conscience and hi . * religion . Aa a Catholic , he could not vote for any Tory or base Whig , though he n _. w knew , to his loss , that Mr . OConnell whom he voted for , and on whose account he lost his employment , waa then , and now , a Whig . He voted for _O'Conntll ami Ruthven ; when about to de so , he ( Mr . M . j was obstructed by tbe then _Sbf-riffof the City , who tore his coat , and he hi

    return , knocked him down . Mr . O'Connell was present and witness to the transaction . He lost hia work on the following Saturday , and the next we * k he presented a memorial to Mr . O'Connell ; he _referred him to " niyriear liay , " but all to no purpose . His witv then memorialised Mr . O Conneil , detailing the losses which he had sustained by reason of the vote he _gavo . bnt _nfter waiting a 'whole day in the streets , iu U \« mourh of February , she , at _Siven o ' clock at night saw the Liberator , who most scornfully and _iinli _^ nantiy spurned h _^ r from him , 6 aying , " He never _removed _beggars at his house , lie sent all he had to give to the _meiwicity . " HiB son inlaw took compassion on her tc ; _us ami exclamations _, to the effect tbat she vraa no _btfrj-nr ; he _rc-au the memorial , and pulled out his purse , and _« ave her sixpence . ( Shame . ) H < ul he not reason then to be an advocate for Universal Sufl ' iaiiennd _theBiiiot ? Thanks having been voted to tho Gbairiii ; ti ' .. the meeting separated .

    SROGBEDA . —Sonie _twelvemonths _u _^ o , when the real principles and object ** of Chartism hecume known to a few intelligent and _indepeudeiit-mtiideti men in this town , who conscientious _l y _adopted and disseminated them , every species of intimidation _wns resorted to , to arrest the spread of those priuci p ' . es amongst the people , without effect . The minion * of O'Connell became so alarmed a ; length , tbat a _pub'Ac meeting was got up to give that great "knave in politics and hypocrite in religion" an opportunity of dwounoinL the

    advocates of Chartism there , which he . id with all the bitterness of hate , but with what success let the following extract from a letter to a friend of the cau * e in Preston show . It ia in answer to queries put to tbe writer : — " The _statemtnts iu the Star respecting tbe progress of Chartism here are substantially correct ; with tbis difference , were O Connor to coma here , I am afraid the Chartists are not is a situation so strong as to make any demonstration at present ; nevertheless , Chartism is making way , and numbers who , before the denunciation , were stanch _O'Conncllitea , are no

    longer so . You cannot expect that In so short a tmw the people could learn the train-, as _thay have no means of knowing it , save from the few Stars that come here . The repeal rent has been somewhat diiniuiahfcd , owing to the exertions of some of tbe _denounced—not a single shilling being received , where some seventy wero this time last year . "

    Fi Af.Gcti'h —A W Babbv" Meeting Having ...

    JNliWCA 8 TUB . —A meeting of the Chartists of Sheriff-hill was held in the Primitive Methodist ChapeL , on the evening of the 15 th instant , Mr . Bertram in the chair , when Mr . Morgan , in a very appropriate address moved the adoption of the National petition , which was ably seconded by Mr . Sathefen . Mr . Dunn made some well-pointed remarks in support of its adoption . The meeting appeared to be all alive to their condition , and tothe necessity of using every effort to make the forthcoming petition a real national one , and enable the sub-Secretary of Newcastle , to fulfil his promise to Mr . O'Connor , of pruouring 150 , 000 signatures in tbis locality . The various speakers were cheered _throughout . The petition having been read and put from tne chair , was carried unanimously . A vote ot thanks having been carried to Mr . Morgan and the Chairman , tho meeting separated highly gratified with the proceedings .

    IiOTJOBBOROTJGB . —On Sunday afternoon , Mr . Skevington visited Hathern , and delivered an address to the friends , exhorting them to renewed exertions in the sacred cause of liberty . At the close he was requested to visit them again , which he agreed to do on the first Sunday of December ; as also ou Tnesday , Nov . 30 th , at eight o ' clock . At a Meeting of Chartists held here , it was resolved that the thanks of this meeting be { riven to Mr . George White , and the Chartists of Birmingham , for their brave and manly conduct at the late anti-Corn Law jm _^ _etuub held on Mo nday , the 15 th et N _^ 1 « _treCWthe _^ own Hall , where the Bull _Riug and Stevenson ' s Square butchers , with their deluded followers , made a cowardly and brutal attempt on the life of the above-namedindividual .

    HOWiiriWOBTH . —Mr . James Cartledge , of Manchester , delivered , on Sunday afternoon last , a very powerful and impressive lecture on the productive powers of the land , shewing the mischievous folly of the advocates of emigration .-: At the _close of the lecture he announced that he should wait and enrol all those who were willing to stand by the working _olassesin the glorious agitation in which W " are embarked , when nine men came forward , and took out their cards of membership . LONDON . —St . Panchas . —On Sunday last , a publio meeting of Chartists was heldac the Feather ? , Warren-street , Mr . Dunning in the chair . Mr , John Campbell , member of the Executive , addres-vi the meeting in his usual energetic and eloquent manner , and many members joined the association . After the lecture , an interesting discussion ensued , from which Mr . Campbell was compelled to b . absent , having to address the men of Marylebone in the evening .

    _Tailoes . —At the quarterly meeting of the society of tailors , held at the Three Doves , Berwick-street , Soho . Mr . Farrer addressed them on the benefits to be derived from the adoption of the principle * contained in the People ' s Charter . Mr . _Parker spoke with considerable effect on the advantage * of union , and recommended the whole of the _taiiornow in the association , to form one general branch . Several other persons addressed the meeting to a similar purpose , previous to its adjournment .

    Marylebone Public Meeting . —At the Working Men ' s Hall , _Circas-street , a meeting was held ou Sunday last , Mr . Christopher in the chair . Mr . Campbell addressed a numerous assembly in a forcible , eloquent , and pleasing manner . During his address he was highly applauded , and the greatest enthusiasm exhibited . Captain Acherley likewise addressed the mooting . In reply to their pressing invitations , Mr . Campbell consented to remain in London and lecture at Circus-street , on Sunday next .

    Delegate Council . —On Sunday , the 21 st _iust , a meeting of the London Delegate Conneil was held at the room , 55 , Old Bailey , Mr . Good fellow in the chair . After receiving reports , and appointing deputations , & c , Mr . Martin moved the following resolution : — " That this Council recommend to the various localities tho necessity of distributing window biiis , announcing the National Petition lies here for signature . " The Secretary having announced tbat the attendance of the whole of the London _sub-Secretaries had been requested , in order to their having an interview with the Executive , it was moved that tho Council do adjourn , that their business might be _proceeded with . After some little discussion , it was withdrawn ,

    and the meeting formed into an open Committee . The charge of Mr . Benbow against Dr . M'Douall , that of being a traitor , was then brought before the meeting ; and , both those gentlemen being present , and agreeing to it , a Committee of nine was appointed , to thoroughly investigate the charge . The election fell upon Messrs , Martin , Goodfellow , Watts , Wilkinson , Rogers , Drake , Cuffay , Knight , and Browu , who adjourned to the _Dispatch Coft \ _-e House , in company with Messrs . Benbow , M'Douall , and the reporter , for the above purpose . Mr . Wild _uras then call _ed to the chair , and , after some desultory conversation , it was resolved that a meeting of the whole of the General Council of London should be held on the following Wednesday evening , until whioh time the meeting adjourned .

    I . ONPON . —Red Lion , King-street , Golden Square . —Mr . Farren delivered a lecture on Sunday last , to a numerous and highly respectable audience . Subject— " The Corn Laws . '' It was moved by Mr . Crawford M'Connell , that the Northern Star be regularly taken at this house—it being the only true advocate of the rights of working men ; whioh was seconded by Mr . Shepherd , and carried unanimously . Several new members enrolled _themselves , and tho cause progresses _steadily . Mr . Martin will lecture on Sunday next ; the chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Caubgrwell and Walworth . —The Chartists of this locality met on Monday evening last , at the Montpeher Tavern , Walworth ; the usual weekly business was gone through , and it was earnestly requested that the members of this locality would a'tend at the Montpelier Tavern , on Monday next , November tho 29 th , as business of importance wiil be brought _before them .

    Eastern Division op Boot and Shoemakers . — On Sunday evening laat , this body ot Chartists met at their Association Room , Star Coffee House , Golden-lane , to hear a Itcture froai Mr . M'Grath , but owing to some circumstances we are not aware of , that gentleman did not attend . Mr . O'Connor _b letter to the Scotch Chartists was read , after which a discussion took place , the subject Socialism and Chartism— . vhich would be the most efficient remedy to allay the grievances of tbe workis . g classes * After which two new members were enrolled . It would add many to our numbers if the lecturers would attend according to promise , as the members bring with them their friends to hear and know the just right they have to become members ; but when they leave disappointed , they often refuse tho next invitation .

    Shadwell . —Tho British and Foreign Joint Stock Marine Store Society , holds its meetings at No . 22 , King David Lane , Shadwcil , every Tuesday evening , for tiie purpose of adopting a plan to procure work for the unemployed throughout the realm ; they request the well-wishers of mankiud to attendoamr to be taken at eight o ' clock . Finsbury . —At a meeting of the Chartists of _FilisOury , held at Lunt ' s Coffee House , on Monday evening , Mr . Farrer delivered an eloquent and impressive lecture on the subject of the Corn Laws . At a meeting of the O'Brien Press Fund

    Committee , ou Monday evening , Mr . Andrew Hogg was appointed Treasurer , and Mr . Hogg , Secretary , iu ihe place of Mr . J . Watkins , resigned . Messrs . Watts , _Sjott , and J . Smith were appointed to draw up an address to the country . Wandsworth . —A public meeting to adopt the National Petition , was held at the King ' s Head , on Monday evening , Mr . Hayter in the chair . The petition was moved by Mr . Ross , seconded by Mr . Harris , and unanimously carried . The meeting was then addressed at great length , aiid very eloquently , by Mr . John Campbell , Secretary to the _Executif e , who was loaoly cheered throughout his whole speech- The statement tbat the Chartists of 282 towns were now enrolled in the National Association e / _icited great applause . _Mestra . Wheeler and Ross likewise addressed the meeting , and the proceedings were wound up in an able manner by the Chairman . Several members were enrolled , and niuoh enthusiasm exhibited .

    A Meeting was held at the Loudon Tavern , on Saturday , the 20 _ih , Mr . Sheriff Rogers in the chair , to adopt preliminary measures for the relief of the distressed _Spitalfield weavers . Hammersmith . —A discussion was held at the Black Bull , Hammersmith-road , on Tuesday evening , on the best means of obaining tho rights of the people . Mr . Elmes was in the chair ; Mr . Cnllingham in an argumentative speech opened the proceedings , and showed that the attainment of political power , by means of the Charter , would be the grand agent in raising us from our present degraded condition . Messrs . MeJlwood , Preeco , Gifford , Read , _Dowling , Roylance , and Wheeler adaressed the meeting , and it was decided to form a branch of the National Charter Association at the above house . The meeting then adjourned until the ensuing Tuesdav , Bubject for diBcession , "What are our rights !"

    Fi Af.Gcti'h —A W Babbv" Meeting Having ...

    BRIG STOW . —On Tuesday evenii _^ _faTsoireTwiu y held in the large room of the Artichoke Inn , _tocongratufcite Bronterro O'Brien ou his release ttombje _confinement . The females vied with the males in teswfyii' _^ their joy at the release c £ tLuir " schoolmaster . " After the " good things of the world *? had been removed from the tables , Mr . Good was colled to the chair , when tbe business of the evening commenced by Mr . Woodward singing " the free , the free . ** The health of Bronterre O'Brien was proposed by Mir .

    Colling in an excellent complimentary speech ef _sonta length . Mr . O'Brien in his usual forcible and eloquent style , replied to the toast in a speech which was rally responded toby the meeting , and on resuming his seat received three distinct wrands of applause . The meeting continued up to twelve , daring which time the party were enlivened with patriotic songs and recitations , sentiments , Ac , from different speakers . The National Petition was signed by ereryone , we beJiew , who were present , Mr . O'Brien being one of the number .

    On Wednesday Evening , Mr . O'Brien attended a meeting of the members of the National Charter Association , at the Cap of Liberty , and there be urged upon tbem to continue firm and united , to be determined , to cover their ground aa they advanced , to urge upon all their neighbours and friends to sign the petition , to scour the town and neighbourhood for signatures , and let Brighton send to the Convention the most numerously signed petition from the South of England . Mr . O'Brien closed a most Instructive address amidst tho plaudits of the meeting . The visit of Mr . O'Brien to Brighton has done an Immense benefit to the cause . It has restoiad the confidence of many who had wavered , and W have no doubt but that in a short time the Chartists of Brighton will occupy that position tbey are

    entitled ro aa the centre of agitation far the provincial town * of the south . Chartism has been and is still making ; i tirm , steady , and silent progress in the mind * of the agricultural labourers , who live in the village * adjacent to Brighton . In the agricultural town of Lewes ; where six months since we believe one solitary Northern Star was sold , now its circulation has reached to a dozen per week , which , taking into consideration _, the Ighorint state of the working men , is a good omen . We believe it to be the Intention of the good men of Lewes , ere long , to make the attempt of enrolling themselves under the banner of the National Charter Association . We would advise Mr . John Campbell to "look a head" to this m _« Htt . that tbe men of _BrUhtttt

    will assist them In so doing we well know , and let them but sign-fy their determination to the proper quarter , tbeir _'application for help shall not pass unheeded _. But once lei us get a firm footing in _Xiewes _, then Chartism will _spread like wild-fire throughout the whole of Eastern -Sussex ; and then who will say that the agricultural Chartists of the south are behind the manufacturing Chartists of the north ? Once get the principles of Chartism firmly established in _Eastern Sussex , from _thencs it will proceed onward into the agricultural districts of Kent , where it has never been , heard of , and then we shall have In our ranks the man who boasts to this day ef being the descendant of the immortal Wat Tyler ; and then hurrah for the Charter .

    BRADFORD . —The Demonstration Committee met in tbe Chartists' Association-room , Bowling Back ; Lane , on Sunday afternoon , at two o ' clock . Mr . Featherbridge was called to the Chair . The Committee commenced their labours by receiving the money from the various agents appointed to sell the tickets for the soiree and ten-party ; after which an inquiry was made : _« to tne probability of there being any tickets left unsold _, when nearly the whole of the agents -wanted a further supply . The Committee had previously deliveret out tiie whole thousand ; consequently , they were unable to supply the demand . A motion waa _ni . _tde that ihore tickets should be printed , which was

    objected to , on the ground tbat the room would not hold more than a thousand persons , without great inconvenience . There is not the least doubt that if a room as large again could be procured , that another thousand tickets would very readily be sold . The _Chartists of Bradford are all on the qui vive for the day on which they intend to show tbeir strength to both the oppressive and tyrannical factions . There has , at various times , been great displays made in Bradford ; but we confidently believe that the forthcoming demonstration , in honour of the _Peopled Champion , will be the largest ever witnessed on any previous occasion . The route of the procession was then pointed out . The Committee and the friends ef Mr . O'Connor

    win meet atthe Hare and Hounds Inn , Mr . William _XordotT ' s , Horton Bank Top , at ten o clock in the _uiomio _^ , an < l there form in procession ; will proceed from thence down to Great Horton , _SJUthfleid Lane , Little Horton , Holme Top Lane , Park Side , Clayton Lane , Manchester Koad , to Bradford ; along Tyrrellstreet , Bowling Green , Market-street , Kirkcate , Darleystreet , by the Nelson Inn , along St . Johu-atreet ; down _Westgatc , _ivegate , Sun Bridge , Tyrrell-atreet , & c The procession will then proceed up Little _Horton-iane to iti j P . _irfe , at Horton Green , near the Ked Lion Inn . Th- _Demonstration _Committee to m . bt at the North Tavern , _Whipping , at seven o ' clock iu the morning , and proceed from thence to Horton Bank Top , to meet Mr . O Connor .

    Daisy Hill . —Tne Chartists of this little village met at the Old Cot , on Sunday night last , at six o ' clock , when Mr . Hodgson delivered an able lecture on the ln-ntfils which would result to tb _» working oluaea tl'Om the adoption of the People ' s Charter . The meeting was a numerous one . —Great preparations are making L « re , to do honour to the People ' s Friend , Leader , and Cnampion . Should the weather prove favourable , ¦ glorious and overpowering _demonstration , such as Bradford never witnessed , will be the consequence . A _h-ind of music , with banners , will proceed from here to Heaton , _Manningham , White Abbey , Middleton Fields , SilBhri ' _lgb-lane , West-gate , _Ive-gate , and up to Horton , to meet Mr . O'Connor .

    _JStanmngley . —Mr . Jennings lectured at _thisplaco on Sunday afternoon lust , on tke science ot Government . Mr . Leacroft ably filled the chair . Toe room was crowded with an attentive audience . Mr . Edwards _ic-c'ured in the same room at six o ' clock in tbe evening , un the evils of a State Church , and proposed the People ' s Charter as a remedy . Smiddle ' s lane end , Bowling . —Mr . Jennings _ueJiv . red an able and talented lecture on the distress of the country . This is the first lecture tbat has been delivered at this place , which promises to he a flourishing _locust }' . After the lecture an interesting _discussion tvok place on various subjects . Tne meeting waa well _attended .

    Social Institution , Bradford . On Monday evening last . -Mr . West , the West Riding lecturer , delivered a lecture at this place , at eight o ' clock . Mr . J . Brook was called to the chair , who expressed his regret tli it the meeting was so thinly attended , and attributed their non-attendance to two or three causes : first , to the forthcoming demonstration , all hands being at tbe pump , against next _Monday ; secondly , to the wetness of the night ; thirdly , to the rent day being the day following ; There were between 509 and 600 present . The Chairman then introduced Mr . West to the meeting . He was received with acclamation . Mr . West , in a neat speech introduced himself to the meeting , and _h-. iped they would listen with attention , and should he _advance anything that was incorrect , or should any

    one have any questions to ask , or objections to make , they would do so at the end of the lecture , and he would gladly answer them . Mr . West then noticed the distress that existed in Manchester , and stated that in one district 1 , 200 persons rose every morning withont knowing from whence their breakfast might come . DI another district there were 18 , 0 * 0 living on Is . 3 d . per Week ; and in another that some were fetching blood from the shambles , and boiling it , in order to prolong a miserable _existence . That in _Bolton people were in a state of _starv . it : _j / _i , and dying for want of . the common _necessaries of lift . In Stockport upwards of 7 , 000 people Were waiking about the streets in idleness , and in the greatest distress and misery that could _possibly be imagined . In Liverpool there were 5 _> . Oliu living in

    Wretched cellars , destitute of every cuiniort . In some parts of Scotland the poor creatures had to mix oatmeal with & aWilu _< _3 t , to make a scanty meat He said some people attributed all this distress and misery to the Com Laws , and that free trade would cure all these evils . He acknowledged that some were not only free traders , but freebooters too . He then noticed tbe export trade of this country to other _natiuns . Since 1688 to the present time , we had exported £ l , 800 , 00 o , 00 _» worth of onr goods . From 1793 to 1815 our export trade amounted to more than . £ 300 , 000 , 000 , and while our trade with foreign nations i ad increased to so great an extent , the workmen ' s wages had been reduced from 35 s . per week to 10 s ., and some to less than half that amount . Mr . West gave a clear and lucid

    exposition of tbe foreign trade , and of tne ro & benes that were committed upon the _smaii _manufacturers and the working classes , by the Elaugbter-h _>> use _esporteta , and _explained to the meeting the way hi _wtijMFthel _* robberies were committed , amidst cries of "Shame . " ' Mr . West then glanced at the effec _t s of the rotten banking system , ami shewed how the ' mere men of straw managed to enrich themselves , while tbey robbed _, and plundered the toiling millions , producing the greatest distress and misery that cpald po # - sibly be _imngined , and contended ; , that all these evils sprung from class legislation . B then made a powerful appeal to all present to lend an helping hand ta uproot the present unnatural and artificial state of society , and called on all who wen not _already members of the National Charter

    Association , to Come and enrol their names at tbe close of tbe lecture . Mr . West sat down amidst the most _eathBsiastic cheering . A person In the body of the hall then stood up and asked a number ef questions relative to a repeal of the Corn Laws , and how the wages of Xbm working men wonld be affected by supply and demand * all of which Mr . West answered to the satisfaction of the meeting , and we believe to the questioner also , for be seconded a vote of thanks to tbe worthy lecturer , which was carried by acclamation . Thanks were given to the chairman , for his impartial condnct in the chair , and the meeting then separated at a quarter-past elama o ' clock , giving three cheers for the Charur , three for Mr . O'Connor , and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones . A number of new members were enrolled and took their cards of _membership .

    Skipton . —The Chartists of this place got up » publio tea-party , en Tuesday last , which waa numerously attended . After tbe tea was over , a vote of thanks was given to the ladies for their attendance , Mr . Knowles afterwards delivered a lecture .

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 27, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_27111841/page/1/