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Ths SiAraoHnsniRE Murder . — _ESECUIIOS OF Dowmko asd _Powrs . —Stafford , Saturday Evening . —A communication having been received this morning by the authorities , to the effeet that the Queen having been pleased to respite the execution of the prisoners until the 25 th instant , for ihe purpose ot snbmittinga crown case for the decision of thejudges _, and that decision having been a gainst the _^ prisoners , no further instructions would be given to the sheriff . The sheriff , therefore , fixed twelve o ' clock to-day 1 or the execution . The prisoners were fully apprised , since Hie arrival of the respite , that they would be positively executed this day , unless a further respite or reprieve arrived . The convicts manifested no alarm wien applied , at five o ' clock , that they would _fixmate the crime of which they Lad been found guilty
by an ig nominious death upon the scaffold this day , at twelve o ' clock . __ At an early hour this morning the reverend chaplain visited the unhappy men , and continned with them up to the last moment . Although he - affectionately admonished them of their near approach to death , and of the necessity of confessing their sins , yet they continued to reiterate the declaration of their innocence ofthe crime of murder . At eleven o ' clock they received the holy sacrament in the chapel with the chaplain and governor , aud paid marked attention to every part of tliat impressive service . After leaving the chapel they returned to then * room , accompanied by the reverend chaplain , "who continued his exhortations to their repentance . In the course of the morning Downing said , in reply
to a question put b y the reverend gentleman , 1 have spoke the truth ; it ' s a hard thing to sutler for other folk ' s deeds ; tlie lad and mc is as far _fi-om it as the bible is . " He afterwards said , in the course of conversation , "If we suffer tve shall siiflcrv . _- rongful . We could _na' help what folks said agon us , or the jury bringing ns iu guilty ; but wc arc as innocent as a child unborn ; " and Powys , iu reply to the reverend gentleman , said , " 1 am innocent of it . " After the _nnliapjiymen were pinioned , the chaplain asked thein _"lieikci * cither of them had any request to make witli respect to their relations ? They both desired him to inform then * fiiends that they hoped they would prepare to meet them in heaven , and that they would lead a _iroodlife : that thev were jroimr out of
the world innocent , and were not afraid to die . Precisely at'twclvc o'clock the tolling of the prison bell announced that the melancholy procession was moving towards the place of execution . The culprits , who had undergone no apparent alteration since the trial , walked with a firm . step . On reaching the lodge , Powys , who saw Mr . Superintendent Bergen , requested liim to shake hands with him , and said emphatically , " God bless you ; it is hard to die innocent ; bat I can forgive . " _Downing ascended the drop with a hasty step , and placed himself immediately under the fatal beam ; and , whilst the executioner was adjusting the rope , said— " Gentlemen , lere is two chaps going to be murdered ; we are going io die as innocent as child unborn ; we are free from it . " Powys then ascended the scaffold , and whilst the executioner was puttinir the rone round his neck
said "Don't put the rope so tight ; I can't breathe . " The chaplain then shook Lands with Downing , and exhorted him in the most solemn manner to tell the -whole truth , as he was about to leave the world ; to which Downing replied , "I am not guilty . " The chaplain having also shaken hands with Powys , and repeated the exhortation , Powys said , "We are going to die for a thing we know nothing about , and I hope the Lord in Heaven will protect us . " Downing further said , "I hope it wiU come out , and that ihe country will know that we are innocent , and that our friends will be released of it . " After the caps liad been drawn over their faces , and whilst the chaplain was proceeding with the burial service , bom tne criminals prayed aloud and apparently with great fervour . While they were so engaged , ttie drop fell , and the world closed upon their presence . Downing ceased at once to live , but Powvs struggled for
several minutes . _Execdtios or Wm . Howell tor Murdeb . —Ipswich , Saturday , Evening . —This wretched man expiated Lis offence on the scaffold in front of Ipswich gaol , at twelve o ' clock to-day . His two companions -m crime , Walter Howell , his brother , and Israel Shipley , were respited on Friday ; a special messen ger from the Home Office arrived at half-past two o ' clock in the morning , and delivered the important document to Mr . Johnson , the governor . The Rev . Mr . Page has been unremitting in his atteution to the condemned criminals , all of whom have conducted themselves in an exemplary manner . When the elder Howell ( William ) entered the gaol , about five months since , he was not able to read or write , nor
did he know a syllable of the Lord _' s-prayer , but by the excellent regulation of the prison he had made himself a tolerably plain scholar , by a close application to the books that were furnished him by the visiting jnsfices and the chaplain . On Friday he saw his mother and sister , in the presence of the governor and another officer , and the scene that ensued may be more readily imagined than described . He addressed them in a religious and penitent manner . The chaplain was enpged with him in prayer throughout the whole day , and from nine o clock until nearly eleven the three criminals were allowed to meet each other , and they freely gave vent to their distressed feelings , after which they entered npon their spiritual devotions . William Howell
impressively addressed his brother , and exhorted hun to be penitent , adding that be should die happy . The prisoner throughout his confinement has protested Lis innocence , and on Thursday night he shipped Turner , one of the turnkeys , on the shoulder , and remarked , * " I know I deserve ' to die for the many offences I have committed , but I declare to God I never steeped my hands in human blood . " Soon after be observed , " There is a man in thisprison who could save my life if he liked . " This was in reference to a smuggler lately apprehended , and whom all the condemned criminals addressed a letter to , wliich they entrusted to the reverened chaplain to deliver . On another occasion he observed , " That man ought to pray to his God to-morrow , at twelve o ' clock , when I
am on the scaffold . " On Friday night , after the chaplain left tbe prison , the culprit offered up a sincere prayer , and then sank down from exhaustion on his Bed . He took Lis tea and toast with apparent relish , and slept soundly until nearly eight o ' clock this morning . From an early hour thousands began to assemble in the vicinity ofthe prison , and the all-absorbing topic was whether all the culprits were to die , for it was not generally known in the town that any respite had arrived . At nine o ' clock the Rev . F . Page entered the gaol , and directly proceeded to the prisoner ' s cell . The wretched man had dressed himself , and was at prayer . A few minutes before the arrival of the reverend gentleman , Turner , the turnkey , inquired if the prisoner would have any
breakfast , but he declined doing so . The chaplain , having remained about an hour with the culprit , next proceeded to the chapel to prayers , wLcre all the convicted prisoners were already assembled , including Walter Howell and Israel Shipley . The prisoner joined in the devotional service with great earnestness , and at the conclusion partook of the sacrament ; his brother , Walter Howell , aud Shipley also partook of tbe sacrament , and bet-rayed great emotion aud penitence . The prayers having been ended , the two Howells and Shipley , accompanied by the Rev . Mi * . Page , went into the rev . gentleman ' s room , wluch is adjoining the governor ' s house , at the eastern end of the convict yard . Here it was that they took their -final leave , and a most distressing scene ensued .
From eleven o ' clock the bell of St . Margaret ' s Church struck at short intervals up to twelve a solemn death-knell for the criminal , and about the latter bom * the awful procession was discovered mergih _" out of the door-way of the governor ' s house , nd wending its slow progress across the garden to the gate-keeper ' s lodge , in front of which the gallows was erected . The Rev . Mr . Pagewalkedin front , reading tbe burial service , followed by the culprit , who walked with a firm step , and with his eyes turned upwards , repeating in a loud and audible voice the prayers . He was a robust young man , 28 years of age , and stood nearly six feet high . He appeared to be in good bodily health , although his face was palid , and to have possessed great physical power . He was dressed in a smock frock , corduroy breeches , and long leather gaiters . On either side of him walked the governor and the executioner , the under-sheriffs and other officers bringing up the rear . On entering
the lodge the prisoner knelt down in the centre before a stool , and the chaplain continued reading prayers . The culprit during this time prayed with his hands upraised and clasped _together in a firm but aggrieved tone . Calcraitpimonedhharruswliilehew ing . He took no notice of those who surrounded bim , but ascended the ladder unassisted , and with a firm step . Calcraft having adjusted the fatal noose , and drawn a cap over his face , be continued to move bis bands and pray aloud . Immediately before the drop fell , be said with great emphasis to the mob , "My dear friends , I die innocent ofthe crime laid to me ; that is all I wish to say to you . " The drop then fell , and the wretched man was launched into eternity without making scarcely a perceptible struggle . The bod y having been suspended an hour , was cut Sown , and buried within the precincts of the gaol . It was calculated that there were above 12 , 000 spectators present , a majority of whom were females and boys .
Attempted Murder asd Suicide it _Bdooxohasl—On Friday morning , between five and six o ' clock , tbe inhabitants of Deritend were alarmed by an attempt made by Mr . Bunny , a carpenter , to kill his wife and afterwards destroy himself . The unfortunate man , It appears , is a native of Coleshill , but has resided in Birmingham many years as a small master carpenter . He rented some sho pping at the rear of Mr . Bliss ' s , Spread-eagle , in Spiceal-street ; and ¦ althoug h it was known to some of his customers that be was occasionally of unsound mind , he was nevertheless enabled , by attention and that adroitness with which persons labouring under liis unfortunate malad y conceal their innrinity , to command a verv good trade , and enjoy the esteem of those who knew Lim . Jn the summer of 1843 , he , however , became much worse , and conceived tlie notion that he had been poisoned by some person and eould not live . The result of this idea was a constant apprehension
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of death , terminating in paroxysms , which rendered restraint necessary , and he was accordingly removed to the Lunatic Asylum at Sutton . There he remained a few months , and at the expiration of the time came out apparently quite recovered , and resumed his avocation . He was , in fact , so far restored , that he had got rid of some eccentricities by which he was previously distinguished , and an opinion was entertained by his friends that a radical cure had heen effected . " His business increased , and for a few weeks nothing particular was observable in his manner . About three months ago Mr . C . Walker , of Round Hills , Aston , became possessed of the Rainbow public-house , at the corner of Adderley-street , Deritend , and which was formerlv occu pied by Mr . Minchin
Some alterations being deemed necessary in the premises , Mr . Bunnv was employed to make them , and , during his employment at the house , became acquainted with the barmaid , an interesting-looking and agreeable woman , named Sarah Turner , about 34 years of age . Mr . Bunny being also a welllooking man , a courtship ensued , and he was constant in Ids attendance at the house , comporting himself in such ft manner as to preclude any suspicion that he was , or ever had been , labouring under anvthing like an aberration of intellect . After the lapse of a short time , he made an offer of marriage to Miss Turner , which was accepted , and they then entered into an agreement with Mr . Walker to rent the Rainbow , and carry on the
business _, on their own account , m the event of their getting married . This agreement , we believe , was duly signed , and was to conic into operation on Monday next . In the interim the marriage of the unhappy couple was arranged to take place on Tuesday last , and , pursuant to agreement , they repaired with their friends to Aston church , where they were married ; nothing whatever occurring to indicate an approach towards the return of that terrible disorder from which the unfortunate man had formerly suffered . After the ceremony they returned to the Rainbow , and in the course of the following day he was observed to be particularly gloomy ; but this was attributed to excessive drinking , in whieh he had indulged a few days previously . On Thursday he complained of his
head , and walked out seven or eight milts in the country , for the purpose of recovering himself , and on his return in the evening he seemed better , but still dull , and complained a little of his head . Nothing , however , up to this time , amounting to insanity , appeared in his manner , and he and Mrs . Bunny retired to bed after supper , about twelve o ' clock . The house was closed by the domestics , and nothing occurred until about half-past live o ' clock in the morning , when the servants in the place , and the persons living in the adjoining houses , were alarmed by the most awful shrieks and cries of " Murder , " issuing from Mr . Bunny ' s bed-room . The servant man immediately rushed up stab's , and hearing Mrs . Bunny screaming for help , he tried , but in vain , to
f orcc open the door . He then ran into the street and made an alarm , and presently Mrs . Bunny was seen at the bed-room window , calling for assistance . A ladder was immediately procured and placed against the window , and Mi * . Bunny instantly made his appearance , and descended by the ladder into the street , half dressed , with his throat cut and his person literally covered with blood . He was received at the bottom of the ladder by a youth named Samuel Stephens , who conducted him into the shop of Mr . Fletcher , a butcher , within a few doors of the Rainbow . Here his appearance and conduct left no doubt ofthe state of his mind , and , in order to prevent further mischief , Mr . Fletcher had him well secured in bis shop by his neighbours , and he then proceeded to
the house of the unfortunate man , and up stairs to his bed-room door . This he found locked , and so securely fastened inside , that it was not until after several efforts by himself and the servant of the house that they succeeded in forcing an entrance . When , however , they did get in , a scene of tho most horrifying descri p tion presented itself . Mrs . Bunny was leaning against a side wall in her night dress , which was saturated from top to bottom in blood , flowing from a number of wounds in various parts of her body . The bedclothes , curtains , and floor equally presented a most frightful appearance . She was immediately put into bed , and in a few minutes Mr . Archer , surgeon , was in attendance , . and on examining her person he found not less than seven
severe wounds , which had been inflicted with a knife . The poor woman ' s throat was dangerously cut ; there was a great gash on her left cheek and a deep wound on her left side , and four other wounds on her arms , back , and legs . He immediately rendered the necessary assistance , and was incessant in his attention until he found that there was no immediate danger of death . He then visited the unfortunate husband , in Mr . Fletcher ' s house , and found a wound upon his throat , which he secured , and also some other cuts of minor importance , which he dressed ; after wliich , Mr . Bunny was removed to the prison in More-street , and there secured . At eleven o ' clock Mr . Archer attended before the magistrates , and stated that there could not be the least doubt of the man ' s
insanity ; that he was evidently in a state of great excitement , and must be taken care of . In a short time after , Mr . Redfcrn having additional proof of the necessity of prompt attention to the unfortunate man , he applied for and obtained an order for his removal to the workhouse . A car was accordingly procured , and , in company of Spittle and two other officers , he was conveyed to _Lichfield-street , where , with much difficulty , ho was strapped and properly secured . Indeed , during the drive to the workhouse the men had great difficulty in keeping him in the car , and preventing him from further injuring himself . In the course of the day Mrs . Runny was so far recovered as to be able to state some particulars of the unfortunate occurrence . It appeal's that about five o ' clock in the morning her husband got out of bed hastily , and locked the door . In his doing so she
was awakened , and presently heard him say , " My dear , we have lived together , we have loved together , and we shall die together . " He had no sooner , however , uttered these words than he seized hold of her in the bed , cut her on the throat , and began to stab her with a large clasp pocket-knife in various parts of the body . She jumped out of bed screaming for help , and the impression on her mind is that the unfortunate man became terrified , and attempted to cut his own throat . It would seem , however , that to the bluntness of the knife the salvation of both their lives must he attributed ; the edge was quite blunt , and not equal to the frantic _detei-mination of the lunatic . Mr . Walker and family are now in attendance at the Rainbow , where the poor woman lies , receiving every attention wliich her melancholy and precarious situation requires .
Murder and Suicide . — The neighbourhood of Clapham was on Saturday evening thrown into the greatest excitement by another horrid murder and suicide . It appears that Mr . Gouldhig , lighterman and corn-factor , of _Horselydown , has a residence at Claphani-Rise , and a considerable number of servants ; amongst them was Eliza Daniels , who had been in that gentleman ' s service about six or eight months as housemaid . She was about 25 years of age , of prepossessing manners and appearance , and had been highly recommended to Mrs . Gouhling . During the time she had been in the establishment , her conduct had been excellent , and even up to Wednesday night nothing had occurred to excite suspicion . She that night went to bed late , and about two o ' clock on
Thursday morning Mrs . Gouhling was disturbed b y a strange noise proceeding from Daniels ' s room . On procuring a light and going up stairs , a frightful scene met her view . Tlie floor of the room was deluged in blood , and the clothes of the girl , who was in a comer of the room were likewise saturated with it ; and there were suspicious marks about the room , which led to subsequent investigation and discovery . Mrs . Goulding , in great alarm , having called for assistance , a groom was dispatched for Mr . Dodd , of _Stockwell , surgeon . In the meantime it was discovered that the unfortunate woman had made no less than three deep wounds in her throat , from which the blood was gashing . iu streams . Mr . Dodd attended in a vcrv short time , and having sewed up
the wounds , Daniels was placed on abed , and another servant placed by her side for fear she might attempt to open the wounds . Mr . * Dodd , on ' examination of the deceased ' B bed , discovered what had before been suspected , that she Had delivered herself of a child , which he found rolled up in the bed-clothes , and quite dead . It was a fine female child , and there appears little doubt that it was born alive , and having been made away with , the mother made the desperate attempt on her own life . On searching the room , one of Mr . Goulding ' s razors was discovered on a wash-hand stand . Mr . Dodd was unremitting in his attention to her , but she expired about two o ' clock on Sunday . The only reason that can at present be assigned for the desperate act is the fear which operated on the mind of the deceased at the
exposure . An inquest was holden on Monday before Mr . Carter , coroner , at the Bedford Arms Tavern , Gkpham . Risc . The facts of the case having been deposed to , Mr . Dodd , the surgeon , in answer to a question from one of thejury , said , " I am of opinion thatthe sufferings ofthe mother , added tothe shame and remorse , produced frenzy , during which she perpetrated the murder of her infant , and afterwards destroyed herself . " During the course of the proceeding !' , Gibbons , the summoning officer , informed the coroner thatthe father of the infant was in attendance . The jury said it was unnecessary to ask the father any questions , as he knew nothing of the dreadful transaction . The Coroner summed up , and the jury returned a verdict—That the mother , Eliza Daniels " , destroyed herself in a fit of insanity .
Dreadful Death of a Servant bv 1 _'ire . —On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the Falcon Inn , Wandsworth-road , before Mr . Garter , upon tlie body of Mary Spencer , cook in the service of William Ward , Esq ., an East India merchant , residing in Lavender-sweep , Battersea , whose death was occasioned by her clothes being set on fire by the spirit of caniphine , which she had incautiously ignited . It appears from the evidence adduced , that on Wednesday _niaht week , about ten o ' clock , the deceased having no candle to go to bed with , poured some spirit of caniphine into a tea-cup , and placed a thin floating wick therein . This she lighted , and was proceeding up stairs , when the spirit suddenly caught lire , and the deceased , hi endeavouring to put it out , set fire to her clothes . The _mirec-maid , who
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was preparing her master ' s bed-room fire , heard the deceased scream , and found her , on the second landing , a sheet of flame . The nurse-maid was so terrified , that she ran past the deceased , without attempting to render her assistance . The poor creature followed her down stairs imploring her fellow servant to save her , and the latter only escaped being caught by the deceased by running out ofthe hall door , and shutting it after her . The deceased then ran down into the scullery where the housemaid was at work . This _vonntr woman immediately commenced
Quenching the fire with a wet mop , and it was ultimately put out by Mr . Ward wrapping a door-mat around the unibrtuuate woman . The deceased by this time had every bit of clothing burnt off , except a very small portion _' of her stays , and her screams were heart-rending . She was got to bed under Mr . Ward ' s directions , and that gentleman dispatched a mounted servant for Dr . Parrot , at _Clapham-common , who attended , and rendered every assistance in his power , but his services were unavailing , the unfortunate woman dying at five o'clock on the succeeding morning . The jury returned a verdict ' of Accidental death .
Suicide at me Duke of _xvonxnujinERLA-ND s . — A man named Hollick , in the service of Mr . Hughes , upholsterer , of Piccadilly , and who was employed with others in preparing the mansion of the Duke of Northumberland for tlie reception of the family , was on Saturday morninf _, discovered b y his fellow-workmen to have committed suicide by hanging himself in one of the water-closets . For some days past the deceased had been labouring under a depression of spirits , but ho had frequently expressed the greatest abhorrence at persons committing suicide ,
Awful Visitation . —Saturday morning , between ten and eleven o ' clock , a young man , a compositor , in the employ of Messrs . Saville , the printers , of St . Martin ' s-lane , named John Woodbcrry , whilst working at his ease and talking to a brother workman , suddenly fell down speechless . lie was removed with all speed to Charing-eross Hospital , where he shortly afterwards expired . The medical men attribute his death to apoplexy . Fire near Bagnigge-Wells-uoad . — On Sunday
morning a lire broke out in the house ot Mr . John Brain , an engineer , in _Bagniggc-Wells-road . The horizon was illuminated for miles round , which caused the quick arrival of the London establishment , West of England , and County _Fire-olficc engines , but unfortunately such was the delay in procuring water , that the flames made great progress ; and by halfpast two the whole dwelling-house aud its valuable contents were one burning mass . The adjoining houses were , however , saved by the firemen , who finally obtained a plentiful supply of water .
Accident . —A serious accident happened on Saturday , about eleven o'clock at night , at one' of the wings of the Maison Centrale at Caen . The third and fourth stories gave . way , and fell upon the second floor , breaking the main beam of that also . The room contained many old men , one of whom was killed , and two were severely injured ; but the rest were able to save themselves by hurrying out of their beds and p lacing themselves close to the walls . In this state of terror they remained for fifteen hours , the time required to release them , although a great many workmen were employed . Several of the poor old men are ill from the effects ofthe fright .
Fall of a Mountain . —Java papers , of Sept . 28 , state that in the residency ofthe Pranger Regencies , part of a mountain in the Karang district gave way suddenly , and buried several houses with the inhabitants under the masses of earth and stone . Considerable portions ofthe Kwasscnand Baudjar districts ofthe Kahepatjang residency were flooded over about the same period , and 600 houses totall y destroyed by fire Djocjokarta
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THE EXECUTIVE . " Can ' t you let the little creature pull your hair ?" "Once upon a time" a very affectionate mothei was nursing a baby suffering from teething . She had another child about five years of age , to play with whom was the baby ' s greatest delight . One day baby laid fierce hold on its brother ' s hair , whereupon , the sufferer having extricated himself from the hands of his juvenile tormentor , and run away , baby cried most lustily ; when the mother exclaimed : " you nasty little brat ! how cross you are ! can't you let the little creature pull your hair ? " The foregoiii _" bears such a striking similarity to the good-natured yielding expected from ourselves and the Executive Council of the Chartist Association , that we consider
it a suiting preface for what we have to say on the subject of that division , the success of which was built upon the hope of placing us and the leaders of the movement in the situation of the little " cross brat" who would not stand to have his hair pulled to please the baby . Some weeks ago , there appeared in our columns an extract from a letter written by Mr . Smith , of Glasgow , secretary to the Chartist Association , to one of the Executive Committee , and deemed by that body to be of sufficient importance to warrant publication , as well for the defence of the character of the Executive , as for the protection of the Chartist cause . The extract contained information which to withhold might have subjected the Executive to a charge of
very serious neglect . In a week or two subsequent to the publication ofthe extract referred to , the Executive , having been for a length of time beset with applications for the substitution of a more democratic mode of _electing the Executive than that at present practised , submitted the disputed point tothe judgment and decision ofthe whole Chartist body ; let us now see how those two questions have been dealt with , as well by ourselves as by persons professing strong admiration of Chartist principles . With respect to the first matter , wepublislied , as it was our duty to do as the recognised and accredited organ of communication for the Chartist body , the address of the Executive : and as that address contained statements which were held by the party spoken of to be
inaccurate and injurious , wo published every word sent from every quarter in reply , even though much of the matter so sent was totally beside the mark . The few words of comment with which we accompanied such replies , were mild and inoffensive ; and there , when each party had had then " say , " ive expected the matter to drop . All that wc had donfe up to this stage was , as we have said , to publish the address of the Executive , as in duty bound , and every word sent in reply by the party deeming themselves aggrieved : with the subject matter we did not at all interfere . We expressed no opinion on the question iu dispute : we spoke disparagingly of no one ; wc rightly left the subject in the hands of those to whom it belonged . But did other parties act towards us in such
manner and spirit ? Were they contented with the opportunity we afforded them to set themselves right , and then , when they had done so to leave the respective statements of the respective parties in the hands of the public , to be decided on as judgment and discrimination should direct ? No . This course , — the only proper one as fur as wc can see , —was grossly departed from : and the manner of that departure , with the circumstances connected with it , induces more than \ a belief that something more than mere personal vindication was intended . In our last number we gave an _acceunt of some most extraordinary proceedings at Glasgow , whither , it appears to us , Dr . M'Douall had repaired , not with a view so muck of arrai gning Mr . Smith , as to have a shot at the Executive and the Northern Star . Why
this course should have been adopted , we own ourselves at a loss to imagine , viewing it in connection with any supposable honest purpose or fair intention . What the Star had done in this matter , that could at all warrant its most jaundiced envier to ask for a vote of condemnation , is past our comprehension ; and why the Executive were to be censured for setting themselves right with the Chartist body , as to the nature of the connection between them and a certain party who they had more than reason to believe was thwarting and undoing what they had in their judgment deemed it essential for the good ofthe Chartist cause to do , is also most puzzling . However so it was . The Glasgow people were asked to do these things . They properly refused ; and so far the purpose failed . .
So much for the first branch of our subject ; and now for a word with respect to the several propositions referred by the Executive to the Chartist body . There is no question that has given rise to so much debate among a very important body ofthe Chartists as the mode ot electing the Executive . It is well known that the decision of the last Conference , that the Executive should be elected by the Delegates annually assembled , failed to give general satisfaction ; and that many times and oft has the question been mooted in the several localities , to the breeding of much contention and no little division of feeling . Anxious that the opinion of the majority of the Chartist body should be taken directl y on this particular and important matter , they _sufirsested that
the several localities should call special meetings to speciall y consider the point and after due deliberation , come to a decision which should be binding on all concerned . It is almost impossible to imagine how exception could he taken to such a course : and yet we regret to find that it is even so . Last week Mr . Wm . Bell of Heywood , and Mr . Ambrose Hirst of Oldham , sent to us a communication , complaining that tho Executive had manifested a desire to collect and act on public opinion , and treating it as a gross breach of duty . Now we do not say that these two gentlemen had not a right to think as they did : but we do say , that to send
such a communication to us or to any pubhc newspaper , was most improper . These parties had a right to take exceptions if they thought proper but they ought to have sent their complaints to the public body whose policy and acts they called in question . Wc presume tlieir object to have been to cause further deliberation , on the matters they spoke of : and this could not be best secured by sending their complaints tlirough the columns of a newspaper , instead of directly to-the parties whose attention was sought . If controversy , and not deliberation , was aimed at , there was a certain mode to secure it : if it was not wanted , there was as certain a mode to
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prevent it . Feeling that there was but one proper course for us to adopt , we handed the letter of Messrs . Bell and Hirst over to the Executive : and the receipt of their communication from our hands was the first intimation they had that any party , even the most slender , felt the slightest objection to the course duty had called on them to adopt . Other parties , however , did not so act : probably tbey were * not imbued with a similar desire to prevent divisions , and bickerings , and useless contests in the Chartist ranks . Messrs . Bell and Hirst had the gratification to know that their comp laints against the head-officers of tlieir society — and respecting conduct , too , which has secured general approbation and admiration—were in nrint before they were in the hands o f those officers to
whom they ought to have been sent direct . On the question itself we shall only say , that had the Executive consisted of more seekers after office , personal interest would have led them to act in a far different manner than they have done . Instead of endeavour _^ ing to arrive at the wishes of the majority , they , if anxious for dissension , would have allowed the disputed question to have remained unsettled , until it became impossible to agree upon a satisfactory mode of electing tho Executive body for tho ensuing year . Having now dealt with the two charges upon which the Executive have been arraigned , let us turn for a moment to a consideration of the manner in which the Executive have discharged the duties of that office to which they- were appointed . They have been now in office for nearly a year and a half . Thoy entered upon their functions under the hot fire of a
disappointed faction ; and it appears as it they arc to close them under the pop-gun discharge of individuals who are determined to live , though Chartism should perish . Tho Executive havo , ono and all , laboured with an earnestness , a zeal , and an activity , deserving of the highest praise . From the first hour of their assumption of office , they have buckled on the armour of agitation , and have traversed the three kingdoms , ably expounding tho objects of their mission . They have allayed those differences under which they found the cause tottering . By self devotion they have inspired a large portion of the community with a like good feeling for the cause . They have sought for no repose . They have presented no anomalous item in tlieir accounts . They have been niggard to themselves , in all but toil and labour .
We would ask what possible motive any man can have in the destruction of such a body , beyond the belief that the less supplied for their maintenance would leave more for individual distribution ? It is not wonderful that the balance sheet should present a large item against the Treasurer , when we reflect upon the fact , that " withholding the supplies" from the Executive is a material item in the tactics of those who make a more profitable livelihood by counteragitation . We will venture to assert , that lecturers traversing the country upon their own account , have received larger contributions as their share of agitation , than those supplied for otherwise carrying out the whole movement . We have seen more
acknowledged in one week for sueh services , than has been remitted to the Executive for six weeks together . We have known A B C D _, or E , during a moment of excitement , to receive more money for their individual services in one week , than the Executive have received in six ; and we have invariably found that this system of poaching has ended in the denunciation ofthe Executive , the Northern Star , and Feargus O'Connor ; whenever the " supplies" were likely to run short . The people have the corrective for this in their own hands ; let them unsparingly apuly it . __ If they do so , all the mercenary and designing will bundle out of the ranks , and the principled and devoted alone will remain .
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Since the foregoing was in type , we have received a long letter from Mr . Smith , of Glasgow , detailing the whole of his conduct from the moment that he heard that Dr . M'Douall was to visit Scotland to the end of the ** strange meeting ¦ " a report of wliich wo inserted last week . In that letter Mr . Smith shows that the act for which he has been so vehemently blamed by those whose publicly expressed opinions he merely reported , was one which duty called on him to perform . It is not in our power to give the letter at full length ; and this is the less to be regretted , because most of the points and facts contained in it were set forth in the reoort of the Glasgow meeting ,
to which we have referred . There are , however , one or two falsities contradicted in it , whicli we must notice , as we happen to know that they have been most industriously "whispered" about , in the hope that the " sly insinuation , " uttered with "bated breath , " would prejudice the parties who showed a disposition to prefer public good to individual predilections . The letter of Mr . Smith is addressed to Mr . R . G . Gammage , secretary ofthe new locality at Northampton , in answer to a note from that gentleman , as sub-sec ., to Mr . Smith , which said note will let tlie reader know the nature ofthe said '' whispers . " Here it is : —
Crispin-street , Northampton , Jan . 20 , 1845 . Sear Sib , —A resolution was passed by our Council last night , instructing me to write to you , requesting to know whether the extract that appeared from your letter in tlie Star , was indeed your writing ? We take an interest in the affair between the Executive and Dr . M'Douall ; and not wishing to entertain an unworthy prejudice against either party , we have determined on sifting the matter , in order to find out the truth . Wt toe some around for be . liening that ihe extract that appeared from , youv J £ rst letter was not all of yours . An answer , therefore , to the above question will much oblige yours , on behalf of the Council of the new locaUty , It . G . Gahmaoe , Sec . 1 \ S . —Did you write to Mr . Clark to the effect that there was no necessity for publishing your second letter ?—R . G . G .
Mr . Smith ' s replies to these very pointed but very strange questions arc most direct and most conclusive . Wc call the questions strange ones , because they imply that either Mr . Clark or the Executive committed forgery and stated direct falsehoods , and that Mr . Smith tamel y submitted to their doing so . But here are his replies . In answer to the first query he says _;_¦ " You ask mc if the extract that appeared from my letter in the Slar be indeed of my writing ? M y answer to that question is , YES ! it is of my writing . You say you have grounds for belief that the extract was not all mine . My answer is , that it is all I wrote upon that subject . " Very explicit and decided that , at all events . Surely ii will set that portion of the matter at rest . Tlie second question Mr . Smith thus disposes of : —
lou ask mc in apostcriptif I wrote to Mr . Clark to the effeet that there was no necessity for publishing my second letter . My answer to that question is as follows —Mr . . Clark wrote to me , stating that he had destroyed my second letter , as it was his general practice to do with nearly all communications ; but if I could furnish him with a copy of it , he would cheerfully corroborate it , I wrote bim in answer that I had resolved to give myself . to more trouble with Dr . M'Douall ; and all I was sorry for was , that I had given myself so much already . I also stated , that I understood the Doctor had written a private letter , in which ho had made an unwarrantable attack on my private character ; and this was my reason for being regardless whether my second letter was published or not .
Surely that question is settled also . And now , we think , we are fairly entitled to ask Mr . Gammage who it was that " gave him ground for belief" that tho Executive were forgers and Mr . Clark a storyteller . Mr . Gammage don't like " private-letter " writing : will he publish the " private letter" on which he and his friends in Northampton founded their queries to Mr . Smith ? We think he is bound to do so , in justice to those therein charged with forgery , falsehood , and pusillanimity , As an act of bare justice to Mr . Smith , we must say that the statement of facts he has sent us , is certified by every member of the Glasgow Council . The facts generally are those detailed in the speeches of Messrs . Colquhoun and Shciiington atthe recent Glasgow meeting . The P . S . of Mr . Smith's letter wc give , it being a necessary explanation to set himself right with the public , on a point of whicli dexterous use has been made : —
P . S . I perceive certain parties are busily engaged m discovering the proper meaning of that portion of my letter , on tlie correspondence with Dr . M'Douall and the Executive , wherein . I state my letter to Mr . Clark to have been written unguardedly : for their benefit , and in justice to myself , 1 inform them , that in private as well as public letter writing , I , on all occasions , write the truth : and the meaning of the passage referred to is , that had I intended it for tlie press , I would have made a better selection of words , —hearing the same meaning , —than those in -which my letter was couched . Tliat was the only _maltei--1 was sorry for . J . Smith .
LONDON . Metropolitan District Council , January 26 th ; Mt * . Mills in the chair . —Messrs , Simpson and Wheeler reported from the Duncombe Testimonial committee , * the report was received . Reports were also delivered from Hammersmith , Somers Town , Westminster , and Camberwell , all in favour of electing the Executive by the -whole people ; and all , except Camberwell , were of opinion that it was not advisable to hold a Convention at present . The Council then adjourned . Little Town . —The Chartists of this locality held their weekly meeting as usual on Monday evening The members present gave in their votes as directed by the Executive ; after which the affair o f Dr . M'Douall and Mi * . O'Connor was introduced to the
consideration of the members , which ended in a vote of confidence in F . O'Connor , Esq ., with a determination to stand by him and the Star of Liberty , so long aa they continue in their straightforward course , labouring in the cause of Labour ' s rights . Stritfokd . — Mr . Wheeler lectured on Tuesday evening , to a good audience , at the Temperance CofFee-roonis , Stratford . The chair was ably filled by Mr . Charles . At the close of the lecture an addition was made to the members ofthe locality . Saffron * Hill . —At a meeting held at Hopkinson _' s Coffee-house , Little Saffron-hill , on Sunday , it was _i-csolvcd unanimously— "That this meeting havin _«* lor a number of years placed the greatest confidence m Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., can sec no reason for withdrawing that confidence . "
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Somers _Toww .-On Sunday evening last , Mr . John Sewell lectured at Mr . Duddndge ' s , Tonbridgestreet ; Mr . John Hornby in the chair , lhe lecturer delivered a very able address on the constitutions of England and America , which gave great satisfaction to a crowded audience . An unanimous vote ot thanks was awarded to the lecturer , and the meeting separated . Tubnagain-laxe .-Tuesday , Jan 28-A special general meeting of the members of this locality was feldthis evening ; Mr . G . H . Tucker m the diair . _ACCylVt VIAIO _*> _*• * VAI *« 0 t *— ¦ - * ¦ - , j dviz _ . . .. _, „ _, _„_ t-1 _,-
The following resolutions wore adopte , .. — " That the city locality , in public meeting assembled , place the most implicit confidence m Feargus O'Connor , despite of the wicked and wilful lies and foul calumnies that have been heaped upon him by money-mongcring and mushroom Chartists ; and that we tender him our sincere thanks for his indefatigable exertions in behalf of the working mdlions . " That in the opinion of this locality , it would be better for the cause of Democracy were the Executive elected by the members instead of by tho Covention . ' That wc deem it advisable to hold a Convention
this year . "
GRENWICII . Lecture . —On Tuesday evening Mr , M'Gratli delivered a lecture to a numerous audience in the Assembly-room of the George and Dragon Inn . Mr . Sawyers occupied the chair . At tlie termination of the lecture , many parts of which elicited the unanimous approbation of the meeting , the chairman , according to our usual custom , invited discussion ; no opponent presenting himself , the following resolution was ably moved and seconded by Missis . Abbot and Morgan . - —Resolved , that it is the opinion ot this meeting that the Northern Star ancl National 1 . ratios Journal , is the only portion of the British Press that fearlessly exposes the wrongsand honestly expounds
, the rights of labour ; this meeting is , therefore , of opinion that every friend of the interest ot labourevery lover of liberty—should rally to the support ot so valuable a journal , and hail with delight its establishment in tho metropolis ; and , furthermore , this meeting hereby expresses their unqualified confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., the proprietor of the Star , for the unexampled zeal , energy , and disinterestedness which have , up to the present time , characterized his untiring labours to effect the liberation ofthe industrious millions from the odious thraldom of the upper and middle classes . The resolution was adopted una voce . Thanks having been voted to the chairman and lecturer , the meeting separated .
ROCHDALE . , The Conference . —On Sunday and Monday the members discussed the recent letter of the Executive , respecting the forthcoming conference , when resolutions were agreed to affirming the propriety of calling a conference to be holden at Leeds . On the Sunday evening Mr . Mitchell read Mr . O'Connor ' s letter addressed to the Manchester Council , when it was resolved to wait the report or decision of that body , which we hope will be speedily given .
BIRMINGHAM . Shi p Locality . —At a meeting at the Ship Inn , _Steelhousc-Jane , Mr . Bcntly in the chair , the following resolution was agreed to : — " That tliis meeting having heard with regret of the attack made on Mr . O'Connor , cannot remain silent on the occasion , having the greatest of confidence in the honesty of that gentleman . And we trust that the men of Manchester will in conformity with Mr . O' Connor ' s wishes , afford the fullest" inquiry into the charges preferred against him ; this meeting not doubting but that the inquiry will terminate in the disgrace of the unjust and ungrateful slanderer . " The Testimonial to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., was next considered , and some subscriptions were handed in . The following resolution was unanimously passed : — " That the subscription to the Duncombe Testimonial be kept open until the 16 th Feb ., and that all persons feeling desirous to contribute to the fund , are particularly requested to send their contributions to Mr . J . Smith , Ship Tavern , 'Steelhouse-lane , Birmingham . "
Lecture . —On Sunday evening last Mr . Thomas Olark delivered a highly interesting lecture in the Democratic Chapel , Thorp-street , to a respectable and attentive auditory .
BRADFORD . On Sunday the members of the General Council met in tlieir room , Butterworth-buildings , to arrange the votes of the members ofthe Chartist Association resident in Bradford and the out localities . When this was done , it was unanimously resolved— " That the present Executive , namely , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Philip M'Grath , Thomas Clark , Christopher Doyle , and T . M . Wheeler , be nominated as fit and proper persons to serve as an Executive for the ensuing year . " It was also resolved— " That the thanks of this meeting are tendered to the Executive Committee for the praiseworthy manner in which they have performed their duty , and tins meeting pledges to support them to the utmost of their power . " Resolved— " That this meeting has implicit confidence in Fears * us O'Connor . _Esu „ and sincerely
tenders him their thanks for his untiring zeal in the couse ofthe working classes of this country ; and are not only surprised but shocked at the revelations made in tlie letter of Mr . O'Connor in last Saturday ' s Star . " The meeting adjourned to Sunday next , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , when it is requested every councilman will attend , as business of importance will be brought before the meeting . Lecture . —On Sunday evening a lecture was delivered by G . White , on the People ' s Charter . The audience was respectable , and at the conclusion highly applauded the lecturer . A vote of confidence in the Executive was unanimously adopted . The letter of Mr . O'Connor , in the Star of Saturday , was read , and a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Connor , for his past services , and implicit confidence in him , was carried by acclamation .
KETTERING . ' Important Meeting . —At a meeting of the Chartists of this town ; held on Tuesday evening last , Mr . R . Ridgyard was called to the chair . After the preliminary business of the association was settled , the letter of' Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., tothe Manchester Council , was read from the Star , and , after considerable discussion , the following resolutions were put , and earned unanimously : — "That inthe opinion of this meeting , the attacks made upon Mr , O'Connor by Dr . M'Douall , if grounded on falsehood , are a disgrace to the accuser , and render him unworthy of the confidence of the working classes . " "That we , the Chartists of Kettering , call upon Dr . M'Douall to come forward and prove the charges made by him against Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., which , if he cannot , or will not do , we shall look upon liim as an enemy to the rights of industry , and a traitor to his country , the
unworthy of being ever again recognized by unworthy oi being ever again recognized by people . "
BRADFORD . The Executive . —At a mcetimr of the Chartists of this town , held at Butterworth ' s-buildings _, on Sunday evening last—Mr . Jackson in the chair—Mr . White delivered an address in defence of the Executive , and the general policy pursued by the Chartist body ; and concluded b y moving the following resolution , which was seconded bv Mr . Cole , and carried unanimously— " That the Chartists of Bradford have full confidence inthe present Executive , being fully satisfied with the zeal and industry they have displayed in tho discharge of their duties ; wo also consider them justified m calling on the members for their vote respecting the Conference . " The general feeling was in favour of having the Conference held at Leeds .
LEICESTER . Discussion . —A meeting of the Hampden locality was held at Mr . Oades' Room , on Sunday last , for the purpose of discussing the question announced in last week ' s Star . The meeting was not so numerously attended as on some former occasions ; but the best spirit prevailed throughout . At the close of the meeting it was agreed that the subject f « r next Sunday evening ' s discussiou should be on " Teetotalism versus Chartism . " Shakesferean Locality—On Sunday evening last Mr . Bairstow gave an animating and interesting lecture on " Poverty , Parsons , and Profitmongers , " which gave satisfaction to a crowded meeting . After the lecture , the propositions of the Executive were discussed and decided on . Our numbers are weekl y increasing .
PLYMOUTH . " The League "—We had another ofthe periodical exhibitions of this body on Friday evening last , accompanied by the usual twaddle of tho immense advantages that would occur from "Free Trade . " The lecturer , G . Soltan , Esq ., on this occasion tacking " National Education" to the usual nostrum , anxious to make bis audience believe that that would be a consequence of " Free Trade ! " The lecture , in fact , was anything but a lecture on " Free Trade . " The lecturer stated that" the abundant harvest had caused a lull in Free Trade agitation . " We presume this ito account for
s their not holding any meeting of late , although on occasion of the preceding meeting they pompously announced in their organ "the defeat of the Chartists . * ' Alas ! another such a victory on tlieir part , and they will be no more . This was all but verified on Friday last , when , after Messrs . Robertson , Smith , _Blackmorc , Giles , and Lockwood had replied to the fallacies of the Free Traders , the chairman at the conclusion rose , _arrogating to himselfpraise for the" impartial manner" inwhiclihe had always acted in the chair , gravely announcing at the same time that for the future he would exert his influence to stop these proceedings . The humbugs dare not hear the truth .
DERBY . The following resolutions were passed at a general meeting held at Chester ' s Coffee-house , _Omastonroad , Derb y , on the 26 th of Jan . ;— " First . That it is the opinion of this meeting the Executive Committee should be elected by the members ofthe Association . Second . That it is requisite to hold a , Convention this year ; and that the place of its sitting ought to be London . Third . That wo , the Chartists of Derbv , will not receive any lecturer except he be a member of the National Chartist Association . "
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At a meeting ofthe Chartists' Council of Pro _i held on Sunday evening , January 26 th , it was _un •* _mously agreed to— "That , taking into consid _eS the serious charges brought by Dr . M'Douall » w Mr . Feargus O'Connor , we recommend the m Chester Council to institute an investi gation into rt case , believing such charges calculated to do inin to the Chartist" cause if not speedily and ; T _^ decided . " JUstl y
NOTTINGHAM . The following resolution was passed at a Depial meeting of the Seven Stars locality , _Nottin- 'kam „ January 24 th , 1845 ; resolved— " That this raeetinj having heard with regret the ill-treatment which w O'Connor has received at the hands of Dr . _M-Doum ! and others , feel themselves called upon to _expi 4 their entire and unbounded confidence in him , -wha has proved himself to be a public instructor , a warm hearted p hilanthropist , and an over-dete rmined 2 ponent to tyranny and oppression . That we are fur
ther resolved , never to _witnoraw tliat confidence from him while he continues to pursue that strai ght . forward course which he has hitherto so noblv ftf lowed ; and wc trust that the ingratitude * and intrigue which has boon resorted to to calumni ate and destroy his character , by those whom he . has so humanely succoured when in distress , maytcmi _tj awaken the working classes to a sense of their duty and beget a determination to beat down that oppii _^ sion against which their champion lias so arden tl y and manfully struggled . "
Delecatb _Mektixg . —At a town and county iiel » gate meeting , hold in the Democratic Chape ) , on tb _, 19 th ult ., it " was unanimously resolved that a levy f l one penny per member per month be paid for the ;> ur pose of defraying the Local Victim Debt .
LANCASHIRE . Sochi _Lakcasuiiie Dei . ecate Meeting . — 'i'lj delegates from the various localities in South } , _% , cashirc , in connection with the National Chart ; . ' Association , met in the Garden-street lecture room Bury , on the morning of Sunday last , Januarv % _lSf-5 , when delegates from the following _pluetj were present : viz ., Manchester , Rochdale , Oldhaii Heywood , Bury , Waterhcad-mills , « fee . Mr . Tho ; . Rankin was unanimously called to tlie chair . _Tlli minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed The delegates then paid in the following sums : —ft , the Executive . —Manchester , £ 2 4 s . ; Rochdale , 8 s . S <| Oldham , 7 s . Id . ; Waterhead-mill , 2 s . Cd . ; Hevwooj
2 s . Id . ; Kochuale , tor accompt book , 4 s . —Tots ] £ 3 8 s . 4 d . South Lancashire Fund . _—Manchester lis . ; Heywood , 2 s . ; Oldham , 8 s . ; _Watcrhcad-iiiilf 2 s . Gd . ; Rochdale , 8 s . 4 d . —Total , £ 1 1 Is . lOd . The following resolutions were agreed to : — " That th county accounts be audited , and brought to the ner delegate meeting . " " That . _Vlfr-ars ! Rankin ari Nuttall be the auditors . " " That our sccrctarv wit . " to the Star , _informing the . Chartists of ** _£ empire that the South lMi' _&? hirH delegates a- - about to bring out a Char t } . * * . * * , _iiyn- r . j _* ok ; and « i wish , if _possible , that ' . _* ¦ . ? . v . « i .-: / _ywsUin onlv r .- _» compositions of an ' rkv * _-Ai _: _* . y _iiir . d . . Anv Charti _* wishing to aid _vhw ' _--fuvtu , _v-mia _. _lUl ge the c % gates by s' _.-ndiii ** \ hvh' w . _iSt _iniu-, iiw , . i i-.. _* i r . hf ; score * .-- ;
gratis , un or > . . _«* _-. . ' _«' win ; am * Mutu ' . _axi Jn _Februa . 1 Contributi'va ? _t . _w . _iyic . _Wnais _. _ntih-ftwu- ni _uo Mr , _Richajf Radford , ? , _Vi'Mi _^ sieiinr .. _^'» . ii ' . ! : i _* . -. J- . _^ - _-iTreet , HuW Manchester . " " TiixA _!&* - ¦ __ _¦>">( . ? . _& _, Fund Commit _^ be requested v > psWivh a \& hxj _& sheet of their t come and expenditure from the last sitting of £ Convention ; and that the = _arae" lye requested -i appear in the Star previous to the last Sumlav _^ February . " " That the county secretary _correspV _^
with those localities who have no delegate proserin order to ascertain whether they will go on _i-l local lecturers' plan , " " That the next delet _* s meeting beheld in Ashton-under-Lyne , on thelar Sunday in February , in the Chartist Room . Cliaii to be taken at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . " " _TLa the levy for the county fund be discontinued for th _* j month . " The thanks of the meeting were the ; given to Mr . Rankin for his able services in ill chair , and the meeting broke up about four o ' clock in the afternoon .
Bury . —Ihe funeral sermon of Mr . John Lonwj late lecturer for the Miners' Association , and who lost his life by an explosion of fire damp in a coal pit at Radcliffe-bridge , was preached on Sunday last , in the Garden-street lecture room , to a crowded and respectable audience , by Mr . W . Dixon , of Man Chester . Mr . Dixon selected for his text the kt clause of the fourth verse in the llth chapter oi Hebrews— " He being dead , yet speakcth ; " from wliich he spoke for upwards of an hour , during which time both speaker and hearers were deeply atlected .
CARLISLE . Meeting of TnE Council of the Cumitist . \ 3 _sociatiox —On Sunday last the above body held their usual weekly meeting in their room No . 6 , Johnstreet , Caldcwgate , when , after the subscriptions were paid in from the different districts , Mr . Henry Gatie was called to the chair . Mr . O'Connor ' s letter was read from the Star ; _algO , the report of the Glasgow proceedings , which caused no small dejw of surprise amongst the meeting . The election of ' i forthcoming Executive was also brought before tif meeting , * and Mr . Lowry gave notice that on not Sunday he would move , " That the Executive be appointed by the different localities , and not by the Conference . " After some other matters we ' re taM over , the council adjourned until tlie followin * _- Sunday .
Meeting op the Working Men ' s Ment . il _Inprovembnt Society . —The members composing ihii society held their meeting as usual in the Association-room , John-street ; but there being no specified question before them , the evening was passed over in desultory conversation . It was agreed to , that oa next Sunday , Feb . 2 , at six o ' clock , a mcct ' in ;* should be held , with a view to an exposure of the villanyii Dr . IIandysido , of Edinburgh , who gave liis _swo testimony before the commissioners in that city , thai a man could live on sixpence a week ; and that a ran his wife , and four cliildren , could live on two _shillings and sixpence a week , and that they could liw comfortably on three shillings or three shillings d sixpence per week . It is to be hoped that a s » l number will attend . Admission free .
DUNDEE . The Council of this place , having considered _« the manifold privations the members of the Exi * _tiveand the other accredited lecturers of the Asc ciation have to undergo , when prosecuting their !* .-hours far away from homo , with their families as « as themselves to maintain out of their wages , sp subject ( as they are ) to the exorbitant cliaras _*' hotel and tavern-keepers , recommend that . eachb _* cality provide a comfortable private lodging in * town , whore the lecturers can regularly resort to . _a'J where the little means they have can be made to *? to the best advantage . 1 _'he Dundee Council iu ft also done something more than agree to sueii res * mondation . They have acted on it themselves , *» therefore thoy are in a condition to say to otkr _* _--" Go and do likewise . "
_NORTHAMPTON . Old _Locautv . —As wehave not reported -wi * - " cccdings lately , it perhaps maybe thoug ht by _^ that wc are dead ; but though ' wc have been >\< _fi wc have not been apathetic , for wc have cstaWi a school to educate the rising generation ; amf have devised means to commence a Co-ojierst !« Store in connection with the Association , _amlaW fund to supply any of our members with small stii _** money , instead of tlieir being imposed on by _
last Monday evening the following resolution _^ proposed by Mr . _Pebardy , seconded by Mr . _Coi'b'V * carried unanimously— " That this meeting bdf that Feargus O'Connor is a hearty and sincere fn _* ofthe working classes , and that he has done to ' _•* utmost of his power to emancipate them from j * evils untie / ' which they now suffer ; that wc s , W ; thise with him under the calumnies and _trcacWJ his and our pretended friends ; and wc arc . gl * _£ see tlie determination he has come to in _having calumnies investigated , and thus set at rest . "
TAVISTOCK . The Chartists of Tavistock are of opinion th _^' Executive Committee should be chosen by the _w Chartist body ; and that no lecturer ought to bei _^ tenanccd by the Chartist Council who is not a _p _* v * member of the Chartist body .
TRURO . Lecture . — According to public announce _^ : ' . ' lecture was delivered in the United Insu'tf j | Truro , on Wednesday evening , January 22 » V half-nast seven o ' clock , by Mr . W . M'Gratli' , meeting was well attended b y the sons of toil . _&\ good sprinkling of the middle classes , Mr . _« Skewes , jun ., of Camborne , was called to tlic _^ , and opened the business with an excellent _ap _^ Mr . Longmaid followed with a stirring appw _* % , townsmen to be up and doing in the cause ol _l'V , Mr . M'Gratli being next introduced , _dehvflw * _^ most able lecture , eliciting tremendous _aPPlM _*^ Mr . Waddington , a journeyman Cabinet- ™ _;^ spoke after Mr . M'Grath , and was rep lied to _° J t gentleman , to the satisfaction of the niectw _. - _^ vote of thanks to the lecturers and chain" * -- ' eluded the proceedings .
ST . IVES . ( i Lecture . —On Tuesday afternoon Mr . _J » $ addressed between five and six hundred P . _^ _ii the wharf , who listened with the deepest atU- B _^ his exposition ofthe rights and wrongs ot j 0 Labour . At the conchuion , it was announce * _^ second lecture would be delivered at the sa ¦ $ at six o ' clock in the evening . The wcat iicn _^ unfavourable , Mr . Tabbert , a middlc-c _«^ _m granted the use of the Cora Market for tte » _^ which , notwithstandingthe inclemency ot t « _flj , ; , $ was excellent . Mr . Guscott , of _Venra _^ V _^ pointed to the chair , who having in aniiis ten _-0 ( _p opeucd tho business ofthe meeting , _.- _\ . ' iioi : ' - 'j came forward , and spoke for upwards ' > : 0 f _fl > the principles of the Charter . A local i J , _, _,,,, _* National Charier Association was io ™ j auspices favourable to its future prosper" * . j
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1845, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_01021845/page/6/
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