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      : . t&iUlQinfBXTBtY * r " FALSE ^ QOD ^ JOF THE STAB . " TO THB EDITORS ( 3 " THB NORTHERN STAR . Gbntleicbn , —I sawin the Leeds Time * , a . letter signed "Wm . Hamer from the Almondboiy Workingmaa ^ Assocuiion , contradicting the paragraph of a raobtfum p » &id by that body , for not reporting the * Great West Biding Demonstration fairly . Sir , lie resolution was regularly handed to yxrur Correspondent , but it appears it was not done at a regnlar-meering , but at a meeting of a number ^^^^^^•^^^^^^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ' ^ ' ^^^^^^ ' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : AIJflOUllUUliTr .

      of that body -who Tegulariy attend the meeting room , and when-tbey saw . the report it was movSjyby "Wm . Syltes , aid seconded by Abm . T ) onkerste y /** nd put by & chairman , whom they elected for the evening sad carried unanimously , that the paper Ehonld be £ sconiinixe < 3 5 a few of the other members objected to resolutions sot passed at a regulaT meeting being p nblkhed , / which caused the letter to appear ; but at the same time it is discontinued and substituted hy the Star and the Champion , as they acknowledgem their resqluticaiheir disapprobation of the re porter-ABM . DONKEBSLEY .

      gftT . TPAy . Sheriff's Co * bt . —This Court is fixed to be held on the . 529 th inst ., In the large room of the 2 ? orthgate Hotel , in this town . Boab-b of GxtAXDiAKS . —On Triday the 9 th inst , at the weekly meeting of this Board , in the Court of Requests , in this town , thirteen of the elected Guardians and one exoffieio , J . R . Ralph , Esq ., attended . B . "Wainnoustj Esq ., the vicechairman , presided , and the Clerk read oTer the minutes of the preceding meeting ,, and five notices of jnarriage . Some accounts , relative to articles supplied to the town ' s workhouse , for alterations made in that p . ace , -vrere presented , and Mr . - Little acknowledged himself a principal in that business

      , and had gone through the different itema with the workmen , and he believed them to be honest accounts . Tke charges made amounted to £ 156 lls . 2 ja r , of wnieb , £ S 2 Od . S £ d . were stated to belong to this township , and the rest to the other townships using the same . The aceonnts were referred to the Visiting Committee . The Chairman stated , that at their , next meeting , the Building Committee weald rrporl progress , and he should then move for a new Committee , of which he should decline being a member . Mr . Balph called on the Believing-ofl&cers , when three of them appeared , and he inquired whether they had kept diaries as ordvred b y a previous Board . Two of

      them ( Key and Crabrreej replied they had , and that they had frequently bronght them with them , hut the * ' had never been inquired for before , and that now they had left them at home . Noble said that he had been too mnch -occupied , since the se ^ dons , to keep a diary , but he would do so in future . Diaries were ordered to be laid on the table every board day , for the inspection of Guardians . Mr , Little rose , and made some remarks on the doeusients which he had given into the hands of the chairman , to be laid before the committee appointed to examine them , when the Chairman observed , that he was one of tb . Et committee ; but he said he was BOtj on which , geveral of the Guardians said that

      he was . ^ Mr . Barstow said that Mr . Little had handrd him several docaments , but he had declined attending the committee . Mr . Baxter told Mr . little it was his doty tn attend . After a conversation had taken place as to fixing a day for the meeting of the committee , several of the Guardians remarked , that that was a matter for its members , and not for the Board . The Overseers of Norland made as . application for the sanction of the Board to the putting out of a parish apprentice , a lad aged 10 years , who was in Elland workhouse , with a premium of £ 4 for clothing . The application was sanctioned by the Board ; but the premium was redaced to £ 1 l 6 s .

      "STORK . Mtjxicipai . Humbug .-The "VThi gs and Tories of the City of York are now strongly fighting for the mastery , ani good effect we hope will resnlt from it ,.-riz : —allowing the Tate-payers to know their own affairs . " When tbe Municipal Act first cameinto operation , the old "Whi gs { who before held a close corporation ) had a majority , and they accordingly « Tected orange Xord Mayors , Aldermen , and

      Sberifis ; matters have now changed , and the city parse has been shifted into the hands of the Tories . Last year they appointed George Hudson , Esq ., Iheir mayor s this year they have re-elected him . The Whigs say it is not a legal election , because he was ebesen alderman first ; and after various meetings , have at length determined-on proceeding to the Qaeen ' s Bench for a fuo warrantor The Attorney-General is retained for the "Whigs ; Sir Frederick Pollock for the Tories .

      The Ou > . Frebxtek . A most important question will be discussed in Parliament next session as to the right of strays possessed by freemen of cities . Mr . B . H . Anderson , solicitor , of York , having given notice of hi * intention to apply for an act enabling the freemen to sell their pasture lands ^ md divide the money . Improvements in York . —Active steps are iow being taken both to widen Spurriergate , and erect a chain bridge : over the river Ou # e at Lendal rerry , which there is no doubt will be successful . Some £ 6000 a-year is now taken from the city by QiE Corporation ; surely they ought to do something Eseful with a part of it ; at least , and not squander it all away in officers and aldermanie fooleries .

      SICHMOKS . ELECTIOS OpMaTOB , &C ., FOR THE BOBOTTGH OP Bichmoxd . —On the ; 9 th instant , the Council held a meeting ibr supplying the Aldermen of the Borough : of Biehmond , who retired by rotation ; also for the election of Mayor for the ensuing year , Then Leonard Cooke , Esq ., was unanimously chosen Mayor j and George Croft and Octavius Leefe , Esqr * ., were re-elected Aldermen , without opposition . Gabriel Fielding , Esq was appointed

      Clerk of the Peace for the said Borough , being all iUfonners . At this meeting , a rote of thanks was unanimously passed and recorded , expressive of the « gh sense that was entertained by that body , for the aalous and satisfactory manner in which Christopher Croft , Esq ., the late Mayor , bad discharged his « mcial duties , during his late Mayoralty , and the devoted attention he paid to the corporate affaire , Hid the r « adines 3 he constantly evinced in complying * ith the wishes of the inhabitants on all public occasions ,

      The Eakl of ZetlaKD and family arrived at A&e , the seat of his Lordship , on Monday last .

      BASVSZ £ 7 , Nobthebn Union . —The Members of the ^ on hern Uaion met at the house of Peter Hoey mbon Piece , on Monday , the 12 th instant , when a plan for dividing the town and its vicinity into oirtnets , for the collection of the national rent , was abmitted to the meeting , by 'William Ashton , and » greed to , after which it was resolved to circulate i «> QQ copies of aa address to the inhabitants of ^ analey , calling upon them to contribute their mites to the National Bent ' "

      Sbsiotjs Accident at Cabxton . —On the « ainstant , ayoung man named CharlesGresfe , was Pj ^ fing with a small canaoa , -wflieh he" -was in the fwit of charging . It went off , and blew his hand jBto three parts . Medical aid was obtained immeoatel y , and the limb was amputated . He is now fefo gwelL ASBTOIT .

      IJekit Hmrr ' aBiBTH Day . —In consequence * f * e « perafive 8 of this town and neighbonrhoodbeiug eajtinuafly locked trp , and nnable to appropriate a * igle boor either to domestic affairs or recreation , as celebration © f this immortal "Patriot ' s birth-W took p lace on Saturday evening last , at the *«* e oi Mr . John Clayton , Charlestown , an indi-*?» 1 jSux waa wounded severely , as well as his * u > Kancj , on the nerer-to-be-rorgotten 16 th . of fBgnst . . 1819 , and at whose house the anniversary ** R ha * always beenbeld- To prove how far j te prindples © f Radicaikm are progressing in thi « P *| I 1 etj a respectable ^ pexf » on in the nei ghbourhood gashed a qnantirv of plate Jbr ffie table . The Doni was tastefnfiv adorned - with , evergreen * d

      « pon&cal pictures , amonggt which a splendid ?« mting of the Peterloo maFsacre ghpae conspi-«« uaT . . About fifty real Radicals and their wives , gepmuapal part of whom were anfferers on that * U _ field ; ( where British blood sealed the dftatb-• Wr&nt oi Bntish tyranny , ) and mch as might be pended on the honr ^ f trial , ^ sat down to wpper , , * ieveno ; clock- ana , although nineteen jeawias «^ since that unhappy event took place , jet fe ^^^ A ? ? ¦ ¦ »* l oot a wilt abated . jiiHi ii 8

      -.. « x . ruaao « wa called to the ehair- and ^ J partiwhad satisfied 1 ieir honeftTnngrj J ^ gs wi rli good ^ oldEnglish fere ^ the cloth IS gdrawm and . the chairmanjgave « The People , ?« Bonrce of lemhmate power /^ Mr , RentoxrTose g iBd , Mr ^ ianmim and Brother ESs" ^ ^ -pf the people , I cannoi refrain from expresHne jgttost trnfekned delight at seeing so many true £ * tts «> llected twether once more , to vindicate the ^ ofniuTersallibertT . I trust there u n © one S 2 ^ ?? n'W- < lr fli me ¦<>»•* -4 e hour of our ^^ mce is athand , as the . signs of the times yS ?? . * When we ¦ * the wonderfnl dL « nlav Jg > nW feenmj that has recently taken place , p « r me axupidons guidance oX fn . ch tafented

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      leaders ^ we dare not stand passive during thin glorious straggle for freedom , but exert ourselves to the utmost of onr ability to assist each other in the spreading of political knowledge , and in endeavouring to obtain possession of that undoubted r ight -of-every honest man , viz . Universal Suffrage . " We cannot , sir , too much Teyere'tbe memory of that ^ illusfrions personage , the anniversary of whose birth we are met to celebrate , arid I think the best plan we can act upon to render him that honour that is so Tery justly due to him , would be never to cease agitating ,, by night or day , until we reduce to practice these five great principles of which ke was the honest and persevering advocate . ( Cheers . ) le ^ ler ^ s passive during thi »

      After many pithy remarks had been made by Mr . Fenton , he sat down amidBt general cheering . Song—John Stafford—Peterloo Massacre . The chairman then gave— * To the Immortal Memory of Henry Hunt , ihe man -who never deceived ns . " which was drank in solemn silence . Mr . Samuel Walker then rose , and entered into a lengthened detail cf the life and practices of this gentleman . He showed that when danger was attached to the name ef Radical , he did not deny the name , nor wnnidnenow . 'He also showed how Hunt exposed all Sham-Radicals , at all times , and at all hazards He jshowed his unbroken spirit , even when a Prisoner "in Jlchester , and how he "had that

      iniamous basnle rased to the ground . He then read a list of the killed and wounded , and amongst the latter was his own father , who was present . He regretted that Henry Hunt had not lived to see the present course of agitation , and concluded a long enloginm-on the character of that departed patriot , and then rang in a masterl y style the "Death of Henry Hunt , " at the close of which beantiful com-T > dsition he was heartily cheered . The next toast was , "To the Memory ' pf William Cobbett , " which was ? responded toby Mr . Roger Wilde , who sung an excellent and heart-stirring patriotic song , showing the benefits of a free press . Toast— "Tu the Memory of Robert Emmett , who was shamefhlly mnraered

      t > j rlorbnry , " &c . Mr . Timothy Higgias responded to the above in nearly the following words : —Mr . Chairman , Ladies , and Gentlemen , it -would ill become me , as an Irishman , if I sat eilent on Ae pre , « ent occasion . When 1 see a company .-almest excluaTely Englisn , doing honour to departed worth , in the person of Robert Emmett , that ornament to society , that was once a brilliant : tarm the political hemisphere of Ireland , I cannot but lament , sir , and that most deeply , that my countrymen pay so little attention to the advice of those That would lead them to peace and prosperitv , bnt allow , themselves to be led away by interested parties who are sedu-jing them from their duty , by holdinout the

      e fallacious hope that the present Wing Ministry wonld , at some time , permit them to enjoy the fruit * of their labour . Let them turn their pyes to any part of the world wherever British councils had any influence , and they would find them , both Whig and Tory , in office or out , the DTKime and declared enemies of the rights of man . « ben we look at the conduct of the present Ministry with rpEard to Ru * . « ia . Poland , Mexico , the Canadai , or the Canterbury murders , we need not besnrprised at-their conduct t 0 Ireland , particularly when aided and abetted by the very parties that on ' ght to be the protectors of Irish rights . It was often told him that xfo poisonous nninuil could exist in Ireland . He would ask , could any land produce a more vpnomon * . aonore disffnstine reptile , than Daniel

      O'Connwi—a monster that would see his country annihilated for the sake of Ministerial smiles and paltiv patronage—a traitor to his native soil , that would rob the starving peasant of his last penny , and then perform mock cwmonies , to make th ' em become nis contented dnpe !» , with the view of cheating them out of their money and their rights with impunitv but the mist is fast rising from their eyes , aad I hop ' e , erejone , to Kee all mm of all countries r . nite in good fellowship , to demand 5 u ? tice for the blood that was 5 hed at Peterloo and Rathconnac , and ako for tbe elecnre franchise , for all those that laboured for their bread . I hope that yon will all unite with me in teaching my persecuted and deluded countrymen that nothing but their own strong arms , with unity and pprsevprancp , could ever eain that descrintion of

      emancipation that would be of any use . After he had allnded to tbecondnct of Ministers , the passing oftheliish Coercion Bill , the apathy of Irishmen generally , &c , he sat down amidst universal applause . Son ? , by Mr . Jonathan Walker— "Adipu to old Ireland . " The next toast given was— " To the Memory of that undaunted advocate of Liberty , Thomas Paine . " Mr . Williamson , printer , respopded-to this toast in an animated address , which wiated bursts of applause from every individual present . After which a gentleman snag "The Death of Paine . " The next toast -was—" Feargn ? O'Connor , and prosperity to the Northern Star . " j - ' liam Aitkin rose and said , Mr . Chairman and-Brother Radicals , I find that notwith « tandruf all that -little Lord John nnd his vagabond

      supporters can do , the cause of Radicalism is propres * - inp , and I havft no donbt will progr ^ s , for I feel convinced , sir , that every drop of blood that was shed on Peterloo will operate as seeds that will prodnce hnndreds , nay thousands , of armed patriots that will one dayjand I hope that day is not far distant ) seek Terrinutinn-for the calamities brought on innocent people by those inhuman butchers at Peterloo . When I reflect , sir , on the husband * and wives , brothers and sisters , children , lovers and friends , that were « ibred , bruised , and mutilated on that memorable occasion , the tear of ! . -ynipathy flows freely from my eyes * and , at the midnieht hour , my vow - are registered in Heaven , that any man that would abuse

      my parent , kinsman , or child—fhpar)— a . < those worthy Britons were treated at Petprloo , that man shall srrel j fall by my hantl , let the consequgnce be what it may . fXoud cheers . ) Too much praise" cannot be given to that much-regretted patriot , Henry Hnnr , for his endeavours to keep the peace on that occasion ; and I see , sir , from a Tetter that has appeared in the Champion , signed "Mora of Norf . ilk , " that , in endeavouring to show that the people wonld be no match for tbe military , he refers to Peterloo . Why , sir , the fellow nanst be either a knave or a fool , as there was not the sliehtest show of resistance ; but hecould tell Parson Morris that the people were now in a different po-ition , and wo unto the fragment of military power rhat would dare to attack such a meetin ? « £ ain . Englishmen are

      Englishmen _ stil ] , and if Mr . Morris thinks there is more virtue in a red coat than a grey or corduroy , let him remember Lexington and Breeds Hill ; and if be tfiinks the people of York and LanYaster are such as he represents them , he is ill fit te be a . « piritoal ad \ iser , but rather a wolf in sheep ' s clothing . He then * aid that Thomas Paine that night had been called the father of reform ; but he would contend that-Feargns O'Connor had done more for the carise of reform than any public mannow in existence , and that Henry Hunt could not be dead while Fearrns O'Connor was " alive . He said he hoped they wpnldtake Hunt for ihnr model and O'Connor for their guide . He said he shonld always revere the memory of Hunt , and be hoped all present would teach their children to hold sacred the 16 th of August ; for , says he— - -

      " " The tear that we shed , tho' in secret it rolls . Shall long ieep his memory dear in our sonls . " Mr . Aitkin then « at down ; he was Inudly cheered thronghont his address . Song , Mr . Robert Knott , " Exile of Erin . " The next toast was " Me « srs Stephen * and Oasfler . " Song— " ¦ We shall never see his like again . " The next toast was " To the memory of Tomey , Voltaire , Bronterre , Mirabaud , Robespierre , Condorcet , Diderot , and those that wrote or fought in th * . cause of freedom . " The

      Chairman was here called upon to recite the loth chapter of Vowey ' s Ruins of Empires , -which be did in Ins usual eloquent gtyle , aad at the clo ^ e was warmly ereeted by a tremendong burst of approbation . The memory of Muir , Pahn ^ r , &c . was then drunk , and was ~ regponded to by Mr . Aitkin , as a Scotchman . SoB * , Mr ; . M'Neish , " Scotswbahae . " The health of Richard Carlisle being dronk , as a snpporteT of a free press , and thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the meeting adjourned to their respective homes at twelve o ' clock .

      BURV , - AlTNITEBSABY OF THE BtJUY Ph 1 LA >' - thkopic Society . —On Monday last the ninth anniversary of the Parent Assembly * of theUnirersal Order of Philanthropic Free Brethren , was held in the large roo » of the Black Boll Inn , Bury , Lancashire , on which occasion an excellent dinner was provided , to which about one handrea of the members rat down . The dinner was got up in Mr . Woolner 8 usual style , and the selection , preparation , and Arrangement of the viands ' , and the assiduous attention to ibe convenience and comfort of the

      numerous guests reflected the greatest credit on the worthy host and hostess , and such was the satisfaction given , that they both "received the unanimous thanks of the whole assembly . On tbe cloth being withdrawn , Mr . JVHuwork , P . M ., was called to the chair , and Mr . P . Sharpies , P . M ., to the vice -chair . Several member * addressed tbe as ^ emb . y and numerou * toasts , sentiments , recitarionp , catches , glees , and songs were given , and the evening was farther enlivened-by a chosen band of vocal and instrumental profesrional performers , and the rational and social enjoyments of the evening were kept up

      to . a late hour . This excellent anc benevolent institution was founded in tbe year 1828 , and in consequence of the judicious and economical manner in which ite affairs have been conducted , although the contributions are comparatively wnall , and the payments in case * of sickness or death , as large as most institutions having similar object * , the society has * progressively increased in numbers , and its resource * are already more ample than its most sanguine , founders could have anticipated . Several head ,-Tepre » entatives from some of which attended branch assemblieshave been formed under the Parent the anniversary , and gave eloquent and highly gratifying details of the improving state of the branches to which they belonged .

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      GBEAT MEETING IN THE p ^ T ^ ERiES On Wednesday mbrmng ^ last , the town 1 of JHanley preBented ^ a heart-stirring scene to the lover of liberty .- Early in the mprnibg , the : drum arid fife vrereheard ^ announcing that the day bad arrived ; whence voice of the patters wa 9 to join that ; of their brethren in the demand for freodom . At ^ abput nine o ' clock , a . procession began to move with flag ? and music , to ! col lect the army of regeneration . . Innr then divided into groups , arid went to meet their friends , expected to arrive from the various districts . At halt-past eleven , the procession moved with hearty cheers and . flying banners to the place of meeting . : The thousands rnarchtd in good order , each district- .-. marshalled nndei' their own banners , with flags bearing appropriate niottoa . some orwhich w « are enabled to give , which were as follow : — -. ¦ ,.-.

      Universal Liberty . Universal Justice . No Tax-huttting Parsons . . ¦ May our actions be guided by peace , truth , justice , and love . These are the weapons we use to gain our rights . . , ... ' . ' . .. Stephens , the friend of the poor . Atiwoed . Peace on earth ; good will towards men .

      Glory to God in the highest . ¦ Richardson , the Radical . -Reformer . ' : - ' No Statecraft . No Priestcraft . Salt and the National Petition . Douglas and the Birmingham journal . Liberty or peatb . United we stand ; divided we fall . By Uuion we concjuer . Divided we perish Reform in Church and '' - State . We die to live . .

      No New Poor Law . No separation of man from wife , nor mother from children . No tax upon bread . Support our labour ; tax not our industry . Plenty of food for eijght hours' labour . Sp lendid Silk Banner of the Pottery Union , with the ' Five Grtat Principles at full length on one side . Reverse—An allegorical representation of the effects oi

      Reform , exhibiting Justice , Peace , Equity , Union , audProsperitj-, guarded by the British Lion . Large greeu . silk banner . Repeal of the New Poor Law , Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments . An equitable adjustment . Stand to the pluminet . Justice ^ kindness , brotherly love . \ ) O'Connor , the Champion of the People . Hanley and Shslton Political Union , established

      in 1838 . Inscription-Better to die with the sword than to perish with hunger . Be faithful j be watchful . The naked clothed , the hungry fed . May Briton ' s sons united be trte . The procession , at starting , moved in the direction of Borslam and Tunstall , to swell their ¦ -. train , returned by way of Long Port and Hanley . Upon reaehimr the hustings , we calcula ' ttd with Mr . Pierce , of Birmingham , that the numbers present would more than twice fill the Town Hall of Birmirgham , and , consequently , amounted to over 20 , 000 .

      Mr . Geo . MAkT was unanimousl y called to the cbair , and opened the business first with prayer , and then gave out an appropriate hymn , made for the occasion , which was sung by the meeting ; after which the worthy chairman said—Now , fellowcountrymen , you are as-einbled to-day in thousands , to demand your rights as freemen , and prove by your conduce , order , and dtmeanbur , that you are entitled to that position which you seek . Give no handle to your energies , but proceed calmly and deliberately with your own business , the objects oi which I shall briefly state , by reading over the requisition which called you together . The chairman then read the placard , and naid that it would be a waste of-time in him , who would have so many other opporcunities of addressing them , to occupy their time , when there were so many distinguished strangers present . He ( then called upon

      Mr . John Richards to ; mnve the first resolution . He said that they had many eomplainta to make in detail , but the great general grievance under which they ;' . laboured , f vas class legislation ( hear , hear ) . That was iheir form of government ; and bv that form , men who represented boroughs were required to have £ 300 a-year , and men who represented pounties , fprrneriy £ 600 , but now £ 500 a-year ; it v , as not then wonderful that those class teg ^ sraioTa Bb ouVA-TTjHM ^ tont themselvea at the Expense of the people : and see how tne tables had

      been changed as those men had acquired power . In 1669 , the land-tax paid one-fifth , part of the taxes of the country , anrA bow it did not pay orie-fiftietli part ( hear , hear ) . But even that was not the worst , for the power which this system gave them , had enabled them to tax all the articles of their produce ; they were either taxed bere ^ or taxed in America , or elsew ' oere ; and the duty went into the poikets of the idlers , and by Universul Suffrage alone could this great and crying evil be checked ( Chews )

      Mr . F . Chadwick seconded the resolution , after which , Mr . F . O'Connor was introduced to the meeting , and was most rapturously cheered . He said that though ic was the first time he had appeared in the Potteries , yet he had joined with them in their ctruggle against the masters . He gaid he had intended to address them upon subjects connected with the present agitation , but he hadjust learned from their chairman , that iix other victims were sacrificed , in Ireland , to the rapacity of the Infidel , State Church ( hear , hear , hear ) . " Yes , " said be , " fix more persons have been slaughtered , while our philosophical motto is , " Peace , law , and order . "

      ( Great sensation , and shouts of shame , « hame . ) But with God ' s blessing , said he , if the law does not right us , ' wp will have an eye for an eye , a tooth for a toothj man for man , and blood for blood . ( Cheer * . ) [ He wa « in the act of explaining the tithe slaughter at Batheormacj when the whole platfosm gave way with a tremendous crash , andj we regret to e s tate , that one boy of about thirteen years of age was severely , but we ttust , not dan - gerously injured . "When the platform had tumbled , Mr . O'Connor sprung with the rapidity of lightning upon a plank , which was attached . edgeways to the uprights . ] " Such , " said he ,. " * wilt be . the fall of both Whig and Tory . ( Cheers and laughter . ) — Mr . O'Connor wai then requested b y the Chairman to proceed . to a rising ground , whither the meeting followed him . "Now , " continued he ^ 'I am

      , upon God ' s footstool , upon man ' s inheritance , which wont give way . ( Cheers , ) A thought strikes me that you are poor , and I'll tell you the reason why , and why poor laws are necessary—because you have about 130 master potters who annually share about one million ' s worth of your labour . ( Cheers , " and ' true . ' ) Now , £ 250 , 000 would be more than ample for risk and ' . speculation ; and the remaining > £ 75 Q , 0 OQ would mate you independent of the three Devil Kings of Sdraerset-house . ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor continued at considerable length to address the meeting , of which , however , we cannot even give an outline , from the late period at which we received the report as well' a » from the state of our columns . He waa lpudiy cheered throughout j and his address gave general satisfaction .

      Mr . George Salt in moving the second ! reso lution said , theresolution he had to proposeembraced many points bat only one principle , and that was Universal Suffrage . The otfcers wbuld be good in their way , and would be sure to follow . ( Cheers . ) Therefore keep to the Suffrage and let nothing divert them from their course . [ Cheers , j ' Mr . Wm . Ke ^ sey ef ' Newcastle , in seconding the resolution said that he saw in the five great principles all that was valuable , and the best writers upon the constitution proved that they were inherent in the constitution . ( Cheers . ) Fortesque , in speakrng to the Prince of ^ Wales in the reign of He nry saidthat laws

      YLj , no could be made except with the consent of the whole people . ( Cheerii . ) The Barons forced Magna Charts from King John , and were they so degenerate as not to be able to force the People ' s Charter from the oppressors of the present day ? ( Cheere , and " NoiV ) Under the blessings of that Gbarter , if they , were oppreraed , itthouldbefromaipve of oppresMon because tliey would he then forgers of ^ their oyrn chains which they w ^ uld make either light oi- , heavy to spit themselves . ( Hear , hear . ) If Parliaments were annual no rogue would seek their suffrages because the account would -be sjeedil y settled with theni . ( Cheers . ) If Members were paid they would be naia according

      to their deserts and not allowed to help themselve ^ ( Cheers . ) Mr . Kelsey continued : to -address ( he meeting . at considerable length , and with creat force and eloquenqe , and ret ired ' amidst % ud applause . '" - .: : - : .: ' v-.-. ;¦• • : - ' :, ¦ * ' '¦ ¦ . ' ¦ " ' : v-- '' ¦; : ¦¦; - -. : , ¦'¦ . ¦¦ .-: ' Mr . Richardson ; -V . of Manchester ; who haa sp ^ t someday , in fusing ^ eiJighbo ^ S tnets , and who geems to have ihadl : himself' very populari was then introduced amid long ^ cbntinued cheering . He said , that with them he only ^^ wished to return toJheVgoo * old times of their Aancestbrfl- ^ that ^ hen they , had Universal Suffrage they Wanted nottiing ^ but since they lost it they ; wanted everything . In the preamble to the Act of Henry VI .,

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      w-hjeh deprived them of the Suffrage , it was audaciously set forth , that men of no value , and having no ptike iu the count . y , sought paramount qualifica"on with those who were more opulent . ( Hear , bear . ) Seldpn , Blaekstone . and Fortesque had defined what a Constitution was , and what the right of the subject was ; and when those reciprocal rights were defined and acted uponvno new-fangied aoetrines distigur-ed the Statute Book—no bloody laws , like the Poor Law Amendment Act , dreyr wailing lines of demarcation between the members of the human family . ( Cheer ? . ) God , in his mercy ; had not created this disparity ¦ : ' the only difft-rehce that he made was male and female ; but the pride of man seemed to be , that human ingenuity ^ should devise : some means tu set the Creator at defiance . ( Hear , hear . ) By Universal Suffrage alone could or should they hope for a restoration to peace , law , and order . ( Loud cheers . )

      Mr . Wright begged before putting the resolution that he -mi ght be allowed to move an amendnient for Triennial Parliaments , Household Suffrage , and the Ballot . He attributed to the ignorance of the people the necessity of withholding any further extension of th « franchise ,, and asked if they would confer the right of voting upon every houseless wanderer , who had . no stake in the country . ( Here he wasinet by a volley of groans and hisses , and " off , off . ) When Mr . Pierce , of Birmingham , interposed , and told them that if the speaker was not allowed a full opportunity to express himself , how could he ( Mr . ¥ . ) reply —( near , hear , )—which he promised them he would to their entire satisfaction . And , moreover , ftesaid , it would go to the world through the press , that they dreaded argument . ( Cheers . ) Let him , therefore , proceed , and be left to him .

      He was proceeding further to insult the meeting when ° Mr . O'Connor told him that be did not come there to be : bothered with bis nonsense , upon which he moved his amendment , which was seconded by a Mr . Kilneu , and put to the meeting ^ when not a single hand was held up for it , while for the resolution every hand in the meeting was exhibited , which was followed by hearty cheers ^ Mr , Pierce , of Birmingham , then came forward , and was loudly cheered . He said , be was glad that the gentleman had got fair play , and now , as he bad directed their attention to such an anomaly ^ as a man who had not a stake in the countrv , he would

      be glad that the gentleman would point out ho beautiful a thing , as he would be proud to see the man who ate and had no stake , —( cheers and laughter . ) the man who worked and paid no taxes . ( Cheers . ) Was that gentleman wfco had the woid ignorant so flippant upon his lip aware , that out of every 7 h . -5 d . whic-h the poor man earned , that he paid 5 s , in ^ taxation ?—( cheers )—and out of ¦ -those multiplied fives was composed the interest of the eight hundred millions , and all tbe means for upholding it , which enabled the untaxed foreigner daily to send into the Birmingham market articles at a lower price to compete with the man who had no stake in the country , further than to give two thirds of his : labour for kee ping up the system of oppression which bent him to the earth . He thanked them upon the part of the men of Birmingham for

      having given the gentleman a hearing , and for having thereby enabled him to rescue the Itadical party from the charge of pursuing moonshine and wild theories . At the time when our Reporter was obliged to leave , Mr . P-, was in the act of ably analysing the whole system of taxation , and representation , and appeared to have got a complete hold of the ear and the judgment of his hearers . We give the names of the persons who were appointed to move the remaining resolutions , the substance of which was that the National Rent should be collected , and that Mr . Richards , the mover of the first resolution , and a veteran Radical , should be nominated as a delegate to the Conven'ion , whicb , from the temper of the meeting , and his standing in all classes , and strict integrity , we have no doubt was unanimously acquiesced in .

      Mr . James Bromley moved , and Mr . Joseph Capper seconded the third resolution ^ Mr . William Elliee moved , and Mr . Fletcher Mundley seconded the fourth resolution ; and Mr . Conder moved , and Mr . Lancaster seconded the fifth resolution . The resolutions of which we have spoken were approving of the Charter and the National Petition . The meeting was in every way such as the Radicals of Hanley may be prpud of , and our only regret is our inability to do our friends more ample justice . :

      A dinner was prepared for about 120 of tbe Radicals , at the Sea Lion Hotel , where the good host , Mr . Simpson , had made excellent preparations for the entertainment of bis guests . Mr . Richardson and Mr . Pierce remained , but as Mr . O'Connor was pledged to attend a meeting at Hyde uj . on uhe sarne evening , a distance of sixty miles , he was debarred of the pleasure of meeting hjs friends at the dinner .

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      HYDE GREAT RADICAL DEMONSTRATION BY TORCHLIGHT . On Wednesday night last the atmosphere for a considerable distance round Hvde and the neighbourhood , was illuminated with the effulgent blaze of die torch of liberty . The toiUworn slaves ' , afttr devoting fourteen hours to Mammon arid the Devil congregated in thousands and tens of thousands to prove that they work riot for themselves but for their taskmasters . From Stalybridge , Dukinfield , Ashtbnand othdistrictsthe ob

      , er , ject levelled time and space , and brought the united people into a solid mass of over 60 , 000 walking skeletons , to raiss their feeble voice as the voice of God , to heaven , to claim protection for themselves and their families , against the devouring spirit of monopoly and oppression . We give the inottps upon their several barners which are more explanatory of their condition , their feelings , their knowledge of right and detestation of wrpng ; and their determination , than if we were to write volumes . Here they are .

      John Upward ^ Piecers ^ Whiteflag , green fringe , Inscription— What mean ye that you beat my people to pieces , and grind the face of the poor , saitb . the Lord of Hosts . Second banner , white green fringes . Motto—Equal Rights and Equal Laws . ' " ' . . , Charles Howard and Thomas Howards Piecers ' Banner . Inscription—Haste , happy day , we long to see , .... . When every son of Adam shall be free . White , with greea borders . iw « I * M ' '^ ieSe- "^ wll ! ite » - with Pe * bord ef-M ° «<> -Mr . Stephens and his Boys , and the Ten Hour s Bill for ever . Second banner . Motto—Nevertheless , I have a message from God unto thee , j ng " i ,, hlrd " * Motto—Let tyrants believe and tremble . Fourth banner—Death or Liberty Association banner—Five Principled .

      John Howard ' s Reaver ' s Banner . Motto—We will go with our old ones-, we will go with our young ones—we will go with ourspns-, we will go with our daughters-and we will tight for the poor . Splendid large black flag , with white letters . Motto —txe who natb not a sword , let him sell his garment ^ . ^ one . / hitejlug , with green f : inge . iMotto-Better to die by the edge of the sword than perish of hunger . ur karge triangular Transparency . Inscription—VVe ^ l die freemen rather than Jive slaves—No surrender , and death to all tyrants . _ Aahlon Transparency . Motto , on one side—Umyeisal Suftrage or universal vengeance—On the the other side—A happy Home , or war to the

      Ashton Great Banner—For children and wife ~ ., We'll war with the knife . Uown with the bastiles—Stephens for ever . M e ^ i / \ J grfeen fringe , gold letters . M otto ^ Libertyis the inheritance of man , and we are inclined to light for it . Reverse—He that will not work , neither shall he eat . r Large : green silk jbanner . Motto-The voice of Su ° itV" V 01 ° 6 People-wlio dare gain-¦ i- .- ) - % > Wi > er ,- ; wi ^ . ^ reeri fringe . Motto ^ Lord ^ uzwilham says that honesty is the lot of manine JJfiVil quotes Scripture when it serves nw purposei , , Whiteflag , bluefringe . Motto- ^ Ricnard OaHtler , the Kiug ot the Factorv Child . Defender of th «

      Foor , the Father of the Oppressed , and the Champion of universal Liberty . Reverse—No tyrant landlord snail oppress him . Teetotallers , largQ , blue silk banner , gold letters . Inscripuon—Wine is a mocker--j * trODg drink is ^ jPPgjVatid" whosoever is decoyed thereby is not wise , ¦ - ' Reverse— Eo ual Laws , Eijual Justice , tempered with mercy . pukiiisfield-r-Large white banner , green fringe Motto—The men Of Dukiiifield will fullaw ^ fearless whereverfreedom points'the way . A commodious platform was erected , the flags were gractfully displayed ; the men and women were peacefully arranged , when Mr . Bdttomi , E Y was un ani mously ca lted to the chair . He opened the business in brief but impressiye , language , and . then called upon

      , MivFeargus O'Connor to addregs the tneetmg . He presented himself , and ; was most rap : turonsly andenthnsrastically cheered . He said that he brought them , good news from -the potteries . ^ ? t : *\ ^ dressed a numereus meeting of their brethren vrho were with them : h ^ art and hand . ( Loodcteera . ) He did not come there to bother , an , d _ blarney , and humbug about resolutions while six Irishmen were lying murdered in honour of the

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      law church —( cries of shame , shame)—be came theV to teli them that he bad traveled : 130 miles : that day to tell them thai the time fo . r talkiDg was past , and the tirae for . acting bad arrivecL He tipoke at considerable length ; butwe must curtail his speech to mate room for some little of the adclresses of the other speakers . . : ¦ ' Mr . Stephens then presented himself , and waa received with a bursts of continued applause . He said i-t A ^ j 5 Di gh ' ts ' ' toreh ' ^ r ( ers » ind sharp-shooten like O Connor y he bad nothing more to say to tbenii that he , too , was tired talking . "Within the last two days , be had addressed many thousands of the

      men ot Wigan and Leigb , wbo were tired of talking and hstenmg , and who were now determined to act . ( Cheers . ) One thing , however , be must observe upon . Tbe Manchester Guardian and ^ the Thnet . in commenting upon his speech at Oldham , said , that Stephens ranted and raved about arms , but that the people were too intelligent to respond to his admonition . Now that there might be no mistake about this , ; and that they might see those papers in their true light . ( Here , from a distant part of the meeting , ; the Manchester Guardian ^ and Times were affixed to a pole , and set in a blaze which created great merriment , the people shouting " here they are . " ) Aye , there they were , and presently would they evaporate in black ashes of

      mourning falsehood . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Npw , then , that there might be no mistake , and as the constitution gave them the right , and enjoined the duty of possessing arms for their protection of that constitution , if it was their determination to pbey the injunction , signify the same by a show of hands . ( Here a forest of hands were held up . ) Now , there could be no mistake about it . Mr . Stephens addressed the meeting in his usual eloquent strain , at great length ,- but as . we have given a full report of his speech at Wigan , and for the same reason that we have been obliged to curtail the repprt cf the Potteries meeting , we are unable to afford more space , further , than to say that he was loudly cheered all through unto the end .

      Mr . James Tavior , of Rpchdale , then came forward and was loudly cheered . He said that he rejoiced to see such a demonstration and to witnesa such a hearty determination , at last to accomplish sometning for themselves . ( Hear , bear . ) He bad heard much-about physical force—but it was only dreaded by _ those " who" wished to make a monopoly of it for their own base purposes . In the good old times , when physical force was not dreaded , and before the invention of gunpowder , the constitutipa imposed the duty upon every man of having a bow the length of himself , and obliged him to procure

      one fpr his sons when they bad arrived at a certain age of seven years , which , with his own , and his quiver of arrows , furnished tbe constitutional defence of the nation ' s rights , ( Cheers . ) And in order that they might be effective marksmen , mpnnda were erected for them to fire at—and one of them , stood to this day in the neighbourhppd of Rochdale , as a monument of that confidence which a wellregulated constitution may safely vest in a wellgoverned people . ( Cheer ?; . For himself , then he would only say , that Universal Suffrage must be accomplished by some means or Other . ( Loud Cheers . ) '

      Mr . J , Mills , delegate from Oldbam , next presented himself , and said—Men of Hyde , you are now in the right path . I am one of yourselves ; and , like you , I have been long deliberating upon the means for redressing our grievances , when I lay my head uppti my pillow , and think of the slight remuneration which I can receive for my labour , I am almost inclined to despair . - "VVhen-I-. reflect upoa the helpless state of my wife and my children , and all those ties which render life dear , but which the laws rend asunder , ( Cheers . ) And I believe we should all despair were it not for the brospect which Universal Suffrage now presents to the suffering millions . ( Cheers . )

      Mr . John Deegan , of Stalybridge , next came forward amid . the most tremendous applause and addressed the meeting for a considerable time in an eloquent strain , upon the necessity of fesistirig the New Poor Law , . ¦ of arming as the Constitution , directed , of remodelling the . whole of the Factory system ; but above all , of aocomplishing the suffrage , for the purpose of attaining those ends . He was loudly cheered . Mr . O'Connor said he would % n make short work of it by proposing John Deegan as delegate to the National Convention , a hearty vote of thanks to their excellent Chairman in one resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Stephens , and carried by acclamation , and with unanimous applause .

      Bothgt-ntl ^ inen returned thanlts , and Mr . O'Connor said he was fresh enough to propose and to give three hearty cheers for real democrats , and three groans for both "Whi gs arid Tories , yrhich were accordingly given with the best of feeling , when the several strangers fell into line under their respective banners , and marched for the night with lightsome heart , to gain a little strength in their human stall , to work another day for Mammon . . ¦ ——^ '

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      Last evening there wa s to be a tea party in the same room , at which the numbers were expected te be larger than at the dinner , as , of course , the " social meal , " " the enp that cheers , but not inebriates , " was to be partaken by wives a >» well as husbands : and the evening wan to close with a ball , for which species of social amusement ( and we would the workingclasses had more opportnnities of enjoying it under proper regulations ) the rooin is admirably niaptei . —7 rednesdayManchester ' Guardian ;

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      TODMORDEH . fl Anctent Rom ans . —On Saturday last , thi « nonmhing body opened a Senate under the name of vr ' 2 £ * -- £ ^ Valk J » ' at the bouse of Mr . W , Martsbead , White Iaon Inn v Todmorden , near itochdale . After the business of the cew Senate was disposed of an excellent brass band , composed 2 . « T ?\ ' ?'** TiUage ' enl 3 vened the companv until a late hour , with a number of national and other airs , performed in * , style at once pleasing and masterly . - ~ - TnTiWnTn . mM ' " ' -- ' ' •" ¦ ¦ *

      BOLTON . B » kadftjl Murder and Robber ? at Horwich , near Bolton . —Yesterday week , between twelve and one o ^ clock , one of the most atrocious murders known in this neigbbonrhood for some time past , was committed upon the highway leadinu across the moors from Horwicb to Belmont , at a p ! i 7 /^ ary ± fpot ' about half a m ^ e from a place called Five Houses , abouttwo miles and a half from ilorwieh , and nearly tbe same distance from Belmont . The unfortunate victim was a travelling Scotchman , named George Henderson , a young man , fv years of age , and a native of Annan . HP KnH

      oeen in England about five months , and was in the service of Mr . John Jardine , of Blackburn , as an apprentice . Yesterday week ; Benjamin Burrell , another young Scotchman , in tbe service of Mr ! John Foster , of Blackburn , having to pass over the same : dreary waste of country , agreed with the deceased to meet him on the road , and afterwards to dine withhim at Belmont . Mr . BurreU arrived at the five Houses about ten o ' clock , and waited at Mr James Garbutt ' s , a beer-seller and owner of a colliery m the neighbourhood , about an hour and a half : but L ?^ ?? arrfve du ? lD g tha * time , burrell desired Mrs . Garbutt to tell him to mak « b « te , and that he ( Burrell ) would wait for him at dinner . About twelve o ' clock the deceased arrived at

      Garbutt ' s ; and having received information that Uurrell was gone forward , he immediately left the house , and walked on at a good speed . In about a quarter of an hour afterwards ,. a boy who had been taking his father ' s dinner to a colliery near , hearing some one groan , looked into a ditch by the road-side and found poor Henderson lying shot through the headj with his pack under him . The boy screamed , and ayoong woman who was on the road screamed also . They-then ran to the coal-pit , which is only ahout 300 yards from the spot , and informed the baBksman , who immediately came to the assistance of the wounded man . The banksman took him bv the hand , and said , " I think you are hurt , sir . ' * ' The deceased said , "lam robbed , Jamie , and I should have sent a parcel off on Monday . " He did not utter a sensible expression afterwards . He had

      a companion called Jamie : and , being dt-lirious at the time , was probably alluding to htm . On removing the deceased , it was found that several slugs or shot had entered below his right ear , and had passed through his head , removing the left eye entirely . The right eye also lay upon his cheek . His pockets were turned inside our , and the only money foend upon him was Is . lid . in copper , in one ol his waistcoat pockets . He was immediately removed to Garbutt ' s , who , on hearing the tragical intelligence , got all the workpeople our of the pits , dressed and undressed , just as they were ; and rhe moors were scoured in all directions . Four men were taken , but of . three there was not the slightest suspicion . The other , Roger Horiocks , one of the Bolton watch , was found in a " turt cess , " with a gun at his side , certainlv a verv

      suspicious circumstance ; but he wao generally believed to be innocent . Immediate inquiries were made at the instance of Mr . "Wright , and Peter Ainsworth , Esq ., M . P . ; and from various circumstances which came to light , it was deemed necessary to apprehend James "Whittle , a young man 22 years of age , who re-ides next door to " Mr . Garbutt , and employed at Mr . Ainsworth ' pits , in Halliwell . Mr . Garbutt had immeiliatt-ly ^ entoff a man on hor . "ebact , to Belmont , for Mr . Burrell , who . on his return , stated , that when he arrived it nearly the same spot as where the event had taken place , a tall , white-looking young man , dressed in blue clothes , with a gun in bis hand , came up to him , and said , "Is there any game about here ? " Mr . Burrell replied , U I believe there is . " The man

      then said to him , "If you will go with me a bit , you shall have tbe first that I kill . " Mr . Barrell told him he had business to attend to , and that he was bound to proceed on bis journey . He then walked on a few yards , and , on turning round to look at the man , found him with his gun levelled as if to shoot him . Burrell immediately asked the man what be Tvas about ; upon which he lowered his gun , and pretended to have- been aiming » t some birds . Burred then proceeded , but kept bis eye upon the man as he went along . "When this : was related , suspicion immediately -fell upon Whittle , who was exactly the sort of person described , both

      in dress and appears'ice . "Whittle bad been seen by several persons with a gun on the moors that morning ; and it was found that he had borrowed the gun from Mr . Lambert , at Horwicb , on Thursday morning , and had returned it about half-past one , on the day of the murder . He was al * o seen opposite Mr . Garbutt ' s house , without a gun , at the time the alarm was given , and made off without rendering any assistance , and did not return home till night . He had also led a dissolute life of late . An inqaest was held on Wednesday , which was adjourned till Friday ( yesterday ) , after the examination of a number of witnesses , deposed to the above facts .

      MANCHESTER . OPENING OF CARPENTERS' HALL . Many of onr Manchester readers , at least , are aware that , for some time past , a nnmber of operative joiners and carpenters have been jointly engaged in a . speculation , tvbich , for a body of working men t is pi" considerable magnitude -, we refer to the erection of a large pile of buildings in theGarratt Ruad , about a hundred feet in length , by about sixty feet in width . This building , whicb , we understand , has cost about £ 4 , 500 , has been erected , we are told , entirel y out of the funds of the operative carpenters ' and joiners' union in this town . Below , on the ground floor , itcon « i * tsofsix or seven shops , frontine

      . Brook-street ( Garratt Road ) , with dwelling houses behind ; spacious cellars in the basemt-nt story ; and over the shops , extending to nearly the fnll dimensions of the bufldijg , is a large salppn , to which the name has been given of " Carpenters ' Hall . " Its lengrii on the flooris 87 feet 6 inches by 57 feet At the lower end , a gallery of the same width extends over the landing and staircase , which , from front to back , i * 19 feet in depth . The gallery & constructed , like the galleries of churches , on different levels , asd there are five tiers of seats rising in tbe middle , and six or seven at the ends ; it will probably accommodate about two hundred and fifty persons . The floor of the room will afford standing ccommodation , at four persons the sqnare yard , to about 2 £ 00 persons . The room is somewhat

      less in area than Mr Bywaters ' s large room in Peter-street ; but in form and arrangement , and , wemay add , in neatness and iinish , it as very much superior to that room . It is weU lighted in the day by long side windows , and for the evening , Y > y six bronze gas candelabra , each of six large argand btirnere , and two single argand branches illuminate the gallery . Tbe ceiting is covered ; and the ropm ; which we believe has been examined and certified to be perfectly secure , is very weD adapted fpr public meetings , exhibitions , baltej and concerts . Altogether the substantial construction , and plain bnt neat and tasteful completion of this room , are very creditable to the operatives whose labour and earnings Have been employed in the erection of what must long be a monument of thiir indubtry and

      In order to commemorate the opening of this room , it was determined to have a public dinner in it , <> f the operatives and their friends . The celebration was fixed for Monday last , when about 640 persons sat down to a plain , substantial dinner , provided by Mr . Greaves , of the Vine * Tavem . The tables , seven in number , extended down the Toom ; and two smaller ones acro » s the upper end of the ropm | they were formed of seats oi benches with uprights on hingesj to make them the requisite height when placed upon other benches , and thev were exceedingly firm . At the upper end of tbe room was a semicircular dias or platform , and atable of similar form , at which the chairman and princi and

      pal guests speakers dined . The company consisted principally of operative carpenters and joiners ; they were well dressed , and had a respectable appearance . In the gallery were abbm females , many of them the wives of the men , who were admitted to witness the dinner , an . d to hear the racceedinz speeches . They appeared to take a lively interest in the proceedings .. A number of glee singers ; were in attendance , who enlivened the scene by singing a glee between each toast . Mr . Thomas ^ Armisteaa , an operative jtiner , occupied the chair . We have received a report of tbe proceedingi » , / which were generally characterised by good ieehng-and good order ; but we cannot find space for it .

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      NATIONAL TRIBUTE . "England expects that now every man will do his duty " Men and Women of Leeds , —The most important period in the history of our countrv has" now amved-r-now that most inestimable of all earthly blessings—liberty , is within our reach ; and shall it be said by our children that the blessing was lost to us , and to them , in consequence of our criminal eupiueness I No ; we must be up and doing , and ' not suffer this ia . Christian country , to be the seat of de ^ potwm . VVhat we want is , to see practical Christianity pervade every grade of societv , and mankind dwelling together in unity—reach iu ' tentoa promoting the welfare of his kind . To this eiid we the committee and members of the Leeds Northern Union , beg to direct your attention to the present unjust system . It is too obvious to require comment

      tfiat conteudinj ? factions have hitherto been the bane or society ^ exclusive privileges , and private interest have been the objects puraded by the factions who have alternately ruled over us—the public inierc-st has been entirely neglected ; and for why ? Because , the people have had ao voice in the govern men t of their . own affairs—but now , the antidote is within our reach ; anditiYin our power to exterminate the monster tyranny , and remove all itg concomitant evils from amongst us . ; But we must act with hrmness and energy if we expect to be emancipatedlrom our worse tkan Egyptian boudage . W e feel it our duty to submit the followme questions to your consideration- — . _ Doyonsuppbse that your Creator sent you into the woridtu toil" for the benefit of the sons of

      Do you feel'contented amidst penury and want ? ^' ° . T el * tti t fted io wf ** t&e bonds of slavery and to bequeathtbema ^ alpgacyto your cbildre ^? Dp you . desire to obey laws passed by your oppo- nents lor their benefit and to yoor injury .--- Do you approve of laws which take away your last and only support intbehotirot yonr distres ^ - Xiovon wi ^ h to be separated , ia your " old aee . fromal , tbatis endearing teyou in this wirid : ^ id when death has laid felcy £ and upoi you , do Vou desire your body to be carved by the surgeons ? It you fcel a zest for these things , then sleep on ; but , if ypu wish to be happy—if you wish to see your country and your children happy , then we call xP ? tm ?? S- /? ^ V y ° own cause . Let tne NATIONAL CONVENTION have your utmost SLlUt ¦ " ' -. . ' - - ' ¦ ¦ . ' ¦¦• , ¦¦¦ -. ¦ -.-. ¦

      You have now Representatives who are deter mined tn do their duty—shortly the . y ifaias » emi > le in London , there to fight your battle * ith our cornmott enemiesj j and , in order to give effept to their exertions , it is necessary that your pecuniary a * jwtanc 6 shoqld be afibrded them . ; , Remember , that no man is deserving of LibertT who refuses to assist in ita attainment . ; : ' UrjivERSAt Suffkaoe is the on ly remedy for onr complicated evils . : ' ¦ : *' ¦¦ ' ; The ^ embers of the National CoNVENTiorr ar » appointed by assembled maiions of ^ our sbSn ? countrymen , to denutnd that desiderataroi ^ arid-wiA your assistance n will be obtained ; and Eogllnd and th « admiration ; of the world '' ¦ nauou ^ Le ^^ W ^^?• < r WWJt W * and 8 bow ^ &fSLrtJ ? y : * 0 ; « ly- town in the Empire in . i ^ devotion to the sacred cause of freedom

      . ^ It yon now _ staU d aloof , you idendfy yourselveg withthe worst ^ enemies of your countrv ; bnt we trust that every man arid woman will act according to the importance of the cau . « e , ahd lend heart ; handL and pocket , to the Convention . : ' ¦" . ; . - ¦¦? ' ' ' - . ' ; ' ¦ -: r We are YouMj &c ., ' ¦ -. ;' .-. .- : ' - The Committei of the Leeds Northern Union—^ anPeawck , William Smith , i ; O George Simpson , . Joseph Joneai JobivStfinduig , James Ilungworth , GtiorgeWbiiVi J [ obn Jordan , -v David Black , ; William ^ ybW- ^ Thomas Bottomte y , Caarles Connor ! ¦ r ' ;

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 17, 1838, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1032/page/5/