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    • THE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, JULY 13.
    • TO READERS & CO-RESPONDENTS.
    • LEEDS AND WEST RIDING NEWS
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      ymOTECTION . THO 6 X , THKX , VIO BXCLARt TafeKSXLTga »* . dy yoa a Sac **» lloirta , SHOULD QUALIFY BY A SACKED DAY , *•• TOTEB TO TKB CoLLlCTTOH O » TH » j ) M f&kck Fund . Let all itorttt si i * . taXtlt fKMT to thb N * r ! kern Sfarf to Fbarsus O'Cok >© r , TftSA 5 u ^ . s& . Ho Delay : Lit it be bow * , ahd dos * at OliCS , AKD COMMENSURATE WITH THS OES £ KT AJiS YSS 68 IKO XKCEISITY !

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      TRIAL OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR . Wb hate made Arrangements to gitea Full Bkpobt of thb Tbul of M * . F . O'Cosko * is Next Week ' s Star ; AWB ¦ W E REQUB 8 T OTJR AOEKTS TO SSXD THE ! * Orders early ksit Win , ± & oth ** - ¦ WI 8 * WE CAHKOT * XST ? aB TBUI A SPPPLr .

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      THE CONTENTION . This "body has now bten wantonly , violently , and Q Ieg * BY ~ Stafekeai by the authoritits of Birain ^ ham . Their Seerrtarr and ose of their Members h * vt been throws into prison , for publishing toaa r **« la tions of tit Convention , whiek , by Mr . Recorder Hill { of " Who is the traitor ? " notoriety ) have been ctmsrroed into a lib *! against their hig ' n miphu-Bes . es the low-bred Justice * of tie Borwu ^ h i >] Binaiegham . The Time * , the Chronicle , and an ti * e Lond » n Pipers circulate those resolution * , aad

      they are not held accountable , while the proprietor « f the Northern Star is , perh&ju , while tbe reader is perusing this article , en hi * trial for having published fear liaes taken from ano : brr 2 \ ew > paprr . So moch for fq ^ al jn ? tic * : now fer th ? fic-t . Upon small pretscee , as the vali&nt Lot ^ tt told the rubbish , they may deprive men of their liberry nnder the pre # ? nt system ; but we challenge " . Who is the Traitor ?' ' to point ou * a wngls Hbellos < * entPDce in the taree revelation * , which we publish from the Tim ^ t .

      What now becsmes the duty ef the ConrentJon ? It i « simple . That body should instantly proceed to elect , by baiiot , from its member * , thirte ^ n-as & National Ctuaeil which should deelare its sitting * in Loac » n permanent , and the resiaiader snppo&e thirty , ghomld isstant ^ y be de * patcb » -d to the p .-incipal tawns of England , Scotland , an . i "Wale , there 10 abide the trial of the friend * of the people , and be ready to aid the people with their counts aad advice . Let bo man sippose his life-to be made » ore secare hy hi * ticxisky . No ; the battle ha *

      eommeBeed—aa attempt has been made : o maidcr tbe peopl-, wituoat eten the formality of giving letice ; and though doubtless martjrg will be madr , yet oaward we mast go ! The people mnst new lose all sight « i the isiqmtiei of the Gottminent . " We hiTe alsrayi tolo them that the House of Com mons ia more than a liberal repre * er taticn oi tbe eousdtaenoes acd the local lithoritit * ; therefcre , as ust SoTtrnment c * n oniy act upon tbt Te- ^ onunendition of local tyrant *—as noldier * eac ofily fire npor . their order— a * policemen can bbIv

      fee BEnt npon their appiication , acd can only » . . a * b . and hack , a * d cnt , by their c ^ mmaDd , let the peop ' is 1 & » might of the GrorernmeBt , and organise tfeemstlres to meet a 3 y unju » tifiable attack madf bj the masters of the GoTensment . Let each town and distriet instantly estab ' iuh a Life-preservation Ast » ciation ; and let each district also form a Cok-Biittee » f Poor Man ' a Safety ; and at it is to be a war of property against pererty , let a * , is God'j aaias , prepare for the defesce of the poor ! Tbe state of the cwjntrj u u followg : —Thftre i * a sa « -

      peciion of all law—an absorption of all wealth by a few—' . he goTeniment of a faction—the rule " of military despotism and uncontrolled rwax of ppies , informer * , jaryoen , and murderers . Ftuehe ihenid have iiyed , and Fwche shoa ' . d hiTe reijjDrd in these day * ! Bat the qnesion h , Can they last ? The answer is , they thu . ll not las- . ! The Timet joay boast of the Conrention being routed and denied a place to meet in , but we tell tbe Timts ,

      when the power of the Convention ee&Jrs , thr power of the people will begin ' , The Goveramen : has not attacked theConrenti ^ n . The local-rooDcT - monge r * a . ^ d new-made authori ti es have ooiragc-d the law , &dq hare arrested some of iu member !;; > a : let o ^ e artaei be nuuie npon ine ConventioB E . 5 a body , and ia twtnty-fo'oi honm after , Universe ) Suffrage will be the law of the lacd , and the grea : imparity between man and nan will cease .

      "We cannot cloie this article withoat returning m best thank ? to Mewrs . Lotktt and Collins for their noble concoct when in tbe pre-ecce of tfar Isiry-facea aristocrxcy of Birmingham . Lotett well mpported the cha'aeter which ha has jtst " ? acquired forfirmne » and detfirmination- There w » . « not a M 2 gi *; r&ie upon tiat btnch who looked » o like a geatleman , felt so like a man , or cpoke 10 like a patriot ; but , hi » courage shall not inrare hi « martyrdom . No ! nor will it ; for coward « respect brare men , foclg admire talent in

      other * , wbiie they monrn its want in tberrnelTep . The bome-thnm v ^ hieh tbe honest Collins gave his colleague M"ntz , will be raw and Jorewhen all the wonndj of the 4 th July shall have healed . That gentlemar may , for a "eason , apply the ba ' m # f iwalence to a tronb ' . ed coH * cience , but the great physiciaa , Reflection , will make a running sore of lh « wonnd , which Bpon each dressing will gire frefcb annoyance to the patient . That geBtlemun bow ield * her Majesty ' s commission—the comm i ssion of that Queen , who » e health , whei proposed bv Mr

      Attwood npos the day of Mr . Mtjntz ' s election to th « ConTenrion , and -when disebarzing tie dnrieof cbairmm at a public dinner , be thus propo ^ d . fitdog : — " Come , gentlemea , as the farce must be * et e ( 3 , I giTeyon her UttU Dumpiintti tie Qaetn !" Tkis is the Mr . M \ JN 1 Z who denied having reeoanended the me of arms , while the » cho » l-masttr a-Perth not only asserts it , but further addn , that Mr . Muktz wai introiueed to him by Mr . Douglas m the man who could * erre him with the right son

      at 12 * . 64 . each . This is the Mr . Mdstj who it pre * en « of Messrs . Attwood , Collins , andPiTibtHly , saia , in reply to the latter gentleman at tfa . Acorn Ian , at "BirnirnghaKi ; " Aye , by G—d . ' bij mj de » r fellow , b » t who may yo » thank for iht tMMMifaeu of the Sootek people . ' I was the firv mu vbe ree « mmeBded the u » e of arms , irom tbt fcB * ung » Scotland , and not only that , but » nh » efaentry eafore * d the n * ce » sity of them in conferenct with tb * le * der > of the p « ple . " This eerbatin account we ha-re Mr . Pitjcsthlt ' s sasction fi .

      yBbiisahJg , with his cullenge m Mr . Muxte u ieny tbe fact . And now , " before wetlow , w « aostpay cffa * otb > of oar ^ oondaa fritnds—the " tlear-heai * d ' Ediia f tbe Bhr * i * g kam Journal . That gentleman wha Tt 6 * ua * ui « 4 aa Mtamlt « pn ihs fan * f ••)

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      WKmba on At Wi » f October , in his P * p « r , ikjo WBtorei him « lf in Sootland : — " The met of Bir <^^ nn eaa terminate this struggle themwlrw , WjHj can get miukeu f » r 10 « . each ; amd all th « y r « fii » to fiuisft th « insinew is the s «««« ary ornmaaHoji . " Wsfcteon ^ 8 th « f October , in his Papw , thu . « a ^^ . , ,. i .. _ .. . .. r- » -

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      — » ~ ARREST AND CRUEL AND BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF DR . TAYLOR WHILE IN PRISON . "We point attention to tit simple narrative of tbe * boTe htmane and excellent gentiwnan . It speaks for itself—comaent would but weaken it ; and tbtrefor e we stall say but a word upon the law of the c « - « e . Tatlor wa ? arrested for taring a policeman ' s life . He was arre * ted without a warrant ,

      and would ha-re be * o justified in killing those who , unarmed by any authority , dared to wixe him . If be was guilty ( as charged ) of nuetiug in the ittreet , the law bat award * a penalty of £ 5 for the offence , while the Magistrates required £ 1 , 900 bail for bin appearance . The whole affair is of soch a base , bnsta ) , bloody , cowardly , and Tindictire character , as to make it impossible to diccuns it wita temper . Tbe sanctified hypocrite , the Vicar , who refused to perform th « difjes of his office at "so late an hour

      as ten o dock , at ¦ ght , " tlid , no doubt , on the foilswing day , with becoming piety , pr&y for the "release of ail prisoners and captive * ; " while of the rafSat * who ordered our friend ' s hair to be cropped , and who chained him by the leg , we pramix ? , that c *< t what it may , « e will get justice , howeser it is to be obtained . Where were George Rogers and Mr . Saul , that they did not immediately repair to Birmingham , to give bail for the glorious Lotstt : ud where were the Liberal * « f

      Birmingham , when their townsman , Collins , was in pri * on , for merely carrying a piper with rirtnoas resolutions ? We man change tb ' u system .

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      THE CAUSE . Onicard , and ice conquer ; tmefocewd , and wtfall . The oppressor ha » struck his fiiTt blow ; the oppressed hs . Te returned it . In Birmingham ths authorities h * ve Tiolated the law . They have infringed the Consnruri « D , and they have declared war upon ihe people . Yt ?« , this is their act . The Home ;> ecrltary furai ^ hed the mean . * , hot tin-Msgi < trate .- directed the attack . The authorities are , there-ore , a . o * wcr&ble , firstly , to the people , and tecondiy , to the Government . Whether the lute

      will cail them to account we ksow not , but ftqt the former will deiuaBd veBgeaace we hare no count . The degree of excitement which the base brutal , ar . d Vlo :-dy actack upon tht » peaceable people ha * cau > e ^ , i ?< indwcribable . Those peopW have now ltarBed thrirri ^ btf , and hart ! resolved to po . * - 5 « sd them , * hile tbe Cre * d of a prtper exercise of tho * e right * has trailed down upon them the united power and tbe Tenesacce « f tbeir pajfeical-fortt "pprefsor * . Can ? ny mks tru § : hin . » elf with a description « f this bUcd-thirsty attack * Let us ralioly analyze the xubit-ct , if we can pri-ferre

      temper through the narration . A set of up * tart ragamuffins , a ipuriea * race of * te « n aristecracy , D ^ ed a confiding pe pie for tha attainment of their own agir'andirc-ni ^ nr , and now sit in judgment oTtr men into whom they were wont to ic * t ; l e ' onierapt for ail Uws , 6 » Te t ' tove which emaoRte from the ouly leaiti-nate ccur « o of power . The people , ichr . oled t > y tb ? sf leader * , preserve a custom which gained power for tbone T «« ry leader * , and behold the reward ' . —acowardly , adtidly . & iEnlifc : ou « , &niil «> jj *! , an UBprovokrd atttck upon the Yerjr men bj wbo « t eiernors the \ hare b » eti tlerated . 'What mu * t be

      the reflection of thos ; monxter * , who would thus aim tbe a »« -as-in blow at tbe Tery heart * which had cm ? u pa . n " . i n ^ in thv production of tbeir » ea \ th but a fe-v : r . omtnt « i bifore ? MN ' hat tnu » t be the feeling of those who , from the abu ^ e of authoritT , haveno : only been Eorailr guilty of Murder , if death shall enmt , bcthave abo stamped their neighbourit with the brand of eqaa \ gti \ t . Are the fecliL-g ? of the Mayor now a * cala , and is his po » idan as boastful a * when on the day preiious , he anuouacei to the Home Skcue-Taby the necetsity for men a ftep , te furnish

      example and protect the iBiiitanr This new-drenserf officer not wishing to eonude » o grvat a truit to lenn Titiaot keeping , »« i bim > elf the meistnger ef h : s associatef , and the herald of his own infumy . He went for the police—he came witb the police -he ordered tbe police , and without reading the Rioi Act , he allowed th » police to make bavee uuo » hi * ueighbearp , and upon hia relatives psr ' aapg , for ke hts not yet seen two generations of his poaipou * House ; but ala * a genrraticn of oteam ii < equal to ceaturi . j of noble blood . Th » Rio : Act was not

      read , a . Bd v&eiefore tnt Attuek was pr « -mediuu-d . and fearful lest the glory of victory should be lost , no notice ww given to ' . be unaTned inhabitant * of BirrcingLam , till a rn » h of armtd ruffling i * ma-if apoTi them , for the preservation of peace , and for the iuni- > caent of a . n offence ta -wrb ch the la-vr jtedf , jn cue of coaviction , applies but a fias ef fiTf pound * . Thcs , indeed , 5 * life heW mo « t cheap when the first official in the Barouf h prefer * civ ; l war and bloodshed to tbe strength of the law . Had he not raih ' taxY at hi * disposal , who ^ s verv appeararce . v

      .-ithont the Riot Act , would haire dispersed the people , and above all , had h « not the Rift Act , which i * the lsw '§ precorsor , the moral f # rce of the law , to ' nave jui' . ified any riole ^ ee in Tindication of the lav ,- ? Ya , he hid ; but the peaceable dispersion of the meetifig w . ii not tbe object . The sigh : of tbe soldier , or the sound of the Riot Act , woold haveffectcd that , but the surprise of the people , by the aew Constitutional Fore * , was tbe triumph to be gained . If any force attack a man , or & body o ! sen , ««* embled together , and not in the actual

      commi ? 5 ton of as unlawful act , and if that force shall proceed to strike , or etberwise lajure the parties so assembled , without due notice by reading the Riot Act , and giving the time allowed by law for tbe meeticg to disperse , such persons are ¦ juilty of an assault , and if lews of life shall engoe , they aregnilty of murder—and those who composed the meeting and who shall defend thersselveg by killing the availante , are held bylaw tobt-jun'iiiedintbe act . Therefore , if any of the police force hare rtceired thrir death in the eonflict , the Mayor , if he

      commanded the attack , witkout reading th * Riot Act is guilty of murder , and those who committed the act are snpponed to have committed justifiable homicide . "We are glad to ltira that the ( shopke # ptM » nd middle clashes of Birmiugkam to a njan complain of thii wantos attack \ ipon their poorer neighbours ; but we feel some surprise that the time of the House of Common * has been wasted in the consideration of banking questions , while no tongue has ut : « cre 4 a word in condemnation of tbe blotdy and

      unprovoked attack .. Neglect of inch matter * has cmsed the people to look to their awn Parliament as tbe enly bedy frem which ! bey may expect jujtiee . By the Contention , then , they rnugt Btano , or with them they bjujh rail . Vie leare this di / gasting ca * e for the present cungratulating the Government on their triumphtoe magistrate * in taeir igaorance—the police on iheir defeat , and the people on tkeir courage . Thack < lod . n * u « of tbe brate feilew » were much Injured , fhaaks , eternal tha » k « to the fine fellows .

      Sintre writing tha abore we perveire that there 1 Jj ^« ea » eonversation on the subject in " tbe i » uw ; " ioring whiok Lord Joh » BcesELt xaaoaaced the inteatien of Government to enlarge i . MetJ-. polijwPeiiOT Force t » « ch aa axtent , as

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      to terre tbe wbele ooatrj , which kto be propvtiomablj tobUd for its ttyxih . ' . We Ud hia beware . The chain it tight o « w , and will certainly ba mapping . to « err « thewh ^ k < ouBtry . which fa to be propor- " •» " « h ;» « bi « u ¦*> « propor-

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      THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S BUDGET . "W * had prepared as aoalysi * of tke Chavckllor ' s Budget , bat bare been , eempelled to throw his figure * aside , to gire the space to Birmingham . Tke p rincipal features ia this year ' * 6 nanciai acconnt , are the boast of . having robbed tbe people of three niiliens aanually by the Popr Law Amendment Act , which furnishes to the Goversment a portiun of the landed support by which they exist ,

      and { he resolution ef the House to tax tbe people in the antemt ef about two millionn annually , ? to supply th » place of a corresponding saving in the postage aeconnu of bankers , merchants , commercial men and shopkeepers . It will be recollected that at NttweMtle , Mr . O'Connob announced to tke meeting the only benefit which they were likely to deriTe from the uniform system of postage . That be was right , is fully established . ¦ i ^«

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      THE COURT VICTIM . " O Htavea' that snch companion * thon'dat uafuld , And pat in « T .: rj hem W b » Mi ] a whip , To U » i th « ruc » la naked through tka worlJ , firto lr » a the awt to lit west . " OrnKLLO . The unfortunate and tlandercd Lady Flora Hattingt is no mort . A weak , defenceless female has sunk beneath tbe burden of unmerited abuse aad ridicule , heaped upon her hy Royalty , " by foals , b j knave * , and in fact by the whole of tbe tearless Court . Glorious victory t

      See what ram be achieved ! Th « Court of St James may have dimituajied its strength at home , and iu dignity abroad ; it may not hare anaertaj i : n pow « - on the continent ; it may not b . kvtTgah » ed either reipect or affection ; bat what of tbtee , ban it not conquered a woman ? Have not the awe of Majesty , tbe accomplishment * of maid * of honor , tke am of Cooniers , t h * experience of Statenn < -n , and the skill of Physicians been enlisted ia thi «

      holy cause , and have they not gained tbeir end * ami overeomt a poor , inoffensive creature ? AnH then when this was acc ^ mpiinhed , did uot the Queen allew the bhuds « f the Palace windowB to be lowered , and even deprive herself of toe supreme pleasure of hearing the notes of the foreign gingers , ai , d seeing the legs * f tke fgrei gu dancers at the Opera ! Weuderful magnanimity ! - unheard of conde-* cen « ioD !

      This in do p » rty questinn . It is one of almost universal * j mp . ithy ; one that calls for the exercise of ; iry for the lady , and of disgust at her tradm-em . The peate , the huppintss , the character , and at length the life , of a much-wronged female , have been sacrificed at the altar of calumny , and before the shrine of falsehood . The criminals hav « been screened from punishment aud even retained in favor ; the h * nor of a virtuon * female has been wounded -, tbe victim herself hao been destroyed , and her death crie * f « r severe and immediate r « uibution .

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      Mary « ec . 2 , ehap . 1 , whicb is merely declaratory of the common law , it is enacted , "that excetsiee bail than not b « required . " This iCatate I * daily brokea . Let any op * tak » the circunisunces int ) consideration , and then look attba t » m demanded , aud they must be convinced that it far exceeds what ii just and lawful . A * for Mr . Mwhtz , in tbi * place , we shall pass him by , tofrether with all renegades and betrayer * f tbi people , being certain that the severest pnaishment wkicb we can iufliet upon such is to leave them to tbe reproache * of oensoience , and to tb « contempt of all . Mw „ . q A-. T ^ r ^ rTT ^^ oiarTt sees . ebas . I . wnmi » m « ral « Jiv > u » tnr *

      The people havo n » t transgrawed tbe letter or the spirit of the law , but have acted ia a legal and con-¦ titutioaal roaBner . They met to consult on the common good- they were using their reason , the moral force implanted by the Almighty . Physical force was applied by tbeir enemies , and ia th « 8 kirmish ths people gaUed the victory . May it he a warning lesson to our oppressors , to stop , while there is time , and not to rush blindly to destruction . May it be a lemon to the people , shewing them their power and tbeir mi ght—when it would be improper to re « 4 » r , ana wbaa it would b » riminal to endure .

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      DKKENCK FUND . KeMgu * O'Con ** r io * 0 Received Uwards thu Kostd fthronnh Mr . Bronterre () Bric « . irum tbr > O ( HT » tiT » 8 tonom » non » of Ur « m ^ rr-itu * et , Newc * btl .: u . ) 0 H-T yne 1 tf tf Fr » m h goatlemun » t lioUghbor vu ^ h , uer -K-wgus O'CViiHir 1 0 From an Operative near WakHield 0 1 S . DOBSQN—No j it wm our mistake . We -ball b « gl » d to learn wkether Mr . M'Kemeh « r received a letter nddr » i » . i 4 fur him t « Mr . Robinson , in which was enclosed ^ -J , tu pay th «« -iv » n « ts of prin nijj and p .-sti ** bill * fir Mr O'Connor ' s election » i Glasgow , aid to ffhich Wt » hare rppoivnJ no anavrcr .

      srispasNs's dbkbnce fund . ' * « . a . From the Female * of BamVer Bridge .... 1 19 0 From Lniceutwr , yer John Seal : —By John MfUam # o \ g Allen VVallcitr , ol JDenlurd !! 0 0 6 l ! y John Briimuull » nd Willium dpiacy , Mold Green » nd Asp i-y 16 2 CHARLts Tatlor , for National Reut , 6 d . WKstop the Pret * » o iuforiu our Uudde ^ neld , Hnlifex , aud KeigWey r .-irn'iii , that ; h « iibwh parcel from each of iho « j towns vtM rt ? ctiiveJ too lato for any syllable of the intulligencr to appear .

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      ^ Extraordinary Mketijio at Leeds . — Great excitement prevailrd at Leede , in consequence of the reportfd riot at Hirmingbam ; groups of workiu ^ men were to be seen at varions parts of tbe town dincu « sing the circumstance ana denouncing ihe Government . At xix o ' clock , written uoticts were p > sted at thf Star office , and at iMaunV * hop , Central-murkft , culling a meeting of tht » Le « d « RaiicaU for eiv > hc o ' clock , previous to which the Northern Unum Committee , paraded the town with a baml of niuaic and banner * . At tbe time appointed , the lar ^ e room of the Union in

      Yorkcireet , was crowded to suffocation . Mr . David Black wa . * called to the chair amidnt the ch ^ er * of the a » aerni » iy . He delivered a most eloquent : itid iinpa- 'MioRt-ii appeal to thy audience on behalf of those delegates , who ( ii-couling to report ) had been arreeted , and fifked ihcm whether they were prepared to r < rdo « : n the pled ^ a >< o often f ; iven , and whether they would defeud cbe delegates by force , il nt-cessan ? Upon whicb ib » whole meeting { . avo a ( iimulum-oui * and dniiening cheer . He concluded by introducing George V > hiie i * propose the lirnt resolution , who Crtlled their attention to ihe arr «^ t » d deltgKteg , aud eactav ^ urevi ^ o impr * " )!* on the int't-t i «> Jt tbe necessity of . ¦ ei > eodi : iij *> :: ih < -m » elve . i in tlie

      commg Htruggie ; ho ci > nciucied ^> y j > rt . p : » -ip ( f ihe loilowing resolution : — " Th ^ t this raee . ttni < are determined te < thid < .- by the iti .- > tructiuns of the Conveurionj and will < WtV * d them to the deHt ' n ; « ve also most earueytu request ail who are able , to provide them « eiv « B with arms iiiiiiivdiately . " Mr . Charles Conner necauded the resolution in a short and Kffectivp spi-t-eh , »» il w ? a loudiy chcerrd . 'l ' nr Chdinuati a ^ aiu ud . rujt ^ t-il t he- mt-etinj ? preTi « u > to putting tbe r «* o ! tiuon . lie rf- ^ umted that no uv . in should hold u ; i inn hnn-1 ui-. ! e .- « they vrere . deterntinrd

      to avt up t « \ u The resolution wa * tarried ur . 'aiiimou ^ ly , aniidn loud a » d enthusiastic ch «?« rii ) j { . Thre « hearty ehee . ru were rheu given for l'Vargj * O'Connor , three tor \) r , T <\\ lor aud Brouierre O'Brien , ihr «;« for tbo Coovern-ion , and three grohu * for the Leeds Mercury , and ihe meeting peaceably Mjpar » t » -d . T'jis was tbe most enthu-iastic and determined meeting which ha * been held of late in Leeds ; and what is more MirpriririK , there was but two huurM notice . The toeu of Leedu will be at iheir post .

      Stkalino Pkint . —Ou Monday « vtni « g , abouc half-past Bine o ' clock , a man , wiio gave bis nune John Barlo * , currvndered himself to a watchman in Park-row , deel-Aiioj that lit' had Htoleu u piece ol print , which he h . i-l in hix pnt < 4 t't « inn , from a shop door , only a few uiiuute * liehuv . Oa beiug acked from who « e shop he aad taken it , ha could not t « -il , further than that it wua a . corcer t-hop ; be way taken te the police-office , ana Mr . Schoiield , druper , at the cornor o ! " 15 oar-iane , wan tietit for , who identified the print aa nis . Ho wiU" placed belbre the magistrates < m T'ien . l * y , and cotn itittcd for trial . Bariow ih a journeyman piinier from Dablin , and had ic his po > secsiou a U » iou card , dated June 24 , 1839 ; he told the magistrates that he took tfce print bucauj ' e he had not where to lay his head , and all place * were aliko to him .

      OBSTRWCT 1 NO THE STREETS . —On Monday , Charles Conner appeared before the sitting magistrates At the Court House , charged , by Policeman Hur . « t , with causing an obxtruetion of the footpath in Kirkgate , on Sunday morning . The policeman deposed that he was on duty in Kirkgate at xeven o ' clock on Sunday morning , when a number of persons were leaving the Charti / tt meetiug-reom in YorkS : Te « t ; a mob ofthun wentima VVharf Street , and there they ( stopped debating , and filled the mreet , until it was impossible tor any person to pass . Conner vra << amongst them . He ordered them

      oil , and they dUuemed , with the exception of Conner und a few others , who went into Kirkgate and tftoed speakisg upon tbe causeway ; he declared he would not go away , and said he did not care for the law * o loog as he kept witnin it . Serjeant Hepworth said they had had much trouble , from five o ' clock , iu tbo morning , iu keeping the streets ele , tr in that neighbourhood , in coBHtquence of the CharlisU having had a meeting , and wh « ti it was over debating in tbe etrtet . Mr . Hord , of the Phcfinis | Ian , caid he bad observed uevernl groups of pernon « aNsembled , and had warned . iome of them him * e ! i

      that they were doing wrong . At toe time Conntr was taken there wan only he and four or five others . The magistrates asked if Conner was one of thoae who obstructed the passage , to which they received an affirmative answer . Conner defunded himself with great ability , at ; d called a friend who was with him , to prove that they two only were together , until the policeman interfered , and that the group * of people were caused solely by persons stopping from curiosity to - » e what a policeman could have to da with him . The magistrate ? , after consulting together , took this common-sen ^ e view of the mutter , and dismissed the v / turge . Conner and his friends iii-. rnedi « i : « iT withdrew , and gave , three cheers in front of the Court Houne .

      A Slkkpy Customer . —On Wednesday evening , " a man named Birch , who had got & " wee drap in his ee , " weut into a swinging boat in the fair , the motiun of whteh lulled him fast in the arm * of Morpheus ; he did not awake for some time , nu-i then found that he wan minus a silver watch , which of course wa * anaware of the standstill of time . Highway RoBBEUT .-On Tuesday evening , about ten o ' clock , as Mr . Richard Crosiey , of Cottingley Hall , Beesuin , was returning home from L ^ eds , he was parsed upon the road , near th «

      Peacock Inn , by tour men , three of whom , seized him and threw him down ; they coatrived to draw from his breeches pocket a fun vans purse engraining about £ 80 in gold , with whicti they got clear off . One of tbe thieves also got Mr . C . ' s hat . It is fortunate that they did not further rifle hi » pockets , as he had * considerable aum in bank notes in his po * 8 es » ion Six men have been placed in custody , on suspicion of being concerned , and from tho informat on in posseinion of the police , we hope they , will succeed in making a cas « against some tf them . They have been Teraanded till Saturday .

      Mr . Corbktt ' s Muskum .- —Those among our readers who have not yet visited , this delightful exhibition will not havt ! no opportunity of doing so after Wednesday next , ai th ^ t > » the \ a&i vJ »> oq . which it will remain open ,

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      Committals . —On Friday , before the Wett-Bidinjj Magistrate .- , at Leeds , Win . Dawson , a well-known thief , w a * committed for trial for baring stolen a pi « ce of checked shirting lim * B from the cabin of a vessel in tke river , near Haigh Moor , th « property of Samuel Wa : » h . Od Monday , Charlotte Batley , who has spent much of her time in the House of Correction , was again committed for three months , undwr the Vagrant Act , having been found concealed uader a scat at tbe Golden Lion public rnvutr » in r »_ i ?_ ij i # , t . -txtj-m .

      house , Holi > eck-lane-end , on Sunday night , about eleven o ' clock . Patrick Colwin , an Irish excavator , was committed on Tuesday , fer two months , for breaking open the house door of Mr . Marmaduke Hobion , in Ebeneaer-placa , near Quarry Hill , about half-pAAt twelve on Monday night . The prisoner * aid ha had been employed on the North Midland Bailwny till Saturday , » ince which time he had been drinking with tome companions in L » eds ; he b . 3 « l uo recollection of breaking the door-open , and thought it must have been a mistake .

      Embizzlemknt . —On Tuesday , Jamen B > gers was placed before the sitting magistrates at the Court House , charged with embezzling various sums of money , th « property of Me « r « . Walsh and Dunbar , stone aud marble m > isoni > , in Park-row . H * wai apprehended by warrant by Policeman Thompson , at S : ockport , ' on the previous Friday . Mr . Walsh deposed that en the , 20 : b of Aprjl , ' he had given the prisoner £ 14 18 s . 6 d . to pay the workmen ' s

      wage * with , and that a * , nignt the men went to him to know why they were not paid ; has had the money to pay over again , and had net Been the prisoner sincej till he saw him in custody . Prisoner bad al < o received £ li 17 s . 5 . $ d . . from Mesjrs . Shepherd and Todd , iron founders , and £ 2 \ 0 a . 6 d . from Mr . Prince , dyer , for neither of which sums he had accounted . The prisoner said nothing in defence , and was committed for trial . Application was made to admit him to bail .

      Odd Fellows . —Oa Wednesday the 10 'hult ., the members of the Evening Star Lodge , No . 10 , of the Leeds United Order of Odd Fellows , held their anniversary at Mr . Walker ' s , Star Inu , Mabgate , when eighty of the ' ra gat down to an excellent dinner , which gave great credit to the host and hostess : The evening was spent in a mo ? t delightful manner , with appropriate toasts , &c , and the party broke up highly gratified wica the entertainment they had enjaytd . „ * . . . Leeds SoKB .- ^ On Wednesday morning , Mr .

      Richard Bramley , merchant , was elected a trustee lor the purposes of this act , in the room of Mr . Nayl * r , who did not possers the requisite qualification . Pf . acefdl Dove—Olive Branch Lodge . — On Wednesday last the members ofliis lodge celebrated their anniversary \ t the house of Mr . Mortimer , Wellington Inn , New-Road-End , Leeds , when « eve . nty persons s * t down to su excellent dinner . After the progrew of tbe lodge tor the past year had been stated ( which was very encouraging ) , various national sosgs , glee . « , toasts and sentiment * suitable to the occasion were given .

      Public Meeting at Bramlky . —A meeting of tbe Radical * of Bramley was held on Wednesday evening lasr , at . ei ^ ht o ' clock , for tke parpose of hearing a lecture by James Bronterre O'Brien , at the Unicorn Inn . The large room waserowded and the speaker listened to attentively throughout his address , which occupied two hours in tbe delivery , which we regret the crowded state « f our columns precludes our attempting ta repeat . A Downfall . —On Friday evening last , a poor woniin from the neighbourhood of Sejoroftwsw

      , entering Leeds with a market cart laden with butter and egg # , when from some cau « e the horse took fright and ran away in Mar « h-lane . The wheel of thu cart was brought suddenly into contact with the ornerof a wall near the Spinnera' Aims , and the vehicle was upset , the poor old woman , who wan riding , being thrown underneath , but w a * extricated without receiving any material injury . Her losy , however , would he severe , the eggs being nearly alt bioken , and the butter crushed and scattered on the groucd .

      Lkkds Summer Fajh . —This fair has been held in V \ edne << day ac . d Thursday in this week . The Horse Fair was well sapplied , principally with cart twTse * , of which there werb more exhibited than ha * been knowo for some yea ™ . Good useful nag * uer * scrtrc- , and the great bulk were of a very inferior V'aliry . Low prices only were obtained . We have heard of several oases of what may be termed sharp swapping—a trick so stale , and which has i » i-en no much exposed , that we are surprised any one at the present day should be so niraple as to be gulled ; yet xuch vlats there ore , for whom sharps iire con-taiidy on the look out . The activity of the ptvice , however , Was a check in some cafes , acd n > robberies of importance have been uomuiitted . The pleasure fair haa not presented its usual chare of Jittraetinn .

      Robberies . —On Wednesday and Thursday , the hou . - «* of Mrs . Sarah Harrison , Wood Bottom Mills , Horsforth , Mr . Joseph Robinson , Angel--trtet , Kirk > tall- road , and Mr . T . C . Rusher , 30 j Coboura-streer , were entered by thieves * , ahd a quantity of wearing apparel , was stolen from each pmce ; from the former plaoa , £ 5 15 * fid . in money whs * taken . Na trace » . f the thieves ia any of the instances has been discovered .

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      ^ BRONTERRE O'BRIEN IN LEEDS . Mr . BnoNTERitE O'Brikm delivered two lectures in this town , on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday , to very crowded audiences . The principal object of the leeturnr was to show the utter inadequacy of all the practical reforms , so called , propounded by the several parlies in the State—to meet the embarra-sraeutN aud increasing dintre » 3 ot tbe people—Mr . O'B . ' s doctriue being that nothing * bort of such a radical change in our itstitutions as .-hall give to tiie universality of the peonle absolute power over ihe law and circulating medium would suffice to save the nation trora ruin , and ensure the property of the working . cUwea . The lecturer went

      into a great variety of statUticAl facts and calculations to make good hi * position . He showed how the aristocracy had gradually got possession of the soil , how they had robbed the nation of the original value of the land , as also of its improvable or contingent value , and how , by the absolute ownership they now claimed , they had disinherited or robbed twenty million * of people of their right « f occupancy , and thereby of the power of increasing the supply of food , a . s well as of their share of the gross rental of the whole . Mr . O'B . explained that one of tke worst effects of this monopoly was to force the rural population into the t « wns , where , by a competition wiih one another for employment , they drove down wagen , » Ed thereb y became a helpless prey to tLe cottonlord

      - and money-monger . The consequence of clearing estates , and consolidating farms , was to diminish the supply of food , whilst the influx of people ui to the towns caused a corresponding decline in the rates of wages . Thus were the working people smitten , an it were , by a double-edged sword—made to pay double price for food on account of its scarcity , and then having bnt hall waged whsrewith to buy the hhjh-priced food . Afar disposing of the land quenion / kr . O'B . then entered into the monstrous roWberies committed on the industrious clansw , through the usurpation of tbe circulating medium , and of the ore-lit systeta generally , by the commercial aristocracy of the Kingdom . The lecturer then proceeded U detail some

      of the remedies he would recommend . We have only room to 8 Hy here , that Mr . O'B . recommended a resumption of the land , mines , colleriea , &c . &c . by the people—on tho principle of compensation to the present owners , » r . d the o » tahJiBhm » Ht of a national bank—which would yield the like accommodation to artizans and labourers , which are now yielded exclusively to merchants and traders—and the wbole of the profits « f wWch Bhould belong to the leAfter

      peop . a copious and minute anaWsis of the ' effects which sooli iiwtJtUtionB Would yield to , the induairisusi cUnes ,,, Mr ... OB . then touk a rauid survey of the state of the criminal law , Which he denounced a * a jumble af the mu * t disgusting absurdity , and ferocious injustice towards the poor that ever disgraced any age or country . Mr O'b ' instanced a great variety of laws . ia ^ &aiti os 0 ^ hw position , and co-acluded with a vamparison between the brutal treatment experienced hv Ti ^

      layior and lenswqy ? hoWa by the , administrators ! of the law to several villain * of Botariety . In this as moeed m ever } - part of hi , disoonrse , Mr . O'B ' wa , frequently interrupted with rapturous expressionsof appUune . An eUlogi 9 I » . pronouncd' on Dr . Taylor was followed with , treacadoua fhottts of at > - ' plause , iniBgltd with yells of execrafion aealnst the ruffians who had . o brn-all y nsed him !" "g < ££ ? «« , Mr . O'Brien urged ^ pon bis „ & £ ** Becwnty of immediately forming theiU 3 * Jres £ voluntary M « ociation 8 for the . pMtecti »« IKe ¦ Sd Property , and « e « that the la » aui property of the workmg cl 88 » e 9 were the only Uvea aSd ff ^ S 3 met W T *™> &nd th&l tb * >^ Wowed 4 I men of a , I rank , to carry arms , Mr . O'Brien adv ^ A that , without lora of time , the w . rkih ^ . lJ ^ oi

      wea . HMuldar « t . a mau a ^ d t » the teeth ^ hd Conclug , on of each of Mr . O'Brien ' B addrtL waS lol . « d by manifestatinna of a characirr more easily . manned than de ^ ribtd . The men of LeedJ ar « , , i ^ t , detersnir . ed that the leaders of the pwple shall not be 8 ACfin \* . J wiih impunity .

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      asASfoassTBs . TO THB EDITORS OF . TJH ?; ' NORTHBRJC . STA ^ , \ Gentlemen , —Be pleved to give insertion iq yop , invalnble jourar . l to tho following Address emanating irom a body of Irish Chartuu to their country , men . . . ,, _ ; ' i APDltlBS . . : ' ; "Follow Connrrymea aad Brother Chartists of Dublin and all , Ireland , —Never was there a time whea the hopes of Iriihtten . lEnglfcaiiuen , and Scotchmen w « re more exoitea : than now ; iierer was there a time when unity of action , wm mor * required to support the great pruiciples of civil liberty than at present , for a period has » mv # i-whe overy trusj born son of liberty should stand boldly t « d to a » sist in the xlorions stroeitk lor freedom . * m *** ammm BggSgg—s—ss » _ : :

      l his u no idle demonstration of popular power—no loolisb . or coatempiiblo attempt to restore the a » - cienc constitutional rights of the working miUkia ; but it is a wise , & noble , and patriotic struggle to ackie ? e morally , if possible , the &dnaax aiidi » d « pendenceof our respective cwantri < M . "Brother Chartist * , we bail witn the greatest itlight yoor noble exertion j t » establish Chartist Associations in Ireland , as worthy of our ben thanks : for by the formation of Chartirt Astociations , you at oncw give tho lie to your euwniefi—you prore to th « worii that you are . what you always were , ft brara , honest , and inteliigf . nt people . Persevere , then , yon brave Sons of Eria with Tour n « ble and uatrinHa

      movem »| itj and with the help of God , the Charlie will become the law- of the land . Let your watfchi word b » the Charter , the wholeChwter . andnotlunk bat the Charter ! Meet , meet , agitate , agitata , remonstrate ; m-. et in every county-town , village , and kacalet . Let your meetings be as legal aa po »* iible , so ns not to gireyunr enrmies the least chance of bloodshed , for t » auured these miscreants thirst after the blood of tha working million ? , ( and in evi « donee of whose disposition , we do sot forget thsj bloody scenes of Newtowp , Barry , and Ratheormac )' who will not think any sacrifice too great U stop th « merch of public opinion . Brother Chartists , the Convention has met t «

      deliberate en the best means of removing the evil * under whick we are suffering—they have met to rescue the honest and industrious people of those eonntries , from the irou grasp of Whig and Tory misrole-r-they have mot to rtrika off tb « gaJttbg yoke that binds nn ( iown to Hiisery , poverty , iad degradation , aad to raine them np te the proud and high mindsd independence of freemen ; if th * ir exertion fail , on the people be the charge . Rally round the Contention , ! er with them , andthrcHga them , canjron obtain justice and equality . Snpport them with all yoar pow ^ r of mind , and principle , and freedom is yours . The Goremme&t tremble at the poution which we n » w hold—th ^ y have tried all their art—they hava Btr&uxed every nerve tft thwart the attainment ot our rightybut t <> no effect ;

      , You are told that wo are hostile to all the social iruprovemeaU of your institntionu in Irelacd . Bni wi . rest assured , that your wisdera , intelligeuce , ahd lovi » of principle , will gire the lie te any one who would brand us with such odious characters . Wo are for the repeal of the banelol union , for the repeal of the Cora Laws , for the abolition of Tithes , for the expulsion of tbe Bishops from the House if Lords , in / act w <* are for Mery practical measar * th > tt has any tendency to ameliorate the condition of all the hniaaa family ; we are tha real frienda of Ireland . Then brother Chartist * rally round ths Convention , for in them , you may behold the real conserviitKeN of our rights and liberties . We coflU clnde by wishicgyou prosperity ia yonr undertaking , aud may the nom oi £ rin , be for yver free .

      " Fir » t flonar ol the earth , first gem of th « m . " . From the Irish ChartisU of No , 6 , District : Ashley-laae , Manchester . By Order of the Committeo Pbter Powbb , Secretary , No . 15 , Old Monnt-itrcet .

      WOBSBRO' COUHOK . Northkwn Ukion . —At the weekly meeting « » ity of an immediate and universal arming , and pre paration of the people to resist force , when Hie .

      gaily employed against them ; and of the necessity of union among tbe people of ths three kingdomfla especially inviting thu co-op * ration of oar Irirsi patriotic brethren . Aa excellvat address to Mtt Attwood was alf « adopted , rulogUing that gentiemaa for his consistent and hoaest policy thrmghout tfaa whole « f his political carter , as well as far his de » eUred intention , announced in our last , to abandol the corrupt Huu-e of Commons for that of truedtmo cratic representatives .

      BABK 8 U 9 V . Nobthbrn Uwion . —The coamitte » of tb » NortDern Uui » d , in accordance with a resolution flf their body ealled a public meeting on the 3 rd ins ^ to support Mr . Attwood in his coming aotioa itt l » Houm of Commons , for leave to bring in a bilk founded on the People ' * Charter , sir . Petor Hoey , being called to the chair , opened the precMdiaaa ^ with an appropriate speech , in whieh he descantHft on the iiijuri ** inflicUdtap society , by a want AT * due reprei < eDtttiOD t * nd « il » lnded hy ( . ailing « & hit , J . Crat ) U « e to propose tlfi ^ first resolution , which he did in an argumenutW&Jpeech , rvplete with eloquence . This rs . solutJjfc . % a 9 » ec « Hded by Mr .

      Clarke , of Askton , ^ Kproclaitae d before thai assembled multitude , tWiewu now in his * ixtysixth year , an alien in TBe land of his forefather unless he took shelter in « ne of the oursed bastile * . This resolution vr&n carried Hnsnimuunl y . Tb » Chairman then called upon Mr . John AViddop •» propose the next resolution , which be did in a powerful speech , and concluded by requesting that ths > people should deal with their friends ia preference to their foes . This resolution was seconded by Mr . James Garner , and passed unanimously . ' Mr . Thomas Lingard moved tbe third lesolu ion , which was seconded by an individual in the meeting , and passed the same as the former . The resolutions am

      as follow ,:-Resolved , "That as Messr . * . Attwood and Fielden have manfuily and honestly advocated the Peeple ' s Charter , in the Commons' House of Parliament , and asserted that they folly eon ear in the prayer of the petition , we the Radical Keformerg of this town are determined to support them , and to use all our exertioas in the t ' orwaiuing of what w « deem the . salvation of the country . Tbi bill , the whole bill , and nothing leas than the bill , " 2 nd— "That as tbe National Conveatiao . faaT * hitherto conducted theuiBelVira in » ueh a ntatwrts to give satisfaction while acting as the people ' s

      representatives , we tender them our warautat thanks for their strenuous exertions * u our b « half , and assure them of ear unbounded cnnEdenes in their present undertaking . " 3 rd— "Thai thk aeetin * pledge itself to resort to Friendly dealing , finding that they n « Ter can bcain what thej are seeking for without resorting to this plan . " The meeting consisted of one thousand or mm persons wl » separated in the mo » t peaeeable manner / after giving three cheer * for tb « Convtnti »» , three chetM for MesMH . Attwood- and FieWen , three cheers tor the Northern Star , and three groans for u ths great liar ot the North , " the Letdt Masturw .

      Mebiino . —The Chartists of Dodworth , held aa out-dosr meeting on the 4 th iastant , Mr . TiomasL Crofts in the chair ^ the mee ting was addressed by . Messrs . Clarke , Widdop , Lrnfafd , aad ether * , after which the following resolution waa earned unanimously : — ' < That thfa meeting is of opinioa that there can be no happiness w comfort for th * . indus trious wealth-producers ef this vouatry vtatU w % have obtained the Peopfe ' s Charter , therefore ym pledge eorseUes to » uppt » t Messrs . A ^ woo 4 » Field « B , and the National Conwntion by * U th » Beams li our power for its attaiaaaeat .

      HOXmL . Hull DEkor . WkTic Associatiok . —At to » general weekly meeting ot tbtt above associatioP | alter the business , had beea disposed of , a spirited address to T . Attwood Esq . M . P . was moved by Mr . Hhtohhisoa , ueconded by Mr . Bell , and agieed to unanimously , * Wowciifo Mkr ' s Association .-At th « weekly me ^ tiag of the " vYorking Men ' s Aosociatida , tte \ d at their rboinli , S » ithoBse- ) aae , on Tuesday evening las * , Mr .. . Vf » . Vstubb v in & * chair ; th » Secretary , fCad ths . minutts of thfe last msctinga ¦ w tetwhitk Mr . John Walker md . 'th * -latest mv couetsi front Birmingham . It was then » oved by | Mr . Tiyallis , and seconded by Mr . p * h * « f , " That thifttuWciarion instruct tbe' committee to aarrv int «

      in > mp « liat « and vigorous operation tj >^ resolutions at ihe 6 enerat CoftireutiQtt of : the ind «* trbu » elssses . " Moved h , y Mt ^ J . VT alktr , and secendtsd by Mb , Wildej That the Committee he ' r ^ uested to obtain aubicriptiona for the Grenerai D «! e » oe Fucd , and likewise tu correspond with the secretory and trea . surer of tae . General . National . Defence Fund , Messrs . Robert Iteigblcy . « nd Hartwell . " Mewd by Mr , Tate , seoouded lhy Mr ; Taffinder , ? ' Tbs 4 this meeting views Ihe proceeding * of tbe magistrates pt Birnringhatn , us bait , bloody , and nrural ; and thht thtir conduct is a complete infringment »• the liberties o | the " people ; and that they ar * dotermintd ^ tajdfcfend ' xhoije wrht > they mate their vi « - tiros unto oWh . " Mrs . Mary Gra « Uy , of JUland ^ d * liv < :, iBi a beaufiJul address . ; . tial ' liag upon the i peopleitd coma forward and aasiftt thtit . broth *?* i * I defefti | ng the people ' s righbi .

      The Northern Star. Saturday, July 13.

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      GOTERNMENT ATTACK AND NOBLE SELF-DEFENCE OF XHE PEOPLE ot BIRMINGHAM . The government of this country are determined to excite the people to recitcauce ; mtiMtdBce that mnJt be tffectu * l , if undenaien by men , firm 1 R purpose , detenninrd in courage , aad , above all , united in forces . They have begun tbe ft ^ ht , ana on their beads be all the blood whieb may be » hed .

      they have drawn the sword , we will thr « w away the icaubud . What madam can iastipare ti : tm to act thus ? Let tbtmi peruse the pag * history and learu , th * t a nation united in the holy c&u * e oi liberty never yet failtd . I ^ et them behold ihe progressive enhgateninect and power of the people , and know that they can never be enslaved , even if all the tyrants of th « earth drew oat every mercenary agaimt tkem .

      The must sacred poptlar righ t * have been invaded in cv »^ t manner . Custom * , Jaws , privileges , have been v » inpl « d upon too long , and the oppressed are determined to stop these invasions before they grow bejond cure . Taere is ne right mor « certain , or more elearly deriaed , than that of Briton * to assemble together to consult oa tbtir grieranc ^ , Aaa to devise the b * ut nieaxu / e » lor tbeir remedy . It is arigat saactioned sy reasau , establUhed by time , and upheld by the pcpular will . Not nil th * cringing lawyers ia Euguud can disprove this asseruan . If we look back

      to tue sa . xon tsine >» ( ana iawjerjare foud of ancient precedent-, ) when th * i ; ream of liberty wa * comparatively undefiled and unpolluted , we discover that tae people tbun frtq . eutly met in a body . All the anoieai authorities agret that the Folktaoie was of two itinds ; eomitaltU or shiremote , and civilatis o r or burgnmoce ; the former w a yearly Uisemblagt yf ( he ptx . ple of ail rankt in the nature « , / Annual Parliament , tc / u-re t / ity contult'd for the cumm » n safely , about peace and war , and to uromule the public good . [ 1 ] This right of our Sax » n ancestors has never be * -u

      given up bv the people . Not even a statute has been enacted in express ternu to destroy this important , ancient ca * tom . It is one which is implanted in our v » ry constitution , and it cannot , it * hall not be rooted out without the destruction of the whole fabric . By what authority is this practice then to be abolished ? I » Lord Joiix Russell , in the Birmingham Magistrate , is the Inspector of Polict to put an end to iu * exiiteDce ? They dare not ; and they cannot succeed , even though backtd by all

      the soldier * and policemen of the kingdom . We meet as our ancestors did bsfore us , " for the common « afety . " Thus did aQ assembly of Englishmen come together at Birmingham . There was no rist—there was no inconvenience to a cicgle individual . It wm a constitutional peaceable meeting . A troep of policemen suddenly appear ; ihey rush imo the midst , attack the crowd , and endeavour to carry away the kanoers . The mass resist , a scuffle ensues , and the policemen are repulsed , two of them being stabbed . An address is issued by

      Loyett and Collisb , explaining the unjust aca tyrannical nature of this atcack . These two are irreif * d . Why P Because they endeavour to serve their suffering fellow-Weing * , and t&ii is a sufficient crime . It U a primary feature in justice , and one profttstdly te be fouha in our law , that where there it 710 injury there shall be no punit / tixent . What injury had these two men committed P None whatever . Nor did any in the crowd until they were fir * t assaulted , and thea they fought in self-defence , a cauee of resistance justifiei by all law , natural .

      bunaa , and diviae . And yet these men are punished , even before tbeir trial ; for the most extravagant bail i 8 required , which ( they refusing to give it ) is inertly a pretext for esmmitting them to prison . Thus it u that so m » By of the people ' s friends art being mnoved fr « m thtir posts , where they might guard tbe people's interest * . Another important brasen of eur Constitution is being continually viol&ted , so determined are seme , dressed out in " brie ! authority , " to wear iwty the substance of freedom u an empty shadow . By the 1 st William and

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 13, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1065/page/4/