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    • TO THE WORKING MILLIONS.
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    • HE SACRED MONTH -.-THE CRISIS:
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      Yfehave this momentreceived a quantity of specimens of these Portraits , but they are in so wet a state , from their being just printed , that to pack them separately to ? end to the agents would be to spoil the whole . The Pl . -. te of Mr . Frost is net quite lini ^ hod , but we expeot to be able to give them to those agents who are near » s next week ; thsae at a- distance must have them with their parcels of Stephens . Plates , upon the same magnificent scale , of Oastler and O'Connor , are in process .

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      —^— ™ ~ ' ™ —^—WAITTZS lOSBSEDXATEXiV , 1 YOUNG MAN wb » write * welTand swiftly , JX aad Spellg well . The Situation Ja one hirlly favourable to the farore Prospects of * BJ T »? peclible and iatellig-at young Kaa . He nrc * fr-be tinaiarried . Applv , Postpaid , gating ape ind . pre ^ ioas eccu-Dtuo £ , ' io Y , Nort hern Star Office , Leeds . VAVTXS IUBIEDXATEL 7 .

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      7 HS WASH ING . Yf "B beg that all our readers -sril ] peruse most earefcliy die excellent address cf Mr . O'CeXNOK 05 : hi * , tie E 5 ssr -JEportaat subject that is now be . ' are the puViie mind . "We had pcrposid to cake some strctg TeinarVs on this subject last week , 'but waited , tk&twe migbt do notiuse without serious enquiry and coosideradon . All reflection asd observation convinces n » tbl " . we irate lie ^ t J 2 the conclusion to winch we Lti then come , and wKca we shall 29 loceer iesitate to express . 7 Te hare cever , oil mow , « e : a resscn to een-nre S 3 raj-a or ill-juiged any ptVnc act of the

      Coaven-. ; . V-- ir-a r . j—nl nn this vital 'Doint . COBCeSe r iKi ; bu : we ca ^ o ! , on this vital point , coseeze car settled conviction that the naming of the 12 th o * " AcrsJt , «¦ £ - * a"'' ill-jadsed and suicidal ac :. To ax the zsseral tolidav to begin on the 12 iL of A ^^ rt , Teoali be to involve the whole caa * e ia ruin aad essfoioa—a rain" which would prabiblv be irretrievable— wHeb . would , At &U event * , ~ lac = - ? 5- circcastanoes of difncclty , from which ¦ pr- = hGuli emerge only thro-jgh blood and Sre , or „ ¦ --:- * F- > j = ' : s . verv more cira tkazi atv we hare

      ever retiEOTO . The co-mtry ' - 3 Eot fi : for ij ' diere " D 0 s : si ef si equate preparation ; there is bo proper orgarizstioa amongst the people : tbey are not able to act in concert with each other ; they are so : a iezth part of them 3 D possession of the means of srif-defeace ; tkey are rot agreed in their opinion ? , either as to tee -sracncabiiity or the necessity of the assure : and we predict , mo . n confidently , that if the szzz&uz * of a month ' s general holiday he bow persisted it : rnd attempted to he a : ted on , the consequence " will be , the Fplitrinz of the people in to sections , and their faliinp , == e secrien after ^ another , like the div ^ cei busdle of sticks , an easy prey to the power of

      their oppressors . " vYe are suite resdy to actBowleBge that a genera ! eersation from labour would be a most irresistible fora in which to attack the locusts , and we say at osce that—» If , when Seme , ' twere ireB icon , ThL ' twere yr * < A it wsj don * ^ nicijy ;" b-t t » inow that it will not be well done-because we inow thst sothing can be well done fcr which cue a = d fitting preparation has noi been made , and we teow thsKBo due s . * d fitting preparation has

      teen ras 3 e for this . * Any one of the suggestion of the Convention is eic ^ ah to carry any objec : the people wise , if c ^ -ve- ^ Ur acted on . I ? any one ef them waver-, ^ Vr acted on ro « ? Not oae . VThat madness , then , to push this-the climax-the completion of ' ^• Im all—into fall enforcement—not one of the '

      others having bean attendee to ! And why have th ^ e no : been attended w ? Is ' it because the w ^ ie are disaffected to the Conrennon ? Cerainlv ao :: the gubscripuoEJ in all jarts of the c-.-= trT " aMwer that ; DBS ihe peop le require time to n-cgrr ^ nd—rime to orc&nize , and time to"bringinto cnerarion , any popular and general movetnetL f v ugs d-re in a hurry are selaen well done , and w often better have beeti let alone . The people

      a -e now bestirring themseltes-they are acnug Ejhiv : let them sot be overtasied . GW « them bet a little tide to orgmize , aEd bring into effective operation a gener Jejitem of exdmive dealiag , and n ' o power on ' earth caa hinder them from earning anythiaff ± ej p lease , without the iid of any other enrine than that aloae . VTe do trnst , therefore , that whatever the Coa . xention aay decide on . the people will for themselves decide on letting the Sabred Month alone till in » : has been fairly tried .

      VTs think the peop le iaow us well enough to trn ? t OCT iloneStT—we thick o ^ r experience and observation eca ' des ns to claim some capaMUty of jodgsea : ; and we wpe * t , most deliberately , onrhonest Conviction , that AXT ATTEMPT TO BUXO ABO-DT THE SACKED MOKTH BEFORE AN UXITEB 5 AL A -RHXSG S 3 A 1 . L HAVE TAKES PLACE , * ILL BtTIX AXL . ^ Te have said that any one of the suggestions of the Convention will save the ceuntry , if acted on , but that the people require time to understand them , and to organize themselves for tire earryi-g of them cut . It iay he that some of them require also to U - « tructed . If the people determine , as vre hope

      I ' nsy will , to delay the holiday , « e shall , p lea ? e &sd , devote some space to a careicl consideration , a « a pxntins e » t , of the best means of carrying out all rie zatlstrrib recommended bj the Convention , to r reeede the hclidsj ; and we p ledge o ^ selves tk « if out aaviee he acted on , the people wiH proceed si - tly , cersinly , speedily , bleodlessly , and irresistibly ' to the accomplishment of . their purpsse . In-£ iiteiy divexsinsd as are the messes of the law , they may be all avoided—rampan t for blood as are t ^ e minions of oppression , their frowns and malice E&y be laughed at The wiles of the enemy and tse pos-er of tie wicked one may be equally

      dened . There has ne-rer t > een in the histery of this CDEitry so inponant a erisls £ l 3 the prereat oneupon the people themselves -everything dependsthey are just at the very turning of the scale *; their own eeolaes ? , prndence , and steadiness , or violence and impatience , will s ^ ve or damn them this time , and jnst now . Every single ineident which transpires would us serves to impress ns ' yet mere deeply with the rrcth of this statement .

      The last agonies of faction , and the first struggles cf the new-bom spirit of freedom , are alike fearful Por some weeks past our paper has been a chroniele of occurrences exhibiting the dogged and insane reckiesssess of the upper asd middle class factions oa the r . se hand , and the cool , prudent , and progr ? = ring determination of tbe * j > eop le on the other haad . This is t state of things which cannot last isng . Two armies ia charge with their bayonet * crout-d do not loEg remain in that pasition . There e : t be some anxious watching of each other , bnt oae of two things must scon happen—either the one or the other unit give ifay , or the whole most be involved , in one common

      slaughter . This is precisely the posiaon of the people and the factions at this moment . Their strength is being tried . Tke two lines are drawing nearer to each other ; and , Betaithstmding that in the hands of the factions are concentrated the chief means of exercising brute force , oa which they have hitherto relied with pitiable complacency , they are row beginning ta perceive something of the real danger of their position . They are accordingly exhibiting symptoms of that desperate tad reckless p .- ^ neirc which precedes a giving way . Sseing that the people are really in earnest—they are trying to cash the weapons out of their hands . Hence the

      :: ; e ^ rai ccanu White and Wilsox , by the Leeds "justices , " and the anxiety and alarm of t-V 5 r Manchester brethren , at being unable to traxp tp etilEncs whereon to commit Hilton end TrLHAX , at Manehester , for peaceably testing - the middle classes by soliciting their aid . Hence the oitrageoTts barbarism of the vslice a * Stoskport .

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      tad all the othrt despicable treak * ef frantic cowardiee which bespeak alike the f » ars aad rillonj of those hj whom they are perpetrated . Let not tke pe » ple , iowt-yer , be disheartenedlet them still keep on—striving by every possible means t * keep within the law—throwing the whole onus of its violation np « n their eaemies—ceioeitrating their erra energies—supporting their friends —finding ont and letting alone teeir enemies and they shall succeed and thai speedily . Abotb ALL , AKD EEFOBK ALt THI 50 S , LET THE « "i **\ the otb . « despicable ire » k « of fraatio

      PEOPLE eebp thb Peace—let theks be so octbreaes-so flees—ko threats —no Intimidation . Let th 3 Ir Bosimess be dckb q * ietly—noiskleeslt—pea . ce-¥ ULLY . The D&agoxs may ragb , but their Time ts Short . And we ' implore the monied classes—the prnptrty-men of all grades — net to shorten that short time by a general ts " r . bitioa cf the reotlessinsacity which haj recently characterized their proceedings ia several places . We implore them to lisrei , if not to our warning , at least to that cf their cwn guardian oraele , the Morning Chror . Me , whose " Newcastle correspondent

      tells them that , notwithstanding the aad and fearful chain : ? : o which their spirits have been subjected , the Northern Ch&rtiiH are " ail firmness , coolness , and determination ; " that ia the midst of proroeaticn " tier exhibited no inclinatisn to turbulence or riot ; "'—ihs . t " tie Chartists , of t ' se present day have , what the Radicals of 3619 had not—unity and a directing energy ;"—that the " solitary Chsrti » : of a small village is generally the bast iaformte ¦ person in the Tillage ; " that " there is fcarcely a

      villatre in which the germ of CnaruVm is not ; — that l ; the Northern Chartists are neither indolent nor igneranr . They are superior to the Southern confederates , toth in minds aa £ person-. They are a B . ~ e class of men . Wbo have become coariceed , eo matter by what means , or with what rnith , that the Lesislamre smd the classes abeve them hare ill-used tkeso , and are without sjmp&thy with tkem , and they , if the opportunity be afforded them , will take a terrible revacge . There is a determination and nnitY of purpose about them thst u most

      serious . ' TTe entreat the enemies of Chartism to remember that these are not our words;—tker are those of one of the more rational of their own order , g iven as a solemn warning to them , in their own organ ; and we equally entreat the people not to sacrifice the advantage of tie proud position they have now attaiEed by any ebcllitioa of impatience , into which their enemies may strive to goad them . Let them keep their temper , and the battle is their own .

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      My Dear Frie * 1 > s , —Often as I have addressed you , yet never before have I done so upon matter " so serions , cr business so important . I may stand well ia jour estimation , generally , bat cpon this T > oint it is neee « ary that I should lay particular elahn , and prove peculiar title , to your confidence . I am aboat to speak to yon of and concerning the Sacred Holiday ; and to do eo with the best effect , I prefer g iving yon my opinion upoa the saWect , m ~ * ey were delivered at times when they will . tana discharged from motives which mav he attributed to some who have changed

      their opinions , and that very hastily , upon the subject . Th > Saered VTeek * as of Mr . Att ^ ood s mgeestion . In the autumn of 183 T , Mr . Salt made I tour , to Manchester and other pkc « , with a view to test public opinion with reference to tze plan . When at Manchester , he was told by the leaders flj it . before they ventured npom am answer , they should like to consult with Fbargus O'Co * sou . I repaired thither , and to Wheele * , Hey wood , CrftRAK , and others , I exposed the fallacy of the project ; and , subsequently , at a public meeting , I expressed my opinion in the following terms :-» TM . is a wild and visionary scheme of

      Attwood ' s , to starve the peop le into paper money . However , I have no objection to try the experiment , provided that the rich who iare suggested it , will deposit " in the hands of committees , either money or food to stand the strike ; that Mr . Attwood , and all bankers , refuse for the time to discount ; that merchants refuse their consignments ; that masters refuse to sell , if men refuse to work . I de this to equalize sufferitg m the endurance of a crisis of which the result is to be generally beneficial ; bat I have no notion cf allowing Mr . Attwood to prosecute his trade while a starring garrison bears all the brant of battle , and to whom success would merely be increased suffering . " These sentiment ? , were hig hly approved cf , and ° banished fnm Mr . Salt ' s mind all thought

      of success . The Ees : period at which the question was broached was in Committee of the Convention . I was one of that Committee ; and the unaiimeus feeling was , that the EoViday was a reserve in case any assault should be made by Government apon the ' people in the prosecution of the other measures , and the time , and the necessity for which , the people themselves should be the best judges of . The question was next brought before the Convention by Peter Bcsset , on tie 3 rd cf July , in the shaps of an amencmeat to a resolution of Dr . Taylor , for the recommendation of the first class of ulterior mea ? nre " . I there opposed the amendment . Di . Tay

      lor , over ana over again stated , that of the numerous meetings which he attended , not one of them was prepared for Ihe Sacred Month . Upon tbat e « easion , Dr . Taylor congratulated the Conventiea upon the temper cf the debates , and the almost unanimous adoption of his resoiutien ; on the following day the Magistrates commenced the rebellion in Birmingham , when Taylor was arrested for saving the lives of two policemen . One week intervened when matter , which would have

      justified a general strike toot p lace , and the people did not strike except ptrtiaV . y ; this was no evidence that in their wisdom the people thoaght it prudent to adopt the alternative . Upon the following week tie question wa 3 again broug ht before the Convention , without a particle-more evidence than Taylor had adduced at Birmingham for negativing the appointment of the day , and , upon a majority of one , the fate of the nation and the canse wa decided ; and here , although I admit that , upon questions of princip le , all are e < inal in the Convention , I must lay before you the constituencies , who , by their representatiTe # , declared agaicit the plan .

      BrssEY . Pitkethlt , and O'Coxnob , the only represeBtative * of Yorkshire , oppose * to it Frost , representing the "Welch people , opposed to it . T ) 0 jfcan and BuRNS , - £ he only Seateh Delegates then in the Convention , / opposed to it . Smart and "Woodhobse , representing tie great and impoverished . "Counties of Nottingham and Leicester , opposed io it , James Taylor , of Rochdale , and Richardson thengn then nQ ^ f the Convention , opposed to it . Cat . pester , dividing Bolton with Warden opjesed to it . I > s . Flxtohbb , the cleverest man in the Coavestioa , aad one of the mo ? t unflinching patriots in the world , declared against its practicability , except ail -were retiv at once .

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      O'Brien , the tchoolmuter of publio gopiaioa for eight long years of und « vi » ting practice , cppoa » d to it . Mr . Xkox , representing the County of Durham , opposed to it . Of its supporters , the delegate * for Marylebone , Lambeth , Southward , Bristol , Brighton , Bath , and Hyde , in Cheshire , were seven of the thirteen who voted for it ; thus you have seven , a majority of the thirteen , who carried the vote , representing constituencies , of wbich I may Tenture to assert , with the exception ef Bristol and Hyde , not five hundred « nen would stop work . And are OBrien . thg « choolma »« r of ntAUo feofaUm

      we thns to allow the votes of constituencies , by no m » ans organised , to destroy the whole of the North , the Midland Counties , and Scotland ? Birmingham was net represented , and having decided the question at Birmingham , I contend for it , that even if fresh evideace fe . ad been adducible , the whole of the Convention should have keen summoned upon a matter so grave and important , in order that the question might be wisely anil not capriciously discussed ; and now I appeal to you , whether or not the most important measure ever discussed by the Conventian , should have been submitted to the very thinnest meeting ef the body , and during the unavoidable absence of manv of iU members ?

      I eow come to treat of the insans of carrying cut the project . Heretofore , in carrying out the first recommendations , you have had a complete co-operation of all the working classes , without reference to tlie amount of earning ' . The men who earned 15 » ., 23 j ., 25 ;) ., and 30 * . a-week , vrere , in the instance of exclusive dealing , more efficient supporters of the measure than those who received a smaller amount of ivages . But , I ask , will those men be likely , ia a body , to keep the Siered Holiday ? I say not ; and , if not , who will be sacrificed ? The answer ia eagy . The

      most determined , resolute , and oppressed , will strike . Indeed , the tyranny of the matters has loBg since compelled many to remain idle j and what guarantee have those for a general cessation from labour ? The evidence which we have received has gone to say , that , "if this place will strike , and that place will strike , we will strike , " but not otherwise . Behold , then , the position in which the bravest and most oppressed would be p laced ; firstly , wholly at the mercy of their more fortunate comrades , and secondly , in the event of failure , at the mercy of masters , wbo , nine out of

      tea , look upon thepreject as a God-send . Read , and read attentively the speeches , the able speeches 0 " the several speakers at the Stockport meeting reported in the last Star , and from them you will learn , that exclusive dealing is not only recommended , but being earned into execution , while they declare the absolute necessity of an union with Ireland , to injure the success of tbe cause . This Union is now formed , the result of which , before the 12 th of August , will be to re-ahip the 5 , 000 troops , whieh Mr . O'CoNNELL boasted of having spared far the suppression of Chartism , together with the new levy of 5 , 000 more .

      If the peop le did generally keep the holiday , three days would suffice , while if it is but partial , as many years would be aboon to the anti-population masters-If it was general , no mean * at the disposal of our physieal-force government , could suppress the moral demonstration of the people j if partial , tbey would " let slip the dogs of war" upon an unarmed and defenceless people , and cut themoff in sections . Tbe men of Lancashire , and tbe men of Yorkshire have been the heart and soul of this movement By the London Delegates they have been declared the prime movers , while the same

      Delegates have declared the preparedness of their ewn districts . Let us see , then : tbe test is easy . Let the men of Marylebone , of Southwark , of Lambeth , and of Tower Hatnletc , prove the theory of their Delegates by their practice . Let them commence the strike , and the post which carries the tidings will operate with a magic influence upon every working man throughout the length and breadth of the land . You will bear in mind tkat the Convention has left to you the fulfilment of tbe work , and to you the right to say whether and when the vrork shall commence .

      The first step should have been ( instead sf receiving ez-purte evidence from those who volunteered to give it ) to form a committee in each district , for the purpose of consulting with the best informed of the several trades and labour communities . Tbat was not done ; da it now ; for all that 1 am saying is but as advice to guard the people from disappointment and defeat , and the cause from damage . Show me the practicability of the plan , and where in the whole world is there another who will so rejoice at tbe

      prospect of success ; but being mainly instrumental in creating the movement , where ia the man more interested in its speedy and successful termination ? I am , as it were , a hostage iu the bands of the workiEg classes , to prove my sincerity , when over and over again , I have told the people that I would have UEiveisal Suffrage or die in the attempt to attain it . My whole life from the origin of tbe agitation has been a burden , and might be cheaply had , was it not for the value which I believe the people attach ta it . From the 6 tb of August , since we formed an allianee with the Birmingham aad

      other traitors , every word spoken 'by every popularity hunter has been attributed to me , and when charged , have not I defsnded them at the expense of my own life ? Our new associates tave one and all deserted us ; upoame , and me alone , they have lefc the burden of answeriBg for their every violent word and foolish act . If Birmingham is fired , the press gives me the credit . If outbreaks take place , ¦ upon my shoulders is p laced all the responsibility ; this andir . ore I amready to bear , ratherth&n weaken the cause by prophsaying ill cf the leader .- ' . My very life depends upon the success of tkis cause . If I

      dtssrtit , or shuffle in it , no murderer ever scfifered death more deservedly : no man won ! a be more sere to meet it iastantly . Have Inot , then , ( though the vote had beea even an usanimous one , ) a right to advise and commune frith those in whose service I have spent the prime of life , and in whose work I have laboured as mannever laboured before ? Aye , and mistake me not now ; for if tha people persevere , I will be with them H'here the daBger is thickest ; bnt I am not going to stand tamely by , while the most gloiious of all cause ;—the cause of liberty—is perilled by a false step . I tave given you seven cf the thirteen who voted for the measure , while four of tbe ramaining sis declared that they had no hope of their districts carrying out the

      reeom-, , j mendation ; and Mr . Skkvington , one of ths four , s > sigced as his reason for voting for the measure , ! that his colleague , Mr . Smast , votsd against it , and it was rigbt that they should sometimes differ . , Mr . Lottry and Dr . Flbtcher , the other two who voted for it , are now decidedly opposed to it , from x belief that it would be a faiisre . Many men have threatened to abandon the Convention , or . the cause , in the event of this or that measure , Bot being carried . I never have , bat I do now most emphatically warn yon , that the atteaapt to stop 1 ! work for 3 month would either have the effect of j subjugating the working » en more thas ever to the I will ef their masters , or cf terminating in a short , and sanguinary sectional struggle , ins result of ;; which would be a licence for every rich , maato shoot 1 as many poor men as he thought proper .

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      I am aware taat agitation is more tbe provinae of the poor , than tbe more comfortable labourer . I am aware that many who are starving say , " we oanmot wait , we will n « t wait , "—show ma that tha resmlt would not lead to a longer" wait , " and it shall havo my mott hearty concurrence . I do but advise ; y « u are to decide . 1 do it with a perfect knowledge of the fate of Hunt and others before my ey « 8 , and yet I am not deterred . You must bear in mind that I now speak upon the evidence of the people , as communicated by their Delegates , and from large masses of evidence received from the people themselves . I am aware tkat atitation is more the provinae of

      If I thought that you could test the value of labour by a month ' s holiday , I would say have it . If I thought you could live in peace any way , and not * abject yourselves and your families to greater privations , I would say have it . But you knowyou all know—tbat the baker will not bake ; the butcher will not kill , and the brewer will not brew ; and thsn , what becomes of the millions of starving human beings ? If a holiday of three dayB , er four days , had been proelaimed for the purpose of exhibiting the nu tbers determined to have Universal Suffrage , evei trade in England would have joined

      uc . We sbooj have keen all equally in tke lion'f den , and no r ferve could have supplied the place of those who , upon a partial strike , may bo easily Teplact Make your necessary arrangements ; have a three days' holiday , in-Htead of a monih ' s strike and what you fail to effect by it , would have been equally lost by tbe month . For three days you can live in peace , while you exhibit your strength , and for three days the more fortunate would contribute to the sustenance and support of those who have been impoverished by the pystem J bat , I never will , with

      a certainty of my owja dinner , recommend a project which may cause millions to starve . No ; I would rather go to battle . I would rather brave all than hear the ory of your hungry selves and yonr hungry children , and know that my folly had been the cause In this strike , Ireland would not be with y * u , because she is cot prepared ; while the result of the mission now about to be dispatched to that aountTy , will , before the 12 th of August , prove the necessity of delay . Merciful Providence ! did ever cau « e progress as ours has done ? and why now mar it , by

      one unprepared step ? I see Universal Suffrage near at hand , and I dread the injury which folly may expose it to . Working men , b ef ore you enter upon the project , equalize ihe danger , « s the bene / it is to be universal . Do not enter partially upon the undertaking , for if you de , the brave will fall , ¦ while thr coward will fill his place at the anvil , the loom , or the bench . if this prepare you , if you be determined , or stop you , if you be unprepared , I am more than paid . Again , I subscribe myself , Your faithful friend and servant , FEAEGUS O'CONNOR . Council Boom , Arumdel Coffee House , London , July 31 , 1839 .

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      TO CORRESPONDENTS . We ore very happy to bo able to inform our various correspondents in tne news department , that oar arrangements will row permit u » to tilYord them an extension of time for their communications . \ Ve can now recei »« aftwa up to Thursday morniug ' a post , later than whick nothing intended for insertion muatbs sent We entreat , howpver , that this may not be regarded as a signal for detaiming everything till Thursday morning . Nothing e »» be received by tbat post which has net reference to events of the preceding day . AU communications having references to oecurrenceB wkich trannpire on Friday , Saturday , Sunday , % r Monday , awwt be in t&eOffice o » Tuesday ; Tuesday ' s newa may be 86 Ht on Wednesday , and Wednesday ' s on Tkorsdny morning , which is the latest moment at which anything can be received . Unutterable confusion end trouble ia often caused to us by the negligence of parlies in the addressing of their letters . All corretDondenta are therefore required to attend to the

      fellowimg directions , which will be , in all cases rigidly enforced : ' —All lettera containing orders , remittances of money , 01 any othsr matters of business , connected with the paper , but not intended for insertion in the paper , muat be nddretsed to tho Publisher , Mr . Joshua Eebion . —AH letters containing anything for insertion must be addressed to the Editor j—if any letters contain matter forbolh Editor and Publisher , tiiey must be addressed to the Kditor , but so written aa that what concerns the Publisher can be cut off and sent to him without interfering with the othor matter ; nolotter » , co » ne / r 0 n » whom t /) gy may , or contain v ! uU they may will be received or noticed t )) ' the Editor unless they b * addressed to him . The word " E } ltor" ia jast as easily writtea as any other word , and if parlies de not choose to observe these reblame for

      gulations , we shall not choose to 'bear any their dissppointmeuts . No letters , save from known correspondents , will be received , either by the Editor or Publisher , unless Post-Paid . FAIR PLAY OR UNFAIR rLAYis-onaathenticateJ , and had it be ^ n even w « H authenticated , wo should not have inserted it : we never interfere in privuto quarrels . The Notice of the meeting of the Leeds Democratic Aa 3 ociatioa on Wednesday next , and that of the intended meeting of the pe <> pU < at Birstal on Monday nex ^ , are both advcrtfsementa , and would be charged as such to as . Benj . vjjin KNOWLES , SK 1 PTON . —We gkall be happy to receive anything he may send , if gent in time . THE ADDRESS to the humane portion of the community in tho so-called Poor Law Union of Haddersfield ia of a character not suited to our columns . War . Griffin . —Thanks for the lengthy report of the Macclefield meeting ; we are sorry it did not arrive until alter we had taken it from a Alacclesfield paper , which was sent us by some unknown friend . NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND . £ . g . < J . s . a . Ledbury Radical Association 18 0 Francis Ward 5 0 Wm . Pedling ' . iam , agTiculturaDabonrer 10 0 John Pedlingham 4 0 Sainnel Pedlingham 1 0 Three Ltib 6 arers 1 6 AFemale 0 6 2 0 0 Hcaley ' a Shop , Manchester 0 7 8 Kreni Wigton , Cumberland , being proceeds from tho sale ef some matches 9 0 0 y / m . Green 0 7 6 Men in the Machine Room , of the Northern Star 15 9 Do . in the Composing Room of Do 0 2 0 A few Friends at Pocklington <> 10 6 From Cockerinoutb . Radical Association 2 0 0 " Block Printers , at BUctley Hall 1 0 0 " Moston Bottom Print Works , near Manchester 110

      i CONVENTION FUND . jf . s . d . Frcm Maryland ' s Calico Printers 1 0 0 " IleAdish Mill Ditto Ditto 13 9 . Mb . Grime , Preston , will get & Specimen from Mr . Heywood , Manchester , —we have on ! y had four at Leeds . Brighton . —Yea . Payment in adraace . Norwich . —Mr : DaTken will seo that it has been out of our power to aend him a Specimen . ilR . Legge will be attended te .

      DEFENCE FUND . jt . » . d . From Lye Waste Working Men ' s Association .. 0 19 1 " Nethpremd Ditto Ditto .. 0 10 11 £ \ 10 0 T . IRELAND . —Cannot have them . GatesheaD . —Mrs . Yif hite must send her order * sooner . GEORGE WHITE . —Subscriptions received for—5 a . 01 . GRLENOCK . —Received from the Universal Suffrage Association of this place the sum of ^ 4 , for Dr . John Taylor . J . Cl'MMING , GLASGOW . —We cannot take any new Subscribers for Stephena'a Portraits : we expected plenty would apply after the specimens w « re out ; but we hare givun our word to tha present Subscribers that it should be confined to them , and that word , shall not be broken . J . LEAH . —We have Teccivrd no Communications from him which have not been noticei .

      JOHX Duncan . —The former Cammnnica < ien referred to were received , but too late even for mtice in " Notices to Correspondents . " JOHN Reid . —Anv pnblic meeting called b y requisition of twenty boussaoliers , for a legal pnpo * e , is parlectlj Lye Waste Contribdtiok to the Delegate fund — fie are requested to esy that the Working ai ' n's Association of Lye W& 3 te , have j > ai , 3 tu Mc&jrs Dona " son and Browne £ ' l for the Deto nate Fund . t

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      HU » 2 DJSB 02 riBtt > . Sir Johk Ramuden . —Oh Monday lwt , being the day on which-Sir John Bamsden was to TO interred , the canetable and churchwarden , in « Onfequence of the requiwrion of a few individual * , olicittd the ¦ hopleepers and other * to oloee thefc reapectWe places m a token of respect . Ma » y of the inhabitants were ignorant of it , and opened aa usual , and very little real sympathy seems to have been manifested q > n the occasion . None of the factories were eloied . \ Awfully Sudden Death . —Henry Hovre , aged 23 , a tailor ., from Leiceater , came into this town on Tuesday last and got a job of work the day following . On Friday morning , at about eleven ooloctjhe wag taken ill and died the same day by the breaking « f a blood vessel on tbe stomach . Application was' made to tbe constable for some relief to inter him with by a few of his own trade ; but they were told none would he allowed unless the bod y was carried to the grave by the paupers ia the workhouse , as - usual . ffig fri 8 nd 8 , therefore interred him on Sunday at their own expenae in a very respectable manner , and gave his wife some , thing handsome to go home with , besides payinc her coach fare r J e ^^^^^^ ZI ™ ^^" " " " ^" " " ^^

      THfl HddDEHSPIKLD HO RTIC rjLx . tr KAL bociBTY held their second meeting on Friday last , in the Philosophical Hall , for the exhibition of fruite , vegetables , exotic-H , flowers , &c ., when one ef the most abundant aiBpiaja ever seeD in this town , was produced to a crowded assemblage of visitors who expressed their congratulations ou the taste end usefulness of the society to the contributors and eabecriber * . The jndgss commenced their labours at ten o ' clock , ana from the abundance of competitors did not furnish until a few i « inut « 8 before the opening of tho doors 'for public admission . The prizes awarded appeared to give general satisfaction . The gardener of J . Broak , Esq ., John North , got above thirtv prizes for different article ? . The next was Win . Partridge , gardener to J . Ingham , Esq . Many prizes vrere awarded to cottagers . Ail look forward to ths next meeting in September to surpass even this . ¦ ' *

      Northern Uniok . —On Monday last , at a meeting of the , Hudders | ield Northern Union , in S . Diefcinsoa ' s . Room , which was crowded to exem a most animated discussion took place on the present state of the country , when the meeting was surprised by the arrival of forty cordwainers comingin a bod y , to enrol themselves in the Northern Union ., They were introduced by one ot ; neir own bod y , in a most appropriate speech , which was responded to by all the persons present . A vote of thank s wae given to them for their joining in the present struggle . It is to be

      hoped that the other trades of the town will follow the example of the cordwainers in so glorious a cause , as-all are equally interested ; and they each and-all may expect t « be prosecuted , as for instance , the London bookbinders , until ths working millions are more equally represented . A meeting of the Huddersfield Northern Union will be held as usual , on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock , in their room , - when all , both trades and others , are requested to attend , as it is expected a discussion will take place on the present crisis of affairs .

      Poor Law Union—On account of the late election of Guardians for the different townsMps comprised in this Union , having been conducted under the sole management of Floyd , the comm » - sioners' clerk , - f « w of the rate-payers thought it worth their while making even an effort to elect proper persons to that situation , knowing that the clerk would declare duly elected a good majority of the commissioners' tools . This beiag the ease , the bastile crew have it all their own way and are actually undoing all that was done the preceding year ,, which was at all calculated to soften down the rigour of the law b y applying it in its mildest form , according to the circumstances of this district . However , as it has been clearly ascertained that the order of the commissioners appointing Floyd the returning officer 'is altogether illegalit only requires the rate-payers ef the

      dif-, ferent townships to bestir themselves , by immediately forming a Poor Law Association , in order to eet aside the present Board of Guardians , when the rate-payers will have an opportunity of electing such a Bsard as they best approve of , without tke officious , interference of Floyd . —We understand that at a meeting held at the New Inn , on Tuesday last , it was determined upon the formation of a Bate-payers' Association immediatel y , several gentlemen having offered to subscribe liberall y towards raifinrr a fund for the above purposes : it wati , therefore , requested that every township in tbe Union would send a delegate to meet at the New Inn , on Tuesday next , at four o ' clock in the afternoon , —so tbat all may act together in defence of such rights aa tbe law " guarantees to them . Tha Guardians have . already appoiated collectors and assistant

      overseers wjt . h salaries in all the townships , and as such appointments are illegal , no rate-payers will he safe in paring Ibeir rates but to such collecteia as are legally appointed . They should apply to the Association for advice how to act , so as to defend themselves in tbe exercises of their coastituttenal privileges .

      BASHSX . EV . Northern Union . —The usual meeting of our Unio « vras held at Mr . Hoey ' s , when a great number of msrabers were enrolled , and the weekly contributions more cheerfully paid than ever . Mr . Joseph Wilkinson being called to the chair , opened the meeting with an appropriate speech , respecting the holiday , and concluded by calling on those present to bring forward any motion wbich they may consider as conducive to the welfare of the working classes . Several resolutions were prepared

      which were to be submitted to the meeting relative to the 12 th * of August , but all were withdrawn in consequence of the suggestion being thrown out that the Convention Delegates were now on their mission through the country ; and that we , being on all occasions read y to act with them , should wait patiextly to hear the result of that mission . The people are on the gui vive , and are impatient to have this iriaHer settled either one way or the other for let tbe result bo as it may , they are determined sever to submit to willing slavery .

      HAZiXFAX . Fire . —On Friday last , in the afternoon , about three o'clock , afire broke out in the premises oceupied by Mr . Lister , currier , Pellon-lane , in this town , which caused a considerable destruction of property . The windows and doora in the upper part of the building , together with the roof , are wholly destroyed by the ravages which the fire made in the course of a short time , as the fire was got under a little after four o ' clock , and the adjoining buildings were saved . Several conjectures have

      been afloat as , to how it got on fire , bat nothing certain seems to have been fixed on , the most probable cause appears to have been some hay , which was recently got in , and is supposed to have ignited whilst sweating , or from having been housed before it was properly dry . Mr . Lister will be a considerable sufferer b y tbe fire , as he had property re moved there from his late premises ( which are now undergoing repair , or improvement ) for the purpose of being Warehoused , and which is nearly wholly destroyed . 3

      Stephens Defence Fund . —The treasurer 01 the Radical Association , Halifax , has received the following sums for the above fund- — l 839 - ' ' £ s d April 30 , From twelve Ladies at Booth -,,,. „ T < mn 0 5 . July 6 , From Stainland Eadical Asfneiation 0 15 0 From foor persons at the Labour and Health 0 2 9

      £ 1 3 3 Chartist Defence Fond . —The following sums , as stated below , have been received towards the Defence Fund of the persecuted Chartists , and paid into ' the hands of the treasurer for the Radical Association , Halifax , viz . — July 20 . Collected at the meeting on SkircoatMoer £ i n g ± 24 to 27 . Twenty Friends , subscribed at the Labour and Health 0 lg . 3 29 . Received from the Radical Association , Sowerb y 3 0 0 £ 5 9 6 £ National -Dkpence Fund . —Items received by the above treasnrer which have noi appeared in the Northern Star in previous accounts oonnsoted with this fund . April 27 . Fro * Mount Pellon , near -H anfax .. .. £ 1 7 0 30 From the King of Prussia , Ovenden . 036 July 6 . Fr » m Stainton Association * Second subscri ption .. .. 10 0 27 . From Pepper Hill Kadical Association , Shelf .. .. 0 10 6 irom nine Friends at ths Labour and Health .. .. 080 From Mr . Jackson .. .. 1 10 6 £ 4 \ 9 0

      To The Working Millions.

      TO THE WORKING MILLIONS .

      To Readers & Correspondents.

      TO READERS & CORRESPONDENTS .

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      Ltitiite AND WEbT RIDING MEWS . U 3 B 3 > 8 . _ . Hiohwat Robbery . —On Tuesday nijfttlagt , Mr . XUoma * . IWraon , of Morley , wl . Bto pleAon the highway , near the DrysalterVArms , by four men , W whom he wa » fobbed of a silver watch ah umbrella , tnd other trifling articles . ' Embezzlement . —On Thursday , at the Court Home Wm . Smith , joiner , of Doke-street , was charged by Inspector Child , with having in his powessieh a quantity of embezzled materials belong ^ ing tfce woollen manufacture . Not being able to disprove the charge , he wa « fined in the sum of £ 20 LttiiDiS AiSiD WEtsT KLDlNfl 1 S 1 I ? . \ A / sj

      Leeds Northern Union—Sacred Month . —At a full meeting of the union holden in their room , York-street , on Thursday evening , it was unanimously resolved , " That this meeting firml y believes that the Sacred Month would not be universally acted upon in Leeds , and doubting that the majority of the working classes of this town could , or would act up to it , this meeting therefere concludes that individuals who would act up to it , would entail misery upon themselves and their families , while there would be found plenty of working men who would fti \ up their places . "

      Bobberies . —On Monday evening , whilst tha family were engaged , some thieves obtained access to an upper room in tbe house of Mr . Caatelow , the Brougham Arms , in Kirkgate , from a drawer in which they stole about £ 34 in money , a silver pint , and some silver spoons . A reward of £ & has been offered for tbe conviction of the thieves , but hitherto no trace has been discovered of their whereabouts . On Wednesday night , the shop of Mr . Thomas Hepton , is S-usaex-square , Bank , was entered b y thieves , who obtained some articles of jewellery , a black silk handkerchief , and other property .

      Armi . ey Northern Union . —On Wednesday , Charles Conner , cf the Leeds Northern Union , addressed the working men of Armley ; and though no public notice was given of the meeting , a ropm , capable of holding 206 people , was crammed to suffocation . He explained the five principles of Radicalism ; commented largely on the committal of George White and John Wikon to York Castle ; dwelt greatly on the enormous rent of land , to what it formerly was ; and showed how machinery had become a curse instead of a blessing . The speech , which occupied nearly two kours in delivery , sras listened to with maiked attention all through . Tde Union numbers ninety-seven , and is likely to increase ; and intends , very shortly , to send something handsome towards the National Defence Fund .

      The Weather . —Since our last , and indeed for some time previous , the weather has been . iH a most unsettled state , from which cause not onl y has the hay harvest been impeded , but the ripening of the grain in tbe fields has been g « far retarded as to throw a gloom upon the prospects of the future . Heavy rains have fallen almast daily ; on Tuesday night it fell without intermission , and continued for the greater part of Wednesday . Fine weather is muck wanted , and would be a blessing of incalculable value . Inquest . —On Monday evening , an inquest was held at the "Workhouse , before John Blackbnrn , Esq . - , on view of the body of an aged pauper named Wood , who , on the preceding Friday , from his extreme iafirmity , fell down a flight of stairs , and received such injuries as terminated his existence on Sunday . Verdict , " Accidental death . "

      CAKUSXJ 3 . Preservation or the Peace . —I mentioned in my last that the magistrates had sworn in an immense number of special constables . Sines tken , there have beea meetings held in most of the wards of the town , condemnatory of such a proceeding , as being wholly uncalled-for and unnecessary . The following is the most important : it will give you an idea of the feelings of that class of men whom the magistrates have sworo in : —A meeting » f the special constables of Botchergate Vfard was held in the Lancasterian School Room , on Thursday evening , July 25 th , to take into consideration ( agreeably to the instructions given by tbe magistrates ) the propriety of establishing Watch and Ward

      Committee ? , for tbe purpose of aiding ibe police force . Mr . Simon Pattinson , druggist , was called to tbe chair . Mr . W . Hall eame forward to move tbe first resolution . He said the present proceedings , on the part of the magistrates , and the Reform party , were moit extraordinary : they were attempting to create a feeling of alarm among the timid and peaceable part of the inhabitants . What , he would ask , was done under the agitation far tbe R # form Bill f The present state of feeling was apathy and stillness compared with that . There were then tumultuous processions through the streets , almost nightly , in imitation of the revolutionary mobs of Paris burning of Bishops , and other Tory leaders , in efSgy —firing of pistols—breaking in the doors and

      windows of their opponents , offering them all sorts oi indignities ; and all this was carried on under the sanction , and at the instigation , of seme of our preseHt magistrates , who furnished both moaey and clothes to keep up those disgraceful scenes , and now they had got power and emolument , thej wished to karass and even sacrifice the people . Is it not curious that there were no poliee called out thenno swearing in of special constables , and all the foolish fuss and parade that was now going . onP Wh y , the people are a thousand times mare peaceable now than were those impudent brawlers about liberty at that period . The town was never more peaceable nnd quiet than at present , and that , too , under a mass of misery and suffering ssch as could not be much longer borne : observing tbe hi gh price of provisions , and the low rate of wages , it is indeed surprising that the people have been « o «

      eaceable , and so fevr depredations committed . Until the people were put in full possession of their rights , there would be no contest ; and , however they might be coerced by a base and wicked Government , the spirit of liberty would hover o ' er , and finally erown their destinies . Mr . Thomas Barnes then came forward to second the resolution . He observed—I moat cordially agree with what has fallen from the foregoing speaker . I am surprised at the present cob duct of the Government , especially when I gee the people starving around me . It is truly astonish , ing that they have been so patient under their extreme privatioas . My opinion is , that the steps in contemplation by the magistrates are most likely to lead to a breach of the peace . The people are to be watched at every corner forsoatb , because they are oppressed . All classes ought to unite in gettine themjastice , for their suffering will Booner r > r UtPT

      be felt by all . See them toiling 12 to U hours a day for a miserable pittance that cannot half supply them with food . They must have justice ; It is » aid they were opposed to a repeal of the Corn Lawg , wfiich would have got them cheap bread . -Irue ; and for this reason , that the benefits would not have been enjoyed by them , bat devoured up by ttie master manufacturers . He cordially seconded the resolution , wbich was carried unanimousl y ; — -Lnat this moating considers the regulations about <> be , and already adopted , by the magistrates of

      ; Carlisle , are uncalled for , and unnecessary , for maintaining the peace of the borough ; and that they will onl y tend to excite feelings of alarm and dMtrust on the one side , and create a spirit of jealousy and hatred on the other , and widen that breach which Enfortunatel y exists between the higher classes and the labouring population . This meeting la ready to admit that great excitement prevana at ( his moment over a numsrous class of the people , and that every care ought to be taken to se cure the tranquillity of society ; but the only lastieg remid y for the maintenance of peace , and giving happiness to the community , in our opinisn ii do . cg j ^ ice to the people , by granting such reforms as win ameliorate their condition , and giving them a voice m tbe representation of the country '' Tt wMthen moved and carried- " Tha * the foresein * luSli ™ lmmediatel y transmitted to Lord John

      EtAWOBTH . J The following local notices came too late last Church Sunday ScHooi ,. -On Sundav tfco ss ^ xsrcTral ? assistant curate of Keiahlev Tha ! , » amounted to £ 19 . 4 s . lOifJ 87 * collections £ ! &ft ^ ai r «» ass El 5100 ' * e 8 lde 3 8 everal on foot > i «» their ancient lz £ , A \ excellent supper was provided at eacii court for the occasion .

      Ora torio . —On Tuesday , the 23 rd inst , a grana selection of saored music was performed in the Uaurcb of Haworth , from the works of Hasdel , Mozart , &c . Tbe principal vceal performers vrerc JM . J 83 Milne ? , Mr . Parker , Mrs . Wtoterbotroro , Messrs . Townsend and Grarnett , leader of the band , Mr . Fro bisher ; Mr . Merral presided at the organ . -The other musicians were Messrs ' . Parker , Birtle , Murgatroyd , Whitaker , Appleyard , R * y , &c , by whom all was performedwith considerable ability .

      He Sacred Month -.-The Crisis:

      HE SACRED MONTH -.-THE CRISIS :

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      ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ THE KORTHEkRN STAR , ' . o - — ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦• .. ¦¦ : August 3 , 1839 I I

      Stepsebjs's Portraits.

      STEPSEBJS'S PORTRAITS .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 3, 1839, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1068/page/4/