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    • FE ABGUS O'CONNOR'S APPEAL TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF YORKSHIRE.
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      " VTe make Feargu * O'Connor a present to the English Radicals . "— Daniel O'CoxneO . Mr FfciBOK , —" Presuming that yon hare read my Other letter , I now nuke my appeal to you , as men irbo cheerfully accepted the present bo generously offe red . There is no greater error than fora man to suppose himself above suspicion . In fact , the moment * man ( do matter howsoever Tirtuous he may be ) is Measedj that moment he ceases to be above sus *

      picion . Infect s the maxim affords to many knaves S 3 easy method of escaping explanation of their conduct , ¦ vrtule they proclaim themselves above suspicion . 1 leave nothing unexplained . It has been supposed in England , that I was , at one time , one of Mr . O'Conneli ' s political pro 3 titntes . Nay more ; % Mr . Glenny , the vxdkb . tjjs . zb . of the London Dispatch , which he purchased on its death-bed , x _* d it in its l *» t moments as an infection ^ rijh "which he sou ght to inocculate me . I don ' t know his reason , but he charged me with having of Conned

      p ^ -aken Mr . 0 s hospitality , and afterwards betrayed his confidence . My accuser , I may observe , in passing , ha ? , by hia subsequent tirtuou s eondact , proved that he came into court with clean hands ; for if I mistake not , he has amply repaid very gjjensire confidence reposed in him&s a trustee . However I have told you that I never spoke one word to jfr . O'Connell , or sa ; in his company , till October , 1832 , at which time he doubted the possibility of jny being returned for the county of Cork ; and that be took no part whitever in the election of 1832 , » nd iha ; his friends opposed me in 1835 .

      Let me now trace our correspondrnce from February , 1833 , the time when I entered the House of Ojmmons , and let us see in what the hospitality consisted . From February , 1833 , till this moment I never breakfasted , dined , supped , or slept , or sat *; ihe fire , in Mr . O'Connell ' s house , or lo 'gisgs . I never entered it but upon three occasions ; once to aiwad a meeting of Irish Members , when I obj-jcted to nse » at his house any more . That was in February , 1 S 33 . Again , in 1834 , when he sent his

      own son , John , to request I wonld meet him and Mr . Jacob , to discuss ihe question of the Daugarvan election , and when , at hi 3 request , I went , a : jny own expence , as Jacob ' s Counsel , and returned him . Again , when I went to consult about Raphael ' s going to C&rlow , to which I objected , and refused one hundred guineas , and my expences , from Mr-O'Connell , logo aa Raphael's Counsel ; at the same time offering to go for a good mia , at my own expence , and without fea . I never sought ilr . O'Concell ' s confidence .

      I think this disposes of the question of hospitality and confidence ; and now a word as to being one of his taiL I divided the Irish Members against him five times , and beat him every time upon ; he question of Repeal » sd Tithes . I carried an amjndaieat agains ; his humbug instalment tithe resolutions , and had jnv amendment , instead of his resolutions , taken by the deputation of thirteen Irish Members to Lord Althorpe and Mr . Littleton , as oar

      resolution with respict to tithes . Es was for an iu : i . al-Eient of 2 s . 6 d . in ihe pound—I was for total abolition . I forced him to bring oa the Repeal question—I opposed him upon the Tithe queition—I opposed him upan vhe Bauot—I opposed him upon the repeal -of the Com Laws—I opposed him upon tbe min-. git-ed Coercion Bill—I opposed him upon the scheme of suiting the Lords to the knuckles of the Whig Commons , and he opposed m 3 upon tbe question of Irish Poor Laws .

      >* dw , I think thai a more unfortunate syrcpaihj -could not well exist , between body au . d tail , t 3 . au this true statement shows . 1 must hs . ve been right in my opposition to him apjn Irish question ? , and for this reason : we generally divided 29 ; be always moved one of mjsapporxrs to the chair , and genera . ily dispatched aaotaer , jusi as we were going to divide , cpon some important mission ; and yet I always beat him ; while in the opposition were to be found the following sons and rcia :: ons of ilr . O ' Coanell , toother with himself : Daniel O'Conneil ; Maurieo CConnell , Morgan O'Connell , John O'Connell ; * os of ill . OConaell : Charles O'CjnaeH and Mr .

      Fitzsinion , sons in law to Mr . O"Cjnnell ; now take a chairman and an ambassador from my party , and add tbe ¦ withering influence of hh election power to hU party , and was ever triumph so great , and was ever a more extraordinary joint of a tail ? Having iias explained so much—1 st me bow ask the millions who have heard me speak , if a word of any thing , tare love , regard , and devotion to Ireland , ever escaped my lips ? Have I not told the English isd Scotch , that if I could avoid it , they never should have jastice till Ireland had is at one and the same time I But why thus defend the English and Scotch , or eulogise myself ? They would have iiekei me off the hasting ? , and deservedly , if I had

      abused Ireland . I mention this , because I have been held up by tbe Tenal , corrupt , and prostituted press of Ireland , and by their master , as an enemy to my country . Without entering into details , let me now ask , if any man in tbe kingdom ever had eqnal power in the Hoass of Commons to that which Mr . O'Connell has had since his union with the Whigs J and , let me ask , where U tae value of that power to be found ? Has he done one single puucle of benefit to society j Can von , with so much power , place your finger upon a redeeming clause , and say ihi 3 is an

      O'Conasil Act ! I defy you ; it is not on the statute-book . ' Look to the pledges required now from Liberal ¦ eitididates in Ireland , and compare them with those required in 1832 . Now , all that is required i 3 to ksep ihe Tories oat ; wkile , at the former period , they were "Repeal of Ihe Union , " " Total Abolition of Tithes" " Universal Suffrage , " ¦ and Cheap Laic . " Lord " Duncannon was turned oat of Kilkenny County for lack of liberality , and i 3 now one of the favoured Administration &r Henry Parnell was turned out of Queen ' s County by aa honest farmer , and U now also one of

      felot . Leader was turned out of Kilkenny City . Jepason oat of Maliow . The Hon . Robert King out of tbe County of Cork . Mr . Wyse out of Waterford ; and several others were likewise rejected , not keing "up to the mark . '' While now , the very * wa » men , with the exception of Leader who is dead , and King , who is the Earl of Kingston , are in the House , and are obliged to abate some of their former fire to reduee themselves to the present Whig temperature ; and we have got an importation of Home , Gisbourne , Ashton Ya-tes , and others rejected by England , and we bad a narrow escape from the Jew .

      England ia bankrupt , and filled with rural spies . Ireland is a police garrison ; while tho majorities , which fastened these thing 3 on us , and brought us to taia pass , varied from one to thirty , Mr . O'Connell * Mnmanded a compact body of some fifty members or more , I have now staged the whole case fairly and simply , and now you may require to know what power I era- hoped to oppose to a House of Commons so Constituted , a people so duped , and a demagogue so P » 2 : g 3 . te . I will tell you . I have often told you Sat lacking the means of showing my work in fcgokued parts , I could get no instalment of eredit , until I received the whole debt upon

      predating my work finished—that is Universal Suffrage , Sat have I , or have I not , made the materials for ttaplering it beyond man ' s power of opposition You ask how ! I have made a party of the whole fcoplel I haTe told you that the existence of three Political parties in a state was incompatible with t ^^ xistenca of good go vernmen t , and & * i we wild first beat the party in power ; which party 3 i * Wof power , would be most serviceable to us . J we told you that there are only two methods of Rising Cnrrersal Suffrage ; either by a vote of the Bouse of Commons , or by force of arms . I have wld you ; h » t the latter was hopeless—the former •*¦!• How ! Thns : —Let the Tories once con-

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      stitute a majority in the House of Commons , which they are sure to do upon the next election , and then the agitation for Reform was but ohild ' s play to the scramble of tho hungry Whig devils for restoration to the larder wherein they have so long fed , and of which they have become bo enamoured . My duty was to prepare you for the auction . That was all I promised . That I have done : and let me see who shall dare to knock you down under Universal Suffrage ! Believe me that 250 Whigs , constituting a portion of 400 Whigs in office , though now very constitutional , will be very devils when on the wrong side of Dowuine-street .

      Ill tell you a story . In the county of Wexford , in the barony of Forth , there i 3 a colony of Palatines ( Germans ) . Amongst them was one Jerome , a devil to eat ; but Jerome went swimming one day ; got the cramp , and was drowned . Tue alarm being sounded , the neighbours ran to the rescue , and brought Jerome to shore , but lifeless . The most knowing tried rubbing , rolling , thumping , shonting , and bawling , a 3 restoratives , and wtre thu 3 treating poor Jerome when his disconsolate wife happened to arrive , whereupon she instantly whipped a lump of black pease-bread from her pocket , and in broken English cried out , " Hear , hear , pulh

      the brailh ( bread J to him ; ttf he hov loife in hus bodder , he ' ll snatch at the brailh . " Now , so I s&y of the Whigs—"( hear , hear ) , —put the Treasury to ' em , and if they hare life in their body , they will snatch at the Treasury . " Don't you be afraid , or suppose , that even John Campbell , out of office , and hungry , will remember Frost , O'Connor , or O'Brien . Not he ; he'll swear tho Tories made him prosecute , and will go down on his knees to you . Surely Dan is already preparing for this line of defence ; for he says , that if the Convention had been illegal the Tories would have forced the Attorney-General to prosecute . Poor innocents , they required so much constraint ! Believe me , that

      - A whig , a spaniel , and a walnut tree , — The more you beat them the better they'll be . Let the Tories , then , with the Reform Bill , beat the W * hig 3 , and no earthly power can prevent a W hig constitutional revolution—an Irish physical force , royal , loyal , national , moral moveand then stop Universal Suffrage who can Believe me , that two hundred Whigs turned Radicals , with teeth -watering on quarter-day , wonld just ask the road to office ; and when told , "by Charter-House-square , " they would not hesitate an instant .

      Ndw , my friends , you know all ; you know what I have done , and wli 3 l Mr . O'Connell has done ; you know how your peaceable missionary was treated by his order ; you know that he promised mo a avrim in the Liffey , if I wen ; to Dublin ; you know that twice , when he invaded your last remaining right of protection , your wage ? , I challenged him to meet me in London , Dublin , Glasgow , Manchester , and Leeds , and to pay all hi 3 expences ; you know he declined ; you know he has let the bulldogs of the law at me , and , having seized mehaving insulted me , and placed me in a dungeon , in ^ oiita rv confinement , —he now , coward-like , embraces tbe moment of my absence , to triumph over his fettered foe .

      Answer me this . Would he dare to shew his nose in Leeds , if I was there to meet him ?

      >* o , no—a million times no ! And shall he go back to his slaves , anJ , jeeringly , add cowardice and treason to the other foul names which he ha 3 called tbe Eng'ish people . ! Shall he amuse his prostitute crew with tbe « lad tidings that " he came , —he saic , —he conquered V Where is the free-born Englishman who could rest in his bed in quiet , and reflect that his absence bad contributed to bis friend ' s defeat , and his enemies' triumph ! Was eveT cowardice more perfect , was ever insult more nro 33 , was ever villany so complete ! !!! Good God ! you accepted me as a present ! Have I ever

      deceived you ! And will you allow the tyrant thus to triumph over me ? No ; you will not ; you co * ld j no : 1 Where is the slave whose voice will be purchased on that night to cheer treason ! Can he retura to the wife of his bosom , to tb « insulted mother of his child ; and can he , with the dignity of ' an Englishman , a husband , and a father , look upon : the pallid cheek and twisted limb of his offspring , ! while' he reflects that his tongue has sung praises to ' : he destroyer ? No ; it is not in nature . Every

      • man who has accepted a free ticket to the slaughter j house , where English debasement is intended to be ' exhibited , will throw the memento of hi 3 weakness I in the face of his betrayer , and join the holy j brotherhood of freemen in the cause of liberty . ; Let every wife , whose husband shall sell ! . himself for a sixpenny ticket , look upon him as her ! keeper , and upon herself a 3 his prostitute . Men of j Huddersfield , Halifax , Bradford , and Dewsbury—! men of the villages^—you owe me a day ! I have ! given yon many a one . I am in the felon ' s cell on

      ( your behalf ; my spirit will meet you on tho ' 21 st at Let-do- ; will you come and join it in the triumph of ' : virtue over vice , or will you allow my enemy to triumph over you and me ? Need I say more ? This is my prayer : —Let Manchester , and every town ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , meet instantly , and ; send deputations , and all the flags they can muster ; ; let them select as many as they can , and let each '¦ send some money towards the fnnas—for we must

      not only meet the enemy under the canopy of tlie broad blue sky , bnt also in the slaughter-hou 3 e . Do this , and I am still your debtor . I forgive all money due , and begin a new score . I will keep the ironbarred window of my stone cell open upon Thursday , to admit each passing breeze , which will waft your voices ,, singing in chorus , " We vUl be free !" Let no man be drunk—let no man riot ; if any should , let him instantly be restrained . Remember , ihe 2 l 3 t is a life or death struggle ; if we are beat upon that day , the Chinese jugglers are in for another session , and our chance of succt&s is bv so far retarded .

      Englishmen , your pride , your virtue , your honour , and integrity , not any form of Government under which you have ever lived , has procured for you the admiration of surrounding nations . Every thing that malice could suggest , ingenuity invent , or despotism impose , has been tried to weaken your title to additional valour and characteristic worth . But if the tyrant has proved but too successful ia robbing you by statute law , yet , praised be God , common nature lives in your warm hearts , and fairplay has ever been a characteristic of your nation .

      Englishmen , I know , that as an Irishman , I hare no . claim upon your respect , being so often oppressed and deceived by those of my countrymen professing patriotism , while they have laid low your liberties , and trampled upon your rights . But what have I to do with a Castlereagh . oran O'Connell ! If they were your enemies , the enemies of your country , they have been equally my enemies , and the enemies of my country . I have not deceived you . I have made

      you four pledges—here they are : —that I never would accept of place , pension , or emolument , under any Government , save one selected by Universal Snffrage ; that I neyer would travel a mile at yonr expence or accept a farthing for any poor service which I may be able to render to yonr cause ; that I never would betray or desert you ; and that I would carry Universal Suffrage , or lose my life in the attempt .

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      In conclusion , if you love me , respect me , and confide in me , you will prove it by your presence on Thursday . You profess sympathy for me , while you can snap my chains and claim my freedom . Yes I gain for me and yonr * elvc 3 the first victory , and however tyrants may forge the fetters , and coerce the body , you give freedom to the mind , which is the body ' s spirit . I smile at tyranny while you are conquering . I have made appeals neither to you , or any other parts , for any mitigation of the brute force by which I am consigned to solitary confinement . You hear from me none of my annoyances . No ; I forget all in reflection on our common cause , and in devising means for the prostration of the common enemy .

      Englishmen ! ha 3 any man—the poorest man in England , Ireland , Scotland , or Wales , been oppressed , from whon I have withheld my aid ! Hare I not travelled night and day to relieve the captive , thousands of miles in the depth of winter ! while in return , I a 6 k of you but one , one , ONE , only OKU day , devoted to your own cause and my defence . Shall my oppressor triumph over his victim—yonr unpaid , untiring , unpurchasable , unflinching friend , in a felon ' s dungeon , while you look upon the treason , and cheer the traitor in his attempt !

      No , no—a million times NO ! I live and reign in the hearts of millions , who pant for an opportunity to prove their love ; and who will embrace that which is now presented , to convince me of their approbation of my honest endeavours to serve the cause of universal freedom . I am , My friends and brothers , The tyrants' captive , The oppressors' dread , The poor man ' s friend , And the people ' s accepted present , FEARGUS O'CONNOR .

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      OLDHAW . —On Sunday last , two lectures were delivered in the Chartist Association Room , Greavesstreet , Oldham , in the afternoon , by Mr . George P . Ruwes , of Oldham ; and in the evening , by Mr . George Heury Smith , of Manchester , one of the late liberated Chartists , when tho room was crowded to excess , and there were a great many that could not get admittance . On Sunday next , Mr . Heury Smethurst , of Oldham , will deliver a lecture iu tho afternoon ; another will be delivered iu the evening , by Mr . James Greaves , of Austerlands , near Oldham .

      MANCHESTSB . — Brow . v-Strekt . —Oh Sunday evening last , Mr . Edward Clark delivered an eloquent lecture in the Association Room , to a very attentive and respectable audience , in which he clearly pointed out tbe advantages to be gained by the Chartists of England , by uniting the principle of total abstinence with that of Chartism , iu the preFent movement . After which , Mr . Bntterworth gave a specimen of the progress ho has n : ade in his s . 'udies during his nine month .-, ' residence in the Whig Collego , alias Lancaster Castle , by showing up in a masterly style the landed aristocracy , and by calling things by their right name 3 .

      STOCK . PORT . —Mr . Doyle , one of the late liberated Whig victims , deliverrd an excellent lecture , on Wednesday week , to a crowded audience . He gave an outline of his treatment whilst in prison , which drew forth the bitter execrations of the audience . He said , although he had suffered twice for his opposition to tyranny , he was still determined to go on agifating for the Charter . At the close of his lecrure , a vote of thanks was unanimously given to him , for his conduct on this and former occasions . The meeting gave three cheers for O'Connor ; three tor Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three for the Chairman ; and quietly dispersed .

      Lecture . —On Sunday evening , at the Association Room , Bomber ' s Brow , Mr . Thamasson , of Newcastle , delivered an able lecture ; in the course of which ho impressed on the minds of hi * hearers tho necessity of union and temperance . He concluded a pithy address , by calling on the men of Stockport to come forward and enrol themselves iu the National Charter Association . A vote of thanks to the lecturer aud chairman terminated the business of the evening . —The Frost , Williams , and Jorierf restoration committee met , when they received monies , and transacted other business . They adjourned until Thursday night , when they again met at tbe house of Mr . Simnet . Tiie following is the total amount of monies received by the committee : —Income , £ ' 2 4 s . 3 d . ; expenditure , £ 2 3 s . ; balance in hand , Is . 3 d .

      Lectcee . —On Sunday evening , a lecture was given at Stockport , by Mr . Win . Thowassou , of Newcastle upor .-Tyne—the chair being takeu by Mr . Carter . The Lecturer urged upoa hia audience the question of total abstinence , as a powerful lever in gaining their liberties ; on forming day schools for training their own offspring ; ou adapting their own forms of faith ; get ^ iug their own places of worship ; their debating societies ; a growing interest in each other ' s welfare ; and , by a steady devotion to the cause of democracy , they would be triumphant . This addres 3 was listened to with marked attention , and the Speaker resumed his seat amid the applause of his audience . A gentleman theu made some remarks on Mrs . Mitchell losing her license , and

      remarked , that they might , if uuited , be enabled to maintain a Chartist temperance hotel . A geiitlcmau then rose , and moved , that steps be taken to get up a total abstinence meeting as early as possible , in connection with Chartism . Mr . Lee , and one or two , remarked , that a minute stood upon the books forbidding any motion being brought forward after a Sunday night ' s lecture , when the mover consented to waive his motion till tbe following Wednesday uight , when it should be brought forward . A vote of thanks was j { iven to Mr . Thomassoii -for his services , which was carried by acclamation , la order to quicken the agitation , and get tho people to tke sucking point , Mr . Wnj . Thomasson is about to

      give six lectures in Stockport , in order to bring the classus together , and again unite parties in tho struggle for liberty . The lectures are ou the following subjects—adbcussiou to take place alter each : — 1 st . On the repeal of the Com Laws . 2 nd . Ou the separation of Cnurch and State . 3 rd . Oa National Education . 4 th . On Universal Suffrage and Chartism . 5 th . On the comparative merits of ancient aud modern forms of Government . 6 th . On the best method of permanently improving the condition of the people of this country . After some wellmerited compliments upon the Star , aud the incarcerated O'Connor , the assembly separated—each countenance marked with a sterner devotion to the doctrines of equality and right .

      The Petitions in behalf of the Welch patriots are being numerously signed in Stockport . GLASGOW . —A public meeting was hold in the Christian Chartist Church , to consider the propriety of seeding a deputation to Leeds , to " Dan ' s welcome . " The following resolution was unanimously adopted , amidst enthusiastic cheering : — "That it is the opinion of this meeting , that all the efforts of the people to obtain substantial reform in the administration of the national affairs , have hitherto failed in consequence of the people uot being fully , fairly ,

      and freely represented in the Commons' House of Parliament ; and , furthermore , that this meeting being of opinion that every man has a just and equal right to every political privilege , deems it its duty to express its determination , not only not to countenance , bnt to oppose , auy agitation for any extension of the suffrage , short of that commonly called Universal Suffrage , as defined in the'People ' s Charter . " Several candidates were started fur the delejptfoa , to bring hither the expression of the opinions of oar Glasgow brethren ; but the election fell almost aoaaimooslT oa Mr . Moir .

      MKUTUVlt TYPVfL . - The National Charter Association met aa usual on Monday evening ; Mr . David Joues was uauimously calUd to the chair . Several speakers addressed the meeting in Welsh , on the propriety of union among the working classes , and on the prospect of the Charter becoming the law of the land . The following resolutions were afterwards agreed to . —1 st . " That five shillings should be sent to the Leeds Committee , for the purpose of supporting them to give better welcome to tura-a-boat Dan ., on the 21 st instant . " 2 nd . That two pounds should be sent to the Executive Council in Manchester , according to the plan that was laid down in July last . " The plan works well here ; it will soon go over the whole place . The class leaders brought iu their collections to the meeting with good spirits . Let other places follow the example .

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      I . ONGTOW , STAFFORDSHIRE . —Demonstration ik Favour of Fhost , Williams , and Jones . —A > n » eeting took place on Tuesday , the 5 th of January , in the large Assembly Rooms , belonging to the Eagle Inn . Mr . Joseph Edwards being called to the chair , he opened the business by reading the placard , which announced the meeting , and , after commenting on the cruelties which the above-named patriots had been subjected to , he called oa Mr . Capper , jCan old Radical of forty years' standing , ) to more the memorial . Mr . Capper said he should have expected to have found the whole of the preachers of the gospel there , as this was a work of charity , to get justice done to their fellow-creatures , but waa sorry to find that none of them were there ;

      he said that they proved thcmselvesa canting hypocritical sot . He went on to show that it was not for any offence Frost and his co-patriots had committed , that the Government sent them out of the country , it was for instructing the working classes in the way to gain their rights . He then moved the address , and sat down amidst the cheering of the meeting . The address being secended , waa adopted unanimously . Tho polico uow entered the room , and thought their appearance would stop the proceedings , but never were theymoro deceived . Mr . Simpsou then moved the second resolution : — " That this meeting approves of the recommendation named in tho Star , of th' 3 2 oth of December , as the most effec ual means of securing the return of the above-named patriots , and ttiat the memorial be committed to the care of the Birmingham Committee . '' He called on the

      working men to- ;< to their own business , and aa soon as they bccfcrue uni | ed , Frost and his co-patriots would be n $ tirae # tnd the Charter be the law of the land . After a speech of some length , be moved the resolution , aud sat down amidst great applause . Mr . Starkie then came forward to second the resolution , and afier reading a short sketch of Mr . Frost , he earnestly entreated the people to exert themselves in their restoration , and concluded b y seconding the resolution . Mr . Oldham moved the third resolution . " That this meeting pledges itself to co-operate with the Birmingham Committee , for the restoration of these patriots . " He was loudly cheered throughout . Mr . J . Colclough briefly seconded the resolution , which was carried uuammousiy . It was also moved , seconded , and agreed , " That a report of the mooting be sent to the Northern Star for insertion . "

      LONDON . — -A meeting , professing to oppose Act of Parliament religion , was held ou Tuesday evening , the 12 th instant , at tho London Tavern , Sir Culling Eardloy Smith in the chair . The platform was crowded with about thirty Dissenting Reverends , and tome of them with the lip , others b y the clapping of hands , declared their warm attachment to the voluntary principle . A report of the progross , made during th » past year , was read , and , according to that report , three lectures had beeu delivered by the Rev . Mr . Burnett , in which it was said he made mi g hty progress . The Hev . Mr . Blackburn unmercifully lashed little Finality John , and her Majesty's Government . The Hev . Mr . Stotlart routed the Bishop-, and literally tore to atoms the Act of

      Parliament Book of Prayer , as a book of nonsense and ribaldry . Ma-. iy have spent the last twelve months in a dungeon , and subject to the tread-wheel , for language not half so violent a 3 used by theso individuals . It is a fine chance for an Attorney-General , who go-j 8 the whole hog for Christianity , to knock up a case of sedition and blasphemy . A working man submitted to the meeting the following resolution : —" That it is the opinion of this meeting , that wo shall , in future , perform a Christian duty by withholding our pecuniary aid to that system , falsely called religion , as by Act of Parliament established ; and this meeting pledges itself , ia future , to

      support all who bticomtt 'i ' horogoods , or fall victims to the gentle hand of ecclesiastical plunder . " This was received by shouts , clapping of hands , and waving of handkerchiefs ; but , on tho platform , amongst tho puJpit orators , it had a different ott ' ect . This resolution tore from their faces the mask of hypocrisy and cheat ; it unbuckled and pulled off the sheepskin , and the wt > lve 3 were seen in their natural state ; growl answered to growl , and when the working man attempted to address the meeting on the resolution which he had ottered , tho parsons set up a general howl , and Sir Culling Eardley Smith refused to put the resolution .

      St . Pancius . —A tea-party , concert , and ball , for the benefit of the wives and families of the imprisoned victims , took placo at the Social Hull , Johnstrett , Tottenham Court Itoaii , ou Monday evening i&st , which was most numerously atteuded . After the company had partaken of a very excellent tea , they adjourned to tie hall , when Mr . Ncesorn was called to tho chair . Ho addressed the meeting in au appropriate speech , and was followed by Messrs . Wall , Vmer , &c . Previous to the commencement of the ball , the " Marsellaise Hymn" was sung , the

      whole of the company joining in the ohorus ; after which , dancing was commenced , and kept up to a late hour . There was a room : up stairs appropriated to the use of those perrons who preferred singing . Everything passed off to the satisfaction of those assemolfld . The hall was decorated with portraits of F . O'Connor , Collins , M'Douall , Oastler , Hunt , and Beaumont . Tiioro ia no doubt but the Committee will bo enabled to transmit five or six pounds for tho use of the wives and families of the victims , through their praiseworthy exertions on this

      . ¦ SALFORD . —Mr . Tilman lectured on Sunday evening ; tho question , " on the repeal of the legislative union , " which ought to have come on the Monday evening previous , was postponed on account of electing a fresh committee for the Association . The Salford Chartists were enraged at the treatment of F . O'Connor , Esq . A public meeting will be held in the Salford Town-hall , on Tuesday evening , the 19 th inst ., to memorialise Normanby over O'Connor , and the Queen over Frost , Williams , and Jones . It is to be hoped the men of Sa'ford will do their duty now , a 3 they always have done , and prove to their tyrants their attachment to the patriots who defended their rights .

      BRISTOL . —A meeting , to address her Majesty for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones , was held , as announced in the Star , and by placards and handbills , in this city , at the Hall of Science , ou Monday , at one o'clock ph . The meeting was pretty well attended , there being about two thou * saud persons present . Mr . Danids was called to the chair . Mr . Morgan moved the first resolution , to thotflVct , " that the meeting was of opinion , that those noblo patriots , Frost , Williams , aud Jones , were illegally banished , and should be returned to their homes . " Mr . M . dwelt at some length upon the o ! j . ; ct of tho Chartists , tbe great objects the exiled patriots sought to effect , the excessive tvrauny that produced the fatal consequences by

      which these virtuous men , and their co-patriots , fell and bled . Ho severely lashed the local press , which had called them Socialists , because they had called rheir meeting in . the Hall of Suicnce : by the same rulo ( said he ) , if wo had been favoured on this occasion with the use of the Guild Hall , we should be Tories ; and , if we met in a stable , wo must be horses . He was much cheered throughout . Mr . Montlebert briefly seconded the resolution . A delegate from Woiten-under-edge , in a very good speech , sppported it , and was much cheered . The Chairman put the resolution , which was carried unanimously . He next called on Mr . Simeon , who , in a lengthy speech , proposed the address to h » r Majesty , that was published in the Star , by the

      Birmingham Frost Restoration Commictee . Mr . Q / iarman seconded the address , which wa * put and carried unanimously . Henry Hunt Frost hero ^ came forward , and in & sweet , though subdued tone , evidently much affected b y inward feelings , read a letter from hid father , dated Port Arthur , Van Diemen ' s Land , in which he states they are all in offices—that he ia a clerk , but still a prisoner , and cannot correspond freely . At the conclusion , he thanked them for the interest they took in his father ' s behalf , and prayed excuse from addressing them , as he was unused to public speaking . Mr . Clark was next called upon , who * in a speech of much warmth , proposed the third resolution" That the address be signed by the chairman on

      behalf of the meeting , and sent to the Birmingham Committee , for presentation . " Mr . Newman seconded the resolution ; the chairman put it to the meeting , and h was carried unanimously . Mr . Simeon then rose , and proposed— That the thanks of this meeting are due , and are hereby given , to Mr . Hill , and Mr . Joshua Hobion , for the able and patriotic manner in which they have conducted the Star during the incarceration of the profrie tor , the unflinching friond of the working class , ' targus O'Connor . " Mr . Simkins , social lecturer , seconded the resolution . In the course of hia address , he observed that the Chartists had been called

      Socialists for taking the Hall , and he should be called a Chartist for speaking there ; however , he was the advocate of justice for all , and he would support the friends of the people . This being the close of the business , a Mr . Johnson , an Irish Repealer , expressed a wish to address the meeting ; he was accordingly introduced to the meeting , and , iu a somewhat flowery speech , proceeded to laud the Charter , but disapproved of the declaration of some of the speakers not to agitate for amy other object but the Charter . Ho thought , if they could get tho Ballot firat » they would get the Charter soon after . The fallacy of this doctrine was ably exposed by Ecreral atakers . The meeting closed with three

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      cheers for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three for Feargus 0 Connorrthree for Henry Vincent ; three Sf , - l ^ o ' 8 Ch a *} er > three groans for the Whigs . —The Soiree and ball , which took place in the evening , was numerously attended by a very respectable company , chiefly working people . Several excellent recttations were given by Messrs . Simeon , Quarman , aud Daniels . A number of comic and sentimental songs by Messrs . Lewis , Harding , and Monilebert , were given in excellent style ; also , two duets by four ladies , accompanied by the band , who played many grand overtures between the performances ; when the soiree ended . The ball commenced about ten ; dancing was continued till morning when

      , the company separated , highly gratified with the evening ' s entertainment , several of whom declared it the cheapest and most numerous and respectablyattended entertainment they had ever bsen present at . The hall was decorated with evergreens , banners , rosettes , and several portraits of O'Connor , Frost , Williams , and Jones , aud the Convention , in good , frames ; the whole gave to the hall a very lively , impressive , and truly Chartist effect . At the conclusion , the usual Chartist finale of cheers was given by the whale of the company . Thus , they closed the first Chartist amusement , with our English Vive la Liberty , Vive la Charter ^ Vive la Patriots .

      PONTYPOOI .. —A public meeting waa held on Monday evening , January 4 tb , by the society of cordwainera , for thepurpo 3 e of memorialising her MajeBty , for the restoration of Froat , Williams ' , and Jones , and all other political offenders ; Mr . John Godwin , was unanimously called to the chair . He opened the business of the meeting in an appropriate address ; be said , he considered it tbe duty of every man present , to use every moans which lay in his power , to bring back to their country and to their beloved families , the exiled patriots , Frost . Williams , and Joues . The Chairman then called upon Mr . W . Yarnal , to move the first resolution , which is as follows : — " That the memorial recommended by the Birmingham Committee , b « adopted by this meeting , and be presented to her

      Majesty , the Quean ; " after which , the resolution was seconded , and carried unanimously . The Chairman then ordered thatthe Memorial be read , which was done accordingly , and , beingputto thenieeting , vras carried unanimously ; Mr . Yaruel ably snpported the resolution , and Mr . Black of Nottingham , our tried friend , supported tbe memorial in a neat and animated address . " That likewise a petition be sent to the Commons House of Parliament , requesting their immediate interference for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and ail other politicil offenders . " " That the petition to the Commons be submitted to a course of

      signatures of the inhabitants of Pontypool generally , and that places shall be provided for signature , aud that this meeting do enter into a subscription for the purpose of carrying out the same . " Moved by Mr . B . H . Lewis , and seconded by Mr . Black : — " That the plan for appointing and sending three 'working men to present theaddress to her Majesty in person , as recommended in the Northci n Star , is highly approved of by this meeting ; and we do hereby pledge ourselves to enter into a subscription for the purpose of carrying it into tftect . " A committee was then formed , for the pnrposa of making arrangements for tho carrying dut ; he abovo resolutions .

      DSRBif . —Mr . Mason , the Midland Counties' lecturer , visited this place on Monday , the 11 th instant , and delivered a lecture , which will long be remembered by his hearers . Such an exposure of chicanery and fraud , practised by the governments of all nations , when combined to oppress the virtuous and truly useful classes in society , namely , the workers ' , has not , we believe , hoen delivered in Derby , in the memory of tho oldest inhabitants . He shewed that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor . The factory child , he ob . wryedoiay be torn limb from limb , through the penurious disposition of iho cotton lords , in not boxing up the machinery ; and the verdicts in such cases , were almost universally " Accidental Death . " Ou the other hand , the rich frequently ride in carriages propelled by steam-power . Their owa lives and limbs were at sake in this undertaking ; tho consequence was , that if an accident occurred , no more serious in effect , than tho case of the factory child ,

      a deodand , to the tune of some thousands of pounds , would bo passed upon tho engine , the tender , the carriage , or some other lumber accompanijing tho affair . Why a deodand skould not bo awarded on the cotton lords' machinery , in case of death , as well as the engine , &c , he has left old Mother Goose , or some other wisacre , to explain . RoBbSPiBRttE . —We have been taught to look upon this individual as the vilest of the vile ; but Mr . M . shewed that his principles were sound Chartist principles , and that those who blackened liis character , did so when he had not the power to defend himself . The aristocrat * and shopocrats of this country , would like to murder the good name , aye , and the body too , of our patriotic leader , Feargiis O'Connor ; but , although they may khl hia body , his name shall live unsullied ; when theirs shall be sunk into oblivion , never to be named more , except with imprecations on their villany and curses on their malignity .

      Mk . AJasoN . —Mr . Mason , the Midland Counties lectnrer , lias visited the following places within these two weeks , and they are all progressing rapidly in organization : — Mansfield , Basford , Leicester , Lou ^ hborough , Mountsorrel , Hathern , and Derby . . Nothing can prevent tho triuwph of democracy ; every town and village seems to outvie each other ia the glorious struggle . West Riding Coukcil Meeting . —A meeting of the West Riding Council will take place at Leeds , on Sunday next , at tho Chartist Council Room , Fish Market . Evory town in the Riding is requested to send a delegate , as business of the greatest importance will bo brought forward . Business will common ce at ten o'clock in the forenoon .

      BtPOTTNGHAM — The Birmingham Total Abstinenck Charter Association . —This excellent Society held its weekly mooting on Tuesday evening last , when more good and trae members enrolled their names , after which the trial of Elizabeth Wise , a pauper of the Eton Union bastile , waa read , and a voto of thanks was given to the Hon . and Rev . Godolpbin Osborne , for his manly conduct in bringing to justice the inhuman and brutal conduct of Joseph Howe . A discussion took placo on the principlos of Co-operative Stores . The meeting then adjourned to Thursday , tho 21 st , when all real Chartists and friends to tha cause of freedom are invited to attend . This is setting about the work in good earnest . AH communications must be addressed to Mr . John Paro , Association Room , No . 17 , Littlo Charlos-street , Birmingham .

      " Dais ' s Welcome . "—The men of Birmingham are preparing to meet the Household Suffrage advocates at their approaching Leed 3 Dinner . A public meeting is to behold in the Christian Chartist Church , Newliall-Mtroet , on Monday next , at seven o ' clock in tho evening , to take into consideration the propriety of sending a delegate . Mus . KouKRis . — Cash received by Mr . Jas . Guest , 93 , Sieelhouse-lane , B . rminghani : — £ s . d . Acknowledged in the Star , Jan . 2 . 5 17 11 From the journey men curriers , Birmingham , per E . EJisbury 0 8 Ciiarti .-t Church , Glasgow , per Thomas Mair 10 0 Northern Star and Scottish Patriot NoWopiper Club , Glasgow 10 0

      £ B 5 11 Tho last two fums of £ 1 each , from Glasgow , have been delayed since Nov ; 22 , in consequence of a mistake in the direction of the letter containing the Post-office ord 9 r , and were received on January 13 th , 1841 . This explanation is due to our kind northern friends , who came forward to succour this Whigmade widow in the hour of need , in order to shew that the delay is not caused by negket . National Charier association . —The members ueld their weekly meeting in tbe Socialists' Hall , Lawrance-street , on Tuesday evening , the 12 th inst when the chair was taken by Mr . Stuallwood . The minutes of the meeting being read and confirmed , it was resolved , " That this association pledge * themselves individually and collectiv « Iy , to treat with contempt an * scorn any Whig tricksters that may attempt to put down the rising spirit ef Republican principles ; " and the Fox und Goose Club are informed that they ahall have no ramification in Birmingham .

      The Restoration Committee held their usual weekly meeting , at the School-room , Newhall-street , on Tuosday eveniug last , Mr . Rouse in the chair ; it was resolved— " That the Committee hold their weekly meetings in future at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street , at half-past six o ' clock every Tuesday evening . " Memorials to the Queen from the foLowing places have been received , viz . : — Wigan * Chesterfield ; Burton-on-Trent , Rennoiray , Charleston , in Scotland ; Nautwich , Cheshire ; Nuneutoii , Warwickshire ; Kingston-uppn-HuIi ; Hudderefield , Yorkshire ; Kettering , Northamptonshire . ^ -Petition sheets may be obtained of Mr . Guest , or of tho Committee at its meeting . Col-Jectow are requested to bring their books to the Committee , at their meeting . Boxes are at all newsvenders in the town , to receive their subscriptions , &o . Messrs . Harrison , Spinks , and Homey were unanimously appointed auditors for the balance sheet of the committee .

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      (? ^ u ^ A ^ -y-Kt UBEDS . —National Cavern * A ^ ofUTiow , —Th » / members and council of this association are full of / A bustle and activity , making preparations for thtf ^ Public Meeting and Soiree on the 20 th and 21 st inst . The walls of the town ate covered with immense placards , calling a meeting of the West Riding ; and also announcing a soiree so take place on Wednesday evening . A full meeting of th « council took place on Monday , when it was resolved , that a soiree should be held on Wednesday eveni ng , to which the delegates from other parts of tho country will be invited ; as it is expected that the

      delegates will attend at Leeds on the morning of the 2 © th . "It was ' also resolved , that two bands be engaged for the occasion ; as the members intend to jiave a procession to the place of meeting . It was also agreed to procure subscription books for the various factories and workshops . A meeting will be held at Mr . James Illingworth ' s , Vicar Lane , at eight " o'clock this evening , to receive the subscriptions of all who are disposed to ass . st . The men of the West Riding are maintaining their , characterfor . energy and determination in the cause of freedon > . Hurrah for the Chartists I down with humbtig . A council meeting took place at Mr . Illingworth ' s , on Wednesday evening , to make further arrangements for the forthcoming demonstration . A committee of management was appointed to make the necessarv arrangements for the eoirce .

      BALSTON , nea . u Carlisle . —A very spirited meeting was held at this place on New Year ' s Day , for the purpose of agreeing to a memorial to the Queen , in behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and all those persons at present confined for political offences . The meeting was numerous , and the memorial unanimously agreed to . It has been sent off for presentation . NEWCASTLE . —National Charter Association .: —The secretary read a letter from Dr . M'Douall , wherein he promisfs to visit Newcastle , on Monday , the 22 nd proximo . Moved by Mr . Bruce , aud seconded by Mr . Hall , " That a meeting of delegates from Badlington , Blyta and Cowpenquay , Seghill ,

      Cmmlingtons , North Shields , Onseburn , St . Peter's Qnay , Gosforth , Kenton-Benwfcll , Spittle Tonguea , Swalwelt ,. Morpeth , Alnwiek , and all other towns aud villages in Northumberland , take place in the Newcastle Council Keom , Chancellor ' s Head , Newgate Street , on Sunday , the 24 th instant , at ten . 'dock , a . m . for tbe purpose of electing a County Council , and to enter ihto arrangemento respecting a missionary for ths district AH thoso who have got cards of membership from the Newcastle Association , not accounted for , aro requested to account fcrjiijbt&i immediately fo th # Council . Unless the persons who have not accounted for tho Soiree tickets com © forward and do so imniedi itely , we shall be under the disagreeable necessity of publishing their names .

      NOTTI 3 JGHAIST .-Mr . Mason lectured here ) a 3 t Tuesday on the Corn Laws . After the lecture many new members were added to tbe Association . SOUTH CHUBCH .-The Whigs of this place , are , we understand , afraid of tho growth of Chartism , and have started their man against the cause . On Monday next , a wordy fight is to come ofi ' at one o ' clock , between-a Mr . Matthew Eddy , coal-viewer and Whig , and Mr . Nathaniel Fowler , qngineman audv Chartist . The former is to contend for the ** , demerits" of Chartism , and the latter will rtfute his sophisms by vindicating the prinoiplca thereof .

      BEOMSGROVE .-On Sunday last , a Sermon was preached in the National Charter Association Room , by Mr . W . Clements , from Proverbs , Uth chap ., part of v . 34 , "Righteousnes 3 exal !; eth a nation ;" from which the preacher , in a plain and forcible manner impressed upon the audience the necessity of improving the mind and morals of tho Working Classes , and to increase their acquaintance with political affairs ; afterwards a meeting of the members of tha Association aud the Congregation present agreed to me : norial ? Z 5 the Queen , and to petition the

      Mousa of Commons , for a free pardon for Frost , William ? , and Jones , and for all incarcerated for political offences . Mr . M . Hoyle was called to the chair , who after a feeling address called on Mr . H . Prosser , to read the memorial and move Us adoption , which was seconded by Mr . J . Chandler ; the chairman then put it to the meeting , when it was carried withou * . a dissentient , voice . It was moved by Mr * J , Hall , and seconded by Mr . T . Pinfield , that the accuiucof this meeting be sent for insertion to the Northern Star , and the meeting quietly dispersed .

      KIDDERMINSTER . —On Monday evening the 11 in instant , in accordance with a previous announcement , Mr . A . O'Neill , of Glasgow , delivered a lecture on Chartism , in the largo room belonging " to the Freemason ' s Arm 3 Inn . Tho lecture was announced to take place at seven o'clock , and , as was expected by the Council of tho Association , the room was crowded to excess . Mr . Charlton waa unanimously called to the chair , who , after a brief speech , introduced Mr . O'Neill to the meeting , who was received with very great applause ; and , during his lecture , continued to receive every mark of approbation ; indeed , such a lecture had never before been delivered in Kidderminster , and gave general satisfaction to his hearers . His lecture occupied

      more than an hour and a quarter in delivery , durirg which time the greatest attention was manifested ; not a breath could bo heard during the whole time , except the occasional bursts of applause . Each individual present seemed to inhale the spirit of liberty , as it fljwed from the lecturer , who called upon them as men , to step forward and throw off the yoke of- thraldom , which had so long oppressed them , and , by joining the ranks of Chartism , show themselves worthy of that liberty which , as Englishmen , they had . a right to possess . Mr . O'Neill concluded his lecture amid the greatest applause when Mr . Chance , of Stoarbridge , rose and proposed

      a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Neill , tor his able and talented lecture , which was seconded by Mr . S . Richards , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr . Ch » rlton , for hia able conduct m the chair ; and after three cheers for the Charter , and three cheers for Fearg * s O'Connor , the meeeing broke up , highly delighted with the proceedings . It is anticipated that Jlr . O'Neill ' s lecture will be the means of a great deal of good , by adding , to our list many members . Several persons joined the Association , immediately after the . lecture was closed . Mr . O'Neill left Kidderminster on the following day for Stourbridge , where he had beeu solicited to lecture .

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      ^ ^—MIDLAND COUNTIES DELEGATE MEETING . At the meeting of Delegates , held on Monday , Janupry 11 th , 1841 , at the Midland Counties Printing Office , the following persons were present : — Messrs . Seal , Bowman , Markhasa , and Mansfield , foi Leicester . . Mr . Sweet , Nottingham . Mr . Baker , Hathern . Mr . Foster , Loughborough . Letters wore read from Sutton-in-Ashfleld , Mansfield , and Mountsorrel . Mr . Seal was appointed Chairman , and Mr . Markham Secretary . Mr . Sweet read a letter from Leeds , requesting » delegate from , the Midland Counties , to meet Daniel O'Connell , at their demonstration , announced for the 21 st instant .

      Mr . Sweet also laid the accounts for tho last month before the meeting , which were audited and found correct . Mr . Baker stated that tho Chartists of Hathern had been highly gratiflud and instructed by Mr . Mason ' s services ; that they were willing to contribute to his support ; and that be had gre . it pleasure in recommending Mr . Mason ' s re-appoinuuent . Mr . Foster , said that Mr . Mason ' s labours had bemfkted the Association he represented ; that their numbers had more than quadrupled since be came into the district ; and his constituents prayed the continuance of his excellent and talented labours .

      Mr . Sweet assured the meeting that Nottingham was alive to the true interests of Chartism . Their numbers -were increasing—their membere active , sod more than-ever resolved to co-operate with the general body of Chartists , to promote the welfare of universal man . Mr . Seal resetted , that while he reported tbe cause at Leicester , us rising in numbers , and incrensing in spirit and unshaken determination and perseverance , it was his painful lot to inform the assembly , that tha lectures and discussions on the subject of the Cora Laws , &c ., had plunged bis friends into temporary embarrassments , from 'which they T » er « gradually recovering ; -and though he would yield to none in admiration . of Mr . Mason ' s valuable and eloquent addresses , yet he must , however painful to his feelings , rfxtomniend the discontinuance of Mm aerrice * for tbe

      present . It was then unanimously resolved—1 . " That if the Executive at Nottlngh » m can arrange with Mr . Mason to represent the Midland Cuunties at . Leeds , at the forthcoming demonstration , they b « empowered to do so . " 2 . " That this meeting " are well satisfied / with th « talented an < Lfaitbful services of Mr . Mason , and award him their admiration and respect for the same ; and they deeply regret that the financial difficmltica of « om « of the Associations in the district , render it impracticable to re * engsgo him at the present time . " 3 . " That the thanks of this meeting be given to tht Council at Nottingham , for the trouble they have taken in arranging and disposing of the services of tht missionary for the general good . : ¦'«" ¦¦

      4 . " That the friends -within the olrtulatlon of th » Midland Comtiei lUmtimxkr , be reqvested to aid tib * same , by taking shares , ( which are only Is . eaeh , } soliciting subscriptions , adding to its circulation , or famishing articles adapted to its ccliuons , toouka it really useful . " - *» 5 . " That the thanks of this meeting be given to M * V : ; Sweet , for hia services as treasurer for tbe district . " 6 . " That a report of this fi&UiM ] be sent to th » Editor of the Northern Stmr , * vqaeA ^ W ~ QMfrt . on i * the columns iir ' liini 11 iiij f \ riTiTirf ifo AJsjpkHJiltifJsl favour of Democracy . " J <\ - ^ ; <^ - ~! -I ' ^; y : ' ~ ' \ Thanks were voted w ^^ i ^ B ^ 3 ^ Miti ^ 9 and the niwttag broke wyl ' : -- ^ ' - £ > ¦» " V \ T "' V /\

      Fe Abgus O'Connor's Appeal To The Working Classes Of Yorkshire.

      FE ABGUS O'CONNOR'S APPEAL TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF YORKSHIRE .

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      Y 0 L . IT . NO . 166 . SATURDAY , JANUARY 16 , 1841 . ""^ S" ? aurra " "'" ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' gainings ; per quarter .

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      AND LEEDS GENERAL ADVEBTISEB .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 16, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1092/page/1/