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      BULaroraHABL rSASTKT MEETIKG AT HOLLOWAY Cff HEAD . - ^ n ta wereissued ailing a meeting of the Cfcarf 5 *? » iHni- « bam , on Monday , Md insfc , far the ^ LlS ^ SKg PvU ^ nat for the release of all l * JSori » ae » , ** » i *> toeteetapewon tomper-9 Sd £ » n » . Tbeplscard . emanated from the Ns-^^ tet AtsodMOae , an * « re « i « i * d "George b ^^^ eretary . - Oa the following day large " ^ L .-Mted isTitiBf ti » e men of Birmingham to ** JSe % Deet £ « M < i «*«* * n >« ti « y veil knew , JJ ^ nBa" Join Oolites , Aitlrar O'Nefl , and George ?« wj- Alarffe *» Ktna 'wu pi * ced on tbe ground as 8 Bn , md athatf-pM * twelve , Mr . Chlswellwas TUZto&e ** & **• ~ opeae& the b *» a « la a print " lEL « d hoped the meeting would giw etay man **^ T ^ J ^ d them a frir tnd iidpartial hearing . He ~^ T ~!!^ MBdUr . Wm . Martin to move the firtt rer

      " ^ miktis « ddrw » d the meeting as dtittM of -JHJi ! jjii ' n > er had that day aawmWed to advo- ' 5 ? a (> a «» « s " ^ rorernment , sad saffering ^ , ; » , * & to rescue from the dungfton the Tictims ^^^ j ^ ebJi ^» as , who are now suffering tortara , . jteMBoaeaj sands unparalleled in the history of Sror id . AbS dealhad been saidabont a union of Si » id& * " ^ "w **^ eia «« ; who bindered the Sadie disses from uniting with the toil-worn millions ? Sjere were they at present ? wben ' they had saeb an ZgofiiBixj ef shewing their sympathy tor the inm 2 jo * e » saSeriagin the Whig dungeons , who were -a enilff of erhn * . but on the contrary were virtuous \ were living in state of society-where

      ^ TVgy » , a ^ Bnght csnimit crime witkeufc punishment ; an « l ¦ 15 » Beaws tfcey bad power . The . meeting was mre thtt be tad suffered eighteen months" imprison - ^ . for nating a ? ood speech at Sheffield—( laughter ) ^ lereM , » howestealer was sentenced to six mouths . Cn » of " eta ^ e . " ' He had Fullered for advocating Lg -jkhia of his own order ; and when they _» men persecuted for merely holding » con-- ^ nas opinion , it was fee duty of honest men to « E&ne& oppression . Was it not time to unite , when $ m ~ < bw such things in exisienee , and by ao doing tsKj-n the 6 Tii ? He next called their attention to tL& meet Goverainent ; Ut them look , for instance , to

      fit jtfonnins sad liberal Lord Mfclbouro * , who bad fees for ? ya » aTory . He wm thB man who had antf t Vote of thanks to the Peterlao butcher * . Lord Pilaesioa was the T&Jleyrsnd of England , beiDg a t ar . w fithwg s * . Do'srninj-street , -where h » bad nesUad 6 r a » Hast trenty-sETen years . He tupsd the people jrm&tenniBed to eei rid of them &nd little Finality , ^ jejjad heard of poor Holberry , who had been eenta »» d to foor year * ' imprisonment for declaring war spiBSt &e Q ^^ es , and bad to spend that time in TTaiMSntaB House ef Csrrcctiijn , tinder the silent jjjteiB , » hkh -srsu ag ? r » Tated fcy the greatest mon-$ ts > s&i jasost inhamsn sccnn ^ els being employed to aaiS oat Briberry had , i ) eea sentenced to three

      & § t » litary confiaeuier . tyon the evidence of a man * & bad beta three tune ^ fcaprisoced for fel ony . And Tbesbs complained to ^ Uie doctor tkat his fte t were r » t 2 ed tiaocsli tottuaB of tbe treadmill , the Gotetiiot " B jta idTised tie doei& not U lizttn to him . iSirsiue . ) Bscia ¦»!» seBWqctd to three years' impruonmuit ioi fis ! Eme resfciyaif 1 his son to two years . Father and n ct near csch o ; iier ; &nd the poor oM man w&s seat to Kfiai 5 " . oo = fi 'e ' ' 3 est on bread and water , for the i ^ ieriJBe ' of effsrirg a bit of black bread to his £ on , tsri »^ j ofwu threat-easd with punishment for fchedebj -fesr-. .. Shzrut , eharae » Be t sited them , as EsMacsn , whether scsh a state cf things waa to be bbbb

      to aHj snma the Charter . If the worting clisaas were dtieiLined to ba &ee , their own eter ies wtte sufficient tsiff *^ 4 it ; the worling clss-ses fcrniea the Tery bsw of society ; sad &s it is the case in arctittcbev b also was i : in politics , niiueiy , that ruin w ilxaji the most c » nain , when it began at the Jxsa « B ; inia lad not only ccaiiatnced iriti the working 6 mm , bot it h ? . d ntarty finished its wcrk , and that wh& 6 reason why they demanded the Charter . He atxS elira their it ^ ntion to the csse of Brcote of

      BaG&Ri , wno wls seduced by a spy called Harru-on . E : tm placed oa the treadmill coQ-. rary te is . w , aad sltho ^ h he eomplacied that he \ ras troaOleTl ¦ with a Gasp thlOH £ h the HK , ^ t ; lab- ; nr he haa to undergo , no EOSee was Uten of Ms statement WeUi then , thfj had bssm it ttited that the working classes shouJd mats ' wiUi wha : iras termed the nsiddle class ; it was tie sssiddie dia who upiidS tte prtsent J . ctursed sjstea ; ttey b \ d tie power of alUriBg it if they thought prspet . Why , then , should they trouble themselrts abeat & un ' oa wri their troist and bitterest persecutors ? WasS tct they who had incarcerated James Bronterre ( XBaia , tfce p ^ pje * sehooi master , = nd who Were

      seeking to destroy thitfritad of the people , Feargus O'CvCTor ? "R'hy , then , talk of ur . iou wi-Ji them ? Pcflth-rpe md c ± ers , had beeu induced to plead guuty , under an na < l . . rstandiag that they wonld be liberated for so ioiss , but those middle-men broke ifceir promise * ad the men vere Kutecced to & loag and tarrassmffinipris- ^ isiCEr . Peddie wts being tortured to luch a degree ia Barcrley Bouse of Correction that his Me WU endX £ jjercii- He also tr » a the -rictiia of Earriscai £ te spy , wb-j tad been employed bj the middkekaess . Hetiocsct £ s had stated sufficient to prove to tiisa--that their if terty depended soiely on their ow » effjrts , scd hoped that the statement ' be hid mide

      would make thim resolTe to hare tbe Charter , ar . d not to go begging to any men to get it for thtm . The QsarJiKs had been ternifld enemies to life and property . E « shoaH like to know whether Feargus O'Connor or lo . "d Udbourse was the greatest enemy of life sadprepertr . > IeIiK > ame , Russell , and Co . were wholefile mBrdsrejs of the people ; he conl

      emi-P * e , whast tJ . Eii own country -was capable of TnaViTig a = a « i « Hs&atabie . He thanked tbein , u an Irish-^ f » ih& psSsit bearing they h » -l pTSD Mm . They cm jitn tbe he to the trucking mid ^' e dass of Ireland »« a tiie Big Beg ^ araan , who stated that the people a ttu eoontry kid no sympathy for Irtland 01 Irishims . When the people complained of distress they v"y ^ ^^ t ^ ade was bad—that their commerce and ^ " ^ etares were declining ; be would say , perish kw , » taer than the people should be the serfs they * en Bade by the factory system . They should go aad r * u * psflil aid c&re-wora looks of the unfortunate «*« 7 siaTe , and than ask thfcrosriTe * what b-n » fl : the "ttag nan deriTed from commerce and manufac

      «* Thij should establish their right to the land , " = «««] d ne-rer be done until they ha-l the Charter ; *« T hai the Charter , they could elect pertoas who ^ a nuke good laws . He therefore hoped they i ^ S * hoie hos for the Chafter . M-ithcut taking *» « isj ality-jnoDfera . He again thanked them for bf-HZ ^ heaxin S ther tad SiTea him , asd c-uciuded * * * iBS the following resolntion . — J ^ 1 ^ - eTOf cl treatment experienced by the victims T « a « tyraany and middle-cUss spies , in the Tatioas ^» ttroagheat the country , and the ichnman j ^ " ' 0 w marda practised in tht Houses uf Cor-£ ** « sd gaol , jjj ^ Oppressel ialuij pr « Tts btyond r ifiBfe £ jT&ai : i 2 : il a ^ ti bloodthirsty disposition ^ J * , **! treacieroas , asd imb « ciie Wile

      Gotsth-BsIii ^ f ; ° f Sk ) arbrid S . seconded the resolution Jfe y . ¦ ~ " aft £ r tie aWe aod amplemazuier in wfcicfc SB gC ^ ^ PK'posei the resolution , and shown up atsh ^' . v * " * ri : naine < i ' « turn . He mainxaineti was tte miadie classes -srho incited the Ge-rern-PateL ^* ti ' Ck ^^ st * - He &lso had been £ ** £ * l ° - dencimcitig their bratal conduct . He * lsia ^ r v- e 31 f ° r Mzi * ^^ ^ tchhim , in fc W "f ^ ijlal fr -3 m adT . jcarjug his principies . The "fia L ^ " P ? 11 ^^ the land , and the hopeie&snesa fca , " ' 25 Clouig aBTthins for the people , bad msie C ^ nzx ^ ^ Btrnggle fs ? ^ g Chirter . With gRkuw . ^ . ^ 011 of legality , ]; e was resolved to WlrV ^ J P *^ * ' but he wouid cot be deterred ** 5 d eo ^ " ^ hb P ^ C " 1 ? 1 ^ under any pretenca He j ^ £ r * -. s « cc-i tae resolution . ***** SiS'l ^ thfeI 1 Pat the resolation ' ^ fiith was Se * dPfw ^" LOa proposed the next resolution J * VW ^?' E 6 Teral others hld t 0 ^ dress the mestaniQ ,-, ZT . brsef « possible . Although the first Ufc * . *** . mPQrts . ut , the second was iniDortant

      ^ ^ J ; fOuowi f ! ^^ readin * ^^ ^ . ttawS *^* 1100 * raissi 7 ^ t exists in - ^ toS ^? k worid - and tbe P « r-•»*>» »^ ™ the fneis ^ of Uberty i » Te been and ¦^ . te ^ tf ^ ' ^ f a KHalied Reforming Govem-^ Wof tt ~ toere is no b ° Pe for ii * isdmtrioaa " ^ tfc re ^ S ™ ' exee Pt through the estabiish-*< a ? SSSrSS ?" ' ^^ theprin-* JSttJSHl . " pital text - « U Mt Won them " " fee bmL ? T » and tte ftitnre ; it told them ^ < tbTrLlar " P < « ible Ck > Temment ; ^ ia it V ^ T ?^ electors might be icdined to ** 8 » ert ^ J ^ *** Eo d ° ^ t that the present ¦ J' ^ jS- ^ S 1 H ! direCt "PP ^ Won to the wishes K thHL ?^ . ^ .. ^ ided into three parts-the The ( i Md

      ^^ toT Z , ^ aeen was the 5 ? lieSSiL ^ ' tte O °° ^ nsthe ^ » a « th « ' V 1 ™ 164 * « Pre » entAtive body , ^ S . S ^ ;\ K * Ht 7 ? A few thousands wer ^ **• Sta ** . ^ reafc n * J « rity Trere not The J ^^ wf ^ ^^ ^^^ reminded him of JjSd S , lf * ~ -fv ' 0 EC - ( Lausbtet . ) He ^«* l « n v c ? aneiit of thu ccantry to be u •> 4 ^ . , T" f ° ? *• pebble , sud set up aaothtr i ^ S uat ^ cbeCHLi H < - kneir nothing about ^^ CA *^^ x ^ oth Houses held S ^^^ aL ^!^ " wii ! - Theywere ^ M the ^ t T ^^ ' Th £ D > in **» n * oi " * E » ffi 6 of josUee » Ed couihiov' sense , he

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      would declare them an irresponsible goTermment , who had proved by their conduct that they bated and detested the poor . They bad in this country Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal ; one took care of their bodies aad the other took care of their souls . Tho Lords Spiritual kept them in roeat&l blindness , and the Lords Temporal kept them hungry and naked . He then proceeded in an able manner to prove the irresponsibility of tbe government , and coneluded tna address hy moving the resolution . Mr- Akthub O'J « eii < seconded the resolution . They

      h&d heard a vast deal of discussion ; raid , no matter how they might differ upon other points , they -were agreed . upon this . He was happy to find tliem at Holloway Head , and in the presence of one who had advocated the Charter in opposition to foreign policy . He saw a person in the meeting who had mixed himself with the foreign policy agitation , and would tell him there what he thought Mr . O'Neil then proceeded to censure the conduct of Mr . Cardo , who happened to ba standing on the outskirts of the meeting , and concluded by advising them to choose a proper person to represent them in Lon-lon .

      Mi . Wm Ca&do then procedded through tho meeting , and mounted tho hustings . Ho said be claimed a right to speak , as he had been attacked by Mr . OMfeiL He thought Arthur OWeii shouM be tha last man to act as he had done , for ha had hte support when in Glasgow , and it was also well known that he ( Mr . Cardo ) never forsook the principles of the Cuarter . ( Why did you not keep to it , thin ?) He maintained that he had kept to it , and "was sorry to find th « m in such a divided » Ute . They were cursing tBelr country by their divisions . He was surprised to see two sort * of bills posted , both i . ' rv . > fessing to be tor the same object , and w&b sure that was sot tha way to get the Charier . ( Cries of " How are we to get it , then ?"} Ha -would tell them that crying there would DO , get it for thtm . Tins remark canned reneTV-.-d uproar ; alter which Mr . Cardo denounced Mr , O > "cil as a public Har , and stated his determination to prove him . so . AJt « ar some further altercation between Messrs . O'Neil and Caxuo , the latter lef ' - the wetting .

      The Chairman then put the resolution , "which was carried unanimously . Mr . Geoege White moved the adoption of the petition wheel appeared in the Star . He said that there appeared to be a inisnnderstanding in the country with regard to what was tinned the divided state pi Birmingham . He maintained that there wu no division ; there w ^ s but ontjpo ' . itical association in the town , -which me ; at Freeniau sutut , on Monday and Wednesday evenings . Another Jxxly of men mtt together a 3 a church , ¦ w hich they had an unwoubted rigUt to d- ; be only -wished it to be known tLat there was oi . / y one political society amongst tbe Caarti ± rs . He tlwn read the petition , and after a few other remurks , concluded by moving it for the adaption of the

      meeting . Mr . Sai ^ 'DEIls , of Bromsgrove , stcondtxi the adoption of the petition , and made eoiae c ' . evt-r remarks . ilT- JOUS Coi . JLl . NS tupporteii the atlopiion of tie petition . He could not aliow tha present opportunity to ;> a&s witijout rank in , ; a few remarks . H «> ooruiaiiy agreed with the res .-lulions , aad consMertd tLej had done « redit to tbe parties who divw thtm up . His friend Taylor had dwelt on the we *! Ui of the country , bit it was a lamsntable fact , that tLe wealth of a country was not the hapj'in- ^ s of a country . The resolution justly censured a Government with 1 berty on their lipa , bat liaired in their hearts . He thwi pioccwied to shew the sHte of misery an « A dtstitntion t * vrhich the people were reduced , and ia ^ tauce-A t he case of the woman Longley , who murdirvd htr iufau * . in a fit of despair , brought on by Wi » Qt , an / t lieciirfd Lis unalterabla attacam ^ ct t \> ttit prictipic-s of Tie Cimrttr . He concluded by supporting the petition .

      The petition was then put from the chair , ard carried unwiimrusiy . Mr . G . White proposed Mr . Martin , late inmate of NorthaUferton House of Correction , as a proptr person to act on the proposed Cjaventioa , for the superintendence of the petitions . He kuew do man who would be more usefu ] , as Air . Martin had been an inmate of tbe prisons , which formfcd the chief ground of complaint , and , consequently , was prepared witli the necessary information . He had aiie ^ dy bc = n chosen by the members of the National Charter As&uciation , and by Frost ' s Ccraniittee ; bat as they were advocates of fair-play , a » d wished everything to tw done in the most public mannw , it was determined to take tlie opinion of an open air meeting . Mr . T . P . GREEN would Srcond the nomination of Mr . Martin . He believed him irell qualified for tii 6 sffiea

      Mr . Besjamis HILL ros « to propose that Sir . John Collins be the delegate for BiruiLagham . He thought it would be an everlasting disgrace if they were not tu do so , Mr . Collins had Eerved thtm faithfully in the Convention . He did not propose him out of any disrespeet to Mr . Martin , but he thought the ? should not go one thousand miles to set k a m ~ . n vrhtn they hid oce of their own towii&mtn to do the business . Mr . HiLL , sen ., seconded the nomination of Mr . Collins . Tbe Chaiema . n then took the sense of the meeting . A largi nsniber of bauds ¦ were held up in favour of both candidates ; bat the Cuairman decided that the majority were in favour of Mr . C ^ uius , who was consequently declared duly elected . Mr . Colu > s thanked the meeting for their vote , and promised to perform his daty to the best of his power .

      A committee was then appointed consisting of eleven persons , amuBgst whom were Messrs . O'Nfcil , Marti * , White , Hill , Taylor , Bam-tt , and five others . A vote of thanks was tfc ^ n given to the Chairman ; three cheers for the Cbarter , Feargus O'Conaor , the Northern Star , and Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the meeting dispersed .

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      small ?? GKAOT . —Mas E Browx a > d Family ' s Support Fvnd . —The Chanisis of Birmingham and the turrounding districts are respectfully ioi ' ormeJ thai tbe Committee for e # aduetiB £ Mrs . E . Brown ' s Sapport Fund have removed their siui&gs from blooT-street to ths Ccannittee Room of the Ckrlsuzn Chartist Chapel , _ vrhere they will continue to meet uniu further notice . Hours of attendance , frym half-past seven until nine o ' clock on the Tuesday evenings . Birmingham National Chartkr Association .

      —A . meeting took place a .: their room , in Freeni"ui : 5 treet , on Monday eveniDg last , at which Messrs . ilartin and Tajlor delivered fpirhed addreeses . A depuution was appointed to Vfj . it on Mr . Coliius , te ascerUin whether he still objected j ^ miug tbe National Charter Association . The depoiatioD , on their return , stated that Mr . CoiJins had informed them that it wis not his intention to piii tho Association until he was perfectly satisfied of its legality ; aad that h was his intention to consult Mr . Roebuck on the subject . The answer was received aaiidjt load murmurs of aissatisfaction

      FP . OST , iCC . E . ESTOHATI 0 S COMMITTEE . ThlS COOlmittee held its weekly meeting on Tuesday evening , at the Chartist MeetiDg Room , Freeaian-stroit , Mr . Henry Green m the chair . After thn routine busice = s was disposed of , a letter was read from Mr . L . Pitkcthly , Elating hi 3 willingnes 3 to present tho memorials to her Majesty . The financial affair * of tbe Committee were then duly discussed , aad a resolution passed , anvhoriaiiig the SGcretMry to B--nd circulars io the vaiious toft'ns , BoHcniii ^ remittances for the purpose of enabling the Commit ! eo to make their iinal arran ^ femeats , aad that the E-iitor of V ? . t Siar be requested to call public attention to the fame .

      Delegate Hksiihg . —A neetiug of d ^ e ^ ates took place en Sunday last , at the Chartist meeting-room , Freeniao-street . Delegates v . ere in atienaance , and letters , approving of the proceedings , were received from l"he following places : — Coventry , Warwick , Nuaeatcn , Ikdditch , Stourbridge , Ra ^ by , "Worcester , Staffordshire Potteries , aud BiimiiiKham . Mr . diaries Athton was called to the chair . He called on the sab-secretary to read the COrrespondeiice afttr which Sir . Barratt read a list of the moneys he had received from tht > various to ^ wns in the district , together with the manner in which he had piid it . I ; waa then iooved bv Mr . Chance , of Sumrbrid £ e , and seconded by Mr . Buckney , o ! Coventry— " That Mr . Barrat : ' s accounts be

      received b / this meeting , and passed . " This was unanimously agreed to . ( Tiie sums received hare already appeared . ) The following resolutions were thca agreed to : —1 st . " As it is absolutely necessary that proper lecturers should be appointed , for tbe purpose of propagating Chartist principles , it is the opinion of this meeting that all towns and associations in- this district be requested to subscribe % fortnight ' s contributions in adranee , or more , if convenient , for the purpose of raiting & fund for the employment ' of missionaries , and that tbe same be forwarded as st *» edy as possible to the sub-secretary

      of- the National Charter Association , Birmingham . " Proposed by Mr . Georgo White , and seconded by Mr . Cbacce , of Stonrbridge . 2 nd . tvTha ± each Society , composed of less than fiftj meinberfi , pay 2 s . Si . p « r week towards ihe maintenance of lecturers , and where fherv are more than fifty , and leeS than one hundred , that they bo requested to pay . 5 i ., and to on in proportion . " Moved by Mr . Cook , Redditch , and seconded by Mr . Chance . 3 rd . " That the organisation of tho Birmingham district proceed upon the plan of selecting principal towns as central points—namely , Birmingham , Worcester , Stourbridge , Coventry , and New-

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      castlo-undcr-Lyne ; eaoh diatriot to be Tifilted onoe in & month , and the lowarer to remain one week in each locality ; payment to be forwarded in advance from the places to be visited , at the rate of 30 s . for each week ' s Bervices . " Moved by Mr . Buckney , and Beoondsd . by Mr . Barratt . .. . . CXT 7 OF ZONE OS . —A meeiSng of Chortbts ftad friends was held on Sunday evbnidg"Iast 7 at the Globe Coffee House , Fore-street . Cripplegate , to estabiisb an eastern C : tv locality of ChaitiBts , as the neighbourhood appears exceedingly adapted for that purposeit being crowded with the working classes . After the usual business of its formation , it was agreed that a committee do sit from seven till ten o ' clock , on Saaday evenings , at the above house , to enrol members , till a more suitable place can be procured . Monday

      evening , March 29 . — At the usual weekly meeting , held at thd Dispatch Cuffce Rooms , Bride Lane , Mr . Wilkinson in Uie chair . Messrs . Parker , Roger , Grey , and Hogg W « re proposed for nomination to sit on the Petition Convention . 11 r . Parker declined , and Koger Gr-Ly , nut being sufficiently- known , the last named member \ ras cjosequantly nominated . It waa luoved by P . W . Parker , and seconded by D . Cater , that a loan of 14 s . ( being 2 d . p « r member ) from the funds of ti . ia locality shall be advanced , to assist to defray the expencea of tbe general public meeting , to take place at White Conduit House , on Easter Monday next , for the election ot members to the "PoHtien Convention . " Unanimously carried . Mr . J . W . Parker read a petition to tho House of Commosa , prayliig for the People's Charter to become the law of

      the land , without tbe lea&t possible delay ; at the con > elation of the reading of which bet moveilU adoptiooi and to be signed by the chairman on behalf of thi * meeting . It was seconded by Mr . D . C : iter , and unaniiuonaly asreed to . Tuesday and- Saturday tvenings , tht comuiittoa sits to receive monies , at the Dispatch , Bride Line , from those friends who are desirous to attend the deputation to York , to meet F . O'Connor , Jisq ., on his ii > era . tion from the fauga of his tyrants ; also , U > receive the subscriptions of the shareholders Of the baun&r for that occ-usiou . It was agreed that tie meinbtw of this lociiity do finally meet at the same pl : ; ce , to give in their books , with the whole of the penny general subscription moneys for tbe victims , on iiumi ; iy evening , theliK'a inst . Mr . Parker , in giving

      in his report of the Petition Coiuu ^ ittoe , stated that they had succeeded in the liberation of Mr . Kdwaxda , and the removal of Mr . Carrier to another gao :, where ha is alluwed u > write one letter a wetk to his friends ; but feared they had not at present made any interest in behalf of Wtssis . Frost and Peduie , who * t > vety names appeared to fiigaten tho enemiea of justice into hysterics . In the cuutss of tho evening , sevtral members c » utlon < xi thosa who intend to attend tho meeting un Wednesday , and all other Hicetings that iaay be gut up to huinbOg tbe people , to use the greatest Uecoraru , snd not allow Sydney Smith and Co . the kast cii . ' . j . i .-e to iubitandnt * the lies the ? so malicioiiiily asser ; vt the ( Jhartistsj after which the clxirmun lett iht chiir .

      iaAUVL £ BO > S . —Weekly mtoting , on Sunday , March 2 Sth , Mr . liiiat-Wtll in tbe Ci : air . 'ihe national petition , which appeared in ihe northern Star , was rcatA and adopted , aiul shotts ordered to be t ; ot eo as r » uotainence fe ' ettinj sigaattiroa to it . The niCBting that is to take place at White Conduit Houso on Easter Monday , to receive the C . uuiry Delegates , waa agreed to . The deputation vibio . i Mas appointed to wbit on Mr . dinkey , i « request him to become one of the Petition Convention , g .-j've in their rtport , that Mr . Sahkey must diciirce llirough iil-iiiralth ,-which he is very sorry for . The S-crttary announced , that afttr tha sermon whfch v . as iireaclltti Utr Mrs . Clajton th ; vt afcenioon , the sum of 12 s 7 M was collected ; and 2 s 10 ill waa collected in the room that evening for a distrtssed brother .

      LEICESTER . —Mr . Smart was nominated delegate to the Prisoners' Petition , dtc . Convection , at a public meeting , hell in the room at AH Saints' Open , last Mouday at noon ; tho petition in tiw Mar was adopted by the meeting , and 1 O . « . were suWrioed toward ! the expences of the Jltinberii of Convention . Oa Monday nigtit , Mr . Hanry Vincent delivered a third lecture iu the . New Hal ) . Notwithstanding its btiiug a wet night , a large audience were assembled , and expressed thtir repeated and iaereased gratHct ' 1 , by frequent plaudiu . The closing lecture , on Tuesday uijht , was , per haps , the ablest cf the series , and Leicester has seldom witnessed inch an enthusiastic scenu ca waa presented On that occasion . "While thfeyouag and puwuful orator vras fervidly ana patheticall y describing tile &exy ordeal thrcngb wticii our fathers in reform p&ss ^ d , Mr . Quo .

      Bou-n , a highly respected and consistent veteran rose , involttutitiiy , at the enunciation ef tho woffl Jacobin , " —aud being instantly recognised by th » -mu < U « M « , fttt electric burbi of overwhelming applause tcbotd turough tho hall , during which , the grey-haired and venerated sufferer iu persecutions of past days , advanced to the platform and grasped Mr . Vincent ' s baud . Tho cheers wexe loud aud long , and the sight w :: s deepiy moving . At the clvWie of this lecture , Mr . Vincent administered the Chartist Ttetotal pledge to sixty-three- individuals . The txciteinent was of the most pk-asing kind , and pc-rv ^ dtd the whole audience so compiett ly , that it is uelievedone hundred names would bavo beeu obtained to the pledge , if it had been Introduced earlier in the evening . Mr . VinceDt has created an immoim feeling

      in Leicester , as well among the ruidcle ea the -working classes , and it is not intended ( o let it dia . if r . Cooper , editor of tbe JUuminulor , announctd that he would prtach in the C . uirtfct room at All Saints' Opun next Sunday night , at eiz o ' clock , and that on the following Sunday night , either himself or Mr . Markham would repeat tke effort Next Monday ni # bt , also , a public meeting will ba held for petitioning Parliament to release poor Peddie ; and on Tuesday eight , the members of the National Chartist Association meet to elect a Sub-Secretary and Sub-Treasurer , in pursuance of the new plan of organisation . A reading-room and library , weekly lectures , < fcc , are io projection ; and prosperity , hitherto unexperienced , is sauguinely looked-for by tho Chartist body in Leicester .

      BATH . —On Monday evening last , pursuant to public notice , a meeting of the adherents t' - the principles if the People ' s Cjarter , was held in Kingsinead-reoni , Kingsmead-isquare . Thfc weather proved verv uufavonrable ; nevertheless upwards of 600 persons assembled . Mr . AldermaD Crisp was called to thecLiair amidst loud applause . The worthy gentleman commenced by stating the object of theneetiugto be to gather together the friends of the Charter ; to urge upon them to concentrate all their energies towards the object they had in view . He proceeded , in an emphatic manner , to show the injustice the unrepresented people were compelled to endure , dwelt upon the severity and injustice of the existing Poor Laws , and convincingly argued that the only hope the people could entertain for an amelioration of their condition , rested solely upon

      themseives , and that justice would be done them sooner or later , according to their uuion , their perseverance , their determination . He , tbwefore , hoped tho people of Bath would , with renewed energy and zsal , be found straggling against tbe robbers of their rights , and the iniquitous sj-btein » t present upheld against thepeoplb'B will . llr . C . called upon Mr . T . Bolwell , and sat down aiuid loud cheers . Mr . Bolwell was glad to see such a cheering meeting before him . A . nd as he beheld many old faces he bad before often seen , but who had latterly , through some unknown cause , bet-n seldom in their proper places ; aad as , also , he found the present meeting attended by many of the middle classes , he would enttr upon a detail of the proceedings of the Charter Association during the last three years . Mr . B . then went on to show tbe amount of difficulty which had

      been overcome ; the heavy expenses incurred in standing up agiics ; persecution ; and could tell them what would be cheering , that after all tbe difficulty and opposition they had encountered , they , an association of poor " degraded" working fnien , " unfit for the exceroisc of political power , " had paid their debts , and quitted their late premises hoaourafcly , unlike an aristocratic political society , which had recentl y expired in the same city , leaving their confiding creditors minus several various amounts . ( Loud cheers . ) After calling upon the people for renewed ouer ^ y and exertion , Mr . B . Bat down amid the applause of the meeting . Mr . R . K . Fhil p said he shouJd , as they had heard of what had been done , call their attention to what they now ought to do . Tho democratic Bpirit largely prevailed in Bath ; the

      population of this city were remarkable for their patriotism and love of liberty , and it only remained for them to unite in indissoluble union , for them to beat down erery enemy that should arise against them . Nothing would obtain the people's rights but their exertions ; and fathers , mothers , and children were all bound by their ties to each other , to lend a helping hand to the cause of universal liberty . If a thousand persons in Bath would but contribute one penny per week each , they would be enabled to raise a glorious hall in which to assemble and spread political truth . ( Cheers . ) They could have schools for the education of the children of workiDg men

      and women in the right principles of equality and brotherly love ; they could hare libraries and reading-rooms , and as knowledge was power—the power which they needed to promote their success , he WOflld Call upon all who loved the cause in sincerity no longrr to delay , but at once unite to effcot their object , which by perseverance they could assuredly accomplish . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . C . Bolwell next came forward , and took a glance at tbe position of the people , and the chances of their success . He could mark a determination on the p 3 rt of the oppressed , which was not to be mistaken . They were become a cool and a thinking people—a people determined to cse every legal effort to establish their

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      rights and liberties . After many excellent observaiiowy which were repeatedly cheen d , Mr . Bolwell sat down , and was succeeded by W . P . Robetta , Esq ., wh <^ foll » wed in the strain of . ' the previous speakers , ^ le alluded to the atrocious proceedings hi the oases of Cardigan , Waldegrave , &c ., the aristocrats , aad Hoey and Hodge , and other poor working men . » » He did- not * e gret these things , keoause it would do more than anything else to open the eyes of the peoplfr—to nhow them the existence of one law for the rioh andanofchcr for the po « r , and would extend the spirit of Chartism for aud wide . Mr . ft > b ' erte spoke at edme length * amid heavtv olaudits .

      It was then announced that » ooottnodious room at No . 4 , Weatgate Buildings , had been taken for the purposes of the Association , where evury information might be obtained . Mr . Clarke proposed , and Mr , Philp seconded , a vole of thanks to the Chairman , which were given heartily ; thanks were also given to the proprietor of . the room , and tha meeting , which , without exaggeration , was highly interesting and cheering , and throughout which a glorious Bpirit prevailed , separated peacefully . Thk Petition Convention . —The Chartists of Bath have voted £ 1 to be sent to the Convention Fund . A public meeting will be held next Monday evening , at No . 4 , West (; ate Buildings .

      LANCASTER . —A meeting was called by the Mayor , in compliance with a resolution of tho Towu Council , to be held at eleven in the forenoon of Wednesday , to petition Parliament for a revision of the iftinmeuial tariff . The petition having beeu pi *> p < tfe « w seconded ; Mr . J . XViund , « working man , ^ pw ftd » q adjouram « ni t « haif-fMwt seve a a * nij » htflhu > t the , working classes ought attend , as Tie intended moving » n amendment before it was put to the meeting . An amendment was moved by the Tories fov the exclutiou of tke Coin Laws from the

      petiti'ju ; aud after gome squabbling , the motion for adjournment was carried by a nujorifcy . At tho adjourned meeting in the evening , Mr . Lund moved an omendment to the effect , that this meeting petition for nothing short of the People ' s Charter . The amendment was seconded by Air . Hudson , but the Mayor , acting as Chairman , refused to emertaia . the motion , and the meeting refused to entertain any other until that wad disposed of . At tho close of the meeting , in which they were completely defeated , three chews were given for the Chairt « r ,-iliree ior F . O'Connor , and threo groans for tlio Whit's .

      BAR . N&LSY . —On Sunday last , a funeral sermon ior Clayton , was preached in the Odd Follows * Hal ! , by the Rev . Wm . Hill . A collection was made lor the widow , amounting to £ 2 2-i . 7 & 1 , Expencp , including rent of tha Hall , bills printing , &c , beiog defrayed , 14 s . 2 d , remained far the widow . It had been intended after the sermon to submit tho National Petition and liernorials ou behalf of Fear » u 3 0 'Counor , and Frost , Williams , and Jones , to tho adop ' . i ^ n of tho congregation , and notice to tlvit effect had been bopn given on the placards announcing the service . Tho proprietor of tho room , however , ~ was waited upon by the Magistrates ' Clerk , and reminded that tho room was not licensed

      as a place of worship , llo was informed , however , that taeir worships would ino . > t kindly overlook the violation of law in that respect , provided that the petitioning business was not persisted in ; bus thai , if such a de .-ecration of the Sabbath were tolerated , his license , as a j&utiiioau , would c ; rtaiuly bo iu danger . This being topresented to Mr . Hili on his arrlt-a ] , lie at on oc ad vised tho peoplo not to C 0 R 1-prom : se tho iutcrostB of an individual , but to give up the petitioning , having the sunnon on !; ,- ; and to call a public meeting , at which their position and memorials could be adopted . This was determined on , aud the meeting is to be holden in the Odd Fellows' Hall this day ( Thursday . )

      BRIDG 3 T 0 N . —A pablic meeting of the inhabitants waa held here on Wednesday la ^ t , Mr . Richardson in the chair . Mr . M . Cullen , of Glaagow x delivored an impressive address in behalf of the incarcerated Chartists , and also recommendatory of the petitioning scheme , as proposed by Fcargus 0 'Con . uor . Aftor which seven resolutions were proposed , aud efficiently spoken to , by Messrs . Watson , Black , Fortune , and others , which were finally agreed to . There is no lack of spirit manifested by the Committee of this district , which has lately been reinvkoratad by a supply of fresh materials , which seem , to work well , and under whoso hands tho Sunday school and other uudertakings have assumed an appcaianoe of prosperity that must be btgkly gratifying to every friend of tha cause , L ^ QB ^ Waa ^ r-The CSlartiats Heie are going on rapidly . Jhiir numbers are increasing weekly ; their room is eetfme too small for them , and ihev will

      huve to take-anotber one , larger . They elected a fresh Committed . Thero is an amusement class held in their room on Wednesday and Saturday evenings ; thus while it affords recroauon , it also keeps them from the gin palace . The discussion on the progression of m&njciud will be rc-openod on Mouday evening , the 5 th of April , at eight o ' clock precisely . The question of capital and labour will be discussed on the following Monday , 12 ih of April , whon two Keutldmeu Horn Manchester , of the Adam'Smithian Political Economy school , will be met on this important matter . The co-operation among the WOrki&s continuum , with it creased n ambers ; ton bogfi of flour wore purchased aud divided among themselves . Provision dealers , look out ! The working men begin te find out their own interest ; they now purchase Hour , bucon , potatoes , soap , and candles . The CharcisfB owe nothing ; tbe accounts were audited , every fhinpfound correct , and a balance in hand . They wish the government could say as much .

      BRADFORD—( Wiltshire ) . —On Tuesday evening , March 23 , a public meeting was held in Whitehiil Chapol , iu this town , for the purpose of adopting the political prisoners' petition , and rallying the Chartists of Bradford around their glorious standard —tbe People ' s Charter . The chapel was crowded in every part . Mr . Haawell was . called to the chair , and opened the business by announcing the object ior which tho persons assembled had oeen called together . Mr . Reuben Nibblet read the petition , and , iu an able manner , moved its adoption . Mr . Carrier seconded the motion , aud powerfully urged lite people io a performance of their political duties . Mr . Charles Bol well , from Bath , next addressed the

      meeting , pointing out the right of the people to the Charter which they had demanded , explaining the first principles of Government , and exposing the iniquity of the rulers and the sufferings of the ruled in tho present day . Mr . R . K . Philp , from Bath , next addressed the meeting upon the necesbity of union and determined perseverance . He showed the advantages to be derived from brotherly co-operation . The two latter speakers entered upon the objects of the meeting at some length , aud were repeatedly cheered . Mr . Morgan Williams , of Merthyr Tydvill , was chosen to represent Bradford in the convention . After votes of thanks , cheers , &c , the meeting broke up , having established good feelings * , and a determination to " move on to victory . "

      BRlBTOIfc—The Chartists met at Mr . Simeon ' s , Temple-street , Mr . Clarke in tho chair . It was unaninioutJy resoivod : — " That a public mtetinf ; bo held in the Hall of Sciouce , Broadmead , for the purpose of passing tho National Petition . Mr . Edwards , lately a prisoner in Oakham Gaol , will be present aud address the meeting . A Committee was formed for the purpose of getting up the funds necessary to defray tho oxpences . " WEST BRISTOL AND CtlFTON . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists of this distriot , the following resolutions were adopted : — " That five shillings be sent to the Star office towarda the Petition Convention Fund . " "That we do reeommend : he Editor of tho Star to print a sufficient quantity of tho National Petition for the whole of the country , and that tho various districts be recommended to instruct their sub-secretaries to obtain tho number tkoy want for headers , or placards , » t the Star Office . "

      BA WICK . —The Hawick Braach of the Chartist Total Abstinence Border Union , held their second social meeting last night , in the large hall of the Commercial Inn , which was crowded to suffocation . The meeting was addressed by Anthony H&ig , James Gray , and Alexander Hogg , which with the excellent singing , recitations , and instrumental music , appeared to give the greatest satisfaction to the Audience . We augur great benefit to the cause from theie meetings , if properly conducted . REDRTJTB , ( Cornwall . )—At the weekly meeting on Wednesday , O'Connor ' s letter to O'Malley was read ; several capital speechea nude , and several new members enrolled . An attempt to levy an impost on the

      inhabitants in tho ebftpe of a rate for the Rural Police hu been resisted and defeated by the workies , and middle men are now " toddling" round to " their order" for subscriptions to defray the expenses . Mr . E . P . Mead is ab « ut being engaged as lecturer . The Committee of the Bedruth-Association request that all bodies of Radicate requesting tbe servioes of Mr . E . P . Mensewill immediately apply to the secretary , Mr . J . H . Longmaid , frcm whom all letters , pre-paid , will meet with immediate attention , until an arrangement can be made by having appointed a treasurer for a missionary fund ; and they would beg of all those who are engaged in the struggle for freedom to rally their forces , and by Bending a delegate to Redruth on Good Friday to enter into proper arrangements for the better rganisation of all .

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      BtrawasT . —On Sunday , the 14 th of March , an excellent and impressive Sermon was preached in the Chartist Room , on the death of poor Clayton , from the words eontainedSii Ieaiah x . 1 , ' 2 . Tho room was crowded to euffjflft& ) n , by an attentive audience . Many lien theteiw that were shed during the delivery df the sermon . The preaeher dwelt , in a sympathetic strain , on the sufferings of Clayton , and made a foroible appeal to hfe h # * ce « 3 , « Kbe ! nlf of the 'Whig-wade widow * nd fathwrJe » o ^ pwh . At tli e close a ooUeetion was made ! wbk& « m < mated to 23 ? .

      Lectorb . —On Toeaday , evenWjftl */* Vtwtiiw was held in toe large Assembly | ilMn , H <> yftl Oak Inn , to hear Mr . Butterworth , ' of M * ab « Beat « r , deliver a discourse on Chartism . Tho large room was well filled with an attentive audience . Mr . Butterworth pointed 0 Ut m a oleai * asdi > MM ^ MM > uer , the causes titgl afflict Ipfety , aad tlt ^ BSSSjjj » f having posse ^ on of th ^^ eetive franoB ^ if&M&st to enable t ^ working classes to protect their labour ftom the griieging mawa of the several " ocracy V that laid their unholy ; pawsapaa it . ; and eonoluded by exhorting « is awdjenjpe ; to union and perseveranoe , in ^ der tojohft&in their just rightg . The meetieg ¦ waM&erwwaK&ildressad by Mr . Mooney , of Colue , aifpLeesre ^ rfcreBiU and B « inmont , « f Burnley . A ^ ote of ttajits was then givon td th « Chairman and to Mr . Butterworth , thr «© cheer « 0 Feargiia O'Connor , anS the impriaone ^ Chattfeta , and three cheers for the Northern Slur , when , the

      meeting separated highly gratified with the < wealng ' a proceedings . Tfa cause floariehea here , thjahearts oi the peoplei t ^/^ I ^ JjW ' *^^ no . clap-trapsloTO » them SSilf ^' ssaaj determined to have ** the whole hog , bristles and all . " Teetotalism and Cflartism are liiiked together , expecting by these means to be better enabled to win their winding way against all opposition , and would advise every Chartist in the United Kiwidoxi who is not already a teetotaller , to lose no tiraoin dashing the intoxicating cup from his lip * , for remember the words of John Cleave , at the Palacejard Demonstration : — ' Every g / asa of ale or gia that is swallowed by a working man , adds another rivet to the chain that binds imn . "

      StTND&R&AND . —On Monday evening last , Mr . Deegan , lectured in tha Co-operatiro HaU , on the principle of total abstinence , and the duties of tho Chartists to adopt them . JVe -are happy in being able to state , that the majority of the Suuderlaud Chajriists have already pushed from them the iutox ^ icaimg cup , and intend , to advaWMStihc s ^ tetoiPiM ; meetings every Tuesday evening in the Co-operatm

      Hall . DURHAM . —Chartism in this city has evidently taken firm root . On Monday evening , a noble meeting was held at Mr . Bradford ' s Temperance Hotel , in a large room which the Chartists have engaged for weekly meetings , when an able and convincing address was delivered b y Mr . Williams upon the object , principles , and tendency of Chartisuj . — Mf . Law .-oii , of Coxhoe , also addressed the maetiu ^ with excellent cftoct . In tho course of his address

      he strongly urged the formation of a Chartist store in tho city of Darham . He stated that upward 3 of 100 shares had already been taken , although no public meeting had been held , and ho l : ad little doubt but that ere long a flourishing storo would be established in tlie city , and be found of grea > service to tho cau ; e of Chartism . At tho close of tLe meeting a number of Cbartidt circulars and oiherCaartist papers were sohl and distributed , aud the whole proceeding affords the strongest reason for anticipating the establishment of a flourishing society .

      BRADFOR'D . —At tho usual weekly meeting held on Saturday evening last , a letter from William Brook , an inmate of Nonhallerton House of Corroctiou , was reaJ , after which various resolutions connected with the movement in that locality were unanimously carried . MACCLEBFIECD . —The a'journed meeting of tbe delegates of the county of Chester was held on Sunday , nccordiug to announcement There were delegates from Stpckpoft , Cor . gletou , and Macolesfieid , likewise a letter fr *» m Middlewich , announcing their inability to send a delegate ; but stating that the ; would abide by the decision of the meeting . Tbe principal bnsiness of the delegatea wa * to appoint a lecturer for th « county ; but when the amount of enrolled members in the various

      towns , were laid before them , tbey found , that at present , 'they would not be able to support oce . Tho delegate from Gongleton stated , that he was instructed toatate the district of the Potteries would be willing to join with Cheshire to have a lecturer for the district . This Statement was well received , as it was ' considered that a populous district would be preferable to a county which has its towns scattered so widely , and accordingly it was proposed and seconded , that the meeting adjourn to Sunday , April 25 th , and that the Potteries be invited to send delegates to the meeting . The meeting to be held in Congleton , as the most

      central town . Good reports were given respecting the state of the Chartists in Sandbach , Nantwich , Northwich , and other places ; and it was agreed that Mr . Linnby , of Manchester , should visit all those places in the course of ntxt week , to arouse them to » sense of their dntv . Puring tbe interval , until next meeting , there is to be an exchange of local lecturers , and the the necessity of organisation to be impressed on the minds of all . We are going on well here ; our members an increasing , and we have established a Chartist Total-Abstinence Society . The members are in great spirits . Mr . Linney lectured on Sunday , in a room of Mr . West's .

      KTJDDERSFXEX . D . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists on Tuesday evening , a full representation of the political bodies in the town and neighbourhood , was given in by a committee appointed to enquire into the state of such , and it was resolved that should any party call a public meeting for any purpose , the object of the Charter should be introduced aud show the country that its principles are predominant in this neighbourhood . The out-tomiships are requested to attend the next meeting on Tuesday evening next , as sozno important business is to transact .

      HONI * Y . —On Sunday , the 28 th day of March , tho inhabitants of Honley attended at the Smithy Place Sohool , to hear a sermon preached by Mr . Josh . Bray , for the benefit of the wife and family of poor Clayton , the Whig victim ; but , at the time the door should have been opened , they were informed that they could not have tho room , by orders of the " piou 9 " John Robinson , who had sent a letter to the person holding the key . But when charity is the object of men , some one is always ready to hold out the hand of fellowship . Without any application , the Socialists offered their room , which wac accepted , and a good congregation

      assembled . A collection wa 3 made , amounting to 10 s . 6 d . The disgust which tho people felt at tho base and disgraceful conduct of the tyrants under a cloak is widely spread . The inscription over tho door of the school ought to be blotted out , as it app ears the leaders do not act up to it . It is as follows : — "To do good is our aim . " We would say to do contra ) y is evident by their works . The above sum is transmitted to J . Leech , which will be forwarded to its proper destination . Also , received from Berry Brow , by John Gleadhill being subscribed by a few friends at the above place , for the wives and families of the imprisoned Chart ' tsta , 6 s .

      8 TOCKPORT . —On Sunday evening , in accordance with an invitation from the Chartists of this town , Mr . Buttcrworth , of Manchester , late member of the Chartist College , at Lancaster , delivered a lecture , in the large room , Baniber ' s Brow , to an audience , numerous , attentive , and respectable . He commenced by remarks upon the death of poor Clayton—gave a description of tho sufferings endured by &m while in prison , in consequence of the unjust punishment inflicted upon him by the prison discipline . Mr . 8 . went at great length into the torture which the prisoners had to endure , from his own observation and from information which he had received from Mr . Martin , who has lately been liberated from Northallerton ; and called upon the

      people to support the widow of Clayton . Mr . Butterworth next adverted to the position of affairs , and complained bitterly of the masters for reducing the wages of their workmen . The master hatters were struggling to reduce the wages of their meu , ia consequence of which a turnout had taken place , and if they gained their object now , they would not be long before they attempted again and again , and ultimately the workmen would be compelled to work at themastera ' own prioe . He observed that the master hatters had met and proposed a resolution to the effeot , that the cotton masters were rennAstAil tn diachftree everv man who gave anything

      towards assisting the hatters while they are turned out . This was , what ho considered , conspiracy of the masters against th « labour , life , and limb of the workmen ; and were the workpeople to attempt anything half bo bad , they would be brought up , and sent to prison , and tried under the Combination Act . And it would always be the case , so long as the real producer was unprotected , and the consumer protected . Mr . B . then glanced at the rapid advance of machinery , and the great mischief it was doing at present , by being pRt in competition with manual labour . A few years ago , there were thousands of block printers in . this

      V \ r ¦ : ' - \ y ^^^ % > Cr . . ( $ ' - ^ r- yi&W ^ country , who eartod tolerable wages . ' A vMSoL '' : & fr was invonteii , which threw many out of emplotmeaiL , ' and brmiiht the wages of those in employ » mh ^ eid «^ j * Fower . And , at the Resent time , there i * , ' a machtn © being got np which will supersede Uoefc \ printing , and , consequently , do without that body rf-. men altogether . In . » he Potteries , he was , bo be- ; lieved , eorreotly informed , that a inaohine had be ^ a . inveattd , which mil bo « qaal ( o , and fiupersede die labour tf , three or four hnndred men fitt themana > > ficttt « W pots , &e . &c . The PMliament knew this , * aid yet have no Bympathy for these , men , unless li wa » » ocb as a lion wonid have t * a « at : or * » i

      ShtfNiMr said , " Like rulturea to cover and them . " He here related an anec ^ oW ^ a worfeing , Kan , who asked hia master (» V fwy ' wIfRions man ) - whether he was not afraid of going tohelj for bating his hands I The master rephed that he tad loft off : reducing ^ hw Ifiiodigi a ttd would a « vw attemp * ii ! again . The man seemed pleased at t ^ , -and hoped he would stick to his wora . Ye ^ s » ys .. the master , J I shall have no : n « ed to reduce them agai ^ , bccwifl © , I shall shortly bo able to dp srithoui them alto- , getbss I Here , Mr / B . - said , thitllwaafleshaiMl blood against iron , wood , and steel . ( Heir , hear . ) But tte working classes wul not be th « oily sufferers in the end . The niiddJo—^ e » Jiogkeepe ir»—wwft « ej { innin />; to J 5 nd it out , thargw 1 & % r&'ifi 9 ^ nnannv AMMtu ' IPi *^ -. ;^ :. u ^ ^** tlj— - — . wv ^ tA ^ : j ; j ' - ^ j . i viM |/ vj ii wuriui llU ¦

      _ " "' V . men , me ^^ Baqvtl ^^ on . r get wagea , they could not lay it ' © utilpfecbaaing ' , " prorision and eteihing . ( Hear , he ^| And tha very saoae circawstances which'bayf ^ mjgeht down the working classes to starvation p ^;* i > uld in tbo end bnng the shopkeopers and tha ownei& of cottage property to bankraptcy and rui »^ itHe » , hear . ) ' , 1 'he-middle class—the roanufaeturors- * -M . v : « creat « d aa « ffl 8 ter which will destroy themselves . Who \ -wiu-pay the taxeB when manual labour is done ftway ^ f th I Will the -wood , ironi' and hidi No . i 3 tttcar , hear . ) Bat they isdiit b $ paid > The ^ ue < ai , Bishops , Albert , the parrots * Monkey * . Wtfrdogs , mn » t be kept . Wh » will pay thv * s »» l ] wf -hy they cannot get it from tho workinsr meB 4 . be- ^ . , '

      •» use they .--have not got it . But they villgHiijitt ...:, * . matter of course , wheie it is to be had , ' . l ) $ &kil " hear . ) Thfrfflachinety which has - boea cotattoiing Rgamst njamial labour will , in the end * et *| pefce ; asiainstitsftlt ' vmdfted it ^ r * s doing Bo wftig " -. Hen *»» - ' the quantity which has been exported td- ^ ranoeil ' ^ ifimeriea , Austria v Belgiuxn , Swiit ^ rlaiidi ' - ' mi . fisaay x wfce * places , 'fhe- great mannfaotarert will bo ' p «»»«^^ w ^ msec 1 ni » r ^' a « 2 ^ wS ^ I ^? 8 i ^ man with Ie 9 s capital , ana of coarse inferfdf ia *> " ehincry . The consequence will be the ruin of thd i 3 mall fry , tho cottage property owners and the shopkeepers . ( Hear , hear . ) The middle class , the sbop-keepera , tho manufacturer !* for&CQ this . They , can see that this competition will ruin them . Yel ahluugh they do see thi 3 , and dread its approach , they will nibble , shuffls , and tryall manoeuvreo sooner than they will join the working people , the real

      prodiioer 3 . They will snffor bai > krupioy and ruin before they are prepared to join the working classes to obtain thai power which will protect both capital and labour alike . ( Hear . ) Every single act which these men do is calculated to make things worse , aud he believed great sacrifices would be made bei&re the people were rcdeewed from their slavery , bondage , and their attendant evils . ( Hear , hear . ) ^ C . ' ayton was sacrificed for trying to remove a fctate of things which were bringins : himself to starvation , 'Slavery , * 5 d want , and which would b& entailed Upon fa ' s spring . But , said Mr . Bntterworth , it vrould take a long time and a great deal of for ^ cible nrgucneni to induce a man who receives £ 20 , 000 or £ 30 , 000 for believing th * t thinsa are right

      aa iliey are , to believe to tho contrary . ( Laughter . ) So long as tho people are taught in the various cimrchos and chapels that the people arc just in the condition which God intimated tbey should be ( leaving wicked men out of the question ) , so long will they bo slaves , at least so long as they believe euch trash . ( Hear . ) And , by-the-bye , the Mechanics * Institutions are as bad as either the churches or chapels , for there they tell the people that they should not ask for a full belly or good coat , until they have become educated . That to giveiim hia rights , to give him what wiilfeed and clothe himself and family , wouju only make him more miserable . In short , that which would make than coMforfc&ble a /; d happy would . only make them miserable .

      ( Laught r . ) hu man ought to be allowed co invent inachi-iery to do away * with manual labour , ( indeed it ought 10 bo allowed the greatest crime to do so ) , unless he ia * t the same time prepared to let fhe people have the benefit arising from it . That man who does fo proves himself to be oue of the greatest villains to society . Aud we naight just as well try to st ; m tho ocean . as stop machinery militating a ^ aiost the interest of working millions , withopl giviag the people % power of the law which governs beth master and the workman . It is not true that this artificial state of society cannot bo altered . By a proper and judicious i ^ rrangement and distributiott of the wealth produced , every man might obtain % sufficiency to maintain himself and family . He

      therefore would recommend the people to nmon and perseverance , though by doing so , it might flnbjeet . some to imprisonment . Is appeared that the Whigphad not done arresting yet—they had taken Christopher D-jan , of Manchester , last week , and according to what some ot the hacks ia office said , lhaj have not done yet in Stuokort . If there wb » any of . * h « ir spies , tools , or Kckspittles present , he hoped they \ weuld go and tell their employers that the people never would cease so long as such a state of things existed . He hoped they would tell their SLiployers he never would cease himself , so long as he saw a system like the present fraught with injustice , misrule , and extrava * ganc « on the one hand by those who produce

      nothing valuable to society ; and on the other , slavery , poverty , and starvation to those who are tho producers of all' wealth . So long as he witnessed suoh a state of things , he would not cease denouncing it , let the consequence be what it may . ( Cheers . ) This was not tho time to humbug the people , this is a time when tho people must epvtk , and he thought it wouid tako much to convince them that the middle class wero not tbe most inveterate enemies to the many . They are the people who choose the Parliament tvho have passed all the bad laws which disgrace the statue book . Could anything be more fiendish , moro devilish , than the conduct of the master hatters towards their workman ? It was the middle class who transported the Dorchester Labourers for conspiracy i ' oroectk , fox protecting

      their own wages , who transported the -Glasgow Cotton Spinners , and who have filled the English prisons ? Mr . Butterworth again roferred his hearers to the ( what be called ) damnable act of the cotton masters and the master hatters , who could so nnblushingly tell a man that if he gave his brother a crust for resisting oppression , he must be tamed into the street . And yet the 6 r « au of this party had said it was time to stop public meetings , because the working man had courage enough to meet these masters , and tell them to their teeth of their unprincipled conduct . Because they dare to % o and open their inomhs and tell them that they were telling untruths . .. There was one gentleman at the Ir . tc great meeting who boasted of not having

      reduced his hands for a long time , aud because he was not allowed to tell , lies by wholesale without being contradicted , he went away in a huff , and by bc ren o ' clock the next morning , this a sa , waohad shown so much charity and sympathy for hia hands previously , gave notice for a reduction of two or three shillings per week , —( shame , )—and when asked why ho did so , he . replied—that if they were determined to oppose him at publje meetings , he would make use of his power and right iu bringing them down in their wages . ( Execration . ) Mr . Butterworth said that there were two powerful parties already organised , and when they united the Government mubt tremble , or concede to the people their just rights . All working men , of every

      sect , must go together for a political object , and then go where he may for fets religion . ( Hear , hear . ) While they were disunitod they were helping those who wished to oppress them . He beliercd that if Christ wa 3 to como again , that the tyrants of the present day would crucify him if he preached the same doctrine as he did when he first came . He did not only preach spiritual happiness , but h » wished to see the people temporally happy . People might tell him ( Butterworth ) that it was the will of God that things should be as they are . But he did not believe that it was the will of God there should be 6 , 000 , 000 of slaves in this country . Ho did no * believe that one class , should live in idleness , extravagance . BPlendour . and luxury , at the exigence of

      tho other . Hft did not believe that it was the will of God , that 'While there waa an abundance of every thing for the sustenance and support of the whole human family , that it ihould be locked up , and thousands of the people starving . He did not believe that it was the will of God that man should be ever parted fro * hia wife and family ; and , lastly , he did not believe that it waa the wul of God that things should remain in such an abominable and anehristian-like state as they are at the present time . But , on tho contrary , he believed that U was the will of God that peace , happiness , and plenty should be the lot of every man m existence . He hoped the people would not expect < 5 oa to work a miracle for their deliverance : they muBt hot expect any supernatutal assistance from the Deity , in removing those thin « j when he had already gWem

      them sufficient power . The Masters would rather fo to mne canting parson , who told them the ; wer » oing right , than go to a working manV meeting , where tho present system w » s exposed ; if the * called it bad they weuld not call itwroag , for ft was out of the power of language to pourtray H m all its deformities— proctaoiuf prostitution ,, theft , crime , murder , and everything vicious and bad . By way of conclusion , he fielieved that if the-people , would rise , en mane , and declare that this system should not continue , it would not last twenty-four heurs . He spoke a few words , recommending his audience to support the widow Clayton , and eat dowa amidst cheer ? .. Mrs . Clayton ' s letter was road , which was welt received . A v * te of thanks was given to Mr . Butterworth , and a collection * auoanting to 81 . 9 d ., was made towards the removal of Clayton to Sheffield . .

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      ______ And Leeds General Advemiser.

      ______ AND LEEDS GENERAL ADVEMISER .

      TOL . IY . NO . 177 . SATURDAY , APRll , 3 , 1841 . ""^^^ T ^^ g ^

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 3, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1103/page/1/