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      TO THE ZDITOi OP THS S 0 KHEK 5 STAB . Mb . Editor , —Ton win pardon my ininuion at the present time on your 'widely circulated journal , bat tae time bu come when It Incomes necessary that evjrj man should apeak out , inunpei-toagned , of the most deplorable condition to -which tie accursed Whigs b » ve brought the country . I have w&adered with Daniel O'ConneU through the cofosti ^ H Kixmes be hxs projected , for the porpose ( as b « « in ) tf redeeming Ireland from the oppression which she bore , and , Sir , now Tew at pre * eni further feack hi political freedom than when he started to do ao . Away then with DudeTs blarney ; . there is nothing left ler the people of Ireland to redeem them from the oppression which we labour under , but the Charter , the whole darter , and nothing but the Charter .

      Why do I intrude ay * elf oa yoor valuable journal at the present ? My reasons are these : it is the only paper that ever attempted to vindicate the labouring class from the reckless tyranny that has been practised ob them , for I might sa > these centuries , and when we see such pure minded patriotic men as Feargus O'Con-Eor standing by the people and the Charter , they hvro nothing to fear . He has been tried by the accursed pTtigs in the dungeons of York Castle , and has come ost purer and firmer to the people ' s ciuse than when he was sent there .

      Tis , Sir , when the Israelites in their greatest misery had been cast down and their freedom seemed never to be resrcsd from the iron grasp of their oppressors , Providence in his allwise ways of working , sent unto them Hoses , who burst their chains and brought unto the promised land ; so has he sent us a second Moses in Fesifus O'Connor , to burst the chains that have long boE ^ i us down , and the day is not far distant when we wili in Ireland again hear his powerful eloquence , until he makes the Charter in this country allied to that of Repeal ; all we want is that Feargus should let his principles be wider circulated in Ireland-It was only last wesk in reading in the TFeeKy Freeman ' s Journal I saw some of Daniel ' s blarney , that he would oust Chartism out of Ireland . Poor foolish man ! th&t

      ntver can b « accomplished ; the more your paper is read , the more they appreciate your principles , unt il it E 3 S gone the length and breadth of our land , from the Giant ' s Causeway to Cape Clear . And in that same paper , the Rev . Mr . Ryan is charged by D-iniel for becoming a Chartist , and he hoped his Bishop would interfere in the matter . O yes , this is Dan ' s liberty of conscience I tiia is the way that he would let ererj man do as hia conscience dictates to him . Yes , ilr . Ryan has spoken out fearlessly and boldly , after so ' many twistings and changing , that there was nothing left to free Ireland from her present condition , but the Charter and Repeal ef the Union . We only want about half-a-do * en of priests with Jlr . Ryan , in this country , you would have before six menths two millions of Chartists in Ireland .

      But , Sir , why do I wish this t Sooner oi later it must be so , for they might as well try to stop the trsubldd waters after a mighty storm , as stop Chartism here , I will dash down every barrier that impedes its way , until it has found its way to every ci ; y , town , snd tillage , in the Emerald Isle . I at one time thought that Baniel was sincere in his intentieu , until I read your valuable paper , when the scales dropped from my eyes , when I saw him jump Jim Crow from the Precursor Society to I can't tell you what Tes , many men have seen his inconsistency , and have joined the Chartist principle . But Sir , as this letter is coming from the North of Ireland he may denounce me as he denounced Brophy in Dublin , that he was a turncoat >' o , Sir , I am a Catholic and an Tlster one , the very kind he so much applauded when he visited Belfast—one wheae heart is in the right place , to use his eira expression .

      You , Mr . Editor , will pardon my first production ; if yea think it would tend to show how the caoae is progreasing , you might insert this letter after your own corrections . Hoping , Sir , to hear of 2 Jr . O'Connor boos standing on his native land propounding the doctrines of the Repeal and the Charter , which is my constant prayer , I am yours , it , BOBEBTVS . Coleraine , Sept Sth , IS 41 .

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      TO THE XDITOB . 0 ? THS yOBTHEB . 3 STAB . Sia , —Allow me to congratulate O'Connor on his release from his Whig dungeon . Long life and happiness to him ! In his intended tour , I trust that his political utility will not be destroyed by renewing old disputes among our own party . It is with pleasure that we hear that it is his intention to visit Bath ; we Live never had the pleasure of seeing or hearing him . He will be warmly received here . The Council of the National Charter Association requests you to insert the subjoined memorial to her Msjr » ty " s Principal Secretary of State , respecting the ease of poor Peddie . The cause is going on well here . We held a large ont-door public meeting here last week , and it was very well attended . The speeches were of the most prudent kind ; they produced a powerful impression . Every thing aogurs well for the cause . Onward , OEward , is the cry .

      The advent of the Tories to office is the beginning of a niw era in British politics . The Whigs having , in the £ rst instance , been intrusted with too much power , cat their own throats . The Tories will do the same , ultimately . They must not rely on middle-claw juries . I fear them not in regard to persecution . In that rupee ! they are as weak as limbs , thongh as voracious is wolves . Let the Charter agitation be carried on with renewed rlcour . Now comes the tug of war . Let all Reformers become united under the resplendent banner of Chartisn . Constitutional reform is the deEideratuiu . >* oihirg less will be of the least avail Then , " To yrar tents 0 Israel ! " Let every society be active ; let there be no new outbreak , no factious bickerings about Christian Chartism , or Bible Chartism . Our grand political object is—Constitutional Reform . Obtain that , a = d all other matters will be speedily settled ; and Kttled , too , in the best possible manner .

      I am of opinion thst the plan O'C-nncr intends to carry cat in his lecturing tour , will be productive of incalculable good . Let every society assist him in that good Wiik . Let none keep aloof now from feelings of disliie , pride , or jealousy . The cause we must look to . By following a proper course of action , Jhe cause will seen be rendered sll-pewerful . We need not fear the T r . ~ s ; tut they fear ns ; they fear O'Connor . Against cur united power they cannot stand . Then tries , union , must be out motto ; the Charter , the whole Charter , mast be our rallying cry . Yours , in haste , J . M . BiHTLiTT . Bath , Sett . . ' , 1541 . Tj \ : r 2 I _ , ' -iy ' y $ Trii . clpjil Secretary cf SUU / or the Home Dcj > 2 r ( meni . The J ' ercorial of the Citizens of Bath , agreed to at a P .: V .: e : < : citing held in the said City , September

      RHiPZCTTULLT 5 H £ T > - £ TU , That Robert Peddie is a political prisoner , in Beverif ; House cf Correction , Yorkshire . That Robert Peddie was sentenced , at the March Asizrs , holden in the said county , in l > - » 0 , to three year ' s rri riiccxcSL That the charge 2 gaicst him , rioting a : BruCfjrd , ; was founded os the evidence of tne Jxmti Harrison , who was admitted as witness on the par . of the Crown . I hat this J ^ nies Harrison vas , at the time , a notorku = i ^ jnter against poor publicans , and continued to be such , i . il the magistrates refused to take his evidence ; that ht Itf : his wife and famiiy to the care of the pariih ; as . l that he is now in Preston Gaol , waiting tu take LLs trial for horse stealing , under the following disgraceful circumstances : —

      HirrisGn stole the horse , hired two bo ; s to take it from Preston to Blackburn , in the county of Lancaster ; ? 37 e information to the police there , Ij the tSrct thai " he txpeeted a r-ar : y ever to Blackburn wkh some Ete \ en property , and that he would give a sharp lock cui . ' That the boys were subsequently tikcn before the presiding magistrate at Preston , Vlr . ( jcriuan , when they to : j him huw they came by the horse , which was in ths manner aforesaid . That Harrison told the police that " it was a fabrication , " and that , " if they waited awhile , when a rewind would be cfisred for the mare , thty wculi aake a good jjb of it" That Harrison was , howerer , taken into custody , and fully committed to take Lia trial at the ex . s . ^ irg Quarter Sessions for PTceton , cpon the charge of " horse stealing , " iforesaid .

      That your Memorialists submit these facts to your Lcrdsh . p , in the hope that they may induce your Lordship to recoiaiLeiii the case of Robert Prddie to Royal fsToEr , h = kzrir g been convicted upon , tht evidence cf so bi-1 a character as the said -Limes Harrison . And ytt will , ic

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      MOTHER VOICE FHOM NORTHALLERTON

      EELL . Sept Sth , 15-11 . Dear MiaT'N ,-1 received your kind and interesting letter , and hare the pleasure to inform you that I hare no pain on me at this time . Bad digestion and bad appetite is only part of the blessed effects of eighteen months close confinement My breath , Sir , smells intolerable ; an evident sign that rcy inside is not what it ought to be . What else can 1 * expect , Sir , when I t&isk of the Quantity of medicine that I have taken

      smce I have been here , ; fcr I never bad any doctor's bottles in my life before , ) for my legs and back pains , that were brought on by nothing else but close confinement I told the magistrate to , ard I have told the surgeon bo many times " ; and 1 think former letters are to the same purport I Lave had an opportunity of putting it to the test since I have been in hospital these four weeks . I have had no medicine ior itci , but have had plenty of exercise , and the c ^ seqaecce is thst my legs hare not swelled . Neither Lave I had exy pain in ay back .

      Sir , I do tot blame any one here . The surgeon did fcia best , I believe , to keep them frcm swelling . Yen may depend that I shall not be £ stkr : < d by being told that it is rheumatic , if they tie bad again . It is known to co one tut myself what I have suffered these last twelve mcnths , with my legs iWilili g e ^ ery day for "at of exercise .

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      Sir , you ask for a glimpaa of our dietary table . Such was the wretched state of my appetite for Uiiee months before Learns into the hospital , that half of it Was sufficient forms ; sad since I came op stairs I have bad plenty of good wholesome food ; so I think it would bexmrtaaosable to complain of anything Unt I do not feel th « direct effect ot Sir , believe me after reading your letter that tie rascally Whigs were out of office , I went to bed and I do not know that I ever elept so sound sisce I have been in prison , so well pleased was I that the Government of this country was no longer in the hands of so worthies and detestable a faetion . Sir , I am sorry to « ee by you letter , that there are so many as twenty-fonr ef us left In prison yet . What not release Ashton and Crabtree ! Scandalous . How can I complain when they are in prison 1 From the tender mercies of such miserable wretches as Normanby and Co . good Lord deliver us .

      Sir , you say you hope my principles still remain firm to the Charter of our liberties . Can you doubt it ? Rest assured , my friend , that I shall neither flinch from , nor deny , my principles , if they keep me in prison till I rot . It would be an easy method , of putting down Chartism if sending men to prison could make them forego their right of thinking for themselves . Sir , yoor letter informs me ot Qaorge ' Benrj Ward not stopping to vote for Mr . Sharman Crawford ' s addition to the amendment on the address ; what can you expect from such milk and water fellows ? He is neither a gentleman nor s conscientious man , or he would not have said what he did about me when I was in prison and could not answer for myself , ( I mean , of course , what he said to the deputation , ) which was as great a falsehood as ever was uttered , wholly without foundation , and I defy either him or any one else to give proofs of my making use of any such laaguge .

      Sir , I" was highly pleased with the account you gave me of Mr . O'Connor's liberation and reception in York ; aad from what you say in your letter , I conclude yon intend Beeing htm when he visits Sheffield , if so , tell him that I am olive and should be glad to see him when he comes into the North . The time of visiting is from twelve to one every day . The railway runscloae by , bo that it will not detain him long . I can then talk to him freely about prison discipline . You can say that I have seen no one these sixteen ruoaths . Should he be in the North when yon receive this , have the kindness to write a note in my name with the foregoing request .

      I was not surprised at your account of Harrison , the Bradford spy . In ray opinion , he is not so much to blame as the villains who first taught him to get money by such knavish tricks ; but I think he will not find his speculation in horse-fleah to be so profitable as being fugleman for the Bradford Chartists . No , no , Sir , he will n » t have the Government to back him ; but it is a pity to see a man lost for the want of a friend , and I think my old friend , Harrison , could not do better than memorialise his late employers , the Whigs , and remind them of the inestimable semce he rendered to them when they were attempting to immortaliza their names by putting down Chartism . Stealing horses , Sir , is only a slight offence when compared to sedition , or attending what the Attorney-General calls illegal meetings ; and , surely , when a man has rendered such important services to his country as Mr . Harrison , it ought not to be forgotten .

      Sir , I shall petition the Home Secretary in a short time , ' I think of waiting a short time to see if anything will be done for me . Having to make one sheet of paper do for you and my beloved wife , I must conclude ere I scribble it all over . . 1 have not room to say all I could wish . Give my respects to Mrs . Martin , and all Chartist friends . Lit me have a long letter ; writ * it close . Let me know all Chartist news , what places O'Connor visits , and if O'Brien is coming to the Sheffield meetiag . I look for your letters as regular , and with as much anxiety , as the Whigs did for quarter day . I am , Yours truly , SjlilCEL HOLBERiT .

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      FALSEHOODS OF DA . NIELL O'CONNELL , ASD GROSS PARTIALITY OF THE

      "DUBLIN WEEKLY REGISTER , " TO THE EDITOB OF THE JiOBTHEB . * STAS . Sik , —Allow me , through the columns of your widely circulated a journal , and more especially as it no wcirculates pretty extensively in Ireland , to expose the barefaced lying of Ireland " s greatest enemy—the arch agitator , Diniel O'ConneU , and the shameful unfairness of the Elitor of the Lublin Rc-ji $ ler . It appears from the conduct of the Editor of that paper , that he considers it all gospel which Dan preaches , and that he is to be privileged to abuse and belie the English Chartists with impunity ; for whatever may be his charges , thin most upright Editor considers it to be bis duty to suppress any answer which may be sent to him to Dan ' s vile operations .

      In consequence of two dastardly and lying attacks , which-were made by Dan on the Carlisle Chartists , at Dublin and Drogheda , I sent the following temperate letter to the Editor of the Dublin Rc ? U ! er , in which paper Dan ' s attacks appeared , but which has not been noticed at all by the Editor . Nothing shows tte absolute necessity stronger of the Chartists supporting an independent paper , which will not only proclaim their wrongs , und boldly assert th « ir rights , but which wiil take care that neither the Whig nor the Tory press shall abuse them with impunity .

      By your giving a place to the following letter , you may be the means of removing a very erroneous impression from the minds of many , which bas been made by the unfounded and caJumniouj assertisns of Daniel O'Connell . I remain , Sir , Your obedient servant , James Arthvb . Carlisle , Sept 14 , 1 S 41 .

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      THE CHARTISTS OF CARLISLE A >~ D DA > 'IEL O'CONXELL , ESQ . TO III 2 EDITOR OF THE " DVBL 1 N TVEEKVT REGISTER . " Silt , —Allow me to correct soir . e gross mis statements which appear in your paper of August Cist . They occur in the speeches of Mr . Daniel O'ConneU , at the great Repeal Meeting at Drogheda , and Loyal National Repeal Association , and involve the character of the Chartist body in Carlisle . Doubtless , Mr . O'Connell ma t have been misinformed on the subjjet of which he speaks , for : he was Eut in Carlisle at tbe time , and mutt have received his information in a secondary way . Whether Mr . O'Connell has exaggerated the infonuati .-n he may have had , I am at a loss te taow . I trust as a public journalist , and one who has given publicity to Mr . O'Connell ' s assertion , you will allow me to correct him , and thus remove the stain which

      Mr . O'Connell , through the Chartists here , wishes to fix on tha : body generally . I will here quote the statements 1 allude to , and then answer them in as mild and brief a manner as possfole * The first is from a sptech of Mr . O'Connell ' s , mace at the Loyal Natiunal R-. peal Association , and the other from another speech made at a great Repeal Meeting nt D .-ogheda : — " What wis the course pursued at Carih : e , at the late electi ^ ji ? Mr . Howard , a high-mir . dtd ac-I patriotic gcatli-man , a Roman Catholic Liberal Reformer , :. nd Mr . Marshall , of Leeds , were tbe candidates en the " liberal ii-ie ; but the chivalrous Chartiits , instead of allowing these gentlemen to get the votes of the electors , for they the Chartists , had but few among themselves , tarn their backs traitorously on the friends of liberty , the yupfcn / acd the people ; use every UDholy jliIuenct that cl-uIo . be devised , to deter the liberal electors fro : ; , supporting them , and gave whatever votes were at their otd disposal to Sergeant Gouiburn , the Tory . "

      " J will tell you How the Chartists acted at Carhs : * . Mr . 'Howard , a man of ancient family , is one of tht members , and Mr . Marshall , cf Leeds , is the olhtT member . What did the Chartists do ? Did they j .- ' r the Reformers . ' Xo ! they jjined the brother of that swivel-eyed fellow who was Secretary fur Ireland , and who let no man , when he was in Ireland , get office t-ut an Orangeman . There is the man whose brother the Ciiarrists support against the Reformers . During that election one of them killed a man , and was to be transported for fiftten years . Hear , hear .. '

      These are the passages to which 1 have alluded , am ! I iKust say , a grosser tissue of falsehoods I never before saw pet together . Tee facts are as follow : —Previoas to the late election the Chartist body here held a public meeting , at which they formed an Election Committee , for the purpose of bringing forward a gentleman of ' wore liberal principles than any of the three gentlemen . to whom Mr . O'Connell has alluded . To accomplish \ that or j = ct , the Committee immediately put itself in corretpondence with a gentleman in London , who pro- ' fessed very liberal principles , and who was willing to corns forward , provided there was a probable chance of ; succef s . The Committee instantly canvassed the j electors in his beha ' -f , but owing to their being ;

      late in the field , most of the electors oh j whom . they waited , had already promised their votes , so that the Committee soon ascertained , I there would be eo chance of success . This fact ) they immediately announced to the electors , who had promised them support , Mid left them to act j for themselves . The C .-mmittee strictly refrained from j giving any advice as to how the electors should vote , j but laft th : m entirely to themselves , to act as they ) might deem proper under the eircumstAnces . In re- i gaid to the " few" Chartists voting for Sergeant , GoulDum , I can only say that they did not vote at all , j for they considered they could not consistently support i either faction . 1 myself was one of that small but

      honourable band ; and , were it necessary , I coold give yon the names of twenty more who acted in the aame way . So that so far from supporting Sergeant Gouiburn , they did not vote at all . Had they done so , and used the iifi-ence they possessed , I have little hesitation in S 2 yi ;; g that they could have returned Mr . Gouiburn , for he . was only in a minority of about forty ! It is true that a man was killed , and it is a pity it is so true , but this unfortunate circumstance arose from the forwardness and want of discretion on the part of the policeman who was killed . He was striking violently about him with a great bludgeon , in all directiooa , paying no regard to age , r . orsex—having knocked down a woman and two little boys , and struck several others ; le then aimed two blows at the prison sr Kilpatrick ,

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      who warded them off , snd , in self-defence , struck a blow at the policeman , which knocked him down , and caused hirdeattu " ' : What I hare here stated are tbtTeti facts of the case , which can be I ally borne out by men of all parties When Mr . O'Connell lees this statement , I am snre he will regret having been so far misinformed ia regard to / acts , as to have warranted him in going to so great a length in abusing toe Chartists of Carlisle in the speeches alluded to . ' I remain , Sir , Your obedient Servant , James Arthur . Blckeygate , Carlisle , Aug . 24 th , 1811 .

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      TO MR , PATRICK O'HIGGINS . Sib , —Ai you have been so plentifully supplied with Stars , and as we have got a few here , may I beg you will lei us have some —« ay half-a-dozen every wetk . You can have no idea of the effect , which they have upon the mind of every person , who reads them , the most prejudiced is obliged to acknowledge the bitter truths which they are so fearlessly promulgating , and which are so strikingly manifest . The exposure of those hollow principles , by which he has been governed , needs only to be read by him , to be certain of his ignorance ; and proves to him the necessity of obtaining a knowledge , which , he thought , he did not want Every person wko reads this journal , even only once , looks for it with avidity again ; and as he increases in the political knowledge he naturally detests those plausible , but ill-denned and lucrative opinions , which have kept him in blind and wilful subjugation .

      The most straight forward , and certainly , the cleverest man iu our city , has , upon a late occasion , recommended the unfortunate people of this country to make common cause with the much-calumniated and persecuted Chartists of England , who , as may be observed , are more active and practical repealers than his own fellow-countrymen in general , and , I might say , his auditory in particular , He is blamed very much for putting forward Buch valuable Bentiments ; but on looking to the past and . the present system of agitation , we find an ample apology tut those who believed him te be their enemy ,

      But if the mists of ignorance and prejudice were once dispelled , there would not be a town , a village , or a hamlet , or even a valley or a hill , from " Giant ' s Causeway to Cape Clear , " or " from Connemarra to the Hill of Howth" that would not reverberate with the sound— " The Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing but ihe Charter . " Permit me Sir , to subscribe myself , Your obedient and faithful servant , John ORuurke . Cork , Sept . 11 th , 1 S 4 I .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —You will not only oblige me , but soiae of your English readers , by publishing the enclosed letter , it was written in answer to a letter which I received on the 24 th of July last , from Mr . Alexander M'Kenzie , cf Bristol . It lay the usual time at the Post-Office , and was returned to me from the Dead Letter Office , on Friday , the 10 th instant My object in writing this letter to you is , to acquaint all those who may be kind enough to favour me with letters , that my general habit is to answer all letters as soon as possible after the receipt of them ; and that those answers will be found at the Post-Offlces of the towns from whence the letters have come . I am , Your obedient servant . Patrick O'Higgins . Dublin , Sept 12 th , 1841 . Dublin , July 26 th , 1841 .

      Dear Sir , —Be so good as to accept of my most sincere thanks for your kind and flattering letter of the 22 nd instant I really feel wholly undeserving of the high compliments which you are pleased to bestow upon me . I do assure yeu , that in refusing to vote for Mr . O'Connell at the last election , and at the election of 1837 , 1 felt that in refusing him my vote upon those occasions , it was refusing to vote for the Whigs , whom he has justly described as a base , bloody , and brutil faction , and , he might now add , the most treacherons and deceitful faction that ever ruled the destinies of a nation .

      You are not aware that it was I who first prevailed upon Mr . O'Connell to stand for the city of Dublin , with oar late revered and respected representative , Mr . Ruthven . It was I who wrote the address from Saint Michaa's parish , requesting him to allow himself to be put in nomination for the City of Dublin , in 1 S 32 , nnd it was I who wrote his answer to that address , in his own house in Merrion-gquare ; and , it is not saying too much when I say now that ho would not have been Member for Dublin , had I not forced him forward . And at the election of 1835 , he was obliged to acknowledge that I was mainly instruments . ! in securing his return upon that occasion . But when I saw how he voted in 1836 , 1836 , and 1837 , I could not conscientiously support him longer . In fact , I had made

      up my mind to oppose him , and in 1837 had actually arranged a very formidable party to oppose him ; but tbe bigotted and virulent speeches of his opponents , West and Hamilton , saved him from that opposition and exposure which were prepared for him . In tke interim , between 1835 and the election in 1837 , I had witnessed his desertion of the people ; his complete abandonment of the very principles which induced me to support him , as it is well known I did—when I saw that he voted for The Irish Coercion Act ; The English Poor Law Amendment Act ; Against a legal provision for 2 , 358 , 000 of his countrymen , whom the Commissioners of Inquiry reported to have been in a state of starvation ; For a Rural Police Bill ;

      Against Mr . Crawford ' s motion for the Total Abolition of Tithes ; Against Mr . Crawford's motion for the Repeal of the Coercion Act ; For procuring a charter for the North American Colonial Association , whose duty it : s to ship off the tenantry whom the Irish Protestant Colonization Society turn off their estates . Whenlsawhimmultiplyingvotesinthe House of Commons against the Repeal of the Union , while he at the same time led his deluded followers to believe that he was working heaven and earth for the accomplishment of that measure . When I saw that his sole object for agitating that question was to make it the means o { obtaining places for his relations .

      When I saw his son-in-law sell the County Dublin to a non-Repealer for a situation in the Hanaper Office , aad another son-in-law give up the Couuty Kerry to a non-Repealer , and his son Morgan O'Connell sell the County Meath to another noc-R * pealer—when 1 saw these things , and when I saw the authors of the Coercion Act giving him < £ ' £ > , 0 C 0 publicly through the hands of " honett Joe Hinue , I could no longer vote for him , as I considered that , by doing so , I should be voting my approval of all these misdeeds , and a thousand others , 1 therefore did not vote for him in l ( -: ) 7 . Since then he has become the veriest Whig hack that ever crossed the Irish Channel . He bas sunk his countrymen , those who trusted him , below degradation itself . There was scarely a public meeting held in Ireland , at which he attended , during the kit four years , at which the eternal gratitude of Ireland was not voted to her Majesty ' s Ministers , " , the authors of the Irish Coercion Act .

      How could I vote for the man , and he too a great criminal lawyer , vrho pronounced the Glasgow—the innocerit Glasgow Cotton Spinners guilty before they ¦ were tried ? How could I vote for the man who called out , load and long , for the bJood of the Stephens , the Oastlers , and the O'Connors ? How could 1 vote for the man who threatened to bring over 500 , 080 Tipperary boys to cut the throats of Englishmen who were titkiag for their just rights—rights , in the benefits of ¦ which those very Tipperary boys would be equally participators ? How could I vote for the man who drtw up the Charter , signed it , told the people to agitate for it , and then turned round and disowned it , and vilified its peaceable advocates ? Hew could I vote for the man who joined the Whigs in sending spies amongst the Chartists for the purpose of entrapping their leeders in some crime , or supposed crime ? I thank God that I did cot vote for him .

      He says now that he will not bring forward the Repeal qncsUon until he has two millions of shillings from Kepealers , and four millions of signatures to a petition for Repeal . He knows right well that these two conditions cannot be complied with ; but his dapes do nut see the utter impossibility of complying with these conditions . He might as well say that he would never bring the question forward , because he never can get ttwo millions of shillings , nor four millions of Irish names to a petition for any measure . It ia absurd and ridiculous . Truly yours , P . O'HJGOI . NS . Hi . Alexander M'Kensie , Bristol .

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      truth Im Invincible , and -win prevail ; and it is anexhilinrtlng oonfolation ; to the humble and honest advocate of wutn , that she was never yet vanquished " in a fail and open encounter . " ' i am willing , therefore , to meet Mr . Feargus CConnov ot any . other capable member of the Association , to discuss the comparative merits of Chartism as respectively advocated by Messrs . Loyett and O Connor j or IiOTett , Watson , and .. myself will meet any three of bis-snpporters ; or , if he prefer it , we will discuss the subject in a public meeting , in which the discussion shall be open to all competent persons . I am , Sir , Ton * humble servant .

      He . nky Hethjeuington . P . S . In the event of this challenge * being accepted , each party shall appoint two or three friends , or as many as may be agreed upon , to arrange the proceedings .

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      TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Brother Democrats , —I wrote a short letter about a montli ago , requesting the various Chartist Associations to send me the name of the sub-Secretaries . Business is often retarded by my not having the addresses of the sub-Secretaries ; for instance , I cannot write a letter to Bradford , because I do not know whom to write . I cannot get an answer from Sheffield , although I have written four or five times to that town . In Derbyshire there are only two or three towns that I can write , 'tis the same in Nottinghamshire . There are now nearly 200 towns in the association , I think a great deal of good might be done if the district councils would take this matter up . I have seen an account in this week's Star t * f a lscturer addressing

      audiences in four towns ; there were good meetings , and yet there is not an association ia any one of those towns ; there are at the present moment ten persons engaged lecturing , now if these ten formed twenty associations weekly , or two each , that would amount to about 40 * associations more with those already formed , before tbe Convention will meet in February next , and this I am sure can be done ; what might not the people do with 500 associations ia England and Wales , backed out by Scotland , and also by their friends who are taking a stand in Ireland ? why , any thing and every thing for liberty ; let therefore all these towns where the Star is taken in , aud who have not enrolled themselves under our sacred banner , immediately communicate with ns . We have one powerful advocate unchained , who does the work , of half a dozen men without fee or

      reward , namely , F . O'Connor , and by the 21 th inst we will have another who will assist by his energetic pen to crush tyranny and establish liberty , namely , J . B . O'Brien . Then you have M'Dauall , Leach , Philp , and Williams ou the Executive ; these backed out by such talented men as Bairstow , Vincent , Bolwell , Ridley , Wheeler , Binns , Williams , Morgan , Morling , Wilkinson , Bell , Doyle , Mason , Clarke , Marsden , Harney , Pitkeithly , Clayton , Arthur , Cooper , White , and a host of others , may guide successfully the greatest agitation that ever took place in England for democracy . Hoping , my friends , that you will not lose time in writing to me for cards , and joining the National Charter Association . I remain your brother democrat , John Campuell , Gen . Sec Salford , Sept 14 , 1841 .

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      CXTY OP LONDON —The City members of the National Charter Association held their weekly meeting , as usual , on the evening of the 8 th instant , in the room 55 , Old Bailey . The members expressed a wish that their delegates of the County Council could moke it convenient to attend their weekly meetings ; they particularly wish to know in what way they are to assist the Council ia defraying the expences of the public meetings held in the metropolis . Mr . C . vter intraduced his motion , of which he had previously given notice , viz . to form » City Political Loan Tract Society , to saturate the oity with a knowledge of the doctrines of tbe People ' s Charter . The motiou was seconded by Mr . G . Wyatt , who hoped the plan would be carried into

      effectual operation . After some excellent remarks from tbe membeis it was agreed to , nem con ., and a committee was appointed to prepare & plan to bring the same Into fffect . — On Thursday evening , W . D . Saul , Esq . merchant , delivered a very excellent and instructive lecture in the same place to a very attentive audience . Subject —the social and political condition of the country . Mr . Cater said , that in , rising to propose a vote of thanks to their excellent Lecturer , he must apologise for the absence of most of the city members , who had availed themselves of the pleasiDg opportunity of going to hear their much K ioved and patriotic champion , F . O'Connor , E * q . in th ) White Conduit House , but trusted that the excellent Lecturer will again , visit the city locality , when be would guarantee that the Hall should be filled

      te overflowing . He ( Mr . C . ) begged leave to inform the Lecturer , as he had in his lecture made allusions to what took place in the Hall of Science , the other eveniDg , thxt that disturbance had its origin through a sermon preached in this room , which he ithe Speaker ) considered disgraceful to' the Chartist cause . He ( Mr . C . ) could assure tbe Lecturer that the managing committee of the shareholders of this Institute were totally ignorant that tbat sermon would be of a personal nature ; that they do not encourage personal bickerings ; and that he , as well as many other members of the National Charter Association , were ready to forgive and forget the opposing party , if they would cease their endeavours to stop the progress of Chartism . The vote of thanks being seconded by Mr . Knox , was carried unanimously .

      The Lecturer , in returning thanks for the same , stated that when he came into the toom he expected to meet with much opposition , but it was pleasing to him to have to say that he never attended a more orderly and rational assemblage of working men before , and that he would pledge his word to give them a lecture once a quarter , and that his next would be on Geology ; and invited the company and their friends to visit his great Museum in Aldersgate-street , any Thursday morning , at eleven o ' clock , free of any expence , and that at that time he is always present . —On Sunday evening , in the same place , Mr . Williams preached a short sermon from the cuinmandment , " TJioushalt not steal , " after which a discussion ensued . Mr . Cater delivered the following notices . That F . O'Oonnor , Esq . had promised him that , after hehart visited Brighton , he will attend a publicraeeting in this Hall , due notice of which will be given on Thursday evening , the 23 rd of September . L . T . Clancy ,

      Esq Founder and late Secretary of the Dublin Repeal and Charter Association will deliver a lecture for the benefit of poer Robert Peddie ; subject , Chartism and Ilibonism in Ireland . Next Sunday morning wili be the monthly meeting of the shareholders of this Institute . In the evening of the same day Mr . Cameron , of Finsbury , will pruach ; and the Sunday evening following Mr . Balls will preach . The City members of the National Charter Association will hold thoir weekly meetings on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays for tbe future ; and the concert is put off from the 13 th instant , on account of the benefit for Mr . O'Brien , till the following Monday , in this Hall . Mr . C . also observed , tbat on the previous Sunday evening Mr . Neesom had publicly read a letter to the congregation in this Hall , which i 8 thought by the Committee may tend to create in the ruinda of many a false impression , and get the place into disgrace , if the following answer is not publicly read also : —

      "TO MR . CHARLES H . NEESOM . " " Sept . 12 , 1811 . " Sir , —The managing Cemnritteo of the shareholders of the Political aud Scientific Institute , 55 , Old Bailey , have received' your letter requesting to be allowed the privilege to preach a sermon in the above place , in reply to a sermon preached by Air . Watkins on a previous occasion . " Sir , I am directed by the above Committee to inform you that , previous to tbe preaching of the sermon yon allude to , they were totally ignorant that it would be of a personal description ; neither did the printing and

      publishing of the same receive their sanction . With this declaration the Committee feel themselves exonerated from the supposed encouragement of personal vituperation ; and as they value the keeping in a respectable manner a place of meeting of theirown , the important responsibility the shareholders of the above place have committed to their cave , and the momentous objects they , have in view , the said Committee cannot comply with your request or any other gentleman's that may be of a similar character ; with this explanation , they trust that , for the future , their meetings will net again be interrupted by personal bickeings and slander .

      "John Dale , Sec . pro tern . " CAIYIBERWEIA & WALWORTH . —The Chartists of this locality met last Monday evening at the Herse and Crown , Walworth . The meeting was well attended , and great enthusiasm prevailed among its members . A letter was read from Manchester ; the contents were soon discussed . An order upon the treasurer for 83 . 4 d ., to be sont forthwith to the Executive , was made . The cause looks much better in London—the principles of the Charter seem to be better understood among what they term middle-class men . Daniel—the once " Great Dan" — ¦ will find that the hour of delusion is gone by ; the People will not believe him again . The calumny which , that fellow has heaped upon the Chartists , by calling them blood-thirsty , and toichand-dagger-inea , will recoil upon his own head at some future date . We are for equal justice to Ireland—the same liberty for Ireland as we claim for ourselves .

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      TROWBRIDOE . —On Saturday last , a public tea meeting was held at tbe Democratic Chapel , to celebrate tile release of Mr . Wm . Carrier from the tyrant's dungeon . The chapel was decorated , as on former occa sions , with portraits , garlands ; and other devices . Over the portrait of John Frost was thefollowingi— " A nation of sober and intelligent men cannot be slaves . " At six o ' clock , upwards of two hundred sat down to an exoellent ' te » , which did honour to the committee for the tasteful manner in ¦ which it was ternd up , After tea , Mr . John Moore was called to the chair , and after making some remarks he gave the first toast , " The sovereign people , the legitimate source of ail wealth , " which was ably responded to by Mr . Hawkins . The

      next toast was , " Prosperity to all true Chartist victims , may they .-. atlli continue to be tbe terror to our enemies , and shining ornaments in society . " Responded to by Mr . Tucker , of Weatbury , and supported by Mr . Carrier in a long and able address . Mr . Cluer , the Chartist teetotal lecturer , next addressed tbe assembly in a most eloquent manner . The band was in attendance , and played several patriotic tunes . Three cheers were given for the restoration of F . O'Connor , Esq ., to the ranks of the people , three cheers for Mr . Carrier , and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones . A vote of thanks was also given to the thirty-nine M . P . ' a who voted for Shannon Crawford ' s motion . The meeting broke up highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment

      LEICESTER . —The fine weather , last Sunday , was highly favourable for our camp-meeting . The audiences on the recreation ground , iu the morning and afternoon , were very large . Mr . Harrison , of Calverton , near Nottingham , spoke from a figurative passage in Revelations , in the morning , and Mr . Dean Taylor preached from " Seek ye first the kingdom of God , " & . e . in the afternoon . Each speaker was listened to with absorbed attention , and produced hearty convictions that the whole truth of Christianity , and its applicableness aa a system of relief for man ' s political as well as moral condition , is only now beginning to be understood . In the evening , the Market-place was made tbe field of oporations . Mr . Bairstow addressed an immense and highly-gratified audience , with bis usual eloquence

      from " crucify him , crucify him , " &c Mr . Cooper commenced and concluded each service with giving out hymns , and prayer . The day was one of the most interesting ever experienced by Leicester Chartists . Collections to a pleasing amount were made at the close of each discourse , the surplus of which , after travelling expences of the speakers are deducted , is to be forwarded to tbe treasurer of the fund for O'Brien ' s press . A collection is intended to be made next Sunday , for the augmenting the aid for Chartism ' s schoolmaster . Nothing can be more gratifying than the excitement now prevalent in LeicEBter . In addition to the sixtytwo , the whole number of now members received last week , thirty names have been received by Mr . Cooper ,

      the secretary , during the time intervening from lost Saturday morning to the present evening ( Monday . ) Tonight , Mi . Cooper has been addressing a crowded Guildhall , on geography . Mr . Baixstow , who had been over to lecture at Anstey , ( a little village near Leicester , distinguished for its true Chartist spirit , ) entered the Gnildhall towards the conclusion of the lecture , and was received with a spontaneous burst of clapping of hands . He addressed the audience for a short time , and remains in Leicester , with tbe intention of lecturing during tbe race week , in some of our streets and squares , aud thus contributing to help on the glorious movement which is taking place in the town where he is so heartily respected , and where he has so often and so effectually laboured .

      GLASGOW . —Toll Cross .- —A large meeting ef the inhabitants of Toll Cross was held in their own Hall on Thursday night week , and was addressed by Messrs . Colquhoun , Brian , and M'Kay , from Glasgow , When the meeting agreed to meet Mr . O'Connor in procession and demonstration when he arrived in Glasgow . Cumlochie . —A crowded and suffocating meeting of the males and females of Cumlochie met on Monday night , in their new Hall ( all the suburban districts having now got Halls ef their own ) , Mr . Mushat in the

      chair . Tbe Hall was decorated with Scotch thistles , laurel , and evergreens , and on the walls hung portraits of Feargus O'Connor , Emmett , && After a number of sentimental and comio songs were sung , the meeting was addressed by Messrs . Cullen and Moir , whose sentiments elicited the most rapturous cheering . The two speakers then left the meeting amid the most deafening cheering . The singing aud other sentiments connected with the now glorious march ot the movement were kept up for several hours , when the happy assembly broke up , cheering for tbe safe arrival of their glorious , talented , and honest chieftain , Feargus O'Connor .

      Chartist Ciu'Rch , Gueat Hamilton-street . — A lecture was dt-Hvered here by Mr . James Walker , on Priestcraft , after which a hot discussion ensued , notwithstanding the numerous meeting departed with the best of feelings , after having given three regular rounds of cheering for the Chartist cause and its friend ? . BRIDGETON . —The Chartist drummer of this populous suburban district announced after tuck of drum , that Con Murray , the Irish Chartist and Roman Catholic tramping nailer would deliver a lecture on Irish politics , and of course it being a district which contains upwards of 7000 Roman Catholics , the hall was crowded to excess , besides the numbers who congregated outside . Mr . Black was called to the chair , who

      introduced the witty nnd talented lecturer . When lie was introduced to the meeting , accompanied ¦ with a number of his Irish friends , both Catholic and Protestant , one simultaneous burst of feeling flowed from the whole assemblage , after which Con proceeded and showed up the old humbug O'Connell in most glorious style . He was followed by a Mr . Shufileton , from Birmingham , in » strain of the most eloquent declamation , every other sentiment calling forth bursts of cheering from the previously excited audience . Mv . M'Kay followed , backing out tbe statements of Con . When he sat down Dannis M'Miilon , another Irish Roman Catholic , thundered forth in a strain of Irish eloquence and humour , which completely electritied the Scotch , English , and Irish present . This speech , so

      damning to the great humbug , called forth a defence from a young satelite of Dan's which produced much jeering and laughter . Mr . Rodger , who had just arrived from a meeting in the Calton , and whose master mind at once grasped the subject ot dispute , cut up Mr . O'Connell ' s past caretr in a genteel , though sarcastic style , which perfectly electrified those within and without The discussion was kept up for at least an hour after Rodger bad spoken , everyone whom we spoke with acknowledging that they had never got so much fun in one night . Dan ' s backers shook bands with the kind-hearted and conciliatory John Rodger , and stating at tbe same time that they were now convinced that they were , as Con , their countryman , had stated , nothing better than sea-gulls , crows , and sea-maws , who supported Dan . A vete was then asked for a procession or demonstration when O'Connor came to Glasgow ,

      when the entire assembly voted for a procession and demonstration . Cheers , of course , were given for O'Connor , the Charter , Chairman , < kc , after which a large party , after the Irish fashion , arm in arm , cleeked Con to a house , where he got his Irish whistle wet with a , glass of good Scotch whisky . I have , however , forgot in writing out the above that Con , seconded by myself , moved the following resolution , which was carried with clapping of hands , waving of hats , stumping of feet , and the usual bursts of approbation which proceeds from a well pleased meeting .- — " That this meeting sympathises with the Irish nation , and that they ought to be no longer a province , but a Republic , having legislators sitting in Dublin , elected by the voice of the people in accordance with the principles of the People ' s Charter . " This was carried ¦ with great cheering . —Correspondent .

      Extraordinary Meeting oi' Delegates in St . Ann ' s Church . —The largest meeting of Delegates ever held iu St . Ann ' s Church , Glasgow , took place on Friday evening . No less than eighty-nine shops , districts , and factorieswere represented by somewhere about £ 00 delegates , to discuss the manner in which they would receive that great and good man , Feargus O'Connor , when he came to Glasgow . After a brief discussion , seeing that each delegate or delegates were furnished with instructions from the various bodies which they represented , the vote was taken for the following motion : — " That in order to insure the largest possible meeting on Glasgow Green , where the powerful voice of O'Connor will tell upon the vast number which will then assemble , each district , shop , and factory shall proceed with their flags , bands , and other insignia , btraight to the Green , the same as was done when the delegates from the Convention came to Glasgow ; and that the vast multitude of Chartists shall leave the

      Green accompanying O'Connor to the Bazaar Halt , where the Soiree is to be held . " This resolution of course was carried amid tumultuous cheering . The Secretary of the Local Universal Suffrage Association then vead O'Connor ' s letter , stating tbe time he will be in Glasgow . Votes of thanks were then given to the Chairman , cheers for O'Connor , and the glerious cause of Chartism , when the meeting broke up . GLOUCESTER . —A public meeting was held at the Democratic Assembly Rooms , Worcester-street , on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock ; Mr . Thos . Sidaway was called to the chair . Mr . John Sidaway gave a lecture on the right of the working classes to' the Suffrage , and which was the best calculated to benefit the community generally , Household or Universal . The

      lecturer entered into the various arguments in favour of Household Suffrage , which he completely dissected . He concluded a very powerful lecture amidst the plaudits of his beaters , carrying the whole meeting with him in favour of the Charter , and urged them never to cease agitating till it was proclaimed the law of the land . The Chairman then introduced Mr . Richard Herbert , of Birmingham , who addressed the meeting in a brief , but able manner , showing what the power of the people could accomplish , if they were but firmly united . The Chairman then dissolved the meeting , by informing them that a meeting would be held in that room , which is capable of holding five or six hundred persons , every Sunday morning at ten o ' clock , for reading and instructions ; and every Monday night , at eight o ' clock , for lectures .

      HUDDERSFSELD . —The members of tho Association met , as usual , on Tuesday night , and appeared in good spirits , after having heard read several letters from various iplaces , paid their contributions , and the extra levy , wi ' . h great good feeling .

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      JOACCZiESFXEXD . —On Sunday evening , Mr . W e s t lec t ured on tb e " Errors of qnr Commercial System . " He proved that the great evila we bare to complain of originated in a false dread of foreign competition , which caused our . manufacturers an * i the Government , to force dowa the money ptioa , of British productions to therlevel . ofuwbat . toepfo * * dace which might bo obtained in retnrn wonloVrealwe ; and that , consequently , we have beeacxporunf increased q uanti tie s a t decreased value , un t il the labourers have been ruined , and the manufacturers fast following them ; from 1793 . to 1816 , th » Take of exports to Europe , Afriea , and America , excee d e d the imports from thence by £ 33 jO 00 , QOQ ; and amce

      1816 , we have enabled the federal Government to discharge the greater part of their debt of about £ 27 , 000 , 000 , by reducing wages eo as to enable other countries to levy 50 , 75 , and even 2 M percent , on the products of our labour , so as to enable them , to erect joint-stock manufacturing establishments and public improvements in caaaia , roada , &c , and thus establish that evil so much dreaded . Mr . West entered largely , into the subject , and from tables and documents proved that our trade was given away to foreigners ; and that all the efforts of the free trade party cannot regain it . The subject created considerable interest , and Mr . West will resume it in hi a next lecture .

      HAWICK . —At an adjourned meeting of the Ha wick Chartist Association , held in the Chartist Hall on Saturday evening last , the following resolution was agreed to , and ordered to be sent to the Northern Star and Scottish Patriot . — " That this meeting cannot but consider the conduct of those individuals professing Chartist principles , w h o can allow mere personal reasons or motives to keep them from joining the great body of , their fellow countrymen iu their exertions for , their political emancipation , as having a tendency to weaken the agitation for , and retard the attainment of , tbe object they profess to have in view , and , Econsequently , detrimental to tho Chartist movement . "

      NOTTINGHAM . — -We have just concluded a splendid and most enthusiastic meeting , held in our Market-place , the object of which meeting was to moke known tbe present circumstances and situation oi James Bronterre O'Brien , of him who , for years past , has been the political schoolmaster of the age , and to sbew that the poor man ' s guardian , for bis powerful advocacy of right against might , has by means of Whig prosecution and torture , been made poorer than the poor man himself . -At the close of Mr . Dean Taylor ' s lecture a collection was mode , which amounted to £ 1 0 s . 7 | d . Mr . Taylor then announced that Mr-Cooper , of Leicester , Editor of tbe Illuminator and Whiff Extinguisher , woald address them on the same topic , and in the same place , on Tuesday evening , at six o ' clock . After a vote of thanks had been awarded to Mr . Taylor , and Mr . J . Bostock , Chairman , three tremendous cheers were given for Messrs . O'Connor , the

      uncaged lion , and for B . O'Brien , who leaves his dungeon on the 21 th instant ; three cheers were given for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and three more for tha gallant Sbarman Crawford , and the glorious 39 , when the meeting quietly dispersed , and parties adjourned to the democratic chapel , to hold their usual weekly meeting , and several new members joined the association . Petition sheets were also plentifully distributed amongst the members , both male and female , for the Charter . A vote of thanks was proposed "by Mr . Russell , and carried unanimously , with great applause , to Mr . O'Higgins , for his clear and dispassionate answers to the questions of a Mr . Toole , and also to Mr . P . M . Brophy , and all the other members of the National Charter Association , Dublin , for their steady , persevering , and uncompromising line of conduct toward * the Liberator himself , aud every other tool he has mode use ot

      BARNSLEY . —The Odd Fellows' Hall was crammed to suffocation to hear Dr . M'Douall lecture on the principles of tbe People's Charter . Tbe Doctor was received by the meeting with loud cheering which lasted several minutes . Mr . Peter Hoey was called to the chair , and was received with long continued cheering . Dr . MB ^ uall delivered a soul-stirring lecture , during which he was frequently interrupted by the plaudits of the meeting . He demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of the people present , that nothing short of the People ' s Charter would benefit the whole community , and concluded amidst loud and long continued cheering A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , three cheers fet Feargus O'Connor , tbiee for William AsuUm , and all the other imprisoned Chartists , and the meeting broke up .

      ACCRINGTON . —The Chartists of this place held a public meeting in the large room at the sign of , the Wheat Sheaf , for the purpose of hearing a lecture from Mr . Tattersal , of Burnley ; Mr . 'Wm . Beesley was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Tattercal delivered a most heart-stirring address , showing up the Whigs ia their true colours , and severely lashing the Tories . He encouraged the people to come forward and join the National Charter Association , showing them that if the people of this country were united all the powers upon earth could not stop them from obtaining their rights The lecture occupied about an hour in the delivery , aud gave universal satisfaction .

      LIVERPOOL . —The Chartists of this town met en Monday last , to receive the Secretary ' s report for tho quarter , and elect officers to conduct the affairs of this Association for the ensuing quarter . The following persons were then elected to serve as Councillors : — Mr . James M'Kenna , Mr . Charles Gwilliams , Mr . John William Magee , Mr . Thomas Ashwith , Mr . Thomas Lindsay , Mr . Edward Benbow , Mr . John Cowan , treasurer ; Mr . E wan Davies , sub-secretary , 42 , Gterardstreet . . Mr . Doyle lectured here on Wednesday , the 3 rd inst . Tbe room was crowded , being by fir the most numerous meeting we have had iu this town . Mr . Butterwortb , of Manchester , briefly addressed the meeting . Several new members having been carolled , tbe meeting broke up—three hearty cheers having been given for Mr . O Connor , the Chairman , and lecturer .

      TOBMORDEN . —The weekly meeting of the National Charter Association was held , as usual , on Monday night , when , the number of members increased again , and it was resolved to take the lecture room of the Mechanics' Institute , and the absent members are requested to attend taere on Tuesday night next , at eight o ' clock . SOWERBY . —Mr . Leach , of Manchester , lectured here on Monday lost , to a crowded audience . At tbe conclusion , thanks were given to Mr . Leach , and the Chairman ; three cheers for Feargua O'Connor , three for the Executive , three for the National Charter Association , and three for the exile 3 of Cambria , Frost , Williams , and Jones . After which the vast assembly separated .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOBTHERN STAK . London , September 10 , 1841 . Sir , —You will oblige me by inserting the following in the Xorihern Star : — CHALLENGE TO FEABGTJS O'CONNOR , ESQ . The intolerant and unjust proceedings of the London Members of the National Charter Association ( about 300 strong ) have determined me to challenge Mr . Feargus O'Connor , or tbe best man they have in their Association , to a discussion of the merits of Mr . Lovett ' s

      Chartism ; in which 1 will undertake to prove tbat Lovett ' s Chartism iB as superior to Feargus O'Connor's Chartism as the conduct of the professors of the one is , in moral and intellectual fitness , superior to the conduct of the intolerant adherents of the other . Knowing that it is only by fair , and open , and searching discussion that the truth can be elicited , I fearlessly invite Mr . Feargus O'Connor and his friends to defend themselves and their principles . 1 am fully aware that I place myself in a disadvantageous position in meeting my superiors in talent and scholastic acquirements , but II am more than compensated for this disadvantage in the fact , that

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      H . H . TO MR HETHERINGTON . Sir , —I accept your challenge . I shall return from Birmingham on Tuesday , after the Demonstration on Monday , that is , on next Tuesday , and shall be ready to meet yon , with Messrs . Lovett , Watson , and any other friends you please , to discuss the proposition contained in your letter . You must have free admission , a large place of meeting , and doors open in time . You may make all the arrangements about chairmen , < fec . ; and I meet you on Tuesday , at nine o ' clock—Tuesday , 21 st September . Please to leave word with Mr . Cleave of the place of meeting . My time , save that night , is filled up . Your obedient servant , Feakgus O'Connor .

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      NOMINATIONS FOR THE GENERAL COUNCIL . BILSTON . John Stiran , tallow-chandler . John Cadley ' , cordwainer . Joseph Jarvis , moulder . Joseph Nicholls , screw-turner . James Dimaine , cordwainer . John Nicholls , sub-Treasurer . James Mosejey , cordwainer , Bub-Secretary .

      WAL 3 ALL . Thomas Almark , tailor . William M'Cullum ,. tailor . James M'Minn , tailor . Kichard Hunt , spur-maker . Joseph Cradciock , snafflo-maker . John Griffiths , plater . James Scholefield , sub-Treasurer Hubert Valoise , sub-Secretary . - , WlgBECH . Robert Anderson , bookseller . Henry Breeze , tailor . James Bunn , carpenter . Henry Carman , . shoemaker . George Bruca , ditto . Thoma 9 Howitt , ditto-John Day , ditto . Saunclers Cheney , tailor . John Finch , shoemaker .

      NORTHAMriON . William Hallewell , shoemaker , Todd ' s Lane , Nor thampton . TRQWBRWGE . John Stevens , weaver . Wm . Barnes , ditto . Wm . Vince , ditto . Henry Lamb , stay-maker . Jacob Moore , dyer . Arthur Heath , grocer . James Haawell , cordwainer , Mortimer-street . Thomas CaTpeater , weaver , sub-Treasurer , Mortimerstreet . Daniel Luies , carpenter , sub-Secretary , Mortimer-DfrdAf uuvvvi

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      | Departure ok Lord Fortescue . —His Excellency i the Lord Lieutenant held an undress Levee this day , ( Thursday ) which was numerously attended . From eleven o ' clock , carriages continued to arrive until nearly twelve , at which hour his Excellency appeared ia tho State apartment , accompanied by the officers of the Household . In the course of the pre-I sentations his Excellency conferred the honour of | Knighthood upon Nicholas FitzsimoD , Esq ., Magis-I trate of Police , and formerly M . P . for tha King ' s County . Shortly after one o ' clock his Excellency left the Castle ou horseback , accompanied by hia

      i Aides-de-camp , and followed by a train of private I carriages and gentlemen on horeback . The cortege , composed of a vast number of carriages and other vehicles , arrived at Maretimo , the seat of Lord Cloacurry , where tho Countess of Fortescue and the Misse 3 Geale awaited his Excellency ' s arrival , and then proceeded with it to Kingstown . Opposite the Jetty tho Shamrock steamer was ia readiness to receive their Excellencies , who immediately went on board . Lady Burke , of Marble-hill , and several other ladies were also on board to take leave of the Countess Fortescue . At a quarter-past three o ' clock the steamer left the quay , amidst the cheers of a numerous assemblage on the beach . —Dublin Even-I ing Post .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 18, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1127/page/7/