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      PUBLIC MEETING . AT CHELSEA . A public meeting was hsldoa Fri . iiy last at Scott ' s Asttiufciy Rooms , New Road , Cael 3 ra , to erqir . rd into the cwiie cf the distress existing in the ctmntrj , The loesi -was densely crowded : it is ccnfldunly inserted that at Itast 1 , 600 persons went away being usable to procure admission ; Mr . Ford was called to the chair , and T > riefly opened t ^ e business of the meeting , and Rfaetted for e&ch speaker a fair $ nd impartial heaiirg . - KrrFET B 1 DI . ET moved the first resolution . He said , Mr . Chairman and fellow-couutrriiicn , never in the page of history , if -we trace it from its earliest and remotest period , di « t a cation stand in a suhUm position to that which ire occapj at preser-t We find the industrious classes , by aid of machinery , are yearly

      creating wealth to the enormous Talus of eight hundred millions of peands , and yet our condition proclaims to the world the monstrous anomaly cf the producers of more - wealth than any nation of modern times ran ixastof , existing in the direst poverty , actually starring f « r want of tlia common necessaries of life , whilst & class who produce notMng , and earn rsothing , are -arsX lots-iEg in luxury and ease , are the paaJers to e 7 cry Tice which disgracts and degrades human E 3 ture . I ask of you , is this fair , or just , or honest ? Can these two extremes mcch longer exist ? [ Ftargus O Cgoio , Esq . here entered the Toom , and the very too ! rang ¦ w ith the echo of ranturous applause ] - After tbo cheering had subsided ] Mr . Ridley continued . I have double duty to perform this evening , having also to

      attend a meeting in London ; as our worthy champion Las arrived , he -who has so beneficially employed his talents in our behalf , I Ehall not longer detain you ; bus I again ask you , is it just that we , the producers of this wealth , should be turned adrift to starve , in order that they who tyrannise and oppress us may riot in luxury ? They tell yon that this is occasioned by our being over-populated ; that we cannot proiusc sufficient corn to feed our population . Never was a grosser falsehood uttered nnder the canopy of high heaven . We have dared these men to prove their position . We have dared them to discuss the subject ; and they have ever shrunk from the challenge , well knowing that truth would prevail . Oar millocracy and

      onr" factory lords are now calling aloud for cheap bwad . They have oppressed and ground down their ¦ workpeople to the very verge of itirvation , and now using the jjlea of humanity , they desire to give yon a cheap loaf , that they may bring your wage 3 to the continental level , and thereby compete with artlzms of foreign nations . We desire the repeal of the . Cm 2 * iws , snd ercry other law which presses upon tbs industry cf man ; bnt we are we ]] aware this can BfcTtr be effected until we are truly represented in the British . Senate . We therefore proclaim t *> the whole world , that we will never rest satisfied en til Ubrcr is placed side by side , with capital in ihe British Honfc-s cf legislature . I bag leave to move the following resolution in which 1 heartily concur : —

      " That m the opinion of this meeting the great and alarming distress -which bow prevails throughout the country has been caused by the bad laws and wretched mismanagement cf our legislative bodies ; and that t * e enly safe and tffirieDt remedy which cau be adopted to nssore trade to a safe basis—to ensure prosperity to the producer , and safety and protection to the capitalist is contained in the document called the People ' s Charter , and this meeting pledges itse : f to agitate for that measure and never to cease in its exertions until the tUhta of labcur are full ? represented in the Commons ' House of Parliament" < &reat cheering . )

      Feaegds O'CONNOR , Esq ., on rising to second the resolution , was received with great appianse . He said —My friends , did y ; u ever hear a man speak in his sleep ? I bavs had little for three nigbis , and none la * t night . Yesterday I addressed two meetings in Irsicvster . and travelled all nigut to have an opportunity to address yen : being so exhausted , you must bear vrith me if I am a littie prosy th 5 s evening . Oa rising 1 beard some one say " a Socialist . " 1- don't knsw if he meant me ; if eo , I tell him he is in error . If firmly to believe in the existence cf a God—if to believe that the poor sre the special charge cf the Almighty—if to hope for future rewards for the advocacy of their cause , is to be a Socialist , I am one . ( Great cheering ) I have great pleasure in seeing this resolution : it

      exictly expresses my sentiments ; it informs you of the causa of your distress , and points you to the remedy As my address must neces 3 ariiy be brief , I shall not waste ons trord in declamation , bnt go at onca to the point . It is a subject which claims an interest in -everr breast . Yon are all old enough to have observed tie onward march of science and of the arts—to have remarked the many scientific improvements which are said to have made Britain the tnvy and admiration cf tha -world . Yea c ^ n remember when there was no railroads—when the wonderful - power of steam was almostunknosrE—is-Iien there was no Reform ; Billwhen a heavy duty was paid on newspapers and on letters . You can all remember when Britain was a rndfcr , rougher nation than at present ; but you then

      eDjayed more of the comforts of civilisation than at present . Ycu bavs seen the various improvements which have raised you : character for still and ingenuity so high in the world—yon have had all the beieflt of the ficform Sill , which , was to turn this mighty power of creating comfort and enjoyment to your advantage 2 iow , then , turn round and ssk where is your share of these great improvements ? What have you beDefitted by them ? Where is the man ean Eay that they have proved advantageous to him ? Has machinery , or steam , or gas ensured your comfort or prosperity ? On coming to this meeting , when I turned from the aristocratic palaces splendidly ligbted "with gas to the X ^^^ tsb ^ d , dai-i ho-rels ot the artisans , I f-ili that yon had derived no benefit from that . You have got

      cheap postage , the last great boon cf the Whigs . Of what benefit is this to yea ? Y « u never write to eay : " your mother ' s out ; " you scares write a letter in the year , ycu have no good news to send to your friends , i Bnt tbe Barings , the Aanwort&a , t '^ e great merchant princes , they Eave their thousands a year by it , which ; 1 b wrung from yonr bones and sweat in the shape of increased taxss . Of what benefit is it to yon that-improvement alter improvement is treading on the heels i of its predecessor ? You have been deprived of every ; one of these scientine inventions by the iiflutncB cf dasB legislation . What right , then , iave you to be in j love with this legislation ? Sevtu years ago , I predicted ' that the day of auction would come . If they bid the ; Charter for us , we will let the lot be tnocked ' down ; if .

      they bid less it shall be a reserved lot , and we will bay it in ourselves , until it will bring the full price . Now : you have got the millocracy , who have » aaae their thou- i sands , not by your labour , but by machinery , telling you that the landed aristocracy are the party who j oppress yon , and t&at thay alene ara Efcrivi&g for jvur j istereft ; this is a strange picture . When the month .- ; piece of this party , the WhJgs , were in office , they ' wonld searcely believe in the existence of distrees in the i the land j it W £ i only the necessary oonseqnence of ; tbfi ftactuatioES in trade in a great commercial country . But ¦ - o sooner were they on tea point of leaving office , than they made the important discevery tha . the di « - tress was general , that it was greit and unparalleled , i and begged not to leave their office until they provided ¦

      a remedy . For ten long years they ould not admit its existence ; but to ensure a continuance of cfnee , -they woaM even attempt a remedy . Peel has been now six months in considering the drug . ? hich be shall put in the boles which is to cure yon . Although fie has taken up his diploma afc Tamworth . yet he seems too ' modest to practic-2 his profession . Rassell was a much batter Doctor ; be diu administer his Reform pnrge . Never was there so much distress in England since England ¦ was kne-sm ., and never was there so mnch money spent in specuntion of every description . If America wants twenty miilioss of money for gambling speculations , England can famish it : If twenty millions is wanted at home fo ? iciiro-d specuiatioas , the money is iiBmediatslyforthconiisg . ' IfthedespotScmlerofFrancewiuts

      money to baiid a - ^ raj ] to enclose bis snbjscta in Paris that he mayito ei ^ ier tyrannise and subdue them . , he has only to corno to . Eiiiiiind and thsre is the money ; cli the wealth is in tu-i peciets of the few—all the poverty on the side of tae manr . The poverty is on the side of the men with no vctss ; "s-hiie the wealth is accompanied with the vote . Is not this contrast enough to force us to moke love to them by wholesale—to induce us to put cur arnisrotnu their n&cks and say we love yon , and ¦ we will instantly be married to yoa ? The- votes have done so much for you , sars : y they -sill benefit us . In America , the case is differect , there if the bank fails who are the snSsrer ^ ? not the peopl 9 but their representatives , who arc now begging in the streets of Washington for their EiliriesC If Peel ' s salary

      depended uponyour Jia- » in f n j , ood Saturday nights " , det > cnd npos it that ytsr interes ; wcuM ba well attended to ; this is ths meaning of the Ciiarter . Do not be gammoned as youwero tt fee time of tae Reform Bill . They tell us we aro delsdera . Did they not delude us with ths benefits wo were to derive frcui that meascre 1 We w . re to hare pigs ready roasted running -about ¦ with knives stnek in them , asking U 3 to er . t them ; all was to b 3 happiness srA plenty . PJeask for no more than they promised ns . iLit taxriiion and representation should be co-exteniiva At present there is no bid foi us in the auction mart ; Peel has got his majority oi 123 , and he cares more for them than for the whole people . The Whigs -will not bid a fair price for us . Give us the Charter , and we Trill not have three words about the Cora Law 3 ; we will not iave ona word : if we have the Charter , on Saturday eight , away goes the Corn Law 3 oa Monday morning . Would a mason go tc work withoui his hammer , or a gardener without bii

      spade ?—Yet the men want to repeal the Com Law without having the necessary tools ; want the end with out having the means to accomplish it Give the vofc to every man aged twenty-one years , and instead of i mmouty of 123 , we should have a unanimous vote fo free trade with the whole world . The Whigs kno-s that unless they have our aid they cannot drive Pee troai office , bus we will not be made tools of ; we wil have onr fingers in the pie , er we trW not < xert th pressure from witaout . We know tha treachery of th W 2 ngs—we fcava tried them—for sixteen months di-I euaure their chain ; bat I know that if a struggle di « come , and the Tories had the power , they would drei the screw » S 11 tighter . They wonld raise me up in ih air—they would hang me out to dry for the benefit t my health . If I hate the Whigs I b * te \ hs Tori ' ea £ v fames -worse . If the Whigs are devils , the Tories ar derils in hell ; but as far asycur ictsrest is concernet there is no difference between ttem ; - all of that lire opoa t&e profits of your labour , and- they wi

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      * apport any government which will & . \ . > v them a ci < n'iauance cf their , reliii of plander . 1 have put the advocutts cf tho L ^ asue in the Hue ami Cry . I haste continaally endeavcured to fiid ttcm ont bnt they continue to tide their h&ada , to flee before me . At'N ott'ngham , I addressed a meeting of from forty to sixty thou . vir . d people . At Derby , we also had an immense meeting , not standing roos in the Theatre . At Lon ^ h borough , kit night , I addressed a meeting of 10 , 000 per 3 oiis cf all classes . At all these meetings , I explained my opiniocs on tbe Com Laws , and drove the opinions of the Lsagaa before me . If the Cora Laws were repealed to-morrow , ycu wonld not be able to perceive the difference between the repealed and the unreDcaled loaf ; the flour factor , the miller find tLo

      fcakvr , will monopolise all ( he benefit- When tee dtuy wa ? receded on k-nther , was tho manufactured article cheactr to the puichaser ? If tbe Com Lr . TS were repealed to morrc-w , and one hundred fold more of Br itish goods were rtquired in the foreign market , in seven months time more machinery wonld be created than would manufacture more than two hundred timea the quantity of goods rtquired ; and again would the markets be glutted . Artificial labour would then even more than displace human labour . Are you not suffering siverely enough from this cause , that you wish to seffer still more ? Arc not the men from the North coHiing up to compete with the men of London ? S >> longfis the masters have a reserve t *) -fall back upon , so long will you be short of employment and ill

      remunerated . I hope if there are any shopkeepers here they will pay attention to the statements of -working men , they are wistr on this subject than I am . I want the Cbarttr that the wOTking class may enlighten the middle clas ? . I want to know whose interest-the * hopfceeptr should lo&k to , the aristocrcy or the working men . I can show to you that their interest is coinplfctely opposed to that of ths manufacturers , they have the whole of their raw materials from other sources ; they go net to the shopkeeper fora single article , while the working man Jayj out his whole earnings with them . If yon go to a town and see the cottages empty you may depend upon it , that the shopkeepers are In distress , their customers being unable to purchase their sooas , yet these men cry out cheap bread ! cfceap

      bread ! Tbe uncommon fools do net Know that cheap and dear are relative terms , that it is : vs bard to buy a leaf at Id . if you have not got ths penny for it , as it is tobny it at 6 ^ . If they got their measure to-morrow they would ask " what do those noisy fellows want bothering about the Chatter , have they not got the Corn Laws repaale < l ? We -want the Chsrter not so mnch to repeal the Corn Laws as when they are' repealed to direct the advantage gained ! -y their repeal into its proper channel , tbe stomach of tie people . They itbe Corn Law Rspealers ) ure squabbling about moonshine , are cavil ng ab'iut two million quarters cf corn , worth abont £ 4 000 , 000 money Tli 6 y say cothicg aboni the £ J 0 . 01-0 , 000 swallowed up by the church , abou :. - £ 15 , 000 , 000 by the army and

      navy ; not one -woid about the power of the middle classes ; not a syllable d * they say of the working of machinery , or the ixtravagance of our Government ; no , they are too interested in these monopolies , they ouly want their yourger sons and brothers to lill tae places now filled by the other faction . If you got the repeal is wonld rai » e my Lord Dcnman ' s salary from \ £ 8 000 to £ 12 , 000 ; it would raise the salaries of all sineenrist * and placemen , and men of fixed incomes one half . Let us see how it would affect us . If you earn twenty shillings a week now , and pay thirteen shillings out in taxes , you -will Ftill have seven shillings to live on , but if tho Corn Laws are repealed , and you had cheap bread , and got fifteen shillings per waek , antl the expenditure of the Government was the same , namely .

      thirteen shillings , yon would only have two shillings per we k . It dees not want the brains of an Isaac . Nevston te understand this snrject , y&u can understand it , yon are not so thick-skulled as tho aristocracy . II th © Chancellor of the Exchequer could rai .-a money no way , ind was forced to put a tax upon brains , thry wriuidecme round to the working class with their brain gage , ^ nd would tell you what beautiful heads you have got , how largely you h-jve got the bump of intelligence , &c , developed , r . nd they would go to tha aristocracy and tell them what great dunderheads they were , tbat they had no brains at alL 1 am proud to tell y > u . of che great triumph we had over the Lsagiia at Sheffield I have heard thnt you had a similar triumph at tbe Ecvptian Hall , that you turned them into Egyptian

      n : U ! n : ides . I am more proud to hear of jour triumph in iay absence , than when 1 am present ; it shows to yonr opponents thai you can depend up * n your own resources , that yen rely cniy up . n the justice of your cause , and not upon any leader . The Leagus are now in the position ef tho two gents teko went to fight a duel , the one asked his second to persuade the othsr to make an apology , but was tcld he would not . Tee dajim'd obstinate rascal , try him again . St ll it was unsuccessful Well , theD , if the obstinate felloe TFon't apologise I must . " 7 hrs was onr present poKt ' -or ^ . We had been paying too dear for our whutles W < » have to maintain too many J »? ngs and queens . By the bye , ha bad the honour to announce tbat her ilniesty was aeain in a condition to present

      them with an ? thcr royal prince . You bave now the pleasure of supporting tkreti kingB and three queens you have King Albert . Kinr Cumberland , and King Leopold , with their enormous pensions ; you have then Queen Adt ' nMe , with £ 109 , 000 a year . Is it not disgrace ? u that this shon ' ti re so when so many thousands ara stvrVing You have Queen Victoria and the Queen Mother , the Duchess of Kent . Can you wonder that yon are in destitution when yon have a quantity of royal blood preying upon you ? If any one from the Home Office is htre , as I h ? . Vc 2 r . o doubt there are , let them caTry it to their masteTs ! hit I say , when tbe cottage tottera the palace will fall . H is impossible tbat the mason can be kept ap wheu tie cottage has fallen ; it is impossible tbat a starving people can ba loyaL Let

      the Queen be loyal to the people by properlv causing the laws to bs adnriniitfrc-i . and the people wcnld be loyal to her , not a 3 a vroman , but as the head of the Executive . We wish to see the ) avrs like a ] a : nb , and the Executive like a lion . If the laws are violated , those who violate tbtn : shonld suffer ; but they should be Edministered equally . At present there is more danger to the peasant who shoots the squire ' s hare than the squire who shorts the peasant ' s head . We WHnt a more equitable administration cf our resource ? . We do not want , as our entmies assert , an equal distributio n , but an equ ! ab ! e one , ench to be rewarded—not equally , but according to their work . If a poor man is fined a day ' s wages for being druuk , an ar istocrat should be fined s week ' s salary . He wanted

      laws to be equally adminigtertd . Not when a Lord committee -jr . nrdsr to acquit him upon honour , and with less than this we will never b ? satisfied . We look to tae Charter as a moana to create a union among all classes . It tbe power was to be vested in one particular eL ^ s , it had onghtto be in the industrious classes ; for it 13 their int-rett to advance the interests of every cl-vsa of sockty . If tbey legisiated for their own interest , they must also vote for tbe interests of the capitalistF . But we wish all to have an equ » l power to taut which we claim for ourselves . There are only two classes of c : en I wonld deprive of a vote ; they are thtco men who , having the vote now , would deprive others of it , and those who have not got it , and will nut exert themtelvts to prccure it . Mr . O'Connor then entered into tbo qtie&uon of a Repesl of the Union , r . cd commented in strong terms on the conduct , of the Irish shooting Church . If

      the only want 01 the Irish is a Parliament , we vail give them our 658 already cut and dried . I will ntver rest until the bargain for the peo * Ie is ttrack one way or other . Jf you aresold , it shall be with yonr eyes open . I have spent marsy hundreds tvery jt ^ x in . thi 3 agitation , and I have never receivetl cue farthiag from either psrty . I wiii stand fasS by my principlts . I will never abandon this agit&ticn . Beware of pioniiBss from the Anti-Corn Law fac-iocs . There will be no hopa for the people until ttjey get the Charter . When that measure i 3 attained , I will abandon public life for ever . It shall never he said that I " rained anything by fce movement . I "would rather receive £ 500 a- ; . tar as a judge for administering the people's laws than £ 20 , 000 a year from tLe Exchequer . Ltfes Cincinnati , 1 will retire to ray plough snd pro'essiwi , r . nd while life lasts , I will never be a tool in t \ e hands of either faction . ( Tremendous cheeiin ? . )

      Mr . H . LEIGH then addressed the meeting in suppwt of tie resalntion ; and , in a speech c-f ujjtrarJs of an hour ' s duration , completely demolished every assertion ma 5 e by the League , and rivett 3-l tbe attention of the whole assembly by his thrilling eloquence , ar . d was greatly appended . The resolution was then jut , and nnanliaoDS / y carried . Three cheers were then given for Feargus O'Connor , for the Charter , for the Star , and the victim ? .

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      purpose la a govenment If it is not to protect the people ? The Premies has declared that he cannot find a remedy for the distress of the nation , well then it was high time we adopted his previous Ldvice , namely , take our own cffWrs into our own own hands—tlond cheers )—the Chartists had been roundly abused by the press , this had net made them love the Charter less—( hearjon the contrary they were determined to adhere to it until it was enacted as law—( loud cheers . ) Was it likely those who lived upon their industry could ever be their representatives ? We have now arrived at a crisis , the anti-Com Law agitation had proved a

      comp ' . ete failure , because they had not the people at their back . ( A voice" Why don't the Chartists join them ?") Ye ? , but npon what terms ? they had not kept faith with us , we will havea firm guarantee fir * t . Heforhis part would not go with them unless they would go for the whole Chatter , and that first—( rapturous applause . ) They professed to be friends cf the peoplo , then let them come forward and help the people to obtain political power —[ cheers . ) As to repeal , suppose it obtained tomorrow , what controul have you over the House to prevent its reenactmtnt the next day—( criea of ' ' * none , none . " ) Then let the people be determined not to be hutubueecd , and success is certain—( cheers )

      Mr . Roffy Ridley seconded the tuaolution . It gratified him to Bee his fellow-men so anxiously and perseveringly Eeeking their jost right * . They wore determined to be gulled no more . He was the advocate of the liberties of all , without distinction of sect , creed , cast , or colour—( cheers ) He was for fair discussion ; hear all men , and judge for themselves There are now at this time tfcree meetings being held in this mttropelis for the same purpose . Ha had been to one , aud left their champion , Feargua O'Connor —( great cheer ing )—addres * ing them . ThiB was a sign that the working classes were bent upon obtaining their just rights—( hear , hear . ) I ask you , one and all , bo you what you may , have I not a right to have a voice in the making of the laws by which I am governed ?—( hear , hear . ) We had the Whigs—they gave us a Poor Law : we had the Tories—they give us the police . The quack doctor had his trial , and put six of his family in

      fat births Let him go on longer , and you will have gagging bills ; but if you allow the present state of things to be continned yon will deserve ihe name of slaves . He was sure they agreed that all men had equal rights . If the Corn Law repealers would ' put the Chatter on their bs . nu . era along fcicie . repeal he would go with them —( loud cheers )—but we have been deceived by their class . We will not be deceived again—( loud cheers ) The Charter gave the right to all—( htsar , hear)—and they were determined to accept nothing less —( great cheers . ) The order of iadnstry had been i 3 surfced , grossly abused and calumniated ; but they were not to be deterred . Portugal had proclaimed tlie Charter without spilling a single drop of blood . Then be you firm—act as men—let English , Irish , Scotch , and Welsh firmly uaite , and success ia certain—^ loud cheering . ) The resolution was put and carried unanimously .

      Mr . C . F . GOODFELLOW wes highly gratified at the unanimity that prevaiied , and much delighted that the National Petition had been passed with such cordwli . ty . A working man was their president—thus justice prevailed . What a contrast to the Hampstoad-road meeting , where the mlddl .-. class chairman convened a large majority into a minority . They were accused of being bribed by the Tories . They were not paid by any fac tion ; the obtainment of the Charter was the only reward they sought— ( cheers . ) Captain Koua had declare . ! tbo people possessed comforts , —such as beef * teaks for supper , two pots if beer to wash it down , and a quartern of gin to ke ep it warm . They knew there was no truth in it ; but this was a specimen of class-lesisbtors— ( cheers . ) The late ixpensive royal cbrisiening waB one of Us results ; let us obtain the Caurter , thea we shall have justice for all —( cneering . ) He moved ths second resolution , which was as follows :

      • " That this meeting declares its determination not to assist or couctenanca any agitation tbat lias not for its otject the enactment of tbe six points of the Charter , aa from past experience we feel confident there is no hope of juatico for the people from any other class or party in existence , they thenfjre resolve to depend on themselves alone . " Mr . Stali / wood supported the resolution in a long speech , t ' urmj ? which he -was loudly cheered . Dr . M'Douall said Mr . Chairman , I will not detain you leng hi-. vicgbeen quite hoarse from adtlrsssing the large m 6 e-ing in BermondEey , where I regret to sj , y a poition of the place fell down from the immense

      preas > ure of people—( sensation)—but I am happy to say th ~ t eo one was much hurt ( Load cheer ? . ) At no time was the spirit of the people more tried , their advocates have been immured in gloomy cells , and bornu it withcut shrinking . The people have been frowned on , calu-. imiated , abused , and threatened with loss of employment , still they ore firm , —( loud cluers)— and when ppkndid allurements are helded out , it is tho rinty of every advocata to cautien the people against the falsa delusive baits , and call on them to stand Srm to our eacrtd principles now made glorious by jtur support—icheers . )^ He made a long speech , and concluded by stconding the resolution , which was put and carriee unanimously .

      Mr . Joedan rosy to move that a committee < f Eve , draw np an address to her Majeety , ftmnded on the fi-regoing rtsolutions , also inclnding a prayer for the inimediate restoration cf Frost , Williams , and Jones , and that it be forwarded to Feargus O'Connor , E » qr ., for preseiitation , seconded by I \ lr . Spokes , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meetine quitt ! y dispersed .

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      Yeovil ... . ... < w an 0 00 Yeovil ... ... ... 35 35 0 0 0 Salisbury ,.. ... ... 7 8 - 1 0 0 WbUon-under-Edge ¦ " ¦ '• ... 15 17 7 7 0 Melks ^ am ... ... ... 25 25 0 0 0 Kingswopd ... ... ... 33 25 3 0 18

      593 578 10 G 83 53 CORNWALL , DEVON , AND DORSET . ¦ ' . ¦ w ¦ ¦ ¦'¦ : ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : vg : fl - , ¦ ¦;¦ ¦ . - ' - . ¦ ¦ ^ I Plymouth ..... ... ... ... 24 0 Truro ... ... ... ... 1 24 Camborne ... ... ... 0 46 middlesex , essex , surrey , and " : - . '¦ ¦' . . ; :-kent . ; ¦ ¦¦; ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ;/; /¦ 1 Chatham Voles . Dr . P . M . M'Donall ... ... 497 20 Ridley ... ... ... 233 26 Parker ... ... ... 168 0 Stallwood ... ... ... 156 25 Fussell ... ... ... 133 8 M'Grath ... ... ... 115 2 Watkihs ... ... ... d 7 1 Ksifiht ... 86 0 Benbow ... ... ..... 59 0 Barmby ... ... ... 45 0 Roberts ... ... ... 40 0 Balis ... ... ... 32 0 Fox ... ... ... ... 6 0 RainBley ... ... ... 2 0 Robson ... ... ... 1 0

      It will bo seen , according to this , that Dr . M'DouaU , Ruffey Ridley , and E . Stall wood are at the head of the poll , of course Mr . Fussell can correct me if I am wrong the Chatham correspbnden 1 : states he did not know where to send the polling to , and he sent it to die . : : \ According to the returns the following persons are to bo brought forward to public meetings , and elected to eervo iu tho forthcoming Convention : ^ - Northumberland and Darham—James Bron'erre O'Brien . Yorkshire—F . O'Connor , L . Pitkothly , and Geo . Binna . ¦" . ' . "¦•¦ ¦ . ¦ . ' ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' " ' ¦ . '¦ . . :: ¦¦ '¦' ¦ '"' ¦ ' .. ¦ Lancashire—J . Loach and W . Beegloy . Cheshire—Christopher Doyle . Norfolk ^ SufFplk , and Cambridge--J . Campbell .

      Derby , Leicester , and Nottingham—No return as yet . ;; ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ . ¦ ¦ - '; ' " . ¦ ' ¦ ' : ¦ ' ¦ ¦ . ' . •' ¦; ' ¦ ' . ¦; . ' ; ¦ Staffordehirc—J . Mason . Warwiok and Worcestershire—G . White . Monmouth , HiefefordBhire , and Wales—Mr . Wil-Iiam 3 . j ¦'¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ' . - . "¦ '¦ . ' ' ¦ ¦ " "¦¦"¦¦ . " ¦' . ¦ ¦ ¦'¦" Devon , Cornwall , and Dorset—Mr . Powell . GlpiiRester , Somerset , and Wilts—R . K . Philpand W . P . Robert ? . Hants , Suspex , arid the Isle of Wightr-N . Morling and W . Woodward ; Evhvx , Middlesex , Surrey ; & Kent— Dr . M'Douailj R . Hidleyland E . Stallwood . Cumberland and Westmoreland—None . Northampton and Oxfordshire—None . John Campbell , Secretary .

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      The Time of Youth . —Idleness is the most pernicious habit that youth can acquire ; the early years of life are the pafta of a volume too valuable ior even a single day to appear a : useless blank ; and each page should present to recollection some commendable action , or knowledge attained . —Parleys Penny Library .

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      RECEIPTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE FROM THE FIRST OF JANUARY UNTIL THE FIRST OF MARCH , 1842 . ¦ - ;¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ . ' . ¦ ¦ . ¦ - " . ¦¦; ' . - £ . s . d . London , per Wkeeler ... ... 2 0 0 -1 Nottincham ... ... 1 4 2 Rydo , Isle of Wight 0 2 0 Per Doyle ... 0 9 0 Salisbury ... ... ... 0 110 I'lymomh ... ... ... 0 5 0 Chowbeut ... ... ... -0 8 G Todmbrden ... ... » . 1 18 10 Oxford ... ... ... 0 7 6 Satton-m-Aebfield ... ... 0 10 0 Hunslet .... ... - 0 10 0

      Ovenden ... ... 0 4 2 Sowerby . . . ¦ u 9 0 Bradiord - ... ... — 2 17 6 Rochdale , per Leach ... ... 14 0 Do . per FeathorciCono ... ... 0 3 0 Oldham Females ... ... 0 3 0 Huddersfield ... ... ... 1 5 0 SoutnamDton ... ... ... 0 4 . 0 Cholinsford ... ... 0 2 6 Kettoring ... — 0 5 0 Leicester ... ••• 4 0 0 Miles Flatten 0 2 0 Stafford .. ... ... . 0 11 6 Acrington ... ••• 0 3 4 Star Office ... ... — 4 4 61

      Bilston ... ... 0 16 o Banbury ... •> . ... 1 0 0 Lees ... ... ••» ... 0 5 0 Merthyr Tydvil '¦ .... ••• 2 0 0 Salford ... 0 10 0 Sti . leybndge ... —• 0 . " 1 0 Birmin ^ haiti , Stcelhouse-lane ... 0 10 0 Loudon , Salmow ... 0 2 0 London , Lgfevre ... ... 0 5 0 Uacup ... ... » . 0 6 8 Dolph 0 9 0 Stockport Youths ... ... 16 8 " Dukerifwia ... ... 0 8 2 Abardare - 0 15 0 Openshaw .-.. ... 0 2 0

      Tavii . tock ... — 0 10 . 0 Halifax ... ... 0 14 11 Wadsworth-row (» C 3 Warley 0 3 8 Mytholmroyd ... ... 1 2 10 Mixenden 0 2 0 Arnold ... ... 0 6 0 Lynn ... ... 0 6 6 Canterbury ... 0 7 6 London , Marylebono ... 0 16 8 Preston Youths ... ... 0 8 4 Per Lowe ... — 0 1 2 Greenwich ... 0 5 0 ¦ ' SiUingbourne ..... ..- ... 0 1 3 Thornton ... ... » . 0 17 0

      Brighton ... ... ... 0 15 0 Daventry ... ... ... 0 5 0 Manchester Youtli 3 ... 0 2 6 Wolverhampion , p&r hlv& % ... 0 IS 0 A Shoemaker , diuo ... ~~ 0 3 0 Wtillingborongh .... ••• 0 4 2 Long Buokby ... ... ... 0 3 0 Bristol .. Yourlis ... ... 0 10 0 Ftoke-upon-Trent ... ... 8 15 0 Per Griffin ... ... ... 0 0 6 * ' Ri ' ' ondeu' .. ... ... ... 1 14 6 Liverpool ... ... 1 13 $ Chorley v " ... ... 0 12 0 Preston ... ... ... 0 9 0 Nottingham , per Thatcher ... 0 10 0 jNottmgnam , per Tnatonor ... y ju u

      Hanloy , per Richards ... ... 13 4 Bath ... .... ... ... 1 0 0 ! Durham ... ... ... 0 12 0 i London Tailors , per Mr . Cameron 0 15 6 > Bindley ... ... ... 0 8 4 ! Colno ... ... ... 1 ¦ 0 0 I Bristol ; per Simeon ... ... 1 10 2 ; Hoimfirth ... ... ... 0 10 0 London , St . Pansras ^ per Felling 1 10 0 J Kendal ... ... ... 0 5 0 Hmley ¦ Females ' ... ... 0 6 0 Bostolt k ( . ... ¦•• 1 0 0 j A , L . ... ... . ..... 0 5 0 Loughborough .... ... 0 18 ' 0 Females ... ... ... 0 2 0 Walworth ... ... ... 0 5 0 i Giossop ... ... ... 0 8 4 Lambly ... ... ... 0 3 4 London Hatters , per Kelsey ... 0 10 0

      j Spilsby ... ... ... 0 2 6 i Lcin ^ ton ... ... ... 0 15 10 j Hiinley ... ... — 0 10 I Miiijrrow •«• ¦¦ ' ... 0 5 0 '• ' -Salford Youths' ... ... 0 2 0 ! Wahall . « -i - . ... ... 0 10 6 Warminster ... ... ... 1 0 0 Hyson Green ... ... ... 0 2 6 ¦ Leicester , per Markam ... ... 0 8 4 Loiidon , Chelsea . .,. ... 0 10 0 Londou , Betmoadsey ... ... 0 10 0 London , Cleave ... ... 2 2 8 Bristol Trades ... ... 0 16 8 SHe ^ by ... ... ... 0 4 0 Kingawood Hill . ... 0 G 0 London Females , Tower Hamlets 0 15 0 Morplo ... ... ¦ ¦ . .- 0 6 0 ——— ... ... ... 0 9 0 —— ... ... ... 0 8 4

      * I cannot call to mind by whom the 9 ? . above fans been sent ; t ! io 8 ? . <( J . has been paid to Mr . Leach , and he cannot reoiflkct by whptu . Mr . Smith , of Plymouth , will see tbat tho 5 ? . omitted in the last account , is inserted in this . Mr .-Peiilog , of St . Pancras , will see that the 10 e . is acknowledgec ' .

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      The following are the debts of the Association , as 1 near as I possibly could make them out . The Sub-Secretaries might monthly to forwa * i ioine the nufnber of paying members in their Id-. ; .. calities :-- ¦' , ¦' ¦¦''¦ '¦¦ ''' / ' ' - "¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' ¦ . ¦¦ ' . ¦ ; - .. \ .. , ' . Mem-ilon * ¦' . . ;¦ . ' ;¦ '¦' . " ¦> ' ¦ : ¦' .: ' ¦ ¦' . ¦ -. ' '' - ¦ ¦ . ¦ bers . ths . ¦'¦ ¦" - '¦ . ' - " '¦ ¦ '¦ ¦' ¦¦ : -- ' .. ' :- ' .:- . '¦;¦ . ¦" ' ¦¦ ' . ¦¦ ¦ ' - " / 120 2 Manchester ,. RedfernM&reet ... I 0 0 60 2 Manchester Gsneral : Council 2 0 0 60 2 Contribntion 5 , ; Ashtpn ... 0 10 0 60 3 Contributions , 37 cards , Stbck-1

      . •'• ' - ¦ ¦' " -port ' . v .. . ¦ •'¦' ¦ / v .. ^ :. ' ' - ' - -. ^ .... - 'I . ' " 1 ¦ 2 60 2 GontributionSjWingatoGrange . r Colliery i .. ... 0 10 0 40 2 ditto , and 40 cards , ChorltQn 0 13 4 Sutron-in-Ashfield ... ... 0 5 0 90 4 diMoyEccIes ... .. VI 10 0 30 2 ditto , and 24 cards , Middletpn 0 9 ^ Q 120 2 dittoV and 100 cardB , Bolton 1 1 € 8 40 2 ditto , Warwick . i . ... 0 6 8 300 1 ditto , and 180 cards , Bradford 2 15 0 40 2 ditto , Northampton ¦ .. ; ' ... 0 6 8 20 2 ditto , Brampton ... ... 0 3 4 SO 2 ditto ; Rochdale ... ... 0 15 0 9 O 7 i months' ditto , 148 cards , Oldham . " ; . " ..... ,,. 3 17 5 200 1 Cohtributioas , district of Hudfield ^ .. :, ... ... 0 16 S 24 2 ditto , Southampton ... ... 0 4 .- 0 20 2 ditto , and 12 cards , Boodea

      Lane ... ... ... 0 5 4 SO 2 ditte , Market Weightbn ... 0 5 0 50 2 ditto , Barnslsy ... ... 0 8 4 60 2 ditto , and 90 cards , Bishop-V ' . ''¦ wearmouth :- '' . ' - '" .. ; ¦ ... 1 5 ; 0 40 2 ditto , Warrington \ ' . . ; . * ¦ ' 0 6 ; 8 30 2 ditto , Stockton ... ... 0 5 0 18 2 ditto , and 19 cards , Penyame 0 6 \ 2 31 ) 2 ditto , and 52 cards , Newport , Mohmouth ... ... 0 13- 8 160 2 ditto , and £ 2 balance due to the 31 st December ... 3 5 0 30 2 ditto , Astley ; .. ... 0 5 0 120 2 dittoVLeeds ... ... 1 0 0 40 2 ditto , and 12 cards , Miles

      Plattin ... ... ... 0 8 . 8 60 2 ditto , and 60 cardg , MossJey ... 1 0 0 40 ' 7 . V ditto , Mottram ... ... 1 5 0 30 2 ditto , Holbrooke ... ... 0 5 0 80 2 ditto , Bishop Auckland ... 0 5 . 0 24 4 oitfco , and 24 cards , Worcester 0 12 0 100 1 and 100 cards , Sheffield Polilitical Institute ... ... 1 5 0 100 7 i and 80 cards ; ShefBeld . FigtreelaaiQ .. . ... . ... 3 15 10 60 6 York ... ... ... 110 0 30 6 and 50 cards , Scarboro' ... 1 3 4 72 2 with 12 s . Id ., bilance due 31 st Dec , Poliors Simpson ... 1 4 ; I 120 2 Richards ... ... ... 1 0 0

      72 , 7 j Derby ... ... ... 2 5 0 39 6 Bromsgrove ... ... 0 15 0 30 6 Darlastoii ... 0 15 , 0 50 1 Bingley ... ... ... 0 4 2 100 4 Colne ... ... ... 1 13 4 30 6 Yeovil ... ... ... 0 15 0 30 6 Cardiff ... ... ... 0 15 0 60 6 Macclesfield 1 10-0 90 4 Chelteaham ... ... 1 10 0 30 4 Hoimfirth ... ... ... 6 10 0 90 4 Sunderiand ... ... ... 1 10 0 30 6 Carlisle ... ... ... 0 15 0 30 1 and 20 cards , Kendal ... 0 5 10 72 7 . J Dewsbury ... ... ... 2 5 0 40 7 . V Belper ... ... ... 1 " 5- 0

      30 2 Truro ... ... ... 0 5 0 30 2 Chester ... ... ... 0 5 0 30 6 Kidderminster ... ... 0 15 0 30 2 Wisbeach ... ... ... 0 5 0 60 3 Abergavenny ... ... 0 15 0 24 2 Newport ; Isle of Wight ... 0 4 0 30 7 i Pontypool ... ... ... 0 18 9 30 3 Skipion ... ... ... 0 7 6 40 1 Glossop ... ... ... 0 34 30 6 and 50 cards , Wfgaa ... 1 3 4 20 120 cards , Longtoa ... ... 1 . 0 0 20 2 Northwich ... ... iP . 0 3 4 20 2 New Mills ... ... ... 0 3 4 72 1 and 72 cards , Holbeck ... 0 18 0 60 1 Milnrow ... ... ... 0 5 0 30 4 Millbottom ... ... ... 0 10 0

      24 3 Ratoliffe ... ... ... 0 6 0 50 2 Sabden ... ... ... 0 12 6 30 3 and 25 cards , Hey wood ... 0 11 8 60 2 Norwich .. ... ... 0 10 0 90 3 and 60 cards , ' ¦ 'Clithero ... 1 12 6 12 7 & Accriugton ... ... 0 7 6 400 3 arid 300 cards , Bilston ... 7 10 0 40 3 Barbury ... ... ... 0 10 0 30 2 and 5 D cards , Fails worth ... 0 13 4 30 6 and $ G card ? , Gloucester ... 110 SO 3 Leea ... . i . ... 0 7 6 30 4 and 60 cards , Howden ... 1 0 0 100 7 i and 100 cards , Hull ... 3 19 2 60 2 Hebden Bridge * .. ... 0 10 0 30 4 an < I 50 cards , CongletOn :... 0 18 4 120 3 and 60 cards , Newcastle-npon- ;

      Tyne ... ... ... 2 0 0 50 2 Balance rfue to 31 stDec ., 1841 , Salford ... ... ... 1 11 4 30 4 and 60 cards , Wigton ... 1 0 0 30 2 and 50 cards , Stalybridge ... 0 13 4 30 4 and 50 cards , Bury ... 0 18 4 100 ' 7-i' Birmingham , Freeman-street 3 5 10 30 2 Bacup ... ... ... 0 5 0 120 2 . and 100 cards , Aberdare ... 1 16 8 30 2 and 20 cards , Openshaw ... 0 8 4 30 2 StourbricJge ... ... 0 50 20 2 Bitley ... : ... ... 0 3 4

      50 2 and 20 cards , Ipswich ... 0 11 8 100 2 Tower Hamlets ... ... 0 16 8 100 2 Maryiebote ... ... 0 16 8 100 4 Buniley ... ... ... 1 13 4 24 7 i and 36 cardsj Gloucester ... 1 1 0 30 2 and 30 cards , Barnstaple ... 0 10 . 0 50 2 and 120 cards , Wolverhampton 1 8 4 24 2 Welleribprough ... ... 0 4 0 30 2 and 32 cards , Long Buckley ... 0 10 4 30 2 and ! 0 cards , West Auckland 0 6 8 50 cards , Stoke upon-Trent 0 84 120 2 Liverpool ... ... 1 0 0 50 7 i Lancaster ... ... 111 . 3

      75 7 * Blackburn ... ... 2 6 10 72 1 " ehofley .. ... ... 0 6 0 90 1 Preston ... ... ... 076 50 7 | Newton Heath ... •«• 111 3 50 l " and 50 cords , Leicester , All Saints Open ... ... 0 12 6 70 3 BarnolJswick ... ... 0 17 6 60 cards , Cockermouth ... 0 18 0 24 cards , Carnborne ; i .. 0 4 ' 0 30 4 and 24 cards . Strbudwater ... 0 14 0

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      £ — 0 . 0 Outstanding debts ... ^ £ 135 10 BROTnER CnAUtiSTS — I have charged the amount as near the mark as I could . 1 hardly knew how to aet . I cannot get the Sub-Secretaries generally to inform me of ttic actual number of paying members montbly . Were T to charge acooiding to the number of members who have voted , the Assobiaiion would be much more in debt than ib is . I hope that immediate steps will be taken to pay oft" the debt , and enable the Executive to go to work in earnest In the column to tho kfs I have inserted the proba-. ble number of paying members , in ; the next column the number of months , that the contributioaa should be pafii forV with the number sf cards unpaid for . If I have over charged , or under charged the Association , the fault ia not ntiae . ; ¦ ., ' . ' -

      On the 1 st Saturday in March , a balance sheet of the incline am * expeiisea will appear . ¦ ' ¦ It is too often tbe case , that the Suciety sells the cards , and devoirs tUe money to its own purposes , leaving the Executive to pay for their printing aa beat they • can . . . " ; ¦ . ¦ ' ;¦"' . : ¦ ' ; - . ' - ' :. ¦ The thanks of the whole Chartisttody is due to the Halifax district , to Todmorden , London , the Potterwa , Nottinghanishire , and other places , who have done their duty so well . Had it not been for theiu , the Executive would have been placed in very awkward circumstances ; indeed , the Bristol friends also have done their duty nobly *

      Hoping that ' -he good cause will prosper even more rapidly than it does at pre . ^ snt . Youra in the cause , „ John Camprbll , ' Sectetwy .

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      An Old Prisoner . —There is now residing in , the Fleet Prison a man named Jeremiah Board , who has been a prisoner ever siheo 1815—no less than " twenty-seven yearsi" Board v . as committed . by the Court of Chancery for coateiypt , and no proceedings under the Insnivent Debtors' Act could be prosecuted until the present act camo into opera-r tion , when a provision was made , enabling creditors to adopt compulsory proceedings " -against debtors . A vesting Order was obtained against Board , and a seizure made of property , by which money and secur

      rities were found on his person , some of which was secreted in his shoes . The matter remained some time , ami a recent application was made respecting about £ 1 , 600 which was in the hands of the assignee who had obtained the vesting order , and which sum it was thought had better be paid into court . The commissioner ordered 4 from the extraordinary hatHi'e of tho case , that creditors ^ should be sought after ; and advertisements have appeared in the newspapers , calling on persons who have any claim to come forward , before ^ further ordtH were given rospecting the money . : ; "

      A Lamb BumEl ) in the Snow Nineteen Davs . —A one year old iamb belonging to Meesf 8 . Sutton and Co ., of the Trubshaw Farm , was missed on the 13 th or January , dujing a heavy fall of snow , and was not found again until the first of the present mouth , when it was discovered in a ditch , standing in an npright position having been nineteen days enveloped in a snow drift , by which it had been reduced to a mere skeleton . When brought iut-Q the fresh air , it could neither stand nor walk ; but by the judicious care and treatment of Messrs . Suttpn'a ; old shepherd , Joseph Jenkinson , it has now < uite recovered the effects of so long a deprivation of nutriment . —Stafford Advertiser .

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      THJS OPERA ^ ITB STOSI ^ . MASONS IJOBlY EMPLOYED AT ^ MB NEW HOUSEfi ^ OF ; - ¦;¦ - ¦ jPARtTAMENT ^ . ^ 'lfiELSON' 3 ^ 30 ^ U 14 EI ? t AND WOOLWICH DOCiKrAB ]^ TO ^ thB TRADES AND THE PUBLIC OP GREAT : ' .- ; ; ' 3 RitAiN . - ;; :- : .- ; -j ' ;; .- ^ Y : :: ' -L ^ i- - ' : : [ : / ' Bkother OpEBATivH 8 ,---Gratefally acknowled gini the handsome and noble manner in which yoa have already contributed to our . aid , circumstances of an urgent natnre compel as t- > solicit your farther and immediate assistance . Gnssell and Peto , Johasoa and the Hay tor GranitcCoinpany , the Government , and a host of other capitaliats , have manifestly leagued themselves together , no 5 . only mih a view to defpafc the object of " Ae Masons ? ia resisting the cruelty of Allen , but a $ it has been openly ptated by theTory Mayor ; of Norwich , "To defeat

      the combined efforts of the tradesr of the British empire in their , " as he wa 3 pleased to term it , " attack upon the righta <) f ' cajpitaL " To neutralize the evil machinations of this arrogant , rapacious , and " anhoJy alliance , " I 7 hichj insensible to all generons feelings , rewl in affluence at the cost of sufforitig humanity , a coalition of the energies , and concentration of the means of the trades and working community of the "Britisk empire" is essential . To enforce for . the working man a right beyond the t of 1 oiling a given number of hours fora certain rate of wages—to enforce for him Xhe privilegeheld saored -to all other olaiS 3 S of the community , that of . attending the dying moments of " ihe wife of his bosoin "—and the last obligation of a son to a- severed but deceased mother , that of being present at her committal to thic place , . ;; . '¦ ' ,: ' ¦ ¦ '¦ . ¦ . ' . '¦ ' ^ :-i ^ - - ^ - > - ' •/• ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ; ¦ ¦ ,

      " From who 8 ebonrn no traveller returns , " without , on returning heari-fitrickea to his employment , experiencing such acts of consummate cruelty as those unto which wo have been subjected by the fiend-like Allen . : : ' ' These , frienJs , are the Christian privileges for which , in a Christian count ; y , we have been so long contending , and in support of which we again solicit with hope and confidence your immediate a . ud liberal support . . - " ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' : - ' '¦ ' ' ;;¦ . / ¦ : : '; ' . ^ -- ' ¦' , '¦ ¦ :. - '¦ ' . ¦ : ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .-. * . '' : ' - The result of our previons ^ and the nature of our preseut movements , will be found . in om danatioa sheetSi Our operations are necessarily extensive

      which , as a natural consequence ; make onr expenditure heavy . ; We have delegateB jn variouB Idealities , combatting , with singular sHccess , the agents , "the gold , " and the influence of th . e enemy .: To prosecute with firmness and decision these operations , an income of two hundred pounds per ; week is necessary ; arid as the inhuman abettors of the atrocities of Allen ate now ^ nearly idle ft > r want of stone , without any probability of an earl / supply , we trust wa shall not be compelled to forego the" advanced position we have attained from the want of means to hold it . - /¦ ' ¦ - ¦ •¦ . " • :.: ; : ' -: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦;¦ ¦ . . ¦ ¦ ¦ . - .... ¦ . . : . . ,. ¦;

      In conclusion , we beg most respectfnlly to remind you , that if we are defeated from the want of sopport after the publicly asserted determination of the trades , &c . &o ., in our favour ^ it will clench another rivet in that chain of slavery with which we are already too tightly bound . ' :. : " ¦ : The reproaeh of such a catastrophe would not fall exclusively on the Masons—others than they would feel its consequences . The com anon foe would exultingly declare itself triumphant , despite the united efforts of the trades of Britain , and wreak their vengeance indiscriminately on all . But , afford us the " united means and energies of the trades of Britain , " and defeat cannot—shall hot—ocenr . ^ --. v- ¦¦ : v : / '

      SaDgaine that an early response will be given to thisappeal ,. - :. - ' . - ' " ¦¦ ¦ . . . '¦ "' ¦; .. ' - ¦/ . ¦ ' V :. - " - '• , ' : ¦¦ ¦ : ' - ' ' ' : . ' : ¦ . WeremainVrespectfuHy your ' s , 'The Masons' Sociext , London , March , 1842 . Thomas Shobtt , Sec .

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      LONDON . —Silk Weavers . —An adjourned public meeting of the Spitalfields silk weavers was held to hear the report of the relief committee , who , at their last meeting , had passed reflations , staiing that the meeting which Mr . O'Ciinnor addressed at the Crown and Anchor , Bethnal-green , was notjomposed of broad silk weavers , but of shoemakers , navigators . &c , and that even the chairman was hot a weaver . At about nine o'clock , the place was crowded , and Mr . J . Pickersgill wig called to the chair , but no committeo made their appearAnee , for which conduct much disapprobation was expressed . Mr . Thompson mcved the following resolusibri : •—•* . That this meeting hereby call upon the relief committs-3 to resign , and that they appoint a committee

      of six unemployed operative weavers to superintend their interests . " The word ' * unemployed" was afterwards withdrawn ^ Mr . Carey secordtd the resolutioh , which was supported by Messrs . Rod well , Wright , Slater , Franks , and others . Mr . \ Vilson moved as an amendment , "That apubliotaeetingo ? the trade be called on that day week , ( Saturday , March 5 th ) , and that the committee ba culled upoa to attend . " He was not satisfied that they should merely be called upon to resign , but that they should be severally censured for the conduct , and for the base manner in which they had misrepresented the late public meeting , addressed by Mr . O'Connor . " Mr . Finnett seconded the amendment , and many others

      , ail weavers , addressed the meeting , condemning the conduct of the committee . X > unng this interval , Mr . Glaisse , the secretary of the tya -: ' e , aud of the coLamittee , entered ihe room , and rej 'isd to question ? , whioh were put to him , in a r-andid n » anner . Mr . Ciaisee then pledged his word 10 tho meeting , that , as secretary to the trade , ho Woald call a meeting on Saturday next , by handbii 3 , of the whole trade , and that he would attend aed request the attendance of the committee , who , he t eiieved , would resign ; The motion aniamectiajeut were Ihen withdrawn , and after Raffy Ridley had briefly addressed Ahe meeting , sfeting Waiaieiitioa to meet the committee , the business was adjourned .

      ASHBUKTOtT ( Devon . )—The Woollen traffe here is iaa disncal state . Hundreds are out of work and in a state of starvation , with no sign of anv improvement . Many clever artizins are driven to emigrate to America through the want efcmplcyment . If a change does not take place soon , we feaf theresult .

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      YoLtrNtABr Attempt at Starvation . —A girl named Seville , living at Felsted , Essex , had beea missing for twelve days prior to the 9 ih inat . Oa that day some mm found her nearly in a dying stat » . She giyes no satiafactory account of why she voluntarily attempted starvation , but she says she was in the wood ten days and nkhts , with no other covering than the clothes she haa on , nor any protectioa from tho inclemency of the eeason than a few leaves she had collected together to lie on . Sn » had seen no one during the time , nor had she eaun anything whatever or took any sustenance fu ; bn > r than sucking some _ water from the brook through a reed . She is still in a Tery precarious state . — Bury Post . . ' : ¦ ¦ ; ; : : . . _ ,

      Robberv of £ 2060 fkom the Manchester and Elackbojjn Coach . —On Friday evening week , a It ather trunk or box co utaining 1500 sovereigns and £ 500 in £ 5 notes , was forwarded by Messrs . Cunliffis , Brooks , and Co ., bankers ; Manchester , to their house ia ' . Blaokburn , by the Perseverance coach . Two suspicious . persons were outside passengers , and who , after going as tar as Bury , or a little beyo / id that place , got off , and with them took the truak and its . ea . itehts . £ 100 reward is offered for euch

      information as will lead to the rfeiection of the thieve ? . Ou Wednesday morning ; Mr . Berwick , the active police oEieer , succeededin obiaining a : clue , by whirh he apprehended a person who there is little doutt was one of tho partyi namely , a person named Thr > wall ( not the Mr . R . Thelwall , whose premises were robbed of jewellery to a large amount some twe or three months ago , but his brother , ) on whose pereon it issaid 200 sovereigns were found . He was brought before ; the magistrates at Manchester , on Wedntaday * and l'emanded . for a week .

      The HoDNSLow Powdeb Mills . —More Explosiofrs . —We uaderstand that iVter Thomas and Wiliiam Colvjns , the two survivors of the latedreatfful explosion of a corning-mill on the premises of Messrs , C . B . and T , Curtis and Harvey ; gunpowder manufacturers , which occurred on tho morning of Saturday , the 12 . h ult ., are still going on well , and last advancing towards convalescence ; ScareeW * however , has the excitement occasioned throu ^ hoU the neighbourhood of Hounslow by tho melaiicbdly occurrence beguu ta subside , before we have to annemuce two pthfr explbtiioHs on -th . e works of the same firmV which / have , however , been unattended by fatal consequences . The first took placo < m tna afternoon of Saturday la ? tabout twenty minute W

      , three 0 clock , in a powder rdora near to the scene of the previous ¦ " ¦ -explosion .. Two men * named John Irish , about twenty-two years of age , and Wm . Fox , about the same age , both in the service of Mesar ^ . Curtis and Co ., were sent in to sweep ¦ it ' -. rijfc and while so engaged ; from sojiie cause ai present unexplained , except tnat thKy neglected ii « t }<> damp the floor , the loose powder exploded , by t " fow of which the windows of the bui'diDg Wer ^ broken and the men injured , Irish being dreadfully burnt about the head and face , so as tobs tempor ^ rily deprived of sight ; and Fox , who jumped through one of the windows into the mill stream , was burned about the hands and arms&C Both

      , sufferers Were promptly conveyed to their residence * at Hounslow , and were irumtdlately attencied by Mr . Frdgley , surgeon , of tbat town . Bota are , ^* understand , doing well , and likely to recover . The second explosion took place on Monday morning , about half-past eight o ' clock , when the inhabitant * of tlie counwy around , for a radius of four or fiw milce , were alarmed 6 y a loud report , which oa inquiry was found to have ocennt-d at oiher worK 3 beionKing to the same firm , Biuisue at Hatton , nta ? - Bediout , about four miles from Hounslow , by whicji the roof csf a green charged mill was , it is stat- 0 , blown off , but without anypcrsou beiagleislier kuled or injured . " - ,: '¦ ¦ ¦' . ¦¦ . ' :: ¦ " . ¦ ¦ - . - ¦ ' . : . v : :

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      i GREAT MEETING IN ST . PANCRAS TO ¦ ADOPT THE NATIONAL PETITION . ; On ThiiiSilay eveisin ^ , Feb . 2- * : n , the Training In-! stituie , ];; t 3 Rojal ularenct ; Tneatre , Livtrpool-street , S King ' s Croas , cont ^ ning a spacious Hall , two spacious . galleries , and tvro side slips , and large platform—all of j trMcli tv-fcre crowded to suffocation—was the place j of meeting . ! Mr . Potsbr , a werticg man , was called ta tbe ; chair , and expressed hi 3 regrtt tbat a more efficitct ] person wa 3 not callfcd on to preside over so lar ^ e a ; meeting . He congratulated tbem on the symptoms of

      i nnion , exhibited at tbe many meetings tbat had rej cently taken place . He ttust-. d they would hear ev ' cryi body tbat presented themselves patiently—icbeera . ) j He wonld call on i Mr . Ferris to read and move the adoption of tbe 1 National Petition The Petition having been read , Mr . I F . said it speaks for itself . It was drawn / up by a Council of TForfcing men , and Las already received an ' immense amount of signatures . Althtsugb this is the I first publia meeting couvened in this paiish for its ° adoption . He would therefore move it— ( loud cheers . ) J Air . &sal seccsded it . It was then put and carried ncazunocsly , amid loud cbetriru ? .

      ; Mr . Fabseb moved the first resolution as follows : — " That in the opinion of this meeting [ the declaration j of the Prims Minister with regard to the distress of the I country , renders him totally nnfit for the office , and ¦ shows to the people if another tegument was wanting , ' thB necessity of the document called the People ' s ' Charter being passed into a law without deduction or 1 alteration . " j air . Chairman snd fellow men , I think there is no 1 one here but will agree with the resolution . For what

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 5, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1151/page/6/