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      ^ m MUBDEBOUS ATTACK OF THE LEAGUE FEAEGUS O'COJfNOK , AT FT F W TygHATff . ^

      TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS . Ht DziTJsr Fbjekds , —I return thanks to Almighty God that I stlD live to address yon . I shall prc-cee-i calmly with my-narrative , commencing from where I left off in my last . On "Wednesday , the good men of Bermondsey which 5 s * district of Souflrwark , insisted on my -noting tbea for tbs purpose of commemorating ov Monday ' s triumph . They procnred the largest room in the district ; the hoar for commencing was

      get-en , but the place was crammed at half-past six , and at seren there were as many ontside the windows as would hare filed it over and over again . You will ha ? e a report ; therefore I shall only say it was a most enthusiastic meeting , and the resnlt was " NO SURRENDER . " J met several manufacturers there , all of whom declared for the Charter ^ Petition sheets of the gre ^ t naiiohju . were there , and were being well signed . I tell yon , London is bow taking the lead .

      Now for Birmingham . And a sore Birmingham it shall be for the villaiES . You shall hear every word and judge for yourselves . I had a letter from Mr . Thorn , informing me of the intended gathering of tiie League , and praying of me to go . I at onoe consented , and , as at Sonthwark , I strictly enjoined iim not to communicate my intentionSj in order that I might really test the value of the principle , by seeing how the people of themselves , and for themselves , would do tberrown work . I met Leach and Campbell , both of oar excellent Executive , at the Birmingham Station . We proceeded to the

      house of Mr . Porter , a master shoe-maker , and one of the most npright anduncomproiaising gentlemen living . I there learned that Sturge had sent £ 60 to Collins and O * Neil , and that they had been in conference with the League Committee , and had promised their co-operation and support . I asked ¦ what course we were to parsne , and I insisted upon no comproasl-3 on oar part . No , said Leach ; and do , said Campbell ; when one of oar party took an amendment for the whole Charter from his pocket , and read it , of which we all approved . I then proposed as follows : — u As soon as they submit their proposition , I shall speak , openiDg the way for the amsEdment : and if they accept the Charter as the

      means , we will promise free trade as one of the first revolts ¦ a townsman most move the amendment , as neither Leach , Campbell , or myself wonld be allowed , and Leach and Campbell will follow in support of the amendment . From the specimen we had before , and from what our friend opposite says , I know they srili attack us , bnt we must die game . u This course was resolTed upon ; and the next question w * 3 our means ; when we discovered that only seven tickets had been given to our party , three of -which were handed to Leach , Campbell , and myself , thus leaving three strangers and four townsmen to meet a thousand of the League . The person who was to move the amendment gave me M 3 ticket and went in pursuit of another .

      At a quarter to twelve we started , to oe early m the add 5 and first , let me describe the interior of the Town Hall . The organ gallery is au immense stage , capabls of holding more than 1000 ; on a level with it , but railed off , are two large side galleries ; at the end of the Hall is a spacious gallery , capable of holding above 1500 ; while the body of the Deeding will contain from 5000 to 6000 . The organ gallery was Siied with the League . About forty overseer ? , intermixed with a handful of Chartist churchmen , were ticketed for that part of each side gallery whieh communicates with the organ gallery ; this n&s done to prevent any charge from the sida gallery being made upon the platform .

      As soon 131 entered the organ gallery , the v ? aote meeting sat up a tremendous caeeriag and waving of hits , whereupon tie ruffians iu the organ gallery toned round , and upon recognising me , they set up one of the most hideous , terriiis yells mortal ever heard ; they hissed sad groaned , and tooted like mad ^ sti Is . Nothing daunted I advanced , sad Geo . WhUs beckoned to me that he bad reserved a place for me in front . I moved on till I got within seven rows of the place , when I was stopped by a Eolid hues . I touched one upon the shoulder , and said 8 "Will you allow me to pass ! " and this was the answer :

      ° Xo , blast yen , tee don't want YOU here . Yon are ; to townsman , we tad you here before . " " Come , let ] as pass . " "Ao , bj G—d , if yon attempt it well crack j yoarneck ; blast him , throw him over , kill him . " ! " Bah , yoa rascally Northern Star . " " But for you we ! Tjrald have a repeal of the Cora Laws ; you divided j tie working men from us . " * I did , and never will j ifflite you until you go for my principles ; and now ; joaay yon want a union , and this is the way you j iotbouiit" "No , damn yon , we want no onion with j Tor . Bj G—d you shan't speak iere to-day . " * By j G—d , bci 1 will , " " Damn Mm , pitch him over . " j 8 Coaielet me " rf Noblast I am a

      towns-, pasa . , you ; — -awj * - ^» U 4 V pMJiM A > V | ***** . w J wu j «• wm *^ ^ »„ ,.. — . Baa , and I should like to have that seat myself , and ; to ? peak too ; but I can't , and I s . m . sure yon shan't . " j B 1 Klio said that all tie property within twenty miles of Birmingham ought not to ba worth £ 6 ? " " I did , if [ &e people were fired upon , and I repeat it now . I ; aa not to bs intimidated . " * ' Damn-him , throvr him 1 OTer , throw Mm over / ' *¦ You had better not . " " Ah , j Jon ph ysical-force rascal , we want no physical fc * c « here . " So it atfeabs . " I then turned to a j Terr gentlemanlike looking man , one of the most . ¦ fiolect , and said , " will yon just favour me with year ;

      sssie and address ! " "No , " said he , "I would see Tor ducted fesst . " "You ake a ge . vtlemas , " said I . AH the time that this was going on , there was an eiderij gentleman at my right , who frequently re-E 3 H 5 trated against the ruffianism of the bloodhounds . Jinalz made hi 3 appearance , when the rsfiins shouted and opened their mouths , and then * i& ejes flashing fire , turned to me , and said , " yon s&ygo home ; if you attempt to speak you shall be strangled , by G d . " "Well , well , wait , " Eaid the latlemau on my rijiht , the honest man ' s cheer * 21 come by and bye . "

      I should 2 DT 7 tail you that the Organ Gallery is ei&ely cu ; off frsm the body of the Hall ; no ap-Proislitoit ; aad when tha people saw the oppoei-&oa to ay cdvincin ^ to t ' aa front , every speaker ** interrcped by shouts of " Ls « Feargus come dojra ; " « Corns down , FesrgiH , coma down . " All « is time , one faithful and brava fellow , ia his waking coat and apron , stood close to my back , determined that I s > . suld only be struck behind ^ kttogu hka . Whenever they jostled me , he clung *<> ae , with hi 3 face like scarlet . So the whole fc ^ es proceeded , while Wesson , Attwood , and were Not one word

      ^ fcnr O' ^ eil speaking . could be heard bat by those close to the speakers ; but , * aen tie Charter was mentioned , then was a murarar aaaajrst the League , " No Chabikb . " When O ^ eilhad csnclude-i , those nearest him cheered ^ upon behig asied what he said by those behin d , ^ answer was , he says he won't move any amend-SKia ; then another shont was set up , and ° ks _ of " that ' s it—no amendment . " The rewlntioa was thai going to be puE , when I roared oat > K Mr . Major . I have a word to Bay . " Now the Jelling wa 3 like hell let loose . I was in the middle cf the infernal infuriate pack . M Throw him over . " "Don'tlet him pass . " They were about

      eight deep beirsretn me aad the Mayor . I shoved forward un ; il I jjot within three of thefro 2 t , when I ** e jammed by seven ruffians into a pen or desk , my sickagaisst the back rail and my arms by my side . Come , come , " said I , " seven to one is too much ; * ksi do you mean ! do yen want t > murder me !" Yea , damn you , " said one ruffian , " by God if yon ^ eak ^ reil hang you . I wish I had a rope round your * s « k" If the Mayor says I am to speak no povrcr ^ l prevent me . " All this time Masiz , Doi ; ° ias , ™ i > eil , C-ollias , and the old rump were just on my l 3 Stej and cerer once iut-erfered , aiihengh my life ** s not worth one minute ' s purchase . At length a ^ fleciKi with mustachios , tt 1 . o had witnessed all , ¦* & to tie remans , come , ceae , this won't do ,

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      this is too bad f * lie stooped down to the Mayor , and then getting between me and the **«*» gin 3 , he slapped me upon the shoulder and said "all right , you are to speak . " Be then , like a gentleman , assisted me in jumping from the midst of the ruffians on to the stage , and when I did , the organ forces set up such an infernal yell as never was heard , while the voices of the f nstians soon drowned their hideous groans . :

      The Mayor said that he would not take it upon himself to decide whether or not I should speak , but would pnt it to the meeting , when nearly every hand was held up except the hands of the ruffians ; and as the Times has undertaken to give an opinion of my Epeech , in which the reporter says that I assured the meeting that Munfz , Douglas , and Salt were now to be relied upon , I assure you , on my honour , I never once mentioned the name of Mantz . Douglas , or Salt , from the beginning to the end . I tell you what I did say . I said that if they wanted a Repeal they should first have the Charter , as a means . That

      the Whigs deceived ns before , and if they deceived us again it should be the people's own fault . That I would surrender my life before I would surrender one hairs-breadth of the Charter . That the honest portion of the middle classes who would join 113 were likely to be sincere , as they had been tardy in acknowledging our princi ples ; that they had looked before they leaped , and if we began to leap together npon sound principles , Peel and the Tories would begin to jump . That no union should be

      formed while I had life , unless every principle of the Charter was acknowledged as the means ; that upoa those conditions , and none othsr , would my party ever join . : That I could not reply to any of the speakers , as I had not heard one word j neither would I oppose the resolution whioh I had not beard ; that those things were only done in the House of Commons ; that , of course , if it did not acknowledge the supremacy of our principles , a townsman would move , and another would second , an amendment fer the Charter , which I would support .

      No amendment was moved , bat , as Leach well observed , the principle and feeling of the meeting were tested by the Bhow of hands that I should be heard . Leach , CampbelJ , and myself , left the Hall together , and then we learned that the person who was to have moved the amendment had given me hia ticket , and could not for any money procure another for his own admission to the organ gallery Had one been moved , it would have been carried by a majority of twenty to one ; but while that course would have been most satisfactory , the ruffians in their resolution hare acknowledged the whole principles of tha Charter .

      Of course , Leach and Campbell could not speak , as no amendment was moved , atd not being townsmen , they would not otherwise , and I doubt even tken , be allowed . When we returned to Porter ' s , I asked Leacb , Campbell , and the others , how I performed my part of the duty ? w Gallantly , capita ] , " was the reply . Let that answer the Times . I look for the approval of my own party only .

      Isow , working men , I mo 3 t solemnly swear and declare that I would rather live under an irresponsible military despotism , with trial by court martial , than live under the government of a middle class , with trial by jary , they being jurors . Had they murdered ma on Friday , who would try them Some of . the murderers themselves . Had any intemperance of mine led to the slightest violation of the peace , who would try me 1 The conspirators themselves . What chance , then , have we .

      So ended a day in my life . And now , to prevent such another scene , I have to request that at leas : fifty Chartists will accompany their leaders to the platform of every mixed meeting ; it is necessary ; and should another bd called in the Town Hall , let the people meet early , and not allow the organ gallery to be opened one moment before the oiher entrances are also opened ; las them post themselves ia each of the side galleries , which command the platform , and ou no account allow them to enter until all are- freely admitted .

      I was to have been in Birmingham on Monday next , the 28 th ; but in consequence of the London tailors coming out on that evening , and being long pledged ' to them , I am compelled to postpone my visit till Wednesday next , the 2 nd of March , when I Ehall remain Wednesday and Thursday , and till noon on Friday , on which evening I am engaged to the Chartists of Westminster . T cannot dismiss the subject without-Teturnirg my TraTincst thanfcs-to the brave working man , who

      never left me for a moment , and who tried to crush his way after me even to the platform . I thank him from my soul ; he 19 a brave fellow . I also feel much indebted to the gentleman who stood on my right , and to whom I have before referred , and to whom 1 can appeal for the truth of my every assertion . I also tender isy best thanks to the gentleman with moustachios , who , I believe , saved my life , while Muntz , Dougla 3 , and the Christian Ccartists ceo'ly looked on . TheruEan 3 know that they can or . ly GET RID OF FEARGUS BY DESTROYING HIM !

      1 I now writs from Nottingham—glorious Notting- 1 ism—Nottingham that drove the rascally Whiga from office , and that , upon the sext trial , will . drivo ] thetvvo Whig Baronets from its representation . We had such a demonstration yesterday as Not- tingham never before witnesses . Tbcro is no u = a in . gnessuig at numbers , except by the Whig standard , and here we have them . Twenty thousand they esti- ; rested the Rancliffe meeting at , while they admitted j that onra was more than double the s ' zb . It rained

      the whole time of the procession , but we had not : one sugar or salt man among u ? . The brave men of j Sutton-in-Ashfield sent seven carriages full , a large j procession , and two splendid bands , and they are j distant fourteen miles . I never was hailed with j greater enthusiasm . Notkiu . ? but the Charter will go ; down here . I Good God ! working mca ! ia my route I passed I

      by . the bastile , and saw aged fathers and mothers i from the top windows , peeping like felons through strongly-barred wmdow 3 . I saw pale-faced young i men- and womsn , while our new friends luxuriate j on money plundered from them for want of the ' Charter . We had another glorious masting here last night : a Mr . Beens kindly gave us his vrbole establishment , ] and the Izrg ? rooms , all commnnicating , we could ; have filled twenty timss . Harrison and Bairetow were elected to ihe Ccnvtn-ion . Sweet , Russell ai . d ;

      other geod fcliows were all at their post , and although Harrison and Bairstow had a . majority in the election , over Tavlor , yet dce 3 that noble little fellow neither show or feel th . 3 least jealousy ; he works harder to recommend himself hereafter by the same means which has insured success for his older j friends . Tnis is as it ought to be . I learned for the 1 first time that thi 3 Dean Taylor is the same man for ; whose , speech I WAS TRIED and convicted , and j now I rejoice ia suffaring for so good a fellow ;; before , I thought he was some musty old pickpocket

      preacher . . - j To-day I go to Derby . To-morrow to Lough-1 borough . On Tuesday I am to address the men of Knighisbridge , near London ; on Friday the men of Bermondsey again ; on Monday the tailors ; Wed- j acsday , Thursday , and Friday , the men of Binning- j ham ; Friday u ^ -ght , Chartists of Westminster ; en J Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday , I deliver three ; addresses upon the Land , the Repeal of the Union , ;' and npon general policy , at Manchester ; and although I intend to take some repose , I shall now sleep but little until we decide the question and ' terms of our future agitation . My next tour will be Cheltenham , Brighton , and Southampton . ;

      Chartists , look to London . It is going on bravely . ! Chartists , do not join the moral-force Whi £ 3 in their burnings , shootings , and htrgrngs . If you do , it ! will go from the straw man to the flesh man and the house ; and , believe ma , you will be in the dock , ' while the instigators-will be in the jury bos , ready j to tes'dfy their innocence by declaring your guilt , i We are near the auction day . I fully subscribe to \ every word written by the Editor , and published ia the ' 2 ad edition of last week ' s Star . They will now move j heaven and earth to get poEsession of our rnov ^ - J meiit ; but thst shall not ! If they do , we are lost for ever . Sail we will join them , but it shall be upon our men terms . We are the great majority .

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      We will not refuse their honest co-pperatioD . Thej know that they cannot effect their object otherwise than by a strong manifestation of popular will , or by the adoption of the Charter . The former they cannot have without na , the latter they will not have if they can avoid it . You must now mike up your minds to two things . You must make every one of your leaders work double , till the thing is settled , and you must swear to defend them ; and skould the moral-force Whigs murder the poorest man of our party ( which is not unlikely , ) ¦

      WHST THEN— I am , My beloved Friends , Your faithful servant and brother labourer , Resolved to battle with the blistered hands , and fustian jackets , and unshorn chins , and to DIE EATHEE , than

      SUEBENDEE M HAXB'S BREADTH OF OUE CHAETEE ! Fjsabgus O'Coxnob . Loitghbosopgh . —I have juBt . returned from the Loughborough demonstration , it was a fine gathering of the working classes ia this agricultural district . We had a capital muster in the market place , where the Derby resolution was unanimously adopted . . I now go back to Derby . It was arranged that we were not to have any procession ; howeror , without any concert , some thousands attended at the

      Station with a carriage and four , and so numerous were they that I was obliged , to address them in front of the hotel . All promised well . Tiia Theatre was taken , and at seven o ' clock it was crammsd in every part , all the manufacturers , shopkeepers , neighbouring gentlemen and parsons of the dissenting order were there . I never saw such a muster of that order , and I never saw so well-behaved a set of middle clas 3 men . Nofct , a working maa was in the chair ; a workiDg man moved and seconded what I trust will be adopted all over the country , as the Derby resolution . It was as follows : —

      " That thia msetlng declares its unqualified approval of the principles of free and unfettered trade , while at the same time , it denies either the competency or the right of the representative body , as at present constituted , to nuke so great a change as that sought by the advocates of a repeal of the Corn Laws ; as any advantage derived by that measure would not be for the benefit of the workiug classts ; and this meeting further protests against any partial alteration being made to affect any separate class 01 Interest , pledging itstlf in common with the people of all other parts of the United Kingdom to look vr ith a j » aUras eye to the

      application of the People ' s Charter , for the settlement of those many and conflicting questions which now agitate the pnblic mind , ml ways keeping in vi » w the absolute necessity of legislating justly for all instead of partially for a class ; under these circumstances we pledga ourselves not to agitate , for any other measure than the whole of those principle * embodied in the document entitled ' the People ' s Charter , ' and to which we look as a means of attuning all those just asd beneficial results -which are ever sure to flow from free and unftttered legislation , and from which alone can emanata national greatness , free trade , respect abroad , and peace , law , and order at home . "

      I spoke for two hours and eight minutes to the resolution , and they tell me that I have done them good by my speech—they say it was a good one . They received £ 16 9 a . for my services , which enabled the Chartists to pay off all their debts , and provide for the Convention . Thero were two parties here , the O'Connorites and the "Sensible Chartists . " I enrolltd several new members after our meeting , and I rejohe to say that the good leaders of the Liberal Operative Association joined , and took out their cards .

      You may suppose that our non-intentioued procession waa not bad , when the Whig Mercury of tbi 3 morniug gives us much more than o thousand . I assure you I never met a finer set of fellows in my life than the Derby Chartibts . I . left them this morning in high—very high spirits , aud after my speech they passed a unanimous resolution to stand by me and the Charier . The Nottingham Demonstration has paralyse 1 the Whigs . Oa the whole , we never wero half so strong or powerful , and all we now have to do is to stand together . I leave this , after I speak to-night , for London , to be ready fer Knightsbridge to-morrow .

      F . O'C . Tburidiy night [ Thia should have appeared in our last , but , in the hurry and worry in which Mr . O'Connor ' s many lsboricua and extensive correspondence keep Lite , it bad been accidentally misdirected , and so "eras net received until after the paper was printed . — ¦ Ed . X . 8 . 1

      To The Chartists Of Great Britain.

      TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN .

      BnoiHER Democrats , —I promised , last time 1 addressed yon , to give yon an account of our position in the various towns I then intendcl visitiug . Having left Sheffield I arrived in Nottingham , and held two excellent meetings in the Democratic Chapel . I was present at the dinner in the King George on Horseback . The Nottingham Chartiats ate men of the Tigto stamp . No division is tolerated amoag them . Union is their watchword .

      I next wtnt to LooghborGUgh ; met Skovington ; had a good meeting ; they were making arrangements for F . O'CoimoT ' s visit . I proceeded to Leicester , where I met my friend Bairatow . I addressed the Leicester Chartists , first in the ShaJcespere 3 ii Rooms , iir . Cooper in the chair . The rooro , iB capable of containing seven or eight hundred persons , and was densely filled . I afterwards addressed the pecple in the Town Hall , / which was granted , by the Mayor on the occasion , ilr . O'Higgins , P / csitlent of the Irish Universal Suffrage Association , took the chair- There are upwards of eight hundred enroled members in Leicester ; indeed Cooper and Bairstow have done much good for our cause in Leicester .

      I had the next meeting in London , and by the exertions of the good men of London , backed by O'Connell and M'D-JuaH , Chartism Is jji a more hejltby position now , in London , tbau ever ii was before . The trades are moving , and let them but come out-, and there is not the least doubt but . ouo st-. uggles wiil soon be crowned with success . I next proceeded to Bristol ; attended two meeting ; whilst there the Doctor held a great meeting on Brandon Hill , Bristol . Ten thousand persons present I have seen Mrs . Frost and her f . mily . Sly heart grieved when I looked upon hw venerable face ; and when I bethought me of her noble husband , I almost cursed tile mificreasts who transported him , and tiie other good men , his co-patriots , aDd I inwardly vowed nevtr to ctase in my humble t ^ crtions until the sy » t 2 m shall be dostroyed tb : it vict ' : in " z ; u them .

      Afttr the Executive had concluded their business in Bristol , tbey attended a meeting in Bath , from which place I came to Gloucester . I did not find Chartism in that heai ' . hy position I cculd have wkbed . I told Sidn ~ ay that when cnrcls were disposed of , the mocey our . ht to be rmiitted to the Executive , and not be made use of by any party ; he could not even pay me then for the cards he bad issued . I hope I may not have to aUude to this disagreeable affair again . From Gloucester I wetit to Coventry ; met my esteemed friend Ji 2 hon ; held a good meeting in Coven try , and arrived in time to be at the Birmingham meeting . O'Connor spoke at the meeting ; the vast bulk of the people iniisted he should be heard , although the Corn

      Law Repsal-ra on the platform cried out several times , " Throw him over the railings . " However , it was no go , the people iiisisted he should have a hearing . Ninotenths cf tho meeting was vrith him , we could have carried any thing , but owing to some mistake or other , tntre was no amendment for the Charter j mind , tho resolution adopted was for a full representation . I came to Biiston from Birmingham in company with Mr . Dcfky , late of ber Majesty ' s College at Northallerton . Mr . Dufi ' cy spoke in tue af temoon , I spoke at night ; f ; r : y members enrolled . Biiston , owing to the talented and honest exertions of Mr . Stlran is , perhaps , as

      flourishing a district as any I knew of in the caDse cf Cbart . 5 m . On Slonday , Messrs . Stirau , TJufiby , Cadley , and myself , with about five hundred cf the Biiston Chartists , attended a great public meeting held at the public oSce , Wolvcrhampton ; it was adjourned to the square , there were present at least 5 , 000 persons . Mr . Wynn , a Corn Law Repealer , was elected chairman . Mr . Walker , another Cora Law Repealer , moved the first resolution , to the effect that the Corn Lew was a bad law , and the way to repeal is w ? s by giving to the people a fail , fair , and free representation , as dtflccd by the People ' s Charter . Mr . Mogg seconded tbe resolution in an excellent speech .

      The mover of the resolution ia a ^ ery ¦ wealthy manufacturer , and he said he used to think that the present House of Commons would Repeal the Com Law , hut he was now convinced to the contrary . He intended to go on that tack no loDger , but to agitate for the future , for the whole Charter . This was received with leu 1 ehe&te . . . A . memorial to the Queen was adopted , praying her to call men to her councils who -will grant a fuilrepresentationto the whole people , as defined by the People ' s Charter , and the two Members fji Wolvorhampten are to present the memorial to her Majesty .

      The Com Law Repealers of Wolveihampton have done all the business themselves and went the whole hog for the Charter . I shook hands with the Cora Law

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      Repealers . I said tbla fa a union based npoa prinsiple j if you are honest we can beat the blood stained Toriea from power , and do away with fcha names of faction Sfi tI . J " ' ^ w ma faitMol promises that they will go for the Charter and nothing ill «; ^ We * wat « a you , " tbat is rignt tfcey said yo « have been deceived pace and a bomUhild dreads the fire . " We adjourned at the dose of the meeting to a neighbouring pubio ^ ouse for reffoskment , a room capable of holding 400 people , was well filled , we Boon discovered we had a spy in the room ; be was making use of very violent language . Ssiran asked him who be was , where he came from .

      no _ person present fcnaw him , I gave the people some wholesome advice , told them to avoid secret plots of any toad ; the men relished my advice , and told the fellow they would not tolerate his language ; The consequence was that the rascal out his stick . I came to Stafford , mtV Messrs ., pepiow and Ward ; bad a very crowded meeting . Chartism is doing well in Stafford . IneJctcametoHanleyinthePotterief ; I held a most glorious meeting in the Potteries , and the manufacturers are about to call-a meeting \ o adopt the whole Cbartei : On arriving at home , I bad to commence the work of correspondence ., Ihavebeeaat it late and early since royarriva-L .: " ¦ ¦ - : . •¦ - : : v- , ; - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .. ¦• . \ .. " : . - ¦ " . ' ¦ . . - ..

      Brothers , our position now is a proud one—a commanding one . Let ds be but true to ourselves—let us have no recriminationA-let us forgot the past , but be watchfu for the future . No flinchiuR , no expediency j let-us not abate , a jot of the whole / Charter .. ; but let ns endeavour to make as many ¦ friends as possible and as few enemies . I aru extremely obliged to the members of the assoeiatioa who forward to me from time to time tho different new ^ pipers of the bingdpnii this is absolutely necesspry ; beesusg all the information in those papers are can-fully kept together and laid before the Executive , so that whenever any victory is obtained by our party ; then information ought to ba forwarded to me immediately ;; and whenever ,.. the pressgang attacks us , then that paper ought also to be fowatded to me ; the Executive can decide much better whatfeourse to pursue when they are put iuto possession of the actual stale of the ' .. occurrence ' s of the day .

      I find that in many places I have been in that my pamphlet Is eagerly sought after . It Is now out of piint I feel satisfied that that humble production has rendered some service to our cause . It is my Intention to bring out a seond edition of the work , with a wrap * per to it , and to give tbxee ' or fpur other tables , which mast be of some value to sincere lovers of liberty . Our sacred causa is spreading rapidly , nothing can arrest its progress unless it to our owa divisions , but thank heaven there ia less of that now than ovtr there has been . We are in a fair way now to the attainment of our freedom ; let us be firm and wo are sure of success . / Tours , in the cause of Democracy , John Campbell , Secretary . MB . JOHN DUNCAN , MINISTER OF TH 3 CHRISTIAN CHART / ST CUUUCH , . ' nu > ' - DEE . versus- THE NATIONAL PETITION OF

      THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL . TO THE EP 1 T 3 K OP THE NOJRTIIEnN STAR . Sir , —I addressed several letters to the people of Scotland on the National Petition and its vvjtctipn by the Scottish Convention ; Mr . Duncan stood forward , although not personally alluded to ; to combat my arguments , with what success the resolutions adopted for and against the National Petition in Scotland aione canpro 7 c . The question of its adoption being in my opinion now settled in the most praiseworthy spirit by my cpuntrymea , it only remains for me to address myself . to M ; r . John Duncan ; and in doing so , I may remark that I have a very great dislike to come into collision with any man and would have passed by Mr . Duncau" 8 last letter in siiauca , had it not beon for tiis . persQnalitliS , and the sneering , illiberal nature of hia communication . I will , however , content myself with making Mr . Duncan answer himself , employing as few of my own observations as I can well dispenso with .

      Mr . Duucan—The Dost ir's remarks are rather of a rambling nature 1 ' Answer—Because my letter was an answer to his , and ihe rule in such casas is follow your leader . Mr . Duncan—Until the Doctor converts all friendly to the Cuarler to his opinions ; bn . 'tte subject ofRepcal ( t the Union with Ireland , he baahs right to mix up the one witli the other . ' Answer—On the Repeal question no conversion was needed . ' The people were convinced ; and tfce diffrrence bttwcfn Mr . Duncan- ' and-myself arose from tho fact that Mr .. D . " supposed the whole pdople adopted his vluw , whilst I believed they had adopted justice to a'l as their motto , and therefore Ireland ' s wrongs as England ' s grievance .

      Mr . Duncan— On the Poor Law , I deny that the Doctov or any soction of our body has a . xight to introduce his own or their own peculiar : viewa into a document intended for adoption by the whola Chartist body , including , cs it does , many who dieaent from these views . ( , Answer ^—All England is the section hero alluded to , and I also c ' . eny that 3 ir . Duncan , backed by all Scotland , has not any right whatever to object to the expression . 0 Eiigiish opinionoH the accursed Poor Law ; besides if we . placed Mr . Duncan ' s dissenters ngainst tho English section of Poor Law opponents , a « d were guided by ^ uch u principle-sf concession to opponeuts , we may as Well give up . piecemeal , the principles of tho Charter , because certain niidilJe-class Chartidfs have certain views on the education test , and household and no property qualification claims ; no expediency .

      Mr . Duncan-T-The Doctor absolutely confounds the Chartibts , as a body , with Peter Murray M'Douail . Answer—If this " / wilful Ku « take" arises from the number of capital .-Ta in -my letter , I would refer Mr . Doacan to bis own . If the suetr . irises from a determination on my part always to identify myself with tha Cliarter , the cbarge sita so pkasantiy on my back , that-I wouid recommend Mr . D . 'to-try'that remedy for an uneasy-political co ' nnoieucs ; .. ' - Mr . Duncan—The Doctor haa the strangest opinion on the power of tbo legislature . Thia may lead men to consider him conceited and arrogant .

      Answer—What will this following reihaiks of Mr . D . produce ? " The measure which I . would consider necessary . far the salvationjof the country D .-. M'Douail hardly fever ailudes ti > . ( Pity Mr . D . was not ; chairman of the Execut \ ve > with two votes . ) Indeed , with the exception of Mr / O'Brien ( and niyse'f , his disciple ) « o « e of Ike leaders ynipp ! e wilk the . whole syslepi , but sitnply nibble at corners , and these not the most important either . " My Dibbling conceit cannoi of course be compared with the above mountain of '' Modesty . Mr . Dancau condeiuns the mention cf Prince Albert ' s incomt :: so do th ^) iniddlu class and all the Corn Law repealers ; but not on tho same plt-a , became Mr . Dunciiu coiiCejvt' 3 the Petition represents only tho views of its franiers . H 3 thinks real grievances are overlooked : snwller ones , like the Poor Law and the

      National Debt , introduced . He things the peoplo should ba made thoiouyhly acquainted with the working of the -pressht ' . lav .-smid . institutiona , Ha would shop how other or dvffjient . tawa Wovld remove the evils , and then , af £ « r his process qf ' enli ^ ht ' bnment , tie t'ecP ^ ' toaiuan , he Bays , would rush forward to sign a petition for such rtfoinv , whether particular gritvancea 11 ere enumcrctitd in it or not- But , says he , 720 irncli Jcnowlcdye . is possessed ' , by'the great man . Tin ' s wind up is rtthtr strajige , consiatring tho great efforts mace by fllr . Duncan , and tho decided political ir f ji-mation impnrted by tho labours of Mr . O'Britu . I j ret ly anticipated that Mr . Dunchn v . onld b : ve given us n practical iiluttration of what ho had done , and what he could do , with a Scottish Petition outshining by far the lesser luminary of the English Executive .

      Mr . Duncan—If the majority were to Uecifle that we were all to join thetoly Catholic church , tines he ( the Doctor ) mean to say tbat over ^ luau of us \ vaa forthwith t j become the posseaior or & crucifix ? Answer—Speaking for myseif 1 would not ba disposed for expediency sake to take up the crucifix a : the Irish UnurcU io plen 39 the p . iests , any more than tfeo creed of a ChtistiaB dhartiat Church for the sake of conciliating Vhe fanatics . Mr . Duncan—Lat the mi > joiity decide on the course to pursue , taking care that their decision does not interfere with th * private opinions of niembeM of-pur . bwiy on other subjects . Answer—This is unsophisticated expediency . AJr . DuKcan—The petition wa 3 concocted by one or two individuals .

      Answer—Taey were the wrong ortep . The Charter waa also tue act of six , but the document of the many ; and that , of course , was got up in a manner Mi . Duncan will not tolerate again * unless he is flrit consulted , like Roebuck and Ward , before they would vote on principle . Mr . Duncan— I do not see why the . opinion held by Dr . W'Douall or John Duncan or the opposite , ' should be a matter cfconctrn to the working man . Answer—On the same ground , Mr . LVa opinion of > lr . . O'Brien and himself can have still less to do with the readers of this spicy correspondence . Mr . Duncan—When tha day of unmasking arrives , a proportionate share of masked facts will be fjuud south of the Tweed . Does the Doctor not think so ? Answer—Mr . Duncun knows his own friends and cuiresrjondenti south of tee Tweed better than Ido . -- " ¦¦ -.- / , - " ' . '¦ ¦ ¦ " . ¦ : ¦ ¦ - ' ¦• - ¦ - -: " . •' ...- - ¦¦

      In cenclusion , I have not , and I need not attempt to throw a new light on the Bubjsct ; since I can have the advantage of instruction from Hoith of the Tweed , where old Cobbett said all khe feelosophers and special pleaders w .-re to be found . IJeave the subtcquent instruction ot the readers ; ot the Star to Mr . Du > can , and unless some personal remark may again ba applied ,, I shall take no further trouble with a correspondence which must have spii led so much iiik , or wasted so muoti paper . ¦ I-aiBi'Si ' ..: '" - ; ' - ¦ ' ' ' .- ¦ ¦ / , "; ' ¦ ' ¦ Yeurs , in the cause , P . M . M'DoBitu

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      ANEXTENsrrBFaAUD has just been oiscovered iii Dublin . George Lt . iky Mills , a youi )«/ clerkiu the Bauk of Ireland , haa confessed ( nat huhaa beeniu the fcabi ; ot takiiigfrom caijcelVd 80 s * . notes , corners 6 tamped wivh tho tviui , and afSxini ; them to £ 1 notes . He stands committed for trial .

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      B At-rORC—T . . e Chartist Youths held their weekly meeting on Wednesday latt , ¦ when Mr . ThomaB Hindle lectured ou the present distressed state of the country and ita remedy . BOIiTON . —On Sunday 6 yeniDg , t ! ie large room boloDgihg to the Cbartists of this town was densely filled by a respectable and attentive audience to hear a lecture by Mr . Gvifiin , of Mancester , who dwelt upon the evils of class legislatisn , such as competition , over speculation , and the misapplication of machinery ,

      the New Poor- Law , the laws of primogeniture ^ the Kural Policeiaw , tap Titho and Church B 3 te system , the Gaiiio Laws , and many otbers , all the effects of class legislation . B [ e touched upon the merits of Teetotalistri and Socialism , and proved that the agitation for the Charter was superior to any other method of agitatiou in gibolishing nit only the Cora Laws , bnt every otber bad law which at present disgraces the btntuto book , The lecturer euxoiled many names to the Association .

      Meeting . —On Mom !? y evening week , a public mottiug was held in tho Temperance Hall , called by a requisition , tho" Mayor in the chair . The hall was crammed . The object of tho meetings w . ib coujokitly to condemu the seheine of Sir Robert . Peel on tho Corn Laws , -aiid . t ® pass resolutions in favour of tho Charter . A Committee / , consisting of Repealers and Cbavtists , wascallsd previously , to get up the resolutions . Aresolution was agreed to by both parties on the Committee , which was afterwards condemned by the Gaartist body ^ of which the following is a copy : — " That while this Hieelibg believes that the entire abolition of the Corn Laws would relieve the present distress , and save the country from ruin , it is convinced that there can

      be no permanently good and impartial Government mvtii every man of tweaty-ona years of age , of sane mind , and untainted by crimej . is effECHiivlly secured by vM neeAfvil nieisuri . s in tbe frea exercise of the elective franchise , and the other numerous evils now affecting tiie liberties and privileges of the Buffering masses aro removed , by wise legislation , from tbt st : itute-book . " The above resolution was condemned by the Chartist body , and another substituted , which was ultiinateJy cawied unanimously , and which visa as follows : — ' That this rucetLng is of opinion that tho only way in which the people of this country can ; be Becured in the fullpossession of the fruits of their iuduatry , is by extending the elective franchi . ie to TJniversal Siiffrage , protecting the voter by tho Bal ! jt , by Annual PiUliameuta , no Propeity Quajification , the Payment of Members , and by taking the election in such limited districts as shall secure the effjetive operation of these

      principles . " Cr / TV -Oi ? X . ONBON . —Last Sunday morning ^ he Committee of Ivlanagement of tho ; Institute , 55 , Old Bailaj ' i met in the same , as usual . The following motion was agreed-to ,: — " That this Committee is of opinion that it is injudicious to make an ^ exclusive pecuniary call on the sharehcldeis of this Instituto for the support of the same , without first trying eviiry other rational means to induce the friends of tho causa of freedom to co-operate with them in carryinJE ; out the principles for / which this Institute has Been established . This Committee , therefore , do a ^ rca to hold a Chartist voc ^ t and i ! i 3 tvumental conceit oa Monday evening , thetth instant , mid on the first Monday / eyenuig in ; every mbhtb , ind that the admission tickets be twopence only . " v Meetikq . —The London General Delegate Council held their weekly meeting on Sunday afternoon , last , as usual , in the Institute , 55 . Old Bailey .

      Lectuke . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . K . Cameron , of I ' msbviry , delivered a very eloquent and powerful discourse to a crowded audience , at the Institute , 55 , Old Bailey . : ' . ilAfiYLEBOKE .- ^ Mr . Beabow lectured here on SundayEvening last . Fifteen new members were enrolled . '; .. ' . " . "' Bekmondsey . — -Twelve new members have been enrolled fcere . LEcruRE . —Dr . M'Donall lectnred at the Working

      Men's Chapelr Dock Heat ) , Bermondsey , on Thiiisday -week , npou the presen ; positibn of the Association . The above locality i 3 increasing ia atrength at every fflitting .::: " -. ' -. [¦" : ¦ ¦ ¦ ; / / Norfolk Cottage , Hunter Street , Dover Rox ©; -r At a meeting of tho Surrey Council , on Sunday last , Mr Tiiorps in tho chair , the minntes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Ltttera were road by the Sacrtitary from various-places . Reports Were received irbm each locality of a , very flattering

      nature ;; • - ¦¦ .. " - < ' : ¦¦ - ' ... '¦" - . ' ' ¦¦ : ' ¦ ¦/ .. ' ¦;/; . - . ¦/ . . -: . WALwoimi ;—On Monday evening last , the raembord of this locality mei at their tcoms i the Ship and 'Biue-Coat : Boy f ' - Wi 3 Jworth-. Ro ^ ' /^ Mr / Kown ' - ' gave in a very flitteriiift account from the Surrey General Cb ' imcil ; A public lecture will tiske place at the above roouts , on Monday , Rlaich 14 th . ; . It isryarticularly ¦ Tf quested ' , that the members will / attend on Monday eveniiig nest , March 7 ih , at half ? past seven o ' clock . . . V // ' . . ; ,-. / : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ •¦ ¦ ' ¦ " L ' : '¦ . " ¦'• ' ¦' -. Thh O'Brien Phess Commotee . —This ^^ Committee

      held their week ' . y meeting , as usaal , at 1 he Dispatch Coffea tioube , Ikide Laue , Fleet-street % pu Monday cverji . ii ; hi 4 . Mr . J . Watkins read a very interestjug httsr fi-onj Mr . B ; O'Brien , giving an account Of his surpriaing success in the glorious cause , which continually takes place at the many meetings hs attends ia his tour throngh Scotland .. Therafile for tho -framed portrait of Fsargns O'Coriiior , Esq . was pus ' ponod until next Monday fortnight , arid tceu to comeoffafc theCraven'sHead , Drury ^ Lane .

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      ASBBXJB . TON , tDEvoN . )—Caaiti 8 in is gaiaio ? the hearts of many of the middle classes here , meetings are held every Monday evening , the petition sheets are getting numerously signed , and we are happy to stata the ; Corn Law Repealers see that nothing Universal Suffrage « nd ; the ^ Charier will , raise , this country to happiness and prosperity . BISHOP AUCKIrANX * . —At ¦' ' $ meeting of the Chartist 3 hold here on Monday evening . Is was resolved that we , the Chartists of this district , will support the brave O'Connor in the justy good , and SKlorious caiiee he fea 3 e 3 poused . ; ; ' \ ; " R 6 ¥ TOK . ^ --Mri , y ^ Williain : Booth , of " Newtcfri Heath , gave a lecture on Sunday last on tho pre - ^ sent ; oistxess of the couiitry ; and tha best means of . retnoving it . The room was ; crowded to excess . A few names were enroUed . / / ' /

      ABERDEEN . —On Monday Ri « ht la $ t f a festival washeid in , the large Paviiioui NewniaTket-gtreet , in hoiioar of our talented schoolin ^' cr ^ Brohterre O'Brien . F ^ la ^ s and banners decorated tho wallsv roof , &c , and a splendid band was in attendance , which played soveial favourite airs during the evening . When Mr . / O'Brien entered , he was loudly and repeatedly cheered . Tho party were addressed first by Mr . Nicolson , who rcspppded to the eentiment—"" The people tho lej ^ itimtifo scarce of all pu w ^ r , " He was frequen > ly checre . 1 during the delivery of his address . The Chairman then-gay © " Tho Charter ; may it soon become the jaw of the

      land . " Mr . Macdonald responded in &h able manner , aud sat down applauded . ¦ '; . Mr .: John Legge theu moved an address of congratulatioiL and cuafidencei .-rri Mr . O'Brien , arid pledgiag ourselves by the Charter . Tiijs was seconded by Mr Wright , and carried amidst great cheerinjr . Mr , O'lJrien on rising waB . yreeted by . several burtt 3 of applause . Ho delivored a short address , in which he described tho cause of his imprisoHcaeni aud his coiiducc while in durance vile . The worthy tutor wm unabje to speak lpn ^ c from physical ex haustion . He sat down amidst applause . SeveraL good ^ ongs were mng during the evening ; and , after the usual cheers , the meeting broke up at a late hour .

      Mr ; O'Brien lectured on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings , to a large aud respectable audiences . We never heard any lecturer go fo doi-p'into / hi ? sebjocts , or lay bare the ccrruptions . of the systeui iu a clearer light than did Mr . O'Brien . Wo have seldom heard or seen any public speaker who gavo such general satisfaction a 3 O'Brien ; the good resulting from his labours ainoniiPt us willbe Inoalcnlable . ; He has converted many of our opponents , roused the apathetio ; confirmed ihe wavtring , saiisfied all parties , removed prejudices from the minds of many , r < gafding his own character , principlea , and profesfeioiis . And bis earriestness in the cause , his desire to Bee jastica reign , wrong annihi-Iat . ed , vice crushed , and virtue established on the ruins of corrupt aristocracy , may be judged from tho fact , that ho lectured there three hours and a half on the first night , and four hours and a half on the second night ;

      STOCKPORT .- ^ Oti Sunday tii » b . t last , Mri Clark , of Manchester , "delivered an cxcallerit aJdrcsa on the state of the country , and the necessity of the Chartists maintaining their principles iriyiofable ^ for which he received a vote of thanks . Gkeat PuBtie Meeting in the C 0 Br . TH 6 DSK .-7 T On Monday eveniug last , accurciing to aauoaacemoat by placard , a public meeting was held in the Court Room . Shortly after seven o ' clock the doors were thrown open , and al thciiga a peniiy admifiBiOn was charged , the spacious room was soon filled ; At eight o ' clock , thb time for openi 2 > g the business , MesBrs . Clarke ^ Carter , Leach , 'Doyle , Mitchell , and Haaier made their appearance on tno platformv Mr . G . Bra < iburn was called to the chair . Mr . Thomas

      Clark moved the first resolution , to the itfectr"That in tho opinion of this meetiug , tho unparallelcd distress that so sevtrely presses on both the manufacturing arid the working classes of this country ha 3 been entirely brought / aboui tarougb the influencoof plass legislation ,. '' Mr . John Hawep seconded the resolution Mr . A . Caftipbell spoke ia support of it . Alter which &lr . Doyle was introduced amidst the cheors of the meeting . He supported the motion in his usual manly and eloquent tone ,. &K < i . tlied retired with thunders ; of applause . The motion was ttiiJii put aDd carried nbaDimously . Mr . James Mitchoil moved the second resolution ill a short speech , " That in the opinion of this meeting the only efi ' rfctual remedy for putting an end to the

      . baneful ; , influeu ce of cj 4 ss legislation is to have immsdiaiejy passed , iuto law the six points contained in tho . Peoplo ' s Cha-i'tei ' , viz . Universal Suffra ^ o ,. \ unualParliameuts , Vote by BaHotiNb Properis Q , uanfie ^ tioB , Paymtnt of Membc-rsj and Electorial Districts / ' Mr . Carter seconded it in a brief and effective speech . Mr . Lsach theu came forward , and w ^ received by every dtmonstraiion of respect . Ho began by stating tho objects of Chartism ; he ridicuiedthoidea of any thiDg less than tho Charter doing the p ; . 'iplc any go ( jd . During the whole of his powerful , argumentative , and convincing address , he was listened to With breathless at ; en : ioa—every

      sentence ; ho uttered carrying conviction with it . He coheluded by calling on the peopl p to join the Association . ' He then sat down amidst cheers ^ ' which made the , building ring . The resolution wa 9 thea carried by acclaiuation . A vote of thattka was fiiVeil to the llnyor " -tor granting / the use of tho Oourt House V alto , one to Messrs . Leach and I > . > yic , and the Chairaiau , witk three cheers for : ! : 6 two members for the borough , for voting for Universal Suffia » e ; also for O'Coimor , Frost , Williams , and Jone ? , and the Charter . Thus / ended oue of the most important meetings ever held id Stockporf .. - ' - / -. ; ;// - - . ;/ . /¦ : ¦ , - - : /;/ ' -..- '• :- ¦ . ; . - ¦ ¦ -

      B 8 XSTOI 1 . —At the usnal weekly meeting of the Chartists held . at the Association room , Castie-gq . it was re 3 olved , That , in the opinion of -this meeting the pieseiit state of affairs call upon all professing themselves Chartists to bo cautious in forming any union with tho Corn Lw Repealers , and that we pledge ourselves not to join in any agitation which does hot embrace' the eis : points of tho People ' s Charter . " Several new members were enrolled , and it was intimated that Mr . Forsbury would deliver a lecture in Nelson- trcet . on Sunday evening next ; and in the same house a Female Chartist Association would ba formed on Monday evening . A meefing ia he \ d every Monday evening for transacting business . Bedjiinstee . — -The weekly meeting of tho Bedminskr branch of Chartists Was held at their roomsj on Tuotday , the 22 ad ult .,. when several new members Were added to tVeir list .

      WATERHEAB MXt ^ . —A public iaeetinfif was held 6 u Wednesday eveBlng , Feb . 23 rd , for -ho purpose of taking -into c 6 n ? idfcrationyi'hat measures ehoulii be adopted in the present distressed condition of the country .. - Tke working classes attended to shew that they were determined to hare po'itical power . A resolution id favour of the Charter was carried without opposition . Mr . James Cartledgs of Manchester , delivered a very powerful and instructive lecture , on Sunday afternoon , on . the advantages to be derived to the country generally , by passing tho People ' s Charter . / Several , new members were enrolled . - ¦ : / / OLDHAOT . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . James Cartledge , of Manchester , lectured on the proud but critical position held by the Chartists .

      NEWCASTLE . ^ Mr . Charles Con r , or ^ from Manehester , delivered ah address on Friiay evening , in the Chartist : HaVi , Goat Inn , Cloth market ; Mr . Cockburn moved the following rerolntion , which was ably seconded by ' 'Mr . ' ¦ Kemnsfe . r ' JRobson , and carried unanimously : —^ " Tha * in the opinion of this meeting all the misery now felt by the industrious classes of these realms , 13 nndbubtedly the result ; of class legislation , and that nothing short of a full and free representation in tho House of Cimmons can remove thosamiseriesj" after which the meeting separated , hij ; hly gratified with the evening ' s proceedings ^ , < ¦ ;" ¦ ' ¦¦ " -.-- ' - ' ' ' : - .. ' - '" : ¦' ¦ ' .. ' ' : The Newcastle Chaktists held their weekly meeting on Monday evening . Deputations were appoihtea to attend the meetings of the pitmen oa Saturday , to exhort them , after their own business is over , toforai Charter associations in their various localities , and to procurei a 3 many signatures as possible , to the National Petition .

      Wigtown . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of this royal Tory burgh , was held on the 19 ; h Feb . in the open air , to cbusider the ' present prevailing distress , and to adopt a petition to Parliament ior the ! People ' s Charter . / . . / Chowbent . —Ob Sunday , Mr . Isaac Barrow , of Bolton ^ delivered two lectures ? in Harrison ' s cbxpel . A collection was made at the dose of each service , to defray the expflncesof the chapel , which amounted in aH'to £ lJIs . 5 id . / .- ' . / y : ;/; ¦/ / : ¦ .-. ; . ; ,,-. - : ; ¦ -, ' Binoley . —TheChartists of this place havebsen put to considerable inconvenience arid expence owing to an announcement which appeared in the Star of Saturday week , stating thai Mr . Brcpliy would visit Keiehiey ,: Bingley , &c ., tor tho purposa

      of lecturing ; relying npon this statement the Chartists of Bingley placarded tho tflwn ^ prevailed upon the Mechanics * Institatd to give u p ¦' ¦ '¦ th e room , anil made every arrangement forhis visit , wlien on the day the lecture should have taken place , Motidiy , the 28 * ot Febroary i we weye complftvcly disapp ' ainted by receiving intelligence ^ thai Mr . Brophy jad not authorised [ any ; person tti- ; pub ];? h his route in the Star , and that other H ^ iye . r . \ 'i ;\ : : s- ' : weald reudor it quite impossible to fulfil'the tipjr ; o ntrneBt 5 . We certainly think / . that Mr . ^ Br tfi&Y o « £ lt ? , to have taken means to inform the associa-ion in ivSlciont time to prevent , disappointment , aa many r ereoas

      came a distance of tbred or four railrs ; tf . h-rar tho Jecture , and the room was-fiiied to oveiilou h ; -g ; of course having no loci urer the evoiiin ^ v / as fpeiifc in reaainis ! and diECUSsiori , at the : close of which the following " . -. resolution / was unanimously ( oarried : —¦ "That it iB the opiciou of / this meeting that tha distress ai preseiji so preval-iii ia this nation is the effect of ciaes kgislaiion , / aad that the only true remedy . ' will / be the tiiactKeiit ; of the People ' s Charter , whole and . entire . We therefore do pledge ourselves to agitato f ^ r the / Ciiarter v ; the whole Charter , and nothirj ^ lgsa .. thasj Vne Charter ;" After which the meeting broke up . . ^ i . - - ^ o ;

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      KOMINATIONSiTp TOE GmEBAL ¦ ¦¦ . / '¦ ¦ ¦ _ ¦" ¦' . - council . / . ^; ' ,.: / ¦ ¦ ;; . " .- /; ' - ' - - .. - •" . rOvvstysiKsit . : -, . - . ' .-Mr . James Stephensou , nearer , Stockmoor-top Mr . David Whttehead , dittos Foolstone . Mr . Henry Armita » e , ditto , Whitstpnes . Mr . Thomas HiggsoD , ditto . Mr . George Gibsoai , ditto , ditto . Mr . John Pollard , ditto , ditto , sub-Treasuret . Mr . Divid Lee , ditto , sub-Seoretaryr

      : /;; .. ...: . . ;• : ¦ : / . ¦; ., ' - , LEPTpN •" .. - . . ' Mr . Matthew Whittle , weaver , Mr . George Je& ; op , dtto : Mr . Thomas Shaw , ditto . Mr . Jonatlian Senior , ditto . Mi-1 Heiu-y Messenger , ditto . Mr . Luke Sohofield , engineer . . Mr . Charles Smith , weaver , sub-Treasurer . Mr . George Saudland , dittto . sub-Secretary

      1 UYW 00 D , Mr . Joha Hampson , Pave-bfew . Mr . John Lomas , ditto . Mr . Robert Bucklsy , ditto . Mr . Francis Pannms ' . pn , ditto . Mr . Ja « wis Grim ^ hall , Mi ! ns-lane . Mr , Richard Haaier , Manehester-otreet . / Mr . VViliiam Yates , ditto . " : James Hay . ' . 'Church-streot . sub-Trea 5 Br&r . Mr . Joseph Bu'terworth , Peal-street , sab-Secre tary .- " - ; ¦ . - .. . ; : v ' ' . ¦ - " -- .. '' '" _ . '

      BILSTON . Mr . Joseph Hanley , screw-maker . Bridge-street Mr . William iRovvley , miner , Wolverhampton 8 tr «; t . ' ' / ¦ . - •¦ ;¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •' ,, ¦• ¦'¦ . ¦ . - . : / - . : - : - , / . - ' ' ¦ - / ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ; ¦ ; Mr . Thomaa Bradley , miner , Walbrook-strcet . Mr . . William Walford , miner , BilstoH-street . Mr . \ ViiliamDaviSj miner , ditto . ¦ Mr . John Cruchley , lathe-miaker , Temple-street . Mr . George Dudley , tihplate-worker , Prouds lane . ... ;¦ ' : . "¦/¦ -r " "'¦ ¦ . ' '¦ ¦ ' ; . : ' . ¦¦' . ' ; . ; - ... . ¦ ¦ • Mr . William Onions , miner , Bilston-street . Mri Ezskiel Baker , labpurer , Pinfold-street , Mr . J ohu StiVan , cheasefactorv Grqen Croft Btreet . ¦ ¦ " : " - " ., ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ •¦• / ' ' '¦ ¦ - ¦ / ; ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' .. Mr . Franois Langston , schoolmaster , Oxford street . . / '¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦

      TUU LONDON WESTERN DIVISION OF BOOT ANP ' ; . " /• ' SHOEMAKEKS . Mi . William Smith , 6 , Upper Rupert-3 tree ( . Mr . Goorgo Horai , 2 , Turuer ' d-court , Sr ,. Maitin ' slane . . - ' - ¦ •; . :. ; . "• . ' ¦ . ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' Mr . Robert Parks , 7 , Grafton-Etveot , Soho . Mr ., Thomas Keeley , 47 , S . S . AndreW'Street , Seven Dials . ' . .. ¦ ¦' ' . ¦"' ¦ " ; " ¦/¦ ' •'¦ . •¦'¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ¦' ; ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ Ivlr . John Corson , 93 , Berwick-street . Mr . Tuoraas Shackleton , 2 , rickering-place , St . James ' s-squa . re . Mr . Robert Barrett , 1 , Cranbourn-alley , sub-Trersurer . Mr . William Hawkins , 8 , Taylor ' s-buildings , eub-Seciretary .

      WIG . \ N . Mr . Thomas Walsh , weaver , Spring-gardena . Mr . Joules Robinsoii , porter , Q , ueGu-street . Mr . Dennis Dowucy , leather-dealer , Crispia court . ' . ' ¦"' .- . ., .. .. : ¦; Mr . James Rosoow , cotton-spinuer , LittleLondon Mr . Silvester B . pein , weaver , Hardy-buts . Mr . I ' dirick Briidley , weaver , Scholee . Mr . Henry Bwib , weaver , Club-row . Air . John Bootle , weaver , Hardy-buts , sub Treasurer . Mr . Richard Kendriok , shoemaker , Brotherton's row , sub-Seoretary .

      BEDMINSTBR . Mr . Thomas Taylor , tailor , 47 , West-sireet . Mr . John Rogers , carpeuter , F . aston-road , Laurence-hill . Mr . Nathaniel William ? , cabinet-maker , 2 Q , Crossstreet . '¦ ¦' , .. .- ¦ " ' - .. ; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ' Mr . Henry Lockyer , engineer , Tyler-street , Dintcs . "Mr . George CrenkS j last-maker , Turimel-street . Mr . Abraham William ? , carrier , 21 , Castle-green ; Mr . George Goddard , mason , West-street , Bedminster . . ' ¦ ' . '¦ Mr . John Ssamp , ditto , Soroerset-strceti Cat-hay , Mr . Woodruff , ditto , dittj , Kingsdown . Mr . James Popal , tanati-j Red Cross-lane , Oldmarket .

      Mr . Robert Hooper , snjith . Northumberlaad-cburt , Fro » tapro-stree !; , sub- ' frca 3 urei \ Mr ; Jame 3 Barrel ! , painter , 9 , Waters-places , Bedmiustor , sub-Secretary .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 5, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1151/page/7/