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  To The Imperial Chartists.
  
  TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS .
  
  My Deab Fbiesds , —I now sit down to OOmmujj ieste to 30 a the proceedings of the past week : a Veek vrbich , without affectation I may say , astonished even me . In last week's Star , the report of our meetings was brought down to Thursday night , * t Bradford . HOLBECK ( a past op lbeds . ) OaFriday night I addressed the people of Holbeck . "We were to bare met in a large school-room belonging to Mr . -Marshall , which he allowed us to use , and for which we did not " fail most heartily to thank . Uim , iaannuch as many of his class , aye , and of his inferiors , would have seen us far enough , rather than bo far accommodate U 3 . Mr . Frazer was
  
  unanimously appointed to the chair . Bat I &hould me / n .-iiftn , that oar numbers were so great that We were obliged' to adjoarn to an immense yard at the back of the school house , which was not only crammed ia every corner , bat the roofs of the surrounding houses were also filled . There were many of the Holbeck Republicans , as they call themselves , present ; that is a set of shopkeepers , who prefer calling themselves Republicans as a test of their principles , to excuse them from taking any aetive part in the Chartist agitation . I explained the question of the Xakd , of taxation , and of
  
  capital and labour , apparently satisfactorily j inasmuch as my audience seemed to understand every word I spoke , sod to esteem it as the truth . Now , this Holbeok . is S district of Leeds ; and it has become fashionable with agitators who estimate the jjreople ' a . patriotism by the people ' s capability to supply them with pence , to speak alightingly of the men of Leed 3 and its vicinity , while I assert , and 'witH truth , that in no town in England doe 3 a better spirit exist than in Leeds , when the poor understand that the preacher preaches fob theib good , a > d itot fox theib money . The poor have been cruelly
  
  iansacked of their little pence—which they never object to pay , when the collection goes into the Chartist exchequer , instead of into the lecturer ' s pocket . Of this fact , that indefatigable and able lecturer , Gooper , has had ample proof ; he goes to work , and never fails to enroll more members than - any other individual , because he takes principle as a test of Chartism , leaving payment to wait upon convenience , well knowing that poverty withholds aany from joining , who would be anxious to do so
  
  I never me , t a better set of fellows than the Holbeck Qiartists . I took a vote for the six points , name and all , and every hand was held up . A vote of thanks to -Mr . Marshall , for the use of his premises , and a vote to the chairman concluded the business ; after -which w « proceeded with-the process of enlistment , and enrolled an immense nnmber of patriotic recruits . Before I leave Holbeck and Leeds , just one word : Let the leaders abandon their petty squabbles , and I will answer for the the soundness of the
  
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  TODHORDEN . On Saturday evening I addressed the men of Todasorden at considerable length , and never "was so broiled in my life . It is not necessary to say a word of the patriotism and enthusiasm of the Chartists of Todmorden , and district . I met that good and excellent gentleman , Mr . Holland , of Burnley , ^ at Todmorden . A Chartist shopkeeper wa 3 unaniisonsly called to the chair , and many of the masters and middle classss attended .
  
  After the meeting , I repaired to my Hotel , where the sons of labour quickly flocked . After we had been assembled for some time , two most obtrusive , and ignorant , and impertinent slave-drivers intruded themselves ; the one a large master , and the other a litUe one in every sense of the word . One was named Stansfield , as well as I recollect , and the other called Chambers . These men came with the evident intention of casting ridicule npon the Chartists , and with a hope of meeting some of their own slaves , who would be overawed by their presence . They are both associated Siurgites ; that is , of the
  
  new aad improved Corn Law Repeal Confederacy . This faction , tEon ^ h few , not numbering more than seven in Todmorden , give the people much annoyaace . Th- ± two persons whom I have named kept me up till three o ' clock in th 9 morning , and 1 was not sorry for it ; for , if I mistake cot . I administered to their fofly a castigation which neither the one nor the other will forget in a hurry , I rejoice that thej were not Chartists , as I should be puzzkd to defend my party against the charts of ignorance , if such empry fellows belonged to oar ranks . Tie wor ^ iug men were Tery angry with them and justly so ; as the object of both appealed to be to cost all the
  
  odium they could npon the Chartists and working men generally , and npon Mr . Fielden particularly . Chambers , that is the yonng fool , appears to have some deep Inrking antipathy to Mr . Fielden ; but the people took good care to let him know , that but for Mr . Fielden , all the masters in the district would bare lowered iheir wages . This was the sore point ; and the people saw it . One of Mr . Field / en ' s over-Beers ( Edmund was his Christian name ; I forget his smame ) rebuked Chambers in a most masterly manner , for supporting his ignorance with falsehood and impertinence . I trust that I shall not again be intruded upon by such persons .
  
  NOTTINGHAM . On Monday morning , I arrived at Nottingham at ten o ' clock , and instantly proceeded to the Marketsquare , where an immense multitude had assembled to form a procession for Calverton . Here in Nottingham Whig and Tory have united against the people . The old Reform Whigs have actually sold themselves , neck and crop , to "Walter , and have bound themselves in a penalty of £ 4 , 000 to be his slaves . They have , indeed 7 the virtuous Whigs , who were so indignant with the Chartists last year for fining the Tories for a specific purpose . This has given a new complexion to the Election about to come off . The influence of the big ones has been communicated to the small fry ,
  
  and many who were pledged to aid us are now filing off by two ' s and three ' s , Bui be assured as they have manifested such a preference for Toryism that they shall now have a belly-full . On the next general election they shall have two thumping Tories , and in November they shall have a Tory Corporation and a Tory / Mayor . This is all the satisfaction the people can take , and this they are resolved npon taking . Since the two parties , Whig and Tory , were first b&ra in this country down to the present moment , there never was so base , bo cowardly , so rascally a transaction as the compromise entered into by the Whig 3 of Nottingham ; and deariy , most dearly shall the whole fraternity pay for their viilany . I adlressed the people at some length ender a scorching sun . and then started
  
  m procession for Calverton , ( seven miles ) ; and in truth the whole population seemed to be " a stir ?' ftp roads were literally covered , and at every cross ¦ the localities contributed their streams . When we reached Arnold , a village three miles from Nottingham , we were joined by a vast procession from that place , and marehed oa to Calverton , in the Eunshine , trough the rural villages , and out of sight of the long spite chimneys . Never did Calverton present such a spectacle before . It is an agricultural village and all the farmers turned ont to hear the
  
  canons doctrines of Chartism . I selected for my address the favourite doctrine of the league , that 104 Scfaetures and agriculture ssowd go hasd ra baks ; and I explained how their practice was at y&riaace with their theory , &s they were eadeavonrmg to establish the triumph of inanimate machinery upon the rains of agriculturalists and manufacturers , which should be alike profitable to the operative - » d the agriculturist . The farmers , . for the
  
  f ** t time , opened their ears to receive the Principles of ChartiBm ; and the result of my &st address , was to bring the whole population of &e surrounding district to hear my address in the evening , which was of two hours' duration , and all r opoa the subject of the Iuxcd * nd Manufactures v foing band in Land . I also exposed the monstrous fallacies and absurdities of the League , Here also I took a ' - show of hands for the Charter , name and * tt , and every hand was held np .
  
  The farmers appeared perfectly to understand my positions , especially when I assured them that the most wholesome and economical description of tax was "» direct tax ? explaining that if the tenant paid , &e landlord would never kick against taxation , so long as the rent could be paid out of the residue : where ** , if he himself bad to pay , as a
  
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  LEGISLATOR ^ he would take care to inquire into the necessity of every penny that was paid . The arrangements made by Harrison were very creditable . Nearly one hundred sat down to tea , while several parties weTe grouped like gipsies through tho orchards and grounds . In fact ,, it may be considered as the Nottinghamshire feast , the whole country being there represented .
  
  MANSFIELD . On Tuesday morning I started for Mansfield , and mst the procession within about two miles of the town , not the Mansfield procession , but a kind of district prooession , got up by the Mansfield Chartists-It- was truly astounding , and the order that was preserved throughout surpassed all that could have been anticipated by the Committee . The " multitude had swelled to an immense concourse before we" reached the town . We paraded erery street , and at length , reached the Maikot-place , where a strong and very commodious hustings were erected .
  
  The Magistrates had issued orders to the " rurals " to appear in smock-frocks , and to report my speech ; and the awkward squad , the yeomanry cavalry , were also in readiness . One of the Magistrates was in the meeting on horseback , and I did not forget to remind him of the description of justice the people met at the hands of the Mansfield Magistrates , when I appeared % s counsel topresecute the Duke of Portland's volunteer drillers and trainers in 183 d . All the shopkeepers were present , and I did not forget to remind them of the altered state of their
  
  banking accounts and their warerooms , although their windows may yet keep up a decent appearance . There were a number of soldiers present , who appeared to enjoy the business very much ; especially my assurance to the magistrates , that I would come fifty miles to see a review of their yeomanry cavalry . Rare military ! these yeomanry men ! they are like the Galway volunteer cavalry corps , who bad so much to do to mind their riding , that they could not even answer the General , lest they should fall off while speaking .
  
  Clark , Tickers , Mead , and Harrison addressed the meeting subsequently , and all went off to the entire satisfaction of the assembled tens of thousands .
  
  SUTTON-IN- ASHFIELD . At four o ' clock , we proceeded en route to Sutton , and in the course of our way thither , my eyes and senses were regaled at tne sight of the Duko of Portland ' s agricultural improvements . I saw land that , seven years ago , would not feed a goose , now growing splendid crops of potatoes , wheat , barley , turnips , and clover ; and I thought of the League and their assurance , that the land uculd not grow enough , because it does not . Tory , and high Tory though he be , give me a Portland in preference to ten thousand factory lords . If a poor man is
  
  disabled in his service , he is never allowed to wantj while in the service of the slave-owner , the injured are thrown aside like broken chsira or broken crockery . I fearlessly assert , that if every landed proprietor in England pursued the same course as the . Tory Duke of Portland does , and as the late Earl of Leicester did , agricultural labourers would be worth , and would get , £ 2 per week ; while the population made surplus by machinery , would be taken as a reserve from the masters , and the home trade would bs more va l uable than all the foreign trade in the world . I contend
  
  for it thai two millions of able-bodied men might bo partially employed by the landlords ; and mind this is slave-labour which I do not advocate , but I wish to draw a picture . I contend that three millions of men m 3 y be partially employed at £ 2 per week , which would amount to the sum of more than two hundred millions sterling per annum . I contend for it , that with such a market , the operative could better afford to g ^ ve a shilling a p ? und for beef , and four shillings a stone for flour , than he could now give a farthing a pound for beef , or sixpence- a stone for flour . I contend further that the produce which we
  
  gave the foreigner last year for £ 51 , 000 , 000 millions sterling would have broughtin the home market more than £ 100 , 000 , 000 millions fcterling ; while I also contend that every trade and profession ¦ would be set to active employment , and that every emigrant , who has willingly banished himself from his native land , would j when reformed England and Ireland should thus present inducement , return to their native homes Within two miles of Sutton , we met tho procession ; and , with the single exception of Aberdeen , it was the mosi striking , Jorely , and gorgeous my eyes ever beheld . So thought the reporter of the
  
  ZVWtinghsm Review , who sat in front of the carriage j he estimated the number at over 30 , 000 . The women dressed in white muslin and black scarfa , and ribbands , being mourning for Holberry , arrested the attention of all ; while the vast number of flag ? , banners , garlands , and framed portraits , were literally incredible . When marshalled , the procession looked splendid , and passed in proud array throngh every street in the town . The treat , however , was reserved for the three last streets , every window in which were crowded with females waring garlands and stnall flags , and apon every door
  
  and window was a printed motto of some sort or other . - There were several triumphal arches across those streets , and the number of framed portraits , appended in all directions , was great . Iu one group John Cbllin 3 was carried # iih O'Connor , Frost , M'Douail , and O&stler , but one general shout of * turn Collins upside down , " burst at one and the same time from every mouth . After having passed through this locality , now called Charter-street , we arrived at a very spacious and firm hustings . lUr . Fox , a Chartist veteran , was called upon to preside . The memorial to the Queen was moved and seconded ,
  
  and I supported it , when every hand was h ? ld up for it ; . after which Clark and Mead addressed the meeting , and all departed to their respective homes highly delighted , I subsequently dined with some of the Sutton Chartists at the Old Trooper Inn , where we were very comfortable . I addressed them briefly , and then repaired to the tent raised for the Soiree . It was a very beautiful and tastefully arranged awning of immense £ izs , and was crammed . We had many good song 3 ; and though I had determined not to speak any more , an address presented by the Cnartists , forced me upon my legs . At eleven
  
  o'clock , after two most delightful days , I proceeded to Nottingham , and reached there at two in the morning . And now for a piece of sad news . Between Mansfield and Sutton , we met that truly good fellow , George Julian Harney , who informed me that he hid come for the purpose of bringing me to Sheffield , to meet ihs League , at a meeting called for Wednesday by the Master Cutler . I at ones consented to go , and actually left for Nottingham at that late hoar , not being sure of any conveyance from Suttou to the nearest station . I gave orders iaafc I shonld be called at seven o ' clock , as I
  
  understood the first train for Shtfiield Btarted at eight . I was accordingly called by Mr . E . P . Mead , and when he called me , I requested of him to go and ascertain from where the omnibus started , when , behold 1 he returned , and informed me that the train had started at a quarter before Beven , and that no . other would Btart till half-past eleven , which would be too late . This to me was a sad mortification ; for having beaten the humbaga in 1837 , upon the question of the Ballot at Sheffield , I
  
  Bbould have gloried in giving the League the finishing stroke in 1842 . However , I feel convinced of two things—first , that my friends will take the will for the deed , and secondly , that the people have learned to do their bnsiness without me , of and for themselves . This must be my excuse and consolation . I long to know the newa from Sheffield . To-night I address the men of Nottingham in the Market-place , and have just returned from a committee-meeting , where I met many shopkeepers who
  
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  support Sturgo merely from hia professions of political faith , and many more who anxiously desire a union with the peoplo upon the Burnley principle , whole-hog , name , and all . I have the pleasure to say , in conclusion , that throughout every town , not one disagreeable circumstance , not a Bingle accident has occurred ; aud , thanking you all for your devotion to the cause of justice , which is themuse of God , and rejoicing to think that my humble exertions have placed funds at the disposal , of the several Associations , ¦ ¦ - ; . - I am your true , your faithful , And uncompromising friend , Feabgds O'Connor . Nottingham , Wednesday .
  
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  IiidlCESTER— Rejection op tub "Political Pedlar" by the " Suaksperpan Brigade . "Last Tuesday night gave another indubitable proof of the firmness of attachment felt among working men to the uncorrupted Charter . Pursuant to a trumpet-note , by tho Rev . Mr . Bloodworth , at the meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League , in London , Master Vincent was brought down last Tuesday evening , to "jump Jim Crow" before the complete Suffrage people . The New Hall was hired for the occasion , and large placards were carried round the town to say that admission would be one penny each and reserved seats bixpence . Crowds of " Shakspereana" were assembled round the
  
  principal entrance for some time after the hour at whioh it was stated the " performance" would commence ; but three policemen ( those singular heralds of com * -plete Suffrage !) were placed at the door and admissioj refused . Meanwhile , stragglers of the Sturgites and All Saints' Chartists were admitted by a select door ! At length , th $ crowd were let in , —amidst blows , kicks , cuffs , yellings , and confusion almost indescribable . Mr . Cooper and Mr . Beedham scaled ihe platform , and remained there in spite of the lordly information , that " that place was reserved for the committee , " aud in spite of physical force threats . The Rev . Mr . MurseJl and Mr . Vincent made their appearance , after some delay , amidst the execrations of the Shakspereans and tho
  
  cheers of the Sturgeites , to . Mr . Mursell said Mr . Vincent had desired him to take the chair , and he therefore appeared as tho president for the eveiaibg . " I oppose that , '' cried Cooper , " and propose Mr . Beedham a 3 chairman . " " I second it , " cried a thousand Shakspereans . But in lain were a forest of hands held up for Beedbam ; the legitimate chairman of the evening was excluded from his seat by Suffrage gentlemeu , who forcibly held down Mr . Murseil in tho chair , when he had taken it . Mr . Boedham ( from Hobson ' s choice ) sat upou the table . Mursell , Beedha ~ j , and Cooper , by turns , endeavoured to address the meeting , but tho resistance of the opposing parties prevented a word bein »; heard . For iialf an hour , fiery altercations
  
  took place on the platform . Cooper and Beedham were assailed by the gentlemen as rogues , rascals , scoundrels , ar . d so forth , when it was demanded by some of the Suffra&o wiseacres " what ri « ht the Chartists had to interrupt their proceedings ? ' * Mr . Cooper told them if they bad brought Joseph Sturge or Mr . Spencer , they would have been heard with respect , but working monirould not hear that little renegade Vincent . Cooper pointed his finger at Vincent while he said this , and Vincent looked daggers in Teturn , but raid nothing . The crowded hall , meanwhile , waB filled alternately with outcries against tho " renegade" and " traitor , " and with tho jovial sob » '" We'll rally around him . " As soon as a word could be heard from the platform ,
  
  Mureeil told the people he would sit there till morning ; whereupon Beedham , still more stoutly , declared " then he would remain there till thenight following . " Each ot ' . theso announcements was followed by cheer ? . Wine and cakes aud sandwiches were then brought for Mr . Mursell . " Christiana ought to remember their brethren , " said Cooper ; at least it was so ia the time of Chrifct and his apostles . Mnrsell immediately took the hint and handed Bedham a sandwich and C 6 ope p a biscuit—( loud cheers followed again on all 6 ides . ) Per upwards of an hour , the peoplo amused them-* eb » es Tt > y einging , shouting , and putting OU handkerchiefs in the foroi of nightcaps , to shew their friends that they were a ? much determined to stay
  
  there all iiii : ht as themselves . The gentlemen pursued their blackguardly attacks upon Beedham and Cooper on the plat * orui . Soon after ten o'clock , Mr . Coopsr , thinking tho timo Was now arrived f « r putting tho enemy to the route , called to a Char ? ist , who had a copy of the Star in hi 3 hand , and havicg obtained it , began to read , by a word rt a time , ( echoed by Charles Burbage , a stffWrtr Chartist , who had s-caled the platform ) the account of the Burnley meeting of shopkeepers . A third of tuO report W& 8 not read before tho Sturgite : 3 , worn out and exasperated , pushed the little pedlar on his legs to bid the audience good niftht , and he and tho Reverend Chairman immediately "cut their stick ? , " followed by the elite of the Suffragers . Tho Shakspereans setup a shout for victory , and , ¦ ¦ with Cooper and Beedjiam in their midst , left the hall ,
  
  singing " Spread the Charter , " and " We'll rally around him , " all the way to their " generalV' house , where another round of cheers was given , and the multitude dispersed at eleven o ' clock . Not one word could be heard from Vincent during the whole time he was in the hall , and he did not make tho attempt to be heard for more than ten minutes . Six policemen were stationed insida tho room , with their backs to the platform , at the boundary of the " reserved seats ; " a circumstance to which Mr . Cooper mado such allusions among the soffrago gentry , while they were assailing him , as made them gnash thoir teeth . Thousands were outside the hall , unable to get in , and twenty panes were broken in the hall windows , by stones thrown from without . This meeting has created extraordinary dismay and excitement among the eh am-reform era ofall
  
  denominations . : HTDE . —At a delegate meeting held here on Shuday , iv was resolved / " That Messrs . James Wilcox , James Taylor , W . Astoa , Jamss Stafford , of Dukinfield , and Josh . Mills , Horsley Hill , be the Committee to draw up rules . for -the government of the Funeral Society . " "That Mr . WVAitken . be the Corresponding and Central Secretary for the above Society . " " That James Taylor be the Treasurer . " " Thas the names and pence of a ' -l those who wish to become members ba brought into the Treasurer , J . Taylor , Ashton , next Sunday , ( July 31 , ) aud all those who are then entered will bo entitled to the benefit . "
  
  "Tnat there be a -meeting held the first Sunday in every month ; the first meeting to be held on tho first Sunday in September , in the Mottram National Charter Association Roam . " " That there be a Chartist camp meeting on Sunday , the 7 ch August , on . tha most convenient plot of ground near Mottram , at nine o ' clock in the forenoon * All the surrouuding districts are requested to attend . Duenotice will be given ia the Star of the place . All those who have given their names as local leoturers are requested to attend to address the practical Christians then aud there assembled . Other advocates of the principles of human regeneration will be in attendance . " " That the individuals who take
  
  out the addresses take with them cards of our Association ; and when the addresses are called for , each person having one be solicited to take a card of membership . " "That the order for the ton thousand addresses be completed , and that each locality pay its proportionate ebare of the expences . " Norwich . —The Chartists of this place have passed an unanimous vote of thanks to the shopkeepers of Burnley . Mo . nkweahmouih .- — -On Tuesday evening Mr . Williams lectured at this place . CfiABTiBM in ihk Colliery Districts . —A . spirit of revival appears 4 o be fast springing up in the colliery districts of the County of Durham . There is a general desire for lectures , and latterly several meetings have been hold at Thornley . Mr . Richmond , and other friends from Durham , have rendered good service .
  
  Pindkr's Blacking , —The money due this week to the Executiva , from the sale of R . Finder ' s blacking is as follows : — " : ¦ " s . d . - Mr . Jackson , Hull ............... 0 3 Mr . Lundy , ditto ............... 0 6 Mr . Watts , ditto 0 3 Mr . HobsoD , Leeda ............ 5 3 Mr . Haslem , Oldham ........ 1 10 Co-operative StorejiiBith ...... 1 10
  
  10 S BRADFORD . —A numerous meeting was held at the bouse of Pat Murphy , the Rose , Sb * mrock , and Thistle , on Monday evening last . Messrs . Smyth and Hnrley addressed the meeting at considerable length on the principles of the Charter , the Corn Laws , and the Repeal of the Union . EccLESHitt . —Messrs . Ibbotson , Hurley , and Smith , addressed a numerous meeting at this place , in front of Mr . Julius Dalby ' s , on Sunday evening lasi , on the People ' s Charter and the Cora La we , which gave general satisfaction to the assembly .
  
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  ^ ApPKBi . Eir-BRiDQB .-r-4 . ChaTtist Reeling was heM at Apperley-Bridge , on Sunday evening last , at six o ' clock , in , tlia . open air ; Mr . Bishop was called to theohaTr , aiiii briefly opened the business of the meeting , and called on Mr . Thomas Ibbotson to address the meetiag .. He : spoke at considerable length , on the principles of the People ' s Charter , and gave general satisfaction / to tho meeting at-large We are very happy ^ o say a great many of thermiddliBgiola . ss 63 were prpaent . Mr . Hurly , an Irish
  
  convert , spoke at great length on general politics , and was well recsivea ; ' The cause progresses very fast amon « at ourJriaji brethrenrreeidiug here . Mr . Smyth ,: sub-Secretary * addressed the meeting on the Corn Laws , and proven to a demonstration that a repeal would not benefit the working classes without they had the toolUicaKpowcr in their own hands , to prevent the classed that now make the laws reaping the benefit which oa&hfc to go to reward the labourer . A vote of thanks waajjiven to the Chairman , when the meeting separated * ¦ ¦ . v
  
  GREEWOCK —By permission :. of the Honourable the Provost and Magistrates , in consequence of a requisition , a I great \ pubiic out-dbor meeting was held here on Wednesday last , to take iuto consideration the cause and best mode of alleviating and removing the present unprecedented di& ^^ pf the country ; Mr . John Stott was ct ^ fed ' to the chair . Mr . Thomaaon moved the first resoM ^ on ,:-r- That wo , the inhabitants ' of Greenock , deeply deplore the heartrending miseryyan , d destitution ;' of the great mass of the 1 industrious , population of this country for want of the common neoeseifcries ^ of life . Weaie fully couvincod that class legislation , ; over taxation , the unrestrained power of the capitalist , and the exclusive possession of sthe Boil by a distinct ' class ,
  
  are the great causos of the distrosa . That we view with feelings of deep emotion and indignation , the utter disregard tho legislature have evinced for the distress , and the manner in which they nave treated every mea ? urg ; bron ^ h > before them tii ^ JeMpy ^ culated toialieriate or remove it . We - oanttpft ^ UuB protest against the lavish and wastefuV expenditure of the public revenue by the Government in carrying on a cruel aud unjust war , whilst . those who produce that revenue aro in a state of starvation ; " which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously . Robert Burreil proposed the next resolution , which was as follows : — " . ' / that this meeting have no hopd in their condition being ameliorated by tho present exclusive legislative systPJBi being of opinion that it is impossible for any class of men to enact laws for the benefit of others . That it is the inherent rkht
  
  of every one who does anything to the support of fa State , to have a voice in the making the laws he is bound to obey , aud that no class have a right to tax others without their consent—that the turning the wealth produced by toiling millions , to the exclusive benefit of a claBS who do nothing towards production , whilst tho 3 e who produce ic are in a Btate of misery and destitution , is unjust in principle and must be remedied before the people can ever enjoy true happiness ; and that this meeting are resolved for themselves , and would recommend it to the country to withdraw their support from any party or partioa who shew by their conduct that they wish that such a state of things should continue : we consider a better order of ^ spoiety cannot be brought about until the whole people are full y and fairly represented in the Commons' Houso of Parl ; araorit : ana that the docuinonfc entitled the
  
  People ' s Charter , is well calculated to effect such a change , by being made the law of Great Britain and Ireland . " Mr . B . / -W . Marshall seconuod it , and Mr . Kidd , tho cslebi'ated adyocate of the rights of labour , came forward , and in ? s speech of considerable length and replete with sound argument , supported it . The resolution being put to the meeting , it was carried without a dissenting . voice Joseph M- 'Lean proposed the next resolution , to the effect , " That this ineetiiiga , re determined to use every means in our poTver ! to bring into oho solid bond of union all who are ' . favourable to the People ' s Charter , beinar of opinion that it is only by our union , pfudence , energy , and determination that we can obtain our judC rights , arid that we consider him an eneniy to his country , that will not unite with his fellow man for the same . " Rabert Burrell seconded it ,, and it was carried by acclamation ; after which the meeting broke up .
  
  A Lech / re was delivered hero on Thursday njglit , being the evening of tlio General AssemWy ' s Fa . st Day , by M . t . John ; Thomson , to thoGhurlitt body in this Iowa . After giving a sbverd ca , stT ^ ation to the Past Proclamauou of the Sootoh Edtablishment , in praclaimiujg a Fast for the purpose 0 ? entreating God to rtmoye evils which ho nsver sent , ho divided his lecture into iour , propositions , first , tho soured from whcr . ca our cyila flow ; secondly , that tra . deB ' " union 3 were irieffectualto remove these ovilsj thirdly , The Charter was tho only cure lor these ; and fourthly , That Universal Softrage was both ri >; ht aud expedient . " Tao three first of these , Mr . ThomBon handled in a , clear and masterly style , and the fourth Jae reserved asi tho substance of a iutura lecturer The proceeds of thecyeniny were derotcd for the benefit of the Stafford Victims , on whose behalf the lecturer made a most affeotbg appeal . ¦; ¦¦ '¦ '' . : : - . ¦ ... ' ¦ ¦ .. ' ¦ ¦ . •/ - ; .. : ¦¦' . ¦ ¦ . ¦ . . ¦ : : .. . .
  
  ABEH 0 EEN . —On Monday evening last , 25 th July , the weekly meeting of the Northern District Charter Union was held ; but not in their Halij 38 , Gaorge'Sr street * as usual ; no , aud fora very good reason , be ? CL . USB lullhough , 5 fc has been greatly' extended pf late , ) it could nbt contain a tenth part of the vast assembly who intended to meet in it . So , lor the first time iu this cHy , the members of the Charter Union were obliged to traDsact their weekly business in , the open air , under the blue canopy of heaven , because there ¦ was not a Hall in Aberdeen capable of containing the one half of them . Tho intelligence . hiving ; been spread through the day that the hand-loom weavers were' -to come forward as a body at night and join the Charter Union , and having displayed several flags from their
  
  workshops during the day , which created a great anxiety in the minds of many of our citizen ' s / to . witness thwsceae at night , aud at eiglife o ' clock ( the nonr appoict «< J for meeting ) tha brave fellows bad UESombled in Aun-Btreet , to the number of five hundred , and proceeded along George ' e-streefc ,: in a splendid procession , accompanied by ari- elegant band of music , with a great number of flags aud banners , with appropriate mottos , and as they moved along tbeir numbers increased until the whole street was one moving mass of human beings t on reaching the Hall ( which is capable of containing 800 ' .. ' - '' people , ) they were informed that it was crowded to suffocation . An adjournment to the Inches was soon moved and carried , and the whole assembly left the Hall , joined the procession ,. and
  
  marched along Union-street , Castles-street , Marohelr Btrett , to tbe Inches , v . 'here they all assembled , and soon amounted to upwards of seyen thousji : d people . Mr . A . . M'Ba ' nald , ; who occupied the chair , addressed the meetirg at great length on the rapid progress of Chartist principiea in ^^ Aberdeeo , and the fearful state of the labouring classes- throughout the country . Mr . A . Henry and ' Mr . James M'Pherspn showed in powerful speeches , tho great necessity of union amongst the working classeai and heartily congratulated those men vrno had so nobly come forward , and showed to their oppressors thai they would no longer submit to bojv tbeir knee , and kiss the foot , that ; had trampled them in the dust . Mr , Buchanan then came ftr ward and stated that he was a delegate appointed by the weavers
  
  to introduoe them to the Charter Union . He had a list of their names who wanted cards of membership , which amounted to four hundred persons , and he could assure them that Mb fellow workmen had not come to this resolution without serious consideratipD . They saw that their beloved country waa ; sinking into rain , and would soon be numbered amongst the things that were ; nnd they wmld see / nothing that would Save her from being pfunged for ever into oblivion j save the glorious Charter . ; therefore they had conie to the determination to stand firmly by their prihciples , and us ? every means uith ? ir power to make taein the law of the land . A hearty yota of- ( thanks was then glYento tho hand-leom vreavura to ? their nobl 8 conduct s aud a vote of thanks to Messrs . Henry and MTiiijaoh ; for the able manuer in wuich they exposed the trickery aud
  
  hypocrisy of th , e clergy in Trinity Church ; on Tuesday last , Three tiemendou 9 cheetQ were then given for the Charter , for Feargus O ^ Connor , and '/ the Star , after wWch the mighty mass retraced their steps back to tne Chartist Hall , where they separated . At the conclusion of the meeting seventy-five memberg joined , ¦ which makes four hundred and seventy-five uiembera in one night ; and during the last three weeks no less than seven hundred brave men have enrolled themselves amongstournoble army of Chartists determined to be free . Tuts shows us , in language that cannot be misunder stood , that toe day iB nob fat diatant that will crown our efforts with auwseaa '; ¦ when the . ftweeb « ipuna «; , f tt fpwclQiB will beieard from aaig Uf craig , and from hill to glen ~ i when m ^ wUl cinmble tb duBt thd tottea trunk el corruption , and plant in its stead Uxe teee of life—the People ' s Charter . ;
  
  GiASGOW . —toicBOSs . —A public out door meeting was held here onMonday evening , wbicb . waa addressed by . Mr .-Joba : Crt 4 « Ubi 0 nni ; : ¦¦ ''/ . ; '; ' ;" . . '/ : ;; ' / "; / - ' / ' r ;' - / : ¦[ ' "¦" KETTSnfS& . - ^ kr . Wva . Jones , f'oiu Liverpool , has delivered two lectures in this town , on the etils of class-legislation . ,- ¦ ¦] , . ¦ : '¦ ¦ ' : ' \ - - : : ' -C' ; - : ¦ . ¦ ¦¦ ' ^¦ ¦ _ . ASHXOK . UNDEk-I . YNEii ! -A very sensible and well written address of the delegates of fourteen surrounding towns and tillages , to the industrious and middle classes of society , is being extensively circulated in this locality . - . ¦ - . ¦¦ --.:: . ¦¦ : ¦'¦ . "¦ ¦ ' : ¦ "¦'' ¦ . ^ " ^ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ : ' .: [ . / . , : ¦ ¦>¦ ' ; : ¦ ¦
  
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  aSN 0 fc 3 EY .- ^ -We had a public meeting the School-room belonging tbe Unitarian Chapel / when the following resolutions wero adopted :-r- ' That this meeting do pledge itself never to rest satisfied until tb . a Charter , the whole Cbarter , and nothing less . ' .. than ' the Charter becomes the law of the land . " "That we will not abandon our principles for a repeal of the Corn taw , nor any other : clap-trap measure that may be brought before us ; no , not even by the abandonment pf the name . " The meeting gava three cheers for the Nortliem Star , three for O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , three for Mason and the ether prisoners , and then separated . ~ HUDpSRSFISIiD . —A lecture was delivered in ihe Assooiation Rboin , Upperbead Row , on Tuesday nfghtlastitb a Very attentive audience , by Mr : Tattersal , of Barnley , whlca appeared to give general satisfactibh .
  
  ^ TlGrAST . —P ' n Thursday last , Mr . Win . ' Bell , from Eteywood , near Manchester , lectured iii ; bnr Commerplal Hail , to an attentive audience , when forty additional members were added . V At Blackwood , five miles from Wigan , on Friday evening , James Hyslop , from Wigani opened the business of the meeting in the open air , and then Mr . JBell delivered a lecture to an oveiflowlng audience . Nearly fifty members were enrolled . KORWIOCt—At a meeting of the Council , on Monday last , it w « un « alino » ly resolved that the thanks
  
  of this nJeetUif aw rtue aad are hereby piven to the clear-sighted men of London , for the straight-forward manner in . Art&Wi they opposed thft Auti-Corn Law Plague , anil laid bare theCr Bopbfery and delusion at the Standard Tteatre , Wh \ tecbapeL Votes of thanks w « re ako tendered to Mr . West , the Rsv . W . V . Jack son , ana P ; O'Conoor , 3 Ssq , fat t&eir spirited conduct in opposing air . Acland . at HaHfax . Mr . J . Campbell , General Secretary , lectured in this city oh the evenings of Thursday and Friday ; the 21 st and 22 d July . In the B * Biar , St . Andrews , Broad-atreefc ; the first evening on t ^ ^ flwSli * : afflict society , and on the Becond erenlng instead
  
  mmmtmmw &t to bM ^ M *^ brtba preset on ^^^ ia ^ t ^ Stef' WB& loadfy appliuded during the whole of bis addresses . —Mr . O'Connoris ^ rtqae 3 ted to visit this district V . Tnp ^ BBICGE—Oii Thursday evening , Jaly 2 Jst , a convivial me&ting , "consisting / of a ball and concert , took place in the hall of the Democratic Chapel , uudet the management of the Council .- . '' ' The hall was set off with tho portraits of some of the most prominent of the Ccai tist agit : < , tors , and behind the placs usually alloted the Chnirniau all the principles of our Charte * were
  
  inscnbud / in large characters . The company , which was numerous , was graced with tho presence of many of the female sex . An excellent band of muaio was ^ in attendance , which contributed in no arnall degree to the harmony of the eveuing . To compiate the : whole , a goodly company of singers ' delighted the company at intervals with some lively and . appropriate songa . The manner in which the whole affair was managed , the absence on this occasion of everything likely to drown reason or ipjuire health , together with other things / contributed to illustrate the Scotch adage .
  
  •• It is good to be merry and wise . " In the course of tho evening several recitations were given ; the musicand dancing were continued till a late hour , when the cemnany separated , highly delighted with the evening's entertainment Me ; BARTtEXT's Lecxube . —Oa Monday evening last , Mr . B ^ rtlett gave a public lecture in the Dambcratic chapel , to an attontivd audience . Though labonring under a severe hoarseness ^ his lecture lasted for more than an flour . Ha concluded amid applausa . / A £ tcr a vote of : thanks to him , aud he had returned thanks and made a few observations as to the duty of Chaitists , the meeting separated .
  
  XiONDON . — CnfiLSEA . —A ball , cpricsr !; , and lottery was held oh Monday evening , afc the splendid and spacious rooms of the Stag Tavern , Falham-roafl . The attendance was very numerous , tho place beiDg crowded to excass . The hilarity of the meetingwas kept up to a very early hour . Nutaorotl 3 patriotici songs ; and . ; reeitations y 7 cre 'delivered and highly applauded . A memher of the Club of Tmo Highlandera , instituted for baueyolenfc and pitriotippurposea , attended in full highland costume ; Two . professional gentlemen front the Queen's Theat'Q , in the / costume of New Zealand Chiefs , amused tb < j company , with a war ,. dance , < iombat , , &ft / A vote of thanks was given to the Master ¦ ¦ of the Ceremonies , Mr . Drake , and to Mr . Claxtbfa , the landlord of tha Tavern > for hia bindhesa in granting them the gratuitous n ? 3 of his splendid , suite of rooms Mr . Wheeler announcad that the aunx of noarly £ 3 would accrue to the victlcia from the pleasures ¦ and amusement of the evening . A gentiejnau in / the room gave 2 s ; 6 d . towards tb . 3 fund for Mr . ; Mason .
  
  -.-Fdneral Address—Peter Sadler , late Secretary to tho Towet Hamlets ShoeiiiBkera lbcivlity , a . staunch Chartiat , ha- » ln « suddenly departed from the cares and strifes of this vhbTny / wilderness of life , tha Chartiafcs in the nsi ^ hbduthoprt deteifmined to imp * oVe the event , by walking in procession to the grave , and deViverinjg ft funeral oration pver his lamented remains ; NeTax did tho KaBt End witness such a demonstration on a eimilar occasion , —rit ^ was ijideed a noble sight . The procession was conducted , in the \ most peaceful and orderly manner , and was well marshalled by numerous policemen , some decorateci with the insignia of -their order , others without that distinguishing mark of national protection . Oh arriving at the Eastern Cemetery s ^ tne little diBcussicn ensued with the Bey . Q-entlfeinan
  
  regarding the propriety of his allowing an addreBS being delivered * bat his scruples were eventually overcome ; and , after he had conoludeS the burial service , he introduced Ruffy Ridley to the meotin ^ as his esteemed friend . Mr . Ridley , in a most eloquent and impressive manner , addressed the assembled thousands for about three quarters of an hour , drawing tears of sympathy from the eyes of many a toil-wern siava to ottr present system . A collection « f 18 s . 3 jd . was reqaived at the gates of the Cemetery ft > r the widow , and five helpless children , and many promised to subscribe etill further for - this humane / puvpose . The assembly then departed in the same peaceful manner , and excited by its orderly conduct the sympMhy and approbation of many -who were previously unfriendly to o « r cauae .
  
  STEPNEY . —Mr . farrer lectured on Sunday evening , to a good audience , it the Rising Sun , / Oxford-street , much to the satisfaction of his audience . Mr . Shaw nioved ^ and Mr . K ' rby seponded , the following resolution .- —" That the thanks of the meeting weire due , and are tberetir tendered , to Mr . Farrer , for the noble stand he made against the anti-Gom Law Leaguo , and the manner in which he met and exposed their fallaciea . "'—^ Carried . After the transaction of other bosiness , the meeting adjourned . WAtwoETH . —At a mefitingoFthe members residing
  
  in the above locality , he ' . d on Monday evening , at the Ship and Bluecoat Boy , Walworth-road , a discu 3 s ? 6 h was commenced— " What is the probable reEuita likely to arise inconsequence of the People ' s Chacter becoming the law of the laud 2 " The qiestioti was adjourned till next week , to fely 6 all the members of this locality .. au opportunity of expressing their sentlai 3 nts upon this impottant subject . Chartism in thia locality eaenia to be on the increase amongst the fair portion of the coni tounity , they having become ipore con ^ tanlli . W ; their attendant than the msn . . .. . ;' . ¦/¦ - : :. ; i : ¦ > , / .- ; . ¦ ,, . ; . ;; . , i .. .
  
  /; Sit . PAKcais . —[ Received too late far our lastJ } r—At a meeting of the members of toe . St . Eancras iocality of the National Charter Association ; -it was resolved , on a motion of Mr . Fairis , / that we distribute documents emanflting from the Executive Committee , so that a more perfect understaading may be < ome to with that body ; likewise to > prevent any unnecessary © xpenss in regard to calling Conferences , &i > . : It is suggested by this locality that other locaHties sbonlh do the same . Besolved , that the resolution be sent te the Northern Star only for iiisertibn . : - . ;• ¦ ' " : ¦ : ; . Durham . —O 3 d Sunday afternoon , Mr . / Rt ' chmond preached a funeral sermon on poor Samuel' Holberry . Tlie sum of . 9 s ; 4 jd . was coUepted , and having been made 10 s . since / will bo forwarded through Mr . Hobson to Mrs . Holbeiry . - ¦ ¦ :- .-. --,. ¦ ¦ ' . ' [/ - ' ¦ " ; .
  
  ...-TUORNLEY , NEAR DURHASt . —On Monday night , Messira . Joues and Richiaiondv : of Durhaui , viaited Thornleyv and lectured to a nuaierous meeting , who A ? eto highly gtttiified . At the close 6 ? the meating twenty new members joined . Everything is looking ¦ well at Thorhley ; JLt"waa annouiiced that Mr . Richmond would preach a . Bernion for the benefit of Mrs . Holberry bn Sunday next , at two (/ clock . "¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ "; / v ; : -V ; ^ IRIHJN » aAia . —Opejtaib Mbewno .- ^ T 1 ios 0 meetings are continued . On Sunday morning , Mr . Wnite addressed a numerous audience near the Ynloab Foundry , Sumner-lane . : ; Twenty-five memt berafWereHBttrpHedj and a collection was made for Mra . Holbe ^^ meeting ^^ at the samo place , ; ph . ToeiBaay eTaning , and enrolled eixteen membera . . ¦ ; . . ;
  
  - DoiwEst ( w 4 lcw ^ -Mr . QiOTS » White addrwsed » meeting here on Monday orening , and called , on them tovstand firtaly-by the ooaw »; Hthey had adopted . Tbirty-fivo BBembeM ^^ * ww enroUMt and a large number accompauied Mr . White to the Chartist room , in Aston-street , where seventy-aix memberB werelenrplled . r " / " ¦ - ;/; ' ¦; ^ . ' " . . '¦¦" . ; . ; . ;¦''¦/' ;/ - - - ' GBKBBAi ^ CotFNCii ^ ^ Meeting . -- A meeting or &e memberB of the Oenerai Couucil connected with the various localities , was held at the Ship Inn , Steelhouse-lanei oa Sunday last . There was no business of importance . '• ' ;' : ¦ ¦ ' " :: '¦ .:.. /'> :. / '' . ' . ; . ¦/¦/ -. ¦/'¦¦ . / - . ¦ :: '
  
  . , . Ma . HKiBV Caio »? , of Wolyerhamptpn , addressed two meetings in the afternoon and evening of Sunday last , and gave general satiafaction . ; ,..:. ';¦' -.
  
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  suir ii ^^ upon the evils of monopoly and ^ tiatf legislation on Mon ' day evening last , in the ' Working Men ' s Hall , Gaydefa-Jtreet . The audience was large and-respect able , and at the close of the lecture a ^ vea new members wera / aj ^ Iled /;;;^ ¦" c \ JteiiiMMGi ^ . ?^^ this place hi * t Friday evening , ope * the right * of the peqple , t »; attend publi ? meetings , which ; oeftipiia two hoars in . tb ? 1 deliyery . j He cotdaded one of jUSo most pQW 9 » ful . speeches it waa ever our ; pleamueto" hear , amWa ^ i . great applause . Three cheers . were given for Mr . Beesley , three for the Charter , and the meeting separated , highly gratified . Mr . Beeslej ; theni gave natfea 1 t ^ at th ^ woBl * giwaloctate that lughfeweefc apoa the Qorn iawa , and he hoped the Corn Law Re * pe&leis would send some of their best man , and ToQ would discuss the fiubject with them .
  
  KIHKIWTUI , r , OCK . —A lectnre was delivered hera last Saturday evening by Mr . Con Mmray , from 'Glasgow . At the close the following resolution -moa ^ caTt ied ananimonsly ; — " T&at tfete meetiDg pledges Itself' to go right a-head for the People ' s Charter , ¦ whole and entire , eyeD the name by which we have been hitherto known , and by which we have istrnet dismay hito the lanks of our taskmasters . " After enrolling several new membeiB , and giving hearty votes pf thanfta to the Iectuter and . chairman , the meeting sepaiafed at a late 1 hour highly delighted with th 6 night ' s prooeedings .
  
  WEWCASTX . B . —The Chartists , of : Newcastle held their weekly business meeting on Monday evening , in their Hall , Goat Inn , Cloth ; Market Mr . Stephen Binns was unanimously called to the chair . . The minutes of the previous ineeang having been read and conarmed , Mr . Sinclair moved , and Mr . Franklin secondad , " That a deputation ol two be now appointed to wait Upon the .. Association . at Ousoburn , ¦ on Spnday morning , to enter into arrangements respecting the Huat monument fund . " - * Carried . > . Messrs . Franklin
  
  and Sinclair were appointed . Mr . Cockbum moved the / second resolution , which 5 was secpnded ; by Mr , Young ; and / carried unanlmoasly , viz . —" That the Secretary be instructed to procure : as / maiy copiefl of the addxess issued by the Hunt ' s Monument Committee of Manchester as / possible ; shd ^ nsmitiham ^ td the country difctticto , with a reqoest if ) each locality' respectivBly to co-operate with the Chartista of Newcastle in procuring fdnus for tha ^ Jau d able ol > J 9 ot »? -vT hs iesfc of the business waa of a local nature , and the ^ xoeet ui g adjourned at ten o'doclt ^ ' / ' ¦ : i , ; , :
  
  PUDZiBT . —A delegate meeting was held in the " As sociation Room , in this -to . wif ^ / pn Saaday last , attwo o ' cloefe , when delegates were present from £ h * dley Tfedneebmy , Bilflton , BirmiDgham , Wafeall , Wptver hamptoD , Tiplen , Cbseley , Ettersall-lane , Princeis-eBd , Broekmobr . ' and Pensnett . Mr . Tkomas Danks , from Wednesbui-y , was called to the chair . A vete of thanks was given to oar Birmingham friends for drawing up an address to be publishedfa ^^ the Northern Sfor . Thai sum of J 2 s . 6 & from Wedneabttry ^ £ l ftom the lieU . eiBSter Chartietej through Jfe G . Whiter ¦' . £ 9 ; > from Walsall , 2 s . from Great-bridle , Is . 6 di from Dndley , and Is . from Tiptqh was handed in for the Relief Fund of Messrs . Mason add Co . £ 1 was ordered to bedistriboted to the wives and fanjiiies of the victims . ; The delegates all gave good accounts of the progress of Cuartism in each locality . The next delegate meeting for this district is to be held ia the Association Room , at Bilstony at two b ' cloik 00 Sunday ; Anguat 7 th > when eaeh locality ia requested to sond their delegates . :
  
  WS 8 T BROHIW ; iCH .-rA mealing of forgemea , colliers ' , &C , of South Staffordshire , took place on Monday last , to take into consideration the present reduotloh of wages , which has , and which is , about to take place in South jStaffprdshire . The meeting was announced to take place on a piece ef waste ground at Swaa village , but - . tha ground was too small , and ah adjournment to the Pit field took ; place . . By eleven o ' clock , the time of meeting , there were full S . 00 O parsons present . Mr . Woite , a collier , from Bilstori , ¦ waa unanimously called to the chair . ' He commenced with a few remarks , and then called upon Mr . linney to give ah account of the present reductions , id , of
  
  the colliers of North Staffordshire ; after which Mr . O'Nell , of Birmingham , and Mr . Cook , of DadleyV and other persons , addressed the meeting ; Mr . Linney then read several resolutions to the meeting , stating the terms the colliers were determined to have , before they went to work in North Staffordahire , -which are to be put at a district delegate meeting , which is to be' held next Monclay , ia the Pit field , West Bromwich , at eleven o ' clock in the . forenoon , as all the notices in this part will not expire till next Saturday ( this day . ) A vote of thanks was unanimously given to the chairman , and three cheers , and one cheer more for the Charter The meeting quietly separated .
  
  X ^ XCESTBRSHIJIS . —The '' ShakBpeareanbrigade " receive < i > n augmentation of sixty on Sunday lash , and of for ty od-irenday : its riumbcts now amount to 2 , 4300 . The Leicester catnp meeting on Sunday last was addressed in ' .-the ^^ morniDg by Messrs . Beetham , of Lsicesjer , ; Pepper , of Normanton , ana Jarratt , of toughborough ; in the / afternoon , by Mr . BairsWw , of the Executive , and Mr . Skevington , of Loughborough ; and iu the evening , by Mr . Cooper . Mr . Cooper addressed the brigade ulao on Monday night , in Humberston gata ; Mr , Beedham lectutod the same night at Wigtoa ; and / I ^ r ^ , Pepp « . / afel'EbuTOUi 6 faMiuv Ia ;^ tbe : course pt Sunday , a delegate msetirig for the coaaty waa held at yaiious BitUiig 8 iu M * . CpopM ' s Cofiee RoomB . A unibn of the connty for Ohattist purposes Waa finally determined on ; and a county fond was agreed . to ba raised by holding camp meetings each Sundayi till the close of September , ^ he fol lowing camp meetings
  
  were fixed upor / V—BIackbrook , near Sheepshead , for next Sunday , July 31 J Burbage Common , near Blinckley , for Sunday , August 7 ; Thnrmaston , for Sunday , August 1 *}! Wigston , fpr'Sund ^ ,: Aag ^]; ' 2 i | aiba Hathetn , for Sunday , Autittst 28 . ; OMessrs . ; Cooper , Smith , ' . pa Crb ^ r ( of tbe arm ; ef Crow and Tyrrellj Cliitrdst heveuage manafacturers ) , of Leicester , and Messrs . Sk ^ viogton and BuoknaU * of Loughborougb were elected consja ? managpta--fftT fmttwTiny ( 3 ] ytis « in Lsiceaterehire ; Mr . Cooper to be Secretary , aSfcTStr Crow te be Treasurer . Mr , James Duffy , the esteemed compatriot of the depatted Holberry , is to be engaged in addition to the lecturing force already possessed by I ^ icesterahire . It is resolved to try if bus county cannot be made the very core and centre Of Chartist agitation ; The following document , which VfaB unanimously carried at this delegate meeting , is moat respectfally recommended to the d « ep consideration of ouz Chartist brethren / throughout Eagland ; /
  
  I . " < Ehat we , the delegates from the various Chartist Associations of JNorth and South Leicestershire , feeling it incunibeht en us to express our own honest convic tions , fearlessly , and also the sentiments of ear constltusnts , hereby declare that , having read over the account ; of the Executive ' s expenoes , as centahied in the Northern Star of ^ July the 9 th , we think the members of tho National Charter Association , generally , have a ris ; lit to a fall and fair explanation , on the part of the ExecuUve , as to the enormous charges made under the vague seads of . ' . ' = postage' and ' agitating expenses , - in the sw * account » and ) that the membeis of tbe Executive whose names are displayed aa recipients of salary in the said acotint , boght to give such a description of their services as to convince all concerned , that their pecuniary claims were made ia strict cpn « iforraifcy with the provisions of the 'planof organisation . " : ; ^¦ ¦¦¦ - : : ^ ' : ' : '' :: ' - -: ¦ - ¦¦ " ¦ - ¦¦ , ; : : ' ,
  
  ..... 2 . " That we further feel it to he our bounden duty to express a decided conviction that the plan of organisatiec has been infringed upon by the Executive , in several important particulars ; --First , the half-yearly renewal of the cards has been suspeuded -without the will of the membsri of the association having been consulted : — -Secondly , the 6 th article of the plan of brganisation , whereby it / is provided that a book shall be kept by the Executive Committee , in which shall ba entered tha names o £ the nietabers of this association , thrott ? hauttUa kingdom , ' has been neglected ,: and , so fat frbut tho General Secretary ; having made it- ' bis bdsiaesa to colteot the number of the iaembers , Jo _ « ie
  
  yatiuna localities of the National Chatter A 86 ociation , ho enquiry -of ttiat feind , as ^ " ( at as ; we can learn , has ever been made , —but our enemies have ba « n told that vre are bciy 50 , 000 ianumber ,-r-a statement which we bjslieye to be erroneous : —Thirdly , the arrangement of the Uth article in the plau of organisation , . that t&B % K >> eoutiveConiaiUteQehaU quit office in the . cwiufchof SIaich , in each year , has / beoa viplated , and theflthwgeaaU uttwarrantable proposal has been made that the Executive be allo / ivexi to sabatituts Juuij and July for . February ana March , in the plan of orgauLBation , andso jerpe * tuate the . tranagreeaionof rule , and transJonn aueilOt into cohBistency for tho fftture ; ; \ I * /
  
  : 3 . " That we ; cannot emit , on every occasion , to express bnr Inmost lionyiction ; that the Northern Star is the most inyaiuable organ of onr great cause ; and wie regard the recommendation of the Statesman , by the General Sscretary , as a ceusurable act , inasmuch aa our closest ; observation has led us to the conclosion , that not only ara the Northern . Star , and Ala lncorjrnpilbla Editor , and patriotic proprietor , sought to be injured by . the cehductor of the Statesman , ^^ but the interests and prosperity of the National Charter Association are also insidiously sought to ' be undermined by : the ; same : paper . " // ' / - . L : y <; / v- / v /' - . ; : .- / y ¦;; ' V , / . / : . L conferences
  
  4 . " That instead of the three r > cently called by the Exectttive , we / are of opinion toat a National Delegate Meeting ought to / he called for the 16 th August , at Maachester ,- ^ -sin c 9 the three oon « rehces could only be ' sectional meetings of the AsBociatloh , white a National -Dalegate Meeting woald ^ W fully competent t < i discuss and setUe aU snbjectsof grievance , and to makeanch altetationsof the plan of omnisa-« on as mighli by itte whole peopl » , jbe ; deemed * 1 ? l 5 t we art of opintoii ^ ^ J ^ SL ^ General SecMtary ihorM publish *^ S ^ £ SS& In the Northern Star , not ^ only of thev » BB 0 BUTeTI . f
  
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