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      TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE W ATKINS ' TESTIMONIAL FUND . " The cause of Chartism is too pure and too holy to be be trilled with—its escutcheon mutt be kept free from blots ; no rest must be permitted to eat into its substance ; and if mire be cast upon its surface it must be instantly cleansed . " Editor of the Northern Star . It is due to you , my London friends , and to the few food London Chartists , that I should lay before you a memorial of my Chartist experience during a year ' s trial in the metropolis . __ f \ fTP U Ty ij V v Yy o / Tl ) TTi ^ n t ^ c ^ m ^ % ¦«» ¦ ¦ _— —__ . ^_ . ^^_ ______

      My "nsrt to London was occasioned by the death of a talented friend , whose affairs I had been requested to » rra £ ce for the benefit of his widow and orphans . In the mean time time , I took every opportunity of becoming acquainted with town Chartism , which truth obliges bh to ny I found to be a hot-bed plant , more like a weed than a flower , and as perfectly in contrast with the healthy , hardy Chartism of the country as a British oak ia to the ivy that clasps round it , to suck its heart out At first I bad been led by showy appearances to think that the men were far behind the leaders ; but further insight enabled me to form a truer Aftimate .

      The unadulterated Chartism of the country was fll-Tefcshed by the sophist cated palates of specious and ¦ pnriotts Coekney Chartism : they manifested a dislike or dread of it , and a jealousy of its advocates . This vitiated taste of theirs was the mainspring of the New Move , which indeed was nothing more than a recoil back to the old move of Whi ^ -Radicalism . The political Jews of the Globe in Shoe-lane were to be reinstated as the leaders of the people , in order that they saiglt hang like drawbacks upon the cause—the star of Chartism was to make a retrogade motion- But nevtr will sound principle rise to the ascendant in London ; never will it truly progress until these old things are done away , and all things become new .

      Compelled to be my own publisher and my own bookseller ( for ray drama of " John Frost ' was uot only rejrcted by those who call themselves Chartist booksellers but was also denounced by themi , I was called Qpon by certain men of ion don to oppose the usurping xnonopoi ^ ng , and tyrannical trade-league , whoa * members , though known to be mere traffickers in politics , had btun ungrudgingly supported until they shewed themselves to be traitors also . God Almighty never intended me t « be a bookseller , and God knows I never intended it myself . Feargus 0 Conner told me truly that I was Dot fit for a shopkeeper ; but I was ready to jBcrifica my feelings and to make a large pecuniary sacrifice . I was willing to humble myself and to suffer Whatever might serve the cause for the cause sake .

      There was no ether method than the one I took to exterminate the " London ruffians , " as O'Brien truly termed them , and I have every reason to believe that it would have proved successful had I been backed by the press ; but the light of its countenance was unexpectedly withheld from me ; it unexpectedly shone on the League , and I was left to the mercy of the rude foes whose vrath was cf that cruel kind which springs from fear . Tae only resource available to me , whether for attack cr defence , was to lecture at the localities . Accordingly I preached to the City of London Chartists and to the men of Marylebone , the sermon from the text , " In perils among falss brethren , " which vu received with votes of tkanks and a request fur its publication . I was by several challenged to discussion , and although every attempt had been

      made to prejudge the question , and to prejudice the mind * of tbe people , a very large majority declared that all the charges in the sermons were tiuths—that all kad been proved . Thus does an appeal to the people in public ever decide & case in favour of honesty against private intrigue and corruption . Baffled in every subsequent repeated public effort to discredit the sermon , or its auihor , the detected and exasperated league next resorted to private means ( and in these they were more successful ) to destroy the little business 1 bad , to ruin my reputation if possible , to blast my Character , and to drive me back to the country ! Every vile artifice was employed to accomplish this , and here my assailants had a decided advantage over me , because their mode of warfare was of a nature too disgusting for me to retaliate . In reference to thio part of my subject , I may say with

      Byron" From mighty wrongs to paltry perfidy , Have I not seen what human things could do ? From the loud roar of foaming calumny , To the small whisper of the paltry few , And subtler venom of the reptile crew , The Jinus glince of whose significant eye , Learning to lie with silence would seem true , And without utterance save the shrug or sigh , Deal round to happy fools its speechless obloquy . Mealy-mouthed spies were sent into my shop to entrap me , and multifaced emissaries into the localities

      favourable to me to warp them . The most insidious enemy of the working-men was induced to dispatch me in two successive numbers of his weekly paper ,- but chicked by some remains of conscience , or of compnnction , he could not do it witboat paying me the greatest compliment ever yet paid to man , if we consider that , at tbevery time he was paying me this compliment , he bad been employed to abuse me . My name was placarded on the walls of London as the " dacrger and baiter Chartist *'—and in Scotland an ill-brewed wind blew it about tkat I was a " second Robespierre . "

      CopS-ing strictly within honourable beunds my opposition to the rogues and fools who environed mewho vilified me for virtue and hated me for honesty—UBHipported save by my own oonvictions ef ri * hthiving no weapon but truth—no armour but justiceno ihield bat patience—no ally but bope—fighting for ike « ause , not for myself—mikuuderstood and misrepresented , it could not be that I could hold out loDgyet I retired , rather than retreated and may boast with

      Coridaanj" I : you have wnt your annals true , 'tis there Thit like an eagle in a dovecot , Fiutter'd your cockneys in their capital : Alone I did ii . " But a hard winter was approaching 11841 ) , and mj day and night labours in the cause had greatly impaired my health . Tke same cause which had led to my exile from AiMeby Hall" Where I had known the sweets of luscious plenty Had slept with sweet content about my head , And never waked but to a jujl si morning , " tkat same cause , namely my strict adherence to principle , now doomed me to the destitution of the poet Savage in London , such as few , " having beta otherwise , " ever endured : — " I to bear this .

      who never knew bu : better was some burthen , " Yet it will ^ ot be Kiid that ray tongas ot my pen , my voice or my hand was evtr wanting to rhe cause which I still cherished as the bird i a my bosom—to that Chartism vhich is dearer than his heart ' s blood to every fane Briton . A centrcus foe will not pursue vengeaEce further than ruin if so far ; but ths unglutfced and gloating malice of my E ' eek and fat dtfamers and destr&ytrs pursued me like s Ekuth-bvund , and not content with my ruin—not esti&ted -siih the wretchedness that followed it , they vindictively Etrove to prevent me from finding a hovel to bouse icy bes-1 in , a place to itst my foot on . Tea , their remorsekts spite pursued me in sickness to the very verge of the grave , and had I died a martyr ' s death my U / mb wocid net have been sacred

      from their slaad-rcna bile . But thark God ! not the Bufferings of myself , nor of these dearer to me than sell and entirely dependant upon nae—and here 1 would atk , what had tte ) dr-ne?—nay , what had I done ?—what horrible crime had I committed ? Thank God , I say , cot disapcintmei-t , nor d > f 5 < -u ! ty , nor distress , nor disgrace ; ( vrhiea is to me the worst distre&S ) nor death it-* t'J—thocgh I , my wife , and little child were severally thieateneu by it . Not all , not anything hag been , or ey < = i stall be able to stifle mj voluntary love for tbe ciase— for the Charter , wfeich is my amulet , ray crucifix . Tree it is thsj far less persecution tfrnn I have endured

      <_ cd mark ! tb . s perstcntioa came not from Whigs or Tories , tut from j-rofessing Chartists ) far less provocaticn has sufficed to turn the hearts of many Chartistshas ma'Jemany renounce even Chartism itself ; for can we coEEisteciIy foster in our own body those wrongs _ rd grievai . ces whicn we wish to eradicate from the community at larje ? But I know that this lamentable state of things is owing to the influence of the cursed system which has crept even into out cause , and which nothing but the practical operation of our cause can cure ; therefore , 1 cling ail the closer to Chartism resolved lite the true patriarch to wrestle with the angel till it bless me .

      Why am I a Cij&rtiBt ? Not merely because I am b tlave struggling lor freedom , but because the present system makes knaves and fools of rich , the arbiters * f the Lontst and talented if poor—because those who have no strength and skill of their own c _ a make a profit of the strength and tkill of others—because booksellfc-rs have still the power , as formerly , to starve an 0 : w 8 y , a Chattfiton , or a Goldsn . ith , while all the while they are mskirg a fortune by the side of tUeir pilfered and pirated works—acd if a man of genias be too independent to cringe to tbem , or too honest to become the servile tool of their vtnality , these * cithle £ s wretches can combine and crush him—they can shut ont every chance of obtaining a livelihood from him , and then speak of bis sordid woes with sneering pity , or with scornful exultation . Alas what spurns must " patient merit of the unworthy bke . " ' How long , Oh Lori ! how long" !

      1 have spoken of my sufferings in the cause , but » h * t have I suffered in comparison with a Hoiberry , Who had no friends but felons—no one to close his * Jiog eyes but inhuman turnkeys—who pined like a * oo ___ , dove in his cell , lo&lhiBg the food which be could tot eat in freedom—wbe went delirious before he died !—and * hat is Frost now suffering ?—torments tfcfct thould not so much as be known are his portion 1 — ''hat ig Ect Peddie suffering ?—alas ! the most sincere , the most in earnest are made to suflfer most , while ^ grubs that canker the blossoms , the caterpillars that eat the gzttn leaves of Freedom's tree as fist as they put . ienh , these are praised , supported , ecccunged—iiese are fat by the very villcny that starves the honest Theie is too much of tbe vile system in all this—too much of worldly-minded Cfc&rnaa—he * bo ^ ^ j , r _ j . oscpby in him , who knows toythirg about cacses and effects must know that til Bus must be altered , must te fc cc 7 recte < Jed , befow wy Swd caa be done .

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      1 cordially respond to those sentiments of Mr . Hill , which I have placed as a motto at the bead of this paper , and I would call upon all Chartist * to make them the substance of a resolution to be passed in every locality of our association . Let not impartial posterity when reviewing tbe history of our cause , have to say of us that we were made the dupes of the designing—that hoary-headed knaves , grown grey with iniquity—tbe mean , the mercenary—dirty traffickers in politics , filthy lovers of lacra—men who would at any time desert the cause , betray it and join our enemies for a penny more advantage—let it not be said that we countenanced such scoundrels as these and suffered them to prejudice us aeainst the upright who were pining in neglect and __ . _ . __ ^_ __ .

      obscurity , grieving not so much for themselves as for the cause in the bauds of such harpies—alas ! how undiscriminating we have been—how unjust to the noble minds who are suffering for us in exile and in prison , and at a time too whea thousands of cur fellow-conntry men wero impelled bydespalr to present their naked breasts to the bayonets of infantry—their defenceless headsjtothe swords of cavalty—without arms and without shteld 8 , and with no sounds to inspire them but the bhrieks of their wives and children to rush on well-armed and well-trained bands frantic . ' Is this a time to suffer buyers and sel era , and money-changers to set up their trafficking tables in the very temple of our most holy cause ? Shall we not make a whip of small cords , a whip of words , and scourge them all out

      I envy not the prosperity of the wicked , who flourish like green bay trees . No ; welcome , ihrice welcome poverty to the very lips , privation to the very akin , only let me keep what no misery can take

      away" the grace of life , Its comeliness of look that virtue gives , Its port erect with consciousness of truth , Its rich attire of honourable deeds , Its fair respect that's rife on good men ' s tongues . " Yes , keep far from me that prosperity which is the reward of double-dealing lies and deceit , and let me , whattver I lose , whatever I suffer , " hold fast my integrity , " and my mind shall repose like a lake in a calm summer's eve rt& ^ ctieg the heavens , and unruffled for a moment by tbe midges that Sit atawait its gentle Buiface . t ( Truth hath a quiet breast . " John Waikins . ( To be concluded in our next . )

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      ONTINUATIOX OF AN ESSAY ON THE PRESENT SYSTEM BEING INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO DR . CHANNING'S ESSAY , ENTITLED " THE PRESENT AGE . " We need not enter far in the question of our selfacting and counteracting legislature , which , like Cerberus the dog of hell , has three heads , all turned against the people—an hereditary house of Lords supporting an hereditary monarchy , and a House of Commons , the members of which expecting to become lords , supporting both . All look up to the Crown with hope—down on the people with contempt Sufficient it is for the people to know that there is no legislature for themthat in fact there is no legislature at all , for our legislature is 3 mere confederacy against all good government An able French writer rays , —where a despotic governarch reigns there is but one criminal—the tyrant on the throne . '—ret do we not lift voice or hand against the

      Queen—do , we forgive her for she knows net what she dofes—bnt ^ tiie oligarchy tnat tyrannise in her name , that will not allow us a ¦ will , a word Of our own , that force ua to obey in spite of reason and humanity—they know what they are doing , on them should onr indignation bepou / fcdi nay not even tbem—it is thesssteh—we must alter the system—we canaot expect an evil tree to bring forth good fruit , nor a corrupt carcase to breed ought but maggots . It is the abominable , tbe accursed system—a system that has gone on oppres sing the people till now it owns it can oppress them no further—yea , it has Teached its height , its cup is full , it is rotten ripe—it owns that nething more can be wrung from tbe working classes but tears or bloodand tbe oppressors are now compelled to

      confine their additional taxation to the middle classes , and when they have drained them as dry as they have drained * the working classes , they will nixt tax themselves , and do it to the uttermost farthing ; yea , to tbe half-farthing tfor now we are a half-farthing people by r « yal proclamation : we were before a farthing people ) , they will sapport the system to the last , for it supports them . Yes , they know that for every shilling whick they pay in taxes , they receive pounds back in salaries and sineenres ; for , is there a lucrative office in ehurch or state , in tho army , tbe navy , or tbe law , that is not field by toe aristocracy or their minions- ?—nay , are not many effiees created purposely , as a pretence for extortions , exactions , and pompous privileges . They say what matters it , so loag as the

      money is sp « nt in the conntry ? But it is not spent in the country ; a great portion cf it is spent in other countries , in France , Italy , a » d elsewhere ; sad if it were all spent in the country , still it matters , and matters yerj greatly , by whom it is spent ; who has a better right to spend it than the labourer who earns it ? and if he spend it , be would spend it not in the pomps and vanities of this wicked world , not in prisons and police , not in naval armaments ; but in promoting our borne trade and manufactures , in buying the necessaries of life , and in furnishing bis home with comfort and respectability , so that tbe working man might keep his dearest wish at home with him—the welfare and happiness of his family . ' bnt the aristocracy spend it to the dishonour of the country , to the disgrace of

      themselves , and to the destruction of all virtue , public r and private , moat frivolously , most flagitiously they spend it Who prefer foreigners to their own countrymen—who are the patrohs t-f singers , boxers , cockfighters , gamblers , horse jockeys , and all other peitsof society—who bot tbe aristocracy , who are themselves the greatest pests of society , and yet they arrogate an exclusive circle as if they alone were the excellent of the earth—they will feast on nothing that is common or unclean—nothing that the people can obtain—if acy high-priced luxury becomes cheap , they immediately lose all relish for itit bscoEjes vnlgar in their eyes , Their chief pride is to draw the Hue of demarcation as widely as possible between themselves and the plebians—they delight in

      strong contrasts in those outward distinctions which fortune aDd adventitious circumstances give them—not in inwara worth or real nobility , the nobles of natoreare far their superiors in that—but the system sets hollowhearted knavery above honest worth . Oh , it is a glorious sjstem !—it works well for them!—an admirable system I What wonder that the aristocracy should extol it!—that like pawnbrokers they thould say tbe very liistresses of tbe people are an evidence of their prosperity fof their own they mean ) ; that the more the national debt increases the more the ecu try is enriched—( themselves they me ? n . ) What wo :. der that in accordance with these opinions they should plunge the broken-hearted people into deeper distress , and lay heavier loads on tbe broken-backed country—what

      wonder that they should charge all those whs murnmr at this state of things , who are discontented with , or disaffected to , the present sy * tem , that they should brand all patriots and philanthropists . a ! l true noblebe-b as seditious , rebellions , and treasonable , as men instigated by the devil—what wonder that they shon'd take paics , that they shou } d go to some ex ^ eDcc— that they shonld subscriba to have these doctrines tanght at schools , in churches , in theatres— that magistrates , that judgss , that peers in Parl ; am « nt should enforce tbtm , and that the weekly and daily press should be bribed to reprint and impress tbem on our minds , tiJl uuptd , del uded , enslaved , we become the ready tools , the unwitting victims of tbe avarice and ambition of

      cur raltrs , who , when they have stripped us of all that is necessary foi the well-being of soul and body—when the | have maddened ns by mi&ery—send their police men to butcher us , while all the while they themselves are parading the wealth which they have wrung frora us , displaying their spoil , are most insolently , most impudentiy , making an exhibition of their pride , and hardheartedni . es , their very exultation , like Nero , who could find no time so appropriate for fiddling as when the people of Rome were perbhicg in the flames , which be had kiudled , though be charged it on them , jabt as our aristocrrscy say that tbe famine in the land is caused by the discontent of the people , and aa a judgment from Heaven upon them . Bat let us enter farther into ihe sjfitem . ( ToU continued )

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      TALES TTRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE " NORTHERN' STAR . " BT CHARTU'S . NO . " IV . —A TALE OF SEDUCTION . " Trust not a man ; we are by nature false , £ Lssemblicg , enbtle , cruel , and inconstant Whtn a man talks of love with caution , trust him ; but if he Bwears , he'll certainly deceive the © . " OlWAT . There is a sequestered hamlst romantically situated

      in a hollow formtd by several surronndiiig hills . A breok winds ronnd the bases of those hills . Tbe place attracts visitors from a neighbouring town . Some take up thbir abode there during tbe summer months to rejoice along with rejoicing nature , or to angle for trout Shooting parties , holiday parties , wedding parties , have all sojourned here , free frcm the cares End vices of the world , like those who entered the gardeni of Florence to escape tbe plague . But , alas , what part of the country , however remote , is unspotted by the manners of the town ! of

      The ^ TiQfcure this lovely spot was a labourer's d&mghter , named Rachel . She seemed to feave sprung up like a garden rose on a common . But we will not attempt a description of ber beauty , the theme is ss hackneyed ; and besides she will gain more praise from the fancy of the reader , if a youth , than we can bestow , upon her . Pass we over , then , her childhood , when she pl / . yed with inrocence among the flowers ; pass we ove htr girlhood when she innocently comforted her par ents in their cottage of content ; and come we to her womanhood when she lest that innocence . It is painfal to think that Buch things are . But we musi proceed .

      A neighbouring youth , the soa o ! b farmer , had observed that Rachel was prettier tb' -ji tha ether girls in the village—nay fcs thought her Jce prettiest girl he bad ever seen . Ceremonious refinements are seldom practiced iB the country ; aU V 3 acquainted with each

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      other , all are familiar , all are fres . It waB no d fiicult matter for Richard to get to speak to Rachel , nor was it more diflicult for him to make ber believe that he loved her . How reidy the young heart is to deceive itself No wonder it should bo easily be deceived by another I Innocence credits all that love says—it is far too credulous . All tbe time that Richard could spare he spent with Rachel , for his time passed most pleasantly when passed with her ; be enjoyed himself most when in her company . He walked with her the woodland walks ; be danced with her ia the booths at the fair ; and he « at up with her at home , according to that most dangerous custom of the country . She seemed tho dearest thiBg on earth to him , and he was really » o to her . One would have thought that be would have laid dovfn his life to save a hair of ber head and yet he did not murder her , but he did something worse .

      She had her father's sanction to walk openly with him but not to see him in secret Richard said to her , you cannot love me as I love you , unless you break this hard command . She did break it , and with it ber father ' s heart Her mother had often warned her to take care ; bnt when did prudence aad love go together ? In shsrfc , Richard was too kind to Rachel , as the phrase goesthat is , be ruined her . Richard ' s crime soon became visible iu Rachel ' s misfortune . The sight Unified him ; so much bo that ; whereas formerly nothing could keep him from her , now nothing could induce him to go near ber . She could not thus fly from herself— in lonely woe she must bear the burthen of tbeir mwtual guilt It was strong —he had made her such promises , suoh p oteatatfonsif he could prove £ alse , then never man was true ihe longed so much to marry her , and now , when no excuse should have served to put it off , any little excuse sufficed—it would not suit his circumstances , his

      father would be angry—he wished he coald , but it was impossible . ' She blamed herself morn than him . She thought if she had kept her innocence she might have kept him , for it was after she bad lost that , tnat she lest him . In losing that , ehe had lost all her wealth , all her marriage-dowry—she had lost all her charms too , for now he was no longer attracted by her . She had lust all , but h&d lost it to him , sod therefore he ousfht to have forgiven her . Bat he did sot , and she could not forgive herself . If he thought so ill of ber what must others think ? what muot she herself think ? and

      above all , for that now pressed most painfully upon her mind , what would her poor parent * think 1 What she herseif thought was this—she thought of biding her disgrace , of ending her misery in the brook . But could she hide it from God ? No , and she durst not thus plunge into his presence . She let the consequences which she eould not arrest , take place . We will not d * ell upon the domestic affliction caused to her parent * by the child of their joy , now taking her baby in her arms , and wandering over the wide world in quest cf charity . Her father threatenu-d , aad the poor broken-spirited creature swore the oaths .

      The overaesrs laid a weekly rate of Is . 6 d . upon Richard for the support of bis unfortunate offspring . No more was thought of the matter—Richard had but done what many others do , and by his boasting of it , it shewed that what he had done was a recommendation of him to the world . But he was not altogether satisfied—I do not mean to say that he was dissatisfied with the part which he had pUyed , but he did not like being made to pay for it He shewed the order of payment to a friend of his , an attorney , a very rich man , indeed quite a ^ tDtUman . Now it so happened that this attorney entertained a violent pique against the overseers , because they had done him the very sensible Injury of preferring the professional services of another attorney whose superior

      success in their causes had warranted this preference . He , therefore , not caring though tbe poor girt Bhould be deprived of her small allowance so he could plague tbe parish , opposed the order which the overseers had served upsn Richard—opposed it at the next quarter session—opposed it on the ground that it waa informal —not upon the ground that Richard was not tbe father , for Richard had never denied that—but upon more legal grounds—he had found ground whereon to found a quibble , and a quibble is a great point in law . Tbe parishioners , as usual , employed tbeir own lawyer whe as usual , was saccesrfnl in their behalf . Their preference was thus again fairly justified ; but it waa not likely that Richard ' s lawyer would be pleased at this . Defeat rendered the law-gambler desperate ; be resolved

      to move the cause to a higher and more expensive tribunal , for the deeper his revenge the sweeter it would be . That revenge he was not destined to tanie . Once more worsted by his able antagonist , he must pay hie own eosts , for his client was too poor to pay him , and console himself with tbe idea that he had at least given fc .- pariah a good deal of trouble and put tbem to a good deal of expence . la the meantime what became of Rachel ? She thought that Richard ' s love for her had no pity in it ; that there was no justice in the law ; that a lawyer must be an awful man ; and » ick of a world in which she saw nothing for her but injury and injustice —sick of ber own deserted , miserable self , she Bought heaven and &he found it She died and left her persecutors to live to tbeir own condemnation . She had

      been their victim , but they were worse victims of their own evil nature . Here ends the story of Richard and RscheL

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      TO THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER . 180 , Holbora . Nov . I . Inhabitants op Manchester , —I should not now address you , but that I consider the subject which I lay before you to bo of the most vital importance . That subject is the efforts that are now being made by tne Anti-Corn Law Leagae to get np an agitation in fiVOUr of THEIR FB . EE-TBADE SCHEMES . Mark ! they intend to raise £ 5 » . 000 by the beginning of January , 1843 , having , according to their own acknowledgment , already expended £ 100 000 on tbe agitation , I tell the A : iti-Corn-Law League , thst if they will collect £ 5 , « 00 . 00 « instead ef £ 50 000 , it will not avail them in dragging tbe masses after then . Tfs true they may corapel werkine men ia tbeir employ to take

      tickets ef the Anti-Corn-Law Association , but eveu these men will attend public meetings , and vote against tbeir detestable tyrants . Men of Manchester ! if the Corn Law repealers dare attempt to convene a public meeting in your town in Jannry Dtxt , when they intend having scores of M . P ' s and hundreds of parsons attend in your overwhelming might , and let them know you are more powerful than ever . Yon have two gentlemen aKiongst you who know well how to lay bare the doctrine of the free-traders . These two are Messrs . Leach and Doyle , either of them capable of denuding the Anti-Corn Law party of their cloak of hypocrisy . Insist upon fair play for your speakers , and if viulence shali be resorted toby the repealers , then ia your time for resistance . Dj not suffer your leads to be

      broken quietly , let your answer be to their cant and mock charity , Where is M'Cormack ?* Where ia Knowlea ?* Where are the Ha-fdmans ?* Where is Bell ?• Where is Ashley ? Where arc the hundreda who have been transported and imprisontd ? Aak thorn do they intend proEtcuting O'Connor , Hill , Lwich , Doyte , ll ' Cartney , Brookes , Aitiuson , Havney , Ott ^ y , R-. ylton , ami others , who have taken an active pare in opposing tbeir fallacies ? Let your answers bo similar to what tha Birmingham men told the Coni-Law Repealers at the Town-BRli the other day ; fight them inch by inch ; use fair argument ; do not allow them to gain any footing ameegst you ; they have immense ¦ wealth in tbt-ir hands ; the town-halla at their disposal ; local auihorities to lend their assistance , and first-rate

      talent to preach up their nostrums . Y > bat have we on our side ? We hav 9 honest poverty ; naked , undisguised tiuth ; and , I can prouuly boast , first-rate talent too , — certainly not so well paii . There is no mun amongst us receives £ 10 per week and all travelling expenses paid into the bargain . Who ever beard of Leach , or Doyle , or West , cr Betsley , or . Clarke , keeping horses and gigs ? Yet , with all their wealth , they cannot draw the people into their meshes . If they are nonest , why do cot they allow fair and frte discussion at their meetings ? I am sure that Leach , or West , or Doyle will be most happy in meeting their picked men , and discussing the question with them . Now , mark , I am a Corn-law Rtpealer , in the strictest sense of the word , but I wish to nave a voice in its repeal . I will not lend myself to assist one gang of spoliators , merely to transfer the power of plundering

      the people from another gang to themselves . I now tell the conudl of the Anti-Corn-Law League , if they are sincere in their efforts to obtain redress for the people , they will employ their £ 50 , 000 to propogate Chartism . They can find eloquent and talented advocates at £ 3 ptr week each ; they could thus employ 300 talented propagators of the truths of democracy , oad in twelve mouths such a powerful pnblic opinion would be raised against Toryism and Whiggism , and in favour of Cbartism , that our principles should become law ; and I would venture to lay tny head on the block tUut a Parliament , elected by the whole people , would soon completely carry out T > ona tfde free trade principles . The League will stretch every sinew to extend tbeir views , and to thwar& their designs I would wish the Chartist body—and particularly out young speakersto make themselves acquainted with the Corn Law question , and fuvnish themEelvea with sound

      arguments en that b '^ ad . I remain , Your brother Democrat , John Campbeil .

      * M'C jrmick was a shopmate of mine , and received seven years' transportation . Knowles is Mr . West ' s brother -in-law ; he received seven years' transportation . Bell received six months * imprisonment ; he has a "W ' -fe and three children , in Heywood , in great distwsa . The two Hardmana were ahopmafces of mine .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOHIHEBN STAR . The committee of Mr . Cooper ' s Defence Fund , beg to b ? 7 h « . tha folIo * in 8 snms received by them up «^ ii ° OcL ' and t 0 1 & 7 before tbe public their expenditure np to the same day . The committee k ^* f thanks to those persons who have eontriputea . to the above fund , and trust that all lovers of noerty will exert themselves by subscribing their mite towards defraying the debt which baa already been Smw / ?** other h «** y chargea which er © long *"' "ought against them for traversing , and other law expences : —

      BECEIVED BY SUBSCRIPTIONS , Collected in the * ' * * Mr . Simeon , * ' "' * DiS r . r QU H Bristol ... dO 0 Ditto ditto 2 1 o Mm . Rolestone 0 3 d Ditto ditto 0 14 3 A Young Chart- ~~ ? ££ W iBt , Derby ... 0 10 Saaksperean Gainsbro' per ufr ? r \ , » . 0 10 6 Mr . Partridge 3 0 4 a « Yu i » } - " ° 2 6 M * ' Winters ... 0 3 0 An Old Radical 0 1 o Mr . W . Smith 0 10 Am o ^ ° P > Mr - Anderson 0 5 0 Old Raiford 0 3 6 Mt . Hollick ... 0 6 0 M i- ^ " ¦ B . Sketchley , O

      Cwintwtharp- ifi . ii Hinckley ... 0 4 5 Mr . RSmitb ... 0 6 0 Mr . H . Jbffa ... 0 2 6 Mr . Rick ... 0 2 0 A few ftrienda 0 1 11 * wo W «« mU ... . o . a 6 Mr . J . Nixon 0 0 6 Mr . W . Tyrrel 0 16 Mr . Veroey ... 0 0 6 A friend ... o 0 6 Mr . Gwp ... 0 0 6 Ann Wigfield 0 0 3 FROM SHEFFIELD . Mr-W . Cook ... 0 0 6 Mr . J . Moulds o 0 6 Mr . . F . Chapman 0 0 6 Mr . J . Summer-Mr . J . Sheffield 0 10 ' field ... 0 0 6 Mr . T . Phillips 0 0 6 Mr . Cook ... o 10 Mr . Morris . t . o 0 6 Mrs . Clarke ... 0 0 3 Mr . R . Holyoak 0 0 6

      MONIES RECEIVED BY CARDS . Mr . J . Smith 0 19 7 Mrs . Trickey ... 0 5 10 Mr . T . Toone ... 0 9 2 Mr . Sparks ... 0 5 9 Mr . M . Taylor 9 12 3 ^ Mr W . Steven-Mr . C Burble 0 12 8 son . 057 Mr . W . Johnson 0 12 0 Mrs . Worthy 0 5 4 Per Mr . Beartl- Mra-Johnstone 0 5 2 more from Mr . W . Garner 0 5 1 Chapman's Mr . R . Jackson 0 5 2 shop ... ... 0 11 9 % Mr . Cfaauiber-Mr . Adams ... 0 9 4 lain , Kib-Mr . J . H . Bram- worth ... 05 0 which ... 0 8 4 Mr . W . Stanley 0 9 6 Mr . J . Pollard , Mr . Cooper , Ansty ... 0 9 2 Wigstou ... 0 4 6

      Mr . T . Roberts 0 8 10 Mr . — Reed , Mr . R . Rooms 6 7 9 j Thurmaaton 0 4 7 Mr . Stantpn ... . 0 7 1 Mr . B . Hayes 0 2 4 Mr . W . Cockayne 0 2 10 Mr . D . Toone 0 4 6 J Mr . Q . Gray ... 0 2 2 Mr . J , Jenkinson 0 6 5 Mr . W . Burrell 0 2 10 Mr . T . Holyonke 0 10 0 Mr . — Satchwell 0 * 2 6 ¦ Mr . T . PoillipB 0 6 0 £ Mr . N . Cavener 0 110 Messrs . Elliot and Mr . J . Carter 0 3 10 Sansome ... 0 1 fi Mr N . Eiwards 0 1 10 A Mr . Cain ... 0 1 0 Mr . S . White 0 1 « " Mr . Lucas , Nar-Mr . C . F . SiddonsO 2 2 borough ... 0 10 Air . W . Pratt 0 1 10 Mrs . BaiJey ... 0 1 6 Mr . tJ . Wooley 0 12 Mr . W . Stafford 0 1 0 Mr . R . Allen 0 16 Mra . Biogley 0 1 0

      Mr . J . Holmes 0 12 Mr . D . Moulden 0 2 0 Mr . T . Hall ... 0 14 Mr . J . Petti for 0 1 0 Mrs . —Lanad 0 19 Mr . S . Taylor 0 1 0 Mr . W . Knight Mr . S . P ^ pperdy 0 1 0 Littlethorpe 0 12 Mrs . Coles ... 0 1 0 Mr . Boulter ... 0 16 Mr . W . Carr ... 0 10 Mr . White ... 0 0 8 Mr . J . Pegg ... 0 0 6 Mt . W . Howitt 0 2 8 Mr . H . Samuel 1 0 Mr . R . Blow 0 2 4 Mr . W . UnderwoedO 1 0 Mr . T . Cox ... 0 2 1 Mr . J . Watts 0 0 6 Mr . Agar ' a ehop 0 2 2 Mr . J . Clews 0 2 0 Mr . W . White 0 0 8 Mr . B . HardimanO 0 6 Mr . H . Hunt 0 5 3 Mr . Chamberlain 0 1 2 Mr . G- Grey ... 0 5 3 Mr W BrendweUO 8 9 Mr . W . Grut 0 5 9 Mr . J . Cox ... 0 14 Mr . J . Why ... 0 10 0 Mr . Beardmore 0 1 8

      Mr . W . Watta 0 3 0 Mr . Souter ... 0 0 9 Mr . W . Norris 0 3 1 Mr . Perkins ... 0 6 Mr . W . Bills 0 3 6 Mr . J . Sharuian 0 0 6 Mr . Wilman ... 0 3 0 Mr . J . Frier ... 0 0 6 Mr R WilliamsonO 3 2 Mr . Cape ... 0 0 6 Mr . C . Bsnley 0 4 2 Mr . Wileman 0 0 6 Mr . W . James 0 3 9 Mr . W . Frier 0 0 6 Mr . W . Lingham Mr . T . Allen ... 0 0 6 Wigston ... 0 5 0 Mr . Martin .... 0 0 6 Mr . W .. Facer 0 3 0 Mr . J . Anderson Mr . J . Deacon 0 3 10 North ... 0 0 6 Mr . J . Neal ... 0 2 2 Mr . W . Anderson Mr . J . Markham 0 2 5 North ... 0 0 6 Mr . Kirk ... 0 5 3 Mrs . Cooper , per Mr . Pilly ... 0 4 4 | box ... 2 3 7 | Mr . J . Stanioa 0 2 11 Name not legibleO 1 0 Mr . White ... 0 2 4 A friend ... 0 0 6

      DISBURSEMENTS . £ 8 . d . 500 bills , and delivery ... ... 0 7 6 Mr . Winters ... ... ... 0 18 0 Deputation to Potteries ... ... 3 18 0 ^ Post Offise Orders , Papers , Stamps , < fcp . ... ... ... 0 8 2 ^ For Subpotning , Law , and Council Expenses ... ... ... 8 13 0 Carriage of Witnesses ... ... 4 17 0 Board and Lbtlging ... ... 14 14 0 Mr . Winters ... 1 10 9 % Total of Expenditure ... ... £ 35 6 3 } Income ... ... ... ... 33 8 3 ^ Dsficieut ... ... 1 18 0 Total £ 35 6 3 $ W . JOHNSTONE , Sec .

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      TO TUB EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Hull , Nov . 1 st . 1842 . SrR . —Knowing the interest which you take is all our proceedings , I forward you a copy of the correspondence which has passed between us and the " Corresponding Seeretary of the Hull Anti-Monopoly Association , " to shew you , and if you think proper , to shew to the public , through the columns of tba people ' s organ , the Star , that the councillors here do not slumber on their post , but manfully throw down the gauntlet t » every assailant ef our hallowed principles . You will observe a report of the meeting -which ed to the correspondence in the Evening Star , of Thursday , the 26 th November . I am , sir , Yours faithfully . ¦ .. ¦ W . J . H .

      Copy of Correspondence , between lite Hull Chartist Council , and Mr . Robl . Firth , Corresponding Secretary to the Hull Anti-Monopoly Association : — "October 27 Eb , 1842 . Engiish-strcet , Hull . Gentlemen—As the acceptance of the challenge , given by Mr . Beensey , was in my individual capacity , I have on consideration , deemed it prudtnt to let the responsibily rest txclusively on myeolf ; I have , therefore , without coneultiug the committee of the

      Anti-Monopoly Association in this town , taken the liberty to submit to you the following conditions of debate , in accordance with the limitatiou I fixed in the Lodge en Monday evening , Oct . 24 th . I trust you will find theee conditions just and impartial . Waiting your answer in writing , I am , gentlemen , Yours respectfully , ROBERT FlRIH . To tbe Chartist council , Hull .

      " Conditions of debate between Mr . Beensey , Chartist lecturer , and Mr . Firth , corresponding Secretary of the Hull Anti-Monopoly Association * " 1 . That each party lodge £ 5 in the hands of a person mutually agreed on , to meet any deficiency of txpences incurred in making the necesairy preparations , and that , in cose either party shrinks from the debate , after the conditions have been flxsdaud signed , the Kad party forfeit tbe money so advanced . " 2 . Timteaeh party appoint its own chairman , and tbe umpire be mutually agreed on .

      " 3 . That the question for discussion be , " W « uld a repeal cf tho Corn Laws be beneficial to the operative classes ? " that Mr . Beensey maintain tbe relative and Mr . Firth the affirmative , under the following restrictions , namely , that neither the Charter nor any ether scheme be introduced , but that the discussion be rigidly confined to the subject of enquiry—the chairmen to be judges ; and , in case they cannot agree , the decision of the umpire to be binding on the disputants . " 4 . That each disputant be allowed half an hour in his opening address , and a quarter of an hour after , wards . . " 5 . That as Mr . Beensey gave the challenge , he open , and Mr . Firlh close the debate , the debate to commence at half-past seven , and close at half-past tea o ' clock .

      " 6 . That at the close of the debate each chairman shall obtain for his side of the question at iBBue , the sense of the meeting , by asking for a shew of both bands , the umpire to decide on the majority . " 7 . That there be one penny for admittance to the debate , to defray tbe expencjs ; and should any surplus remain , that it be equally divided between the Charti&t Council and Mr . Firth , tc be appropriated to any benevolent object they may respectively deem proper . " 8 . That these conditions be printed on . the bill convening the meeting . " Other little matters will have to be attended to , but which involve no difference of opinion . "

      Such was the precious document forwarded to the Hull Counr . il for acceptance , and to which Mr . Firth expected an answer in wxitlng . He bos got it ! Here itta :- ' Hull , October 31 st , 18 * 2 . « t gi ] . —1 am instructed by my brother Chartist Councillors to acknowledge the receipt of yours , of the 27 th instant on tne 29 th , relative to your acceptance of Mr ,

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      Mr . Beesley ' a ( aot B . ieusey ) challenge to a discussion <» n the Cora Lows ; and to state to you in reply , that wh # J Mr . Beeskry ' s challenge waa accepted by you , their hop * waa . that it had been done in good faith , and that your purpose , like ours , waa to try fiirly tbe merits of the question by a discussion upon fair and equal terms . They did not anticipate , from your tone and bearing , that covert shrinking from tbe contest which they regret to find manifested in yonr letter . " Sir , the purpose of the Hull Chartists is fair and honourable . Their doctrine upon the subject of a repeal of the Corn L » ws has been so often and so fully etated , that they cannot suppose a person whose conversance with these and other matters of public debate ¦ , a ¦ ¦ - ¦ - ¦ ¦ —_^_^ - ___ m-i ¦ ^^* g _

      and notoriety may have qualified for the post of ' Corresponding Secretary of the Hnll Anti-Monopoly Asao siation , ' to be unacquainted with it . And as you undertook to controvert that doctrine , they were not prepared to find you attempting to substitute for it , as In this letter , an altogether different matter of dispute . They do not think the propositions , which you have been pleased to call the ' Conditions of Debate , ' to he either 'just' or ' impartial ; ' and they cannot withhold tbe expression of their surprise , that you shonld have thought so meanly of tbeir judgment aa to tnpp > se them incapable of perceiving the evident attempt , to ' get away'from the question , which is contained in these Conditions of Debate . '

      " Sir , the Hull Chartists are not children , nor are they to bo treated as such . TliET , at least ; , know their own position ; and however much they might be disposed to oblige the Corresponding Secretary of the Hull Anti-Monopoly Association , ' yet they cannot consent , at his bidding , to abandon that position . and take up such an one as he may be pleased to provide for them . 1 have already stated that they consider your ' Con . ditlons of Debate * neither just nor 'impartial , ¦ and I proceed now to assign their reasons for this opinion ; and in doing so shall refer to your < Conditions of Debate , " not perhaps seriatim , but in such order as they

      seem to be connected with each otter . I stop Hot to comment upon tho apparent inconsistency of a gentleman ' s claiming that tbe whole responsibility of thi 3 matter should reat exclusively upon himself , while ha yet writes in his official character of ' Corresponding Secretary' of a public body , This may be considered » matter of taste ; . and I trust that I and my brother Chartists shall always have higher objects of attention . "To your 'CunJitious of Debate , ' therefore , I address myseJf ; minding little whether they be simply those of Mr . Robert Firth , or of the ' Corresponding Secretary of the Hull Anti-Monopoly Association ; " merely observing that 1 reply not individually , but for myself and my brother councillors by whom I am instructed .

      "Tothe 4 th , 5 tb , flth , and 8 th , of your 'Conditions of Dabate' we offer no demur . Tbe 2 ad wo consider bo worded as to admit of much altercation . This we are anxious to avoid . Our desire is that the preliminaries should be short , clear , and simple , that we may com * to the work at once . While , therefore , we agree with you that each party should have ite own chairman , yet seeing that the mutual agreement upon au umpire wight be difficult , if not impossible , we think it would be more ' just' aud more ' impartial * to leave the election of umpire to the meeting—letting him be chosen at the meeting , from the meeting , and by the meeting , without any interference from either of the disputants , their chairmen , or their committees .

      "To your 7 th ' Condition , of Delate' we have a Bttong objection . The matter is one of great public interest and concernment . We are to presume that your object in seeking this debate is , like our own , simply benevolent —seeking to elicit Truth that it may be useful , and aid the uninformed in the formation of opinion ; bo that when Truth sball be discovered and established its votaries may be so numerous and ardent as to ensure its speedy triumph . And inasmuch as we think it probable that those who may most need enlightenment are the least able to pay for it , we entertain a strong objection to the money charged for admission , by which some might he excluded . We are anxious that the public should be rightly informed—that they should bo misled neither by us nor others , anil , therefore , we desire that all , ^» ho may feel interested should have full opportunity of hearing the discussion and judging of its merits .

      " We at once obviate your objection about expenses by undertaking to defray tbe whole . The discussion shall not cost you one farthing ! and , this p jint settled , we can see no earthly reason for the £ 5 deposit talked of in your firat ' condition of debate . ' In negotiating with yourself , whether we regard you personally or officially , we are desirous to suppose that we are dealing with a gentleman—a man of principle and probity —who will hold himself bound sufficiently by his engagements . While , therefore , we Rive all due credit to the delicacy of the feeling which might prompt it , we cannot permit you to f lace yourself in a position which must imply that we thought your engagement not to be a sufficient guarantee . If the discussion should be ultimately determined on , we f « l quite satisfied that your own seneo of honour will impel yon to go through it ; and whilst we thus treat you with all fair and gentlemanly courtesy , we are in nowise disposed to be treated otherwise .

      " Thus far we have proceeded on the supposition that discussion was your purpose ; but a perusal of your third ' condition of debate' engenders serious doubt on our minds that you have any purpose of discussion ; or that your letter to ns was written for any other pnrpofto than that of ' getting out of tbe concern' with aa little scath as might be . Yon propose that tbe question for discussion shall be— ' Would a Repeal of the Corn Laws be beneficial to the operative classes V and that Mr . Beesley shall , on our part , maintain the negative of this bold naked question , without any reference to collateral subjects .

      " Sir , we will not insult you by affecting to suppose you ignorant of tbe fact , that the question , thus put . is one about which the Chartists , as a body , never wade any question . That the repeal of every law tending to restrict trade , or fetter commerce , would , under a proper &yst « ai of national government , be beneficial to the operative classes , few Chartists deny , or even dispute ; nor do we find many persons in connection with the Anti-Corn Law League , or tbe various anti-monopoly societies , so hardy in tbeir exhibition of ignorance , or dishonesty , as thus to take for granted their denia ! of it ?• S 5 r , we are not to be thus choused ! if you have any stomach for the fight , come to it fairly ! Let tho question at issue be correctly designated , and tbe preliminaries such as to secure to us what we promise yon , * a fair field , bnt no favour . * ,

      We beg that , if you entertain seriously the purpose of discussion , you will peruse the following propositions , or , in your own phrase , " Conditions of Debate . " " 1 . That Mr . Beealey , or his party , do defray'the whole expenses of this discussion . " 2 . That each party appoint its own cba ' rmaa—the umpire to be elected by the meeting . " 3 . That the question for discussion be— " Is there a probability that the repeal of the Corn Laws vfo » K 1 be beneficial to tbe whole community , whilst any portion of the community ia unrepresr-nfed in Parliament . " Mr . Firth to maintain the rffirmativ « , and Mr . BeealBj' the negative . The discussion to be restricted to tfcid subject—the chairmen to be judges , and in case these cannot agree , the decision of the umpire to ba bindiDg on tbe disputants .

      5 . VSame as previous similar numbers . 6 . J 7 . That free admission be given to all wishina to bo present at the discussion , in order that no »« may bo prevented from hearing the arguments of the- disputants on this important snbjf . ct . 8 . Same as the other 8 . You will perceive , Sir , tha 4 th , Cta ,. Cth , and 8 th of those are your own ; ar . d if the others suit you not , we request from you only the justice we have done to you—the reasons upon which your objections to them may be founded . Your ohjectionsK thus supported , eball have our deliberate attention . No needless bur shall by us be offered to the " costing off" of tho discussion . I have the honour So b ? ,

      On behalf of the Hull Chartist Council , Your ' a , respscfcfully , W . J . Ha ^ UDAY , Secretary . To Mr . Robert Firth , < Stc .

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      TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . BRETHItEN IN DemocsaCY , —You are a wars that I have been for tbe last four months alternately demanding a little Star-light , aBd nqaesiiflg ttiat those who would respond to . my demand would sand me their addresses , which ifl absolutely necessdi ? , because I cannot know whether you send or not , without you acquaint me with i % as there are as many retained or mislaid as come to hand . In the Star of the 8 th instant , I requested wbat I request to day , and what do you think was tho ultimatum ? why , that I received tbree letiera ; one from a Londoner , saying that that was tha first time be bad

      seen my name , and that he would wnd me the JEvenisp Star alternately ; Brother from a friend in SunderlanO , stating that ———— sent me the Northern Slapnw and again for some time back ; and another from on old friend that was missing this good time . Now tbe Chartist publio can estimate their inexorable pertinacity , Buuh pertinacity aa I have never witnessed . I hope it will not bo long thus ; that at least I will have half-a-dozen of permanent friends who will not lag after a week or so , aad then / desert me , as has been the case since the commencement . I expect the person in Abergavenny whd did send me the Star In the beginning will write to me , aa also the Huddersfleld gen < tleinan .

      I would be obliged to any Londoner , or any person who would send \ hz Evening Star in good tipie , as those soul-stirring leaders whioh appear therein are universally appreciated . Yoars , A tterlfni : DamocraV J . C . GBA . DY ,, Near Fien . eb . patk , County Robcohmiob , Ireland , Oot . Slst .

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      THE VICilM ELLIS . TO THE BDITOB 0 F THB * 0 BTHEBX STAB . B 24 K Sir—Allow me , through the medium of your ' jaatly wit '«* ly circulated journal , to make a few observation * < n ' behalf of tbat persecuted , mush injured , thougk fane cent man , Mr . Win . Bills . ¦ . 3 $ Eiiglisbmt n . I call upon you by all ths endearing ties tbat bind nsi * to man ; yon , whose fathers have fought , bled ; aad diet 1 for liberty ; and yon , sons of Cambria , whose'tnaefhl i * iarp was always strong In favour of the oppressed ; a * d . vou sons of Scotia , descendants of ths heroes ef Bannoc . kbttrn ; and yon , sons of tbe ' _^_^ . . , ^^*^"" ^* . _ .

      " First Sower 0 f tho earth and first gem of the sea , " inhabitants of tbe lovely , though degraded and insulted Emerald late ,. to r . * Hy ronnd this innocent man , for by your united voices a lone can he be saved . I j call upon you to petition for hvs pardon , for by heaven , I again say he ia innocent ; hi s friends are in possession ot facts that wiil sho » Wj be published , which will ctearly prove even to the mast . sceptical tiiac he is innocent , but let ns look upon w hat evidence he em been convicted , out of . tke wbob * boat oJ ' witnesses against him , only one man Bweara to him bcisg at the fees , a ; i « that man says ¦*• he had only a side view of fcda face , and could not swear whether he hsd a hat > n or not . " There , fellow slaves I upon that evidence aJtneia Ellis convicted .

      I will make no comment upon the above fact ; but simply ask you , if you think it rigfrt a man should be transported for twenty-one years upon such evidence . I now , for the present , leave the case with you , for you to make your own reflections upon it -r but , in tbe mean time , I must tell you , tbat the case will be argued before tbe fifteen Judges in a abort time , and that , the " sinews of war" are wanting , therefore- send in- your " niitea" immediately to O'Connor , wko will properly apply them . I ) o not , tor God's sake , for tbe sate of your children , but , above all , for the sake of EUis ' a wife aud children , do not let iiim be sacrificed fo ? the wont of funds . ¦ From yours , Truly in the cause of Democracy , J . B , Mart . Boothen Villa , Stoke-upon-Trent , October , SO , 1812 .

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      .. THE EXECUTIVE . TO THE EDITOR . OF THE NORTHERN S 3 AR . London , Nov . 1 st , 1842 . Sir , —By an oversight ot the Star ot the 22 nd inst , I was not aware of my nomination for lha Executive by the Chartists of Brighton , until my attention was called thereto by the Executive pro tern , Jn the Star ot the 29 lh , else you should have bearA from mo before this time . ¦ I am not eligible to act in that capacity , not being on tbe General Council , and if I were , I would not feel myself justified , under present cirenmstnnees , in doing bo . my . opinion being that the election of a now Executive is ' a very unnecessary , arid to fcay tha lesst of t , unbecoming proceeding , a « il that it tfoes nntTifl . 'cfc

      credit on either the judgment or foresighS of its originators ; indeed , 1 am aura the country generally is not in favour of the scheme , ob I perceive thvre is 00 nomination for Lancashire , or many other places . I believe ifc altogether to bs a triefc of some enemy . Would in not be much more , prudent to wait tbe el-jctioa tiil March , its proper time ? It is really too bad that onr whole body must be put in motion to please tho whtm of auy one who choose to send a line or t « o to the Star . This fs . tbe point tbe enemy seems to attack , and therefore we should be on the alert of him , and not allow ourselves to become bis tools to carry out his objects . I would object to anew Executive on the following grounds : —

      Because the powers which we bad given tbe Executive in 1841 , bave not been taken from them , aud are we now Roictf to be toola in tbe enemy ' s bands to disarm them ? Campbell , Leach , and Williams are still at tbeir post ; M'Douall and Btirstow are jet at large ; and I see no good reason - for the step that is about to ba taken . However , if we have gone top txt to recede , I have sent my vote to Brighton , to be recorded for me . _ . I am . Sir . Your obedient Ssrvinfc , L T . Claxcy .

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      TO THE CHARTISTS OF SCOTLAND . FELLOW-couNTitYMEN . —By the time this reaches yon every locality in Scotland where there is a Chartist association vtiii have received the address recommended by the late delegate meeting at Eiiinburflli , to be issued to the country . No tinie ia to be lost v . hvraver there ia an association ; a committee , or but a score of Chaitlsts in any village—they should meet ami decide instantly whether they will support tho plan os tot . If decided in favour of the plau a provision for carrying it outmn 8 t be made by every place . First . For the salary of the secriitary , and subscribers for the publication afterwards , for lectures and ¦ whatever «! eaji 3 of general agitation may be adopted . It was suggested by

      the delegates that if there were sixty associated localities an average of sixpence each , weekly , would furnish the salary of the secretary—if some could not give that others would give twice aa much -witheasa ; it only requires every place where tbeie is say number of Chartists , to decide what they can do , and estimate rather below than above ,- and take steps to send one quarter of a year ' s eontributirn , whatever ii bs—33 . 6 s . 12 s . or 24 s . —and to commence instantly taking names of subscribers for the Scottttk Chartist Pioneer , and send the list into the committee , reiBtinberiug that if the monthly puWicition is supported , tbe profits of it will pay tbe Secretary , who hits to be Editor of it , and help the cecer ; il cause .

      These points settled , ifc will be the duty ot each place to Bond in their opinion as to the general card of miiabership ; if there arc but six Chartists ia a village , they can atill have cards sent them , and thus give assistance to the cause . I t is , therefore , . respectfully requested that every place will send in an account how they have decided on those subjects ; and , if they hava not decided , instantly proceed to do so , in fairness to ihe rest of thfcir brethren , who- are anxiously wait' -rig the result . All communications to be adiiTes .-wi ¦ •¦ ¦ KOBERI LOWEBY , . 46 , Niohoiaun-r , Ueet , Edinburgh .

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      Lamestable . CccunnE . NCE at Px-ymopth . —At half-past two o ' clock on Saturday , the foliowiug la .- & mentable accident occurred at a placa called Mill Bay , near Pivmou'b . It appearrf a man by tho name of Juhn Spiaeyj about thirty years of age , a June burner , in the employ of Mr . T . Gill , M . P , in whose employ he has been for tho last seven year .-- , went into a beer shop , called the Prospect Lin , and kept by a penos of'the name of Gvac 3 Sar ^ cLt . He called for a pint of beer , upon which she told him to pay her ' . what he owed her , and she never wanted to see him attain . Words ensued ; from wov'is t !* . ey . came to blow ? , ehe offerir . K to strike him with a

      mi at-hook . i ?)> e held in her Siand ; he gavoberapush from him . and . shocking to tell , she cariR- down ¦ with , her head in contact with a wooden bf-ach or ptoor , and never spoke again , being lauched into eternity without a moment's thought of sue !! a consummation . The maa-was p ' aced in oustody , offiiriH ^ t ; o resistance . A 11 inquest has been held upon too bo ' r , and a verdisfc of ftlanslaughtsr returned . The uiitortunato w *; man . < vas upwards of fifty , and tho much-tobe-pi tied prisoner leaves to eoiro-. v . ao doubt-for a long period , a . wife and-child to mourn over this unlooked-for event .

      Something tjkb ifl Intentiox . —ihe Steam-E ?; -3 . i ! se £ uPERSfcDED »—A German is now in Liverpool , endeavouring to inducuthe merchant * tnijehipowuevs of that cnt * ipristnsi towu to patrouiso aa invention which , it' successful , wiii be likely to tuper-. s < 3 < lo tho ? team-e » # ine . It is thv . j detenbrd ic an extract of a letter with which a friend haa favoured uh : — " This machine can be employed is . ^ u-ad ot the steam- engine , without fuel of ar > y kind , and without a boiler ; it needs very lUtls n-paijv , and can bo worked without danger ; any power can be e-mpioyed .

      from one to on& thousand horses or more ; i , may be made of brass . or iron , and the powcT of ihe machine exists withia itself , and does not diminish , but remains alway . 8 the same . Is may be em ployed on . railroads , ia ships , and mansfacfov ;; -: , vrv . h tho same effect aa the stea , m-engine , and d c-s hot create auy noiee , anidoes not require * more aiuriUsnce than the stenin-eagiae , and th » _ - ibi-l ct' ^ t not tr . ore than half , and may . be . tnade with or without wrc . Is . It may also be remarked that , aa do kuid of fuel ueed be employed , it would be well adapted for veise ' s making lens voyages . —Mining Journal .

      Es \ pt . —There bav . 9 been seme very severe Iosfob in tbe Delta , caused by thobrealiiu ^ ' of dikes which had been raised to keep in the waters ; in oue place , upwards of fifty - « iUatfe 8 were entirely inundated , and the inhabitants reduced in consequence to hopeless misery . Tha mortality amount oxen does not seem to bubsico > B-tVie least ; in many places , where no animal 3 whatever can be obtained , women ana bojs arc m ^ de to turn the wafer-wheels in their stead . Owing to the repeated applications of Mes-rs . briggs and Co ., tho Government ha 3 finally promised to begin at once to olear aud level the road m the desert between Sue * and Cairo . By this the

      journey will be rendered much less fatigum * . ana the distance-also will be shortened . Some people say that a coal mine has been diecovered in the viciuity of Suez ; should this be true , « nd the vein be of good quality , it will prove a moat fortunate mia valuable acquisition for tbe Peninsular an' (> " " Steam Navigation Company . Tiia iiaiuie of the Arabian soil , however , precludes all hope ot tne mine being either a good or extensive ope . me plajiuc seemi to have determined upon gmiiK _ ur a little respite this year , and up to to-day ^ no cases have been mentioned for the last two months . Ihe Pasha has beeun to erect a line of telegraphs on the

      desert i-oad between Suez anu Coiro , eo tr . at iu two or tYitee monthB time the * TiWi \ of tbe Bombay bteamsr at Suez will be known at Ales ^ ria a few hours after it takes place . The Paeha cr . uinues to sell his produce by public auction . W'Ui at is still at 15 a . 6 d . per imperial quarter , and Bc&r . s at lOi . 3 d » ftee 00 board here . —Corespondent 0 / ifce Time ' s *

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      • The becently discovered process of making oil j from lard , appears to be not only successful , but to 1 promise a new field for enterprise and profit , 'ino : establishment of Messrs . Lee and Co ., of Cincinnati , ' is said to manufacture sixteen barrels every day , ' which , as it takes five hogs to a barrel , requires j eighty hogs . This will use up 58 . 400 a-year .

      I Death of the Rev . Solomon Hbrschell . —Pied i on Monday morning , in the 82 nd year of his age , i the Rev . Solomon Herschell , forty years chief raD *"» and during that long period beloved and respected by all classes of persons , withou *; reference to Wli-• gi&us opinion .

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      THE NORTHERN STAR , 7 I . _ __ . ^________¦^» _____——^_^^__ j —m ¦_»_ m _—_—_— _»¦___¦ h ^

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 5, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1185/page/7/