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      lidited hy W . P . Jtolcrts , Esq . THE Sixth Number will be published on the 9 th of March next . Price Four-pence . The Lancashire Miners are requested to receive their numbers through their Delegates , who will he at the County Delegate Meeting on the 9 th of March . The "MAGAZINE ami all tlie kiclc numbers may be obtained from the agents , Jlr . Cleave , of London , or Mr . Heywood , Manch estw : or direct from Mr . Roberts' Offices , ' - ' , Itobuvt-street , Adulpiii , London ; 11 , lloyal Arcade , "Newcastle ; and 8 , Princess-street , Manchester .

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      Demy 8 vo . Price Is . GOOD !—A Proposition on the NATIONAL DEBT ; with the Ways and "Weans ofthe KicUlance from aU oppressive TAXES . By LUKB JA . MK . S HANSABO . — Feb . 1845 . Printed and Published by Luke James Hansard , 6 , Great Turnstile , Lincoln ' s-ir . n-iielils , London ; arid may be had of ail Booksellers .

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      ¦ oho are doomed to the dwellings I have lately visited : and with such evidence why is there an ; delay in applying an adequate remedy ? ' Can there be auy doxibt that all these evils now exist without She slightest mitigation ? I have , within the last few days , convinced myself of the painful fact by ocular demonstration . * * # InFridaygjeet , Cheapdde , there is a small court called Starcoratj ' hreehonsesfonningthe coart . Fromtheliouse So . 2 , no less than ten cases of fever were one after another admitted into the hospital ; in fact , every inmate of this house was attacked with fever , and some cf the inhabitants of the two adjoining houses were 3 lso seized with this malad y . All the sick were removed , and the houses and court were thoroughly

      clfansed and the walls lime-whited . No cases of fever recurred for some time afterwards . At length , how-« ¥ 6 f , the dlseHSG again tMke OUlin ft veiyseverefonn , and the sick , as before , were immediately removed . The court generally , and the houses in particular , aoderwent a careful inspection ; both appeared toleranij dean ; jet there -was always , "bufmore especially txitr a shower of rain , a most intolerable stench in the conrt , the source of which could not for some tune be detected . At last , however , through the perseverance of the parish-officers , it wae discovered that the contents of a filthy privy belonging to one of the neighbouring houses were constantly escaping , and that they had infiltrated into the stratum of earth immediately under die pavement . This privy was thoroughly repaired , sad the pavement of the court wasrelaid ; this change

      excepted , * all the other circumstances of this locality , jnefc as die number of inhabitants to each house , and the inhabitants being of the same class , remain as before ; yet , since this change , no ease of fever has occurred . " — " These cases are given not as extraordinary occurrences , but as examples of what is taldng place every day ; and as long as the places in question remain unchanged , such cases will as surely occur daily as the sun will rise . If such things are , then arises the question , what lias the Government done to remove them ! * # The last course one should have expectefifrom any Government receiving such a report was a twelvemonth ' s inaction ! Every twelvemonth , the report told them , cost 50 , 000 lives . In June , 1843 , bowever , this commission was appointed . I think a "better course would have been that Government should

      have on their own responsibility determined the general principles on which they meant to legislate on these subjects , and then taken authority from Parliament to appoint a commission of practical men to work out the details both with reference to drainage and building . * ? * If there is any truth in the estimates of annual mortality occasioned by these causes , every day ' s delay costs the lives of 135 or 130 persons . " The facts here crowded together are absolutely appalling ; and win surely liave their effect on all classes , to the remedying of this horrible state of things . We shall return to the subject , and conclude our extracts next week . I , S asoSj B » wns « H 4 » , —IBs letter is received . ! and shall oc published . We keep it over for the present , because

      we expect a communication from another party in relation to the same subject , and think the two will be tetter to go together . The case of the party involved nil ! be stronger when seen at once , than when given in pece-meaL D . Potts , Birmingham . — "We cannot understand his communication , except that a meeting of the Ship locality of Chartists is called for Tuesday evening next , to which all the members are invited . If the " resolution "he steaks of affects any of those members , we would advise that it should not be passed till all the facts are oeforethem . ffa . T-AM-ow , LricrsTEE . — His note was mislaid , and forgot This week the matter was bronght to mind , and search made for the communication . It could not

      beibmid ; but the notice under hn > name was written from a recollection of its contents , before his present letter came to hand . ) . Suss , Xbeds . —His letter is in type , but obliged to be ktpt over till next week . Lives Ash-worth , Hetwood . — There must surely be some mistake . We are not aware that anybody had impugned cither the " designs" or the " character" of Mr . Bell ; we are sure that we have not done so . His "designs '' we believe to Tjeperfectly honourable ; and for anything we inow to the conb ^ ry , his ' character " is unimpeachable : bnt it does not follow that believing this , we are not to tell Mr . Bell that he does wrong , when we think so . This is all that we have done , this is what we shall do again when occasion calk for it , state of the sensitiveness of remark that some persons exhibit . There is far too much of a disposition to construe fair and legitimate comment into " attacks" oii

      " character , " and " designs , " and make of the matter a personal quarrel . We beg to tell Mr . Bell and his fr iends that they will not succed in doing so on this occasion . There shall be no discussion with us either as io his '' designs" or his " character ; " for we have at present to do with neither . All we have to do with is his publication of strictures affecting the Executive committee , l-eforc he had corresponded with them , and learned other reasons for the course they had deemed it needful to take . This was all we originally contained of ; this we complain of again . L Puketbxt , Hcddebsfield . —The great length at jBhich we have given the Parliamentary debates on the Tatiff , lord Ashley's " new move" for obtaining for another and extensive class of 'infant workers a modicum of protection , and Mr . Buncombe ' s gallant exposure of Tost-office villany , has left us no room this week for communications .

      \ f T . L ., Dutfobd . —Be has borrowed money on the faith of the «( 7 « s . Those rules set forth that the payments shall be so much per week , or such-and-such a fine for neglect To that condition A . Y . L . agreed , when he availed himself of the aid of the society ; of course he is bound to abide by it . It would be dishonest in him now to seek to break through his engagement . If he otgected to the fines for non-payment , he should not have entered the society , nor availed himsdf of its help . I JUgbixy . — -Richard lalor Shell is Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital . The appointment was conferred on Mm by the Whigs , when in office . £ . C , Giossop . — -Yes . leaving without notice will not enatlethe emplover to retain the wages earned by the

      oerJnnan . He may have him committed to gaol for lieach of contract ; but he is bound to pay him for what has been worked for . Stopping the wages by the employer , under the pretence of "fines" and " abatements , " will not exonerate a workman from bis contract to give " notice "' when he wishes io leave that employer . A workman who is foolish enough to absent himself from employment under such circumstances , gives the thieving employer the advantage . What the workman should do in such case is to give the required notice , and summon the employer for the "hire" defrauded from him . It is the tame submission of the workers to the thiewng practice of "fines" and ¦ ' abatements" that has caused it to become regularly iustematteed .

      maw MaBGAnrr . —We are informed that a ball ana other entertainments , for the benefit of the Spanish Republican and refugee , Gapt . "Margarit , will take place on Monday evening next , at the Cheshire Cheese , € rosvenor-row , Chelsea . We trnst that the attendance of the friends of liberty on tins occasion will be numerous . We believe Capt , Margarit to be a true patriot and well deserving the assistance of all gooS democrats . Tit . iEwis , Brecon . —His queries could only he answered by a lawyer who had all the documents , evidence , and forts before him . It is no unusual thingfor magistrates to give more credence to the unsupported " evidence" of one policeman than to the corroborative testimony of twenty indifferent persoiispoint-blank contradicting the

      statements of the police-prosecutor . In this case the policeman made oath that the party he complained of had struck him : i . « ., assaulted him . Four others , indifferent parties , who saw the whole transaction , swore that he did no such tiring—that he neither molested the policeman nor any one else : but what of that ? The magistrates believed the one oath of the interested policeman , who had apprehended the man , and who had to make out a justification for such apprehension ; and they disbelieved the evidence of the other &ur disinterested parties . On that belief they committed the parg , against whom the policercau swore , to prison and the oath of the complainant is their justification . TP-. 1 . has no xemedy , unless he chooses to prosecute the said policeman for perjury , if he thinks he has evidence sufficient to sustain such s charge .

      Tx . Pe 3 ? i ^ 3 w , SxAfTosD . —Tfe zjimehfnf ' . % v Hi ' -t iirne Ur . Fi-jiicv-nr ! " lave j «? 6 n 1 ' jo SUt oiha . wtck . j : ' 1 learn . •' . a ] ' & ; j-ank- « jl . 'rs of - . lie « i ; t n-.-rpeetujjr whicn he Wii * - > . lie --t : 1 Ls >; - } .:. >• .- Vaii ^ -i mat iris k-ntx was v : r : * i : cn&r a- i ^ ± aj > prehei- £ ion of the real facts , and lL ..: its publication could do no geofl to any party . A contradiction and explanation of a &r different kmd is needed to successfully meet the allegedfactsnanated in the Star . WiB 3 Jt . Peplow be kind enough io convey an intimation to his friend that we cannot interfere in the matter between him and the party to whom his letter is addressed ? He will oblige -as if he does so . The friend in Question -will , we are sure , on reflection , see the propriety of the course we adopt The

      correspondence that has taken place is one in which i « are not at all coceerneu . It bas notbeeaprovoked by anything ixiat i « have either done or said . Indeed , of its exister . eo , ¦ c were totally ignorant , until the receipt of the paj * rs seat through Mr . Teplow . The only way in wliich we jndgeof the propriety of the request made to us , io interfere in the matter by publication , is to ask euTsehesif we shall serve ihepilMe interest by acceding to such request : and lie answer thatreflection and judgment give is . thai it would not serve any public interest , but wonld involve tis in a discussion between indhiacsOs on individnal matters ; a discussion , which while it might "be lengthy enough and angry enough ,

      and exhibit more than enough of petty jealousy and * nvy would not interest or benefit the readers of the Star , nor conduce to public good . Though we deplore the amdiiion of tlKiparty applying to us , as revealed in fte papers in question ; and though we should have been happy to publish thefacts , to rouse public sympathy ana aid ( as we have ever before done when applied to ) yet as we are interdicted from making any use « f the locuments unless < M be inserted , we have no alternative but to decline publication for the Teasons above « et forth . ' axekdmi / Mahchestek . —Any land-agent can answer him the first question ; and the answer to the second wcnJd denend nn ftrmnief « iirt >< s varvinff vrith each case .

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      J . W ., Athekstoxe— Yes . The guardians can take the pension in "« t 3 " of the relief they have afforded . John Leg , Burgess ' s-buildings , Carrington , near Notting ham , wishes for a copy of Rules of a Building Society thai has been enrolled . Will any of our friends oblige him ! Mb . Wm . Tatiow , Leicester Secretary to the Cooper Testimonial Fund , desires all who have subscriptions in hand to forward them immediately , as Mr . Cooper is in great need , and Mrs . Cooper is obliged to leave Leicester to find a temporary asylum with her friends in Lincolnshire . Ah OnamvE , Ashtos . —The « distance' we cannot tell him . It depends on local circumstances . A respectful inquiry of the Post-master of the place will

      procure the required information . Seamen ' s Wboxgs . —A Voice' fbom the Ocean . —We iave I'ecelvea several communications relative to the wrongs of the gallant but sorely ill-used seamen of this country . These communications we shall use in succession , until their well-grounded eomplaints are laid fully before the public . For the present , we request the attention of our readers to the following exposure of a most crying grievance—a grievance most severe to the sufferers , and most disgraceful to the country : — "Under a special Act of Parliament , viz ., 4 th and -5 th William IV ., chap . 52 , all shipmasters and seamen are compelled to pay , from their hard-earned wages , the former two shillings , and the latter one shilling , per month . This money is paid into the Customs by the

      master or owner , and then handed over to the President and Governors in London , or the Trustees of the Outports , to be by them doled out in charity , or otherwise , as they may deem most for the advantage of the said charity : ride sec . 2 . In the first place , sir , you will understand that all ' seamen in actual service in the inerchantmarinemustpay the ' poll-tax . ' Itisstopped from him ; he cannot escape the payment . But does he get any receipt for the money uaid 1 No . In time the seaman may come to old age and want , or perhaps sickness , or many of the innumerable evils to which seamen are subject to ; he then has to apply to the Merchant Seamen ' s Fund for support , and is told , in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred , to be gone , for they have every reason to bclieTe he is aa impostor ! But it

      trill be fully seen , in the report of the late examination before the select committee on the Seamen ' s Fund , who are the real impostors . The enormous cost of [ mis ] managing this mis-called 'Seamen ' s Fund' has been such as to swallow up nearly Uco-ihirds of the cash paid by the shipmasters and seamen ; without speaking oi the sums of money that have been illegally invested , contrary to the Act , which authorises it to be placed In Government securities . Instead . of wliich , we find in Liverpool upwards of £ 33 , 000 lent to build new docks ; and in Glasgowtheirresponsibleaud self-electedtrustees nave lent upwards of £ 1 , 300 ; and at most of the ports of the kingdom the money is similarly invested , and in many places lost by investments in private banks . By referring to the evidence of James Fildes , a practical

      seaman , I find failures in Leewicfcj SUetlandj to the amoantof £ 1 , 300 ; atBemick-on-T weed , £ 530 ; at Campbleton , another great failure ; aud at many other places iailuresto a great amount . The widows and children of seamen , whose husbands or lathers have contributed this money , are in consequence left to starve and perish for want of the common necessaries of life . If it is asked what has been done with the money , the sharks turn round upon us and say , it is bringing in three or three and a half per cent , interest . But I would ask , what benefit do the present contributors get by the investment ? Jfone at all . The parties who have got our money in keeping never paid one penny towards this fund . This poll-tax is levied on all seamen , both in the united kingdom and the colonies ; but is so

      disgracefully managed that it is impossible for any man that has been paying for tweuty years in the colonies to get one penny of benefit in return . —I am , sir , yours respectfully , A Sailok . T . Dehham , Abebdees . —His poetry is inadmissible . We must decline sending it to Punch , as we have no desire to see him pundted . The Mikebs of the Pottebies , determined to follow up their recent glorious victory ' over Mr . Bashaw Harvey , who was so signally defeated in the Court of Queen ' s Bench by the Miners' indomitable Attorney . General , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., intend to institute an action at law against the parties who shared in the malicious and illegal imprisonment of the men . To carry out this intention they solicit the pecuniary aid of their brother

      Miners , which may be forwarded to the committee at Bursleni . Death of Jons Duncan . —In relation to this melancholy event , a notice of which will be found in another column , we have received the following heartstirring letter : — " I made an appeal through your columns a few weeks ago to the Democrats of Fife and Forfar count ies , on "behalf of John Duncan . I am sorry to say that the appeal was made in vain , except in one or two instances . However , my poor friend Duncan is now beyond the reach either of man ' s help , or what he got , a larger share of man ' 6 persecution—he having expired at Edinburgh on Tuesday , the 11 th iust ., after a long period of suffering , both mental andbodily , brought about by the infamous persecution he was subjected to

      subsequent to the last unfortunate strike . He is another victim added to the long list of those who have suffered in the cause of right against might . I shall not appeal again on behalf of Ins widow and fatherless chUdren " ; but shall leave them in the band of Him who has promised to be a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless . I will simply ask those to whom I formerly appealed in vain , how can you expect your oppressors to do justice to you , wheu you will not do justice to one another ? but stand coolly by and see those suffer whose husband and father has perished in your cause . " Yours , in Democracy , Robebt Kidb . 2 fo . 7 , Wellgate , Dundee . J . Thokstos , Padihah . — We cannot understand his communication . As Englishwoman . —Received .

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      ^ MOXIES RECEIVED BY MR . O'COSXOK . FOB THE EXECUTIVE . £ S . d . From an old EnnisMllener Dragoon 0 2 C From George Marsden 0 10 From a few Chartists of the East Wards , Leeds 0 5 0 Froin Burnley , per H . Holland 0 810 From H . R . Lacey , London . 010 BUNCOMBE TESTIMONIAL . From H . R . lacey , London 0 0 G l-OB MBS . XLLIS . From T . Harvey 0 1 0 FOE MB . DUNCAN . From the Oldham Gauntlet and Phrenix Association , per William Hamer 0 4 11 RECEIPTS PER GENERAL SECRETARY . SUBSCRIPTION'S . EmmettBrigade .. 0 3 0 Somers Town .. 030 Crayford .. .. 016 'Carlisle .. •• 0 4 0 City of Xondon .. 0 3 10 Ctumnersdale - .. 050 Clockhouse .. .. 030

      DONAT 1 OXS . Cinnmersdale .. 0 2 6 Coventry . Mr . Walton 0 0 6 J > DNCOMBE TESTIMONIAL Block Printers , Cummersdale 1 5 0 Ditto , Wigton a 15 o JE . VKI . V MOEGAN . Mr . Cleave , per Mr . Dear . 0 5 0 FOB MBS . ELLIS Norwich .. .. 050 E . H ., Lewisham .. 0 1 0 Trowbridge .. .. 0 37 WIIEELBR .

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      Bbotmb Chabtistb , —In our last week ' s address we laid before you the necessary instructions for the election of the Executive and members of the Convention ; we now beg to call your attention to the position wliich we occupy as the Executive Committee 01 * your associafaon . We were elected to the office , pledged to use every exertion to extend the organisation , and promulgate the principles of the " People ' s Charter ; " those ' who elected us pledging themselves to lend all the assistance in their power . \ V e have now been in office nearly ten months , during which time our exertions have been unceasing ; different members of ourbodv having traversed the whole country , from

      " . John O'GroaVs" to the " Lund's End . " The result of our labours has been the establishment of the association in manv localities where it never before had existence , paiticularlv in Scotland , in the greater part of which the plan of organisation has been gladly adopted , our Scotch friends expressing a most anxious desire for the welfare of the movement , aud their willingness to co-onerate with-us for its success . But whilst we have been thus busily engaged in redeeming onr pledge , we are sorry to be compelled to state , that with a few honourable exceptions , the localities have not performed their duty to us : had they done so , they would have enabled us to have placed our cause in a more triumphant position than h has ever yet

      To the lack of funds alone we attribute the present apathetic state of p ; : blic feeling on the subject of our great tirinciples . Had tlu- iutinbc : r « f . ; thea ! : ^ fi ; itwjn ( as m ? 7- ; -ht k .- ; :- - j < ave «? u .-ej i > 3 s :-. ;< : » £ « Tteecssarv nmiz . ^ oar d ' isios- •! up (•; uli liavt made Chf . r" ? v ; . : ' it . vaiiject of convci-R ' irio *! at tvn- fiiv ¦ : ;* * . arid the ri . erat uf every man » l-, 6 Uv ~ . Lv Uis Isbour . la addition to the want of pecuniary support , we have also had to contend with several discontented parties , who were formerly members of onr bodv and who , since they left us , have been particularly industrious in circulating reports of the most infamous nature , to the injury of ourcanse . To these unjust and unfounded calumnies , as far as we were individually conr cerned , we have not paid the slightest attention , feeling conccious of the rectitude of our conduct , and strong in the confidence of those whose interests we have endeavoured faithfully to defend : aud we only notice them now , the more fullv to prove tie necessity for action on the part Of those who have placed us in a position to earn for ourselves the envy and hatred of the disappointed and evilminded

      . ..... . Friends—In proportion to cur limited means we have done as much to advance the cause of Democracy as men in our circumstances could do ; but in order to be of service to the full extent , we need not only your confidence , but also your pecuniary support . The plan of organisation provides that one-fourth of the contributions shall be « ent to the general fund : and if the localities hau acted up to tiTat rule , we should have been spared the necessity of adopting the course which we now feel bound to pursue , as thVonlJmeans of extricating ourselves froiri the debts with which we are at present burdened , and of enabling the new Executive to take office with some reasonable

      Speofsu ^ eTdin ^ then , to per form . We therefore suggest to the sub-setretaries andto the other officers of the association , the pro-Drierv of raising , by lew , or such other means as espe-Smaydictfte , tbes ^ n of ^ encefr member from each member of the association . Brother Chartists—If you are desirous to carry your principles into operatton . if yon are anxious thatyourselves and your officers should nXmadealauglnngitock to J «" gRPjm ^ . JO »« f cheerfully carry ' this suggestion into effect : ifyoudonot , w ^ s ^ fed compelled to decline holding ; a ^ positioni which we cannot supportwith honour to ourselves or benefit to those whose representatives we profess to be . Thomas Clake , Chbistopheb Doyle , Philip M'Gbath , Feabgcs O'Conxob , Thomas M . Wdeekb , Secretary ,

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      m Execution for Mcrder is New South Wales . — Lhe Sydney Guardian of August 17 th , 1844 , contains the following : —On Tuesday morning George Vigors and Thomas Burdett , convicted at the late sessions Of the murder of Mr . James Noble , on the night of Sunday , the 26 th of May , suffered the awful penalty of the law . The gallows was erected over the entrance gate of Woolloomooloo Gaol , the beam from Wllicli the fatal ropes were suspended projecting beyond the walls of the gaol . At nine o ' clock the prisoners , attended by the Rev . ' Mr . Elder ( chaplain of the gaol ) , Mr . Prout ( under sheriff ) , Captain lnnes ( visiting magistrate ) , and Mr . Keek ( gaoler ) , ascended tlie scaffold . The appearance and demeanour of Vigors was perfectly fearless and composed :

      but Burdett seemed to suffer much from the terrors of lus situation , and his whole faculties were apparently absorbed in prayer . As soon as they Sad taken then-places on the scaffold , Burdett sunk on his knees , and Vigors followed his example , whilst the chaplain administered the last consolations of religion ; after which , they both stood upright , and V igors came forward to the front of the scaffold and attempted to address the multitude assembled in front of the gallows . An underling of the gaol , however stepped forward , and , with a rude and indecent offieiousness , thrust him back , and the rope was placed on his neck and tightened . Vigors turned round , and , by the motion of his hands , appeared to be appealing to the under sheriff for nermission to

      speak , and the fatal noose was again removed from his neck . Vigors then came to the front of the gallows , and , with a'firm , clear voice , spoke to the following effect : — " In the situation in which I now stand—not knowing where I am going to , or what I am to suffer—I feel it my duty to say a few words , with respect to the old man , Rankin . I solemnly declare that he had no knowledge—no idea—where we were going , or what we were going to do , on the night we left Ins house : and I do declare that I had never been in his house—never seen or spoken to him —until the day on which we did the murder . " The men then shook hands with each other , and with the chaplain , Vigors maintaining his firm composure to the last . The fatal bolt was drawn , and the unhappy

      beings were launched into eternity . Animation appeared to be immediately suspended in the ' case of Burdett ; but the body of Vigors heaved convulsively for about a minute . It is understood that Vigors , shortly before his execution , stated to those in charge of him , that he had been a thief since he was nineteen years of age ; then he made a voyage to sea , that being the last and only time he had tried to earn an honest livelihood . He had been in many prisons , both at home and here , and had undergone different punishments : but he never had been in a place where so much crime and rascality was carried on as in Hyde Park barracks : and both prisoners united in stating , that it was chiefly owing to their being placed there that they had done the deed which brought them to an untimely end .

      Fatal Accident ox the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway . —On Saturday morning , about ten o ' clock , a shocking accident took place on the above railway , at Lambrigfj , about five miles from Kendal . It appeal's that one of the labourers on the line was working at the edge of the temporary rails which are laid for the conveyance of soil , < fcc , and while he was in the act of stooping to his work , he was caught behind the ear by a piece of sharD iron , which was attached to a waggon that was passing at a rapid pace . The wound extended from eehind the ear to the front of the neck , severing the jugular vein , and the unfortunate man was thrown a distance of several yards , and bled to death iu a few minutes .

      Destructive Fire and Loss op Life . —Shortly before two o ' clock on Friday morning the inhabitants living in and around Hitchin were terrified by the outbreak of one of the most extensive conflagrations that has occurred in that part of the country for many years past , and which very soon occasioned the complete destruction of a large manufactory , with numerous workshops , and also the Lancasterian school-house , a portion of an extensive academy , and several houses that adjoined . The premises where it commenced were in the occupation of Messrs . Langford and Son , upholsterers . Most part of the property consumed was insured in the Smi , County , and Phoenix Fire Offices . The loss is upwards of £ 6 , 000 . A labouring man was killed during the conflagration by the falling of the burning ruins .

      Awful Dbath op a Prisoxer . —A man named Jas . Thomas , examined on Tuesday , at Chaudos House , on different charges of robbery , committed at Southstoke , on Wednesday afternoon commenced making an attempt to escape from prison , by breaking the window of the room in which he was locked with a poker . On this being known , the constable , for greater security , put the fetters on his legs , and at night he was locked up in an inner cell , with at > traw bed to sleep on . To the great alarm and astonishment of the constable and his wife , who have the charge of the lower part of the house , in the morning when they got up they found the door of the cell on fire , and the wretched prisoner prostrate on the floor lifeless , with his head lying against the . door ,

      and the hair almost burnt off . From the appearance of his bed , which had been opened at the side and part of the straw protruding , it is supposed that he had taken out some of the straw , and with a lucifer match set on fire close to the door , with the view of burning if off its hinges , and then endeavouring to escape ; but that miscalculating the effect of such a horrid experiment , he had . become overpowered with the heat aad smoke , and become suffocated . It seems almost a miracle that the house was not in flames by the spread of the fire , as the cell is closely connected with the board partition of the passage adjoining the kitchen . An inquest was held on the body on the same day , and a verdict of " Died by suffocation , occasioned by the deceased setting fire to the place with the intention of making his escape , " was returned .

      For a long period tie deceased has been the terror of the neighbourhood in which he lived ; but it was only within the last few days that any evidence as to his actual guilt could bo obtained . It-would appear , however , that for sometime past a system of plunder has been earned on in the village of Southstoke , near this city , by wliich the farmers and other inhabitants have suffered the loss of much property . Barns , bartons , poultry-houses , and other p laces and premises , have beeii subject to predatory incursions ; and fowls , sheep , and property of various descriptions , have from time to time disappeared , the owners not being aware by whom they were despoiled of them , and unable to obtain the slightest clue to a discovery of any one of the depredators .

      Within the last few days , however , circumstances oi a peculiar nature brought to light facts sufficient to implicate the deceased . Among those who have suffered by the repeated felonies committed , and un ; detected at the time , is Mr . T . Hunt , who , on Monday morning last , missed a pair of wheels of a ponycart in his barton , which the thief had taken from the body of the cart . On examining the premises with one of his workmen , Mr . Hunt discovered in the snow the footmarks of two persons . These footmarks were traeed from an orchard to the barton-gate , which bore marks of being forced , and were tracked through the grounds to within a quarter of a mile of the prisoners house , near Freshford , a distance of uiiwards of four miles from Mr . Hunt ' s barton ; and

      the snow in which they were madq m the orchard being hard frozen , Mr . Hunt ' s sen took up the mass containing one of the marks , and , by the aid of a pair of compasses and pen and ink , managed to take a facsimile of it on paper , with the imprints of the nails , exact in size , shape , and distance . From the circumstance of one of Mr . Hunt ' s men , named George Harrold , having seen Thomas lurking about his master ' s premises , coupled with the man's previous character , suspicion was excited that he was the depredator , and consequently Mr . Hunt caused his house to be searched . Two constables , Bindon and Parker , went there for the purpose , and found his wife and daughter in the house . The wife at first said that her husband was from home , but

      subsequently admitted that he might be theve . and sent the daughter to call him . Parker , the eonstabiejo-jlowed the girl neros > : the road into an old dwelling , ¦ "sod ty Thtsnas for depositing the produce of the robberies , i '^ re he fouf : < l the prisoner , and a man naiiifd Gc < -vge Fr . iaois , cutting chaff . Thomas at first showed no reluctance to allow the constable to view the place , but conducted him into an adjoining tenement . Nothing was at first visible that could excite suspicion ; on going up stairs , however , the scene was soon changed . Beneath the straw , which was plentifully scattered about , were detected a quantity ' of fellies ( the outward wooden portion ol wheels ) , and the constable , anticipating further discoveriesasked for a " pick" with which to tarn ojct

      , , the straw : Thomas very readily « nted to fetch one and retreated down stairs rather hastily for tliat purpose . His speed excited the constable s suspicions ; who followed him into the p lace in which he had first seen him . While groping up the stairs , he heard a noise as of some heavy articles being pulled violently along ; and , as he stepped on the floor , he saw Thomaswith the identical wheels in his hands ol which he was in quest . Seeing that he was discovered , he let them fall , knocked down the constabc , who endeavoured to slip the hand-bolts on his wrists , and made for the road , whither he was pursued by Parker , who arrived just in time to assist in his capture ; for the prisoner , while ' flying from constable constable hoI

      No . 1 , had run into the clutches of . , who waa outside . After a severe struggle , the constables succeeded in securing Thomas , and thena further search of the premises was made ; and nm er aheap of straw were found a large stock of articles of different kinds , evidently the accumulations oi plunder from different premises . On Monday mgnt Mi-. Hunt made another personal search ; ivhicli occupied full five hours , on the premises ot Ihomas . The result was that he discovered not less than a cat tload of property supposed tohave been s * " !"" " ^ ™? own farm , concealedin different parts of hia dwelluig house , and comprising brewing utensils , Arming implements , a quantity of hay and clover seed , and pease ( in an unfinished state ) , feathers in great abundance , a large whip , part of a lamb , a winnowing

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      machine ( having the name of Messrs . Saunders , Townmills , marked on the flaps ) , &c , Ac . Thomas was , on Tuesday , taken before the magistrates at Chandoshouse , where the charge of felony was preferred against him , and evidence of the above facts given . Mr . Hunt was the prosecutor in the first case . The tragic termination of his career of vice , however , on Thursday morning , as stated above , has spared the necessity tor any luither proofs of the wretched man ' s guilt . —Bath Journal .

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      The Turn-out . —Furihek Particulars . — Since the above was in type , we have received the following report from another correspondent : —On Saturday last a meeting of the shopkeepers and tradesmen of Hey wood was holden at the . Queen ' s Anns Inn , called to consider the state of the town , and to take steps to reconcile the contending parties . At two o ' clock several of the clergy , and nearly the whole of the shopkeepers and publicans of tlie town , were present . Amongst the former we observed ; . the Rev . Robert Mineritt , Rev . J . Harrison , Rev . Mr . Storey , Rev . Mr . Jackson , and Rev : Mr . Chester . Mr . Thomas Knight , draper , was unanimously called to the chair . He opened the business by stating- that

      tlie object ot the present meeting was to endeavour to conciliate the inillowners Jind operatives ; and expressed his willingness to do all in his power to bring abeut a mutual and good xinderstanding 1 k > - twixt them . The Rev . Mr . Harrison was next called on , who proposed the following resolution : — " That this meeting sincerely deplore the present unhappy differences existing betwixt the manufacturers , and operatives of Heywood ; and conceive that unless those differences be speedily tevmmated , a ,- vast amount of suffering must ensue ; and that the manufacturers be respectfully requested to open their mills , and allow the operatives to resume their employment . " The resolution was unanimously agreed to . The meeting was afterwards addressed by several respectable inhabitants of the

      town ; and the proceedings terminated by the appointment of thirteen individuals , co-operative Weavers , and seven tradesmen , to carry out the object of the meeting . On Monday the committee met and examined into the grievances of Mr . Kay ' s "Weavers , when the whole of the committee came to the conelusion that the complaints of Kay ' s hands were well founded ; and that Mr . Kay had acted unjustly towards his Weavers . It was finally resolved that the Weavers , late in the employ of Kay ,, ' should meet the following morning ( Tuesday ) , when Mr . Kay should be invited to meet them , to bring about an arrangement between the two parties . Accordingly , on Tuesday morning the whole of the Weavers assembled , when Mi . Hilton Kay , the son of John Hilton Kay , promised them the required advance , that is , Is . 04 d . per cut .

      But to make sure of the agreement , one ot the Weavers made a motion that Is . OJd . should be the price upon which they should resume work ; which was seconded , when , strange to say , Mr . Hilton Kay proposed an amendment , that the price be Is . per cut , which was seconded by his brother . The amendment being put , not a single hand was held up for it . On the motion being put , the whole of the hands in the meeting were held up . The meeting then broke up . Thus stands matters up to Tuesday night Later News . —Glorious Vic tory of tiie . Opkraiiv £ s ovkr the Tyrannical MiLi , ocHATS . —On Thursday morning we received the following from a correspondent : —Hey wood , Wednesday : —I am-happy to inform you that the whole of the hands in the mills in Heywood have resumed work this morning , with the excention of those belonffirisr to Mr . John Hilton

      Kay , the first who turned out . Mr . Kay still clings to his bad eminence . The Weavers of this town have achieved a glorious triumph , inasmuch as the other Biillowners stopped their mills solel y because their Weavers' supported the Weavers ot ' -Messrs . Kay in their just demand for an advance in wages . The millowners no doubt entertained the idea that by . stopping their mills they would force Kay ' s Weavers to ' resume work by stopping the supplies . They have failed ; the subscriptions of the public have been increased every week , and have exceeded in amount all that had been looked for by the most sanguine ^ The strike of Kay ' s Weavers' has contmued tbv nine weeks , and we ave happy to say not a single breach of the peace has occurred , though much anxiety and excitement has prevailed . Let the authorities look to this , and acknowledge tlie truly noble conduct of the operatives .

      A Delegate Meeting of the Miners of Fifeshjre was held on Saturday , the lSthinst ., at the Fifeshire Taveijii , Kirkcaldy ; Mr . Richard Penman , one of thedelegates from Fordel Colliery , was ' unanimously called to the chair . Wm . Bowes , from Elgin , acted as secretary . There was a goodly number of ' delegates present . The delegates having paid in their contributions , ' which amounted to nearly £ 7 more than at the previous meeting , each delegate then gave in his report . The reports generally were very cheering , and showed that the " restriction" was in full operation generally throughout the district . The pits in the west of Fife , had sent in then * demands for an advance oi ' wages , with good prospects of success . After . several resolutions had been adopted , anil ) avote of thanks given to the chairman , the meeting adjourned until that day month . ' Mr . Swallow has lectured at Hall Beath , ''Dury , Tyssas , Bungs , Driimcarie , Methlhill , &c , with good success .

      Scottish Miners' Delegate Meeting . —This important meeting came off at Irvine ( Ayrshire ) on the 11 th current , and was pretty well attended from the various districts in Scotland . On the motion of W . Cloughan , Mr . George Menzies was called to the chair , and Mr . W . M'Nee appointed secretary . The first subject bronght before the meeting was the propriety of publishing a list of all paying members , quarterly , with their payments and debts , if any , attached to their names . Also local balance-sheets to be brought out in each district . After much discussion , it was agreed , on the motion of Mr . Swallow , that the general rule be "that each district have the guidance of their own money matters . " It was next agreed " that a regular district clerk be appointed in each district , and that each clerk keep

      up a regular correspondence with all the other clerks in the kingdom .. And all members passing from one district to another to have properly signed lines , shewing the amount . of their payments , " The state of the organisation of . Ayrshire was then taken into consideration , when a unanimous vote of sympathy was passed in favour of the Ayrshire Miners , and arrangements entered into for the rendering every assistance to them to make their organisation complete . A motion . was then agreed to for the holding a public meeting at Irvine on the 20 th , to be attended by a deputation from Lanarkshire . The state of the Lothians was next taken into , consideration , when it was agreed , "That Mr . Swallow be sent into the Lothians ten days previous to the next national delegate meeting , which was appointed to be held on the 11 th of March in Dalkieth ; a public meeting to be held the same day . ' Mr . Swallow is to be assisted by

      a delegate iromthc Mlkirk district . A discussion arose next on the intended holding of the General Conference in Wales , when it was unanimously agreed that a letter be sent to the Executive , stating that it would be more convenient and beneficial for the Association for the first Conference to be held in Newcastle-on- 'fyne . It was next agreed that each district in Scotland take , according to their number of meaabers , the unsold copies of the Miners' Advocate , at one halfpenny each , and distribute them amongst those Miners who have not yet joined the Union ; also that each ten paying members in Scotland take a copy ofthe Advocate in future . From the report of the delegates from Fifeshire , Lanarkshire , and all the districts acting on the restriction of the out-put , the system appears to be working well ; and whoreever acted on , the miners are gaining power , and getting up their wages .

      Carlisle . —Meeting of Hand-loom Weavers . — On Monday evening last this body held a . meeting in Mr . Sinclair ' s Beaming Machine-room , Willowholme , Caldcwgate , for the purpose of forming themselves into a consolidated union of the Cottotiw / javers of Carlisle in conjunetwi ? . with the Sijlcwcavers ofSpitalfields and other places .- ' The chairman , Joseph Broom Hanson , having explained the object of the meeting , the ralcs , &c ., of the ' Spitalfields Weavers were read over . It was moved and seconded , and unanimously agreed to , "that they be the ' rules for the time being , and that they be altered to suit the district as soon as convenience admits . " A committee was then appointed , who will meet < it No . 0

      , John street , on Saturday evening , the 22 nd inst . , at seven o ' clock , for the purpose of enrolling names and receiving subscriptions . " We earnestly hope that the Weavers will not be backward , but will come boldl y forth , and shew , by their unanimity and determimttion , that they are alive to their best interests . It is the duty of every individual of the trade to come forward and enrol himself as a member of the association : by so doing he will shew at least , that if he is notashe ought to be in society , it is contrary to his will . And it may prevent it being cast up to him at some further period , " yon don't deserve wages , for when you had the chance to obtain them you would not make the attempt . "

      Heywood . —The Turn-ovt . —It has so often fallen to our lot to record the doings of the Lancaster millocrats towards their hapless work-people , that we sicken at the loathsome task ; and wero it not that we owe a duty to the public , we would not waste time and paper upon them . We have been the chroniclers of so many of their hellish plots and conspiracies against the ri ghts and liberties of the working classes , each exceeding the other in atrocity , that we can scarcely find words sufficiently strong to place in proper colours before the world this'last specimen of sympathy which the " cheap hread , high wages , and plenty to- ( to" ' millocrats of this county [ practise towards their labourers . It is a great fact that the cotton trade is at . present in a very prosperous state ; that profits-are , and Lave been for some time , enormous . But it is also as peat a fact , that themanufacturers will not let their slaves be participators in this prosperity . However , in many places in the neighbourhood of Manchester , the workers , by determination and perseverance , have got [ a small ad-

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      vance on their miscrablv low wages . This beingtbe case , the Power-loom Weavers -of Heywood determined to have theiv shave of the good trade , and eonsequently set about preparing the necessary mach l ' nery to accomplish their object . Their arrangements being complete , they selected the master who was paying the lowest wages , of whom they demanded an advance of lid . per cut , which would only have made the wages paid by him equal to those paid bv the other masters . This the master resisted and when , their notice was up the hands struck ' Tlie operatives in the otliev mills ( as in dut y bound ) contributed towards their support . The cheap breid men seeing that by the union of the factory operatives of Heywood the turn-outs would beat their emnlovw

      or make him bankrupt , and fearing that if lie was compelled to disgorge a portion of his profits , i » ihe shape of an advance upon the wages of those in his cihplor that it would be their turn next , and being desirous that their workpeople should have a big loaf , but nothing to purchase it with , they , the week before-l ast ! locked up their mills , and turned their hands into the streets , in order to prevent them supporting the hands on strike . This great fact is another proof , if proof were wanted , of the kind of sympath y which the cheap bread folk have for the working classes . The consequence of this hellish conspiracy is . that at the time we are writing there is only one mill working in tlie neighbourhood of Ileywood , the owner of which , to his honour be it said , would not ioin in the

      plot against the operatives . There are eleven mills standing , and thousands of hands in the streets . If , therefore , hunger and desperation should drive them to madness or lieycnge , for the wrongs inflicted upon them , we hope that the manufacturers who have placed them in this desperate position , will be held responsible . We , however , advise the hands to keep the peace . No power can compel them to work , unless they think proper to do so . Nothing would please those cheap bread scoundrels better than to send a few score of bullets amongst the poor -fellows , from' the muskets of the soldiery . We say this advisedly , for we have it from good authority , that the manufacturers of Heywood have applied at Manchester for the . military , to keep the people down .

      iherctore , let the people beware , and let theni not give their tyrants a chance of shooting some , hangin " others , and transporting more . We say , beware of the miscreants . To the factory operatives of Bury Rochdale , Oldham , Ashton , and Manchester , we say rally , round the people of . Ileywood , and defend them from the cruelty of their . oppressors . This can be easily done—one halfpenny from each will support them effectually ; let each room appoint proper persons to collect and forward them the ' necessary pecuniary help without delay . What is done , must be done instantly . —Manchester Correspondent , Feb . 18 tli , 1845 .

      Rochdale Misers . —A public meeting of the Coal Miners of the Rochdale district was held on Monday last , in the large room ofthe Amen-cerner Inn , when a lecture was delivered b y Mr . Win . Dixon on the Principles and objects ofthe Miners' Association ;" and likewise ' on the necessity of a National Consolidated Union of the Trades of this country . North STAPFORDsmnE Mmus . —Messrs . Auty and Price have held meetings at the following places — Burslem , Snyde-green , Lorigton , Knutton Heath , Scott Hay , Cheadle , Golden-hill , Bradley-green , &e . The meetings have been mostly well attended , and the good work of union continues to advance .

      Nottinghamshire Mixers . —Mr . T . Clark , Miners ' lecturer , has visited Brimington and Tupton , with the best results . The next Miners' delegate meetiiii ' for Nottingham and Derbyshire will be held atThos Slack ' s , Green-hill-lane , at two o ' clock . [ Our correspondent does not name the . day . —Ed . N . S . ] # Yorkshire Mixers . — Mr .. George Brown has visited the following places : —Crigglestone , Barnsley , Thorp , Bradgate , and Rawmarsh . Mr . Brown will lecture at the following places : —Cathorn , Feb . 25 ; Silkstone , 2 Gth ; Stanbro ' , 27 th ; Blacker-hill , 28 th : Barnsley , 29 th .

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      PLYMOUTH . At a meeting of the Council of this locality , held at the Chartist-room ,. Love-street , on Sunday evening last , tlie address of the Executive was vend Vyoiyi the Star , when it was agreed that the secretary should write to the several localities in Devonshire for tlieir opinion as to tlie possibility of that county being represented in the forthcoming convention . The following resolution was unanimously agreed to— " That we hail with feelings of unequivocal satisfaction the conclusion arrived at by the Manchester Council with reference to the infamous charges preferred against Feargus O'Connor by Dr . M'Douall , and ave determined to stand by Feargus O'Connor in defiance of all his ' enemies , open or concealed ; and that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Star for insertion . "

      NOTTINGHAM . Os Sunday Evenikg last a public meeting was held in the Democratic Ckapel for the purpose of hearing the case of " M'DoHnll v . O'Connor . "' Mr . Atterbury was appointed chairman , and briefly opened the proceedings . Mr . Sweet then read the whole of the evidence given before the Manchester Council ; which having been done , Mr . Topliam moved , and Mr . Kirk seconded the following resolution : —• ' That in the opinion of tliis meeting the statements made by Dr . M'Douall against Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., are base and unfounded ; and that we , the Chartists of Nottingham , treat such statements with the utmost contempt , and in our opinion Dr . M'Douall * has justly forfeited onr esteem and confidence , and that

      we regard him as an enemy to the Chartist cause . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Donnan , in an eloquent speech , moved the following , which was seconded by Mr . Wright , and carried unanimously : — " That we the Chartists of Nottingham , have full and entire confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and that his past services justly entitle him to our best thanks for his manly , upright , straightforward , disinterested advocacy of the poor man ' s rights . " Mr . Sweet then moved , and Mr . Procter seconded , " That the best thanks of . tills meeting are duo , and are hereby given , to the Manchester . Council for the honourable and praiseworthy manner in which they conducted the inquiry . " Carried unanimously . Thanks were given to the chairman , and the meeting broke up .

      BURNLEY . Grasd Demonstration to AYelcome Mr . Tattersall o . n his Release from Lancaster Gaol . — On Saturday , the 15 th inst ., at seven o ' clock , a . m ., Mr . Tattei-sall was released from Lancaster Gaol , after an imprisonment of two years with hard labour . He was met at the gates of the castle by Messrs . ¦ Ridehalgh of Burnley , and Mooney of Colne . They arrived at Mr . Beesloy ' s ,. Accrington , about twelve o ' clock , when a carnage * drawn fly a splendid pair of greys was in waiting to convey them to Burnley . On arriving at Padiham the democrats turned out to give Mi * . T . a welcome , . and he was escorted through the town by a band of music , amid the cheers ofthe people . The band and a number of the inhabitants

      accompanied him to Burnley . The men of Burnley had stationed themselves outside the town , with an excellent band , flags , banners , &c , . awaiting tlie arrival of the cortege , which took place about five o ' clock , when a procession was formed , and Mr . T . entered thq town with flags flying , bands playing , and the triumphant elieeis of the assembled thousands echoing on the breeze . The procession having perambulated the principal streets , Mr . Tattersall was set down at his parental home after a two years' absence , to cheer the drooping spirits of a fond and affectionate mother . The immense multitude then separated . A tea party took place in the Ternperance-hall , at seven o ' clock ; above 300 sat down to tea , and after doing ample justice to the bo / iea and plum cake , the tables were cleared for the meeting . Mr . II . Holland was unanimously voted to the chair .

      and the proceedings commenced by the brave lads of Tbdmorden singing " Base Oppressors . " The chairman then opened the meeting with a suitable address , antl introduced Mr . Tattersall , who was received with round after round of applause . He addressed the meeting for about half aniiour , assuring them that his imprisonment had not altsml his pi'incinies in the least , except by strengthening his opinion--in favour of the cause he had bivugglcii for . The r < rm ; uniter of tlio evening . vs .-: s ^ il ^ vvtk * soaw , je-< 'itations , . &d'ia « 3 e 5 ; i '( 5 fc .., interspersed with strains of < Jd ?( jhtfii : musk , performed by the . BurnlCjk ,, l ] ancl , who are over Ksuiy to render theiv services "in aid of the movement . The hall , capable of holding' 1000 persons was crowded , the faces ofthe assembly beamed with joy , and the greatest good humour and cordiality prevailed . The proceedings terminated shortly after eleven o ' clock , and the company broke up highly gratified with the evening ' s entertainments .

      Ojj Moxdat Evexixg , February 17 th , a ball was held in the Chartist Room , and such was the demand for tickets that the committee were compelled to make arrangements for another , to be held in tlie same room on the night following . Mr . Tattersall attended . The gay lads and bonny lasses "tripp'd it on the light fantastic toe , " and enjoyed themselves with singing , reciting , Ac , until one o ' clock , when they rcluctlantly separated , to hold themselves in readiness for the tinkling of the factory bells at five o ' clock .

      North Lancashire Delegate Meeting . —The "North Lancashire delegate meeting was held , according to announcement , on Sunday , February ICth , at Bradshaw ' s Temperance Hotel , Burnley , when the following places were rcgresented : —BuVnlcy , Colne , Haggate , Haslingflen , " Bacup , ' Oswaldtwistle , Wheatlev-lane , and Marsden . Mr . Holland was elected district secretary . The following questions are put to the different localities in thtfdistnct respecting the forthcoming Conference to lie held in London r—Do you think that a delegate , ' or delegates , for North Lancashire should be sent to the Conference ? How many ? How do you propose to pay their expenses ? Have you any instructions to give for their guidance at the Conference ? Who d ° y ° n think fit and proper persons ?—The next district meeting will be held at the same place , on Sunday . March 16 th , when each delegate is expected to come prepared with answers to the above questions , and otherwise to make arrangements respecting the Conference .

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      LONDON . ^ Ietkofolitan District Council , Fee ; 16 ; Mr . J . Simpson in the chair . —Mr . "Whccletrcad the Exe . cutive ' s reply to the slanders of the WjeMy-pisputch , wliich gave ' great satisfaction . A letter was read from the secretary to the Victim Committee , _ stating that that committee had forwarded the monies colle ctedto Jenkin ' Morgan . Mr . gtallwood gavenotite that he would bring tlie address of the Executive before the eoHucil at their next meeting . ¦ C hartist Hall J Turxagaix-lane .-a public

      , , meeting was held in this hall , on Sunday evemng , February tlie 10 th . Mr . Dj j-amc was called to the chair , and introduced , Mr , Christopher Doyle amidst loud cheers , .. who . delivered a . very able lecture on " Labour ' s wrongs und Labour ' s remedy .. Somers Tow . \ y—The large room at tlie . Bricklayers Arms was well : filled with a / , respectable audience on Sumlav" evening- last , to hear" Mr . O . Doyle deliver a ¦ -. lecture on " Trades' Unions . " At nine o ' clock Mr . Doyle arrived , and was received with much cheering .-. " lie spoke for upwards of an hour , and was much applauded .

      CARLISLE . Meeting of the Council of the Chartist Association—Oh Sunday last the members ofthe above body met at their room , No . 6 , John-street , when Mr . James Hirst was called to the chair . The Executive address was read ; also the report of the Manchester Council ; relative to the charges brought against Mr . O'Connor by Dr . M'Douall . Mr . Lowiy gave notice that he would bring the subject forward on the following Sunday . The quarterly meeting of the Association will be held on Tuesday evening , February 25 th , in the above room , and all members ofthe Association are requested to attend .

      MANCHESTER . Carpkstkiis' Hall . —A lecture was delivered in the above hall on Sunday evening last , at half past six o ' clock , by Mr . A . Hurst , of Oldham . OLDIIAM . Ox Suxday last Mi * . F . A . Taylor delivered a very instructive lecture in the Chartist room , Greavesstreet . Tliejjlecturer urged [ in a very argumentative manner the necessity of early instruction being given to the rising generation on the principles of democracy , this being the- surest way to obtain and secure the freedom of the great body of the people . nEBDEN-BRIDGE . Two Lectures were delivered in the Democratic Meeting room , by Mr . IV . Dixon , of Manchester , on Sunday evening last . Tlie lectures were . attended by numerous and highly respectable audiences .

      STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES . Losgton . —On Monday night Mr . Thomas Clark delivered a very eloquent lecture on the evils of class legislation , in the "Working Man ' s Hall , and gave the greatest satisfaction . At the close of the lecture it was proposed and seconded , that a vote of confidence be given to Mr . O'Connor , which was earned unanimously , and the meeting dispersed highly gratified .

      ¦ NORWICH . § The Chartists of Norwich having held a meeting to consider the results of the late important investigation by the Manchester Council , agreed to the following resolutions , which were unanimously adopted :-" That Mr . James Leach has fully and satisfactorily removed the imputation of dishonesty , attempted to be cast upon him by Dr . M'Douall . " " That Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., is entitled to our fullest confidence and warmest'thanks for his unfaltering patriotism ,

      and unpurchaseable integrity . " " That Dr . M'Douall has long been respected by us for his advocacy of the people ' s rights , though watched with suspicion , lest his seeming enthusiasm should involve him in inexp licable difficulties . Hut his late declaration of being in iriendly intercourse with a Government officer , at the time rewards were offered for his apprehension , has more than suvpi-ised us . " " That the scandalous falsehoods he has propagated to injure Mr . O'Connor . prove him-to he totally unworthy of credence , and heis unworthy of the further confidence ofthe people . "

      ROCHDALE . Two Lectures were delivered in the Chartist Association room , on Sunday last , by Mr . James Leach , of Manchester . Both lectures were well attended . At the close of tlie evening ' s discourse the following resolution "was agreed to : — " That we , the Chartists of Rochdale , have entire confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and Mr . James Leach ; and thank them tor their past services in the cause of suffering humanity , " ¦

      HAMILTON . Chartist Sohiee . —The Chartists of this place held their Annual Soiree on Thursday last , and a most pleasingand satisfactory meeting it was : Mr . Stewart , of the Christian Chartist Church , was unanimously called to the chair . Pie gave a stirring arid most appropriate address . The first sentiment was ' [ The Signs of the Times , " to which Mr . Park spoke in an animated address . Thcncxt'wag " The People and the People ' s Advocates , " responded to by Mr . M'Crte , from Strathaven , in a most stirring and eloquent

      speech . The next sentiment vns " The Union of the People , " responded to by Mv . "Walker . Mv . Weii * \ yaa then called on to respond to the sentiment '' The Union of Nations , " which he did in a neat and effective manner . Mr . M'Crae again spoke , on the Progress of Democracy , which for " sound reasoning aud eloquentlanguage , may have been equalled , buthas never been surpassed . One of the scholars of the Democratic Seminary , a boy ( John Rhcl ) , about twelve years of age , gave a short address on the Benefits of Education , which was loudly applauded .

      CORNWALL . A County Delegate Meeting was held at Camborne on Sunday , the lCthinst , when the following delegates attended : —From romance , Mr . O'Brien and Mr . Lewis ; St . Ives , Mr . John Endean ; Hayle , Mr . Jones ; Camborne , Mr . James Skewes , iun .: Truro , J . II . Longmaid . Mr . O'Brien was called to the chair , and Mr . Longmaid was appointed to act as secretary . The reports from the several localities were then given in , and were on the whole of a very favourable character . ' Mr . O'Brien submitted several questions for discussion . The first was as to the ? ro pTiety of being represented at the forthcoming ' onvention . Mr . O'Brien moved , seconded by Mr . Jones , that a delegate be sent from this county to the Convention . Gamed unanimously . After the disposal of several more questions , it was resolved that Mr . O'Connor be applied to to pay the county a visit shortly after the sitting of the Convention . The meeting then separated , highly delighted with their days ' s work .

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      Bristol Chartist Youths . —A public meeting will be held on Tuesday next , Feb . 25 , in the large room , 108 , Temple-street , opposite the Blue-coat School . Chaiv to be taken at half-past eight .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 22, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1303/page/5/