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      . iiFBTlSG AT THE HALL OF SCIEKCE TO ob £ - - ' Vftiie convention and heak the JtE ^ J ^ XioXS ADOPTED BY THAT BODY . S £ Sl Ut o ' clock the spaeitras building -was filled , ¦ j ' ur I » anicl Donovan was caled to the chair . 3 Eolations tbst were passed at the convention TjiC V oUDiittcd in tlie order in which , they appear in ^ M ^ Clark moved the firsfcresolution and spoke as ^^ Chairnian and working men of Manchester , — -.-:,. jutt of moving the first resolutiou having den ' rc-J « P 0 U me » * l ' racecd t 0 tlje Performance of it 1-ih a » reafcdeal of pleasure , as / tam sure it -will ^ et with tliennauiinous ap it rov al of the meeting ^ , j ,, ^ that it calls upon you , to agitate for nothing sliort " tue 1 CS P . ' ? Charter , whole and entire . h QtiA cliecrs . ) This is the time when wo are in honour bound to siand by cmr Charter —( hear ) , —our ijorioas Charter . ( Chcejjs . ) TRT are told that we Ixe wrong in pressing foe the / wliole of the Charter at once , that we ought to * k for a little at a time ; but -he thought it contained nothing more than justice

      p , jc for one-would not-agitate for anything less , and jc ^ as hnprcsjc d with the belief that such was the jcat ' mcnt ° ^ cvcr . y ; man in tlie meeting . ( Cheers . )! There were strong reasons why they should now nialtt fcaown t ' aeir determination not to lag in their exertions until tliby : ajasuiuniated the glorioas work of jnan ' sregeneraJaonl' ( Cheers . ) Others were bidding for their support In favour of different measure ;—free trade , for Instance , was paraded before their senses , as a "rest teon . lie cautioned them to bs aware of the jugg ? -: > , for even thesa who relied upon the scheme , asapanaeeafor all tlisirills , would find , that after the a ' seomplishment of that trick , that iliey would feenjbe as powedeSs as they now arethe sliTes of-capitalists and profit-mongers—vcteless , moneyless , . and landless . "With , the aseomplisbmeat of the Charter rcailsrs would he entirely different ; they would , Ininatcase , aslabourers , havethepower toTetura men to the Senate House to make laws to

      protect labour , which was the poor man's only property , and which , when protected , insured the safety of t ^ elfres and property of every one in . tlie stale . He woteld not" trespass longer upon their attention , lut conclude by moving the resolution . Mr . Leach seconded it in one of chose simple but eloquent detai's of labour's wrongs for whidi he has become celebrated . Thus tlie wliola fact , my friends , is , that the aristocracy of capital have too much , and the people have ton little of their own produce ; it \ rill scarcely he believed that one man is performing . as much work as it took 7 , 500 to perform seVeutyeight -years ago —( great sensation , )—and will any man tell me how free trade is to give to the working classes their sinre In this improvement , as they call it . ; ( Cheers . )" 'I believe nothing but making laws for ourselves can do it , and , therefore , I heartily second the resolution . The resolution was put and « amed unanihiouslr . ' .

      Air . Bairrfow , on presenting himself to move the second resolution was loudly eheered . lie said , the present is an even'ful crisis , to . bejmade valuable or disastrous , according to tbe . snpffwe makeof those events which faction has cnHgfel— - ( cheers)—the faction !) are like figures iu ajpancrama or a dissolving view . ( Cheer * -. ) RusieUtfinds' ihat he cannot get all to agree with lnm la his free trade views because he won ' t go the wkolelios , and so he cannot form an administration , and dissolves in the view . ( Lnughter . Sir Robert Peel will Lave to throw tLe Duke over the left before lie can form a cabinet , as he won ' t Image , so we must have another dissolution . "We , the people , it appears , are at length to constitute the panorama , so we onghtio fselas if we were responsi

      ble , even for their blunders , and try to preparcourstlvesmanfully for that responsibility , and press onward to action . ( Giieers . ) However they may all coalesce for a repeal of the Corn Laws , they are all sworn enemies to the producing classes , because they arc deprived of the i ranch ive , and with them poverty is the curse of the world , and properly is the God of their adoration . ( Cheers . ) So we must maintain a movement distinct and separate r > vhicli will pp ? l dnira tlieir unjust gcd and piace ' qwju&'Gsit equitable dislribuiion , upon its thrflne " . - ( iibaUcheeK . ' ) L-Anuv most depend sole y upi : v * itseli' and , thes'afoie , to the labourers alone he leaked to nwke the straggle effective , and it was , tlieiefore ; lie cordially moved tLe resolution " . ( Loud dicers . )

      iir , Shaw . " delegate from Loudori , ssid : Mr . Cliai :--mr . i ! ami fellaw townsmen , 1 call yeu fellow t < irc «; s bisd , though it is twenty-one years since I met you . The last day I met you was upon aniemarcWe dayh was upon the Peturloo day . ( G ? oans . ) 1 liope ym haven't forgot it , I never shall . ( Cries " . Ns . r we . never . " } I rejoice to find tliat you afsdeter «> incd t-o advscatp your own principles by * hemtfttos ; -Irsc han ^ Ins mind t he rc « m . I shall now read tlie rpsr - itiV . ou submitted t 5 you . Tou are told ta enjoy \ joi ! r sufferings here , in order that you may bi happy hei : jifier ; and yet you are nskejl to vepenl tlie Corn Laws ic-ro , as a ' raeans of . •¦ topping tho > s suffjrings whWs arc to be your pavsporfc to eternal bli . -s . Now t !; at . in bit opiuion , mav he good frc ; toide philosonhy .

      hat It is very bad morality . ( Laughter . ) Upon that subject lie wbuu : merely say a word ; it was , that do Chartist ever did attempt to opuose free trade « nt'i , by the license our toleration had given them , thev insalently attempted to place their principles in ihe ascendant ^ and to t . v . mple upo « 3 oars . Tlien lit-Hion ^ ht , and every honest man would think , that it was liigu lime to test the power of right , a ^ ai'ist tL _» iyraimy of niight : they did do it , light triumphed , and waen ilieadrccaiesof tyranny were di ^ couifitcil they cried shame upon those whom their own irsclenco Lad urged to the struggle . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . West , in seconding the resolution , said—You outer great favour upon me , in calling upon me to second this resolution , as it peculiarly affects myself .

      as u ; juu all occasions I have mat the champion , oJ irceira'Ie , to nlace the J . ibGiT-quesiFon fn-rly bsforo yoa , which they would not do , as they are monopolists of the bit of knowledge they no 3 sc ? s—( chceis and laughter)—as well as of everything else . Now , le thought it was right that as the Leaene and their lecturers told one side of the question , that the Cuartists and tbelr lecturers sliouid tell them the other side—( cheers)—and while a'l parties are lcok-Ins for tlieir share of the triumph in the recognition of Tree tr ? i ? e principles , why , surely , it was only fa-r ihat the poor people , for whose sole beneSt the goodnatured , kiml-iie-utcd creatnns took aU the trouble , should look th «; r own way for their own share . ( Loud chwsre and laughter . ) They say the erisis ha «

      been attributed to Richard CobJeu and the fice waders—yasghter)—but 1 aui not prepared to give xlicni a triumph which lcsitimatvly belongs to the people . ( Cheers . ) Tlie fsictis , my iriends , tliatt'ic fl 3 it : dion lor lac Charter hns brought the question of Jnoijurand c : ! piial promiuwuly before the thoughtfat portion of i >> e working classes —( cheeiy )—and those who had the profits on labour found it necessary to tbvow that burden which was placed upon tiieir shoulders on some other stalking horse—( laughter)—and so they clapt it upon tiie back of free trade . ( Cheers , ) 3 o \ r . my fric-nds , it is all nons-nse for iheiu to blink that real question which must be discussed , and decided , toi » , before an arrangement

      can be come io , or au adjustment made . The fact is . theyst-md ill tJ'erame ri-ktiou to each other as -parentaud chiid—labour is tiie parent , and capital is the child—and , upon my word , as the child has become undutiful . we must remind it of the commandmeat proclaimedo : i tUe Mount : " Honour tliy f . \ tber and thv mother , that thy dnys may be long in the land , Avhic " n the Lord thy God has given tliee . ( Loud cheers ) Xow , Avorking men , I think that the commandment wMch says that , would give us , the parent , the privilege of keeping a little strap by our siJe , to remind the child of its duty when it baconies refraetorv . ( Cheeic . ) Now , I'll tell you one tfcsng tuatl teJl my child ; I tell him that it takes the labour of a * million men , at twelve slulimcs

      a week each , to pay the interest upon our diild ' s extravagance in the shape of a nationa < iebt , and if we allow only throe toafacsily-r-and you can't havelcs 3 th ^ n a man , and a wife , and one chicken—von will sec tha t this debt entails misery Ui . an three millions . ( Cheers . ) Ivow , my fnends , let us to-nislst decide in favour of the par .-ut fay de-< iaric < r fur tiie Chartist strap , which jounced only saow io inMira the du ^ of your etolu . ( Oneero . ) We toil four ui-hts iuthe week for our oppressors , an « l if we were lia'f as well disposed to ourselves , we nfurht do it for ourselves . ( Cheers . ) There is a < kn ? e coaienpon fhe 3 a « d , which imitber PcpI or l-- » b :-eu created—surely , they did ' nt blight the FOtnlae ! ( Laughter . ) Jn conclusion , lie wuuld say . tliatfnevoever did oiipose the principles of iree traUe bat tier opposed those who would turn all liie proM iutn their own iiot-kets : and now , he said , it

      hnglisbmen and Irishmen even thought they wci-eg « iU 2 to he han « TV—for men should not be allowed to Jive in terror of such danger—he would say , open tiie ports and fesd the hungi / . and satisfy the fngnt-* Md . and then , when tnat's over , ^ every man ui £ n land would go for the Pole ' s Cnarter . ( Loud c ] ieer » . ) " ¦ ¦ , - -j t Mr ; Dixon in moving the next resolution rad , 1 need nos tell vou that ray heart and soul js in tinlesolation , as l feel assured that if the people were eufrau-hised lisy would make whatevw change did came a national instead of a class benefit . ( Ueera . ) J ] ehadepBS ? cd the-League , and . he thqnsht . as a wjrkincr , nnn . thatheW 2 « not onlyjustified , uutcalled tuereal

      oyni todowV Litany man that danWB . v ofneebnad Mr . Iliduway ' s report and he will hnd it thWe admuid . tb £ they wan to "& •*»; kcad that they , may have cheap labour ¦ xUt law mav compete ^ vith the brvgner . ( vjeer ^ TjaswiU MdjuMthB poor man ' s 2 s . *» k j *^ «>« lunkethepoorman wo ^ oifthanever- Jgjng ^ He working men were monopolists . J iwt ma ^ ey ia , nOpolise but , all the poverty ? f ^ fj ^ gj % t they had now evinced mpre real djDW * g ^ ttr tuanalltheirappr « £ oro , wJienth ^^ ottlierr im cause of quarrel , and as the & * & ** & ^ J ^ Kccentatives of their own order said ^ - ^ J the poris ; vou shan ' t pat us in a false P ^ " " ; IU 5 ch « ro \) ¦ ' Aye , my frlena ,, Uim «'* ^ bi ^ the « - * would rathersee juitnowthau the people Wkw ** h a false sted as would release the Le ^ gJJ •« . the responsibility of realising the great liopra : uem m from free trade . Oh , if they could w « 'y S

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      Zi JJ c ^^ . J , f ™ s ™» .: sm own friends h alted it ^ y hat a triun ipft ' th would have > ( Gheers . ) - The Timestdh tis-to tickle the landlords -that there is m corn , anywhere to come fromwhat tbe devil tW a the use of all the bother about opening the ports . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Mw , brother Chartists . I'll show you how these men blow not and cold at the same time . I heard Cobden say in . Manchester , and you . all heard him gay " over and over again , that a repeal of the Corn Laws would give you three loaves in placeof two , now , that

      was to tickle your bellies—( cheera and . laughter)—and I'll tell you another thing , the York bovS sect for me to meet Cobden and 1 met him in the great Music . Salcon , and I'll ttll you what 1 heard him say it tt » tickle the tanners , hesaid that if the Corn Laws were repealed to-morrow his operatives in Lancashire would not get bread a fraction cheaier . ( Laughter , and that ' s the dod ^ e . ) . Now what ' he ( Mr . DixonJ said was , get the Cuastcr as quick as you can , ana then you'll get . bread , and wages to be able to pay fin it , whether it is cheiin jr dear . ( Loud cheers . ) " The resolution was seconded and carried Lv acclamation .

      Air . Christopher Doyle , in presenting himself to move taefourtu resolution , was loudly cheered . He said , my resolution will take but a very short time : ti 3 framed upon the recommendation of our great leader , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , who told us , when our last petition . was so insolently treated , that he would be no party . tb having a further iusult imposed upon the pcop ! e . ih \ this Parliament , but that he was ready to try the nietal of every Parliament , by presenting a national petition to it as soon as possible after its re-construction . ( Cheers . ) The last petition was signed by 3 , 500 , 000 ,. the next would be signed by o . CCO . OOO , and especially if the Corn Laws were repealed , and failed-in producing the go'den anticipations that were Jooked for .. He , for one .

      wi-sfor a nationci petition , wh ? le her was for implicitly obeying the recommendation of his greatleaucr , who liad ever stood faithful to . his trust —( loud chteis for Duneomba )—theiafore , said Mr . Doyle , I have « reat pleasure in moving the . resolution . Mr . Nuttall ; delegate for Manchesf-T , s . aid he would not detnin them long—tbat . the . reso ' utlon had his most cordial suppovtr . and . ' . he ^ would just rc » nuid them that the pooh capitalists—Oaggh ' sr)—met at Manchester tc-day , and subscvihed the sn ™ 'l mourt af : £ 50 , C 00 to redress their grievances ; and let the working men only suterits a fai tiling each , whci o tlieir oppressors subjsribsd a tliou « an < i pounds , and the pcor man's fai thing would teat the rich .. man's l ^ old . ( Chcou . ) He had much pl ?? suie in seconding the resolution .

      Mr . Be ' ., of neywoo 3 , in supporting the resolution , ? 2 ? d—I am not a speaker , I am an actor . There r . rc plenty of sdp ken upon this platform ; but I wi " . icnridyou t ^ atitisnot the £ 59 , 000 , nor fifty-nine hurdrrd thonrand pounds , that will frighten theat . ^ tc-C ! ii 2 y of En-jland ; it is the rotten pot -xtoes t / i at has frigid cnedthm . ( Lcudchcouand laughter . ) He would lell them were the hitch w ? s—the larded aristocracy and the money aristocracy wera afi « tid that the people who worked and stai ved would wonder when-they saw thonethat didn ' t work live sumptuovoly iu thu midst of working class want . ( Tremt-ndons cbeerinc and "That ' s it , Bull . " ) He'd tell them a st . i / There was an old lady once that lmd a daughter , and fcsine ' t-ken : ' ! . the aausrbt-jr ran for a paiuon , and

      not being at home she went to another shop—( lau"htsr )—where she found one , and she broueht him with her . The second eaihe off to the laciy , when he rc ^ 2 ivcd the mersage , and ?¦? he was going 5 * j the fiivit eliap was coining out , and they bumped ' . heir hea ^ S together . "Did your head cii > - ; k ?" s-. id the one . . "No , " said the other . "Then it's empty , " was the reply . " Did your head sound- ?" taid the other chap . " So . " " Then it ' s hollow 1 " ( Roars of laughter . )" - Each party Ic 3 ks to bis own interest ; and Ict'them rse if they could ' nt : take a leaf out of their book , and show them that they have an interest of tucsr own to loilt alter . Don't you ? : e that they . aJways use you to do their own job , but they i 3 li you it Is youre —( greatlaughter and cheers ) —and then ; when vonfdd it-fdr them , " they let you uo

      about your , own by ^ yartfselves .-.- "'(¦ llepr , " hear , ano ' . MBat ' siitP ) Now | p 3 io 1 d ihiy great , this migliiy ; this * ih&llectij 3 l-ineetihg 4 and where ' s the . nrrss to reuoi t its prsscs ^ ings ? My-friendSj-that ' -wi't be tbc very rc ^ k" the ignorant ''' aristocracy ^ wiJI-spJit upon . TIibv let us do our own busine ?* , in the hope of concealing onr strength ,- and then , when we > gather it up , they'Jl find it difficult to put it down . T . ' mnk Gci we have cur ownuicis here : that never r . egl-jtcd us , the Northern & .-r . " ( Tremendous chrei ing . ) Now working men , as I . told '' you ,- I wa « r'no . speaker . ( Lr . ughtir . ) I hive mucli plersora in suppoi cms . the resolution . The speaker resumed h ' s seat nwid . tllum ileis of jinpl-. usi . rnd L : s sj'tir-eh w ? s not surppssed hv aiiv of tb- > t lt'crht . . ' - ¦¦

      -Tho i 2 E 3 lution was then put and ai . ' . ^ A by acclamation . iAv . G . Wheeler had praat pleasure in moving lie nest rcrolution , as it entirely coincidrd with lvs own -cslings ; it not only rocommeuded the people ti bu nreparcl with fitting ciudiditcs at the iiexteleelicn , but it furihtr d'n-cet ' . d the attention o" the taveral parties to the jir . v . t objects the Ci > m iist pariv had in view . Now the Ten iiouio' Bi'l should , in i' ? s mind , 1 : 3 a paiv !! iio : i » it div idei-atum with the worj : ! iifr c ! a ? . ses . ( Cheers . ) True he bod not an equal opportunity , witii there who Jivsd and toiled ainongot tbe slavcn , of judging of the merss labour poiiion of tiie quesUon , oi the value of wbk-h however all coi > 'd loi-m a pretty correet cstiinafa;— ( hear , hnr , )—bat

      ha would lr . ^ e it unon a higlier pretension—upon isitellcetiial grounds ; and he was prepared to prove that , if the time sought wns applied to reflection , it would b 2 impossible mueli Jonjer to preserve oae single abustf of which the working c ' ass camoir ' nrd , antl upon which theivoppressui 3 grew lich . ( Olicsu . ) Had they not already listed the value of this great privilege . No , he wouldnot ca-U it piivilegc , he would call it a right . A right which should not L-3 sl : < rhtly absndoucd . Now he wor'd irstince one of iis efi ' vcK At the last general election for Wigap , Tory Wican , Mr . Dixon placed l » imelf between the two fr . Is 3 expounders of two fs ' se faiths . He had neither wealth nor pretsnsions ; he us : d argument a s of the respective pnitrcs to an unprejiulicrd public , Mr .

      Dixon was proudly deviated to ba dvly e ! eet : d gs the repreientative of Wigan . ( Loud chczrs . ) Weil , then , was not this a « irait triumph ? and would not a grest many such trmmnbs ba so many of our p ^ nts a 2 jieveu ? ( Cheers . ) "Sou b-ive read , my iwtuds , ol an ancient fersat roatbeinatician ; he said , thai if he had a fulcrum , he could raisa the world with a proper lever . Now , then , they had found the tVlctum ; tlie land wos their iVlcrum ; public opi ' mcn aril the JVcri ' isrii Stir , C 3 iiduct ? d by the < r champion , O'Connor , was the lever that would raits the worker classssjrom their degnidation , place them upon the land , and give them the ? v Cbaiter to protect it . ( I . a : ? 0 chesivj . ) As they were to have the land , then lei them look for a " participation in its roni csciitation

      with those who had unjustly witliheld it from them . Mr . M'Grath , iu risiaff ' to sraond the rc ? . olut : on , « ra < received with , deafen ing cheers , fler- 'id , —My friends , the resolution contemplates a general e ' ection , wiiich we liuve evei r reason to expr ? t , and it asks you not to t ? t «? kei ireawares when the tijKC arrives when Peel and Russell bid for public opinion precisely what may be its value on tbat day . You linve heard of Peel ' s sliding cea . e . Did you ever hear of Lord John ' s s'iding scr'e ? and i ' d j ou ever under .-tand that his was created hv tl > e Cl' - ^ ist asitation ? . You know , my friends , t'it thofs gentlemen always bid for you as Jittle rs they tb nk you ' ll take , and the lers the better . ( Cheers . ) Now let us sec how little Lord JolTn hiis sMdrd . 11 is iiv ^ t

      slide was to th& Ten Hours' Bi'l . ( Cheers . ) Ilw second slip was from coercion to juslie 3 it lrslsmd . ( Cheers . ) His third slide was from twenty ycavs ' oLoduato rasistance to an 8 s . fixed duty , lljs nest was downwards to a 2 s . duty ; and when the ground was tt : o slippery for him there , he slid on H a toti <\ repeal ; and if we only nwUe the ground slipoei ? under bis feet , now that slippery Peel Hs put him out , he'll never stop sliding until he slides upon t ' . ie ke of Chavtkm . ( Loud ckesi 3 . ) My fu ' cnils , this resolution also calls upon you ti sunpori your own Chn-ter . ( Cheers . ) It further ca- " s upon you t-j bring hack your loved exiles , Frost , Williams , and Jones , fwm banishment—( tvamendoos cheains ;) - and once more restore them to the bjsoiws of Meir

      «! ia « ons 9 late families . It a '< 3 plcage ? you to tl < e support of the Ten Hours' Bill . ( Loud clieerj . ) And firstly , iny friends , ti the question of tlcttrl which is nearest the throbbing hc-u t of every true born Englishman , aye , and Imhinan , and Scotchman , I mean the restoration of our bavishtd patiiOt ^ - . L'JU'J cliesrs . ) Every man throuyhout the land will make it a labour of love tasi ^ na petition for their release , and now mark , my friends , the just grount ' s upon which we have reason to anticipate a favourable response , and which oughtt 3 give us strong honeof their restoration . Firstly , the present Lord Chief Baron , Sir Frederick Pollcsk , was iheir leading counsel , and asserted their innocence ; Mr . KeJly , the also and

      present Solicitor-General , was their counsel , also vouched for the illegality of their conviction ; their ease , after a bungling and illegal trial , becausa tneir counsel , and two of the judges who tried them , del-wed it was illegal ; however , my friends , their case was submitted to the judgment , of the fifteen indues < n « ins in error tocow : ct any technical informalities bv which man ' s life or libsUy may ba uniustlvtaken away . . Well . friends . a large majority of the iudsesof the landdechrod their mnocenp ; but the Wni < 's , to mark their triumph over an agitation that destroyed them , t > re our honoure d patriots from us and condemned them to a felon ' s land to associate with felons . ( Groat sensation . ) Again , calicowho

      friends , the Canadian rebels , as they are , were taken with arms in their hands , fight jug agains-Icitimacv , were pardoned ; and forgive me , dear frfenda , if I say , that if the English people evinced the same courage and resolution towards their leauer 3 that the-Canadians did , the same result would have followed . ( Loud chesre . ) But . friends , even that is not all ; there is another tribunal to which there a an appeal after the law Im ran its winding course , an appeal through the people ' s representatives to the monarch ; that appeal was made , and the vote of one man , or rather the want of the vot ^ i one man , Mr . Daniel O'Gonuell —( groans and

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      tasesj-wnhrmed the verdict a-ii-pei-petuated their sufenngs . Well , friends , at the next election ^ hen , and beforethe next election , by petitions , let us , for Th h ° f L ^' ' ^ tlle tyrants . know tlmt we watch but thetime for their deliverance and that that luuciaonged-tbr hour has now arrived . ( Tremendous thCMing . ) If you make it a point , Feel and Ruoell ; Vlil « i « Iqr it . but we must make it a part of any adjustment tliat they propose , lor mark , friends , ' if wt icft the adjustment to them , it would be like the adjustment the Irishman imposed His horseAn ul

      upon . i * t , i "r » , ii * u i * ui * 3 C * iiu Irishman once rode a very meagre nag a » reat distance to market tu buy a sack of potatoes ; " well , he bought the sack ol potatoes , but " he ^ as afraid the horse would not be able to cany him and the potatoes , so he put the potatoes upon his own shoulder and mounted the horse , thinking that he had rehaved him of the burden . ( Roars of laughter . ) Now , iny triends , just so with Peel and Russell ; they'll keep the burthen . upon your backs , whatever ha « k you ride , ( ii-emendduscheerinff . ) ' Frieuds , 1 have « reat pleasure in seconding the resolution .

      iMr . Roberts , on coming forward to support the resolution , was received with chcera and waving of hats , which lasted a considerable time . He s : iid , my ft-iends , he must indeed be a bold man , who would nttfeel some diffidence in addressing such a meeting , and aker such speakers ; "but" said he , " mvwork has usually been allotted to me by late , whether cast at Lancaster ;* Stafford , or opening the ports of Sallord . ' ( Hoars of laughter and cheers . ) I have undertaken the several -parts assigned to me cheerfully , and I am in part repaid for all , by seeing the noble army of Chartists flocking with as much resolution as ever around the standard of those honoured principles wiiich I , for oue , will never desert . ( Great and enthusiastic cheering . ) I confess that I had some m ' mrivings as to the manner'in which the

      principle would sustain itself through the last ibrtnight of political change ; = but . now , thanks be to God , my apprehensions are dispelled , my fears are banished , and my faith is confirmed , as the people are still true to their own principles . ( Cheers . ) Yes , you . scs hefe bsfore you tfi-nighc your noble army , of mailtyra unabated in ardour , iindiihinished in mimfc ' svsi . and undying-in / resolution . ( Loud cheers . ) Wh ' en leaders see their troops so bent upon conquest it is enouglrto make them speak treason . ( Ciieeis . ) That is wliat the Jaw calls treason . I have tpjkon suen treason , Fearg : is O'Connor has spoken such trehsoa , and mayhap we may both be compelled , to speak it again ; but I know nut of which class , whether Whig treason or Tory treason , tor every faction erects

      its own capricious standard . ( Cheers . ) I was iiWhig traitor , O'Connor was a Whig and Tory . traitor ,, but thanks bs to God we are neither of us Chartist traitors . Yes , in my humble way , I have spoken hva-on without being a traitoi . ( Cheers . ) Your resolution is a wise one ; it says that the Ten Hours' Bill is one of the details of Chartism , or b « e of the benefits that i « to result from it ; and 1 aw of opinion that the Tory who will vote for a Ten Hours' Bill will be more squeezable into a Chartist than the Whig who pledges himself tovote lor free trade . ( Cheers . ) It is my conviction that the man , whatever his politics or political name may ba , who will vote for the restoration of Froat , Williams , and Jones , ¦ has more Chavtist blood in his veins than the man who votes for free

      tra . de . ( Loud cheers . ) I don't apprehend that abandonment of Chartist principles tliat haunts some men's minds in favour of : any crotchet , provided they are placed prominently before the people . 1 will illustrate wiiat I mean by a story , and a 3 Bell h ; is t !) ldastory , and as -M'Gr . ith has told a story , I don't sea wliy I should not tell my story . ( Laughter . ) Well , then , my story , is this—once upon a time . an old maiden lady got a barrel of sour ale , and , notwithstanding all her precautions she found that barrel aftsr barrel went . Well , she tried one loclc upon the coek , and two locks " upon the cock , and ah would'nt dot ; at last she tried ivfcat virtue there was in a Chuli lockj and she found that tliat would ' nt do ; antl , nil I ' ajling , she taok council of her footman , and said , -John how is it that the ale goes so fast—what am 1

      to tio to prevent it ? Why , an' please you , main , says John , I'll tell you—Put a barrel of good strong October along side-of it , and not another drop of it will ever . go . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Now , then , aivrnys kesp the strong-October of . Chartism alongside tnt swipes of free trade , and it will remain untapped for ever . ( Reuewcd laughter and chewy . ) i \ ow , my friends , 1 am not one of thosa who is ashamed to Jea-ra out of a new grammar , ' and 1 have my grammar here ; it h written'by Feargus O'Connor ; it i > his admirable work on Small Farms , and as I got it irom John Murray , it js my pleasure to call it ' Munrax ' s- Grammar . ( Hear , hear . ) As this gramum :

      treats of the relative value of potatoes ami turnips , giving the preference to the potatoe , I shall compare the Tories to the potatue , and thu Whigs to the turnip—( eheara And jaughtei- )—and , as Mr . Bell has observed that the potatoes have , caused ali the hubbub , aud bsaugUt both Whigs ana Tories t » book , I shall now read for you tho extract from-niy grammar , which conveys my renion for preferrin !; tlie potatoe to tlie tumip . Mi * . O'Connor says , "j prater , the potutce to the turnip bscauts it is jjesi for fixishi . vg tiie hkast . " Roar . ? of laughter , anil c ' . eer . * , and shouts of " the Whig toast . "iu the midst of which Mr . labsits resumed his scat .

      Ihe resolution was then put and carried unanimously . Mr . Tattersal ! , delegate for Burnley , rose to propose the last resolution , and was received with several rounds of applause . lie said : My friends , I feel no little difficulty in addressing an august , " a numerous , and talented assembly like the present—I , who haw no education save time which 1 gleaned by robbing some hours from sleep —( cheer *)—lor how " else cuulu I achieve knowledge ? 1 , a poor peasant boy , roaming through my native hills of North Lancashire , an outcast Irom what is called civilized society , unprotected by the laws , and untutored by tho state . ( Cheers . ) But ah , I was ungrateful to the law and to the state ; for I should not have forgotten that the laws of the state sent me to her Majesty ' s college at

      Kiikdale , where I served two years under its milti professors . ( Loud cheers . ) Brother working men , that ' s the place to achieve knowledge , and learn experience ; but , thanks ba to God , tyrants have discovered that they have not yet bson able to establish a professoiv-hip for eradicating Chartist principles , or love of liberty , from the breast of the toil-worn slave . Ilow many men who have nobly defended their princi p les hei-e tins ni ^ ht have received tlie best poi'tion of their education in those coi ) ege 3 ? Here , on this platform , are the nobles of nature ! Men who iiave never deserted their standard ; and proud should the men of Manchester be , to be able to Miy that theif's is not the town for tyranny to seek its triumph . ( Cheers . ) Sir , I would apply myself 1 ' or a minute to the subjeot matter of the last

      resolution ; in that we have recommended the neoplu to be prepared with candidates , who alone can explain oar principles and our views . See the good that resulted from such a course before ; when . the voices ol AI'Grath , West , and iJairstow , proclaimed our principles before our oppressor , they told them , sir , what I have ever believed , that the Charter is tin-, only cure for our evils . ( Cheers . ) The press upon those occasions is compelled to report us , and tyrants are compelled to hear our advocates , but you may go to meeting after meeting , to hear them propound their own nostrums . We listen to crotchetiuonger after orotehetmonger , and in none of tlieir propositions do we recognise . the baltn for labour ' s wounds ; but i am tiring you ; it ' s late , and our great champion has to come on yet . ( Clieei-s , and no , no ; go on ,

      Tattersall , we'll stop till morning . ) Well , then , another word . I not only say that the Charter will heal labour's woundi , but I i ' uriiicr assert that it is the only measure that will carry all that tin crotCiietmoiigers look lor . Let me point out what will bs tlie lint day ' s fruit from this tree of knowledge . We'd begin early in the morning , not to lose time . We'd do our business first . We'd rise early , and at sun-rise we'd have the noblest vessel in oun service , with "her yards manned , " and under ii " royal . salute , " under weigh , to return freighted with the precious cargo of patriots from tlieir exile . ( Tremendous cheering . ) At six we'd repeal the Poor Law Amendment Act , and open the bastilcs . ( Renewed cheering . ) At seven we'd pay off the national

      debt in the same com me borrow *!) it . ( Roars of laughter and cheers . ) At eight . we'd have tiie Ten Hours' Bill . ( Cheers . ) At nine we'd disband oun army . ( Cheers . ) At ten we'd open the ports , and give you free trade . ( Cheers . ) So tlmt in six hours the Charter would do more for you than Whigs or Tories would do in six hundred years . Then the Charter is the " ticket for soup . " Look what ltoberta lms done for you . ( Loud cheers . ) See how he has defended tho rights of the slave . Look at the guides that you have upon this platform—guides that will show you the road to liberty and freedom , if you are but true to your principles , and place confidence in tlieir honour . ( Tremendous cheering , which lasted for a considerable time . ) . -.

      Mr . Sweet , 'delegate from Nottingham , rose to second the resolution , . and was loudly checied . lie said that Manchester had that night nobly preserved the proud position that it had ever stood in in the Chartist cause . He would have news to take home that wo ; ld inspire his constituents with fresh courage , and ui ^ them on to renewed action for tlieiirights . Tbe time was come when people learned to eail a spade a spade , and a thief a thief , and what other designation but a thief ceuld be given to him who would rob him of his political ' rights . ( Cheers . ) We must of all things avoid any course which would be calculated to lead the uoble people astray . He thought the convention had bravely and manfully

      discharged their task , —( loud cheers)—and that the peoplo would as manfully dothoir part . ( Chccra , and " We will . " ) They were not now frightened by party bugaboo ' s—they" were not frightened now by tlie name of a Whig or a Tory-Chartist . Ho was called a Tory-Chartist because he used John Walter to beat the Whigs . ( Cheers , and " Right . " ) Aye , and iie would be a Whig-Chartist , if it wns necessary to use them to beat the Tories . He had much pleasure in seconding the resolution , ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor tiieu came ' tyrward , and was received with cheering and waving&f hats . He asked who now was the most active party in the field when danger threatened / when tho herald sounded us to ac-

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      S £ feellcouldnot gatherhia shattered frag-S ^ . ° th ^ W hig wreok . ( Loud cheers . ) Peel couidn t Icoep hiiTofybandtogetherrwhile ; in fortyeight hiioni after the Chartist Executive had issued then- writ s hveand thirty delegates , fully representing the Chartist mind , responded to the call , ' and were every one then upon tlieplatform to propound their policy , to submit it to public criticism , and to ask tor an expression of public opinion . ., ( Great cheering . ) That was tlie carrying out the democratic principle . That was the honourable way of peiform-« ig punhc service . In one week they had pronounded ilieir oolicy in that hall , full of the men of Manchester , which received their cordial assent . Within the same time they had propounded it to the men of Stockport , the men of Oldham , the men of

      Todmordi-nand Ilebden Bridge ; twice to the men of Rcchdale , and then to the Carpenters' -hall , full of Chartists , on Sunday night last , and now they were hero in a body , to submit that policy embodied , in distinct and ' emphatic resolutions . Those resolutions had , one and all , received the individual and cordial approval of that meeting . ( Cheeio and yes . ) Ye 3 , and he was ten years younger —( cheers)—and yet there remained another link before the chain was perfect—the determination to caii'y out those resolutions . Let every Chartist in this meeting hold up both hands . ( Here every hand in the meeting was proudly raised . ) Stop , said Mr . O'Connor , don't j : roimu your arms yet , hold them up and swear with me—I swear to maintain my principles' and those i > golutions—do you swear ? We

      me , we swear to maintain our principles and carry out ntiupolicy . ( Here every voice responded—we bwbab ! we sweak ! ¦) Then 1 am a young man again . I discharge my doctors and throw their physic to the dogs . "y . ow breath has cured me . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Mr . O'Connor continued to speak at considerable length , fora report of which we have not space , and concluded by reading a letter from Mr . Diincombi > , which was received with the most vociferous cheering , and resumed his seat amid thunders of applause , having fii at proposed a vote of . thanks to the Chairman , which was seconded , and carried by acclamation . A collection was then made to defray the expenses , bavins ; first made , the building ring with cheers tor the Charter , Frost , Williams , Jones Duncorabe , Robeiis , O'Connor , and the Eecutive .

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      - ^ — GREAT CHARTIST SUPPER . When tho convention had eloscd its sittings , Mr . O'Connor invited the several delegates , - together with Messrs . Murray , Leach , Dixon , and Wm . Gray , of the Chartist Council , to sup with him , after the . public ' " ' meeting on Tuesday , at the Mosley Arms Hotel . At twelve o ' clock forty sat down to an excel ient supper , Mr . O'Connor officiating as host and Mr . Robsrts as vice-chairman . Never was there a more cheerful or convivial party assembled together . We have received a long and faithful report of the cheering speeches , the songs and recitations , but Thursday being Chi istmas-day . aud our printers bein ; i anxious to make the most of it , we are Yery reluctantly compelled to withhold , till next week , more than the sentiments . Wheu the cloth was remov « d , Mr . O'Connor gave the fii . sfc toast as follows : — " The people , may they soon possess their rights , and be , in reality , the source of all power , " upstanding and with a \[ the honours .

      The next toast was " Thomas SJingsby Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., the Champion of Liberty , and may iie never forget the principles tliat placed him on the tUiore of his countrymen ' s affections , health , long life , and happiness to him , and may he live to see the Charter the basis of the British constitution . " With all the honors and one cheer more . 'The . torst was eloquently lesponded to by Mr . M'Grath , of the Executive . The nest toast was : — " W .- P . Roberts , . Esq ., the Miners' Attoi-ney-Gereral , and labour's most able legal defender , . and the , rest of the royal family ol Chartists ; and may he continue in his glorious career , making the law the protection instead of the scourge of the pooiy-health , lon . g life , and hapjiiuess to him ; and may lie soon be pla icd in the IIousu of Commons to rcake . laws for . the protcstioti of labour . " ( Three tinges three and loud anplause . )' Mr . O'Connor said : As I look upon Lancaster to be Mr . -ltol jrts ' s grc . itest of Hi n : sny great triumphs , I call upon Mr . 'L'jash , ast !; e oidest offender and the greatest o&ndev ot tho batch . —( laughter )—to respond before we heat Mr . RoberU .

      Mr . Leach responded at considerable length , after which ¦ Mr ,- Uiberts returned thanks , in a short but raoy and eloquent sprteli , that elicited thunders of applause . ¦ . . The next toast , said Mr . O'Connor , is " The plugdraweijoi ' 184 ' 2 ; and if they are to be drawee oi ' water , mny they always know t ! io right well to so to . " ( Great laughter and cbeei 3 . ) Mr . O'Connor : 1 call upoa Mr . Pilling , the father of the movement , to speak for h ' s children . # Mr . Pilling spoke to the toast in Jiis usual style of irinujle but effective eloquence . The next trwst was , " The fusion jackets , the blistered hancK aud unshoia cl-ins , " "The handloom weaveis , t ' icpiideof tiiciv country , tho founder . ; and advanced guard of Cba-. Jism , " with all the honour : * ,.

      Mr . Damcl Dotioyon responded eloquently to , the toast cm belial . f o £ his order . The next toast was " Richard Marsden , the eloquent advocato : Qf the . pc : h- nnn's rights ; and the oppress : tl and t ' wtiv .-sed of nil rations . " My . Mars Jen lesponded in a siuin of heartslirilnj ? eloquence , whrch no man in the movement can imitatp . Ills apical on bcbi'f of labour threw a gloom over the meeting wlreh was only dispelled by Mr . O'Connor proposing as tho cext ' toast , " Prosperity to Jrehn / , and may her sons speedily sen through the veil of hypocrisy that obscures their vision , " and c ? 'lin ? upon Mr . Doyle to respond to it . The worihy Imlmia-i toon brought the sirilc upon all coiuiicuaace . i again , as Lo pro ' cu'od picturing ii'claud's hope to dilating upon her sornws . The next toast was , " Richard Oastler , the un-Hincliin < r advocate of . l abour ' s lights , the uncompromising friend of the poor ; and all those , of every political and rel : gi 6 us sect aud creed , tbatco-operatcd Wi'h li'in '

      Mr . Tattersall responded , doing ample justice to the sentiment . TUe next toast -was " The Restoration of Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis—may tho People's Charter soon restore them to their native land . " Drunk with all the honours . Ml . Mooncy responded , by passing a high eulogium upon the patriots , and inviting the delegates to arouse their districts In their behalf . . Now , said Mr . O'Connor , I will give you a . mournful toast , ore that will cast a gloom over yon ; l ' jl give you " The death of Wuiggery , and may " it never rise from its tomb . " ( Cheers and laughter . ) The next toast was "Arthur O'Connor , the Exile of Erin , . and all the siu-vmn . " robe ' s of ' 98 . " " Who fears to talk of' 98 ?"

      John Murray . responded feelingly to the toast , explaining what those sufferings were , against which tlie Irish peonle rebelled ; after which , Nicholas Canning recited an Irish tale , which elicited tremendous laughter . During the entertainment , Mr . Pickvance , delegate for Bolton , recited an exquisite bit of poetry in pra « so of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and Doyb suntr an excellent sons ? . The last toast , was"Thehealthof Mr . O'Connor , " eloquently proposed by MV . Roberts , and which Mr . O' Cmnor acknowledged in a speech that elicited loml and frequent cheers ; and , at half-past four o'clock , tiie party broke up in the highesb possible spuits , when the several delegates proceeded to theiv respective districts to give an account oi their stewardship .

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      know the power of my craft to connect good sound popular loyalty with monarchical treason , I shall say no more . ( Cheers . ) At several intervals Mr . O'Connor waa interrupted in the delivering of his address by nine distinct rounds of applause ; and we never heard a speech , even in hearty Manchester , in tlie most excited times , so much applauded . Mr . Roberts next presented himself , amid universal applause , and said that he was glad once more to be at the revival of the glorious old cause . ( Cheera . ) God forbid that he should ever live to see the day when those hands of his should forget that they had five times borne the Whig manacle ' s . ( Loud cheers . ) Manacles which denoted the triumph of Chartism in the fall of the oppressor—majiacles which helped to transform a majority of 200 , first into a minority , and

      then into incompetency , and at last into death itsel ! —( loud clieers)—and from which , notwithstanding Lord'John Russell ' s passing gleam of prosperity , it will never rise again except to be killed once more . ( Gfeat laughter and cheeivs . ) lie contended for keeping the Chartists a distinct ; ' and separate party , and he hoped they did not look for good government , or expect it , ' except from themselves . ( Cheers . ) lie hoped oppression would last untilthe peoplo . were so thoroughly disgusted . with all factions as to make itfolly for them to hope to rule by what was called good government —( cheers)—which , after all , was but the whims and caprice of faction . ' ( Cheers . ) Mr . Roberts s ' puke at considerable length , and sat down loudly ensered . . Mr . Donovan next presented himself , and sain , Mr . Chairman , the resolutions moved by Mr . O'Connor arc so completely in unison with the instructions my colleague and I have received from ouv

      constituents , that oue , who-was not aware of the contrary , would actually suppose that they were drawn , up at one and the same time , and by the same hand . ( Cheers . ) Gentlemen , I think the Executive arc entitled to all praise for the manly aud explicit manner in which they have embodied and propounded their policy . It is essential , and especially at this critical juncture , when all are asking what the Chartists will do , that there should be no mistake , or anything left to doubt —( cheers)—and , therefore , because he thought the object was best achieved by the means proposed by the Executive , ho most cordially moved the resolutions read by Mr . O'Connor , for the adoption , or rejection , of that most enlightened assembly of his fellow-townsmen , and , that theremighfc be ho mistake about the matter , he cautioned those who held up their hands , tliat the Executive and the country would have a right to demand their hearty co-operalion in giving them effest . ( Loud cheers . )

      Mr . Nuttall seconded the resolution , and upon Being put every hand in the meeting was held up in favour of them , and they were declared unanimously adopted amid deafening cheers and clapping of hands . Now , gentlemen , said Mv . O'Connor , you have done yourselves honour , and you have saved your glorious principles ; and let it be always borne in mind , that the Executive had the courage to submit tlieir resolutions and their policy to the noble fellows of Tudmorden anil Hebden-biidse , ( no bad judges)—( cheers)—to the men of Rochdale , and twice to the men of Manchester , and that to-morrow we submit them to a convention of your own , and on Tuesday we appear before you , tue democracy , ag < iin , at the Hall of Science , where you . aye invited , free to

      criticise , and to praise or condemn ; and should the dissatisfied , or the nibblers , pick at our policy , fellows who deserted us when we were too poor to Mipport them—( cheers ) -T-and who have weakened us by desertion , should they nibble , you must bite for us . Mr . O'Connor then . said , I regret that Mr . Attoriiey-General , wishes to untrainnielhimself from the duties of a very , lucrative ofpice , the treasurcrsliip of the' Land Fu . MJ- ^ - ( laiightM)—and I wish a vote from this meeting , expressive of your . desire that he should continue" to hold it / . aud expr . ssive of your feelings , whether of confidence or no confidence ; all who wish , and are . anxioiis , that Mr . Roberis should remain our treasurer ^ and ' who have entire confidence in him ,-hold up both hands . Here every hanu in the meeting was held up , and followed by several rounds of cheers .

      A collection was then made to assist the . Executive to carry out their policy , when £ 3 Ss . ojd . was subscribed ; and , upoii counting the money , a very handsome knife was . found amongst it , when Mr . O'Conuov said I will release this knife for the noble fellow that has oeffred it . Here the man came forward , a most respectable looking person , who said , Sir , 1 came unprepared , but I i ' cel it a bouuden duty to give my mite on the spot , and it ' , you will accept of che knife as a present , you will confer an honour upon me . ( Loud cheering . ) Mr . O'Connor , after much hesitation , accepted the present , when , after a vote of timnks to tlie chairman , the vait assemblage broke up , and thirty-four new members were added to the Land Association ! Ilviiuuni tues iobTiie Charter akd the Land .

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      ROCIIDALb . CHEAT MEETING ? ON BEHALF OF FROST , WILLIAMS , JONES , AND ELLIS . On Monday night last there was a splendid mco * ing in the Free Trade Hall , Rochdale , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for the restoration oi Frost , Williams , Jones , " and Eliis . The hall wn « tilled at an Oiii'ly hour , and at ha . if-it . ist eight Messu O ' Connor , Wheeler , Clark , West , G-. Wheeler , am Mitchell arrived from Manchester , to t ? . ke pavfc it the proceedings . Mr . T . Livesey wa « i apnointed ti the chair , and introduced Mr . Ambrose Tomlinsou , of Burnley , to move tlie first resolution , winch was as follows . —

      That tins meeting is of opinion that no one shou ' . d be punished except in accordance with the injuvy inflicted on society ; and is further of opinion that Frost , Wj 1 - liains , and Jones have fully atoned , by the piin'sliment they have already received , for the crimes a'lcgcd against them ; and , seeing that Gray , 0 'ConnelI , and others have been liberated , and the Canadian " rebels " pardoned , do consider that the said exiles should also ba restored to their homes aud families . Unsolved , therefora , that this meeting petition tiie House of Commons to present an address to her Majesty , prajing for a free pardon to the abovc . nam . Qd exiles .

      In proposing the resolution , Mr . TomJiuson , though but a youth , made one of the bast speeches it has ever been our good fortune to hear upon the sabject , and we only regret that demand upon our ajr . ae precludes the possibility of giving it whole . and entire . Mr . Whitinore seconded the resolution , which was ably supported by Mr . John West , and was carried unanimously . The second resolution was as follows : — That this meeting ave of opinion , that Wm . Sberrat Ellis was innocent of the crime with which he was charged , and that his conviction was based on evidence procured at the expense of honour and conscience . Under these circumstances , this meeting resolves to petition the House of Commons , to cauae an address to be presented to her Mnjesty , praying tlie exercise of the Hoyal prerogative for the restoration of tlie said William Shcrrat Ellis to his country and disconsolate ftunilv .

      It was proposed by Mr . Thomas Clark , of the Executive , and seconded by Mr . G . W . Wheeler . Mr . Clark said that , perhaps , as the Wh'gs had been the transportation committee , pa'haps they would now be the restoration committee . air . J . Clark moved and Mr . Mitchell seconded , and Mr . T . M . Wheeler supported , the following petition , which was carried unanimously : — To the Commons of Great Btitain awd Ireland in Parliament assembled . The petition of the inhabitants in the Borough of Rochdale , in pubHo meeting assembled , slieivcth , that your " petitioners view with feelings of jSori'ow and commisscration the long and painful senteiice ol transportation inflicted upon John Frost , Zeplmniali Williams , John Jones , and William Ellis , for participating

      in an outbreak at Newport , Waies , in November , 1831 ) . Your petitioners believe that the time has at length arrived when clemency may be shown without any forfeiture of national justicoor national interest . Your petitioners have seen with great pleasure that hev Majesty ' s Government is favourably disposed to this humane measure , as evinced by the mitigation of the sentence of banishment passed upon the Canadian prisoners , taken in arms in the Into insurrection in that country ; they , therefore , pray your honourable House to present an . bumble address to her Majesty , praying her to tako the case of these men into her consideration , and be graciously pleased to remit the remainder of their sentences , and thus restore them to their distressed wives and families . And in return for this boon your petitinners will ever pray .

      After which Mr . O'Connor addressed the meeting , at L'omsidei'able length , upon the position and prospects ot Chartism ^ amid great applause . We regret that we cannot give a mere detailed account of the proceedings , while we may assure our friends ttiat , it as mucn . spirit were maniiwbd in any other town , OUl * friend 3 would soon be restored . The mc-jting was a glorious one , and , aft-jr the proceedings were over , one young man came ami paid up for a full share in the Land Society , and then about forty of tUe lads and lasses accompanied Mr . O'Connor to his hotel , where they spent a ' few cheerful hours , tin : girls singing— " We'Jl rally around him again and again , " and many other songs , to the great delight of the pai'ty . It wag a glorious night , and £ 2 4 s . Ud . was collected to defray expenses .

      • Public Meeting at Todmoedex . —A public meeting was held on Sunday last , at Todmorden , to pei ition for tho restoration of tho exiles . Mr . R . Brook was unanimously called to the chair , and , after an appropriate address , Mr . Wheelwright moved the adoption of the petition for the restoration of Frost Uilhams , and Jones . It was . seconded by Mr E * Ilitchins and supported by T . Whecler . Mr . Moonc-y moved one for Wm . Ellis , which was seconded bv Mr . Tattersall ; JJr . G . W . Wheeler supported it lne petitions were unanimously adopted .

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      * " GLASGOW . The usual weekly meeting of the members of the Land Society , resident in this locality , wii 3 held in the New Hall , Nelson street , on Monday evening , Mr . Daniel Mitchell in the chair . Mr . Sherrington , delegate to the Manchester Conference , gave a very full report of tiie proceedings of ^ Conference , which appeared to S | ve

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      i . J ' ' : < . 'icat suiiifaction . 2 ! r ; ' 0 uii'i .. i--i . ii inu \ uu , . ui .: .. r . , \ Valk . ! i < sieo- ded , u vote of thanks to Mr . Siierr . Pgian for ' . , the very efficient manner in wl-U-u lie had ( hsetuoged his duty iis their delegate . Cnn ' mii by acclanation , 'the next meeting of members nill be iu-lil in tliu same place ,, on Tuesday evening next , 30 th inst ; DUa'DEK . rtI ¦ The annual soiree or ' . tho Christian CJianisfc church was held in ihe Thistle Hall , oh the evening . dF Tuesday the ICtli inst ., ArehilmM M'Donnld m . the chair . The hall was crowded to excess , ihere > tainy ; a goodly number of the fair sex present . The walls were hung round , with a . profusion ot . j ) or-. traits . and other emblems . Alter tea , tlte chairman rose and gave the ' following sentiment : — "I ' rusneritv to the Chartist chuwh ; may she contim : ; . ' to .

      propagate the pure principles of truth , and , when she ceases to do that , may she erase to e . \ i * t . " "The people—their right * , and no less ; and may the time speedily como when both the black slaves of America , and the white slaves of Britain , shall bs linally and fully emancipated Irom the yoke of their ironhcarted oppressors , and enjoy the blessings of freedom and the rights of man . " Mr . M'Crea ,. ureaehei- to the above church , responded to this sentiment in an abic and enthusiastic speech , in the course of which lie pointed out the manifold evils arising from the state of soe > : il degradation to wiiich the working classes of this country are reduced , the necessity that exists for a change in the pivsent system , and said tjie only mcsiiis by which that chungo can bo accomplished was bv the Chai ter . Tiie next

      ioast was : — "The memory ot all depattedparviofs , either in this or in other lands ; and long lift and prosperity to those who are yet alive , and strurding for the emancipation of tlie human nice . " Mr . Cree , from Perth , an aged veteran in the causo oi " democracy , responded to this sentiment , in a warm and ' energetic address ; takiny a i-apid review of the history of all the patriots , from the hero of Switzerland up to that aposMe of liberty , our late and-lamented friend , John Duncan , lie passed high eu ! ogiunis on the characters of Emmett , and other Irish patriots , not forgetting Arthur O'Connor . He ' remem tared seeing Arthur O'Connor and "his fellow prisoners passing through Perth , under a guard of dragiioBs . on their way to Fort George , and so strong and waviu waa his youthful onthusissm—which , old

      age had not yet cooled—that he actually proposed arescue . However , all that he could accomplish wa ? , to obtain one approving smile from the patriot , 83 they cheered hioi for the good cause lor which lio waa suffering . After the speeches came tlie soul-exliilaratingmusic . "Come Liberty , come , " "Scots wfoa hae wi' . Wallace bled , " aud " Tiie people's Anthem , " were received with rapturous . nppkusw . Mr . M'Crea gave—'' O'Connor ' s welcome to Scotland , " wh ich \> as iieservedly applauded . "The Exile of Ev m , " by Messrs . Young and High ; the "Fiower of Dumblane , "by Mr . Iiabb ; "Loud ronr'd the People ' s Thunder , " and "Willyo come to thu Bower , " < &c ,

      were executed in a style beautiful beyond description . Other songs and recitations , ad infmitum , followed in rapid succession , while the intervals were well filled up by Mr . Kidd , on his organ . Altc- ¦ gethcr , it was one of the most brilliant soirees we have yet seen , and augurs well for our cause . Tlie company did not break up till r&thci 1 past the " short hour ayont the twall , " after giving votes of thanks to the chairman , Mr . Cree , from Perth , and the other contributors to the hiiavity of the evening . The refreshments were provided by Mv , liotavtson , cf . the Railway Ooftce-house , Dock-bf-ieet , and , it is unnecesspry to add , gave general satisfaction ..

      BIRMINGHAM . A mseting was held at . the Ship , Steclhouso-lano , on the 21 st inst ., Mr . David Pitts in the ehnir , when the Executive ' message , and Mr . O'Connor ' s letter to the Chartists , were read , and gave great satisfaetioni Walter Thorn read a letter lie had roceivud from Mr . Wheeler , " requesting him to call a meeting of the Birmingham Chartists . It was then resolved , after some dk-cussion ,. in which Messrs . Fussel , Porter , Guodv / in , Chapman , Davidson , Rcnshaw , and Carter took part , " That wo think it necc 3 sarv ,. / at this important crisi s -that a delegate be . ap . Dointetl . " Carried unanimously . Pr . oposc ' 1 by . \ Valter Thorn , seconded by Alfred Fussel , " That Mr . Jolin Eortle bs the delegate . " Carried . . Proposed by Mr . J . Porter , seconded by Mr . Gaiter , and ably supported by ' 'Messrs . Goodwin , Bailey , and others , "That the best thanks of this meeting areduo , and given , to our old and long-tried friend , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., for his kind offer to bear

      tho expences of the delegates appointed to the conference to bs held at Manchester , on the 22 ud inst . ; . but tlie Chartists of Birmingham believe it to bs their duty to defray the expenses of tlieir representative , and hope that the Chartists throughout theeounti-y will act upon the same principle , and not allow our champion to expend one peuuy on their be-JjjiJf . " Carried unanimously . Proposed by Mr . Cresswell , seconded by Mr . Lowe , "That - our deleu . ite be authorised by this meeting- to invite Mr .. O'Connor to attend a meeting at Birmingham , afc his owii convenience , to adopt . a . memorial to . the Q , u > 3 eii on behalf of the exiled patriots , Frost , Wil-. iiates ; Jones , EUis , Roberts , oiiU all sufferers in tha cause . " Carried unanimously . A subscription was entered into to defray the expenses of the dele * gate , which amounted to £ 1 2 s . Thanks being givfcri to the chairman , the meeting adjourned till Sunday next , at seven o'clock , when all iriends are requested to attend . '

      SALFORD . At a meeting of the members of tlie National Charter Association , in the district of StfJibrd , held on Sunday last , December 21 sc , tiie following resolution was agreed to unanimously : — " Tliat it is the opinion of this meeting , that so Jong as class . legislation exists there will always be an enormous amount of taxation raised to support class interest ; and , as labour is the source of all wealth , labour , in whatever shape it is expended , whether upon the land , or in manufactories , will have to pay tlie taxes . We , therefore , pledge ourselves , that we will use every exertion in our power to revive the cause of Chartism ,, being convinced that labour will never be protected until we have a , government based upon the principles of the People's Charter . " It was als 3 resolved that the above resolution be sent to the Northern Star , requesting it 3 publication .

      MERTHYR . The members of branch JS o . 1 of the Land Society , rofudcnD in Merthyr , met in their reading room , on Sunday morning last , to hear the result of the Land Conference , which gave general satisfaction . The fallowing vote of thanks is tendered to the delegates for their persevering zeal and energy in the good cause : —'; We , the members of branch No . 1 of tho Land Society of this locality , vetuvn our best tlianka to Mr . O'Connor , and the other delegates , for their honest endeavour to establish our society on a firm

      foundation ; and ivc highly approve of nil the rosolutiuns adopted by the conference . We also give our best thanks to W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and we hope he will continue ouv treasurer . " After the land business was Kone through , the Chartist Convention waa brought under notice , when it waa resolved that wo : l'ighly approve of the conduct of the Executive in ., ( ailing the earliest opportunity of preparing our forces for the com ' ng struggle . We have forwarded 2 s , Od , towards defraying the expense of the convention , and Tye shall exert ourselves to send move next week .

      Arrival Of The Overlaid Mail. India And China .

      ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAID MAIL . INDIA AND CHINA .

      1 lie intelligence by the present maJl is somewhat scanty in extent , and though not wholly devoid of importance , possesses less interest than usual . The Governor-General has left Agra , on his way to Bhuitpore and Do'Jhi , which latter place it Js expected he will reach on the 23 rd or 24 th inst . There is no alteration in the threatening attitude assumed by the British authorities towards the effervescent soldiery of Lahore , but the report now is , that tho expected blow is to be delayed , and that hostilities will not be resorted to this year . Affairs in the Punjaub wear a somewhat more tranquil aspect than usual . No

      chief having as yet dared to step into the shoes of Sirdar Juwahir Singh and his murdered predecessors , the state is at present without a minister , and the , affairs of the administration are conducted by the lianee or Q , ucen Mother , and lior favourite . ind supposed paramour , Rniah Lall Singh . Rajah Goolab Singh and Sirdar Tej Singh ( the ex-governor of Pesuawuv ) have alike declined the perilous office , and though the troops have declared their intention of compelling the former to become Vizier , there seems every reason to believe that tlie pott will remain vacant for a considerable period . The fate of Peshora Singh is still a matter of speculation .

      The intelligence from Scinde is extremely limited . There is little sickness at Sukkur , Hyderabad , or the seat of government , but the ,. troops composing the outposts have , it is said , suffered severely . Intelligence from Caboolto the 19 th of September has come to hand , but the facts detailed are few and ' unimportant . A conspiracy against the British 13 said to have been discovered at Gwalior . but it is at present doubtful whether the presumed plot is not a , mere fabrication , got up with the view of injuring lura Baee and her party . The Nizam ' s dominion

      . continue in an unsettled state , and it is supposed that we may now look every iky for intelligence of the active interference of the British authorities to roi . 8 J ° ™™ 0 country to order , and give a character of ' : stability to tlie government . In otl . er parts of India tranquillity appoovs to prevail . Our local accounts give the particulars of a most shocking catastrophe in the native town—a Manilla sailor , under the iulluence of some horrible excitement , having " run a muck , " crease in band , and killed five and wmnioii sixteen or seventeen individuals . , "; . ' . , i .-. . ¦ . ~

      A letter from Rome of the Cth , in th ^ vgibura Oaxetu , states that some of the refugees from Rimini m the states of Tuscany , have been detected in a conspiracy to seduce a battalion of the line , and en . ter with it into the Roman States . Twenty soldier * who lind been seduced uy the conspirators have fled ? t J avoid punishment . ^*

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      GREAT CHARTIST MEETING AT MANCHESTER . It being announced that Mr . O'Connor would address the people at the Carpenters' U al ) , on Sundaj la « t , afc seven o'clock in the evening , long before that hour the spacious building was crammed in every part . Mr . Sutton was called to the chair ; and , after briefly referring to the object of the meeting introduced Mv . Doyle , who sooke at considerable length upon the duty of the Chartist party at tin present eventful crisis , ami contended for the necessity of remaining as a dbtinct and separate body . Mr . O'Connor was next introduced , and was re ceived with several rounds , of applause . He commenced by analysing ths present position of tl-c several politiop . l parties , and * then stated what the policy ( if the Executive was in the present emergency . Ho also reviewed what hnd been done by the Lane Conference , and then said that , according to the ok

      Roinan practice , he felc a pride in submitting his policy , and that of his brothers of the Executive , to the consideration of the dcinosrasy in the fim instance : and , as a thorough understanding was of all things essential , he thought he was in safe hands when he appealed to the OUayiist garrison , as Manchester had Ions been , for their adoption or rejection of that policy . What satisfied that meeting oiHit , and would , satisfy the Chartists of the empire . ( Hear . ) In order thai -there should bo uo flinching , no mysterious frittering away of the policy approved by thousands at tiie Hall of Science on Monday last , lie was prepared now with the embodyment of that policy , in six distinct resolutions , — - ( cheers)—which he would move in the convention to-morrow ; - ( cheers ) —and to which ,, if any man in that meeting found any objection , now was the time te urge it for their guidance ; not to hoMlc it for their aftei ' -cousuve oicondemnation . ( Loud cheers . ) Ho would read the resolutions slowly and distinctly .

      Mr . O'Connor then read the resolutions ( which will be found iu the report of the proceedings of . the convention ) which was carried by . fieelnma . &on amid the most unequivocal ' anil unanimous applause . Here Mr . O Connor was interrupted by cheers from without , which were shortly responded to within , announcing the arrival of Mr . Roberts , who was most entiiUBiMtieaJIy received / Mr . O'Connor continued : If Iliad known tie Attorney-General had been so near at hand , I should have been more guarded in my expressions , —( cheers and laughter)—but , as I

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 27, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1347/page/5/