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      GREAT CHARTIST MEETING IN THE CITY OF JiOHDOTS .

      ( Continued from the Hfil \ Page . ) Mr W . Djton next addressed the meeting , in support of the resolution , and , m ^ douig so , said , tfieliitle bit of . shar p-shooting which had taken place , ™* nothing after a » , but men speaking their Opinions on minor questions la the raoTutien , there appeared to be three distinct heads , namely . SI object to be attained , « The People ' s Charter . " the means to bo adopted in order to attain it , •» Organisation ; " and , in the last place , the benefits that would arise fro wits attainment , "The Moral , Social , and Political Elevation of the People . " In reference to the first part of the . resolution—the Charter . —After the very able spseches they had heard from those gentlemen who bad preceded him ,

      it needed no comment from him , but the second part of the resolution was of vital importance ; they never would have the Charter , unless they adopted the means of getting it ; and , in his humble opinion , the means were in their own hands , and if they did not make use of them , they were un--Hrorthy of the benefits which would arise from its enactment , and the proper use of the powers it would confer upon them . The first thing to be done , was the forming themselves in an associated body . Every man who telived the Charter to be the instrument by which he coulttarork out his social and political salvation , was , in duty hound , at once to become a member of the " National Charter- Association . " - It was , therefore ,

      imperative , that th ' e leading men in the various localities should commence enrolling members immediately . In conclusion , lie implored of of them to set to work at once in good earnest with the organisation , for they might depend upon it that so long , as ouly classes were represented in the Legislature , so long would classes only be cared for . They lad some good men and true in the House of Commons , but their labours were useless unless they had the support of the people from without . If , therefore , they valued the patriotism of their friends and their own freedom , they would not only give their support to the resolution , but , would , both individually and collectively , do their utmost to carry it into practical effect . ( Loud cheers . ) __• _ _

      After a few remarks from Mr . Isaac Wilson , on the motion of Messrs . Retsoxds and Stallwood , a Vote of thanks was carried by acclamation , to the Chairman , and this important , crowded , and moBfc enthusiastic meeting terminated .

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      CONSTITUTION OF THE , NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION AND RE-ORGAKISATION OF THE CHARTIST

      MOVEMENT l .-The object of those persons who signify their adhesion to the principles and plans set forth in this document , is to institute a legal , peaceful , and constitutional agitation on behalf of the People ' s Charter . 2 . _ The persons thus uniting then * opinions and their moral energies , denominate themselres collectively 'The National Charter Association . ' 3 . —This Association consists of all individuals who take out cards of membership and subscribe to the fend of the society . 4 . —The principles to be promulgated hy the Association are these contained in the document known as the People's Charter , and which may he thus summed up : —1 . Uni--rersal Snffirage . 2 . Yote by Ballot . 3 . Annual Parliaments . 4 . Equal Electoral Districts . 5 . No Property Qualification . 6 . Paid Representatives . 5 . —The government ot the Association is Tested in an executive committee consisting of five members : receiving cylowc for their services . 6 . The executive committee appoints the secretary , irho receives a s Jary for his services .

      7 . —All mambers of the Association are entitled to votes ( personally , and not by proxy . ) 8 . —A card of membership is granted for one year upon pajment of one shilling . The contribution may be paid by instalments of not less than one penny weekly the member ; not to receive Ms card nor be eligible to he a member of fiie executive committee , until the contribution is paid in fall ; but any jerson subscribing to the funds of the Association will be entitled to vote in all its proceedings . 9 . —As any individual foils to ^ Mt * '" his payments , ceases to be a member of the Association , he cannot vote unless iis arrears bepreriously paid Dp . 10 . —The modeof propagating theprinciplesoftheAssocia lion shall be hy public meetings , by the circulation of tracts , by the aid of lecturers , and by any other legal means which the executive may think fit to adopt . - 1 L—At the public meeting called by , and at the instance of this Association , the most perfect freedom of speech is reco £ ni ? ed ; save and except with regard to language calculated to cause a breach of the peace or otherwise -violate fiie laws . li—Lecturers will be appointed by the executive committee .

      13 . —The National Charter Association has been founded and exists independently of all other institutions whatsoever , whether political or social ; and it is to be hoped that it may become a rallying point for all democratic sections and popular interests . 14 . —An office Trill be taken in London to serve as the head quarters of the Association : and this office will be devoted . solely to the business of the institution .

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      Ashtos-usdeb-Ltjte . —At a meeting of Chartists it was resolved : — "That we , the Chartists of Ashton , do forthwith join the National Charter Association , andsendforcards ofmembership . " "That we open a discussion class on Sunday evening next " Siocefobi . —At a members meeting held in the Association room , convened for the purpose of discussing the new Constitution of the Charter Association , the following resolutions were passed unanimously : — " That the third article of the new Constitution is incomplete , inasmuch as it makes no provision for the permanent existence of the several localities , and will ultimately destroy local agitation , as the shilling which each member pays , will be

      absorbed by the Executive Committee , the localities will be without funds . Therefore , in order that this may be alleviated , we desire that local laws he made , empowering localities to collect funds , and that the following words be added to the third article , viz ., subject to the local laws . '" "That the words 'Executive Committee , ' in the twelfth article be expunged , and the following added in their stead , Hz .. 'Each district . '" WmriiXGTON axd Cat . —At a meeting of members on Sunday last , a discussion was opened on the la-Tiour question . Sereral members having spoken on the degraded position of labour generally , the meeting was adjourned until Sunday evening , when the subject will be renewed .

      0 PESI 5 G OF THE 3 fSW ClTr CnABTIST HaLL AND Athes-eem . —On Tuesday evening , the Cripplegate locality opened their neat and comfortable hall , 26 , Golden-Lane , Barbican . The hall is a plain substantial edifice , and worthy of the patriotic citizens who have called it into existence ; it is one of those things that sprung from the government persecutions and prosecutions of 1318 . Left without a home , the Chartists of Cripplegate—with the indefatigable Fowler , Brown , and Bentley , at their head —took refuge in the house of Mr . Fowler , 28 , Goldenlane , and at length—backed by the industry and intelligence of the Cripplegate locality , and a Jew other friends—are in possession of their present democratic home . The hall will accomodate

      three hundred persons ; and in addition thereto it has acoffee-room , library , and other offices—all of which are at present under the able management cf Mr . Fowler and the Cripplegate locality . It is intended to have the hall open every evening , for either lectures , meetings , discussions , or readings . The hall was neatly decorated on the occasion with mottoes which at once speak the sentiments held by its promoters . We subjoin a few : — "All the peoples of the earth are brethren ; " " The People ' s Charter , and no surrender ; " "English , Irish , and Scotchmen—unite for our Charter ; " " five la ifc * paMfoue Rouge ! " "Kosauth , Bern , and DembinsM ; ' * " Ledru Bollin , Louis Blanc , and Mazzini ;" "Liberty , Equality , and Fraternity . " Some two

      inndred persons sat down to tea , which was served sp in admirable stylo by Mrs . Fowler and her daughters , and which gave-botb . from quality and Quantity—universal satisfaction . . After the tea , Mr . J . Birsck ( a Jew by birth ) was called to the chair , and remarked , that his being so called was a proof that the committee felt what they expressed in their first sentiment , viz . — " That all peoples of the earth are brethren . " ( Load cheers . ) The chairman narrated , in pathetic terms , the difficulty which a man born a Jew had of procuring a trade , &e ., and the necessity of fraternisation of nations and peopl es . — The sentiments ( three in number ) were as follow : — " The peoples of the earth ( all of whom are brethren ) — may they march

      boldly forward in freedom ' s cause until they lave attained the political and social equality Of all of human kind . " "To the Northern Star , Jblttieat Instructor , Democratic Review , and all other heralds of progress , may their radiance become more and mere brilliant until they illume the ¦ whole habitable globe . " " To the advocates , heroes , andHving martyrs of freedom , may they continue in their righteous career until they are blessed in the triumph of the glorious cause for which they lave so heroically straggl ed . "—Mr . S . M . Kydd , in one of his happiest veins , gave the first sentiment , and congratulated the committee—in forming and opening such an institution—on the appropriateness « f the sentiments selected , and especiclly on the

      sue fraternal feeling embraced in the one commi tted to his charge , on the broad and comprehensive wisdom of its politicsand the fine elevated tone of xte moral and « ocial ethics , which , whether they I » true or false , hadthe merit of being advoeated tymaay of the wise and good of aU nations . ( Loud cneera . ) Such institutions as that in which they ¦ wets now met , was well calculated ia carry out the true and wise maxim of the great Lord Bacon-• Knowledge lanower . ' .- ( Loud cheers . ) -G . Julian Jfcney fplfowedand said : Sot accordingto Botchs-: child , but according to that sentiment wa > he an advocate of the emancipation of the Jews ; and in the late continentialstruggleg for freedom ' Jews had j ^ eafoandbehmd the editorial desk of newspapers ^ .. jand -Poles behind the barricades , each Maternally ^ a pUjjg : the cause of human progress ; He' ( Mr tiKtiwyiwUl forward with , hope of the future ;

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      and trusted he should yet live to see the humanising sentiments he held in his hand prevail in practice . He should like .. to _ Bee them accomp lished peaceably . No man had a stronger desire for this than he , bu if imperious necessity t stepped in he then ; said , _ let us have them at any price . . ( Loud cheers . } The choir of the Institution ; led by Mr . and Miss H . Fowler , here gave the "Marseillaise Hymn Jin first-rate style . —Mr . P . M'Gratb , in giving the second sentiment , congratulated the City of London in having a little band of citizens who could so practically and patriotically set themselves to work . The Northern Star had been of great service to the cause , and they had recently received ft great accession of strength in Reynolds '! Political Instructor , and the Democratic Review was likewise a very able and useful monthly auxiliary , in the service ^ ana how much more did we feel the service rendered by

      these , when we remembered how we had Deen treated by that Jupiter Tomans of the . press , the Times , and other papers , &c Mr . M Grath then pointed out how these Democratic organs could be made most available for the uses of that institution , and resumed his seat loudly applauded . —Mr . T Clark congratulated them not only on the opening of the hall , but the fine spirit of harmony and union that prevailed within its walls . Thia was indeed a step in the rig ht direction . Let but the press rightly direct the minds of the people , and halls like that become thrown open for the cultivation of their mental faculties , and we need fear none of the results that unfortunately followed the Parisian revolutions of 1792-8 , 1830 , or those of 1848—he meant loss to the people of the object for which they struggled . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . W . Dixon followed in a similar strain . Mr .

      stallwood , in giving the third sentiment , said , the best way of appreciating their advocates was , by obtaining recruits—go out into the lanes and streets of the city , and get people to come to their halllisten to the voice of reason put forth by their heroes , and no doubt they would receive recruits in the way of progress . ( Cheers . ) As to the martyrs , they were recently told that they had thirty still pining in their dungeons : among whom were numbered , Shaw , Bezer Fuasell , and Ernest Jones—( loud cheers)—and he thought something more than lip services were required . They have wives and families , and the victim fund should be supported . As , to their . continental friends : there we ' re Kossiith , Bern Dembinski , Ledru Rollin , Louis Blanc , Armand . Barbea , Mazzini , Garibaldi ,

      and a host of others , to whom they would extend the hand of fraternity . ( Loud cheers . ) He was happy to state , that their friend Yernon , one of the living martyrs , was present , and would follow him . ( Cheers . )—Mr . J . Yernon , having congratulated the meeting on such a display of Chartist feeling , so soon after his liberation from prison , described the prisons and its tortures—but withal it could not put down sentiment—it still lived , and would eventually triumph . He had made a serious mistake or two before he went to prison , which he hoped to avoid , and to be more useful for the future . Mr . Yernon then proceeded to illustrate the condition of society , its misery and wretchedness , and threw out some useful hints , as to a remedy—recommended a steady and determined course in the cause of progress—congratulated them on their prospeots

      for the future , and sat down loudly applauded . The choir of the institution then gave " Base Oppressors , " and on the motion of Messrs . Stallwood andirnott , a vote of thanks was given by acclamation to the Chairman and the Committee , who founded the hall , and got up the festival , which was responded to . The hall was then cleared for dancing , and the room up stairs for the concert ; , both of which were kept up with great glee , and in fine fraternal spirit , until after night was at odds with morning . " Success to the New City Chartist Hall . " The Chairman read a letter from Mr . G . "V 7 . M . Beynolds , apologising for non attendance , on the ground of previous engagement , at the same time stating bi 3 desire to do all in his power to serve the interest of " the City Chartist Hall and Athenaeum . "

      Sialexbridob . —A delegated meeting was held on Sunday last , at Mr . John Lawton ' s , grocer , for the purpose of reorganising the Chartists of South Lancashire , and it was resolved that the Manchester council be requested to call a meeting in Manchester , to be attended by delegates from every locality in South Lancashire , as early as possible . It was also resolved that another delegate meeting of the Staleybridge district , be held at Mr Lawton ' s , on Sunday afternoon , the 27 th inst .

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      THE LATE METROPOLITAN CHARTIST CONFERENCE . TO THE EDIIOB OF THE KOHTHBBS BIAR . Sib , —I regret to ste by a resolution from Aberdeen , inserted in the Star of the 5 th inst . that the letter from this city , which was read at the Metropolitan Conference , has been altogether misunderstood . The style and spirit of that resolution , and the dishonourable conduct of the person who called

      the meeting—if it can be called a meeting—at which it was passed , would certainly justify silent con . tempt ; and if that resolution bad been confined to this city , where the parties are known , I would certainly have treated it as a matter altogether unworthy of notice , but as it has obtained an importance by being inserted in the Star , which it does not otherwise possess , I feel called on as the writer of the letter in question , to trouble you with the following remarks—explanation .

      The resolution commences thus : — ' That this meeting repudiates the opinion attributed to it by the writer of the letter from Aberdeen to the Conference in London . ' In answer to this I have only to say , that this is either unmitigated nonsense , or dishonest presumption ; first , because the letter referred to was writteo , and read to the Conference , long before ' the meeting , at which that resolution was passed , took place , so that I could not , in that letter , have attributed any opinions to it , that being an utter impossibility $ and second , if to get out of this absurdity , the parries attending this famous meeting imagine that they have a right to consider themselves the Chartists of Aberdeen , to whom , in that letter , I attributed certain opinions , then , I say , they are

      guilty of presumption as dishonourably dishonest , at that of which they suppose rae guilty , and , for which I am so deliberately condemned in the latter pattof their gentle resolution . The meeting in question had no more right to cons ider themselves ' the Chartists of Aberdeen , ' and to express opinions in their name , than I had . By the bold and unmktakeable language of their resolution , and the virtuous reorganisation expressed at my supposed presumption , parties at a distance would be apt to imagine that the whole Chartists of Aberdeen had been assembled for solemn deliberation on this most important matter , and they will , therefore , be somewhat surprised to learn , that the resolution eman ated merely from four or five individuals privately collected together by Mr . William Lyon , who is set down as the proposer of the resolution .

      It may , perhaps , afford a deal of fun to Mr , Lyon ; but I ask you , sir , what ! dependence can be placed on the Star reports if four or five individuals meet privately together , style themselves ' the Chartists '—as these parties are styled—the report of their proceedings , and have their gossips reported in the Star as the resolutions of 'the Chartists ?' I do not blame the parties called together by Mr . Lyon , because I know that . they might have been misled by exaggerations and miestatements , but for Mr . Lyon I can find no excuse . What will honour , able men think of bis conduct when I state that previous to Mr . Lyon ' s meeting , I explained to him that my letter bad been . totally misunderstood by Mr . Stallwood at the London Conference , and stated to him what I really intended ; and yet , after this

      explanation , and while professing the most cordial friendship to me , he called his friends together , and without giving me any notice , or any opportunity to defend myself , allowed his friends to misunderstand the letter in question , and , on the strength of this , propeEed the resolution as it appeared—The Star keeping back the explanation which he could have given them , in order that I , Mi friend , might be thus misrepresented ? Mr . Lyon afterwards appears to have been convinced of his dishonourable conduct ; for the very next time we met in the houie , and itt presence of a prominent Chartist , he distinctly denied tha £ he ' proposed the resolution ; so that Mr . Lyon , after having betrayed me , is also disposed to betray his own friends , after the ; had served his purpose .

      The resolution referred to , further says : — ' We , ' the Chartists , ' here assembled , declare our willing ' ness to support , and would place the greatest confidence in , anyExecutive duly elected by Universal Suffrage—whether such Executive was composed of Englishmen Irishmen , or Scotchmen . ' In answer to this I have to state , that in my letter , read at the Conference , I ; did not object either to Englishmen or Irishmen ; all that I suggested was , that a national secretary should ' reside in Scotland '—the very

      words of my letter—but I did not mean that he should bt a Scotchman ; for if they are otherwise qualified I have no objection to Frenchmen , Romans , Americans , or Poles , and , indeed , I would much pre . fer Borne of tbeie , for they seem to be made of sterner metal thm either Englishmen , Irishmen , or Scotchmen . Mr . Stallwood totally mistook my meaning when he supposed I wanted a Scotchman a ? National Secretary ; and it will be sufficient , when I state to him , that I am , in the fullest sense of the terms , a Fraternal Democrat , to convince him that

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      y ^—*^ = — — : — I could not ^ entertain the narrow views which he supposed were ' stated in my letter to the Conference To explain " : fully "tot wasj luggested ; ini { the said ' letter , I may state / that I have naobjectioiis . 'to : the wholeidf the rules as agreed 1 to at Ithe London Conference , for , indeedi they have already been agreed to at a preliminary Chartist meeting here ; but what I suggest is , that the Chartists of Scotland ahouid be allowed to select one or two of the ! National Executive as commissioners or secretaries ,: tb reside in Scotland during the whole term of their office , for the purpose of organising this country .. That they should reside for a given period in . every town where it was thought a Chartist Association could be established ; not for the purpose of merely delivering : an exciting address , which produces onty a

      transient effect , but for the purpose of looking after the proper organisation and local working of every association throughout the country ; and seeing that no town of importance was' without its association of lonafide paying members ; and when , at the expiration of their " term of office , they left Scotland to give an account of their stewardship , they should carry with them the addresses of every local secretary , which should then be published as a general guide , to the Chartists of Scotland . ; I would , however , suggest , that in the meantime , at least , a National Conference should assemble in Scotland , at the Scotch Chartists are not able , at present , to defray the expense of delegates to the London Conferences , and . will not be until they are properly organised ,, when , of course , my objection o a London Conference would be removed .

      The resolution , already referred to , concludes thus , ' And , further , that this meeting declare its deliberate condemnation of the conduct of any individual , who ffould take upon himself the liberty to express the opinions of the people . of Aberdeen , without having authority from them for doing so . ' I agree to every word of this ; and further , I deliberately condemn the conduct of four or five individuals , who meet privately together , and presume to consider themselves the Chartists of Aberdeen , and who express opinions in their names without having their authority for doing so . , 1 have also to state , that the letter read at the Conference ,

      was not sent to that body at all , but simply , to Mr . Reynolds , of London , . and it did not pretend to express the opinions of the people , of Aberdeen , but simply of a very humble , though sincere Chartist , as will be seen from the following extract * from the letter itself : — ' If you should have occasion to address the Conference , you may give them this as the sincere opinion of one who has the welfare of the cause at heart ; ' so that the latter part of resolution is not at all applicable to me , but it might , with some trifling verbal alterations , apply with great force to the party from whom the resolution emanated . . s . -...

      Though I feel strongly tempted to enlarge , yet , as this is at best but a disagreeable subject , I shall conclude , by recommending to the serious consideration of Mr . Lyon and his friends , a few simple words , — honesty is the best policy . " Be not hasty to condemn / I remain , Sir , , ¦¦ Yours fraternally , Aberdeen , Jan . 10 , 1850 . D . Wright .

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      THE LATE CONFERENCE ; AND THE KEW PLAN OF ORGANISATION .

      10 THE EDITOR , OP THE NORTHERN BTAR . ... Sir , —How such a plan of organisation was sent out to the country many are at a loss to know . It is not only defective , but despotic ; it is establishing in its foundation the very system which we wish to destroy—class legislation ; it is going over the same ground we have been treading since the People ' s Charter was brought before the public . The ¦ time has arrived , in my opinion , when we must agitate for something more than the Charter ; our social rights must be contended for , and carried into practice by the producers of wealth , as we never

      need expect assistance from the middle and upper classes . Taking them as a body , there are some amongst the middle and upper classes who wish the working class to enjoy the whole of their political rights , but they are very few in number . No union can take place between the democrats and the great bulk of the middle class , while competition and the present system of buying cheap , and selling as dear as they can continues . We might as well ask them to divide their profits . with us as unite with us for our political and social rights . We must take the advice which Sir Robert Feel gave us in 1827 , about taking our own affairs into our own hands . ' ' ;

      Sir , —In my opinion , there ought to be a National Conference called in the centre of England , to draw up a plan of organisation , and to recommend fit and proper persons to form an Executive .. Committee of five , to be chosen on the principles of Universal Suffrage ; men , who will be free from any other office , and who can devote their whole time to the cause of the productive class . Measures , not men , should be our motto , and principle our guide , as leadership of men may prove to be destructive of the very best interests of the working class . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ - '

      Sir , —The country , in my opinion , ought to be divided into five districts , and one of the executive committee be stationed in the centre of each district , and a change should take place every six months in each district . Their duties should be to disseminate the following principles . —First , that land ought to be common property , to be held in trust for the benefit of all . —Second , that a republican form of government is most suited for the present age . —Third , that Universal Suffrage is the right of all . —Fourth , that the producers of wealth

      ought to be the distributers of their own labour , on the principle of sale and exchange , one . with another . —Fifth , that the working classes ought to erect their own schools , and appoint their own schoolmasters . —Sixth , the formation of democratic tract societies in every district , whereby sound and useful knowledge could be circulated throughout the country . —Seventh , to fraternise with , and assist the people of all nations , who are , or may be , struggling for freedom against their tyrannical oppressors . By publishing the above , you will oblige , Yours in the cause of Democracy , Samuel Jackson . Attercliffe , near Sheffield .

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      Wioioy . —A meeting was held on the 2 nd inst ., Mr . William Tickers in the chair , when ¦ it was resolved ;— " That the thanks of the members be given to Mr . O'Connor for his determination not to allow the property of the Company to become that of any dissatisfied and fraudulent allottee , but to enforce the payment of the rent now due , or otherwise to allow the law to have its force , and remove from the Company any who would attempt to create distrust and contention and also not to wind up the affairs of the Company , but to proceed for the general good of all the peaceful portion . of the Company . " - « t * ;•• . Leicbsteb . —At a meeting held on Monday , January 7 th , the following resolution was agreed

      ; o : — "That we , the members of the Leicester branch , approve of Mr . O'Connor ' s handing all the unprincipled allottees over to the solicitor of the Company , and that they be made to pay the rent now due , or be instantly ejected . " Chultenham . —To Mr . W . Rider . —That fellow Beattie from Charterville , has been at the Bell Inn in this town , and said he had been to Snig ' a End and Lowbands , to instruct them how to keep their allotments ; that he bad had a trial with the bailiffs , and beat them ; that it was their property , and they could not be turned out . a dthat O'Connor would be soon obliged to run his country , and a great deal more of sHch nonsensical staff . I was toldthis by a friend , I was not there . Oh ! for a whip , and the power to lash the villain back to Charterville . I hope he will soon meet his deserts . , He is not fit to stop there . Vours truly , John Hemmin .

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      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Dear and HoNouaisD Sir , —Having been an eyewitness of your conduct ever since you set foot On English soil , for the first time I take the liberty of thanking you for the strenuous exertions you have made . in behalf of the much oppressed working classes . But , sir , I am sorry after a struggle of so many years , that you should meet with nothing but calumny and abuse as your reward , not only from the base and corrupted press ,, and the aristooracy from whose lap you string ) , but from the blass you have so zealously and ardently supported . ( I allude more particularly to the fortunate members of the

      Land Company , who have had the > chance of location , and who are too well contented to leave their castles , but too dishonest to pay their iustXdemands for them , in consequence of which it seems to be the desire of Aberdeen and Manchester to wind" up the Company ' s affairs . But , sir ,. I hope the country in general will take a different . view , seeing the estates are purchased from the drunken aristocracy by the sayings of the working classes , and your unceasing toil . No , sir , rather'let these castles stand as monuments of the industry of the working classes , and your regard fo ^ their weJfare ^ aB flnger-posts SffftW 6 * £ S 8 rt state | a . ^ accomplishment of the People ' s Charter ; It is my opinion , arid that

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      sssislii S ^ SI ^ Ss neyTouldget I per centage for their money ; . and iwoulaenaU the'Company to pw ^ j" ^ operations . Some ^ tMk i whereis ge ^ to anJ the Freehold ? To such I answer , a speedy union t Scomplisbment of the People ' s ^ Charte ^ s it Tappears there is no chance for the workini classes , until they obtain their political nshtBg » f which you'have done your herculean share of labour to obtain . Sir , I wish you a happy new year , and that you may enjoy health and strength to vanquish and overcome your enemies , is the fervent desire of one who has laboured hard in the people s cause . John Hubrbl . Magdalen-gates , Norwich , ¦ " . '¦ .,., '¦' . January 8 , 1850 , ¦ ;

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      ¦ MRr GLARii . v ¦ : ' W ld ^ THB BDrrOB OPTHB NOBTHKIN SMJj , ^ mm ^^ m ^^ B and to which I would > esteem it an e ^ 'fj *!™ if you Would permit theinsertion of thi » _ br ^™ P ^ " Krder that it maybe known that I have , sonyi notion of the duties and responsibilities of jo yem-! " - 5 rtnotions will contras r rm -r "Wv

      SS Wtoifinr- nf 5 S advantageously with those of the conveners of 3 ^^ orT-me ^ nB at Stepney , 1 I « ere -give . = t ! i « r SfoutLs Sail their integrity , as well , also , as the amendmentTwhich I submitted . upon tbat ^ occasion . Resolutions of the conveners of the meeting - . Kesou ^ ioua ^ iab ( jur . the source Of au wealth , iisiiii ispsasstsa&

      rdS ' imVor an ; t duty of the B ^ Jg-WJ and her Majesty ' s ; Government , to . adopt _ sucn mea aiires as will best secare employ ment to every Se ofIhe ^ . pulation , and for their labour , ^ nhftrirfance ofthe necessaries and comforts ot-hte . « * SI - -That the unrestricted foreign cheap laboS policy which has been for a ^ erj es of years SurS by the Legislatures of this kingdom , ° S 5 extended by the present ^ men fc '"' in the oninion of this meeting , theoretically wrong , •¦ irp SSSS r - inj ^ ious to the | ndus nous classes by compelling them to enter into unfair c ° mpStSn wVcapifal at home and ^ . destructive to the ge neral prosperity of Great Briton and her colonies , dangerous to the stability ortne !* . « „; .. « and nnnnsed to the independence and hapi -- ¦

      diilUUliXJf uuu wj »» w ™ - " ---- ' ¦¦ * ,- ? 9 niness ofthe whole British population . . . P 3 rd .- '' That as the principle of Protection for Native Industry is founded on justice to all , and as the acts of the present Legislature have been opposed to these sentiments and injurious to the welare of the British population , a memorial founded on the foregoing resolutions be presented to her Majesty , praying her Majesty to ' , dissolve the present Parliament , and thereby give an opportunity to thoso who hold the elective franchise m trust for , the whole people to elect such representatives who will insure protection to every class of Jher ! Majesty ' s subjects throughout the British Empire . _ Here is the amendment , and , if I mistake . not , it

      will tpeak for itself . ' , „ ,.,. -. That as labour is the apurce of all wealth , it evidently follows , that the prosperity and independence of Great Britain and her colonies , will be best promoted by the employment of the greatest number of a healthy , industrious , intelligent , and moral population , which can be educatefand comfortably maintained by their own industry ; and , therefore , in the opinion of this meeting , it is the first andmogfc important duty of the . British legislature ^ and her Majesty ' s government , to adopt wuh

      SUCn xneaourco ** o wjj * auwu vuv m . » v * . —*—r- ~ i £ ment toevery one of the population , and for their labour , abundance of the necessaries and comforts of life ; and that this can be done , not by any- further legislative interference ; but by the removal of all remaining impediments to the free exercise of industry , and by the reduction of the amount , and an alteration in the present unjust system of taxation , by the repealof the laws of primogeniture and entail , together with a system of Parliamentary " reform , embracing a suffrage which shall enfranchise the whole male adult population of the

      country .- : ; Now , Sir , with respect to the " challenge" arid my acceptance , of it at the meeting , Mr . Kydd , I think , will recollect , that I , upon that occasion , publicly declined to recognise in him the authorship of any novel or startling opinion ; that I also declared my intention to be present at , and take part in , any public meetings which might be said to be called in the interests of the working classes , on the subject of " Protection to Aative Industry , " as defined in the above resolutions . And now , as a " challenge " is a " challenge , " especially when put into

      print by the challenger himself , I hereby undertake to meet Mr . Kydd at the same place , and diseu ? s with him the merits of the principles embo . lied in my amendment , against the system of Protection , vaguely hinted at in the above resolutions . As I shall be absent from town for a few days , Mr . M Grath has kindly undertaken to act forme , and to that gentleman I now refer Mr . Kydd or his friends . Thomas Clark . Thursday night , 10 o ' clock . [ Mr . Kydd ' s letter will be found in the second page . ]

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      CORN . Mahk-lawb , Monday , Jan . 14 . — The supply of English wheat this morning was short ; but as most ofthe countn markets are receiving larger quantities of farmer ' s grain aud having again a good arrival of foreign flour , sales could only be effected at a reduction of Is . per quarter upon last Monday's prices . In flour little doing , though offered cheaper . ¦ Foreign wheat went off slowly , at rather de . dining rates . Barley heavy sale , and malting quality Is cheaper . Beans and peas Is lower . The oat trade , with a moderate supply , was inactive , and prices , unlejj for the finest samples , barely maintained . Linseed cakei rather cheaper , some quantity offering for sale . For cloverseed there is some inquiry on speculation , which did not however lead to much business to-day , and prices remain without change . .

      BBrnsH . —Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , red , neiv 3 J | to 42 s , ditto white 40 s to 80 s , Lincoln , Norfolk , and York shire , red 35 s to 38 s , Northumberland and Scotch , whin 32 s to 37 s , ditto red Ha to 3 . 8 s , Devonshire and Somerset . shire , red , —s to —s , ditto white — to—s , rye , 21 s to 23 i , barley , 22 s to 24 s , Scotch 22 s to 24 s , Angus— s to -s , Malt ordinaiy , •—s to —s , pale SOs to Ms , peas , grey , new 24 s to 263 , maple 20 s to 27 s , white 33 s to 248 ) boilers new 2 Gs to 29 s , beans , large , new 22 s to 24 s , ticks 24 s to 25 ) , harrow , 25 s to 26 s , pigeon , 26 s to 28 s , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire feed , 15 s to 18 s , ditto Poland and potato , 17 s to 20 s , Berwick and Scotch , l " s to 21 s , Scotch feed , '; . 17 b to 18 s , Irish feed and black , 14 s to 17 s , ditto potato , 17 s to 21 s , linseed ( sowing ) 50 s to 52 s , rapeserf , Essex , new £ 27 to £ 30 per last , carraway seed , Esses , ns » 26 s to 30 s per cwt , rape cake , £ i to £ 4 lfls per ton , lin . seed , £ 9 10 s to £ 10 10 s . per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of 2801 b ! , ship , 288 to SOs , town , 38 s to 40 s .

      Fobekw . —Wheat . — Dantzig , 44 s to 50 s , Anhalt ud Marks , 38 to 40 s , ditto white , 40 s to 42 s , Pomeranian red , 40 s to 42 s , Rostock 44 s to 46 s , Danish , Holstein , and Priesland , 30 a to 84 s , Petersburgh , Archangel , and ]!! ga , 32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 34 s , Marianopoli , ondBff . dianski , 32 s to 35 s , Taganrog , 32 s to 34 s , Brabant and French , 34 s to 36 s , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salonica , SOsto 33 s , Egyptian , 23 s to 26 s , rye , 20 s to 22 s , barley , Wisair and Rostock , 18 s to 21 s , Danish , 18 s to 23 s , Saal , SOs U 24 s BastFriesland , 16 s to 18 s , Egyptian , 14 s to 15 s , Damito , 14 s to 15 s , peas , white , 23 s to 24 s , new , boilers , 25 s ti 26 s , beans , horse , 23 s to 23 s , pigeon , 24 s to 25 s , Efrptian , 22 s to 24 s , oats , Groningen , Danish , "Bremen , au Friesland , feed and black , lls to 15 s , ditto , thick and brew , 15 s to 22 s , Riga , Petersburgh , Archangel , and Swedish . 1 M : ol 6 s , flour , United States , per 19611 ) 8 ., 22 s to 24 s , Bm burgh 20 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin 20 s to 23 s , French wr 2801 bs ., S 2 s to 34 s .

      _ Wednesday , Jan . 16 . —The stormy and severe weather which has obtained during the last week , has had the effect of limiting the supplies to this market Bince Mondav . Nevertheless , witli rory dull accounts from all our country markets , and that they are declining v \ price , particular !; for . wheat , the farmersjare at length beginning to thrash oat more freely , seeing that the hope of renewed pretection must be abandoned , the business doing here to-day is verj limited , at declining rates . ' ¦ ArriTals this week : — Wheat—English , 910 quarten ; foreign , 1 , 080 quarters . Barley—English , 680 quarten ; foreign , 6 , 460 quarters . Oats — English , 250 quarter ! . Irish , 5 , 743 qrs . Flour—2 , 490 sacks . Richmond ( Yorkshire , ) Jan . 12 . — W « had a very heavy market of grain this morning . Wheat sold from 4 s Od t » 5 s 9 d ; oats . lls 8 d to 2 s lOd ; barley , 3 s 3 d to 3 s 6 d ; beam , 4 s 0 d to 4 s 3 d per bushel .

      BREAD . The prices of wheatan bread in the metropolis arefron 61 d . to 7 d .- of household ditto , 5 d . to 6 d . perilbs . loaf .

      CATTLE . SinTHFiEUT ) , Monday , ' . Jan . 1-ith . The attendance < f buyers was rather numerous , tha beef trade , owing to tto Immense supplies of meat on offer in Newgate and Leadenhall markets , was far from active ; however , a ? ood clearance of the beasts was effected at last Monday ' s prices . The supply of trade ruled heavy , and , in most instances , prices were 2 d per 81 bs . lower ¦ than on this day se ' nnig ht . The highest general top figure for the best Downs did not exceed 4 s 2 d per 81 bs . Very few calves were on offer . Prime small-veal sold at full rates of currency . In other kiaih very little business was transacted . Pigs , the supply of which was 6 mall , met a very inactive demand , at last week ' s quotations , ' Head op Cattie at SsnraFiEtD . —Friday . —Beasts , 630 ; sheep , 3 , 400 ; calves , 210 ;; pigs , 200 . Mondaj . —Beasts , 3 , 334 ; sheep , 22 , 070 ; calves , 62 ; pigs , 217 .

      Price per stone of 81 bs . ( sinking the offaL )—Beef , 3 s Od to 4 s 2 d : mutton , 2 s lOdto 4 s 2 d ; veal , 3 s 4 d to 3 s 10 J ; pork , 8 s 4 d to 4 s 2 d . : = - ; ¦ > bwgatb and Lbadenhall , Monday , Jan . 14 . —Inferior beef , 2 s 6 d to 2 s 8 d ; middling ditto , 2 s lOd to 3 s Od ; prime large , 3 s 3 d to 3 s 4 d ; prime small , 3 s 4 d to 3 s 6 d ; li > rj » pom , 2 s 8 d to 3 s 4 d ; . inferior mutton , 2 s 8 d to 2 s Mi middling ditto , 3 s Od to 3 s 4 d ; prime ditto , 3 s Cd to 3 s lOd ; veal , 33 Od to 3 s lOd ; small pork , 3 s 6 d to is « i per 81 bs . by the ' earcase .

      PROVISIONS . London , Monday , Jan . i 4 th . —There was a fair arsount of business transacted in Irish butter during the past week , and the weather being cold and frosty , holders wei'e firm and prices steady . Foreign a little easier to sell , no change in value . Bacon : for Irish and American singed sides there was a respectable demand , at full prices . Hams a slow sale and the turn cleaper . Lard rather more saleable , at last quotations . ' English Butteb , Monday , Jan . 14 th . —Notwiths tanding this coU weather our trade is by no means good ; the only inquiry beinjj for best parcels , at barely late rates . Inferior and middling things ,. with us , are neglected , owing to the low prices of Irish and foreign butters . Dorset , fin * 90 s to 94 s per cwt ; ditto , summer-made , 60 s to 80 s ; fresl ) f 9 » to 13 s per doz . lbs . ;

      . ¦ = . , ,, POTATOES . Soothwark "Waterside , Monday Jan . Hth . —The arrival ' the last week from the sontinent We been very large , a «* it is with difficulty present pricos are supported . The best Yorkshire Regents are much inquired for , and are realising much higher prices than anything else in the market . The following are this day ' s quotations : —Yorkshire Regents 70 s to 120 s per ton ; - Wishech ditto , 60 s to " 3 s J Scotch ditto 60 s to 708 : Ditto Cup * 60 s to GOs ; Fmik * Whites 65 s to 70 s ; Rhenish and Belgian ditto 60 s to 65 s .

      . .. ; . ¦ ; . . - . . SEEDS . . ; ;•¦; London , Monday . —There was little doing in the seed market , and quotations remained much the same as on tinsday week . . . . ' ; v Bbitish , —Cloverseed , red 35 s toibs ; fine 45 s to 50 *; white 35 s to 50 s ; cow grass [ nominal ]—s to —s ; linseeo ( per qr . ) sowing 54 s to 5 Gs ; crushing 40 s to 42 s ; Hn 9 eea cakes ( per 1 , 000 of 31 bs . each ) £ 9 0 s to £ 10 0 s ; Trefoil ( per swt ) 14 s to 18 s ; rapeseed new ( per , last ) £ 28 0 s to i > 3 S a 5 . ; ditto cake ( pop ton ) £ 4 5 s t 6 £ 410 s ; mustard ( per busnClj white 68 to 9 s ; brown 8 s to lls ; Coriander ( per cwt . ) I « to 25 s ; Canary ( per qr . ) new SOs to 86 s .

      ; . ¦ •' ; - =. WOOL . : Livebpooi . ,. Jan . 12 . —With the commencement of tlie ncw year , wq have no improvement to notice , so for , i " - . ° U » demand for all kinds of Scotch wool , and that too , »« " » comparatively light stock . ..-. ' .. Imports for the week , 2 , 261 bales ; previously this jear , , 423 bales . ¦¦ ' ; ¦ ,.- "¦ ¦ :.., ' .

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      EICHARD OASTLER ON FREE-TRADE

      LETTER II , ¦' , "¦ : Broadataii's , Kent , Dec . 18 , 1849 Dear Sir , —I have to thank you for the first three numbers of your Bakers' Gazette , and for your having therein noticed our meetings in Lancashire for the protection of tho Ten Hours Act , as well as for your kind letter accompanying the same . I have often thought of writing to you on the subieotof the Bill for the Protection of the Journeymen Bakers , but I seemed to have no hope to inspire me . ; The working classes , as well as . the middle classes , are so much ; in love with Cobden ' s hoax , called Free Trade , and your bill being in direct contravention of the principles of Free Trade , it appeared to me waste of , time to trouble you mfch my ihoiifirhts on the subject . ; ; i ¦

      But Now , as I find tho sad discoveries of the miserable condition of the working classes , that have recently been made through the Morning Chronicle , instead of leading to some grand scheme for their amelioration , are likely to have no result , save that of inducing the rich and benevolent to chime in with the cruel views of the Economists , by raising a fund to transport the poor to the colonies , instead of adopting such plans of social regulation as would find profitable employment for all here , I can ; no longer refrain from writing to you on a subjeot that is , I know , so dear , so sacred to , you . ' Perhaps my views may very widely differ from yours . You , will , however , I am sure , give me credit for sincerely wishing success to the , Journeymen Bakers' Protection Bill ; you know , also , 1 have had some experience in such matters . '

      The fact , that any interference with labour and capital is . contrary to the present national feeling , cannot be denied . In the ease of tho iFactories' Regulation Bill , we contended . ( after a struggle of more ^ than , thirty years ) successfully against that prejudice , because the objects of , . our solicitude were children and womeni who , even some Free Traders allowed , were not free agents . Now , the Bill for the . Protection ; of the Journeymen Bakers must be defended on the fact , that those ourhoymen are not free agents . True , you and I know ihatthey are not ; but according to the popular , the received , the ruling opinion , they are perfectly free to fix their own Tiours of labour ; and until that delusion is removed , 1 think it will be

      impossible that you can persuade the legislature to pass thatbill . ,.. - .. : ; ,.- / , '¦; Nor can I see how you can remove that delusion wir . hout being able to disprove the whole theory' of free action called Free Trade , and to prove that the state is bound so to interfere as to prevent its members from injuring themselves and others by excessive and unnatural labour . In striving to do so ( and I am convinced that must be done before you can obtain an act to limit the hours of labour for journeymen bakers ) , most probably I should have to overcome your prejudices ; for aught I know , you may be a Free Trader , although seeking for protection in the case of journeymen bakers , I am sure . I should have to contend

      againBt the prejudices of many , very many working men—nay , perhaps to subject myself to their scorn , insult , and abuse . Still , rather than lose the Bakers ' Protection Bill , I would submit to some persecution ; ' and believing that every attempt _ to obtain that most excellent regulation must be vain , until tho public and the Parliament are convinced of the falseness of the . theory of Free Trade , I should be glad to be useful in removing the prejudices that now becloud the public mind , and benumb every effort to obtain justice for all , or any of the busy bees that throng our national hive . Most likely those very bees would be the first to sting me , so fondly do our English working men hug the chains of slavery and poverty , under the charmed word—freedom of action , Free Trade ; failing to preceive , that without regulation—Protection—there can be no freedom or liberty .

      It would be no difficult task to prove , if . the working men would listen , that there can be no true liberty under the operation ofthe principles of free action—that , under that system , '' the weakest imtsl always go to the trail" If , instead of regulating our national affairs on sound principles , so as to consume our own productions , we displace them by the productions ot other countries , it cannot be difficult to prove , that those persons , who were employed in our own productions , must be thrown out of work and be maintained at the charge of the public . ¦ ' Ah , but , " it is answered by the Free Traders , " they will soon find other employments ; they will soon be absorded in other industrial branches . " It is very easy to say so , my friend ; but in that expression ; : what is the amount of loss and . misery involved ? 'What mental and physical agony must be undergone :

      Look at the poor weavers of Spitalfields , how many years have they been in " absording iuto other branches 1 " Try , if you can , to measure their losses—their sorrows- and anguish—their deprivation of every comfort—and , at last , thei aad and sickening penury in which the remnant exists ! Trace , if you can , th ' e broken-up homes , the broken hearts , and count the graves that point out the dreadful track to " absorption , " Then mark the effects on " other branches "—the ' absorbed" ones have been compelled to throw themselves , as competitors , to those employed in other trades—to offer their services at lower wages ;

      thus is every branch reduced to the lowest possible pittance , wretohedness and penury becoming the constant handmaids to industry . The hours of labour are thus also increased—showing , as in your trade—the necessity of legislative interference with adult labour ; and strange as it may appear , "the benevolent" are thereby persuaded , that profitable employment can no longer be found in . England , and are induced , "in charity , " to spend their capital in removing the sons and daughters of toil , to far distant countries—nay , are urged to do so , as " a thank offering to God for the removal of the cholera !" l

      I have said nothing about the loss of capitain this " absorption in other branches , " about the ruined merchants , manufactures , and farmers , because I am writing just now , more for the ear of the working men , else , I could tell you of losses by tens of thousands of pounds , of breaking up of splendid establishments , and of many brokenhearted deaths , caused solely by— "they will soon be absorbed in other branches . " Now , all this wretchedness , b 6 th to the rich , and poor , is inevitable , and the constantly returning consequences of freedom of action . i But still , "It is so delightful . to , buy cheap , " cries the working man ; " 1 am a consumer , and when things are cheap , I can procure more . "

      Forgetful of the fact , that everything he buys , is we production of labour , and that if the prict falls , so , eventually , must the ^ wages , and that most assuredly , the working classes must be losers by universal cheapness , oecause they must always produce more than they consume ; else / no one would or could give them employment . It may seem very strange , but it is ima—cheapness pares the path from the cottage to the workhouse , the prison , and the hulk ! The fact is , my dear Sir , the Free Trade plot is neither more or less than a gigantic juggle—a national hoax , practised upon , the people and government of this country by a few selfish , tyrannical , ignorant , but energetic and perservering "Manchester men !" It was carried by intimidation , delusion , and fraud!—its very propounders , do not believe in the doctrine they'have so successfully preached ! Not

      a man of them acts upon the principles he professes , when dealing with his servants and dependants . Enter their establishments—their millsthere you will see tyranny in its most rampant form—slavery in its most degraded attitude . Do you think the working men would patiently listen to the proof of all these facts ? If not ,- I am persuaded , it is labour in vain to strive for a bill to protect the journeyman bakers ! Before that bill can be obtained ; the middle classes , the constituency , must bo convinced of their error in demanding Free Trade . Not anything is more certain than this , so long as the constituency favour Free Trade , the House of Commons must resist all p rotective measures for adult males . I think that is evident from the reports , in your journal , of the reason why your bill was thrown out ; . '

      Think calmly on this subject , and say—Will you and your order aid in restoring . the reign of truth ? Thus , you willBecure tho passing of your bUl for the protection of Adults . I shall rejoioe to assist in that struggle . —And so , I-conclude , remaining dear sir , yours truly , . Ricbahd Oastwb To Mr , George Read , Beoretary to the Bakers ' ¦ ' . - ¦ ' ¦ Association , U , Cromer-streeti ' Brunswiek' : ; BQuare ; LondonV ; £ H ;; - ' ' ^' -r . ' -.:-.:. - . j . i

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      Obioin or bt Hook or bt Crook . —Persons entitled to fuel wood in the king ' s forest were only authorised to take if 6 t the dead wood or branches of trees in the forest , " with a cart , a hook , and a C > bok . "— JSotes ' and Queries ' .. ' ; , T John of Tuau seems to grow more crabbed aud unintelligible than e . ^ er . ;; In a recent , letter ( very long iot coiirae ) he censures government for htrihg furnished " & host of heretical profesBors to fungua « o ] lege »; "' ¦ ¦ ¦ " ¦ - ¦ '" ' v .- v ^ .. ^ vv-. .

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      MEETING OF THE PROTECTIONISTS AT STAFFORD . SCENE OF TUMULT AND RIOT . ( From our Third Edition of last week . ) On Thursday a meeting of the Protectionists was held at the Shire-hall , convened by Lord Talbot . The doors were opened at twelve o ' clock , but before that hour about 400 persons had been admitteu by a sort of private eatrance , these for the most part , appearing to be of the class called "tenant farmers . " Immediately on the great doors being opened , there rushed in some hundreds of the sturdy shoemakers of Stafford , who setup a hearty cheer , and cried out most lustily but good-humouredly , for " Free trade , " and a " cheap loaf . " Lord Si . Vincest moved that Lord Talbot should take the chair . In upwards of a quarter of an hour the . uproar was so great , that not a word of his lordship ' s speech could be heard , He ( Lord St . Vincent ) thought Sir Robert Peel , before ho opened the floodgates of the country to the foreigner , should have taken care to adequately provide for the British farmer . ¦ .. "' > ¦

      A cry of disapprobation , met by cheers , at this sentiment , was the signal for a general uproar , which ended in a regular fight in the body ofthe hall . The Free Trade party , who appeared for the most part to be mechanics , and of course unarmed , were assailed by the farmers with heavy riding-whips and sticks . In a minute or two both parties , waxed nto a perfect fury ; blood was observed to be treaming from the heads of half a dozen persons at once , and for upwards of ten minutes the . fight continued from one end of the hall to the other with unmistakeable enmity and determination of purpose on both sides . At length the farmers betook themselves to the galleries , the free traders setup a tremendous shout , and order was partially restored for

      the moment . Lord Nbwfobt , M , P « , nextrose , and was proceeding to explain faia views , when there ensued another and . a most tremendous fight .,. Some of those who had been most belaboured by tho farmers in the preceding melee had provided themselves with immense bludgeons , and both parties fought like demons , until at length the county police were called in , and these ,, after laying about them with great violence for a few minutes succeeded in getting the upper hand of the freetraders , and in a quarter of an hour the hall was declared to be cleared of the free trade party , when Lord Talbot ordered the doors to be closed , which was done , amidst the groans of those outside , and order was partially restored . gl&& ffifl icobuiuu ) . ; . . . ; . £ K * . 5 i £ >* - mra |

      Mr . Turner , a tenant-farmer , moved , briefly , the following resolution : — " That the present painful and distressed situation of the agricultural interest bears ' particularly on' the tenant-farmer , and all Others employed in the cultivationi of the soil , as well as all trades dependent on agriculture for support : the griovous injury inflicted oh Ireland , our colonial empire , the shipping and all other industrial interests , is mainly attributable ts the mistaken policy of free trade . " , Mr . Thomas Hartshorn : a county magistrate , essayed a lengthened speech , amidst the increasing clamours of those without the hall . The speaker referred to various p apers in the course of his speech , and his auditory impatiently urged him to "be quick . " Mr Hartshorn rejoined , "D—d

      if Icau see . "—Not another sentence was heard : with a tremendous shout a volley of stones was poured upon the hall windows ; many present fled in torror from the building and order was never again restored ; the county constabulary , not strong enough to cope with the force of the exasperated people outside the hall , had fled ; and , in this crisis , Mr . Proctor , the chief of the constabulary , brought word to Lord Talbot that the Mayor deolined to interfere ; in fact , there was no call for his worship ' s interference ; for his townsmen had be haved well until attacked . ' " ¦ "•• Mr . Addeblby , ; M . P ., hastily moved , and some other gentleman seconded an address to the Queen .

      praying for a dissolution of parliament , and the meetmgbrokeup in great disorder , the chairman not paving put either resolution to the meeting . His lordship said he should consider them as carried . As the farmers left the hall , they encountered their antagonists in the square , and for upwards ot an hour a sharp fight was kept up . Numbers escaped only with terrible bruises ; even Lord lalbot himself found himself engaged in one or two severe tussles before he could gain the shelter of his hotel . The town was in a highly excite state ; the mob hunted the leaders in the affray « >* n to the ' railway pelting-them'with stones , aud these only found safety within the walls ofthe railway station . > - ; ¦; . > Lv' / ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ .. ¦ - . . ¦ . ¦ .

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      'V-: ; Biirni . ; " ^ Born on Saturday , January 12 th , 1850 , at Ashtord , Kcut , Emma , daughter of W . M . and Sarah M'Lean . DEATHS . Vfith sincere sorrow we announce the death of a truehearted and determined democrat , —Alexander M'Ksnzit ' i of Al . va , near Stiiiipg , ' who died at half-past four o ' clock on thembrninfCof Monday , JaniVary 14 th , 1850 , after fourteen days severe illness , caused by inflammation of the lung * - The deceased leaves a wife and several youne children W deplore his untimely loss . "AtNewcastle , on Sunday , January , 13 th , ¦ ffUlinm ElW Coach body maker , aged 19 ,- ion of Andrew Elliot .

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      ¦ - ^ Sanitary 19 , 1850 * > : ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ --- - ¦ - the

      :^^^M^M E ^ Mw ^ Immense Success; Of New Remedv ' Which Has Never 'Yetfmud^A Cure Effected Or The - ¦ '" Money Returned. ¦

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 19, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1557/page/8/