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      BARNStEY . —According to announcement , a public ne-.-i ::. g took place in the Odd Fellows' Hall , to mtmotia . 7 . e her Majesty for the restoration of Frost , William ? , and Jones , and to extend her c' . emeaey to all the incarcerated Chartists . The hall was pretty well filled WUh the most staunch Chartists in Barnsley ; every guou iind true man was at his j > ost , " tc demonstrate to the i ^ iaen , and the world , their Ioto lor those unjustly persecuted patriots . JJr . ffa . Btgait was unanimously called to the eh&ir . and opened the business in a neat and apprc prl .-. tr ; speech . He called the attention of his feliow-¦ work-j . en to the base and treacherous manner in -which tho > e zool men were treated by a wicked and bloodthir = * y Government , and said he hoped that there irai neither man or woman , in this country , would rest 8 at ^ t-d until the Welsh martyrs , and every other impris . ir . - -d Chartist , were -restored to their homes and their friends . ( Che * rs-l

      Mr . Frank Mirfield , in proposing the first resolution , said he should hs . ve liter , very happy to have Been it in ahler hnnric . He coulJ assure them that no man in this country felt greater syn : pithy for those good but persecuted men than he aid . They were all aware that he was cot in this country whtn the unfortui-ate affair toot p ' aee , for which those friends were tran .-pTTted . He was then in the land where those goo I men were now sent ; but after a cartful perusal of cTirything connected with that event , it \ ras bis firm and positive belief that Frost , Williams , and Jotus . were illegally tried , unlawfully convicted , snd , of curse , unjustly transported . ( Hear . ) The meeting kn-w the exalted virtues ~ f those benefactors of the ¦ working rnen of Eaeiand , and the crime of which thev

      luv-.- een guDty , was honestly advocat ng the rights of the poor man . ( Hear . ) It vtm a dreadful thing to think np'iB , that every goo J man , who dare ? to oppose the tyrannical oppressions that -cveTwheJm the masses , is < i ' iwa . T 8 pjaneed nrwn by a wicked , crutl , and vindictive Government ( Cheers ; He here showed the maaiier in which the law was notACted upon in this case , und clearly proved thai those men ought not to har-i j ^ en imprisoned one moment , much less transport « i ; but as they had b--en so unjustly trjjated , it ¦ was their duty to do everything that laid in their power to restore them to their country , their homes , and their fri-. ntis . He called the attention of tne meeting to the horrors of transportation , and earnusily entreated them to e ^ . -: sider the precarious situation in which those

      patriots were p . aced . The pipers say they are now at Purt Arthur , in Tan Daman ' s Land ; - that place is what ia termed , in that couniy , a ptnal settlement ; & piace where all the worst characters , or double convicted felons , are sent to for punishment . This is a plnce of misery of the most hucrid description ; and he who commands that station is one of tne most cruel and bloodthirsty monsters on the face of the earth—( cheers .. —and the powers with ¦« hieh he is invited ought not to be entrusted to . any man living . The name of this inhuman butcher is Captain Booth , of the 21 st Regiment of Foot ; he is a magistrate of the territory , military commandant , and coroner of Port Arthur . Thos whatever pour man this fellow may torture to death , he can select his own witnesses urton the

      inqr . est ; and though he hiinstlf was the murderer—( ftkarae . t—the verdict would be , ' Died by thy visitation of G ^ d . " When Be thought of tUe villanies and cruelties practised by this Port Arthur torturer , his suul treiiibied for the fate of Frost , Williams , and Jones . He caii&d upon them , in the name of justice—in the name of all that was sacred , to exert aU ' thcir energies to Eiiise the return of thoss brave but Buffeting patriots . ( Bear . ¦ They miyht r » t as-u : ed that ii Ihey were not spet-jy in their wvri of re < leriiptii / n , the minions of torture would be quick in their work of death and destruction to tin Welsh martyrs . ; Cheers . i He allured to a ruin of the name of Culiius , who was transported for tLnrxing a stone at William Guelph , who was tbm Kin ? of Easlacd . Tuis man was- sent to Port

      Arthur , where he wss tortured in the most cniei Oinner : he was £ 0 annoyed by the Governor of the settlement , that he determine *! « u suicide , as the only remedy for his unendurable sufferings . He refused to ¦ Work or eat : every means was ha t recourse to to niak e him live , in * p ; te of himself ; his torturers pumped ¦ wine down his thrust , but he wou ^ d cot let it stop up jh his stomach , and after fi : t-tn . days of t xcmciating agonies , he died cursing the tyrunu w"hu were tLc authors of his miseries . > Cheers . ; After detailing a few more cases of torture that came under his notice in Van Diem-.-n ' s Land , and calling upon his felluwtrortmen to do justice to thtinseives , to Frost , VTiUiams , and Jones , the speaker proposed the following resointion : —

      ' That we , the people of Birnsley , deem it our duty to memorialise her Maj . sty to issue her order to the prefer au . horities for the restoration of John Frost , 2-phnniah "Williams , and William Jones , it being ur opinion that thry were ilJegaliv tried , urdawfuiJy con-Tkted , aiid of course unjustly transported . We also consider it tur rtary to request her Majesty to extend here ' emency to all our other friends w .. u are imprisoned tor wLat has been deemed pjlitic-u effencts . " Mr . Michael Segeave said he rose with feelings of p ' . eaEure to second the resolution . Frost , Williams &EJ J . nes were tried on a charge of high treason , ijJegaiiy convicted , as j seuteneed to deiitb ; but the

      mtrci ' ui Wfcigs , ftazing lest tile p » eopie , fiHed with indigx ^ tiou . -would ^ urtt forth , and upset their hellish system , carried on by fr . iud and viUany—letters ;—tt-agh ; it better policy to transport them to a aistant land , there to suffer all the . cruelties that Whig ingenuity and aristocratic tyranny could invent . ( . Clapping of hands i But w ^ s the bloody Cumberland brought to trixJ , who was iictu-Uij guilty of treason ? ( Hear , hear . ) 2 < o ; on the csntnu-y , lie receives a large yeariy salary , wmng from the yH . ket- ! of the industrious Eailiions - of this country . . Cacers .. Bat the real crime Frost and his co-patriots "» vere suiit / of was trying to ameliorate the conaition of the oppressed niiiliuas .

      Mr . John Shaw proposed the-u-drtss , asit appeared in the SiarJ Mr . THOiiAS Crofis proposed the third resolution . Be said he was sorry ha Oid Hot see some of the ministers of religion present , as he thought their Ligh Ciiiing should bring them fcrwa . ru ia a c&s = of humanity — hear ;—and particulaily as they pretend to pray so earnestly for the prisoner tin a me captive : — " Th £ . t three of the old C -raveiitiyn be appointed by ths B jmingham Committee to present our address to the Queen , as representatives of onr feelings , our ¦ wants , and grieTaiiCti , and our cause ; and thit our London brethren be Tequtsted to attend our deputation to ti : e gates of the paiace , an-1 there t-u congratulate the Queen upon this the c > nimeucemeiit of a union of mutual lore , rwpect , and loyally between the- Monarch and ber industrious suijecta ; and we recommeud to the liinningham Committee ¦ Joints Molr , Wil . iam Lovett , and Morgan Wiliiaius as the deputation to present the si dress to her Majesty . "

      Seconded by Mr . Thomas Hood , and carried unani- ' mously . : ilr . Joh > ' SHa -jv then proposer ! tbat the address ¥ e signed by the Chairman on beiiaif of the meeting , ¦ waich was secondeu by Mr . E . iw . ird Ciegg , and carried ¦ u nan ; mL > uiiy . t Mr . Geojiok Utlei then proposed that a subscription be eutcrc . i into to defray the expences the Cuminittee have incurred in getting up tLe meeting . He ma : e & powerful appei . to the ois = oibiy to come forward and join the Charter Association , which was seconded , and passed UiiaoiiuOtisly ; tlSu = t Wi . £ h a v ^ te ef thanks was f . ven to the chairman , a ^ d the meeting quietly eej . irated .

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      Square , and inarch from thence to tbe Ballast Hills , but from some misconception , or a want of adequate publicity being given to this part of the proceedings , it was not carried into effect , the greatest portion of the people having gone direct to the place of meeting . At one o ' clcci , Mr . Sinclair was called to the chair . The Chairman , in a brief but explicit manner , opened the proceedings by stating the purpose for which they had assembled that day , and concluded by explaining the cause why the meeting was held at the Ballast Hills instead of the Spltal , as first intended . A deputation from the Council had waited upon his Worship the Mayor , and respectfully requested permission to hold a meeting in the Forth . His Worship , without the least ceremony said , " No , no , you must not" The people were thus deprived of tile use of that very ground which -was their own by r ight and original intention . The Chairman having concluded , Mr . William Byrne came forward , and read the following resolution : —

      " That this meeting is of opinion that John Frost , Zephauiah Williams , and William Jones were illegally tried , and banished from their native land ; and it hereby pledges itself to use every constitutional means in its power to effect their restoration to their country and their distressed and sorrowing families . " Mr . Byrne said that he entirely agreed with the resolntion . It was a well-known fact tfcat a part of the Judges of the land had declared that there was no ; ground for proceeding against Frost , Williams , and Jones , and another portion of the same learned body had registered their opinion tbat the proceedings in the case of these individuals was irregular or illigal . It was true that another part of tbe same body had voted against Frost , Williams , and Jones ; but he must think that there could not be more respect claimed for the opinion of those Judges , who were opposed to Frost ,

      Williams , and Jones , than for that of those who were in their favour . Indeed , the latter must be considered as th « most impartial—because nothing was to be gained from the Ministry for siding with the advocates of an oppressed people . But even admitting that they were legally convicted , -what difference did that make in the matter ? He need not tell them that the laws were neither founded npon religion nor morality . Was there ever a case where a poor man and a rich one received equal justice ? Not ona If the law -was pushed to its extremity by the rich , the poor man must always be dtfeated . It did not make to him the least difference in the case of Frost , William , and Jones . They were contending for the rights of the whole people , and upon this ground had a claim of the strongest nature upon your support and sympathy . After makiiig a few more observations , Mr . Byrne sat dow : i .

      Mr . Beuce seconded the resolution , which / being put from the chair , passed unanimously . Mr . Cook ruse to propose the second resolution , as follows : — " That , agreeible to the first resolution , a memorial be sentto her Majesty the Queen , praying her to exercise her prerogative by causing Frost , Williams , and Jones to be liberated , and restored to their families and homes , and that petitions be sent to both Houses of Parliament , praying them to exercise their influence with her Majesty on behalf of thtse injured patriots . "

      Mr . Cook made a few sensible and pointed remarks j on the resolution . He said , the conduct of the Whigs was shameful i ^ the extreme . He had heard some » f ( those men who once pretended to be friends of the people making use of language a thousand times more violent and seditious than that of inany of the advo- cates of the Charter who were now by the s . ime Whigs j confined in their prisons . He had heard Mr . ( cow ¦ Sin John Fife say , that rather than accpt of any j honour or distinction from Royalty , he would put a i period to his existence- Yet they irere awnre that this j very man had accepted a beggarly knighthood . After ' some Hiore very excellent remarks , Mr . Cook sat

      . Mr . M . Robi * so * seconded the resolution , which passed unanimously . Mr . Lowery read the address to the Queen . He would ask the m : n what was the great error of the ' balk of the peop ' . e ? Was it not their apathy ? The truth was , that hitherto the people would not take the j necrssary trouble to gain their freedom . The great want was that of moral principle . It waa reaily j a-. r . usin ? to hear some men shouting out traitor ,

      reneg-i'ie , if ., while , at the same time , those very men j were the real traitors , for they neglected to do the ( work of reform ; and when a man had done all in j his power for them—when he sacrificed himself , they r . eglected him . ' W : is this tbe proper mode of sharing their love of freedom ? j The resolution being seconded by Mr . Peter Murray , j was put to the meeting and passed unanimously . i The Chaikman called upon Mr . William Byrne to j wove the address to the Commons . Mr . Byrne read the address . He said his remarks

      would be very bntf . Perhaps , there was not in that assembly a single man who had a more contemptible opinion of the present H ^ use of Commons than himself ; bnt this was not the point The great advantage uf petitioning -was , that it gave them a good opportunity ¦ f assembling , and ^ tating their grievances . After some further remarks , Mr . B . concluded . Mr . MuhiiaY seconded the resolution , which passed

      . ammouiiy . Mr . Tuomas Hepburn moved the third resolution , 5 follows : — *• That three of the old Convention be appointed by he Birmingham Committee to present our address to he Queen , as the best representatives of our cause , eeiings , and grievances ; and that our London brethren > e requested to attend our deputation to the gates of he Palace , and th .-re to congratulate the Queen upon his the , commencement of an union of love , resptct , ind loyalty between the Monarch and her industrious iubjects . " Ur . Hepburn made a most excellent and manly adiress , which our limited space will not permit us to five , Mr . William Bte : « e briefly seconded the resolution , md it having been put from the chair , was passed with icclamation .

      Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the people dispersed . The spirit of thu people assembled was excellent . [ We are compelled to withhold the petition for want of space . ]

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      GREAT PUBLIC MEETING "AT MERTHYR TYDYIL ON . BEHALF OF FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . ( Omitted last week . J On Christinas Day a public meeting wa 3 held at Mt-rthyr Tydvil , in South Walts , to petition her Majesty , the Queen , for the recal of the Welsh patriots , Frost , Williams , and Jones . Notwithstanding the weather was intensely cold , and it was a festival time , the meeting was pretty numerously attended . There were present from four to five thousand- Every measure was taken by some of the masters to prevent their men from attending . The soldiers , by the order of Guest , U . P . for the Borough , were ordered to hold themselves ; n readiness , lest any disturbance should take place The dergy and magistrates were invited to attend ; there was a sprinkling of all parties and classes at the mecUne .

      > Ir . H . Thomas was unanimously called to the chair . He read ' . he requisition calling the meeting , and said that he was unexpectedly called to preside , as there were many persons more capable than himself to perform the important office of chairman , but as he was chosen he would perform his duty . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Black here read a few verses on the Welsh patriots , wbieh were Eung by the whole meeting , and produced a lively effect . Kev . David John moved the first resolution . He said that as he was invited by the Committee , and he thonght he could not do otherwise than attend , knowing

      that their object was to obtain justice for the exiles , Frost , Williams , and Jones—ihear , hear ) —he should be happy if he saw every minister of the Gospel at the meeting on that d . ty—a day kept in remembrance of Christ , who enjoined us , who commanded us , to love justice ami to do injury to no man . He read the 25 th chapter of Matthew , aad repeated what Christ taid unto those "who did not visit him while sick and in prison . He hoped that Frost , Williams , and Jones would not be forgotten while in exile . After a few more observations , Mr . J . read the following resolution : —

      ' That this meeting is of opinion that the sentence of death , ceniniuted to transportation for life , passed ou John Frost , Zephsniah Williams , and William Jones , waa not justified by tbe laws of this kingdom . " Mt . William Gould , in seconding the resolution , said he did so although many were of opinion that Frost and his companions did wrong . He could not forget that Frost waa a man of unwearied benevolence , and that he had dune evety thing in his power to benefit the working classes . Taxation oppressed them ; £ 50 , 000 , 000 were wrung from their industry ; they constituted the strength of the conntry , and yet when old age came upon them , when misfortune overtook them , they were reduced to the alternative either to starve , or be confined in the

      Poor Law Bastiles . ( Cheers . ) Yet some there were who said there was no cause for complaint , and that working men should be contented . When he viewed the conduct of the Government , feelings of indignation were aroused within him : they were the men who loved to spill the blood of our countrymen . In the wars between England and France , 13 , 000 , 000 lives were sacrificed . Our Government men did not mourn over this : they felt no sympathy for those who were made widows , for those who were mode fatherless , nor fur those who bad , and still have , to bear all the expensive burdens of such horrible wars . ( Hear , hear ) Out Government had not repented of their conduct , but

      were endeavouring , or had endeavoured , to force , by means of the bayonet , opium down the throats of the Chinese , and were committing horrible butchery in Syria and in India . Hd condemned tbe conduct of the Government and the spy system . He spoke of Thistlewood having been victimised by the Governmtnt , through their Spies , O . iver and Edwaids . It ww ; well known that the spies , Harrison and . Smith , who gave evidence against the Cnartiits on a latt occasion , were rewarded with i' 100 . It waa a di ^ mce t- > a Christian country to tuiler the Liw 1-v which Frost was tried to remain on the statute Lo- 'k . , Cheers . ) Thw levdution ¦ was put , and carried , unanimously .

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      Mr . David John , jun ., moved the second resolation , and said he was glad to have an opportunity of meeting them on tbat occasion . The ; were met , not only to do justice to themselves , and U those who shall come after them , but they bad met to demand justice for those who bad been banished contrary to all law , contrary to all justice , contrary to tbe decision of the Judges , and contrary to tbe expressed will of the peo ^ pie . ( Cheers . ) Therefore , Frost and his companions were suffering unjustly and illegally . He was not certain , ner was any one certain , tbat those patriots were not at that moment working in chains , and like horaeB , and that they were not obliged at night to lie on beds of straw . Let every man remember the character of Frost , and let him never cease calling upon the Government to

      recal that humane and talented gentleman—that patr iot—tbat poor man's friend . ( Cheers . ) He called the attention of the meeting to the cause of the evils that existed , and pointed out how it is tbat riots occur , and tbat agitation is kept up among tbe people . There would be no rioting were tbe poor not oppressed and insulted ; there would be no agitation were there no unjust laws . The poor were driven to acts of desperation . When the Whigs wanted to get the Reform Bill through the Lords , many towns were set on fire , and great disturbance was kicked up in various parts of the country , in order to frigkten those Lords into compliance . Since tbe agitation for tbe Charter commenced , no riots have taken place , no towns nave been burnt down , through tbe conduct of any of th © Chartists .

      'Hear , hear . ) Yet the army has been increased , scaffolds erected ; peaceful and good men—not for rioting , not for destroying human life—had been banished ; and our prisons had been filled with those who were desirous of ameliorating the condition of the country . Ho next dwelt upon the conduct of the Government in reference to the poor oppressed and degraded Irish . Cruel and unjust government produced the same effects in all countries . In France , revolution succeeded revolution . Why ? Because France was cursed with bad laws—because the poor were oppressed . In America there was no rioting ; and high treason existed but in name . Why ? Because the Government was based on just principles , and represented tbe wants aad feelings of tbe people .

      ( Great cheering . ) After dwelling for some time on the base conduct of the Whigs , he called tUe attention of the meeting to the illegality of the trial of Frost and his companions . Frost know not by whom he was to be tried ; he was not served with the names of the jurors , nor with those of the witnesses against him . Mr . John concluded a powerful address by citing a striking illustration of Frost being a man of very humane feelings . When i said Mr . J . ) Frost met Brutf ami Watkins on his way t » Newport , be said , " I hate your politics , but my object is to do harm to no man , and , therefore , you vuip yo . " Ho moved the-following resolution : — "That this meeting is of opision that the judgment of the two judges being in favour of the prisoners upon a point of law , was suificiont grounds for their full acquittal . "

      Mr . Bartlett , from Bath , seconded the resolution in an argumentative and neat &pefcch , which our spase will r , ot permit us to give . This resolution w , ; s put and carried unanimously . Mr . Richard Joxes moved the third resolution : — " That this meeting is of opinion , that it is the bounder duty of tbe Ministers of the Crown to cause such order * to be given as would insure the immediate return of Jehn Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones to their native land . " He spoke with much eloquence on the usefulness of the working classes . Mr . Black , from Nottingham , seconded the resolution , and spoke of it in glowing language ; but we cannot give his observations for the reason already stated . The resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . Morgan Williams read the petition , which was unanimously adopted .

      Three cheers were then given to the Chairman , three for Frost and his companions , three for O'Connor , three for Crawshay and Sons , and the ine « ting quietly separated .

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      DELEGATE MEETING . ( Came too late for our last . ) A meeting of delpgatea , from working men residing in the eounties of Warwick , Woreester and Stafford , was held at Bill's Coffee House , Moorstreet , Birmingham , on Sunday , the tlTtb of Doc , to elect and devise means to support a proper person to give lectures in the said counties , on the Charter , and the natural rights of the working classes . The following delegates were present : — Messrs . Pare and Williamson , for Birmingham . — Micklewright aad Turner ,. froa »

      Kidderminster . Mr . Matthew Hale , from Bromsgrove . — John Chance , from Stourbridge . — William Clifton , from Worcester . Messrs . H . Moule and Thumad Prescoit , from Redditch . Mr . Donaldson , from Warwick and Leamington , — J . S . Farmer , from Wolverhamptou . — Wm , Mogg , from Bilston . — Jeremiah Yates , from the Staffordshire Potteries . — James Torrington , from Dudley . Mr . Chance was unanimously elected Chairman , and Mr . Farmer Secretary .

      The Delegates all concurred in the necessity there existed for a lecturer , and ( with the exception of the delegate from Warwick and Leamington , who was obliged to leave before the business was concluded ) engaged on the part of their constituents to furnish certain fixed sums per week . It having been understood that Air . O'Neale , of Glasgow , who was then in Birmingham , wan disengaged , and that he would perform the duties of locmrer if required , that gentleman was elected . A deputation was afterwards sent to request Mr . O'Neale to attend the meeting . Mr . O'Neale returned with the deputation , when it appearing that circumstances prevented his entering into an engagement with the delegates until he had communicated with some of his friends , he agreed to give an answer in a few day 3 .

      The following resolutions were , with others , carried unanimously : — "That Mr . O'Neale be engaged for three months . " " That the Council of the National Charter Association of Birmingham , with the delegates assembled , be a committee for managing the Missionary Fund . " " That Mr . Pcnn be the Secretary for the Missionary Fuud . " " That Mr . Barratt , of Whittall Street , Birmingham , be the Treasurer for the Missionary Fund . " " That in the svent of circumstances preventing Mr . O'Neale enga-ging with the committee , tbat Mr . George Julian Harney be requested to do so . That in case neither Mr . O'Neale nor Mr . Harney engage with the committee , that Dr . M'Djuall be applied to . "

      " That reports of the meeting be sent by Mr . Farmer to the Northern Star and Glasgow Patriot " The following delegates present wish their names appended to the address of Mr . Vincent , recommending total abstinence : —John Chance , William Mogg , Jeremiah Yates , William Clifton , and Wm . Turner .

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      • YORK .. —Fhost , Williams , and Jones . —The Chartists of this place held a tea-party and kill on New Year's Day , in the large room of the Fat Ox Inn , as a testimony of their respect for the exiled patriots , to which the Rev . Wm . Hill and Mr . George White were invited . The room was tastefully decorated with evergreens , and portraits of the champ ' -ons of liberty . A beautiful full length portrait of Feargus O'Connor , Esq . was placed at each end of the room . At half-past eight Mr . Edward Burley I was called to the chair ; after which , tea was served in a style that uid credit to the landlord , and gave satisfaction to all present . When tea was concluded ,

      The Chairman said , that as they had received food for the body , and as the meeting was held for the purpose of doing honour to their expatriated friend 3 , he hoped they would keep order while they received food for the mind . H « would now introduce one of those who had suffered in tbe cause , Mr . George White , from Leeds . Mr . George White then addressed the assembly , at some length , on the rights and duties of tlie people , explained the principles of the Charter , aud drew their attention to the case of Frost , Williams , and Jones . He was frequently cheered in the course of his address . Mr . Wm . Pclleyn proposed the first resolution : — " That a petition be adopted , for presentation to her Majesty , for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . " '

      Mr . C . Stuart seconded the resolution in a neat and effective speech . He detailed the facts of the ease connected with the trial of Frost , < fcc ., and the V . ecLaion of the Judges . The Chairman then read the memorial , which was put to the meeting , and carried unanimously . Mr . Davis Halton proposed tbe following resolution : — " Tbat this meeting , deeply sensible of the almost superhuman exertions of that unflinching patriot , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., before and during the trial of the exiled patriots , and of the Rev . Wm . Hill , E . litor of the Northern Star , in his fearlass exposure of the illegality of tbe trial , and injustice of the sentence , tender them their , most sincere thanks for their services in the cause of freedom and humanity on that occasion . "

      Mr . "Wm . Cordeux seconded the resolution , and stated that it aught to bo remembered that Mr . O'Connor had an indictment hanging over his head at the time of tht Nrwport trial , and that the liov . Wm-Hill was well known as an able and powerful advocate of the people's cause . The resolution was passed unanimously , the company rising aud giving three cheers fov Messrs . O'Connor , Hili , and tlie Northern Star . Mr . Ckoft p-. oposed the following resolution : " That three Members wf the old Convention be appointed by the Bjmii ^ ham Committee to prts ^ . it our address to the Queen , as representatives of our feelings , oux wants , our gritvaaces , and our cause ; and

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      that our London brethren be requested to attend our deputation to the Palace , and there to congratutate the Queen upon this the commencement of a union of mutual love , respect , and loyalty , between the Monarch and her industrious subjects . " Mr . X . Rooke seconded the resolution , which was unanimously agreed to . The Chairman then gave" The Chartist Ladies of York , " Which was responded to by Mr . White , who adduced many reasons why females should take an active part in the present movement

      A vote of thanks , and three cheers , wen given to the Chairman , for his praiseworthy conduct , and to the landlord , for the satisfactory manner in which be performed bis part of the business ; after which the tables were removed , and danelDg commenced , which was kept up with high glee until a late hour , * - when the company separated , well pleased with the evening ' s proceedings .

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      BIRMINGHAM . —Great Meeting in behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones . —On New Year ' s Day a great meeting was held at Holloway Head , for the purpose of memorialising her Majesty and petitioning the House of Commons to order the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones to . their native land . Tbe day was peculiarly inauspicious for an open-air meeting , considerable rain having fallen on the previous night , and at intervals throughout the day ; so that many were , upon this account , prevented from attending , and the speeches were necessarily shortened .

      Mr . Collins was called to the chair . He said—It appeared absolutely necessary for him to notice a paragraph wbicb appeared in tbe Birmingham Journal , which stated tbat a ineetisgof the physical-force Chartists would be held that day . Ho ( Mr Collins ) begged to disclaim being a phyakal-force Chartist That he was a Chartist , he felt bold to acknowledge , nay , lie gloried in it , because he belitred the principles of the Charter to be principles of temth and justice , and he gloried in acknowledging his advocacy of such principles . Ho felt quite willing to- take the chair on tbat occasion , and the reasons he did so were not because he approved of the line of policy adopted by Frost , Williams , and Jones , or any other mes who had violated

      the law of tbelr country ; but he ( . Mr . C . ) approved of the objects and their designs . If it were necessary for tha well-being of the country to tea « b the community a lesson on the impropriety of adopting the means which they bad adopted , that ltsson sbould be generally taught . 'She violent fueling wbicb then existed had now been checked , and' V > continue to punish men after the effect ba > t been accomplished for which that punishment was designed , was vindictiveness , and not justice . It was on thjfc ground and on the legal objections which were taken' ait their trials , tbat he ( Mr . Collins ) used the influence he possessed to endeavour to get- back to their native lauil those three individuals .

      Mv . Chance , o& Stouibtidge , said , if ewr there was a time in the history of our country , whea it was the duty of tbe working . uten ( and hewasglad to avow himself one of that honourable class ) to express thuii opinions with regard to the movement which was going forward , surely it waa the present ; surely it must- be on the treatment which their devoted friends , Frosty Williams , and Jones had received . He would proceed to read them the memorial to hex Majesty , which he- held in his band , and which he begged moat cordially to lay before them for their adoption . [ The memorial having so recently appeared in our columns , renders it unnecessary to insert it again ;> t the present time . ] *

      Mr . O'Neil said the aubject on which they were met was a very solemn ono ; aud were be able to- behold the operations of their minds , he should see them-busily engaged in sympathy with the widows aud . onphans of those men who bad been sent away fruni their native land . He believed that human suffering and' pain ought always to have a > response—an echo iu the breast of all philanthropists , and " therefore men could not unite together for the promotion of a more glorious object than tbe carryin&ol mercy to tbe captive , liberty to the prisoner , return at blessiDgs , of country ,, and of home to tbe individual who was exiled . ( Ikmd cheers . ) He came there tbat d ^ y as a member of a Sue ety little respected bjs many , yt > t a Society founded upon the principles of God ' s Word , namely , the

      Peace Society ; and as a member of such a Society .,, be did not advocate their proceeding to any insurrection . How , then , dare tbe paptas say he was brutal and physical ? He ( Mr . O'Neil ) denied such to be the cage , although he waa sorry to Bay that many of the feUows who so designated them , were themselves the very men who were ready to act so , and whose hands were always ready to shed blood . He would < lo anythinghe would make any consistent sacrifice to obtain the return of John Frost . He ( Mr . ONoili knew Frost , and he regarded him as a . father : ho was a man whose heart ever beat with sympathy for the injured and at&vcted ; and more than that , he was a man who was possessed of firmness of nerve , t '^ at totally prevented him from blustering and becoming boisterous . about

      what he would do , as many Chartists did . He gloried in the name of John Frost , because be was a man who had made a heavy t-aorirlce ; it was not the question whether that sacrifice bad been productive of good or not . His intentions w «« e good—his motives were most disinterested , anil all his acts were to promote the one end of liberty and happiness . He ( Mr .-O'Neil ) advocated the liberty of J . olin Frost , because he observed a Duke of C—mb—u < I operating in a conspiracy against the " powers thai , be , " anil yet he was now ei'joying a pension from tbe British nation . It was no matter in tke Duke of C—mb—nd , in the dead of the night , chose to lay his stratagems ; he only thought against the so called sovereign , but still be was at large , still he was pensioned ; but John

      Frost , who bad in his «> yc a noble object , not tbe substitution of himself oil tfea throne of Queen Victoria .,, but the raising of all to an equal right of voting ; he was found guilty , ami banished from his native land . ( Cheers . ) TJiero ought to be no respect of persons ; they should have justi < u » to all or justice to none ; mercy to all or mercy to none . There was one consolation , that John Frost possessed a noble mind , and . tUat would preserve him , to a certain extent , from sorrow , even in captivity . He would hear of their memorial , and know thut he was not forgotten ; and with hopu might he look towards tbe western sky , where yet , by

      the power of tlia people , they hoped to see him . There was one thing more cutting to the heart than all othess ; it was negloet . Oh , tuat but a few hundreds had buen at hia gaol , and have given him the sileat expressive eloquence of sympathy at his parting from his country ; what a consolation would that have been to him ! Thuy had negltcted him , but they would do so no longer ; they would do all they possibly could to bring back the exiles and to liberate the captives . This would bo a work of mercy , and would be its own reward . Mr . O Neil concluded by urging uponthom the necessity of signing the memorial , and retired amid loud applause .

      Mr . W S . Lyndon , a working man from Dudley , moved the following resolutien : — " Tbat a petition to the Commons' House bo adopted , sta an echo of the memorial now passed , praying that House to address her Majesty to pardon Frost , Wiiliams , and Jones , and to liberate all political prisoners ; the same to be presented to the House of Commons by the two Members of this Borough , and that they be respectfully requested to support the prayer thereof . " It was a duty incumbent on the working classes to use every moral means within their power to restore those unfortunate men to their families and friends , and to discountenance all violence , and to endeavour , as far as they were able , to increase the intelligence of the working people , and things would then be sure to prosper . Mr . Lyndon , after a few further remarks , enforced the necessity of supporting the memorial and the petition .

      The resolution was briefly seconded by Mr . Farmer , of Wolveratnpton . Mr . Emi'Son said be was an enemy to physical force himself , and likewise those by whom he was surrounded were ; he wished we had such a Government that could administer the laws without it , and prosperity would Boon be restored . He recommended all to discontinue the u = o of fermented liquors ; and , instead of seeking pot-houses , to attend to moral and mental discipline , without which they would never be able to exercise the privileges for which they were struggling , and of which they had been so long deprived . Ho concluded by moving : —¦

      " That tiiis meeting do hereby appoint Feargus O ' Connor , Esq , and Lawrence Pitkethly , Esq ., two of three trustted ( the other to be chosen by the people ef Wales ) , for the funds of the 'General Committee of Birmingham , ' io secure the return of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , and tke support of their families . " Mr . Gkeen seconded the resolution . Owing to the very unfavourable state of the weather , the rain now beginning to fall rapidly , the business was ! hastily brought to a close by the adoption of the following resolutions ;—" That this meeting approve of the plan contained in the last week ' s Northern Star , and request that the whole of the country do co-operate with tho General Committee- of Birmingham in providing funds ; and tbat they remit all memorials to this Committee for presentation . "

      " That the best thanks of this meeting are due , and are hereby given , to the Northern Star , the Scottish Patriot , and all newspapers tbat have advocated political equality , and that have had sufficient virtue to reprobate the cruelties which have been inflicted on the advocates of freedom . " A vote of thanks was passed to Mr . John Collins for his kindness in presiding , which was acknowledged , and tho meeting tUvu separated . Ail : he resolutions were unanimously adopted .

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      CAUtlSZiF . —A female tea party took place at tho Andrew Marv&V Tavern , on New Years' Eve , for the benefit of the incarcerated CUartis' . s and their friends . Tho room was tastefully tlecorattd with evergreens , interspersed . among . -st which were the portraits of Messrs . Feirgus O'C-. mnor . John Fivst , Jam -s Bmntem ! O'Britu , Dr . iVl'Douall , Joseph Rajner Stephvas , John Collins , &c .

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      MANCHESTER ,- * A public meeting , numerously attended , was held in the Carpenter ' s Hall , on Ntw Year * * Day , for the purpose of petitioning tke Queen for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . On Mr . Whitaker being called to the chair , the business commenced by singing , most effectively , the Chartist National Anthem . Mr . Campbell was called upon to move the first resolution , seconded by Mr . Gocikson , and supported in an able speech by Mr . Doyle ; which was as follows : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the transportation of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones was cruel and urijust—cruel , because of tbe indecent haste with which a commission was granted to try them , at a time when the . minds of that class of society from which the jury . &ad to be

      selected was inflamed by tbe pulpit and 'the press ; unjust , because contrary to the general tenour of English law , which gives to the prisoner the benefit of any doubt in the minds of either judge or jury . " . Carried unanimously . The second resolution was moved by Mr . Bell , Salford , seconded by Mr . Maddocks , and supported by Mr . Edward Cnrran : — " That' tbls meeting address the Birmingham memorial to ber most gracious Majesty , to induce her to restore Frost , Williams , and Jones to their homes and thtir families . " Unanimously adopted . The third resolution was moved by Mr . Joseph Linney , seconded by a * pcrsos in the body of the Hall , and carried : — " Tbat this meeting recommend to tas Birmingham General Committee lot tbe restoration of Fiost , Williams , aad Jones , to elect three working men—one for England ,

      one for Scotland , and another for Wales—to presenft the memorials to the Queen ; and tbto meeting pledges itself to assist to the utmost of its power the carrying out of such a measure . " The fourtfit resolution was moved by Mr . Littler , member of the Executive , and seconded by Mr . Richards : — " That su < i money as the Manchester committee for assisting in t& « liberation of Frost , Williams , a » d Jones may have a * its disposal , after paying the necessary expences , be = sent to the Birmingham General Committee for the restoration of these banished rictimtt of class-legislation . " The fifth resolution was moved by Mr . Cartledge , seconded by Mr . Barker : —" That the Manchester committee remain a permanent body « util those exiled victims are returned to their country , and that the committee have power to add to their number . " A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , acid the meeting separated .

      Lecture . —On Sunday * afternoon , at two , o'clock , a leeture was given by Mr . VJf » . Thomasson , New&astleuyon-Tyne , in the Association Boom , Tib-street . Mr . Thomasson proceeded to show the dread with vrtiich Government looked upon the * attempts made by operatives to 'improve their minds and increaso their acquaintance with political affiiiw ; so long as the miads of the industrious classes were- indifferent to the affairs of the state , so long were tbe aristocracies of this nation , whether monied , commercial , or landed , enabled to pursuo a course of reriUess extravagance . ; V > itt since tbe democrats of England began to notice the expenditure of money , parties in- tbe state began to bcr

      more caatious : tbe position of the people was am epoch m English history , and fursishing brilliant evidences- 6 t the working man ' s fitness for political enfranchisement ; and by a little exertion on their part would ultimately realise their objeoi , and put them in possession of their constitutional' liberties .. He then proceeded to urge the necessity of attempting to obliterate the- distinctions now existing among working men , and > te > evince their consistent' democracy in their transactions with one another ; when one working man ceased to- look with jealousy upon another , then , and not till then , would they be powerful in effecting a change in the affairs of the legislatute , aud prove to the world their consistent attachments to the doctrines

      of equality . Mr . T . proceeded to comment upon the demise of Chartism as stated by that once stern republican , the Cavaot of his party , " plain John Campbell , " and proceeded to show liia- mistake . He then went oa to make some biting , remarks upon Operative Conservative Associations , and remarked it would be difficult to ascertain what tbe artisan had to conserve under the present system . Birst , there waa the grand awindie of £ 800 , 000 , 000 , and an interest of £ 25 , 000 , 000- yearly—next a great thundering Church Establishment , devouring millions annually—next an expensive law establishment , tending , to frustrate , instead of advancing , the course of pubtia-justice—next the black horde of money changers , all fattening upon public misery—be labours also to conserve , in fearful

      supremacy , a landed aristocracy , and their damning bread tax—he i » the prop of an accursed ( factory system —he takoa upoa himself tbe burden of a standing army , and tbe keep of our Wue-bottles , alias , the poUce—he voluntarily engages to maintain all those who fatten upon the Civil List , and he also props up tbe law of primogeniture and entail , in . order that be may have tbe ineffable pleasure of maintaining the younger members of their families , he dashes from his hand the luxuries of his native land , anil voluntarily relinquishes his- right to a maintenanc& : faom the soil , and inters , in tbe tomb of a heartless despotism , all the high qualities and ransomed powers of' an immortal nature . Hie then remarked on the doctrines of Chartism , and proceeded to notice each of its points in

      detail ; made sotue observations on tbe conduct of the men who drew up that document , and had since most unaccountably become the enemies of the people . He then directed their attention to the meabs , to be employed fox obtaining their object . Tha first point was union ; another point was to spread information . He concluded by txhorting his hearers- to cultivate habits of sobriety—to get their own places-ef worship , take the education of their children into their own hands , form themselves inio Debating Societies ; and with so many appliances engaged against the present system , the reign of injustice would terminate before tbe march of mind , and they would b » enabled : to create institutions worthy an improving aad intelligent people . V

      MANSFKXD . —On New Year ' s Day , tho Chartists of . Mansfield held a meeting in their roem > , at , the top of Kock Valley , to memorialise her Majpsty for the return of the exiled patriots , Frost , Williams , and Jones , Mr . Samuel Hollowell in the chair . M-r . This . Dutton moved the Birmingham address . He called uyon the working classes to give up all intoxicating drinks , until they had accomplished , their . glorious object . Mr . John Hamilton seconded tha address .. Mr . Thomas Scott moved , " That we , the w . orking , men of Mansfield , will never cease to agitate for the full measure of our political rights , until we are Sully and fairly represented in the Commons' House- of Parliament , and that the only efficient means to obtain this great desideratum is by uniting ourselves to . the National Charter Association of Great Britain . " Seconded . by

      Mr . John Drury . Mr . John Strafford . moved , " That this meeting do place the utmost confidence in the Rev . William Hill , as editor of the Northern Star ,, and Feargus O'Connor , the proprietor ; and so long as they continue the unflinching advocates of the trampled and plundered producers of wealth , we shall hail them as our guiding star . " Seconded by Mr . T . Braudworth , and carried unanimously . It was agreed that the address should go to Birmingham , and likewise that Moir , Lovett , and Williams should present it to her Majesty . A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman , and three cheers for Frost , Williams , and Jones , three for O'Connor , three good ones for the Charter , and three groans for the brutal , inhuman , and bloody Whigs , and the meeting then peaceably separated .

      STOCEPORT . —At the usual meeting on Sunday evening , at the Association Room , Bomber ' s Brow , Mr . Samuel Lee opened the meeting by reading and commenting on an article iu the Sum , a London daily paper , showing the progress the working classes are making in the glorious cause of Chartism . Mr . William Klieams , from Manchester , afterwards delivered an excellent lecture on tbe present state of society ; at the close of which , Thomas Clark read Mr . Joshua Hobson ' s letter to that villain , Normanby , and dwelt on the shameful treatment of the noble O'Connor ; he said he felt indignant indeed at tbe usage hia patriotic countryman met with ; a man in whom it was inherent to be a hater of tyranny . He dwelt at length on deeda ' of the illustrious ancestors of that bright son of Erin . A vote of thanks to Mr . Shearer and the Chairman terminated the meeting .

      ROCHDALE . —A requisition , most respectably and numerously signed , having been sent to the High Constable , to convene a meeting in the Commissioners ' Room , he kindly complied , and granted the use of tbat spacious hall , for the purpose of retrieving tbe fate of those unfortunate patriots , Frost , Williams , and Jones . The excellent band was called out , and proceeded along the principal streets ; and , after playing , in excellent style , several beautiful airs , they came to the Hall , which was jamJtaed to suffocation . Tbe meeting commenced by electing Mr . Thomas Livsey , grocer , chairman , who stated the objects of the . meeting in a very sensible speech . He then read several letters from that sanctimonious fraternity , the clergy , who , although invited , refused to attend ; tha sable cloth , in their estimation , being derogated by uniting for such an object . The first resolution , which was as

      follows" That this meeting is of opinion tbat the conviction of MeagTS . Frost , Williams , and Jones waa obtained in defiance of tbe constitutional law of this country ; and their being hurried away before the people bad time to petition in their favour was against all . justice and humanity ; and are further of opinion that the difference which existed among the Judges as to the legality of their conviction , warrants us in demanding their release ; and we are determined to use all-legal means to obtain their return to their beloved country

      and disconsolate families , " was moved by Mr . Howarth , seconded by Mr . Bamford , supported by Mr , James Tuylor , M . C ., in a most humourous , sarcastic speech , and was carried unanimously , The second resolution , adapting the Birmingham Petition , was moved by Mr . Tate , seconded by Mr . Davis , and supported . by Mr Bairstow , the West Riding Lecturor , in a speech replete . with eloquence , pathos , and power , and was carried amidst deafening cheers . The business being concluded , three cheers were given for the Welsh patriots , O'Connor , Taylor , Bairstow , the Charter , and

      the Chairman , and the immense assembly separated . Tbe whole of the proceedings did credit to the people of Rochdale , being characterised by order and propriety . The band left the room , and led on to the Harkup-to-Glory , playing "Aukllang syne , " and that beautiful air , " Sweet Hook , "

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      OLDHAM . —D £ Mon » tBATJOJt on New Year Day in behalf of Fno 8 i , Williams , and Jo . \ e —A numerously attended meeting , in the open spa ( behind the Albion Inn , Oldham , took p lace 0 Now Year ' s Day , in behalf of the banished patriot Frost , Williams , and Jones ; a band of music proceed e through the principal streets of the town , p layii several popular and national airs ; after which they pt ( ceeded to the place of meeting . On Mr . Bromlej schoolmaster , being called to the chair , an adjoort ment to the Association-room waa moved and earned owing to the wetness of the day . The Chairman the stated thep ! jects of the meeting , and railed upon Mi Greaves to move the first resolution , who did amp ] justice to it 1 b a sensible speech replete with argument — "Thatthis meeting still believes that the sentene passed on Frost , Williams , and Jones , was not onr unjust , but contrary to the statute law and every cog stitutional authority ; " seconded by Mr . Lewis in

      warm and energetic speech , and supported by Ji Bairstow in ajpowerful speech . The resolution waa thq put and carried without a dissentient The second resola tion was then moved by Mr . Henry Chappell , Oldb » m seconded by Mr . Y&rdley , and supported by Mr . Charfe Connor , of Manchester , in a speech which made a gi ^ impression upon the audience . The resolution waiu follows : — "That this meeting pl « dges itself never u rest satisfied with anything less than a free and foi ] pardon being granted to these much-injured and il ] treated patriots . " Carried amid loud applause . Thj next resolution was the-one which appeared in theStaroj last week , and was spoken to by Mr .-Elites ; 'Social Mi » sionary . and carried unanimously . The petition issued by the Birmingham Committee was then submitted to the meeting , and unanimously adopted . A vote e ( tftanks was then given to the Chairman , and thy ended a meeting which did credit to the good seote ami feeling of the people asssmbled .

      B<OV . —Frost , Williams , and Jones . ^ Arrangements had been made for holding oh out-dooi meeSing on New Year ' s Day , at eleven o ' clock in tljj forenoon , to petition for the return of those unjustly expatriated advocates of the people's rights , but owing to the inclemency of the weart&er , it was thought « dvisable-to adj » urn the proceedings to the Temperance Hall , Newport-street , at seven o'clock in the evening , where preparations for a tea party at five had been made . ' After the tea , at which were present seven ] friends from Manchester , Wigan , Chowbent , &c , the large room . was thrown open for the- meeting , and at seven o'dfock Mr . James Mallet ,. Manufacturer , Try called to the chair . He opened th > proceedings in * very appropriate address , which wasrwaraaJyresponded

      to . A memorial to her Majesty and s petition t « the Commons , praying for the restoration' to- their families and country , of the above victims of Whig despotism , were then read , and their adoption moved ! and seconded by Messrs . H . Brown and D . Diggle . Mr . John Lowb , in a short but pithy and apposite speech , supported the motion ; as did also Mr . Dixon , of Wigan , in a very lengthened speech , remarkable alike for its pertinence and patriotism . Mr . J . Lingard also addressed thg meeting in a strain condemnatory of tfie tyrannical policy of the Whigs , local as well aa general . After several other speakers addressed the audience , the memorial and petition were adopted . Thanks 1 being voted Bo the Chairman , and three cheers each given f « Mr . O'Connor , tke incarcerated Chartists , tba-Star , and ifae Charter , the meeting separated at eleven-o- ' elock .

      FROIHE . —On Monday , week , a tea meeting took place in the room of the National Charter Association , icpthis town . After tea , the doors were thrown opes tc- 'the public , foy the purpose of adopting an address to -her Majesty the Queen , for the restoration off Messrs Froet , Williams , and Jones , when the room > w as filled to overflowing . Mr . Cook was called upon to'take the chair , and expressed his satisfaction at the sympathy evinced far the suffering Welsh martyrs . The aathem , " God save our patriot , Frost , " was sung . Mta Paine , of Warminster , made a few appropriate remarks . Mr , Bolwell , one of the Whig victims , who had been especially invited , was received with loud cheers . la

      moving , the address , Mr . B . entered upon a defence ol the conduct and characters of Frost and those wfco tn exiled with him , and spoke ef the distresses' of the people-,. and tbe injustice thrust upon them , m tta cause of the lamentable outbreak in Wales . After i lengthy and powerful address , listened to with marked attentive ; and = repeatedly applauded , Mr . Bolwell concluded by moving the . adoption of the address , and urging the people to a steady performance of their political duties . The address was seconded- by Ml White , and carried amid loud applause . Three oheen were given for the Charter , three far Frost , WUHmm , and Jones , three for Mr . Bolwell , and the meeting separated highly * gratified .

      HUDDERsriELD . —On Friday , New Yearfa D » y , a public meeting was held at the Guildhall for the recal of the exiled patriots , Frost , William * , snd Jones , Mr . Uhomaa Vevers in the chair . The follow ing resolutions were passed unanimously : — . Moved bj Mr . J . Bray , and seeonded by Mr . C . Tinker , " That , in the opinionof this meeting , the banishment of Frwt , Williams , and Jones , is illegal , and against the decision of two ofi the judges who tried them their exile being intended to pat down the demand for the Peopie ' i Charter ; therefore , this meeting pledges itself touseiti utmost exertions , legally , to cause their recal . " Moral by Mr . S . Btons , seconded by Mr . A . Emmersoo , " That an address be presented to her Majesty to-ieatou Frost . Williams , and Jones to their homes , families ,

      and liberty . " Moved by Mr . L . Pitkethly , seconded lj Mr . J . Oldflbld , " That the plan for appointing and sending three woiking men to present the address to her Majesty in > person , as recommended in the NorOm Stvr , is highly approved by this meeting ; and wdo hereby pledge ourselves to enter into a subscri ption ^ the purpose of earrying it into effect" The diSereat speakers were listened to with the greatest attention , and the unanimity of the meeting proved that tha greatest sympathy for tbe exiled patriots-prevailed , and . by perseverance , their emancipation mast h granted . In the evening , Mr . Leech gave a lecture in the same place to a crowded audience , on the Charts

      and the repeat of the Corn Laws . The lecture-was ou which surprised all present , for the facts brought forward wera sach that was never heard befor * into district . Several of the middle classes , who were pitsent , have since declared that nothing which they lad heard on that side » f the question was equal to wlul was produced , and if the Corn Law repealera- do notbj some means-stop the lecturing of such men , their ana must fail ; it wasdeclared by one whohad taken anactin part in the Whig interest for some time , that nothing short of I £ uivert » al Suffrage could remedy th » evils complained of . After the conclusion of the lecture , thia cheers were given for the " caged lion , " Fea * gus O'Connor , and three for the Charter .

      WESTMINSTER . No . 2 , National Chabter Association . ^ - At a meeting of this bodj , held on Wednesday , the 30 th of December , » S the Ifaviqur ' s Arms , Johnson-street * Mr . Joseph Garratt president , after the enrolment of membefl and the transaction of other local business , Mr-Wall delivered an excellent address on the fin points of the Charter , when questions were asked and answered to tho satisfaction of all present . A letter from Mrs . Peddle was read , when a volunfaij subscription was entered into to aid iu her support . It was also moved and carried that the secretary be instructed to ascertain from the Executive Conncili through the Northern Star , whether we can admit apprentices into our associations without infrin / jini the laws .

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      FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . Downs . —After a lecture by Mr . Deegan , on Motday evening , the 28 th ult , eighteen persons enroll their names as members of the Charter Association . Stockion . —Mr . Deegam delivered an eloqije * address in the Chartist Association Room , High-street , on Wednesday evening , the 3 « th ult Fnosr , Williams , and Jones . —A public meetity was held in the Association Room , Stockton , on tto evening of New Year ' s Day , on behalf of theabon exiled patriots . A memorial to her Majesty was agreed to , and excellent speeches were delivered by Jlessm Owen , Maw , Wade , Hollinshead , and Deegan .

      Middlesbro . '—A public meeting of the inhabittfb of this town was held in a field belonging to Mr . P « t tison , on New Year's Day . to memorialise her Majesty for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Job * Messrs . Maw , Andrew , Hollinshead , Owen , Sut ^ land , and Deegan , addressed the meeting . Sei # & friends attended from Stokesley . West Auckland . —The largest and most enthusiastic meeting , ever held in this place , was on Sit * day evening , January 2 nd , to pray for the remission */ the sentence passed upon Frost , Williams , and Jon * Spirited and eloquemt speeches were delivered M Messrs . Hodson , Fowell , Mycroft , Embleton , vd Deegan . A vote of thanks was carried with acclan * tion to Messrs . Deegan , Owen , Embleton , and Baft for thair attendance at the late county mecting . l

      Sunderland . —Mr . Deegan lectured in the Oneloquent lecture delivered by Mr . Deegan , in the-O operative Hall , Lambton-street , the following reso * tions were unanimously and enthusiastically carried- — : t . " That the thanks of this meeting be given to P Editor of the Northern Stur for bis searching exposa " of the mystified cunning anil fraudulent scheme , *•* cocted at Leeds , to entrap the people of England ; « w this meeting solemnly pledges itself that the sentinienlj of the people of the couuty of Durham shall be ness at the National Demonstration on the 20 th of JanWf '

      through their honoured representative , Mr . Jo ^ Deegan . " 2 . " That this meeting has heard with t * j deepest disgust and abhorrence , the daataMly » " » fiendish conduct now displayed towards 'the ' champ' * of the people , Feargus O'Connor—conduct which *' termines us to wage unceasing war with the mercenafl and wretched faction , who now disgrace the Uotc * ment-of this country . " 3 . "That the - thanks of tW meeting be givtn to the Editor and Proprietor of tM Stur , for the appointment of a reporting corresponded for the county of Durham . "

      ' Mr . Deeqax will lecture at the following plat * nest wtek ;—Sunderland , Sunday ; Hartkpool , M " ( iay ; Middlo » lro ' , Tutsday j Stockton , WedneitW ; Dariinatoa , Thursday ; Weat Auckland , t > idw . j

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      NEWCASTXS-ON-TYNS AWD GATESHEAD --Demo > 'stj . ^ t : o :. s o . \ New Years Day fob } kust , Williams , a > d Joms . —At ten o'clock on t ie first morning i > f tLis jear , tbe rusn of Gateiiic-iid trembled in Oikwcilgate , to txureifi their f . Vtir . gs Ir ^ j- ecting the treatnien : o : the aiiustj patri its , Fro * :, YWi iams , aiid Jones . Mr . Morton waj called tv tbe chair . Ti-e ChaI £ > Jan opened the business by a pithy tut appropriate address , and called Ujx / a Mr . Cross to r < . 3 d tie memorial to her Majesty . Mr . CB . OSS , having read the memorial ,-pr ; cctded to maie some remarks upon it . HaTing concluded ,

      The Chaibma . n jut it to th = nlt : eling , vrhcB it was unajiimonsly adopted . Mr . Cboss rose to move the first resolution , "which vai . as follows : — ; " That this meeting is of opinion that Fret , Vfiiiiams , and Jones were illr ^ ully -convicted , and turn from their country at the < iea » . l ! .- > ur of midnicbt , i-jatrary to all law or cus ^ uiu uf : hii bui-I , anil thai this wetting is detfrruir . ed to u-e cury liw . ul means f-T restoring these mtn to thsir country aud larnilits . " After some remarks from Mr . Cress , Mr . Wm . COOK . B rose to seco . » d the resolution , -which ] e did at some length , and in a Vcrv sensible speech . The ChaIBMaX having put the resolution to the meeting , it passed nnannuyusjy . M . r . Caoss again rostj vj move the second resolution , to this effect : —

      " That petitions be sent to both Houses of Parliament , founded upon tue foregoing rws -lauoa ; . the one to the Commons to t * j presented by Ctnhbert llippon , Esq ., tudthat to tbe House of Lords by Lord Brougham . " Mr . Thomas HEtBiRX rui-e lo second this resolution in his usual puin , sensible anj"minly style , and after FpeakinK to it fcr some time , the rtsolution was put to the meeting i ^ ad unjuii-nously adopted . Mr . Scolkfi £ ljj proposed the nest resolution as follows : — " That three at the old Convention be appointed bj tbe Birmingham Committee , to present our address to ta : Qneen , as tne best representatives of our cause , our feelings , and our p-ieTinctS ; and that our Louden brethren be rtquest-. d : . ¦ a : t-n-J our dtpufcition to the gates of the pAlac-e . uii-i there oi . ; p-atuiate the Qaetn - -iiuon thai tLe coiinu- nt -eui ^ nt of a union of love , respect , an > l l ' - > y ; . " -: y . between the Monarch and her industrious suijecti . "

      Mr ,. ^ illum Byeke having briefly secundt-d the rteehifioi , it was put u-om the cLiii Led pa ^ td with acclamation . " - * T / u&iLks being voted to the Chairman , he britflj respond * , snd tbe wetting di ^ -rse-i , in order to attend the ^ Newcastle meeting on " . h ; Ba'Jiit IlilU . _' _ ' -BiLLiaT BILLS MEEII . ng . —It -was the intention --.- * « f . tbe Council ti get tiie mea musttrt-J in St . iuchoLW

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 9, 1841, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct361/page/2/