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      wTJS ^ S ^ i ?> f . F " ISTS v 0 GREAT TteiKas ? asd Sister ,-Are yon amkeri ' PSrSe rouse jon from your slumbers . You * ° ?^ d to the call made in the behalf of our ^• f ? « vUds Frost , Waiiwns , and Jones , and * & STSw «« < * 5 ° " ¥ ?** * S 004 ol ?™™ ne £ n their behalf , after lukewarm md we-^ 2 friend had deser ted their duties , and left ^ tiger ish . And will ye shew less sympathy , ^ «^ ifes ; less affection , will ye exercise less triH ye w ^ Sre . learnUhe afflxwated suffer-^^ f ' oTbekred frieud , O'Connor ! Will ye && -. vTmsn to be made a sacrifice to the hatred f ^ ArS of wretches like Normanby , Finality , and « T ' " ' wile , without lifting up your voices to reach jox ^> a r » j ^ ^ fjiv persecutors and oppressors I ^^ farTt ^^' ^ th&t ***** said , ¦ r E fsofered , os our behalf , to induce you to come , ' " ind iow at least that you retain a grateful forsv ^ -, ? - ? * -ri ^ g aad are disposed to do the jenseoi _ w » k erU ) aneviat « his sufferings nt-nosj . , ^ fyrnjed you of this new attempt to The ira ' ? y . j scrr-lv you will not , by your silence des ' -ivy " _' ¦ >> econie participators in : he devilry , on trus <> c- *? " ^ e of Uwi ers , " accessor ies aiver or IB , uf i ^

      fcthe ; 3- % . _^ . _ ^ -each your eyes Parliament will v . " - ^" " "d , ' or : h ir usual do-noihinjj , or , d-.=-£ h arc ^ uo ^ . Up . my friends , and let us fitd t , . -de .--nplcyisen : ! Let our peanon ? , or xhsm I ' no-. s 1 ca ' re not which , be poured within r emoD : -ra-i _ -- ¦ s echen - f in fuu number , weight , toe in his behalf , and couched in a ~ strong Hja mtascrc , ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ penn ; t acd lhejr Sm Mtadr ^ honourable throats can swal - J ; E 3 k" & ' aihamrd of themselves , { and to ^ . whi - - V . nsn I acknowledge to be an under-^ t * -ometlrn ; : akin to blackamoor w&shins , ) let tti "r - / ! 1 ; . " r ' ro- 'isim them to the whole world for ° w r ^ Veallv are . There are a few men amorist SfrVl " in thai ' house , who will undertake to present d who will also not fail to

      jT «^ - c = a-a express ^¦^ . " - " ^'^ ui . gnauon at such a foal , such a truly fJZ ^ U mot e oi ridding themselves of an enemy , T » wse " nsme ihe cowards tremble and turn pale . y TVr ' ^ ieads , lit their names be handed down to V ^ rin " ¦ ¦ sV . e pen , and in the page of the histo-^ - rl-k w'th tb * Nero ' s and the Cali « ula' > Sfcr ^ r ^ d the Caraline ' 3 and Sy . pbas's for « K "erv . " conspiracy , and treason . 1 woulu also , ^" "Vii" ^ - ^ - "e , propose that petitions be a : « o K « ded ' io r . , r Majesty . There will be , 1 trust , MdiSc-ltT a filing presenters , ana I snouM like Cgr -o be truly informed whru kind of things these fviv-racuthw ^ people-gulling ministers of hers Z . ' * '¦>* , for our sns 1 suppose , ha ^ e rode , anc zp ,- ~ ' - , f -o rue , roughshod ovcronr prystrate necks . fc p- "Va : * " : fur ouf Joiiy in thraating tiem into

      ^" ha-re s ^ fn ^ rot ^ V & dislike , generally , to lorg , y =- " .-s a- i r . iTe tu lon ^ speeches . T 2 ; e pnuciuai — = « " of bc-: h is » o mystify " -nd eiicloud what is in ^^ ' a a " s . nd iin : ^; co .: iusvi 4 the minds acd e- - vVi the uadirsiaud :: ^ of those wLo are J ~ - \ - ' --u- < : ' - ¦ ' <> "zh t ? l-s wca ; . i to read a :. d near £ ^ " 1 ; T / j h ^ arti be luhi , * h ; ch I belike apu ffi ' ' : ' ' ar ^ , I r . ^^ wrhan quite etonsh tor me ^ . t ^ " , 'J ,: f x ^ s zcdr . vs ; be ; U , uL ; oriu :. air ] y , iher-.-Ire % j ^ ie ttLo srr n-jt so , iiythin ^ 1 ^ could ud ¦ sroda :-e of ^^ sv : u i ; . > stir ihein , thw' I lengthened et ; e ::-.-r : ¦ - a ucz-ji ; cviumui 12 the ¦> - ' ar - T . R . Sxabt . L' ^ encr . " lo-. h Janr . jry , ' . T 41 .

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      jjj ^ r- ^^ OF THi : E . vsr LONDON FEMALE ' luIAL AS-Ti-XEXCE AS ; UCUT 1 U . V . 5 ' 5 : ep . s i . v 3 Cot > Xiiyv ,- nMi :. v . —The ?§ ein which •^"¦ V- u . ~ i = riui'S . ttr :. u ^ i rnn-ri ^ ble au-i in . yi . niM p 4 ^ "fa til « wur U ' s hl » :-ry . W- s ^« m ' -Uf-tud-. 5 , slxL-s . " learciing JVr the f--un " . ain c : kru-sr ^ ilj .-e . jr *;^ . ; cf the t J- ' ' 0 Ui iua c : * ' - r = th is dr-priiir . thr i- ii ; jI sUL ; rst : ti'ja ar . d " -hu u . ista of ttr .-r , froi . ; 'it iv . r . M -- 'Aal Almost ii ct-dibW imprc- ? c : r ... ru -re

      m :: - ::, tEc arts s = J » c " . ! ri . ; -t- >; : be lounffcj ^ u : ; . jr rfill & ¦»¦ " . sioTfers < i-J-rs bli b . ? s-ir . g , aid causes tie arii U * bring forth abundantly -, y = t , Btnnge to relate , Ksiiit all this prosperity , at no period of time wa ? Keetv La a more snhapry and miserable condition . ? 2 rriu 5 j eople and pUntcuua harrcsa ; the mirkets cici ^ d with proTisioas , -srarchotises with clothing ; Vlih ii industrious , hungry , and nnied woriiog p jpukti . a . Tte princ . pal causes wUch have pro .-. uced tais ad state sre * tLree in numt * r—namtly , stiisiiness . competition , and ignorance . Oar raitK haTe legisijt ^ d , acdV , iil c-oa-iu-ae to legislate , unjusf . y . They derive the nrlncital of iheir reveuue from the necessaries cf

      1 H ~ , zz . d the t : c-s of the people . Parliamentary docunier . t ? will prove , that the duty on mv . t , spirits , wine , andvjtitcs , c-. mprise the greater portion of the n > Tccas . Add to dls the tax ? s on fo ^ d , ie ., and i £ will be fourd that three-fearths 0 / the reTei . us is dtrivs ?' . from these two sources . Our cltrgy preach contentment and pissiTti obediecce to the toiiicg and ccTe-worn hungry ruechaiuc sJid labourer ; trhile a numerous Etancij £ army of red and bluc-coa-ted soiditrs are rssdj" , s * tie biddies of thuir oficers , to enforce

      snb-Eiiiion to srbi'jary laws , wiih the bayonet and troEchfeoa . The unly practicable means to nanedv the en ! cr . der wiich we labour , and r = uuTa ' . e society , is to wacioa the use of h > l in toil sating drints , to become 3 thiikiEg aao . str cJy in oral people , and acquire s ^ uud y&aaA tuoTl = Jge . It is nee Ssiry to absuiu from all sretj drinialit . Brcaus = the mest valuable m&dical testimony , isd iadrnduai experience , prcTc them to be highly injznsts t&fcralth ; and il ^ e ' it Cca'tiin effects are lite wise to demoralize and aeszuj the p-awer and tnwgiea o : thriLind .

      2 si It is necessary to abstain , as an example to cur habsiis indcLi . dren ; for how can ^ -e expect our offspnaj te be sober , Tlrtuo-s , and dutiful , if we do noi cfntroe th--2 i ty our goc-d conduct . Dear sisters , recas-berit is a : the fire-Mde , on the fl ^ niestic hearth , b ths sxial circle , at houie , ¦ when the first rtiish for tbrs iasdija 3 driiLk 3 is imbibed . It is ths first trachirois class of frieudil ^ p , ths sip from the rathe ' baud , that soTra the Seed of future druntersrss . Si It is ceeessary to abstain , because that portien rfhirf-earned Tragts which is now squandered away at 6 = pi ' .-bouse and git-palace would enable us to secure * » ssd scd proper education for cur children , in acttfdisce with our Tiews and feeliars . We should no

      b : ger scbait . to our childres wearing the gaxb of csriry , sad the drgradiag py . icy number-badge of tifar . Osly thini of ths -working man ' s sons and ' ^ L : er 3 btL- g ticke : c-J , like pr . z *; sheep ! Bepad apon this fact , the cinxi-. T acd policy badge of adosal school * , is the ren ; uar . r of the anckn : Saioti strTs collar . Tv'hy should our feelings be Tsandsd by seeing the £ ngtr of &co : n pointed at our JtSdren , and the ipptllatiun of " charily brat" appiien to thea ? A -well-regulated mind ciiidains Servility t oderiiigiag . Let us rrj ^ ct ths : r Church and State tfftrs 0 } tdacatien for onr children , which is onlj calctied to debase the mind , and render it subservient to c ^ ss le ans -, let us teach our off > pring to dt > to others fc t ^ qr Tould oiers should do unt-j thesn .

      i' £ . We can abstain from all in . toxiear . ng drinis -with ^ = | 7 &ad be nefit , even at those criiical rimes -when ^ . ** ri hi ± -erto been considered moit needful and fcispeasaViy n = o : £ sary . 5 > Dme of us baxe proved it by pr « : UAi experience ; therefore you raiw sifeiv rely upoi : ° ^* Jei ^ at . jT . M = " . € n , We haTe bten hitherto considered inferior to Ei « ia psfrrrs of intellect , and truly ths want of f ro ^ er cuSiiUjn i&s uiade ts appear so ; bui we much duubt ¦ * ii =: ha ^ ihii wo- ^ ld hare been Vhe ci * e had w » pos-^ T ^ tcs same opportunities of acqairing a proper A ^ ° ' ^^ other sex has enjoyed . Let us ^ wSTOTir to rsmoTe this rtproach , by embracirg srery ^ PontEU 7 of cultivating and improving our ininds ^ eesmestiy entreat you to tkis , that you may be able ^ J ^ p art a sound edncatisn to your ofiipring , and tr&ia " ^ teade r minds in the -way of truth and Tirtue .

      « not discouraged at your -want of ability and fcnow-^ j&i close application and peraererancfl wi ]] aciiiere T ^^ sis . The one-half of mankind acquire their know-* BBder difficulties . Perhaps at no former period uas hi 5 the fea ^ e character exhibited so much f * j tr displayed so much brilliancy of talent , as in the f ^ t diy . The press teems ¦ with raluable writings , ^ PNxiBctioas of women . Remember , if -we beaar r ^ Tes in these matters , our husbands cannot keep - ^ d fo r Tery shame : pride "Rill stimulate them to ~* to Then how delightful it -will be to see a ~ 5 W 3 strife between husband and -wife , trying to ~« each other in knowledge and morality ! ^ folly for to of mis

      ^ » a men complain ery and jT ?®> ^ to xuaie do effort U > remoTe it Let vta urge j ^ tasbanus , bous , and brothers to throw off their r ** . « a tee lieaTy tax on that filthy weed , tobacco , by a ^ o ? tllfca ' sisters " ^ countrywomen , units with us ^ a *^ 1 ? fc grand effort to ameliorate our condition , L ^ ooTe the plague-spots—partial legislation and { tr ^ mee , from society . Unite with us to obtain ^ J ^ pk ' s Charter ; let us form Total Abstinence J ?* p *» Asociations , -without delay , in every town and / r * s 8 throughout iht > Tnited Kingdom ; cor cease ^* anf until our exertions are crowned with snecess . lJ * sere forget , that more than four iundred ** » ad honest men hire been imprisoned by these S . * Tb . 0 liTfl on our hard Bsrninpn ; and shall we

      ^ if ? ^ lsMul ^ &i ** raised to destroy us ? Nerer j , * «* * » id ti&t -we , who are the adrocates of equal 1 ^ , " * *> dead to our own interests &s to lead 'us to *« of those things that debase the mind , » nd gire ^ wto the enemy . - $ ** &o&ah ., » e implore yon to remember ti « conaftj H * orda of the noble-miadsd Vincenfa A&diesa fttj . ^ Abstinence , name ' . y—" That na & 0 Ternmerit lag £ * i { il £ ' > aiid the just claims of a people who haTe * ° « courage to conquer their own Ticea . " We remain , _ . _ Sisters and countrywomen , * obts , in the cause of nniTersal redemption , ^* 3 I 1 HBEES OP THE EAST L 0 SD 03 FEMALE ^ ° JAI AES 1 I 5 ESCE CHABT 1 ST ASSOCIATION . fe ^^ tion RooBii , 166 , Brick-lane , " aeius , London , January 25 tb , 1 S 41 .

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      LONDON . —At a special nseeting of the members ot the National Charter Association , resident in the City of London , teld at the Dispatch Coffee House , Bride Lane , Fleet-street , on Jan . 24 th , 1841 , Mr . Sannders in the chair , it was resolred unanimously , " That the County Council be instructed , with the other localities , to call s public meeting as earJy as possible , for the purpose of giTing further instructions to Messrs . Spurr , Neesom , and Boggis;—Lord Normanby refusing to receiTa them as a deputation , with a Memorial agreed to at a public meeting of the inhabitants of London , held at White Conduit Hoase , on the 4 th of January last , in faTonr of that iil-nsed patriot , Feargns O'Connor , Esq . ; and that this locality ara wiliing to defray any rt ^ sonable expence attending the same . " It was was then farther unanimously resolved : — " That this meeting are of opinion , that the minds of a T 3 it majority of the thinking portion of the people of tni «

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      great metropolis would have been acquainted and reconciled ( previous to this peri' > d ) to the sacred principles of our Charter , and would have become zealous supporters in the laudable struggle for the attainment of the same , if the Chartists of London had been united in giving their pscuinary aid , to procure efficient Chartirt lecturers , in accordance with the example of our friends in other parts of Great Britain ; and that this meeting do support , and earnestly recommend these our viewi to thi consideration of the members of the other localities of this metropolis , with a view to obtain their co-operation , through the medium and managenient of the County Council . " It vras then

      announced to the Society that Mr . Cleave had kindly offcml to this Association , for their bentflt , 100 of the new B ! aik List , 100 of the Drunkard ' s Coat of Arms , twenty copies of the Victims of Whiggery , twenty Cuhbt-tfs Tracts ; : md the meeting returned their grateful thanks for the same . It was then carried unanimously that the Council b » instructed to use every means to get up a grvat demonstration in favour of Henry Vincent , upon his release from prison , and that they recommend the snme to the other localities . Several new members were enrolled ' , subscriptions paid , and voluntary contributions made to the Victim Funtl .

      The NoRiq London Charter Association , one uf the okiett in the metropolis , iw . s recently bcon re-crganisod ; a short code of simple laws has beei ) adopted ; lectures , riisenssions , and readings take place on Monday evenioga , at their place of meeting ( the Star Coffee House , Islington Green ); and , still furtlur to aia the ili .-s lninaiion of sound political knowledge amoni ; its mt-. iibt . rs , it aan been determined to establish a library , for reference and circulation . Though small in number at present , the Association promises to be of some service to the cause of sound Chartism .

      LIVERPOOL . —The cause is progressing here with more rapidity than can be imagined , considtfiing the powerful influence we hava to contend with . Mr . Banstow ' s lectures converted somu who have sinre joined us . We had great difficultyin geuing a place for him in this Wing and Tory ridden town . However , we applied to the Social Board , who gtnt rou .-Iy j ,-ave us tho use oi' t ' le Hall of . Science , Lord Nelson-street , for ihe two lecture * , or on auy other occasion , when wo want H ; t ' or which we bet ; li-ave id reiurn our siucero thauks . We ar « determined to redeem the character of this town . dL < i : io louder to be a dra ^ chain to the movement . WILTSHIRE . — The County Council will meet at Mr . Tudtfto , Mviikton Dereral , at ten o ' clock , ou Sunday morning , February 7 th . It is hopwi that every town and village , that can make it convenient , will b .-nd a delegate .

      WS = T 2 \ 1 ISST £ R . —The Na-tional Charter Association m . ' « ts at the Marlborou « h Cuiiee House , Great Marjboii'iijjb street , Golden-Square . On Sunday last it wa- ; re . soh-fd thai the Council tiavejurtructi ' oa D K-jLiri \ ho morion of Mr . Cater , as to ihe npcr-s .-jty 0 : } : uvin ^ a paid lt . cturer for Loud ou . Mr . Wall n .-=-. ; iircs to-morrow night . REDSITCK . —On Sunday , Mr . Wm . Clements , cf Brom ? j ; r-jve , preached to a hi ^ hly-atN-Mtivo and respedabJe coi . ^ yetaiiu )) , 111 the Naiioiial Charter AssDciaU ' - in-rjoius , Wjndinill-hil ! , Monnt-ploasari' , K « rdditcii ; tw \> ^ trmons were dthvered , one in the afieruoou , ^ hu ^ i pa ^ £ l \ ro o'clock , and the other in

      the tveniJi «{ , at tis o ' clock , in the course of hi * trmoDf , Mr . C . madu sunn beautiful allusions to : he Charter , p . ' ) in : i : ijj our tiie duty of the working ' Ia 3 = 10 eirive Jor thoir jiberty , vvnich appeared to pro great satisfaction . Appropriate hymns were . ¦ . ung from Watts ' s collection . After « ach service a collection was made at the door , towards defraying the expence of fitting up the rooms , &c . which amounted to the liberal sum of ten shillingsand tenpence three farthings . The rooms will contain about one hundred and thirty comfortably seated ; many more could stand . Tho place was crammed . All appeared perfectly satisfied , and at the close quietly retired to their homea .

      SOUTH 1 ANCASHIRE . —Delegate Meeting . — On Sunday , January - J 4 th , a meeting of the above description was held in thj iS ' atiouai Charter Assoc ation Raom , East Manchester . Mr . Thomas Davies was elected to tho chair . Delegates present : —Thomas Divie ? , Tib-street Ward , Manchester ; James Cartled ^ 'e , Brown-street ; Air . Hume , Salford ; John Fovbton , from tiic boot and shoe makers ; Joseph Eckersky , Unsworih ; Samuel Yardly , Oldhain ; Josepn itoger . s , Newton Heath ; Edward Whitworth , Middleton ; Jonah Schofield , DroylsJe ; -. ; Isaac Isherweod , Ridchffe Bridge ; and John Dickinson , Pilkington . We were highly pleased to see delegate from places which hiul not eent any before ; at the same time , we regret that

      those places which have been most punctual were somewhat , neglectful , which should tot be , for , it ever the Charter was worth anything , it is now . The business commenced by every delegate paying in the levy , towards the support of trie lecturer . The following resolutions were carried unanimously : — 1 . That tho Lecturers be requested to recommend a small publication , called the Mid / and Counties Illuminator , and a lecture delivered and pubh .-hed by R . T . Richardson , of Manchester , on the Rights of Woman . " 2 That no lecturer bo allowed to go to a-jy place , oniy the one to which he is appointed , wuhout consulting his brother Iectuier , ana that no

      town or village invite a strange lecturer , without first informing tke person appointed by the plan for that time . 3 . That this meeting engage Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , as lecturer for South Lancashire , for the month ensuing . 4 . That the arrangements made by Mr . Bairstow , for visiting the various towns in South Lancashire , be null and void , excepting Salford and Droyhden , which that gentleman has , by request , engaged to attend before he I * aves for Yorkshire . In justice to the men present , we are happy lo say , that the most kindly feeling existed during the discussion , and the business was doas in a manner which reflected great credit , upon the working-men .

      WAN CHESTER . —A flame of enthusiasm seems to animate the breasts of the people of Manchester and surrounding villages , at least of the true Democrat-, since the Leeds meeting . On Sunday afternoon , according to announcement by placard , Mr . Bairstow delivered an eloquent lecture to the people at Newton Heath , in the adulc school room , which was we ' ll filled ; after which ho gave a description or the demonstration at Leeds , tha , elicited the plaudits of the audience . A vote of thanks was given tu tha lecturer aud chairman , and it was moved , seconded , and carried without a dissentient , " That the best thanks oi this meeting be given to the delegates who assembled at Leeds , for their strict adherence to the principles of the Charter . " On

      Sunday evening , Mr . Bairotow delivered a lecture in the large school rcom , Failsworth , lo a numerous assembly of " hard hands and fustian jackets . " He also gave a detail of the doings of the Chartists at Leeds at this place , which was loudly cheered , and a vote of thanks was given to the delegates for maintaining the principles of the Charter , boldly and manfully . A vote of thanks to the lecturer and chairman was given , and the meeting dispersed highly edified . On Sunday evening , a meeting was convened for the purpose of hearing Mr . Littler , member of the Executive ; but before commencing bis lecture , a 3 Mr . Duyle had been detained in Rochdale , Mr . Griffin was called upon to give a sketch of the Leeds demonstration . He commenced by giving

      a detail of what had not appeared in the Star , and then commented upon the leading articles of the Leeds Intelligencer , the Alercury , and the Times , and remarked that if those papers which have been amongst our most inveterate enemies could give us credit , surely it could not be without merit . He was loudly cheered throughout , and tho steps taken by the Chartists seem to have pleased them to a high degree . Mr , Littler delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture , in which he strongly recommended his hearers to adopt the total-abstinence principle as a powerful auxiliary to the spread of Chartism . On Sunday evening , the Tib-street room was crammed almost to suffocation Mr . Leacn delivered a powerful lecture , shewing up the preseat

      system in its true colours , amid the repeated cheers and plaudits of th « assembly ; after which , Mr . Griffin rose and gave a long account of the proceedings at Leeds / commented upon the leaders of the three Leeds paper ? , and at almost every sentence he was impeded by loud cheering . The people appeared to be wrought up to a pitch of enthusiasm , and evinced determination to st . ck by the Charter at all hazards . A vote of thanks was moved by Mr . Leach , and seconded by Thomas Davies , to the Delegates assembled at Leeds , for so nobly defending the principles of the Charter . A vote of thanks to Mr . Leach , Mr . Wheeler , chairman , and to Mr .

      Griffin were all carried amid tremendous cheering . On Monday evening , Mr . Leach delivered a lecture to the Salford Chartists . The people seemed to be animated with fresh rigour and firmness . Mr . Leach is expected to deliver a lecture in the Carpenters' Half , on Monday evening next , by the request of the Trades ; subject , " The insufficiency of Trades' Unions to Bustain wages . " Great interest is taken in-this affair , and it is supposed that the large room will be crammed , he having made such a powerful impression the last time he handled that point in Tib-street , after which the trades will form themselves into Chartist Associations . Hurrah for the Charter !

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      IiEIGH . —Me . Bellamy ' s Liberation from Lancaster Castle . —At a meeting held during the week , ( oar correspondent does not name the evening , ) Mr . Bairstow , having been invited to lecture hete , the friends obtained the use of tho Rev . Mr . Aitkins' chapel , which is capable of holding five hundred persons * About two howrs before the commencement of the lecture , Mr . Bellamy agreeably surprised the Chartists , by his suodeu , and quite .. unexpected , arrival from Lancaster Castle , ( wherd he has been confined fifteen months , ) having obtained a respite of three months . Mr . Bellamy appears to enjoy excellent health ; and has undergone no change ot principles . The chapel was completely tilled , owing to the excitement created . At the conclusion of Mr . Doyle ' s lecture , three cheers was given for O'Connor ; the Lecturer , and the Charter .

      PRESTON " . —On Monday night , this town was visited by Harrison , the spy , who was discovered there ; and , by tho activity of one of the Chartist ? , taken beforo the Guardians on Tuesday , for leaving his family cliargable . The lenient ex offioio Cha . ituman , however , let him loose again poii society , on his promising to pay when he got work ; and would not allow tho l ( h . reward for Uis apprehension . JWH . NBO'WV-Mr . Doyle , of Manchester , lcolftroii flfcfo on Su& 4 ay last , to a crowded and respectable audience ' .

      HANLEY , POTTERIES . —Mr . Candy , of Birmingham , lectured in the room , adjoining the Golden Lion Inn , 011 Monday last , amid tremendous applause . Three cheers wi-re given for Feargus O'Connor , Esq . ; for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; for Bronterre O ' xlrien , Vincent , Pedtjie , and all the imprisoned Chartists ; and the Northern Star . Mr . Candy will agitate the Potteries , aud proceed thence to arouse Nuueaton , Rugby , Luamington , and Warwick . At the conclusiou-of the above lecture , several members wure enrolled , including six or seven females , who came forward and enlisted under the glorious banner of Chartism .

      OlDHAM .-On Sunday last , two lectures were delivered in the National Charter Association-room , Greaves-street , Olitliam ; that 111 the afceruoon , by Mr . Henry Suiethurst , Oldham ; and the other in iht evening , by Mr . James Greaves , of Austerland ? , near Oldhatn , to crowded aadioncos . On Sunday nust , Mr . Charlt . 4 Connor , of Manchaster , will delwe . r f . vo lectures in tho National Charter AssouiatiiMi-roum , Greaves-stre « t , Oldhain ; the first at two o'clock in tho afternoon , aud tho vihar at wx in the evening . [ GALASHIELS . —The quarterly meeting of the Galashiels Working M ( iu' » Association was held in ( he Salmon Inn assembly room , on Friday evening , tho " 2 ' 2 uii of January , when tho Committee gave an account ot their s : eward . » hip , which communicated universal saticfictiou ; aud a new committee of thu right material was elected .

      The late Committed got up several 6 ocial msetint ; * , at whioii addresses and regular lectures on various subjects were delivered , such aa—* ' On the cli ' ecrs of despotism ; '' "Tits Principles of the Charter ; ' "Tiie Eastern ilieMun ; '' '' Tho Uu } y Alharice ; " &e ., &o . Thure were , also , numberless original and select patriotic i-ougs , recitations , &c , given by excellent performers , who gave their services , thereby enablipg iho Committee to expeuci £ 0 iu sealing tho hail for thoir-meetings ;' sending 10 s . ; o tiie hij » : iiigs case , Edinburgh ; sending £ \ ! :-. 10 Mia . l ' tduiu ; aud J . 4 » . u > iiiu iuuu lor liio wives and families of the incarcerated Chartists ; also furnishing the committee-room ; and , what is boat o ( all , there is a trine in tho fuud yet . The recommendations of tho Border Couueil , which met at Jodburgh on New Year ' s Day , will shortly he carried into practice ; and Galashiels will still prove a town where , save Chartism , uo political party exists .

      MEWBUR 8 H .- A split having taken place iu the Secession church h « re , as was formerly announced , tho party leaving applied to the session for a disjunction , the session declined to grant the prayer of their petition ; they then applied to the presbytery for a supply of sermons , but , owing to an informality , the reverend body laid the case aside . This informality ( not laying their petition before the session previous to its presentation to the presbytery ) waa not intentional on the part of the petitioners , but , from an unnecessary delay on the part of the presbytery clerk in not sending the necessary information until ten or twelve days after being applied to ; the

      deputation had to return home with this consolation , that only oue of tho reverend body wished a committee to enquire into their grievance without delay . A reverend brother declared that to appoint a committee would bo attaching too much importance to the case ; the people of Newburgh thought otherwise , having resolved not to trouble that reverend body any more with it . Ye sticklers for the Charter givo in your verdict and say who are the men that would create a demand for Chartists' Kirks ; or whether the spiritual interests of the people or the temporal iuterestH of the clergy are questions of mot > t importance iu the ecclesiastical courts of any

      denomination . Soiree . —A Chartist Soiree was held in the Ma < oas' Hall , here , on old Hansel Monday , when the meeting was addressed by several speakers from ihe neighbourhood . fcUNDEBlAND . —Liberation of Williams and 13 ixns . —Monday , the 25 th iustaut , being the day on which it was expected that these indefatigable patriots would leave the duugeon in which they had been confined for advocating ths cause of the suffering millions , crowds of people began to assemble in front of the prison at an early hour . At half-past ten o ' clock , a deputation from the council of the Siinderiand Charter Association , received the liberated patriots at the prison gates , and conducted

      them to a carriage , drawn by four horses , which had been provided to convey them to Sunderland . Tho council having seated themselves in another carriage , which was also in . attendance , a dense mass of people , who had now assembled from all parts of the county , moved in procession , accompanied by a band of music , and banuerd bi aring patriotic inscriptions , to Pradford ' s Temperance Hotel , where a public breakfast was provided by ihe Chartists of tho city of Durham , at which Mr . Andrews was called upon to preside . After giving " the people , " as the first sentiment , tho chairman proceeded to propose" Honour , bxalth , and happiness , to Williams and Binns , the talented and unflinching advocates of the cause of truth and justice , " which was received with

      tremendous applause . Messrs . Williams and Biuns , in returning thanks for the manner in which the temiment had been received , expressed their determination to renew the labours for which they had suffered imprisonment ; they had told the judge , on their trial , that , if imprisoned , su . ih was their intention on their liberation ; they were determined to redeem tho pledge they then gave , and never cease to agitate until the great principles for which they contended were carried into complete effect . The following sentiments were also given , and responded to by Messrs . Deegan , Hume ( of Newcastle ) ; Maw , of Middiesbro '; Lawson , of Coxhoe ; and M'Arthur " Tho Charter ; and may it so < m become the law oi the land : " " The 1 Northern Star , and the

      Democratic Press ; " " O Connor , and the imprisoned Chartists ; " " The Chartists of the City of Durham , and may they be organised on a firm and permanent footing . " About one o ' clock , the procession again formed , and after parading part of the town , proceeded to a place called the Sands , immediately contiguous to the city , where the people , numbering upwards of 3 , 000 , were addressed by Messrs . Lawson , Deegan , Williams , and Binns , who endeavoured to remove from the minds of their hearers , the prejudices which had been created by the misrepresentations of the enemies of Chartism , and , to show them what it was that the Char : ists really wanted ; the people , notwithstanding tho efforts' made by a few despicable wretches who fatten on the present

      corrupt order of things , to create a disturbance , listening to the different speakers with a degree oi interest and attention not to have been expected in this strong hold of clerical influence and imposition . At the close of the meeting , three hearty cheers were given for Williams and Binns ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three for O'Connor and the imprieoned chartists , &c . The procession was then again formed , and the people , after escorting the carriages out of the town , dispersed . On the arrival of the carriages at Houghton-le-Spring , a crowd of people had assembled to receive the liberated patriots , who , after briefly addressing the inhabitants on the great principles of the Charter , partook of tea with

      a great number of their friends , at the Golden Lion Inn ; after which , they again set out for Sanderland . Between two and three miles out of the town , they were met by groups ot people , who had walked out on foot to meet them , and who began to form a procession behind the carriages , to escort them into the tows , which they entered about half-past seven in the evening . In marching along the streets , the mass of people who had joined the procession could not amount to fewer than 30 , 000 . Had the procession taken place in day light , the scene would have been oue of the most imposing ever exhibited in Sunderland . The procession halted at tho Golden Lion Inn , where energetic addresses were delivered by Messis . Deegan , Williams , and Binns . The whole of the proceedings of the day were conducted with the strictest order .

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      NEWCA 6 TiJS-UND £ R-X , Y £ JE . — Mr . Candy gave two Chartist sermons hero on Sunday last , to crowded audiences 1 ; he was recently sent out to lecture by the council and committee of the delegate meeting held in Birmingham . BARNSliEY . —The society , recently meeting at the Railway Tavern , has removed its sittings to Mrs . Hoey's . KTDDrnMINSTEa—A Church Clergyman and Chaktism . —The Council of the National Charter Association of this town , met on Monday evening last , for the dispatch of business , when one of its inembcrs ( Wm . Chorlton ) informed the Council that he had been in communication with a friend ofhi « , a clergyman of the Church of' Eiigland , and that he

      had received a letter from him , which , as he considered it contained matter of tho greatest importance , he thought it his duty to lay before the Council . The letter was accordingly r <; ad ; and the Council were of the same opinion as Mr . Charlton , and also thought that the country at large should know of the proceedings of the present ministry . An extract of iho letter , therefore , wLl not bealiogether uninteresKBg . The most important is as follows : — "Preachers are now exerting themselves to prevent their people becoming Chartists , and in papers , accbwpaknvwtfljeQ'ieen ' B , loUer for national education , ; tljTC ^ nddll ^ eftse of Chartism is specific 1 as one of tho EoiriKle evils ; to correct ' -which , a due attention to the Queen ' s letter ii urged to be

      absolately necessary , i read all to my congregation , aa was my bounden duty , and strenuously did I urg « them to eucourago education ; but I told them 1 hoped and believed that the spread of . education among the poor would inevitably spread Chartism , for that Chartism was neither more nor less than granting to evory man hia just rights iu society , and 1 hiis turning serfs into free men , and bo making the British Constitution what it er . r ought to have been , in practice , but never was yet ; when the poor man could feel that his well-being was as wdllookeii after as that of the rich man , and his persou and property , however contemptible , as equitably ' an- . i

      justly regarded by law and government . No effui t will now be spared by preachers of all sorts to p ; it down Chartism . It will bo regarded as worse than the Jacobinism of by-gone days ; but I think it will be all in vain . The more the poor know of it , the more they must be convinced it is their only safety , and the comprehension of it is in a very small compass . Tell tho Kidderminster Chartists that ever } one of them should possess the little book of tin Charter for himself , and another copy of tho same u give away to auy acquaintance not alnatly acquainted with it . " It was then moved and seconded that the above extract be sent to the Northern Sim

      for insertion , that ita readers muyunderstaua iioiv the present Government in lend to act . By the above extract , the Chartists of this country will perceive t-i what extent of means the ministry would rtsou . to 6 tay the progress of Chartism ; but , as is staled 11 ; the abovo extract , it will be of no avail . Chartism is too deeply rooted iu the hreaste of the miitiouti t <> be eradicated by the hypocritical eloquence u ) Mother Church , and the cau . se is too just a . oik for those who have already emburked in it ever to difoivn it . To the Chariisi ^ , then , wo would say , per severe in this truly noble and just cause , over keeping in view the mottos of peace , law , aud order , am Universal Suffrage , and no surrender . '

      NEWCASTLE . —The Delf . gatjs Meeting for the county of Northumberland , took place ua Sunday , in the Novv 3 jvHt- » T Council Raoa ; , according u announcement . The Delegates having taken their seats , Mr . N . Fraukland , of Newcastle , was unanimously called to the chair ; and Mr . J . Sinclair , of Newcastle , was elected secretary for the day . The secretary read several letters from different places , where they were willing to acquiesce with whatevei measures might be duty adopted by the Delegate :-, the same as if they were there present , at the same time assigning satisfactory reasons for their absence . Mr . James Morris , of North Shields , said , that there were some as good Radicals in his town as could be found in England , andakhough they were persecuted

      on all sides , so that they could not ^ et a commodious place to meet in , yet they were determined to push on towards the grand mark , aud re- > t satisfied with nothing short of the whole hog . They believed that a county lecturer would do much good in this quarter , and were willing to contribute towards his support . Mr . Isaac Bruce , of Ouseburn , said , that there were above seventy payable members iu his district , who were determined for the Charter and 110 surrender . They were in a very nourishing condition , auu would most cordially contribute towards the support of a faithful missionary . They had engaged a bchooi room in Byker Buildings , capable of containing upwards of 300 comfortably . Mr . Peacock , ol Kenton , t-aid that there were two or three classes

      of stauuch Chartists iu his locality , which number he balkved could be quadrupled by a visit or two from a spirited lecturer . They dare not meet in publio houses , but they were at aii times heartily welcome to the use of his house . They would likewise contributo to a missionary , blr . Fraukland , of Newcastle , said that the association which he represented would give their most hearty support in behalf of a missionary , providing an efficient person wa » appointed ; 'but thiy wore really heart-sick of the procrastinating and indoleut conduct of their late missionary , as having done by far more injury to the cause instead of good . It was then resolved , " That a committee of five , includingtreasuter and secretary , be appointed , to carry the arrangements mto effect ,

      respecting raising funds for the occasional employment of a lecturer , until the next County Delegate meeting . " " That Mr . Mason be retained as occasional lecturer , until the next Delegate Meeting . " " That the missionary be required to give a written account of hia mission weekly to the committee , that they may publish the same if thought requisite . " " That the secretary bo requested to draw out a short address to the towns and villages of Northum berland , requesting their attendance at the next County Delegate Aleetin # . " " That this Delegate mooting do now adjourn until Sunday , tho 7 th ot February , when they will inoet in Mr . Wilson ' s school room , Byker Buildings , at ten o ' c ] oek £ a . m . ;" strangers may enquire at the house of Mr . John Hall , Lime-street , Ouseburn .

      The Council met here on Monday night . Minutes of last meeting , and report of delegate meeting , were read by the Secretary . Contribution are going ou well . A lengthened discussion took place , on the propriety and necessity of denouncing tiie Newcastle ( middle clas ?) Observational Committee , who continually seek to bring tho council into disrepute , because composed of working men ; aud who disown as because we proclaimed thorn renegades , when they left our ranks for tho ^ e of the foreign policy humbugs . It wag ultimately determined to take no public steps at present . A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Ouscburn Chartists , to see about arranging a tea-party for M'Douall .

      BRISTOL . —The Whigs of Bristol appear to spare no expense in endeavouring to-lead the people after their tail again , knowing that they aro politically destroyed , if the working class keep aloof from them . In order to raise their execrated , sinking party , they have , for some time back , taken to the Corn Law delusion , thinking to get the workies to run after the shadow of a large loaf , painted to deception by them , and lose , or leave , the Charter for another and wiser generation ; but tho present appears too wise for Whiggery—albeit the deceitful faction are very wily . Being thwarted at their Corn Law meeting , and their lecture at the Assecobly Rooms , they hired the Hall of Science , and threatened the Chartists with the police . Still failing in

      their attempt , they betook them to the exploded Whig trick of close meeting by circular . Finding their goods unfit for public sale or gift , the Hall of Science was again taken for Wednesday , the 20 th inst . Circulars were printed , and a J dressed to such of the inhabitants as they deemed gullible . Men were employed to deliver them . Tho circular , as stated thereon , was to be the ticket of admission . Of course , but few Chartists were present ; not being sufficiently gullible to be presented with circular tickets . The old Whig hacks and masters were about the platform , and a smart muster of the middle class formed the audience , who wero feasted by the lecturer , Mr . Paulton , with his usual details of corn , cotton , machinery , dormant capital , &c . He appeared to think the people of this country have bellies as large as coal mines , for he talked of our taking the surplus corn and timber of America ,

      Prussia , and the German States . His appeals , however , appeared to be wasted on his auditory ; but few seeming willing to join for such a hopeless agitation ; . and , unless the dying faction can find some better subject to amuse the people with , they are doomed to die unheeded , pitied by none , and execrated by the majority , who trill sing their requiem in a Chartist cherns . To hasten their end , the Chartists should bestir themselves , have a Chartist lecturer for Gloucester , Somerset , and Wilts . It is the shabby Whigs who descend to every meanness to prop their desperate cause : —the base Whigs , who treated Fearijus O'Connor with every ungentlemanly , mean , despicable , annoyance ; as also , oui talented friend , O'Brien , and the host of patriots ; and now say , " Oh , come with us fora cheap loaf , cheap labour , cheap manufacture , and large profits , " Workies , keep your eye on them . Chartists , give the word , and your pence , and thereby fill the nation with Chartist lecturers , good and true .

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      // Zi-a ^ r ^ AZ" ? // r * Si ~~ t ^ HBTWOpp . —Anti-Cokn Lawism v . Ciia rtisic . —Htywood and the neighbourhood have of late bean placarxled ^ with very large bills , announcing that a meeting would ' . be held in a shed lately occupied as a factory , near Wrigley Brook , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament fora total repeal of the obnoxious C : > in Laws , and that several Member * of Parliament , mi . ' . 3 » trates , reverend gents ., esquirea . 'factory masters , and attomifcs , -would address the meeting . The meeting waa convened for January 23 rd , and the chuir'to be taken , at hah * -past six o'clock in the evening , by E . Grand ? , Esq ., magistrate . The room , -whuh is said to be capable of holding more than 6 , 000 persons , had been well lighted with gas ; and a very large platform

      erected and carpeted for the occasion . Several appropriate mottos hang over ths chairman's head , whichwere—*' No fixed duty , " "No Com Law ^ , " aud " Free Trade . " It has been stated by good authority that the expenses incurred on this occasion-were more tbaa £ 40 . Befo ' re the meeting commenced , the spacious platform was ascended by the Chartist leaders , and a few of the middle class , apparently shopkeepers , and factory bookkeepers , overlookers , &c - At seven o ' clock , Mr . Grundy took the chair . Afttr a ffwintroductory remarks , the Chairman introduced iVIr . Lee , lattorneyi who said , he believed the eviis of thi- , < juuntry were owing to the Corn Laws . They wert olnoxiou& to the "wtlfure of the commercial , uianuu-. rtaring , and labouring'iDtercsts of this community . If rv pealed ,

      the merchants , manufacturers , and the iai- < .-, 'jrers , would be greatly benefitted thereby . If rep

      he read , anf ? said the Corn Laws were unjust iu principle and grie . vousiy oppressive in practice . He hoped the men of- . Heywood -would be no longer gulled ' - as they h-wi been . ( Groana from aTTparts of the r . iom . ) Tho men of Hwywood got up a petition to eotb Houses of Pariiament soma time since , praying for a total repeal of the Corn Lavrs , and there were none si-ircsly in vh « -whole of this town , he was glad to say , feus signed that petition . ( Cries of , ' '• because they were forced to sign it ; it were i'th' counting-house , and we ha < l to go and sign . " ) If we wanted taxation removed—" tcries of , " we must ha' Universal Suffrage , " 1—we must repeal the Corn Laws . His frieud before him iqentione < £ the "inm-ased demand for labour , and some "ne interrupted him ; but he weald call that n ; an a

      tool ; for increased trade would increase the lab ^ nirer ' a wages . Mr . Walker , M . P .. of Bury , Lad vtry little to say that evening , on account ot' his bad liL-altb . He knew no other . means of benefiting the labourer than — ( cries of , " Universal Suffrage , ' )— the reue ;; l uf the Corn La ' . vs . Universal Suffrage might do the thing , but he did not know . Mr . Tillir . au , of Manchester , then came forward , to propose an aineniinitiu . A i-puakw before hii ' ji bad n \ so hoped that the p ^ oj , ' e of Hoy wood woulu no more ba gulled . He ahi ; u :, i not hive been there that evening , if he had never 5 > een yuiled—if La h : ul nevtr been deceived by the very party of gentlemen of the Corn Luw Letign ? . ' " The pwople hud pttitioned the Houses of Parliament , and tiiftir prayers were jeered at , laugked at , spume : ! , and

      ; -as , t uni ' . or the table , by th : > se who pretended t <> be 1 he people ' s friends . Although h * condemned tht Com L . tw ks : iu evil , ho would not ass' -st in Ue repeal under the pri'sent franchise . He Vli « n ruvd over ; i tfaU-ment ( if wages us paid on the continent , which appeared very luw , and asked , how was it possibly * ot our English manufacturers to compote with th !> fwm ^ n-rs 1 IIow was it possible to carry cotton over the sea , thoutiRnds of miles , manufacture it in this country , and then iot . vey it back again , and there sell it cueaiiei in a country where there was scarcely any taxation v ; hat-. ^ vtr ? " The thing was impossible . iS ' ovv ^ ii the Cora Liw was repealed , the English manufacturer vtould have to reduce his workman's wages , to be able a * all to compete with foreigners in foreign niatket * . One

      hid spoken bbfoie him , -who said that th » . i p aco in which we ¦ were met ought ty have bein tilled with Uonis , aud the peupie engaged at them ; but he ( Mr . Tiiiman ) said the r . iomwasfar better tn > ployed in discussing the public wrongs . The people had a right to a fuUrepresc-ntati'jniti the Commons'Huuse of Parliament , without which they would never be enabled to better their condition . He then proposed , as an amendment , ' Th : a it is the opinion of this meeting , that , until the Charter become the law of the land , we shall not be able to repeal the Corn Law , or any other bad law , and that therefore tAw Chaster ihaU be our only . object . " ( Loud checra . ) Mr . \ Vard cams forward , and siid he opposed the League in attempt- ' Dg to repeal tho Cora Law , because the working pe . oplw could not be reaily

      benefltted without Uhvvets&l Suffrage . Under ths present franchise , the labourer lived according to the . manufacturer ' s conscience , which was at the starvation point . It was true that thousands of labourers were pining out of existence , at a time when all ihe markets in the world were-filled with ntetsiaries of i » fr of every description ; yea , evan aboundiug with luxuries , yet the capitalists , with their fall faces and big b . ; di"a , were stiil crying for ' Trade , trade . " Mar : y of the previous bpsakers hvd mentioned ihe importation of flour into this country ; but he must say that all wiiica was brought into Er . gtpiul was not eaten by the people , but was sent back- again in the shape of cotton goods . England was suid to be the admiration of tte world , and he was certain it was indee i to bo arfmivc-d for its

      craft , and powers of deception . Without the franchise , we shall gradually go worse and worse ; and with it , we should always be in a prosperous condition ; and he said , if any one was disfranchised , it w ; is he who . produced nothing , but lived us a drone on the produce of otuers . ( Cheers , and hear , hear . ) He would beg leave to sit down by seconding the amendment Mr . John Bright wished to make a fe # remarks on a distinction between the resolution and the a-neudment He said , after reading' them both , there was no contradiction in the amendment to the resolution . The question was , whether the people of thia country should now struggle for the repeal of the C"vn Laws or for the suffrage . He said . ho had no objection to any extent of the franchise . The man was a slave—yea , an ass ,

      if he had not a vote in . the making of the iaws by which he was governed . Which way was rhe best to better the condition of this country—the r ^ p ? al of the Corn Law , or the obtaining of the suffrage ? ( Ci-ies of " The suffrage . '" ) He did not wish to claim all th-it the League called for . Ho was glad to think tl . i- ; " : ople would not be gulled by either the name of Whig or Tory . He would advise the people to obtattt all the good they could , and not reject any measure that was calculated to bttter 'them— Mr . Job Plant said the question was not whether tiie law wa . i a bad one or not , but whether the people ou ? ht to struggle for a repeal of the Com Law , or for the suffrage . He considered the people having once been gulled , ought not , yea , it was not their interest any

      more to seik half measures , but to ge ths whole hog , and have the Charter . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then introduced Mr . Siiarman Crawford to the meeting . After tho cheering had . subsided , he Fa ' : d , he never expected he should have lmd to address the . iieeting ; but he was on his way through H-. ywood from Leeds , where he had been advocating the rights of the people . ' With regard to the Corn Laws , although he was a lafcried proprietor , he mast say they were unjust and injurious to the country . He did not think there was any man who would be so far deceived , as to think that tfce Corn Laws were a good to him . Tha chenpar food was , and the more independent was the labourer of his employer . Ah to machinery , he thought there existed an error among the people on that point ;

      but he must say they might as well attompt to stop the flowing of the ocean , as to prevent the progress of this power . He said the'people had a right to the franchise , and that the rich ought to assist them to obtain it . There had been that joint manifestation in Leeds on the q / . estion of the ri £ bt « of the labouring class . He s « d he could venture the Suffrage to any extent among the people . He would advise that the rich join the people , and proceed for the Suffrage , and that the working class would not interrupt tee Repeal of the Corn Laws . ( A person in the meeting , " That ' s ths most honest chap that's got up to-neet . " ) The Corn Laws were no good to Ireland , but rather an evi ) . He had only to state he had been called on by the people of Rochdale to stand as a candidate at the next election . ( A shout of

      " may you get in . " . amidst cheers which lasted for some time . )—Mr . Battetworth , of Manchester , said , that if ever there was a philanthropic speech delivered , that was one just spoken by Mr . Crawford . He could not support the present Corn Laws . He had once been deceived by the gentry of the league ; and , therefore , he could not support' the object of this meeting . Before he supported them in the Repeal of the Corn Law , he would have in the khape of security to himself and fellow men , the Charter . He assisted the middle claar in 1832 , and was deceived in 1839 ; he woa atru ^ j . 'ing for the rights of mankind , and was , by the iuiddl » class , thrown into Lancaster Castle . After some few remarks about the rights and duties of the people , and the aristocratic robberies , the speaker concluded . —The Chairman then read the resolution and the amendment ,

      to give a proper understanding of them to the . meetmg ; after -which , he desired all who were in favour of the amendment to hold up both their hands , -when a forest of hands appeared , covering the heads of the assembly . He then desired all those who were in favour of th » resolution to hold up both their hands , when but ft rery few could be seen . —Th * Chairman declared ti ^ resolution lost , and the amendment passed . Thanks 'were voted to the Chairman ; three cheers were given for Mr . O'Connor ; three tor , the Charter ; and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , ana all tho imprisoned Chartists . It is said that on a very low efctlmat ' on there were not less'than 3 , 009 persons in the room at once , all of whom behaved themselves ( says our correspondent ) like Quakers . The meeting peaceably separated about half-past ten o ' clock .

      Mr . Butterworth On Friday evening , the 22 d inst , Mr . Butterworth , of Manchester , lite a pr ' ioner in Lancaster Castle , for displeasing the Whigs , delivered a lecture in Mr . Plants ch ^ p ^ L The meeting was chiefly composed of the working cloaa , who listened with the greatest attention .

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      TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF BIRMINGHAM , THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS , AND TOWNSHIPS . Fellow Victims , Brother Slaves , —We sow appoai to you , aa tbe most virtuous classes in sicitty . We now ask you what benefit you nave r » wived from the other eia » ses who move above you as tvk-mastc-rsand oppressors , but their lega'ized demand for plunder , the labour of your hand * ? Who , now , will deliver you from the degraded position you occupy ? Will a middle-class crew , who frown en ail equality ? Whose mi&deeds mark them to be as vicious and corrupt as the Government they uphold ? Can you look up to an aristocracy of title or wealth ? Tr . ey who have blisted peace and ' liberty in ag ; s past , will they deliver von ? You answer . No .

      Can yon appeal to any tribunal that recognises yon or your ordtr ? Have you any hope in the Commons ' House , either by petition or remonstrance ? We tell yoa—no , emphatically no . CiE any bodies of men inspire you with confidence or fcepe equal to the ta&k of reading or f-igiiing a petition to the Hoase of Lords , where sit men in prrson , who ksvo been the political haeka of all administrations , who , if ihey retained their proper v . amts , wou ! d he a disgrace on the community-, whose elevation to high rank , stamps you & 3 slaves ; dooms you to < ii ? . grace , to a moral degradation , and hopelessness in life ' : Snch your hopes from this estate , this branch of the Lerssature . No , yon will exsiaim—so do -v& .

      Can you , who toil too late and too early , muster enough of Lope or confirii nee to apply to the "Throne " fur red ' rtis of yonr grievances , where seveial differer-t families have sat in opposition to the t . ill of our for . - fathers , and while tfcere are things >> ehin ( l the thron' - LTrater than the throne irscU ? Auk yourselves wh : it liberties you possess , or can have , while you have royalists arui state-pauper doll 3 to maintain ? Will tbe mitred gentlemen assist yon ? Ah , no . They partake of the gener . il prizes and plunder with the privileged few . Then , fellow-countrymen , -we publicly proclaim our determination not to eater into acy alliance with any cla& 3 "who have deceived us or cajoled you , nor go one step to save the sinking trading community . We desp i ^ , as tricksters , those who go for iocal n forms , . tad lfive _ the o \ d viUatne-s in existence ! . "We are proud to s = e such knave-s die in the estimation of the working clrs > 65 u ^ i ' r .

      "With p . < . asure do we behold an organ : s ? Q plan of action cov . 12 thi « U 2 h the \ an-l—tbe "National Charter Association , "—to obtain the people ' s Charter . Ti . e v ' . 3 . n is glorious ; it has swamped all other societies ; K-icg the cheapest and the best , it bids fair to produce the bts ; results . Tb- / working classes bc-qnn the scheme , —they con tiriU-.-it ; and those who have opposed it shouM seek iiher employment . We proclaim them political traders to all intents and purposes ; lt-gal ghoits , •' viig tte -work of tee public prosecutors—tradicg tra : tors . ' The virtues of the : vs .-oc : atiors mnst be , to leave tht people better than such associations found than .

      We pW ; ige cur .-rlves to give way for m . m- honesty >> f purpose , to more intellect , to more democracy , to TTio-. e knowkdee ; yea , and to n > ore power to do good . We -will scb jo 1 , t ^ . ose of our brethren politically , wli ^ are hrcurant , tha : they m iy advocate th-.-ir political 1 qu : i : ! y . and the People's Charter shall not be a " filial mc ^ ure , " nor caa it be a beai-a ' il of our ericvances . Nj , fcllow-c-untryrotn ; your mural wortfe , your ir . t'rilecti ^] STr-atne .-s i : iu . < : shi ^ t . ferth ia ev ry company you enier . M .-ke converts to Universal Suffrage , obtaii ; justice by dtinar . dir . L' J'Mir rights , questi n tbo ? e wh' > plunder yr-n and live by your labour . Dj eq , on all occasions ; just ask them to shew their superior intellectaial endowments , their right to trample on you or juur order . Dispute "vritli them their right to a vote , whilst you are not represented at alL Saew them how their property is protected , whilst your labour is swallowtd up by theiT hungry wolves , their idlers .

      In ^ oneiusioD , brother slare * . we ask roar assistance to free ourselves and families from poverty and death . Forsake all your old amusements an-. l haunts , leave all useless engagements , denonnce all petty and paltry considerations , and go at once for your political equality , the People ' s Charter , Give your children better laws , better educations , than yon yourselves possess . By order of the Birmingham National Charter Association , T . P . Gseex , Wjllum Herbert , Johs Barratt , Joiix Ltnall , William Bough , W . Smallwood , J . Williamson , Robert Hopki . vso . v Isaac Pln . n , Sub-secretary . As the C ^ nncil intend to have this address printed for general circulation , the friends in the BunouniV . nL districts , and associations , can have any quantity they choose to subscribe for , by ^ cn ^ ing their order and remittance to Mr . J . BarrtU , painter and glazier , Wixi : ehall- £ treet , Birmirigbain .

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      TO THE MEN OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE , AND NORTHUMBERLAND . Patriots . ' Englishmen !—It becomes every day 3 mare Imperative duty , that ws shtnld resume active and energetic operations , for the diffus-on of those exalted sentiments of freedom , which inspire the heartbroken slave to grasp the tyrant ' s golden sceptre , and prostrate his recreant unsparing arm , to resuscitate those noble characteristics of Englishmen , to awaken infinite energies of mind , and to dtvelope public opinion upon tho e great measures of leaislatUin , which command tbe consideration of the suffering suns of labour .

      Can you reflect on the condition of your class , ( if you hive a single virtue to excite reflection , ) without contemplating the fatal consequenc-s cf your sullen , soulless , yes , your criminal apathy ? "We demand your immediate exertions ; in the name of every principle sacred t 9 man , we call upon you to delay not another moment , in proving that you have integrity , virtue , patriotism , and honour , to contribute your share of influence in this magni'cent ( struggle , for the salvation of our common country ; a cause too sacred , too glorious , too just , for the basest slave to doubt its ultimate triumph ,

      We apptal to yon , men of ths North , as patriots , a * husbands , as fa : iers , —to you en whom all the obiigatiens and duties ot a country and a home devolve ; to consider that while all the misfortunes , miseries , and vlfcgTad ' ng tasks of tail-doomed slaver )' , fd . ll to the lot of the artizan , the miner , ind the labourer—that justice proclaims yen wronged— ttat reason , religion , and phi ' . osophy elevate yon to the highest distinction of t \ a 3 s , in the division of the social body . Yuu , the source of all wealth , the fountain of all power , by whoi * industry and ingenuity England has surp : is » ed the world in thi Libriciiion of the m -st costly and essential YainaiactureB ; who have tree ted ls . rge and magnificent cities , and stored thtm with immeasi : riches ; who have transformed almost everv village in England into a

      mart of merchandise ; whose commerce has extended to the confines , of ths habitable globe ; whose arms have vanqaiihed the most power / a ! empires—are you to sleep on the couch of slavery ? The proud soul of an Englishman revolts at the idea- To exalt your country and debase yourselves—to render your country glorious by your bravery , yourselves depraved by jour submission—to enrich tyrants by your industry , and silently and mur-Kiurless permit them to planner yon—to venerate aud tremble before your oppressors—while they despise you for your ignorance , and trample upon you for your cowardice ? No , men of Northumberland , your country commands you to the field of freedom ; yon mast respond to the voice . Every district of importance in Britain is appeintiDg able and virtuous men to ealighten and instruct the working classes , in those great principles of political liberty , justice , and equa

      lity , and all those measures of legislation which affect tbe condition ef tbe Tarioas classes of society . Why is such an important di * : rict as Newcastle and Northumberland without a missionary ? but it roust not be so longer . And we , the delegates of a variety of distr icts assembled on Monday last at the Chartist Council Room , agreed to make this appeal to you , and hereby request a delegate from each Tillage and factory , or an individual favourable to tbe cause , to attend for the above purpose at the Chartist Council Room , held in Mr . Wilson ' s school , Byker-buildings , Ousaburn ; on Sunday , the 7 th of February , at ten o'clock in the forenoon ; when , by a peaceful , judicious , and prudent agitation , our triumph will be rendered inevitable . Bj order of tee County Delegates Meeting , James Si . nclaib , Secretary . January . 26 , 1841 .

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      ¦ _ JP ^ y& J ¦ 7 AND LEEDS GENERAL ADVERTISER .

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      YOL . IV . KO . 168 . SATURDAY , JANUARY 30 , 1841 . price f , ^ S ? ,. T ^ T'

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 30, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct364/page/1/