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      Trough of finsbury charter ^ MEETING . ( Reported oy our ewn Correspondent . ) rta Tuesday eraniofe » » eeti » ft conrraed by j . ! L < fa . andoft » * drertiseineiit « , ns faeW at the fr ^ nf Science , Gty Bead , for the pnrpoee ( as ?* L £ d ^ to adTer ti 3 Bn «» tB ) of petition ^ the gS ^ re to grwt tbe peori * their just wlitieal ^ fktT by causing the Peopled Charter to became SfwJr of the land . " The chair w * 8 anaoaneed to 8 S at « RU o'doek pn *« fr ; boljomt * ft « fwthMr the number of persons in attendance was , iriH » t » nd to say , very inconsiderable , and ** JzL half filling the room . At length , however , ST ^ Li ce of those present , having been strained ^ yflrtsiost tension , Mr . Baz . cs stored , * ad Mr . tSal «» aded , that Mr . R . Cameron do take the JKTwnich -was earned . OuiBUir •* ikgrW MnUg L , onJhe

      ^ _^ nt occasion , K > give expression to public senti-^ t ~ and to petition Parliament to grant the ¦ J 3 ; their political rights , by making the Charter *? Wrf the land . ( Cheers . ) He congratulated * £ ! m ^ ae * & ***• P ** KeneraUy , on the wide •^ "Tnf ihe principles which they adTocated ; •^^ Jes which were no longer narrowed and J finSbr class or party , bnt the aiding rules of < W ,.-iVe body , earnestlv engaged in the work of SlS ' regeDennon . ( Cheers . ) They had not r ° the assistance of other classes of society m ^ Tinir cd public meetings ; neither with their parses fiffir mfiwnee , nor their talents- ( hear hear > - Zf eood public speakers were now found among . ^ rVinir men , ** n * 111 * knows no distinction of flk ( CaeersO The working classes demand thin * unreasonable or xraconstitntional ; and tbeir JSaads are simple , because they are honest They Zmmd that » be representative principle shall be

      ~ rried oat , for wtere representation enas , despotism vSss . In this country , as well as m others , provi-5 ScB 6 pre » dsher bounties with an unsparing hand ; fStdJousacds of our fellow-bsings are starring Sth » midst of plenty . ( Hear , hear . ) . It was said , w die enemies of the Charter , that if the Charter S ^ earried , it would unsettle property ; yet the Twists ooret bo aan ' s property : all they demand -STther covet , is a fair remuneration for their Cwr ( Loud cheers . ) Those who have held the { JZ-tfBsible power for generations past , have j «« BdthJs power , and bare been playing a roguish * % *?* & the people- ( Hear . ) The Chairman Srtalhrfed to the late demonstration in the north , 2 nd also to the attempt of the Radical party , in •? " jjagse of Commons , to form a reconciliation wween the middle an / I , working classes- ^ a

      reconifli » B ( fflB 9 et desirabieto De ecectea , certainly ; Dot -WshTtol * effected , must be based upon just prinjJSaTad noi founded on a compromise . ( Loud IXgs . ) Considerable outcry was being raised 5 ^ g particular grievances ; bnt be ( the Chair-« £ ;) called upon them to hear of noihing but their S « ter ( Hear . ) The prejudices of ihe middle j ^ es ire so rooted , that they are either in the J am , ar the shop is in them , in everyxhins they talk fail . ( Lankier . ) In conclusion , Mr . Cameron a&orted them , a 3 Chartists , and therefore as men d bo &cnoa , and of no party but tbe great party of g « people , to pel down strife and party antagonism ; fsflj relying upon their cause as that of truth , tad resting assured that that cause never had been , ser t » s be , injured by free discussion . The worthy flairaan sat down amid much applause .

      Mr . KiceaBD Spcbk was called upon to more $ s Jrst resoiction . He never tbou / b : of ihe Charter , g tie cause in 'which they were all engaged , vmh-38 feeling a strong commingling of joy , sorrow , and I great deal of disgust ; he felt jay , at reflecting ^ . t every ma n would be made , by the adoption of fte Charter , that in reality which iie is now only in jtae—a free-born Euglishman ; he felt sorrow that sacy of tbe working class were indifferent or jpuhetic to tbe ciuse of their own riguts;—and he Ut disgust , not unmixed witk coateiapi , at the Msseria which the adrocates of these principles to treated- ilr . Spnrr then referre 4 to tbe seauty tStoda&ce of the meeting , which he attributed to assSaeney of advernsement ; and eutered upon a bsg tnd exceedingly elaborate si&tLsacal statement , tarn up by Mr . Field en ; conducing a lengthened t 4 lress by obserrinE , that things never woald be iatter until tbe people unite and take their affairs ak > tbeir own bands ; until the thousands of balfttarred and ill-fed labourers , acquire a proper inflamx among mill-owneis , money-mongers , and landjobbers ; aad exerted themselves by every means in tier power to oittain a redress of grievances , that TZirfiinS mighi be in realiry what it was now only aoainally , ** tbe pride of tbe world j and tke envy of fErroonding A&tions . " Mr . Span- resumed his seat amid much applause , laving previously moved the adoption of the erst resolution : —

      " That this meeting , bea ^ conTiseed that the enactiDent of tbe People ' s Charter would put tbe people in poaaKOB of the paver to repeal all obnoxious and srjast law , bj wbiet a pririlf ged few have legUlated far themsdret , instead of tbe masses ; and thst it vosld be tbe best instrument -whereby we may remove fist * ptm oppiexios coder which tbe people suffer , mi teem tbe rights and properties of all classes ; we Hgrttatt reneir oar solemn pledge to use every exertim to arguuM the people , ami cause it to be made ttilawof the land . "

      Kt . Balls seconded tbe resolution , -which pledgad ft » Be ^ af to support the principles of the People ' * ( Sorter , by extending to working men the right of taraj a voice in the election of those who maie the hnvhkfcall are called on to obej ; and Trhich . b , Cttdas tb » Tote of tbe elector , would render threats ¦ riwaad bribery powerless ; whilst , by the adoption tf AKsal ParliaiDests , it w * uld brinf the representa-SwiitD more frequent contact with bis constituents ; d , «» matter of coone , tbe faithful serraut woold kit-dected , sod th 9 unfaithful one rejected . Such *» tbe taree primarr points of the Charter : — 1 . To extend to every man equal political rights . t To secort tb-ftfrae exercbe of those rights ; and S . Te render the represeutitive responsible to those to thorn be was eleeted .

      —Ainttinz to the resent demonstration at Lee < is , Mr . i& aid , he rejoiced at tbe rendt , and looked f orward * ik mm degree of hope to it * producing some effect ft » e legialitoa trfco now create unbearable taxation , Mtm a deaf ear to the complaints of the people , As goading them by bad and unnatural laws , such as fc Poor Law , the Game Law , sad the Corn La-sr . ffiar . aeir .- The people have only to unite and they * ffi fiataaa irresistible baud , against which the bsroaet * i the muike ; will be powerless , and the poiiee

      ta ^ Bwa useless In conclasion , tie spisiktr adverted tott * attempt now making to centicue the " hellish " ? w Jaw for ten ye . us longer , and expressed it as his fe » conviction , that tbe factions vouid go on eppress-¦ l the people , until it became a question whether re-*—« wculd not be a virtue . Hoping that ail would « K forward and jjinthe National Charter Associatot , bj which alone they could demolish tyranny , ¦ rtnat up the standard of democracy , 2 dr . Balls sat town amid loud and general cheering .

      3 ti . B . Moore came forward to snpport the resolu-¦* tib » viaf pledged himself , as this resolution , if * w | ted , would pledge thtm . to renewed and conti-¦*! exertiocs to cause tbe People's Charter to become ™* lw of the land . The Globe , the Whig evening f ?* n . the other day , in allusion to the Leeds gathering , » 4 Bade an important declaration ; it had called on all **» bid no reasons against Chartism , to subscribe to " Garter ; declaring it to be " high time for every ¦ ttto give a reason for tbe faith that is in him . " [)**¦/ Mr . II . then combatted the arguments of P * * bo advocate edncational or intellectual suffrage , j * P * efereace to a universal and residential qualification . * ' •* * r it « T contended that the claim to Universal

      Suf-** J * molted , itaeif into & mere " animal" claim . r ^ ted : he iMr . M- > was not to be deterred from •¦ poroit of a right , because it was called an " animal " * & ; even though the writer bad stated such a claim *|| lit have emanated from a community of be&T 3 . * Jat bnt an animal claim is it , to demand protection j *» the police , if any of the community be in danger teng « opped and robbed by those who are more ^¦ iiinl 3 ana the working classes put forward this ^ Jaal dahn- to tbe Snffrage , to protect themselves **¦ ncn legalised plunder , on the part of tbe law-¦»« i , as abonld vote twenty millions sterling to West *•«» planters for one million of black slaves , at the ¦•« time that they rote white in England to

      a man » onh iio less thun nothing , and that it was worth r * to get rid of him out of tbe country . Tbey bad •* bad ten raan of middle class iegul&tion ; ¦ b * wuokl ask in wbat rapect had it T * * a taynrremeot ttpoa tb * government of " •• ttjz lrtocraey—u » •« natural j » otacton , " aa they 2 * « aued , of the pwple ? If there were any differ" •> atlMd , it w » a , that nov , tbe crime of bribery , ? J * * as ao loudly decried by the present Whig 2 F " **» . * t the period of tb * Beform Bill—a crime of *** fen of the biickast political dye—was double the **> t of what it ni before the pasting of that mea-T ^» Which was S 3 ertimnRlT liberal •• thM one Hon .

      fj * declared , dnrinf it » disewsion , "it actually ¦« away bis bmth , tU ' liberality w « to great " *^«* y way < A curing this , is by extending tbe fran-~ r * * ° vnrj man rf twenty ^> ne yean of age , of sound 7 "G » and untainted by crime , who has been resident ^¦<** fcs in any given ptaot : and be cared not what J ! " * t » W 7 gave it , whether an mnimal" claim , or : ?•»¦»»* Suflra « e , or Charter Suffrage , it would , at ¦ " «* ata , take away tbe right of complaining , if it did SSf ^ ate *** wadition ° * the people , Until you r *™« Wdtbe speaker , in cooelnaion ) , eontintt * to 2 «» and ftad fault , ind get all yeu can tCenliat h wwfcv mwM ••*» «»

      Pt ^ , ~ , BB j awu s ^^ w ** jw <* w j j « aw r ^ * o » e likely yon are to get the People * Char-5 ^* Q » e law of the land . All tbe reason , and all ^ "• 0 * 7 and all the argument , are in favour of rni-J £ * i Baffnge . Up > ^^ ^^ ^ eUaii : iT& o f the jTJ" * Charter , » ad let neither Whigs nor Tories JJ ^ J *** ttBtil that advent is come . ( Loud and pro-^ mo 3 « tioti vu tben put , and carried . ^^ Rue to move tbe second resolution • —

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      " That the recent triumph at Leeds , in favour of equal political rights , for the whole people , . over expediency * faction , and interested traffickers in polities , is another proof fif wanting ) of tbe ability and deteraination of the working classes to obtain their just political rights . We , therefore , strongly impress upon tbe minds of our fellow-men , throughout tbe nation , the neeeasityof sot countenancing or assisting any body of men who shall seek any enactment short of tbe fall measure of right * contained in tbe People * Charter . " He ( Mr , Peat ! would not g » over tbe ground which bad been traversed by tbe preceding speaker * ; bat Uwy bad a duty to perform ; aad it waa a melancholy onea victim has been m&d % ; aad though be would not call it a " murder , " he would state that poor Clayton entered Xorth&llerton a bale man , and is now brought » nt dead , ( General indignation . ) Thus it is not enough for the liberty-loving Wiigs to » Uenoe men who . dare give vent to the expression of their honest

      convictions—they inflict on their victims all the polisbed tortures of the odious Inquisition . ( Hear , hear . ) As to what bad been said about " animal" claims , be ( Mr . Peatv would reply , "Though you clothe me in gorgeous apparel , and place me in a palace , and let me fare sumptuously every day , yet , without my suffrage , 1 am a slave , and I spurn the proposition . " ( Loud and general cheering . ) flaring adverted to tbe recent defeats of tbe Whigs at Walsoll , Canterbury , and other places , Mr . P . concluded by congratulating the meeting on tbe increasing circulation of tbe democratic press ; there was their own Northern Star , —( ioud cheers , )—the'Scottish Chartist Circular , and now they bad another able and excellent auxiliary in the English Chartist Circular ; tbe united circulation of which greatly exceed tbat of an equal number of papers belonging to either of tbe factions ; to whom ha would say , " tyrants tremble , for tbe day of retribution id at band . " ( Hear , bear , and loud cheers . )

      Mr . Taprkll seconded tbe resolution . It bad bean asserted th&t the working classes bad " no stake in the country ; " but . be would ask , who raised all tbe bulldiDgs , cut the canals , and built the bridges ? Who , but the working classes ; who bad deposited their labour , and , therefore , have a deep interest in the Jand . Mr . T . then adverted to the necessity of a Trades" Hall- being erected in the Metropolis ; tbe working classes , said he , can afford something tor missionaries to go abroad ; they can nil taverns , and support other institutions ; if they would gather up their energies , and appiy these means to tbe appointment of borne miasionariej , they would raise a foundation for tbe Charter , aad tbe position they demand most be theirs . iLoud applause . )

      It was- here announces by ifr . Spurr , that the depntation -which had been appointed by the great meeting a . t White Conduit House , to wait on the MaTquis o ! Hormrnby , with a memorial , relative to the treatment of Mr . Feaxgns O'Connor , having been refused an interview with tie Home Secretary , had called a meeting at tbe Social Institution , Jchn-street , Tottenham Court Road , on Monday evening next , to place before it the correspondence on the subject , and to resign their trust , ot otherwise , as tbe meeting might decide up * n .

      [ Two or tarse persons , with subsmption-boxes , at this period , traversed ihe room for collections in aid of the expence * of tbe meeting ; during which , a great portion of the' assembly ( ourselves included ) quitted , at half-past ten . A portion « f this report was transmitted by the -morning railway ; yet , owing to the length of the remainder , and the hour of dosing the post being close at band , we are compelled to postpone several articles of general nerrs till to-morrow ' s letter . ]

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      SHKFPIEXiD . —We were wrong in stating thai the Chartists of Sheffield had discontinued their Sunday evening meetings . The theological discourses are discontinued ; bat the meetings are holden as usual . On the whole , the cause seems to be progreasing well and steadily here . At the weekly meeting last Monday . Us . were eolleetod for tbe wires and families of the imprisoned Chartists . It was also determined on that a dinner should be got up in honour of Mr . William Martin , on his liberation on the 5 th of March . The price of the tickets waa fixed at Is . 6 d . men and 1 b . women ; and arrangements were made whereby the poor might ht accommodated by having their tickets and paying for them by instalments . Zaalously affected for the good cause , the brave Sheffielders have also resolved to have a cheap local organ for the expression of their voice in their own neighbourhood—the profits , if any , to be devoted to the building of a people ' s hall .

      SALFORB . —The Association met here on Sunday evening , and were again disappointed by the nonattendance of Mr . Bntterworth , of which we hearloud complaints . More than 3 s . was collected towards defraying the expence of the Frost , Williams , and Jones Committee . The members are increasing ; and , through ( he exertions of the Committee , the town la bain £ organised into olasses . The conduct of Mr . Nightiugale , in goiug to Walsaii to aid the Tory against the Whig , met with the reprobation of the meeting ; as no good Chartist can conscientiously assist either Whig or Tory . Au amusement class meets every Saturday evening , to keep oar members from the public house . Mr . Leach will lecture en Sunday evening .

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      LOUSHBOROUGH , —DOJNOS AT THE Bastile . —Much excitement has been iu this town during the last week , in consequence of tbe rumoured severity practised by the new master and mistress , on the inmates , who have , in some case 3 , rebelled ; and hence the police have have been called in . In consequence , a public meeting was held on Monday night , the 8 th inst ., when the following letter , sent out of the house to a friend , was read : — " We now make bold to trouble you with these few lines , to make known a few of the hardships under which we , the poor in this union , labour . Iu the case of mothers and children , they have separated them altogether , from one year old and upwards , and neither are allowed to Bee one another ; and those who do suck , are only allowed to sack twice during

      the day ; and theyalsoretu . se the able-bodied men the privilege of seeing their wives at all ; and , in the case ot the children , they are stopt their allowance of food if they happen to wet or dirty the bed . Now , they have issued fresh orders , denying the friends of any one bringing any trine into them , snch as a little tea , sugar , or tobacco ; and likewise from coming to see them , except for two hours during tbe week ; and one nighvduring this week they have paraded the able-bodied men ' s sleeping room wiih the police , and relieving ofiker , and assistants ; and likewise fetched the police to take a man to the black-hole , for smoking a pipe of tobacco during tbe dinner-hour ; and another was threatened with the worst , for persisting to sea his wife , when it was expected she was almost at tho point of doath ; and another was put in the hole for taking one small

      potato , wheu getting some in for the use of the house ; and another , on being told that hii child was sick of the measles , asked permission to Bee it ou Sunday , and was refused ; and another who had an old pair of trousers given him on his admission into the house , that were cracked on the knee , on sitting down burst them through , for which he waa kept on bread and water all the day ; aad all the able-bodied men have been obliged to stand out in the snow , during the past hard weather , breaking stones . So , hoping that you will make it &s public as possible . If you think it worth insertion , it being only a sketch of some of our hardships , as vre have not the opportunity of writing what we could state ; but all are facts which the bearer can vouch for ; bo no more from the sufferers in the Loughborough union , and friends of the canse of liberty . " A

      deputation was appointed to wait on the acting overseer , requesting him to call a public meeting , that an investigation may take place as to the truth of tbe reports . The deputation waited on him on Tuesday the 9 th ; and , in his bauds , the subject remains at present . IiEEDS . —Lectuhk 05 Bjutjsh Ikdu . —Mr . George Thompson , the well-known anti-slavery advocate , and agent of the British India Society , lectured in the Musio Hall , on Tuesday evening last . There was but a sprinkling of persons present on the platform , consisting chiefly of members of the Society of Friends , of both sexes ; bat the body of the Hail was tolerably well filled . Mr . Thompson entered at great length into the opium question , the

      objects of the British India Company , the Slave Trade , the conduct of the East India Company , the history of the rise and continuance of British power in India , the gross injustice done to and suffered by the native population , the slavery system in the United States , and the proposed remedies for these evils—all of which subjects the lecturer bandied with great power , eloquence , and ability , and succeeded in producing , in the minds of his audience , feelings of sympathy with our British Indian feliow-Bubjects , and deep interest in the recitals of Buffering and distress which he made . The means Mr . Thompson proposed for the abolition of slavery in tho United States , and distress in British India , were the consumption of East Indian cotton and tobacco , and

      a change in the land tax and govennenta ] abuses of India , which he contended would destroy the necessity for the use of slave labour in America , and , by developing the resources of India , and affording a market for the consumption of English manufactures in exchange for the above-mentioned articles , eJevata the condition of the native from misery and starvation to comparative comfort and independence . The lecture occupied two hours in the delivery . In thus noticing Mr . Thompson's lecture , it may not be amiss to add , that although we do net deny the propriety of aiding the starving and suffering East Indian , we cannot overlook the abundant ana undeniable evidence of misery , privation , and

      suffering , wide and deep at home , in our own country —and even in our own town—which have claims as strong , though not as extensive , upon public sympathy and benevolence . But it is useless to look to private charity and benevolence for the redress of grievances at home or abroad ; no remedy can be applied until the people become fully and fairly possessed of political power , as guaranteed to them by Universal Suffrage . We would challenge tho most determined foe to popular Government to snow bow a people , the most ignorant , corrupt , and debased , could have equalled the profligacy , venality , and inhumanity of the aristocratical British Governors of India for the last half century .

      The Socialists . —In consequence of the purchase of the Music Saloon , South Parade , for the purposes of the Mechanic ' s Institute , the Socialists are now deprived of a meeting place in Leeds , at least for some time to come . Placards were posted throughout the town last week , headed " Death of Socialism in Lfeeds , " and announcing that addresses would be delivered at the Saloon on Sunday last , by Mr . Fleming ( Editor of the Neio Moral World ) and Mr . Mackintosh , Socialist Missionary . Numerous audiences were present , in the morning and afternoon , to hear Mr . Mackintosh . la the evening , the room was crowded throughout , from six to nine o clock . Mr . Fleming lectured upon the identity of Socialism with primitive Christianity , and upon Socialism a 3

      the only remedy for tbe evils of society . In the course of hiB address , the lecturer referred to various authorities in support of his position + and quoted from the New Testament to substantiate his views . The most fixed attention and intense'interest were manifested throughout the service . Collections were made during the day , when the sum of £ 10 was contributed towards the erection of a Hall of Science , which , as it was intimated , will be before long commenced . It is an event worth recording , in the history of the struggles made by the working classes , for their political and social redemption , that a few working men have obtained and kept possessieo of a building like the Music Saloon , for more than three years , during which time numerous opportunities have been thereby afforded for the frwads to the people ' s cause generally , to give pobheity to their views and principles . We trust

      that a building equally commodious , and eligible for similar purposes , will be soon erected , such a one being much required in a large and important town like JLieeds , A Sociai . Festival wa * also held in the Mane Saloon , on Monday evening , when upwards of 200 persons of both sexes were present . After tea dancing commenced ; and country dance , quadrille , and walta alternated with songs and glees from amateur vocalists . Doses of " laughing gas" were administered , and produced the most ludicrous effects on those , who inhaled it . Mr . Fleming officiated as Master of the Ceremonies on the occasion , and good order , decorum , and cheerful and rational enjoyment prevailed throughout the evening . As this was the last occasion on which those present could have an opportunity of eDJoying a similar treat , the parties kept the festivities up until an early boar the following morning ,

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      BIRBIXNGHATH . —On Monday evening , the 8 th instant , a dinner waB held at the Vulcan Tavern , among a number of the members and friends of the Christian Chartist Church . The spirit of brotherly hilarity peTVaded those present . Some excellent speeches w * r © given , and some very excellent and patriotic tMbtta most enthusiastically responded to . Mr . Colliasj in proposing " one of the toasts , gave an interestiDfffJkcoonnt of the various events that are now oonspjpag to increase the prosperity of Chartism . He proposed the following : — " May the middle claase *; -8 © on see their interest , and duly join ua in our Chirter agitation ; but let our maxim still be as it has ever been , * with them it we may , wishout them if ire must . '" A cheerful and brotherly feeling pervaded the whole of the proceedings , and at a late hour the meeting broke up .

      Since Sabbath last , a few of the members of the Christian Church have collected for the family of our deceased brother , Clay ton , the sum of £ 13 a . 9 d . aa the best testimony of their sympathy with those ¦ who suffer in the holy cause of justioe and mercy . The subscribers are anxious that this be transmitted direct to the family . It has also been resolved , that next Sabbath evening , Mr . Arthur O'Neil will preach a funeral sermon in the Christian Chartist Church , Newhall-8 treet ; and also as a mark of respect for our deceased brother Chartist , that the Church be pat in mourning .

      Chartist Meehkc-tA public meeting of tho Charter Association took place at the Hall of Science , Lawrenoe-street , on Tuesday evening . The platform presented a most unusual and novel appearance ; a large white banner , surrounded by crape , being placed in . front , on which wax the following inscription in Wa ^ 'k letters , — " Clayton , tho first Chartist martyr , died in Northallerton Gaol , January 30 , 1841 ; under the merciful Whig Government—Peace bk with him . " Th « painting was executed by Mr . Barratt , of Whitehall-street . At eight o ' clock , Mr . Smallwood was called to the chair . He commeaced his address by explaining the reason why the platform appeared in its present dress , and read from tho Northern Star of Saturday

      last , the melancholy account of the death of Clayton , and concluded by calling on Mr . Penn . the Secretary , to read the minutes of the last meeting . They were accordingly read and confirmed . He also read a letter from Mr . Geo . Bums , of Sunderland , declining for the present to becoming their missionary . It was then stated by the Chairman , that it was the intention of the Council to write to Mr . Wm . Martiu , formerly an inmato of Northallerton House of Correction , but at present confined in Lancaster Castle , requesting him to become their missionary , as his twelve mouths' imprisonment would end on tho 4 ta of March . He then called upon Mr . Wm . Dean Taylor , of Warwick , to deliver a lecture . Mr . Taylor then came forward , and was heartily

      cheered . He said that the melancholy circumstance commented ou , in the Star of last week , would cause him to deviate from what he had ori ^ iualiy intended . There was cause for sorrow upon this occasion , and in another respect there was cause to rejoice ; tor when the Government , begun to take lire , there was some hope of calling public attention to the murderous system pursued under their superintendence . He then west on to state the various facts connected with Clayton ' s death . Why was he imprisoned ? Was it because he wanted to set the country on fire I No ! if he had , he would have been better treated ; as a proof of which , he mentioned the case of Jonathan Martin , and others . No ! he had been imprisoned , because he was

      a Chartist ; or , in other words , a " man who wished to be free himself , and wished to make others free also . He probably was not a leading advocate for the Charter ; but notwithstanding that , the fact of his being imprisoned on account of his principles , proved that , if he did not preach truth , he practised it . In like manner , had hundreds ot men been imprisoned , under various pretences , it was true ; but what was the real cause 1 He maintained that it was for truth ' s sake ; and had they been tried according to truth , not one of them would have seen the inside of a prison . But what was the truth for which the Chartists had been imprisoned f It was this— " I pay taxes , and have a right to vote as to the manner in which those taxes

      shall be disposed of . " That was the real cause of ail the persecution which had taken place . There had been a vast deal of sneering about equality ; some said , " You can ' t make men equal . " He knew that Nature had made certain inequalities—with those he had nothing to do ; but when a Government made inequalities which ought not to exist , with that be had a right to interfere . It was for supporting these truths that poor Clayton met with his untimely and melancholy end . It was in order to define what the people meant by equality , that the People's Charter had been drawn up , that all might read and judge for themselves . He then read from the Northern Star , " Twenty-five Reasons for being a Chartist , " and commented on them in an

      able and eloquent manner ; and explained the meaning of the various points in the Charter , illustrating his views by referring to facts of daily occurrence , and ably pourtrayed the evil consequences which had arisen from misgovernment , amidst the repeated cheers and laughter of the , meeting . He also shewed the manner in which poverty is oppressed by wealth , and gave an able exposition of the fallacies of the crotchet-mongers , especially the anti-Corn Law brawlers . He remarked that the political quacks had often tried to patch up tbe rotten and tottering system , the effect of which was , that a once happy people had been reduced to the lowest pitch of misery and destitution . The reason of this was , tnat none of their nostrums were founded in

      truth . What was it that brought the Charter into existence ! It was forced into existence by a bloodthirsty Government , and a covetous and overbearing Church , which had blinded the people , and kept them in ignorance , in order that the Government might pick their pockets with greater facility . The clergy were also to be found in tho foremost ranks of tyraunyand persecution ; but persecution wasnothing new . Men ot principle bad been persecuted in all ages , and one particular class of persons were always foremost in search of blood—the blood of honest men and patriots . He need hardly say hemtant the Priesthood . It was priests who crucified Christ ; and , without going to other times , or other countries , for examples and proofs , he would refer them to

      the parson who preached the blood-thirsty sermon at Newport during Frost ' s imprisonment . The clergy had at all times proved themselves the enemies of liberty ; he did not mean to exclude any of them from this sweeping charge—both Dissenter and Churchman were alike culpable . What were the intentions of thoser who prosecuted the Chartists , ? He had no doubt they thought that by so doing they would put down the spirit of liberty , and crush it forever ; but they bad proved themselves fools for their pains . Had they succeeded 1 Hud they altered a single man ? They had one of them at present on the platform ( meaiung Mr . White ) , who he well knew was , if possible , more strenuous than ever . Tbey found tbe multitude of patriots who had been

      in the damp cells and dungeons , as aooa as they again breathed the air of Heaveu , felt their former love of liberty again springing up within them , with ronewed vigour ; proving beyond the possibility of doubt , that truth could not , aad never would be , extinguished in the minds of honest men . What did the ministers of religion mean by the various texts of Scriptures which they so often quoted concerning brotherly love , peace , charity , and good-will , and afterwards belieing it , by hunting after their brothers' blood , and helping to bolster up a system which has sent thousands to au untimely grave through waot and privation ! What were they to call such mea ! Nothing else but canting hypocrites , who pull loag faces in order to make great gain .

      He wished te impress on their minds that , althoiagh he thus stigmatised tho teachers of religion , be meant not to wound the feelings Of any man professing any particular doctrine ; he wished them to examine for themselves ,, and 6 ee how far those persons' preaching coincided with their practice . He then concluded by a soul-etirring and patiMtio appeal on the sufferings and death of poor Clayton , and said he oould not choose % better sentence to finish with than the Concluding sentence on the bMaer before them— " Peace be with him . " Mr . 'frnUr then retired , and was loudly and repeatedly cwend by the audience , who expressed great satisfaction at hie able and eloquent leeture . —Mr . Barratt than moved .

      " That Mr . Dean Taylor be appointed lecturer for this district for one month . " He tkaagbt him a very proper person . The Birmingham Council had received letters from Redditch , CovenVrj , Worcester , and other places , requesting the attendance ot a lecturer ; he , therefore , thought it Mfthly neoessa * that one should be immediatelj appointed . —Mr . James Neal seconded the resoktioawMr . T . P . Green objected to choosing * lecturer-without first consulting the other towns who vravo interested in the matter . He had no objectico to the resolution which had been proposed , up » any other grounds ; he only wanted to sec , that tike requisite sum should be forthcoming for t ' ae payment of-his wages . —Mr . House stated , that a Isie delegate meeting had empowered tho Council , to uhoosa atty person , tlwy

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      thought would answer the purpose , and that they agreed to furnish their quota towards paying his wage * . —Mr , Perin stated that he had rewired letters from various places , requesting tbe Council to appoint a missionary , and as they bad written to several , and been disappointed , he thought they eottid not do better than agree to the resolution , as be had no doubt but ; that the required amount wobld be forthcoming when wanted . —The Chairman said that the Council had been censured for sot appointing a missionary ; and he thought they had better make a choice at once . —After a few more words from Mr . T . P . Green , and others , the resolution was pot and carried unanimously , amidst loud cheers . —Mr . Dean Taylor then thanked them for the honour they had conferred on him , and promised to discharge the trust reposed in him to the best of his power . A vote of thanks was then given to Mr . Taylor and the Chairman , and the meeting separate * .

      Fkost , &o . Rbstojution Committee—A meeting of the above Committee took place on Tuesday last , at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street ; Mr . Rouse was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . T . P . Green read letters from several places , one from Chesterfield and Brampton , containing five shillings for the use of the committee ; from Tavistoek , stating that a public meeting had been held , and a memorial adopted , and Ml Is . was enclosed for the use of the committee . Mr . Green then called the attention of the committee to an important letter from Newport , signed "John Williams ; " it stated , "That the Chartists of Newport , bad determined to prosecute a spy , who had made some important admissions , which it was thought would deeply

      implicate some of those who had taken an active part in the prosecution of Frost , &c . The letter stated that inquiry had been made as to the probable cost of the prosecution , and they found it would be £ 50- ; the Chartists of Newport , therefore , required assistance from their brethren in other towna . " Mr . < 3 * een considered it to be the duty of all honest men tu shew up tbe base villany of such wretches ; it was , through the means of such as these , that their friend , Frost , was now suffering , and if it had not th « effect of restoring him , it would form another argument in favour of the Charter . He hoped the contents of the letter would not be lost sight of . The following resolution was then moved by Mr . Bough , and seconded by Mr . Blake : — " That this committee

      do recommend to the whole Chartist public , the necessity of assisting their brethren of Newport ,, to bring to justioe the Whig spy , now in Monmouth gaol for perjury . " Mr . Green then read a letter from Manchester , to which was appended a copy of a petition . The letter stated that it was the intention of the people of that place to send 1 , 000 petitions , with twenty-five or thirty signatures to each . It also complained of the negligence of some who had been elected honorary members of the committee , and sent a number of names to be added to the list of honorary members ; the letter was signed "James Cartledge . " Various bills were then handed in , and paid . Mr . Wm . Barratt wished

      that some steps might be taken to cause the various towns to send their memorials and funds as soon as possible , for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the committee . After a short conversation , it waa considered that the notice in last week's Star was insufficient , as there way other business to transact that evening . The meeting adjourned to the following Tuesday . The following are the names of those who were elected honorary members : —George White . John Williams , Newport ; George Babington , Wm . Sheavor , Wm . Roach , Ckristopher Rolls , Wm . Wynu , Thomas P . Field , Peter Moors , Frederick Richardson , Wm . Hole , Wm . Arnold , Manchester .

      Brown ' s Support Fund . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Committee for raising funds for tbe support of Mrs . Brown and family , during the incarceration of her patriotic and excellent husband , held at Bill ' s Coffee Houne , on Monday last , Mr . Battam in the chair , Mr . Horseiey handed iuto the committee the sum of £ 2 , as a donation of Mrs . Dean , of the Market Hall . Mr . W . H . Cotton having tendered iiis resignation , it was moved by Mr . Phillips , and seconded by Mr . Fallows , that the

      resignation of Mr . Cotton be received . Messrs . Styles and Trueman were elected members of the committee . A public lecture will be delivered in the Christian Chartist Church , by Mr . O'Neil , on Monday evening , the 22 ad inet ., on behalf of the above-named patriot . Admission , threepence ; when all friends of freedom , and lovers of patriotism , are invited to attend . The committee meet every Monday evening , at Bill ' s Coffee House , Moor-street , where all subscriptions and donations are thankfully received .

      Mrs . Roberts—Cash received by J . Guest * 93 ^ Steelhouse- ane , Birmingham , for Mrs . Roberts . £ e . d . Acknowledged in Star . January 16 th ... 8 5 II From the National Victim Fund per Mr . Sharrocks 0 19 10 | The Journeymen Curriers , Birmingham Edward Edisburgh 0 10 0

      £ 9 15 94 TO THE CHARTISTS OF BIRMINGHAM AND ' THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS . Fellow SUFFERERS , —Your patience has been long tried , and perhaps almost exhausted , by tbe length of time that has ehipsed since the delegate meeting was called at Birmingham to appoint a lecturer for the three counties . We applied to Mr . O'Neill and failed ; to Messrs . Harney and Binns , but they had other engagement *; wo , therefore , could not avoid the apparent waste of time that ban occurred , but we have now succeeded at last in obtaining a lecturer , Mr , Dean , of Warwick , late of Leeds , that will advocate our cause

      with the bewitching power of eloquence and the fores of argument We enrnestJy request you , brethren in the cause of truth and justice , to aid and assist us all in your power in supporting our lecturer ; if we expect freedom , wo must labour for it ; if we expect justice , we must struggle for it . Truth will triumph , and the moment that public opinion is formed in our favoun , that moment our triumph L » faWri . Tben let us push , on the glorious cause of libeily , tkat peace may be ours and our children's for ever . Signed , in behalf of the National Charter Association resident in Birai . ii | huat . Isaac PENN . ocorefawrw

      YEOVIL . —The Chartist cause in Suffolk begins to assume a favourable aspect . We hope , ere lomr , to have to report a general organisation amongst us , not for Yeovil exclusively , but for Suffolk . We have plenty of material ready and willing to commence agitation , but it is a concentration of our efforts to one focus that we are aiming at ; and thero is every prospect of oar succeeding , —At the usual weekly meeting of the Yeovil Chartist Association , on Thursday evening last , thanks were given to the delegates asspmbled at Leeds ou tho ever-to > bememorable 21 st of January , for their conduct at the welcome-to-Dan meeting ; and to the mooi of Yorkshire generally , for the noble stand they made for universal right against the plausible sophisms

      of bargaining among trading politicians . The association recorded their high sense-of gratitudeand esteem toward * Messrs . Mar&hsm and SesJy of Leicester , for refusing eo niamiammously ali allegiance with the arch traitor O'Connell , Hume-, and ilie rest of the Church Rate hypocrites , believing that such conduct is worthy of imitation by all true Chartists- It was also resolved , " That thia- meeting , feeliug deeply the atrocities iDflicted upon that indefatigable individual , Feargns U'Connon ^ , by the fc b » se , brutal * and bloody Whigs , ' do tender him our meed of praise for his- laudable asertions , trusting , if tltis , our humble ; testimonyv meets his notice , it will cheer him in the hour 0 % bis affliction ; to the-rest of those aoble hearts- wb * are

      suffering in . prisons for advocating the Charter , and hope , should any of those getty tyrants- chaace to read this ; ae well as the other numerens- tokens of esteem from different parta of the coautry , it will teach them that their tcolignant pecsseation fell short of ite intended purpose ; that , atabongh many have to saSar in dungeoas , they still live in the hearts * fi their unrepresented brethiea . That the thanks « £ ibis meeting » e justly due to the editor and conductors of the Northern Star , for the bold and UttSiJncbinjt manzor in which It advocates the rig hts , oftbe saSenog millions ot Gteat Britain . " DBCYIADBN . —Ott Tuesday wooing , Mr . C . ConuMr , « f Manchester , delivered a lecture in tho Asaosiation Room of this plao » . Before entering theV—MB , the procs » dings of th » eotton-mastera haw bam related to him . which conpietehr disnsted

      biaa » warmed and stimulated bis mind , and prepared U » to give the tyrants agoed lashing . Tbe facts f the weavers * turn-out will be found in another MStof the papwr . The speaker continued for two hours , in one strain of manly argument , and touched upon the factory system , the Corn Laws , the landlord * , and the whole horde of plunderers , giving emphatic illustrations of the inroads and encroachments which have been made at various periods upon the labour , rights , and liberties of the industrious millions ; and brought chapter , verse , and figures to corroborate his statements , and in every point acquitted himself in a masterly style . Ho produced a good impression , and concluded amid the vooiferoua cheeriug of the meeting . A vote of thanks wa 3 given to the speaker and Chairman , and the meeting broke up , highly delighted with tbe evening ' s yrooeedinga .

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      - ¦¦ " / .. v -- . . .. ' . " / ' ju HXWOAffTLB .-On Sunday evening , a mo | w , of tbe friend * of Mdal and political reform , gav » » ' / public tea , in the Join «'« HaU , Blacket- « treet , U //> Messrs . Blnns and Williams , a > a tokea of reaped fpr thow tiro gentlemen .- After tea , Mr . Richard Aywwa * called to the chair , who , having made a few appropriate observations , introduced Mr . George Binns to the meeting . Mr . B . delivered a very excellent addrsai " on the spirit of persecution . " Mr . Williams ttUk eeeded him , in aa address " on civil and religion * liberty , " in which he explained and enforced the eonfeection between political and social reform , and tbe inseparable relation between true civil and religion * freedom . At the close of hto addrew , Mr . W . announced his intention of delivering another addrear upon tbe same subject , 00 Snnday evening , February 14 th . Some fine pieces of musk were performed bjm violonceUo band , which wa * in attendance .

      Lecture . —Oa Snnday morning , Mk Mason dm t . aed a very instructive lecture , in the ByJter-buildtegar edhool-room , Ousebnrn , after which , Mr . Sinclair tab * milted a resolution from the observation ^ Committee , On last Wednesday night , Mr . & , ttrong * curiosity , visited Mr . Blakey ' s pubUc-house , where the co » - mittte were net far business , when it ww moved , seconded , and carried , tnat Mr . Sinclair b&Kqoeste to get tbe Newcastle Council of the National Charter Association to discuss tbe propriety of atnsJgamatuig the two bodies , and tfoat Mr . B . be requested te-repor * the result next Wednesday evening . By some oisca * - sion which occuifad ; Mr . a . was given to understand , that , although tiwy wished to amalgamate—not am members of the asaodatloa- oohr , but as

      councillorsthat the funds should be seyante , and appropriated *^ purposes of their owai-fbreign t » tbe present movement Tbe resolution was pmt to the meeting : aad they were so well acquainted with the character of some of that Committee , that it "was-negartwed wianimously . Tto business of the county delegate meeting was tfaeo entered into , when tht > Secretary read a letter from North . Shields , saying that they were sorry that circumstancesaud the inclemency of the weather rendered it impossible foi them t » attend personally ; but assuring , them that they were willing-to weede to whatever was * adopted by the delegates present as they were determined to swallow the whole hog , bristles and all . They ? gave a very nattering account ot the result of Air .-

      Mason ' s lecture on the 20 * t Several were enrolled , and ordered copies of the Northern Star to be procured for them weekly . , The Treasurer eabmitted tho balance-sheet , which was adopted . The Secretary was ordered to supply the places ' which Mr . Mason was appointed , to visit with blank Mils , toaimounce the meet ing . It was then moved , seconded , and carried unani-¦ aooaly , "That , not . only we- ( tb * delegates now present ) but likewise the districts which we represent , place the most implicit confidence is that invaluable organ of the people , the Northern Star . That we tender cur sincere thanks to Mr . Hill for inserting the add « e * 9 issued by us , although we . are informed by our Secretary , that it tfss pasted at a time when we could scarcely expect it this week . "

      The Ouseburn Discussing-Society meet in the Byker-buildinga school-room every Wednesday evening , at seven o ' clock . . The Socialists pave a tea to . Williams and Binn * , on Sunday last , iu the Joiners' Hall , after which , they delivered a lecture each on civil and religious liberty . Mr . W . eagerly Impressed tbe propriety of the Socialists joining for the Charter , as the most effectual mode of attaining their own objects . But he reprobated the Conduct of the Newcastle Chartists for denouncing the conduct of such of tbeir leaders as choso to investigate the foreign policy of Ministers .

      Ax a Meeting of tbe United"Committees of NewcasHe and Ouseburn , it wub nioveti , seconded , and carried unanimously , " That they entertain Dr . MDouall with a supper , in tbe house of Mn Maugham , Pilgrimstreet , on Saturday evening , the 13 th instant . Thenumber to be limited to the joint Committees , with liberty for each member of committee to introduce a friend . " Newcastle Council MEEiiwe—The Council having met , the Stcrttary read tbe niinntes of the last meeting . Tbe Treasurer reported tbe receipts for th& week , which still continue to loub up . It was carried unanimously , " That the Secretary be instructed tocorrespond with Dr . M- 'Douall , to know the hour , and . by what conveyance , Dr . M'D . may be expected , that a deputation tr « m the Council may be ready to receive him , and that Messrs . Mason , Maugham , Smith , and Robson form that deputation .

      MANCHESTER .-The Manchester Local Victim Committee have received since tbe Jaxt » otice the following sums : —Miles Platting , per Wm . Hope and Thomas Brown , 10 s . ; Oponahaw and Droylsden , 7 s . ; Tib-street National Charter Association ,. £ 3 . 2 s . 6 d .: Brown-street box , Oh . ; books and boxes , 10 s . b"d . ; proceeds from Mr . Abel Hey wood ' s lecture on Phantasmagoria , £ h 1 & . 4 d . The committee meet every . Wednesday / evening at eight o ' clock . OLD BAM . —The National Chartist Association ,, of Oldha-m , at their weekly meeting on Monday last .

      unanimously agreed to the following resolution : — u That-ten shillings be sent to the Northern Star office , to be appropriated to the- faaeral of William Clayton , and that we the Chartists of this town , do condole with his widow in the loss of her husband ; and we feelingly recommend t » the Chartists of Sheffield , and desire that they will exert themselves on her behalf , and place her in soae sort of business , by which she may be enabled te- get a livelihood , and also to aid and support hefr in the same to the uuaost of their power , and let the 'base , bloody , and brutal ' Whigs see that , if they tyrannise , the Chartists sympathise . "

      Sebmon . —In the afternoon of Sunday last , a sermon was preached in the Chartist Association-room , Greaves-street , by Mr . ; Georg&-P . Rowe , of Oldham , to a numerous and rtspectable audience ; and , in the evening , a lecture was delivered by Mr . Lewis , or Oldham . The room was prowded to excess . STOCKPORT . —A Speojmbw or the stmpatbt which the Middle CiASSES-HaTS tob the Woskiih > Classics . —The Committee of the Charter Association have waited upon all . the likely and unlikely among the middle class , for the-purpose of soliciting bail for Mitchell sad PaVies ,. b « t none can bo procared . The time has arrived when these patriots should be liberated , ; and ,, although there are not two men more honest in tbe whole borongh of

      Stockport , out of the great number of boasted Liberals and Chartists , sufficient bail . cana&t be obtained . If tbe men of Stockport are surprised at this , they certainly are more shortt-sighted , and have more faith in the Whigs than we ever calculated ; after their brutal and disgraceful conduct at the time of the examination of Messrs . Mitchell and Davies . An attempt has been made ; by a eertain fox-lawyer , to delude the Committee , and prevent tbe demonstration , fif possible , arid he ( save the mark !) is greatly afraid he has highly offended my Lord JNormanby , in being . so . kind to the prisoners . The very man who received £ 800 for his trouble . in getting them there—& very likely man , indeed ,. to apply eo for sympathy . V , Bat , with ali their mean ,

      and low-minded villany , they will be deceived : * demonstration -will take place , and the mea of Stockport mil do , as they haw always done , their duty ; and remember ,. municipal electors , the words of O'Connor , when in . Wales , at the trial of Erost , " Come devil , come aay&biB& bat there cannot come % worse set , than the infernal and mealy-mouthed , fawning , and canting Whigs . " JuBt before the municipal election , * conuaiitee of the cunning and supercilious Whigs willi be . ealled by circular , to take steps to insure a . Whig return to the Town Council . " Well , " says one , " what must b « done to gain the Chartists ? " si » port ¥ ' ¦ ** Why » " says another , "we must eiler them the Charter . " " But , " says a . third , "I can hardly agree

      with , giving powen to- the working classes ; I could not oflnsoiaaAmtsIy go for tbe Charter . " " What the de * jl * oe » that matten ! " shout half a dozen of then at © nee ; " you caa . just say something for that day ,. j « 3 t to blind the ignorant Chartists , " This is- aUi settled ; in a few boors after a naming bill is posted up in a conspicuous place , with several names- appended , who perhaps never were known before aatAog the working men , andL these men pledge themselves r . « a repe&Lof tb » Corn . Laws , vote for Itftavevsa ) Suffrage , an&aany othermeasures equally , important , should they be elected ^ Then a general setmuahment seizes the Cbartista and they are saying lo each othe ^ . Why , who would have thought < rf such a man being a

      Chartist V' The noainatioB takes place , and the farceis gone through ,, every man pledging himself either to vote , for Erost , Williams , an 4 Jones' release Universal Suf&age » or anything efefe The eleetioa comes on , aad all is over . TJt » working taea -want a n »» tiag for some parpose , in afew day * aft «» , in the Qnut Boom . Ske commmitte * take these mien * i > their word , who made suck great promises , ay electing a fustian jac&et or two . to wait upon tbwo , to get the Cwrt Room . They go to their house * and if these lrf » ds can only learn who is at the- door , the servant is ordered W inform them tk * i » master is » otat home ; ' * or , if he chance to . be in , and the meeting is called for Feargus O ^ M&or , to address the

      peeple , they will say , " Well , my good frieads , we are friends to liberty , bat we cannot consistently lend joatheroomforsuobarascalaathattospeakin . And rf for a Chartist meeting-r" We canne * identify ourselves with you mea j joa are too violent j we do not agree with or oeanteoanoe physical force ? and thus the working men are cajoled , deceived , and tricked by these would-be Chartists one minute , and would send both the Chartiste and the Charter 4 o perdition the next , if they had tbe power . But let us take another side of the question , ' The anti-Corn Law humbugs want the same room , and it is

      granted , without the least hesitation ; and an , Appeal is made to tbe sensible , Chartists , requesting their co-operation for a repeal ; and then , when that is accomplished , they , good souls ! will join for Universal Suffrage . When will ^ e industriousmimpns of England open their eyes , and meet such blarney [ such two-faced villany , in the . right way , namely , by showing their utter detestation of it 5 At this very time , the whole horde of Whigs iu Stockflort are exulting among themselves at the ttflfortunate condition of" their victims , and would be glad , nay , would rejoice , if they ( Mitchell and Davis ) were to U « ui ptigoii till they rot . 1

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      - ^ COXBOS . —Ob Tueslay last , a tea party was given at this spirited village , to Messrs . Williams and Bines , when upwards of one hundred sat down to tea , after which a public meeting was held , the room being crammed to excess excellent addresses were delivered by Messrs . Lswbob , Tbos- Hepburn , ( the well knows leader of tha pitmen , 1 Bions , WUliams , and Maw . An excel } ent spirit w&s displayed . DAHWNGTOK . —On Wednesday evening , a public tea w&i given to tbe same gentlemen , in th » joint stock store room , above Mr . Bragg's , grocer , Priestgate . The room was beautifully decorated , and all around tbe walls were bung portraits of the most distinguished patriot * of tbe past and present day . About one hundred sat down to an excellent tea . After te » , . Mr . S win ton was called to the chair , who in a neat aod sensible address , gave " The people , the source of power . " Mr . Deeg&n responded , aad give " The P < sople"s Cbarter ; may we speedily obtain it" The

      Chairman tben gave " Health and happiness to Messrs . Wiiijtmn and BifiBs , tbe champions of Chartism in the county of Durham . " Messrs . Binns and Williams retained t ***** ^ and expressed tbeir detenninatio * to renew their exertion * , and never to slacken tbeir energies until victory crowns the people ' s cause . After taeir addresses , a beautiful s » ng , composed for tbe liberation of Williams and Binns , was sung by two sweet little girls ( the Misses Foster ) , who acquitted themselves in a m * nn « r to earn the rapturous plaudits of the meeting . " O'Connor , and the liberation of all imprisoned patriots ; " " Frost , Williams , and Jones ;"

      " Mr- Deeg&n , and thanks to him for his talented and zealoas service * , " with other sentiment * , were given in tbe course « f tbe evening , and spoken to by Messrs Deegan , Swinton , Binns , and Williams . Other friends favoured tbe company with recitations and aongs . At ' tbe close of this ' part of tbe proceedings , tbe fiddler i appeared , sad those who could , tripped it ou tbe - " Tight fantastic tee" till au early hour the folio wing '¦ morning . \ Chabtist Djsccssios Societt . —A society of this : natnre" has recently been formed amongst a number of 1 Chartists , resident at tbe west end of Bishopwearmoutb ,

      which appears likely to be productive of much good , both in correcting and maturing the views of its members , and eliciting tbe talent for public speaking , now so much wanted . On Saturday evening , the question discussed was , whether Republican or Monarchical institutions , are best calculated to promete tbe happiness of the people . * An interesting discussion was - held , in which Messrs . Blenkborn , Ridley , Williams , and other persons took part , the opinions of the majority , or , we dare say , the whole number present , were in favour of Taakee government

      STJNOEKLAND . —Public Tea to Williams and Bi . ws . —On Monday evening last , the Chartists of SunAerland gave a noble proof of tbeir affection for the above talented , zealons , and faithful advocates of Chartism , by a public tea , which was held in tbe large room of the Golden Lion Inn , Sunderland . The room , which was appropriately and elegantly decorated ¦ with various banners , portraits , ic ., presented , when tbe company 1 , between 30 Q and 400 ) were assembled , a flae anJ impressive appearance . At one end of the room , next the platform , there was a suitable erection for tbe accommodation of the Stinderland Mechanics ' Institute Band , who voluntarily tendered their very valuable services on the occasion . 8 everal friends from Durham , Slrields ,- ^ nd Newcastle were present , a

      circumstance which proves tbe unity of fetling that exists , and which , ought always to distinguish those who are labouring to advance t&eunirer&al interest After tea , Mr . John Hemsley was unanimously called to the chair , when , having addressed a few introductory remarks to tbe meeting , be gave tbe first sentiment : — " The people , may they understand their importance and power , and nnite to obtain their jost rights : " { Load cbeers . ) Mr . Deegsn responded in an eloquent address , in the conrse of which . he pointed out the line of conduct , pnbi 3 c and private , which it was incumbent upon tbe Chartist Reformers to adopt ; showing that as true political changes must be based upon true moral principles , it was , therefore , the obvious duty of the people , to improve themselves in every possible way .

      His address was listened to with respectful attention , and rapturously applauded at its conclusion . Tbe Chairman next called upon Mr . M 'Arthur , of Durham , to give a recitation ; when be f&vourad the company with a very excellent one , en tbe "freedom of the mind . " Tbe Chairman next gave " health , honour , and happin £ u to our young andoobYe friends , Williams and Binns , may tbey continue to devote tbeir energies and talents to tbtir country ' s cause , and lire to witness tbe triumph of tbo » e risbteoui principles lor which they to ably struggled ; " received with loud and continued cheers Mr . Binns rose to return thanki , after which he addressed tbe meeting in bis usual elegant and impressive style . He was followed by Mr . Williams , who in a humorous and able address passed a splendid , but well merited eulogiom upon the young men of Sanderland , botb for tbeir stanch patriotism , and tbe

      general excellency of tbeir personal character and conduct , exhorting them in a most impressive manner to perseverance in tbeir . honourable career , as tbe only tore weans of earning bappines * fo * themselves , and doing good to tbeir " ooantry . A duet , "The Huntsman ! Chorus , " was here executed in fine style , by Vix . and lira . Fairbairn . Mr . . Deegan next proposed , " Feargus O'Connor , tbe people ' * ehampion , may he , an-J all imprisoned patriots , ¦ peedily be liberated from ' oondage . " ( Three time * three bearty cbeertj . Mrs . S-jkes afterwards favoured tbe company with a bear . Uful song . Three times three cheers were given for Frost , WUliams and Jones ; three cheers for the Star , the band , and the chairman , after which the eorapa ny dispersed . The entire proceedings were conducted in tht best spirit , and it is but justice to add , tbat tr- . e bond , which played between the various address / js , contributed greatly to promote tbe pleasure of tbe company .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 13, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct366/page/1/