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      ~^ r - " ZrlJl ¦ ' » ' ' fi ? rm mtr ate * CorretprndenLJ v . BeonzBSB O * Bbibh . —This gentleman -has MfetaW bis risH to SwSeki , to Monday , the 18 th EZwhen tfiaieTOUBjt , * adtbe evening of Tuesday . jfeTWi , ae will warer two lectures . Men of flkeffisid , nobly y « a reloaded to oar appeal , when Z *** M on job to do fcoaoar to the Chief of Charl inn . O'Connor . Y < wr eoantlesa masses thronging ^ eTsireeta on the long-to-be remembered 29 th of Seniember , testified the lore with which yoa regard ZZ t leader , and proved , to tbe Brat sceptieal , your -KSnto liberty ' s cause . Chartists of Sheffield , nother of " nature ' s nobles" is about to visit your Sra Bronterre O'Brien , the iastractor of the JSes . the schoolmaster ' of the people , will be Withrou on the 18 ih . Ib there a reader of the «> r Man ' Guardian remaining in Sheffield , let foot u t Ji

      p * J """ ' . >_ j :. _ v _ „ w . _ kimcome . Is there one Radical who remembers JohnBell ' bold unaiaBkinjrofWMRgery , ** £ , ™ - ficstion of the principles of JUdicahem in Sheffield , £ ffim forget not O'Brien's talented productions in IKluinnf of Bell ' s London Mercury , and let him SmT Is there a Chartist who has reaped lnsttao-ShT-from the effusions of O'Brien ' s pen in the JffiS rf the Operative , or Northern Star , let him » me Is there a patriot'who honours the stedfast Sindple that oppression cannot wither , nor dun-SLm-pnnishJnents destroy , let him come . Come £ « , come all , and cram the place of meeting , to ^ ee t with hearty welcome the people sfnend . JWtists , something ! more than mere noisj ¦ apd * use is required at your hands to support those SS risk aS / and lose all , to save yon ; it is intended St the money proceeds , when the necessary * nd ^ voidable J pences are deducted , *> " * F £ ¦ eated to Mr . O'Brien , towards enabling him to pro-^ T \ XtiB £ -T . re ^ &c : confident we are . that

      yoawillanswer our calLand that pray ? your aia w JKJt oS countryTkr . O'Brien will , shortly be SlbS to resume his noble labours , of inr tractin * Se people in a knowledge of their rights and d ^ eT « d preparing the public mind for those Seat changes which most be accomplished , if we ££ & obtain our own freedom and prosperity , and Jgeose the liberties and happiness of our children , BaiBGEHOCSES . —This is one of the out-districts of Sheffield ' * number of good Chartists reside here , ho anxious to extend a knowledge of their prin-ZdLinvited Mr . Harney to address them . In Seoxdwee with their request , Mr . Harney addressed rrl w » « jmv" little meeting of the "blistered

      h « , ds . " held in the large room of the Union Inn « Thursday , the 7 th—all seemed well pleased with the address of the speaker , and the feeling was unanimous for the continuance of similar meetings . Another meeting will be shortly held , when the Kacticability of holding these meetings weekly , or fortniihtly , will be considered—due notice will be « rr en We would earnestly recommend our Sheftfild friends to adopt the class system , and hold in their respective localities meetings of their classes aa evening but Sunday , Monday , and Tuesday , when their presence is wanted at the general meetfarB , lectures , &c ^ in Fig-tree Lane .

      Spsdit Etekiss LEercRS . —Mr . Gul lectured in &e room , Figtree-lane , on Sunday evening last , the tabjecs of his disoourse being— " The banking system aad free trade . " The lecturer commenced by obfaring thai it was a notorious fact , that the working classes of this country had , to a considerable extent , burst the chains of mental thraldom in which for centuries they had been bound . This was the duty of the people , for only by thinking , inquiring , and acting for themselves , could theyhope to achieve their political salvation . With respect to the question to which he wished to direct their atteation that eTening , let it not be supposed that he was op-Bosed to the principles of free trade . No ; he

      believed that it was in accordance with the design of Ged that one country should exchange its super-Unities for those of another . He believed that the txtension of our commerce was calculated to knit as more closely to the other nations of the earth , and promote p « aee and harmony among the states and kingdoms of the world . But , he believed that an gnrestricted commerce with all the world , with our present monetary arrangemeats would be a curse rather than a blessing . The lecturer then entered briefly into the history of banking—stating that we owed to Italy the foundation of these establishments ; so early as the twelfth century a bank was established in that country to raise the means of tarrying on the war against the Saracens . Subsequently banks were established at Amsterdam ; the Bask of England was established in the reign of

      Wiliiam the Third , to enable that Monarch to carry en his war with France . The lecturer then entered into lengthy statements , showing the immense aoaeUrj powers possessed by the Bank of England , tracing the distress of the country at different periods to the doings of that infamous co-operation , and giving it as his opinion that a repeal of the Corn Laws would ealy increase the power of the moneyeeracy , and enable them to more effectually grind down the wealth-producing and wealth ^ distribiting clissae of the community . In conclusion , the lecturer exhorted his hearers to direct all their energies to the reforming of the legislati ve system from which these Bank infamies spring ; it wag only by Realising the stream at its source , they coold hope to purify its current . Mr . Frost moved the thanks of the meeting to the lecturer , which being given , tie assembly dissolved .

      Petes Fodes . —It will be remembered tfc&t this victim of Whiggery was sentenced at the last Spring Assizes , at York , to one year and nine months' imprisonment , tnihhard labour , in Wakefield Helltole . A memorial praying for his liberation or renovaltosoma other place of confinement was trans-Kitteed to the Home Secretary , on Taursd&y , the 7 iaiasi . Ptblic Hketdtg . —The usual weekly meeting of fee Chartist body took place in their room , Fig-Treelane , on Monday evening . Mr . Br * dwell was called to the chair . Mr . Harney said they would remember

      that on a former occasion , a petition had been adopted in that room praying the House of Com-Bom to appoint a select committee to inquire into the present infamous prison discipline , with the view Of obtaining the abolition of the accursed silent system . Upon that occasion , it was resolved , that the petition should be entrusted to Mr . Buncombe for presentation ; he had , accordingly , sent the petition to the Honourable Member . Some weeks had since elapsed ; but , last week , be ( ilr . H . ) had received from the Member for Finsbury , the following letter , wfcich thej would hear with pleasure : —

      " The Albany , Oct Cth , 1841 . "DB . AX SIR , —On my return to town from Scotland , n Sstniday last , I had the bononr to receire your ktter sad the petition that accompanied it , and I hare fcixen tie eariist opportunity of presenting it to the House of Commons . _ " IT » g to than * yon and those you represent for the kini expressQDBJ your letter contain * , as to my hnnible exertions on the eccasion of Mr . Sharman Crawford's excellent amendment of the adaresa . " I reaiaiu , dear Sir , " Tours faithfully , " Thos . S . Ucscojibe .

      CCheenO He ( Mr . H&rney ) had another letter to wad to them , Tney would remember that on last Monday a petition wa 3 adopted , protesting against we prorogation of Parliament while the people ' s peviaees remained nnredressed . That petition he tod Bent to Mr . Shaman Crawford for presentation . Tne following letter from that gentleman » oald expiain why the petition had not been preleaied : — " Crawfordiboni , Bangor , Ireland , October 8 th , 1 S 41 .

      " Sib ., —In eo&Beqnenee of the Pirliamentary busf-^ ^ c ^ S ^ waduded ob Saturday , I left London on Satodsy evening . Yottr letMr md ^ Kon » ere toirarded to me here from London , and I : regret ' ¦ SJ" b 7 = 7 stsence its presentation has keen i StSfT 7 ^ "" i ^ It pre-ricuTto myi SSSLS ^ ^ " feel tt U U a P ^ confidence ; SSff ^ by those who did me the honour of commit-«» f it to my charge . " am , Sir , "Tour obedient servant , 'WlLLUX SHaKMa * CilA-WFOBD . " M ^ Hvrney remarked tha t this letter was , he was G ^ wfi ^ P ^ l y sa isfa « wry to aU present ; and Mr . Crawford might rest assured he did enjoy the hearty : Sfrt ^ - ^ men ^ Sh efield- ( cheers ) -and ! Wt v ^ l 1 ? 11 ? 1011 h&d not ^ Presented , it had wen published m the Northern Star . Thus thei country would see that the ShefSeJd Chartists were ! then

      ^ e » - dunes . After some other business , the SS ^ Sf " ^ ^ f wcrald now introduce to them j onSfe (( ? eers - U * . Black commenced by StJ ™ the meeUng on tae improved position iowKri . ^ » l * he P ^ P ^^ of the oppressed were J ° w bnghter than they ever had been ! They knew t o 7 L ™ ^ ^ el ; he could SP «^ ^ * e condition !? i ^ •/ « i * t people . At the time of the S ™ ** Newport , it was said by the «^ Wers that the Welsh people were F ? Pen > us and eomforta . bl «_ r « w . ; rin » annA w » £ r «« .

      • a had , therefore , not even the excuse of poverty ft * «* ' ^ i ^ eondnct ; but whatever migh t be 2 Ln ^ th 8 Wekh Am > be knevr something of kTi ^ zTJ ^ : 2 * ^ " sited Camaies innumera-2 J ^ ° ? we * nnk , nay , existing in a state of literal E" «*» fi . Within the last two years the wages of Z ? ! ° te *** been reduced four , five , anTeven P « Mflhaa in the pound . The colliers must toil ¦« w get fourteen or fifteen shillings a week , and fMj ' couldnot make near that sum . ( Hear , hear . ) wJr v £ ' * V thin R 8 the P ^ P ^ were savage as S ^^^ . ^ eir young . ( Hear , hear . ) He had « Wfer he had gone advised the Welsh to imitate hi Z ^^ bret &re » . and employ regular lecturers instruct and organise the people . He believed

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      this would shortly be done . ( Cheers . ) If this was so , he would recommend that college-bred lecturers should be employed , men who , knowing what perse cution was , ooold temper their zeal with discretion . Sore he was that he was not fit to address a Welsh audience ; and aa to his friend Julian Harney , he believed him to be equally unfit —( laughter )—for he knew that , like himself , Julian Harney was not fitted to preach patience to an oppressed people burning for vengeance and freedom . ( Cheers . ) No wonder the people of that country thirsted for a change—the very name of Chartism was proscribed ; and death , by want , was the doom of him who , in defiance of his tyrant employers , should dare to avow himself a democrat . When Morgan Williams opposed Guest upon the hustings , and the show of

      bauds was taken for the Chartist candidate , numbers of the men knelt down upon one knee as they raised , their hands for their friend , that they might not be seen by their despotic master and his satellites . In Pontyppol , Tredegar , and many other places ,, not a publican dare allow the Chartists to meet on his premises ; and open-air meetings could not be called , for the men would not dare to attend . But in spite of all that persecution could do , Chartism was progressing silently , but surely , among the Welsh mountaineers . ( Cheers . ) Aye , they had sworn to die rather than bear with injustice much loager ; and their ardent hope was , that the day would" speedily come when they would hear that their English brethren were risen to a man to

      demand their rights ; and when that hour came , Englishmen might be assured that Welshmen wonld not be found in the back ground . ( Loud and long-continued cheering . ) The speaker next attacked the parsons , replying to their calumnious charges th&t , the Char tists were robbers , levellers , destructives , &c » The holy hyocrites knew that the Church was a wholesale robber ; it had robbed the Catholics —it had robbed the poor ; but it was said that the Chartists were burners . Yes , the fire of principle burned in their breasts , and powerful was the Hame rekindled bat lately among the mighty masses ot Birmingham , or Manchester , of Leeds , and of Sheffield . ( Cheers . ) "Our breastB burn with the love of truth ; but they are liars , and the fate of liars they shall share .

      ( Cheers . ) They say we are levellers . I well remember , that when the bastile at Nottingham was in course of erection ; numbers of the hard-hearted shopocracy rejoiced . Far readier were they to give fire shillings to cage the poor in their accursed den , than to give them a miserable eighteenpence at home to save them from death . But , since th&t time he had seen many of them come to the level of the poor , whom they despised . They had come to be inmates of that bastile they were so eager to build for the poor . ( Hear . ) Others rather than meet that lot , had rushed to self-destruction , and had terminated their existence by the rope or the raior ; he would say a righteous retribution . ( Hear , hear . ) The Chartists certainly were levellers , for they wanted

      all to have an equal voice in the forming of the laws . ( Cheers . ) They say we are destructives . Granted . For thank God we have destroyed the Whigs . That faction h&d some months back made themselves merry with the thought that they were all dead and buried ; aye , but we have risen again and destroyed them . ( Cheers . ) They had gained a glorious point in the destroying of that faction ; they had now bat one faction to battle with , and never would they cease till they had destroyed the Tories . ( Great cheering . ) The aristocracy were destructives—they had destroyed the happiness of thousands of human beings ; nor had they dropped there—they had destroyed the lives of the people . Some time ago when in Mansfield , he was told bv a friend of a poor

      creature who walked the streets till he had died literally of want . Some of them wonld remember reading in the papers the accounts of the unfortunate man at Basford ; he was a widower , haring four children ; his rent was due , he could not pay it ; his landlord threatened to seise his little furniture . Brooding over his poverty , he saw nothing before him bat the bastile ,- where he must be par ted from his dear motherless babes ; the thought was madness . In the agony of his heart , with his pocket-handkerchief , he . strangled his little ones . Thank God h « ( the speaker ) saw on every side evidences of that spirit pervading the entire country , which he had long hoped to see . From his hear t lie congratulated them that their glorious- leader , O'Connor , possessed now the

      undi-Tided confidence of the working millions . ( Cheers . ) That gentleman had Been the mighty myriads of Birmingham , of Manchester , of Leeds , and of Sheffield , in their strength and their might , and he trusted Mr . O'Connor would leave Skeffield with the impression that he could repose every confidence in them , ( Cheers . ) When that Mr . O'Connor had gone through England , and Scotland , and Walesaye , and Ireland too , and had counted the people ' s strength , and seen unfailing evidences of their determination , then he ( the speaker ) doubted not but that O'Connor would risk , if need be , even his life , to achieve the triumph of Universal Suffrage . ( Great cheering . ) It was said by some parties that the Tories would give us a rally : he did not believe it ;

      he thought they were wiser . But if Peel ' s faction should dare to imitate the scoundrel Whigs , and wage persecution against their leaders—if they should dare to lay hands on the friend of the people , and again drag to a dungeon their champion , O'Connor , he trusted the people would proclaim their resolution , asd act upon it , too , to have man for man . ( Tremendous cheering . 1 He ( the speaker ) bad resolved to do one man ' s work ; let them all resolve to do the same—let them support the Executire , and rally round the forthcoming Convention , then would the year ' 42 be the year of the people ' s redemption . Mr . Black sat down amidst repeated cheering . —Mr . Harney said they h&d heard a trnehearted Englishman ; now he would introduce to them a right little Irishman , with whose name they

      were familiar—Charles Connor . ( Cheers . )—Mr . Copnor commp . nced by giving the u black slugs" an awful lashing , whom he described as teaching the people doctrines every way subversive of the real truths of Christianity , teaching them to be content with their lot , to come regular to church , to pay their tithes and tixes without grumbling , to honour the Queen , and all in authority ; doing these things , they . should eDjoy heaven hereafter . On the other hand , they were not to think for themselves—they were not to talk about rights , or imagine they had natural liberties^—they were not to listen to seditious demagogues , on pain of Buffering torments eternal . The speaker excited roars of laughter by bis castigatien of the surpliced humbugs . Mr .

      Connor next took np the question of representation , remarking that , under the present system -the aristocrat ' s pigs and pig-stye were protected , while his labour was not protected ; our legislative system must be thoroughly reformed , before any change calculated to better the condition of the working class could be accomplished . He had no faith in the scheme of Corn Law Repeal . True , we were -told vast benefits would result from that change . But they all remembered the fine promises made to them dnring the Reform agitation—the great reforms the destruction of the rotten boroughs would lead to . Why what good had we reaped from the destruction of the rotten boroughs 1 So long as wood , steam , and iron , is preferred over muscle ,

      blood , and bones , so long would the working man be the helpless prey of the scheming , soulless classes that fatten on his toil . ( Cheers . ) Besides , Corn Law Repeal was not what wa 3 wanted ; why should we seek foreign corn , when the land was every way adequate to the support of three or four times the number of the present population ? There were not thirty millions of people in Great Britain and Ireland , yet according to Colquhoun , Porter , and other statisticians , the land , if properly cultivated , would support a hundred millions . After dwelling at some length on the enormities of the present system , Mr . C . said , of all the cheering signs of the times , the most cheering was the progress of Chartism in Ireland . ( Applanse . ) Flourishing Associations were established in Dublin , in Newry , in Drogbeda , and other places , and he knew that several influential parties in Cork were abeat to come out in advocacy cf the Charter . ( Cheers . ) All the props of the infernal system were giving way ,

      and be hoped to rise some fine morning and find the whole fabric of corruption tumbled in the dust . Peel might tell the people to wait , but , thank God , the hour was coming when they would wait no longer , but would take the rights withheld from them by tyranny . Mr . Connor throughout his address was loudly cheered . —Mr . Harney moved the thanks of the meeting to Messrs . Black and Connor for their excellent addresses . Agreed to unanimously . —Mr . M'Kettrick stated that the Council had resolved to have a collection made every Monday evening , for six weeks , to pay off the debt due to tke Executive . The first collection would b « made that evening . — Oa the motion of Mr . Harney , it was resolved that a public meeting should be held the following evening , to consider the propriety of » e » orialiKng the Home Secretary on behalf of Robert Peddie . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the meeting adjourned . The room was densely crowded throughout the evening .

      . Peddib , thb Whig Victim . —A public meeting was held in the room , Fig Tree-lane , on Tuesday evening , to take into consideration the propriety of memorializing the Home Secretary ic behalf of Robert Peddle , confined at the present time in Beverley House of Correction . The room was filled . Mr . Green ] was called to the chair . Mr . Julian

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      Harney moved the adoption of the memorial , which was seconded by Mr . Fearn , and unanimously carried : — To ths Right Honourable Sir Jamea Graham , He * Majesty's Principal Secretary of 8 tate for the Home Department , The Memorial of certain Inhabitant Hoosenoldm * nd others of the Borough of Sheffield , is public meeting aasembled , thia 12 th day of October , 1841 , Respectfully . Sheweth , That Robert Peddle , late of Edinburgh , waa convicted at the York Spring Assizes of 1840 , of conspiracy and riot at Bradford , and sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour , in Beverley Honae ^ of Correction . Thai thfi said Rohert Peddle -was convicted on the

      evidence ot one James Harrison , who , according to hia own arowal , waa the chief instigator of the aaid conspiracy aid riot , and who admitted that be received the sum of £ 80 from the attorniea of Bradford for hia wicked labours in instigating others to a breach of the law . That the said Haxriaon waa at tne time a notorious informer against poor publicans , and continued to be auch until the magistrates refoaed to take hia evidence . That upon the trial of the aaid Robert Peddie and others , a witness for the proaecntiea declared he would not beli&Te the said Harrison on hia oath . That the said Harrison has abandoned his wife and children to the care of the pariah , and is hlmaelf &t the present time in Preston Gaol , walling hia trial for hone atealiBg .

      That in addition to the unnatural and degrading punishment of the treadmill , the said Robert Peddie b&s been subjected to all the cruel restrictions at the " silent system , "—a system , in the opinion of your memorialists , demanding immediate reformation , opposed , aa it is , to every principle and dictate of Christianity . Th&t the effects of the said punishment and discipline upon the Baid Robert Peddie , have been moat lamentable , impairing his health and destroying hia constitution , afflicting him with grievous disease , and even threatening him with premature death , In the miserable prison-house to which villaay the blackest has consigned him .

      That the said Robert Peddie has yet , according to the term of hia sentence , one year and a half imprisonment to suffer under the unnatural aud destructive system of prison discipline , which has , it ia to be feared , already irreparably injured bis health . Tour memorialists cannot out believe that the Government , of which you are a member , have only to be made acquainted with the facts of this ease to ensure their bnmane Interference in behalf of the unhappy person for whom your memorialists plead . That when it is taken into account the worthless evidence upon which the aaid Robert Peddle waa

      con-Ticted—tb&t , supposing him to have been guilty , ( which your memorialists cannot admit upon the evidence of so base a character as Harrison , ) the punishment he has suffered must have expiated his offence ; and lastly , when tha deplorable state of his health is considered , your memorialists fervently hope for th&t merciful interposition in behalf of the Baid Robert Peddle , which would not only save from disease , probably death , the suffering prisoner , but would also , in this , aa in msaj other similar cases , impart joy to the bereaved and sorrowing wife , and peace to the afflicted family of the captive .

      Th&t your memorialists respectfully submitting the foregoing to your consideration , earnestly request th&t you will submit the case of the aaid Robert Peddie to royal favour , in order that he may be diaeharged from farther imprisonment ; or , at least , your memorialists respectfully urge that , if thia cannot be granted , yoa will he pleased to direct the removal of the a&id Robert Peddie to the County Gaol ot York , or aoine other place of confinement , where the cruel restrictions of the " silent system" are not enforced . And your memorialists , ace . Mr . Hearne seconded the adoption of the memorial . Carried unanimously .

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      ? DERBY . —At a council meeting of the Chartist Association , held at the Northern Star , on Monday evening , it was agreed to call this branch of the National Charter Association , " The Derby Bridgestreet Association , " and that we meet at six o ' clock on the Sunday evening , inBtead of eight , as inserted in the Star of the 9 th instant . On Sunday evening we enrolled several new members , and many more have promised to come next Sunday evening , so that in a short time we feel confident that Chartism will wear a more pleasing aspect than what it has done in Derby heretofore . For the purpose of spreading

      useful information , we have agreed to establish a reading-room , and we are going to take ih the following papers for a start : —Northern Star , Scottish Patriot , Nonconformist , National Vindicator , Executive Journal , Chartist Circular , and Chartist Rushlight . All persons are invited to the reading-room , whether they belong to the Chartist society or not ; it will be entirely optional whether they spend or pay . The reading room will be open every day , from nine in the morning until eleven at night , and the secretary will be furnished with books for the purpose of inserting the names of those persons who wish to be proposed as members of this

      Association . TB . OWBRIDGE , Wilts . —A tea meeting was held ia the democratic chapel , on Saturday evening , for the purpose of doing honour to Mr . Ciuer , teetotal Chartist lecturer . W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and Mr . Clarke , attended from Bath . The company was numerous , and the arrangements wero excellent ; the chapel was decorated with various banners , mottos , and portraits of distinguished patriots . The tea having been removed , Mr . John Moore w&b called to the chair , and commenced the evening ' s entertainment b y introducing Mr . Roberts , who delivered an excellent speech , full of sound reasoning , in which he clearly proved , that no measure short oi

      the Charter would be of any benefit to the working classes . Mr . Roberts said he was glad to meet them on an occasion like the present ; he hoped they would still persevere , and cautioned them agaifist the falling into any trap which may be laid for them by their enemies , and assuring them that they may always command his services . He sat down amidst the hearty cheers of the company . Tflo Chairman then gave the following sentiment , Life , pure love , and boundless liberty , " which was responded to in an effective manner by Mr . Cluer . The song " Little Moth , " Mr . Haswell . Recitation from M Wat Tyler , " Mr . J . Moore , Jun . Song by Mr . Lamb . " Tho Gipsey Girl , " by Miss Dicks . " The Mountain Grave , " recitation by Mr . Cluer . The Chairman then sailed upon Mr . Clarke to address the meeting , which he did very briefly , congratulating

      the people of Trowbridge on the exertions they had made in the cause , aed urging them to redouble their exertions , which he said was rendered necessary , by the increasing distress of the people , and thefac , that they had no other source to appeal to for redress of grievances than themselves . Mr . Haswell then gave the recitation " Napoleon ' s dream . " Sod # , M Social Bard , " by the company . M Eliza in the Battlefield , " by J . Moore , Jun . " Sturdy Neighbour , " by T . Carpenter . " Alas my Country , " by Mr . J . Hasswell . Tke Chairman then gave the " People ' s Anthem , " which were sung with enthusiasm . Three cheers was given for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three cheers for the Charter , and rhe meeting broke up , the company highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment .

      LONDON . —At a meeting of tailors held at the Red Lion , King-street , Golden Square , on the 6 th inat ., Mr . Ridley attended , and advocated the principles of the People ' s Charter , after which a branch of the National Charter Association was formed , when the spirit of democracy was warmly entered into , and it bids fair to be a strong auxiliary . CITT OP LONDON . —A meeting of Chartists and others assembled in the Institute , 55 , Old Bailey , last Sunday morning . Mr . J . W . Parker was appointed reader for the occasion . The leading topics from the Star , Vindicator , English Chartist Circular , and other excellent Journals of the Chartist Movement , were read , and received with unanimous satisfaction and delight , especially the Executive ' s unexpected , extraordinary great undertaking in the noble cause of social justice .

      Ik the aftkbkooh of the same day , and in the above place , the County Council again met . Their business vna , as usual , very labourious . The delegates gave in their credentials . Ik the evehikg , Mr . Brown , of Walworth , read the excellent and noble address of the Executive Council of the National Charter Association of Great Britain . Mr . Parker also read the first chapter of the New Age , from Volney ' s Ruins and Survey of Empiret , after which Mr . William Carrier , although to all appearance very much afflicted and reduced in

      physical strength , gave » very argumentative and forcible address , to a crowded and rcipectable audience of the working class , on the necessity of joining the Association , as the readiest means of procuring a remedy for the present and future uBJust system of class legislation , which entails on the human family bo much degradation , misery , and wott An an > mated discussion took place afterwards on the 8 ' / V ject , of a very instructive and pleasing nature . A . fa ] which it was announced that the suoearibers 1 4 tb < Institute are particularly requested to attend , theii f eneral quarterly meeting in the above plac 6 Dex ! unday morning , the 21 st iost , by ton o ' clock ; thai

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      tb » Chartists meet every Tuesday evening , in the game place , to enroll members ; that the Chartist Youths meet there also on Friday evenings , to enrol members ; and that Mr . William Benbow , the tyrants' late victim , will preach next Sunday even" *' - ?* r en ' clo <*« * " ree admission on every occasion . It was also announced , that the Northern 8 tar rNational Vindicator , EngiuhCharti $ t Circular , and other in valuable vehicles of sound political knowledge , ean be had on each occasion . Mr . Carrier received a vote of thanks for his services in the cause . And at the conclusion the committee met to arrange the means to carry out the social festival and ball , for the benefit of Mt . Wm . Carrier , whiea is to oome of in the Social Hall , John-street , Tottenham Court-road , on the 1 st of November . T . DaneoaBbe , Esq . M . P . is expected to preside on the occasion .

      At the weekly meeting of the Tailors' National Charter Association , at the Three Deves , Berwickstreet , Sobo , Mr . Medcalf in the chair , the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Mr . Caffay gave in the report from the County Council . Two more members were elected to the Council . The Council of the Association submitted some roles for their guidance , which were agreed to . Two new members were enrolled , and a lecture annonnced for Wednesday evening , Oct . 20 th . A vote of thanks was then passed to tne Chairman , aud the meeting adjourned to S ^ onday , the 18 th inst . Council Mrstihg . —At a meeting of the Members of Council residing in Surrey from the following localities , vis ., Wandsworth , Bermondsev , Lambeth .

      and Deptford , held at Mr . Fox ' s , Frogmore , Wandswor th , Mr . Hay ter , sen ., chairman , reports from the various localities were read and received—each locality increasing in numbers . Mr . Morton nominated for Lambeth , in room of Mr . Scales . Bermondsey reported that they had resolved to have , at each meeting , a lecture , or an open discussion , and they had agreed to get up , for the benefit of the Executive , a social concert , on Monday , October 18 , at the Horns Tavern , Crucifix-lane , Bermondsey ; and they had forwarded to the Executive the sum of 10 s . Waud 8 worth reported six new- members had joined ; and paid to the Council 7 s . 6 d . on account of delegates' expenses to York . Mr . Rose reported he attended to the meeting at the Joan of Arc ,

      where the Northern Star was taken in and read , and » discussion took place—the best means of obtaining the People ' s Charter . The address of the Executive was read by the Secretary , and highly approved of . Mr . Smith's motion respecting the Corn Law agitation wa 3 discussed , and it was resolved— " That we recommend to the various localities the necessity of their watohing the proceedings of the Corn L » w agitators , and to attend such meetings for the purpose of introducing the principles of the Charter . " Moved by Mr , Maynard , and seconded by Mr . Rose— " That each locality do report , by their representative , at the next meeting of counoil , the number of payable members in each district , and also request each locality to forward , as early as convenient , to the Treasurer , their amount of money due to the Council , as it is essential that the Tract Committee recommendations

      should be fully carried . " Notice of motions for discussion at the next meeting , by Mr . Rose— " That the General Council residing ia Surrey do take into consideration the propriety of nominating a person or persona to sit in the Convention in February next . " Notice by Mr . Maynard— " That we , the Members of Council , do take into consideration the best way and means to fully carry out the objects contained in the address issued by the Executive , and the same be reported to the various localities . " Mr . Morton gave notice— " That penny subscription cards for a Surrey and Kent Political Tract Committee be considered . " After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting adjourned to the Joan of Arc , East-lane , Walworth , on Sunday next , chair taken at four o'clock ; each member departed highly pleased with the evening ' s proceedings , not regretting the least the distance each had to walk to forward the cause .

      Tower Hamleto' Locality . —At a meeting held at 171 , Brick Lane , Spitalfields , the following resolutions were passed unanimously : —Moved by Mr . Critchell , and seconded by Mr . Cardon , " That we do hold our meetings at this house in future , the Carpenters' Arms . 171 , Brick Lane , Spitalfields . " Moved by Mr . Ogden , and seconded by Mr . Baxter , "That this Association do approve of the steps taken by the Council in voting the sum of £ 2 16 s . 6 d . for the London Delegate Fund . " Moved by Mr . Robson , and seconded by Mr . Ogden , " That instructions be given to the delegates of the p lan that we propose to hear the abilities of candidates for the forthcoming Convention , in order that we may judge which is the best man to Bit in the forthcoming Convention . "

      Female Msktino . —At a meeting of the females , it was moved by Mrs . Newland , aud seconded by Mrs . Downs , " That the sum of ii . Id ., in Mr . Drake ' s hands , be drawn from him , and the sum of 5 d . be drawn from the fund , to make np the sum of 3 s . 6 d ., and that it be forwarded to Mr . James Bronterre O'Brien , to help to defray the expence of his printing press . " London O'Brien Press Fund C « mhittee . —At the second meeting of this Committee on Monday

      evening last , Mr . Pickersgill in the chair , it was resolved that eaoh locality be requested to get up a ball or concert , to raise funds for taking one of the Theatres , to have a grand general benefit for O'Brien . A gentleman in the room made a present of some manifold paper for the use of the Secretary , also 4 s 6 d for the press fund . He was ascertained to be Mr . Smith , of Leamington . 5 s 8 i was delivered in as subscription , and tho meeting adjourned , after agreeing that the following address Bhould be sent for insertion to all the Radical

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      TO THE PEOPLE OP GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . We , being members of the London O'Brien Press Fund Committee , severally elected to represent the various Local Associations of Chartists in the Metropolis , beg to lay before the men of the United Empire onr objects , with a view to solicit their co-operation . It is well known to us all that O'Brien baa voluntarily advocated our cause upwards of nine struggling years , and in all that time he has never been known to deviate from principle . In all that time , though severely tried by private and public enemies , be has ever proved himself & sound , a Esalous , and a consistent friend of the people . By the machinations of ambitious and of selfinterested individuals , his energies have frequently been

      cramped , and have sometimes been completely paralyzed , or made to produce only bane to himself , instead of good to the cause . He has hitherto been too much under the control of adverse circumstances , that have curbed his spirit , though they could never subdue it And now that ha has acain emerged from the dangeon ' fl tomb in which he has been buried alive for the last eighteen months , what is left for him after having drained to the last drop the bitter cup of ignominy and injustice , which a base , a brutal , and a bloody faction gave him to drink—what ia left for the poor , persecuted , broken-down O'Brien , but to leave the land which be has ao long served , and for which he has Be much suffered—to leave it with hia dear wife and

      children , whose interests have hitherto been most cruelly sacrificed to his principles—to expatriate himself in search of a home in the wilds of America , unless the people procure him a press , and place him in a situation that may render him independent of jealous friends and of fearful foes . Let it not be aaid that Bronterre O'Brien did bat leave hia duogeen to go into exile ; banished , not by the tyranny of government , bu \ by the ingratitude of the people , fie has come out weaker In body but stronger in mind—more determined than ever to pursue the noble course he has hitherto held in behalf f our glorious cause . Be it ours , for our own sakes , as well as for his , to give him the means of doing justice to na and to himself .

      Let the disciples of the bold and energetic O'Brien rally round their schoolmaster and fence him in . The more enemies he has the more friends he should find . Let us raise him a press—he will preside over it—it will be hia , and his master mind will have ample room and verge enough to derelop itself—to impress itself , and freely to fly abroad upon the couriers of the air into every nook and comer , of England , Scotland , Ireland , and Wales—into the four quarters of the great globe itself . O'Brien and the cause 1

      The Committee meet every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , at th * Dispatch Coffee House , Bride-lane , Fleetstreet , to give information and to receive contributions Donations will be thankfully received by any nember of the Committee , aa follows : — Messrs . Hogg and Scott , masons , Craven Head , Drnry-Mam ^ . Taylor asd Nagle , Marylebone , Working Mra'a Hall , S , Circus-atteet . Hjaara . A . Hofg and Smith , Finsbury , LamVt OoCm House aNasrs . Morgan and Jamea , Lambtth , Chartist Hall , 1 , China-walk . Messrs . Pickersgill and Cooper , Globe Fields , Hit 0 * Miss Tavern . Messrs . Parker , Oabon , and W&tHna . City of Londoav Convention Room , 55 , Old Bailey . Mr . Treadweil , Tower Hamlets . { Signed ) /» hi » Waikim , See . , I , Bell-yard , Temp ^ lar .

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      ABERDEEN . —On Saturday evening a special meeting of the Council-of the Charter ITnion was held to make arrangements for the forthcoming demonstration , when delegates from the following trades andcrafta were present : —Fire * , from the hammermen , Colin Gordon , convenor , whe stated that the above craft were determined to * turn out in the foil regalia of their order ; James Thompson , from the flaxdressers , who gave in s report irimilar to the ab * ve ; als » from the fleshers , wh * stated that it would be impossible for them all t * come , it Mar Friday , but that as many as wonld be able to display the regalia and emblems of the craft would attend ; delegates from the ropespinnera , the tailors * the wood-sawyers , the bakers , and various other trades also attended , who stated that the various bodies to which they belonged , were all determined to walk in proee&sion en that day . After some other business , and Tote of thanks to the v&rione delegates , aaeV the chairman , the meeting separated , highly delighted at the prospects of the people ' s

      cause . BRADFORD . —A meeting of the Chartista of Bradford was held on Sunday night last , at the North Tavern , which was numerously attended . Mr . Brook delivered a short but impressive lecture on the bene&ta which would accrue to the working classes by tke People ' s Charter becoming the law of the land . After the lecture , the Counoil commenced their business , which chiefly related to the forthcoming demonstration , t « welcome Mr . O'Connor to Bradford . A committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements ; they will hold their first meeting on Wednesday evening next , at eight o ' clock , at the sign of the Three Pigeons , MiddJeton-Fields . A resolution was also passed to invite Mr . J , B . O'Brien to come to Bradford t » deliver a Jeeture on Monday next , if he be at liberty . A subscription w&b set on foot for Mr . Duffy , when & 7 £ d was collected on the spot .

      White Abbey . —On Monday night last a meeting was held in the Chartista' Association Room , Gracechurch-street , Mr . R . Sutcliffe in the chair . Messrs . Anderson , Jennings , and Brook addressed the meeting on the evils which affliot this unhapy land * and the remedies which ought to be adopted to relieve the toiling millions from the effects of bad Government . The room was crowded with an attentive audience . At the conclusion , several new members were enrolled , and took their cards of membership .

      MiDDLETON Fields . —The Chartists of this locality held their weekly meeting at the sign of the Three Pigeons , when Mr . Dewhirst delivered an interesting lecture on the People's Charter , and showed the necessity of the working classes meeting to obtain that great measure , without which , they will ever be the slaves of the factions who now govern them . At the close of the lecture five new members were enrolled : this branch of the Association is in a flourishing state . DAISY-HILL . —The Chartists of this place , held their weekly meeting , on Sunday , the 3 d inst . The cause goes on gloriously at this place ; preparations are being made to receive O'Connor , when he visits Bradford . It was resolved that 5 a . be sent to Mr . W . Brook , a prisoner , in Northallerton hell-hole , to purchase flannels to protect him from cold in his lonesome dungeon .

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      THE CHARTISTS OF GREENOCK . TO FEABGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . Honoured and Respected Sir , —It is with feelings of the highest pleasure and delight that we , the inhabitants of Greenock , In public meeting aasembled , would now congratulate you on your escape from the fangs of your cruel oppressors , and from that unparalleled and unmerited punishment which vindictive malice has heaped upon yon , for your devotion to year country's cause , and your straightforward , manly , and consistent career in the path of truth and justice .

      The name of O'Connor has long been associated with the cause of universal freedom and human happiness ; and we are no strangers to those wrongs and sufferings that were endured by your Illustrious father and uncle , in behalf of the land of their nativity , and the best interests of the whole human family . Nor ean we refrain from reflecting on the joys that mast glow in the breast of the aged exile , to see that Northern Star which he planted with his own right hand , but whose glory waa quenched for a time in the blood of his devoted countrymen , rekindled anew by one descended from the same lineage , and to see it shedding its effulgent rays over the length and breadth of the land , lighting the whole British empire on their way to freedom

      and happiness . " The ban and perfidious Whigs , envying that eloquence which they oonld not match , and that honesty they oonld not imitate , thought , by casting you into prison , th&t they would destroy your influence , or perhaps silence your tongue in death ; but you have lived to triumph over all your enemies , and while they are hiding their crest-fallen heads from the face of that people they have persecuted and betrayed , and while the mantle of eternal disgrace must for ever cover their Administration , you are again marching through the land in glory and triumph , admired by myriads of human beings who pant for an opportunity to pay you that respect which your devotion to their cause so richly merits .

      By your precepts and example you have produced a union of the toiling millions that no sophistry can destroy , and no hollow-hearted policy is able to seduce . We regret to see your deluded countrymen still under the banefal influence of those iaterested and mercenary politicians that have se long fattened on their country ' s wrongs ; and we hail with delight the glimmering raya of light on their political horizon , and hope the time is not far distant , when conviction will flash on their minds that they have been betrayed , and the safety of their country , and the hope of a Repeal of the Union , will be best effected by uniting their efforts with Scotland , England , and Wales , for equal justice and universal freedom to all , regardl « ss of sect , party , or nationality .

      Go on , noble patriot , in the proud career yoa have hitherto pursued ; let not the calumnies of your enemies damp your energies , or abate your seal ; but , in spite of every puny effort , go forth , until you have completed the glorious work yoa have so nobly begun . We have taught our children to lisp your name with gratitude , and their mothers look on yoa as the political saviour of their little offspring . Thousands , and tens of thousands , have kindled the torch of liberty at the patriotic fire that glows in your bosom , and wbilr j you hold on the same upright and glorious course , yo u will live in the love and affections of yeur count / y ( until yeur sun sets , amid the blessings of your spec . es , and the grateful remembrance oJT generations yet unborn . -

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      TO FEABGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . Honourable Sib , —We , the Chartists of C . l&sgow , and its surrounding districts , congratulate yoa on youi emerging from the gloom of the tyrant's duDge / , n , where for sixteen months you suffered the persecr Ation of s despicable faction , for merely advocating' jjoae prin ciples which would give eqtral political e quality and justice to all—which wonld give to the ' labourer th < just fruits of his labour—which would r , Blighten th < superstitions , inform the ignorant , der , riTe a tyrant aristocracy of legal plunder , and the * monopolists o : the fruits of injustice , and which * Ould give tk < greatest possible happiness to the greatest possible nuaber .

      We sincerely welcome yon amongst XUf once more U take your stand with r » en the platf' jrm of freedom , tc advocate the cause of the poor r aid the oppressed We are happy , dew Sir—we ar / j proud to see you here , unfettered aad uncaged , and tender yoa oui most sincere and ¦ afeigned weir JOme to the " land 0 cakes . " Sir , freedom ha * bad , in ever age and country , nob !« and devoted adwo&tes—men wno have dared to apeak the truth , whea speaking ' . rath waa a crime worthy of death—men who havolr ) jea their country with a love stronger than life , for they have died for their country . But , Sir , of & ) ' t the ages that have preceded this age , oos » could diy ^ i » y a brighter galaxy of patriotic n&mes than th » & # d -we iiTe in , and amoogat that galaxy ( we latter bo * , when we say it ) there ia not a brighter ater a noater than tha patriotic nephew of the patriots " Exlte of Eria "

      Yoa , Slr , h * v « r iany extenuating elnmnutancea which yoa might arft in justifying yo * to keep aloof from advocating the cause of the poor , tbt despised , and the oppressed ; K . ut , seeing that yoa mrgedthem not , w « ahould ba '• wanting ia gratitmde , did we bob pay yoa themosd of a disinterested , firm , pwe , and dev * tod patriot Caab , aa you hare been , by the Undneaa of Providenv ., into the lap of fortune , yon could have lived At 7 oar ease . Refined aoalety , with all the elegancies ° f life at your command , peaaeaaed of that which ren-<* . era life easy and agreeable , and enjoying that fundamental tight of man—the suffrage , you had no occasion for giving « p the sphere of life which fortune enabled yoa to move In to grasp the blistered hand , and , side by aide with the poor and despised , contend with them and for them , impelled not by that stern necessity which ; s p Una to straggle for justice , that

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      3 / 3 ^ jS& ^ 4 ! we may thereby get bread . Ton bad moMearfoa ftr i athangiag Xb $ pitow for the priaoa , and becoming voluntary sacrifice in the cause of the people ; but prompted by the feelings of your generous and humane nature , you saw the masses oppressed , and feeling for their sufferings , yon made their eauw you cause , and although knowing how dangerous ifc waa to be hi the right , when men in power are in th » wrong , yop came nobly and fearlessly forward , and witb patriotism and so eloquence by which the nose of troth was ; honoured , advocated those principles of universal justice and right , by which alone the sufferings of the oppressed could be alleviated , and for which yoa dto sacrifice that happiness , comfort , and liberty , which you could have enjoyedunmolested , by

      , only taming your eyes from the tyrant ' s oppressions , and beeping silence at their flagrant injustice ; bat this O'Connor eeold not do , and O'Connor suffered ; and we glory in the suffering which , for sixteen months , yoa havejendmed at the hands of tyranny ; it has erased every stigma with which envy endeavoured to blot your name ; it has purified yoa from every calumny ; yoa had to bear it as proof , if any Were wanting , t int you were not the man which your enemies , and oar enemies , would hate us believe yon to be ; it hast proved to as that you are the same O'Connor yoa evwr were ; the unchanged—the unbought—the vnpwehased —the BapnrehaaaWe—and , U it could be mads stronger , it has strengthened oar eonfldesee in yoar political virtue , your unyielding integrity , the parity of yoar motives , and the sincerity of your principles ;

      And let me trfl yoa , Sir , th&t ia despite of every aapereiott to wWeh yoar political character has been aubjveted , the rossntmen * of the mean , the aversion of the great , the subtlety of the base , the misrepresenta tion , and the eflbrts of your enemies to male these misrepresentations eflRjctlre , have had no weight witb the people ; , yoa still Hve in their hearts , 1 b thear esteem , and in their mshaken confidence . And , Sir , many thanks , and much gratitude , aretbt

      labouring millions of tkk country owing yoa for yoar personal exertions i » their cause , for the personal risk * you « have ' ran to promote our interest Yes , Sir , we have much to thank yon tor , sad ot thin m « h it wooid be difficult to select one from the many of yoar noble actions on wbith to bestow most thanks actions- which are not the result of any sudden impulse , given forth for elect and glare ; they axe aneir cumscrited , uniform , sad universal , grasping all bmub > kind la their generous embrace . Honoured Sir , accept the feeble bat sincere expres sion of oar gratitude , and that yoa may long live and act so as- to merit and enajoy the confidence which is now reposed in yoa , and that , when foil of years , and virtuous honours , yoa stay rest from your labours , sac * of the patriot ' s reward , being conscious that yoa h » v » acted the patriot ' s part , is the prayer preferred by the assembled thousand * yoa now behold before yoa » ^ s »

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      TO FEABQUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . HOJNOBRB © AND PATRIOTIC SIR , —We , the Chs * V tlsta of Largs , County of Ayr , would hail with feelings of delight , yoar appearance amongst us this day , after sixteen months of incarceration in the dungeon of despotism . We deem it oar daty briefly to address you , expressing oar Approbation of your past career , and our esteem of your public conduct . As Scotanmea , free ia heart and sonl , though politically and socially held la the chains of thraldom , we scorn to ploy tha part of sycophants : The language , of flatterers « h » H not be oars ; bat , in all sincerity , we award yoa our heartfelt approbation of yoar political career , both asanadvscate of the people ' s rights , and as one who has suffered in the cause of liberty .

      Honoured Sir , we moat heatUly congratulate yon oar your release from tbe felon's cell , in which the tyrants of oar country had immured _ you . Our confidence and support you shall have , bo long , aa an honest man and sterling patriot , yoa are faithful to your trust , and no longer ; bat , Sir , faithful in the post , yea have oar andiminished confidence for the future . Go on , then , patriotic Sir , go on in the noble coarse yoa hava hitherto pursued . Fear not the plots of your enemies , nor the calumnies of false friends ; the people will support you , and we , the Chartists of Large , pledga you oar untiring aid until the Charter shall hare become the law of the land—every despotic institution annihilated—every unjust law awspt away—and oar country ' s greatness established upon the equal rights and happiness of all .

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      ADDRESS OP THE IRISH CHARTISTS RESIDENT IN GLASGOW , TO F . O'CONNOR , ESQ . Honoured Sir , —In the simple language of oar hearts , and with the generous and untutored manners of our native homes , and with blistered hands , we wel > come you to our adopted city . As exiles from the loved land of oar fathers , compelled by tyranny to leave oar miserable hovels , made so by class legislation as tha > victims of trafficking and place-hunting politicians , IPS hail with delight and satisfaction tbe disinterested and brave O'Connor , the incorruptible advocate of the rights of labour—we welcome yoa , honoured and respected Fe&rgos , from- the dungeon of the base , brutal , aad iahuman , but now defunct Whigs .

      Honoured and respected Sir , we an not insensible t » the many calumnies and misrepresentations attempted to be circulated prejudicial to you * UBS&llied character , and by men too ,, calling themselves Chartista and meral reformers . Bat , Sir , we know their motives ; they have leagued themselves with oar enemies for their own aggrandisement—they wish popularity , that they may sell us to our foes . Avarice and ambition are their incentives to action , and for this they would sacrifice their brave and noble friend . But , Sir , they shall fail , miserably fail , in their present attempt to injure liberty's best and bravest advocate—our friend and the friend of mankind , Feargus O'Connor .

      Honoured Sir , —We are taunted as being men-wor shippers , for the honour and respect we pay to sneb men as O'Connor , O'Brien , and M'Dooall . But , Sir , we throw back with disdain and contempt this foal and unfounded charge . We tell these men from this pnblie platform , and in presence of our heavenly Father , th&t ws > will not place unlimited confidence in any human being —we believe it to' be idolatory . We are men who are heart and seal for the principles contained in the People ' s Charter . We have considered these principles in all their bearings ; we will agitate for them while we breatie this world ' s air ; and we will support to the death th&t man , bo matter what be his name , no matter what be hia country , bo matter what be hia creed or the colour of his skis , who has moral energy sufficient to brave every danger and lead as on to the attainment of oar glorious Charter . Thi * is not man worship—this is principle wossaip , if we may use the term ; and in this * principle- ot political worship we will live and die .

      Honoured and Respected Sixv oar beloved brother * , tbe Chartists of Great Britain , are said to be oar enemies , and the enemies of oar country , and oar religion . This , Sir , is of a piece with what we have alluded to in the foregoing paragraph . Men who are living oa . tbe credulity of oar evec- generous and too confiding countrymen maka use of- this aeeoraed calumny ; they take advantage of the national and religious prejudices of Erin ' s bard ; sons-to sewr that onion so necessary to tke acquirement of the fall rights of man recognised in the People ' s Charter . }

      Our Honoured and Brave Coaatrvnuta , we tell yosj thvs publicly , that the Chartists of Great Britain ara no ' c the enemies of cub country , aor th « religion of oar country ; and , in f * oof * of this , we fearlessly point oar c alumniators to aU the demonstrations that have takes placs since your liberation from York Castle , showing that these maefe-ftboMd and ill-used Chartists hav % unanimously pisse * resolutions in favour of , and pledging themselves to agitate for a Repeal of the A « b ot Union between Great Britain and Ireland , accompanied by the People's Charter . Yet , Sir , notwithstanding ad this , we are told that we are opposed to the liberties of Irishmen . Baaa and foal calumniators ! what stronger proofs can we give of our sincerity ?

      Noble Feargus , in conclusion , we again welcome yoa to Auld Scotia ; we leave yoa to the care of her brawny sona and fur daughters ; and as long as yon are the advocate of the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less thin the Charter , the descendants of William Wallace will defend yon from your secret hypocritical enemies , as well as open foes ; bat , Sir , the moment yoa swerve from this Charter , both them and as win spurn you as we have done all the traitors and apostates who are now obliged to hide their ugly heads , is feat of that mighty weapon , public opinion .

      Again we aay , go on , O'Connor , the Unas ! descendant of Erin ' s anoieat defenders , go on , and follow the example set by your predecessors , the chiefs of Auchinrtee go on , as did yoar noble father and exiled ancle , Roger and Arthur ; , go on , and open up the resources of oar lovely and once-happy Hibemia ; go on , and lead as out of exile , that we may enjoy ear heart ' s desire—that we may live and die in oar own green isle ; go on , and may God defend yoa from barm . This , Sir , is the wish aad prayer of your beloved countrymen , the Irish Chartists resident in Glasgow .

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      ^ m ADDRESS OF THE CHARTISTS OF GLASGOW AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS , TO W . O'CONNOR , Eso , Oct 11 th , 1841 . Honoured Sir , —We the Chartiata of Glasgow and surrounding districts , congratulate you on yoar liberation from the tyrant's dangeon , where for slxteea months , yon suffered the cruel persecution of an imbsdle and despicable faction , far advoeatiaa ; those principles which would give equal political equality to tit —which would give to tho labourer tbe just frait of his labours—which would ealighten the aaperstitions , inform th * ignorant , aad deprivs a tyrant aristocracy as ? Isg&l plunder , aad th « aioaopoliat of th » fralta of lav justice , and which would five the greatest possible tafplness tc 1 the greatest possible Bomber . to mo

      We are kappy , S ^ w « are pra « d yosbavaav fettered , ancaged ; aa * ws taadsr yoa a alaeers weteoaar to the land of cakes . Tw , we aiaeerely welaoats jtm amongst as ones more to tsk * yoar stand with a * « ar this platform of freedom , to advocate what you hava sa often done , the cause of to * poor and the oppressed . Sir , freedom has bad , in every age and country , boUs and devoted advocates , men who have dared to spade troth , whea speaking truth was a crime worthy of death ; men who have loved tbelt country with a love stronger than life * for they hare di « d for their country ¦ - ¦

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 16, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct401/page/1/