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      jjT BKjot Tetksvz , —I think I have good news , — ^ neW 3 _ great news—for you , thisweek . As you JLovf all that is going on , yon are a wars that a vast ETrara of locnsts , lay and clerical , hare gathered iore'jitr in this great Metropolis , calling themselves a'Ccra Law Conference . More than ose thousand jn 5 i think of that 3—all congregated to devour the proceeds of the Manchester Bazaar show . Well , lie * spent a whole week , holding ticket meetings , design the most ontragecu 3 and infiammaiory bnena ^ e , and laying their plans for the campaign ,

      which opened this day . To-day they resolved npon an attack on the good peorie ot the Borough of Somhwark . Two hundred md : we ty-e' £ ^ mca-Vuast householders presented areoiktionto the esc-Hent Hisfn Bailiff , to con-Tene " a veering , at the Town Hall , Southward The two Members , and s ^ ral great pins , from the t--- « were aznioaicgd as Epeakers ; and , * , " t C -oled ^ d my ^ ord W the good men 5 £ d £ " tLal I' -nM *«\ * e leap * npon the very first- oppoxtanity , I also determined tote sreseat . Well , at one o ' clock , the hoar

      ap-M ' j . > , » Joto Hall was crammed to suaocation , Sro--5 fixi of the epplieants being able to procure £ &ai « :-J 3 : an adjournment was siortd and carried to ak immense warehouse , whi : L-: r vre aojr-nrned . Ih * Ilijh Siiiif , in Tirtab of h 5 s c £ ce , took the cbdr : a ^ d as , of fours ? , you will Hee a report of the pICj : £ > :- ; : ^? 5 1 need sot enter mr > re foiiy into ihe d ^ s iiiin io 5 ay , that ii v . as the £ nt open meetv ? of ; he Plasms since they hav * infested the e ^ : ' 2 * . sadtaafH-ei-rat them twemy to oue , the brB £ as an

      ^ Vc-nal Petition : proposed amendment toV hniabiis petition against Sir Robert Peel's hBBbug measure . Two of As middle class men Borcdiud seconded t ' leir petition ; and two working men , nothing daunted by the pmipoas array of croEcilmea hi robes , bearing while wand =, . gallantly moved , aad ailjsnppoxisd the sareadjaeitt . Bainsisy ' ¦ BSred ^ ttd Parkar ^ eeon d ed the amendm ent ; ' $ ¦ & r . lackxnore . and I supported i : with all our T ^ z hi -- <* main , and if was carried by a rasjorny of tweaty to one , amid the greatest applause lexer hard : and this in London , too 1 where the R . ev .

      Jlr . Spacer szxs the wcruiag men are jjo ' / o & 5 ~^ syd , c--: cau * e they are so fond of fhctc . ^ Ncver in et Hfb shall I forget the countenances and esalJscsE of the "faitian jackets , " as we marched in proeeEon from the place of meeting . It was the first snfaK of the League in London , and they es-T ^ r . ecced a most woful defeat . "Kctv tou shall hear of some of their prar ks since

      i \ r . < arrived in U . xvn . They have been bellowing libiraiitv like bulls ; but , -upon the veritable delepis of the people of Lambeih , appointed at a public BSJti 2 i ' . pr £ Srn ' . ir . g themselves , they wcrs told that , scKTding * to THEIR ruk-s , 1 . 0 dcleg-itc ckctcd ct a r ; ££ " ! 'G ' vhcre Chartist retoiuiio ' . is iv-cre parsed -. ; .-: j } , ; cck . 'io : cJcJccd as a dclen ^ le to ' the £ ,- . •' ¦ ; -a . ee . Zsc ^" , the Lambeth do elates were lie oslv dele'txies who were fairly or hgal'y thoien , £ nd c-rious . to say they were the ccly ones jzj -were Tfjecred . Ah 1 ticir complexion didn ' t tr . z * ~ o I'h ^ ue , Hcwcrer , they twaddled away jks : c .: trap bread f- _ r a whole wee-k , and on Friday ] i ~ :, M ' - S : urr ; e the guikcry invited .-oir . c friends lo jx £ ' . lira « - ' ^ f r . r ? 3 ZSB ? ii >' T 20 coi of the Crown Eii A- chor , for the rurpose of considering what he

      oLs en ; irs c-r cjuplitte , tojm is a jrri : : o catch a mackrrel . Messrs . Loveti , Heii : rlrg : o ^ , and others wer ^ j i ' itre on toub part , sic c--ieiitltd f ^ r the >! AME of the Charier , and hi i : o coat- ; ; h . ii tiie people ' s friends would csn ^ ent is i rr-rUioa o , ' ^ Ae details , i : the pro sen : de : ail 5 y = ra o : jec : iouabie . A ilr . Tru : ; iju , of Coventry , m : he or . lv man who spc-ke out at the conference , sicinsisze . ! upon ihs people ' s right to the fuil ; = t ESisre of represeirta . tic .-n . Brou ^ r . sm , S : urge , Esue , aiii some of our London friei . ds of the order of TTDrsi ^ g m-: n who ueTer work , are a * tetnp : hig xi trj i _ o " . her " anfui dodge" to gull the Hits , but they siii 22 J themselTcs egre ^ iously mis : aken- INow , Eirirrha : arranging details m-. au . The Sr = t Reform Jirlia ^ en : met to arrange the details of that mtasr ^ a ^ d it vri ; trie most bloody Parliament of iti ; : ii Lisiory makes muniios . Thej srraaged the tai : L =, by giring Ireland coercion and E iglacl ^ irrT *^* l fy-r % i rin K 7 ' » i 20 , 000 T 0 £ ' 0 sterling 1 h ihe Emancipation of the Negroe ^ . ' and by de-KroyE ; ^ the right of peiitionl So they coniinonced , sLli ih-:-y ended wiih a Rural Police , gaols full of TErng men , political offenders , war raging ail rrene world , and an empty Exchequer .

      ^ at t hey now propose adopt or promise v > i . hr . Universal Siffrsge , and to allow the Srsi Jirlarfut , elected by Universal Suffrage to arrange v * iadls , as they call the orher points . Xow , I Leg ef tk ; o bear in mind , that a Parliament so chosen fa i ^ irge t he detailSj must consist of members for » 22 f » hating £ 500 ; ani members for towns and bcro-gishaTing ZZ ' jO a year property ; and give me kars a > asi you if a house of such representatiTes woid no : still be the organ of their class ? Then fisyare ibhaTe seven y ? ars lease of it , and instead cf bess" P ^ id j to pay themselves I Chird ; i ; , maik our progress .

      TiTche months ago , they tried us with Hoas ' -sld Suffrage , We held on : against the celcsaa ; a ^ d now even the deluded would l augh at & 2 Eenuon of so mean a measure . I should look Epon a House of Commons returned by Universal SzSnsii ; without the otter points of the Charter -as a nwkery—as worse than nothing—as a bad eaitbn of the worst sort of class legislation . ^ 2 are approaching to dangerous tia ? 3 , as I precievsi-ig-H-BcVijsfore list . Russell' 3 sneech is

      saiiii , ix fetler for a coalition with Peel , rather £ 23 the whole" heg vriih . the total repealers . That we ci ^ H-j ud and beat . But , again , the new move , wiii an augmentation of force , is in the field . Broag saa , Srarge , and Hume are the strings : the o-d tj .-naa-s are the puppets . Sturge has been to vrSKissd to iadsce the sood men of Glasgow to G - ' ! r itLinEss ; and upon this point I shall be P ^ -Tc-rj plain , large sum ? of money hare been cerojed to the purpose of scdnction . Sundf rbzi , Lel « s : er , ShtSeld , and Birmingham are to k « -e four grand poiuis of attack . WV

      *"~ -ifaj them . And as to getting no Wiaj iiidiiaderSj let ui perfectly understand each et - As far as regard 3 rayseif Siid my position , ! "? jot ve ur aty less mea--rrr 3 than all contained in 1 ™* ™ P-e " 3 Chane , say so , and let us part friends . I ls ^ iii return to ey ploa ^ h and my profession , and * ah * elsa r consci ^ cs say , tha ; I hare left the l ^ " /^; ^ thin I found them . I never wil ; lip * 7 iJr :: ^ you—you shall not quarrel with me . I Cii £ Y ^ I oTrayoa EorLing btt gratitude , which ¦ Ch ^ haT £ fori " ciled ihould y ° swerve from the ¦^ sariti , p Ei n 5 years an ( j upsrarcis 1 have been

      IT r- : ana tow I xeli you on my oath , taat t ^^^ go ras i ^ : h wirh you fur any measure g on cf ih , ^ « Q aru . . 2 nd 1 len Jon more , ¦ u ^* r T Ci 3 Cir : T ^ s a = eai . Iy as carry a repeal of ¦ telora Uw =. You Lara many a ti ^ B aad oft Baa ^ e r , i . ^ , , „ - ^ — - - » i . gd ior i : ui ; ity , but never sucn a one as ye ^ -e sow e ^ -ag-d in . If the rcpealtrs are ff lr ^ ln SEeere-j Jet them come forward a-jd . p ^ ^ " ' ^^ I Hike my existence that in s , x ee * 5 we dr 5 Te ihe T-. ries from cfS-je ; and all we : i't a aiisolcioa must take place , ) is to s ; -nd mvt $ oui-axd-out Chunhts hdo ihe House trhen the

      m ^ iaT-: to le arranged . There mu = l be a di ^ so-*^ - :: re ; he Chart-r can be carried . A junction *^""' . 9 : ar : i " hz' l R- - -pealers will as once injure 92 . ^ "O ' atioa . Both measures would the . n be » ftv "' ° Ut ° * ^ oors » aB 1 ^ st would depend upon tMWT * " ' conra I > anJ j- ^ gtnent of the Cn-rtist Jv ^ -etber or not the impression should be M ^ n tie new House . M& , Ee ~^ -though I have frequently mentioned « fc- * P - ^ —P ° J &Q t Io J a ftv ? i « 2 t * * eamres ^ your present position . At no fll , : - history cf this country was there ever « ^ j ^ ~ Eoney—so much money ' s worth in Lenses , fl ^ T ^ ' ^ y , shipping , railways , mining companies , H 4 b * ^ Ucej ^ ' nere is m E ^ jia ^ d E 0 W - if ^ Bj ^ ^ required ten millions to speculate in IM &Esi T ? anything else , Enslish money would be 9 ^ j j 3 £ bandance . If the iniiirual dcTil , tee French M ^ T ^ t'UiS j rtqnired : e ; : iiiinons to shut up Paris , mJj /^ " 1 ^ L ] E £ il \ i 5 - ^ tclii a ; once mike the loan . ^ jj , ^ 51 ^ - aiy i . fcccli :: i .-i , ii . y vrhcre , and money ; M ^ ' ^ Qlicia H ^ laiid . Thi-r , uponiLe ouehand , I*¦ " Ter wi ; ' . here so muchpoTtrtv oa the ether

      band . The few of the represented order having all the money , aad the many of tho unrepresented be ^ ng starving ¦ thus when , poverty strikes under class legislation it strikes the unrepresented class only . Then turn to America , there the United States treasury has failed , become bankrupt , and who are the first to suffer ? Why the representatives of tbx people , who we- are informed are in a most wretched and miserable condition ior want of their salaries , while tho people are not at all affected ! Now

      treasure ihat up . In England there never was so much money , and eo much poverty ; the unrepresented starving , and the represented tiring invention to find an outlay for capital , and a means for its investment ' While in America the representiives are starving , and the people are not . Now , is it not plain that if your representatives were your s-rvants , instead of being your masters , and if their salaries depended upou -cur ability to pay them , that they would look sharply after your corafort aud means ?

      Now . suppose to-racrrow , that the world required one hundred times tn . e present amount of British manufactures , what would be the result ? As augmentation of machinery to produce two hundred times the required amount , and that machinery made with a due obsetTauoe of the self-acting principle ;^ the cheapness of the produce rendeJin ^ it inipo ? sible for the speculating gambler to employ rr . ush ! manual labour , E 3 if he did he c * -uld uot undersell the foreign slave in his own market . j Now , again , how {' ces it happen , that our liber '}' - j mongers who bawl out so lou-ly for two million i addkiansi quarters of corn , arnountinj ' . sav , in ? 11 . ' j i

      to four millions sterling per annum ;—how happen ? it , that these reformers usver tell us one word about the church receiving aimvaliy lea miliiio ; s , which would purchase five million quar ; ers of corn ? Il&vv happens it-that they never tell us thai one lady receives annually as much as would purchase oneeighth par : of 511 the foreign corn required to red' cc what England grows to the abundant s-andard , that is as much as would purchase 250 , 0 t . ) 0 quarters vl wheat ; aud of course her consumption is taken into Dr . Bo wring '; average of the central consump-ion .

      Now if the Prussian and Eng ' . ish av-i-ra ^ es were fairly struck a . s 10 ccr . ^ riiiptio :: per head , we siiould Srst deduct what the idle coraorants ci / usucio ; far mark , Ru ?; ..-il , B 0-5 vrin . iT , ana Co ., raak > .-th-j Q i-. 'eu and her ; r :: l ? tand each as ai » " operat ' ve- " How happens it that we never hear of p ? : isioi 3 ? , army , navy , judges , law appoiutments , ana the funds ? I will tell yoa ; beca ise they merely fct-k a tran .-fer of the patronage aud Ci ; posa 3 of tho ; J things from the hands of the Torit ? , to the hands 01 ths Whisfs .

      Now , . allo ' . vi : ; g your annual coi-iiapnon of corn : 10 be fi ' : een millions of quariers , the church , the Qaeec , the army aacl nary receive among ihein more than would pay lor aJ I This 13 no : sayiug a word about the ether expanses ; they are only .-ume cf the itea 5 . Ibe fur . d . arij itCtrive as much as would p ^ y for all ; auu ; he ricfes ? ioi ! =, police , tax-ea * er 5 , lVcr Law devils and ihat trioe , receive as nmch as wcalu pav for all ' : while iu . ioc-a . 1 taxation , expensive li : ; - ; gu . ti-. 'a , aii-3 a . bu-53 of all kind ? , the- jjeoslu pay as n : ueh as would pay for double the stnount ; a : ; d all ; liis for want ofVne one linlc thn . g calici the Charter . Now , rely upon what I tell you , aad it is this . Cellect the wholi of the agitators fur a repeal of the Corn Laws together ,-to-morrow , and off-rth > m their ' measure upon condition that they . houlu graiii yours , and they would rather see a duty of five pounds imposed upon foreiin coratrai gr ? nt ycu ihe Charter , because it snaps tLe cord wh : ch binds labour to capi- ' lal . Believe me , that macLinery as now regulated : is man's great enfaaj , sziS that tfle owners of ' that property will run ycu to revolution before tliey ' will give you any controlling power over it , it " they can help it . Iu this state of thh . j : 5 it ii our duty , as it is our interest , to join with the L ajnc , if the ? place the Chamr and rereal of the djrn

      Law uvou : heir banners . Ths Chjr ;> . r as tho mhans and the Repeal as ' one of the most iiriaediate rt = uli 5 . It will then depend upon the intet ; riiy of the Chariist leader ? , and upoa the wa ^ chfulaess ana courage of the people tbsmselves , whether or no the forms [ of the treaty shall be infringed . If they arc siii- j cere , they cannot object to those terms ,-ni-i h we ' have long since offered them . If , upon the other hand , they are not sincere , would we not bs worse 1 than midmeD , to join in an agitation the mojt ; beueficial result from which would be to make the rich richer and the poor poorer . j The struggle is now between Toryism and Char-: tism , and I ask you unaffectedly to read my erery ] leiier vpombi- * suhjeet , which 1 wrote from Ycik Castle ; and say , have I rot predicted the exact state 1 of things which now exists I A gain , I ask you what you have to expect from Lord John Russell , for : . nurling whom from office we were drueunced , while ' he and his own former parfy arc now more opposed : to each other than Peel and Russell are ? j More good "has been done by the clorious meeting '

      at Sauuiwaik than r . s . s yet been ttf- ? ctea , and I will teil you how . It was most pompously paraded by the Whig press . All importance was attached to it . It was the fir ^ t stiempt of the Conference at a free meeting . We had scores of reporters . The proceedings w ^ re very long , and yet \ hc mouth-piece cf the League , the ^ lornmg Chronicle ^ disposes of the whole in a-few iine =, acu evcrv line a ratk

      lie . Now , this hss taught ail the woikiDg men who rca-J of the great Corn Lu . w demonstrariuus in the Chronicle coming frc-m the provinces , to look upon the s : uif as mere fabrication . The Chronicle report says thai my ste ^ tcrlan Voic-3 was sometimes heard through ; he oia—while I was no ; once interraptec . The Chroidcls ' s xtport says t ; j 3 t thr-ir reponer could neither sen or hear the Bi ^ h Bailiff , bat understands that , he declared the aictuimem

      carried ; whue every mau in the room heai J the announcrrac-nt , and if the repcrvr had cj ; s be must have seen that tbu amenduv ^ i ;! . was carried by a majority of at 5 t-ast iwciity 10 one . Tho other partizau papers say by a Mna 'l majority ; but if t ey had such 2 one it woclci have been almost unanimous The Chronicle fays that three cheers were called for me , cad tha > three groans were called for for n : o by tha Leagae , bci that the cheers h _ ii h- This i .-? hfter fat > ric 3 iicn , not a mouth uttered t' -e word groau .

      The fact i =, the League had orher re ? oia : ic > : is : o trcpose . together with an address to the Qnecii , to cirn .::-3 her prc ? ent Ministers ; but upon ih :-. atncuncenient of tha traly iionourablc High BaiiiU . who has ever stood the uadauu ' ci friend of the people , 2 nd always acted as an upright and honest Cr-airman , the faction bundled up tni : r trap ? , and ? enulcd eff , preceded by a lot of offi : e-bearcr 5 and their membfcij .

      O ; i Tuesday morning a dep ' . i ' ation from Southwark wailed npon me , to Fay that the excitement of Monday evening -was never equalled in Sjuthwark , and that twenty of the naiddic class had joined u =, 7 .-oir convinced of our honesty and our power to carry our oV-jact . This is Wednesday , aud this evening I go to Roihcrhithe , about two miles from Southwark , but yet & part of London , to address the people of that locality . On Friday the League puts out all it 3 force in Birmingham , 3 nd there I go , resolved to stand by ! my party to the last , and to jadge of public opinion ; i ' ur myself .

      On . Monday , I shall be in Nottingham ; on ' -. Tuesday , in Derby ; and on Wednesday , at Lougbboroug ' fl ; on Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , J shall again be in the metropolis ; and now let me tell . you that eo part of England , notwithstanding the insolent ssper ^ ion of Parson Spencer , is better up to ' the m ^ ri than London . For many years tbe spirit there was broken and kepi down by a parcel of jobbing patriots , wi the people wculu never come out . ' Now their work is done for nothing , and with the i

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      trades they aro in a "high condiiion . ' - ' at least , I have the most perfect conSdenco in them , and feel assured ) that the " Great National" will be most numerously ' signed . I must say all that I lave to say iu this letter . I have now before me some hundreds of letter .-, all asking mo to go to dffforeut parts of the country . I doirt want to have any secrets . The fact is this , no property would siand the expense to which compliance with all would subject me . Sinca I left York I have exn ? ndcd I

      more than would have maintained me comfortably ] for three years ; and as I never will take one farthing for ray poor services , 'hose kind friends wliose I mvirations I cannot accept will , I am sure , receive \ my excuse as a jar . iflabio reason for my non- i compliance . 1 have al .-o received more letters iu a j Jay than I could answer in a moath . I also lear . 'i ; that heaven and earth is hch ; g moved , openly and i secretly , to gkt kid ov Feaugus ; and to this Ij answer—give the people thsir Charter , and never j again shall you hear of Feargus ; but , till then , I will beat down all opposition .

      ! ¦ The Convention will shortly meet ; Dr . M'Douall j ? . nd I have succeeded in procuring a most admir- j ! able place to hold odj- meetiiijis , and I pledge cyfse . liJ that those delegates who have ' visited London before , will not know it now , so powerful and great liii . s ! become the agi'ation for the Charier . j You must read the wbolo lut of names of ! those assembled in Mr . Sairge' .- ? refreshment room ' to arrange the del'tUs of the Charter . Read ' them all , and then say 21-3 they to bo our new ! \ leaders for the Charter . Working tnen , s-tand i ; by YOUR CHARTER AND YOUR ORDER . \ ; 2 < o iT : ucif : ng ¦ and the middle men mu ^ t joia you , and j ; then it will bj our duly to take care tijo union ^ hall >

      he one of principle , and not one of compromise j i cr expediency . They say set us a repeal of the Corn ¦ I . aws . and then we will talk to you about the Charter ; I while J say give u . ; the Charter , and we won ' t have many words ubci t removing every rectricjiou which [ low trammels traie . I Chartists—m > w ok never—now and for Lvnu —CXW . ' . RD AND AVE COMilTia , lS \ CK \ VAf-D AND Wji , fall—NO SUnRENlVilK . S-c 5 iow wo have ' I-rough ; them to us Ly EtanJing fast ; budge a halrVbrcy . dth and we are J , o ^ o for evt-r . Move il : e Cbartc-r everywhere as an amendment , ; 3 * -J give them no assistance ai : y where , till they place that one worJ , CilARTPlFt , on their banners , ' r ..: d ( hen FAlvEWELL TORYIb . M AND FOR eyi : i :. _ , ilvcr , your faithful Frieiid and Servant , Feakgls O'Co . v . von . L "> :. don , Wednesday . , P . S . Those persons who have wtitren to know what tliey shall do with tho subscriptions raired for Dr . M"Douail may juclose th ^ m , under rover , tome , to t " i >? cave of Mr . Joha Cicave , 1 , Shos-lauc , Flct' .- i . rui , London . ! f . o'c . ' .

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      THE EXECUTIVE AT BATH . On Tuesday afternoon 'ho Chartists of this city were favoured with the \ r-- * cnca of tho Executive at a scciu . 1 te * meeting , o , Uailuwny Bniltlij . gs . after which a rucoting was held iu Salisbury ' s Room , Kirg ' s Mead-i-quare . The Executive , on pve ? entin » theiuft-lves to the nscetiug , were lou-dJy a : ; d repeatedly cheered . Me . Alderman Cuav y , \\ 3 unanimously cilied to t . e chair . He said that as ihnre w- ^ re many to ? peak heshonld be brief . Tho people had uo pro ^ p-r reprcsentaiion of their interests ia the present Ilon e of CoiLm 3 n 3 , v .-liicii t ; vwed th .- > m as badly as did-the Parliament under tho old

      bcr-jushrnon-ArT . n . u sy = teni . iHrar , hoar . ) Parties were domijjiiij in that house , and it mattered cot to the people wl : at party were in povr .-r , for it was clear that ^ cither Wh 'gs nor Tories would strive to better the condition of the country . If ever a salutary char-ge were effected , it would be but by tho unity , by the lmav . iaoui voles oi' the people 111 cm : elves . ( . CheoTS . ) Taey were tiow evincing a full detcrmijiation to enjoy the fruits 01 their own industry , of which they had been so unjustly and foully deprived . The peopl-.- of this couatry had eisdured great

      Hiiieriiigs for a longscriea of v-ars , until at length the distress had awakened attent ' on in the ininda of the roiudle classes , who , in a great measure participated m that d " i-tres ? . Let the people become unitfcd , anJ th » -y would soon obtain a repeal of all those Jaws which deprived them of tho reward for their deserving toil . The present Ministry were determined to lesor t to siroDg means to keep themselves in power ; but it . was only for the peoplsto bc-conjft united , and to ask freely and firmly for "hat they de .-ired , and they wok id ultimately obtain it . The middle men would be compelled to join the « o : kii > g clasie «— Chear , heur . ) Every tovu in F . n ^ - iauii would soon become a rallying point for the Charter —( cheers ) We were to place ourselves in a watchful position , for circumstances would arise of such a nature as to eraV . o us to obtain the Charter with comparative ease—( cheers)—and by moral means . Injustice must fall before the united voice oi' the peetyle . The worthy Alderman eat down amid great applause . Mr- J . Campbell rose to address the meeting , and was enthusiastically received . II 3 said ho had ju 3 t read tho Daily Sun , by which Vie learned that t . ie anti-Corn Law League , under the auspices of o >' Mr . S ' . ur ^ e , had met to consider the quest-ion of the Suifrage ; oiu portion of them were going for this sort of bullra ^ e , and . another for that ; but he hoped tie Charivr was the only Suffrage tho working clas 63 would go for—( cheers . ) Tho Charter Was either just or unjust . If just , why did the

      L ague fisht so shy about it ? Why did they not join the Ctartist ranks at ones ? B : cause we were t :-o honest for them— ( hear , hear . ) And because we had been honest , aad had not joined them for the purpose of obtaining that or this paliry measure of K-Jbrm , they accused us of a'tcisptiiig- to injure the tauau of Reform , liut we had defied them all—( c ' . icers ) He wa 3 a plain man , and must say lhat ho would unite v / ith the Devil to obtain justice—( cheers , and cries of" Well done !") He knew how ' . he miii-JIc classes Lal bsforo deceived us ; ho had i ; o coafiJence in them , for they were not to bo iru . vtcd—at least , such was his opinion . ( Hear , hf . ar . ) Tucy wtra coming ov-r to as , and he v . t-uld advise the pcoplo to be cautious how they linked wkh such men—( loud cries of "hear , Ji-ur ")—the Chartists should put them in the political wa . cgon and oblige them to pull , while wo l-u-htd them onwards— ( cheers . ) Some time ago t ' jcj would net unite with U 3 at all . though they

      ; ulways called us a very intelligent set of fellows when they required oar services , but when we asked for the Suffrage , they never failed to represent us as too ignorant to be entrus ' . ed with it . The rniddlo ; chides get t-iie V / higs to commit bad acts , and because the Wh'gs would not serve tJi"ir base purpose , tnt-y ( the raidcie cla-v : es ) sent the Tories into office—( iuush ' . t-r)— to commit worso acts . The people : should n-, t iic-lude themBclves , —they should bear in mind that "God hvlpstheni who help themselves " ; —( hcor . ) ilo hoped that every person before him was ' a memoir of the National Charier Associ . ilion ¦ It hsd not t'cen in existence more than taurtben

      ; manihe , and yet it had extended to upwards of 300 tovvus—( cheers . ) When working men had inquired ! how it was that the wealth they -had produced had j been distributed , they would discover the cause of ¦ tfce presen : v . retcheJness ; and they would find that f millions had been wrung from their industry to pami per the idle aristocracy , who were wallowing in ! luxury , while they ( the working classes ) were starvi ing—( hear , hear . ) Those who had political power I took , care " of their interests , but mo . de no laws to ' : tirotect honest industry . Tliey said wo were

      ignorant , and talked much about the crime and immorality of the people . Who made the people ignorant , if they are ignorant ! The Tories , who rob us—( cheers . ) He contended that it was impossible for men to be moral under the present state of things —( htar , hear , hear . ) The system must be changed —( cheers . ) We wanted tj ob > afn justice for ali . The Tories had become Conservatives ; aud the Whigs Reformers—( hear)—and every Reformer considered himself the best Reformer . Tho people ' s efforts must not be diverted from the Chartist struggle , ' let us stick constantly to tho Charter . Mr . Leacii now came for wsrd to address the meeting ; he was hailed with loud cheering- He observed that the Chairman had said that , the middlec .-asses were about to join u-. ' , and that such was his own belief . He tad asked one of that class why

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      they weregpiii / Pfc | , do bo ; and the middle-class man sud it wasbecauwthey could not help it !—( cheers . ) They had found out that the country wai anything but prosper ^ us , _ that it was reduced ts that stato of distress and misery , shat they must now feel for their own takes , and that unless some salu'ary Charlie was speedily effjetoa , they would be involved in . ihe rum that would generally ensue —( hear , hear , hear . ) There was » subject which ho that night would spe : ik cu-rit was the repeal of tho Corn Laws . It was said ihatif we could obtain that measure , we should have n great deal batter times , lie really believed so liinaself , but he greatly questioned much whether ihe working classes , under present circumsraTiccs , would be much , benefited by such a

      measure . He would now speak in reference to our . 'Mariauieruriiig industry ; and he believed that the ^ tate in which it was placed would not be remedied but by measures , of : & moro sweeping nature , measures uhieh he knew would not be carried into effect so long - ds tho working classes were without political v < nvcr . Why ha J ho couio to such a conQlusion 1 13 :-jauso he found that the o' . hcr classes of society strovo to deprive labour of its just reward , and to rciluco to" misory tho gcner . Uitv of those who oi : glit to bo better treated ; for it was- ' , they ' who bad reared the splendid edifices that , adorned the land —( loud cheers . ) He had in his possession a letter addressed to Sir Robert 011 the subject of machinery ; which letter sot forth eff

      that one machina , on being put into oporatioii , ») ricb T ^ f ^ oaAjeTOjTjr week could casi lGfittf piece ' . Kovf-jThiTr ^ pealejftrj / yjraugh the medium of thili- press , and at publfc raeefings , said if they could obuiiii the rop ^ l of the Covii Laws , they should 03 able to set to work those whose labour had been tbn 3 sueerjedc ^; ' Tho machkiG ,-that catt oil' tbt-50 I'i . OOt ) pieces , on ] y emplpyfinK . n men and ' . en buys , ihatwa . s a f ;< ci that convinced him that tho mster manuiaciurers wanted to restrict labour . 'it licme , aud to barter with S ( lave labour abroad—( hear . ; He next went pn to show the cause of machiucs be : ' ni ; 'brought into surfi general use , ; iie cause wa ^ in tho necessity tho clysters were in

      _ ,, s }' r < j : ^ :-J s ^ ; !) 1 , " . '• | . 'j under to ke- ^ p ground the markets . Mr . Cobdcn ¦\ va s a great Juan , and would complete an order how —v . hidi encu took ?> UO men twelve months to complete—with only twrjity men , in t ! iree works . One Saturday evening he dischargerl seventy rncn ; and yei he was ilechiring that if tho Corn Laws were ro-pcaien , ho would find employment for those who were wandering the stroe . t . s in a state of starvation . He talked much about his refined sympathy for tho ^ i--tre ? s of those poor creatures whom the accursed : •} ; iem that upheld him bad reduced to this frightful s : < V—( Hear , hear . ) Tho pcoplo of . Bath , rfirf not ; t . Uor to much as did those of the North' -ef England , where there wore . i . UUO men working t > MM \ ypin uJ' > s 1 i-hty two years aj ; o ; for then ono man-worked but o ' . iC si . iiiiiie ; the same ' work could now be done ' . ¦ «> ' twenty hands . The machines did not want food , : n ; . i unices l . uuia-n beings could prod'jco goods so cli .. ' - ; Lp as could iron and wood , they roust starve ;

      a : w " a ; v < P •' : ^ f : and tnu . s would it continue until the working elapsed were m tho po ^ csfion of political power —( cheers . ) There were 5 , W ) i ) Sawa in rxiilcnce that would rob u ; - oi' the ItiiiLiiis Ihul soi'io suppo ? o would accrue from Cum Law repeal . The letter he had aUudcd-to asked Sir Robert Peel whether "the distressed weavers were to have their wants supplied . What Were they to elo ? Were they to have that pr . otecti .-n extended to them which had been given to the ir . r . diints ? Here yoij are in England , ana \\ u question arose whether you are to beat the i ' rcnrh out of the market .- -, or whether yon arc to p : u . i ve them or they you—^( hear , hear . ) Bad laws had given si wrong direction to the industry of the peopiu . Tney Wt-r ' n crying out in Africa , in Poland , S \ voe !< y . i ami America tor our goods ; and we were siavvsijg at home . Ttie whole of our exportation . )

      , dij i ! oi txeeed seventy-tjWo millions a year , and ; Iioni 3 consuaipiion was restricted by nefarious jaws . j The people of Ireland were destitute of the neces-.-ar ..-s ot life ; some of them wandering without shoes or Blockings ; yet if tliey had political power they would soon find better use for our goods thau ; sendiug those goods out of the country—( hear . ) Why do not thoso who say * that if ; tho duty on corn was takcu off , they ^ o nld K ^ e i employment to those who aro now sijyaftiig , -by in-! creasing home consumption 4 Wiiy da-tjfey riot H \ vo j v . 3 tho pomr of consumhigl We , ojjie , b * 4 the J means & consume . A gendc'feSn who haoTTaken \ the chair a < L . aii auti-Corn Law mac . ing actually fcl'ied tcard nVsympathy for tho distresses of the I poor , \ vhen ho was one of those who had done much : to cause such , distrofscsi

      I Dr . M'Douall now rose to address tho meeting , i and was hailed with the-tokens of eufchuMaaiic re-: ^ ar . l , as were tlie preceding speaker- - ' . The Doctor ! m-itle a ioii ff and-excellent spctcii , which our limits forbid in to give . i j Mr . ii . K . Philp next addressed tho meeting , and j vraj much apphu-Jed . He called upon them to join ; the Kaiional Charttr Association . 1 Mr . C . Clarke proposed , ! "That this meeting iliarika the Executive Council 1 for ilieir service ^ in the cau ^ a of Qiartism , and ¦ jiledges itself to Fiipport them so long aa . they adhere I to our > acred princij .-loo . " 1 _ Mr .. IIobsrts seconded the motion , and pa :-sed an i hi ^ h and deserved oulo ^ ium on the Executive , who , ' he said , appealed to the judgment of thoir hearers , ' and not to their passions . 1 The motion was put and carried unanimously . ) Tlireo cheers wcro given for the Executive .

      ! Dr . M'Douall returned thanks , and proposed a I vote of thanks to tho Chiirman , which motion wa 3 I seconded by l >) r . CAiiraiiLL who pave the worthy j" Alderman much praifo for tho conduct he had } alwavs evinced towards the \ vorlcin ^ classes , i Throe hearty . heera were according l y given . j He returned ' . hanks and said ho should ever Le ; found at his post in the hour cf trial and dangerj ( renewed clicoriug . ) ' Tho mectiag then separated evidently much ! delighted .

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      ZtUTHERCrXEN . —Mr . Duncan Robertson arrived hero on the afcernoon of Wednesday week , and a public . mee : iug for a lecture to bo delivered by him , "On the rights and wrongs of the woTking classes , " in -Fultuii ' s Hail ,-at bail-past seven o'clock that « vonin ^ :, was announced by the town drummer . Mr . llobcrifon , in a very able and impressive manner , exposed the bare doings of the factions who fatten on the produce of the working man , and lashed the humanity-mongers—the big-loaf men , according to their deserts .

      BALLOCKENV , near Ahidrie . —A public meeting , in favour of the People ' s Charter , was . held here , in a barn belonging to Mr . Hodge ,-farmer , on Monday evening week . Mr . Dalarg . y was called on to prcsidi . ' , who , having stated tho object of the meeting , introduced Mr . Duncan Robertson , who addressed the meeting at considerable . length , " and was folic-wc-d by Messrs . Brodio and Patezson , of Airdiio . A treat majority of fho audience , which was composed of between 2 'iO and 300 ironf-tone minors , wer . j Iri-hnien . At tha close , three cheers ¦ were given for tho 'Charier , and threofor a repeal of tha Union , ivhen the meeting dispersed .

      HOLLY SOWM .-A public meeting , called by the miners-cf this place , for tho purposo of heating a lecture i ' roiu Mr . Duncan Robci'tsou , was held on Tuesday cvepin ^ week , in a largo room of Mr . Park's , Epirit dealer . Mr . Robertson ,--in a very clear and . ';;)!! viY-cing . mannor , traced all the miseries of the v . oikiny classes to their true origin , that foul , polluting souvce of national misery—class legisla-tion , and proved , to the satisfaction ofhis . audiencesthat no measure short of the People ' s Charter was calculated to remove acu to prevent a recurrence of those evils under vvhioh the producing classes are suffering so severely .

      BAS-NSr ^ V . —The- . Chartists held their usual weekly . \ aeet 3-. ig on Monday , when Mr . Frank Miriit-ld Jelivircd a lecture on the subject of Sir Robert Peel ' s speech . Tho meeting was also addressed by Messrs . Coihns , Hiley , Shaw , Noble , Seagrave , Hoey ana others . X . iVi : BPCOl . 0 a Wednesday evening , the 9 th insc , a public meeting was convened by placard , to adopt a memorial to her Majesty for the return of Frost , Williams rand Jonea . The largo room , Preston-street , was crowded to excess . The memorial was spoken to by Messrs . Loyd , Ambler and M'Cartney , and adopted . Several new members having been enrolled , the meeting dispersed . ASHTON . —On Sunday , Mr . Thomas Clark , of Stockport , delivered a powerful and instructive lecture to a numerous audience .

      -X . EEBS .-Oa Sunday afternoon a friendly discussion was held in the Chartist Room , Fish-market , Shambles , which went off well . Sunday Evening .- —On Sunday evening Mr . Westiake preached on excellent sermon in the above room , to a crowded auditory , subject the "democracy of Christianity . " Meeting . —Monday Evening . ——The members held their weekly meeting in their room , and elected a fresh council . After some further business of an important nature had been transacted , the meeting soperated .

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      Mossley . —A tea party on behalf of the Executive was held here on Saturday . Nearly three hundred took tea , and many went away that could not ; get in . Upper Wortlev . —Mr . Charles Connor lcc ured on Friday , tho 11 th instant , on the rights of labour , in the Charter Associaion Room , Wortleynioor , to a crowded attdienco . His discourse gave general satisfaction . Harewood . —On Monday evening , Mr . Lund , from Lancaster , lectured here . Better than one hundred members enrolled their names . Leamington . —On Monday evening , the Chartists of .. this town met in their new Association Room 10 the extent of fifty members . Mr . Robinson lectured ou the principles of the Charter . Stafford . —Mr . James Diiffey visited this place on Monday Jaat , and lectured to & good aadience . !

      Hkywood— The friends here have sent £ 1 . ' ls . to the Couvontiou fund . They had a capital bail on Saturday / evening , at their rooms in Hartley-street . Birmingham . —Fhq&t Comhittee . —Oa . Tuesday evening , Messrs . Win , Dauieis , \ Vm . . IIay , ' a-ud John vVyllie , were added to the committee as honorary members . It wis resolved to read a daily paper in the committee " rooms .- ' after business . The proceeds of euch reading to be added to ths funds of the committee . Ten shillingsWere received from Bingley ,

      for Me'sdames Williams aud Jones . The petition noyv in possession of tb , e committee , signed by 15 , 000 persons was ordered to be presented to Parliament by tho borough member ? . The Secretaries were . directed io correspond with tho Home Secretary on iriibjdct of the ' addresses to the Queen , lately presented by a deputation of this committee . Messrs . TJionj-, Given , end Thorp , with the two Secretaries ^ yere appointed to audit the balance sheet , aud report on next meeting night .

      Hath £ rn . —A delegate meeting was held hero on Monday , to arrange for tha . reception of Mr . O'Connor on his visit to Lo-aghbotough . Tho resolutions have been sent us , but they are all of a local character . ' BoLTON . r-The friends here were addre = sed en Sunday evening last , by Mesarj . lligby and Parkinson . Bilston . — 'Mr . Rpomo lectured here on Sunday last , aud gave great satisfaction . Ciiy of London . —55 , Old Bailev . —Tho friends hero Jiav-e commenced a voluntary subscription for the Convention Fund . ThuseCuowns , Richmond stueet . —Mr-Stalhvood lectured hero on Sunday last . Chaktist Sh ' oemakkks , Red Lion , Porti , and-STkf . i-. x . —Mr . biallwood lectured here on Sunday ¦ evening , axd enrolled eight mtnibors .

      DoNCASTicn . —Tho Chartists of Doncaster had a splendid ten party and soiree , on Shrovo Tuesday . Rochdale . —^ -Mr . Brophy lectured here , ou Tuesday oveiii-ug , to a numerous aud attentive audience . Lees . —We had a lecture delivered to us on Tuesday uveiring last , by Mr . Christopher Doyle , ot Manchesicr . Five new Members were enrolled . Blackuurn . —Mr . H . 11 . Swin ^ lehurst , of Pregton , lectured here to an overflowing audience . Mr Diwhirnt , from Bradford , look tho chair . ' Both ehiiira : un and lecturer Have great satisfaction .

      UkCIiMOSDWIKE .- ^ 'U'W-lTED .. DRUIDS . —LodgO No . 115 held its anniversary at tho lloyal Oak Inn , on Shrove Tuesday . Fit ' ty members gat down to an excellent dinner . The following eveninj ; , tho wives and sweethearts of the members , with their friend ? , partook of an excellent tea . Ou both occasions the evening was spent in . agreesblo hannonv .

      SHEFFISUJ . ( From our own Correspondent . J Tory Mercy . —In reply to a memorial addressed to the Qiicen , in behalf of Samuel HoVberry , James Marshall , Peter Foden i and Robert Peddle , the following answer has been received : — " WhitehaU , Feb . Oth , 1842 . " Secretary S : r J ; tnies Graham , havin ? carefully consinerati your application oa bshalf of Kobert Peddie ami others , I am directed to express to you his rejgrst that there is noayfficisnt ground to justify htm , consisit-nily with hia public duty , in advising her Majesty to comply with the prayer thereof . " Stannington . —Mr . Barney visited this village on \ V . ednc . * da-y evening week , a-td addressed a meeting on the principles of-Char-tifm .. Two hundred and sixty-seven -signatures have been gotten here tor the National Petition .

      The London Stone Masons . —A delegate meeting of the trades of Sheffield was held at the London Apprentice , West Bar Green , on Thursday evening , the 10 th inst ., iu support of tho " strike" of the above body . ' Delegates from tho following trades wero present : —Stonemasons , bricklayers , file-makers , . file grinders , scissor grinders , britaunia-metal smiths , saw makers , -table-knifehatters , eaw -grinders , fl | e grinders , edge-toolforgei-ci , and tailors . The Chairman having react the last report of the London Oomuiittee , the delegate from the tablo-knife-hafters stated that the trade had resolved . to' offer-a- , loan , of £ 5 to the stonemasons , and had further resolved to make a

      subscription through all tho works in tho town for thoir support—( cheers . )—The delfgate from the spring-kiiife-hafters stated tho trado felt anxious to render every assistance to the stonemasons , but such was the difficulties the trade was involved in at the present time , that he feared they could render but little pecuniary help ; however a meeting would be held on Tuesday next , when the case of the stonemasons would be taken into serious consideration —The delegate from the -white-metal ' smiths , stated that the trade he represented would continue the support they had already given , and if measures were proposed calling upon them for increased support , they would be

      willing to render it- ( cheers ;)—he would recommend the : ' appointment of a committeo from the trades geneially of Sheffield , to watch over the strike , and enlist the support of tho public in a causo so just and holy a ? this was —( cheers . )—The Delegate from the file-trade , stated the trade would continue their support , and , if possible , make a loan to the masons . — The Delegate from the bricklayers , stated taat if a general levy was made , the bricklayers would be their share . Grissell and Peto hugged themselves with the idea that wait but a little and the masons would succumb ; he thought they had but little ground for such a hope , when in the course of twenty weeks , but firo had turned traitors out of 400

      t men . The Delegate from the saw-griudersstated that heir trade had unanimously resolved to support the masons ; the working classes had been insulted in the laying of the first stone of the Houses of Parliament ; and unless they supported the masons , and . ' also'by union established their ri ^ hta as men , they need expect nothing but insult from that House in all time to come—( cheer 8 . ) r—The delegate from tho scissors-grinders stated tbo committee had received the circular too Jate to bring the matter properly before the trade , bat the subject would betaken into consideration on Monday next . Recommended a subscription through the trades . It was then resolved , 1 st . " That a committee should be appointed from the delegates present to sit weekly to receive . all monies-gathered . from tho trades of Sheffield in support of the strike , " 2 ad . "That the delegates at

      their rising do adjourn their meeetiug to Thursday , Feb . 17 th . "— One of the delegates from 'the tableknife-haittrb delivered an excellent addres 3 , showing how each class of the community above the working man was combined to protect their respective interests . —Mr . Barkerj from the bricklayers , delivered a brief but eloquent and encouraging address . —Mr . Harney also addressed the delegates . Thankshaving been voted totheChairman , the meeting adjourned . — - ^ Mr . Harney also addressed a meeting of the - " saw-grinders' on Tuesday last , in behalf of the London stonemasons .: Mr . H . was listened to with the most courteous attention as he dilated npon the wrongs of the above body of men , and the wrongs of the people at large , which he traced to their source , namely , the monster curse of class-legislation .

      Lecture . —Mr . William Jones , of Liverpool , the talented North Riding lecturer , visited Sheffield on Monday last , and that eveniiig addressed the friends in Fig Tree-lane . The room was densely crowded by an enthusiastic audience who by their repeated cheers manifested their appreciation of the lecturer ' s eloquent discourse . Mr . Jones delivered a second lecture on Tuesday evening ; our limits will not permit ua to Rive even an outline of his very excellent and eloquent addresses which were received with repeated bursts of applause . A . large number of members were enrolled . The room was packed in every part , and so great was the pressure , that numbers could net gain admission .

      Annivkrsahy of ihe Sheffield Branch of the NoaiHEUN Typographical Union . —The anniversary of the above society was held on Tufsday last , at the house of ^ Ir . Pau l Ashley , Waterloo Tavern , Mr . James HeiMbr in tho chair . The dinner was a , sumptuous on- ; , aud rtflecied great credit on the worthy ho ; »

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      / tsstC ? ^ ft A '* r ^ SAZiFCRD . —The-youihs held their weekly meet- * ing on Wednesd iy week , when _ Mr . J $ . Ramsden . deiivered a'Iccturo on the national curses of this country , to a numerous audience . An interesting discussion took place . BCR . TT . —The Chartists held their ' tvwaTwiefcly meeting in ^ tae « Jardin-3 treet LwrjuWfiodiH ^' Ott Monday last . Mr . Dixoa deKYered » n : eWJ ^ lenft t Mdress . ; - -: r" " ' " ^ . YORK . — . On Snuetay etenFng , Mr / Joa& delivered an eloquent address , in th « association resar , TSS ^ ' " gate-t > u the-natnre and objects of Charfca . Mr . onarles Connor also addressed the meeting .

      IpSSTI > -- * WCAI , INSTITUIB . -Mr < B « l lectured hero on Sunday evenicg . Qa-4 tond 4 y , ft ¥ > ublfc ueehnx wag held in the same piac ^ for the p ? 7 * s «! " >! " ? £ * ? . eonsuteratfon ine propositions ot her Majosty's , Mmi . tera -, aiie ? considerable discussion by Mr . Oddy and others » . . resolution was agreed to . piedaing . the people never to cease acitating till the Suffrage bo extended to- all mafe adults . RlPPCW . pEK .-Tho Rev . W . V . Jackson , of Mancaescer , lectured here on Wednesday la ^ t , to » Jiumerpu 3 and attentive audience . DAITON . —Mr . H ; Candy lectured-lrere on Thurs ' day . week , fonrteen members wore enrolled . Tho-Ch ' artis ' ta of this pbco meuD erery Mo : i < - ;' ay evening at eight o ' clock , at tho house of Mr . James lluihworrh .

      MOTTHAM , —The' Chartists of Mofctram and Holii ' ii !; worth am requested to attend at tbeir room , ¦ on Sunday , tho 2-Oih . instanf , when the accounts for ihe last three month ' s proceedings will ba r-ead up , aud a general account given of the incosae aud expenditure . Those . who have not yet signed the National Petition av 3 I ' oqnessed io ( io so without > 'el' £ uy , as the sheets canjic-j poasibly lid any longer than the' 27 th instant . . ^ sroCKyoaT . —Mr . John West , from Macclesfield , lectured here on Sunday evening , to a numerous audience . . , Aftor an unanimous vote of thanks to tiie lecturer , the meeting dispersed .

      KiBOSSMlNSTSR-. —The Unitarian Sunday ' School -teachers of this town have got up a petition to tho House of Commons , praying them to ' a ' ilopi the principles of the People ' B Cha « t » ir as the law ' of tho Innd . They hope others will go and do Jikewise . PS 7 DI . EY . —Chartist M-betis * . —The Chartistaof tin ' s town aro bostiring thems&ives , determined to take their place in the-ciotement . A mee : iug wag held avtheir hall , Bond-street , on Monday evanitig . last , which tv . 13 attended by Mr . G . White , of Birmingham , and . Mr . Mason , Chartist lecturer , Mr-Browaing was called * to live ebair , and . diHvexod a

      short address , and c . uled oa Mr . Dawson . to movo the foliowing . reso' -ution : — " That it is tho opinion of this meeting that the . solo cause of all ihe suffering of the working mou is alone to be traced to class legis l ation , and that until evury working man ha 3 a vote iu ckcting-tho hiemberi who servo iu Parliament ; , therocaii ba uo hope for the . r . mlemptioh- of this much oufierijTsj nation . " The resolution was seconded by Mr . Baker . Mr . G . Whit 5 , of Birmingham , aad Mr . MasoH'delivK'red animated addresse ? . The Na . cional Petition was r ;; id by Mr . Bonser , and carried uuanimouily . Sir . White was tleetscL to represent Dadlyy iu she forthcoming'Convt-ntioD .

      DBKSV . —The openjng of the Association Room as a news-room U found 10 iii .-swivr well , givatimm . bcrs of straugero . 'attending 011 Sunday moniings read , and h-s * r rea ( i , the pap ' .-rs . Th . tr 0 : is iiu . uou , t that in a little t ; uc it will l >« a general resort oa Sum ! ay for very p ^ at nuiijbers of the working cUsso . i , as at a , tr . il'iig c ; : \ K'Ace , quito voluntary , they have the opportunity of reading sc-vgral iaiportant newspapers ; an'd as the public steps hi to oi'C support we shall extend the ' paper . * . Thr " Peacs , Law , and Op . di-ii" ¦ Whigs . —On Thursday week , there was a deal ofex ' P ' . itemeut here a ' , the result of Peel ' s plan of remedying : he Coia Laws . Tae Op ? rative Liberal Association of this town , composed of peaceable moral-force Whigs , to a grant extent—men who havo ibund a great dt-ai of

      fault wi-ii Chartists miikhig physical-force displays , made an effigy of Sir Robert Peel , anr ! hoistiti" him on the end of two poles , to resemble a t-a ' iows , paraded through the ' principal streets to the Market ; Place . ; - where , after one of tha anti-Corn Law speakers hauivad his indictment , charging him with murder , robbery , and plunder , thoy sec fire to him . These proceedings so t ' rightenod many of the principal inhfibiian . fs ' . of the town that the yeomanry was calif . d up under arms , and a troop of soldiers sent for from . Nottingham , to protect , the pe ; ico of tho tovva . Aro these-tha- Whigs who , last winter but one , called out-tha soldiers to put down the Chartists ? and this winter the Tories have to call out the soldiers to put down the Whigs . It seems rather funny ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦

      aoss , IJEn-EFfjRnsiiiRE . —The National Petition is being signed by alt thb labourers'in this neighbourhood , and if other parts of tho country will do likewise , and ^ abstain from consuming taxed aniclea only for six months , it is firmly believed our battle would bo won . : ' MAl ! Tp ?* .--Mr . Jones lectured on Friday and Saturday last , to crowded audiences . BRIGaTOKT . ^ -A public meeting of the Chartists of Brighton , Cii ' y cojivened by printed placard , was held at the Cipof Liberty , ' Portland-street ; Brighton , on Wednesday evening week , for the purpose of electing two fit and proppr persons to represent the south'WestciTa district in the National

      Convention , to meet in Loudou on tho 23 th of the present month . Mr . ' -piles , was in tho chair , when , after considerable discussion , it was resolved unanimously , on thu proposition of Mr . J . Allen , seconded by Mr . Flower , and supported by Mr . John Page— "Thafc this meeting , having fiiil confidence in Messrs . Naihaniel ilorling and William AVood ward , hereby elect them as the delegates to represent this district in the Convention to hieet in London on the 28 ih of tha preaant month . " A resolution was also passed , appointing a Committee to correspond with the

      Chartists of Southampton relative to the election of Mr . ' -Bartlett , which has been declared invalid by the Executive , " no nomination , or a regular courae of ballot , having taken place . " The Chartists of Brighton were , compelled ' to elect those whose names stood 011 the nomination list . The newly elected delegates , Messrs . Jrlorling and Woodward , briefly returned thanks for the honour conferred upon them , after which Charles Brooker , Esq . delivered an address to the meeting , urging upon them t 3 be firm and united in the good cause .

      NEWCASTLE . —The Newcastle Chartists held their weekly meeting for business , on Monday evening , Mr . Cross in the chair . The Secretary having read the minutes of last meeting , Mr , Purvi 3 brought forward a resolu'ion i of which he gave notice on the previous night , which was seconded ^ by Mr Kirker ; and , after being discussed at great length * was agreed to , viz .: —Hesolved , ' That , in consequence of tho late Conference , held in Edinburgh , under the auspices of the Glasgow anti-Corn Lavr Association , this meeting are of- ' opinion that the conclusions come to by several Rev Gentlemen on that occasion , ( in attributing the distress of the country to the Corn Laws , ) are erroneous . That

      this meetiHg firmly believe . all the misery to be the result of class legislation , and do recommend that an address be issued by the -. Newcastle . Charter Association to all Christian ministers of every denomiaations , showin * the principles embodied in the People's Charter to be the only means whereby the present distress can be removed . That copies of the same be forwarded to such ministers as are known to be friendly to universal liberty ; and that copies thereof be sent to the Nqriherii Star , Great Northern Advertiser . Gateshead Observery Chartist Circular , &c , &c , for : . "insertion . That Messrs . Smith , Cross , JJinns , Purvis , and Sinclair , be appointed to draw up that address . Notice of motion to be brougiit forward next meeting . night , viz :

      —A vote of censure on Mr . Fainloagh was then givea , and the meeting broke up . OUSEBimN .-The Cnartists of this place met , on Sunday morning last , in their reading rooms , near Byker Bar . Mr . M . Jud . e in the chair After the financial part pf the business had teen gone through , and notice given of a number of books to be bought for the library , the following resolutions were carried : — " That Mr . J . Williams be requested to deliver a discourse on next Sunday

      morning , in the reading- room , near Byker Bar , aud Mr . George Binns be rcquestad to deliver a lecture at Bykc-r Hill , on Wednesday evening , Feb . 23 , to commence at seven o'clock . " " That the Secretary be empowered to correspond with the above-named individuals . " "That a- collection be macfo after each lecture , or discoursei , in aid of the Convention Fund . " Lectures and discussions continue to take place in the Chartist reading room , near By&er Bar , every Tuesday evening , and in the Primitive Methodist chapel , Byker Hill , every Wednesday

      evening . . .. POLmCKTi—( BY FaIKIRK . )—MYSTKBI 0 U 3 Affair . —The inhabitants of this usually quiet village have been thrown into a state of great excitement , by the disappearance , one day lately , of a very much respected (?) member of the commmiity known among them by the name of 'Rural . ' A few days previous to his disappearance , a quantity of " aqua" and other goods belonging to a number of the inhabitants were missed , and when the

      dealers examined the ledger j , they could not find money received to balance the Ides : Hi ' s absence will be severely felt ia the village , as he was greatly esteemed on account of his zeal in prevontinir Btarving families from earning " an honest penny bf traffickinR in small-wares , und driving beyond the bounds of the parish all those guilty of the crime of being poor . It is reported that the Guardians of the poor Jaws are about to institute a strict search for him , and m the event of his not being discovered to raiso . a . monument to his memory ^ Those who pretend to ^ be more wise than their neighbours , do fhft t ^ f ^ . ^ y ^^ - ^ ree ' randy ! it ) kcr ^ Jhe auihowofihe abduptionl hQivOTCT-tn latolii ,, the affair altogether hascaussd a great sensation and wo must have patience -till time , clews % the myswry , . -,.. ¦ ¦ r

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      VOL . T . 3 S Q . 233 . SATURDAY , FEBRUARY j fe 1842 . ** " ^^ g . SHSST' " '

      To The Imperial Chartists.

      TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 19, 1842, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct418/page/1/