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      THE ADDRESS OP THE CHABTI 5 TS MEETING Ef CHDBCH-S . TREET , MANSFIELD , TO , PEAKGrS O'COXNOB , ESQ . . HosocEJED Patbiot and Bhotheb , —We hail ¦ with the highest delight your first visit to onr locality , skxce yon emerged from the dungeon ' s gloomy depths , whitlier the factious had consigned you , in the vain hope that they conld stifle yoar ardour , " and arrest yoar progress , in the straggle for universal trath , and freedom , and happiness . -Sir , the conflict that is now fiercely "waging between the semi-baxbarons institutions of past ages that hare

      outlived their time ; and the interest ? and intelligence of the mass of mankind las- been animated and systemizid by your genius , and virtue , and wealth Ton , Sir , hare arranged the scattered elemsnts of popular power , and tiught us that the intelligence and -energy inheres in enrselves by which , we are to establish nmversal prineipiB& > Hence we are not now the political tools of the tilled factions who divide the produce of our labour-, nor do we watte our energies in attempts ing to rsmove particular -wrongs . No , Sir , we aim at tile root , tie primary cause of all oar rafferinga" Tha monopoly of political power idi by the few . "

      Sir , your disinterested and herculean exertions would have entitled any man to our respect and defrrenee But , Sir , when we reflect that yon were born and educated an aristocrat , and see you rising superior , to t ils prqadic-ss inseparable from such circumstances , sacrificing honour , rank , and wealth , and identifying yourself with the trampled , and , until lately , despised Janldtude , we confess tkat these , are irresistible filMTns upon out" tsteem , our coiuidence , and our liveliest gratitude . Sir , we look upon the obtainment of political power as an indispensable prelude to tho physical , moral , arid intellectual greatness to which we believe cur iace is

      ccpaoJe o : attaining . We hold that the proper direction cf the educational and . industrial occupation of any people by an efficient popular Government , would ensure the absenca of ninety-nine hundredths of the crima and misery fhat at present degrr . de society . And , Sir , in connecting yoar name with these magnificent results , we feel that we are transmitting it to posterity , as one that will be remembered in companionship with , the names ol the great and good , in sjno rsnthine freshness , upon when grave forge tfulness shall at mocking on the fallen fame of heroes and of kings . M-VRK Leatslet , Chairman .

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      THE ADDJIESS OF THE EXECUTIVE C 0 UXC 1 I TO THE SUB-OFF 1 CEKS AND 3 iEMBU * 5 0 ? THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIA-: TION . B 2 ETHHEX , —Again asscreb ' sdfor tho perforw . \ nce of fise important duties entrusted t *> err ban ^ s , it is ence more our pleasing duty to acquaint yen with cu * proceedings , and to plsco before yea tb& rrst / lBti . ons ¦ we cave adopted for your future guidance , ai ; d fci tie completion of the great ard important movement already put forward , and sanctioned by your universal approbation . * 3 ? ne moat agreeable psrt cf oar fceser . t doty is tc eeagratalate you all on the irresistible progress o ! onr causs . E rents , sine * we last we :, liave do-f iBneh to excite in U 3 the racsS sanguine expectations , and to coavisre us tba * the labour of pas ; days ar ; now producing as » ple revrard . Tho por . t ' oa iv . tr

      ¦ winch the Bevenl political parties of tne s-: ate have been thrown , through the operation of the firm s . r . 0 cnbsndiag determ nation of our ChartUt brother hood , now displays clearly and convincingly , the ccr rectaesa of-tie policy - that tea hitherto marked obi conduct . Bat a short tiass iisce , whiie yet there r& ascEsda lingering hope in th 9 devutess cf Whiggery . ¦ we wers generally declaimed against a » the enmiiri cf all good , sad the pursuers only of self-interest , a : the expose of a saSfencg people . Now , however men o ! judgment and honesty discern oar real m > tives , and th ? osly bopi o ? betefitting the dliss-. k ; ths hand of co-operation ia everywhere tendered , aL : i it lies in oar pswer speedily to effect the fullest Erasure of ocr T ^ Tstiit .

      Brethren , —As enr position chacges , we must sz osr ^ plaa cf action to the exigencies that exist ; & " fcaving co ^ -rtcced si ? Ttflecting persons that we so niT ? r fei _; b ? aiv ?? teQ -from onr purpose , wo must no sfeo ' Tr Hat where there is a sincere anfl honest des-tt ' iiiilte fcr the promotica of the common g ( h * i , we a " wad ? to extend the hand of brothyly co-operatic . But v ? cat neve ? be made the m ' esns to eh unju end ; w 3-tannot submit to be the tools on *? hfv sioalde * s factious and selfish usurers , Eb = li be - ca- ric to tha ssat of poorer ; prompted only by a pare , sacre-l , aa undjmg leva oLesimtry sad of Ji = sdr « d , - ? nmsfc anciy cottead £ « fee fall mea 5 Mc cl jusikst 2 »« i » Ttsr . Aad whatevBi inny be lesolxfed uoon , * nazst see < sa far as bsraan toreaght , aided by experien aaireasim . can peaetato Use eatirs omc-unt of jtisti "KiUll Sa K * iii ~ > ' - ¦ : ¦ .

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      Brethren , —We must also congratulate you on the rapid extension of our association ; as will be seen by tho statements in our address to the people , every day adds fresh increase to our ranks , and gives us greater cause to deem our efforts to promote organisation successful , ' : . We rejoice to find that our having , in our several addresses , exhorted the Chartist bady to union , has gone far to subdue the spirit of dissension , and imparted in many hearts , hitherto dissatisfied and zestlass , a desire to " bear and forbear . " This being the case , we shall not on the present occasion particularise tha very few remaining cases of disagreement ; but we occe ¦ more invoke union and brotherly cooperation , urging these as absolute y necessary to the triumph of Chartist principles , now so rapidly progressing .

      In each of the cases brought by private communica tion ucder our notice , we find every obstacle to our interference , but not the slightest difficulty in the way of amie&b . e arrangement by the parties immediately concerned . We hope , therefore , to be expected to say no more , and wa look with confidence for a speedy adjustment of all disputes .

      THE CONVENTION . The Convention is positively to ssserable in London on Tuesday , the 12 th of April , 1842 . A desire on the part ef the Executive to give full efi \ cfc to the op-orations of the People ' s Parliament , has led to this postponement But it must be distinctly understood that no other delay will take place . It is an error on the part of iho General Councillors aud other officers of the Association , to defer matters of importance to the last moment . This neglect of duty too frequently embarrasses the Executive , and occasions delays an& postponements that otherwise would not occur .

      It is therefore impressively urged on our Memb * rs , immediately upon the declaration of tb . e Ballot , to proceed to the election of members for the Convention in public meetices , convened by handbills , in all pspnlous parts of the several districts , to raise the necessary funds , anl to procure signatures to the petition . It is further resolved , that , all circumstances permitting , the Convention Bhall sit tubek weeks instead of ONE MONTH . This will diminish the funds reqnired , in the proport on of £ 3 to each representative , and render the expences much lighter .

      Tiie people in all ports of the country are earnestly requested to abiste by the electoral and representative allotments already made . If this be not the case , disagreements may occur in the assembly of the Convention , which will seriously affect the demdnstmtion to be made . Cornwall , D .-von , and Dorset , it appears , will be unable to send a delegate . We , therefore , recommend onr friends in this district to consider themselves represented by the Convention in general , and to contribute any amount of funds they can raise , to the general treasury , to assist such districts as may have a difficulty to contribute their fair proportion .

      SCOTLAND . We earnestly impress on the Chartists of Scotland the propriety of signing the National Petition , and ef sending representatives to the Convention . The grounds of objection to tbs Petition are so futile , that we cannot imagine they ¦ will influence to any great extent the conduct of our Scotch brethren .

      GESEB . AL TB . EAStB . EIL We have appointed Mr- John Cleave , 1 , Shoe Lane , Fleet Sm ± tr London , to receive moneyB for tho General Convention Fend . Mr . Clears will publish wet&ly in the Star , rir . dica'or , $ c , an account of moneys received- THE PETITION . Oar members in the various parts of the kingdom are particularly ur ^ ed not to roi ax in their exertion to obtain signatures . Taking advantage of the present tone of public feeling , they mr . y swell the numbers immensely , and add still greater strength to the Peopled cause .

      PBE 5 ENTA . T 10 N OF THE PETITION . Previous to the presentation , Meetings will be held in every part of the MetropoJis , and on the day of presentation bji LmiBsnse procession will accompany it to the House of Commons . NEXT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE . Unless circumstances urgently require it , the Executive will not rs-assemblo until the Con ? ention meets Should their combined ssrvices , however , be previously required , due notico will be given of the time and place of sitting .

      GENERAL ARGrjIENT . Breihreu , —On your union , your industry , and energy , depends the succ- ' -is or failure of this iniportant movement . We cr ^ -j yoa , not with common earnestness , to be prompt anu z .-siocs , convinced that the result will yield ample ro - srard . Daring the whole agitation for the Caarttr , no lime more seriously demanded your mo 3 t , active exertions than the present . Look to tho many indications of public feeling in our favour , and 2 £ i ourselves , caght we not at this time , to display a firmness ef union and strength , too strong to be defied , too impoitiiit to t e &L ;? egar&ed , all-commanding , and inspiring hope and j jy ia the breast of every anxious approver of oar designs ?

      Resolve at once , then , to take up with energy and I'ttirniitailon , a work so honourablo to yourselves , and so proiuisiris of a great and glorious Toward . Tours , ia the cause cf liberty , P . SI . M'DOCall . J . lEACU . Mosgan Williams . R . K Puilp . J . Campbell , Secretary .

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      We last week vrarned the people againrt falling into the snara of i . b . 9 " extension" men . We have this we . k to laud the brave men of Sheffield , who anticipiied our caution by driving the humbugs out of their cnnniDg fastness , on the Friday , the day before our paper appeared . The Repealers played a deep game on that occasion . The resolution they proposed was the follow \ - < r one : —

      " Having 1 ' jst all convenes m the Government and the 1 I-7 H 32 of Commons as at present constituted , and (! t ' .-: ; : r . g not oaly the rap « u of ba < . l laws , but a guarantee iy - i fatare good government , and fearing those un-Luupy outbreaks trhisli must result from the continued oppression . *> nd starvation of th < a people : being also cosT . ' sc-ed that so tftcrm ] remetiy will be provided T- ^ t-. l it bs placed in tiid pa Tver of tUa people : This Mi-xling is cf opinion that t ^ e franchise ougbt to be i-xtsnded to every man twenty-one years of age , of j- . - . iind mind , untaiatcd -with crime , with the security of i . eret votiiig , r . id euc ' u cth ^ r mLf . ers of detail as may i-i found neccsscTv to tha honest and practical working out of the syskia . "

      Only think of this specious piece of special pleading being me red by Paltrctman , the Whig attorney who prosecuted all the Sheffield Chartist victims ! Sptcious , however , as was the bait , and greasy as > ts 3 the lawyer ' s red rag wrapped round it , the " lads'' wouldn ' c swallow it . They brought out their amendment for tho Charter , and the Charter only . This is the way to do the business . "We repeat our position of last week . Lei not one of the peook ever forget it . If these men . have lost

      all hope from ' . he House of Commons under any but a Ckmrr n ^ -frsge , their continuance of the Repeal a ^ uatien is abcurd and useless ; their whole energies saould be concentrated to the carrying of the Charter , a ? the means necessary to their end ; if they ^ c ^ Vict cr hesitate to do this , they afford evidence that their aguation is insincere , and that iheir only purpose is to ' * u-e" tho people , and then trample on and sell them .

      L-tths people uon'maih such of the middle class men , tha ' Rcpsalers , " acd ** extension" bawlers , a- ha"vo become so suddenly converted to the Charter . L _ t them be dilnJed by these men into a jointagitsT . ion for Corn Law Repeal and the Charter j r . nd we tell them now that the Repea \ will be got , ^ - 'lillo UiO Charter wiH b 3 thrown overboard , and that . then the power of the two factions will c 3 again conc . 'Titrated to crush the Chartists . A furions storm of persecution will follow ; &il the very men v ? ho are now , in the ciierTcseence of their new-bora xsal for the

      Cnrrier , raovin £ and seconding resolutions for it in speeches of a French Revolution charasier , will be foremost of the vanguard of " property" and " privile ^ 9 ; the first to prosecute , bang , drown , and tra : i ? port the Chartist 3 . Nay , we tell them that they arc even now forming their plans for the future attack ; that they are now deliberately setting oa their ovvii incendiary praters t 6 make casos of *» illegal aiid sc-litious cieelings" for which they hope to induce the

      ¦ Tories to prosecut-e the Ghar-ista Let u 3 not be ' EisEEcerstood . What we mean is this . There is | sow a purpose among the mora forv 7 ard and more I crafty of the " repeal" and " liberal" party , if they . i caiinst provoke the people to oorao in oont&ct with i the law ? , to do so themselves and lay the blame upon the peop e . Their parposd to taflime and Etir up feelings of resentment among the people in ( be

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      hope that outrage may ensue , is evident even from their indidious Sheffield resolution , in which they affect to "fear that outrage may ensue . " Now what . - ¦ should the villains fear ? Thoy know that the people will be quiet enough if they will let them—much too quiet for their purposes ; and hence the fiery harangues of their own tools are even , now palmed on the Chartists , and pointed out to Government for prosecution in their own organs . We seleot one . of them for the present—one that has an extensive circulation amongst , and that we believe possesses much of the confidence of the" Repealers" and " extension " men—the York Cdurant , That paper is now before

      us . We find in io a short notice of the meeting at Bradford , last week , in which tho Chartists wero gulled into a coalition meeting for Corn Law Repeal and the Charter . At that meeting , Mr . Foi ? BES , aCorn Law Repealer , an " extension" man , and a rich middle class man , made one of the most violent and inflammatory : Bpeeches that we have read for a very long time . We certainly never read anything like it in any Chartist speech , not even in the maddest of the dog days of Governmental influence trod spy agitation * . Not a single word doe 3 tho York Courant say about this speech of Mr . Forbes' ; but he says that among the speakers at the meeting was : —

      " Mr . Arran , a Chartist , who said it wa 3 for the middle classes to Eay whether the rights of the people should bo obtained by bloodshed or without it , " carefully printing the word " bloodshed" in italics S Now supposing that Mr . Abkan did use the expressions attributed to him , ( of which we require better evidence than the testimony of this rabid paTtizan writer before we believe it , )—what then I Why Ehould tho York Courant single out that expression ;

      sever it from its context ; and take special care to say that it was nsed by Mr . Arran , a Chartist " Is it not clear that the fiandly purpose is to invite the attention of the " strong Government" to the strong language of Mr . Forbes , the middle-class extension man ; and bo to make " Mr . Arban , the Chanist , " a-nswerablo and punishable for all his sedition ? Was it not thus that poor Ashton , who is now languishing in Wakefield Hell , got two years' imprisonment for being . present-at . an illegal meeting though he did not speak at all !! '

      Wo are determinod that if the people do at this time sell themselves , it shall not be with closed eyes . They shall know their position . They 3 hall see what lies before them . We will warn them ; and if they will not heed us , we have at least delivered our own souls . If it be asked what we advise , we reply briefly—Have nothing at all to do with " Extension" or Corn Law Repeal . Suffer no resolutions on these subjects to pass at any public meetings . Negative them o 3 fast as they are proposed , and stick to the Charter , and the Charter only . In this advice we are sustained by the delegates of South Lancashire , from whose excellent address we give the following passages , commending them to special notice : —

      " Brother Chartists , we emphatically call upon you to do your duty . At public meetings be firm » resolute , and determined . Allow fair discussion . Act as becomes men seeking your liberty ; raise no clamour or confusion , —let the middle class have this part of the business to themselves , —and at all and every risk stand upon your Charter . At all meetings publicly convened , be at your post . And the best way to test the honesty of the middle class is to enforce your amendments for the Charter . Do not be juggled , allow no compromise , but by sound argument and reason defend at every hazard the principles which it contains .

      " Youaro now arrived at a period when a false step might injure the causa you have so much at heart . If the middle classes are coming out to join the Chartists , see that there be no mistake about the matter ; and if they object to the Charter , then you will know what to think about them . The times are too serious to be trifled with ; we must bo sober , active , and persevering ; every man must work as though the whole weight depended upon him .

      " In order , therefore , to guard against the . misrepresentations of a factious press , you must not by any means allow the Charter to bo a secondary measure ; nor . must it be allowed to be appended to any other resolution . Try your strength at the beginning of the meeting , while the first chairman Eits . Nevtr let it be said that you elected another chairman to carry the Charter . Do every thing honestly , fairly , legally , and properly , aud triumph , and complete victory , is sure to be the result , and you will be held up as men deserving to be free . The middle classes have already shewn signs of retreat ; follow them up , then ; and armed and stimulated as you are by justice , virtue , and truth , yon will oblige them to yield to a sensible and a determined people . "

      To these remarks we add another ; and it is this : At all public meetings , not only leave the clamour and confusion to the middle-class men , but watch them carefully in language and demeanour . Let nothing come from us but fair and sound argument ; and if any one of the middle class dare insult a meeting of intelligent working men by sly insinuations of physical force , or by vapid spluttering firebrand stuff , such as many of the " Repealing " " Extension" gentry are now using , let him be at once admonished that it is seen through , and that " it won ' t do " . Ltt the peoplo instantly treat him to a volley of hisses—nothing more ; let tho Chartist leaders , if any be prosent , instantly

      appeal to the Chairman , and insist on decent and gentlemanly language being used by the speakers . Jf the Chairman neglect his duly , and this truculent language be still continuedj let tho meeting refuse to hear another word . Let this plan be' taken , and be taken all over , and the " ash" of these gentry will bo " settled . " The people will at all events fiad what they really are . And we fear that they will find all their zd . i 1 for liberal measures and the people ' s rights to have been assumed for selfish purposes . In any cas . e , if true { o themselves , the people must succeed . Their only chance of failure is in suffering themselves to be again mado an appanage of Whiggerv .

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      tidn of thei Waj | s | jad Chixthisj for the destruction of monopoly , are working on the old and known ; tactics of their party ; that ihey have employed creaturesi to do thoir bidding , to go from house to house , or from mino to mine , among the mountain 3 , inflaming and exasperatingtho ' peopljB secretly , and providing them with arms , for the purpose of handing them Qver to the > VstrongvGoTeVhjnenfc '' jas a pretext for an 6 nslaaght on . t ' ae . shadowy forms of freedom ,- ' which yet still exist -though ; in name only . Oap thin ^ is ' c people is foar ^ , ¦ alike Jb ^ $ 1 1 potions ;; : and that they fear it jaafc in proportion to its reasoning calmness and organised firtnness . They will go

      every length ; they wjtll stick at nothing to tireak in upon our phalanx . » , Let . ' . ' then tho people mih 4 what tHey are about . The times ' . were never more critical than now—every artifice ¦ thaiHell can furnishia in requisitiou " . to destroy them . Let them reald and hear the spouting rayingjof the Whig repoalere and " extension " men at their several meetings—filled with incendiary : ' insinuatioha and iiiflammatory denunciationsi from end ; to end—while-yet .- if but a single one of them should suffer himself to be led into the folly of acting on the idvico tendered to himv ho would find his vociferous friends to be the very men who , sitting on juries and grand juries , would sentence the " violent and dangerous Chartist" to imprisonment or transportation . '

      Let the people then bewareI ! . Let them go right on with their own agitation for the Charter peacefully but determinedly , as they have hitherto done . Let them take care that no other agitation shall us carried on in their name . Lot the Charterthe whole Charter--and nothing but the Charter , until that be obtained , be their reiterated ory at all public meetings and in all petitions ; but let them do all psKefully—as peacefully as they last week ejected Mr . Baines from the scat of honour to which he aspirad in the Court House ; where without a particle of pre-concert , without a single violent expression or hard word , without deigning to

      waste words at all upon him , their uplifted hands settled the matter in a moment . Let them adopt this plan in every thing . Let them ; _ ' ¦ quietly , but surely—peaoefuJly , but unmistakeably—chuck overboard everything but the Charter . But let them , as we always did advise , spurn from them , aa a Wretch who seeks only to betray them , every man who even hints at secret clubs , at musketSj at stack firing , or as any other proces than that of morally and peacefully concentrating their energies for tho attainment of their own rights without infringing upon tho 3 e of others . WE KNOW THAT PLANS ARE BEING LAID FOR

      THEIR ENTRAPMENT J AND WE TRUST TO THEIR PRUDENCE AND PEBSEVEBANCE TO SEE THB INFEBNAL MONSTERS F 01 LBD AND LAUGHED AT .

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      Brief Roles foe the Gqvbbnmbne of all wh « - ¦ " ¦ : 'WltlTa FOR THIS PAPER : — ¦' : ' / , V ..- ¦;'• - ¦ . ' .:, ' ¦ V . 1 . Write legibly ; Moke as few erasures and interlinea tiona as possible . In writing names of persons and ptacis be more particular than usual to make every fctor distinct and fjlear—also in using words not -. EagMu y ¦;¦ : ¦¦ . ' . - "¦ ' -. - . : ' : v - v : ¦ . ¦ . '¦ . - - .- < ' ¦¦ ' . ¦' / ¦' ¦ ¦ - ¦ . i 2 i Write only on one side ? f the paper . ; , 3 . Employ no abbreviations whatever , but write out ' ^ veiy ; word in fulL ,. ' ¦ : : ' ¦' . - ¦ :. ¦ ¦¦ . '¦ ' s ' -X . . - ^ r- ^' -..-: 4 . Addrcsa communications not to any particular person , ' ;¦! -. ¦ btt , fe ; tQ . ' , Tbe-Editor . " -- ' . ' ^' : ; i- '' : > vV-. H '> l i-- \ , - ' ' ' ' . > 5 . Wheayou sit down to Iwribe , don't , te ia a burry . Consider that , hurried writing makes . slow printing . 6 . Bemember that we go to press on Thursday ; that ; onasi ^ e of the paper goea to press on , Wednesday ; ; -, that we are obliged to go on filling up the paper the , ,- whole week , and , that , tflerefo 3 : e , when a load of ml » tter comes by tie last one or two poats ; it unavoidably , happens that much of it is omitted ; and that it is therefore necesBaTy to be prompt in ypur . oominuni- ¦ ] :. . cations . ^ .-.-: ... ¦ ¦ ¦ ' : ¦¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ , ¦¦ . ' - ¦'¦ ¦ . - ¦ .. ;• " . ' ; - ' . ; . W . .:-All iuatter 3 of news , reports of ^^ meetings , Y&c . , ¦ && ; referring . to occurrences on Friday , : ^ atarday , _ or Sunday , should reach ns by Jklonday ' s , po 9 t ; aucn aa refer to : Monday ' s occurrericea by Tuesday evening ' s post ; 'Wednesday '/) occurrences by Xhuraday ' s post ; and Thursday ' s news by Friday morning ' s post , for second edition . Any deviation from

      this order of supply will necessarily subject tha matters so received to the almost certainty of rejection or seriaua curtailoient , and we take no blame for All pdrsohal correspondence , poetry , literary conimunications , and articles of comment to be here by Tuesday , or their chance of insertion for that week will be very small indeed ; if not here by Wednesday we don't hold ourselves bound even to notice them . ' , ^ ; ' 7 . Finally , remember that we have only fotty-eight columns weekly for all England ,- Scotland , " Wales , ' and Ireland ; that we have no interest in preferring one town or placa to another , because ours is not a local but a national paper ;

      that we ate bound , therefore , m dealing with tne masses of matter whicki come to us , to hold the acales of Justice evenly ^ -our first object being the promotion and enhancement , i ^ rding to oiir own bestjttdgvient i ef the success of the great and gooii ^ use ; and our second , the distribution of our time and space so as to glyeleast cause of complaint ; that we at 8 alike bound to this course of action > y inclination , interest ; and duty ; and that , therefore , it is meleBS and senseless for individuals to fume and fret , and think themselves ill used because their communications may not always be

      inserted , or for societies to trouble their heads and waste their time in passing votes of censure upon da for devoting too much space to this , or too little to that , or for inserting this thing whirfttheyi think Should have been omitted , or for omitting the other thing which they think should have appeared . All these are matters for out consideration , and for the exorcise of oar discretion and judgment , which , we assure all parties , Bhall be always used , so far as we are able to perceive , honestly for the public , without fear or favour to any ono , and without being allowed to be turned for one instant from its course by ill-natured snarla or bickerings .

      Books for Review may bo left for this Office at Mr . John Gleaye's , 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street , London , Public Funds ! -t-To prevent mistakes , let it be especially noted that all monies received by our Cashier for the various Chartist funds are acknowledged by him in the column of " Notices to Correspondents , " and that he is answerable only for tiie . sums-there ddverliscd to have been received . Monet Orders to this Office , —Our cashier is freqiiently made to endure an amount of inconvenience utterly inconceivable by those who have ¦ not multifarious iratisactimis like his to attend to , by the negligence of parties _ not attending to the plain , instructions so often given , io make all money orders sent here payable to Mr . John

      Ardill . Some orders are made payable to Mr . O'Connor—some to Mr . Hobson--rsome to Mr . Hill—some to Star Office : all these require the signatures of the person in tchose favour they are drawn before the money can be got . This causes an attendance at the post-office of , some ¦ ixniesi several hours , when a few minutes might sifffice if all were rightly given—not to mention the most vexatious delays of . payment sometimes caused by it . Several old agents , ivho certainly ought to know belter , have often thus neediessly inconvenienced us ; we , therefore , beg that all parties having money to send to the Star Office for papers , by order , ' will niake their orders payable to Mr . John Abdill ; if they neglect

      this , we shall not hold ourselves bound to attend io them ; if , therefore , they find their neglect to produce inconvenience to themselves , let them not blame its . To Agents . —A great portion of the Ordera-of our Agents which should be in our office on Thursday , at latest ^ have for several weeks back come on the Friday ; nearly all the Scotch Agents ' Orders have come on the Friday often . This may be occasioned by the delays of the mails , owing to the weather , but there certainly is no reason why the Agents at Hull , Liverpool , and even BarnBley arid Bradford , shouldsend their Orders to reach the Office jast at the timo the papers are going out of it . Any

      Ordeus not in the Office on Thursdays cannot be axtended to : and any ^ paDers returned in consoquenoe of orders being late will not bo credited . Correspondents of the Nortuern Star . — ¦ London—I . M . Wheeler , 7 , Mills Buildings , Knightsbri < ig& Manchester—yt . Griffin , 34 , Lomasstreet , Bank Top . Birmingham—George White , 29 , Bromsgrove-street . Newcastle—Mr . J . Sinclair , Gateshead . Suxderland—Mr . J . WilHams , Messrs ; Williams and Binns , booksellers . Sheffield ^ -JAr G . J . Har aey . newB agent ; S 3 , Campo-lanei Chartist ADDRESSES .-r-27 ie General Secretary—Mr John Campbell , IS , Adderley-street ; Shaw ' s Brow , Mancheater . Chartist JUatkitig Manufacturer—Mr . Roger Pinder , Edwaid ' s-square , Edward ' s-

      place , Pottery , Hull . Secretary io the Frtsl , WiU lianis , and Jones Restoration Committee—J . Wilkinson , 5 , Cregoe Tetxace , BeH f 8 Barn Koad , Birmlngbam . —J . T . Smith , Chartist Blitcking Maker , Tavistock-strett , Plymputb . . Notice . —Any Stars , or o ' vfaer papers , sent to the Irish Universal Suffrage Association , to be addressed to E . F . Dempsey , No . H , N Ann-atreet , who has betn elected in the room of Mr . P . M . Brophy , who has resigned . Derby .- — -The friends of this , neighbourhood having communications for t / ie "Star , or otherwise affecting the Chartist movement , are rcqueiited to send them to Mr . Thomas Briggs , cafe of Mr . John Moss , shoemaker , Plumptre'squarei Darley-lane . Derby .

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      Mr . Robert Cruthers , News Agent , Newcastle , and his Accounts at this Office . —Wehave received , by the Newcastle post , a document , purporting to emanate from " the friends of the Northern Star , whose names are enclosed ? givmg great credit to Mr . Cnithers for his efforts * and sacrifices to sustain the Northern Star in his neigltbourhood , and protesting , in strong terms , against some alleged ill usage of that person in reference . to his accounts at this office , about which it , seems there ¦ ¦ is some'dispute between him and burfinancial ' manager . Thedocument is in the handwriting of Mr . Cruthers ; or at all events in the same handwriting as many letters which we have received bearing that person ' s

      signature . Jne names enclosed are up&nxevi dirty slips , apparently cut from some old petition sheets , to the number . of ' . 1 \ % ; incliiding among thtvi " Robert Cruthers , Shakspearestreet ? "ThomasBora , Market-street ? " Tho .- < . Gray , Grey-stieet ? , " William Byrne and F W . Hume , 1 , XloihMarkel ? and " John Blakey , Side" All these parties , and olhers , to the number of 112 in all \ are made to "repudiate with disgust" a notice in our lasti referring the readers of the Star in Newcastle , -who might no yet have received medals arid plates dtte to them to Messrs . France and Co ., from whom they might receive them , and to " claim their medals and plates off Mr ; Cruthers . " Now , supposing

      this list of 112 names to have been genuinely attached by the parties to the document within which they were enclosed ^ we can then only tell these parties thai the affair is one in which we cannot interfere , andin whichwe cannot acknow : ledge their right to interfere ; The financial affairs of this office are in the hands of a gentlenian tvhom we know , and who we know will do right . Any disputes as to matters of money accounts between him and Mr . Crutjiers , are matters with tchich the subsci'iberts have nothing at all to do . Their only business is to look to the fulfilment of \ our engagement to provide plates and medals for them . That yeas done by our notice in ¦; ' fait week ' s Star . We have provided

      platesand medals [ foralt' subs&ibers ; and tee think that the least privilegeice can cluhn id the matter is that of saying that they shall not be had through the hands of an agent who docs not gsiy his accounts . We said this in the most ddicaie manner possible * not assigning tin reason for the ref ^ ence of Mr . Crzcthe '' s subscribers to another agent for their plates arid medals . We should not notihavb done so ^ ifthis repudiation with disgHtsf" had not compelled ^ its . We hate writren this on'the supposition that : the names enclosed are genuine sigitgturestoMr . Criit / iers ' s dociiment ; but there is quite enough of evidence oh * the'face of the slips on which the * names eneloUd ' arc written to convincetis that the whole is an impudent fabrication . "

      Reuben . Vpyftno *? wonm&dg ^ + s 'Jhe--Convention , ait e&ra subscription fgr . one ¦ - ] . ' : moitfh rails . ffa ., or 3 d . i : wfa ' * ' - ' every mechanic in Londo ? iywhoi $ i-n , employment , . ( fcgfUjetuweiiiQSpiitA . : •; :-..

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      George X , iHDBay would ' humbl y ' suggest that every locality belonging to the National Charter Asaocialion do immediately cutt ^ public meeting * of the members , to lake into consideration the present middle-cWss movement for Universal Suffrage , founding a resolution on their terms of a union with the above classes . Those conditions to be sent , without delay , by each sub-secretary to rthe people ' s servants , ' ( the execiitivejso that ;¦; . '• . '•'' ' they , and the leaders in general , byhaving'such instructions , may act * with confidence in each other j ' and bythis means + breakiheenchanlment of trickery , so thut we can properly understand " ¦ - * each other * ' : i : V - ' - y ¦ ¦ ¦ - - . ' * $ ¦ J ' ' :- ¦ ¦ . •¦ ¦¦ , ' - . " : b- ' --Several ; CoMMtmiCAxroKS , < ieritim -m ^ both sides , ¦ have beewlaid aside : in' future , all so written

      ¦ : ¦• ¦ ' lunli . be . ^ ' : ^^ - ^ -- ' ' " '<>¦ '¦ ¦>¦¦* ¦ : ' ¦ ¦ ! . = ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ' ¦ - ' . ¦ ; : ¦ j .: JM'PHERsoNi ^ Z ^ jBnfo for hisjeport . We had received one , which was in type , before his favour arrived . .. ' - > '¦ ' ¦'¦" ov- ' .- ^ -. v ¦" - ¦ : ¦ . * ' * ¦ ¦ . . ' ' < r •> ;¦ . ¦ . ; -- ¦ .: ¦ ' : ' - Ous Glasgow Correspondent will please take more room between his lines , and write more distinctly * It is very difficult to make' outhis : MS . ; ' % ¦ >; . . } ,

      TO THE EDITOR OP THE KORTHERH STAR . : * Sir , ~ In your ^ notices to corresponderits : of last Saturday ' s paper ,. you remind the Chartists of Great Britain of a werklng man obtaining two hundred signatures to the petition ; in fife nights , afterhe had left his employment In order to stlmnlate others to do liketyisej I beg to lay before you . another ingtancs of a similar nature :-r ^ A real democrat , of the old schooii a ^ ed 68 , living at Chaw- ' water , between Truro and vRedruthi having a couple . of petition sheets left him a short time ago , has eentthem back toTruto filled npV ' and several hundreds more , though he has to attend very long hours in a shop .. Young men of Cornwall ^ do you not blush ? '¦ ¦ '¦ •" . '¦;¦ " ¦ :

      J . H . lONGMEAD , TrttO . P . S . A-tameetrng of the National Charter Association , Truro , a vote of thanks was Voted to Mr . Hanryn , for his valuable services in obtaining tha said sig-. -, ¦ ¦¦ . nattires . v : ¦¦ ¦¦¦) -y '' - : - . . ' .: ¦¦ ' V- - _ ' .. :: ; ' " '' ; , '[' . ' - ¦ - . ¦ ' ' ¦ "¦ ¦ : ¦¦ - Tyne and Wear Pitmen . —Their address sMuId be sent id : the Sunderland and Durham County ; ; " Herald . ; . ^ : . , ¦ . ¦' : ' . ' .. - . ; - -: ' / ' . / - ¦ ¦ ¦ : " ¦ > - . : -:- ' ¦ ¦ . ¦/¦ : '¦ : ; ' Hebdbn Bridge Chartists . — -We cannot give the addresses of Chartist localities to the body generally . We should need six Stars to insert them all , without any thing else , and then ' theyteoiild never beread . Richard "Francis Bvrke . —We have not rpom for 'his communication . :

      David John begs to inforin our friends of Mold , Flintshire , ond others , that there / is a Welsh paper , called the Trumpet of Wales , a thorough Chartist publication . It may be had by ^ applying to Williams and John * George Town * Merthyr , ^ Glamorganshire , Wales .: . /¦ '¦ ' ¦' - . ¦ ' -- . ; . : The Chartists at Merthyr Tydvil earnestly request : that those places which have nominated a delegate for Herefordshire and Monmouthshire , will send ¦ to Mr . David Davies Smith , George Town , Merthyr , the probable amount of money they will be able h subscribe towards supporting their delegate in the forthcoming Convention . ' . All Communications belonging > to the 2 > ewsbury ' [ District must be addressed to James Fox , in , cafe of William Rdbshaw , Good Samaritan j / nflf , Bond-street , Dewsbury .

      London . —Messrs . Simpson , Cvffay , and Drake , tred ? surers to the London Council j will be happy to receive any sums which may be collected for the wives of those exiled patriots , Jones , Williams ^ end Roberts , which they will remit to the proper ¦ ¦ quarter . '¦ ¦ " ¦' . ' ' ' ¦" ¦ - ¦'¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ -V ¦ - ¦ ' : _ - .. ¦ . - Thomas Welsford . — We have no room . W . H . Clifton . —We believe the letter was reeewed ¦ ?¦ but was shut out by press of matter . Samuel Lockwood . —Our spaceisfull : A Chartist . — -The sporting is not woith contracting . John Thomson , Hamilton , senrfs / or our present paper of the 26 th a report of a meeting on Monday of the 7 th current , —rather stale . j

      Stockport ^ JuvENrLES must excuse us ; we cannot findroom for their address . W . Jackson . —P . O . Rock , County Tyrone , Ireland ^ praysfor a little Star light . . T . Forsyth . —We cannot publish the statement he sends . It would be liable te prosecution as a libel . . "¦¦) ¦ ,: ' ' '¦ : ¦•¦ :. ' : ' ^ f : ' / - ' - ' : ;'' . : George Peake— The Corn Law Repealed about whom he enquiraitsEdward'"Baines , editor ' of'thelieeda Mercury ; in which the ^ hefring doup , recipe dp ? pearedj with all due editorial honours : : V . Roger Pinder would bei obliged to Jamei [ Boardmah , formerly of 'Sheffield , if he woutds ? nd his address to R . Pinder , Edvoard'ssquaTe , Edward * s-place ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦

      Hulk ¦ : . ..: ¦ ¦' , : : : v , . ' .. - _ . ¦ Rochdale Repeal Meeting . — We have received a communication , sighed" ' - . John Leach , ' ' oh behalf of the Chartists of Rochdale , in reference to the report of this meeting ihourlast . It ' seems that the Rochdale friends think ' that reportcalculated td ~ beget anidea that Mr . Thomas Livesey had gone over to the Anti-Corn Law camp ; and they send , therefore , a long accourit of all the ( circumstance * , from which it appears clearly that-this is not so i that the whole affair was one of compromise on the part of the Corii Law rcpealersi , who consentedthat one of their men , E . Chadwick , Esq . should second the resolution for the People ' s - Charter , if Mr . Livesy would second theirs t denouncing Peel's new Corn Bill . >'

      TZ . J . —Hebden Brid ge ' isa heartless felhno . Wltether the circunisttmces which he details with so much glee and humour be "fortunate" or otherwise for the female in question , it is a matter which must have sufficiency wounded her feelings , without being thus made the subject of unfeeling .. jest . : . ; . -V-- "'¦ ¦" ' ' ' ¦ . ¦'' ¦ ' <; ' -.. ' - . .. ¦ ' ' . -A .. ' ' .. ' . ' :. - ' ¦ ¦ : ¦¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ' - Notice . —All those towns whichhave not paiduptheir arrears to the West Riding Fund , are requested s& to do without delay , to Mr . Robshaw t the Good Samaritan Inn . Dewsbury ..

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      J . Henderson , Belfast , —The question teas asked as to " how we could send his ptatesV' His answer was , u per Paton and Love , Glasgow . '' They were sent immediately . J . Stejn , & \ . y& . —Thepur 6 el has gone . C . S . C , LEiTH .--5 end Sd . more . J . Elms , Newton ABBorr . i-TAe medals were sent to Mr . Cleave on the 30 th of last November . FOR THE COXVENIION . : . ¦ ' ; I \ - .- A-- . / ¦ : ¦ . " ¦¦ £ B . d . . From the Chartists of Morley ... 0 12 0 FOR THE O ' BRIEN PRESS . From the Northern Star Reading A Society , Glasgow , per Win . Anderson ... ... 0 10 0

      SIRS . FROST , MRS , WILLIAMS . AND MRS . JONES . From Daisy Hill , near Bradford , per J , Kitchen , ... .-... / . ' , w- . 0 6 0 The 4 s . from J . Hogaith , Mansueld , noticed Jan . , should have been Is . THE DEVONSHIRE CONVF . NTION FUND . From the nien of Plymouth , per T . Smith ... ... ... 2 0 0

      FOR , P ; II . M ' DOUALL . From 3 \ . ary Ann larkfn , Wallworth 0 0 6 ... The Nor theiiv Star Seading : Society , Glasgow , per Wm . Andersoa ... ... ... 0 10 0

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      Selby . —An East and North Riding Delegate Meetiug was held ^ n Sunday , thfi 20 th inst . j Mr . R . Pinder , of Hull , iu the chdir , Mr . Wm , Sutherby , secretary , ' when the various subjects connected with the Chartist cause were calmly and carefully discussed , and a resolution pledging the delegates and callmji upon the ChartiEts of the East and Nortfr Riding , and : Great Britain generally to agitate tot nothingshorfcof [ the whole Chatter . ' Mr . E . Burley , district seoretaryi having arrived , gave an account of the" -finances , when it was observed that the distrip v was £ 1 in direara ; th « following resoldtiOHS

      were then moved : —1 st , "That a lecturer be engaged for one moiitU , to have thitty-fivo shillings psr week " salary , and that A \ ir . West , of Macclesfield be applied to . " 2 nd , " Ihat Mr . West lecture his way to and from tho district . "—Carried . 3 rdj" That the next delegate mc ; : tiag ba held at SeJby , on Sunday , the ' 20 th of March , - at half-past ten o ' clock in the forenoon . "—Carried . Oa the motion of Mr ; Smith , delegate fr ^ m Leeds , Mr . Buriey retired to drawup aa addrob ? to the district , which , - when done , was ; read and unanimously agreed to . Other business connected with the cause naying been discussed , the meetiug separated , after having passed id 33 of . thanks to the Secretary aud Chairman .

      SfAFFORD . ——Mr . Campbeii , general seoretaryj lectured here on the relative expedieiioy of the Corn Law Repeal and Charter movements . Discussion was invited , but no disputant appeared . Knaresbro * . —The Chartists of ttiU > place at their , weekly meeting on Monday evening discussed tW various topics of the " new move , ;> tho Leaga 618 * and other sham friends ; and then camo to the foloifi ing resolutions : —lstj "Thfet this meeting V }**? implicit confidence in F . O'ConnorEsq . and all w *

      , , honest leaders of the ^ - 'People ' s Charter . ^ 2 nd , Th » t tbi 3 meeting will not agitate for any thing less than the whole Charter , believing ; that one single point struck from that document Would render the whole a mer ^ bubble . " 3 rd , » That it is the opinion of this meeting that every Charter ABSociation ought on tho present occasion to come forward and deoliire ^ heir full confidence , in ! tho ; present leaders , arid their determinaMon to adhere to every point ia the Peopleo Chaifeir . " !• ¦ ¦ — ; - -: : A . Ay ' : ¦ ¦ :- : , ¦ ¦ / -v ... A ; .

      • tmaSj ; near Oldham . —A ; meeting , called by the Corn rL » w rxpoklerfi , was held here on Monday . Re ^ iuiioussimUar to those of Salford ' and Stcokport were adopted . A > , A

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      SPIES ABROAD 1 PEOPLE BEWARE ! In the Manchester Guardian , of last Wednesday , appears the following extract : — " Merthtr . —There is a report vtry prevalent that the Chartists are again on tba move ; mettings are he ld every night , and a ciub ifl also in txistence , where each rctmber pays a certain turn monthly , for bujing muatets and ammunition . No Kss than six hundred muskets arrived at Merthyr last wet-k , which were sold to the members of the club , at 13 s . each . This is ominous , and we are extremely afraid thut . were a rise to take place , numbera would join the infatuated wretches , tia maoy are in actual want of food ; and the distress and poverty txisting in the neiBbbourbood is dreadfuL—Carmarthen Journal . "

      Tvowy whether this bb a Whig or Tory lie , it may be somewhat difficult to / gay ; but tLai it is a lie , hatched and propagated by one or bath factiona there can be no manner of doubt . The Welsh Chartists have had enough of spy outbreaks . They will not again be led into the snare . Wo have no fears for them as a body ; but in large public bodies there are always some individuals ¦ . whose want of penetration or of patience may mike them tho unwitting tools of villany ; and it is for fear that there should be in Wales but one working man of this character , who might be sacrificed by tho monstera >" that we notice this fiend-like trick . ¦

      It may be a mere Whig lie . It may be that the . wretches tMnk that they are carrying the hoax a little too far , aud they are in danger of raisins np a moDstcr in the Charter agitation , which will yet destroy them—and that hence this " bugaboo" physical force and secret clubs and musket 3 is revived to deter the moro timid from coming over to the Chartist camp too fast or too fully . It may he that tho Tories , who aria now iu power , seeing nd fearing the approaching Jjunc-

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      CHARTIST LECTURERS . We know not a more decidedly useful and patriotic body of men at the present time than this . The proud position of the people as to intelligence on matters of moral and political right is owing in a great measure to their labours and exertions . But as it always happens ; the lynx eye of corruption soon discovers an effective spring of action , and as soon labours to appropriate or pervert it . We have good reason to believe that there are now more than one of the tools of faction seeking to worm themsclyes into the graces and good opinions and confidence of

      the unsuspecting people as . lecturers . Some living by it as an easy trade . Some pretending to follow occupations which lead them through , various , parts of the country , and to be so full of Z 9 al for the good cause , that whenever they can get an opportunity , of addressing the Chartists they embraoe it ; the staple of their speeches being , in some instances , speoious sophistries , carefully strung together , and calculated to entrap the simple-minded into the hands of the Anti-Corn Law League ; in other , oases , artful and malicious tirades against tho people ' s leaders ;

      and laborious , though well-disguiged , efforts to sow discord in our ranks ; and , in other Cases , rascally attempts , by violent firebrand language , to commit their uuthinking hdarers to the crime of " illegal assemblies , " and " seditious language . " All these , and a thousand othor tricks a 3 low and mean , are constantly resorted to by the , enemies of justice , to retard the course of our unconquei'ible agitation for right . This evil may be well met by the , universal adoption and practice of the plan resolved on by the delegate meeting at Halifax last Sunday .

      " That any lecturer , wishing to visit this district , shall correspond with ,, the / District Secretary to that effect , and await his answer . " " That all lecturers will be requested to produce their credentials from the sub-Secretary of the Association they profess to belong to . " A ' :... ' - 'A ; : . / . ¦ ¦ ¦ .: ¦ ... ... ¦ . ' . ' , / A ; A-. We commend these resolutions to universal approbation . Tfiey are evidently calculated to secure the safety of our cause .

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      THE DUNDEE CFIRONICLE . Nothing affords ns more pleasure thkn to be able , if we havo unwittingly done or said any thing calculated to iujure a neighbour , to afford reparation . In our last number , a note to correspondents appeared , having reference to Mr . R . J . RiciiAiiDsps , ia which wo say "he is tne Editor of a professedly Charti&t newspaper . " We have since that received a letter from Mr , Carrie , the manager of the Dundee Chronicle , informirig us that Mr . Richardson has now no connection with that paper ; that his connection with it ceased about three weeks

      ago ; and that it is now edited by Mr . J . 0 . Lamont , formerly of th 0 . Scottish Patriot Office , Glasgow , We certainly did rofer to the Dundee Chronicle as the " professedly Chartist paper , " of which Mr . Richardson was Editor . Mr . Richardson's accesaion to that paper was made by its managers matter of public announcement ; and , as we were not aware that any public announcement of his disconnection from it had appeared , we , of course , took it for granted that he still conducted it . Hence our designation of it as a " prefesscdjy Chartist paper " : for until Mr . R . J . Richardson shall

      have met and satisfactorily answered ; the black charges of treachery and viHany distinctly preferred against him by his own tofwiismcn , we can'Ha ^ o no faith , cither in . him or in any paper of which he may havo the conducting . Most gladly therefore do wo make the announcement for our Diindeo friends , that their paper i& no longer in the hands of such a man , but ia those of Mr . J . 0 . La Moot , whom we know to have a considerable share of talent , and whom wp believe to be as gaod a Chartist as can live . In such hands , we hope to find 111 the Dundee Chronicle < a helpmate in the good workj worthy ot our most cordial approbation ; and we shall hope

      not leas to see the good men aud true of Scotland remembering that their ovralooal organ ia the propei ty of working men , that it 13 devoted to their cau ; e and iuterests , and desetviag of their best support . We were most sorry , but not at all surprised , ia hear that for sohis time the Dundee Chronicle has been ' ¦ . declining ; We have no doubt that its rise will be now moro rapid than its decline has ever been ; and that we &ball henceforth find it , like ourselye a , clothed in the pauoply of public coiifidence , and fighting by cur side the battles of the people against fraud , treachery , corruption , and oppression , in all their numerous , and hataful forms .

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      Cash RtCRiyED by Jasies Guest , for the wives 0 Messra . Jones and AViliiams : — ¦ : A ' : ' " ' '¦ " ¦ " : ' ¦ ¦' " ¦ • • . ¦ . ¦ ' . '¦• ' ¦ '¦' . ¦ ¦ ' ; i / ¦ • ¦ ¦ s . d ; Prom the Fernale Caarti ? t 9 of Selby , p erEHzT / Wood A ,. y ..: ; .. ; iV 5 Q Frcra Durham , per Thomas Clark 4 6 . Frbni L < JWC 3 , per G . Hoppey ' ¦ '; .. 10 0 '¦ . - A . ! V AAA A ;; - ' ' ; ; ' - ' ¦; . . ' ¦¦ "' ¦ ¦ ¦; 19 6 .: DoNCASTEB . —On . WeJupsday aiid Thurfiday evaaingB , Feu . . liiihdndlTih f Mr . Jones , tho EiSt and North R . ding lecturer , delivered- tsro lectures in the Towu Hii ! , which . was : crawled to excess , the M ay or haviutj k . nd | y promieed the uso ; , of liko To wp Hall to iho' Aa ^ iists oa all occasions , m lowgas taey conduct thefrta < 5 ivt >; im the mahnor tliey . hayoiiitheirto done . A At the close of tho lectures , several n ^ w memberB were enrolled , and the , jneoving fia ^ araiod . A

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      4 . - THE IQRTgfBN ^ TAR , : , a . . ;"" . " ' \ '' .- ' - " " v - / >

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      THE ADDRESS OF TEE NOTTINGHAM CHAKT 1 STS TO PEABGUS O'CONNOR , Esq . HOSOCEED asd Bespzcted Sib ., —It is witb unfeigned pleasure and respect that we now take the liberty of addressing yen upon this yorir visit ta the ioirn of Nottingham , tie dread of tyrants aa J the boast of slaves ; and though we have not been privileged -with your presence for a Ioej : time , vre hive been increasing admirers cf your tadauiited ccurage and persevering efforts to remove the Joad of misery that besrs upon us and our sufferiu ? class . - We ore not men-worshippers , tut it becomes us to lender honour to whom honour is due , and in so doing , we have " earned to unite the name of our beloved &dvceste with the ¦ principles for Trhich "vre contend , and tate this opportunity to express our admiration and lOTB .

      Respecte d Sir , "we congratulate you "npon ' ycur release , and view it as a signal triumph over the factions . We look with contempt upon thosswhosa only opposition to truth , is by mental torture and physical degradation , and we hail your presence amongst us as the commencement of a new era in the history of the world ' s bondsman—the era of light . "With lapturons delight sre ¦ we lcome you to the arms of your * . riirprS"g country men , to the fervent and entliuidastic embrace cf your -wild , but poor associates , to the fitld of CGDiLct for the eKtablishmsnt of the immutibie principles of our Charier .

      , Honoured Sir , vre give you oar full , our UEreserved , onr hearty Trelcome to the blistered hands cf Noifcrng- ' Lam , to the batilo cf the just i Sir , tie principles for which ycu have suffijtd -are ; sacred—sacred becaoss they are true—sacred because \ tbey are just—sacred , true , and jnst , becausa they tre j capahls of universal applicatioa for the berifits of man- j kicd . .. . J : Wa adore these principles and esteem the man "who \ has become the p eadcr i ? i the poor , and who uc- f asked , h 3 B placed hunself cettreen tbs oppressor and : ihe oppressed ; acd -now , Sir , believe us it is not with indiffrrenee that "we hare looked upon yen ? long strng- j gla against tho might of misrele . ¦ Tr . ar presence "mil j inspire afresh the soula of tho tni-wislicg slaves—yonr 1

      language cf living fire nill reanimate and quicken the droopiitgsoos of toll , and year bright eximple will say j io every lover of his species— " Follow n : e . " * ¦ j -: "We are devotedly at ^ iebed to yenr parson , to the ' Shir , to oar principies , and to our Naricnal C 2 aarter ; AzsocJa ^ faro—~ wt cl 3 \ iu yen ss guts ; and as fir as onr j bumble efforts go , we wi . i r&Juy rcur ^ Jl you and cur paper in this great and protracted strggle for onr ri ^ hls -=- ^ e say , then , in the fnliness of our souls " go on in tins holy ¦ wart , go on , and may the ten thousand ; bJessicgs of the "s ? ido » rs , the fatherless , and those trfco ate ready to perish , encourage you in yonr W 3 y , 2 nd

      nay ok fond anticipations soon be realised ; that yon ' ¦ wish the -whip of small cords rtfce principles of our < Sarter ) iaeked by yonr four millions of disciples , may i cl ^ i ttifl den cf 1 thieves , and gain what we , the po : r , are so saxioasly . seciing ; tut T ? hat Tories and Whigs , ConservaUTes and Reptalczs , are EiriTOig to keep from ' . "as , - oar national redemption . " May yon , Sir , soon conqoer yoer eaemies and ours , end may you and we , Sid all onr brethren in adversity soon possess onr liberty , and locg live to enjoy the -wise-legislation of a Parlia- - ment chosea by ths universal people , npon the prin-^ les of the People ' s Charter , ; Is the "fervent desire of

      Your brother and sister Chartuts-; of the town of Noltingham .

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      1 HE ADDKE 3 S OF THE CHARTIST * SHOE-\ MAKERS O ? N 0 TT 1 XGHAH TO FEARGU 3 t OCOXKOR , ESQU 1 KE . ;» Ho > osEi > a > d Respected Sib , —We , the cw . list Shueiaak « 3 of Xoctingtam , hail with delight yoar ¦^ ait to oui town , an event in ^ ch desired and long expected , and "we take thia opportunity of expressing onr admliatlDn of yens persevering and gigantic efforts to set oni fettered labour free , and to secure to us asp oars , tha benefits of tonest industry . - The myrmidons ef legislative power may persecute . . and pretended friends by their slanders may try tcic ^ you of the fame you have so justly earned ; bat ire vie ?? all . 'wUa cold contempt , "while we tender our Email laecd of p ? ai 3 e to the man , " » h . o , above all others , has strives to placs the workman upon an equality with hi ; master .

      We see with regret the apathy and sduI-Ises condition ol cianyof the united trades of this conntrv . but Ljpe by your unremitting la >> oura soon to witiisss a juighir eigsnic change ; it is with sincere pleasure tict -fv ^ ts read froia time to time , Of the . success of yoar fs .-itV . Tis aincngEt the Trades of London , and iave ^ - - . ifcUy follo ~ ed the advics you have eo cften ^ ivtu , ka-j -Ting that if that advice kad been acted npc :: \ y tbe Traa . .-simulliseously throHgbont the countrv , our rsdciiif'tv / j "would have been gainedloug ago . We would endeavour to cheer yoa on , as th 9 cbssnpion of tha rights of Tnrm and labour , a ^ d 12 iar ts t , c art cjscrfssd , irill not be the l ^ t , uot irJy to shout for the Charter , but to follow yonr bri ^ Lt txaiap ' . t by striTiEg io work ont ctir own national sulTation .

      JFeaxgTis , vre "welcome you to tha hosest . u is d Crispin ia Nottingham , who will stick to you like vi-xx ., ¦ whi le you continue so zsaloualy to msie or procure 2 good O'DESSTAKDIXG for the poor , viz ., wages 102 laibosr and an inheritance in cur Fatilkhxam ) .

      The N0btheen Star. Saturday, February 2g, 1342. Irnn Nt'imrp Md»T)

      THE N 0 BTHEEN STAR . SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 2 G , 1342 . irnn nT'imrp mD » T )

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 26, 1842, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct419/page/4/