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      C . GRIMSHAW AND CO ., 10 , GOREE , PIAZZAS , ( opposite g eorgk ' s dock , ) LIVERPOOL , "HESP ATCH fine First-Class A MERICAN SH IPS U of large Tonnage , for NEW YORK , every Week in the Year , and occasionally to BOSTON , PHILADELPHIA , BALTIMORE , and NEW ORLEANS , in which Passengers can be accommodated with comfortable berths in the Cabin , Second Cabin , and Steerage . Persons about to emisrate may save themselves the expence and delay of waiting in Liverpool , by writing a Letter , addressed as above , which will be immediately answered , the exact day of sailing and the amount of Passage-money told them ; and by remitting one Pound each of the Passage-money to Liverpool , by a . Post Office order , bertha will be secured , and it will not be necessary for them to be in Liverpool till the day before sailing .

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      THE WHOLE CHARTER FOR ONE HALFPENNY !! WITH ENGRAVING OF BALLOT BOX the SCHEDULES , &c . &c . " Every working man , for the charge of a halfpenny , can now procure for himself and family the above all-important document , and we sincerely hope the masses will now do sj . " —Northorn Star . EMMETT'S SPEECH I Now publishing , Prioo Ona Penny , the splendid speech of Robert Emtnett , Esq ., who w&s executed in Dublin , for High Treason , in the twenty -second year of bis age .

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      Every Young Man should read the Drama of WAT TYLER ; price Twopence ( originally publishing at 4 s . 6 d . ) , by Robert Southey , Poet Laureate to her Majesty . "Every lover of his species should make an effort to circulate this splendid and truly invaluable poem . "—Patriot .

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      Price Twopence . DISSERTATION ON THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT ; by Thos . Paine . This Pamphlet is a masterly defence of the right of every man to the possession of the Elective Franchise . "We beg each and all of our friends to aid in oirculatinglthis invaluable tract . —English Chartist Circular .

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      This day is published , price Twopence , AN ADDRESS on the Benefits of General Knowledge ; more especially the Sciences of Mineralogy , Geology , Botany , and Entomology . By the late . Rowland Detrosiar . Third Edition . " We most earnestly recommend thiB little book to every body . "—Examiner . Importaat Work by the same Author . Now on Sale , price Threepence , Sixth Edition , AN ADDRESS on the Necessity of an Extension of Moral and Political Instruction among the

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      Now PnhEshing in Weekly Numbers , » t Three pence ; A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN } by Mary Woolstoncraft . Revised and Re-Edited . " If women are to be excluded , without having a voice , from a participation of the natural rights of mankind , prove first , to ward off the charge of injustice and inconsistency , that they want tea-SMI ? / ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - : -. ¦ ¦ ¦' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ - " This high-minded woman hascreated aninfluence

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      THE NE \ V YORK LINE OF PACKETS Sail punctually on their regular days , From LIVE RP O 0 L , as follows , viz : — Palmraa , Sampson , ............... 691 tons , 7 th July , Sheridan , De Peyster ............... 1012 tons , 13 th „ Brooklyn , Richardson ............ 800 tons , 19 th ,, These ves 3 el 3 are all first class , and have been built expressly for the convenience and accommodation of Socond Cabin , and Steerage Passengers , who yrill be treated with every care and attention during the Passage by the " officers , of the Bhips . Fresh water is served out daily . Good convenient apparatus for cooking is provided , and every necessary suitable for the voyage . As these ships are decided favourites , being celebrated for their fortunate and quick passages hence to America , it is requested that all persons desirous of securing good berths will deposit , by post or otherwise , £ 1 each , as early as possible ; and passengers will not . require to be in Liverpool . more than one day before the day named for Bailing . —Address . P . W . Byrnks , 36 , Waterloo-road , Liverpool .

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      Just Published , Price 2 a . 6 d . ( Or sent free to the most remote parts of the Kingdom , in a sealed envelope , on the receipt of a post-ofiice order for 3 a . 6 d . )

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      EDWARDS'S BREAKFAST POWDER , SIXPENCE PER POUND . AGENTS WANTED . rpHE rapidity with which this Article has found ± general Consumption in many Districts , proves its great superiority over every substitute for Coffee hitherto offered . ' w ... t t * Being prepared from British Grain , it is not Exciseable , nor do Agents require a License to vend it . The Chartist Societies are adopting its exolusive use ; many prefer it to Coffee , and its Cheapness enables all to effect a very important Saving :. It is more nutr itious than either Tea or Coffee . . „ Agents who are yet wanting for some Towns will be allowed a liberal Disoount . -. ;¦ ¦ - ... Edwards . Brothers , Manufacturers , 99 , Blackfnars Road , London .

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      FOOD FOR THE MIND . Just Published , Price Is ., 4 th Edition in Cloth , HILL'S RATIONAL SCHOOL GRAMMAR , Revised , Corrected , and Amended by the Author . ; - . . ' ¦ ¦' ¦ ' : ¦; .- ¦ : . '¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ : " . ' - ¦ '"'¦ .- ¦ .. ¦ ¦ Price 4 d ., or in two Nos . at 2 < I . each , TWO LECTURES delivered bj F . O'Connor , Esq ., in the Hall of Soience , Manchester , on the Land , and its capabilities ; and Repeal of the Union . Price 4 d . in Wrapper , or Cloth 6 d ., a Full and Complete Exposure of the .. Various Impositions and Schemes daily practiced by every description of Vagrants in the Country , from the Lurker up to the humble Thimble-rigger . By a Vagrant of Fifteen Years'Experience . '¦;' ¦¦ No family ought to be without this useful compendium of Tricks whioh the honest and unsuspecting mind are daily subject to .

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      KERMAN'S CELEBRATED GOLDEN PACKETS OF SPECIFIC MEDICINES , Under the Sanction and by the Recommendation of Eminent Gentlemen of the Faculty and the ¦ Ajflicted . ,. : ¦ ¦ .. ' : .. . . ; : .. ' - '¦ ; ;¦ ' . ¦¦ . . SPECIFI C PILLS for Gout and Rheumatism , Rheumatic Headaches , Lumbago ; and Sciatica , Pains in the Head and Face . —Is . 9 d . and 4 s . 6 d . per Box . . ; Vl . : - \ . ¦ . . .. . ' ¦; . " " : ' ; . ' . .. ¦ PURIFYING APERIENT RESTORATIVE PILLS , For both sexes . Price Is . l | d . aad 2 s . 9 d . per box . A most celebrated remedy , for Costive and Bilious Complaints , Attacks of Fever , Disorders of the Stomach and Bowels , Cutaneous Eruptions , Indigestion , Dimness of Sight , Pains and Giddiness of the Head , Worms , Gravel , Dropsical Complaints , &c .

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      LOVE OF COUNTRY . ;; - : NOTHING can possibly ^^ prove an Individual ' s Patriotism more than the effortB he i 3 making ia behalf of his afflicted countrymen . The strength and bulwark of any nation lies in the happy frames of her Sons and Daughters ^ ¦ : " .-. : "A bold Peasantry , our Country ' s pride , " oneo reduced to effeminacy , stand a poor cnance of successfully competing with the encroachments of foreign interferenoe , or , of domestic ^ tyranny . la the pale and lanquid invalid , there is seldom tho spirit to maiatain an independent position when assailed by the insidious or threatening attacks of the Oppressor , but he seeks rather to conciliate , or evenconcedea point , than to resist the infijetion of a wrong ; thus having once allewed the iron to enterj

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      LETTER FROM MR . W . HICK , NORTHERN STAR OFFICE , LEEDS . " Northern Star Office , Leeds , March 17 th , 1842 . ^ f p ENTLEMEN , —You will oblige by forward-\ X ing , at your earliest convenieaee , the same quantity of PARR'S LIFE PILLS as last sent . While I am writing , I cannot refrain from communicating the flattering intelligence of the great good your pills are doing in Leeds and its neighbourhood . It is clearly a great error to find fault with a mtedioine merely because it is a patent one ; and more especially sirioe its use has contributed so largely to the public health . The fact is , however , prejudice . is . fast giving way , as it always must Where the pills are tried . A few cases in point ; may serve to con - firm and illustrate what I have asserted .

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      CAUTION . —Parohaser 8 wiU phase to observe , that none are genuine without the words PARR'S LIFE PILLS" are engraved on the Government Stamp , ( which is pasted round the sides of each box ) in WPITB LEITSBa OM A BED QR 0 O . N 1 ) . Proprietors—T , RobertBandOB ., 9 , Crane Court , FleetaJreet . Wholesale Agents—E . Edwards , 67 , St . Paul ' s j BarcUiys , 95 , Farringdon-street ; Sutton and Co ., Bow Churchyard ; and retail by most vendors ; at le . l ^ d ., 2 s . 9 d ,, and 11 s . per box * The Life of Old Parr , with fine engravings , may be had gratis of all agents . Sold in Leeds , Wholesale and Retail , by Joahu * Hobaoa , Northern Star OfSoe . Market « stwet .

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      , jii > M » ON ^ T-PbPi . ^ B . —A public meeting \ fjvs held at . tiw » Sojiths - Araja , iQll Wall , Poplar , Mr . Hogg in | thei ehaiiv ; ^ Mt DafieUdelivered a / very afelelecture on ' the erUMjxui afflict society , , and the efficiency of the j Charter * s a-remedy . The lecturer was attentively : listened to , and at the close fire persons tootnp ttieir : cards ; audit vas announced , much t-e thfisati £ factisn ! of ttie company , that lectures would be dellTered every ' Tuesday evening . . ' _ Likehotjsb . —Mr . Whaeler lectare& here on Wed--, nasday evening week , at the Victoria , Three Colt-street , to a go « d audience , and was roach applauded . ¦ ' The j

      chair waa ably filled by Dr . Bowker , who , at the conclusion of the lecture , addressed the meeting at some length , skewing , in their true colours , the impoiitaons practised by the pretended charitable persons in the neighbourhood , and stating it as his opinion that if a person had the means , and was truly of a charitable disposition , the best charity he could give to was the [ National Charter Association which would remove the causes of the present distress and misery . Totes of thanks , were carried by acclamation to the Lecturer and Chairman .

      KlSGSTOS-CPtfS Thames—Mr . FusseTl lectured bere lait week to crowded audiences , ' having as usual , * fair sprinkling of the polics to assist in preferring order . Many members were enrolled , in Tact , every card -was disposed of , and more expressed their \ rilfingness to join when cards were procured . The police politely requested Mr . F . ' s name and residence , which he gv ? 8 them , and xtferred them to the Warwick ctipntfar for further particulars . Mr . Fassell intends visiting them again during the ensuing week . Mr . Rorss lectured on Sunday evening to a good sndienee , at the Star Coffee-house , Golden-lane .

      Sto'E-Masoss Chabtee . AssociaTjo . n . The above association held their weekly meeting on Saturday evening , at the Craven Head , Drury-lane , Mr . Thomas Metealf in the chair . Mr . John WaSkins delivered a brief but impressive lecture which gave great satisfaction to the meeting , and after a vote of thanks being given to the lecturer , and the usual business of the MBOciftfinTi gone through " , the following resolution iras unanimously passed j— " That a vote of thanks is due from this body to the Editor of the Northern Star , for the prompt manner he has given insertion to the different addresses , &c , emanating from it , -and that he will possess our confidence so long as he continues to follow the same straightforward course he lias hitherto done . Vote of thanks to the Chairman , and the meeting adjourned until Baturday , July 9 th .

      GOLDBBAIBBS * ASMS , OVD ST . P . AXCRAS KOAD . — On Sunday evening , Mr . Wheeler lectured oh the evils . of a standing army , and was greatly applauded . The ! chaii was occupied by Mi . Darnl , who addressed the meeting in that style of eloquence and enthusiasm pe- J culiaz to our brethren of the Sister Isle , and ably exposed the -mwnTiar in which his countrymen were duped by the chicanery of the " Great Agitator , " and the ' manner in which he compelled the press of the ecuntry to bow to his dictum . Mr . Wheeler , at the request cf several strangers explained the Six Point ; of the ¦ Charter . Addresses of a first rate character were de- ! Kvered by Messrs . Lucas and Po : zer , and also by Mr . | Tatham , of the Shaksperian Leicester body , who en " - '" Tolled himself as a member of the locality . Several . other persons were enrolled as members . The sum of i 5 s . 8 d . was collected as National Tribnte to the Exe- cnthre , and the meeting broke tip . :

      Citt of-Io 5 BOS , —On bTraflay morning last , Sir . " "Watirins" committee met as usual a ; 55 , Old Bailey . " / or the purpose of raising a tribute for the benefit of that gentleman previous to his departure for the provinces . Mr . Balls occupied the chair . Mr . W . Salmon , jnn ., secretary . The minutes of tke last meeting were read and confirmed . A committee of three was appointed to dxsw np an address . A great number were then added ' to the committee , and a number of books were given in . Mr . Thompson made an offer of a new Chartist scarf , and other small donations , which were thankftlly received . Various cheering reports were given in and deputations appointed to request the localities to send members on this coxunittee . The meeting then

      adjourned to Sunday morning , at ten o ' clock , when all friends are requested to attend . On Sunday evening Mr . _ Osbonrne lectured here to an attentive audience , after which a discussion ensued , and two new members ¦ we re enrolled . Mr . Salmon then gave out the following notices : —BTery Monday evening a ball is held here ender the direction of Mr . Wall—Tickets , three-pence each . On Tuesday evening the female Chartists meet here at aeven o ' clock , and the males at eight precisely . lix . Watkins will lecture here on Sunday next , for the last time preyioua to his departure to the pro-rinces On Sunday week Mr . Macdonald , stone mason , will deliver Ms first lecture here , commencing at seven -o'clock precisely .

      TJsited Meeting . —The united meeting of the London , the Surrey , tie Marylebone , and the monthly ' delegate counsels , was held according to announcement . '; Mr . niingworth in the chaix . The rames of the various ; delegates having been called over , Mr . Lucas read the f Tono'wBig regulations , wutuli haflpega agreed to by the ] committees , as a basis on : which to tmtte the Tnriou * I -councils ,: — "Fir 3 t , That a delegate meeting be held ? once s-week in some central spot , to bs composed of j delegates from each Metropolitan locality of the ; liatfonal Charter Association , to be called the Metropo- i Hi * B delegate meeting . " "Second , That on the Srst j Sunday cf every month the delegate meeting resolve ! itself into a monthly Metropolitan counties meet- ! ing , and that delegates be received from any of the j adjacent cotmSes . " Third;—'' That each locality have , file power of Bending one delegate to the meeting , if j

      their numbers consist of upwards of fifty ; two delegates , upwards of 200 ; three delegates and so on in . proportion , and that each delegate be elected in public ' meeting assembled . " Fourth , "That the localities send ' with each delegate the sum of 2 a . 6 d . per month , to-: trartb defraying the txpeaces ol lecturers , tracts , lent ' of room , &c ** A recommendation was also given by ; tiie committee that Berough Councils be formed for ' election purposes . The report having been received , it : was reso . ved that each rule should be discussed seriatim , ' sod the first having been carried by a large majority , the meeting aojoumed . till Sunday , July 10 th , it three ' o ' clock in the afternoon , to meet iby permission of the ! London Bilegate meeting ) at the Hall , 55 . Old Bailey . The subject of the Corn Law Conference in Palac # -yard i waa mooted , but it being ascertained that it waa a hole ' and comer ticket meeting , it was resolved to " leave them alone in their glory . "

      Losdos Delegate Council . —Mr . Humphries in file chair . Mr . Wheeler reported from the committee j appointed to wait on Mr . Cleave , &c . Mr . Sisipson reported from the finance committee , and moved- that { the secretary ' s salary and the rent of the hall be paid ; - carried unanimously . Credentials were received from ; Mr . Jones from the Ladies * Shoemakers , Cannon Coffee j House . The sum of two shillings and sixpence was ' rsctzved from Brompton . The business of the tract I committee was brought' forward , but was ultimately ' adjourned , in order to afford time for the Txrions : meetings of the council ! to decide upon their committee ' s report regarding a grand unien of the whole of the metropolis .

      STOKE-TJFON-TRSNT . An Association has been formed here . BILSTON . —On Sunday la * fc , Mr . Linney preached a funeral sermon in memory of the noble and lamented Holberry . The Association Boom , Stafford-street , was well filled . Mt . FroggaJt was elected to the chair , who after a few remarks , g 3 ve out the hymn from the Chartist Pioneer , composed by Mr . J . H . Br&mwich , ol

      Leicester" Great God ! is this the patriot ' s deom ?" which was sung in excellent style by the whole meeting . Mr . Linney then took his text from these words— " Let xm die the death of the righteous , and let my last eod be like his , " from which he made a most powerful discourse , condemning the diabolical , tyrannical , and cojost laws which consign a man t-j a dungeon , and at the last to death , for speaking the sentiment * of an upright , honest , and dauntless mind . His discourse made a great impression on the minds of bis hearers , who seemed more determined t . frun ever to have their Tighta , t » die in the attempt At the dose Mr . Linney Bude a most eaergetic appeal to the people tobe firm and united , and to support the wires of Mr . Mason , Sid the other seven incarcerated victims . At the eoneiusioH of Mr . Iinney ' s address , the Chairman gave out S » other hymn of Mr . Bramwich * , fr « m tlis Pioneer , which was sung in a most solemn and impressive manner .

      1 . 0 TJGSBOB . OUGH . —On Sunday , June 26 th , a eamp meeting was held asont a mile out of the tows ; and in the evenhig Messrs . Pepper and Skevington Addressed a numerous assembly in the Market Plaee , when Mr . S . gave a public challenge to the ministers of the Gospel , so called , to prove that to their neglect of duty the present wretched state of the people was in a great measure to be attributed . On Monday and Tuesday , the 27 th and 28 £ h alb , Messrs . Smart and Skevington addressed the people in the same place ; and on ths Wednesday a meeting was called to hear' a lecture from My . White , of the Potteries , but he . neglected to attend . A numerous assembly met , aad . were addressed by Messrs . Jarratt and Skevington .

      Delegate Mbxtikg . —A delegate meeting was held ben on Sunday last , when it was agreed that the county delegate meeting to be held next Sunday be at the fcoue of Mr . Deny , Waliing-street , Monntsorrel , at akwCdodc is the morning , and to which all- towns tadTfflagea are requested to send delegate * . It was also resolved that Mr . Daffy be engaged for one week , to ct ^ T """"* on Sunday , July 10 th , and his route to be —Memtsorral , Sunday ; Witwiek , Monday ; Belton , Tuesday ; CastleDonnington , Wednesday ; Kegworth , Tbumiay ; East Leake , Friday ; sod Z < oaghborough , faturday . That thoee friends in tb « Tillages , who . wish to accompany the Loughiorcra ^ h friends to Monntsorrel , ¦ fco itfcend Use camp meeting , be requseted to be at the Assodfciion Room by nine o ' clock in the morning , that ttey may st&rt sot later than ten o ' clock . The speakers expected to attead are Messrs . Daffy , Cooper , Skeviag-? on , Beedham , Pepper , and JarratU

      8 TALTSB 1 D 6 &— On Sunday evening last we had * tsoct eloquent lectare delivered by Mr . Bichd . Littler , fron Manchester , which lasted upwards ef two hours . After the tectaxe serrenl new members came forward . asd eotolted tteir sainet ud took card * .

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      \^ - CARLISLE . T-nThe council of the Chartist Associa tion here held deir usual weekly meeting , at the council room , jry ^ r e , John-street , Caldewgate , on Saturday a ^^ r >^« nlft > Kj Mr . JamesBrooioeHanson in thechajTi After the mlnntes of the last meeting were lead over and confirmed , it was arranged , as the quarterly meetiag j W ^ u ld take place in the course of a week , that the secretary should write a report of the proceedings of the coancil during the quarter ; setting forth their views as to ths necessity of taking active and efficient means of forwarding-the objectB of the association . The qa&rterly meeting will be held in Mr . John Moses' beamin * machine loom , Broad Gnards , on Monday evening , July the 11 th , precisely at eight o ' clock , when a fall and particular account of the income and expenditure will be read over to the members , and other business of importance transacted . A new council will be chosen aad collectors appointed to each district for the forthcoming quarter .

      ABERDEEN . —The usual weekly meeting of the Northern District Charter Union , was held in their hall , 38 , Grorges-street , on Monday evening last ; Mr . James Macpherson in the chair . After a short address from the chairman , the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . The chairman read an address to the Rev . P . Brewster , of Paisley , which had been drawn up by a committee appointed for that pnrpose . Mr . Henry moved tha adoption of the address , which was seconded , and after some discussion was ¦ unanimously agreed to . Mr . Waddle then read the acldresi of Mr . Boss , the general treasurer , from the Glasgow Chartist Circular , and it was agreed to pay the sum therein stated to be due from Aberdeen . It was resolved to held a number of district meetings throughout the summer season , in various parts of this city ; the frst to commence at Old Aberdeen , on Friday the 1 st July , for the purpose of . adopting the remonstrance to Parliament , and the memorial to the Queen . After transacting other business the meeting separated .

      Mr . Be > "RY addressed the female Chartists of this place , on Wednesday last , on the progress of knowledge , and showed in a very able manner , the evil results that had sprung from ignorance and superstition . After a vote of thanks to the lecturer the meeting broke up . — Correspondent—[ This report had been accident ! y misdelivered by the Leeds Post-office , and so did not reach us until our last number had gone to press 2 BINGLEY DISTRICT . —The usual meeting of delrgntas for this district was held on Sunday last , July the 3 rd , in the Forester ' s Court , Bingley , when the following de egates were present , namely , for Haworth , Mr . A . Leighton ; Silsden , Mr . W . Mitchell ; Keighley , Mr . J . Green ; Bingley , Mr . J . GUI ; Cullingworth , Mr . J . Northrop ; Denholme , Mr . J . Helliwell : Wilsden , Mr . A . Jennings ; Idle , Mr . J . Sugden : Shipley , Mr . G . Bateson ; Morton , Mr . J . Greenwood ; and Skip ten by letter . Mr . Gill was called to -the chair . After the transaction of a

      considerable amount of business relative to the demonstratration in honour of our beloved fritnd and champion , Mr . O'Connor , and arrangements having been entered into for the purpose of engaging a lecturer , the following resolutions were passed : —* ' That we , the delegates of this district do hereby publicly thank Mr . Doyle for bis able services whilst lecturing in this district , and that we can confidently recommend him to any other district requiring the services of a lecturer . " " That each locality bring in their quota of money for the Executive ones a month to the delegate meeting , tor the purpose of being sent in one sum to the Executive Committee ; we also respectfully recommend the adoption of this plan fcythe other districts . " " That this meeting recommends all the localities in the district where it is practicable , to have a funeral sermon preached and a collection made for the benefit of Mrs . Holberry , the widow of the deceased patriot A Tote thanks was given to the Chairman , after which the meeting separated . .

      7 JEITH . —Mr . John Tankard preached to a numerous audience on the shore last Sunday evening , on the subject of War , and gave general satisfaction . —A public meeting was heU on the Links , on Mcsday evening , June 27 th , fer the purpose of adopting the memorial to the Queen and the remonstrance to the House of Commons , as drawn up by the late Convention . HIDDERMINSTER— Mr . White , of Birmingham , was announced to lecture here on Monday night , and a large meeting sisembled—to be disappointed . > Ir . Hitehin , at the re-quest of the nha . trmnn addressed the ¦ Electing , and gate great satisfaction .

      CALVERTON , Nottingham—Mr . Mead , of Birmingham , preached two sejBLons here on Sunday last . That in the evening was ^ T funeral sermon for poor Holberry , and the room was filled to repletion . Mr . Mead spoke more than two hours . Such a discourse we believe was never heard in this place . Bis touchisg allusions to the martyred good , especially to poor Holberry , were deeply felt . A collection was made for Mrs . Holberry . HYSON GREEN , near . Nottingham . —At a meeting of the Chartists of this place , it was unanimously resol \ od— "That this meeting views with detestation the proceedings of Government with regard to -Samuel Holberry , lately confined In York Castle through a charge of CAnspino / and riot , who was cruelly imprisoned , and suffered to remain there , until death terminated his sufferings ; and this meeting is of opinion there will be no security for life or property until the People ' s Charter becomes the law of the

      lasd . " KEWAB 5 . —Mr . James Duffy arrived here unexpectedly on Tuesday night , and lectured on the following night hi a very humorous manner ; he told a tale of grief of the cruelties of the infernal silent system , and the horrors of a Whig boarding school ; he also allnded in a feeling manner to the case of the Bever-to-be-forgotten Hclberry . He conclnded his excellent lecture by proposing three hearty cheers for F . O'Connor and the Charter , three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and three for the repeal cf the Legislative Union of Ireland , which was well r- ~> ponded to . On Thursday evening , his subject waa the txila ot the country , and the remedy was the Charter , -which he explained in an able manner , and at tht close , he colied on his hearers to come forward and j jin the association , when eli ^ en carce forward and enrolled their names .

      CHEtTENHA 2 O . —Mr . George White , of Birmingham , paid us a visit on Friday se ' nnight . Although there was but a few hours notice we bad a crowded meeting . Mr . William Milson was called to the chair , wUo , alter a few remarks introduced Mr . White to the meeting ; he was received with great applause . The speaker entered at some length into the distress of the country , its causes , and remedy . He likewise gave an account of the treatment that the political victims receive at NorthBlIerton and Waktfield , which caused a great sensation in the meeting . A vote of thanks was given to him for his able address . Several members joined the association , and the meeting separated .

      HANLET , Staffordshire Potteries . —Daring the past week , public meetings have been held in most of the Pottery towns . Mr . Ibbotson , from Bradford , has been here for the whole week , and has been most actively engaged in spreading and enforcing the principles of the People ' s Charter ; and , from the strong and forcible language , and the appropriate nature of his arguments , ninch good has resulted from his labours at eaeh place . At Fenton , Mr . Ibbotson has formed an Association . Previous to his visit there was no Association thare he had thirty members to begin with , and no doubt remains but a steady and useful branch will be established there . Mr . Ibbotson also lectured in Bursleia , Tunstall , Stoke , Longton , and Hanley . He preached poor Holberry's funeral sermon at Longton , on Sunday , to an attentive audience , and at Fenton in the arenutg , Urns improving every ^ occurrence , and riTetting on the minds of the working

      class the necessity of all men uniting in one stoidy , determined struggle to abolish class legislation , and on the ruins of party to establish universal rights , vi& the whole of the People's Charter . Mr . Smith , of Leeds , being over here on business , was requested to address the people who were assembled on Wednesday evening , in the Market Place , and , from the very appropriate nature of the address , carried conviction to the minds of all present that the time fer a great change was f ally arrived , and that such change must be brought about by the energies of the sons of toil ; and from them alone , as from the very situation of the great and titled , no redress could bo expected . Mr . Smith next made a forcible appeal to the numbers assembled , and showed tkera that the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less , could ever produce either peace , liberty , or prosperity . At the dsse of the lecture , twenty-seven persons enrolled their names as members of the National Charter Association . Mr .

      Smith addressed the men of Stoke on Sunday , in the afternoon ; and in the evenhig at six preached in the George and Dragon large room to a most crowded audience . At the close , thirty-seven enrolled their names , thus making sixty-four fresh members in the course of the week . TOPMORDEN .-Mr . West lectured to the Todmorden people on Sunday morning , to an overflowing audience , on the subject of the currency . He went through the general point 3 of the question and gave great satisfaction ; he promised to give twe lectures when he returned from Derbyshire , one on the Corn Laws , and one on the currency , showing how one operates upon the other . Dr . M'Douall lectured in the Odd Fellows' Hall , in the afternoon of the same day , to upwards of 800 people . His lectare luted nearly two hours , and made a great impression upon the audience .

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      Chartist Bbveeagb . —The proceeds due to the Executive , from the sale of Messrs . Crow and Tyrrell ' 8 Chartist Beverage , from tie 18 th to tbe 25 tn of JoBe , are as follows : — , £ s . d . Mr . Yales , Staffordshire Potteries 0 6 0 Mr . Vickeis , Belper ... ... 0 3 0 Mr . Cater , London 0 3 0 Mr . Harney , Sheffield ... -.. 0 3 0 National Charter As 6 ooiation , Hnll 0 3 0 Hr . Sweet , Nottingham ... ... 0 1 6 Mr . Starkey , Staffordshire ... 0 1 6 . Mr . Thomson , Stockport ... 0 1 6 Mr . Moon , Stafford 0 16 Mr . Hibbard , Mansfield 0 16 Mr . Forneval , Burr ... ... 0 1 6 Mr . Robinson , Derby ... ... 0 0 9 £ i 7 9

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      NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAJL COUNCIL . Y 6 &R . Mr . Thomas Hunter ^ tailor , King ' s-square . Mr . Robert Todd , bricklayer , Fossgate . Mr . Win . Moody , glass-cutter , Hope-street . Mr . David Halton , joiner . North-street . Mr . Wm . Jefferson , bricklayer , Hungate . Mr . George Jefferson , smith , Redenesa-atreet . Mr . Wm . Crowther , cabinet-maker , Jubbergate . Mr . Wm . Cordeux , turner , 26 , Micklegate , eub-Treasarer . Mr . Robert Demain , cabinet-maker , Friargate ; sob-Secretary .

      HOLBECK . Mr . Samuel Fletcher , Wellington-road . Mr . Jonathan Brook , Holbeok . Mr . Wm . Harrald , do . Mr . Thomas Walton , do . Mr . James Ball , do . Mr . Richard Rylands , do . Mr . James Whitley , do . Mr . Jobn Davies , Little Holbeck . Mr . CharleB Cludery , do ., do . Mr . John Hall , do ., do . Mr . Thomas Holdaworth , Holbeck . Mr . Wm . Wade , Wortley-lane , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Wm . Sykes , Horse and Jockey Yard , Hoi beck , sub-Secretary .

      MILNBOW . Mr . John Butter worth , weaver , Lawfield . Mr . John Leach , ditto , Stone-pit-field ; Mr . Robert Milnes , ditto , Moorhouse . Mr . James Milnes , ditto , Milnrow . Mr . James Belfield , ditto , Stone-pit-field . Mr . Thomas Lawtoa , ditto , Lawfield . Mr . Wm . Kershaw , ditto , Kiln-lane . Mr . John Crowther , ditto , Cross-gates , sub-Trea surer . Mr . John Butterwortb , ditto , Stone-pit-field , sub Secretary .

      NOTTINGHAM BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS . Mr . James Clay , Clare-street . Mr . Nathan Johnson , York-street . Mr . Thcmas Bown , William-street . Mr . Alexander M'Petre , GJass-house-street . Mr . John French , Claro-street . Mr . Wm . Dolling , Clare-street , snb-Treasurer . Mr . John Abel , Union-place , Clare-street , sub Secretary .

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      2 # THE NORTHERN S ^ T A Rv - ' "" ' -.. - ; . ' . ¦¦• • .. ' : - . : ¦' " ' .. ¦ ¦ ; • .. ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' Vy " . ' - ! . ^ - ^ '' ¦ ¦ - - ¦ " * " — « 4 ; ; = —— ' ' ' ' ¦ : ' ¦ '¦¦ ' ' . " ' - ' -- — ¦— — ¦ ' - ¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ = ~— ¦ : : — - - ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ - , .- - . .. ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ - . . -

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 9, 1842, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct438/page/2/